A day have passed since I made the alphabets chart and mother already memorized all of it unlike Eya who hasn't even knew even one fourth of it.
I mean how hard is it to memorize letter H.
I've been repeatedly teaching her H but she doesn't get it.
Are you wondering how I wrote without ink?
Actually it was quite easy to make your own ink you only need a left over ash from a charcoal, water, and vinegar you need only to mix the ash and water together with a brush pen until there is no more lumps and drop the vinegar now you have the ink. Easy right?
As for the paper actually there is none so I used a wood for it I made a flash cards of alphabets using woods.
I intend to make papers by plant but it was hard to make so I decided to make them using animal skin known as parchment.
I asked for brother to give me the skin of the sheeps, sure its a laborous task used in the europe, but soon I will make plant based papers introduced by China during 105 A.D.
I explained how to do it, you remove the excess meat on the skin and boil it then put it on a slanted surface using a slighty curved wood you remove the excess fur in it and once its clean you dry it up on the sun and you now have a parchment paper but you can't make it without doing it with care you might tear apart the skin once you put strong force in it.
"Hey Asterio what is this for?"
"Hmm? Ah- yes that is a parchment a crucial thing that I will use essential for writing I can use bamboo but I chose this one."
"Is the book made from this skin also? "
"Nope actually even I dont know what kind of paper that was because for one thing the most common one is plant based paper but a plant based paper would get wet and the paper would get easily torn of and the writings would blur."
"Is that the reason why you didn't use plant based paper? After hearing that its actually not good to use right?"
"Paper from plants are easier to use and easy to produce but the main problem is we don't have the tools to make one yet but sooner or later we will upgrade into plant based papers its better than laborous work and too long process and many days to wait right? "
"Then why not use paper instead?"
"I am rushing to make papers since writing on wood won't work anymore its heavy and all since parchment only needs a week to be produced its easier, unlike paper it is easily produced but the the tool to make it would take months to make. "
"Just what is that tool needed for papers?"
"Dont worry its just a wood but needs precision to make or else it would fail. I will tell you how to make it soon. I need you to prioritize producing animal skin paper for now I need lots of them since mother and Eya would advance soon to reading and writing, call Norja if you need help."
"Hey, Asterio can you teach me how to read and write also? It feels like it is important that you even prioritize on it."
"Sure, after you're done with drying it you can also come."
I honestly didn't expect him to ask to be taught also, its scary knowledge is scary.
But if you wanted to be wise you need to understand how to read and write or else you would be sold off somewhere without knowing anything.
Saying goes a knowledgeable leader is better I guess its worth teaching him and it will pay off in the long run.
Since I plan to increase literacy in this era, I wont wait till the Spanish come I will advance it a little bit in the future.
That being said the first parchment has been done without delaying a thing I wrote everything from the basics of pronunciation to basic words.
A week later I finished making the first batch that they need to learn.
Eya has already memorized the alphabets with the help of mother, she really is a slow learner huh?
But mother on the other hand is exceptional it only took her some days to finish it. You can call her basically a genius.
Brother has been coming as well, after making batches of parchments everyday he stops by at home after hanging dry the skins.
But the unexpected one to be here is Norja why is he here? It doesn't suit his look does he seriously want to learn?
"Hey, Norja I'm just curious why are you here when you should be practicing with the sword right? Actually is a little bit weird having a muscular man studying with women I view you as more like a fight first think later man so why are you here?"
"Why can't I be here? Don't be too stingy"
He says while looking somewhat he doesn't want to be left out.
"So what are your real reason anyway I cant believe you are just here to learn how to read and write right?"
"Its unfair that all of you are here when you are all gathered and I alone train, even Ales isn't coming to train so I decided to come here even I don't want to be left out by the group."
I knew it he was lonely so he joined us instead but it doesn't hurt adding one more person to teach with this he might become a fighter who becomes a warrior who thinks while battling so it is worth it also.
I can't also complain since I am not the one who is teaching them but mother.
Ales and Eya said I was bad at explaining things therefore mother took over for me I am the only on making the lessons that they need to learn.
Why can't they understand when mother easily understood it maybe because they're just dumb haha-