Song Huan's plan today is to tantalize rabbit fur.

She has also accumulated nine furs during this period, so it would be more convenient to tan them all at once.

It takes almost a month to tan the fur. By the time it is done, it will be snowing and it will be cold.

Song Huan quietly left the main room and went to the kitchen. Porridge was cooking on the stove. There was also hot water in the other pot. Song Huan washed her face with the hot water and rinsed her mouth.

Then I added another piece of firewood to the porridge stove, and lit a high fire in the other stove to prepare tea water.

There seem to be many methods of tanning fur, but she has not touched on this field of knowledge, which is a blind spot in her knowledge.

Now the only thing that comes to my mind is the method Father Song taught me, which is water tanning with tea leaves.

When making tea, cook it for as long as possible to allow the elements (tannins) in the tea leaves to completely seep into the water.

When the temperature of the tea water drops to normal temperature, pour some tea water on the hairless inside of the fur, and then rub it with your hands continuously.

The rubbing should last for a long time because the skin needs to absorb the tea water.

As for the dug soil, she planned to pour it on the new land, so it couldn't be wasted.

The weather is getting colder, so she plans to dig a carbon kiln on a sunny slope next to the vegetable garden.

After I received it, I kept looking at Fu Yuanzhi, "Big brother, I will accompany you."

Fu Yuanzhi paused, "Then I'll take this injection first and finish this."

Time flew by in the blink of an eye. Yesterday I went into the mountains and the harvest was not big, but I got a basket of wild pears the size of eggs, which are called "bird pears" in local parlance.

After the fur is wrapped, place it in a cool place for half a month, and then take it out for patting and rubbing.

Turn the hairless side of the hide upward, and then use a blunt knife or scraper to scrape off the remaining fat and flesh on the hide.

next day

The sky was dark, with thick gray clouds gathering in the sky.

When the rawhide is soaked in water, stir and rub it continuously to remove stains on the inner and outer sides of the rawhide.

Song Huan read each word carefully, nodded, and praised, "My brother's handwriting is getting better and better!"

When the leather is completely tanned, wash it with clean water, then stretch it with a frame to dry.

It's a pity that the tea water has already been boiled. Fortunately, the weather is cold at night, so it's okay to leave it for another day.

In order for the fur to fully absorb the tea water, she could only keep rubbing and patting it, and she had to be careful not to let it flow out of the outside of the fur.

Song Huan spent two-quarters of an hour polishing the hoes and placed them cleanly under the eaves. He would go to the mountains tomorrow to see if there were any prey, and he could start digging the kiln the day after tomorrow.

Song Huan gave her a "well done" look.

She roughly recalled that according to the way her father used to go in, the maximum height needed to be dug was about 1.2 meters, and the space inside was roughly a cylinder.

When scraping out the residue, use a little force, otherwise it will be difficult to scrape off the residue. But at the same time, be careful to prevent cutting holes in the leather by using too much force.

In addition, the hairy side of the fur does not need to come into contact with the tea water.

As for why it’s called this name, maybe it’s because it’s for birds to eat?

Song Huan tasted one. There was a little sweetness in the mouth. After chewing a few mouthfuls, the sourness and astringency gradually increased. I can only say that the taste is very rich and it is quite good to refresh Adi.

Song Huan divided the general area today. The soil here is softer and there are fewer stones. It will be much more convenient and easier to dig the kiln.

It's a cloudy day today, it's been gloomy all day.

My brother chuckled, ran to Fu Yuanzhi and sat down, looking back at my sister.

When the tea water is absorbed by the skin, take a little more tea water and sprinkle it on the inside of the fur, then fold and wrap the inner surface.

The shovel worked well, and in one afternoon, she dug a small hole and carried the dug soil into the vegetable patch.

She used to air-dry raw rabbit skins and smoke them in the kitchen on rainy days. In this way, she only needed to soak them in water to soften them.

The day flew by just like that.

Adi shyly put the words back and put them away carefully. He will also take these over to show his parents tomorrow.

Now she lacks everything but time. When the time comes, she will think about it slowly and there will always be a time when she will succeed.

In this way, it will be much more comfortable for my brother and the others to have a carbon basin next to them when they study and practice calligraphy. Moreover, when it snows or frosts, the carbon basin can also be placed in the room at night to keep the room warmer.

After cleaning the hide, place the hide on an inclined wooden stake, at about a forty-five-degree angle.

Song Huan went to the water tank and polished the hoe with a whetstone. This would make digging soil much easier.

Song Huan nodded, "Hurry up then, your eyes are important."

Song Huan leaned out of the eaves and looked at the sky.

Although she has never dug it, she went with her parents to see the charcoal kilns they used to burn when she was a child, and she knows the general appearance. Although it may be difficult to reproduce exactly the same, the general outline should be possible.

Song Huan supported the wall with his left hand, took the water with his right hand, and drank it in one gulp, "What did my brother write today?"

Fu Yuanzhi, "..."

It’s just that we don’t have much confidence in the carbon produced after burning. We don’t know how long it will take to burn, and we don’t know to what extent the kiln can be sealed, and how long it will take to remove it.

Song Huan didn't clean up the nine skins in this afternoon. Maybe it wasn't soaked for enough time. The skins didn't fully swell, let alone the residue on the skins. Song Huan just gave up and kept them there.

Soaking in the bucket.

At this time, Adi was pouring a cup of hot water from the house, "Sister, drink water."

She vaguely remembered that if the kiln was dismantled too early, the carbon inside would melt away, and wouldn't it be in vain?

Opening the kiln doesn't have much to do with it. It took her seven or eight days to dismantle the main office, right? The main thing is the firing process.

After all nine furs were piled up in the shade, Song Huan felt like she couldn't straighten her waist.

Now that tea water is boiling on the stove, Song Huan goes outside the yard to soften the rawhide.

Song Huan could only turn it out and polish it again before using it.

Be careful not to let the tea water flow out of the fur during the folding process.

Then he patted the brother next to him and said, "Quick, go supervise your big brother."

Adi took out his handwriting directly from the room and said, "Sister, look at it."

Looking at Fu Yuanzhi, who was still struggling, he said, "It's too dark today, so don't do it now. Don't worry about reading and damaging your eyes while making clothes."

This workload is a bit heavy. It requires not only a hoe, but also a shovel. The shovel was used sparingly and it was rusty when Father Song left it in the shed in the backyard.

When Song Huan got up, she stirred the fur that had been soaked overnight. It took about a quarter of an hour. After washing it twice, she processed yesterday's tea water according to the procedure. Scraping the residue was not the most tiring part, but patting and rubbing it.

In this way, one day I went to see the traps. If there were any prey, I would bring the prey. If there was no prey, I would chop a load of firewood and come back. The other day I would dig the cave dwelling. The two things went back and forth. It took half a month and the cave dwelling was finally completed.

There is also a pile of stones next to the entrance of the cave, which will be needed to seal the kiln.

The newly dug soil only covered the ground with a shallow layer, and the rest was piled in the vegetable field.

The oldest tanning methods: vegetable tanning, oil tanning, and brain tanning.
Chapter completed!