Chapter 594 The Fallen Female Beast King (8)
In just one month, Jin Shu pushed aside the obstructions outside the cave and went inside to tidy it up carefully.
"Two hundred and forty-four..."
There are a total of 244 rabbit skins.
Ever since Jin Shu learned how to tan animal hides, she has started tanning them herself.
The process is a bit tedious and complicated, but not difficult.
A dozen or so animal hides can be thrown into the pool outside the cave to soak for four or five hours. After being taken out, the impurities on the hides are carefully combed away with a sharp stone knife.
Finally, Jinshu's specially formulated tanning solution is added, and the hide is turned over every hour, with the concentration of the solution gradually increased. This ensures that the hide does not shrink or deform while continuously strengthening its toughness and strength.
After the above processes are completed, the dried animal hide will be able to maintain its fluffy fur, as if it were still growing on the rabbit's body. It will also be exceptionally clean and soft, and will not become infested with insects, deformed, rot, or deteriorate even after years of use.
It felt incredibly warm and comfortable to wear, a true treasure for the crawling tribe on the other side of the Stone River.
In just one month, Jin Shu collected and tanned more than two hundred animal hides.
She altered a large portion of these into hats, coats, pants, and boots.
Cold-blooded animals are certainly not as resistant to cold as warm-blooded animals, so the main customers of Jin Shu's animal skins are the reptiles on the other side of the Stone River.
Of course, Jin Shu would never take so many animal hides out to trade at once; doing so would only make her a human target, coveted by countless beastmen.
So when the monthly Shihe Market opened, Jin Shu took Liang Xu and A Hai to the market alone to make an exchange.
Good animal hides are highly sought-after commodities. Not long after the three arrived at the market, many orcs from other races came to observe and examine them.
There were eight animal hides in total, one of which had already been made into a coat, which looked quite impressive hanging on the cart.
Soon, many people came forward to inquire about the terms of the exchange for the animal hides.
Jin Shu replied.
"A piece of animal hide can be exchanged for fifteen catties of salt, or fifteen catties of sugar."
"Fifteen catties? That's a lot. Other people's animal hides only weigh eight or nine catties."
Jin Shu was completely wrapped in a fluffy animal skin coat, which she had made for herself. It was fluffy, soft, dry, and looked extremely warm and comfortable.
Jin Shu didn't explain much.
"You can try it, and you'll know why mine is so expensive."
Upon hearing this, the other party naturally took it and tried it out.
The next second, the vertical pupils unique to cold-blooded animals suddenly widened considerably, and the whole person couldn't help but rub against the fur, letting out a comfortable sigh.
Is it warm enough?
The other party's actions have already answered this question.
Because he simply picked up the sugar jar from his cart.
"Here you go, I'll take two."
Jin Shu decisively handed over the two animal hides, and Liang Xu and A Hai, standing beside her, smoothly took the full jar of sugar and salt.
I weighed it in my hand, and the weight was about right, so it was enough.
Are you coming again next month?
"Come on, same old place."
"Okay, I need four next month, so prepare them for me in advance."
Jin Shu looked at him, squinted her eyes, and smiled.
"Sure, but you'll have to trade me something else next month."
What do you want?
"Your venom."
The other person glanced at Jin Shu and then nodded.
"You certainly know how to do business. The venom of our cobra clan is far more valuable than salt and sugar."
“My animal hides are equally valuable, and I guarantee you won’t find such good hides anywhere else but mine.”
Your female just gave birth, didn't she? With this hide, your cubs will surely survive this extreme cold.
Upon hearing this, the male cobra narrowed its eyes and stared at Jin Shu.
How did you know my female had just given birth?
"Because you male cobras wouldn't go to such great lengths to exchange for animal hides."
My cub is incredibly precious; I'd give anything to trade for my animal hide, it would be a worthwhile exchange.
Jin Shu's explanation was flawless, and the other party also thought it made sense, so they nodded.
"Okay, I'll bring the snake venom next month."
The first buyer had barely left when a second wave arrived.
This time, the entire tribe sent out to trade.
Jin Shu knew the other person's identity just by looking at the feathers on their head.
Giant Eagle Clan.
Newly hatched eagles cannot leave their warm nests, but with snow falling for more than ten days in a row, one can imagine how damp and cold the caves of the giant eagles must be.
The captain grabbed the animal hide, rubbed it in his hands, and said bluntly.
"How about I trade this for a hundred pounds of meat?"
"I don't want meat. If you want animal hides, you can give me an egg."
Upon hearing this condition, the atmosphere immediately became tense and dangerous.
"Eggs? How dare you, a mere cat, ask us for eggs?"
Jin Shu was still smiling.
"This snow will continue to fall for a long time. I can trade five animal hides for one of your eggs, as long as it's a live giant eagle egg."
The captain immediately and decisively refused.
Impossible!
Female giant eagles can lay a maximum of two eggs a year, so how could they possibly give away such precious chicks!
"Five animal hides. You can think about it some more. If you want them, I'll keep them for you."
Before the captain could say anything more, he was pulled back by the man behind him.
Afterwards, the entire group went to the side and had a heated discussion.
At this moment, Ah Hai whispered.
"Unlikely. The eggs of the Giant Eagle Clan are too precious; they wouldn't trade them for five animal hides."
Jin Shu sat on the wooden board, squinting her eyes leisurely, and said casually.
"They will replace it."
No sooner had he finished speaking than the man turned around and came back.
“One egg, and all the animal hides here are mine.”
"make a deal."
The other party turned around and said something to the person behind him. Immediately afterwards, the male of the giant eagle clan transformed into an eagle, spread his wings and flew away in a high-flying circle.
He returned in less than half an hour, and when he transformed back into human form, he had an egg in his arms that was bigger than his head.
Jin Shu took the egg and carefully tucked it into her bosom.
After the giant eagles collected all the animal hides, they turned and left.
"We're closing up shop now. Come back next month."
Ahai asked in shock.
"How do you know they'll trade them? These are precious giant eagle chicks."
"This is a giant eagle egg that is on its last legs. Even if you don't give it to me, the eagle won't live long after it hatches."
Upon hearing this, Ah Hai, though unsure why Jin Shu was so certain, was even more curious about...
"If you knew that, why did you still trade animal hides with them?"
"Just because they can't raise their eaglets doesn't mean I can't."
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