Reborn in the Age of Ancient Behemoths

Bai Xuan tied the bamboo strips on the two bows vertically to the waists behind Bai Juan and Bai Lan. Bai Juan and Bai Lan each picked up a bow hammer and the corresponding bamboo strips behind the bow.

Bai Juan and Bai Lan started using bows, bow hammers, and playing cotton.

The reason why Bai Xuan didn't hold a bow and played cotton was because the bow was too big and Bai Xuan was too short.

Around 11 o'clock in the evening, Bai Rui and others used bows and hammers to play the cotton on the stone bed until it became very fluffy.

Bai Xuan took two newly made millstones (round wooden boards with handles, similar to wooden pot lids) and walked to the stone bed. He looked at Bai Rui, Bai Xuan and Bai Hao who were still playing cotton and said: Father , Brother, Bai Yao, the cotton is so fluffy.

Stop playing, you can use a millstone to press the cotton.

Hearing this, Bai Xuan stopped using his bow and hammer to flick the cotton. He looked at Bai Xuan with a puzzled expression and asked, "Little sister, you said using a millstone to press the cotton?"

Is it to press down the fluffy cotton?

Bai Xuan looked at Bai Xuan and nodded when he heard this.

Seeing this, Bai Xuan continued to ask: "Little girl, since we have to press the fluffy cotton down again, why do we still need to fluff up the cotton?"

Not far from here, Bai Juan, Bai Lan, and Lan Lan were sewing animal skin quilt covers. After listening to Bai Xuan's words, they stopped using their bows, Bai Rui, Bai Yao, and Ben. While Bai Hao was watching Bai Rui and the others playing cotton, several people also looked at Bai Xuan curiously after hearing this.

When Bai Xuan heard this, he looked at Bai Xuan and replied: Brother, the reason why we need to play cotton is that the cotton that has been played is more fluffy and softer.

Second, the cotton is not elastic, and the cotton is just in pieces. Although the cotton is sticky, the pieces of cotton cannot stick together completely, and the quilt made will be uneven. (personal opinion)

After the bounced cotton is pressed with a millstone, there will not be patches of cotton, but patches of cotton wadding. (personal opinion)

Bai Xuan heard this and said: That's it! Little sister.

By the way, little sister, is that the millstone you are holding?

Why does it look similar to a pot lid?

Girl, how do you press cotton with a millstone?

When Bai Xuan heard this, he looked at Bai Xuan and said: Brother, what I am holding is a millstone.

Brother, take this millstone and I'll use another millstone to press cotton to show you.

After Bai Xuan finished speaking, he handed the millstone in his left hand to Bai Xuan.

After Bai Xuan took it, Bai Xuan took the millstone in his right hand and started to press the elastic cotton directly.

A few minutes later, Bai Xuan used a millstone to press the cotton on the stone bed, lowering it by one-third.

Bai Xuan looked at Bai Xuan and the others and said: Big brother, father, Bai Yao, second brother, how do you use a millstone to press cotton, just like I did with a millstone just now.

Second brother, take this millstone.

After the cotton is pressed, the yarn needs to be pulled, which means that the thread must be played back and forth on the cotton quilt to form a net. The cotton quilt after pulling the yarn will not easily spread out.

Big brother, second brother, I’ll leave it to you to use the millstone to press the cotton quilt. I’ll get two or three large balls of silk thread to use as threads for pulling the yarn.

After Bai Xuan finished speaking, he went to get the silk thread.

A few minutes later, Bai Xuan walked to the stone bed with a bamboo strip used for pulling the yarn (a bamboo strip 2 centimeters wide, one centimeter thick, and one or two meters long) and two large balls of silk thread. back.

Bai Xuan placed the two balls of silk thread on the ground, picked up the end of the ball of silk thread, and passed it through a small hole drilled in the middle of one end of the bamboo strips in his hand.

Bai Xuan walked to the left side of the stone bed, looked at Bai Yao who was standing on the right side of the stone bed, and said: Bai Yao, after I pass the silk thread over later, you pull the silk thread and put it on the pressed cotton quilt.

Pull the silk thread to the edge of the cotton quilt, then tear off the excess thread, and then pull the silk thread I handed you.

Bai Yao nodded when he heard this and said: Sister Xuan, I understand.

After hearing this, Bai Xuan directly used his left hand to pull the end of the silk thread that passed through the small hole on the bamboo strip. After stretching the silk thread, Bai Xuan took the end of the bamboo strip and pulled the end with the small hole on the top of the bamboo strip to the end wearing the silk thread. Passed it to Bai Yao.

Bai Yao pulled out the long silk thread and spread it on the cotton quilt. After tearing off the excess thread, Bai Xuan pulled back the bamboo strips, pulled the thread himself, pulled the thread through, and laid it out. After breaking the thread, Bai Xuan handed over the bamboo strips again. past.

Half an hour later, the cotton quilt was laid out, and after the horizontal silk threads were laid out, Bai Xuan and Bai Xuan stood at the end of the stone bed and on both sides of the head of the bed, continuing to lay vertical threads.

After the horizontal and vertical lines were laid, Bai Xuan put down the bamboo strips, picked up a millstone and pressed the cotton quilt hard. While pressing, he took the millstone to grind on the cotton quilt.

Bai Xuan, who was holding another millstone, saw this and started grinding with the millstone as well.

A few minutes later, Bai Xuan and Bai Xuan took a millstone and pressed it against the cotton quilt.

Bai Xuan put down the millstone and turned the cotton quilt over, saying: "Father, second brother, Bai Yao, after the cotton quilt is turned over, you still have to flick the cotton."

You quickly carry the bamboo strips on your back, and after the cotton is turned over, you quickly use your bow and bow hammer to play the cotton.

When Bai Rui, Bai Hao and Bai Yao heard this, they replied "Okay" and began to pick up the bamboo strips tied at the other end of the animal skin strips on the back of the bow and tie them behind their backs.

Ten minutes later, Bai Xuan looked at the turned-over cotton quilt that had become very fluffy, and then looked at Bai Rui, who was still using a bow and hammer to play the cotton, and said: Father, second brother, Bai Yao, that's it, don't play. Cotton.

After Bai Xuan finished speaking, he picked up the millstone. After Bai Rui and the others stopped playing cotton, he pressed the cotton quilt with the millstone and said: Father, eldest brother, second brother, Bai Yao, this side of the cotton quilt is the same as the other side. After it's done, pull the yarn.

After pulling the yarn, press it several times with a millstone, and a cotton quilt is ready.

Father, eldest brother, second brother, Bai Yao, and eldest sister, second sister, and mother, you all know how to play cotton quilts. I leave it to you to teach the tribesmen how to play cotton quilts.

Although Lan Lan has been sewing animal skin quilt covers, Lan Lan has also seen how the cotton quilt is made, and knows how to play the cotton quilt and pull the yarn.

When Bai Xuan said this, Bai Xuan had already pressed the cotton quilt with a millstone, so Bai Xuan placed the millstone on the cotton quilt and put the extra silk thread on the other side on this side.

While continuing: By the way, father, eldest brother, second brother, Bai Yao... put the extra silk thread like I did, and put the extra silk thread on the other side on this side, and put the extra silk thread on this side in the same way. On the other side.

After placing it, just press it hard several times with a grindstone.

After Bai Xuan finished speaking, he carefully placed the extra silk thread on the cotton quilt on this side.

A few minutes later, after all the extra silk threads were put away, Bai Xuan looked up at Bai Rui and the others and said: Father, mother, eldest brother, eldest sister, second brother, second sister, Bai Yao, this quilt is almost done. .

I will do the rest with my eldest sister tomorrow! Anyway, the only thing missing is that we haven’t tied the yarn yet. It’s very late. Let’s go back to our homes to rest!

Otherwise, I won’t be able to get up tomorrow and will feel sleepy.

After Bai Xuan finished speaking, he put down the millstone and walked towards the two bear cubs.