Straw sandals have a long and long history in China. They are not only a symbol of hardship, but also a true portrayal of the struggle of countless people in this ancient country with more than 5,000 years of civilization.
In the Han Dynasty, it was also called "Bubor" because it "is also called Caolu, which means that everyone has it for use and does not need to be borrowed, so it is called Bubor."
But straw sandals were first spread among people in mountainous areas, because people in plain areas can sometimes walk barefoot, but not in mountainous areas, so straw sandals were first invented in mountainous areas, and they have been spread for thousands of years.
"The bamboo stick and straw sandals are lighter than the horse, and you can survive the wind and rain all your life." This poem written by Li Ke includes straw sandals.
Even the sandals of later generations were borrowed from straw sandals, but this thing did not exist in Silla.
In other words, although people here yearn for the Tang Dynasty, not everything has been borrowed from it.
At least the people of Silla today don't know how to wear these straw sandals. Historically, Silla probably had frequent exchanges with the Tang Dynasty in the middle and late period of the Tang Dynasty. The two sides continued to communicate in various aspects such as trade, so that more culture could be spread. past.
Needless to say, the advantages of straw sandals are that all its shortcomings can be covered up by one advantage, that is, they can be woven from wild grasses, wheat straws, etc. that can be found everywhere, do not require money, and are relatively strong. It can also keep you warmer in cold seasons such as winter.
In addition, whether it is raining or snowing, anti-skid and other functions are also very good for people.
For example, in Silla, many shoes were made of animal skins, linen, and some bark, as well as the most common type of shoes, clogs. Animal skins paired with wooden clogs are the winter boots of most Silla people.
As for animal skins, they may seem noble in later generations, but in fact, in this era, they are far easier to obtain than cloth. After all, hares, squirrels, wild beasts, etc. in the wild all have skins, and sometimes even vole skins when needed. You can wait.
But animal skins are not available every day. Although clogs can be made at any time, they are often clumsy, and the matching leather is not so easy to find. However, straw sandals are different. They are too universal and are woven. If it's good, the warmth retention is also very good.
These soldiers of the Tang Dynasty told them about the advantages of straw sandals and how to weave straw sandals. In fact, this is not difficult. People who are not too stupid can learn it quickly.
As for getting better and closer, just braid more. Anyway, they are sitting on a lot of wheat straw now, and these are the most indispensable things.
Moreover, the straw sandals can be put directly on top of their worn-out shoes, and they can be replaced at any time if they become rotten.
But even so, these soldiers of the Tang Dynasty still spent a whole morning teaching everyone how to weave straw sandals, and many of them had already put them on directly on their feet.
Because most people here have tattered shoes, now they have straw sandals that can fix their original shoes, and it is indeed easier for them to protect their feet when working.
Everyone learned to knit straw sandals in one morning. When it was time for lunch, to everyone's surprise, what they ate for lunch was actually dry goods, steamed buns! Although it is not the white-faced steamed buns eaten by soldiers of the Tang Dynasty, how long have they not eaten this kind of black steamed buns? !
Except for the steamed buns, the pickles are still pickled cabbage, but with salt! This thing is also unprecedentedly delicious to them!
It's just that everyone is a little embarrassed. They don't even do any work, so they only eat so much? This steamed bun is a very big steamed bun. Some big-bellied people dare not say that one of them can be full, but some old people, women, or some children can definitely eat it all, and they can't even finish it.
Because they didn't do much work in the morning, many people didn't digest the porridge they ate in the morning. In fact, they digested it, but they felt that they were not very hungry yet. Many people only ate a small half, or even didn't eat a bite, and stuffed the steamed buns with them. into his arms.
At first some people didn't dare to do this, but a few people stuffed these steamed buns into their arms in front of the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. They didn't say anything. Anyway, everyone was given a big steamed bun and some pickles.
As for whether they eat these things, Datang obviously doesn't care.
Many people even took back the pickles distributed to them, broke open the steamed buns, put the pickles inside, and then tied them with wheat straws and stuffed them into their arms.
Anyway, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty didn't care about them. They wanted to take these things back because to them, three meals a day seemed a bit luxurious, although they didn't eat much.
Pu Er also kept half a steamed bun. Their family had not had dry food for a long time. Keeping this steamed bun might save lives and even save a lot of food. As long as the food is left alone, it will not spoil.
This winter is still very long, and no one knows how long Datang's servants can be used.
After lunch, in the afternoon, Pu Er and others were gathered together again, and then they were given clothes for work.
When everyone lined up neatly, several lines in total, several barracks in front of them finally opened.
Inside are piles of linen clothes neatly arranged.
Pu Er, who was queuing up, soon heard the noise coming from the front. Pu Er didn't know what happened, but soon he saw the person at the front of the queue who had received the clothes coming back. Pu Er's eyes widened. .
This...this...is this true?
Pu Er thought he had seen it wrong. Soon when the second person came back, Pu Er knew that he had seen it right. It was actually true!
Because it seems that the Tang Dynasty did not distribute clothes, but directly distributed cloth? Oh, no, clothes are also distributed, but there are also pieces of cloth!
Soon Pu Er was in line at the front.
"Currently Datang requires you to work for four months and get one set of clothes per month, but Datang does not have enough manpower to sew clothes for you, so each person is only given one set of clothes, and the rest is cloth. You can return it yourself." Let your wives or family members do it for you. If no one knows how to do it, ask your neighbors for help." The Tang soldier in front of Pu Er glanced at him, and then repeated what he said before.
"I understand, I have no problem." In fact, Pu Er could clearly hear what the other party said before when he was three or four in line, but the other party had to repeat it every few people.
"It's fine." After confirming that Pu Er was fine, the soldiers quickly brought him a set of clothes, a piece of burlap and a roll of very thin twine, which should have allowed them to sew the clothes themselves, but they didn't There was no needle, so they had to borrow one themselves, but Pu Er had one at home, and his wife had treasured it for a long time.
