Chapter 114
These days, Yu Sui was busy on the road, recalling the formula for gunpowder. "Nitrate soil can be found around toilets. Adding it to wood ash will make potassium nitrate. Coal is black stone. As for sulfur, it's an ore that smells like rotten eggs. If you can find it, you can make gunpowder."
He frowned and thought carefully, "Sulfur is usually found near hot springs, volcanoes, or fountains. It's easy to find."
"Ore that smells like rotten eggs, black stones, and earth..." Bombur muttered like a possessed man for a long time, then stood up and rushed out.
"There's sulfur near hot springs and volcanoes, right? I happen to know the location of a volcano. We've mined there before! I'm going right away!"
Yu Sui hurriedly grabbed the impulsive Uncle Bangbo and said helplessly, "At least you have to prepare your luggage and mining tools. Also, although I know the materials, I don't know the proportions. I have to try them slowly. There is no rush."
After finally persuading Uncle Bangbo, Yu Sui advised him to first study how to make potassium sulfate from saltpeter and wood ash. Only then did he give up the idea of setting off for the volcano immediately.
Fortunately, the dwarves had the habit of using toilets, so they were able to find saltpeter soil. Otherwise, there wouldn't even be a cowshed or pigpen in this place, so finding saltpeter soil would have been the most difficult thing.
After bidding farewell to the excited Uncle Bomb, Yu Sui brought Xiao Chu to deliver gifts to Uncle Robert's family, which were also shell combs and pearls. Aunt Ellie was busy in the cafeteria, and if she were there, she would definitely like this gift very much.
Since Yu Sui left, the dwarves who knitted sweaters moved to Vanilla's house. Their houses were not big, unlike the snow werewolves' tents, which were more than enough to accommodate more than a dozen people.
However, Vanilla's home was still a simple animal skin tent, which was windy on all sides. These dwarves were not as strong as Xiaohua's, so Karan specially added a few layers of animal skins to them when he was free.
Barlow also brought a stove with him, so the fur tent was finally warm. They spent the whole day in it studying the uses of wool.
Bombur was wearing a rough-woven sweater just now, probably given to him by Barlow. It seems that although the two of them always bicker, they have a good relationship.
Yu Sui and Xiao Chu walked outside of Xiangcao's house. Through the gap in the curtains that were opened for ventilation, they saw more than a dozen people seriously weaving various things. One of the female dwarves had already developed gloves.
These people have a really strong ability to understand. Yu Sui only taught them the basics, but in just about a month, they were already able to knit sweaters and gloves.
Their fingers, whether long or short, are all very flexible and agile. The wool jumps on the knitting needles in their hands as if it has life. Some of them are no longer satisfied with the basic styles and have added their own creativity to them.
The sweater that Vanilla was knitting was covered with small flowers. Although the wool was not dyed, this exquisite sweater was also very beautiful. Looking at the sizes of the patterns, Yu Sui knew that Vanilla was knitting it for the small flowers.
"You guys are amazing. You can already do so many things!"
Yu Sui said in surprise, lifted the door curtain and walked in.
Unlike him, Xiaochu watched several people knitting sweaters every day and no longer felt anything. He just followed Yu Sui calmly.
The people who were immersed in the yarn only then noticed his arrival. Barlow shouted enthusiastically, "Xiao Yu Sui, you're back! Come and see our finished product!"
The other dwarves also smiled and showed him the things in their hands. They were all very exquisite and much better than Yu Sui had expected.
"I thought it was good enough that you could figure out how to knit a sweater..." Yu Sui was dazzled and thought everything was good.
A smile appeared in Vanilla's eyes. "I made a set of clothes for you and Xiaochu. It's just right for you to take them back and see if they fit you."
"There's mine too, thank you Sister Vanilla!" Xiaochu jumped over happily.
"This one has small flowers on it, right? You can even make flower patterns. Your hands are so skillful!" Yu Sui took the finished sweater and looked it up and down.
"These past few days we have not only studied on our own, but also pointed out each other's faults and made corrections. Of course, our level has greatly improved," Barlow said proudly.
He finally found something he was good at and loved, and he wouldn't be laughed at by that guy Bombur. Moreover, his knitting skills had been recognized by everyone these days, and he was so happy.
So many people share the same interests and like this thing, and they can exchange experiences with each other, and they all find endless fun and a sense of accomplishment in knitting.
Yu Sui saw joy on Vanilla's face. It seemed that she really liked knitting.
Vanilla also took out the clothes she made for the two of them. It was not just sweaters, but a complete set of sweaters and pants.
Yu Sui couldn't let go of the soft sweater and trousers. The feeling was exactly like the ones his grandmother had made for him before, except that the fur on the monsters here was more comfortable than ordinary wool.
"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Vanilla. We like it very much." Yu Sui said sincerely.
Xiaochu held the clothes, looked at Xiangcao with bright eyes, and nodded.
Seeing that they enjoyed it very much, Vanilla was also very happy, "Xiao Yu Sui, you are back. This time you will stay longer than in previous years."
"We have a lot to exchange this year, and we'll have to wait until the dwarves have finished making the farm tools before we go again."
Yu Sui smiled and replied that there were too many people here and he couldn't tell Xiangcao anything extra. He originally wanted to tell her the truth.
Unlike Vanilla and Nottingham, two unreliable guys, she is steady and reliable, and it's nothing special that she knows about salt refining.
We are all friends, and maybe I will bring Vanilla with me in the future. It’s not good to keep it a secret forever.
Seeing that they had already developed gloves, Yu Sui demonstrated the style of modern hats to them. Afraid that they didn't understand, he ran back to get paper and charcoal pencils and drew them on the paper.
Several people gathered together to look at the blueprints, with expressions of sudden enlightenment on their faces.
They can even research the gloves and patterns by themselves, and making the hats in the drawings is no problem at all.
In addition to Vanilla, the other dwarves also prepared gloves and scarves as gifts for him and Xiaochu.
Thinking of the fragile humans, Yu Sui felt a little embarrassed, but he still shamelessly asked Xiangcao to make a set of clothes for Shuyu.
Barlow patted his chest and said, "It's a little taller than you, right? Let me do it. I'm also very good at it. The one on Bombur was my first practice. Now I can knit as well as Vanilla."
Yu Sui was overjoyed. "That would be great, thank you! I'll send you a jar of the new wine when it's ready!"
Barlow laughed and said, "What's the big deal? Of course, it would be even better with wine!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone laughed at the same time.
Yu Sui left the gift for Xiangcao and took Xiaochu to the cafeteria for dinner.
While giving gifts and discussing things, it was lunch time unknowingly. After returning to the tribe, Yu Sui started to feel lazy. He didn't want to go back to cook, so he planned to go directly to the cafeteria to eat.
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