Day 87, Intention (II)

Brother Qian pulled away Ying Yuefeng, who was still reluctant in the vegetable field, they were going to cut down trees, it was already afternoon, and only by hurrying up could they get the trunks they needed to build a house......

I gave them both axes and knives, and if they took turns cutting down trees and transporting small trees, they would have been very fast. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Originally, I was going to go with me, but then I thought that if I used their stone axe to cut down small trees, it would be very slow and inefficient, and the five of them were already enough, so I didn't go with them.

Of course, there is another reason, and that is that my earthen kiln has been completed, and I am just waiting for those tile embryos to be put in and fired. That's a big deal for me.

I carefully put the tile embryo and the small pocket water tank into the stove, I was afraid that this porous lid would not be able to bear the weight of the eight tile embryos, but fortunately, it could withstand it.

This is the first firing and the most rewarding one, and if it is successful, then we will be able to have a tile roof after that. If you fail, you can also gain some firing experience, and at least you can find the reason for the firing failure, so that you can succeed next time.

The fire was ignited, and as the branches kept being put in, the fire began to grow stronger and stronger in the kiln, and the tongue of fire had spread to the furnace above. Finally, I picked up the big lid and carefully closed it.

The big lid was just a dried clay embryo that hadn't been fired, so when it was about to be placed on top of the stove, the edge of the lid that I was holding with my right hand actually shattered a small piece. As soon as my hand slipped, the lid fell on top of the stove. Fortunately, it didn't fall directly to the ground, otherwise it would have shattered directly. If this lid had shattered, the plan for today's firing would have had to be stopped, but luckily it didn't.

Only a piece the size of a bowl fell from the lid, but it did not affect the use. As the twigs are stuffed into the kiln, the flames inside become stronger and hotter. The fire in the pit became miserable, and the heat wave was no longer wafting in bursts, but in a continuous swarm, and in a short time, my whole body was already soaked with sweat.

Because the temperature in the pit was so high, I had to crawl out of the pit several times to get the temperature of my hot skin to cool down quickly. I even regret digging this pit for adding firewood too small, and if it was bigger, it wouldn't be so hot. In such a narrow space, the temperature coming out of the earthen kiln is really terrifying.

I had to go in and add some firewood, and then immediately climb out of the pit again, and repeat. When I was busy, Ye Qingchen and Ying Yuefeng, who were in charge of transporting the trees, came back, and they saw my strange behavior and came over to inquire carefully. And after hearing me say that I was firing tiles, I was speechless. But I also know very well that they are more likely to be questioning, both of them showed a skeptical look at first, if it weren't for the fact that the relationship was not very familiar, it is estimated that they would have begun to count down a long time ago.

At last the two of them looked at each other, and then left, and continued to carry their trees, and in just two hours, a large pile of their little trees had been cut down. It is estimated that by the time it gets dark, the trunks they need will be almost complete, and even if they are not, the difference will not be very large.

It's been four hours, and the whole stove is already hot, and if you stick a piece of bacon on it at this time, it may not take long to be able to cook, this is simply a natural oven, and it is very hot within a meter around the stove, and I can't even get close. Even though I drank a lot of water, my mouth still felt very dry.

According to the notebook, as long as the stove is completely cooled, you can take out the tiles inside, whether it is a success, there may be no way to know today, but there is no way, you can only wait for the furnace to cool down slowly.

After a few hours of work, sweat flowed a lot, and the whole person seemed to be hollowed out, so I lay on the ground and rested. Unexpectedly, I fell asleep not long after lying down. When I woke up again, I was woken up by Ye Qingchen.

At this time, it was already completely dark, I didn't expect the time to pass so quickly, I only felt squinting for a while, at most I just wanted to take a nap, and I didn't want to sleep.

When they sat up, they found that a bonfire had been lit in the courtyard, and they were all sitting around and preparing dinner. The staple food was gruel that I cooked at noon, and they caught a few coconut crabs from somewhere, all of which were already baked.

The seafood soup that came down at noon was also re-added with some kelp and shellfish and cooked again, and when they saw me coming, Brother Qian and they were all thinking of me to say hello. Looks like they're waiting for me to eat together.

"Brother Luo, listen to Xiao Yezi, are you burning tiles?" Brother Qian saw me sitting next to him, and as soon as he sat down, he began to ask.

"Yes, we will know the result tomorrow, and if the firing is successful, the roof of our new house will not have to worry about rain leakage in the future, and it can be paved with tiles. ”

"Really, what kind of clay did the Luo brothers use to make it? I haven't seen any clay in the vicinity before?"

"Termite nest!"

"Oh? If it's really as Brother Luo said, it's really possible to succeed, the stickiness of the termite nest is really high, well, I wish Brother Luo success, so that we can all borrow it, I thank you Brother Luo for everyone here." After saying that, everyone looked at me, and they didn't know how, but they were all taken by Brother Qian and said thank you.

I know very well that several people must not believe that they can succeed, but there is no point in saying more, and I will be able to know the result when I open the lid tomorrow, but I am a little nervous in my heart, because when firing, there were a few explosions in the furnace, I don't know if it was the sound of tiles bursting, or the furnace wall was burned by high temperatures and cracked, it is difficult to guess, I can only wait for tomorrow.

Brother Qian is also very clear about Xiao Hei's status in my heart, so when distributing food, he also gave Xiao Hei a share, and when he saw me feeding Lightning, he was also very curious, and wanted to take the lightning feed from me, but unfortunately, although Lightning is still small, it doesn't like anyone else except me. Although there is only a little bit of teeth, as soon as Brother Qian hugged it, he was bitten by it fiercely, without any power, but it scared Brother Qian, and what is even funnier is that no matter how Brother Qian fed and appeased, the lightning didn't take a bite, and kept turning his head to return to my arms...... In the end, Brother Qian also put aside his curiosity and returned the lightning to me, which caused everyone to laugh.

After dinner, Brother Qian began to arrange the task, and he would get up early tomorrow morning to start digging the foundation of the new house, and make mortise and tenon joints on the trunk, so that every place with joints could be guaranteed to be very strong.

At the same time, he also pointed out the problem of my current treehouse, which is not very secure. According to Brother Qian's words, there should be no problem for this treehouse to withstand a non-catastrophic typhoon again, but at most it can withstand it again, and wait until the next time, even if the power is halved, this treehouse will have a big problem.

Of course, I also wanted to know what could cause my treehouse to not be able to withstand the dangers of a typhoon.

Brother Qian is not a professional born, and he said everything he thinks is problematic, such as the house without mortise and tenon is easy to fall apart, not more than two months at most, and all the vines will lose their toughness and wear out due to high-intensity use, and then they will break apart.

That is to say, as long as the time is up, the service life of my treehouse will end, and Brother Qian thinks that my roof frame is also problematic, and he also said that I was good at Yunqi last time, and if the wind direction is not right, the roof I made will be swept away directly. There is simply no other possibility.

And he also saw the cable I helped on the big tree, and he smiled and said that I am full and hungry, and as long as I disassemble it, it can still be used safely. There is no need to worry about the separated cable breaking so easily.

In addition, he also found the earthen stove in the treehouse very ugly, which made me a little depressed, after all, this is the first time to do this kind of thing, so I will know so much. But his next words reassured me. He told me not to worry, and when I had a proper house, he said that he would help me renovate my treehouse, even according to my ideas.

Everyone chatted excitedly around the fire, and even the pit was raised. There were Maokeng before that, and it was also built by Brother Qian, and the more troublesome thing about this place is that there is more rain, if it is not done well, the yard will be "flooded by the Yellow River" at any time!"

And they are still discussing how big the house is, how many floors should be built, what it should be used for, and how to distribute it, all of which are discussing with each other. Of course, Midacom still sat on the side and watched them quietly, without expressing any opinion.

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In this kind of chat environment, it is easy to forget the passage of time, and before you know it, it is midnight, and the moon is already afraid of the sky, and I have seen Ye Qingchen and they yawn several times.

At first they refused to let them sleep in the treehouse. Later, at my repeated invitation, several people came to the treehouse, but they did not print the invitation to rest on the upper level of the treehouse, but used the hay rolls they had brought with them, spread them on the ground on the lower level, and prepared to go to bed.

These rolls of dry grass are made little by little "one and a half". It has also become a futon for everyone......

As soon as I returned to the upper floor and lay down, the snoring on the lower floor of the treehouse began to rise and fall, everyone was tired, and today in order to catch up with the schedule, everyone also used up all their strength.

Lying on the futon, I read the notebook by the light of the honeycomb candle, trying to see if there was anything wrong with the process of making the tiles, but it didn't take long for me to become sleepy, my eyelids drooped uncontrollably, and I fell asleep.

But I didn't sleep well, and I dreamed several times that someone was chasing me...... Every time I woke up, I calmed down my nervous mood and repeated this several times before finally falling asleep. Before going to bed, I wondered, is my defense too heavy?