binnovel Chapter 346 was first passed down.
Chapter 346 was first passed down.
Winter has arrived, and there's not much work to do in the fields, nor is there any need to go out hunting, but Bai Ling is actually busier than ever.
He wanted to teach the orcs of the central tribe how to do carpentry.
For a better life, wood products are indispensable; they are present in every aspect of both work and life.
Learning carpentry is no easy feat, so the elders of the central tribe selected the smartest orc to learn carpentry from Bai Ling.
In the morning, Bai Ling led them to learn various woodworking skills, and in the afternoon, they learned how to saw wood.
Sawing wood is easy to learn, but the knowledge required for woodworking is difficult. Before this, the orcs had never been exposed to numbers, so teaching them the basic knowledge required for woodworking was no easy task.
Fortunately, Bai Ling has plenty of time, so he can teach her slowly.
Bai Ling teaches the beastmen woodworking here. Yue, Xiao, and Chen lead the beastmen to spin the shed animal hair into yarn using ceramic spinning wheels, and then teach them to knit scarves and sweaters.
Every year, Sky Orcs fly back to the Central Tribe from the High Tree Tribe, bringing back everything they've seen and heard about. The Orcs of the High Tree Tribe collect the animal fur that sheds in the spring, make it into yarn, and then weave it into beautiful clothes. The Orcs of the Central Tribe also learn to collect animal fur, and when their people return from the High Tree Tribe again, they learn to spin and weave from them.
Now that the orcs from the High Tree Tribe have finished all their farm work in the tribe and fields, they can come and learn.
The other members of Bai Ling's tribe were also busy, teaching all the knowledge and skills they knew to the beastmen of the central tribe.
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While teaching the beastmen woodworking, Bai Ling also made a large slingshot and spinning wheel for fluffing cotton.
The Sky Beastmen brought back a lot of cotton for Bai Ling. Yue and Xiao led the beastmen to pick the seeds and save them for next year's planting. The cotton was then fluffed into cotton wool.
A small spinning wheel caused a sensation in the central tribe. All the beastmen in the tribe came to watch and took turns sitting in front of the spinning wheel to spin thread.
By the time the orcs who had learned carpentry from Bai Ling were able to make the simplest stools, Bai Ling had also made a loom.
The loom caused a sensation, and even the woodworking shop took a day off. Everyone rushed to Bai Ling's place to watch. There were so many people that there wasn't enough room in the courtyard. Most of the beastmen who came to watch stood on the open ground outside the courtyard, craning their necks to look into the house not far away, trying to see what the loom looked like.
After the loom was assembled, several orcs worked together to thread the cotton.
Threading cotton is a delicate task, and since the room was small, everyone had to work slowly. Once all the threads were threaded, Bai Ling announced, "Alright, we can start weaving now."
All eyes in the room were on Bai Ling's face. The beastmen were excited, and even the elder who knew how to weave cloth was full of excitement. He said to Bai Ling, "Ling, show us how cloth is woven."
For the orcs of the central tribe, this was an incredibly important first step; from this day forward, they officially possessed textile technology.
All the beastmen in the room looked at Bai Ling, but Bai Ling grabbed Yue's hand and said, "Let Yue demonstrate for you."
All eyes turned to Yue. Yue looked up at Bai Ling, and their eyes met. Yue immediately understood what Bai Ling meant.
To step on the loom and weave the first piece of cloth for the central tribe in full view of everyone is a very impressive and memorable thing. Ling asked him to do this so that he would be remembered and praised by the beastmen here.
Yue did not refuse.
He didn't even wait for the elders in the room to speak before taking long strides over the stool on the loom and sitting down on it.
There was also a loom in Yue's home, and his grandfather and great-uncle would weave silk at home, which Yue learned from.
With one hand holding the shuttle, Yue stepped on the pedal with her left foot, then threaded the shuttle through the middle of the hemp thread. Next, she stepped on the pedal with her right foot, and the shuttle was thrown back from the other side.
Yue repeated this action, stepping on the pedal, throwing the shuttle, stepping on the pedal, throwing the shuttle... The shuttle, like a lively fish, swam back and forth in the interwoven warp threads, and as it swam, a thin piece of white-blue cotton cloth appeared.
The cotton cloth was only the size of a needle at first, barely visible to the eye. It grew at a very slow rate, and by the time it grew to the length of half a fingernail, it was already noon.
Yue used scissors to cut off the small piece of cotton cloth and handed it to the Grand Elder: "Grand Elder, this is the cotton cloth."
This tiny piece of cotton cloth, if dropped on the ground, might go unnoticed. But now it's being passed around like the most precious treasure, from the orcs inside the house to the orcs in the courtyard, and then to the orcs standing on the street.
Cotton is not as light or as smooth as silk, but it is much stronger and is very suitable for making everyday clothes. The beastmen cheered and shouted Bai Ling and Yue's names.
Their names were linked together once again, and they would be remembered together as heroes among the orcs.
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Since Bai Ling and his companions made the spinning wheel and loom, their house has become the liveliest place in the tribe. Orcs take turns coming here to spin thread and weave cloth. Bai Ling made two more spinning wheels, and the orcs who were learning carpentry from him gradually got the hang of it. Once the "students" were able to get the hang of it, Bai Ling had no time to do anything else. During practice, the "students" would always encounter various problems, and Bai Ling had to keep an eye on them.
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The weather wasn't great today; the sky was overcast. The carpentry work finished early, so Bai Ling quickly tidied up and headed towards the main gate.
The place where he and his clansmen lived was not far from the carpenter's workshop. As soon as Bai Ling came out of the carpenter's workshop, he saw a person standing at the gate of the courtyard not far away.
In the biting cold wind, the moon stood there like a silent tree. When it saw Bai Ling come out, its eyes lit up, and it instantly transformed from a tree into a happy little bird, quickly walking towards Bai Ling.
A smile involuntarily appeared on Bai Ling's lips. He took a step towards Yue, and the two soon bumped into each other like little birds.
As Yue approached, Bai Ling grabbed his hand. The skin was icy cold to the touch, so Bai Ling quickly covered Yue's hands with her own and complained, "It's cold today, so don't wait for me outside."
Whether it's noon or evening, Yue would stand at the door waiting for Bai Ling to return. This had become his habit, and no matter how many times Bai Ling told him to, Yue would not change it.
Yue: "I just came out too. Besides, it's not that cold here. Winters in our tribe are much colder than here."
Bai Ling breathed on Yue's palm: "You said you weren't cold, but your hands are freezing."