Chu Ying looked at the firewood that already had 6 rows and felt that it was not enough, Chu Ying didn't know the situation here, but as far as the current temperature is concerned, it will be very cold when it snows, so it is better to prepare more firewood, but the kitchen has ground chestnuts, and the location is a little insufficient, even if the chestnut powder is moved to the attic of the bedroom, there is not much firewood here.

But spending money to build a house in order to put firewood is not a wise choice, Chu Ying wants to build a house with two sloping roofs and four walls by herself. It doesn't have to be very strong, it's mainly for firewood.

Chu Ying picked some mustard greens that gradually emerged, or some mustard greens would not be able to touch the sun when they grew up in the future. Chu Ying cut some of the cured meat, stir-fried it in a clay pot, and then put the mustard greens in it and then added water to simmer for a while. This mustard greens are similar to the greens of today.

After eating, Chu Ying went to the woods to look for branches that were not very thick, small trees that were about the thickness of his wrist, cut down more than a dozen, and carried them back and forth a few times to move the branches to the open space west of the kitchen, first used a short branch, knocked the branches on the ground with stones, and made 6 deep holes that formed a rectangle, and used a stone axe to cut the 4 thicker branches into the same length, first stood in the outermost 4 holes, and used his feet to put the mud into it a little bit, and stepped on it with his feet.

Insert two higher branches into the two holes in the middle, and cut out three branches of the same length for the roof, which are slightly wider than the width of the rectangle. Straw ropes are tied to the tops of branches facing each other, and they are seen as three frame-like shelves that are tied.

Chu Ying had thought about building a cone-shaped shack or a triangular shack, but this kind of regular house could put more firewood. Chu Ying tied the two branches with a rope at one end, stretched the bottom of the two tied branches, and erected them on the highest beam, which was used to form the slope of the house on both sides, and placed the tied branches at a distance until the entire slope had been placed.

When the framework of the whole house was ready, Chu Ying took a sickle to the lake to cut the reeds, swaying in the wind and swaying in many postures, simple and unpretentious.

Reeds are highly adaptable and have a high biomass. Its reed leaves, reed flowers, reed stems, reed roots, and asparagus can be used as medicinal forage grass, and the feed value is high. Young stems and leaves are preferred by all kinds of domestic animals.

Chu Ying saw a roof made of reeds, which looked like a fluffy hat from a distance, stylish and warm in winter and cool in summer. However, it is not so easy to cut, because the stems of the reeds are a little dry and hard in winter, and when they are cut, Chu Ying is already tired, so tie up the reeds with a rope, and tie a rope so that it will not spread out on the road.

It's easy to cut the reeds, but it's hard to carry them home, but the thought of having a storage room for firewood and other things can only swing a little sore legs. When she arrived at home, Chu Ying scattered a large bundle of reeds on the ground, and stacked the cuts neatly together into several small bundles.

Chu Ying took bundles of reeds in the house, cut them downward, and neatly fixed the reeds on the roof with intertwined branches from the bottom of the roof slope upwards. When I finished tying it, I felt that my arm was no longer my own.

Chu Ying looked at some uneven but very thick slopes from the outside, small bundles of reeds were tied vertically on the slope, and there were some sparse places on the top Chu Ying tied a few more bundles of reeds.

In fact, the roof of the reed can be made to look good, but Chu Ying does not have this technology, as long as it can prevent rain and is strong enough to eat and support the snow covering it.

Although there are still some reeds, Chu Ying brought a sickle to go to the lake to collect more, and the roof on the other side should be paved with reeds, and Chu Ying also planned to use reeds on the wall, but after a while, it will be dark, and he can't go out after dark, so he can only collect more while the sky is still bright, so that he can also hurry up and build the house when it gets dark.

In fact, Chu Ying didn't want to finish it in one day, but when she covered it, Chu Ying wanted to finish it. After 3 trips, I finally managed to move enough reeds to the house before dark.

Chu Ying tied some horizontal branches to the wooden frame on three sides, and then put the long reed in front of this branch wall, starting from the middle, passing through a branch, and then piercing out from the upper branch, and the reed in the lower half was also operated. In this way, the reed gets stuck in the middle of the branches in an S-shape.

Once the reeds are dressed, push them to the side to make the wall of the reeds denser and thicker, so that no rain will enter. Fortunately, it is not like the previous house, where you have to saw the planks.

After the three walls were completed, Chu Ying filled the right half of the side where the door was opened with the same reeds as the method just now, and tied branches on the left half to leave a doorway below. After tucking in half of the reed, bend the remaining half and continue to fill the small piece of reed on top of the doorway.

Chu Ying had already thought about this door, but it was a little dark, and Chu Ying had made a fire at the door, so she could continue to work by the firelight.

Chu Ying used a few thinner branches to make the size of the door, tied a horizontal branch in the middle, filled the door with reeds, and then erected the door next to the pillar next to the doorway, and fixed it with a rope on the left side of the door.

Since the door is made of thinner branches and reeds, it is not very heavy, and it can still be opened when opening the door, and it can be used for a long time, and it will not be damaged by the fixed rope due to the opening of too much.

Looking at the finished house, Chu Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief and could eat dinner with peace of mind. After dinner, Chu Ying was not idle, continued to grind the chestnuts, and looked at the bad chestnuts that already had 2 back baskets, if only the bad chestnuts could be useful.

Chu Ying knew that people would be poisoned if they ate bad chestnuts, and the chickens in the kitchen would be uncomfortable if they ate them, so let these bad chestnuts degrade by themselves in the woods.

After grinding the last few chestnuts, Chu Ying stretched her waist and rubbed her sour waist. The chestnut matter is finally done, Chu Ying looked at the small water tank that was already filled with chestnut powder and the 6 sacks of chestnut powder next to it, these are estimated to have more than 300 catties of chestnut powder, and they are really hard enough these days, there is no place to put their feet in the kitchen, tomorrow I will move the chestnut powder to the attic first, and when I have time to take a few bags to Qin Zhong, now I can finally eat without worrying.

Chu Ying lit the candle she made last time, it can continue to burn, there is some black smoke but it is not very big, this light is still very heartwarming in the dark night. Chu Ying went to the bedroom and blew out the candles, and when she lay down on the quilt, she felt like there were no parts, and the fixed parts were scattered on the bed.

Tomorrow Chu Ying must sleep until she wakes up naturally, no one will pay attention to her, Xu is too tired, Chu Ying fell asleep with a pillow, and her hands were still moving as if she was grinding chestnut powder when she was dreaming.

But in the morning, when Chu Ying was still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Festival, a young woman with a good face shouted outside the door, "Little sister, little sister, are you at home?" My mother asked me to send money. Chu Ying thought she was still dreaming, so she put the quilt on her head and continued to sleep. Where is there such a good thing when the silver falls from the sky, and I haven't woken up from my dream yet, so I have to continue to do it.