He was very confused about this. How could he, an old weaver, not be able to compare with his daughter? However, he did not ask questions. After discovering that his daughter collected better grass, he gave the task of collecting grass to Xiushui.
In fact, the grass Xiushui collected was of good quality, all because of her collecting skills.
The grass treated with the collection technique is softer and more resilient.
As she became more proficient in the technique, she became more and more adept at picking grass.
At this moment, she held the grass, automatically conceiving the shape of the straw sandals she wanted to weave in her mind, and her hands moved back and forth very quickly.
I thought about the hiking shoes used in modern tourism, and also considered that the grass and leaves in the mountains would prick my feet.
The pair of shoes in her hands were woven very thickly, and the front of the instep was fully covered and woven into a flower shape.
"These shoes are really nice. Xiushui, how come you are so skillful?"
The village chief's wife was about to go back after she finished using the toilet, but after taking a look at her, she couldn't stop working.
Xiushui was very happy when the finished product was praised, so she handed the straw sandals to her aunt.
"Well, I also think this pair of straw sandals is my most successful pair. Hehe..."
The village chief's wife took it, looked at it carefully and praised it highly.
“I have seen many straw sandals, but this is the first time I have seen a pair as nice to the touch and beautifully woven as yours.
Just by touching it, it doesn't feel as rough as the straw sandals we usually make with straw.
Even kids can wear it.
Xiushui, I have a request for you. Could you please help me weave two pairs of straw sandals for the children? I will buy them for you with the money."
This... Is she still doing business while fleeing from famine?
Xiushui is tangled.
Before she could answer, several aunts who were also attracted by her hands came over.
"Let me see, let me see. Hey, this feels really good.
The base is thick and will definitely not feel uncomfortable when worn.
Most importantly, the top is well wrapped so your feet won’t be cut by grass leaves.
Not only can it help children to wear it to keep their feet covered, but it can also save them from having to wear cloth shoes.
Xiushui, I'll buy some from you too. My child's shoes are all worn out."
She never expected that just by using the collecting and weaving skills, business would come to her automatically.
"Aunts, you are used to being frugal. Why are you willing to spend money on the straw sandals I made? You can make them yourself, too."
Several aunts smiled bitterly.
"We can weave straw sandals, but they're only good for ourselves. If we give them to children, their feet will probably get blisters.
Our... craftsmanship isn't as good as yours."
They are not people without self-awareness. Take the Xiushui shoes, they are really soft and thick to the touch.
It's obviously the same grass, even if they weave a thousand pairs they can't reach this level.
Therefore, buying clothes for children is their wisest choice.
Xiushui understood as soon as she heard it. It turned out that her collection skills were so excellent. It seemed that combining this thing with weaving skills would indeed have extraordinary effects.
However, since they were all refugees, it was difficult for her to collect money from them.
If it's too expensive, she can't say it; if it's too cheap, she feels uncomfortable.
So after thinking about it, he came up with the idea of exchanging things for straw sandals.
"Aunts, I don't know how to collect your money.
How about this, let's barter?
Also, I can help you collect and process these grasses.
The grass I process will be as flexible as my shoes.
How about exchanging half a pound of grain for fodder for three pairs of straw sandals?"
Use food!
Everyone present hesitated. In the past, they would not have been willing to spend money.
But when fleeing famine, it is better to use money than food.
Seeing that the others looked embarrassed, the village chief's wife smiled.
"Xiushui, don't be embarrassed to accept the money. Food is very scarce in every household.
Let’s buy it with money.
After all, even if we go to various cities to buy shoes, we still have to spend money.
How about five copper coins for enough straw for three pairs of straw sandals?"
Xiushui didn't expect that her opinion was not accepted. Seeing that everyone agreed, she nodded.
She took it for granted. Normally, most people would be reluctant to spend money to buy things.
But if you are fleeing from famine, food will be precious.
Five copper coins in exchange for the straw for three pairs of straw sandals is indeed much more cost-effective than buying shoes alone.
Later, many people brought grass over and asked Xiushui to collect it.
Some people were secretly reluctant to leave and wanted to see how she collected the information.
If I learn it myself, will I not have to spend money to buy it in the future?
Xiushui let them watch. No matter how much they watched, no one else could learn this collection technique except her.
Even if she wanted to teach her old father, she couldn't.
This gathering technique is quite magical. Every time she grabs a handful of grass, she seems to be able to see every detail of its internal structure.
Remove the hardest part of the grass and what remains is the essence of the grass.
Once the grass is collected, the best parts will be retained.
However, in order to confuse people, she pretended to rub the grass a few times, or hit it a few times and then shook it a few times.
In short, throughout the whole process, she felt like she was performing a charlatan show.
I kept busy processing the grass until I got to the last person.
The system voice suddenly rang in my head.
"Congratulations to the host for using the Gathering Technique a thousand times and upgrading it to Level 2. Keep up the good work, host."
The gathering skill can be upgraded. Oh, no, when we were drawing the lottery, it said it was the primary gathering skill.
I thought I would have to draw a lottery to get the second level or something.
I didn't expect that I could upgrade through continuous efforts.
This system is really awesome.
However, now that she has been upgraded to level two, does that mean she can collect more things?
For example, can we use the collection technique to collect tree bark and turn it into soft leather?
Even collecting animal fur and making it into something that can be sewn?
If so, does it mean that she can collect animal skins and make leather boots or leather clothes?
try to find!
Go find the bark right away.
Let’s take a look at the effect of the upgraded gathering technique.
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