Chapter 1137: Ask a Top Student
The woman who had just rushed in was the manager of the chicken farm in Gao Family Village.
She was one of the first beneficiaries of Gao Family Village's women's liberation movement.
Following the ideas for raising chickens provided by the Heavenly Lord, she had established a small chicken farm. Though named a "chicken farm," it also raised ducks and geese.
Over the years, the chicken farm had grown stronger day by day, now having developed into a remarkably impressive large-scale operation.
Perhaps due to the difference in gender, when issues arose, this female manager preferred not to approach San Shier, Tan Liwen, and the other male administrators. Instead, she liked to speak directly with Gao Yiye.
And Gao Yiye always did her best to help.
As soon as she arrived this time, she dropped a bombshell: "Mountains of chicken, duck, and goose feathers are piling up, and I don't know what to do with them."
Gao Yiye exclaimed, "Ah? You're having the same problem over there? Even the few chicken and duck feathers Mrs. San's family has can't be sold; she just came to talk to me about it."
The female manager looked a little embarrassed. "This really is a tricky situation."
The female manager awkwardly explained, "Saintess, Mrs. San's small quantity of chicken, duck, and goose feathers might work for that, but my factory's supply won't. There's too much, it's piled up like mountains. Making handicrafts won't use up that many."
Gao Yiye pondered, "Oh? Then... what *can* we do?"
She was stumped too.
The women stared blankly at each other, momentarily at a loss for ideas.
"How about we go find Tan Liwen and let him figure something out?"
"Or those high school students, the smartest high school students—would they have some ideas?"
It turned out that by this time, Thirty-Two Middle School had already established a high school department.
The first group of graduate students who had independently studied the high school curriculum had finally mastered the textbooks. They then became the first high school teachers, beginning to impart high school knowledge to even more people.
Now, the smartest people in Gao Family Village were no longer middle school students, but high school students.
The women hurried out the door and ran towards Thirty-Two Middle School.
Soon, in the high school department, they cornered a top student.
With the Saintess present, the top student naturally dared not misbehave. He answered every question without hesitation. After listening to the three women's dilemma, the top student looked utterly bewildered. "Well... *cough*... Saintess, I specialize in mathematics. The question you've asked falls outside my area of expertise."
The three women had no choice but to seek someone else. They managed to catch another top student and asked him.
That student also looked embarrassed. "Saintess, my major is mechanics."
After a while, one top student finally seemed to grasp the issue. He tilted his head, let out a cheerful chuckle, and said, "I specialize in history, geography, local customs, and culture. Regarding the Saintess's question, I do recall a small detail."
Gao Yiye was overjoyed. "Tell us more."
The top student swayed his head thoughtfully and explained, "Liu Xun of the Tang Dynasty, during his tenure as Sima of Guangzhou, recorded observations on the products and people's lives in the Lingnan region in his historical notes, the 'Lingbiao Luyi.' It mentions: 'The chieftains of the south often select the fine down of geese, interspersing it with cloth to make quilts. Layering them repeatedly, their warmth is no less than that of cotton-padded clothing.'"
The three women looked bewildered. "What does that even mean?"
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The top student clarified, "It means that the wealthy people in the Lingnan region would sandwich fine goose down between layers of cloth to make quilts. Layered many times, they were incredibly warm, no less so than cotton-padded garments."
Gao Yiye gasped, "Oh? So that's how it can be done?"
The top student continued, "Goose feathers and down provide the best insulation. Duck feathers and down are also effective, just slightly less so than goose. As for chicken feathers... well. So, I suggest you ladies try using goose and duck feathers to make clothing, heh heh heh, to compete with the Warm and Sleepy Textile Factory."
Gao Yiye hesitated, "Ah? Compete with Handsome enough to bubble's business? That doesn't feel right."
The top student chuckled, "Having someone compete with his business is a good thing. Otherwise, his wool sweaters are just getting more and more expensive, which will make them lose touch with the common people. It's time for someone to go and bring him down a peg, so he lowers the price of his wool sweaters, allowing ordinary folks to afford them more easily."
There seemed to be some logic to that statement.
The three women exchanged glances. "Alright, let's give it a try."
The three of them rushed to the textile factory with the utmost speed.
The general manager of Gao Family Village's textile factory had always been Chun Hong, Gao Yiye's former secretary and one of the four courtesans redeemed from the brothel.
Upon hearing Gao Yiye's intention, Chun Hong immediately expressed her willingness to cooperate.
Soon, Chun Hong instructed a diligent young woman, a Labor Model and skilled artisan from the factory, to create a hollow cotton garment. Then, the female manager brought a large quantity of goose feathers and down from her farm, which they stuffed into the garment.
Before long, a bulky, stuffed "down jacket" was born.
However...
The three women had completely haphazardly stuffed the goose feathers and down, without any particular method. It was a chaotic mess inside, and wearing it, they could feel the feather quills poking them... and it didn't even seem that warm.
The women found themselves in an awkward stalemate here.
That evening!
Li Daoxuan used Co-sensing to glance around, north, south, east, and west, confirming that nothing significant was happening outside his field of view and that the little people didn't need his help. Only then did he fix his gaze on Gao Family Village, picking up the "black chicken broth rice noodles" that the delivery person had just brought. He slurped the noodles with quick, quiet sounds.
Occasionally, he would tap the box's "move view" button, assessing the development status of Gao Family Village.
And what he saw was quite unexpected. On the third-floor balcony of Gao Family Village's main fortress watchtower, four women were sitting, tinkering with a strange piece of clothing.
Li Daoxuan's interest was immediately piqued. He activated "focus" to see what they were doing.
"Oh dear, it's still not comfortable enough." Gao Yiye tried on the newly stuffed down jacket, shaking her head. "The feathers are shifting around inside the clothes, and it's not warm at all."
The female manager of the chicken farm also chimed in, "Yes, it really feels like it *should* be warm, but for some reason, it just isn't."
Chun Hong mused, "The problem with the quills poking through is still there. It seems I'll have to get someone to weave a thicker cotton garment. Thicker fabric might stop the quills from poking us."
The three were happily engrossed in their research when Li Daoxuan set down his black chicken noodle soup. With a Co-sensing pulse, he instantly entered the box.
The mass-produced Heavenly Lord, who had sat in Gao Yiye's room for years, twitched its hands and feet, suddenly coming to life.
The four women were so focused on the down jacket that they completely failed to notice the Heavenly Lord awakening in the room. They continued to intently examine the garment.
It wasn't until Li Daoxuan walked up to them that they noticed an extra person beside them and cried out in unison, "Ah! The Heavenly Lord is here! You startled us!"
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