translation.en: So I literally took my dried weeds in hand, there were several more of them, and went knocking from door to door to find out who could teach me how to weave these water hyacinth stems into ropes.
translation.zh: 毫不夸张的说， 我手捧着这堆晾干的水草， 事实上有好几束， 去挨家挨户敲门， 看谁能教我 如何把这些水葫芦茎 编织成绳子。