Reborn in the 60s, starting with going to the mountains and countryside

"We won't send anything to Shanxia today. Tomorrow we will go to the countryside to buy some things. Which of you is willing to go?" Captain Xu said to everyone as soon as he returned to the camp.

"I'm going, I'm going, I've been here for so long and I haven't gone out yet." Hearing the impatient voice, it was Sun Chaoshu.

"Captain Xu, I'm going too." Ye Hao followed.

"Well, tomorrow you three, Ergou and the five of us will go down together to buy some things and take you out for a walk." Captain Xu said immediately.

"Zhang Shan, go and take a look. We need to buy something back tomorrow. Ergou, go and skin these squirrels. Then do some simple processing and make some leather hats for these little comrades. It’s impossible to live in the mountains without a fur hat in the winter.”

"Okay, captain, let me go see what we are short of." After Zhang Shan finished speaking, he walked to the kitchen. It seemed that he mainly went down the mountain to buy food and seasonings.

"You three, come with me and see how to peel and process the skin. You will have to do it yourself from now on." Ergou carried a few squirrels and walked to the creek, not forgetting to call a few people to come over and learn.

Several people came to the creek. Ergou held a knife in one hand and placed the squirrel belly-up on a stone slab with the other hand. Then he used the knife to cut a slit from the squirrel's belly. He continued to explain: "Most of the animals you will encounter in the future that need to be skinned will be like this." , cut it from the abdomen, and then use a knife to cut open the meat connecting the fur and muscles little by little. Be careful not to cut the skin, if you want to sell it. The price of the cut skin will be much lower, but this squirrel It’ll be fine. Anyway, it was shot with a crossbow, and the leather is already torn..."

Listening to Ergouzi's explanation, several people have generally learned how to operate.

"Let's see if you can. Someone try it. It won't be a problem if it's broken."

"I'll do it." Ye Hao was the first to stand up.

"Okay, you peel it off, and I'll guide you from the side."

Ye Hao started to operate according to the method taught by Ergouzi. He was a little unfamiliar at first and didn't know how deep to cut, but he got the feeling after a few cuts. After a while, a naked squirrel appeared in front of everyone. In front of you.

"Very good, that's it. Just practice more in the future. There's nothing wrong with it." Ergou said after seeing Ye Hao finish peeling.

"Let me do the next one." Sun Chaoshu was still very interested in these.

"Chaoshu, don't you think it's cruel to hunt little squirrels? Why are you skinning them now? Isn't this even crueler?" Ye Hao joked as he looked at Sun Chaoshu who was eager to try.

"This is different. This squirrel has been hunted by you. I am giving them salvation and letting them enter reincarnation."

"Haha, you damn duck has a tough mouth. I think you only have one mouth left."

"Okay, okay, give me the knife and watch me operate it." Sun Chaoshu ignored Ye Hao, took the knife from Ye Hao's hand and started peeling it off.

As a result, the first cut was too deep, and then...

In this way, the squirrel was treated so badly by Sun Chaoshu that Ye Hao felt a little sorry for the little squirrel.

Sun Chaoshu is also planning to take one for practice.

"Okay, okay, let Bingsheng do the rest. Stop poking at these squirrels. We have to eat tonight." Ye Hao couldn't stand it anymore and hurriedly interrupted Sun Chaoshu to reach for the next squirrel. ’s claws.

"Let me try again. This isn't my first time. I have no experience. I'll get better with more practice."

"That's enough for you. These are our supper, so don't be so fussy. If you keep fussing like this, you won't have any meat to eat today."

"Okay, Bingsheng, you come and give it a try. I'll practice by myself later." Sun Chaoshu put down the knife and stood up and whispered.

"Haha, Chaoshu, you fight and practice by yourself. Depending on your performance today, I guess you won't be able to learn to peel." Ye Hao, who had good hearing and heard Sun Chaoshu's self-talk, immediately joked.

"Who said that? I'm just out of shape today. Wait a few days and see if I can hit it."

"Okay, stop quibbling, and remember to wash my clothes for a month. Haha."

Lu Bingsheng wanted to laugh when he saw the two joking like this, but he still held it back. After all, his relationship with Sun Chaoshu was not as good as that between Ye Hao and Sun Chaoshu.

Lu Bingsheng's operation is very steady. He is worthy of being a craftsman, with steady and accurate hands. Peel off the skin in just a few clicks.

"Yes, Ye Hao and Lu Bingsheng did a good job. Sun Chaoshu, you should practice more in the future."

"understood."

"Okay, clean it up and I'll teach you how to deal with the leather."

"Let's first scrape off all the flesh from the peeled skins, and use a knife to scrape it bit by bit. Be careful not to scratch the skin. You can scrape off the remaining skins, scrape them clean and wash them. After it’s clean, we’ll go back and find some plant ash.”

Ye Hao and others followed Ergou's method and scraped the remaining pieces of skin clean.

Several people walked towards the camp carrying the prepared leathers.

When they came to the kitchen, Ergou got some plant ash from under the stove, and took out a wooden basin from the warehouse.

"We put one part plant ash and three parts water, stir evenly, then put the scraped skin in, then find a stone to press the skin, so that the skin is completely soaked in the water. That's it." [-] Gouzi taught and demonstrated to everyone.

"Just put it in a shady place for a day and a night. Then we take it out, dry the leather in the shade, then wash the plant ash with clean water, and then soak it in salt water overnight, and that's basically it. It's actually very simple." Put them here first, and we will continue the subsequent operations tomorrow.

A few people have a preliminary understanding of leather processing, and there are many places where it may be used in the future.

"Brother Dog, can all leather be processed in this way, or can only squirrel skin be processed in this way?" Sun Chaoshu asked.

"All leather can be processed in this way. This is the simplest and most economical method for us in the mountains. I heard from people in the supply and marketing cooperative that there are also methods of processing with alum, but that thing costs money, and we sell this leather. It’s not much money, so why spend that wasted money?”

"I learned it. From now on, we will prepare the prey like this when we catch it. Brother Hao, we didn't know how to skin the rabbit you caught in the capital, so we threw the skin away in the end. If we knew how to process the skin at that time, we would have prepared it. , let’s make a rabbit skin hat for Yue Yue, it’s also very cold in the capital in winter.”

"Brother Hao, we are going to the countryside tomorrow. I want to write a letter to my family. I have been out for so long, but I haven't written a letter to them to let them know that I am safe."

"Okay, I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me. There are no pens and paper on this mountain. Let's go to the supply and marketing cooperative tomorrow to buy some pen and paper and write a letter to my family." During the past few days in the countryside, things have been going on every day, and Ye Hao also forgot to give me a letter. Aunt Wang wrote a letter to report that she was safe.

"Bingsheng, do you have any relatives in the capital? Do you want to send a letter to say that you are safe?" Sun Chaoshu asked Lu Bingsheng.

"I won't write anymore. I don't have any relatives there." Lu Bingsheng said in a depressed mood.

"Okay, Bingsheng, we will be a family from now on. I will write to my mother tomorrow and tell her that I have found a brother here. When we return to the capital, you can go to my house with me."

"Okay, thank you, Brother Chao."

"Have you finished cleaning up? Give me the squirrel meat. If you don't give it to me, how can I cook it?" Zhang Shan walked out of the house and said.