Gasp! She's a Time Traveler Using Modern Tech to Improve Ancient Life-Chapter 436 - 433: The Workshop Hits Its Stride

Ever since the first bolt of cotton cloth was woven, the speed increased drastically thereafter.

Weaving cotton cloth was not difficult for the women in the clan; the challenge lay in handling the cotton.

However, with the spinning tools provided by Lin Wanwan, the challenge of cotton seed removal no longer existed. The introduction of the churn car greatly improved the efficiency of cotton ginning.

Spinning was also enhanced by the four-spindle spinning wheel Lin Wanwan provided, truly proving the saying that science and technology are the first productive forces.

No matter how diligent and honest a weaver might be, their work efficiency cannot match that of a lazy person with advanced tools.

Lin Wanwan actually considered whether to introduce a Jenny spinning machine, but upon reconsidering, she decided not to. Furthermore, the Jenny machine had its drawbacks; the yarn spun was comparatively fine and prone to breaking.

The introduction of the Jenny spinning machine marked the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, symbolizing modern machinery that truly liberated human hands from labor in another dimension.

But now was not yet the time, firstly because the total cotton yield in Mao County was not high, and secondly because the manual labor responsible for spinning was plentiful.

Let the women spend more time in the workshop, spinning sturdier and more resilient yarn. This not only improves quality but also allows the women to earn wages for a few extra days, which is no bad thing.

Once the cotton yield increases and the kids in the clan gain more knowledge, when the time is right, Lin Wanwan will directly consider implementing the caulking frame spinning machine. Using water power to replace human power can overcome the defects of the Jenny spinning machine while also saving labor.

For now, let’s proceed slowly by hand; handicrafts have irreplaceable advantages.

The yarn spun by the Jenny machine is too fine and prone to breaking, while the yarn spun by the frame machine is coarser and less delicate. However, the four-spindle spinning wheel does not have these two defects, though its efficiency is much lower than the former two. But currently, the Lin Family workshop isn’t at a stage where it needs to pursue efficiency.

After all, with more cotton yarn and cloth, the market supply exceeds demand, and prices must fall. Lin Wanwan wishes to pursue a high-luxury route, making money from Great Tang’s nobility, preferring quality over quantity.

Lin Wanwan is now learning and teaching dyeing techniques, making everyday life exceptionally fulfilling.

Because Tang laws stipulated that besides special occasions (like weddings and major festivals such as Shangyuan), civilians and humble households cannot wear brocade and brightly colored clothes.

In truth, Tang laws didn’t need to stipulate whether commoners could wear these; even if allowed, ordinary civilians couldn’t afford brocade and satin.

Hence, walking on the streets of Great Tang, you’d see crowds of people in greenish-yellow clothes, which from afar looked like pickled cucumbers.

Anyone with brighter colors wouldn’t be ordinary civilians.

Consequently, ordinary people were unfamiliar with dyeing techniques.

In places like Lin Family Manor, where under the early Tang’s equal-field system they couldn’t be allocated much land and belonged to the ninth level, not even qualifying for militia, natural craftsmanship was poorer.

Of course, not all weavers had poor dyeing skills; though they couldn’t wear them, they still had to produce for the nobility!

In areas like Gusu, where mulberry and silkworms were more developed, people’s dyeing skills were somewhat higher. After all, "those clad in silk attire are not the ones raising silkworms."

But that’s a side note, let’s not delve into it.

The Lin Family workshop now seems to be officially running.

Although Lin Wanwan’s skills were acquired on the spot, she can’t resist the clan’s blind trust in her, and surprisingly, they learned without any obstacles. Additionally, the women’s skills in the clan quickly surpassed Lin Wanwan’s, liberating her. 𝗳𝐫𝚎𝗲𝚠𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝘃𝚎𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝗺

Yet Lin Wanwan did not relax; she continued to learn and strive, after all, possessing more skills never held one down.

After wrapping up the cotton collection, Lin Family Manor closed its doors, focused entirely on spinning and weaving. Workshop activities proceeded systematically, and the first batch of cotton cloth was expected to be shipped at the beginning of October.

Lin Wanwan could find time to work on her modern little villa. All the home appliances were centered and installed within two days, and the brand’s installation masters came to install them, with curtain fabrics already hung up.

Furniture like coffee tables and desks were all made from Yellow Flower Pear Wood by Great Tang craftsmen. Things had long been stored in Little Creek Town’s warehouse. Lin Wanwan herself transported them through the Space-Time Gate, arranging them in her modern villa.

Now the second and third-story attic of her little villa is like another world, starkly contrasting the simplicity of the first floor.

Her "Yongtang" brand flagship store in Times Square was in the midst of renovation, with expectations to open by mid-October.

This affair was mainly assigned to her cousin Su Yanwei, so Lin Wanwan didn’t put much thought into it, occasionally visiting the site to check on progress.

Previously, in Great Tang’s Little Creek Town, Lin Wanwan had commissioned Zhu Baotian, a retired imperial goldsmith from Zhu Family Gold Building, to craft a cat’s eye chrysoberyl pendant, which was now in hand.

This precious, perfectly conditioned, 11.7-carat cat’s eye chrysoberyl from Lion Country was even more priceless with the filigree inlay craftsmanship.

Lin Wanwan also had a fine gold chain from Chow Tai Fook matched with it and used a box with an ancient charm from Great Tang’s Zhu Family Gold Store for packaging, absolutely high-end and classy, exuding an air of time and art’s beauty at first glance.

For a typical household, using it as a family heirloom would be completely fitting.

The birthday banquet for Lu Shouyue’s mother, Ye Yinyin, had arrived. Considering Lu Shouyue’s family, the banquet was bound to be of high specification, so to avoid losing face, Lin Wanwan specifically visited various specialty stores at Times Square the day before to choose clothes.

This world favors beauty; irrespective of styles, if the face fits the atmosphere, it looks good on her.

Ultimately, Lin Wanwan chose a uniquely designed white dress from the Chanel store, complemented by a white chain bag, under the sales staff’s enthusiastic recommendation, paired with approximately five-centimeter high heels of the same brand.

This shopping spree was devoid of snobbish encounters, entirely pleasant.

On the morning of departure, while looking in the mirror, Lin Wanwan retrieved the bracelet gifted by Lu’s mother from the safe, wearing it on her right wrist, as a gesture of respect.

Now, with a Jade Bracelet on the left hand and an exceptionally exquisite gold bracelet on the right, she’s absolutely noble. Such an ensemble ensures her presence at any event won’t be inappropriate.

Lu Shouyue arrived at Lin Wanwan’s house early in the morning, waiting.

The birthday banquet was at noon; driving from Yongcheng to Hai City takes three hours. Setting off now would be just right to reach the hotel.

Lin Wanwan took the gift with her, left the house, and saw Lu Shouyue leaning against the car door.

"Hey, good morning, Wanwan, hop in!"

"Good morning, Mr. Lu! You came so early, thanks for the effort!"

"No need for thanks."

Today, Lu Shouyue was dressed very casually in a simple white t-shirt and jeans, with little white shoes on his feet. The pattern on that t-shirt looked quite familiar; it was the one he lent Lin Wanwan to wear not long ago.

"Mr. Lu, you’re dressed so casually?" Lin Wanwan joked with a smile after fastening her seatbelt.

"Ha, casual is fine." Lu Shouyue laughed back, "You look beautiful today; white suits you wonderfully, goddess."

"Ha, that’s too kind, I’m just a mortal."