Survival skills maxed out, I feed my wife and daughter by catching fish and shrimp

"Boss Jin is very busy, so I'm sure he came today to visit us for that down jacket. How many do you plan to buy this time?"

Chen Changfan went straight to the point.

"Master Chen is such a straightforward person, and he speaks so frankly." Jin Qiuyue pondered for a moment, then stretched out two green fingers and said, "At least 200 pieces."

"200 pieces?" Chen Changfan was a little surprised. He thought that if the other party could order another 100 pieces, it would be enough, but who knew that this time they would directly order pieces.

After all, winter is almost over. If I can't sell these down jackets, I can only wait until next winter.

This is equivalent to keeping the goods in hand for a year. For businessmen, the most feared thing is that the funds cannot be recovered.

After all, only by making funds flow can you make a profit from it.

Seeing Chen Changfan remained silent, Jin Qiuyue thought he was worried about raw materials and production capacity, so she continued, "I can supply the raw materials. This time, I can give you a maximum of 15 days. After all, it takes time for me to ship the goods to Yongzhou."

Since the other party already knew that she was selling the goods to Yongzhou, Jin Qiuyue no longer hid it.

There is a supply of raw materials and the construction period is longer than last time. Chen Changfan estimated that the pressure is not that great.

But he always felt that the other party was so proactive, and things didn't seem to be that simple.

"Are there any new requirements for down jacket styles this time?"

he asked tentatively.

"Master Chen is a smart man. He hit the nail on the head with just one sentence," Jin Qiuyue said, taking a sip of tea. "Yes, there are indeed some new requirements for down jacket styles this time."

Jin Qiushui roughly described her needs, and Chen Changfan frowned slightly.

This time, the down jacket is required to cover the whole body from head to toe. In addition to being windproof on the outside, the inside must also be breathable, and the thickness of the down jacket must also be thicker.

What a weird request! Does your client want to go camping in the Arctic?

I might as well make you a down sleeping bag.

"Covered from head to toe? I'm afraid you don't mean a thick blanket?"

After hearing what Chen Changfan said, Jin Qiuyue realized that her description was inaccurate, so she corrected it again.

"No, no, I mean to try to keep your head and feet warm. Customers still need to wear down jackets when walking."

Chen Changfan felt a strange feeling in his heart. He always felt that there was something strange about this matter.

His eyes flashed, but he didn't say anything. Instead, he picked up the teacup on the table and sipped it slowly.

"Master Chen, this new style...is it difficult to make?"

Jin Qiuyue couldn't help but break the silence, because in her opinion, although the modification of this down jacket was a bit troublesome, it should not be difficult in theory, and the other party had no reason to refuse the price she offered.

But the next moment, the reply that came out of Chen Changfan's mouth made him a little surprised.

"Big!" Chen Changfan put down his teacup. "If Boss Jin continues to be evasive, I'm afraid you won't be able to sell the down jackets you've made."

What he meant was that he wanted to know what the customer was going to do with the down jacket. If he couldn't truly understand the customer's needs, the product he made would probably not meet the requirements.

But Jin Qiuyue seemed a little reluctant to mention the client's information, and hesitated for a while before revealing a little news.

"My client's ancestors had a tradition of offering sacrifices to the gods, but this ritual required underwater worship. After the underwater worship, they had to kneel down at the ancestral temple. The weather this year is exceptionally cold. If they come out of the water without down jackets to keep warm, I'm afraid the whole family will get cold."

What kind of weird ancestor worship ceremony is this?

Chen Changfan couldn't help but complain in his heart, but suddenly thought of a possibility.

He resisted the urge to ask directly, and instead used an extremely euphemistic approach to ask indirectly.

"With so many requirements, I'm afraid the construction period will be very long. When is the latest time for you to pick up the goods? Can the shipping time be shortened a little?"

Jin Qiuyue had no idea of ​​the deeper meaning of his words. She was only focused on solving the current problem, so she replied, "It won't be until the first month of the year at the latest. Even if the water route is faster, it will take at least half a day longer."

If it cannot be done outside the first month of the lunar year, that means the ancestor worship can only be done in February at the latest.

But what day in February is suitable for ancestor worship?

Chen Changfan's pupils trembled slightly as he thought of the only possibility.

The second day of February.

As far as he knew, February 2nd was usually a day for worshipping gods, and he had never heard of any family choosing to worship their ancestors on this day.

Unless the ancestor of this family is a god.

Worship the gods and then go into the water...

Could it be the Dragon God?

On February 2, worship the Dragon God.

This seems to be the most likely hypothesis at the moment.

However, guesses are just guesses, and Chen Changfan will definitely not continue to dig deeper. Asking so many questions today is already a risky move due to his excessive curiosity.

The two continued to discuss many details about the down jacket, and then Chen Changfan sent someone to send Jin Qiuyue away.

Sitting in the carriage, Jin Qiuyue gradually came back to her senses.

My brain seemed to be rusty just now, working very slowly. I was afraid that I said something I shouldn't have said.

But when he thought carefully, he couldn't remember clearly what the two of them had said, which made her feel a little uneasy.

The information about the master bone cannot be revealed easily, otherwise, not only will the deal fail, but she herself will also be greatly implicated.

She rubbed her brows and recalled it carefully again. Only after she was sure that there were no obvious omissions in her words did she feel a little relieved.

"I'm afraid Chen Changfan has some evil spirits. We should be more careful when dealing with him in the future."

She was always known for her wit in daily confrontations, but it was really weird that she was led by that boy today.

Fortunately, the deal was finally reached and the transaction was basically settled.

……

After seeing the guests off, Chen Changfan sat on the armchair and pondered for a while, feeling that he seemed to have touched upon some secret again.

During the conversation just now, he quietly used a little bit of persuasion, which greatly lowered Jin Qiuyue's guard, and then he was able to extract some information from her.

He actually wanted to know more, but he was afraid that he couldn't control his strength well. Although it was not difficult to control the other person's mind, the other person would definitely notice it afterwards, and he didn't want to expose his own abilities.

He had secretly made up his mind that on the day of delivery, he would also go to Yongzhou with the ship to take a look, perhaps he would make some unexpected discoveries.

But before that, he needs to settle these current matters.

It is gratifying that the Fire Sect Leader is a softie. He has been extremely strong from beginning to end, which seems to have made the other party unable to see through his strength and thus a little hesitant to act rashly.

Today, we beat that man up and drove him away, and I believe that Sect Leader Huo will be able to behave himself for a few days.

Human nature is sometimes like this. Some people are like dogs. The more you are afraid of them, the more they will bark at you.

The more fierce you are, the more afraid he will be, and he may even wag his tail.

"Call Du Qiniang."

As the county town had its own market town and there was still a large area of ​​vacant land in the block, Shen Wanwu helped Chen Changfan to make a plan to separate the market town in front from the space in the back, with one part used as a warehouse and the other part reserved for workshops.

Due to construction needs, the first things to move in from Xiaofengzhuang were the blacksmith shop and the carpenter shop. The weaving workshop was also being prepared in full swing, so Du Qinnan was also busy here at this time.

"Sir, most of the looms have been moved here from Xiaofeng Village. I will hold a mobilization meeting for the female workers today to get them all focused and ready to start work. Once the craftsmen have assembled and debugged the looms, we can officially start work tomorrow."

Du Qinniang is still the familiar queen of papers. Chen Changfan just mentioned the term "mobilization meeting" inadvertently, but she unexpectedly put it into practice.

It is also said that she has spontaneously improved the shift system and working hours system. In simple terms, it is to further stimulate workers to go to work.

Of course, according to the principles set by Chen Changfan, the principle of "the more you work, the more you earn" must apply, and the chaotic situation of "more and more work but less and less money" must not occur.

"My Lord, you called me here, but is there a new order?"

Du Qinniang looked at Chen Changfan with some anticipation, and she looked so eager that she was almost ready to perform a fly rubbing hand show.

"Of course I do," Chen Changfan held up two fingers and said calmly, "It's not a big order, just about this amount."

Du Qiniang blinked, "Twenty thousand taels?"

Chen Changfan exhaled through his nose, "That's just a small amount."

This batch of down jackets required an order of 200 pieces. Due to the design changes and tight deadlines, the price of one down jacket was raised to 1100 taels, and some of the raw materials were provided by Boss Jin.

The success of this negotiation was naturally due to some instigation. Of course, Jin Qiuyue's eagerness for success also played a certain role.

Twenty thousand is just a small amount?

Du Qinniang's eyes suddenly lit up.

Especially when Chen Changfan directly said the number of 22 taels, she was so excited that she laughed out loud.

She is not afraid of being overwhelmed by too many orders, but she is afraid of losing this good job if there are no orders.

"Excuse me, sir, how long will it take to make this? It's still the same down jacket as last time."

The only thing Du Qinniang could think of that could reach such a large amount of money was the down jacket.

Although I was excited, I still had to ask for details. If the delivery could not be made on time, it would be a loss of face for the adults.

"The construction period will be longer than last time, about fifteen days." Du Qinniang had just heard this, but before she could be happy, she heard her master say, "It's just that the style has been changed, and the change is not small."

Chen Changfan relayed the style requirements to Du Qinnan, who immediately found paper and pen and drew a design.

Chen Changfan picked it up and took a look, and couldn't help but nodded secretly.

Du Qinniang was able to draw a design on the spot after just listening to the requirements once. She must have already had a rough idea of ​​the adjustments to the techniques such as cutting and sewing in her mind.

I have to say that in the face of talent, hard work is really not worth mentioning.

He was also a man with perfect tailoring skills, but he found himself unable to draw a practical pattern on the spot.

Fortunately, with Du Qinniang's talent, he can save a lot of effort in this regard.

"Sir, our existing looms are all water-powered. Now that we've moved them to the county town, I'm afraid we'll have to switch to manual or stored-power looms. However, in this case, the efficiency of the looms will be greatly reduced."

Du Qinniang's reminder was very timely. Chen Changfan had also considered this matter, but was delayed by the matter of Sect Leader Huo. Now he was about to talk about it.

Calling Hu the bricklayer and Tang Shao over, Chen Changfan asked first, "How well have you grasped the mechanical principles I taught you earlier?"

The first thing he did was a test, and Hu the bricklayer couldn't help but look a little bitter.

The boss had taught them a lot of novel and sophisticated knowledge before, which he seemed to call... science?

Yes! It’s science. Science is amazing. We can use science to make sulfuric acid, Erguotou, build furnaces, and even looms.

The boss said that these achievements are only a small part of the application of science, and more amazing things are yet to come.

Hu the bricklayer really wanted to see what use science could have, but he had too many things to do and had no time to study science. Moreover, he was old and could not remember many things.

Compared to Hu the roofer's nervousness in applying, Tang Shao on the side was full of confidence.

He is smart and learns quickly, and he has a strong interest in this area, so he doesn't find it difficult. Instead, he often feels hungry.

"It seems that you are full of confidence? Then let me ask you first," Chen Changfan looked at Tang Shao.

"Given a set of gears with a transmission ratio of three to one, and the number of teeth on the driving gear is 21, what is the transmission ratio of the driven gear?"

"You are given three sets of pulleys to design a pulley system. How can you design a system that saves effort while not changing the direction of the force?"

"Assuming there is a continuous thrust, what kind of design can be used to replace the waterwheel?"

Chen Changfan asked three questions in a row. Hu the roofer could only answer one. Tang Shao answered two easily, but got stuck on the third question.

"Boss, this continuous thrust is hydraulic power?" Tang Shao obviously found it difficult to understand the question.

"I forgot to give you a concept of steam power."

"What is steam power?"

Chen Changfan ordered someone to bring a small clay stove, light the smokeless charcoal, and put a pot of water on the stove.

After a while, the water in the kettle boiled, but Chen Changfan ignored it and let everyone stare at the lid of the kettle.

"Boss, what's so interesting about this pot lid?"

blah blah blah!

As the water vapor continued to accumulate, the lid of the pot began to swing back and forth, and hot steam continued to emerge from the gap.

“That’s steam power.”

As Chen Changfan finished speaking, Tang Shao had already fallen into deep thought. He picked up a pen and paper and kept writing and drawing. He had wasted several sheets of paper, but his brows were still furrowed.

"I can't solve it, I... I can't solve it." Tang Shao put down his pen, looking a little frustrated.

Chen Changfan hadn't originally expected Tang Shao to be able to design a steam engine directly. He just wanted to see if the other party really had a certain foundation of industrial knowledge. As long as the direction was right, and he could give some guidance, he might be able to really create a steam engine by hand.

"Show me the blueprints."

Tang Shao handed over the drawing with some uneasiness. Chen Changfan picked it up and looked at it, raising his eyebrows slightly.