The stripped tree bark is taken back to dry, then further stripped by hand to get tougher fibers, which are suitable for making ropes.
Others followed along to strip tree bark.
Altogether, a basket full was stripped.
On the way home, they saw a tree with branches suitable for making arrow shafts, so they chopped two bundles of branches and took them back.
It was time for dinner upon arriving home.
The weather was very cold.
Many of the primitive people of the Belt Tribe were exposed below the calves and on their shoulders and arms, only wrapped in two ragged, drafty animal skins.
No wonder they were cold.
They wanted to use the felt brought by Ma Lin and the others for warmth, which was understandable.
Ma Lin and his group brought four animal skins and gave them all away, but they still lacked clothing.
Ma Lin watched for a long time.
He hesitated on how to solve their problem of keeping warm.
