Farming Beneath the Changbai Mountains

On the tenth day of the lunar month, Zixuan and Wenhan returned to the county together. Pengcheng was newly married, so he took leave and waited until next month to go to the county. Zhixin and Xue led Jingxian, Mingyu, Honglian and other girls back to the mountain. Wenxuan, Wenchang and Ziwen also went back to school. For a time, the houses in the town were empty with only five or six people left during the day.

Before Mrs. Xue left, Zeng Jin told Mr. Chen about the separation of the family. Mrs. Chen did not agree. It was not that the old lady was greedy for power or something, but that the children in the family had reached the age of marriage. The old lady's main concern is to arrange the marriages of these children with her own hands.

Both Xue and Zhu were filial daughters-in-law. Since their mother-in-law said so, they had nothing else to say. In fact, they get along very well, and there would be no conflicts if they separated. I'm just afraid that when the family fortune gets bigger in the future, people's hearts may not be united. When that happens, I'm just afraid that I'll be unhappy again.

A few days after Zhixin and the others went up the mountain, they killed a lot of the geese on the mountain. At this time, it was no longer a problem to put the meat outside. It was around this time every year that they would send some to various restaurants. Several restaurants in the town have made arrangements, and restaurants in the county also gave it away last year, so Zhixin doesn't have to worry.

There are nearly a thousand geese on the mountain. In addition to some egg-laying hens and breeding geese, about seven hundred of them need to be killed. The first batch killed four hundred, and Zhixin sent them all away. Then it was agreed that the next batch would not be delivered until mid-winter.

Zhixin put all the goose feathers into bags. Of course they were not sacks, but some fine cloth bags. Although there is still some hair leakage, it is still pretending. The goose feathers I have saved over the past few years have been carefully stored and are in pretty good condition. There were about ten bags in total, so Zhixin sent them all to the town. Whatever the daughter wanted to use, she had to send them.

Jinghan received the goose feathers sent back by her father, and Jinghan and Jingya found a way to soak the goose feathers in potion. Jinghan couldn't think of any potions to use, so she had to choose the ones for cooked fur and soak the goose feathers in them for a few days. Then take it out, rinse it twice with water, and then steam it in a pot. After high temperature sterilization, there should be no problem.

The processed goose feathers are dried and stored. Jinghan and Jingwan went out to choose a material that was very fine and soft. They went home and cut it into clothes according to the pattern designed by Jinghan. The clothes Jinghan made had separate sleeves and skirts. Everything was carefully sewn together, then filled with whipped fluffy goose feathers, and then sealed. Next, just like making a cotton-padded jacket, after smoothing the goose feathers inside, run the thread several times to prevent the goose feathers from gathering together. Then of course the various parts are sewn together, which becomes the lining of the down jacket. The outer part is also made of fine silk and satin, which is made into clothes according to the size of the inner part.

The first down jacket was made according to Jinghan's figure. It was made of pink satin with flowers and was made of fine silk of the same color, completely wrapping the lining inside. A total of two layers of cloth should be able to prevent the occurrence of lint.

Jinghan put on this down jacket that she made by herself. The style was like a half-length coat from her previous life. The hem was below the thighs and the waist was tightened. Since there were no other buttons, she had to use plate buttons. Jinghan specially made a large collar with raccoon fur on it.

"Second sister, your clothes are really nice. Oh, it's light and warm. It's really good. Let me try it." Jingwan took one look at it and couldn't help but want to try it. So Jinghan took off her clothes and asked Jingwan to put them on.

After Jingwan put it on, she walked around in circles several times, "Second sister, do you think it looks good?"

"Good-looking, so beautiful." The two sisters have similar figures, so Jingwan's clothes fit her well. "Come on, let's go let grandma and third aunt take a look."

The two of them came to the front yard and found the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law chatting there. "Grandma, do you think this dress looks good?" Jingwan asked excitedly.

Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Zhu looked up and saw that it looked like something they had never seen before. "Is this what you two have been teasing out these past few days?" Mrs. Chen felt that the clothes were really pretty. "It looks good. It looks warm. Is it made of those goose feathers?" Mrs. Chen didn't believe it.

"Yes, look at those big geese. They are still living well outside in the winter. I thought, their feathers must be able to keep warm. The ones used here are goose feathers, which are warmer than cotton. It’s less and much lighter.” Jinghan pulled Jingwan to her grandma and asked her to touch it.

Mrs. Chen reached out and touched it, and there was indeed a thin layer of feathers inside. "It's so thin, can it work?" Mrs. Chen didn't believe it.

"It works. I was outside just now and didn't feel cold." Jingwan nodded.

"If it's really useful, that's great. We have enough goose feathers at home to make one for everyone. I think it's so light and lively that it's rare. These cotton-padded jackets we're wearing were better when they were new. It will become stiff over time. If the goose feathers are not stiff, that would be good." Zhu also touched it with his hands and felt that the goose feathers inside were very lively and not like cotton.

"Grandma, what color material do you like? Choose a piece to make noodles. I will make one for you in the next few days. Grandma doesn't go out much, so she will make you a short coat. It's good to wear at home. Third Aunt, You also choose one piece, and I will make you a longer coat and a short jacket. You can wear the long one when you go out and the short one at home, hahaha." Jinghan decided to make more, and everyone at home was happy. have. Anyway, there are so many goose feathers.

"Okay, this is good. I'll just listen to you. Our family will all make two pieces. Look, this coat is thicker. It's cold after all when we go out. The short coat doesn't need to be so thick. We wear it at home. It's too thick at home. Hot." The old lady gave some suggestions.

Jinghan thought it made sense and accepted the suggestion. Then everyone discussed some details, and finally both Chen and Zhu said they would help. It happened to be late October, and there was nothing going on at home, so I just thought of it as making New Year’s clothes in advance.

So the four women in the family, in addition to cooking, made these clothes every day. With more people, work goes faster. In about ten days, we made clothes for a large family. Women wear a jacket and a coat, while men wear a waistcoat and a coat. This waistcoat is worn under a cotton-padded jacket, because men also have to go out to work in winter, so they wear it warmly.

Of course, Jinghan couldn't forget to make two sets for Jingya and Pengcheng. When they were finished, they personally sent them to the eldest sister. For Jingya, there is a magenta short coat and a silver-red coat, which is also trimmed with a fur collar. What was given to Pengcheng was a sky blue waistcoat and an azure coat. The men's coat was slightly longer and also trimmed with fur collar.

Jingya had never seen such clothes before and thought it was quite strange, so the couple put on their coats and came out to let Jinghan have a look.

After all, this kind of satin fabric is thicker than the fabrics in the previous life, so when you wear this clothes, you don't have the bulging feeling of the down jacket in the previous life. It's just like a regular cotton coat, but not as bulky and looks very light.

The couple both liked the clothes very much, and Pengcheng praised them for being light and comfortable. Just as Yue Siyuan and his wife came over, they saw the new clothes. "Hey, this is what Jinghan came up with. It looks really good. Jinghan, you don't want to think about my uncle. You see, my uncle has to go out every day. It would be much warmer if he had clothes like this. Ah." Yue Siyuan doesn't care about that, he just cares about Jinghan.

"Uncle Yue, you have to wait for me to make it one by one. This thing is too time-consuming. Several people in my family are busy working, but I haven't made a few of them yet. If there are good things, of course I have to keep an eye on my eldest sister and brother-in-law first. Well, you and your aunt have to sit in the back row," Jinghan said with a smile.

"Okay, you just need to make it for me. But, Jinghan, have you ever thought about doing something about this? I think your clothes have a future. If you want, we can cooperate. You can make it, I'll take it out for you. This thing can definitely be sold at a good price." Now that Yue Siyuan has tasted the sweetness of tussah silk, he doesn't dare to underestimate Jinghan's head, so he wants to cooperate with Jinghan.

Jinghan thought about it and thought it was feasible. At first, she just wanted to make clothes for her family. If she could sell them, she would be able to break into the world. "Uncle Yue, this is feasible. But I'm afraid it won't work this year. Most of the goose feathers I saved are used to make clothes for my family. If I really want to sell them, I have to raise more geese next year. Then the goose feathers can be used.”

"Okay, let's try it on ourselves this year to see if there are any flaws. If there are any problems, we can make corrections. When we are ready next year, we can start working hard. I think, you are The stuff is quite promising. "Yue Siyuan is a veteran in business, so if he says it's okay, it's really not wrong.

Jinghan also believed in Yue Siyuan's vision, so she decided to raise more geese next year. However, the goose feathers can be used to make down jackets, but what about the goose meat? After all, the sales volume of these restaurants is limited. If there are more, they may not be able to sell it, right? Jinghan thinks this is also a problem. So I mentioned this issue to Yue Siyuan.

"Jinghan, you are using goose feathers. What about duck feathers? Aren't there also white ducks? If we raise some ducks, we can sell the ducks to roast duck makers." Yue Siyuan said.