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Chapter 14 Straw Sandals and Straw Baskets
Zhou Shan asked a few older children to go to the river together, planning to pull more weeds back.She can't guarantee that she can weave the straw sandals right away, after all, it's the first time she has used straw sandals, and it's different from weaving baskets.So prepare more, be prepared, so as not to have to pull it out later.

A few people returned to the tribe after pulling enough weeds. Zhou Shan saw that the children were really bored, so she asked them to pick up some small stones, and taught them the backgammon game they used to play when they were young, and let them pass the time.Seeing how happy the children were chattering and playing games, Zhou Shan smiled and went to think about her straw sandals.

Zhou Shan first picked out some grasses of the same length and rubbed them into strands with her hands.Then use two pieces of grass to tie the twisted straw rope from the middle: weave the straw rope back and forth by weaving up and down.After repeated weaving several times in this way, the straw rope becomes a small sole.

The sole is woven, and the next step is to make the upper.Zhou Shan planned to weave a piece according to the style of her own shoes, and then figured out a way to connect the sole and the upper.Soon the uppers were woven, and then Zhou Shan began to think of ways to connect them.

First of all, there are no needles here. Zhou Shan once asked a woman in the same shed how they connected the animal skins together in winter.As a result, people said, even what, just wrap the animal skin around your body and tie a straw rope and it's OK!Well, as soon as Zhou Shan heard this, she knew that there might not even be bone needles in the tribe.

Now it is impossible to grind bone needles, so I can only find a sharper object and drill a hole with a knife to make do with it.Straw sandals are not as hard and difficult to sew as animal skins, because they are made of straw and have gaps, so they are easy to sew.

Zhou Shan suddenly remembered that the fishbone is quite sharp, and the big fishbone is also stronger, like a natural bone needle.She remembers asking people to pile up the fishbone in a small corner when eating grilled fish, so as not to accidentally hurt people.

So Zhou Shan found a satisfactory fishbone easily.Taking out the fruit knife tucked in with her, Zhou Shan drilled a larger hole at the tail of the fishbone. Since there was no thread, she had to use twisted straw rope instead, so if the needle hole was too thin, the straw rope would not be able to pass through it at all. .

After drilling the holes and threading the ropes, Zhou Shan began to sew the soles and uppers together.It didn't take long for Zhou Shan to sew it up, but the sewed straw sandals can only be called slippers because there is nothing behind them.

Zhou Shan had to weave a longer piece of grass and sew it on the back of the shoe.After sewing, Zhou Shan immediately took off her thick boots and put on the straw sandals.Not to mention, although the straw sandals are not very beautiful, they are still quite comfortable, soft and very light.

Straw sandals have always been the traditional labor shoes of Chinese mountain residents since ancient times.In ancient times, no matter men, women, old or young, everyone who went to work in the fields, went to the mountains to cut firewood, log, collect herbs, hunt, etc., wore straw sandals regardless of rain or shine.

Straw sandals are not only good for water, but also breathable, light and soft, non-slip, and also have the function of massage and health care.The most important thing is that there are many ways to weave straw sandals, and they are very easy to learn. Grass can be found everywhere, which is most suitable for the harsh environment like today.

Zhou Shan hastily knitted the other shoe, and her feet will be free!Several children who were playing backgammon saw the strange things on Zhou Shan's feet, and they all surrounded him, and they didn't even care about the fun backgammon.

In fact, at the beginning, the children were a little shy towards Zhou Shan who just arrived, but after Zhou Shan's food strategy, the children immediately fell in love with this little female who gave them delicious food.

Seeing their curious faces, Zhou Shan rubbed their heads, "These are called straw sandals, which are similar to the ones I wore before, and can protect your feet from injury!"

"Really? Then can we weave straw sandals with you, if we learn it, Eminem and the others can wear shoes too!" Seeing their sensible looks, Zhou Shan couldn't help feeling a little sad.

If it were in modern times, who wouldn't such a big child still be acting like a spoiled child in the arms of his parents.Unlike them, they always think about sharing the worries of their parents and tribe when they are so old.

"Okay, okay, you can all learn, people in the tribe will have straw sandals to wear!" After hearing this, several children cheered to express their joy, it's great!They can help too!
The children were very serious when weaving straw sandals, and to Zhou Shan's surprise, the children were very skillful, and the straw sandals they made for the first time were better than those made by Zhou Shan.After weaving, several children immediately put on the straw sandals they wove by themselves and ran around the open space.

Zhou Shan smiled and narrowed her eyes seeing their joyous appearance.After being happy, the children hulaped around again.

"Shan! Shan! These shoes are really good. Our feet were often hurt in the past. Now that we have straw sandals, we don't have to worry about it anymore! Shan, you are so smart! Let's go pull more grass and come back, we can Make up more, if you hurry up, people will have straw sandals to wear when they come back!"

Zhou Shan just wanted to weave some straw baskets, so that he could bring back more food.So Zhou Shan readily agreed.

After returning to the tribe, Zhou Shan suddenly remembered that there seemed to be several older people in the tribe who could not go out to collect or hunt due to injuries and other reasons, so that they could only get a small amount of food each time, and they could barely fill their stomachs. Not too hungry.

If they can also help in weaving grass baskets, not only can we weave more baskets, but also let them and the people in the tribe know that they are useful, not useless people who eat free food and waste food.

As soon as she thought about it, Zhou Shan immediately went to the shed where a few old people lived and told them what she thought. The old people were excited and grateful when they heard it.

If they can really make up the container that Zhou Shan mentioned, they will no longer have to worry about dragging down the tribe. The feeling of not being able to help the tribe is really uncomfortable.A few days ago, the few of them discussed that if there was not much food this year, they might as well go to see Lord Tianshen directly, so as not to drag the tribe down.

Zhou Shan carried some grass to the shed, taught a few excited old people by hand, and made up a pattern for their reference, then went to start preparing today's dinner.

Zhou Shan plans to catch a few fish first, and make wild vegetable fish soup tonight. If she doesn't eat anything else, she will be constipated!

(End of this chapter)