The group worked together, and soon they had filled half a basket with safflower and blue flowers.
Back home, I took out a large earthenware basin, removed all the filaments from it, and then went to the river to wash them.
After being rubbed several times, the petals, which were mostly yellow, turned red.
Xiaomei was pleasantly surprised to see such a change, and at this time she gradually began to understand the concept of dyeing.
"I wish I could wear this color!"
Mu Youran helped by kneading the filaments into a ball with her hands and throwing it into the ceramic basin next to her.
He laughed and said, "That's what dyeing means!"
Ma Sizi was panting heavily. Although he was male, he had never done any heavy work in the Ma Yi tribe. If there was any heavy work he had ever done, it was probably only handling bone needles and spinning silk threads.
"Ugh, this job is so tiring! How many times do I have to wash?"
Mu Youran cut several oranges, squeezed them into juice, and threw it in: "It's still early. At least we need to wash out all the yellow stuff inside."
To wash faster, Xiaomei and Caixia took a wooden stick and mashed up the shaped flower balls they had made.
After washing, You Ran took out some wood ash water from home and poured it in to rub the ash.
Soon, the water in the basin turned dark red.
Mu Youran stood up and stretched her tired back: "Alright, just filter it out with burlap."
Caixia took the linen that had been prepared beforehand, and the petals that had turned red when they were first washed turned yellow!
Only after the water was completely free of impurities did Ma Sizi carry it back to the cave.
I cut off a small piece of silk and looked at the bright red water, feeling a little uneasy.
"Should I just throw it down like that?"
Seeing his hesitant expression, Mu Youran took the silk piece and threw it into the water. The pure white silk visibly turned red.
After soaking in it for a while, Mu Youran finally took it out and let it dry.
Caixia, Xiaomei, and Masizi all looked closely, their eyes filled with envy.
"This color is so beautiful!"
Mu Youran chuckled lightly: "It's still early. The color is a bit light. We'll have to soak it again after it dries!"
Upon hearing that he should let the cloth dry quickly, Ma Sizi immediately perked up!
"I have wind-based abilities, I'll do it!"
A gentle breeze blew across the silk, and it dried in the blink of an eye.
Xiaomei couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "Masizi, I didn't know you had wind-type abilities, that's amazing!"
Suddenly praised, Ma Sizi felt a little embarrassed. Other people's wind-based abilities were lethal, but his could only create a gentle breeze.
Mu Youran quickly took it off and repeatedly soaked it in the dye. She dyed it more than twenty times in total before she achieved the bright red color she wanted.
Finally, she went to the side, grabbed some salt from a clay pot, added some orange juice, and washed it clean.
They didn't stop until the red silk stopped fading.
The four of them's eyes lit up when they saw the red silk spread out on the table.
"It's so beautiful!"
"Yes, I think so too!"
Caixia and Xiaomei's eyes were filled with affection, and not only them, but also Masizi and Youran liked it very much.
Their animal hides come in many colors, but none are this red.
This was Mu Youran's first time dyeing fabric. She never imagined that the random books she used to read would actually be useful.
He exhaled a breath of stale air: "Alright, let's go get a big piece of silk to dye."
As they spoke, the four of them got to work. Mu Youran and Xiaomei Caixia stretched the cloth, while Ma Sizi personally cut out a long, large piece.
We have the red, but what about the green?
Speaking of green, Mu Youran was quite confident. When she was a child, she saw her grandmother dye her uncle's dirty shirt green.
The material they used was a plant that grows on the hillside, and this plant just happened to be found right at the entrance of the village!
That's why she dyed her hair red first, because she had never seen anyone else dye their hair red.
"Let's soak this red cloth here, and then we'll go outside and pick some leaves to dye it green!"
Several trees remain evergreen, their branches and leaves flourishing and never turning yellow throughout the year.
They quickly gathered a large pile of leaves. This time, the process wasn't as complicated as before; all they had to do was crush the leaves and then filter them.
Once all that's done, it's time to start making the clothes!
There were no fixed racks, and it was their first time making clothes like this, so they needed to be careful.
How tall is the Great Shaman?
Ma Sizi knew about this; he had been fortunate enough to attend the Great Shaman's Return to Heaven Ceremony and had seen it from afar!
"Similar to Chief Yingyao, but even taller!"
Mu Youran understood, but Ying Yao was too busy to be a model, so she turned her attention to Cai Xia.
He raised a long, slender eyebrow and smiled slightly: "Caixia, I'd like to ask your partner, Ma Xiong, for a favor. Is that alright?"
Caixia waved her hand: "Do I really need to tell you that?"
"Just let him come!"
"Wait here, I'll have him come over right away!"
Ever since she gave birth to her baby, Ma Xiong's favorite thing to do is stay home and take care of the baby whenever he has free time. It would be good to have him come out and help out!
Moreover, those two babies have other people taking care of them.
She was quite interested in what You Ran was going to offer to the Great Shaman; being able to help was a blessing for them!
Ma Xiong quickly ran over, looking at the people in the cave, completely bewildered.
"What do you need me to do?"
Mu Youran smiled mischievously: "Take off your animal skin skirt right now, and then take a bath. Make sure you're clean!"
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