This girl's name is Ye Zi. She is one of the first primitive people created by her own hands. She has never had a last name. She likes to look at all kinds of leaves, so she gave herself the nickname Ye Zi. She likes to be in the woods every day. He is a good hand at drilling around and picking various fruits. After practicing, he has gained spiritual power in his body and strengthened his physique. He can even climb up and down trees without getting tired of it. I also like to collect some strange-shaped leaves.
Recently, she has been liking squatting on the mulberry tree. Sometimes, she squats for a long time.
These are all seen in Zhong Yan's eyes.
"I have been paying attention to you for several days. You have been here this month. How is it? What did you see?"
Zhong Yan asked with a smile.
"Patriarch, Ye Zi discovered a kind of bug. This bug is very special. At first, it was just a small black dot. They will eat mulberry leaves very quickly, and they will grow very fast. They will shed their skin every few days. , then they will grow bigger and become snow-white, very beautiful and cute, but recently, they don’t eat or drink, and suddenly spit out a lot of white silk, wrapping themselves together, and I don’t know what this is. what happened."
Ye Zi first excitedly told Zhong Yan about his discovery, and then his mood became depressed again.
This sudden situation of spinning silk around herself made her completely confused as to what was going on, and she was very worried. After all, she had watched these little guys grow up, so the concern in her heart was inevitable, and there were also some Just curious, not knowing what this is going to turn into.
"Haha, if you want to know the result, Ye Zi, it should be almost done by now. Look carefully."
Zhong Yan gestured with a smile.
Click! !
At this moment, a crisp tearing sound could be heard. Looking carefully, the white cocoon wrapped in mulberry leaves was quickly bitten into a hole. In the hole, he saw a A chubby moth with a pair of white wings came out and waved its wings, but it seemed that it was too fat to fly. It landed on the mulberry leaf next to it and gathered with other moths. After a while, Climbing to the branch again, from the abdomen, I could see that pieces of eggs fell on the branches, and they were light yellow.
"Chief, what kind of insect is this?"
Ye Zi blinked and asked eagerly.
"This is called mulberry silkworm. Silkworms feed on mulberry leaves. They eat a lot of fresh mulberry leaves every day. They grow and metamorphose rapidly. Each time they shed their skin, they metamorphose and grow. It only takes about a month to spin silk and spin cocoons. It binds itself until it completes its last transformation and turns into a silkworm moth. Silkworm moths cannot fly. After mating with the opposite sex, they will begin to lay silkworm eggs. These silkworm eggs will hatch again at a suitable temperature, giving birth to more silkworms. silkworm."
"The silk produced by these silkworms is used to weave silk, silk quilts and other silk fabrics. It is an excellent material and can be woven into cloth. It is much better than those burlap."
Zhong Yan explained with a smile.
"Patriarch, you are saying that these silks can be woven into cloth and made into clothing fabrics. Just like the silk clothing material that Sister Xiaoyun said."
Ye Zi's eyes lit up and he asked excitedly.
During this period, Fairy Lake City and Starry Sky City were also in constant communication and running-in. A lot of new information was passed from Fairy Lake City. What was said in the conversation were all new things to the original people, and many of them were new. Keep it in mind naturally.
Sometimes, the clothes worn by the people in Fairy Lake City can arouse the curiosity of the tribesmen and want to know how they are made.
Of course, there are fabrics here in the City of Starry Sky, but they are all purchased from the City of Origin. They are all finished products and there is no manufacturing method. In Xianhu City, there were people who knew how to weave cloth. After coming here, they also taught the original people how to weave cloth with fibers such as burlap, and finished pieces of cloth were already woven.
But what woven from burlap is just burlap, which is very rough.
You know, in the Chinese lineage, weaving has been passed down for a long time.
The fabrics produced are divided into several grades: brocade, damask, silk, satin, linen and coarse cloth.
The first level, brocade: silk textile fabrics, using heavy texture, colorful yarn-dyed jacquard silk fabrics woven with multi-color silk threads. Brocade is a famous jacquard silk. In ancient times, there was a saying that "weaving and harvesting are as valuable as gold." There are Shu brocade, Song brocade and Yun brocade.
The second level, damask: Silkworm self-woven fabric; adopts twill weave or twill weave change weave, the fabric surface has diagonal weave silk fabric, the texture is light and thin. In the early days, the surface of the fabric showed a mountain-shaped twill pattern, which "looked like ice", so it was called damask.
The third level, silk: silk and linen blended fabric; silk fabric using plain weave or changed weave, with closely interlaced warp and weft. Silk is the general name for silk fabrics. Its characteristics are: the silk surface is crisp and fine, and the hand feels smooth. Silk fabrics with no other obvious characteristics can be called silk.
The fourth level, satin: fine linen silk textile fabric; a silk fabric that adopts satin weave or satin change weave, with a smooth, bright and fine appearance.
The fifth level, linen: coarse linen silk textile fabric; linen is a kind of fabric made from various hemp plant fibers such as flax, ramie, jute, sisal, abaca, etc. Products made of linen are breathable and refreshing, soft and comfortable, washable, sun-resistant, antiseptic and antibacterial.
The sixth level, coarse cloth: cotton and silk textile cloth; coarse cloth, also known as homespun cloth, is made of pure cotton as raw material and carefully woven shuttle by shuttle with primitive spinning wheels and wooden looms. It has a very long history.
Chinese silk has always been famous all over the world.
Regarding the question of leaves, Zhong Yan also smiled and nodded: "Yes, as long as these silks can be woven into cloth, they can be made into exquisite and beautiful clothes. They are very soft and comfortable to wear. Your discovery is extremely valuable. If we can find mulberry silkworms, we can raise silkworms, collect silkworm cocoons, and obtain silk. From now on, we can weave silk. Your discovery has made a great contribution."
"Great, can I raise these silkworms?"
When Ye Zi heard it, his eyes showed excitement, and the beautiful clothes made of silk reappeared in his mind, and there was a longing and expectation in his heart. She wanted to see how beautiful everyone in the clan would be wearing silk clothes grown by herself.
"Of course you can. Moreover, you can bring other people to raise silkworms together. We can raise a large number of silkworms and obtain a large amount of silk, so that everyone can wear beautiful and exquisite clothes."
Zhong Yan said with a smile.
There are many mulberry trees nearby, and the mulberry trees can be transplanted with branches, so it is not difficult to plant them. Breeding silkworms is not difficult, as long as you pay attention to some problems, you can harvest a batch of silk every once in a while. If there is enough silk, it can completely meet the needs of the territory. Moreover, hemp silk or even cotton silk can also be used for weaving. In this case, it is excellent to solve the problem of clothing.
Now, Liu Qingyun and the others have begun making arrangements to plant cotton. Cotton seeds were also purchased from the City of Origin before. As long as you plant at the right time and harvest a batch, you can solve some problems, such as quilts, cotton clothes, etc.
"Don't worry, Patriarch, I will lead my sisters to raise silkworms carefully. It won't take much time. I just need to replace the mulberry leaves on time. I remember them very clearly. I will definitely take good care of them and have them full." When you are full, you will spit out more silk. This silk is so thin and soft."
Ye Zi said confidently.
She had carefully observed the entire process of silkworm transformation, cocooning and egg-laying, so she naturally understood how to raise silkworms. There might be some problems at the beginning, but she believed that she would be able to solve them.
"Ye Zi, you don't have a last name yet."
Zhong Yan looked at Ye Zi with a smile and said suddenly.
"No...no."
Ye Zi suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhong Yan excitedly. His heart was beating violently and he said expectantly: "Clan leader, can you give me a surname?"
"Ye Ye, you like to observe, discover mulberry trees, and find mulberry silkworms. Let my tribe cultivate mulberry silkworms and obtain silk. Naturally, you are qualified to be given a surname by the leader of this clan. From today on, I will give you the surname, Sang. You have the Sang family name. "
Zhong Yan smiled, patted Ye Zi's head, and said.
"Sang, with the Sang family name, I will have a surname in the future."
Ye Zi, no, should be called Yousang now, with excitement and joy on his face. In the entire Ling tribe, there are very few people who can be given a surname by Zhong Yan himself.
There is the Xiong family, there is the Yi family, there is the Yu family, there is the Wen family, and there is the Tian family. Now also add the Sang family.
Each of them played a major role in the development of civilization. The Xiong family was named for their bravery and bear hunting. He said that he was given the gift of Youyi.
The Yu family got their surname from fishing, the Wen family got their surname from being the best in learning writing knowledge, and the Tian family got their surname from reclaiming wasteland and planting rice, and the rice yield was the highest. Now there is the Sang family who got their surname from the discovery of silkworms and the acquisition of silk.
Each one is outstanding.
As long as we don't stand on our own laurels, we can look forward to the future.
"I will inform you to build a silkworm house in the City of Stars. You can select a hundred women to enter the silkworm house to collect silkworm eggs for new breeding."
Zhong Yan immediately ordered.
"Yes, clan leader, I will definitely complete the task and raise more silk for my tribe."
Yousang said with a firm face.
Then he skipped to the city with Zhong Yan's orders.
"The basic necessities of life, including food, clothing, housing and transportation, have basically begun to improve. The four seasons rice has begun to breed new seedlings again. As for clothing, the nearby mulberry and hemp can be weaved. Although the current weaving technology is not too exquisite, it is enough to meet the needs of survival. If you want to live there, the two Feng Shui Holy Cities are getting bigger every day and are enough to accommodate the entire current population. Living in them will be of great benefit to the body. If it works, there is no need to pursue it too deliberately for the time being. Just open the roads between the cities. The most important thing now is to determine the currency system."
Zhong Yan murmured secretly.
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