Other side, I hold supplies to help the poor side

Chapter 24
Let's clean up the mess when we get up tomorrow, concocting animal skins, drying herbs, weaving and iron smelting!
I have to say that Jiang Yan's cooking skills are really good, so he stewed a radish and pig's feet soup, because it is simple and easy to make, and there is no chance for him to waste it.

The soup is still delicious. The pig's feet are from the best wild boar, and the soup is also good.

Jiang Yan drank a lot of water in his stomach every day. He ate some carrots without taking a few sips of soup, and left the rest to Jin Yan.

Jin Yan wasn't too polite, but her appetite didn't seem to be as good as before, and she was full after just one bowl.

On the second day, Jin Yan rarely woke up late, and Jiang Yan still made breakfast, which was mainly light.

After eating, he began to weave. It was originally agreed that he could only sit in front of the loom for half an hour a day, but he insisted that sitting for half an hour at a time was fine, but he would continue after a short rest.

I don't know if it's because he finally knows it in his heart.

I finally know what position I am now, and I know that I should work hard now.

It's rare for his subordinates to work so hard, why can Jin Yan not do it, can he not agree.

She cheered Jiang Yan with tears in her eyes!

It made Jiang Yan dumbfounded.

Because of a little injury, she didn't go to work today. She cleaned up the big cat at home, went to the river to continue processing the animal skins, took them back to continue processing, and left them to dry after finishing.

Then he went to the basket non-stop to get out the iron that he sacrificed his life for yesterday.

The iron was as fine as stones, and she didn't want to waste any of it, so she packed it in a stone jar.

Seeing her precious appearance, Jiang Yan knew that this was the good thing she said, just looking at this appearance, "Iron ore?"

Jin Yan raised his eyes brightly, "Yo, you're really promising, you still know this?"

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he thought about him again, didn't he?
Jiang Yan said softly, "I don't know as much as you, but I still know about iron ore, but you look different."

Speaking of which, Jin Yan's ability seemed to be getting better and better, and he even suspected that there was something she didn't know.

Jin Yan explained, "This is swamp iron. It is different from iron ore. It is not so hard, but it can be used as a knife to cut vegetables and meat."

There is quite a lot of iron, just a knife is not enough, you can try to make some needles, scissors, small hoes and the like.

The needles and scissors are of course for the convenience of making clothes, which are necessities, and the small hoe is used for digging wild vegetables and herbs.

She can't keep prying with wooden sticks.

"What do you think we are lacking now? Knife, scissors, needle, hoe, or sickle? It seems almost the same?"

Jiang Yan nodded, "It's almost done, but I think you don't bring much iron back, so you can make important things first, such as kitchen knives, scissors, and needles, and if you want to do it later, how about making an iron pick."

An iron pick is a common tool, usually with a long wooden handle and an iron head, which is T-shaped as a whole, resembling a pickaxe, with a pointed end and a flat shovel-like end.

It has a wide range of uses, large ones can be used to knock and destroy hard ground, small ones can be used as portable tools, and are generally used for outdoor activities.

When Jin Yan heard this, he immediately felt that this was good, kitchen knives and scissors were a must, and iron picks were indeed more practical, and they could be used as a variety of tools.

It can not only dig soil, but also knock rock salt.

"Then I won't make a small hoe, I'll just have an iron pick."

Just do it, these iron blocks must first be melted into molten iron at high temperature, and then poured into the grinding tool, cooled and formed before grinding.

Since it is a meticulous job, she doesn't want to waste the polishing effort in the later stage, especially when making the abrasive tools, it is really picked out bit by bit.

She was obsessed with cast iron all day long, and Jiang Yan let her be busy, only giving pointers in her spare time.

After all, these days, ironware is a very restricted thing, and people have to limit their purchases of knives and the like, and they have to file a case with the government.

If she uses it freely, she can use it for herself, but if she takes it out in the future, she will suffer losses in the future.

After getting the advice, Jin Yan opened up the two veins of Ren and Du, and he was able to make things with ease.

Because the mold was well made, the shape of the ironware was already very good, but she still found a stone to beat it.

Then I added wooden handles to the knife and iron pick, so that the tools at home were initially completed!

Although the swamp iron weighs five or six catties, there are still a lot of impurities in it. After Jin Yan has been processed, only about four catties of iron are left.

The iron pick must have cost a lot of money, almost three catties were used to make the iron pick, the rest was made into a flat, long and sharp kitchen knife, and the rest of the molten iron can only be used as a needle.

The scissors haven't been made yet. Although she can make a small one to use, she doesn't have enough iron.

"We don't need to make so many needles, just make three or four just in case, and cool the rest into pieces. Next time, you can find some swamp iron to make scissors."

Jiang Yan's words suddenly made her realize that she couldn't become a big fat man in one bite, and she really couldn't expect herself to make everything she wanted at once.

"You're right, then I'll keep these iron blocks, let's polish the finished needles and knives first."

As long as the kung fu deep iron pestle is ground into a needle, this allusion really happened to me. Jin Yan still feels pretty fart.

She deeply understood a truth, don't make the needle thicker if you are not seriously ill, it is really idle to fart when you grind it.

She and Jiang Yan each pinched a needle, and it took a long time to grind for such a little effect.

This means that the hardness of swamp iron is not as hard as iron ore. If you really use that kind of hard iron, you might have to grind it for four to five days?
In any case, after a busy day, the two of them made this iron tool. She was so happy that she rewarded herself for eating tiger meat today.

Everything in the cave was quite complete, so Jin Yan picked out a good piece of tiger meat and prepared to cook it in braised sauce.

Jiang Yan was next to him, and from time to time he had to ask what it was for, and how it would be different if it was cooked this way.

Jin Yan was also rare, she told him word by word, explaining the cooking stuff, she was quite relaxed, anyway, it was just following the recitation from memory.

"It's a pity we don't have any sugar. If there is a little sugar, the meat will taste better."

Jiang Yan looked at the lid of the pot, even if he couldn't see it, he could still smell it, "It smells delicious like this."

Jin Yan turned his head to look at him, "Don't you have any pursuit of food? Why are you so easily satisfied?"

Jiang Yan's complexion changed, and the whole person seemed to calm down.

At a glance, she understood that it was always herself who asked something that was not very good.

But if you think about it carefully, what is not so good about what she said?It's just how easy it is to be satisfied.

Jin Yan didn't want to ask him, so he guarded the pot seriously, and when the braised tiger meat was ready, he served it on the table.

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(End of this chapter)