Lin Yan took a group of children and started to mess around.
Soak the hemp silk in plant ash water for three days, extract the hemp silk inside, and then dry it.
The obtained hemp silk is much finer and softer than before.
Caozhi is most interested in this. She thinks the knitting method is so interesting.
If there were better threads, we would be able to weave the clothes Lin Yan said.
Five days later, a ball of soft twine was produced, and everyone was shocked.
Under Lin Yan's guidance, Cao Zhi weaved several pieces of linen with soft linen threads and spliced them together to make a straight gown.
Finally, I no longer need to wrap myself in leaves. The material of the gown is too soft and the non-thorny skin hurts. Lin Yan couldn't help but be happy when he wore it.
After processing and spinning the flax silk into thread, it turned out that the changes were so great. They seemed to have opened the door to a new world, and they started to use their brains and started various experiments.
Lin Yan told everyone what he knew about the clothes, including the split style of the top and bottom, and asked everyone to make it.
Like a little spark of fire, Juma ignited the Sun Tribe and ignited a raging flame.
People no longer simply hunt to satisfy their hunger, they know the wonderful uses of tools and can make all kinds of linen cloth and hemp products.
While Lin Yan was studying the loom, Lao Hei brought great good news.
After unremitting efforts, Lao Hei discovered a cave. The soil inside was different from ordinary soil. He immediately brought a basket back to find Lin Yan.
After testing by Pangbao, it is indeed clay. Although the quality is not very good, it is indeed clay.
"Is it really clay?" Lao Hei couldn't believe it. After searching for so long, he actually found it.
Lin Yan nodded, "Let's go, I'll take you to make pottery."
The two came to the Sun River, mixed water and clay, squeezed it several times, and kneaded out simple clay shapes and several flat plates with their hands.
After drying, take it back and burn it on the fire.
Lao Hei's eyes widened as he watched the mud embryo change from dark brown to reddish brown on the fire.
Before he could be happy, a plate cracked with a crash.
Lin Yan said hurriedly: "Don't worry, cracking is normal. After we try a few more times, we can find the right ratio of water and clay and better control the heat. We will definitely succeed."
Out of trust in Lin Yan, Lao Hei believed it temporarily.
The first time I tried burning them, they all cracked and no one was successful.
Everyone was surprised to see it, but they also knew the general firing process.
Lin Yan was not embarrassed and said with a smile: "It's normal if it doesn't work for the first time. Let's get some more clay and do it slowly."
"Okay" Maomu was the first to respond.
So, under the leadership of Mao Mu and Lao Hei, several children followed to see where the clay was dug.
In fact, it's not that far away. It's in the southwest, about three miles away from Lin Yan's home.
Lin Yan took a look and saw that it was a cave entrance. There was animal excrement inside. It should be a hole made by a large animal. After diagonally extending downward for more than two meters, the color of the black soil layer gradually became lighter, fading away from the black and turning into an earthy yellow.
Looking at the gradually changing cave wall, Lin Yan suddenly understood.
Where they were, there were lush forests and a black soil layer on the ground, formed by the accumulation of dead trees and leaves that had accumulated for countless years.
Under the black soil layer, there is a tighter soil layer with gravel all over and mostly stones. Digging deeper, there may be differences.
Underground resources are not what they seem.
Lin Yan suddenly realized that she had ignored this point before, which was why she had been unable to find suitable soil.
After digging a few baskets of soil, the group returned and started firing again. For convenience, they found a place on the bank of the Sun River to make clay bricks and fire at the same time.
It cracked after being burned twice.
Everyone felt that the clay could not be burned directly on the fire, so they dug a pit, placed the clay, and spread flammable dead leaves, hay, etc. around it.
Lin Yan adjusted the ratio of water and soil many times, and after more than ten days of hard work, he finally succeeded in firing a plate that was not cracked.
The khaki plate is about ten centimeters in diameter. It is crooked and has a rough surface. It looks somewhat similar to stone.
Lin Yan filled the plate with water with trembling hands. After observing carefully for a long time, he breathed a sigh of relief when no trace of water leakage was found.
Others, like her, were afraid to express their anger and stared at the plate closely for fear of missing something.
Everyone was shocked when they saw that the plate could actually hold water and no trace of it was exposed.
Maomu exclaimed: "It's amazing, it doesn't leak."
The others also marveled, staring at the plate with fiery eyes.
Shuisheng said excitedly: "Lin Yan, is this the plate you are talking about? It can also be used to make bowls, cups, etc. to hold water, right?"
Lin Yan had calmed down, "Don't get excited, this is just the roughest pottery, and it's far from what I want. The principle is what I said. If you think about it again, you can not only make plates, bowls, etc., but also Burn it bigger and make it whatever you want."
The initial success of the experiment gave a group of people unlimited incentives to devote themselves to the great cause of making pottery.
Lao Hei and Mao Mu are more focused on this.
Next, successful products are baked every day, and they come in all shapes and sizes.
After more than a month, the bowls and plates made can be used with confidence.
Lin Yan also had the water cup that he had been longing for. It was just a simple cylinder.
As the children brought home baked plates and the like, the tribesmen immediately realized the usefulness of the pottery.
Young people joined in one after another and made pottery together.
With the power of many people and clever brains, batch after batch of various containers were quickly burned.
These containers do not pay attention to their appearance. They only judge whether they are leaking or not.
The conditions are simple and we can't ask for too much. Lin Yan comforted himself like this. He had already taken a big step and would slowly improve in the future.
She drew the shapes she knew on the slate with charcoal and asked them to imitate them.
When the pottery making business was in full swing, Cao Zhi came to find Lin Yan.
She found the weaving method very interesting and asked Lin Yan how to make the spinning machine and loom she mentioned.
Lin Yan also discovered that Cao Zhi was very talented in this field, with a smart mind and a calm mind, and the things he made were better than others.
She drew the knitting patterns and the shapes of simple looms and spinning machines in room number 0103, explained the principles clearly, and gave full authority to Caozhi.
The more Caozhi listened, the brighter his eyes became, wishing he could realize these things immediately. She hugged the slate and walked away contentedly.
Lin Yan was also very happy that someone was willing to study it, and there should be progress soon. She just needs to teach the things in the science and technology museum and wait for the harvest.
It's just that now there is only twine made from roe hemp. If you want to use better cloth, you still have to find new materials.
Confined to this world, I don’t know when I can get out.
Seeing the contribution value of less than 100, Lin Yan felt that he had to work harder.
She asked Lao Hei to make pottery with the people in the tribe, and she asked Mao Mu to take her around the area.
Maomu has been restless since he was a child. He is also smart and is a good candidate.
When in danger, he can take her and run away quickly.
