The reed hair has been harvested, and now the most important thing is to make woolen shoes.
These woolen shoes are not easy to make. If you want to make them waterproof and strong, wooden soles are definitely the best choice. Not only are the thick soles insulated from the cold air, they can also prevent rain or snow from damaging the thatched shoes. If it gets wet, it won't even have any warmth-keeping properties.
Now the most difficult thing is to make the wood base. There should be no problem in knitting it. After all, they have knitted their straw sandals before. It is similar to that, but the steps may be a little more hidden and tighter.
In such a primitive and backward society, tools are the most needed and lacking. At least Li Feng can't even use a saw to cut wood. With a stone knife, there is no way to cut the wood into shape, and even if it is Not even sanding. If we had to wait until it was polished, I guess winter would have passed. What else would I be wearing? I might as well not have it done.
What Li Feng was thinking was that he mainly made this wooden foundation for Li and the others. After all, they had to go out often, and those who didn't go out often could just weave thick straw sandals and stuff them with reed hair. It is also possible to use reed stalks to weave the outside more tightly.
Li Feng told Ruo his thoughts. Recently, Ruo, who was led by Li Feng, has consciously moved closer to the status of a woman. In other words, he has directly moved his identity to Bu's 'wife' status. Recently, he has been He has been staying at home, euphemistically taking care of Li Feng, helping with the children, and other things that require his help. Of course, Li Feng did have a lot of things that needed his help, or it was much better for two people at home than for him to be alone at home. There was always someone to chat with, and Ruo was also quite good at talking, so it was easy to chat with him.
"Hey, if you want wood, how do you make it flat?" Li Feng tore off the leaves of the reed and asked Ruo who also tore the leaves on the other side.
They want to use these reed leaves to weave woolen shoes, and of course there are still unpicked reed hairs on them. If they want to weave mats, the remaining reed rods can be sold in wet mud and soaked for a few days. , so that the reed stalks will become stronger and softer, and will not break because the reed stalks are too dry. Now Li Feng and the others are mainly weaving Mao Weng shoes, and the mats are just right for them to weave after they have retting the reed stalks. , and there are many steps to weave this mat.
If you are not careful, you will cut your hand. The reed pole is sharper than a knife, especially for human hands. It is really hard to guard against, because you have to keep knitting, so it is impossible to leave it, and there are no gloves to wear. , can only do this. Therefore, Li Feng himself felt that it would be more cost-effective to use his good hands to make Mao Weng's shoes and then weave the mats, so that even if his hands were scratched, it would not delay the winter shoes.
"This is all done slowly with a stone knife, but it's very troublesome and slow. And how to make the flat wooden board you mentioned, we haven't done it before?" Ruo explained to Li Feng while busy working on it. You can't just sit idle now, there are so many things to do.
"Hasn't anyone done it?" Li Feng thought about it and it was unlikely that he didn't have any suitable tools after all, but he still didn't give up, hoping that he could give an unexpected answer.
"No, you saw it. We don't always use stone tables and the like. Where can we find wood? There are only a few wooden pillars dug out directly from the woods. It took a lot of effort at the beginning. ." He pointed to the wooden pillar in their room, which was temporarily used as a stool. It shows that it is indeed very rough, and at a glance, you can see that there are fracture marks that were caused by wind or lightning strikes before, and then there are also traces that are probably polished by stone tools, which are uneven. When Li Feng first sat on it, he didn't feel much, but after a while, he really suffered, and his buttocks hurt. In the end, he put a thatch on it to feel better.
Saying this, although Li Feng was disappointed, it was expected. How could unexpected miracles appear so easily? Moreover, even iron has not been found here. How can we make tools that can decompose wood and stone? It's even more impossible, and it won't be sharp. I can only sigh and see if I can think of other ways, or else I can only see if I can use other things to replace it.
"What's the matter? Do you need it?" Suo asked, seeing Li Feng's disappointed look on his face.
"Well, if we want to make Mao Weng shoes stronger and warmer, it's best to use wood as the base. It should probably have the same shape as our feet. But the key now is that we have a lot of this wood, but this wood is not Is it easy to decompose?" Li Feng looked at the mountains in the distance. There were tens of millions of trees there, but they could only look at them without using them. It was really depressing.
And the most critical thing Li Feng hasn’t said yet is that after the base shape of the wood is finished, a few holes need to be drilled on the side edge. This is mainly used to fix shoes, because the woven thatch and straw ropes It needs to be worn out from here and then knitted together with the straw sandals above, so that it will be strong, not breathable and very warm. Li Feng misses Tie Ah very much now. It is said that almost all people who have traveled through time are omnipotent, but why is he so pitiful? Apart from being able to weave baskets, straw sandals and the like, he has not found anything that can directly change the entire tribe. , just like iron.
However, he also doubted whether he would recognize iron ore even if he saw it, because he had never seen raw ore, and all he had seen were refined iron products. God knows those who would know each other as soon as they traveled through time. What did the people in the iron mines do before? He had really never seen an iron mine that should be as big as a stone. Even if he looked for it, he probably wouldn't be able to find any clues. Alas, as expected, the biggest difference between humans and animals is the ability to use tools. Especially those advanced tools... Unfortunately, they don't have them now.
"Oh, don't ask these questions now. If there is really no other way, we can just make it up. The worst we can do is make it thicker." After hearing what Li Feng said, he felt that it was indeed a problem. This was something they couldn't think of a solution for yet. fixed.
"That's all we can do. Let's ask Li and the others when they come back. Let's get these reed leaves and hairs ready today, and then bury the reed poles in the soil by the river." Li Fengye I no longer want to concentrate on the work at hand, and now I can't think of any good solutions. It's better not to think about it.
At worst, it's like what was said. They just use reed poles to weave the foundation and then think of other things to replace it. Li Feng's plan can be considered half-hearted. These reeds and other things can be finished this morning, and it will be just right in the afternoon. You can knit woolen shoes, let’s talk about it then.
"Hey, I noticed that you guys have become a lot sweeter recently, haven't you?" Ruo is a master who can't stay still. It's more uncomfortable for you to keep him silent than to kill him. No, after being quiet for a while, Ruo suddenly opens his mouth. Say this.
"What?" Li Feng was confused.
"Tch, don't pretend. Of course it's you and Li. Look at you, you don't look down on him anymore these days. You even know how to give him a few words of advice when you go out. And now you put him first in everything. When you make clothes, you think of him first. I thought of him first when knitting shoes... You wouldn't have been like this before, but now it's so obvious, and this morning..." He looked at him with a puzzled look on his face. Li Feng said it directly.
"What have you been thinking about all day? He and I have nothing to do with each other, but aren't you and Bu sweeter?" Li Feng was a little dizzy when he was said so, sweet? Are they really so obvious now? Why didn't he feel it
"Haha, just keep pretending, anyone with eyes can see it now." Ruo walked up to Li Feng, "We all saw what you did in the kitchen this morning..." Hey hey hey." He gave Li Feng a look that said, "I know everything, so stop pretending."
Li Feng's face suddenly turned red and hot. He felt that the temperature on his face must be enough to fry an egg. In the morning, Li Feng wore the leopard-print mid-sleeve vest that he had made for him, with a rugged style and sharpness. That strong and slender figure made Li Feng dazzled at that moment.
Then he really didn't want to go out wearing that dress. There were so many people outside. What if he accidentally 'hooked up' with someone and came back? Moreover, it was as if he didn't want others to see such an alluring Li. At that time, he didn't even think about what kind of thoughts he had. He just felt that if Li went out like this, he would definitely be very uncomfortable.
So, he did something that was extremely stupid now that I think about it, and it was extremely stupid. He actually went straight to untie Li's clothes, preparing to take them off for him and then tell him not to wear them out. Moreover, he didn't explain himself, so he just stepped forward to do it himself, and then said, "Take off your clothes." ... "I'm really going to die."
After saying these words, he didn't even realize anything, and even before the frenulum was untied, he was held down by Li and kissed him deeply, and then let go after a long time. Li Feng was stunned by the kiss. It was almost over, and when he came back to his senses, he saw Li Feng smiling contentedly at him, and several heads popped out of the kitchen door, including Mo's little brain, and Li Feng's brain was like a bang. Can't even hear it. He just wanted to find a hole to crawl in, but the two of them were just in the kitchen, kissing, and it was the kind of thing that lasted a long time, with saliva overflowing from the corners of his lips, just when Li Feng wanted to walk out of the kitchen immediately When he returned to the room, Li Feng actually did another thing that made others let him pump out his own breath. He actually just lowered his head and stuck out his tongue to lick the saliva from the corner of Li Feng's mouth clean.
At that moment, Li Feng felt like he wanted to die. He had never been so close to Li in front of other people. Although it was just an 'accident', it really made him blush so much that he burst into tears. He glared at Li, then gave Li a hard kick, and finally stretched out his hand to wipe the corners of his mouth fiercely. I originally wanted to run back to the house, but if that happened, I would really be no different from the shy or angry romantic female pig after being eaten. That feels even more disgusting. It's better to just stay here and be more 'manly'!
"Hey, why are you so crazy all of a sudden?" Li Feng started to ask Li Feng with a satisfied smile after he drove them away.
"You asked me to take off my clothes. Didn't I call you as a prelude?" Li said so innocently. It was Li Feng who asked him to take off his clothes, and he did it himself. How could he hold back? If Instead of going hunting, he really wanted to drag Li Feng into the room.
"What have you been thinking about all day? I asked you to take off your clothes because..." Li Feng was so angry that the corners of his eyes twitched and the veins on his forehead twitched, but why? What do you mean, you say you don’t want him to go out wearing this? If asked seriously, would he have to explain that it was because he was wearing too sexy clothes? This is simply not possible.
"Why?" Li looked at Li Feng in confusion, and then smiled.
"That's, that's, because, because..." Li Feng was looking for a suitable excuse, what excuse? "That's because I found out. There seems to be some places in this dress that haven't been sewn yet, and I'm going to fix them again." Better." Huh, I finally found a more suitable excuse. "Hurry up and take it off. Anyway, I haven't worn it before and I don't care about this day." Li Feng urged.
"Oh? Really?" Li still looked at Li Feng with a smile, his eyes full of suspicion, "Why do I remember that you checked it several times before when you gave it to me and didn't find any problems?"
Li Feng angrily said, "It's up to you. You can wear it if you want." I really don't know why I'm so crazy. It's just a piece of clothing. I actually asked him to put it on and still want to take it off. Li Feng thought to himself in his heart Shake your head vigorously, Li Feng, you are going to bend, you bend, you are finished...
"Since it's getting late, you should hurry up and go hunting." Li Feng waved his hand and hurried Li out, getting more and more dizzy as he watched.
They are digging traps now, and they no longer have to go out early every day to look for prey as before, so Li and the others are now able to have breakfast with Li Feng and the others at home. Of course, Li Feng also made it earlier for them. Yes, if I had known better, I wouldn't have gotten up so early to cook for them. Now I am really asking for trouble.
"Okay, I'll go out now, but these clothes..." Li Ke was very obedient. He glanced at Li Feng and paused. Then he saw Li Feng looking up at him, puzzled, and then He continued, "Since you said you want me to take off my clothes, then I will take them off; if you said you don't want to wear them today, then I won't wear them..." After saying that, he smiled ambiguously at Li Feng and turned around and left the kitchen.
Of course, Li had absolutely no intention of "that" in his smile. He was just following his wife's instructions and smiling gently and obediently. However, Li Feng was shocked by Li's performance just now. , and then naturally the thinking becomes distorted.
As a result, Li didn't wear that vest when he went out today, which made Bu Heduo look at him with an ambiguous look. He couldn't say anything he wanted to say, and couldn't find an excuse to refute. , What do you want to refute? They didn't ask or say anything... In the end, Li Feng could only pretend that he didn't see it.
Now that he brought it up again, Li Feng wanted to clear his name, but he suddenly realized that he seemed to have no rebuttal. They had had a lot of close contact recently, and now he suddenly felt that if he rebutted, He will definitely talk more and more, and he will only get darker and darker. Just ignore it and let him talk about it. He will say nothing more. "Whatever you think, but the most important thing for us now is I have to work, and I’ll start knitting in the afternoon.”
At noon, they simply made something to eat, mainly to feed Mo and the baby. It was still steamed eggs and milk, while they ate flour pancakes and scrambled eggs with wild vegetables. Work hard.
This reed hair has been air-dried on the reeds and has almost no moisture, so it can be used directly. Li Feng soaked the reed leaves in warm water so that they would not become too brittle and break into pieces when folded. Li Feng and his family always have thatch at home, because they usually wear straw sandals, so they always prepare the amount of thatch needed. When they have nothing to do, they go back nearby to cut some and dry it in the sun, and then some of it is kneaded into grass. Rope, although not as strong as hemp rope, is pretty good.
This time when knitting woolen shoes, the straw ropes do not need to be too thick. Their role is to fix and connect the uppers and soles. These Mao Weng shoes are much more troublesome to weave than straw sandals, and the weaving techniques are different. The gaps in straw sandals are relatively larger, and only one layer of weaving is enough, but this Mao Weng shoes are different. .
It not only needs to be knitted tightly, but also tied very tightly. It is best to weave two or three layers, so that the wind does not enter and it is more warm. Of course, the weaving of these woolen shoes is not just thatch, but the most important thing is the leaves of reeds. And reed flowers are actually reed hairs.
Since these woolen shoes now have no wooden base, we can only weave the straw soles first. The weaving of the straw soles is very particular, and the weaving must be similar to the longitude and latitude so that the subsequent steps can be carried out.
Moreover, the soles of the shoes must be woven with thin straw ropes, so as to make the soles tighter and smoother. When weaving, Li Feng also carefully left a certain number of thin ropes on all sides, that is, when weaving, both sides Leave enough thin rope to knit together when weaving the upper. In fact, Li Feng only remembered the general steps. He was not sure whether he could do it, but it shouldn't be too difficult, so he could only try it first.
Because I had experience in knitting straw sandals before, everything went smoothly up to this point. Now that the sole is braided, the next step is to make the upper; this upper needs to be braided up with a rope made of reed catkins in circles and in the same way as before. The tops of these shoes should be knitted relatively deep, at least to the ankles, so that they are not cold in winter, unlike the previous straw sandals where most of the insteps are exposed.
This shoe not only has an upper, but also a vamp and heel. Of course, the steps are the same. The main thing is the tightness, that is, it must be strong and not breathable. Finally, after these are knitted, It was the last lock of the shoe opening. Li Feng didn't know how big the shoe opening should be, so he could only try to put it on by himself, and then try to lock it little by little. When he was almost wearing it, he could put it in easily, and It’s ok as long as it’s not easy to leak air. The last step was to cut off the furry and thorny reeds on the outside, but Li Feng felt that it was completely unnecessary. This plush look is pretty good-looking, and maybe even warmer. Just wear it like this, it is convenient and warm. .
The next most important thing is the sole. Wood won't work, so he tried it on directly. These shoes only had straw rope soles, even though they were stuffed with reed hair, they were still a bit thin. I thought I had to get a base, as there was nothing thicker. The wood can be replaced with thinner wood chips or other animal skins.
Li Feng used reed leaves to weave the soles of the shoes, and then found animal skins and some natural thin wood chips. Although the wood chips were of different sizes, they could be fixed on the forefoot and back heel of the shoes, which would make them more durable. Grinded. Li Feng was smarter this time. He directly found red-hot bone spurs and relatively thin stone tools, and directly used fire to pierce the wood, so that the straw ropes he had reserved before could be passed through both sides and tied.
In this way, the first pair of the crudest and most primitive Mao Weng shoes was completed. The two ends of the soles were relatively thin wood chips of uneven sizes, and there was no middle, just like the heels and waterproof platforms, and the wood chips were covered with animal skins. Next is the sole woven from reed leaves, and on top are the soles woven from straw ropes and the uppers woven from reed hair. Li Feng put them on and walked around for a while. Well, okay, they are quite comfortable. They are much more comfortable than the previous single straw sandals, and they won't cause your feet to rattle because the soles are too thin. Because there is also a lot of reed hair stuffed inside, I had to make it a little bigger when I first made it, so that I could fill it with more reed hair and make it warmer.
Of course, Li Feng also took out the wheat pulp from the wheat seeds they brought before. He didn't throw away that thing. Although there was only a little bit, it was very warm when placed inside the shoes, and there was no need to wear socks. Because it is said that wheat pulp is thermal and can be very warm. Of course they had no socks to wear!
The author has something to say: Putting a lot of wheat pulp together can produce a lot of heat, especially a pile of wheat pulp is really hot!
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