knitting sweaters
Although the wool yarn sold in the store is all cashmere, its quality is unquestionable.
But the yarn is not the coarse yarn that ordinary people use when learning to knit towels, but a thin yarn that is slightly thicker than a hair. This is a challenge for people who have never knitted sweaters.
Not to mention gloves, hats, socks, clothes, pants and other types of clothing, which have even more complex structures.
Many people don't take knitting seriously, thinking they can get it right by just making do. Seeing the price is not expensive, they excitedly buy a sweater home, only to be dumbfounded.
No matter how you weave it, it will be in strange shapes.
I had to return it reluctantly, but fortunately, as long as the yarn was not dirty, it could be returned.
Zhang Li had asked for some cotton and wool yarn earlier to prepare underwear, hats, socks, swaddles, etc. in two sizes for her child.
Everyone around her knew that she had a pair of skillful hands.
Now, she has become famous again.
Normally, she would chat with her neighbors while knitting, but now, no one was talking. Everyone stared at her deft hands moving up and down, holding the crooked, unsightly stitches.
Knitting a sweater is not a skill that everyone can do.
"Let me see yours. You even cast on the wrong stitch." Zhang Li laughed. "You tied this button into a dead knot. How can you knit it well later?"
"Ouch!" The man quickly pulled out the needle and undid all the previous hard work.
"Factory development was so advanced before the apocalypse, and people now buy things online and work nine to five. How many people have the time to knit a sweater, or even know how to knit?"
Another person had a clear understanding of himself: "I don't have the hands anyway. The lord said the store will have some gloves and socks in stock soon. I'll just wait and buy them ready."
"Sister Li is the only one who can do this," the others said enviously. "She can weave rattan and knit sweaters. What else can't she do?"
Zhang Li smiled and shook her head.
She grew up in poverty, and it was through helping out that she developed a multifaceted talent, becoming adept at various technical tasks. There are gains and losses, and even though she can knit sweaters now, who can say she's completely lucky?
"Sister Li, please teach us how to knit sweaters! We are willing to pay the tuition." Someone suddenly said.
Although it is not expensive to buy ready-made products in stores, we all have to make a living, so every penny saved is a penny earned.
"It's not a very important technical job, it's very simple." Zhang Li smiled and said, "You can watch me weave, and if you don't understand, just ask me. Why should I charge you? We are all neighbors."
Although it’s free, everyone knows that the end of the world is coming and how valuable these “life skills” are.
Several people looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
The person who had previously stated that he didn't knit sweaters said with a smile, "Do you remember Zhang Tiantian? Learn from him. Give the teacher, Xu Lu's grandmother, 20 points every day to ensure they have enough to eat."
"You don't have to talk about 20 points. If you sit here on a small stool and study, just transfer 10 points to Teacher Zhang every day. That's it."
Everyone suddenly realized that it is easier for bystanders than for those involved in the matter to see things clearly.
Without waiting for Zhang Li to refuse, he immediately transferred the points to everyone, which made Zhang Li smile helplessly and shook her head. She quickly took out some fruits from her backpack and distributed them to everyone.
Now that I have paid the tuition, I have to study harder.
Several people perked up and began knitting in a very uncoordinated manner, imitating Zhang Li's slowed-down movements. Some even took her place to avoid mirroring her and picking up the wrong ideas.
Many people heard the news and came over from another residential building to join the ranks of students. It was like a small class was opened here.
Among them was Jiawen's aunt, who was incredibly upset at having taken a shortcut. She'd bought balls of yarn, left them unused for half a month, and hadn't had time to knit, so she'd bought some ready-made for her then-boyfriend. Now, she couldn't knit at all.
Of course, this is all in the past.
Regardless of how many people have started learning to knit sweaters, it is certain that this technical job cannot be learned in a short period of time.
From the time when knitting tools and raw materials such as balls of yarn are put on the shelves to the time when many people come back to return them, the interval between them is either long or short, and not many knitting sets are actually sold.
Ye Miaomiao didn't think that everyone could knit sweaters. She put these things on the shelves just hoping that people with the skills could start knitting sweaters.
Just like a resident market, the territory mainly ensures the supply of large items such as shirts, coats, and pants. Residents can make and buy other smaller daily necessities themselves.
However, Ye Miaomiao does not intend to completely stop making cold-proof three-piece sets such as hats, scarves, and gloves, as well as personal items such as underwear, socks, etc.
At present, almost everyone has a set of quilts, and the work of weaving the huts has become free.
Ye Miaomiao gave half of her share to these small items. Due to their complex structure, they were all manufactured in standard sizes. A three-piece cold-weather suit sold for 25 points, while underwear and socks sold individually for 5 points.
If it really doesn't fit, you can go to a weaving hut to have it custom-made, but the price will be higher.
Ye Miaomiao plans to use the other half of the share to make shoes.
Shoes were not made before because they are durable goods. They don't wear out in a short time, and with a quick clean, they can easily be worn for a month.
However, it is summer in Country Z before the end of the world, and many people now wear down jackets on the upper body and autumn trousers and cotton sweatpants on the lower body.
On their feet they wear a pair of sandals, some even wear slippers!
Many people rely on socks to keep warm!
The difficulty in producing shoes lies in the soles. Modern soles are generally made of rubber, but no rubber trees have been found in the territory, and the synthesis of natural rubber is an advanced technology.
Although cotton and linen soles are comfortable to wear, with the arrival of frozen snowfields, such soles are not as non-slip as rubber soles.
But...nowadays, everyone has a pair of good soles.
Ye Miaomiao plans to use the "transformation" method, where residents can send their ready-made shoes to the weaving hut, pay points, and receive a pair of boots covered with various furs a few hours later.
Of course, this is just a temporary solution.
Ye Miaomiao gave her remaining share to "research." She wanted to develop rain boots similar to clogs that could be worn over warm shoes. The wooden soles would be nailed with nails to prevent slipping.
However, scientific research will still take some time. At present... Ye Miaomiao is producing a small amount of cotton shoes to supply the few people who have no shoes to wear, while at the same time... they still have to rely on everyone's own soles.
The store also stocked a large number of cold-proof items such as hot water bottles and hand warmers, but these items already existed, so they did not cause much response.
After finishing all this, it was already afternoon.
Ye Miaomiao put on a freshly made hat, scarf and gloves set, and took a large number of the three-piece sets, preparing to go to the city gate in person to give them to Fang Yan and a group of security team members.
Unexpectedly, as soon as I got to the city wall, I saw several people who were stopped outside the gate.
"Still asking who it is." The team members happily took the scarves and gloves, which were thickened ones specially customized according to their sizes by the Knitting Hut.
He happily put on gloves, a scarf, a hat, and a cotton coat, and immediately wrapped himself up like a bear.
"Isn't it a traveling merchant?" Ye Miaomiao asked. Apart from the friendly people, the only ones who would come here hungry would be other people with the profession of traveling merchants.
"No." The team member looked at Fang Yan who was not far away. "They said they wanted to see you, Boss, about something. We don't know what it is. Captain Fang is questioning you."
Ye Miaomiao gave him the remaining three sets of cold-proof clothing and asked him to distribute them to the other team members. She then walked outside the city gate and looked at the people who were surrounded.
After handing the three-piece cold-proof suit to Fang Yan, he said, "Tell me, what's the matter? I am the lord here."
Arthur looked at the scarf and gloves with dense stitching, as well as the thick clothes on Ye Miaomiao with surprise.
If he only saw the clothes on Fang Yan, he would have thought that these people bought them at the border port.
But these scarf gloves of the same style, with a hint of plain "ugliness", were obviously not brought before the apocalypse, but more like... produced by the territory itself.
Could it be that... the productivity of this territory has reached this level?
Arthur didn't dare to think too much, but his intuition had already confirmed it.
In fact, the Hungry Hungry Territory was ranked very high. He remembered the widespread rumors about Margaret that this was a territory even more "traditional" than Margaret, and he understood a little.
"Baron Charles' last visit was quite disturbing, but fortunately, it also allowed us to feel your territory..." The leading man spoke elegantly for a long time, making Ye Miaomiao feel a little dizzy.
Among the people standing behind him, one of them, an acquaintance named "Charles", indeed greeted him politely.
After all, this is the number one territory, and it also gave away so much money. Ye Miaomiao rubbed his forehead, listened patiently, and finally asked: "What is it?"
“We want to work with you to address the territories around us that are behaving badly.”
Ye Miaomiao: “?” She didn’t quite understand.
Fang Yan raised his eyes instantly and looked at the people in front of him with a cold expression.
"You know, some territories..." He smiled, "like the San Marco Territory, they always like to stir up trouble. As the top two territories in District One, we should unite and jointly maintain the stability and security of District One."
Ye Miaomiao nodded. This made sense. "However, there are no such hidden dangers around us."
After the Reptiles were recovered and Longguohai and San Marco suffered setbacks, both territories stabilized. Many people even came to Hunger Hunger, bringing news that Longguohai's territory was in a state of stagnation, while San Marco's people had united and begun to build.
Ye Miaomiao really doesn't have to worry about these things for the time being.
However, the man's next words made Ye Miaomiao frown.
"Lord Hungry Hungry, you are too shortsighted. If there is nothing now, will there be nothing in the future?" He smiled mysteriously and said, "You will know soon."
You'll know soon...
Ye Miaomiao agreed to do the customer service a "small favor" and there would be two or three territories that might carry reptiles, which would be moved to the first zone on the 31st day, which is today.
However...even Hu Mifeng didn't know in advance that a new territory would appear in the first zone today. He had guessed that the "City Island Qualifying Tournament" would constantly change the position of the territory, but the system had never issued a detailed notification.
Besides...the messenger had clearly stated that this was a territory that would "provoke trouble."
Heaven and earth know about this, Ye Miaomiao knows about it, the customer service knows about it, so why... would Margaret's messengers know about it?
She silently pressed the light screen and asked the customer service, and immediately received the answer - "Margaret did not have any similar transactions with any customer service. I am very private and this territory will not know."
Suspicions immediately arose, but Ye Miaomiao did not show any of them.
"So, how should we cooperate?"
The messenger suddenly smiled in relief. "We should form a peacekeeping force of twelve people. We will send three ordinary soldiers and one general, the Baron Charles you are familiar with. We will also provide all the necessary iron tools..."
If there were no Dwarven technology, the Hungry Hungry Territory wouldn't have an endless supply of ironware and would have been forced to start producing iron daily necessities. If there were no portable cannons, the Hungry Hungry Territory's military strength wouldn't have soared to near-top-tier status...
This was a proposal that Ye Miaomiao could hardly refuse.
However, she is now Ye Niuhuru Miaomiao, and Ye Miaomiao does not want to cooperate with this territory. When she was about to smile and say no, the messenger stopped her.
"It's six o'clock."
[Hello, Hungry Lord Ye Miaomiao, the first season of City Island ranking has officially ended, and the second season of City Island ranking is about to begin!]
[Based on your strength statistics, you are ranked at the top, in S-level. You can retain your seat in this area or choose another S-level area.]
[Please note that the city island arrangement is about to begin. The ground will shake slightly, which is normal. Don't panic!]
As the messenger stopped talking, Ye Miaomiao read the introduction information on the light screen and indeed felt a vibration coming from the ground.
Then, a cry of surprise was heard from the city wall: "Dragon Crossing the Sea Territory!"
Turning around, I saw that the entire Dragon Crossing the Sea had been enveloped by a white light. The light grew brighter and brighter, then pointed straight up at the sky.
There are several beams of light shining, some near and some far away. You don’t have to guess to know that they are closely related to the “City Island Ranking”.
They are going to other areas, and the place that will replace them is likely to be a new territory.
"Now... Lord Ye, do you still want to cooperate with us?" The messenger smiled and said, "Only our almighty Queen Margaret can help the two territories maintain peace in District One."
What exactly is Margaret planning? What does she know?
Ye Miaomiao felt that she couldn't let it go easily.
She thought for a moment and said with a smile, "Okay!"
Fang Yan frowned, and before he could say anything, he heard Ye Miaomiao say, "But... after all, this is a diplomatic incident. I will leave this matter to my Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"How about he go back with you guys, calculate the various expenses, and then see if we can cooperate?"
The messenger's smile froze.
As he spoke, the NPC had already received the notice and rushed over from the territory.
According to the Queen, it would be best to conclude the cooperation immediately and then allow Charles and the others to stay. Although the messenger did not know the Queen's specific meaning, and no one else knew her intention, but...
In the Queen's own words, "Whatever it takes, keep them there."
Ye Miaomiao's intention was to send their original group back. An NPC with the profession of "Diplomat" could not even be tortured or killed.
If I go back like this, the Queen will be furious.
The envoy forced a smile and finally stated his ultimate goal: "How about... during the discussion, let Baron Charles and others stay in your territory first, and we..."
Ye Miaomiao looked him up and down slowly, and finally, when the messenger was so anxious that sweat was about to break out on his forehead, he slowly nodded: "Not really...no."
"but..."
The messenger was anxious again.
"Baron Charles is a noble after all. Our level is limited and we cannot receive the baron. No matter what, we have to..." She smiled rather stiffly.
"That's as it should be! That's as it should be!" the envoy said hurriedly, "We should cover all the expenses of the Baron and his men."
Before he set off, the Queen gave him 10,000 points, originally intended for cooperation, and logically shouldn't have used them this way. However... the Queen was always generous, and if the mission was completed, she wouldn't pursue the matter...
Thinking of this, the messenger quickly took out a stack of banknotes and handed it to Ye Miaomiao. The banknotes automatically turned into a white light and were stored in her light screen.
Unexpectedly, the envoy was so considerate. Ye Miaomiao welcomed Charles and others into the territory with satisfaction.
The diplomat followed the envoy out of Hunger and headed for Margaret.
"He comes with bad intentions."
When the messenger mentioned cooperation, Fang Yan immediately thought of the cooperation that he had ruined - the siege of St. Mark.
Unexpectedly, they haunted him again. Was this fate? No matter what, would Hung Hung cooperate with Margaret and continue on that path of no return?
Fang Yan was almost unable to breathe. He turned around and saw Ye Miaomiao still looking at the points on the light screen with a smile on her face.
"Don't worry, I know."
Ye Miaomiao smiled and said, "I suspect they possess reptiles, just like Long Guo Hai and San Marco before them." She didn't say the last half of the sentence.
She has cooperated with the customer service. As soon as the NPC arrives in Margaret, the customer service can immediately patrol Margaret through the law enforcement recorder carried by the NPC to check whether there are any crawlers.
As for Charles and others...aren't they here to give away points again?
"I've got the overtime pay." Ye Miaomiao handed a few hundred points to Fang Yan: "Find four people and keep an eye on them at all times. If anyone reports their violations, the reward will be doubled."
"The messenger kept emphasizing that these people should stay here. I suspect..." Ye Miaomiao looked at the four people entering the territory: "I suspect they have other things to do."
At this moment, Margaret looked into the distance worriedly.
She originally didn't care much about the technology and materials of Hungry Hungry, but the situation took a turn for the worse, forcing her to abandon her noble dignity and explore the possibility of obtaining Hungry Hungry's territory.
In his previous life, that person handed over the resources because the two territories formed a peacekeeping force.
In the middle of the training, an ordinary civilian named Arthur somehow bewitched the Hungry Lord.
Assuming she gets everything back on track, will things develop the same way as in the previous life?
When Margaret had this idea, she felt inexplicably uneasy. She did not dare to tell the story to anyone, so she went to Charles, who loved her.
This matter...is all thanks to Charles.
At this moment, Charles glanced at Arthur beside him, put the Queen's words back on his tongue, and thought about it.
Something like "create an opportunity for Arthur and Lord Hungry to come into contact" or "use these points to help Arthur prepare roses, diamonds, and gold."
Charles: “?”
As a nobleman who frequented brothels, he knew what this meant.
Isn’t this the usual pursuit method?
It is true that Charles wanted to be the most respected minister among his peers, and he accepted the most "private" and "secret" task as he wished, a task that even Arthur himself did not know about.
However, Charles, unlike Margaret, does not have memories of his past life, and he firmly believes that Ye Miaomiao will fall in love with Arthur.
He simply thought...Arthur was just an ordinary civilian, could he...do it?
Could it be that, in the Queen's heart, Arthur is actually...very charming?
No matter how he thought about it, he felt something was wrong. When he reached the middle of the territory, Charles simply threw a hundred points on the ground and said, "Arthur, go buy a bouquet of flowers for Lord Ye as a thank you for entertaining us."
Arthur wasn't angry. He smiled, picked up the points on the ground, and said, "Okay."
He had no time to pay attention to the arrogant behavior of these foolish nobles, because his entire mind was gripped by the people coming and going in the territory.
According to Charles, Arthur was prepared to face a hell on earth worse than Margaret's.
I didn't expect this place to be like a paradise.
These people were all wearing thick clothes!
They carried various backpacks and iron tools hanging from their waists, and all of them had rosy, healthy faces and smiles.
Such a large number of people, could they all be nobles... Impossible... There is only one explanation, they are all commoners!
In the Hungry Hungry Territory, can civilians also wear the thickest clothes?
Inexplicably, Arthur thought of Ye Miaomiao who personally delivered a three-piece scarf set to the team members guarding the city gate, and also of Margaret who was high above and distributed bread like alms.
He walked into the nearby residents' market with disbelief, and the lively shouting and talking inevitably reached his ears.
"3 points for a rattan basket!"
"Wooden combs, wooden combs for sale!"
"Homemade gloves for sale! Linen and cotton lining, wear-resistant on the outside, warm on the inside, and open to the toes, perfect for work! Come take a look, 12 points a pair!"
Cotton? Arthur turned to look.
"Boss, your cotton lining is too thin, how can it be worth twelve?"
"Yeah! It's definitely not going to be easy to sell like this!"
Is this expensive? It's made of cotton! Arthur thought the boss would be angry, but he scratched his head and said, "Cotton isn't expensive, but hemp gloves are hard to sew! They're too hard!"
What was even more unexpected was that the remaining two people nodded in agreement.
"Why sew cotton in there? Why not make large linen gloves and we'll just put them on over our own cotton gloves. That'll save you the trouble and you can sell them cheaper?"
That's a great idea! Make a glove shell!
Most workers do rough work and are reluctant to dirty their clean cotton gloves. It was with this in mind that he came up with the idea of making linen gloves, but he never imagined that he could actually sell the glove shells directly!
"Oh! Great!" the boss responded immediately, "I'll make it right away, and you can buy it tonight!"
"That's great!"
Arthur stared at the scene blankly, and suddenly remembered Peeta who also wanted to buy clothes.
If he lived here, would he be able to... always get what he wants like these people?
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