The people outside saw them dragging bundles of various kinds of grass back, and after watching for a long time, they couldn't help but quietly ask a child. The child didn't dare to answer, but just stomped his foot.
The meaning was obvious, but the other party was clearly not on the same wavelength and didn't react at all, which puzzled them greatly.
The child didn't dare to say much. He understood what he knew, and didn't want to talk about what he didn't. Who knew if these people might have some other bad intentions?
He simply walked past them, ignoring them completely.
But the more they ignored it, the stranger it seemed, and the more people wanted to know. Their curiosity was irrepressible, and since they had nothing better to do, they wanted to do something to pass the time.
Su Nanxi was speechless. Did they really have nothing better to do?
There are so many things to do; if you want to do them, you can never finish them all!
All I can say is that these people are really lazy and don't know how to prepare for the future!
Why are you always staring at other people?
If you want to stare at someone, go ahead and do as you please!
As long as they don't have bad intentions or get in their way, she can ignore them.
Because the cave is damp and dark, everyone likes to gather in the area in front of the cave entrance to bask in the sun and do some work, which is quite nice.
In the morning, we dig for wild vegetables and pick wild fruits. We bring back anything edible that we see, and then we slowly sort through them. We dry what needs to be dried, wash what needs to be washed, and hide what needs to be hidden!
After a flurry of activity, they all sat down outside the cave entrance, each with a large bundle of grass in front of them, and began to work on it.
Men, women, young and old, even the elderly with poor eyesight, joined in. If you get close enough, you can still see clearly. If you're not as nimble as the young, you can go slower. Anyway, no one is rushing you, so there's no time to hurry.
Yes, everyone started gathering grass.
After being frightened twice, the people outside dared not come forward easily. Even if they were very curious and wanted to know, they could only watch from afar.
They knew that the people living in the cave were no ordinary people; they could tell just by looking at what they did. They were not the same as theirs and always did strange things!
Let's wait and see. After a while, we'll definitely figure things out!
Sure enough, after a long time in a peaceful and harmonious atmosphere, those people finally understood what was going on: it turned out that everyone was weaving straw sandals!
They were absolutely stunned!
It's not just one or two people who can knit; it's a whole group of people, young and old, who all know how!
Whether the knitting looks good or not is another matter, but overall it's pretty good. The most important thing is that everyone knows how to do it!
Looking back at myself, I also have two hands, but I don't know how to knit!
They also have a pair of feet, but their shoes are so worn that you can hardly tell they're shoes anymore!
Walking was naturally very uncomfortable, but there was no other way. They didn't have the money to buy cloth shoes. If they walked barefoot, there were many stones on the road, and it would be very painful to walk for a long time!
It's dilapidated, but something is better than nothing!
I thought everyone was like this, and that gave me some comfort. But now it seems they were wrong!
People are different!
Why is it that other people can weave straw sandals so skillfully and beautifully, while they can't?
That's so discouraging!
They also want a pair of shoes that fit well and are comfortable!
Whether it's cloth shoes or straw sandals, as long as they're wearable and don't hurt your feet while walking, I'm satisfied!
Some people have been tempted to learn it, because it looks quite simple and anyone should be able to learn it!
If you learn it, it can be considered a skill. You can make things and sell them to earn some money to make a living!
It's better than them knowing nothing and still having to rely on those few acres of land to make a living, which is also a very difficult life!
However, skills and crafts are not something that can be easily passed on to outsiders. Those people understand this principle very well, so they are tempted, but dare not take action.
Who would teach you a skill if you don't pay a price?
They had no money, no silver, nothing at all. What could they possibly offer in exchange?
well!
I can only watch others knit, hey! Maybe if I watch a lot, I'll learn how too!
Some people had an idea. They found the closest spot, but didn't dare get too close, because if something happened, they wouldn't be able to escape. So they pretended to be watching the child, keeping their eyes fixed on the other side without blinking.
These people were also very clever. They picked someone who seemed to have the best skills and was also in the front, making it easy for them to see him. Once they had chosen their target, they kept staring at him.
After watching it many times, I could see it clearly, but I couldn't do it with my hands. So at noon, I secretly cut some grass and went back to hide, where I secretly tried to weave it.
Su Nanxi ignored those people; it was their skill to learn it, and they wouldn't hide it anyway.
The main problem is that it's too dark inside the cave, making it difficult to see clearly, while the sunlight at the cave entrance is just right, not too intense.
Since you're just idling around anyway, if you don't practice, you'll get rusty over time and probably won't remember it anymore. If you practice more, you can even learn new tricks!
Learning it thoroughly is not so simple; it can't be learned in a short time.
So we're not afraid of so many people learning it.
In the afternoon, someone suddenly shouted outside the cave entrance, saying that they wanted to exchange something for a pair of shoes.
The village chief went out to see what was happening. It was a middle-aged man, quite strong, with a dark complexion and many wrinkles, giving him a weathered look.
The village chief asked, "You want to exchange your shoes? What will you bring in return?"
The man lifted the item in his hand, his voice a little hoarse, "This, honey, can we exchange it?"
Su Nanxi also walked to the side. The village chief looked at her and she told him to make the decision, as he could handle these small matters himself.
They're not in business; they just go with what feels right. There's no absolute rule. As long as they feel it's worth it, that's fine.
The village chief felt a warmth in his heart, and decided that he would make the decision himself!
"Are you going to trade all the honey you have for straw sandals? Whose sandals are you going to trade them for? How many pairs are you planning to trade?"
The village chief glanced at what the man was carrying: a bamboo jar, which looked quite large, suggesting there were probably quite a lot of items.
Honey is a good thing, and it's usually expensive; it can buy several pairs of shoes.
The man nodded and asked in return, "If I exchange all of them, how many pairs of shoes can I get in return?"
The village chief did not answer immediately. He said he needed to see the other party's goods first, to know exactly how much there was and what the quality was, before he could know.
Without hesitation, the man immediately handed over the bamboo jar in his hand.
His eyes didn't waver; he must have genuinely wanted to change his shoes.
Looking at his feet, his shoes were completely ruined, and his exposed toes were bleeding, probably from kicking a stone.
Su Nanxi gave Xiao Han a wink, and Xiao Han went to get the bamboo jar, opened it, looked at it, and felt that there was no problem before bringing it to Su Nanxi and the village chief.
Seeing that Su Nanxi had looked around without saying a word, the village chief felt reassured, thinking that there was no problem. After a moment's thought, he said to the man, "We can exchange for three or four pairs!"
The man's eyes lit up instantly. "Really? Do you have shoes that big like my feet?"
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