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Mu Qing often used this stone to wash clothes, and it had already been polished clean and round.
The sleeping bag wasn't very dirty, it just smelled of fermented skin flakes.
Beat it inside and out with a wooden stick, rinse it with stream water and wring it dry, even if it is clean.
The washed sleeping bags are hung on the hillside.
The fire on the stove was raised, and half a pot of water was brought to boil.
"I have a lot to do every day, but very little to do."
"The two things of finding food and preparing it take a lot of time."
"It would be nice to have a companion. This way we can divide the work and cooperate. One person is responsible for cooking and the other is responsible for finding food. The efficiency will be doubled."
Mu Qing glanced under the bed, the materials to be used to make pillows, and the small amount of stored food, and couldn't help but let out a sigh.
It's so difficult!
Took some wild mint and threw it into the glass.
Find three immature new bamboos in the bamboo pile.
"Weaving pillowcases is a delicate job. I first weave the bamboo pillow underneath."
The bamboo piece is divided into two parts.
One part is thicker and harder, and is used to make the frame.
For the other part, Muqing spent a lot of time, and every time he cut a bit, he would put it on the empty bowl on one side, and press it with his hands to feel the softness of the bamboo slices.
This part is used to make the surface of the pillow.
It should be very thin, and when lying down, the pillow will feel slightly collapsed.
There were two times when it was cut too thin, just after Mu Qing's hand added some force, cracks appeared in the bamboo slices, which is also not acceptable.
After scrapping a handful of bamboo slices, I found some feeling, and cut out twenty or thirty pieces of bamboo slices that are not too thick.
"I was wrong. Even a bamboo pillow is a very grueling and delicate job."
"I am already very good at making bamboo products. If you are a novice, making a bamboo pillow takes no less time than using plantain fiber."
Mu Qing picked up the broken bamboo pieces and put them on the edge of the shelter, saving them for making a bonfire at night.
The boiled water was poured into the bamboo water cup, and the stream water was reconnected to boil.
Picking up the thick bamboo strips, he gestured to the length he needed.
"The size of a normal pillow is 4570. I estimated it when I rolled the plantain rope yesterday. It may not be enough to make such a large pillowcase."
"It's better to make a smaller size, and the 4065 should be fine."
Stretch your thumb and index finger apart, and simply measure the length and width you need.
Muqing first weaves two thick bamboo strips, which are slender and oval.
"This is its height and width. Using these two circles as fulcrums, you can get out the frame of the whole bamboo pillow."
Take out the bamboo that has been measured before, about 70 cm long, soften it with fire, and bend the two ends with your fingers.
Fix a few points on the round bamboo circle with the finished thick bamboo slices.
A very rudimentary pillow prototype is ready.
After the frame is completed, the rest of the work is relatively simple. The thinned bamboo strips are weaved along the frame to fill up the empty space.
"How? Isn't it very simple."
A hollow bamboo pillow soon appeared in Muqing's hand.
[Mud plays the game! 】
[Simple shit, even Master Mu has wasted so much bamboo, if I have to cut down a bamboo forest to practice my hands. 】
[Manual work requires a bit of talent, and it's useless to cut a bamboo forest without talent. 】
[I think this is okay, and it feels comfortable to sleep on. 】
[The marks on my face when I wake up in the morning will not disappear by noon. 】
[It may also get stuck in the hair. 】
[It’s good to have hair stuck. After sleeping for a while, the bamboo pillow will become a hair fiber pillow, which is soft. 】
Putting the bamboo pillows away, Muqing picked some shiitake mushrooms inside the camp.
Rinse it under the tap and put it in a pot to cook.
Take out the half roasted bamboo rat left over from yesterday to eat.
"There are a lot of things to do today, just eat something simple."
"There is nothing in the main, especially the food that is worth eating slowly."
"It feels like I haven't gotten a new food that is worth opening a recipe for a long time."
"This is a food broadcaster who is about to lose his job."
Muqing shook his head, and after eating the bamboo rat, he poured out the shiitake mushrooms in the pot and ate them.
After touching my stomach, which was only five percent full at best, I decided not to eat.
The big deal is to finish eating earlier in the evening, and then sleep to save food after eating.
"Okay, let's start making pillows."
"It's still very early today, and it can definitely be done."
Muqing is still looking forward to the task reward of four question marks.
"First, I need to make a stand, later to 'weave'"
"It's not serious weaving, it's just making plantain fibers into a whole piece. Unfortunately, I don't know how to weave wool. If I have this skill, the pillows I make will be much more beautiful."
"Please assign me a heroine, the kind who will knit a scarf for her boyfriend."
Muqing wailed, and went to the firewood pile to find usable materials.