This time Gong Jian came to the town once and sold the prey he hunted to a grocery store. After that, he went to buy some necessities. With the remaining money, he simply went to the market and bought a dozen chicks.
In this way, all the copper coins he had on his body were used up.
Gong Jian rushed back home before lunch. As soon as he entered the door, before he could drink it, his little sister brought him a cold drink, so he was pulled by Gong Yu and walked towards the backyard.
As soon as he arrived in the backyard, Gong Yu immediately said excitedly: "Brother, Big Gray gave birth to a little rabbit!"
What? This time it was Gong Jian's turn to be stupid.
It was rare for Gong Yu to see his eldest brother showing such an expression. He smiled honestly and pulled Gong Jian to the rabbit cage. At this time, the corner where the gray rabbit huddled up in the morning was already covered by Gong Yu.
Thick hay. In the middle of the haystack, the gray rabbit was lying there. It seemed much calmer than in the morning.
Gong Jian looked around curiously: "I didn't see the little rabbit."
Gong Yu hurriedly said: "Under its belly, each one is very small, hairless, and its eyes are not open. Because I was worried about Big Gray, I did nothing today and just kept watching it.
No, I can’t find it either.”
At this time, Gong Yu still had the anxious expression in the morning, and put on a happy smile, "When I told my parents and little sister just now, they had the same expression as you just now. It's so funny, Da Hui is really awesome
I strive for success."
Only then did Gong Jian know what his second brother was thinking. Looking at the naughty second brother in front of him, Gong Jian felt that he was more at ease.
At this moment, Gong Jian also understood why the gray rabbit could be so quiet and curled up in the arms of his second brother after being rescued from the trap that day. And after returning home, it looked like this
Abnormal. It turned out to be a mother rabbit, and she was about to give birth.
He patted Gong Yu on the shoulder: "Second brother, you have to take good care of these rabbits in the future. It's better not to let outsiders come to see them now. They might scare it and the little rabbits."
Gong Yu nodded hurriedly: "I understand, brother, I will take good care of them."
In this way, as the little rabbits grew up day by day. They grew a shallow layer of down, and they opened their eyes and saw the outside world. Gong Jian's family also began to experience earth-shaking changes.
First, with Gong Jian hunting in the mountains, their family could eat some meat every few days to improve their food. The shriveled cheeks of the younger siblings finally slowly became plump again.
Gong Jian's father's condition has also stabilized. The doctor in the town visited him, checked his pulse again, and made some modifications to his prescription. Now, he is no longer the father who can only sleep most of the time.
Although he can't move yet, he can usually sit on the bed, help twist some hemp rope, or weave some small items such as carrying baskets.
Mother's cheeks gradually became rosy, her skin was no longer dull and gray, and her expression was much more relaxed than before. She looked several years younger than when Gong Jian woke up.
It is now the end of autumn, and Gong Jian plans to save some leather. In winter, he can make some clothes for everyone to keep warm. Although he dare not wear them outside, he will make some fur vests to protect his chest and back. I think my family will be able to wear them in winter.
It's a bit easier.
It happened to be a day when he had nothing to do, so Gong Jian dug out some rabbit skins he had saved.
After he had this idea, Gong Jian made several wooden frames to prepare for grinding. In the first step, he unfolded the fur and placed it on the wooden frame.
That is, he found some small holes on the edge of the fur, and then used hemp rope to tie these small holes to the edge of the nearby wooden frame. This made it easier for him to clean and dry the fur.
Gong Jian first chose a knife that was not too sharp. He used it to scrape the fur and remove the fat and meat on the fur.
The knife chosen for this step should not be too sharp, mainly because it is afraid of cutting the fur. Gong Jian knew that he must pay attention to carefully remove every trace of flesh on the fur.
The fur treated in this way will become soft and strong, resistant to tearing, abrasion, and deformation. It will also be very comfortable to wear and has good thermal insulation.
In the next few days, Gong Jian put the unfolded fur in the sun to let all the water evaporate to prevent the fur from getting wet and rotting. At this time, he would rub some salt or plant ash on the fur
, helping their water evaporate.
Of course, when doing this step, you must choose good weather and do not let the leather come into contact with moisture. Once the moisture on the fur has evaporated, it can be stored conveniently.
In the last step, Gong Jian sinks the cleaned fur into the water with stones and soaks it in the water for about two to three days.
Then Gong Jian simmered the mixture of animal brains and fat on the fire until it became very viscous. After doing this, he coated both sides of the fur with this liquid.
Then Gong Jian used smoke and put the fur on the fire to smoke it dry. This will cause the liquid mixture applied on the fur to react, and the fur will become soft and supple.
With these rabbit skins saved by Gong Jian, after being processed by his mother and younger sister, before the cold winter came, everyone in the Gong family wore a warm fur vest. In this way, even in winter,
It was snowing heavily, and everyone in the family did not feel as cold as before. This winter was the warmest winter they had ever experienced.
Soon another winter has arrived, and the snow this year has been particularly heavy. The mountains are covered with heavy snow, everything is quiet, and the entire mountain village seems to have stagnated and stagnated.
Since animals have gone into hiding in winter, Gong Jian's hunting career has temporarily come to a halt. But he couldn't stay idle. On this day, after breakfast, he discussed with everyone. It was said to be a discussion, but in fact he
At this time, he has become the backbone and pillar of the family, and almost no one will object to what he says.
"Dad, Mom, I plan to go to the town tomorrow. I have something to do and I need to go to the town to find someone to help."
After hearing what he said, Gong Yu and Gong Yue said at the same time: "Brother, I will go with you."
Gong Jian looked at his brother and sister, "Normally I would have no problem taking you there, but you have also seen that it is snowing a lot this time, and I don't know if it will stop tomorrow. The snow on the road is almost up to the knees.
Now, you two should just stay at home."
Looking at the disappointed faces of both of them, Gong Jian couldn't bear it. His younger brothers and sisters are still children, and of course they want to go out and play occasionally. (To be continued)