The villagers 'gifts were too generous. Although they looked like some old-fashioned things that couldn't be put on the table, in terms of value, all of them combined were really expensive!
More importantly, Xu Chen was touched by his sincerity.
Therefore, with a wave of his hand, he ordered a grand banquet to be held today. He gave the gifts that the villagers had given him to the beautiful women in the village and treated the entire village to a feast tonight!
The happiest ones were naturally the children. Usually, they might not be able to eat a meal of meat during the New Year. Today, they could finally eat until their mouths were full of oil!
At night, a banquet was set up outside Xu Chen's courtyard. In order to celebrate this bumper harvest, even the most thrifty farmers dug into their bowls and ate the food on the table without any scruples.
As they ate, tears welled up in everyone's eyes.
To them, being able to eat a full meal was simply a luxury. Today, they had fulfilled this luxury. How could they not be excited and cry?
Now, almost everyone looked at Xu Chen with admiration. Even if Xu Chen asked them to revolt, they were willing to do so!
The meal lasted until very late. After everyone had left while rubbing their round stomachs, the tables at the entrance were cleaned up one after another. At this time, there were still a few people left in Xu Chen's house.
"Grandpa Luo, Uncle Zhang, Uncle Zhao, please take a seat.”
Xu Chen poured a few cups of tea and pushed them onto the table. He smiled and said,
"Everyone ate too much today. Drink a cup of tea to moisten yourself.”
As a transmigrator, he was not too particular about food. Other than the advantage of being natural and free of pollution, the food in ancient times was really not good. It was far inferior to modern food!
However, the cooking skills of the housewives in the village were indeed not bad. In the Tang Dynasty, where condiments were so scarce, the food they made was sweet and delicious. It was no wonder that the three people in front of them had round stomachs.
"Burp ~ Hahaha, I was too happy today and accidentally ate a little too much. It's time for a cup of tea.”
Grandpa Luo's face turned slightly red. He took Xu Chen's tea and drank it in one gulp. He licked his lips and praised,
"Little Chen, your tea is also extraordinary. It seems to be very different from the oil tea we usually drink. After taking a sip, it tastes bitter first and then sweet.”
The other two immediately took the tea and drank it in one gulp. Their eyes lit up.
"Good tea indeed! This smell…"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, so comfortable!"
A cup of tea after a big meal, wasn't that too comfortable?
"Hehe, I'm not used to those oil tea, but this green tea tastes better. My favorite is this West Lake Longjing tea.”
Xu Chen took a sip of tea and looked at the three village leaders with a smile, but he did not say anything.
The three people in front of him were the top decision-makers of the Green Dragon Village. Now that Xu Chen had a high reputation, he naturally became the fourth leader of the Green Dragon Village.
The leaders were having a meeting. Of course, they had important matters to discuss. Looking at Grandpa Luo's expression, Xu Chen could already guess.
The four of them sipped their tea in silence. After a while, Grandpa Luo sighed and finally opened his mouth.
"Everyone, do you feel it? The temperature this year is a little unusual. It's just autumn, but it's already colder than the late autumn or even early winter in previous years.”
"Indeed, I think winter is coming. I'm afraid it won't be easy this winter.”
"Do you still remember that winter ten years ago? It was also early autumn. That winter, many people froze to death!”
Uncle Zhang and Uncle Zhao replied one after another. Both of them had lingering fears.
Not having enough to eat and not having enough to wear were two big problems that plagued the working people in ancient times. Now, with the help of Xu Chen, the problem of not having enough to eat was finally solved.
However, not being able to wear warm clothes was also a severe test!
Everyone was a farmer, so they could only wear coarse linen clothes and fill their quilts with straw. This was barely enough to survive on normal days, but when it was freezing cold, who could withstand it?
" It seems that many people in the village will freeze to death again this year…"
Grandpa Luo was a little depressed. He comforted himself,
"Fortunately, Little Chen has helped us solve the food problem. Now that we have food in our hands, we don't have to worry. When the time comes, everyone will stick together to keep warm.”
Compared to other villages, their village was already extremely lucky! It was cold early this year. It was just the autumn harvest season, and the temperature had dropped sharply, resulting in a large-scale reduction in yield per mu. Many villages were already in a situation of insufficient rations.
If he wanted to pay taxes, there would be even less food!
They did not have enough to eat or wear warm clothes. The weather was freezing. In some villages with poor geographical locations, hundreds of people could die in a single winter!
The room fell into a short silence. The joy of the harvest was diluted a lot. Xu Chen was deep in thought.
"System, is there anything that can keep the villagers warm?”
In his heart, he had already begun to communicate with the system.
"Based on the current raw materials, there are two choices. A cotton coat and a sweater can both withstand the cold. The cotton required for the cotton coat needs to be grown, while the sweater needs wool. There are many of them now. I recommend the host to use the sweater.”
The system immediately gave him two options, and Xu Chen immediately made his choice. He would use the sweater!
The people of the Tang Dynasty did not realize the importance of wool at all. They even despised it. He could have ordered it in bulk in Chang 'an or even made a deal with the Turks.
When the village had enough sweaters, he could sell them.
This was definitely a good deal!
As for the cotton-padded clothes, they were indeed not bad. However, even with the improved cotton seeds given by the system, it was impossible to grow cotton before the new year, let alone make cotton-padded clothes.
"Alright, let's make sweaters! Wait…how do I make a sweater?"
He had bought many sweaters and watched people knit them, but he really didn't know how these clothes were made!
"Wool will be processed into yarn by machines. Due to the backward infrastructure of the Tang Dynasty, the system has designed a wooden wool processing machine for the host. The blueprint has been transmitted to the brain.”
"The wool can be directly woven into a sweater. I won't go into detail about the specific operation method.”
With a swoosh, a piece of information flooded into Xu Chen's mind. An extremely detailed design of the " wool processing machine " appeared in his mind.
The design of this machine was exquisite and simple. It did not require a lot of materials, but its efficiency was very high. Other than the fact that it could not operate automatically, it was no different from modern machines. In fact, it even surpassed them!
Xu Chen no longer hesitated. He slammed the table and said,"
Grandpa Luo, I have an idea…"
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