Successfully getting a whole crocodile skin, Chen Fan can finally start making his own belt.

However, using crocodile leather as a belt is much more difficult than using cowhide.

If not layered, the thickness of cowhide can reach 3 or 4 mm, while the thickness of crocodile leather is only about 2 mm.

After experimenting with rabbit skins and fox tails, he improved his tailoring skills to LV3, and after two days of hard work, he finally built his first belt.

On this morning, Chen Fan wrapped his freshly baked belt and rode a tall horse to work.

When he arrived at the brigade headquarters, Zhang Wenliang was training with the militia. Now because I need to go to work and worry about my physical strength, the daily training in the winter has been changed to training once a week, and the only thing that remains the same is the attitude of training.

Chen Fan stood on the side with his hands behind his back, his waist was raised high, that is, he didn't have a big belly, otherwise he would be a corrupt person at first glance.

Zhang Wenliang glanced at him strangely, but it was inconvenient to speak because he was training, so he could only wait until he finished practicing.

At this time, Lin Yuanxiang and Xiao Liewen walked over one after the other, and saw Chen Fan standing on the side, Lin Yuanxiang called a few times to the two puppies, Duoduo and Qiuqiu turned their heads to look at him, squatted in place and did not move at all, until Chen Fan said "hiss" twice, they reluctantly ran over.

Lin Yuanxiang bent down and picked up the two dogs, and said with a smile, "You two have no conscience, Lao Tzu feeds you delicious food every day, and you shouldn't make a sound, you should be spanked." ”

Duoduo looked at Qiuqiu, "Wangwang (what did he say)"

Qiuqiu also called twice, "Wangwang (I don't know)"

Xiao Liewen walked straight towards Chen Fan and laughed loudly, "You don't usually arrive at almost 7 o'clock, why did you arrive so early today?" ”

Chen Fan turned around with his hands on his hips and grinned, "Ah, I got up a little early today, so I arrived early." ”

Xiao Liewen was about to speak, when he suddenly saw the shining copper belt buckle on his waist, "Yo, this is the new belt you bought?" ”

The corners of Chen Fan's mouth widened, "Yo, did you see it?" ”

The corners of Xiao Liewen's eyes twitched slightly, my eyes are not blind, your copper buckle is shining against the sun, can you see it?

He didn't speak, Chen Fan didn't mind, smiled and said loudly, "Which is it, there are only artificial leather and canvas straps in the sales department of the supply and marketing cooperative, I want to buy a belt, they said that I have to go to the county seat, you see that I am busy before and after, just run to the county seat for a belt, isn't there something wrong."

I didn't plan to buy it, just wrap it around a cloth belt, which can be regarded as thrifty.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, and guess what? There was an uncle in Team 9 who had worked in the provincial hunting team before, and he had a crocodile skin in his hand that no one wanted.

Although crocodile leather is not as good as cowhide, after all, it is not leather, so I bought it back, then cut a section, sewed it up myself, and made a belt. ”

He said, holding his back high, "Look, that's it." ”

Xiao Liewen hated it so much that he made a mistake, so he shouldn't have asked him about the belt.

Instead, Lin Yuanxiang leaned forward and said in surprise, "Yo, is it really crocodile skin?" ”

Chen Fan saw that someone was willing to cooperate, and immediately turned around to adjust the target, "Isn't it, don't you look at crocodile skin, it's a commodity in the water, but the skin is not 'water', the crocodile skin is not worse than cowhide, and it can be used for more than ten years." ”

Lin Yuanxiang stood up straight, looked at him and asked, "Did you cut a piece and buy it, or did you buy the whole piece of skin?" ”

Chen Fan laughed and said, "Of course it's a whole sheet, people just pull a piece of skin from the middle, so what else can it be used?" ”

Lin Yuanxiang nodded slowly, and asked again, "You just said that you made this belt yourself?" ”

Chen Fan held his head high, his face full of pride, "Yes, I did it myself." ”

It's a pity he was happy too soon.

Lin Yuanxiang immediately put the two dogs on the ground and said to him, "Since you can sew the belt yourself, it shouldn't be much of a problem to make a saddle." ”

Chen Fan's face suddenly stiffened slightly, "Huh? Saddle? ”

Lin Yuanxiang nodded and said, "Yes, Saddle." ”

His face became faster than turning a book, the sky was still clear just now, and the next second was heartbreaking, "Your horse, I feel distressed when I look at it, a good war horse, but there is not even a saddle, Lao Xiao told me a few days ago, there is still a military horse saddle in the warehouse of the brigade headquarters, but the leather is more seriously damaged, and only the shelf inside is left."

Originally, I was thinking about how to fix it, to put it on your horse, but now it's okay, take out that saddle, tear off the skin, and you can cover it with crocodile skin, it's a brand new saddle, how good. ”

Chen Fan's eyelids blinked wildly, and he paused for a few seconds before he sneered, "No, Uncle Lin, I still have this crocodile skin useful." ”

Lin Yuanxiang said angrily, "Useful? What's the use? Is it to make leather clothes or shoes? It's not enough to make leather clothes, make leather shoes, then the supply and marketing cooperatives have leather shoes to sell, only 5 yuan for artificial leather, and only 15 yuan for cowhide, where can you not buy it? But can you buy leathers, can you buy saddles? ”

Chen Fan's face was slightly stiff, but he felt that what he said was right, so he said with a bitter face, "That's okay, let's make the saddle first." ”

He thought about making a few more things out of that crocodile skin, so he came out and showed off his new belt, and then it was all in the soup.

Lin Yuanxiang saw that he could listen to persuasion, and his face was immediately full of relief, "That's right, make a good saddle, go back and buy a few canvas belts to make a brand, and then go to play a pair of stirrups, and the equipment of this war horse will be alive." ”

Chen Fan stiffened his face and said, "Isn't that still a rifle and a saber?" ”

Xiao Liewen scolded with a smile on the side, "Do you want to give you a whole set of military uniforms, get an armed belt, match everything that should be matched, and let you be a cavalryman?" ”

Chen Fan smiled dryly, "That's not necessary, it's good now." ”

Lin Yuanxiang smacked his lips and pondered, "Don't say it, without equipment, it's really a little bit worse." ”

Then he looked up at Chen Fan and said with a smile, "Forget about the gun, I've heard that you have two shotguns and a small pistol yourself, but it's a saber, I can get one for you." ”

When Chen Fan heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and looked at him stunned, "You have a saber?" ”

Immediately remembered that he was Captain Xiao's old comrade-in-arms, all of whom had been on the battlefield before, and it didn't seem to be an uncommon thing to have a saber.

Lin Yuanxiang smiled, "Yes, there is a saber, but it can't be given to you for nothing." ”

Chen Fan shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Then what are the conditions?" ”

Seriously, he really didn't have much interest in the saber, and if he really wanted it, he could make a stove in the backyard and find some scrap iron and coal, and he could make one himself.

Casting skills are not activated for nothing!

But seeing that Uncle Lin wants to play games, then he will accompany him to play, and he won't suffer a loss anyway.

Lin Yuanxiang said with a smile, "Let's not talk about the conditions, when you finish the saddle, and then when the time is ripe, I will naturally give you the saber you want." ”

Chen Fan had nothing to do, and immediately smiled, "Okay, then I'll wait for your saber." ”

At this time, the people of the militia squad finally finished their morning exercises, Zhang Wenliang wiped his sweat, immediately ran over, bent down and looked at the new belt around Chen Fan's waist, "Heh, where did you buy the belt, it's very beautiful." ”

Chen Fan spread his hands at him, "Don't make up your mind, I'm going to make a saddle for the rest of the skin, it's not your share." ”

Zhang Wenliang straightened up and glanced at him angrily, "Stingy." ”

Xiao Liewen and Lin Yuanxiang next to him suddenly burst into a long laugh.

Chen Fan shrugged helplessly, what's so funny about this?

Xiao Liewen shook his hand at the other militiamen, "Disbanded after practice." ”

Then he took out a cigarette stick from his waist, rolled the tobacco shreds, looked at Zhang Wenliang and said, "Today we will start planting rice, during the planting period, we must do a good job of guarding, the militia all bring guns to the field, I don't need to say more about the precautions, you have to explain clearly to them, and you must ensure that there is no mistake in the slightest." ”

Speaking of business, Zhang Wenliang was also serious and nodded without hesitation, "I have already arranged it and promised to complete the task." ”

Xiao Liewen nodded, lit the match and lit the cigarette, and continued, "When the seedlings are planted, it will be almost May, May 1st is Sunday, and you have to catch up with the market. ”

Hearing this, Chen Fan was immediately attracted to attention.

Okay, it's finally time for the militia spring training, and you can play with guns in the open again.

It's also pitiful to say, those three guns were bought, and they were beaten once, and they were not fun at all, and this time they must be happy at one time.

And you can also use the rifle of the militia company, so you don't have to waste your own shotgun bullets.

A shotgun bullet costs four cents, it's so expensive!

Just when Xiao Liewen and Zhang Wenliang were discussing the militia's spring training, Zhang Changjiang and Secretary Yang also arrived.

Secretary Yang leaned on his bicycle and walked inside, "Why don't you go in?" ”

Xiao Liewen turned around and said with a smile, "We have just arrived, and their militia has just finished training, so I will discuss the spring training with the three tigers." ”

After Zhang Changjiang approached, he laughed loudly, "Then you have to go in and say, drink the northwest wind outside?" ”

Xiao Liewen raised his feet and walked inside, and said with a smile, "It's the east wind blowing now, and the northwest wind is blowing for autumn training." ”

Several people walked inside, did not go to the office, and sat down in the reception room in front.

After a circle of cigarettes as usual, Secretary Yang leaned on the back of the chair, and did not treat Lin Yuanxiang as an outsider, and said directly, "Anyway, it is such an arrangement every year, today it is still me, Lao Zhang, and Lao Ye to check on each team, and it is easy to deal with anything."

Lao Ye said hello to me yesterday, but he didn't come over this morning, so he went directly to the back team to see the rice planting situation over there. Lao Xiao still stayed behind to dispatch, the three tigers had to take the militia squad of the brigade headquarters to patrol each squad, and my daughter had to go down to mobilize women comrades to do a good job in logistics work, and everyone could not be sloppy. ”

He said and turned his head to look at Chen Fan, took a puff of cigarette, and said, "Xiao Chen, you have to keep an eye on the radio station these days, although Xiao'e is already proficient in using the radio machine, but after all, she is too inexperienced and does not know how to maintain, she is afraid that something will happen, she can't handle it, and she still wants you to guard here, more assured." ”

Chen Fan nodded immediately, "Okay, I've been here for the past few days." ”

At this time, Zhang Wenliang turned his head to look at him and asked, "Your 6th team's 'toilet construction team' can't build a toilet on your own?" ”

Chen Fan smiled and said, "I guided them to build the first few toilets on the side, and since yesterday, they have been able to build independently, and then I went to check it, and it was almost the same as when I was there, and it can be regarded as a teacher." ”

After a pause, he smiled again, "Besides, in the past few days, all the laborers have to go out to work, the men pick the seedlings, and the women go to the field to plant the seedlings, so how can there be time to build any toilets." The big thing should be talked about after the seedling planting. ”

Hearing this, everyone in the room nodded in unison.

Xiao Liewen said with a smile, "I'm still worried, you only care about building toilets, delaying the rice planting, and now it seems that you are still not dizzy." ”

He is also one of the first people to rebuild toilets in Lujiawan, a few days ago Chen Fan led the toilet construction team, the first one was built by Captain Yang's family, and the second one was built by Xiao Liewen and Zhang Changjiang's house.

With the two of them as examples, more than half of the people in Team 5 also ordered a squatting toilet from Chen Fan.

It's just that now Chen Fan doesn't sell squatting toilets directly, but supplies them to the construction team, 10 yuan a piece, the construction team does not increase the price, counts it in the cost to the user, builds a new toilet, does not count the material cost, three jobs, one worker 3 yuan, plus a few packs of cigarettes, almost 20 yuan, for most members, it is completely within the scope of acceptance.

Hearing Xiao Liewen's words, Chen Fan smiled and said, "That's impossible, even if the people in the construction team want to make money and don't want to plant seedlings, Captain Yang won't let them do that." They are all members of the Yang family, the Liu family and the Huang family, and none of them dare not listen to Captain Yang's words. ”

Secretary Yang nodded slowly, smoking a cigarette and smiling silently.

Although he and Yang Chuanfu are not in the same team, they are also distant relatives, if the Yang family dares to mess around, his face will definitely be dull, and on the contrary, he will have a long face.

"And one more,"

Zhang Changjiang said to Chen Fan, "You are a good hand at writing articles, and this rice planting is also the top priority of our production team. ”

Hearing this, Chen Fan, who had already been mentally prepared, of course agreed.

Isn't it just writing articles, he has read so many newspapers in the reference room, and he has already figured out the article routines of these years.

Not to mention two, he can write 10 articles, and they are from different angles.

The leadership role of the brigade department can be written, ordinary members can write an article, the militia can write an article to prevent sabotage, and the perspective of the elderly who have experienced the old times can write a .......

It's too much, for Chen Fan, he doesn't need to use his brain at all, he just has his hands.

Several leaders of the brigade headquarters sat here and smoked cigarettes, and after a while, they arranged the work of planting rice in the spring this year, and then took their own actions.

After they all left, Xiao Liewen stood up and said, "You wait here, I'll go to the custodian Lao Luo and bring that tattered saddle." ”

(End of chapter)