The happy little days of the Ye family

There are a lot of skins buried in the Tang family's backyard. Today is the day to dig out skins again. Tang Xiaojing from Tangshan went home early today.

Tangshan got a leather-made clay from his friend in the escort agency.

Later, Tang Xiaojing got a half-full prescription from Shopkeeper Wang.

These two methods are not very detailed, but after more than half a year of exploration and experimentation, the father and son are now making better and better leather.

Both methods can actually produce rabbit skin, but the rabbit skins produced have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The first thing to dig was the leather made in Tangshan. This batch of leather was made in Tangshan according to local methods.

The rabbit skin is first smoked and roasted until it softens, then the fur is rubbed with plant ash and finally buried in the ground for about a month.

Because the time spent smoking, rubbing and burying the skin will have an impact on the skin, Tangshan finally mastered a few tricks after many attempts.

A total of 10 rabbit skins were made in Tangshan this time, all from hare skins caught in the mountains.

The rabbit skins were buried in two pits, and the father and son each dug one pit. For fear of damaging the skin, the father and son did not dare to use too much force and could only dig slowly.

Ye Qingqing, who had a big belly, sat on the small bench, looking left and right, feeling very excited.

This batch of rabbit skins was quite successful. Except for two pieces that were a little hard, the other eight pieces were successfully processed.

The eight successfully tanned rabbit skins were much softer than the rabbit skins made before.

Although it is still not as good as the leather made by Li Orion, it is still soft and can barely be made into a rabbit fur coat.

The three of them touched the soft rabbit skin and grinned together.

Tangshan smiled heartily and said: "This rabbit skin is good. The two harder ones can be used to make leather boots, and the other eight can be used to make rabbit fur coats."

"I can make leather boots and rabbit fur coats. I used to help my dad make rabbit fur coats at home, so leave it to me." Ye Qingqing was very happy that the family could make more money.

As for whether it will affect Father Ye's business, it definitely won't.

The various fur coats that Ye's father accumulated in a year were only about thirty pieces.

Even if you include the Tang family's, there are only dozens of fur coats. When you get them to the dock or Xiaohe Town, there will be no splash at all.

Tang Xiaojing put all the leather aside, picked up the hoe and started digging out the leather he made.

The leather made by Tang Xiaojing is made according to the recipe given by shopkeeper Wang.

Apply the fat on the leather board, and then beat and knead the rabbit skin repeatedly until the rabbit skin becomes soft.

However, shopkeeper Wang's recipe was only half of it. Tang Xiaojing combined shopkeeper Wang's recipe with the earth recipe that Tangshan got.

After kneading it with fat first, knead it again with plant ash several times, and then bury it in the soil.

Tang Xiaojing tried different kinds of meat for rubbing the fur, such as pork suet, rabbit fat and chicken fat, but the effects were almost the same.

Pork suet was too expensive and the cost was relatively high. Tang Xiaojing quickly gave up. He usually used the fat from hares and pheasants.

Maybe shopkeeper Wang’s recipe is better, and the leather Tang Xiaojing usually makes is better than Tangshan’s.

Therefore, Tang Xiaojing was very confident. In addition to the 10 hare skins he usually accumulated, he also deliberately killed 10 rabbits he raised and made 20 skins at once.

Tang Xiaojing buried this batch of rabbit skins very deep. The father and son dug for a while before digging out all 20 rabbit skins.

Of these 20 rabbit skins, except for one that was damaged by worms and one that was a little hard, the remaining 18 rabbit skins were all successfully peeled.

Each of the three people took a piece of leather and looked at it carefully. The fur was smooth and shiny, and very soft. It was better than the leather made in Tangshan.

Although it is not as good as the leather Li Orion makes now, it is similar to the leather Li Orion made for the Ye family in the first place.

Tang Shan and Tang Xiaojing smiled happily as they shook off the plant ash and soil on the rabbit skin, and then took it to the pool in the backyard to wash it.

Ye Qingqing's belly is getting bigger and bigger now, as if she has a big pillow stuffed in her belly. Her hands and feet are also swollen. Neither father nor son dare to let her do anything.

The father and son carried more than twenty rabbit skins and happily came to the well. Ye Qingqing brought a lot of soap locusts from the house.

However, before cleaning with soap locust, the father and son first scrubbed the leather several times with plant ash. When it was almost washed, they washed it twice with soap locust.

The two of them were so busy that they were sweating profusely, but they had hearty smiles on their faces.

A total of 26 rabbit skins were successfully tanned this time, just enough to make a rabbit skin coat for men.

Ye Qingqing beside him was already thinking about the style of the rabbit fur coat and what kind of fabric would be used to sew it inside.

After the skins were cleaned, the three of them had already discussed that the live rabbits provided to the Liang family restaurant in the future would be replaced by hares caught in traps on the mountain.

Most of the hares caught in traps have their skins damaged by the bamboo at the bottom of the traps, so they cannot be made into skins, which is perfect for the Liang Family Restaurant.

Tang Xiaojing's rabbit skin tanning is getting better and better. He has already said hello to Shopkeeper Liang, and Shopkeeper Liang also agrees.

Most of the hares in the trap are dead, and they are definitely not as fresh as live rabbits. Originally, shopkeeper Liang disagreed.

But Tang Xiaojing promised that he would send someone to deliver rabbits to him every day, and also let him choose the prey caught in the trap that day, so Shopkeeper Liang reluctantly agreed.

Ye Qingqing looked at the father and son who were drying rabbit skins, "From now on, we have to send a person to the Liang Family Restaurant in the county to deliver prey every day, and we also have to kill rabbits and make rabbits. Isn't there enough manpower for long-term workers at home?"

Tang Xiaojing had already thought about this. He asked around for a long time from his long-term workers at home and found a particularly suitable person.

"There is an elder brother who is a long-term worker. It is said that the bacon he makes is particularly delicious, and he is also interested in coming to work as a long-term worker. I plan to recruit him as a long-term worker at home."

"Tomorrow I will select one of the long-term workers to help. I will go to the Liang Family Restaurant every morning to deliver the prey. I will also recruit that person to be the long-term worker."

Seeing that Tang Xiaojing had arranged everything, Ye Qingqing didn't ask any questions and happily played with Da Huang and Xiao Huang.

Dahuang and Xiaohuang are very spiritual. Since Ye Qingqing became pregnant, the two big guys who were usually naughty and mischievous have become much more stable, and they rarely pounce on Ye Qingqing.

He follows Ye Qingqing very obediently every day.