The summer in the orc world is so hot that it can kill orcs.
At that time, people still wore animal skins, which was equivalent to wearing a mink coat in Africa.
Most orcs choose to run naked, but that also has a disadvantage: it can get their skin sunburned, so females generally stay at home and don’t wear animal skins in the summer.
Hu Jiaojiao naturally doesn't want to live like this.
Now that food is not so scarce, we need to improve other living conditions.
The patriarch nodded, his old eyes full of expectation.
"Then how can this ramie... ramie be made into the clothes you mentioned? Is it difficult?"
This is his biggest concern.
"It's not difficult, but the steps are a bit complicated." Hu Jiaojiao shook her head. Making clothes from plants is certainly not something that can be done overnight.
There were already several steps in the process that she had a rough understanding of.
Fortunately, there are still more than four months before summer, so there is still time.
"Don't worry, Chief. Processing ramie is not a physically demanding job. Females can also sit. When the time comes, call all the idle females in the tribe to learn. It won't delay the work of the males."
Now the males have to plant crops, build schools, and repair roads.
If we still have to make clothes for them, it would be a waste of their talents.
"Okay, no problem. Leave the matter of gathering the females to me. I will tell everyone about this later." The patriarch immediately patted his chest and said.
Hu Jiaojiao nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, Chief.
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She looked at the orcs again.
"We need a lot of ramie to make clothes. The more the better. Is there enough ramie over there?"
There are so many orcs in the tribe. If the wild ramie is not enough, we can consider planting it.
After all, ramie is the main material for making clothes that can be found here and is indispensable.
The orc nodded immediately. "That's enough! There's no end to the ramie field. We can pick as much as you want."
"No wild beasts are interested in this ramie. It grows very densely. There are no large wild beasts around to trample and destroy it. You can rest assured."
After hearing the orc's words, Hu Jiaojiao felt relieved.
Not having to plant can save a lot of effort.
"Well, I might need a lot of ramie."
As soon as Hu Jiaojiao finished speaking, the clan leader said:
"I will arrange a hundred orcs to go with them to pick ramie tomorrow."
Anyway, we don’t have to pick the fruits every day, and the patriarch is not stingy, so we can still squeeze out some manpower.
The matter was settled.
Before the chief and the orcs left, they left some ramie for Hu Jiaojiao.
Hu Jiaojiao also experimented with the ramie according to the processing methods recorded in the books in the space. After making sure there was no problem, she waited for the orcs to bring the ramie back with peace of mind.
the next day.
The orcs arranged by the patriarch set out to pick ramie.
It takes one day to get from the tribe to the ramie growing area, two days to go back and forth, one day to pick, and it is already night when they return.
It was not until the fourth day when the tribe leader came to her to see the ramie that Hu Jiaojiao learned that the orcs had brought the ramie back.
On the way, looking at the tribe leader's beaming expression, Hu Jiaojiao knew that she would gain a lot this time.
As expected.
Follow the river and come to the open space in the tribe.
Hu Jiaojiao saw that the originally empty grassland was now filled with large bundles of ramie.
These ramie are not broken.
A bundle of ramie is one or two meters long and half a person's height.
Hu Jiaojiao took a quick look at the pile of ramie and saw that there were at least a thousand bundles.
A total of one hundred orcs went there, and they brought back one thousand bundles of ramie, which means that on average each orc took ten bundles.
Two bundles are already taller than an adult orc.
Although one bundle only weighs a dozen or twenty pounds, and ten bundles weigh less than two hundred pounds, this weight is nothing for orcs, but Hu Jiaojiao is still a little shocked when she imagines the scene of orcs carrying such a large thing on their way.
She swallowed, these orcs are really fighting!
"Jiaojiao, check to see if these ramie are enough. If not, I'll ask them to pick more."
The clan leader asked Hu Jiaojiao with a gentle smile.
"Enough, enough. They don't need to go for the next few days, clan leader. Let them have a good rest." Hu Jiaojiao waved her hands quickly.
It will take some time to process so much ramie.
Although it may not be enough for all the orcs, there is no need to use the orcs as robots. Although the orcs are powerful, they will also get tired.
"Okay." The tribe leader agreed cheerfully, "When you want to pick ramie again, just tell me."
"By the way, do you need to prepare anything else?"
Hu Jiaojiao thought for a moment and said, "Let the females bring stone buckets or stone basins. There's no need for anything else."
"Okay." The clan leaders wrote it down.
Ramie was ready, and the chief quickly gathered all the females.
All the females in the tribe came, except for the pregnant females and those who had just given birth.
There are now more than seventy females in the tribe, more than a dozen of them are pregnant. Excluding the females who are still pregnant, eight females have already given birth.
Lu Mian'er has recovered well and can go out soon.
Hu Jing and Hou Xiang were born one after the other. They are both very strong and the birthing process went smoothly without much suffering. Hu Jiaojiao has already visited them.
According to Hu Jiaojiao's suggestion, females have to stay in confinement for a month after giving birth. The two of them still have half a month left before they can come to help.
By this calculation, there are a total of fifty females who can come.
Fifty females gathered by the river, looking very majestic, each of them holding or carrying a bucket or basin in their hands.
When they heard that they could personally participate in the process of making clothes, they were very enthusiastic, with smiles of anticipation on their faces.
Some females walked to the ramie, looked up at the mountain of ramie with amazement.
“So many!”
"Aren't these just ordinary weeds? They can actually be made into clothes. This is amazing."
Many females who don’t know Fox Jiaojiao find it hard to believe.
Lu Mian'er walked to Hu Jiaojiao's side and asked impatiently:
"Jiaojiao, we have brought the things, what should we do now?"
Feng Sheng also put down the stone basin she brought. This time she did not hold the Fengli stick, but tied the Fengli stick around her waist with a rope.
Even though she can't use it, she still keeps it in her hand every day.
Hu Jiaojiao clapped her hands, signaling everyone to be quiet.
The females stood in a row, like a group of humble students, staring at Hu Jiaojiao intently.
"This is not an ordinary weed. This plant is called ramie. First, fill basins and buckets with water at the riverside, and then soak the ramie in the water."
The processing steps of ramie are complicated, including planting, soaking, peeling, rinsing, spinning, etc. The ramie is already there, and what they need to do now is to soak it.
The skin of ramie is not easy to peel off, but it is easier to peel after soaking.
Hu Jiaojiao said this and demonstrated it herself first.
Lu Mian'er and Fengsheng were the first to fetch water and began to imitate Hu Jiaojiao. They picked up a bundle of ramie, picked out the weeds, and soaked them in the water.
When males pick, they cut large pieces, which contain some shredded weeds.
Seeing this, the females also started to get busy without saying a word.
With so many females working together, it is the most cohesive activity for females, except for going out to pick fruits.
Every female is meticulous and has no intention of being negligent or careless.