Yao Chong spoke eloquently for a long time, but when he saw that Shen Annian's eyes had no focus at all, his mind had already wandered off to who knows where.
He was a little annoyed. He had just said too much, and Comrade Shen would definitely not want to listen.
These are all old habits left over from previous lectures. Once I start, I can't stop.
But he is not in a university classroom now, and who would be willing to listen to him?
Suddenly, he returned to his cautious look, “Comrade Shen, I’m so sorry, I talk too much.”
Seeing him become that cowardly look again, Shen Annian felt a little sad.
He should have been shining.
He is so capable that he should be full of energy and shine in the field he is good at.
"Comrade Yao, don't say that, this is not your problem, it's my problem.
I have never heard of the knowledge you mentioned and I can't understand it, so I was distracted. I should apologize to you.
If you need any support, please tell me and I will do my best to meet your needs."
The trust and expectation in her eyes shocked Yao Chong's heart.
It has been too long since anyone looked at me like this.
Since being sent down to the countryside, he has been repeating the boring and heavy farm work day after day, and has become numb.
The people around him looked at him with disgust and contempt.
He hadn't seen such trusting eyes in a long time.
"Comrade Shen, don't worry. I will definitely work hard and strive to research what you want as soon as possible."
"Give me a list of what you need, and I'll try to find it for you."
"I'll go now."
Yao Chong turned around to find paper and pen and wrote down all the reagents he needed.
In less than an hour, he had everything listed.
"That's all I need right now. If there's anything else I need, I'll tell you."
Shen An Nian took the paper and said to him, "Don't worry, I will find the things for you as soon as possible."
It just so happened that the crochet hook she had ordered was finished. It was shiny and had a hook polished on the tip. It was obvious at a glance that it was a sharp tool for hooking thread.
"Comrade Li, if you have time later, could you make a few more? We need them."
Xiao Li asked her, "How much do you need?"
"Twenty, can you make it?"
Xiao Li smiled and said, "I can make it. I'll give it to you later, okay?"
"Of course, thank you so much."
After leaving the research institute, Shen Anyian went to find Director Fang.
Director Fang was very surprised and happy when he heard that she wanted to make snow boots and down jackets.
The climate in many border areas is very harsh, and every year many soldiers at outposts in those places suffer from various frostbite accidents.
If these things are really as warm as she said, we can make a batch of them and send them to the border troops.
"Niannian, if the army needs it, would you be willing to provide the method for making down jackets?"
A down jacket requires the down of at least a dozen ducks. If they rely on collecting it themselves, the amount of duck down they can use is too little.
The troops in the north and the troops in the west all need such cold-proof and warming tools.
It is already November. Even if they collect duck down from the surrounding areas as quickly as possible to make down jackets, they may not be able to make it in time.
It would be much faster if each unit were allowed to collect the information themselves.
Shen An Nian nodded, "Of course, but making down jackets requires nylon fabric, otherwise the down will leak."
"I can look for nylon fabric, the material you mentioned for snow boots. It can't get wet. Would oilcloth be okay?"
"Regular oilcloth is waterproof, but its wear resistance may be relatively poor. That kind of special oilcloth may not be suitable for making shoes, and the cost is also very high."
Forget it.
Director Fang gave up immediately and looked at the list in his hand. "With these things, can we make the kind of fabric you want?"
"Let's do an experiment first. Only when the experiment is successful can we know whether it is feasible or not."
"Of course."
Although the research institute has not produced anything yet, Director Fang inexplicably believes that they can do it.
It was probably the confidence that the mushroom house gave him.
Director Fang asked her, "Why do we have to have duck down? Can't we use chicken down?"
This is a good question. She had the same question at the beginning and even looked it up.
"Chicken down has a hard feather shaft, but duck down doesn't have this. Duck down clumps together and intertwines with each other, which makes it much better at keeping warm. Chicken down has a lesser warmth retention effect."
Director Fang understood, "Alright, if you want duck down, then we have to get some. Let's get some more.
I asked people to look for it in the city and also in the neighboring city.
But isn't this duck down too bulky? How can we transport it here?"
“You can wet it with water to make it easier to transport.”
"Okay then. I'll report this to Brigade Commander Zhou first. If it works, you'll be credited with your achievement."
"Director Fang, I would like to thank you here first."
"You're welcome, I should be the one thanking you.
I used to be in a military unit in the west. That place was not a place for human beings to stay. Sometimes I would go there to patrol the border and come back feeling completely numb.
Some people's legs were frozen and needed amputation, and some people's toes were frozen. There were many such cases.
If I really had this down jacket and these snow boots, it would be a great help.”
Director Fang paused and said, "We need it, and the Soviet Union needs it even more.
I heard that fur products sell very well there. Will this down jacket sell well too?
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