Chapter 165 Why Plant?

"These cottons look really nice, like clouds in the sky."

"They feel so soft to the touch."

"I just don't know what the cotton quilt that the goddess mentioned looks like."

"Didn't the goddess say that the quilt made of this stuff is very warm? It should be similar to the animal skins we use to cover ourselves, right?"

"Since this stuff can be made into a quilt, can it be made into clothes to wear? If it is really as warm as the goddess said, then would it also be warm to wear?"

"Yes, it would also be warm if it was made into clothes to wear. "

For a while, everyone discussed this topic. Everyone agreed that it could be made into clothes to wear. After all, their goddesses could make clothes out of useless tree bark, and this could be made into a quilt. Although they had not seen what a quilt looked like, it did not prevent them from imagining.

And cotton felt so soft. If it was made into clothes, it should be more comfortable than the linen clothes they were wearing now.

It was not that they disliked linen clothes, on the contrary, they liked them very much, but if they could wear better ones, they would definitely like the better ones.

So when Shen Xiaoxiao came back, they chattered around her and asked her questions. Shen Xiaoxiao was stunned when she heard their questions, and then smiled, "Of course it can be done." As expected, you can never underestimate anyone at any time.

"That's great." Everyone said happily.

But soon Shen Xiaoxiao poured a basin of cold water on them, "Although it can be done, these cottons must not be used to make clothes. They must be made into thick quilts to get through this winter. After two years, when there is more cotton, they can make clothes. "Although the tribe also has animal skins, there are too many people and the number of animal skins is not enough. They rely on fire to keep warm most of the time.

Now they live in houses, and there are many people living in one room. If they light a fire indoors without paying attention to ventilation, they are prone to poisoning. In the past, they lived in caves and the air circulated from the cave entrance, so they didn't have to worry about this.

Although they can be made into clothes, they must focus on the most important things first, and the others will come later.

"That's great." Everyone cheered. They didn't care about what Shen Xiaoxiao said about waiting. What they cared about was that these cottons could really be made into clothes.

Shen Xiaoxiao smiled at them, "The quality of these cottons is better than linen, and they will be more comfortable to wear." The important thing is that she can use these cottons to make some sanitary napkins. God knows how painful it is for her to have her period during this period. She can't let the blood stay like them. She used clothes to make sanitary napkins for several months and rotated them, but that was just forced. If there was a choice, she would definitely not be willing, but this is the best she can do at present.

"When cotton is planted in large quantities, everyone will be able to wear cotton clothes in the future. "She was not just talking big. Although we haven't seen cotton clothes yet, the cotton has been planted. How far are cotton clothes from being produced?

If the cotton seeds were not so few this time, they could have planted more.

But she could plant the cotton seeds now, so that when winter is over, she can harvest another batch, and the seeds can be planted next year.

But this is more troublesome. It requires a greenhouse, and the temperature must be controlled. If it is too cold, the cotton will freeze to death, and it will not be good if it is too hot.

She planned to use the cave they lived in before. Anyway, no one lives there, and it would be a waste to leave it there. It would be better to use it as a greenhouse. If it succeeds, they will not have to worry about having no vegetables to eat in the winter.

Shen Xiaoxiao had an idea in her mind, but she didn't plan to say it now.

"Everyone work hard. Pick all the cotton today, and you can make quilts with it tomorrow." Shen Xiaoxiao smiled.

"Yes. "Everyone agreed with a smile, and they began to work hard. Occasionally, they could hear their conversations, but they worked hard most of the time. It took almost half a day to pick all the cotton.

Looking at the baskets of cotton, Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but smile. She picked five and a half baskets of cotton, about 400 kilograms. If they were all used to make quilts, they could only make a few quilts. Although hundreds of kilograms of cotton sounded a lot, there was not much left after removing the seeds.

If they made a 10-kilogram quilt, it would not be enough for the tribe.

I guess they wouldn't make that much. They would make 6 or 7 kilograms. In addition, their animal skins would be enough to survive the winter, and they also had a kang. If they heated the kang at night, they might feel hot.

Originally, they planned to separate the cotton from the cotton seeds tomorrow, but now that they had finished picking, there was still an afternoon, so they simply did this job in the afternoon. After all, I was just sitting there doing nothing.

This time, their tools had been prepared in advance. Several people worked together to separate the cotton from the cotton seeds quickly, but it was almost dark when they finished.

After letting them put the cotton away, Shen Xiaoxiao went back to cook.

Soon Xiao Yan and the others came back. In order to save firewood for the winter, Xiao Yan followed them to chop firewood these days. With the car, it was much more convenient for them to bring back firewood. They could bring back more than ten carts a day, and Xiao Yan could chop one or two carts by himself.

After they picked up the dry firewood that fell naturally, they all chopped those dead trees. Shen Xiaoxiao originally wanted to go, but Xiao Yan didn't want her to be so tired, so he asked her to do other things in the tribe.

Shen Xiaoxiao helped to put the firewood on the car on the ground. These had to be chopped before they could be put away. They put it outside first and moved it home after it was chopped.

"If it's hard to pick up firewood, you can pick up some bamboo and bring it back, which can also be used for burning. "Shen Xiaoxiao said as she worked. She saw that the firewood today was basically some relatively large trees. Although the mountain was not small, there were not many dry trees, and the demand of a tribe was also large.

Bamboo is different. It reproduces quickly. Last time she went to look for bamboo shoots, she noticed that there were many dried bamboos lying on the ground. Picking them up can help them grow better.

"Didn't you say you wanted to burn some charcoal?" Xiao Yan asked doubtfully. Can bamboo also be used to burn charcoal?

Those bamboos are hollow, so they shouldn't be able to burn charcoal, right?

"These firewoods are enough, and you picked up a lot of them the other day. This cart of charcoal is almost enough." If it's not enough, take some more of what you picked up before. "If too many trees are cut down, it will easily cause soil erosion and natural disasters. Bamboo grows fast."

After a pause, "And we have to find a way to plant the cut trees back. When the time comes, you can go with me to find saplings or find tree seeds to cultivate some and plant them back." A lot of trees were cut down when the house was built, and they also used a lot of trees to make furniture or other things. Although there is no problem now, she intuitively feels that the tribe will build more and more houses in the future, and more and more trees will be needed at that time.

Xiao Yan was a little confused, "They will grow back by themselves, why do we need to plant them?"

"Yes, but haven't you noticed that the tribe needs more and more trees? Basically, we have to cut them down every few days, and there are quite a lot of them. How many trees can we cut down if we continue like this?"

Xiao Yan pondered for a moment and felt that what she said made sense. Although he didn't understand what natural disasters she was talking about, the tribe had indeed cut down a lot of trees recently. If this is not good, then they can plant these trees back.

It just takes some time to find saplings. They will go find them when there is no work in the fields.