Chapter 12: The First Experience of Pottery Burning
The children in the tribe looked curiously at the rope in Chen Chao's hand, and then looked at the stone slab not far away that was supported by a small stick, and they all felt that the second monk was confused.
But just as they were in the middle of their discussion, they saw a little bird land on the ground and begin its leisurely after-dinner walk.
The children led by Huang Yan watched the little bird step by step into the slate, pecking at the small fruit under the slate one by one, and they instantly understood what Chen Chao was going to do!
Hearing only a soft sound of "pop", Chen Chao gently pulled the rope in his hand, and the stone slab that was originally supported by the small stick lost its balance, and the little bird that was tasting the fruit was pressed to the ground.
"Wow!" The children's exclamations were one after another, and they all gathered around curiously.
Chen Chao bent down to remove the slate and took the bird out, he sighed, he missed the dustpan...
After re-propping the slate with a small stick, Chen Chao returned to the rabbit's nest and began to pull hay from it, and the children next to him also followed suit and began to make draft ropes.
It's just that the rabbits are suffering, but fortunately, it is not winter yet, and the presence or absence of hay does not affect them very much, and in winter, these little rabbits will also be moved to places such as caves.
Even when a female rabbit wants to give birth to a baby rabbit, she will choose to make a nest for the baby rabbit by picking up her own hair.
After making a dozen one-meter-long straw ropes, the hay in the rabbit's nest was announced, and they were still eating the tender grass slowly, not realizing that their old nest had been copied to the ground.
Taking advantage of the fact that there is no need to hunt today, Chen Chao came up with the idea of teaching children to speak Mandarin, after all, education must start from the baby!
Let's start with what he is doing now, Chen Chao took the grass rope and said word by word, "Grass, rope." ”
Huang Yan was the first to respond, and he also followed Chen Chao's example and said, "Grass, rope." ”
It's just that the pronunciation is still not standard, but children learn things quickly, and if they say it a few times, they can imitate the pronunciation very similarly.
Someone took the lead, and the children behind them all did the same, "grass, rope." ”
"Braiding, straw, rope."
"I, weaving, grass, rope."
Chen Chao is not greedy, he can learn four or five words a day, which is very good, and now the whole tribe can hear the children holding the straw rope and saying to their mother, "I, weaving, grass, rope." ”
As for Dad...
Moms are also not very clear about who is the father of the child...
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After weaving the straw rope, Chen Chao pondered about the container, there are already several stone basins in the tribe, but this thing can't boil hot water...
I can't even cook a fish soup...
He searched the database for several methods of pottery making, but without exception, it was necessary to build not only a kiln, but also several layers, and certain requirements for soil quality.
After constantly switching keyword searches, Chen Chao finally saw it in a corner - clay pottery.
It's outrageously simple, just dig a deep pit and put firewood on top of it to burn directly.
However, it should be true, and the people who discovered how to burn pottery in the early days must not have found it from the three-story kiln.
After finding the firing method, Chen Chao began to ponder the clay of the pottery, and what he knew such as kaolin and the like must not be found now.
Loess can also be used, Chen Chao looked at the soil turned out under a wooden stick, although he was not very satisfied, but he could also use it, at most, he would use some small hard pieces with stones to remove these visible impurities.
He dug two pits, one for firing pottery, about 60cm, and the other for processing clay, which was more casual.
The people who were handling the moa carcass by the river looked over curiously, and One-Eye was also among them, only to see him holding a small stick, while handling the moa's intestines, while watching Chen Chao pinch the mud and play.
Chen Chao first pinched out 3 straight small pots, about 15-20cm, more digging pits can not be placed, and to make relatively large pottery, it is estimated that either build a kiln or dig a larger pit.
Otherwise, I wouldn't dare to think of such a small open pit... But this time, it's just a trial mentality.
He turned his head to look around, because the process of making pottery was relatively long, and Chen Chao was either digging a pit or playing with mud, so everyone didn't care after a few glances.
So Chen Chao saw that there were no onlookers, and there was no psychological burden, and it was nothing if he failed. If it happens, I will consider large-scale production next time I have time.
He first found a relatively flat stone, then found a wood with no protrusions to use as a rolling pin, first pinched out the wall of the pot he needed, and then used a wooden stick to roll it out to a thickness of almost the thickness, and then made a round bottom.
As for why he made a straight pot instead of directly on other more complex shapes, there were several reasons, 1 was that he wouldn't.
2 is that the pot is simple, use a piece of mud to circle into a cylinder, then connect the negative, connect it well, and then process it is a pot.
3 is that the pot should be used now, it can be used now, boiling hot water, cooking fish soup, and stewing meat all need a pot.
Although he now has the golden finger that he can go online at any time, but searching for the right information does not mean that he can make it immediately.
A lot of things that take time to accumulate still belong to them, and they will be destroyed as soon as they are done. In this regard, Chen Chao has already made certain psychological preparations.
After all, his skill points are in planting and hunting...
After pinching the straight pot, Chen Chao found a shady place to prepare to dry them in the shade, not all mud embryos need to be dried in the shade, but he is not sure whether this can be exposed to the sun, or it is a little safer to dry in the shade.
The pot that was pinched in the morning, and when Chen Chao went to see it in the afternoon, he felt almost the same after touching the mud embryo, after all, it was not a big thing, and he was not sure about the standard of yin drying, so he could only try it out repeatedly.
After checking to make sure that the walls of the pot are as thick as possible, I put hay in another pit, cover the grass with a layer of fine firewood, put a layer of firewood, and finally put the mud embryo on top of the wood.
Then cover it with small firewood and hay and start a fire from above. During this period, some flammable twigs were constantly added.
After the bamboo pieces were burned, Chen Chao was still worried that the temperature was not enough. Another layer of wood was added.
Waiting for more than two hours with anticipation, Chen Chao also went down to the river to use a rattan basket to pick out two palm-sized ones.
Cut open the belly with a sharp stone, remove the internal organs and cheeks, and scrape off the scales to keep it for later use.
Two hours later, when the ashes were cut away, the color of the pottery could already be seen, and Chen Chao was almost about to cry.
He's finally able to take a sip of hot water!