Chapter 14 Spinning Beast God, the three-leaf vine has turned into such fine thread...
Fearing he was seeing things, he quickly walked over and grabbed the ge lu in his hand.
Under the bright sunlight, the top layer of chicory had turned from yellowish-brown to snow-white! It even shone with a beautiful sheen! It looked so much better than before!
Yu Yan squinted and looked up at the sky.
Was the color change due to the intense sunlight? He had only intended to dry the kudzu root; this was truly an unexpected delight!
Lan Xiu noticed his expression and asked, "What's wrong?"
Yu Yan excitedly showed it to him: "Look how beautiful this color is!"
Lan Xiu had never seen such beautiful "fine silk" before. His ice-blue eyes widened slightly, and he nodded: "Yes."
Yu Yan grinned and quickly spread out the clump of kudzu in her hand so that the sunlight could dry it more evenly and fully.
Hearing their conversation, many people curiously gathered around: "What's so interesting?"
"Huh? Has it changed color?"
"It's turned snow-white, so beautiful!"
Yin Qing's eyes sparkled, and she touched Ge Lu with her slender fingers, saying longingly:
"If you used it to make bracelets and necklaces, they would definitely look beautiful."
Yu Yan smiled and said, "These three-leaf vines will all be processed like this. You can take them and weave them if you like."
Yin Qing gasped, then asked excitedly, "Really? Yu Yan, thank you!"
You're welcome!
The other sub-beastmen, afraid of being left behind, exclaimed, "Yu Yan, I want some too!"
"Give me some too!"
Yu Yan: "Okay, okay, everyone gets a share. But don't touch these strands of silk, I'm keeping them for later."
"Don't worry, we definitely won't move!"
"Yu Yan, do you think my three-leaf vines are cooked?" Xue Fei asked, craning her neck.
"They're here!"
After confirming that it was cooked, Yu Yan led everyone to carefully rub the kudzu vines with alkali before putting them back into the pottery to cook.
Lan Xiu was busy following Yu Yan around, which quickly attracted everyone's attention.
"Lanxiu, why are you so enthusiastic today?"
"Yeah, you're fine with staying anywhere and eating whatever you want, and you try not to move around if you can avoid it."
"I thought you were just coming for a quick look and then going back."
There was no malice in their tone; they were simply surprised.
Lan Xiu glanced at Yu Yan and answered frankly, "I wanted to come and help."
Although Yu Yan and Lan Xiu had only been neighbors for a few days, they had already discovered that Lan Xiu, the beastman, was a bit "lazy".
He didn't get up that early, wasn't very keen on hunting, and ate very casually. His biggest hobby seemed to be finding a warm place to sleep soundly.
She was born with a pair of exceptionally large eyes, but she always seemed lazy and didn't want to open them.
If it weren't for his strong beast form, he probably wouldn't even be able to fill his stomach.
This is quite unusual among the hardworking beastmen.
However, I have to speak up for Lanxiu.
He never slacks off when helping with chores. He's also very enthusiastic about the meals I cook, and I really enjoy feeding him.
Seeing everyone joking around, he smiled and came to Lan Xiu's rescue: "With Lan Xiu around these past few days, I've saved myself a lot of trouble. By the way, Lan Xiu, are you free now? Can you do me a favor?"
Lan Xiu immediately replied, "Yes."
Yu Yan waved: "Let's go."
He led Lanxiu to another tree and asked Lanxiu to break off a branch for him.
He then sat down and took out several pieces of animal bones he had collected over the past few days from his personal space.
Each bone is about the size of a fist, with a round hole in the middle.
Lan Xiu stood aside, watching him curiously.
Yu Yan first measured the size of the hole in the bone, and then broke off a branch of suitable thickness from the tree branch.
I took out a shell knife and peeled off the leaves, small branches, and bark. Then I inserted the shaved stick into the hole and tested it.
After confirming that there were no problems, he shaved the wooden stick into the length of a chopstick, and even carved a small groove at one end.
By combining animal bones (spinning whorls) and wooden sticks (spinning twists), a simple spindle is made.
Lan Xiu's gaze grew increasingly puzzled. He asked, "What is this for?"
Yu Yan stood up, patted the dirt off the back of her straw skirt, and winked at him: "You'll find out soon enough."
He led Lanxiu to the kudzu vines he had hung out to dry.
In the afternoon, when the sun was at its highest, the entire clump of kudzu had turned snow-white.
He picked up the kudzu root, rubbed and kneaded it, then pinched off a small strand and wrapped it around the small groove at the top of the stick.
The others didn't leave; seeing this, they also gathered around, their faces showing the same puzzled expression as Lan Xiu.
Soon, Yu Yan secured the thread, positioned the grooved end upwards and the spindle vertically downwards, holding the thread with one hand and rotating the animal bone with the other.
As the spindle turned, a thin white thread was pulled out from the tangled tuft of kudzu!
The kudzu vines are becoming less and less, while the white lines are becoming longer and longer.
Soon, the entire clump of kudzu vines turned into thread!
The spindle spun continuously, and Yu Yan easily wound the thread around the wooden stick of the spindle with her fingers, making a simple spool.
Before the onlookers could even see clearly, Yu Yan had already finished!
"What happened?"
"Yu Yan, what are all these things in your hands?"
"How did the tendrils of the three-leaf vine become such long and thin strands?!"
"Could you show it to us?"
Yu Yan didn't hold back, handing over the kudzu thread along with the spindle: "Of course you can look at it."
Several slender, beautiful hands, covered with calluses, reached out together.
Xin Yu was the fastest; the item landed in his hands.
He held the end of the thread, turned out a section, and examined it closely in the sunlight.
"It's really thin and very even." He asked Yu Yan for her opinion, "Can I try pulling it?"
Yu Yan said, "Sure, I also want to know if this thread is strong enough. Just break it and see how much force it takes."
"So this thing is called a thread..."
Xin Yu handed the spindle to Xue Fei, who was standing next to him, and pulled the thread outwards with both hands.
As force was applied, the thin thread tightened, breaking bit by bit, until finally, with a "snap," it broke completely!
Cang Feng raised an eyebrow: "It broke so easily, what can it be used for?"
Xin Yu shook his head, then said with delight, "No, it's much harder to break than I thought! And this is just one thread. If you tie several together, I'm afraid I couldn't break it even with all my strength!"
Like hot oil splashed onto water, the crowd erupted in a frenzy.
"If you used this thread to make a rope, it would be so strong!"
Xin Yu: "Not only that, the thread feels smooth and soft to the touch, it has a really nice feel to it!"
"Oh my, what you've said has made me so curious! Come on, let me touch it too."
The small spool of thread was passed around among the crowd, and everyone who got their hands on it stared in amazement.
"I feel like I don't even recognize the three-leaf vine anymore! The flowers can cure diarrhea, and the phloem can be turned into such wonderful thread!"
"Yes! The three-leaf vine is really a wonderful thing!"
“My straw skirt was damaged and I was worried about how to mend it. If I use this thread to sew it, it will definitely fit very well.”
"And animal hides too, you can use this thread to sew them! It will look much better than sewing with straw rope! Hahaha, I can finally use the scraps of hide I have at home!"
The appearance of the line excited everyone.
Their faces beamed with bright smiles as they enthusiastically discussed the ingenious uses of the line.
Cangfeng, as the clan leader, was especially pleased.
With such an unprecedented treasure in their tribe, people from other tribes will surely be eager to trade their resources for it!
Their peninsula tribe was a very small tribe with very few resources. When had they ever encountered such a good thing? Cangfeng smiled, revealing a set of neat white teeth.
When discussing the ingenious uses of lines, everyone remembered Yu Yan and said with admiration:
"Yu Yan, you're amazing for turning the three-leaf vine into threads!"
"Can we learn to spin thread like you? I want to use the thread to sew the animal hides I've collected."
"I want to tie the sea pearls together with thread and make a pearl necklace to wear around my neck!"
"Yu Yan, please, teach us!"
Yu Yan made a gesture to calm everyone down, and after everyone quieted down, she said:
"I will teach you everything from processing the three-leaf vine to making the spindle and spinning the thread. You can spin the thread however you like."
Everyone cheered happily, "Yu Yan, you're so great!"
"Thank you, Yu Yan!"
"Yu Yan, is there anything you need sewn? Leave it all to me! I'll sew you a fur robe and a fur hat to wear in winter, how about that?"
Yu Yan was a little overwhelmed by everyone's enthusiasm, and waved her hand with a smile: "I'll have my father-in-law sew it for me. Besides, I didn't spin the thread to sew anything."
Feng Gui had already been pushed to the outer edge by the young sub-beastmen, and the spool of thread was passed around until it fell into his hands.
Hearing Yu Yan's words, he asked in confusion, "Then what is it for?"
Others were also puzzled: "Yeah, the line is so good."
Yu Yan smiled and said, "If the thread is so good for sewing, wouldn't it be even better if it were made into clothes?"
"!!! Clothes?!"
"You mean, use this to make clothes and wear them?!"
"Beast God... I can't imagine what clothes made of thread would look like..."
"If the fabric is this beautiful, how beautiful must the clothes be!"
"Ugh, I can't think of anything either, but I really want to wear it!"
Cang Feng stood further away than Feng Gui, staring at Yu Yan who was surrounded by people, completely frozen in place.
I thought that the fact that the tribe had a cable was already a great thing, enough to make other tribes envious.
But Yu Yan gave him an even bigger surprise! The thread turned into clothes!
The grass skirts and straw sandals in the house were all woven by him and Xin Yu together, but his skills were far inferior to Xin Yu's.
He knew that straw rope was relatively thick and stiff, and that it wouldn't be too difficult to weave.
The yarn is too thin and so soft, how can it be braided into a single piece?
What Cangfeng could think of, the other sub-beastmen could also think of.
Xin Yu took the spool of thread from Feng Gui, squatted down, pulled out a thread, braided it back and forth a couple of times, and said:
"If you can braid it, several people can work together to tighten and densify the thread."
Feng Gui nodded: "It takes more time than weaving grass, but the finished product will definitely be more comfortable than a grass skirt. It's worth a try."
Yin Qing couldn't wait: "How long will it take for the shredded vegetables in the pot to cook? I want to start weaving them now."
Seeing that they were almost at the "team-up" stage, Yu Yan quickly raised her hand to stop them:
"How can you weave them one by one by hand? Your eyes will get tired and sore."
Sensing his unspoken meaning, everyone was shocked: "Not with your hands... then what will you use?"
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