Chapter 21: Slash-and-burn
Su Yang sorted out the process of making pottery in his mind, although it was a little too rough, but the process should be fine, in the face of such a situation, he couldn't figure it out for a while.
He simply put it aside, he was already hungry, and he would talk about it when he was full.
Two clay pots are set on the fire, which are actually simple stoves made of stone, and there is also a baking tray for frying meat.
Soon the water boiled, the meat was put in, and there was no need to remove the blood or anything, there was no need for that, the food was primitive.
Although the meat has to be boiled for a while before it can be eaten, it has been proven that the clay pot can indeed be used, and the celebration can continue, and the broth cannot be stopped.
After asking, Matsu learned that there are still more than a dozen pottery embryos waiting to be dried, and there will be a steady stream of pottery produced later, of course, not in winter. Even so, before winter, more than 100 pieces of pottery are fired, and it shouldn't be a big problem.
Therefore, after discussing with the elders, they decided to take out five clay pots to share this time, and let all the clansmen take turns to cook and eat, but they still did not eat the big pot of rice, and everyone's meat was divided in advance, and everyone could voluntarily cook together.
This situation means that even Su Yang can't have a clay pot alone for the time being, and he is quite speechless. Fortunately, he has an inferior product in his hand, that is, the clay pot that he replaced, and he will use it!
Cooking heart-lung soup in a bamboo tube before has made the tribesmen irresistible, and this time it is even more amazing to use a clay pot to cook meat, almost every primitive person bowed down under this broth.
Without waiting for Su Yang to remind, the old man Matsu stood up on his own and said loudly: "Dundun pottery is meritorious, and it will be renamed Suyang in the future." The sun rises, the sun shines, and everything awakens......"
Su Yang understood Matsu's words, and suddenly a few big words "Descendants of the Sun" popped up in his mind, which thought of Kimchi Smecta, and then thought that some kimchi jars could actually be fired, which cost thirty-five yuan in the vegetable market, which was not enough for two catties of pork ribs, but as long as it was not broken, it would be no problem to use it for decades, and it could be considered to be fired.
It's just that the shape of the kimchi jar is a little more complicated, but if you can catch up with the winter, use the melted snow water to pick up, it is the best, and you can also soak sour bamboo shoots in spring.
"Su Yang, Su Yang, Su Yang!"
The clansmen shouted Su Yang's name, and they all understood that Su Yang had brought them free pottery......
In the blink of an eye, another week passed, during which I burned two more pottery and got more than 20 good products, and basically there was no failure, except for the kind of gap that originally had a gap, which was not refined in the early stage.
At the same time, Su Yang found the reason why the sound and color of the pottery were not right, which was actually very simple, because of the lack of coolant. That is, the pottery is fired at high temperature and needs to be cooled quickly, and it is not enough to use clean water alone, but although he is a science student, he does not know how to configure the original coolant.
In the end, I turned to Matsu for help, and made some plants with anti-inflammatory effects, and soaked them together with trees and bamboo leaves to make colored water. When the pottery is cooled with this water, the quality is improved and the color is more beautiful.
"That's it!"
Su Yang picked up a clay pot with spotted cyan, and when he bounced it, the sound was crisp but not scattered, and the quality was good, and he was finally satisfied.
And because of several times of pottery, each time a new open space is chosen, resulting in grass and wood ash everywhere outside, Su Yang had a whim, and thorned the burned ground with bamboo, good guy, the soil is soft, isn't this suitable for planting something.
"Slash-and-burn!"
The word came to his mind, which was the most primitive method of planting, that is, by burning the plants, the soil became soft, and the burned plant ash could be used as fertilizer. However, the disadvantages are also obvious, the yield is relatively low when planted in this way, and the same land cannot be used for a long time, because the fertilizer of the grass and trees will eventually run out.
However, the plant ash is indeed a good thing, even the great writer Mr. Lu Xun went home to buy the old house, didn't the tofu Shih Tzu come to take advantage of the grass ash.
It's just that now for Su Yang, it's not yet time for slash-and-burn farming, because there are no suitable plants and no seeds, so what else to plant. If only wheat could be found, it would be good to grind it into flour in the coming year, and the potters in the tribe could directly start making noodles.
"Spring, you go and tell everyone, we will burn pottery in that area in the future!"
Su Yang pointed to the side of the rock tribe, where the land was relatively flat and close to the pond, and he wanted to burn that piece out first and spread the ashes of the grass and trees. If you find the right seeds when the time comes, isn't this ready-made land, and when the snow melts in winter, you can sow seeds in spring, which can be regarded as a rainy day!
There is no need to burn more land, and it is enough to have an acre and three points of land for experiments.
"Su Yang, Dongdong and I are leaving." The big girl suddenly ran over.
Finally, there is no need to call him Dundun, Su Yang has been in a good mood these days, and replied: "Okay, you go and learn witchcraft well, and come back to help me when the time comes." ”
The eldest girl always felt that there was something wrong with what he said, but she didn't understand it for a while, and then she just cared about playing.
The weather is getting cooler and cooler, and it is indeed time for them to set off, it is rumored that it will take about five sun days to get to the Niutou tribe here, that is, five days, counting the delay on the road and the arrangements there, don't think about coming back for half a month.
At night, the small collective of the Su family got together, and the old man Matsu was also explaining this, this time he went to the Niutou tribe, and the old man wanted to take eight warriors. And Su Yang rushed to the ruins, and he had to bring at least four people, so the tribe's defense was very weak.
For this purpose, it was decided to select four males from among the half-grown children as warriors, making up a double full, a total of twenty warriors.
"Su Yang, when Matsu is not there, you bother more."
Su Yangxin said that he was afraid that he would have nothing to do, and as long as he could bother, then he would be able to grasp some rights, which was what he needed most.
After saying these things and everyone dispersed, he returned to Matsu's cave alone and said, "Sun Er wants to make a deal with the Chao tribe. ”
"What deal?" The old man was puzzled, and he really couldn't think of anything to exchange with the chaotic tribe.
"The population of the chaotic tribes, and the territory." Su Yang's words can be described as bold, he actually looked down on the entire chaotic tribe.
The old man groaned for a moment, stretched out his hand and added a fire under the clay pot, and then spoke: "Su Yang, what do you want to trade?" ”
"There is enough food to buy for the road, I want to be able to enter the chaotic tribe at any time, and when I find out the situation of their tribe, I will move on to the next step." Su Yang didn't plan to do it in one step, that was unrealistic.
The old man smiled and tapped Su Yang's heart, "Mazu is still with you." ”
"Xie Mazu!" What Su Yang really wants is this sentence, he wants greater rights, the right to be able to distribute food outside.
As for why he values the Chaos Tribe, it is because all the people of this tribe can have a strong ability to survive in the wild, and he happens to plan to go out frequently next year, so he can definitely use it. In addition, the geographical scope of the Chaos tribe is much larger than that of the Rock Tribe, and the products are also richer, so take the ginseng harvested before, and all of them were secretly found in the Chaos tribe.
"Su Yang, the method of making pottery must not be learned by other tribes, you pay attention." The old man attached great importance to pottery.
Of course, Su Yang himself understands the importance of pottery, but this thing can only come for quick money, and after a long time, it will have to be popularized sooner or later, so it is the right thing to do as soon as possible. How to use pottery to weaken dozens of nearby tribes, and in turn strengthen the rock tribes, this is the key!