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Chapter 209 Spinning Wheel

The beastmen mostly understood what Bai Ling meant, and they got right to work. Bai Ling was in charge of marking the wood, and then they began working on the wood.

The method of making wooden barrels is not difficult. The more difficult part is putting the wood together and making the bottom of the barrel, but these are not problems for the beastmen.

The beastmen have already made quite a few tables and benches, and they know how to sew the wood together perfectly. As for the bottom of the barrel, Bai Ling has already marked the dimensions. They just need to saw the wood according to the black lines drawn by Bai Ling.

Bai Ling first led the orcs to make the barrel body, and then used wire to tie it together.

This is an essential step; to ensure the finished wooden bucket is leak-proof, this step must be done correctly.

The wooden barrel was bound with wire all night long, and when the wire was removed the next day, there was no gap left in the barrel.

The prepared bottom of the bucket was placed down from the top. Because the bucket is wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, the bottom was firmly secured at the bottom. Bai Ling then gently tapped it with a hammer to make the bottom and body of the bucket even tighter.

After leaving it for another day and night, I filled it with water the next morning and tested it. Sure enough, the water in the bucket did not spill out.

Bai Ling made arrangements for the orcs in the carpentry team. After the tables and benches were finished, they started making wooden buckets. The goal was for every household in the tribe to have two buckets, so that it would be much more convenient for the tribesmen to fetch water in winter.

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Now that the wooden barrel is finished, Bai Ling also needs to make the spinning wheel.

Now that the problems of food and shelter have been solved, only the problems of clothing and transportation remain. Since the tribe doesn't need a car this year, Bai Ling is thinking of making a spinning wheel.

The Sky Orcs of the Central Tribe sent him a plant that could produce silk threads. He wanted to see if he could spin it into thread. If those things couldn't be spun into thread, he could still use a spinning wheel to spin wool.

They are all large beastmen, and they have a lot of shed fur. They can spin it into yarn to knit sweaters, woolen pants, and scarves, which would definitely keep them warm in winter.

Without further ado, Bai Ling first drew a diagram of a spinning wheel in her notebook, and then, after thinking it through in her mind, drew out each of the spinning wheel's parts.

Since regaining consciousness, Bai Ling has made quite a few items, but the spinning wheel is the most complex to make. Other items can be used even if they are not perfect, but the spinning wheel is different. If there is even the slightest mistake, the clan leader might not be able to produce the spinning wheel.

Bai Ling first made a smaller version of the spinning wheel, so that if anything went wrong, it would be easier to make improvements.

Bai Ling drew the dimensions on his notebook and made the appropriate parts out of wood. It took him two whole days just to make these parts, even with the help of other beastmen.

Although the orcs in the carpenter group were puzzled as to why Bai Ling was making this, and they couldn't understand what Bai Ling meant by spinning wheel, they wholeheartedly helped Bai Ling and did exactly what Bai Ling said. It was thanks to their help that Bai Ling was able to finish making all the parts in the past two days.

After the parts were made, it was time to assemble them. Bai Ling assembled the parts one by one according to the spinning wheel she had drawn on the paper.

While Bai Ling was assembling it, the other orcs gathered around to watch, curious about what this thing called a spinning wheel was used for.

After the clan chief recovered, Bai Ling noticed that the proportions of the spinning wheel were a bit off; the spinning wheel was a little short. Bai Ling first calculated it on paper and then used a wooden stick to measure it before re-determining the size of the spinning wheel.

With everything ready, Bai Ling began making the spinning wheel. Once again, the beastmen helped him, and this time it only took a little over a day to finish all the parts.

After the spinning wheel was assembled, Bai Ling's eyes lit up instantly. He almost couldn't wait to sit in front of the spinning wheel and start spinning.

The spinning wheel creaked and turned. Bai Ling cranked the spinning wheel with her right hand and raised her left hand slightly, sometimes moving backward and sometimes forward, imitating the motion of spinning thread.

The beastmen surrounded Bai Ling, completely unaware of what he was doing. However, they didn't disturb him and instead quietly watched his somewhat strange movements.

Bai Ling put his hands down with satisfaction. He had finally made a spinning wheel. Once he had collected the lint that had fallen off his body, he could start spinning yarn.

Only then did Bai Ling realize that his tribesmen were all looking at him in surprise. He chuckled dryly and explained, "I was just testing it out to see if the spinning wheel would work."

"Ling, how do we use this thing called a spinning wheel? Should we make a few more?"

Bai Ling thought for a moment and said, "Let's not do it for now. You guys make the tables, benches, and wooden buckets first, and then we'll make this."

The harvest season took a lot of time, and some families in the tribe still don't have tables and benches. Also, with winter approaching, wooden buckets are very necessary. Let's make these two things first, and then we can talk about the rest.

After the spinning wheel was finished, Bai Ling went to the ironworks to make tools for combing wool, namely iron brushes.

After the wool is cleaned, it should be combed with a wire brush. The more times it is combed, the finer the wool will become, and the smoother the spinning process will be.

Bai Ling was going to spin the fur that had fallen off her own body. Although it wasn't wool, the principle of spinning was the same. Bai Ling also had to comb it with an iron brush first before starting to spin.

He put all the shed fur in the cave, which was quite damp, so the fur needed to be dried in the sun. Bai Ling put the fur on the grass mat in the yard to dry, and then put it away when the sun went down.

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Chen drove the family's huffing and plowing beast to the fields. When he returned home, he saw Bai Ling putting away the fur, so he asked, "Brother, what are you doing with this?"

Bai Ling: "I'll try to see if I can spin it into thread."

"What's the use of spinning thread?" Chen asked.

Bai Ling: "Spinning yarn can be used to knit sweaters. Sweaters are clothes that are worn on the body and are softer than animal hides."

As Bai Ling spoke, she took two iron brushes and combed the dried fur back and forth on them.

Chen found it fun, so he picked up two metal brushes and, imitating his brother, pinched a handful of bristles and put them on the brushes. Then, holding one brush in each hand, he combed the bristles back and forth.

While working, Bai Ling said, "This needs to be combed repeatedly. Once the combed fibers are put together, they can be spun into yarn."

The two brothers only combed the fur twice before getting up and carrying the basket containing the fur into the house.

It was getting dark, and they needed to give the livestock some water before heading to the square for dinner.

When feeding the livestock water, Bai Ling habitually sprinkled a handful of bran into the earthenware basin, which would make the livestock more willing to drink the water.