Spinning wheels became a common spinning tool in the Han Dynasty, and hand-cranking styles were the most common. Because horizontal styles only require one person to operate, they are more convenient and are used the most.

In fact, there is another simpler spinning tool, which is a spindle, which is like a gyro hanging in the air. It can be spinned out by pulling it and spinning it into thread. Every household can have it.

Xu Qilin's eyes turned to several looms brought with him. The structure was not clear, so he got up and walked over to observe carefully.

There are many types of ancient looms. According to the evolutionary history, they can be divided into original waist machines, comprehensive looms, ladder-mounted looms, oblique looms, etc.; according to the differences in silk fabrics, they can be divided into silk looms, silk looms, silk looms, Zhangsai looms, etc.

Xu Qilin fiddled on the loom, but was incompetent, so he reached out and called a servant next to him and asked, "How thick can this trick weave thread?"

I saluted respectfully, half open my mouth, but it was difficult to answer Xu Qilin's question.

Xu Qilin smiled at the loss, and realized that there was something wrong with him, so he pointed and said, "Go and see the yarn they spin, which is about the same thickness, and come back and tell me."

I took the order and left, looked carefully, and walked back to report to Xu Qilin: "I look at the thickness of the thread, maybe the linen loom can do it."

Line cloth, also known as summer cloth, is thicker in fibers and larger pores, and is quite cool when the climate is hot. The clothes woven by Magua are naturally of a very different grade than silk, and are mostly worn by the people.

However, there are also very small amounts of fine products for mahjong cloth, such as yellow moist cloth, which is known for its lightness and fineness, and the yarn is very slender. It is said that the whole cloth can be rolled into a bamboo tube.

There is also a patterned railing cloth, which is not only delicate, but also very gorgeous. At that time, some people described it as "woven into articles like brocade", saying that its beauty is actually comparable to brocade.

The manpower and time required to process rough kudzu into light yarn is naturally extremely expensive. The price is not something that ordinary people can afford, only royal and wealthy can enjoy it.

Under the guidance of his servant, Xu Qilin went to see the linen loom again, and felt that it was enough to use it if it was slightly changed to adapt to the thickness of the wool.

The time is not long, or there are too many people and the power is great. The two boxes of wool are spun into wool. Xu Qilin looks good and is worthy of being a master of textiles. He took the box and went in to report to His Majesty Li Er.

His Majesty Li Er was drinking tea in the house and reading the "Tea Classic", which was very comfortable and comfortable. Seeing Xu Qilin bringing the spun wool, he casually looked at it, and was quite satisfied.

"It is thicker than silk, thinner and softer than ganoderma, but you have to weave a cloth to distinguish the advantages and disadvantages." His Majesty Li Er said: "I'm afraid it won't work today. You ask the Yeting Order to bring the yarn back, let them knit it overnight, and send it to Qianqiu Palace tomorrow."

Xu Qilin responded, took out the wool box again, handed it to Hu Chaoen, and conveyed His Majesty Li Er's oral order.

"I obey the order." Hu Chaoen bowed and gave a deep bow, handed over the wool to the palace servant, said goodbye to Xu Qilin, and left with dozens of people.

Xu Qilin returned to the house again and found that Princess Jinyang was also there. The young man had been wandering enough and asked the palace servants to take down the hammock. It seemed that he was planning to go back to the palace to play.

"Your Majesty, I want to ask for grace." Xu Qilin also prepared a gift for Xiao Gongju, a set of dolls and teacups. While Xiao Gongju was interested, he said to His Majesty Li Er with a shy face: "I only heard that the cold melon is delicious, but I haven't tasted it yet after growing up so old. It's really--this..."

His Majesty Li Er looked at Xu Qilin's appearance and was a little funny. He waved his hand and said, "The cold melon is very precious, and I can't eat a few in a year."

What a fool, I don’t plant many watermelons, but they are not as precious as it is? Xu Qilin blinked his eyes and guessed that His Majesty Li Er had something to say.

Sure enough, His Majesty Li Er pondered for a moment, and then said, "Wool textiles have already achieved results. I will reward you with a few cold melons to reward your achievements!"

Damn, you are so stingy. A few broken watermelons will give me my credit?!

Xu Qilin secretly complained, but His Majesty Li Er said all this. Wouldn't he be bored to argue again?

After pursing his lips gently, Xu Qilin bowed reluctantly to thank him. Then he asked His Majesty Li Er to write an imperial edict to give him the right to go to Nanlinyuan to pick melons himself.

"I'm still impatient, so greedy?" His Majesty Li Er called the guard leader unhappily, gave Xu Qilin a waist card, and asked the guard leader to notify the guards of Nanlinyuan, allowing Xu Qilin to pick up the melons and take them away with him with the waist card.

"I'll go tomorrow!" Xu Qilin reminded the guard leader in a worried manner, which means to do it immediately and don't delay.

The head of the guard smiled and said, "I'll send someone to inform me. Xu Kucheng will go tomorrow and no one will stop him."

"Thank you, thank you." Xu Qilin bowed and expressed his gratitude.

His Majesty Li Er gave Xu Qilin a blank look and was a little contemptuous of his anxious look.

Xu Qilin knew that His Majesty Li Er would not write an imperial edict for a few broken watermelons, and what he wanted was this effect. He didn't explain the specific number clearly in black and white. I took a few more, hehe, it was fine to pull a cart.

His Majesty Li Er sat for a while, waited for his beloved daughter to drink water, and then returned to the palace after a while.

Xu Qilin saw the emperor and the princess away, sat in the office for a while, and probably had already walked far away, so he got off work and went home.

What are fingerprints, faces, and what are eight to five, which doesn’t exist. Today is something that His Majesty Li Er is blocked and there is no way to do anything about it.

…………………

In the morning, Xu Qilin didn't go to work, so he took Wu Song and others to Nanlinyuan and moved big watermelons while the sun was not hot.

At the gate of Nanlinyuan, there are many guards guarding it. On hot days, you have to stand guard in military uniforms, without even a shade of trees or guardhouses. Xu Qilin sighed inwardly, thanks to this task.

When the guards guarding the gate checked their waist cards and were about to lead Xu Qilin and Wu Xiang to the doorman next to search, a guard quickly walked out of the doorman and bowed to Xu Qilin with a smile: "Xu Kucheng, I'm polite."

"It's polite, polite." Xu Qilin bowed and returned the favor, but he looked familiar and asked, "This guy seems to be working on a job next to His Majesty."

"Xu Kucheng has good eyesight." The guard smiled and said, "When Wang Fangyi is the right Qianniu, he is the order of Shangguan, and wait for Xu Kucheng here."

The chief guard is really good at doing things. He not only sends people to inform him, but also invites people to welcome him here.
Chapter completed!