016 Basket Trend
When the bonus and leaves came back, Mu Shi had already made three baskets, all of which were not big, so that the speed could be so fast.
When the two saw the wonderful use of the basket, they immediately fell in love with it.
This thing is so practical, it can hold a lot of things, and it is easy to carry.
The next day, there was a craze in the tribe.
Everyone who can move goes out to find rattan that can weave baskets, and begins to weave baskets for themselves.
But in five days, almost every family has a basket for it.
Lin Yan found that everyone's hands-on ability is very strong, and everyone is a handicraft expert.
Then, when he went out hunting, he had two baskets in his hands, and when he went out in the morning he was empty, and when he came back the basket was full.
In the past, it was inconvenient to bring back the wild fruits that were picked, so you could only carry them by hand or with large leaves, and you could not bring a few.
Now, one basket can hold many. The efficiency has increased so much.
Then, Lin Yan received all kinds of wild fruits, and he no longer had to worry about not eating.
The weather is hot and the storage time is short, so she takes out the wild fruits and fresh meat that she can't put at home and shares them with the elderly and children.
With a fire, the smoked meat will last longer.
Now people have learned to smoke meat and store food for the cold season.
Some lonely and widowed old people who had no one at home, and those with a small population, gradually moved the cave to the vicinity of Lin Yan's house.
These people were the first to realize that living next to Lin Yan would make it more convenient. She is busy making so many novelties every day and needs a lot of help.
This is the outer periphery of the tribe, and the hunting grounds are headed inside. The place is so big that as many people can stay.
There are more and more people in this area, and it is becoming more and more lively.
Lin Yan and the people around him gradually became familiar.
The new neighbor's name is Lao Hei, who looks very old and is about to die, and his actual age is less than thirty.
After a hunting trip, he was seriously injured, one leg was lame, he became crippled, and his body became weaker and weaker.
The lack of food and the lack of medical conditions have made Lao Hei what he is now.
Although he has a disability, he has bright eyes and a flexible mind.
He saw the difference in Lin Yan, changed his previous state of waiting for death, and was the first to move over and become her neighbor.
These days, Lao Hei takes advantage of the convenience of his neighbors, and often meets with Lin Yan, so he naturally gets acquainted.
Lao Hei is like a new student, and he is even more curious about Lin Yan, a little doll knows things that no one else knows, and takes everyone to do a lot of things together.
Lao Hei likes the fire the most, and after having a fire, eating cooked meat and drinking hot water, his body gradually improved. He felt the power he hadn't felt for a long time.
Lin Yan called Lao Hei over and asked him to bring out some wild fruits in the basket and bring them back to eat.
Lao Hei is not polite, although he is not good at walking, but the handwork is very good, as good as wood and stone, just a little through. He often made some baskets to send to Lin Yan's family. If you find something weird, show it to her right away.
These days, people in the tribe exchanged with him, making baskets, hemp rope, etc., in exchange for food.
"Old Black, do you know where there is clay, it's not the same as ordinary soil."
Lao Hei was also a warrior, and he has been to many places, so he has naturally seen the world.
He thought for a moment and asked uncertainly, "What is clay?" ”
Lin Yan said: "It is a kind of soil with few sand particles and cohesiveness, which is not easy for water to pass through and has good plasticity. The color is whiter, which looks different from ordinary soil. ”
She picked up a handful of soil from the ground and said to Lao Hei.
Lao Hei's eyes were at a loss, and he didn't understand what Lin Yan said about clay.
He asked, "What are you looking for clay?" ”
"Clay can be used to fire ceramics and make something new."
Lin Yan was not disappointed, she had asked many people, but she had never seen them, and it was not easy to find them.
In the current situation, pottery is the best, and some daily utensils can be made.
Originally, it was planned to be made of wood, but unfortunately there were no knives, so it had to be put on hold for the time being. She thinks pottery should be easy to achieve.
Lin Yan pinched out some bowls, plates, cups, and jars with mud, and told Lao Hei how to burn pottery.
There are no raw materials, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it.
The old black eyes became more and more intense, and he was eager to find the clay at once.
"I'm going to look for clay."
"Where are you looking?" Lin Yan hurriedly asked, "It's too dangerous outside, don't go out." ”
"Don't go out." Lao Hei was full of interest, "There are a lot of people in the tribe, I'll ask them one by one." See if you've seen it. Let the people of the hunting team also help to find it, and they will always find it. ”
Seeing Lao Hei leave happily, Lin Yan also had a little more hope.
She was still too young to go out and find it herself.
After a while, Lin Yan saw rabbit skins hanging not far away, black, white, gray, and spotted, all of which were recently peeled off by A-Niang.
There are no complete ones, they are all with holes, some large and some small, looking tattered.
After washing, stock up on cold supplies for the cold season.
Although I washed it with water many times, the smell still couldn't get rid of it, and I could always smell it.
The people of the tribe wore animal skins like this, and they could smell it as soon as they walked by.
Lin Yan entered the science and technology museum to find a solution.
Soon she found two of the easiest methods, one was the fire method and the other was the earth method.
Fire method: put the leather noodles on a low fire and slowly roast them softly, then smear them with plant ash, charcoal, etc., beat them repeatedly, repeat the process repeatedly, and finally clean them and dry them to get a softer skin.
Soil method: The skin and animal offal and other grease are repeatedly beaten and washed in the saline-alkali ground to finally obtain soft skin.
The leather made by these two methods is softer and has a light taste than the skin that is directly dried, which is a good choice.
But under the current conditions, only the fire method can be chosen. The soil law has requirements for soil quality, which cannot be done for the time being.
Let Mu Shi stop weaving baskets and make leather together. If it does, they will have soft pika skin to make their clothes, which is comfortable and warm.
Warm clothing is very important to the tribe.
Mu Shi immediately threw himself in, kept pounding and tossing, and after five days of making, he finally came up with a decent leather.
Lin Yan squatted on the side every day, watching the wood and stone work. She asked Fat Bao to help, make some records, and summarize experience.
It's not as good as the skin in the book, but it's much better than the original. It's not so dry and hard, it smells fishy, and you can sew it up with thread to make it look like a dress.
This leather immediately attracted the attention of the people around him, and they came to learn how to make leather.
Every family has skins, and they need to prepare clothes for the cold season, so people have taken action, taking out all the skins in the house, setting them on the fire, roasting them, and beating them repeatedly.
Lin Yan can't do this job, she can only be responsible for coming up with ideas, and when people start to explore, there will be nothing for her.
In addition to teaching children to count and read, she focuses on cultivating spiritual power.
It's too hard to change the status quo.
Lin Yan knew from Fat Bao that spiritual power was very important. When she reached the Z level, her mental power could attack, and she desperately wanted to become stronger.
She could feel the change in her mental power, and her aperture gradually widened, and she could see farther.
The two pika cubs have grown up a lot, and they just throw some weeds into them every day.
While staring at the pika, Lin Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration, the young men in the tribe were busy hunting beasts, and she might be able to help hunt enough pikas to let people survive the cold season.