Just talking nonsense, how could Chen Xiuqing be Lu Lu's opponent, and he was quickly defeated.
Being silent has always been his simplest and most effective way of coping.
Seeing Chen Xiuqing like this, Lu Lu had nothing to say.
Meng Zhaohua had already finished his meal and left. He had to return the loaned car to the forest farm quickly. In his own words, the relationship was not good enough to drive home. This was why Lu Lu gave him fuel and wages.
The reason why he paid twenty-five yuan, Meng Zhaohua himself also needs to take care of it.
Lu Lu began to think about ways to buy a car as soon as possible, so that it would be more convenient to use.
Four manchurian ash sticks were placed on the fire with the bark attached to them to bake. The bark was burned off, and the wood inside was burned black and red. The skin was completely peeled off. Lu Lu found sandpaper, polished it a little, and then
I compared my height and cut off two sections that were about half a person's height.
Looking at the two ash sticks in his hands, they were straight, smooth, and quite beautiful. Lu Lu believed that when they were made, they would be very useful skiing aids. After they were completed, together with the two pieces that Chen Xiuqing had cut off,
The roots are then sent to the fire pipe of the kang stove and pressed with heavy objects for drying.
He asked Chen Xiuqing to bring the firewood and put the fire on the kang stove. He went to the coal pile, got some water, mixed the fine coal with moisture, lifted it to the kang stove in a bucket, and pasted it on the burning firewood of the kang stove.
, poke three holes in it with tongs, and close the lid.
Wang Dalong is indeed a well-known master in making woodblocks. Even the kang stove made of rotary heads and refractory bricks is very good. As soon as the lid is closed, you can hear the whirring sound of the wind.
If these fine coals are mixed with some yellow mud and have the properties of honeycomb briquettes, they will be more durable and resistant to burning, but Lu Lu doesn't have the time to do it now.
The temperature at night has become very low. This is Lu Lu's first time to light the kang stove. I will try it at night. How is the temperature on the kang? I believe it will be a very warm night.
Chen Xiuqing was helping Lu Lu use a hunting knife to hold the dried wild boar skin against the wooden horse and cut off six pieces. Then the wild boar skin would have to be sewn to the oak board with tendons.
This is very particular. The hair towards the tip is smooth, which makes it very smooth when skiing. On the contrary, when climbing, the wild boar hair is like fine stubble, which has strong friction on the snow surface.
, can walk uphill without sliding down.
Lu Lu just prepared the materials and waited for the curvature of the wooden planks to be completely finalized in two days before sending them to Zhao Yongke.
Chen Xiuqing didn't leave until she had dinner. This kid still likes Lu Lu's food. As long as there is a chance, he will eat it.
The day passed quietly.
At night, the heated kang made the couple sleep very comfortably. The temperature on the kang was very suitable and long-lasting. But when I got up in the morning, my whole body felt like it was being dried, which was unavoidable.
Pour tons and tons of water.
Just like sleeping on an electric blanket for a long time in the South, it is comfortable, but it also makes the water in the body evaporate much faster.
However, after a while, when it gets colder, this temperature will be suitable.
When he first came to Beidahuang Bird's Nest Island Farm as an educated youth, Lu Lu worked with others to cut trees in the mountains in winter and lived in a shack. At that time, he had to burn the earthen kang to a boil every day to sleep peacefully. There were even other educated youths whose quilts were
It was roasted until it smelled like burnt food.
Only when you can't bear the cold will you know how comfortable it is with a temperature that can dry you out.
Waiting for those jackal skins to be tanned, sewn into large pieces and spread on the kang for heat preservation, this situation will be greatly alleviated.
With more than twenty pieces of jackal skin, even if Lu Lu, Zhao Yongke and Chen Xiuqing divided it equally, they could still sew a large piece.
For sleeping, Lu Lu felt like a den.
In the next three days, Lu Lu still rode Zhui Feng and led Yuan Bao deeper into the mountains to continue hunting small animals, explore the environment on the mountains, and take notes. After three days, he traveled to many places.
, and made a lot of records.
Until the fourth day, Lu Lu didn't go up the mountain anymore. The weather became hazy, and the north wind blew like a knife, making people feel a little raw on their faces. Lu Lu knew that there would be a heavy snowfall next.
The real cold winter has arrived.
The first thing I do when I get up in the morning is to clean out the ashes in the kang stove, and add coal to the kang stove that has been burning overnight to ensure the temperature inside the wood carvings.
It's going to snow, so we have to make the wooden horse quickly!
Lu Lu then took out the oak wood board that had been fixed on the stake for several days and had already been shaped. He sawed off the excess part of the tip and trimmed it into a rounded tip. He also processed the tail and used the charcoal fire of the kang stove to burn the iron nails red.
, iron out small holes for sewing the pigskin one centimeter from the edge of the board.
It took Lu Lu nearly a whole morning just to make these small holes in the six wooden boards, but he was finally finished.
Chen Xiuqing avoided this trouble again. After throwing the things at Lu Lu's place, she never took care of them again.
Seeing that it was still a while before noon, he went to Zhao Yongke's house holding the board and pig skin.
As soon as he arrived next to their home, Caodianzi, Lu Lu heard the barking of dogs coming from Caodianzi.
As soon as he stepped into the meadow, he was greeted by Zhao Yongke, who was wearing a thick suit. He also saw two Oroqen hunting dogs, one black and one white, tied next to the kennel.
"Brother Zhao, when did you buy the dog?"
When Lu Lu followed Zhao Yongke into the yard, he looked at the two Oroqen hunting dogs. From his point of view, they were also two very good Oroqen hunting dogs. However, compared to Heizui, they were a little worse. These two already had
A grown dog.
"It's winter, and we have to go into the mountains. We can't do it without dogs. My mother made a special trip to Jiayin to look for dogs. I found out that there was a hunter who wanted to sell dogs to the gang. After going to see them, I spent fifty yuan.
I bought two of them and they are quite good. They are both incense when lowered. Fortunately, they are very powerful and can be used."
Drawing on the experience of the Black Mouth Rebellion, they purchased the adult dog directly this time.
Seeing them like this, Lu Lu also knew that these two men also wanted to have a big fight this winter.
Winter is good for hunting, and it’s best to grasp the tracks on the snow. No one wants to miss this good opportunity.
"I'm here to ask you to help me sew a wooden horse!"
Lu Lu followed Zhao Yongke into the house, put down the wooden boards and pig skins he carried, and directly explained his purpose: "I don't have any tendons, and my own sewing skills are not good. I also need your help with the wooden horse shoe covers!"
"
"It's a small thing! I can come and get it later!" Zhao Yongke looked through the things Lu Lu brought and said with a smile.
Zhao Tuanqing sat on the big kang, smoking a cigarette: "Show me this!"
Lu Lu hurriedly handed the pigskin and oak wood board to Zhao Tuanqing. He looked through them one by one and nodded with satisfaction: "It seems that you have already mastered this wooden horse. You are very good at it."
"Famous teachers produce great disciples!"
Of course Lu Lu was happy to be able to get past Zhao Tuanqing's eyes.
"Sit on the kang..."
Zhao Yongke invited Lu Lu to get on the Kang, while Unakan put down her sewing work and went to make tea for Lu Lu.
"Sister-in-law Unakan, stop working so hard. I have to go to Huilongtun to deal with the two ski poles...I have to practice skiing when it snows! Let's go!" Lu Lu still has a bunch of them.
I'm busy with things and don't want to delay.
After he finished speaking, he left, but was stopped by Zhao Yongke.
"The jackal skins have been tanned and sewn, and the wolverine skin is also ready! Since you are here, you can just take it back and save me from sending it away. Also, I asked Unakan to make a pair for you.
You can also try Jintan shoes!"
Zhao Yongke said, entered the back room, and quickly took out a roll of fur and a pair of Jingtan shoes.
Jintan shoes are made of roe deer leather. They may not look very beautiful and are very fat, but they are definitely a useful tool for walking in the snow in winter.
Roe deer leather can prevent snow and water from soaking through, and it is stuffed with urala grass inside. No matter how big the foot is, it can absorb the sweat cleanly. The key is to keep it warm. Don't think this thing is old-fashioned, but compared with yellow rubber shoes and cowhide shoes, they are much better.
many.
This is good stuff.
After I tried the shoes, they were very loose, but after stuffing urala grass inside, they fit perfectly.
"Thank you sister-in-law Unakan!" Lu Lu was very grateful to them for being able to help and think so carefully.
This woman who was not good at words just smiled and nodded at Lu Lu.
Lu Lu felt that when he returned, he was going to ask Chen Xiuyu to make them some pairs of sandals. They were comfortable to wear at home, and they had to be reciprocated with courtesy.
Lu Lu returned home with his things in his arms. Chen Xiuyu was in the yard, stirring several large vats in the yard. They were full of fermented soybean paste and yellow rice for making sticky bean buns, especially yellow rice.
If the fermentation takes a long time, the sour smell can be smelled from a distance when it is stirred. When making it, you have to wash it many times.
But the sticky bean buns made are really soft, glutinous and sweet, which makes me very hungry. This is a good thing to take when hunting in the mountains.
Seeing that Lu Lu had gone out and brought back so many things, Chen Xiuyu hurriedly stepped forward to open the door.
Lu Lu took the things directly into the bedroom, opened the bedding, and laid out the big pieces of jackal skin on the kang mat, and then put the padding, sheets and quilts on it. Lu Lu went up and had only one feeling in his heart.
: Comfortable!
The hotness on the kang will become very mild because of this bed of jackal skin.
Then, Lu Lu handed the piece of wolverine skin to Chen Xiuyu: "This skin will be yours from now on. It will be used to sit on the kang and insulate from heat. The buttocks will not be so hot and will be much more comfortable." He said,
He took the opportunity to pinch Chen Xiuyu's butt.
Chen Xiuyu smiled and stretched out her hand to twist Lu Lu's waist.
Lu Lu quickly jumped aside. He had been on guard for a long time, how could he be easily attacked?
Without twisting Lu Lu, Chen Xiuyu glared at Lu Lu, took the wolverine skin smoothly, reached out and stroked the rough hair on it, still looking very happy.
Unlike Lu Lu who often went to the mountains, Chen Xiuyu had to stay at home most of the time this winter, sitting on the kang for a long time, and she was pregnant with a child. She obviously needed this wolverine skin more.
"Look, these are the leather shoes that Brother Zhao's family prepared for me. They are good for hunting in the mountains. My wife, I will make a pair of gold shoes for each of them sometime!" Lu Lu said about his own.
idea.
"good!"
Chen Xiuyu agreed without thinking, put the wolverine skin in her hand on the kang, and took the jingle shoes and looked at them.
Chen Xiuyu is no stranger to these shoes. In winter, people who go into the mountains will prepare a pair for themselves.
"In the afternoon, I will go to Caodianzi to cut some urala grass and come back to make velvet for you!" Chen Xiuyu said very sensibly.
The dry urala grass must be cut back, beaten into velvet, and stuffed in Jintan's shoes to be useful.
"Get ready to cook. After dinner, I have to go to Huilongtun to find Uncle Jin to pick up those collars and get some snow poles by the way."
"Yeah!"
The couple went into the kitchen together and started working there.