Chapter 21 The same humble socks and salt

In the past, because the food was more abundant, the people in the tribe would basically not go out in winter, except to go out to solve physiological problems and get some snow.

Therefore, even if there is frostbite in the world, it is not very serious. Unlike now, almost more than 70% of the people have frostbite to varying degrees on their hands and feet.

When everyone was worried about this, Wu told everyone about the gloves, and he took out the pair that Han Cheng made for him, so that some people in the cave could feel them for themselves.

After personally experiencing the benefits of these gloves, everyone's eyes were shining, and they looked at Wu and Han Cheng, the son of God, with longing eyes. Obviously, they all wanted a pair of such good things to keep warm from the cold.

Wu had already discussed this matter with Han Cheng beforehand, and it was naturally impossible for Han Cheng to make a pair of gloves and socks for everyone in the tribe himself.

If he really did this, he would not do anything else, just be a glove producer with peace of mind.

The way to deal with it is to select a few people from the tribe who are weak and not suitable for going out to participate in fishing activities, and learn how to make gloves from Han Cheng.

After this matter was settled, everyone in the tribe was all smiles.

Yes, what reason do they have to be unhappy?

They now have more than enough food to feed themselves, and there is no longer any fear of starvation.

And this food is more delicious and hungry fish than wild fruits.

They also had a pair of warm gloves right away, and what the Son of God called socks to protect their hands and feet from the cold.

Such a happy day is what they have been looking forward to.

On the second day, Han Chengcheng began to teach the six female primitives who stayed in the cave how to make animal skin gloves.

In his opinion, this is an extremely simple or crude glove, but it is not simple for those who are exposed to these for the first time.

On the way to learn how to make it, either the edge of the animal skin was smashed, or the gap between the holes was too large, and what’s more, small holes were directly smashed around the animal skin...

After the holes were punched, they were sewn up with rope grass, which was not very smooth.

Fortunately, Han Cheng is not impatient, and patiently demonstrates again and again. In this way, in the afternoon, including the wife of the elder brother with the worst hands-on ability, he finally learned the skill of making gloves.

As for whether it looks good or not, that is something that is pursued after the technology matures.

After teaching these people how to make gloves, Han Cheng began to make leather socks according to his ideas.

Now the shoes in the tribe are extremely simple. They are rectangular bases made of animal bones of appropriate thickness and size, and then some holes are drilled on them, and small animal skin strips or tough grass ropes are passed through the holes, and then tied to the feet. .

This is very similar to the sandals of later generations, but it is too cool to wear in winter.

Of course, they will also wrap their feet with animal skins and then wear shoes, but these are really inconvenient, not to mention uncomfortable, and easy to drive. Sometimes they need to take care of themselves after walking a few steps. Extremely troublesome.

It is precisely because of this that some people who are resistant to cold and find it troublesome often choose to go barefoot.

There are no tools available now, so Han Cheng can only make a larger rectangular leather like a glove, and then punch holes and use rope to wear it.

However, there are still some differences compared with gloves, that is, the place where the rope is worn is not on the edge, but on the top of the foot.

In this way, it can play a waterproof and moisture-proof role to a certain extent, and because the sewing place is on the top, the rope used as a thread is not easy to be worn out, and the service life can be extended.

this thing,

If it is placed in later generations, even if it is given away for free, no one may want it, but here it is an extremely sought-after rare item.

Even Junior Brother Sha, who was the most impatient to put on shoes, couldn't help showing a very happy smile after putting on the socks and walking back and forth for a while, and the socks didn't open like the previous leather foot bindings.

After all, few people want to be barefoot if they have the right footwear.

People in the tribe are not as leisurely as they used to be. In the past, everyone would rest for a while after dinner and then fall asleep, but now they sit around the fire with gloves or socks on for a while before going to sleep.

Because of making socks and gloves, there are fewer people to go fishing, but because it is winter now, fish are rushing to breathe in the ice holes, which is much easier to catch than usual.

Even with fewer hands, the fish they catch every day is enough to eat for the day, not only that, but there is still a lot of surplus.

After there were enough fish stored in the cave, the big brother and the others spent less time fishing every day, and sometimes they didn't even go out to catch them.

Because of the abundance of food, as Han Cheng mentioned, no one eats greasy fish offal anymore, even the lame who cherishes food the most don't eat it.

When grilling fish now, it is always according to the method handed over by Han Cheng, first remove the scales and remove the internal organs and gills of the fish, and then start grilling on the fire.

At the beginning, some people felt that this method was wasteful, but after remembering that they already had enough fish, and the fish grilled in this way was indeed more delicious than before, they all followed it, and It has become a routine.

Looking at the grilled fish in front of him, Han Cheng couldn't swallow his mouth. He had eaten grilled fish twice a day for nearly a month, which made it difficult for him to swallow the grilled fish again.

Of course, another important reason is that there is no salt!

Salt is the king of all flavors, there's nothing wrong with that.

And salt is not only a condiment, but also an element that is extremely needed in the human body.

Han Cheng asked, and the smartest witch and the well-informed elder brother in the tribe didn't know what salt was.

They really don't know. If they knew, they wouldn't stop eating every day.

Up to now, the people in the tribe are becoming more and more listless. People seem to be lazy, and they sleep far more than they do activities.

People in the tribe, including Wu, think this is normal, because every year around this time, everyone will show this state.

Wu told Han Cheng that it would be all right when the weather was warm.

However, Han Cheng knew that this was not a normal state, but because there was less salt ingesting people!

In the past, people in the tribe mainly ate animal meat, which contained salt.

But now, since winter and snow fell, everyone in the tribe hadn't eaten animal meat for a long time, and there was a serious lack of salt in their bodies. It would be strange if they were energetic!

I have to find a way to get some salt to eat!

Han Cheng, who was so lazy that he couldn't get up his energy, ate the fish in his hand bit by bit, expressing such melancholy emotions.