The next morning, Ren Baqian prepared some bamboo leaves and water for Tiantian and Gungun. Then, he brought them to a piece of flat land not far from the kitchen to look for leather.
In a large open space, there were poles with ropes in the middle. All kinds of furs were hung on the poles, and after some simple cleaning, they were hung there to dry.
There were cowhide and sheepskin. There were about a hundred odd-job workers and family members in the beast park. Based on the appetite of the people of Dayao, the amount of meat they ate every day was quite large. At the very least, they had to kill three cows and a sheep. This was under the circumstance that the sheep in this world were bigger than the horses in Dayao's previous world.
Every day, after killing them, they would simply wash their skins and dry them. Then, they would fold them into bundles and store them in the storeroom. Once they had accumulated a certain amount, they would sell them to buy alcohol.
This kind of fur, which had only gone through the simplest treatment, was of very low value, so no one cared about it.
Some of them were the skins of the dead animals in the beast park. Ren Baqian even saw the skin of a saber-toothed tiger. There were black stripes on the yellow fur, which were much larger and denser than the stripes on a tiger. It looked more like the skin of a leopard, but the patterns on it were much larger and not circular.
It was said that two saber-toothed tigers fought yesterday and one was bitten to death.
The furs that were being dried here were all in good condition. Ren Baqian covered his nose and looked at them. Then, he got someone to roll up all the dried furs and carry them away.
Although it had been cleaned, it still emitted an extremely heavy stench, attracting many flies and other vermin to fly around.
"Remove the oil film and flesh from the surface first!" Ren Baqian instructed as he pulled Tie Dao and Teng Hulu over.
Of the ten servants under him, three were in the ice cellar, five were in the pear field, and only two were here.
He spent the whole morning cleaning out some leather, then soaking it in water for another two days before it could be used.
Ren Baqian tied up the rest and threw them to the side. Then, he brought the two of them to Baishi District to look for a blacksmith to forge the fan according to the pattern.
Ren Baqian had considered going out by himself. However, after thinking about it, the Dayao people didn't treat outsiders very well. Furthermore, Dayao's combat power was much stronger than his. If anything were to happen, it would be too late for him to cry.
In the end, he could only wait for the two of them and only went out after noon.
When he arrived at Baishi District, he saw the same shop owner as last time. He showed the fan to him.
"This can be done, right? Some parts can be replaced, such as the fan blades and the base. They can be made of metal or wood. "
"What is this?" The shop owner looked at the fan with a puzzled expression.
He had never seen anything like this before.
Ren Baqian aimed the fan at the store owner and pulled the rope all the way to the end.
The blades of the fan spun, sweeping up a gust of wind toward the shop.
After the rope was straightened and released, the fan blades began to rotate in the opposite direction.
Feeling the wind blowing against his face, the blacksmith shop owner's eyes lit up. "This thing is interesting."
After receiving the fan, the owner pulled the rope behind it, and the fan blades began to spin. Then, he let go and turned in the opposite direction.
Then he turned the fan to his face, pulled the cord, and let go. Pull the rope. Let go. Pull the rope …
For a moment, she was having so much fun that she forgot about Ren Baqian and the rest.
Ren Baqian saw that the shopkeeper was having fun. After waiting for a while, he had no choice but to interrupt him, "How is it? Can you do it?"
"Oh? Oh! "The shopkeeper suddenly reacted." Then we'll have to take it apart to see the structure inside. Is that okay? "
"Yes, the lid at the back will open as soon as I lift it."
The shop owner opened the back cover according to Ren Baqian's instructions.
The internal structure was very simple. There were only bearings, rubber rings, and ropes. At first glance, it looked very simple.
However, the shopkeeper frowned and asked, "Where did you make this?"
"What's wrong?" Ren Baqian asked.
"We can't reach this level. This is too perfect. The thickness of every part is the same. I really don't know how it was made. "The shopkeeper pointed at the bearings inside and said to Ren Baqian.
Ren Baqian finally understood. The bearings made in the modern era were naturally not comparable to the ones made by these craftsmen.
"It's fine as long as it doesn't affect the usage. However, it must be smooth. Otherwise, it will affect the strength of pulling the rope, and there will be noise, "Ren Baqian said.
The shopkeeper touched his chin and said, "That can be done."
"We don't have this thing here." The shopkeeper pointed at something inside and said.
Ren Baqian took a look and saw that it was a rubber ring.
This thing could be made with animal tendons, but there was no need to tell the shopkeeper.
"After the first one is done, I'll check it. If it's up to standard, I'll need another 20. We might need more in the future. However, within three months, you can't leak this thing out and you can't let anyone else make it, "Ren Baqian exhorted.
Initially, he wanted to set a longer time limit. However, he thought that this kind of earthen fan was easy to make and others could easily understand it. Even if he restricted the shopkeeper from making it for others, as long as others bought one, they could easily find a blacksmith shop to replicate it. Therefore, I might as well limit it to three months. As long as the first batch of my goods appears in the market, I'll be able to make a sum of money. "
"Three months isn't long. However, you have to make at least another 20," the shopkeeper said.
"As long as you can make it up to standard. If you can't make it up to standard, no one will ask you to make this thing, right? "Ren Baqian said.
"Don't look down on my skills. Although I can't reach this level, I can definitely be smooth. " The shopkeeper patted his chest and said. That sound was so loud that Ren Baqian felt like his internal organs were going to come out.
"Can you leave this thing here for me to study?" The shopkeeper asked again. He kept fiddling with the fan. Ren Baqian didn't know if he liked the fan or the bearings inside.
"Sure. How long will it take for you to make it? "Ren Baqian asked.
"This thing can be collected the day after tomorrow," the shopkeeper said.
Ren Baqian calculated that he should be returning to Earth the day after tomorrow. "I will give you one more day, three days later."
Ren Baqian left the fan with Teng Hulu and Tie Dao.
He returned to the beast park and continued to clean the fur.
In the afternoon, Ren Baqian was called to the palace and brought to the imperial kitchen.
"Brother Ren!" Upon seeing Ren Baqian, Caretaker Gou's facial expression twitched for a long time. Finally, he lowered his head and called him brother.
Ren Baqian liked the character of Dayao people. As long as he said it, he would definitely do it. Even if he was unwilling, he would still do it. Furthermore, Ren Baqian felt extremely comfortable when he saw a burly man lowering his head and calling him brother.
The other people in the imperial kitchen greeted him with much more sincerity.
After all, the condiments that Ren Baqian brought were an eye-opener for them. They could proudly say that at least the items in Dayao's imperial kitchen were the most complete in the world.
The imperial kitchen in the Lian Yun Kingdom couldn't be compared to the imperial kitchen in the Great Xia palace.
"Brother Ren, what are you cooking today?" One of the people in the imperial kitchen asked. At first, it was a little awkward to call him Brother Ren. However, after a few times, he got used to it.
Ren Baqian was from the northeast. Naturally, he was most familiar with northeast cuisine.
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