Across Ranch Story: Friends of Mineral Town

"Good morning, Saibala!" Lin Xia greeted Saibala as soon as she entered the door.

"Good morning, Lin Xia." Saibala was watching the furnace in the operation room. When he saw Lin Xia coming in, he immediately came out and said with a smile, "Have you seen the wool processing machine I made for you? Is it useful?"

"I see, it's so useful!" Lin Xia immediately praised it. "As soon as I saw it this morning, I immediately made all the wool I had saved into yarn. It's very useful, fast, and makes little noise. Saibala, your skills are really amazing!"

"Oh~ Don't say that, haha~" Saibala was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. "It's the same job I do every day. I just pay more attention to it than others and think about it more often, haha~"

"Oh, you are too modest. Everyone in this Mineral Town knows you. Your skills are first-rate. If someone's things break, you are the first person they think of."

"That's for sure." Saibala said proudly, "I still have this confidence. By the way, Lin Xia, is there anything else you want me to do for you today?"

"Yes, I am here to bother you again!" Lin Xia said immediately, "I want to make a milk processing machine, take a look~"

"Why are you so hesitant?" Saibala asked in confusion, "Do you want to make a cheese processing machine or a butter processing machine?"

"That's the problem, Sebala." Lin Xia said embarrassedly, "I want both functions. Not only that, milk can also be processed into milk powder. Can it have this function as well?"

Saibala: "...You have quite a lot to ask for!"

Lin Xia laughed and said, "I know, this is not easy. This shows my absolute belief in your ability!"

"You're lucky. Before, I would have been in a dilemma because I had never worked on a compound processing machine before.

But it just so happened that Gray called me yesterday and told me about some new technologies he had seen there, including a technology that allows one processing machine to perform multiple processing functions.

He roughly explained the principle to me, and I was so excited that I couldn't sleep last night. I can't wait to try it out today.

Lin Xia, I won't lie to you. I really have never done this before. If you are willing, I will treat this job as my first trial. There may be a high probability of failure, which will delay your time, but I will only charge you for the materials once. If I fail, I will definitely make up for it myself. What do you think?"

"No problem. Science can only progress through constant failure. Isn't this a big deal?"

"Okay, since you said that, I'll just go for it!" Saibala said confidently, "Your idea of ​​processing milk into milk powder can be put aside for now. I'll first study the technology of combining cheese and butter. I can do it with my eyes closed if I separate these two things, but I need to figure out how to combine them in one machine. But don't worry, Gray is in the Twin Village now. If I have any questions, I can always ask him to ask someone for advice. There won't be any big problems!"

Lin Xia smiled and said, "I'm absolutely assured. So, how much money and ore do you need?"

Saibala thought for a moment and said, "If it is made individually, each processing machine needs 5 diamonds + 2G, and it takes 5 days to complete. But now we only need to make one machine, and the difficulty lies in the internal structure... So, if you give me 6 diamonds + 4G, the construction period is uncertain. It may take 5 days, or even longer to complete. Is that okay?"

"No problem!" In fact, Lin Xia knew that this was Saibala taking care of himself. Although merging two machines into one seemed to save resources and time than making two separate machines, that was under the premise that the technology was mature. Now it could be said to be in the research stage, which would only cost more manpower, material resources and time, but Saibala could be said to have not gained anything extra.

"By the way, Sebala, do you have any machines or tools for processing animal fur?" Lin Xia asked after paying the bill. "I have killed a lot of wild boars recently, but they may not be easy to sell, so I want to process them myself and make them into food. But I don't know how to kill pigs or remove the hair!"

Seeing Lin Xia's distressed look, Sabara said with embarrassment: "I really don't know how to use the animal processing machine. Didn't you ask Gray to go there to learn? Let's wait for him to come back after he finishes his studies. I don't know how to use the machine, but I do have the tools for shaving."

"Really?" Lin Xia was shocked. "How come you have this thing?"

"You are underestimating me, aren't you? It's just a shaved board. Someone used it before. I saw it once, so I made one myself with leftovers, thinking I might be able to sell it. But the quality of that guy's board is really good, and I never saw him ask me to exchange it."

Saibala still feels a little indignant: "The board I made is much better than his, but he just doesn't believe it and always uses his broken board..."

"Well, Sebala, that person has no vision." Lin Xia immediately stopped Sebala from chattering, "I am different. I absolutely support you. Sell me the board! By the way, do you know the steps to slaughter a pig?"

"Of course I know. I have done some research to make the best shaving board. Remember this. I won't tell anyone else."

Lin Xia complained in her heart, is there anyone else in this town who knows how to kill pigs and remove their hair? !

"Before removing the pig hair, you need to prepare a large wooden barrel and put hot water at about 70 degrees in it. Remember, it must not be boiling water, otherwise it will burn the pig skin.

Then put the dead pig in the bucket, warm it up, open its pores - don't look at me like that, I just heard it from that guy and passed it on to you. "

Lin Xia withdrew her suspicious gaze and urged Saibala to continue.

"After heating up, add slightly hotter water. Remember, you can't pour it directly on the pig. Pour it into the water and let the pig soak for a while. Then you can try to remove the pig hair with a scraper. If it is easy to remove, then do it; if it is difficult, continue to add hot water. That's it."

After listening to it, Lin Xia felt that what she knew was similar, except that she had learned a lot about hot water.

I have seen some videos of pig slaughtering in rural areas before. The most difficult part is not removing the pig hair, but catching and slaughtering the pigs. That is so miserable.

Now that the wild boars are dead, all that's left is to remove their hair. But as a girl, I don't really want to do it, especially since pigs smell bad to begin with, and after being soaked in hot water, the smell is so sour.

I can’t think about it anymore, I should just find a few suitable people to do this job!