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Wang Yuqiao and Du Yuhan were organizing the things for making clothes and quilts.
Wang Yuqiao took out a stack of furs and said, "Yuhan, you've been a huge help to our family by teaching your dad how to catch rabbits. Not only can we eat meat more often, but we've also saved up quite a few rabbit pelts. I brought the pelts with me. Didn't you say it's cold here in winter? How about I make these rabbit pelts into fur coats?"
Du Yuhan nodded and said, "Of course you can. You can make fur coats and fur rugs. There are more mountains here, and more animals in the mountains. You can also go into the mountains to catch rabbits."
However, there are many ferocious wild animals in these mountains, so you must be careful not to venture deep into the mountains. Stay only on the outer edges of the mountains.
Du Lianqiao said, "I've seen it. These mountains here are real mountains. The mountains over there are just mounds of earth at best. Naturally, there are more ferocious animals in the deep forests."
Before the Du family moved to Xikou Village, their old home was located to the south, and the mountains there were high and treacherous. There were man-eating wild animals in the mountains, and no one dared to venture deep into them easily. "Your father knows the dangers, don't worry, your father won't take any risks."
Du Yuhan nodded and said, "Dad, you should ask Uncle Liang about the local customs and culture. You'll be living here from now on, so make sure you get along well with the villagers. With Uncle Liang's help, no one should bully our family. Let's just live our lives here honestly."
Du Lianqiao said, "Yuhan, don't worry. Without the burden of the Du family's old house, our family's life will only get better and better."
Du Yuhan, thinking that the village would soon be implementing a communal dining hall, said, "Dad, the village is going to build a communal dining hall soon. Everyone will eat there. We won't be allowed to cook at home anymore, so I didn't buy a big iron pot for the house."
I figured I'd have to hand it over even if I bought it. So I bought a ceramic pot and an aluminum pot. I'll try not to use the double-handled iron pot, and I won't let anyone know. If I do use it, I'll do it secretly.
The two stoves in the main room need to be repaired. Since we don't have the large pot anymore, we'll replace it with a small one. We'll need them for boiling water, heating the kang (heated brick bed), and so on.
Du Lianqiao nodded and said, "Building a stove is easy; I can do it myself."
Wang Yuqiao smiled and said, "Yuhan, your father is very skillful. He can even make all the furniture in our house."
Du Yuhan said in surprise, "Really? My dad has this skill?"
Wang Yuqiao said, "Your father used to learn this skill from someone back in our hometown. Later, our hometown suffered a disaster, and the whole family moved to Xikou Village. Your father worked in the fields every day and never used this skill again."
Du Yuhan said, "There are many mountains and trees here, so timber management is relatively relaxed, and it's much easier to get timber. If we need any furniture in the future, Dad can apply to the brigade to buy timber and make it himself. Timber here should be very cheap."
Besides, if Dad knows how to make furniture, he can earn money with that skill. Even if he doesn't have money, he can give materials. It's a good craft.”
Hearing Du Yuhan say this, Wang Yuqiao happily replied, "Dad, Yuhan's idea is good. Once you get to know the people here better, you can let them know a little bit. You can't work for free making furniture for others, right? This way, our family can have some extra income."
Du Yuhan was also very happy and said, "Dad, I've seen many furniture styles in big cities. I'll draw them for you later. If people know you can make the furniture that's popular in big cities, they'll definitely want to work with you. You can also let them choose the styles themselves. This is a good business."
Go back and ask around the village if anyone makes furniture. If not, you can give it a try. Just don't take away business from the villagers. After all, we're outsiders, so it's best to keep a low profile.
Du Lianqiao nodded and said, "You're right, we can't afford to be hated. Let's find out more later."
That night, Du Lianqiao and his wife slept in the east room with their three sons, while Du Yuhan slept alone in the west room.
Du Yuhan plans to stay in Laohewan Village for a few more days to help her parents settle in before leaving.
After leaving here, Du Yuhan planned to go into the mountains to collect some medicinal herbs.
It would be even better if we could find some precious herbs, even just small seedlings. As long as we transplant them into the space, we can have a continuous supply of herbs in the future.
She wants to gradually enrich the variety of herbs in the space, as these are all valuable resources.
The next day, He Zhendong came to the Du family to say goodbye. He couldn't always ask for leave while in the army. This time, he only took leave because his father asked him to pick up his sister.
He Zhendong really didn't want to leave his sister. They had only just met and spent two days together, and now they had to part again. He didn't know when they would see each other again. But there was nothing he could do; after all, he was a soldier.
Before leaving, He Zhendong instructed, "Little sister, write to your second brother often in the future. I will also write to you. Just send them to the school address you left."
Du Yuhan nodded and said, "I will definitely write to you often. My older brother should be transferred here soon, so you can look after each other. Dad said he will also try to get things done here, so maybe when I go home we will be reunited in the Northeast."
He Zhendong said happily, "That's great. I'm really lonely here. It would be nice if our whole family could come here. It's far from the capital and there's not so much trouble here. Little sister, you should come back soon too. It would be so nice if our whole family could be together."
Du Yuhan nodded and said, "I will be back as soon as possible."
After seeing off her reluctant second brother, Du Yuhan went home and started making cotton-padded clothes for the family with her adoptive mother.
Wang Yuqiao was skilled, and Du Yuhan was no less so. The mother and daughter used the new scissors Du Yuhan had bought to cut fabric for each member of the family to make cotton-padded clothes.
I was originally going to make one for Du Yuhan, but Du Yuhan said she already had Wang Yuqiao, so I didn't make one for her.
The mother and daughter worked together quickly, finishing all the cotton-padded clothes for the Du family of five in one day.
Du Lianqiao also finished building the earthen stove in the main room.
The three Du brothers were also busy, clearing all the weeds from the yard. Du Lianqiao even cultivated several vegetable plots.
At this time of year, we can only plant radishes and cabbages. To ensure we have vegetables to eat in winter, it's best to plant them as early as possible.
Not far from the Du family's house, there is a water storage canal that draws water from the river, making it quite convenient to fetch water to irrigate the vegetable garden.
Du Yuhan had already considered growing vegetables and had purchased all the seeds.
Du Lianqiao and his two older sons planted the vegetables right away.
While everyone was distracted, Du Yuhan watered the vegetable patch with some well water from the space. This would ensure that the seeds would sprout quickly, extend the growing time of the vegetables as much as possible, and ensure that the Du family would have vegetables to eat in the winter.
The villagers all had to fetch their drinking water from the village's only well. The well wasn't far from the Du family's house, so getting water wasn't difficult.
The whole family worked tirelessly all day, and the results were great; the house is becoming more and more orderly.
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