The crocodile meat has been basically processed, and I no longer need to worry about it, and then the crocodile skin is processed.

Crocodile leather is recognized as the gold of leather, which was once a luxury, but now it is not so beautiful in my hands.

The appearance of the freshly peeled crocodile skin is quite ugly, dry, numb, not rounded at all, and the texture of the leather bag that I usually see is 108,000 miles away, if I don't know what it is used for, I definitely wouldn't think that many leather shoes and bags are made of it.

Now that I know what it's for, I'm not going to beat around the bush.

I want to make a backpack and two pairs of leather shoes, of course, this is not to improve the quality of life just to enjoy, but there is indeed a need for this, there was no material before, and now there are ready-made materials in front of me, and it can only be wasted if you don't use it!

If I didn't lack cloth, I would have been able to use cloth to make cloth bags or cloth shoes, but I just happened to lack cloth, even a strange shortage!

I had to throw away my backpack the last time I was in distress at sea, and I haven't had a good bag since, and although it doesn't have many appearances, it's still irreplaceable when you need it.

Of course, the usual backpack can do most of the daily tasks, but some tasks are definitely more practical, like chopsticks and spoons can be used for eating, but they have a completely different focus.

The same is true for shoes, the rubber-soled sandals on the feet can be worn, but when it rains and when the ground is not dry after the rain, water and mud will enter, and when you go home, you will face washing shoes and feet.

You don't have to worry about these at all, you won't freeze your feet if you wear leather shoes in winter, and you can even make a pair of socks to put on your feet!

Most of the tires are still picked up, and at least a few pairs of soles can be made, and a few pairs of uppers can be made from treated crocodile leather, and that's it.

Leather shoes are definitely stronger than the current rubber shoes, not only the comfort is better, but the main thing is waterproof, there can be a pair of waterproof shoes in autumn and winter, it is simply beautiful......

After going to the island, the supporting equipment on the feet has also undergone several upgrades, from the beginning of only wearing a pair of socks to travel, to the later straw sandals, and then to the current sandals, it is finally a little bit of a look, the only lack is the shoes that can keep warm in winter!

The degree of damage to this leather can be difficult to make a bag, and it can only be used to make the upper of a leather shoe, or even just to test the treatment.

After all, its treatment method is not the same as the original sheepskin, it is difficult to achieve the texture of leather shoes and bags made by modern craftsmanship, and my means can ensure that it does not rot after processing.

So this also needs to be verified, if it fails repeatedly, then the crocodile bag and crocodile leather shoes can only be a dream!

I have no way of knowing the specific treatment, I can only learn from the treatment of sheepskin, I believe in the phrase "one to one", I feel that they are all about the same difficulty.

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Crocodile skin is pickled first, and since I have no other means and modern chemical potions, I can only choose to pickle it with table salt, but fortunately no one else found out, otherwise it would be a shame to say it!

It is then dried and air-dried, and after natural drying, the water in the skin will be drained, at this time it is still rawhide, and the residual oil in the skin needs to be removed to prevent the growth of bacteria.

These steps are the same as those of sheepskin, and the next steps are different.

The next step is to remove the scales on the surface and the pigment carried by it itself, so that the texture is clear and soft to the touch.

It turns out that I really don't understand, so it's just a hasty solution, right God knows!

For tanning, I had to choose to use almighty plant ash again, wrap the skin and rub it repeatedly, soften it further, and soak it in water.

Finally, dyeing and other processes are automatically rejected due to the limitations of technology and raw materials, and only wait for the tanning to be completed to see how the results are.

However, these steps cannot be completed in three or two days, and it will take at least half a month to reach a final conclusion, during which daily tasks such as taking care of the crops in a field are carried out as usual.

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When I happily lifted more than 200 catties of crocodile meat and got half a crocodile skin, a bad news interrupted my happy mood, and even made people a little big!

There's something wrong with the well!

I have always thought that a well is a well, it is like a mountain that never changes, and it can be fixed every day, but now it has successfully caught my attention.

The amount of water in the well is about a third less than it was normally, and this is what I have observed for more than half a month, even if it has changed very slightly.

Of course, this is not a problem, the bottom of the well has happened more than once or twice, and it is possible to sleep in it during the two months of drought, and this is not the key to the problem.

After a period of observation, I found that the wells that could have been filled in the same amount of time are now only half full, a comparison that is somewhat arbitrary, but I trust my own judgment.

For example, when the amount of water coming from the well is about the same as before, and then there is a rain of the same size as before, the water in the well is now much slower, and the difference is about one-third.

This situation is still expanding, which is the focus of my concern!

In the short term, it has not had a significant impact on my life, but in the long run, I have to say that this is a tricky question!

The problem of water has always been one of the necessary conditions for the survival of people and animals, and the reason why we have survived so far on the island is that we have discovered the existence of fresh water.

Otherwise, even if you can survive until now, the process and state will only be extremely depressed!

In the past few years, although the water problem on the island has occasionally dropped due to drought, it has always been very stable, as long as it rains, it can store water in time, if it has problems, I really don't know what to do!

This problem has nothing to do with the size of the well, even if the well is enlarged tenfold, there is no new water, and the only thing I can do is to beg God to let me go, and it is already miserable to live like this......

My guess is that most of the problem with the well is that the earthquake has displaced the geological formations, causing the previous waterways to be destroyed or blocked, which is currently thought to be the most likely.

It is not known how serious the situation is, but it is hoped that there is a mistake in observation, or that it will occur in the short term......

Otherwise, the situation is dangerous!

There is no solution, you can only take one step at a time.

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A new batch of lambs was born, but unfortunately one of them died, turning the original five into four, and the total number climbed to the peak again, reaching the size of 12!

The birth of a lamb was not a good thing for me, and it would have made me grin two or three years ago, but now instead of joy, I feel quite a lot of pressure.

Before there were crocodiles on the island, I could barely afford to feed twelve sheep, after all, there were enough of them to be slaughtered more frequently.

In the past, two or three sheep a year were far from satisfying the demand, but a few years on the island have trained me to become a carnivorous glutton!

Not now, even if you only kill two crocodiles a year, there are hundreds of catties of meat, and I would be stupid to raise so many sheep......

The expansion of the flock beyond expectations is not what I want, so I am reluctant to kill one more sheep even during the Chinese New Year, and today I selected one to be slaughtered to reduce my burden!

The follow-up treatment of killing a sheep needs to be close to a day, so only one sheep can be solved in a day, and there are seven adult sheep left, and at least one or two will be reduced before the New Year, and there are at least 9 left during the New Year, and it seems that the number of ewes will be curbed later.

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The first typhoon of the year is here again, but it can only be regarded as an ordinary type, and its influence is very limited!

However, the temperature after the typhoon is getting higher and higher, and in mid to late May, the conditions for going to sea have already reached the level, and in previous years, seafood has already been eaten at this time, and it is even almost to the point of getting tired of eating.

If you want to eat seafood in a short period of time, don't think about it, I don't know how many crocodiles are waiting for me to jump into their mouths on the beach, and in this case, the activities at sea can only be postponed indefinitely!

But I don't think it makes a difference, and the original purpose of going to the sea was to catch fish and seafood and other ingredients to enrich my life and make food sufficient.

Now there are one or two hundred catties of crocodile meat stored in the clay jar, and there are many crocodiles on the beach, plus the number of sheep is also large, so it is not so urgent, but because of too much meat, I am worried.

With the oversupply, it has become difficult to reduce the number of sheep, and I don't want to waste anything now after many food crises, not to mention that every sheep is raised by myself!

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There is no hope of going to sea in a short time, and I am still ready to take out the fishing nets that have been idle for more than half a year to dry, and I am also the food guy I have relied on for so long to survive, and it is estimated that it will be moldy for so long.

Do you think that's the end of it? Not really!

There was a scene that broke my heart later, and in the process of taking it out, I accidentally hung on a sharp object, and instantly pulled out a big hole, which was so heart-wrenching that I couldn't breathe!

Looking back, I wondered how I could pull out a hole bigger than a basin without using much force just now!

I simply found a good spot in the fishing net and pulled it with my hand to verify my suspicion, and sure enough, I heard a crisp "stab" and a hole in the net.

Then I tried several places, and the results were the same, I knew that this fishing net could not be counted on, but fortunately the crocodile went to the island to solve the problem, otherwise it would be a big problem to fish without tools this year.

Since this loophole was closed with crocodile meat, it is considered very lucky!

It is normal for a pair of worn fishing nets to be scrapped after a few years of use, and it is a high-intensity operation for up to half a year every year, so there is no need to ask for anything, and it is fortunate to be able to last so long.

Of course, the threat of crocodiles itself has not been able to go to sea for a long time, which has alleviated my depression about losing fishing nets, but there are still some small losses in my heart, after all, fishing nets have been one of the main survival tools in recent years!