Early in the morning, Lin Feng got up early to do morning exercises. After breakfast, he took Mo Twelve and Gao Xiaoyu to continue picking duck feathers. Among duck feathers, the finest duck down is the most expensive, and this type of duck down is the lightest and most valuable. After being processed into duck down, it is the warmest.
While Lin Feng and others were busy, Gao Xiaoyu was busy and said: "Master Hou, the news that our Lin family purchased duck feathers spread yesterday. Someone in the house said that people outside are talking about Master Hou, saying that you are not doing your job properly, and that you are not doing your job properly. I have insulted the gentlemen and so on. In short, I look down on the Marquis very much."
Gao Xiaoyu looked quite unhappy.
No matter what Lin Feng is doing, these people outside are talking about it, which is simply annoying.
Lin Feng chuckled lightly and said unconcernedly, "Don't worry about what the outside world says. How strongly they oppose it now. When down jackets come out in the future, when they start selling, they will feel warmer when they put them on. Use down jackets , slapping them in the face is the best. There is no need to argue with these people, facts speak louder than words."
Gao Xiaoyu said: "Master Hou, I'm just not angry."
Lin Feng said: "Anger will not change anything. We just need to do things."
Gao Xiaoyu nodded solemnly.
For today's selection, Lin Feng specially assigned servants from his family to do the work, with more than ten people picking out the thick duck feathers.
It took more than an hour to do this, plus more than 40 kilograms of duck feathers purchased last night, all of which were sorted out.
Mo Twelve wiped his hands. Although there was some peculiar smell, he tolerated it and said, "Master Hou, so many duck feathers have been processed. Next, how do we make them? Is it possible to use such duck feathers? Have you made the clothes yet?”
Lin Feng shook his head and said: "Who dares to wear clothes made directly from duck feathers like this?"
Mo Twelve smiled sarcastically.
The truth is, indeed.
Lin Feng continued: "To make duck feathers into clothes, there are still many processes to be carried out. All the duck feathers have been selected and the thicker feathers have been removed. The next step is to clean the gravel and remove the odor. If You can't get rid of the smell of duck feathers. When you put it on your body, it smells like duck feathers. Who would want to wear it?"
Mo Twelve said: "Master Hou is wise."
At this moment, Mo Twelve suddenly felt confident. He felt that Lin Feng had a great chance to complete the production.
Lin Feng never fights an unprepared battle.
Gao Xiaoyu took the words and asked: "Master Hou, how do we remove the smell?"
Lin Fengdao: "This problem is not complicated. Use rice water mixed with soap locust water to clean. In this step, if you clean it twice more, the smell on the duck feathers will be removed to a large extent."
In this era, there is no soap and other methods to clean grease, so we can only rely on rice water and saponin water, which can remove grease.
Moreover, it can also wash away most of the smell.
After Lin Feng arranged it, Mo Twelve immediately arranged it quickly and led others to wash it with a mixture of rice water and saponin water. Because there were so many people, only about forty pounds of duck feathers were collected. After this cleaning, the remaining stains were completely removed.
The smell above is also almost eliminated.
Lin Feng was still not satisfied, so he poured about a kilogram of strong liquor like Xifengzui into it and washed the duck feathers to further remove the odor.
In fact, Lin Feng does not need to arrange this step. Just consider that there are a lot of bacteria on duck feathers, and the alcohol content of spirits is relatively high. In addition to removing odor, it can also sterilize. So Lin Feng made arrangements, no matter what, it is always right to be cautious.
After everything was done, it was already morning.
After Lin Feng got busy, he put all the duck down feathers into his pocket and steamed them directly in the steamer, regardless of other things.
To truly sterilize, not only rely on alcohol alone, but also require high-temperature sterilization.
Lin Feng steamed it twice this time. Each cooking session takes a full hour. After everything was done, it was already evening. Mo Twelve and Gao Xiaoyu were busy all the time and were quite tired.
After the steamed duck feathers were degreased and the water was squeezed out again, Lin Feng took them in his hands and smelled them carefully.
That's when it lost its flavor.
Use a little more aromatherapy, and the smell will be very comfortable, without the strange smell before.
Lin Feng poured out all the duck down, spread it in a dustpan, and dried it further. If it's a hot day, you can cover it with a layer of black net and put it outside to dry. It was freezing cold and snowing, so it was impossible to dry it outside, so we had to use charcoal to dry it in the house.
Lin Feng ignored it and left it to Mo Twelve to make arrangements.
The next morning, Lin Feng got up to do morning exercises. After breakfast, he went to the room to check the dried duck down.
Mo Twelve stood aside and said in a deep voice: "Master Hou, these duck downs that have been washed, steamed, and dried are extremely soft to the touch and have no smell at all. You said you want to use duck downs to make clothes. I I already believe it. This step-by-step arrangement can be said to turn decay into magic."
Lin Feng said with a smile: "What we have now is still far from enough. Once we get here, we still need the last step, which is to flick the feathers to further separate the duck down. Only after it is completely separated can it be soft, smooth, and even warm against the body."
Last night, he directly drew a cotton slingshot for playing cotton, handed the drawing to Mo Twelve, and ordered: "Go and make arrangements to make this slingshot. If you use these duck down feathers to flick, Makes the eiderdown separate.”
Later generations had machine processing, but Lin Feng did not have it here, so we could only use old objects like this. As much as possible, further separate the duck down so that it does not feel stiff.
All of this was Lin Feng's idea.
He makes it according to his ideas, and whether it works or not depends on the final result. At least in Lin Feng's opinion, down jackets made from duck down are warmer than today's clothes.
Mo Twelve went to make arrangements, and with the help of the Lin family's craftsmen, the slingshot was made in the morning. In the afternoon, Lin Feng gave a brief demonstration and then started to find craftsmen to separate the collected duck down. Using a slingshot, the duck down was dispersed and made softer.
At the same time, the stems on the duck down are finally separated and the last hard matter is removed.
This is a matter of slow work and careful work.
Lin Feng didn't care. While the craftsman was slowly playing, Lin Feng ordered Mo Twelve to find a woman in his house who could make clothes. After all, there are people in the Lin family who specialize in weaving and making clothes.
In the evening, Mo Twelve came to Lin Feng's study, looking very excited and excited.
When he looked at Lin Feng, he was even more in awe.
Mo Twelve said: "Master Hou, all the duck down feathers have been elasticized. This last step is the finishing touch. All the duck down feathers have become silk-like. When you touch it with one hand, you will feel warm and soft. It is incomparable. Comfortable."
"It's just that the output of this duck down is really not high. We spent more than 400 yuan to purchase forty pounds of duck feathers. The final product was only two to less than three pounds of duck down, and the loss ratio was too large. .”
Lin Feng chuckled and said: "The duck feathers you collected have not been dried in the sun, and a lot of them contain water. Moreover, the real duck feathers weigh nearly three kilograms, which is already a very high proportion. In one piece of clothing, it can be used Six or seven taels of duck down is quite impressive. Let’s go and make clothes overnight and make some tonight.”
"Here!"
Mo Twelve responded directly.
The two went straight to the place where they were making clothes and found the woman with the best weaving skills.
The woman's name is Liang, and she is over forty years old. Although he looks a bit old, he is very skillful. Many of the clothes in the house were made by Liang.
Lin Feng made arrangements directly. His arrangement was actually very simple. He did not change the structure of the clothes, but just divided the areas on the clothes. The shoulder blades on both sides of the back were each filled with a piece of duck down, and the middle and lower parts of the back were filled with another piece. The left and right sides of the chest and lower abdomen are also filled with duck down.
Each of the two arms is also filled with a portion.
This is to add an extra layer of clothing to sew, and sew duck down inside, so that the front and back can be filled with duck down. In fact, the down jackets of later generations were originally divided into areas of duck down, with down areas one by one.
If they are not separated, once they are exposed to water, all the fluff will stick together and cannot be loosened, forming a pimple. You have separated each area to form small areas. Although the duck down feathers will clump together after cleaning, they will spread out when shaken after drying, but they still have the effect of heat preservation.
Lin Feng explained everything in detail. Worried that the other party would not understand, he asked someone to bring him paper and pen, drew on the paper and elaborated further.
After everything was told, Lin Feng asked: "Do you understand?"
Mrs. Liang smiled naively, nodded hurriedly, and said: "Please rest assured, Lord Marquis, your instructions are very simple. I will start working now. Bring the duck down you want to fill, and it will be ready tonight. How much filling do you want? Just say it."
Lin Feng said directly: "No need, I will take command here."
In fact, you don’t need too much duck down filling. After all, duck down is expensive, and too much duck down will easily bulge.
Lin Feng watched Mr. Liang do it, not to mention that Mr. Liang was very clever and dexterous. His hands threaded needles and threads as fast as threading flowers and butterflies. After she finished one spot, she sewed it further, and her stitches were hidden so nothing could be seen.
It takes less than half an hour to finish making a robe.
This is stuffed with duck down.
After Lin Feng took it, he looked at it carefully, because every place with duck down was the size of a palm. Even if Lin Feng divides the areas, it seems that the separation is not enough. So he looked at Mr. Liang and ordered: "In each area, add horizontal and vertical stitches from the middle position to divide a position into four small spaces. In this way, the duck down will be further reduced and crowded in other directions. It’s possible that it won’t surge like this.”
Mrs. Liang nodded and said, "My slave, I obey."
This time the needle moves faster.
In less than half an hour, Liang had finished making it.
Lin Feng took it without wearing it and handed it to Mo Twelve, saying: "Mr. Mo, you are an old man. You should try it on first to see if the down jacket is warm."
"No, no!"
Mo Twelve shook his head quickly.
Just kidding, he is a servant of the house, how can he wear it?
Lin Feng frowned and said: "If you are asked to wear it, just put it on and give it a try first. Let's try our down jacket first and improve it step by step. Slowly, everyone in our house will be able to provide it and be able to wear it." Only by going up can you keep out the cold and stay warm.”
Mo Twelve nodded in agreement, then took off his outer robe and put on his down jacket. As soon as he put it on, it was very light and didn't feel heavy. After taking two steps, he said, "Master Hou, it's not bad."
Lin Feng said: "There is no cold wind in the room. Go outside and give it a try."
"Here!"
Mo Twelve walked out directly.
It was cold and windy outside, and it was snowing heavily.
The cold wind blows directly.
Because the down jacket is thick, and duck down is used everywhere to protect important parts. The arms, back, and chest are all covered with duck down. When the cold wind blows, it has no effect, and you can even feel the warmth coming from your body.
Comfortable!
This down jacket is so comfortable.
Mo Twelve was so happy that he hurried back to the room and said excitedly: "Master Hou, it's done, this down jacket is done. It's warm, extremely warm. Such clothes have no effect in the cold wind. The cold wind blew just now, which meant it was cold on the face. But it had almost no effect on the body. In the past, when the cold wind blew, the body would shiver. This time, it is extremely warm."
"Does it taste good?"
Lin Feng asked again.
Mo Twelve shook his head and said: "No, there is no smell at all. Lord Marquis, our down jacket is done."
Lin Feng was also happy.
Once things are done, you can start making money.
Lin Feng said directly: "Ms. Liang, you will bring someone to make three more pieces tonight. You can only make three pieces with almost the remaining duck down, but you can't make more. You can't finish it alone. Is it possible to directly ask someone for help?"
"no problem."
Liang answered directly.
Lin Feng briefly talked about the general dimensions of the three pieces. After all, Ying Jiuxiao, Ying Yuqian and Wang Lin Feng had all seen them before. Approximate size is estimated. This is for the emperor, prince and princess, so it is naturally better.
After Lin Feng finished making arrangements, he looked at Mo Twelve again. At this time, Mo Twelve took off his down jacket, but as soon as he took it off, air conditioning seemed to come on him. He shivered and quickly wrapped himself in his robe. However, it still doesn’t have the warm feeling of a down jacket.
Once you put this down jacket on, you can't take it off.
it's too cold!
Mo Twelve's eyes shone, this was an excellent opportunity to make money.
Lin Feng ordered: "Mr. Mo, those who participated in the past two days will be rewarded with a month's salary. The same is true for the Liang family."
"Thank you, Lord Marquis, for your kindness."
Mrs. Liang became excited and quickly thanked her.
This is money.
Mo Twelve also quickly agreed. Lin Feng had arranged it anyway.
Lin Feng said: "Mr. Mo, you have worked hard these two days, go and have a good rest."
"Old slave, please retire."
Mo Twelve bowed and turned to leave.
Lin Feng came out with the first down jacket and went straight back to the backyard. It was late at night now, and Bai Yuyao had returned a long time ago and was taking the child. When Lin Feng arrived, Bai Yuyao handed the child over to the wet nurse.
Lin Feng took out the down jacket and said: "Yuyao, this is the first down jacket. Although it is a test product, it is very warm. In the future, I will make a piece of clothing specifically for you. You can try it on first."
Bai Yuyao took it, and the weight didn't change much. She looked carefully and saw slightly bulging bags on the front and back of her robe.
There are quite a few of these packets.
There are also some on the arms.
Bai Yuyao was confused. Is this the so-called clothes made of duck feathers?
Why didn't I see duck feathers?
In fact, there is not even a trace of the smell of duck feathers.
Full of doubts, Bai Yuyao took off her cloak and robe first, then quickly put on her down jacket. She took two steps in it and it was very light. Although it is a bit big, after wearing it, my body feels warm in a short period of time without feeling cold.
At this moment, Bai Yuyao was shocked.
How can it be?
Why are clothes made of duck feathers so warm?
It's so shocking.
