Chapter Seventy-Two: Westward Journey VII
Angelia started with a simple teaching, teaching James and others to weave straw sandals for summer wear, which is the style of having only one sole and only two ropes tied to the top of the foot. With the exception of Count Henry, the others were skillful and soon learned to weave simple straw sandals. Angelia went on to teach them the intricate weaving of straw sandals, which consisted of three layers of soles, heels and uppers, and required very fine weaving. The straw sandals made in this way are much stronger than wooden shoes, lighter than wooden shoes, and although they are less waterproof, they are warmer than wooden shoes.
"Wool can also be spun into threads and used to weave uppers, which are warmer than hay-woven uppers." Angelia handed the finished product to Count Henry, who could not even weave simple straw sandals, let alone such difficult straw sandals. He made a four-like in his hand, and coveted the straw sandals in the hands of others, and Angelia simply gave the straw sandals he had woven to Count Henry.
The Count of Henry, happily taking the shoes that Angelia had given him, was about to change the sandals for his feet, and asked casually, "Can wool be spun into thread?" ”
Angelia said: "Of course, I asked James to make spinning machines and looms, just to spin wool into thread, and weave it into blankets and cloth, which are used to keep clothes warm. ”
"No wonder when you shear the wool, you tell everyone not to throw it away, but to collect it." James said, "Lord Andrew, there is still time, you can teach us to make a spinning machine and a loom." ”
Angelia saw that it was still early, nodded, and asked James to prepare the wood and tools.
Ever since he made the plough, James has fallen in love with carpentry, and every day when he is not busy, he will tinker with carpentry for a while, and his skills have improved a lot. The Earl of Henry supported his hobby and set aside a room for James to store wood tools as James' workshop.
The studio is not small, but with so many people going in, there is not enough space inside. James enlisted the help of several teenagers to move the work and wood to the hall. Angelia began to point them out. The success of a new item is not so fast, and even with Angelia's guidance, James and the boys sometimes get it wrong, and at the end of the day, they are only a quarter of the way through.
Count Henry entertained Angelia and the boys for dinner, and after dinner, the boys took their leave, wearing straw sandals they had woven themselves.
"Lord Andrew, can I teach my sister and mother how to weave straw sandals? I wish they would be able to put on shoes too, but I don't have time to weave them myself. Carl asked before leaving, his face full of anticipation and apprehension.
Angelia smiled soothingly: "Of course, I'm happy to be able to get more people to wear shoes." You can pass on the art of weaving straw sandals to anyone. ”
"Thank you, Mr. Andrew." The teenagers were grateful and went home with a lot of harvest. Naturally, they have hay reserves at home, and the next day, their families put on straw sandals and don't have to freeze their feet when they go out to do things.
On the third day, the whole village put on straw sandals.
On the fourth day, the first spinning machine was ready. A month later, twenty spinning machines and looms were ready.
Angelia gathered all the women of the village, taught them how to use the spinning machine and the loom, and when they had learned how to use both machines, they enthusiastically began to spin yarn and weave. Angelia also asked Carl to make a few wooden skewers to teach the women to knit sweaters.
Because the sheep had just been raised, the amount of wool was not much, and the women only had time to weave a blanket for each family, but one of the sweaters was owned by one person. Some women knit vests for themselves, and the saved yarn knits woolen trousers for younger children.
The people of Harran Village spent the winter well fed and warmly clothed. Spring has arrived, everything has awakened, and the farmers have begun to get busy. The women breeded, the men ploughed the fields, and barley, wheat and rye were planted in the fields. Angelia took out the potatoes she had cultivated throughout the fall and winter. The number of these potatoes is still small, and they can only be planted on a few acres of land, but the villagers have long heard about the high yield of potatoes from the mouth of Earl Henry, and all of them have come to help cultivate potatoes in the fields, hoping that the potatoes will be harvested quickly, and Lord Andrew will give them some seeds to make seeds. By the second half of the year, they will also be able to grow potatoes, and tomorrow there will be plenty of potatoes to eat.
The town of Harran was thriving, and Count Henry had become an idler. Now that he has some food and some clothes, he no longer has to worry about the people, and the whole person is idle, not knowing what to do. He turned to Angelia for help, asking Angelia to help him find something to do.
Angelia's advice to him is: learn more.
"Learn what?" Earl Henry asked, confused.
Angelia: "Learn how to manage a territory." ”
Earl Henry: "My territory is so big and the population is so small, I don't need much management. ”
Angelia: "But your territory will expand, now it's just a village, and then it's a town, a city, or even a country, if you don't learn, how do you manage your territory and the people in your territory?" ”
Earl Henry couldn't help laughing: "Are you kidding?" How is it possible for me to manage a country? ”
Angelia stared at him and said with a serious expression: "You see the changes in the village. What do you think of the villagers' lives today? ”
"Good, very good, something we never dreamed of before." Earl Henry said.
"Who wouldn't want such a good life?" Angelia said, "Will the people in the neighborhood want to join Harran and live the same life if they know the life of the people of Harran Village?" The number of people in Harran Village will only increase, and then attract more people, and gradually change from a village to a town, then to a city, and then to a country. Then you will be the king. The glory of your Henry family will be brighter because of you, and your ancestors will be proud of you. ”
Earl Henry's heart beat faster, although he is honest, he is a man, and he is also ambitious, to be the king of a country! What a temptation......
Count Henry shook his head violently: "I don't want to be a king. Now there is a king, and he will send troops against us. ”
Angelia smiled: "When there are more people in your territory, I will help you build an army, and you will have the ability to compete with the current king and even defeat the king." How's that, quite a king? ”
Count Henry had great trust in Angelia's abilities, since Angelia said so......
"Yes, I want to be king." Count Henry replied loudly.