Winter preparations are getting colder and colder, so Lin Mu has been thinking about keeping warm these days. For houses, it is naturally better to use a kang bed, and when they first started building the house, they used a kang bed The bed was made. At Lin Mu's request, others also set up a kang in their own homes. Although they can't see the benefits yet, Lin Mu said that this kind of bed is warm in winter, which is enough for them to follow suit. The coldness of winter has a deep-rooted impression in their hearts, and the new orcs naturally set up the kang bed under Lin Mu's instructions.
Think about other things, they lack warm quilts and warm clothes now. However, now the cotton has settled down. The so-called white flowers that Lai Si mentioned before are actually 'cotton' that grow on trees. Confirmed, the essence of this flower is very similar to cotton, Lin Mu thinks it can be used to sew a quilt.
Lin Mu hadn't put the matter of making cotton quilts on the agenda. When he was cleaning the storage room, he found a bag filled with a lot of feathers. It was filled with feathers of various colors. Of course, the chicken feathers they often ate were the main ones. There are some feathers of colorful birds. Presumably it was collected by Patry. He remembered that for a while, every time when killing chickens, Lin Mu always emphasized to keep the feathers, and said with a smile that he would collect too many down jackets and duvets, but he forgot about it after a while, and Patrik Every time he hunts, he always likes to deal with the prey outside and then bring it home, so Lin Mu completely forgot about it, but obviously Patrik still remembers what he said, and has been collecting it. Lin Mu's heart is warm, he can always move himself.
After being touched, Lin Mu will naturally not disappoint Patrik's heart, he decided to make the duvet in the next few days.
He took all the feathers to the yard, washed them with water and put them in rattan baskets to dry. When Patric came back with the colorful birds and the feathers, he saw a lot of feathers in the yard.
Seeing that Patric came back, Lin Mu smiled and took the feather in his hand: "I'm going to make a duvet, so wash all the feathers first."
"Then I'll go and wash these." Patric said as he was about to take the feathers from Lin Mu's hand.
Lin Mu avoided, "I'll come, you go to the living room to rest." After finishing speaking, he went to work.
Patric didn't think about anything, he took the colorful bird in his hand into the kitchen, washed the fruit he picked today, and gave one to Lin Mu, "Don't be too busy, eat some fruit." Lin Mu said eat more The fruit is in good health, so Patrik wants him to eat more.
Lin Mu quickly put the feather in his hand away, took a bite of the fruit, "Mmm, it's delicious."
Patrik felt that Mu Mu was a little strange today. Of course, he didn't know that Lin Mu was moved by him. Of course, if he knew, Patrik would definitely tell him: Isn't all this as it should be
After Lin Mu woke up from a nap, he went to look at the feathers he was drying, and they were all dried. He carefully put it away, took it into the living room, and prepared to deal with it bit by bit. These feathers are all in one piece. If he wants to remove the hard part, he can only patiently tear off the soft feathers on both sides of the main feather trunk.
This was a very tedious task, but Lin Mu did it patiently. He specially found a bag to hold the torn feathers.
Seeing how troublesome this kind of thing is, Patrik naturally planned to take over. Lin Mu was unwilling, at most willing to let him help him do it together.
This is really a delicate job for Patric. For convenience, he mainly picks those big feathers. Those small ones are really a test for his big palms, and Lin Mu also saw it, so he deliberately Leave him the big feathers.
The feathers tore a whole bag, those feathers were really quite a lot, they collected more than four catties, enough to make a down quilt.
"Patri, do you still have that kind of thinner animal skin at home?" Because the fabric they weave has relatively large pores, it is not suitable for making duvets, and it cannot lock the down, but animal skin can be used To do it, just sew a layer of cloth on the outside.
"Yes, I saved several." It was originally intended to be used to make clothes for Lin Mu, but since the appearance of cloth, animal skins have become unpopular.
"Bring it here and let me see."
Patrik took out five pieces of animal skins, each of which was not small, and the animal skins were very thin and soft. It looked like high-quality leather. It was used to make quilts, and only this world could be so luxurious.
Lin Mu thought about the big bed at home, and then looked at these animal skins, "Three are enough." Lin Mu pointed to the three relatively large ones, "I want these, please cut them for me " Then he said his request, and Lin Mu went to get his needle and thread.
Sew several pieces of animal skins into two large sheets, one for the inside and one for the face, then spread the feathers evenly on one piece of animal skin, after spreading out, put another piece of animal skin on top, Lin Mu Start hemming and lock the down in the hide first. Then start the striker back and forth in the middle of the quilt. It took three hours for Lin Mu to sew the duvet. Of course, Lin Mu hasn't started making the quilt outside yet.
Lin Mu found cloth, because silkworm cocoons are only white, pink, and yellow, and he has no dyeing skills. In the end, Lin Mu chose white cloth. Compared with the other two colors, Lin Mu is more acceptable to white.
The quilt cover was made very quickly, and because there was no need for meticulousness, Lin Mu felt that as long as the sewing was not crooked, it would be fine, and for the rest, it would be fine as long as the stitches were denser.
With the help of Patrik, I put the quilt cover on the finished duvet quilt. Now the whole quilt is completely completed, and it took an afternoon. But looking at the results, Lin Mu was very happy, and even put the quilt on his body to try the feeling. It was warm as expected, but the current temperature is not suitable for use.
Lin Mu made a down quilt. Huang Yuan came to learn immediately after learning about it, and then said that he would also make one. Huang Yuan, who has experienced the cold here, knows the importance of a down quilt.
He touched the quilt under his hand, "Well, this one should be very warm. If it's cold, it would be more perfect if you add an animal skin quilt on it."
"Looking at the down quilt, I thought of down jackets, which are really necessary clothes in winter." Huang Yuan said.
"Padded jackets are also necessary in winter."
"My dear, there are really not many people wearing padded jackets after the 21st century." Huang Yuan continued, "Thinking about it now, sweaters are also a must-have in winter. I still remember those girls who always like to wear a big sweater in winter for the sake of beauty." A small down jacket, sweater, no one will lack such winter clothes.”
"Sweater? But we're not taking any chances."
"But we can make woolen sweaters. The so-called wool comes from sheep, and we have sheep."
"But I can't make wool."
Huang Yuan paused for a while, "I can try this."
"Ah! That's right!" Lin Mu suddenly thought of something, "Huang Yuan, do you know how to burn charcoal?"
"Burning charcoal..." Huang Yuan thought hard, "I've seen it before, but I can't remember it clearly. It seems that a charcoal kiln needs to be built."
"You have to think about it carefully. It will be warmer if you can burn charcoal in winter."
Of course Huang Yuan knew it, so he decided to go back and think about the details he saw. The most important thing was to make the charcoal kiln.
After Huang Yuan left, Lin Mu felt that the weather was good today, so he took the animal skin blanket that was usually spread on the ground to the yard, and then began to sew a quilt on it, of course, this time to make a quilt. Lin Mu is going to prepare all the quilts first, and talk about the rest later. Although the weather is getting colder now, there is still some time until the day of wearing a padded jacket.
Because he didn't know how to play cotton, Lin Mu tore the cotton and spread it evenly on the cloth. One day, Lin Mu made two more quilts, one thin and one thick, and the thin one can be used now.
Put the newly made quilt on the drying rack made of bamboo in the yard, and put it away in the cabinet after the sun goes down.
At ten o'clock in the evening, Patric came back and helped put the finished quilts into the house, "Mumu, are you tired of making those quilts?"
Lin Mu smiled and said, "Not as tired as you from hunting."
Because Lin Mu started making quilts, Lai Si and the others also started making quilts. They also imitated Lin Mu and made a duvet, which was light and warm, and they all felt very good.
After the quilt was finished, it was the turn of the winter clothes. Lin Mu made a big windbreaker for Patric with animal skins, added a thin layer of cotton between the two layers of animal skins, and made him a close-fitting shirt and underwear. Because Patric doesn't have to go hunting in winter and doesn't transform, so these clothes can be worn. Of course, Lin Mu also made himself a windbreaker, a padded jacket, and a down jacket. Lin Mu originally wanted to save enough feathers to make a down jacket for Patrik, but Patrik asked Lin Mu to make it for himself first, saying that he would not feel very cold in winter when he was strong enough. In the end, Lin Mu could only use all the feathers he had accumulated recently on himself.
Because of the appearance of down quilts, many chickens and colorful birds in the forest have suffered a little bit, but fortunately, the orcs have a sustainable development idea. Although hunting is more than usual, it is not serious. And these meats can be stored after they are eaten and dried, so that there will be no waste.
In the end, Huang Yuan also figured out the general appearance of the charcoal kiln. After testing, he made the most suitable appearance and fired the charcoal of the first kiln. There is a layer of protection for keeping warm in winter.
Because burning charcoal requires raw wood, in order not to damage the trees, they always cut down those poor-growing ones to burn charcoal in places where the trees are denser, and leave suitable growth space for the trees.
Because the feeling of winter is getting stronger and stronger, almost everyone has started to make clothes. It is better for the orcs who have females at home, because their own females will do it for themselves, but those orcs without females will be more troublesome. In the past, their winter clothes were very simple, and some people even put thick animal skins directly on them. Find a bag on your body and tie it around your waist, but that is when everyone is not particular about it. Now in the tribe, people wear new-style clothes. If you are still wearing animal skins, the contrast is too big and it will make you The orcs began to think of ways to make their own clothes. Neither Lal nor Cohen knew how to make clothes, but this year they obviously couldn't wear animal skins, so in the end, Lal decided to find someone to learn how to make clothes.
Naturally, Lin Mu did not hesitate to teach him, and also gave him a very convenient method of making clothes according to the characteristics of orcs who cannot do fine work. Cut the animal skin into pieces according to your body shape, and then sew the animal skin together. Although it is easy to make the sleeves unqualified, it is good to practice more. In the end, Lal managed to make a wearable dress. As for the style, well, Lin Mu said, this is not required.
The feeling of winter is getting stronger and stronger, and the preparations of the Youshou tribe are proceeding step by step. When Lin Mu couldn't bear the cold and put on the thin padded jacket he made himself, according to Patrik, the people in their tribe have already put on winter clothes. The clothes and quilts are ready. And their family naturally prepared enough, no matter if it was thick or thin, it was enough.
Although the weather is getting colder, Lin Mu and the others haven't lived in a room with a kang, because Lin Mu won't feel cold with Patrik's natural big stove by his side.