Leathermaking

"Brother, I'm not telling lies. Ruanbao and I have long been thinking about getting a leather mattress for the old lady, and we've just caught up. If you guys think I've gone too far with this wolf skin, I can

I’ll get some work points as compensation. I don’t want anything else, I just don’t want my mother to suffer too much in the winter.”

Su Guoan said nothing, and the others were even more embarrassed to say anything else.

This wolf was originally hunted by others, and it was injured. The wolf meat returned to the team. He only wanted the wolf skin, and he was willing to make up for some more work points. It can't be overstated.

"I have no objection." The accountant of the brigade was the first to express his opinion.

With the leader in charge, several other people also expressed no objections.

The final result is to give the wolf skin to Su Jianye, and then ask Su Jianye to come up with ten kilograms of cornmeal and rice. If there is no need to deduct work points.

Why was he asked to bring out ten pounds of cornmeal?

There was only one wolf, which was no better than a wild boar. It didn't have as much meat. If it were divided among every household, it wouldn't be much.

So some people in the brigade wanted to make it into a big pot, and the brigade would bring out some potatoes, cabbage, etc., and cook it all in one pot.

Su Jianye took out ten kilograms of corn flour and rice, and then the brigade would allocate some grain to prepare meals per head.

Su Jianye is still very satisfied with this result.

Anyway, they still have a lot of cornmeal at home. Nowadays, most of the time at home, they eat white flour, and sometimes they eat steamed buns made from Erhe noodles. There are not many times when they just eat cornmeal.

And even if it is only cornmeal, it is only fried in oil and eaten, which is very fragrant.

Su Jianye grew up at the foot of the mountain. He also learned the craft of tanning animal skins since he was a child. It was not a very sophisticated craft, but it was fine for home use.

First, soak the rawhide in clean water for five or six hours to make it soft, then scrape off the remaining meat and dirt attached to the skin, and then wash it in warm alkaline water to remove dirt and grease until the skin is white.

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Su Jianye also sold the other two wolves, and also kept the wolf skins.

He and Grandma Su discussed it and they made three wolf skins and left one for Su Jianguo to take away.

Whether he uses it for himself or gives it as a gift, let him do it.

After the finished leather is dried in the sun, it is soaked in water soaked in plant ash again to 'burn' the dried leather. After the leather is dried in the shade, the leather becomes soft and the hair on the leather becomes strong.

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This method is a native method passed down by the older generation of masters.

Su Jianye's tanning process was done indoors. It was too cold outside, so the water temperature for tanning the tanning was also required.

Su Xiaoruan couldn't get out of the house, or even get off the bed, so he just learned his skills from this person.

There was no such thing as concentrated sulfuric acid or formic acid in the countryside these days, so she watched Su Jianye use some common things at home to make it, and even used salt and alkali.

When Su Xiaoruan saw the finished product that was finally presented in front of her eyes, she was still sighing at the wisdom of her ancestors.

This kind of craftsmanship may not be seen again in another ten years.

In the future, when people tandoor leather, it will probably be an industrial operation.

After the three pieces of leather are tanned, it's time to sew.

This kind of work has to be done by Zhao Hongmei, no one else can do it.

Even the ingenious Zhao Yingzi could only do it from the sidelines.

In the middle of winter, with such a wolf mat spread, no matter how cold the weather is, you won't suffer.

Grandma Su was so happy that she could hardly close her mouth.

However, I repeatedly warned my family not to go to the mountains again.

Too dangerous.

In Grandma Su's opinion, no matter how many wolf skins she has, they are not as important as one of her children.

A wolf mattress was spread on half of the kang where Grandma Su slept, and the other two were put away in the cabinet, planning to spread them out when Su Jianguo came back.

At that time, even if someone comes to visit and sees it, they will only say that Su Jianguo brought it back. Who dares to ask?

After Su Xiaoruan lay on the kang for nearly a week, his complexion finally improved a lot.

Grandma Su saw that her recovery was almost as good as before, so she let her go out.

However, you are only allowed to leave the house, and you are not allowed to run around outside.

Jiang Hongli does not teach their class, but she still comes back with her homework details every day, asking her to set her homework at home and bring it to school early the next morning.

Let’s not talk about whether the homework is well written or not. Let’s just talk about my attitude towards learning, which makes me very popular with teachers.

As we enter the eleventh month of the lunar calendar, it is getting colder day by day.

Even the river outside the village began to freeze.

There was no shortage of firewood in the Su family, so they burned the kang early.

And Grandma Su didn't want her family to suffer any injustice. During the day, the fire wall in the main room was basically always burning.

There was a pot of water sitting on the stove opening with a fire wall all day long.

The Su family now has two thermos bottles, which is actually far from enough. After all, they have a large family, but compared to other families, having two thermos bottles is already great.

Grandma Su has nothing to do at home. After filling the two thermos bottles, she will lower the fire, and then the water in the pot will always be hot. If someone comes back to wash their hands or face, they will use it directly.

Add some cold water to this, then continue to fill the pot with cold water, and keep it burning on the stove.

Because there is a fire wall, and the kitchen is moved to the back of the main room in winter, it is very warm as soon as you enter the house. It is obviously several degrees higher than other homes.

Because the room was warm, more and more people came to visit Su's house.

Originally, Grandma Su was very popular, but now that the house is like this and it is a new house, it will naturally attract more people to come and sit.

You can stay warm without burning firewood at home, so why not?

The one who came the most was the third grandma.

Things are going well between them and their sisters-in-law, but now they are older, and nearly half of the group of people who were about the same age are now separated.

Every time this was mentioned, the two of them would express emotion in unison.

Of course, not everyone who comes to visit is really on good terms with Grandma Su.

For example, Li Ni, the cousin who came to the ground service recently, is not a nice person.

Li Ni also married from the Su family, but she was just a few miles away from Su Jianye.

In terms of generation, Li Ni is the same generation as Grandma Su, and is about the same age as Third Grandma. The younger generations call her Grandma Li.

"Oh, as soon as I entered your house, I could smell the aroma of meat. I said your food is really good. It deserves to be the first in our team."

Grandma Li gave a thumbs up as she spoke, but what showed in her eyes was not only praise, but also jealousy.

Grandma Su is not stupid either. How could she not know that there is something in this person’s words?

He just didn't want to break up with her, so he smiled and said, "I don't dare to talk nonsense. That is to say, my daughter-in-law is good at cooking. She is willing to put in oil and ingredients when cooking. Otherwise, how can she cook Chinese cabbage?"

Does it smell like meat?"
Chapter completed!