The planting of winter wheat is gradually completed. There is relatively little land around the county city, but many people, so it is finished first.
Thus, some of the people began to have free time.
Chang Ning immediately arranged for the employment of many women and girls skilled in needlework to make quilt covers and winter clothes.
The men were sent out to cut firewood and experiment with charcoal burning using Fu Tinghan's method. Of course, not all the firewood had to be turned into charcoal, most of it was still stored as regular firewood.
Although firewood heating creates more smoke, it is not inferior to charcoal.
With so much work to do, it's unnecessary to turn all the wood into charcoal; storing some is enough.
However, the most important work is building thatched houses and preparing for next year's spring cultivation.
In addition, some loyal and flexible people were selected to be sent in various directions around the county city.
