The couple in the last days traveled to ancient times, farming and storing grain and meat in the war

"I don't want to drink anymore." Jiang Ningning only drank two sips and then handed it to Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan took it and drank the remaining Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup in the bowl.

Jiang Ningning buried her head in her medical book and asked, "How is your office doing lately?"

"That's about it," Xiao Yan put down the bowl again, "The most important thing now is the survival of those who have fled the famine.

There are only so many job opportunities, and many people are still unemployed.

Many tents were built in and outside the county, and those people lived there.

Fortunately, the late rice in Dengping County has been harvested this year, and taxes have also been collected. If the government buys some food from other places, it should be possible to prevent anyone from starving to death.

But winter is coming soon. We won’t starve to death, but we will most likely freeze to death.

I had originally planned to buy some quilts, cotton clothes, charcoal and other heating supplies in addition to food, and then distribute them to people fleeing the famine.

But I found that quilts and other things here are very expensive.

Even if the wealthy families donated a lot, apart from the money needed to buy food, that money was not enough to buy so many quilts and other things to keep warm."

Jiang Ningning also knew that quilts and other things were expensive here, mainly because although there was cotton in this world, the technology was not advanced enough.

I know how to make quilts, but removing the seeds from the cotton is all done manually.

And how many seeds can a person remove in a day using only his two hands?

In addition, tools such as cotton-flossing also require manpower and material resources...

Once the cost is high, quilts will naturally be sold at a higher price.

As a result, a quilt weighing ten kilograms had to be sold for at least three taels of silver.

The quilts used by ordinary people are not this heavy. Some are just a thin layer, weighing less than five pounds.

It usually weighs ten kilograms and only rich people can afford it.

Some people even grow their own cotton, remove the seeds by hand, then pull out some cotton and sew it with cloth to use as quilts.

Some are not even seeded.

Thinking of this, Jiang Ningning said, "Wait a minute, let me see if there are any books on this subject in my space."

As she spoke, Jiang Ningning started searching in the space and actually found a few books on the subject.

One of the books contains a structural diagram of a seed remover.

"Found it, this is it!" Jiang Ningning immediately pointed it out to Xiao Yan. "But if we want to produce a large number of quilts in a short period of time, we have to make a lot of this first.

No matter what, it is a large quantity, and this business cannot be done by ordinary people. Although our family now has tens of thousands of taels of savings, we do not have the ability to make so many quilts so quickly to distribute to those who are fleeing famine.

What's more, since we are going to do this, we naturally cannot only hire those who have fled to Dengping County. We must try our best to take care of those who need quilts to keep warm.

Then it must be produced in large quantities, otherwise government offices in other places will also come to buy it and distribute it to those who flee famine to their place for heating, but it would be bad if they cannot supply it.

Even if people in our county are not fleeing famine, many people still need thick quilts to keep warm.

In short, we will try our best to provide it.

Looking at the entire county, I think only the Tao Cheng family has the financial resources and connections to build this business so quickly.

It just so happens that once this business starts, many more job opportunities will be created. Wouldn’t that mean many people fleeing famine will be employed?

It’s like killing two birds with one stone.”

He also said: "When the time comes, we will also make an agreement with Tao Chengjia that the quilts cannot be sold at such a high price, but can only be sold a little higher than the cost price. Although we provide the structural diagram of the deseeding machine, we do not want any share. All the profits will belong to him, and he can make a lot of money.

After all, I will definitely be able to sell a lot of quilts by then. I can make a little money from each quilt, but if I make more, I will make more than just a little bit.

Tao Cheng has a good business sense, and Master Tao is always good at seeing the situation clearly and rarely falls behind others. He should agree to take over this business."

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "You solved my problem in one go."

Jiang Ningning laughed and said, "Who told me to cheat?"

Nature refers to space.

Xiao Yan smiled and said, "I hardly regret having stored so many books there."

Jiang Ningning smiled and said, "At that time, we didn't think that if it was destroyed by zombies, it would be gone. No matter whether it was useful or not, we just stored it as soon as we saw it."

"Then I'll go to Tao Cheng's house right now." Xiao Yan stood up and was about to go. He had to go back to the government office tomorrow and had no time to go during the day.

"No need." Jiang Ningning hurriedly pulled him back. "You've been tired all day, go take a shower and go to bed. You haven't had a good rest during this period. It's rare that you come back a little early tonight.

I'll take my dad and the others there tomorrow.

Moreover, although this can help those who have fled famine to safely survive the cold winter, it is ultimately a business. It would be better for you, the county magistrate, not to interfere.

It just so happens that I have to go to the pawnshop tomorrow to see the skilled person they just mentioned. It was a rare opportunity last time, so I went. Unfortunately, his skills only looked good, but in reality they were not that good, so I didn't hire him as a security guard.

Even if they encounter danger and are willing to risk their lives to protect my parents, we cannot hire them.

We don't really want them to risk their lives, we just want them to protect our parents.

We can’t put the cart before the horse.

Your prestige in our county is growing day by day. A tall tree attracts the wind, so the safety of your family must be taken seriously. You really need to quickly hire someone who can protect your parents.

But it's so hard to hire such people.

It’s even harder to buy.”

Xiao Yan said, "How about I transfer a few from the government office and keep them at home for use first?"

"Forget it. Those people in the government office, even the captain of the police, are only so-so in terms of fighting skills. Let's not bother with them. Anyway, don't worry about it. I'll just ask a few more brokers. At worst, I can ask Tao Cheng tomorrow to see if he has any recommendations. His servant Zhang San is really good in fighting skills. I want to hire someone like Zhang San to protect my parents. Then I can feel at ease, and you can feel at ease too."

"Yeah." Xiao Yan nodded. He felt relieved. He had seen Zhang San's skills before. In this world, he was considered top-notch.

No wonder Mr. Tao asked Zhang San to protect his only son.

The next day was the day when Honghu Academy was closed, and Tao Cheng had returned to his home in the county last night.

There was nothing else to do at home, so Jiang Ningning not only brought Jiang Shengcai and Xiao Fushan to the county, but also brought Sun and Tian.

I planned to take Sun and the others for a good stroll around the county after visiting Tao Cheng's house and the dental clinic, and buy some things to take back.

She heard from Jiang Shengcai and Xiao Fushan that when Sun and Tian were shopping before, they had taken a fancy to a pair of jade bracelets, which cost one hundred taels a pair. Although they were not short of money, they could not bear to buy them at that time. The price was not just one or two taels, and Sun and Tian did not let them tell her. Naturally, she would buy them for Sun and Tian later.