The meat squeaked on the fire, the oil juice gradually flowed, Sun Licheng grabbed a handful of salt particles from the leaves next to him, sprinkled them on it, and immediately the fragrance overflowed.

Swallowing his saliva, he turned his right hand around the roasting fork made of tree branches, and the wild boar on it had been roasted to a little golden brown, and he picked it up and took a bite from the top, and his mouth was immediately full of oil.

"Delicious...... It's different with salt!"

Sun Licheng sighed with an intoxicated face.

The discovery of salt greatly improved Sun Licheng's life. In his previous life, Sun Licheng's cooking skills were quite good, and once he was interested, he would treat himself and his family with a few fresh dishes, which could be regarded as a foodie with strong hands-on ability.

Exiled to this other world, Sun Licheng regards eating as the primary goal of improving his life. In the past, although I found some spices, but because there was no salt, the taste always felt strange, but now with salt, Sun Licheng thinks that life is finally not so bitter.

This was Sun Licheng's first meal back to his camp, and he ate charcoal-grilled wild boar.

"Give me back my body! I want to eat meat! I want to eat meat!"

In his mind, the temporarily awakened god watched Sun Licheng feast, and couldn't help but move his index finger, he shouted angrily, and when he finished scolding, he fell asleep again.

After eating, Sun Licheng chewed a leaf that tasted very similar to mint, lay comfortably on the ground, and looked up at the two moons, one white and one red, in the sky in a daze. Next to him is the already rudimentary wooden house frame.

The unpolluted sky is very clear, the stars in the night sky are like bright gems, the two moons are big and round, and the whole night sky exudes a shocking beauty.

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After a night of silence, early the next morning, Sun Licheng began to prepare to burn pottery.

Firing pottery has always been in Sun Licheng's work plan. But because there is no salt, and the meat boiled in clear water is particularly unpalatable, it has been delayed until today.

He searched the banks of the river and found some dirt. Although a good clay is the kind of clay that contains minerals such as iron, is rich in color, and has good plasticity. However, Sun Licheng believes that as long as it is delicate, there are not too many impurities, and a little sticky clay can be used. The soil here is very good.

Sun Licheng first used stones to break up large lumps in the soil, and then took them to the river and washed them with fur, removing stones and other impurities from the soil, and finally made mud blocks. After making the mud, he kneaded it like plasticine, squeezing out the air in the mud and homogenizing the moisture in the mud. Finally, the first step is completed by making long strips of clay with uniform thickness.

The second step is to make the clay blank. He laid the clay strips on the ground, flattened them with his hands, and then slightly twisted them around to make the shape of a plate. In this way, a plate clay blank is ready.

Such clay blanks only need to be dried in the shade and can be fired.

Because it was the first time to burn pottery, Sun Licheng prepared 3 plates for hand practice. When the clay was dry, he piled up a large amount of fuel by the river and prepared to light the pottery.

Sun Licheng first spread a layer of soft grass blades on the ground, then put the three plates of mud on it, then set up thick branches on top of the mud, and finally spread firewood densely to cover the entire fire.

Generally, firing pottery requires a special pottery kiln, but Sun Licheng didn't know how to make it, so he decided to use the simplest firewood to fire it first.

Sun Licheng burned pottery for three days and three nights. During this time, in addition to the necessary food and drink, Sun Licheng has been guarding this fire, constantly throwing firewood to maintain the firepower.

When the fire was completely extinguished, Sun Licheng carefully removed the thick black branches, only to find two and a half pottery plates lying quietly on a thick layer of white ash.

Oh, why do you say two halves? Because a plate shatters in two. The other two plates were also of poor quality, one plate was visibly missing a corner, and the other plate was full of cracks. Pour water, the plate with the missing corner can still be used, and the plate with cracks will directly become a funnel.

There were successes and failures in firing pottery this time, and Sun Licheng seemed to have found the right way to fire pottery. He believes that there are two main reasons for the failure of the two plates: first, the temperature of open-air firing is not enough, and the clay is easy to break, and second, the branch shelves are not resistant to burning, which is easy to damage the clay blanks.

In response to the problems found, Sun Licheng made improvements. And the key to improvement is that he wants to make a stove.

Because he wanted to fire pottery, Sun Licheng had to make a Yukon-type stove, which was still the kind with a large hearth.

The so-called Yukon stove is not complicated, it is just to dig a hole and a fire channel in the ground, and then build a chimney on top of the hole. Yukon-type stoves allow for the full release of heat, and chimneys can be used to heat pots and pans for cooking, and help protect the flame and ventilation. In addition, this stove can burn the fuel sufficiently, with very little ash, it can be used for a long time, and it also reduces the amount of labor for cooking.

In order to fire the pottery, Sun Licheng needed a compartment in the hearth where the clay could be placed. He thought about it for a long time and decided to make a honeycomb stove gasket out of clay. The gasket is as simple as making a clay disc and threading a regular set of holes through it for the flame to pass through. And in order to fire the pottery, this gasket must not be too thin and must be able to withstand the weight of the clay billet.

When the furnace gasket was dry, Sun Licheng dug a big pit, and then built a circle of pebbles on the edge of the pit.

When the stove gasket was dry, Sun Licheng wrapped the pebbles with wet clay, placed the stove gasket directly above the fire pit, and then used clay to make a chimney along the stove gasket. The chimney is very thick, seventy or eighty centimeters high. Sun Licheng estimated that he could put a relatively large clay blank.

Although there are no tools to take advantage of, the stove is made quickly. After doing it, he tried to burn it, and the effect was so good that he was ready to burn the pottery.

Because there was no wheel, he still made two pottery bowls, two spoons and a pottery pot using the plate construction method. To make it easier to get it off the fire, he pinched two handles on top of the pot.

When the stove was lit, Sun Licheng sealed the mouth of the chimney with a covering, increased the temperature of the stove, and kept adding firewood to it. After burning for about half a day, Sun Licheng carefully removed the cover on the chimney and found that all the clay blanks had been burned red. After burning for a while, Sun Licheng stopped adding firewood to it, waiting for the temperature of the stove to cool down by itself.

This time, the firing of the pottery was very successful, except for a broken pottery bowl, all other works could be used, and even the surface of the pottery pot even had irregular color patches, which looked like glaze.

With the clay pot, Sun Licheng can boil water.

"How long has it been since you had hot water?"

Seeing the boiling hot water, Sun Licheng was in a trance.

The Yukon stove had enough heat, and in a short time the water in the pot boiled. Sun Licheng didn't care about the water, so he scooped a spoonful of water with a spoon he made and put it in his mouth. As a result, with a poof, Sun Licheng was so scalded that he squirted out the water. Later, he learned to be obedient, and he blew on the spoon for a long time before drinking it into his mouth. After drinking hot water, Sun Licheng felt hot from his mouth to his stomach, and he was sweating, which was very comfortable.

Sun Licheng's happiness did not last long, because he took the hot clay pot down and put it directly on the ground, and then the tragedy came, and the clay pot exploded.

With this little episode, the pottery made by Sun Licheng later was made into a stepping stone, so that it would not burst. In addition, he smashed the broken pottery and mixed it with clay, which could effectively prevent the clay from bursting during the firing process and improve the success rate of the pottery.

With pottery, salt, and a stove, Sun Licheng's quality of life has risen in a straight line, what soup, boiled meat, he even found a stone slab, put animal fat on it, and fried vegetables with two branches.

The vole, which is Sun Licheng's main prey, is still very fat, with a lot of fat, and after boiling, a thick layer of grease forms on the clay pot.

Sun Licheng was reluctant to throw away these things, but how to deal with them?

After thinking about it for a long time, Sun Licheng decided to make soap. After the grease is boiled, the oil residue is removed and becomes a very good soap raw material.

Salt, iron, and soap are essential tools for travelers. In the novels that Sun Licheng has read, the protagonist who makes soap must have eighty if not a hundred, and he still knows the simple saponification reaction. Originally, he thought that he only knew a few things, but for some reason, all the information about soap making was very deep in his memory.

"Is this also a benefit of crossing?"

Sun Licheng muttered to himself.

Among the many materials, related to big industry, Sun Licheng thinks it is unreliable, three acids and two alkalis are the products of big industrialization, but some soil soap formulas, he thinks you can try it.

To make soap, Sun Licheng fired a batch of pottery alone, including pots, bowls, and plates, and collected a large amount of dry grass.

The quality of the ashes burned in the Yukon stove is very good, large pieces of coke are thrown out, and the remaining pure ash is stirred with water and stored.

Grass and wood gray water needs to be filtered, Sun Licheng collected the dead grass into a straw, and then spread it on the mouth of the clay pot as a filter, this filter filtration once has to be replaced, very troublesome, because there is no cloth, can only be used.

After being left for a week, the grey water has been filtered three or four times before it becomes clear. According to the description in memory, this plant ash water is weak alkaline water, which can not only make soap, but also tanned leather. Of course, the concentration of this alkaline water is not high, and it can only be used as bath soap, not laundry soap, which emphasizes the ability to remove stains.

With the treated grease and filtered plant ash water, the next step is saponification.

Sun Licheng first put the grease on the fire to heat, and after the grease melted, he began to add the ash water of the plants and trees, and stirred it thoroughly. After three hours of drying, a creamy solution thinner than jelly formed in the pot. He picked it with a stick and found it was still quite sticky.

Sun Licheng brought the pot off the stove, poured the liquid into the prepared wide-mouthed pot, and placed it in a safe place to cool.

After two days, the earth soap has already had some solidification. Sun Licheng used a knife to cut the soap into small pieces and put them on the prepared stone slab to continue to solidify. Four days later, his earth soap was finished.

He took the soap to the upper reaches of the waterfall, found a small bay with a calm current, and began to bathe.

Although the soil soap is not good-looking, but the effect is good, after using a large number of small bubbles, after washing off with water, the body is obviously cleaner, and the skin feels smooth and smooth, it is a bit like shower gel.

Sun Licheng, who had finished taking a bath, seemed to look a little better, and when he thought about it, even if he was a pig that had not rolled in the mud, it was actually not ugly.

Sun Licheng didn't know that with soil soap, he became the cleanest goblin in the world. Even so, this guy is still wondering if the next time I make soap, I will put some plant essential oils, which are said to have a better effect on skin maintenance.

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"Interesting. It's interesting. ”

The god in Sun Licheng's mind couldn't help but praise.

The virtual space in Sun Licheng's mind has changed a lot, it has become a magnificent palace, and His Majesty the god is sitting comfortably on the throne, drinking fine wine, watching everything Sun Licheng does.

Ten thousand years of escape have made the life of the gods monotonous like boiled water. Now that he was trapped here, he had countless hours. When the gods woke up, watching Sun Licheng tinker with all sorts of novelties became the latest entertainment.

In the eyes of the gods, Sun Licheng's use of earthly processes to make soap fully satisfied his curiosity.

Although he is an ancient life, in this world, there is also a lack of entertainment, and watching Sun Licheng break through in this world, like watching live broadcasts, makes his spirit gain great satisfaction.

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Sun Licheng made soap, and the next step he planned to solve his own clothing problem.

Although there is no mineral solution such as miscanthus salt, he has a lot of clean plant ash. Grass ash is a good thing, this is one of the oldest chemical raw materials, plant ash solution is a natural weak alkaline water.

The first step in handling the fur is to shave off the oil, blood and Achilles tendons. In order to improve efficiency, Sun Licheng made a bone knife that specializes in scraping animal skins. It's a shoulder blade that is easy to use.

After using a knife to clean the fat and minced meat on the rabbit skin, Sun Licheng took out the standing grass and wood ash water, smeared it on both sides of the rabbit skin, and then took the skin to a cool place to dry.

In the process of drying, Sun Licheng dug a puddle by the river, and then connected the puddle to the river. When the skin is dry, the skin is soaked in a puddle and stones are pressed on top to prevent the skin from floating.

After disposing of the rabbit skin, Sun Licheng dug a rectangular pit next to his camp. He first covered the bottom of the pit with plant ash, then put a few pieces of selected animal fur into it, then covered the fur with more plant ash, and finally backfilled the pit with earth. It is said that this method can process fur, but the result will not be known until two months later, which is a long time.

Three days later, Sun Licheng fished out the rabbit skin soaked in the puddle and removed it. He spread the skin face inward, hair outward, spread it on a large stone, and then pulled the hair down with it. The rabbit fur that has been treated with grey water is easily removed. After the first treatment, Sun Licheng used the prepared rack to stretch the rabbit skin, and carefully scraped the grease with a bone knife and processed the remaining hair.

Sun Licheng took out the prepared small clay pot, put the animal brains and fat collected before into it, put it on the fire and boiled it, and finally boiled it into a black-brown viscous liquid.

After making the liquid, Sun Licheng took the rabbit skin and sprayed it with water to keep it moist, and then used the prepared viscous liquid to apply it to both sides of the rabbit skin.

After doing this, Sun Licheng moved the rabbit skin to the fire and let the flame evaporate the water from the skin. After the leather has dried thoroughly, wash the top attachments with water to obtain a good piece of leather.

Although this leather does not look very good, and the smoke is very heavy, it is still very soft.

Sun Licheng finally has the materials to make pants.

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These days, Sun Licheng is living very fast. With the gradual improvement of pottery firing technology, Sun Licheng not only fired a lot of pottery, but also successfully made the tiles required for the wooden house.

The main frame of the log cabin is made of wood thick with sea bowls, and because there are no nails, Sun Licheng burned some large holes in the beams, and the top of the standing wood was sharpened and inserted into the beams, so that they were firmly fixed together. The wood joints are also tied with rattan for reinforcement.

The walls were first woven into a skeleton with thin branches, and then applied to the top with river mud to form a thick earthen wall.

There are two types of tiles for wooden houses, one is a semicircular tile for the ridge and the other is a rectangular tile for the roof. In order to fix the rectangular tiles to the purlins, Sun Licheng made a special protrusion on one side of the rectangular tiles to hook the purlins and prevent the tiles from falling.

With the last tiles being placed on the roof by Sun Licheng, the main body of the cabin was basically completed.

Looking at the small wooden house in front of him, Sun Licheng was very proud. Although the house is still very simple and the craftsmanship is very primitive, the design is from the 21st century earth, and many small details have been optimized. For example, Sun Licheng specially made a fireplace and a kang in the wooden house, which solved the problem of lighting and heating in the house in one fell swoop, and the high chimney on the wall can make the fireplace not afraid of cold wind.

Three days later, the sky and the earth were dark, the rain was pouring down, the wind was raging, and the temperature dropped significantly.

Sun Licheng sat on a chair, holding a freshly fired teacup, drinking tea made from unknown leaves, and enjoying the scenery outside the house, which was very pleasant.

A large part of people's confidence comes from their familiar life and experience, and the closer they are to their own life and cognition, the more confident they are.

When Sun Licheng read this passage before, he didn't understand it very well, but here, he already agrees.

Sometimes he thinks, "I have done so much, maybe in my shallow consciousness, I want to replicate the original life." ”

Crossing into another world, it is precisely because he has a correct understanding of labor and reality that Sun Licheng overcame all difficulties and survived strongly. Zero foundation, everything started from scratch, Sun Licheng did not complain, worked steadfastly, and finally made his life qualitatively improved.

Sun Licheng and His Majesty the Gods who were watching the live broadcast did not know that the earth civilization and the magical civilization of this world began to officially collide from this moment, and then burst out with infinite brilliance.