The grass hut where farmers and slaves live is located 300 zhang southwest of Qingyang's house, on the edge of a red maple forest. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Looking at this dilapidated and low grass shed, Qing Yang shook his head, the simplicity of these grass sheds is simply inferior to his own pigsty.

After a long period of exposure to wind and sun, this year there was more rain than usual, and even some of the turf and branches used to build the hut have become rotten.

"These huts are too dilapidated to withstand a heavy snowfall!"

Even Lie Muyang, who didn't like to talk much, couldn't help but shake his head, the residences of these farmers and slaves, even in the eyes of him, the young patriarch of the savage settlement, were extremely dilapidated and simple residences, and there were hidden dangers everywhere in the past.

"It's really troublesome, the problem is that there is no time to build a new house now!" Purin rubbed his hands together a little excitedly, who wouldn't want a better place to live?

I originally wanted to behave well in front of the lord this year, and wait until the beginning of spring next year to apply for a new house with Wenbo, Guihe and others.

Now the lord has offered to help them solve the housing problem before the arrival of winter, which is really a little excited.

The main problem now is that it will definitely be too late to build a new brick and wood house.

Moreover, in a social environment that attaches great importance to class differences, letting them live in a better house than those soldiers who have just become retainers will inevitably lead to bad conflicts within the Qing family, and the peasant retainers will also be terrified.

"It's a pity that the surrounding hills are dirt bags, and there is not a natural rock cave, otherwise a little tidying up can be lived! Where do you need to build a house? ”

Lie Muyang said softly, the ochre settlement lives in a hidden cave, Lie Muyang feels that the cave where his settlement lives is safer, but unfortunately the Qing clan is surrounded by dirt hills.

"Lord, if it really doesn't work, let's build a new grass shed first, and then build a new house when the spring flowers bloom next year!"

Seeing that the lord was constantly circling around this grass shed, Gui He opened his mouth and suggested, "I'm afraid it's too late now, and covering more grass can keep you warm!" ”

"That's kind of an idea!" Qingyang suddenly thought of a good way.

Gui He is right, the houses that can be completed in the more than 20 days before the beginning of winter, it is true that only the grass shed can be built quickly, but the warmth of the grass shed in winter is too poor, and it is difficult to resist the strong wind.

If a pit is excavated at the location of the sunny hillside, and then a firm roof is added to this large pit, wouldn't it ensure the speed of construction while also ensuring lighting and warmth? And when the altitude is reduced, it is difficult for high winds to cause much damage.

Qingyang even thought that a large kang should be built in the grass hut, which can be better kept warm after connecting to the stove, which is enough to ensure that the families of farmers and slaves can survive the coldest winter, and is also conducive to improving the survival rate of young children.

After explaining his thoughts carefully, everyone's eyes lit up, whether it was really heartwarming or to give the lord face, they all wanted to quickly build a grass hut as a model.

The whole fiefdom suddenly became even busier.

Qiu Niang commanded a group of women to help mow the grass, Lian Po took a group of teenagers and a dozen slaves to run to carry tools, Qingyang took Lie Muyang and three farmers to choose a location in the sealed soil, and finally chose a small valley on the northeast side of the sealed soil that was recessed a few hundred meters.

Although the valley is not large, it is more than 200 meters wide, and the northern slope of the valley is located towards the sun, and there is a slightly gentler slope about 30 acres in size, which is most suitable for building houses here.

In addition, the hillside is backed by rolling hills and large forests to block the cold winter winds, and the slopes are thick and dry, making them ideal for excavation, and the surrounding valleys are covered with large patches of white thatch, which is an excellent material for the roof of a thatched house.

When the tools and materials were ready, and the lord gave the order, the farmers, slaves, and young servants began to work together to build their own new homes, and everyone was full of enthusiasm.

Excavating the earthwork does not require much technical content, and the earthwork excavated by the bone shovel fills the gullies on the hillside on the spot.

Even more than twenty able-bodied women came to help, not to make a good impression in front of the lord, but to understand that they could only survive if everyone helped each other.

In order to speed up the construction progress, the interior area of the new homes is not large, and each house has an average of only 50 square meters of usable space.

The interior is divided into two rooms with thick reed curtains, and the kitchen and dining room are also occupied by boys over 12 years old, and the inner room is more suitable for women and children with weak constitution.

The amount of work to excavate the earthwork on the hillside was not as large as expected, some of the timber needed was basically miscellaneous wood cut on the spot and some shrubs that had to be cleared, and the reeds and white thatch that covered the roof were ready-made, and all the preparations were completed before dark.

The roof is supported by strong branches, then covered with thick reeds, and finally covered with a thick layer of white thatch, which is more rainproof than corn straw.

Although this new house was extremely simple in the eyes of Qingyang, it was already an extremely exquisite house in the eyes of farmers and slaves.

On the sunny side, there are still windows made of thick wooden planks, which can be opened to bask in the sun, and put down to block all the cold wind.

"It's great that you won't be afraid of strong winds and snow in winter!" The slave girls' eyes lit up with excitement.

With the first experience, the people also straightened out their work, and they were confident that all twenty new houses would be built before the beginning of winter, and the hearts of the peasants, retainers, and slaves were filled with eagerness.

With longing and encouragement, if it weren't for Qiu Niang's request for everyone to pay attention to rest, I am afraid that they would want to work overtime to build their new home overnight.

However, in the construction of these small houses, it was Lie Muyang and the others who contributed the most.

Not only was the ironwood that was the main pillar and girder cut by him, but he was even faster than anyone else when digging the earth, and of course the lord was the lord who everyone was most grateful to.

Qingyang carefully inspected every detail of these houses inside and out, and saw that everyone was elated one by one and had already planned when to move, so he hurriedly stopped everyone.

Seeing that everyone was puzzled, he laughed and said, "Why is he too anxious? The house is newly built, and the humidity is extremely heavy and uninhabitable, so you must light a bonfire to remove the moisture! ”

Under his guidance, he first slowly dried the room with charcoal fire, repeatedly smeared several layers with lime, and more importantly, instructed everyone to build the most important warm tool in the house: the fire kang.

When a fire kang that occupies nearly half of the area in the room is made, with a fire lit, the originally cold and damp fire kang is burned hot and dried little by little, not to mention the eyes of the farmers and slaves, and even the women who help are also bright.

Even the families of the soldiers showed envy, although their homes far exceeded the new homes of these farmers and slaves, but they always felt cold and unbearable in winter, if they had these ondols, they would naturally be more comfortable, and the children would not have to worry about getting sick.

As a result, the fire kang quickly spread in the Qing clan's fiefdom.

The enthusiasm of everyone to build their homes was so high, and in only five days, ten houses had been built, and then Lie Muyang finally couldn't help but find Qingyang.

"My lord, can you teach these to my people as well? I want them to live in such a house, especially in winter, I don't know how many children can be lucky to survive! ”

Lie Muyang bowed his head a little embarrassed, he admitted that this kind of dwelling was better than a cave for wintering.

"It's no problem at all, teach them our methods well, how can you and I be so polite as a family!"

Qingyang had a warm smile on his face, and looked at the young man in front of him with a generous face.

In his heart, he was thinking about what means to use to recruit the entire ochre settlement to his own land, after all, the Qing clan is currently too short of manpower, and the familiar wild settlement is undoubtedly a good choice.

Qingyang also understood that this matter must not be rushed, even if Lie Muyang was a disciple of his mother's retainer Nie Li, but he had only joined the Qing clan for less than a month, and the two sides were far from reaching the level of complete heart-to-heart.

The wild people of the ochre settlement are even strangers to the Qing clan, and if they think that the Qing clan wants to annex them through this, there will be a rift in their hearts, and it will be difficult to recover it in the future.

This matter must be taken step by step, and it is also appropriate for small favors to let those wild people in the ochre settlement get some benefits first.

Before Lie Muyang left, he worked hard to cut all the iron and wood materials used in the back, which could save a lot of time for the Qing family.