Chapter 91 Opening cocoon

Chapter 91 Opening Cocoon

Purple Fruit Tribe, Jenny's kitchen.

Roning and Horn began to experiment with boiling cocoons.

In the beginning, Luo Ning didn't think about spinning silk but chose to go in the direction of "opening the cotton."

If he wanted to open the cotton, he needed to put soda ash or baking soda into the pot during the cocoon boiling process, but he didn't have these things at the moment.

So I could only make some wood ash on the spot. This thing is also an alkaline substance. Although it looks a bit black, it will adhere to the cocoons after being added to the pot.

However, during the cooking process, the wood ash will react with the sericin and debris on the silk cocoons and can eventually be washed away without causing any dyeing.

Since it was his first time boiling cocoons, Luo Ning selected only a dozen cocoons for experimentation.

He first removed the floating silk on the outside of the cocoon, then threw it into a small pot, added clean water and wood ash, and started cooking over high heat.

After boiling for more than half an hour, Luo Ning saw that it was almost cooked, so he scooped up the yellowed cocoons and washed them with clean water.

The moment the yellow cocoons came into contact with clean water, they turned white at a speed almost visible to the naked eye, which drew Horn's amazement.

Next, in disbelief, Luo Ning peeled open the cocoon, removed the dead silkworm pupa inside, and then spread it open with his hands and put it on a cotton ring made of a bamboo stick that he had found in advance.

Although he failed several times, practice made perfect, and Roning quickly mastered the routine.

At first, nothing could be seen from the thin layers of silk. But after Roning stacked seven or eight of them, a piece of "cloth" appeared in front of everyone.

"This step is called 'opening the cotton'. Stacking these dozen silk cocoons together like this will form a silk bag."

Luo Ning introduced: "Make a few more of these silk bags, wash them twice, and dry them. Then you can cut, stretch, spread them out, and stack them together to make a silk quilt."

Horn carefully took the silk bag handed over by Roning, his eyes full of disbelief.

He had always thought that boiling cocoons was another way to eat silkworm pupae, but he didn't expect that what was in front of him was actually a special piece of cloth.

Jenny, on the side, also looked at the scene in amazement.

At this moment, they finally understood why the Lord was interested in sericulture. It turned out that it had such wonderful uses!

"Sir, I am deeply impressed by your profound knowledge!"

Jenny bowed deeply to express her admiration, "Although I don't know what the silk quilt you are talking about is, I may have anticipated that it must be worth a lot of money!"

"Of course." Luo Ning said with a smile.

Although there is fighting spirit and magic in this world, food, clothing, housing, and transportation are still indispensable. There will always be people who need good things, especially things that represent noble status, which are very valuable.

"Horn, since you are interested in sericulture, you can try more. But you have to be careful to keep the silkworm seeds and not use them all for experimenting."

He suggested, "Besides, this is just one of the ways to use the cocoons. We can also spin silk."

"Drawing silk?" Horn was very curious and pricked up his ears to listen.

"You can think of the cocoon as a ball surrounded by a thread. What we need to do is to find the end of the thread and then gather seven or eight strands of silk together to form a thread."

Luo Ning gestured and said, "Then we can use these silk threads to weave cloth and make clothes."

His description was still too abstract. Horn and Jenny were both in the state of poor students listening to their teacher's math class.

But this did not prevent the two from admiring and marveling at Roning. Just as Horn said - although I don't understand, I feel it's very powerful.

Horn looked at the silk bag in his hand and thought about how he had eaten so many silkworm pupae and thrown away so many cocoons in the past. He suddenly felt that it was a waste of resources.

While the two were talking, McKen came in from outside, "Sir, Rydar and Tom are here."

"OK."

Roning introduced Jenny and Horn, "Rydar is my commander. I'm going to meet him. Horn, if you're interested, you can try to open the cotton first. We'll study how to spin the silk later."

After saying that, he left the kitchen.

Horn and Jenny do not realize Ronin's intention in calling Ridal over. They just thought it was to deal with Slaine.

After the two of them withdrew their gaze, they began to lower their heads and carefully observe the silk bag in their hands.

"This thing is so light!"

Jenny stroked it, "If it can be made into a quilt, as Lord Ronin said, it must be very light."

"In addition to quilts, they can also be made into clothes. The adults said that more than a thousand silk cocoons can make a silk dress."

Horn emphasized: "My Lord also said that he would recruit dyers to make colorful silk in the future. The dresses made of it are much rarer than ordinary noble dresses!"

He looked at his wife seriously, "I must make a dress like this for you and Irene!"

Jenny was very touched, "I believe you can do it!"

In Roning's temporary room, he met Redal and Tom, who came from the Qingzhu tribe.

"Sir, Wilson arrived safely at the Qingzhu Tribe yesterday and has already started the census today."

Riedal reported the situation over there. "With the assistance of Juwitt and Sim, the people of the Green Bamboo Tribe are quite cooperative. According to Wilson, he can complete the registration work today."

Luo Ning nodded. There were only more than 300 people in the Qingzhu tribe, and their residences were relatively concentrated, so it was indeed not difficult.

Back to the topic.

"Jenny and Horn should be fine, but it's necessary for you to come over."

Luo Ning said, "If things go as Jenny expected, the people from the Gray Earth Tribe will probably be here later. Rydar Tom, you guys should hide in the forests on both sides and wait for them to come in before cutting off their retreat."

The Ziguo Tribe is a crater with a notch. If the retreat is blocked, it would be like inviting someone into a trap and then closing the door to fight the dog.

"Leave it to us!"

Riedal smiled and said, "I heard from the government official that the wild tribe in the woods has existed for twenty years. I didn't expect that you have solved most of them so quickly. If the outside world heard about it, I'm afraid they would be amazed at your ability!"

"They just don't want to put in the effort."

Roning shook his head. If the nobles were really determined to eliminate the barbarian tribe, it would still be possible. It was just that they did not have the motivation and did not want to bear the losses.

The reason why he was able to conquer so quickly was, on the one hand, because it was a blitzkrieg. The Qingzhu tribe had no time to react and form a strong resistance, while the Ziguo tribe surrendered without any resistance.

As the sky gradually darkened, Jenny had already arranged for the servants to prepare dinner. In the warehouse, Horn followed Roning's instructions to select the better silk cocoons to keep as silkworm seeds. This time, the number of silkworm seeds would be a little larger, with more than a hundred prepared.

Ridar, Tom, and others went out to ambush early, but McKen stayed by Roning's side, serving as his personal bodyguard.

"How did the statistics go today?"

Roning was sitting on a chair in the living room, looking at the pieces of parchment that Irene had handed over, which contained the other party's statistical information.

Irene stuck out her tongue, a little embarrassed, "It's not finished yet. Give me another morning, and I will definitely finish it!"

Ronin checked with a smile.

There are almost no special craftsmen in the savage tribe. There are a few people whose names are followed by words like bricklayer and carpenter, but it is not clear what their specific level is.

However, for Roning, anyone with some basic knowledge in these areas can use it.

"Your handwriting is good, much better than Wilson's."

"Really?"

Little girl Irene was so happy to hear the compliment that she even jumped a little.

Luo Ning didn't understand why the other party was so excited, but he nodded and said, "Of course, I never tell lies."

He was indeed not lying. Irene's handwriting was neater and more comfortable to read than Wilson's.

I didn't finish the registration today, probably because I was not familiar with it at the beginning.

Roning returned the parchment to the other party. "Keep going. However, you have a good talent for magic, so don't forget to practice. To me, a powerful magician is much more valuable than a government official!"

Political officials can be trained in large numbers, but magicians cannot.

What Ronin admired about Irene was always her magical talent.

"grown-ups!"

While they were talking, a guard ran over from outside. "There are horses coming in the distance. The commander asked me to inform you that they might be people from the Gray Earth Tribe."

Luo Ning raised his eyebrows, "How many people are here?"

"There seem to be more than a dozen of them. The road is too far to see clearly."

"Okay, go tell Jenny and Horn that the door is open for guests."

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