Chapter 179: Repairing Rabbit Skin

Even if this choice was made for the sake of the children's future, it could at least allow these children to temporarily escape from the hard work in the fields; but under the original environment, it would be impossible to cultivate a Shu Ziying like today.

It's not just that the appearance has become better looking, but more importantly, there has been a change in the heart.

The girl who used to be lively and cheerful but somewhat confused and helpless has gradually grown into a strong woman who can face life challenges independently after being exposed to many new things. This makes everyone who knows them feel very gratified.

Although it cannot be said that Shu Ziying knows everything and has all the skills, she has indeed mastered many useful skills and knowledge by learning from Zhao Chunhua, which is enough to ensure that she can take care of herself even if she leaves here and moves to a new living environment in the future.

Looking at Shu Hong's back as she walked away, Zhao Chunhua couldn't help but sigh.

The helplessness and disappointment in my heart are intertwined, and ultimately can only turn into a sigh.

She turned slowly and walked towards her yard with heavy steps.

Forget it. It's just an overreaction to chase after a few lotus roots.

You shouldn't be so upset about such trivial matters, especially when there are more important things waiting to be dealt with at home.

He was jumping around like a naughty monkey outside, but as soon as he got home, he rubbed his eyes with his hands.

His little face was full of fatigue, obviously he was too tired from playing.

"Are you sleepy?"

Zhao Chunhua asked with concern, her tone full of tenderness and love.

Putting down the stuffed toy in her hand, she gently picked up Little Stone and patted his back gently, hoping to help the little guy fall asleep peacefully.

Sure enough, after a while, the little guy's eyes gradually closed.

He slept soundly in her arms.

Zhao Chunhua held him in her arms and waited quietly for a long time. After making sure that Xiao Shitou was completely asleep, she carefully put him into the bamboo stroller.

This stroller is very practical. It can be used as a play tool when the baby is awake, and becomes a small bed with its own fence when the baby is asleep. It is safe and convenient.

After covering her child with a blanket, Zhao Chunhua finally breathed a sigh of relief and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

In this era, there are no ready-made ingredients, and everything you buy needs to be processed by yourself.

The cleaned hatchet flew up and down in her hands. Chopping bones requires speed and precision.

Although she had never tried this before, Zhao Chunhua now had to learn these skills for the sake of her family.

First, soak the ribs in salt water to remove blood stains; then wash the ginger, green onions and a few cloves of garlic for seasoning.

When everything was ready, she began to carefully clean the ribs, put them in the pot, filled it with water and covered it with a lid.

After lighting the stove, everything finally entered the formal stewing process.

Just as steam began to rise from the soup in the pot, there was a hurried knock on the door outside the yard.

The sound was not loud, but it broke the tranquility of the moment.

Zhao Chunhua quickly wiped the moisture off her hands, stood up and quickly went to the door to greet the guests.

Standing at the door was Yuan Shansheng, whom I had met in the morning, holding the fur that Zhao Chunhua had ordered earlier.

His steps seemed a little slow, as if the item in his hand was quite heavy.

"Hello, Auntie."

Just as Zhao Chunhua was about to invite him in for a cup of tea to express her gratitude, a little head suddenly popped out from behind him, and came into her sight with a somewhat shy and curious look.

"Ying'er, you are here too? Come in and have a rest."

Zhao Chunhua's voice was full of surprise but more of welcome.

She didn't expect to meet Shu Ziying here, and a warm feeling rose in her heart.

Shu Ziying shook his head and said helplessly, "No, my mother asked me to come and see if Brother Shansheng passed by here, to make sure he didn't get lost or encounter any difficulties. I have completed my mission and now I have to hurry home."

In fact, the truth is that Shu Ziying had just managed to catch up with Yuan Shansheng.

After learning that the other party was going to deliver goods to Zhao Chunhua, considering that their routes were similar, he walked over and said hello.

This little thought was hidden behind her simple and direct words.

"Okay, just put the things in the main room first. Since your family needs you, don't delay too long. I hope this trip will earn you praise from your family."

Although such caring words seemed to sound normal, at this moment, when he heard the words "mother-in-law pleases", it was obvious that Yuan Shansheng's face became even gloomier, and he was obviously uncomfortable with some unresolved issues.

However, at that moment, a blush caused by emotional fluctuations appeared on his cheeks, which made people realize that this man who was usually taciturn and looked mature was actually quite young.

After watching the two people walk further and further away until they disappeared around the corner, Zhao Chunhua slowly closed the courtyard gate, then turned back into the house and began to sort out the rabbit skins.

Each piece of rabbit skin maintains a relatively complete shape, but in order to actually use them to make clothing, they still need to go through a series of fine processing steps.

Therefore, Zhao Chunhua selected several pieces of materials with mixed colors but acceptable texture and planned to use them to try to make a rabbit fur quilt.

After all, as a first-time attempt, it is undoubtedly a safer approach to choose something that is easier to get started with and has a lower cost of failure to practice.

Compared to clothing, the technical requirements for sewing bedding are slightly lower; even if lack of experience leads to slight defects in the final product, not too much precious raw materials will be wasted.

The first step is to repair the small cracks or gaps on the surface of the rabbit skin one by one through fine and even threading work, and then fix them tightly.

After repeated inspection and trimming, it was found that exactly six such rabbit skins were enough to make a small blanket of appropriate size.

After completing the initial repair work, Zhao Chunhua slowly stood up and walked towards the kitchen.

She first took a sharp paring knife in her hand and carefully peeled off the rough skin of the lotus root, cleaning every inch very cleanly.

After cleaning, cut it into small pieces of even size, then carefully check whether the ribs that have been soaked in salt water have been fully flavored and the meat has become more tender, then put them all into the pot and start stewing.

Since the ribs have been soaked in light salt water beforehand, there is no need to pre-cook them as usual to remove the blood foam remaining in the meat.

However, it should be noted that this omitted step is only suitable for processing fresh meat of excellent quality; if it has been stored for a long time or is of poor quality, it is still necessary to use the blanching process to thoroughly remove excess blood and impurities.

In order to maintain the food in the pot at the optimal temperature, she bent down and added a few more pieces of firewood to the stove and continued heating it until the flame became strong and stable before she stood up and returned to the room.