Chapter 32 Firing

After an afternoon, Ye Yan erected a half-wall in Kankan, the yellow soil had not yet dried, it looked very dark, and some palm leaves could be seen mixed in it. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Ye Yan blocked the head of the bed and the two walls facing the island, and there were bamboo strips buried in them, and palm leaves were attached, and the soil mixed with grass and wood ash gave people a solid sense of security.

The wall is about 8 centimeters wide, and all the soil is used in less than two walls, and if you have a scholar, you can calculate how much soil is used, one side is 2X4 meters The area is only half pasted, and the other side is 1.5X5 meters.

And Ye Yan left a hole in the wall in advance, he had planned to use it as a window, which happened to be in a relative position, looking at the island on one side and the sea on the other. As for the part of the wall at the head of the bed, Ye Yan thought about it and decided not to keep it, opening too many openings will inevitably make the wall insulation effect worse.

At sunset, the dusk sun shines through the clouds, sweeps over the peaks, and shines into the sea, bathing the entire crescent island in golden light.

The distant seabirds chirp, the sea breeze blows, the branches of the trees sway and make a "rustling" sound, everything has an end, and today will lead to the end of the moment, the whole island is exceptionally quiet and peaceful.

Ye Yan stopped his work and sat by the bonfire, the excavated soil had been used up, and he could only continue working tomorrow, but today's results were still good, the wall had been completed by nearly half, and he had also made the earthen pot and jug, praying that the firing work would be smooth tomorrow, otherwise Ye Yan would have to do it again.

Tomorrow I have to cut some bamboo, Ye Yan plans to make a window baffle, he has already made a hole on both sides of the reserved window, when the time comes, you can use a wooden stick to tie the bamboo chips, and then insert the wooden stick into the hole, you can make a window that can be opened and closed inside and out. Similar to the ancient sliding window, as long as it is opened, it can be propped up with a stick.

In the wilderness, as long as you have a certain amount of hands-on ability and a little whimsy, you can make life very nourishing, of course, this must first be established when there are sufficient resources.

After eating some barbecue and replenishing his strength, Ye Yan turned on his eagle eyes, followed by the moonlight and firelight, and continued to dig with a wooden shovel, he couldn't wait to build the earthen wall.

After digging for more than two hours in a row, even if the tools were not good, Ye Yan had at least dug nearly a cubic meter of soil, which was enough to get the remaining walls right, and then he just needed to adjust the soil.

"Good night to City Lord Ye, although it has only been dark here for us. ”

"Good night to Lord Ye City. ”

"Good night Ye City Lord!"

"Good night!"

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The audience who knew that Ye Yan was about to go to bed put dense good night words in the live broadcast room, which was heartwarming, but unfortunately Ye Yan couldn't see it.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Ye Yan, who was sore all over, lay down on the bamboo frame and fell asleep sweetly.

Following.

Ye Yan woke up early, bit the charcoal to clean his teeth, took a mouthful of rain to rinse off the charcoal chips in his mouth, and then washed his face with the rain he received yesterday, feeling much refreshed. And Cui Xing came over to say hello, and then left, leaving Luo An.

Ye Yan ate some wild leopard meat as usual, in fact, the consumption of wild leopard meat far exceeded Ye Yan's expectations, the main thing is that he eats too much, there are no carbohydrates, and he can only rely on eating meat every day to replenish it, plus the hot weather, high-intensity labor, and accelerated physical exertion, Ye Yan can consume about five catties of meat a day, which is really delicious.

Then he took the jar and went to the forest to wash up and then came back, filled it with some water, and poured a little plant ash for the taro. Taro grows easily, and it can germinate by burying some of its rhizomes in the ground, but subsequent care is more troublesome and there must be enough water. And every time the taro grows taller, it is necessary to cover it with more soil, until it lasts 5 or 6 times, the taro will fully grow, this is the southern taro planting method, Ye Yan does not know how tropical taro is different.

Holding two jars of water back to the seaside camp, Ye Yan was ready at this time, and the furnace was fired, and the firing time of a furnace of clay ware was about 6 hours, or even longer. The firing requirements and time of porcelain are extremely strict, and some have to be fired two or three times in a row a day. However, clay ware is not as strict as porcelain, so it does not need to be so strict.

Ye Yan knocked on the clay ware made yesterday, it has been dried and hardened, the color is still a little new, the surface is very smooth, and it can even be compared with some glazed ones, after all, Ye Yan has spent a lot of effort on polishing. However, these clay vessels that have not been fired will still turn back into lumps of dirt when they come into contact with water. After firing, the clay undergoes a complex chemical reaction and becomes porcelain.

He brought the fire of the fire to the mouth of the furnace under the kiln, and put the earthen pot and the jar and the lid into it, because the earthen pot was relatively large, it had to be placed obliquely, otherwise it would block the entire flame below.

Everything is done, Ye Yan covered the air-dried tile cover, took out the wood that had been collected a long time ago and stuffed the entire fire mouth, increased the firepower, and when the wood was all burned, the entire kiln was pierced by flames, and the blazing flames jumped, like a captive beast, and the cracks in the tiles came out, as long as this flame was maintained, it should be completed until 5 or 6 hours.

Ye Yan breathed a sigh of relief, now it is all up to the destiny of heaven whether it is success or failure, even if the ancient craftsmen have prepared the embryos, carefully applied the good glaze, and every link is careful, but when the semi-finished products are finally sent into the kiln, their hearts are suspended. What is inside the kiln, people can't see, it's full of chance and uncertainty, maybe a fire is big, a fire is small, or maybe a gust of wind suddenly comes, and the porcelain in the whole kiln may be completely destroyed.

Therefore, they all worship the gods before the kiln is opened, in order to preserve the integrity.

Especially those craftsmen who fired porcelain for the emperor.

Ye Yan took a deep breath and said, "Mo Qing, you just watch the fire here, and you don't need to watch it all the time, just stuff some wood into it regularly." ”

Mo Qing nodded and responded, "Okay." ”

And Ye Yan was on the side, shoveling the soil yesterday, part by part into the shape of a volcano, and the "crater" poured water and ashes of plants and trees, and the palm fibers that had been torn apart, kneaded and mixed.

Maybe this will reduce the lifespan of the earthen wall, but it doesn't matter, it will have to be thirty or forty years anyway.

So one morning, Ye Yan spent time in the construction of the house, the whole process was a little boring, but there was no way, wilderness survival is like this, Ye Yan's show is not survival, although the two look quite similar, but the focus is completely different, Ye Yan is to survive in the wilderness for a long time, and wilderness survival is to change places with one shot, in order to return to civilization as quickly as possible.

Therefore, Ye Yan must be completely prepared, a solid and reliable residence, a steady stream of food, and an inexhaustible source of water to ensure that he can be in one place for a month, half a year, a year, or even more than ten years.

He wants to conquer the wilderness like the ancestors of mankind, not bend his knees under its hands!