Although they were busy, they all had smiles on their faces. Their smiles were filled with hope for life, making people feel that they were living very energetically and that their days were full of ambition.
Li Yan couldn't help but smile. He turned around and walked to the field where the corn stalks were placed. He put the corn stalks that he had collected this morning into the field.
Li Yan didn't want to hide it from these people. These people were slaves of the Carlin family. Their bodies had been branded with the Carlin family's brand, and they couldn't erase it for the rest of their lives. Their fates were already linked to the Carlin family, so there was no need to hide it from them.
The slaves seemed to have gotten used to Li Yan's miraculous performance, so they didn't have any reaction when they saw Li Yan take out so many cornstalks.
Li Yan glanced at the female slave who was hugging the corn stalks and said,""These can be used to spread on the ground or to start a fire. But remember, you must be careful when you start a fire. Don't cause a fire. Also, these corn stalks are still a little moist.”
" Yes!" The female slaves quickly responded, but this time, they were not in a hurry to kneel down. It seemed that Zhao Xuan had communicated with them well.
In fact, Li Yan had guessed wrongly this time. The credit this time was really not Zhao Xuan's. Although Zhao Xuan was a servant, one should not forget that she was still the granddaughter of the Carlin family's CEO. Even when the Carlin family was not in dire straits, not many people in the entire Carlin family dared to give her a hard time. Her status was much higher than those commoners, and she had not interacted with them much. Naturally, they would not communicate with these slaves who were of lower status than commoners.
The reason why these slaves had such a change was all thanks to Li Dou. Although Li Dou was a commoner in the past, she had been a slave for several years. In addition, she now had the mark of the Carlin family on her body. Although Li Yan had restored her status as a commoner yesterday, in the eyes of these slaves, she was still easier to get close to than Zhao Xuan.
Most importantly, although Li Dou had regained his civilian status and changed rooms, he would still work with them and laugh with them. Therefore, these slaves were more willing to accept Li Dou.
Slaves had the lowest status in the entire continent. Sometimes, they were even worse than a dog raised by their master. It was said that when the dog of a noble family died on the continent, they killed 100 slaves in one go. It could be seen how low the status of slaves was.
It was because of this that the slaves were very wary of anyone with a higher status or someone related to the nobles. They never believed anyone related to the nobles.
Li Dou's identity was very special. She was also a slave, but now she had been restored to her civilian status. Li Dou had always been very honest and got along well with these slaves, so these slaves could accept her so quickly.
When women were together, they would naturally chat, even if they were slaves. When Li Dou worked with them, those people naturally asked about Li Dou and Li Yan. Li Dou did not hide anything from her and told her everything. This made those slaves very surprised. They really did not expect Li Yan to be so easy to talk to.
Similarly, Li Dou also learned from Li Na that Li Yan did not like people kneeling in front of him for no reason. Therefore, Li Dou had also told the slaves. In addition, Li Yan's friendly behavior over the past few days had also lowered the wariness of the slaves, so they did not kneel in front of Li Yan.
Li Yan didn't mind. To be honest, as a modern person, even if he had accepted all of his previous memories, he was still not used to having people kneel down to him every day. However, in order to not let Li Na and Zhao Lin say anything about him, he accepted it. Now, these slaves didn't kneel down to him as they did in the past. This made him feel more at ease.
Li Yan and Li Na went to the courtyard again. Zhao Xuan and the others wanted to come over and bow, but Li Yan waved his hand and didn't let them move. He walked to an empty space beside the courtyard and released the stone that he had just stored in his space.
Then, Li Yan turned to look at Zhao Xuan and the others weaving straw mats. It was obvious that those slaves were used to doing this kind of work. Their hands and feet were very agile. Even if they did not know how to weave before, they could learn very quickly. On the contrary, Zhao Xuan was far inferior to those slaves.
They were all sitting on the ground, and there was a pile of grass beside each of them. However, there was more grass beside Zhao Xuan, almost blocking her entire body.
Seeing Zhao Xuan's expression, Li Yan could not help but think of a saying.'A straw boat borrowing arrows.' It seemed like Zhuge Liang had let the straw doll stand in front of him and the real person behind him. Then, he borrowed a lot of arrows. Wait, a straw boat borrowing arrows? Grass boat?
Li Yan clapped his hands hard. He finally thought of what to use to make a boat. Grass. He remembered that when he was on Earth, he had seen a piece of news. It seemed that someone had used grass to make a boat and wanted to conquer the Pacific Ocean. Although he did not know if that madman had succeeded in the end, at least one thing was certain. Grass could be used to make a boat!
Li Yan excitedly walked around the ground a few times. If the grass boat was really completed, then the problem of the boat would be solved, and the land in the canyon would be taken care of.
Thinking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but become even more excited. This frightened Li Na, who was standing beside him. She didn't understand why Li Yan became so excited just by looking at Zhao Xuan. Li Na quickly said,"Young Master, Young Master, what's wrong?”
Li Yan came back to his senses when Li Na called out to him. He turned to look at the others. As expected, everyone was looking at him. This made Li Yan feel embarrassed. He quickly said,"Grandma Li Na, call Zhao Xuan and Li Dou to the living room.”After saying that, he quickly walked into the living room of the inner castle.
Although Li Na didn't know what Li Yan wanted to do, she knew that he must have thought of something good. She quickly called Zhao Xuan and Li Dou over and walked into the living room of the inner castle.
Li Yan had already arrived at the living room and was stomping back and forth. One of his hands was still touching his forehead out of habit. When he heard the footsteps, he stopped and saw that it was indeed Li Na and the other two.
When Li Yan saw the three of them enter, he nodded and said,"Come and sit. I have something to say.”The three of them walked up to Li Yan but did not dare to sit down.
Li Yan smiled and sat down first. He waved his hand and said,"Come and sit." The three of them sat down, but Li Dou sat at the back with his head lowered.
Li Yan looked at the three of them and said," I just thought of an idea. Grandma Li Na, we need a boat now. Someone has to take care of the land in the canyon, but we don't have enough supplies now. We can't build a boat at all. Just now, I saw Zhao Xuan and the others weaving grass. I suddenly remembered. Can we weave a boat out of grass?”
Li Na and the others were stunned. Even Li Dou raised his head. This was the first time they had heard of someone using grass to build a boat. They had never heard of this before.
"Young Master, will this work?" Li Na asked uncertainly.”
Li Yan smiled and said," Sure, it will definitely work. However, there will be a lot of grass on this ship. We must compact the grass and tie it tightly with ropes. I have taken a look at the grass on the mountain. It is very tough. It should not be a problem to use it to build a ship. How about this, Zhao Xuan, you and Li Dou will lead the people to try it first. If it doesn't work well, we don't have to be afraid. Anyway, there are plenty of weeds on this mountain. We will definitely be able to make it after trying a few more times."”
When Li Na saw Li Yan's confident expression, she did not say anything. On second thought, she decided to forget it. In any case, even if the ship had never been used, the only loss was some grass and rope. It was not a big deal.
" Zhao Xuan, follow me to the study room," Li Yan continued." I'll draw you a grass boat. You guys follow this pattern."”After saying that, he walked upstairs, and Zhao Xuan quickly followed behind him.
When they were upstairs, Li Yan drew a rough picture of a grass boat based on his memory. Actually, the boat was not very complicated. It was like an Arabian hook shoe. The front of the shoe was raised high, and the back was relatively flat. The bottom of the shoe was very thick, and the middle was tied tightly with a rope.
Li Yan had only seen a picture of this grass boat on the computer and roughly remembered what it looked like. Now, he could only draw it for Zhao Xuan to use as a reference.
After Li Yan finished drawing, he passed the paper to Zhao Xuan and said,"I remember that this ship is roughly like this. You guys do it like this first and see if you can make it. It doesn't matter if you try a few more times.”
" Yes," Zhao Xuan replied and left with the blueprints. Seeing Zhao Xuan leave, Li Yan did not know what to do. Suddenly, he took a look at the books in the room. His eyes could not help but light up. He looked at the books carefully.
Fortunately, although he was a profligate son in the past, he was still a son of a noble family. Therefore, he had learned how to read since he was young. Li Yan knew all the words in the book.
Strangely enough, the language spoken on this continent was Chinese. Even if there were some differences in pronunciation from Chinese, the difference was not big. However, the characters were very different from Chinese characters. Fortunately, he had received his previous memories. Otherwise, he would have really become illiterate.
Li Yan took a look at the books in the study. There was nothing useful. There were only a few miscellaneous notes and a few history books. There were also a few books that were obviously military books. There were also books on magic and battle energy.
Li Yan first picked up a history book and looked at it. This time, he felt dizzy. What kind of history book was this? It was a whole mythological story and a Bible. Moreover, the sentences were also obscure and difficult to understand. Li Yan felt his head hurt when he read it.
After reading only two pages, Li Yan threw the history book aside and picked up another miscellaneous note. This miscellaneous note was written quite well. It was a little like a personal travel diary. It also recorded a large amount of local customs and legends on the continent. It suited Li Yan's taste. Li Yan could not help but read it seriously.
Li Na saw that Zhao Xuan had been out for a long time, but Li Yan still did not come out of the study. She could not help but feel puzzled. She went to the study door and saw that the door was not closed. Li Yan was sitting inside and reading a book very seriously.
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