The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 126
Although it was the twelfth lunar month of winter, Chu Ying still got up early to exercise every day, drank the soup for a long time intermittently, coupled with regular exercise, Chu Ying felt that her body's resistance had been strengthened a lot. Chu Ying looked at the bear that Ye Qiu brought back. Skin.

The rabbit fur at home can be dried first, soaked in water with plant ash, and then "burned" until cooked, and then dried in the shade, the skin will be softer, and the fur on the skin will be stronger, while the fur of the bear that was hunted before was too big. Second, it is more precious, unlike rabbit fur that can be obtained through breeding, so Ye Qiu was asked to find a master who can nitrate fur to nitrate it.

"It's so soft. You won't be afraid of the cold anymore when you go out this winter. You can make a whole body and add a jacket to measure it. You have grown taller these days." Ye Qiu held Chu Ying up with a wooden ruler. The size measurement is more accurate.

"Let's make two gowns, one for each of you and me, and you often walk outside, it won't be good when it's cold." Chu Ying continued to practice calligraphy, and soaked the paper full of words in water to vomit the ink for a while. Soak it off and then reuse it to make paper, which is recycled paper.

"You are weak, I don't have cotton clothes. There are more than 30 pieces of rabbit skins, which can be used to make one or two clothes. The gloves you asked me to make are already ready. Do you see them next to your pillow? Why don't you wear them?" Ye Qiu took the gloves specially made according to Chu Ying's request, and put them on for Chu Ying.

This glove has short fingers and a flip cover. When you are working, you can turn the top half over and buckle it on the wooden buttons that Chu Ying polished. When you turn it back when you go out, your fingers will not be frozen.

"Writing is not very convenient. You should make one yourself. By the way, make one for Lu Ming and Brother Wang, and Bai Yuhe and Aunt Wang. I will bring a pair to grandma during the Chinese New Year." Chu Ying Help Ye Qiu to press the bear skin so that Ye Qiu can cut it easily.

"Okay, okay, one piece of rabbit skin can make one glove, it should be enough. There should be more rabbits next year, and this rabbit nest is only used for a quarter now. If it wasn't for the drought this year, the rabbits' birth There are more." Next year Chu Ying will prepare to go hunting in the mountains, so that she can eat less rabbit meat at home and save more rabbits to produce rabbit skins.

Chu Ying looked at the thick snow that had accumulated outside the door. This year’s winter came earlier than last year. The chicken coop had already been kept warm during the first month of winter. It would be better, Chu Ying still added straw to each grid of the rabbit nest, leaving only one side for ventilation.

After a few days, when the snow had stopped for a while, Chu Ying picked up a wooden shovel and wore a bear fur coat made by Ye Qiu to look at the previously reclaimed land. It's a quarter deep, and the pool will fill up after the rainy season.

Chu Ying thought about using a wooden shovel to pat the snow firmly on the ground, so that a lot of snow water would be retained in the soil after thawing, and at the same time, the insects in the field would also freeze to death, which would facilitate the growth of spring crops, but Chu Ying only patted it for a short time. He already felt that his back was sweating a little, so he quickly wrapped up the rabbit fur scarf Ye Qiu made, so he couldn't catch a cold.

It would take at least half a month to finish shooting such a large piece of land. Even if she and Ye Qiu went together, it would be difficult. Chu Ying had to borrow a rice mill and an old scalper, or else the plan would be just I can shelve it.

After Chu Ying and Wang Naiyuan talked about the idea, Wang Naiyuan borrowed the old scalper and the grinding wheel, unloaded the cart, pushed the grinding wheel down, and then installed the grinding wheel on the parts of the old scalper.

"As long as the cow is fed enough, it will be enough to pay half a silver every day. No one has work in this winter, so it is cheaper. When the farming is busy, you have to charge one coin a day." Even if it is one coin One day, Chu Ying also thought it was worth it. The strength of this cow was comparable to that of three grown men, and it was impossible to snatch it during the busy farming season.

"Thank you very much, but I don't know how to drive, so I need your help to teach me." Chu Ying fed the cow some grass, and then imitated Wang Naiyuan's appearance, watching Wang Naiyuan lead the cow is very labor-saving In his hands, the ox became a stubborn ox, and he couldn't pull it no matter how he pulled it, and fell down on the snow several times.

"It's okay, let me do it, I don't have to learn this, you are young, you can handle it when you get older." Chu Ying patted the snow all over her body, put her hands on her hips, and looked at the steady step Wang Naiyuan and the old scalper who walked far away.

Sighing a few times, he chased after him and continued to learn. He waited for the grass to be fed a few more times at night, and let him stay warm in the stable with Changsheng. This guy was a little gentler to himself the next day. This farm work really needs it With experience, although Chu Ying can lead the cow for a long distance, but looking back, it looks crooked. It seems that she still needs to have more opportunities to practice and accumulate experience in the future.

With the help of the old scalper, the snow on the 5 mu of land was compacted in two days, and Chu Ying gave the money and gloves to Wang Naiyuan.

Wang Naiyuan looked at something made of three fluffy rabbit furs and two pieces of rabbit furs in his hand, and didn't know what they were for.

"This is a glove. Put your hand in and your thumb into this hole. It will be warmer like this. Turn it over like this when you want to work." Chu Ying asked Ye Qiu to replace the button with her handicap. Ye Qiu is used to the handicap, but secondly, the wooden buttons are quite laborious to make, and Ye Qiu said that they are not practical.

"This is quite practical, what about these two?"

Chu Yingzhan smiled and said: "Sister-in-law will give birth in a few months, this is for the children, and it will be good to make some small objects before the weather warms up. I don't know how big to make, so I chose The two softest ones should be more comfortable for children to use."

Wang Naiyuan looked at Chu Ying whose face was a little red from the cold, warmed her cheeks with his hands, saw her looking up at him in a daze, then slowly withdrew her hand, "Thanks, I will talk to Yu What He said, then I will go first, and I have to change the ox and the grinding wheel."

In the next few days, when the snow was getting smaller, Chu Ying took Ye Qiu's gloves and sent them to Lu Ming. However, seeing the thick gloves on his hands, Chu Ying felt that she wanted to make gloves and sell them. Maybe it's a little unrealistic, but the shape of the gloves on Lu Ming's hands is similar to modern gloves, with silk floss inside.

"What are these? Gloves? You made them?" Lu Ming wore them on his hands, the size was very suitable, and the upper part could be flipped open to put them on, which was very convenient.

"Ye Qiu made it, as long as you use it if you want." It's rare that Lu Ming wears it in just the right size, and Ye Qiu is really careful.

Lu Ming patted the snow on Chu Ying's head, and asked her to take off her coat and go inside to warm herself. "These days are cold, the business is getting better and better, and this time my father came back and said that other places such as paper are also selling well. The amount you make is enough now, and you will start work when the spring comes. Please hire some people. , You don’t have to do it yourself, it’s quite tiring.”

"There's not much to do, Ye Qiu and I are enough." Chu Ying hugged Lu Ming's Mrs. Tang to warm her hands.

Lu Ming added more charcoal, "Money is not enough. You can't just think about earning all the money yourself. Some money should be left to others to earn. You are so smart, you should be able to understand this."

Chu Ying naturally understands that a win-win situation is the best. Since Lu Ming has said so, she should be busy in the beginning of spring. When the time comes, ask Wang Naiyuan for help. With a child, Wang Naiyuan's life pressure should be a bit heavy. The main thing is that Wang Naiyuan will work hard.

(End of this chapter)