NFBE Chapter 149 Making Glasses!
Chapter 149 Making Glasses!
Thinking about things that others couldn't understand, Jiang Luoluo, Ge, and Li arrived at the cave of Ti.
Li naturally called out "Grandpa Shaver" and went inside.
Jiang Luoluo and Ge followed Li inside.
The cave he shaved was much larger than a typical inhabited cave, after all, he was a stone tool maker, and although he had retired, he had not given up his craft of polishing stone tools.
When he had nothing to do, he would make some stone tools in the cave to pass the time.
Therefore, his cave contains a lot of stones, requires more space, and is much larger than other caves.
However, it still can't compare to the caves of Zao and Qing.
When Jiang Luoluo and the others went inside, Tiao was weaving straw sandals with grass roots and vines. Tribal people generally wear shoes and do not walk barefoot. Only a small number of children like to go barefoot, but they will wear shoes when they grow up.
On Silver Peak Mountain, things are relatively peaceful, with few dangerous plants or animals. However, walking in the Taz Forest is extremely risky if you don't take proper precautions to protect your feet.
A little bleeding is fine, but if the grass you cut is poisonous... that's why the tribe members wear shoes as they grow up, whether they like it or not.
There are two types of shoes: straw sandals woven from plant vines and leather shoes sewn from animal hides.
The former type of straw sandal was worn more often in hot weather. After all, it was breathable and relatively cool.
Animal hide shoes were worn more often during the snow season and hunting because they were warm enough and offered much better protection than straw sandals, being more durable and less likely to fall apart.
Straw sandals generally come in two forms: slippers and regular shoes. Slippers are mostly worn by children on the small rocky hills, since children grow up quickly and the shoes made are easily out of shape after only a few days.
If they were made into slippers, children could wear them for a longer period of time, thus reducing the need to frequently change their shoes, which would be more convenient.
As for the adults of the tribe, since most of them need to hunt and engage in some complex activities, they will wear regular, fully enclosed straw sandals that are relatively secure. Not all tribesmen like to wear animal skin shoes. Those who are confident in their abilities can naturally choose cooler straw sandals when the weather is hot.
Elderly tribespeople like the Tuo mostly wear slippers-like straw sandals, since they have lost the ability to hunt and rely on the tribe for survival. They don't have any extra resources to exchange for animal hides to make shoes.
The grass roots and vines used to make straw sandals are readily available and easy to obtain.
Furthermore, they no longer need to engage in strenuous physical labor, so they would certainly prefer to wear more comfortable slippers.
However, the straw sandals he was wearing at this moment were clearly not his size; they looked much smaller.
Jiang Luoluo turned her head to look at Li. If she guessed correctly, the straw sandals in Sha's hand must have been prepared by Li.
Jiang Luoluo turned her gaze away from the straw sandals and carefully examined the shaved head.
Although he is said to be retired, compared to Qing, this man certainly has a very relaxed and leisurely aura of retirement.
Ti doesn't seem like the kind of person with a pleasant complexion, nor does he give everyone a friendly look, but after seeing Li, his expression clearly softened considerably.
But when he saw the other two people who followed Li in, he couldn't help but frown.
"Who are they?" Before Ti could finish asking, Li had already run happily to Ti's side and started introducing them to Ti.
"Grandpa Shave, this is my new friend Luo! This is Go."
Ti's gaze involuntarily fell on Jiang Luoluo, scrutinizing her closely.
"Oh, she's the one you were talking about..."
Li quickly reached out to stop him, "Hey! Grandpa Shave!"
Ti didn't seem to enjoy teasing Li as much as Qing did. When Li shyly came up to stop him, Ti stopped talking and didn't say anything more.
Jiang Luoluo took the opportunity to sized up Ti's appearance. Ti looked a bit older than Qingyan, maybe a few years older.
Their appearance is rather unusual in the tribe... how to put it, they look similar to Xing, not that they look alike, but rather that they have a similar feel.
He has a cool and aloof aura. Although he is getting old, you can tell from his eyebrows and eyes that he was probably a cool and aloof male god when he was young.
However, this kind of appearance doesn't seem to be very popular or appreciated in the tribe, and it's far less appealing than the appearance of Chief Jing.
Ti naturally handed the nearly finished straw sandals to Li, "Try them on, do they fit?"
Jiang Luoluo was somewhat surprised. Looking at Ti's relaxed appearance, he seemed completely unaffected by the creation—but who among the Stone Age geniuses of that era wasn't a follower of creation?
It can only be said that Ti has indeed let go, let go of his pursuit of stone tools, and compared to Qing's style of always holding onto stones, he is indeed more in line with the identity of a retired clansman.
Li didn't pay much attention to the shoes. He quickly tried them on and, finding them to fit well, put the straw sandals aside and looked at Sha with an expectant expression.
Looking at Li's expression, Ti said with a mix of helplessness and doting, "I know, what you wanted was already made. Here you go."
Shafted a piece of polished transparent lens from the side and handed it to Li.
After receiving the clear lens, Li excitedly hugged Ti and said happily, "Thank you, Grandpa Ti!"
After enjoying Li's embrace for a while, Ti calmly pushed him away. "Alright, alright, tell me, what do you want from me by bringing them here?"
Li immediately looked embarrassed and kept scratching his head.
Jiang Luoluo stepped forward, "I'm sorry... the reason is actually because of me..."
Jiang Luoluo had only finished half of her explanation when she raised her eyelids and calmly waved her hand, "I can see through this. Alright, no need to say more. I don't have superhuman strength."
Li, standing beside him, immediately looked surprised. "Huh? Grandpa Shave, you knew all along."
Ti looked at Li with amusement, "Who is Qing? Don't I know him? Who do you think you can fool with your little tricks?"
Li chuckled, "Oh, I see... I thought I was pretty smart, Grandpa Shave."
Jiang Luoluo, who was standing to the side, finally understood. In fact, Qing and Ti both knew that this was Li's little trick, but they were willing to coax Li into playing along, so they pretended not to know.
Of course, Qing might genuinely be angry because Li said that Ti was better than him, and he wanted to muster up his strength to surpass Ti in Li's eyes.
Ti was clearly not as concerned or calculating as Qing, and it's unknown what kind of relationship the two had when they were young.
It feels like being clueless and unhappy, one clueless and the other unhappy.
Although Ti himself didn't mind, and even admitted that he was deliberately indulging Ti's little schemes, Jiang Luoluo still sincerely expressed her apology and then placed the gift she brought next to Ti.
Contrary to her expectations, Jiang Luoluo thought that Ti Hui, Zao, and Qing would not be interested in food or anything like that.
As a result, Ti opened the gift Jiang Luoluo gave him with great interest, examined it, and even tasted the jam with his hand.
After shaving his head, he commented, "Hmm, this tastes delicious. You made this, right? Luo, I remember it was quite popular in the tribe for a while, but I haven't had much chance to try it."
Jiang Luoluo was a little flattered. She didn't expect that people would still remember the jam she made herself after so long. Nowadays, when people mention jam, they should think of Ke.
After finishing speaking, Ti went to get the fruit wine next to him. As soon as he opened it, he was overwhelmed by the smell of alcohol. Ti frowned at first, as if he was not used to the smell.
Then, after taking a sip and feeling the fruit wine react in her mouth and stomach, her eyes lit up. "This is good stuff, I like it. What is this?"
Jiang Luoluo answered, "This is fruit wine."
Shave nodded, put the lid back on, and asked, "Do you have any more? I'd like to trade some with you so other people can try them too."
Jiang Luoluo let out a sound of surprise. Although she had indeed brewed quite a lot of wine, it had already been reserved by the witch and the chieftain Jing.
It's currently still with her, but in reality, once the wine is fully brewed, most of it will be taken away by Chief Jing.
Even if there are any left, it will only be a small portion. Jiang Luoluo doesn't plan to exchange them with anyone, but giving some to friends is fine.
Seeing Jiang Luoluo's expression, Ti understood and nodded without much concern. "It seems there aren't many, so let's just leave it at that. This amount is enough. We can just sing a few lines for each of them."
Very carefree.
Jiang Luoluo couldn't help but sigh. Ti seemed like a very aloof person, but in reality, he was living a very good retirement life and had a group of good brothers who could drink and eat with him.
On the other hand, Qing seems like a very gentle person, but in reality, her personality is completely different.
However, this also illustrates that one should not judge a book by its cover.
Li handed the cleaned-up clear lens to Jiang Luoluo, "Luo, this is for you..."
Jiang Luoluo carefully took it and skillfully rinsed the transparent lens with clean water. The two then began to check the magnification of the transparent lens.
Ge simply watched silently from the side, without saying a word unless absolutely necessary.
Ti watched the two children working there, and after finishing up the straw sandals next to them, he had nothing to do and became a little curious, so he went closer to take a look, and the more he looked, the more amazed he became.
While experimenting with the magnification of the lens, Jiang Luoluo also took the opportunity to explain all the details about the transparent lens again.
Li, standing to the side, added in a rather exaggerated tone.
Ti suddenly became interested and turned to look at Ge, "Bring me your telescope so I can take a look."
The completed binoculars were being carried on Ge's back; they were as big as his entire arm and quite conspicuous.
She saw it at a glance, but she didn't know what it was before. It was only after hearing Jiang Luoluo and Li's explanation that she realized it was a telescope.
Ge obediently handed over the binoculars he was carrying to Shave.
After taking a look at the binoculars, he held them and fell into thought. Then he asked Jiang Luoluo for the transparent lens he had just ground and examined it carefully for a long time.
Then, suddenly, Tie asked Jiang Luoluo, "Can this thing be worn directly on the eyes?"
Jiang Luoluo thought she had misheard and looked up in surprise, "Huh?"
Ti pondered for a moment before continuing, "I have a few friends who can no longer see things clearly in the distance; they can only vaguely see things that are closer in front of them."
He placed the clear lenses in front of his eyes, "but through these lenses, you can see things very far away."
"If we could fix this thing to their heads, would it restore their ability to see things in the distance?"
Jiang Luoluo immediately fell into deep thought.
No, is that right? It seems like everyone in the tribe is incredibly clever. She hasn't even shown anything yet, so how come others have already seen through the surface and grasped the essence of the matter?!
How could you just see this thing and immediately think it could be made into glasses to wear on your head?
Of course, what is being referred to as "shaving" is actually closer to a mask than glasses.
After all, these transparent lenses that were made are all about the size of a palm. They might not be able to cover an entire face, but they can definitely cover half a face without any problem.
Therefore, if you want to attach it to your head and use it to see things clearly, it can only be made in a mask-like form.
But Jiang Luoluo came from another world. She had seen what glasses looked like and knew what kind of glasses were most convenient to use.
As she watched, she quietly pondered how to fix the transparent lenses to her face so that people could see her more clearly.
Jiang Luoluo spoke up, "Make it smaller."
Ti suddenly looked up at Jiang Luoluo.
Jiang Luoluo gestured with her hands to make two circles the size of eyeballs and placed them on her eyes, "Like this... this size is fine."
Ti clapped his hands and exclaimed, "That's right! How come I didn't think of that? Just make it smaller, that's all it takes!"
Ti looked at Jiang Luoluo with admiration, "Luo, you are such a smart child."
Jiang Luoluo's face flushed, but she felt ashamed. No, she wasn't a smart child at all; she just benefited from the knowledge she had gained in her previous life.
The truly intelligent ones are people like Zao, Qing, and Ti.
Then Jiang Luoluo thought of something and couldn't help but remind Ti, "Also, the thickness of the lens... is related to the magnification effect."
Jiang Luoluo pointed to her eyes and said, "Different people... need different magnification effects... it's not that the bigger the better."
Nearsightedness comes in different degrees, and glasses need to be fitted with the appropriate degree to achieve the best results; otherwise, wearing them will only damage your eyes more.
Jiang Luoluo suddenly thought of an eye chart. It was not difficult to make and was quite simple. The key was that it could roughly determine the degree of myopia, making it easier to make into glasses.
Upon hearing this, Ti quickly inquired about the details with Jiang Luoluo, and the two began to discuss it.