"Miss Wu, please don't dislike this humble home."
After Li Qian finished his work, he invited Wu Xianxian to the main room.
The home was really simple, old and dilapidated, and there were so many people coming and going every day. He was worried that the house would collapse at any time.
It seems that building a house should also be included in the process.
"Li Qian, these are some samples that our cloth shop has made in a hurry. Are you satisfied with them?" Wu Xianxian took out the cotton yarn samples without any courtesy and asked.
Her temperament was quite similar to that of the strong women Li Qi'an had seen in her previous life.
However, in this era, a young lady who dares to come out to discuss business in person can really be regarded as a strong woman.
Li Qian took the sample and looked at it carefully.
Well, the texture of the gauze was good. Although it was still incomparable to the gauze he had seen in his previous life, it should be no problem to use it.
He doesn't have to meet the standards of his previous life. After all, the craftsmanship of this era cannot be that advanced.
"Okay, just follow this standard and send me ten pieces after you finish knitting them." He said directly.
Wu Xianxian was stunned. She didn't expect Li Qian to settle down so quickly. She thought Li Qian would talk and find faults, but now it seems that she has thought too much.
"Li Qian, what do you need so much cotton yarn for?" She couldn't help but asked curiously.
After all, this kind of cotton yarn has not been dyed, and the yarn is very fine. Fine means thin, so it is not suitable for making clothes at all.
Li Qian smiled and said, "Use it as gauze."
"Used as gauze?" Wu Xianxian paused again, "Isn't this gauze?"
Obviously, the gauze she was talking about and the gauze Li Qian was talking about were not the same concept at all.
The gauze Li Qian mentioned was the gauze that could be used for various purposes just like in his previous life.
In the past, he used burlap to make salt, but after using it once, it became extremely stiff, although it could be used again after washing.
But the filtering effect is always not as good as gauze.
In addition to boiling salt, he also planned to make a batch of masks. After all, some operations are very dusty, such as making chalk. Without a mask, people would choke to death, so he bought ten pieces of cotton yarn in one go.
The gauze Wu Xianxian mentioned is a general term, and cotton yarn is naturally gauze.
Li Qian smiled again and did not explain much, "Yes, it is gauze."
Wu Xianxian only glanced at Li Qian strangely and did not continue to dwell on this issue.
After all, she still had something she wanted to talk to Li Qi'an about.
"Li Qian, did you make the chalk?"
"Did you see it? Yes, I did it." Li Qian smiled.
With gypsum, making chalk is naturally not difficult. In his hometown in his previous life, there was a village that specialized in making chalk. Don't be too familiar with making chalk.
"I heard Xiaodie say that it is made of gypsum powder. What is gypsum?" Wu Xianxian asked.
"Gypsum is just a kind of stone. Grind it into powder, then add water to solidify it, and it becomes chalk." Li Qian said with a smile.
"Just, is it that simple?" Wu Xianxian said in disbelief.
"If it's too difficult, I won't be able to do it." Li Qian said with a smile.
"Li Qian, can you sell me some chalk?" After hesitating for a long time, Wu Xianxian said.
"What's selling you? Why does Miss Wu need chalk?" Li Qian asked in surprise.
Taking a deep breath, Wu Xianxian said, "Li Qian, I'm not going to hide it from you. I think chalk can be sold for money, maybe it's a business opportunity, so I wanted to take some back and try it out."
In this era, in addition to brushes, there was actually a kind of charcoal pen, which was made of wood charcoal.
Because paper is expensive, many people use charcoal pens for temporary records, but things written with charcoal pens are easily blurred and dirty.
But now, she saw that chalk was much cleaner than charcoal pens and was easy to wipe. It could completely replace charcoal pens. This was not a business opportunity.
"Oh? Miss Wu's family owns a cloth shop. Do you want to do other business?" Li Qian asked.
"As long as you can make money, what do you have to worry about in many businesses? It depends on whether you are willing to take out the chalk and sell it." Wu Xianxian said.
"Li Qi'an really admires Miss Wu for having such a business acumen. Once something is made, it is naturally for people to use." Li Qi said soothingly, "Yunniang, go get a box of chalk for Miss Wu."
With that said, he asked Yun Niang to bring a wooden box of chalk to Wu Xianxian.
"How much is this worth? You can deduct it from the principal of the cotton yarn." Wu Xianxian took the wooden box and glanced at the neatly arranged chalk inside.
"Miss Wu, you are trying to help Li Qi'an. How can Li Qi'an accept your money? Just try these chalks. I'm waiting for your good news in Beiba Village." Li Qi'an said with a smile.
Seeing what he said, Wu Xianxian felt that there was no need to be pretentious. After all, if this matter could really come true, then she and Li Qian would be partners, and they would have a mutually beneficial relationship from now on.
Originally, she wanted to ask Li Qian about the fine salt, but after thinking about it, she might as well talk about it later.
After she left, Yun Niang couldn't help but said, "Master, can the chalk matter really be done?"
