The reason why Li An is confident that he can equip all the soldiers with a sufficient number of masks in a very short period of time is that all the soldiers under his command have sewing skills, and the officials in charge of this matter only need to use a few people to cut the cotton cloth and cotton rope, and the rest of the work will be left to the soldiers to complete by themselves.

Anyway, the logistics reserve has a sufficient amount of needle and thread, and it is very easy for each soldier to issue a needle and a ball of thread, and after the mask is completed, the logistics soldier will take back the needle and thread.

After all, the needle and thread are too small to be carried around by each soldier, so it is better to concentrate them, and among every hundred soldiers, there is a soldier in charge of logistics, who is responsible for keeping the needle and thread in order to prevent them from being lost.

Maybe it was because of the wind and sand in the desert, so when Li An proposed to let them do needlework and sew masks, all the soldiers did not have the slightest objection, and they all supported Li An's request, thinking that Li An's request was particularly reasonable.

After all, only when the masks are sewn up, they can be less affected by the wind and sand, so that every time they trim it, they will be a mouthful of sand, which is really uncomfortable.

The level of female workers of the soldiers is really difficult to compliment, after all, they are all people with knives, and they eat by force, not women who specialize in this profession, and it is inevitable that the work will be poor, as long as it can be used normally, it doesn't matter if it is bad or ugly.

The sewing efficiency of the soldiers is also very touching, a torn mask has been sewn by them for so long, and it is also sewn in tatters, it is simply miserable, fortunately they are not doing it for a career, if they are doing it for a career, it will be completely finished, it is estimated that they will either starve to death, or be scolded to death.

In order to save the physical strength of the soldiers, the army will stop and rest every few hours, in addition to the overnight camping, the usual small rest only takes half an hour, and this time because of the sewing of masks, so, the delay must be longer, the army needs to repair the appearance of an hour, for the health of the soldiers, Li An feels that this is very worthwhile.

When the soldiers were sewing masks, Li An was not idle, he personally brought two semi-finished masks, one for himself and one for Li Xiaolu.

"Li Shilang, what is this for."

Li Xiaolu didn't know how to sew, and when she saw the needlework, her brain was a little confused, and she didn't understand what Ang Lee's intentions were.

Li An smiled faintly and said, "What else can you do, of course it's to sew masks, what, don't you know?" ”

After speaking, he looked at Li Xiaolu with a smile.

Although Ang Lee had long known that it was impossible for a dancing girl like Li Xiaolu to learn sewing techniques, and there was no need for this at all, Ang Lee still had to be surprised to show that he was completely unaware of this.

Li Xiaolu frowned, shook her head innocently, and said: "Li Shilang, these are all ordinary subordinates' work, why does Li Shilang do this himself, isn't this very detrimental to his identity." ”

"How so? I'll tell you now, labor is the most glorious, any person, no matter how high his identity and status is, people who work hard to participate in labor, is the most respectable person, labor can make people smarter, labor can change a person a lot, in short, labor is very worthy of praise, people who do not love labor are not a qualified good person! ”

Li An opened his mouth and said, saying all the words of a great man in later generations, and Li Xiaolu was stunned for a moment, like a fool.

Of course, the classification of labor is very broad, and it is not only physical work that is real labor, but also mental work, and the things that work are labor, and the labor that does not work is also labor.

Moreover, some of the work is very hard at first glance, while others feel very leisurely and comfortable.

In fact, this is very inaccurate, look at a person on the construction site to move bricks, you will feel that he is very hard, everyone recognizes that moving bricks is hard, but some people sit in the air-conditioned room all day to work, some people will feel that this kind of work is very comfortable, very comfortable, in fact, this kind of work, sometimes it is also very hard, but the average person is not in that position, can not feel it.

There is a lot of hard work that people can see at a glance, and some very hard work is invisible to the vast majority of people, such as many people sitting in the office, tired to death every day, but in the eyes of others, maybe this is a very comfortable and comfortable job.

All the work in the world, in fact, there is no one that is very easy, every job has its own unspeakable hardship, maybe in the eyes of others is very easy, but in the eyes of the people who really do this job, it is a very hard thing.

For example, some people sit at home every day, blowing the air conditioner and drinking cold drinks, and they can earn millions a year by writing something, which is very enviable, but this kind of life is actually very hard.

Everyone understands that work is tiring, but digging out your brain is also very tiring! Especially when he was Carvin, not only was he writing a mess, but he was also very tired.

In short, any kind of labor is very hard and worthy of everyone's respect, for example, Li Xiaolu is a dancer, and dancing is also very tiring, but it just looks relaxed.

And a lot of work to please people, but also need to work hard to tie people, but also very tired, of course, the more unfortunate thing is that some jobs are not only physically tired, but also very tired, then it is more depressing.

"Labor is the most glorious, I have never heard of it, are all people in Datang like this?"

Li Xiaolu asked curiously.

Li An smiled faintly at the corner of his mouth, and did not answer Li Xiaolu's words, this is not a word recognized by the Tang people, but something said by a great figure in later generations, and those things will not be explained too clearly to Li Xiaolu, and they will not be explained clearly at all.

Since Li An was unwilling to answer, Li Xiaolu naturally would not ask too much, after all, Li An was the master, and she was just a plaything that Ottoman plundered and gave to Li An, how could she dare to disobey Li An in the slightest.

"Li Shilang, I don't know how to sew, you have to teach me."

Li Xiaolu said coquettishly.

Li An nodded and said: "This is natural, sewing things is very simple, and there is no difficulty, Xiaolu is so smart, she must be able to teach it." ”

"Really? Then thank you Li Shilang, I will study hard and never disappoint Li Shilang's love. ”

Li Xiaolu said with a smile, and following Ang Lee's example, she gently picked up the fine needle and thread ball, and began to try to thread it.

Although the small holes of the fine needles of this era are relatively large, more than the pinholes of later generations, but for Li Xiaolu, who has not mastered the know-how, it is still a little difficult, she is completely watching Li Ang's appearance to thread the needle, but a thin thread is difficult to pass through the small hole, and she has failed many times, but Li An has already threaded the small hole very easily.

"Bah, why can't I wear it, the hole in this needle must be too small to wear!"

Li Xiaolu saw that Li An easily threaded a thin thread, and said with a smile.

Li An frowned and said: "All the needles and threads are the same, how can there be any small hole size, they are all the same size, haha!" It's that you don't know how to wear it, so you need to wet the thread first, and then twist it hard to smooth out the burr of the thread, so that you can thread the needle and lead the thread, so that you can easily thread the thread through, or you try it to see how the effect is. ”

After speaking, let Li Xiaolu try it herself, so that she can see the effect of this method for herself.

Li Xiaolu gently put the thread in her mouth according to Li An's request, soaked the thread, and then twisted the thread with her hand, and suddenly, the burrly thread was straightened out at once, and Li Xiaolu easily passed the thread through the pinhole without much effort.

"Haha! I walked through, and it was so easy! It's so simple. ”

After completing the needle threading, Li Xiaolu screamed excitedly.

"What are you happy about, this is just the first step of needlework, there are many steps below, you need to complete step by step, you have to suffer."

Seeing Li Xiaolu screaming happily, Li An immediately poured a basin of cold water on her, warning her that needlework was not as easy as she thought.

In fact, whether it is a man or a woman, as long as the person is not trained, it is unlikely that he will learn a good level of female work in a very short time.

In any field, in fact, there is no so-called genius, genius is just a little harder than others, or encounter a very good opportunity, which creates a genius, there is no genius in the world, there are more people who blow it and become a genius, what dance genius, arithmetic genius, where do so many geniuses come from, if they are not trained, can they become geniuses? Obviously, it's impossible, it's just that the talent is better.

The level of women's work is generally better than that of men, because women are doing sewing and mending all day long, and practice makes perfect, so they are naturally much better than men who never do women's work, and if men also start to learn needlework, and study seriously, it is not difficult to surpass girls.

Many female strongmen are much stronger than most men, and it is because they usually train very hard that they have such an effect, and ordinary men who do not train are naturally inferior to women who train every day.

If anyone wants to be successful and become a genius that everyone envies, they must work very hard, and any lazy behavior will bring endless suffering to themselves and make it more and more difficult for them to succeed.

was originally happy and full of great passion, but Li An gently poured a basin of cold water, and suddenly looked a little lost, and his pink little mouth was high, as if someone owed him.

"What's the matter, you're still not convinced, don't say that you, a person who has never practiced sewing skills, even if you have practiced your skills for a long time, your hands are often cut by needles, learn hard!"

Li An smiled faintly, picked up the needle and thread that had been worn, and began to sew the mask, and gave Li Xiaolu a detailed explanation while sewing, especially the technical and safety aspects.

The explanation of the technology is mainly the technical points of sewing masks, how to sew masks, so that the masks will not look too ugly and will not lose their most basic use.

The explanation of safety is mainly the posture of holding the needle, the sewing posture should be correct and in place, and you can't break your hands because of sewing a mask, which will be too much to lose, and it is also an act that Ang Lee does not support very much.

However, what Li An was worried about still happened, Li Xiaolu just sewed a few times, and her finger was cut by an iron needle, and there was blood gurgling, which scared Li Xiaolu a little discolored, although it was only a little blood, but she felt that her finger was very painful.

"Look, I've just started learning, and I cut my finger, why are you so careless! Let me see. ”

Li An took Li Xiaolu's hand with great concern, his face full of concern.

"It's okay, it's just a little painful, it will be fine soon, I used to see others sewing clothes, I thought it was very simple, but I didn't expect it to be so easy to puncture my fingers."

Li Xiaolu said.

Li An said lightly: "It's nothing, just practice more, you look at the side, how many Datang soldiers have their fingers punctured, tell them to practice at ordinary times, no one takes it seriously at all, they just know how to sew clothes, and the technology is the worst." ”

After speaking, he smiled and looked at the soldiers under his command.

These Tang Dynasty soldiers, although under Li An's requirements and leading by example, have learned the skill of sewing clothes, but the level is really not ordinarily poor, they are all poor to the bones, they can barely complete the task, how well they want to sew, it is unlikely, this is not their main business, it is enough to be a little qualified.

For example, the Chinese people of later generations were driven to remote rural areas by the enemy, but they also survived in the countryside, and step by step based on the idea of the countryside surrounding the city, they drove the enemy away after a few years.

And due to the lack of a source of weapons, many of the weapons used by this unit are very broken, and they look like scrap metal, and it is difficult to imagine that such weapons can hit the enemy, but this is the case, it is such a weapon that seems to be similar to scrap metal, and finally drove our enemy out.

That is to say, these weapons look like garbage, very unsightly, but the key is to be able to use, and this is enough, as long as they can be used, they can kill their enemies, so that the purpose is naturally achieved, as for whether the weapon is beautiful, under extremely difficult conditions, it is not so much to consider, because there is no condition to build weapons and equipment that are both beautiful and practical, and can only manufacture weapons that are unsightly in appearance, but can play a role, which is also a matter of no way.

These subordinates of Ang Lee, as long as they can sew masks and clothes, they are qualified, and it has nothing to do with being ugly.