Chapter 195: Making Modern Tents
Zhao Qiang watched from afar as his sister-in-law came back with a bunch of things and hurried over to take them.
"Distribute these to everyone, light them with matches, and place them somewhere free of flammable materials."
After Ruan Yuntang handed the incense to him, he went to Daya and Erya's tent with a small bundle of incense.
Their father was helping with village work, so they were the only ones in the tent.
The two little girls happily lit the incense and squatted there to watch the smoke.
Ruan Yuntang carefully observed the structure of the entire tent, thinking about the materials used to make modern tents.
Nowadays, Oxford cloth is used, and then waxed or oiled to enhance waterproofness. This technology is not available at this time.
Then she could only think of a few substitutes, draw a structural diagram, and see if she could manufacture it.
After playing with the two little girls for a while, she and Wang Chunfang went home.
After returning home, she drew up the ideas she had along the way into design drawings, divided them into three copies, and first sent them to Julia and He Zhili.
See if these tents can be made. If they can, she will give them the design drawings for free, as long as they provide the tents to the refugees for free.
That way everything will be solved.
Just the back-and-forth communication on product manufacturing issues is a bit time-consuming.
"Comrade Ruan, is this the tent we live in?" Wang Chunfang placed the freshly cooked mung bean soup next to her.
Ruan Yuntang thanked him and nodded, "I plan to renovate it. Maybe it will be more comfortable."
"Oh my God, Comrade Ruan, you are so awesome!" Wang Chunfang looked at her with admiration.
Ruan Yuntang felt embarrassed by the praise and shook his head, saying, "It's just an idea. Until it's implemented, it's just empty talk."
Wang Chunfang didn't understand what she said, but she could roughly understand her meaning.
She thought about it and said tentatively:
"How about we try to see if we can fix it? I happen to have a lot of waste fabrics here, and there's also a lot of wood in the mountain behind us."
Ruan Yuntang was slightly surprised.
It’s not that she didn’t think about trying it herself first, but the village had just experienced a disaster and definitely couldn’t get the materials for making it.
Even scraps of cloth and old fabrics would be repeatedly made into socks and other items in this era.
Finally, she followed Wang Chunfang to the back mountain and found a pile of debris that had formed a small hill.
"This is?"
Ruan Yuntang looked at the small piles of clothes that were obviously still intact and various messy things, and a look of doubt flashed in his eyes.
Wang Chunfang's eyes flashed with unease, and she whispered, "These are things that were washed here by the flood. Most of them were picked up by the villagers."
"Most of these things that no one picked up were people..."
She didn't continue, but Ruan Yuntang understood.
The owners of these clothes may have passed away, so no one picked them up.
After all, there are still some taboos in this era.
"Comrade Ruan, if you are afraid, just tell me and I will do it." Wang Chunfang looked at her delicate body and couldn't bear to let her touch these things.
Ruan Yuntang didn't care, so he just picked out some usable fabrics.
There are quite a variety of fabrics here, including polyester, canvas, cotton, and rayon.
She picked out all the cloths with good waterproof properties and she and Wang Chunfang each filled a sack.
As for wood, Wang Chunfang happened to have some at home, so there was no need to go to the mountain to cut it for the time being.
The two of them dragged the two sacks back home.
By the time it was almost evening, Ruan Yuntang had already cut the top of the tent and tested its waterproofness.
Now it's just a matter of making the brackets.
It was time for the soldiers to eat, so she and Wang Chunfang put down their work for the time being and went to the kitchen to prepare the meal.
Ruan Yuntang is cooking today.
Wang Chunfang was originally prepared to take over half of the work, but she was surprised by her skillful movements and superb skills.
The fragrance wafted from the kitchen to the backyard. The little soldiers sniffed the food and swallowed their saliva. A day's work made them so hungry that they could eat a wolf.
At this time, a girl in a bright yellow blouse came out with a pot of fragrant vegetables and called out, "Line up for food!"
A group of young soldiers stared with their eyes wide open.
They originally thought that their sister-in-law must be very frugal at home and definitely couldn't cook or anything.
But I didn't expect it to be better than the one in the army canteen.
They ate with their mouths full of oil and looked at their leader with envy.
As soon as Jiang Yubai entered the backyard, he met the jealous eyes of the crowd. He frowned slightly and saw the girl in the middle of the yard holding a vegetable spoon to get food.
Her skin was glowing white and tender, and she stood out among the dark-skinned men. She had a dazzling smile on her face and spoke softly, making the group of boys in the queue blush and refuse to leave after getting their meals.
His face immediately turned dark and he covered his mouth and coughed.
In an instant, the soldiers took a look and shuddered all over. They hurriedly took the bowls and sat back in their seats.
Jiang Yubai took a few big steps forward, reached out and snatched the spoon from Ruan Yuntang's hand, and whispered:
"You go eat first."
Ruan Yuntang looked at the tired look on his face and said firmly, "I can do it. You go eat first."
Jiang Yubai refused and started serving the food with a spoon.
He stuffed a bowl full of food into her hands and said in a hoarse voice, "Be good, go eat first."
“…”
A burst of teasing suddenly broke out in the team.
Ruan Yuntang's face suddenly turned red, and he hurried into the house with the bowl in his hand.
Jiang Yubai withdrew his gaze and looked at the two teams of people in front of him who were grinning happily. He smiled gently, "Are you very happy?"
A group of people shuddered inexplicably and shook their heads.
"Starting tomorrow, we will speed up the process and clear the silt in the village within one day." Jiang Yubai said slowly. The people in the team widened their eyes in shock, their faces fell, and they were no longer in the mood to chat.
So when Ruan Yuntang came out again, he saw a group of soldiers sitting there, eating without even raising their heads.
Returning to the room, she looked at Jiang Yubai, who was in a rather good mood, and asked doubtfully, "Did you just scold those young comrades? Why do they look a little listless?"
"What can I teach you?" Jiang Yubai remained calm.
Ruan Yuntang looked at him suspiciously, but didn't say anything more about it. Instead, he brought up the matter of the tent.
Jiang Yubai had also heard what Zhao Qiang said, and he immediately understood what she meant.
He looked at her deeply. "If these new tents can really solve these problems, then the construction of houses can indeed be postponed."
Ruan Yuntang's eyes lit up with joy, thinking that Jiang Yubai could do carpentry, he took out the design drawings and gave them to him with great interest.
"I just drew a design. Can you help me see if this bracket can be made?"
Jiang Yubai lowered his eyes and glanced at her, a look of surprise flashing across his eyes.
In his previous life, he paid much attention to the manufacturing industry and had numerous businesses, including tent making.
Although this design was not perfect, its ingenuity was superior to those produced by many famous manufacturers later.
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