Back in the 1980s, hiking in the mountains was also a way of life

Chapter 400: Wild Boar Skin and Cloth Coat

Mu Xueqing was suddenly attacked and her face was covered with drool, and her pretty little face was instantly flushed.

These days, due to Wu Dong and others, Mu Xueqing and Wang An have been living apart.

So the little intimacy between the two of them every night was interrupted.

Of course, Mu Xueqing was pregnant after all, so there was a little intimacy between the two of them, just the kind that involved using mouths, hands, and feet, and it was definitely not real intimacy.

After not eating for several days, Wang An suddenly attacked again, which made it inevitable that the two of them could not help themselves.

When you can't help yourself, the amplitude is inevitably a little too large, mainly because Wang An's hand reached into places that shouldn't be reached in the daytime.

This made Mu Xueqing even more shy. She wanted to push Wang An away, but she was still holding a bunch of things in her hands.

As a result, Wang An became a little reckless.

It was a long time before Mu Xueqing escaped from Wang An's clutches and said coquettishly:
"You want to die in broad daylight?"

Wang An laughed and said in a mean way, "Wife, you are really my lucky star! Haha."

As Wang An spoke, he took the cloth jacket from Mu Xueqing's hand.

Seeing Wang An's actions, Mu Xueqing asked in surprise:

"What? You want to make shoes for me?"

Wang An was stunned when he heard this, and subconsciously glanced at the cloth jacket in his hand. It turned out that the only use of the cloth jacket was to make shoes.

But Wang An immediately smiled and said:

"Whatever shoes you make, you can go to the supply and marketing cooperative and buy a few pairs someday. It saves you the trouble of sewing soles every day."

After hearing Wang An's words, Mu Xueqing immediately said:

"You have to spend money to buy shoes, so I just make them when I have nothing to do. Now that we have a sewing machine at home, it's quick to make shoes."

Although there is nothing wrong with what Mu Xueqing said, it is also a typical characteristic of women of this generation who live frugally.

But Wang An still felt a little moved. He suddenly felt that "with a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?"

However, Wang An still insisted:
"From now on, we will not make any cloth shoes except for the shoes I wear when I go hiking. We are not short of money. If I sew the soles of shoes every day, my eyes will be damaged."

Mu Xueqing wanted to speak, but Wang An immediately said in a coaxing tone:
"Be good, my wife, and be a good boy."

Mu Xueqing rolled her eyes at Wang An and said unhappily, "Do you treat me like a child?"

"Hahahaha." Wang An laughed frivolously.

After Wang An finished laughing, he didn't continue to worry about buying shoes. After all, it was like this with many things. Once you buy them, you will accept them whether you are willing or not.

Then Wang An expressed his idea of ​​making clothes for dogs.

After hearing this, Mu Xueqing said curiously:

"You just want to dress our dog in armor like the ancient generals?"

Wang An thought about it and felt that this was the case, so he nodded and said:
"This thing on a dog shouldn't be called armor, it should be called armor."

Mu Xueqing nodded and asked subconsciously:

"This cloth jacket is so hard, will the dog feel comfortable wearing it?"

After hearing this, Wang An also realized this problem.

And Wang An suddenly discovered that armor looks simple, but it is quite difficult to actually make it.

Because the hunting dog needs to maintain its flexibility at all times when going into the mountains, this armor should not affect its jumping up and down and turning left and right.

This places high demands on the material of the armor. It cannot be too heavy, too hard, and most importantly, strong. In fact, Wang An originally wanted to use leather, but in terms of strength, only well-tanned cowhide could do the job.

However, if you want to collect cowhide, you may not be able to find a whole piece even if you go door to door in the entire Kaoshan Village.

Because cowhide, besides being able to be sold for money, is also very useful in rural areas.

Most of the cowhide is sold, and even if it is not sold, it will be made into boots.

You should know that boots made of cowhide are quite sturdy and durable.

It is definitely nonsense to say that a pair of shoes can be passed down for three generations, but if you wear them for three to five years, there will really be no problem at all.

Even the scraps left over from making boots would not be thrown away. They could be used as patches or to make covers for carriages.

In rural areas, there is a kind of rope that must be used, called a 铩绳. This rope is used to tie crops to the cart when pulling crops.

Generally speaking, this rope is made of hemp. If it is made of cowhide, it will be extremely strong.

Although cowhide has many uses, these are not the most important ones.

The most important thing is that in this era, cows in rural areas will never die unless they die of old age, illness or serious injuries.

But the cows are not dead, so where will the cowhide come from?
To be honest, although the cloth jacket is just several layers of cloth glued together, it is very strong and not only does it not withstand abrasions.

Just think about it, this thing has always been used to make shoe soles, and you will know how evil it is.

But this thing is really hard and brittle. If you fold it, the stuck cloth will quickly fall apart and will no longer be strong.

So, the light that just appeared in front of my eyes turned dark in an instant.

Just when Wang An was at a loss, Mu Xueqing continued:
"Or cut the cloth into strips and sew them to the leather, just like making shoe soles."

As soon as Wang An thought about it, his eyes lit up again.

I have to say that Mu Xueqing's IQ is quite high.

So Wang An hugged Mu Xueqing again and started to bite her.

"Oh, stop it. You're making my face drool again." Mu Xueqing said softly while being bitten.

The main reason was that Mu Xueqing really didn't dare to speak too loudly because she could hear the noise of two little sisters fighting coming from the outer room.

When Wang An had had enough, he laughed, jumped off the kang, and ran towards the three dogs.

Although Wang An's tailoring skills were superb and he could accurately judge the size of a person, he had never made clothes for a dog, so Wang An had to measure the dog's size first.

After measuring the dog, Wang An ran to the lower room and took out a few wild boar skins.

In the absence of cowhide, wild boar skin and cloth jacket is the strongest thing Wang An can think of now.

Back in the house, Wang An quickly cut out three pieces of dog armor according to the size of the dog.

In fact, Wang An only measured Dahei's size, because when Wang An was measuring Dahei's size, he realized that armor must be able to be larger or smaller.

If it is made in a fixed size, then after sewing the cloth covering on the wild boar skin, the armor will most likely not fit.

After cutting the wild boar skin, Wang An pondered carefully for a while before cutting the cloth jacket with the scissors.

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(End of this chapter)