survival in the wilderness

Chapter 91 Loom
As soon as he walked out of the gate, Lin Yan was stunned.

I didn't notice when I came back yesterday, the street was paved with bricks.

She looked along the street, and the entire Eighth Street was paved with floor tiles.

Walking along the way, the people they met saw Lin Yan, and they all stopped and pulled her to talk, all of which praised her.

Lin Yan responded with a smile, chatted with someone, and walked slowly. When he arrived at the laboratory, it was already half an hour later.

Walking to the door, meeting Shi Zhi who came back from get out of class, Lin Yan smiled and said, "You are the one going to class today. What are you teaching?"

"Well, you're finally back." Shi Zhi happily greeted him, "Arithmetic. The children in class are still young, and there are only two courses, literacy and arithmetic."

"Go in quickly, we have made a new spinning machine, come and see if there is anything to be changed."

Shi Zhi pulled Lin Yan and ran quickly to his room. There was a large spinning machine on the table.

"It's different from the previous design, it's much bigger." Lin Yan saw the difference at a glance, "How did you make it so big?"

"The previous design can drive three wires at a time, but this machine can drive eight wires at a time. With the same force, there is a big difference between making three wires and eight wires at a time. The purpose of making it so large is to improve efficiency. People use hemp thread to make clothes, and the demand is huge. The spinning machine must be improved. With sharp knives, the parts made are more refined, and this big spinning machine can be made.”

"That's right. Has it been put into use?" Lin Yan's eyes lit up, and improvement is of course a good thing.Pure manual labor is inefficient and far from enough.

Shi Zhi shook his head, "Not yet. This is still a sample, and I'm planning to make a few more. The spinning workshop of Hongling's family is in great need. I have already ordered three, and one is 20 yuan. But I don't want to spend all my time doing it. On the textile machine, we are trying to solve it."

"You find a few people to take it with you, and let them do it." Lin Yan thinks it's not difficult. "Such a large spinning machine is also assembled from various parts. You take a few people and guide them to make zero parts. Parts, you just assemble it. If you don’t want to assemble it, teach them to do it all.”

Carpentry requires strength, and Shi Zhi feels that it takes time to do it. He is only interested in design and improvement, and does not want to spend time doing it in large quantities.

Shi Zhixi smiled, "I've thought about it before. I'm not here to discuss it with you. If you find someone to work, you have to pay. It's up to you to decide."

"What does it have to do with me if you provide technology and others work to earn money?" Lin Yan felt that he didn't need to make a decision by himself.

"Aren't they from the laboratory?" Shi Zhi was taken aback, "You mean it's the same as the Hongling family's defense workshop?"

"That's right. The laboratory needs research-oriented talents, regardless of work."

Shi Zhi understood, "Ye Cong also participated in the design, I'll go to him to discuss how to do it."

Just when he was about to leave, he realized that he still had something to say, so he hurriedly stopped, "Go to Hong Ling's house, there is a surprise there."

"Surprise?" Lin Yan was stunned for a moment, "During my absence, you have done a lot of things."

"That is, everyone indulges in various experiments every day, and they make all kinds of things, everything." Shi Zhi is not without pride, "But you are the most powerful, you can use iron to make sharp knives, and promote changes in other aspects .”

When the two of them came in, Hong Ling and Ye Cong were talking around a pile of wood, gesticulating with a saw in their hands.

"What are you doing here?" Lin Yan glanced over, and saw that the room was in a mess, and there were pieces of wood everywhere.

Without raising his head, Hong Ling said, "Make a loom."

It was only after he finished speaking that he realized something was wrong, and when he looked up, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, "You're here."

Ye Cong dropped the saw in his hand, and happily walked towards Lin Yan, "I went to find you in the morning, but you haven't woken up yet. Come and see the loom we made."

Pulling Lin Yan to the corner of the room, Ye Cong explained to her while pointing to the parts of the loom.

The first loom was a pedal heald lifting inclined loom, which had a frame, and the warp surface was at an angle to the horizontal frame, so it could be operated while sitting and using both hands and feet.

It is very delicate, and the width of the woven cloth is less than [-] centimeters.

Hong Ling demonstrated by himself, and weaved a small piece of linen in a short while, which was much faster than manual weaving.

Ye Cong said excitedly: "We are improving, increasing the width to one meter, and separating the odd and even numbers of the warp. You came just in time, help us see how to change."

Lin Yan had seen the structure of the original loom in the Science and Technology Museum, and quickly pointed out a few problems, and got busy with them.

Shi Zhi followed suit and helped plan the wood.

A few people started working, completely forgetting themselves, until Hua Min came in, they realized that an afternoon had passed.

Only then did I remember to ask Lin Yan about the new things he encountered when he went out.

Lin Yan said excitedly: "I found the wheat, and it can be cultivated and planted next year. It was discovered by Lanyue. She is too powerful. She has a photographic memory and can distinguish various plants at a glance. Fortunately, I took her there, otherwise I would have missed it." Lots of babies."

Hua Min hurriedly said, "Let's see what this looks like."

"I'm keeping it at home. When you have time, go to my house to see it. There are only 23 ears of wheat, and I will rely on them for food in the future. How dare I run around with them."

Lin Yan was very careful about keeping the ears of wheat, for fear of accidentally damaging them a little bit.

"Lan Yue is so capable, I will go out next time." Hua Min said enviously.

"Wait until you are stronger." Lin Yan fell silent suddenly.

"What's wrong?" Hong Ling asked softly when he sensed something was wrong.

"I met a lynx when I went out this time. It was impossible to guard against, and two people were injured or injured. Thinking that they will never appear again, there is a price to be paid for going out. Every time I go out, someone will be injured or die."

Several people were silent, they were still young, yearning for the vast world outside, but every step they took, they had to pay a price.

Birth, old age, sickness and death are very common in the tribe. I heard from the old people that people died unexpectedly every day in the past.But this situation has been improved after the Sun City was built, and the casualty rate has been greatly reduced.

If you haven't experienced it yourself, no matter how much you hear, it's not as good as seeing it with your own eyes.

Hong Ling persuaded: "Casualties are inevitable. What we can do is to do our best to minimize casualties. Some people die, we are sad, but life must continue. The ancestors will not stop hunting because of casualties, We can’t stop there either.”

"You're right, Lin Yan, the pain will pass, we have to work hard to do better." Hua Min patted Lin Yan on the shoulder, "I heard that the arbitrator went to the deceased's home in person to give comfort and compensation. 5 yuan per person, and their aunt or head of household can receive the money.”

For the time being, property inheritance in Sun City is stipulated in this way.Every family is headed by a woman, who can find a man to have a baby after she reaches the age of 16.

Whether a man is willing to live in a woman's home depends entirely on his personal wishes.

However, judging from the current situation, almost all people with the same surname form a family.No one wants to live in someone else's house.

Lin Yan only insisted on one point. Men and women in the same family and close relatives cannot have children. The rest depends entirely on personal wishes.

The deceased has passed away, and Lin Yan also understands this truth, but he is just sad.

Seeing everyone looking at her worriedly, she said: "I'm fine, I just thought of them for a while, Bai Chen, Huang Ying and Lin Yun, why didn't I see them."

(End of this chapter)