On the way to escape from famine, I amaze the world with my medical practice

There was coal on Fuyu Mountain. This news made Ye Xiangxiang excited.

The next day she put aside what she was doing and went up the mountain with Ye Hongchang and the others, and went to the place where she picked up the coal yesterday.

Everyone is talking about charcoal. There are no coal mines in Xiliang, so people in Tongxin Village don’t know about it and only know how to burn firewood.

Yesterday Ye Hongchang said it could be burned, but everyone was still doubtful when they carried it back.

When I took it back and burned it, I was immediately pleasantly surprised. This thing is better than firewood. It doesn't take up much space. It burns with great power and is economical. You can make a meal by just throwing a few pieces in.

Today everyone changed to larger backpacks. When we went to the same place as yesterday, we saw that there were still a lot of pebbles.

Ye Hongchang said, "We have been transporting coal these past few days. When it snows heavily, the roads in the mountains will be difficult to walk. We will not be able to go out by then. We must take advantage of this time to go into the mountains and quickly save some at home."

Everyone was immersed in picking up coal. Ye Xiangxiang took a stick and dug it out. There were black coals all down there.

She didn't understand. Since the imperial court already knew about such rich coal resources, why didn't they come to mine it?

Four people came to the Ye family today, and each of them got a basket of charcoal blocks. Ye Hongchang carried the most, and dumped it directly in the woodshed when he returned.

Ye Xiangxiang thought about it all the way, and then discussed it with Ye Hongchang after returning home, "Dad, will it violate the law to open a mine by myself?"

Opening a coal mine privately is not a trivial matter. She doesn't know what the laws here are. If it doesn't break the law, she can give it a try.

There are so many lumps of coal floating on the surface, and there will only be more underneath. This mountain is really a treasure house.

Ye Hongchang said, "I really don't know this. I can only go out and ask around. I think it's better to be honest and do your duty now."

"Yeah." Ye Xiangxiang nodded, "Let's ask first. If possible, we can think about whether to go into the mountains to mine. With so many people, how to survive in the future is a problem, and mining is a way out."

Farming is also a way out, but if you keep planting, you are just relying on the sky to make a living.

Ye Xiangxiang always kept in mind the promise he made to the villagers, that he would definitely let them live a good life, and he had to find some good ways.

We went to the mountains to carry coal on our backs for several days, and each family had a lot of coal in reserve. In the twelfth lunar month, there were several heavy snowfalls.

Ye Hongchang looked at the heavy snow outside and was very happy.

"Fortunately, we took the time to store the charcoal fire. We don't have to worry about it this winter, otherwise we would really get cold."

It's impossible to do any work in this weather.

Everyone stayed at home and did not go out. Kangs were burned in every house. It was warm to sit on the kangs and work.

Ye Hongfu found a lot of good wood a few days ago. He knows some carpentry work. He plans to do carpentry at home since he can't work in the fields. He can make two sets of tables and chairs.

It was a coincidence that someone in this family was a carpenter, and the tools at home were still there. He took them out and repaired them carefully, and they were all usable.

Ye Hongchang helped him, and Ye Liwen and Ye Lixuan were also learning at the same time.

The east room is bright, and Ye Hongchang specially papered the windows with clear paper, thinking that it would be convenient for Wang and others to do needlework.

The women at home were all working on the kang in the east room, and Ye Xiangxiang and Ye Cuicui were also helping.

Ye Cuicui stood at the door and looked at the heavy snow outside. It started to fall last night, and it was already completely white outside. All the cleared wasteland was covered with snow. Looking from a distance, nothing could be seen.

She brought the tea over and poured everyone a cup.

"Grandma, it's such a heavy snow. I've never seen it in my whole life."

Mrs. Wang took the hot tea and said with a smile, "Don't talk about you. I've only seen him twice in my life. It snowed for the third time this winter. It's really cold here in Dayan." If you haven’t adapted to it one year, you have to prepare early next year.

After working all morning, we took a break and started drinking tea.

What Zhou drank was red date tea. Ye Xiangxiang picked the dates in the mountains and added some herbs that nourished Qi and blood. It was good for her to drink some occasionally.

The aroma of red dates was soothing. Mrs. Zhou drank tea and lowered her head to make clothes.

Ye Cuicui took off her shoes and went to the kang to do needlework with Zhou.

Li said, "We, adults, each rushed out a suit of clothes and bought ready-made clothes. We can barely survive this winter. The little nephew will be born in April, so we need to make more clothes."

Mrs. Wang nodded, "The second child bought soft cotton cloth a few days ago. Cuicui is good at needlework, so I asked her to make it with the third daughter-in-law, and we will make winter clothes."

After talking for a while, everyone continued to work.

Ye Xiangxiang's needlework is just average. It's still the original owner's craft. She doesn't know it at all, so she can only show off with scissors.

Mrs. Liu couldn't see it, and she didn't embarrass her daughter. It was just needlework, and if she didn't know it, she didn't know how to do it, and her daughter-in-law hadn't learned it yet.

After cutting the fabric and sewing the edges, you need to store cotton inside little by little and divide it into small grids so that the cotton will not run around. Add a layer of material on the outside, sew the buttons, and it's done. Collar, this is a cotton coat.

Ye Xiangxiang watched for several days and saw some tricks, but he still couldn't do it himself, so he could only help sort the cotton and thread.

She had a sudden idea and asked, "Grandma, do you have any duck feathers at home?"

Wang said, "There are some, I keep them all. What do you want to do?"

She smiled and said, "I thought duck down was warm and very light. If it were stuffed into clothes instead of cotton, wouldn't it be warmer and lighter? It should be better than cotton."

She knew the difference between down jackets and cotton-padded jackets very well, but she just didn't know if there was any way to sort out the duck down.

Mrs. Wang now takes Ye Xiangxiang's words very seriously. This granddaughter is not an ordinary person.

She hurriedly said, "This is a good idea. You can give it a try, but I don't have much duck feathers at home. I'm afraid it won't be enough."

Ye Xiangxiang thought that Ye Hongchang was going to the town to do some shopping the next day, so he did what he said and hurried to find him.

"I'll go talk to dad and see if I can buy it."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone had disappeared.

Wang couldn't help but laugh, "This girl is so arrogant, she really follows my second son."

Mrs. Liu said, "It doesn't look like a girl's family."

"If you don't, there won't be." Mrs. Wang said, "Our Cuicui is gentle and virtuous, and Xiangxiang is more lively. Both of them are good, and they are both my good granddaughters."

Ye Hongchang heard that she wanted to buy duck feathers, and he was curious about its uses.

After Ye Xiangxiang said this, he smiled and nodded, "That's a really good idea. Okay, I'll go to the town to look for it for you the day after tomorrow and try to buy more."

"Thank you, dad. If it really works, this might be a good way to make money. You have to try any method."

Ye Hongchang nodded, "Okay, let's try it first." (End of Chapter)