Volume 2 Playing with the Tribe Chapter 256 Sheep Shearing and Straight Hook Fishing
"Boss, things have been arranged, and everyone will move over as soon as possible. The tribal leaders who came to help were very excited when they heard that we had given them so many items and skills, and bluntly said that they would always remember the good of the Ding tribe and advance and retreat together with the Ding tribe! ”
Ben heard that the leader still cared so much about him, and his heart was also moved.
However, as a person who regards Ding Qi as his master, he is already extremely loyal, and he will use this emotion to do his best in the things that the master arranges for him, and do his best to do it well, not to mention his current status and everything is given to him by the master.
"The domesticated animals of the tribe have been moved to the city in advance, and the horses and reindeer have been enclosed in a fence at your request. At present, the domesticated animals of the tribe have reached more than 150 pheasants, more than 20 wild boars of all sizes, and more than 60 sheep after breeding and subsequent capture. ”
Ben seized the opportunity to report to Ding Qi, and as soon as he talked about it, it was not over.
"It's just that there is a problem at present, that is, the hair on the sheep is getting longer and longer, which has affected their movements, and the people of the Yellow Sheep tribe don't know what to do."
Ding Qi didn't pay attention to it at first, but quickly froze there.
"Wool? How did you forget about it? With wool, there are sweaters and pants to wear! The cold winter will be more comfortable! ”
Ding Qi's breathing was a little short, and he hadn't paid attention to the wool matter before, because there were some sheep in the tribe, and the sheep had not yet appeared in this situation. Usually the sheep are managed by the children in the tribe, and Ding Qi has not paid much attention to it.
Now there is a special hunting team to go out to hunt, and the previous requirements for Ding Qi have not changed, and they will find a way to catch sheep alive. Over a long period of time, there are already more than 60 sheep.
"Ben, don't worry, I'll call the horns and the red deer, and I'll teach them what to do with the wool, and remember to bring a pair of scissors and a rope. In addition, through this incident, we will also get a kind of clothing to protect against the cold, and then the winter will not be so cold! ”
Ding Qi hurriedly arranged for Ben to call someone, and sold a pass, Ren Ben and Rat didn't want to say in advance how to ask, but only told them that they would definitely tell everyone when the time came.
Ding Qi checked the injuries and binding of the rat again, and inquired about the situation of the Li tribe, which was basically the same as what the red scorpion said. It's just that when it comes to the relationship with the woman, the rat guy starts to get up, and says that he is still immature, and he will wait and see.
"Okay, don't hide it, I'll propose to you when the time comes, let you marry Mingmei, and marry someone back!"
Ding Qi teased him and promised him to help him propose a wife.
As he spoke, he trotted over with the horns and the red deer.
Ding Qi asked the rat to rest, and led the three of them to the sheepfold.
Approaching the sheepfold, the unique fishy smell came over, making Ding Qi's nose move, what a familiar taste! It was a smell that existed in the depths of his memory.
Seeing people coming, sheep of all sizes bleated close to the fence, expecting the humans to hand them some fresh fodder. Some of the lambs were born by the captured ewes, and some came with the captured ewes, but now they are familiar with the human presence and have become dependent on human feeding.
"Chief, why did you let us come to the sheepfold? Rush
Asked us to come over without saying anything. ”
Sheephorn glared at Ben beside him, dissatisfied with his way of running over and back from the sheepfold without telling him why.
Ben laughed and didn't say anything, he didn't know why!
"Sheep's horn, don't worry, Ben doesn't know why I called you over. It's just that I heard him say that there is a lot of hair on the sheep now, which affects the movement, so I came over to help you solve this problem! ”
Ding Qi spoke out to help Ben out of the siege and didn't let him carry the pot. For people like sheep's horns and pig's teeth, they are prone to digging into the horns, and if they think a person is bad, then they will always think that person is not good, and will even oppose you everywhere, no matter who you are.
"Really? Thank you so much, Chief. Ben is right, there is too much wool, but unfortunately I don't know what to do, watching them feel uncomfortable day by day, our people who take care of them are very sad. ”
When Sheephorn heard that Ding Qi could help him solve the wool problem, he danced excitedly, which made the red deer and Ben around him laugh.
The red deer looked at the scissors in his hand, but he was not in a hurry, but he knew that since the leader came forward, this problem would definitely be solved, and it must have something to do with the scissors in his hand, should he use the scissors to shear the wool?
"Horns, go grab a hairy sheep and tie all four legs!"
As soon as Ding Qi's words fell, the sheep's horns opened the door of the ring and rushed in, dragged a tall ram out with the horns, took the rope from the runner's hand, and tied the sheep in three or two strokes, worthy of a tribe that often deals with sheep.
"Here, scissors for me!"
The red deer smiled slightly, guessed right!
Ding Qi, who got the scissors, knelt on the sheep, grabbed a handful of wool with one hand, and sheared it from the root little by little with the scissors, and after a while, the handful of wool was sheared from the sheep.
It was also Tinch's first time shearing sheep.
Although I fed sheep when I was a child, I didn't think about wool at all, let alone shearing sheep. But this is not difficult for him, TV media and the Internet are the best teachers, and there are a lot of things about sheep shearing, not to mention how to make wool.
Or is it the old saying, I haven't eaten pork, I haven't seen a pig run away?
In fact, a survivalist can be seen as an encyclopedic character. They fear an existential crisis, so they force themselves to learn a variety of knowledge and skills in order to cope with the difficulties and problems they face in the aftermath of the crisis.
Ding Qi kept his hands on it, and pinches of wool were sheared and placed on the grass on the side.
The mouth of the horn next to him opened wider and wider, and finally turned into a circle, and he was already too surprised to be surprised.
Ben and Red Deer were very calm, knowing that the leader would definitely have a solution.
Ding Qi became more and more proficient in shearing, at first a pinch of shear, then directly against the sheepskin shearing forward, and finally the wool was sheared in its entirety to form a wool blanket.
Soon, the wool on the upward side was sheared, except for the wool on the belly. The belly is thin and easy to cut, and even if it is not cut, the sheep are prone to illness.
By this time, it was almost dark, and Tinch motioned for the red deer to make a bonfire while he continued to shear the sheep that had been turned over. It's just that the horns around him are very excited to watch Ding Qi shearing sheep, and he is eager to try
Dingch handed him the scissors and instructed him on how to shear the sheep.
Slowly, the horns were cut faster and faster, and they got better and better, surpassing Tinchi's posture. This made Ding Qi feel a lot of guilt in his heart, it seems that sheep shearing also requires talent!
Soon, in the light of the campfire, a large piece of wool was sheared and spread out on the grass, and the sheared sheep was put back. It's just that looking at the way it bleats, it seems to be very happy. It's just that it's surrounded by a flock of sheep, and it's like a bare-bottomed sheep.
"Huh!"
"Baaa
"Baaa
Seeing that he was still indulging in shearing sheep and wanted to drag the sheep out, Ding Qi quickly snatched the scissors and handed them back to the red deer.
"Red deer, I just tried the scissors, this one can be improved, the scissors have become more slender, and the head should be pointed, so that it is easy to insert into the wool. Make a sample and try it, and if you can, you can produce twenty for later. ”
"Okay, Chief!"
The red deer took the scissors, took a pinch of wool and tried to shear it twice, to feel the feeling of shearing the sheep, and at the same time to judge whether to sharpen the scissors to meet the requirements.
"Sheep's horn, don't be stunned. Tomorrow I'll show you what to do with the wool, and then you can wear clothes made of this wool, which is much more comfortable than animal skins. ”
After breakfast the next day, most people went to move to their homes. The children who watched Dingqi fishing yesterday walked towards the big lake with fishing rods, tied lines and straight hooks made of wood and bone prepared in advance, chattering all the way, hoping that they would have something to gain today.
When I arrived at the lake, I had already asked the children who couldn't bear it to dig earthworms under the grass. To tell the truth, the earthworms in the primitive period grew quite large, with the thickness of chopsticks and a length of more than ten centimeters. Dingch can only attribute this to the good natural conditions, and yesterday he also fished with such earthworms.
Take out the earthworm, break it in two, then thread the two pieces of earthworm to each end of the straight hook, and then throw the straight hook into the water. The straight hook slowly sinks, and the earthworms on it keep wriggling, attracting the attention of the fish in the water.
Soon, there was movement on the float on the water, and it sank downward. Suddenly, the float sank into the water, and Ding Qi jerked upward, and a foot-long whitebait was pulled out of the water, and was soon thrown on the grass.
The children around him shouted excitedly, and they all followed Ding Qi's practice just now, and threw the earthworm hook into the water, waiting for the fish to take the bait.
But what is the principle of this? Can a straight hook catch a fish?
That's right, Tinch uses a straight hook to fish. It's just that this fishing method is only suitable for fish with large mouths or large fish, and small fish are really not good.
When the big fish opens its mouth, it is easy to swallow the straight hook into it, and then the person lifts the fishing rod, and the upward-facing end is driven by the fierce force of the fishing line and plunges into the fish's mouth. The other end is pulled by the middle rope and stuck at the other end of the fish's mouth, forming a balance, and the fish is lifted up by the fish's mouth.
The principle is very simple, but relatively few people know about it, and only some elderly people near the water's edge know this method of fishing. In the past, people did not have a hook except for the fishing net, and the fishing net was quite expensive, so in order to solve the problem of eating fish, people invented this method of fishing with a straight hook. This method of fishing is still preserved in the Xinyang area, but it is also disappearing.