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Chapter 372 Research and Implementation

The children's mouths were full of oil after eating, and their eyes were shining with shyness and satisfaction. Zhao Hongbing stood at the door with his hands behind his back and looked around. Seeing this scene, he breathed a sigh of relief and pursed his dry lips.

Head, slowly turned around and left.

In just two or three days, Zhao Hongbing issued a new instruction to the team. From now on, in the middle of every month, the team will use half a rabbit as a subsidy to the literacy class to improve the food for the children.

In addition, on the same day, each of the two teachers will be given a rabbit leg as a subsidy. This is the subsidy agreed upon early in the class development process.

If both sides are combined, it happens to be a rabbit.

Si Ningning knew the reproductive ability of rabbits. If the team started breeding in the future, one or two rabbits per month would not be a problem, so she had no objection. Zhao Hongbing gave it to her and she continued.

Jiang Yue, on the other hand, knows that meat is rare, and if a rabbit leg is more or less, chop it up and it will still be a solid bowl of meat!

Jiang Yue always felt embarrassed, but she followed Si Ningning, half-pushed and half-on-the-ground, and accepted.

It's just that she rarely eats the rabbit meat herself. Most of the time, she takes it out to exchange for things, such as exchanging eight or ten eggs with the aunt in the team, or exchanging some brown sugar with Si Ningning nearby.

Aunt Jiang Yue reacted violently and competed with Si Ningning. In order to avoid unnecessary drag, Jiang Yue has always paid attention to this aspect.

Time wandered to the end of August and then to the beginning of September. The literacy class had a two-day holiday. Si Ningning rarely had a rest, so she changed out of the jacket and trousers she usually wore in class. She rummaged around and found out what Huo Lang had sent her.

Put on that skirt.

Her skin was already fair, and since she was in the literacy class and seldom saw the sun, it naturally turned whiter. Wearing that aqua blue dress with a baby collar, not only made her slim and graceful, but also made her walk light and graceful.

She has fair skin and beautiful appearance, and her appearance becomes more and more attractive.

As soon as they walked out of the room, Jiang Yue and Xu Shuhua's eyes were fixed.

After taking over the work of the literacy class, Si Ningning dressed casually every day, wearing the most common attire of jacket and trousers.

On the one hand, there is no time to be disciplined, and on the other hand, in class, in front of the children, you must be somewhat decent.

Si Ningning prided herself on being too casual, and her dress was a bit sloppy. When she suddenly received such a "stunning" look, she felt a little uncomfortable.

In other words, suddenly you feel unconfident? Are you shy?

She bowed and scanned down. She held the black leather-covered book in one hand and held up the skirt from the side with the other hand. She swayed slightly from side to side and asked, "Well...does it still fit? Is it inappropriate?"

"Why isn't it suitable? It couldn't be more suitable!"

Jiang Yue stood up from the table and roared with a loud voice. After speaking, she raised her chin towards the door and said, "If you don't believe me, just look at it!"

Si Ningning turned to look at the door and saw Mo Bei and Song Shuhan standing at the door who had forgotten to come in.

One of the two people had scorching eyes, while the other had twinkling eyes. One of his faces was red for some unknown reason, and he turned his face away uncomfortably.

From their eyes, Si Ningning basically confirmed one thing.

Whether it fit that well, she didn't know.

But at least, it looks good...

Just look good.

Si Ningning's shy mood gradually became clearer, and Si Ningning curved her lips and smiled brightly, "It's a rare break. I'm going out for a walk. If I don't come back for lunch at noon, you don't have to wait for me!"

The young man trotted towards the door. His swaying and unfolding skirt was more beautiful than the roses swaying in the wind. As he passed by, he didn't know who's heart was amazed. He immersed himself in the deep lake and stirred up his emotions.

Thousand layers of ripples...

Mo Bei flexed his fingers, and for a moment he really wanted to grab the white and slender wrist, but in the end he could only let the man go away.

If you express your feelings from the beginning...

If you don't speak harshly at the beginning, choose to be gentle...

Yes or no,

Would there be a different result?

Mo Bei clenched his palms tightly.

On the other side, Si Ningning ran and wandered all the way to the bamboo forest of Chen's house. From a distance, through the gaps in the bamboo forest, he saw Huo Lang banging and busy doing something in the corner of the new house.

Si Ningning trotted closer, her braids falling from her shoulders as she bowed down. She tilted her head and looked at her, "What are you doing?"

She suddenly made a sound, and Huo Lang was so frightened that he almost hit his hand with the hammer.

Huo Lang slowed down his movements and turned around to look at Si Ningning. Seeing that Si Ningning was wearing the skirt he had bought for someone else, he couldn't help but glance up and down several times. Finally, he fixed his gaze on Si Ningning with his thin lips.

He was aroused and his voice softened:

"Very suitable."

It's really suitable.

She looked very much like the female college students he had seen in his grandma's old photos.

Speaking of female college students, Huo Lang couldn't help but think more about it. As he was thinking about it, he suddenly took two steps back and looked Si Ningning up and down.

Si Ningning is fair-skinned, beautiful, and looks pretty. She is the type who looks good in anything she wears, but there is always something that suits her best.

Huo Lang stared at her for a long time, and suddenly felt certain in his heart. He clapped his hands, walked a few steps, took a small horse and put it under the shade of a tree, and motioned for Si Ningning to sit down.

When Si Ningning sat down, he suddenly said something incoherent: "I'll buy you something else next time."

"ah?"

Si Ningning had a question mark on her face.

Huo Lang laughed and shook his head, "It's okay."

In a flash, he mentioned the question Si Ningning asked just now, "Nothing happened. It's just that the rose seed stakes that were planted before have sprouted new ones. I fixed them on the wall with nails. When I look back, they will know that they have climbed up the wall."

He pointed to Si Ningning the results of his work just now.

Si Ningning huddled on the pony, supported her knees with her elbows, and looked at Huo Lang with her chin in her hands, "Rose is not a creeper. If you want it to grow toward the wall, it must be fixed at all times, otherwise it will still hang down.

"

Huo Lang nodded, put down the hammer and sat beside Si Ningning, "Now the branches are still small, so let's do it like this for now. When they grow thicker and longer, I will pull two ropes and lead them up.

climb."

Si Ningning nodded.

This is pretty reliable.

"Speaking of one more thing. Didn't you mention duck feathers before? I mentioned it to my uncle before, but I didn't say much. I just asked him to leave some duck feathers for me. The softer the feathers, the better.

"

Huo Lang stood up, reached out to her, and led her to stand up and walk towards the old house, "I went there again yesterday, and he saved a small bag for me. I brought it all back. Do you have a look?"

"Really? Okay, where?"

Si Ningning nodded as he pecked at the rice, and followed behind him.

Back at the old house, Huo Lang took out a snakeskin bag from the back side of the door. The top of the snakeskin bag was empty, but the bottom was rounded, with many tiny duck feather tubes sticking out of the gaps, just like that.

Randomly branched.

Huo Lang opened the mouth of the bag and said, "Pour it all out? Don't touch it with your hands, it's all dirty."

Si Ningning shook his head, "Don't pour it out yet. The wind will blow it everywhere in a while. I'll just take a look first."

Huo Lang nodded, opened the bag and leaned in front of her.

Si Ningning bowed and stretched his neck to look.

The duck feathers must have been collected randomly, some were still covered with duck feces, and some had faint blood stains on them. No wonder Huo Lang said they were dirty and wouldn't let her touch them.

Not only is it dirty, the smell is also very strong, not only pungent, but also irritating to the eyes.

Si Ningning retracted his head and blinked twice.

Huo Lang closed the bag tightly and asked her: "Can it be used?"

Si Ningning wiped away the tears that were irritated from the corners of her eyes and nodded, "It should be possible, but it will definitely take a while to deal with it."

Si Ningning understood Huo Lang's intention. He did not tell Gu Sande the reason for the matter. He only asked unilaterally for help in collecting some duck down. The purpose of bringing the duck down now was actually for experiments first.

Make sure it's OK or close, then talk to the other side.

It's not that Huo Lang doesn't trust Si Ningning, it's that he should treat something as a side job and a business that is registered by the members. Not only does it look at "good" or "no", but he also has to calculate the cost and benefit in the process.

If the costs and benefits are basically equal, then there is no need for any regulations.

"What needs to be done? Just tell me and I'll do it."

"You?" Si Ningning laughed and rolled up his arms and sleeves neatly, "Let's forget it. Are there any unused buckets or basins?"

Huo Lang didn't refute her, he just wanted to follow her while she was dealing with it, so he asked in response: "Is the bathtub okay?"

"No, this is very dirty and contains bacteria. It needs to be left idle. As long as it can hold water, it doesn't matter if it is old or dirty."

Huo Lang nodded to express his understanding, and took the snakeskin bag to help Si Ningning to the backyard. He turned and left from the backyard, rummaging back and forth in several rooms, and finally pulled out a pot from the bottom of Sanae's bed.

Si Ningning had never understood how down jackets were made before, so she only knew how to make them based on feeling.

You need to select the duck down. If the hair tube is too hard, it will definitely not work. It also needs to be sterilized and disinfected. These duck feathers have just been brought back and are very dirty. They must be cleaned out in the first step.

Huo Lang put the wooden basin upright and squatted beside the well. Si Ningning was pressing water on one side, while he took a brush and vigorously brushed the heavy dust accumulated on the top of the wooden basin.

After washing the basin out, Si Ningning filled half of the basin with water and began to use Huo Lang to grab the duck feathers into the basin bit by bit, fearing that the wind would blow them everywhere.

Huo Lang was not stupid. If the duck feathers were so exhausted, he guessed what Si Ningning wanted to do first, and said, "I'll clean it up twice first. When it's almost done, you can come back."

Si Ningning glanced at the duck poop on the duck feathers, her eyes widened uncontrollably, and she nodded in agreement without hesitation.

Well, despite being mentally prepared, she was still a little unable to reach out.

In the backyard, the bamboo shadows were swaying and the water was dripping. Huo Lang was busy picking out the foreign objects and duck feathers that were not suitable for use. Si Ningning also held the hem of her skirt with one hand and squatted beside her, tapping her little hands.

At this moment, I only gave orders:

"If this one doesn't work, take that one out! The blood stains have stuck the duck feathers together, can you still rub them away?"

"Yes."

Huo Lang responded, and hurriedly clamped the duck feathers that were stuck together, pressed them into the water, and started rubbing them.

Seeing the blood stains on the duck feathers being cleaned, Si Ningning asked: "How were these duck feathers collected? There are still blood stains on them, from killing ducks?"

"Probably so."

Si Ningning nodded and said "Oh" without asking again.

The ducks bred in the Seventh Brigade are all native lake ducks. The duck down is not white, but mainly gray, black, and hemp gray. If it is really used, most of the clothing materials in this era are dark, so it will not be a problem to use.

Like in later generations, many trendy down jackets are mostly in light or bright colors, and white velvet must be used, otherwise the color will show through.

Huo Lang cleaned up two or three sides of the duck down, and flipped it over and over for more than a dozen times to make sure that no foreign matter could be found. When the dirt was found, he nodded and let Si Ningning take over. He then got up to find a broom and a dustpan.

Sweep the duck down out and throw it away before it dries and is blown everywhere by the wind.

The surface of the duck down was cleaned, but the unique fishy smell was still there. Si Ningning then changed the water, carefully selected two batches, and then moved on to the next step.

Because she loves to be clean, there used to be soap placed by the well. However, as the furniture in the new house was gradually completed, Huo Lang built a new well there, and the soap and other things were taken there. Now there is only

A few black soap locusts.

Si Ningning covered up a piece of soap locust and rubbed it hard against the edge of the basin for more than ten or twenty times. After some bubbles and soap locust were accumulated, she picked up a handful of duck feathers and rubbed it again and again. Suddenly,

Just like washing clothes, roll the wet duck feathers together and knead them.

The same process was carried out four or five times. Si Ningning's hands had been soaked and turned white, but the unique fishy smell had not dissipated much. Si Ningning was a little anxious, and she worked hard while scrubbing for the sixth time.

Think about how to solve this problem.

After thinking about it, she actually came up with an idea.

quicklime!

Adding quicklime to water not only removes the smell, but also acts as a sterilizer.

Just do it if you think of it.

Si Ningning stood up, shook the water from her hands, put down her sleeves and walked out.

Huo Lang, who was busy in the front yard, saw her, put down his things and followed behind, asking, "What are you going to do?"

"Something is missing, I'll go back and get it!"

When the two girls on the team were cultivating bacterial strains, the team gave them two kilograms of lime powder, but they didn't take it back afterwards. The weather had warmed up earlier, and Si Ningning went to the door for fear of snakes and insects running into the house.

Some of it has been sprinkled on the windows and other places, but there is still a lot left.

It just comes in handy this time!

"I'll have dinner here at noon. If you have nothing else to do, just cook the food first!"

"good."

Huo Lang responded calmly. After Si Ningning ran out of sight, he roughly tidied up the front yard, then went into the kitchen and went to the rabbit cage with a kitchen knife.

A litter of rabbits was born last month. They have been weaned long ago and can now eat vegetable stems and leaves. There is little point in keeping the original breeding rabbits. Huo Lang plans to kill them first and eat them. As for the future, he can choose from the newborn rabbits.

Excellent species.

Opening the cage, grabbing the rabbit's long ears, and retying the rabbit cage, Huo Lang killed the rabbit and skinned it in one go.

As usual, the skins were pulled out and ready to be thrown away. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the wooden basin beside the well, and Huo Lang remembered that their own production team was going to engage in rabbit breeding. One of them seemed to be talking about getting this fur or something.

(End of chapter)