It is also possible to make pottery without building a kiln, I have watched a documentary about African tribes in my last life, there is a tribe pottery is to put the pottery directly on the fire, the success rate is not high, the elaborate huge clay pot is fried on the fire like firecrackers, and the Tang Ge who watched it felt distressed for them. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Although it can be burned directly on the fire, Tang Ge will definitely not use this method. Because he was afraid that the people of the tribe would develop inertia. Tang Ge didn't want to build a dragon kiln to make pottery, and the purple clay pot was even more nonsense. He built the dragon kiln because he wanted to see if he could use the temperature of the dragon kiln to smelt and make ceramics.

One of the items in the identification of true and false purple clay pots is iron melting. Iron melting refers to the fact that the iron in the purple sand mud has not been removed, and the iron in the purple sand mud has changed during the firing process of the purple sand mud, showing small black spots on the purple sand pot, and sometimes even the traces of black spots bursting. The easiest way to identify the purple clay pot is to look at the iron melt, and with the iron melt, you can prove that your pot has been burned by fire anyway, and it is not the color that you are infected with by chemical raw materials. Tang Ge thought that since iron could be burned in the dragon kiln, he could try to fire other metals. Even if it can't be smelted, it can be glazed and turned into porcelain. The temperature of this process is not enough.

Qingguo was sweating like rain digging the soil, and Tang Ge took advantage of the change of hands to rest and observe the soil layer everywhere. The clay for making pottery needs to be delicate, and there can be no impurities in the soil. Tang Ge didn't have a high-purpose sieve, in fact, he didn't even have a low-mesh number, so he had to find a way on the soil layer.

Two little children, not much strength. It took a long time to dig a small hole. Qingguo, who put down the hoe, clapped his hands, sat on the ground and complained: "Brother Shi, what kind of pottery are you talking about, how do you burn it?" Let's just dig a hole? ”

Tang Ge hadn't stopped yet, and sat side by side with Qingguo to comfort him and said, "Work hard, our goal today is to dig the stove well." Sure enough, no one believes me in this matter, so you will work with me. You're good, brother. Don't worry, I guarantee with my life, my brother will be able to make pottery, when the time comes, you will eat, you can cook what you want to eat, and roast what you want to eat, and I will teach you ten good dishes, so that the corners of your mouth will flow oil every day. ”

The attraction of food to Qingguo is huge, and he was easily bought by the bright prospects depicted by Tang Ge, sucked the saliva from the corner of his mouth, and said to Tang Ge: "Brother Shi, you can rest assured." I'll help you build this kiln. When the time comes, our brothers will make pottery for their own use, and if anyone laughs at you, we won't give him any of them. Kill them with hunger. ”

Tang Ge was amused by Qingguo's child's words. In this world, children are precocious, and people in their teens are very sensible, but no matter how sensible they are, they are just children, and sometimes their ideas and practices still can't get rid of their childish nature.

Tang Ge, who was in a good mood, pulled Qingguo and blew Qingguo into a daze. After recovering their strength, the two of them sweated again.

After sorting out the excavated soil into a pile, Tang Ge and Qingguo began to make mud.

The shaft kiln that Tang Ge wanted to build was very simple, that is, Tang Ge dug a stove on the side of the small mound, and then bulldozed the top of the mound, hollowed out the bottom, and put a fire hole to see if it could be done. If the stove is burned, put a semi-circular dome on the small earthen bag, which does not need to be too big. The reason why the stove was excavated below was because he was afraid that the kiln would be too high and the structure would not work.

The kiln uses the excavated mud, but it cannot be used directly. It stands to reason that salt and hair should be added, and after constant beating, they will be evenly formed into mud bricks, and then glued with the same mud, and little by little. As a post-80s generation who grew up between the city and the countryside, Tang Ge believes that he has a "life" compared to the urban baby. Tang Ge has a pot in his house, which is the former earthen stove. Although the earthen stove has been replaced with a brick stove, tiled, and even the fire has been changed from firewood to coal, the interior is still made of mud. The name of Tang Ge's earthen stove is "tap wind", which means that after the fuel is lit, the flames whirrel like a wind blowing the bottom of the pot and rise towards the chimney. The secret of "tap air" is simple, it is to make a palm-high ring of fire in the hearth with this mud. The fuel burns in the circle.

Now there is no hair in the Tang singer, let alone salt. No one was willing to cut his hair off him. But it doesn't matter, use hay if you don't have hair. Without these two things, it is nothing more than a shorter lifespan and the mud is easy to fall off. I believe that when the pottery is burned, there will definitely be a lot of labor for him to drive, and he must build a dragon kiln when the time comes.

And mud is also hard work, and Tang Ge has a deep understanding in his previous life.

First of all, you have to pick up the stones and other debris in the mud, and it stands to reason that you should use dry mud to break up and pick up the use, but it has just rained, and there is a place to find dry mud. Tang Ge didn't have the patience to wait. Speaking of which, Tang Ge has been in this world for more than ten days, but he has almost nothing to do, and his first task at the moment, having eaten enough barbecue, is to solve his own food problem. And the sooner the better.

The straw pole was added to the mud, and when it was evenly stepped on with his feet, Tang Ge and Qingguo began to whip on the mud pile with a stick, constantly pumping, and repeatedly pumping. What he wants to do is not a fire ring, but an earthen kiln. The amount of mud used is not ordinarily large, the sticky mud seems to be pulling the wooden stick, and every time it is lifted, it takes a lot of force, and the two of them who have not eaten breakfast are tired and out of breath after a while.

This can't be done, if the matter of building a kiln is only up to them, I don't know when I will get it. Tang Ge thought about it for a long time, and had no choice but to ask for help from the fat witch.

Fat Wu seemed to have endless work, and he didn't stop his work when he saw Tang Ge come in.

"I don't know if this fat woman has eaten." Tang Ge subconsciously twitched his nose, but he didn't smell anything.

The fat witch glanced at Tang Ge, sneered, and said, "What are you doing?" Still thinking about taking medicine? ”

Tang Ge ignored the fat witch's jokes, straightened his face, and said, "I want to burn pottery, but I can't do it without a helper." There's a lot of work I can't do. ”

The fat witch said disdainfully: "What's the matter, and let me send a group of laborers to mess around with you?" ”

Tang Ge's expression was very serious, and he said to the fat witch: "I promise, I will definitely be able to burn a working pottery." I don't need too many people, you just have to give me one or two. And it didn't take too long to know if my method would work. For the sake of pottery, I believe this risk is worth the risk. ”

Fat Wu thought about it carefully, probably thinking that Tang Ge was right, so he said to Tang Ge: "Where are there idlers in the tribe for you, and those who can be mobilized are dumb." But I can support you in trying to burn pottery, but if you're really messing around with me, be careful that I peel your skin. ”

Tang Ge said: "Whether it's nonsense or not will soon be known." You just have to remember what you said. ”

Fat Witch was puzzled and asked, "What did I say?" ”

Tang Ge said: "You said that if I can burn pottery, how dare you come?" ”

The fat witch reacted after a moment, and said angrily: "You! You dare to entertain me! "Let's look around, it looks like I'm looking for a weapon to take advantage of.

Where would Tang Ge sit still, get up and run, and shouted arrogantly as he ran: "You can wait with confidence!" I'll try to make the pottery as delicious as possible. ”

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The mute lived in a straw hut, but he was not a slave. The mute himself had a small cave, which his parents had left behind, but he only lived there in winter. As soon as the weather is warm, he will move to the hut in the tribe, and no one knows why.

The dumb man is a poor person, deaf and dumb, not to mention, even his IQ seems to be a little problematic, not that he is mentally retarded, but it gives people a stupid feeling, and sometimes he does things upside down. It is bad luck enough to stand alone with these two points, and the mute is said to have died of his parents when he was very young. He grew up alone in the tribe. Because he is very unreliable in doing things, the tribe does not have much work to give him, but his daily needs will not be deducted. Whether he works or not, there will be plenty of food to distribute. Even sometimes look at him pitiful, and the quota given to him is better than others'.

It is said that the blind are spirits, dumb and poisonous. But Tang Ge smiled every time he saw a mute, and the children were naughty, they would laugh at him, and he didn't care. I don't run around when I sit at my door all day long.,No matter who you meet, you'll greet each other affectionately.,Even make people feel a little too affectionate.。

Tang Ge called Qingguo, went back to the doll cave to eat, and then went to find the mute together.

The mute is easy to find, and still sits under the locust tree in front of his house. Seeing Tang Ge and Qingguo coming over from a distance, he immediately stood up, "Aba!" Aba! Beckoning. When Tang Ge and Qingguo arrived, the dumb man turned around and entered the house, took out a piece of hot barbecue, and motioned for Tang Ge and Qingguo to eat. Tang Ge shook his head and said no, but Qingguo was not polite, and tore off a large piece and gnawed it. The dumb man watched Qingguo eat meat happily, and asked again and again if Qingguo was delicious.

Tang Ge really couldn't understand why the dumb man was as affectionate as seeing his father. Even if he had just said hello to him and saw him again after a fart, he still went his own way. He reasoned that the behavior of a mute person was just as easy to be irritable, and that it was probably a mental illness.

Tang Ge said to the mute with a gesture: "Fat witch... Fat Witch makes you... Follow me.... Listen to my arrangement... Do you understand? ”

The dumb man nodded repeatedly, signaling that he understood.

It's not hard to communicate with mutes. Although there is no systematic mute language, after a long time, through some gestures and lip syncing, as long as it is not too complicated, dumb people can understand it.

kicked Qingguo and motioned him not to eat, Tang Ge beckoned the dumb man to go with him. The dumb man wrapped the barbecue meat, stuffed it into Qingguo's arms, and motioned for Qingguo to bring the meat.

Qingguo was about to pick it up, when he heard Tang Ge shouting: "Qingguo!" Qingguo reacted immediately. Such a large piece of meat, it is estimated that it is a dumb man's breakfast and dinner. If you take it yourself, what will the dumb man eat at night? So he waved his hand again and again to say no. The dumb man gave way several times, and it was not until Tang Ge showed impatience that he went back to the house to put the meat away and set off with them.