Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Violent otaku of Tang Dynasty

Volume 1: Settling Down in the Tang Dynasty Chapter 361: Cotton Ginning Machine

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    A few days later, everything was settled, and Li Feng immediately ran back to Jianghu Village. However, Qi Ye stayed behind and was responsible for supervising the construction.  Although Li Feng is not afraid of the other party being naughty, it is always good to take precautions. Otherwise, if the house is really unable to be handed over by then, Li Feng can certainly not pay as promised.  However, it is not easy for him to answer to those users who paid money.

    I thought that when I got home, I could have a good rest for a while.  However, what Li Feng didn't expect was that as soon as he came back, he would be hurried away by Rou Niang.

    By the time I stopped, there was already a vast white scene in front of me.

    "Cottonhehe, I almost forgot about this."

    Seeing the cotton in front of him, Li Feng remembered this matter.  Nearly ten days have passed, and the cotton has long been dried and sent to Takuto Village.

    "Yeah, look, these are all after the seeds have been removed, and the ones over there haven't been removed yet. Didn't you say last time that the cotton needs to be processed before it can be used? Indeed, this cotton  , it feels very soft and warm to the touch. If it is made into a coat or quilt, it will definitely be warmer."

    The reason why Rou Niang was so anxious to bring Li Feng over was because she couldn't wait for Li Feng to come back to deal with the cotton.  Rou Niang, who has been dealing with all kinds of clothing for many years, has not seen the finished products of cotton jackets and quilts, but she has already predicted this effect.

    "If Li Feng hadn't said that the cotton needed further processing, she would have done it directly.  It was not easy until Li Feng came back, so he directly pulled him over.

    "Are these all seeded?"

    Pointing to the pile of cotton in the corner of the room, Li Feng turned his head and looked at Rou Niang in disbelief.

    "Yeah, isn't it wrong to remove the seeds like this? Still. These cottons are not enough. But there is nothing we can do. The cotton seeds in these cottons are all tightly wrapped. All of us, Hua  It took several nights to clean it up.¡±

    Speaking of the matter of removing cotton seeds, Rou Niang also frowned, seeing this in front of her.  It was the result of their family's busy work for many nights.

    "Oh my God, I really admire you for peeling them off bit by bit with your hands. Forget it. It's my fault for saying this. There's no rush now. I'll go find Lao Tie Lao Tie first.  Ask him to help you make something."

    Using his hands, he peeled off the cotton seeds one by one. Just thinking about it made Li Feng feel his scalp numb.  Thinking that Rou Niang and the others could produce such a large amount of cotton like this.  Li Feng suddenly felt distressed.  However, now is not the time to think about these things, now is the most important thing.  The only thing is to find a way to remove the seeds from these cottons.  Otherwise, if you just peel it off one by one by hand, it will take until the Year of the Monkey to finish it.

    "Making something? What are you doing?"

    Rou Niang was confused by Li Feng¡¯s incomprehensible words.  He asked looking at Li Feng.

    "Cotton gin, eh. It's a thing specially used to remove seeds from cotton."

    Of course, you need to use a cotton gin to remove cotton seeds. Li Feng had already thought of this problem when picking cotton.  In fact, a simple cotton gin is not very complicated to make.  Li Feng can figure it out here at Lao Tie.

    "Oh, really, let's go, let me go and see how this thing is made. You don't know, recently, my hands are almost blistered just to get these cottons. Come on, let's go find the old man right away.  Uncle Tie, go. Once the cotton is ready and the quilts and coats are made, Yaya and the others won¡¯t have to suffer the cold."

    Seeing that Li Feng actually had a way to make something to remove cotton seeds, Rou Niang became a little impatient, and pulled Li Feng to walk out.

    "Hey, why did you two have time to come to my place today? Well, by the way, little madman, where is Uncle Qi? Why didn't you see him come back with you?"

    The arrival of Li Feng and Rou Niang made Lao Tie feel surprised.  Then he asked about the seventh master. At first, the seventh master went to Chang'an City with Li Feng. Now, Li Feng is back, but the seventh master is nowhere to be seen.

    "Seventh Master, he is staying in Chang'an City. The construction site there requires him to be in charge."

    "Okay, Old Uncle Tie, don't bother here anymore. Brother Li, didn't you say you wanted to ask Old Uncle Tie for help? What are you going to do? You should hurry up and talk to Old Uncle Tie.  Tell me how to do it.¡±

    Li Feng and the others were just about to chat for a few more words, but who knew that at this time, Rou Niang spoke up, leaving Li Feng and Lao Tie stunned for a while.  You know, Rou Niang would not be in this kind of situation on weekdays.  Maybe it was because of familiarity, but from another aspect, it also meant that she was a little anxious.

    ??"Well, little madman, what are you going to do? Let me tell you."

    After Lao Tie was stunned for a while, he immediately became interested.  He knew that as long as it was something created by Li Feng, it was definitely not an ordinary thing, and could at least be considered strange.

    "Haha, actually, it's not a big deal. Forget it, you can't explain it just by talking about it. Let's start doing it. After we do it, won't everything be understood?"

    If you want to talk to the ancients about these things, it would be difficult to explain them clearly even in three days and three nights.  Nothing is as good as telling the truth.  Once the thing is finished, everything will be easy to say.

    ??Actually, Li Feng said that the cotton gin he wanted to build was just the simplest top-roller gin. The most important thing was to use the surface of the top roller with a large friction coefficient to adhere to and drive the cotton fibers, so as to achieve the effect of separating from the cotton seeds.  The structure is simple, the production is easy, and the operation is simple.

    Especially with Lao Tie, a skilled craftsman, it is even easier to make.  The only thing that bothers me is the linkage mechanism.  This thing really took Lao Tie a lot of thought to come up with.

    With the efforts of several people, two days later, the simplest cotton gin appeared in front of everyone.  However, looking at the simple and rough cotton gin in front of him, Li Feng became a little excited, and even more excited was Rou Niang, who immediately ordered Xiaohu to run home and get a pile of cotton.

    "Ah it's done, it's really done. Now it's better. You don't have to pull out the cotton seeds one by one. This thing separates cotton and cotton seeds very quickly, which is much better than picking it slowly by hand.  Brother Li, let¡¯s take it home quickly. Then, take out all the cotton seeds and sit on the quilt and jacket.¡±

    Seeing the effect of this cotton gin, Rou Niang suddenly screamed with uncharacteristic joy.  Then, pointing to the cotton gin in front of me, I wanted to take it home.

    "Hey, it's really rare. It seems that only things like clothing and fabrics can make Rou Niang so excited."

    Looking at the elated Rou Niang, Li Feng suddenly felt a burst of emotion in his heart.  However, I did feel a chill about Rou Niang holding a cotton gin and removing cotton seeds by hand.  Isn't this nonsense? Otherwise, why would Li Feng bother to build a cotton gin?

    "Haha, if she were to see those large saw-tooth cotton gins in modern society, she would jump for joy."

    Although the cotton gin in front of you is definitely better than picking cotton seeds by hand, compared with those large machines of later generations, it is completely on the ground or in the sky, and there is no comparison at all.  However, you must know that this was the Tang Dynasty more than a thousand years ago, not the modern society with technological development a thousand years later.

    "Don't worry, Rou Niang, don't worry, this is a good thing. It's a really good thing. Although I dare not say that it will never be seen again, it is definitely an unprecedented discovery. This is absolutely right. It is an unprecedented discovery.  Good price baby¡±

    Li Feng was about to speak, but who knew that there was someone who moved faster than Li Feng and stopped Rou Niang first. This person turned out to be Lao Tie.  Moreover, while he was talking, his eyes were fixed on the cotton gin in front of him, as if the thing in front of him was not a cotton gin, but a big beauty.

    "Hey, you really shouldn't underestimate the ancients. I didn't expect that this old man would be so shrewd. He discovered the most valuable part of this cotton gin so quickly. It's really not easy."

    Such an excited Lao Tie made Li Feng feel strange at first. Logically speaking, Lao Tie would not have such an expression.  This cotton gin is really not a difficult job for Lao Tie, so he shouldn't have a great sense of accomplishment.  However, Li Feng soon discovered what the problem was.

    Although Lao Tie was staring at the cotton gin motionlessly, he only stared at the lower part of the cotton gin, and did not even look at the upper part.  Following Lao Tie's gaze, Li Feng immediately saw the pedals.  And Li Feng suddenly understood what it was that made Lao Tie so excited.

    What is really exciting to me is the linkage mechanism.  This is specially designed by Li Feng so that you can directly step on the pedal up and down with your feet to drive the top roller, so as not to shake it with your hands, which is less tiring.

    The so-called linkage mechanism is actually very simple and has only one main function.  That is, convert linear reciprocating motion and rotational motion.  This is a principle design that has not yet been discovered in this era.

    "Haha, in my opinion, the greatest design of this cotton gin is here."

    Sure enough, immediately, Lao Tie pointed to the part of the pedal and said to everyone with a smile on his face.

    "Uncle Tie, what's the matter?Well, isn't it just a pedal?  "

    Li Feng understands what Lao Tie means, but the rest of the people don¡¯t understand.  Especially Rou Niang, who asked with curiosity on her face at this moment.

    "Then you should watch carefully"

    In response to everyone's doubts, Lao Tie did not explain anything with his mouth, but began to turn the top roller vigorously. As the top roller rotated, the foot pedal also moved up and down.  (To be continued)
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report