Although the workload is not small, there are a lot of people, and at the current progress, it should be possible to dig to the other side of the valley in about two days.

After all, by the time it gets dark today, everyone has already dug the canal to the foot of the mountain, at this rate, two days should not be a big problem, and the next requirements will definitely be lower, like the section of the canal from the mountainside to the foot of the mountain Song Xuan did not let everyone dig too deep.

Just dig a small ditch to regulate the route of the spring, let him wash it slowly, and it will naturally become a very good stream.

All kinds of baggage were also carried with me, so I didn't have to run back and forth, so I camped on the spot, rested for the night, and started again the next day.

Overall, everyone's speed is still a little beyond Song Xuan's imagination, it may be that the ground here is not particularly dry, and after sweeping the fallen leaves on it aside, he can quickly dig a small ditch with a javelin.

Even if you add the excavation yesterday afternoon, in just a day and a half, it is only less than a mile away from the small depression that Song Xuan has chosen.

It took another morning to finally dig the canal into the small depression, Song Xuan took everyone to check it along the way, and made sure that it was smooth, and then in everyone's eyes, he used a small shovel to dig the twenty-centimeter-long section that was finally connected to the creek.

Letting Song Xuan complete the last step is also a small habit of the Teng Snake tribe now, and there is no superfluous idea, that is, it can be more ceremonial, and at the same time, it is also to express respect for the divine envoy.

Although everyone is usually not good at words and can't express themselves, the changes that Song Xuan brought to Teng Snake can be seen by everyone.

"Let's go, catch up!"

Looking at the spring water that had already flowed in, Song Xuan hurriedly beckoned everyone to follow along.

At first, this section was a little gentle, but the speed around the ridge suddenly increased, and there were a few places in the middle, which affected the water flow a little, but it was good to dig a little.

A group of people followed the flowing water, all the way to the puddle, now there is a little water in this small digging ground, although the canal is not big, but the steady stream of water continues to gather here, I believe it will not be long before this is a good small puddle.

Song Xuan also asked everyone to clean up the surroundings, in addition to the fallen leaf branches, he also dug up some soil to fill in some slightly lower places around, so that he could also store more water at that time.

From here, walk a hundred meters further south, and you will reach the north side of the valley, and you will generally climb a small slope up, but the height difference is not large, that is, about ten meters.

When the time comes, just carry the water directly over and go down to the valley from the path, and even Song Xuan thought that he could put a few water tanks on the north side of the valley, and then make a few water pipes, and then pour the water directly into the water tank, which would save people from running up and down.

Even if the water tank is unlucky, it is okay to dig a small canal, the overall goal is to save manpower, if it is not for the fact that bamboo has not been found around, Song Xuan can design this canal now, after all, the valley is the deepest place, that is, ten meters, two bamboos can lead the water to the bottom of the valley.

It took two days to finally solve the problem of water source, although it still needs to go a long way, but compared with before, it is much shorter.

The next thing is to build a few shacks in the valley, whether it is shade or shelter from the rain, it is very necessary, so that when everyone comes to mine salt, it must be sunny, but no one can say for sure this weather, if it rains by then, there will be no way to refine it.

However, the soil here is very thin, and it is enough to dig down ten centimeters in the valley, and then there is a hard rock, which is not something that can be dug in the tribe now, but it is not possible to drive piles, and it is not completely impossible.

Many large rocks were brought from all around the valley and rolled in, and several wooden stakes were surrounded with stones.

The top of the shed is simply framed with various woods, forming a small slope, after all, it is not used every day, it is too luxurious, but it is a bit wasteful.

And there is nothing to use in the valley, everything is from all around, saving materials also makes it easier for everyone, too high a requirement is to embarrass their own people.

It took most of the day to build a row of small wooden huts on one side of the valley, which was basically devoid of rock ore, at least not much was found on the surface, and most importantly, the large bluestone that was perfect for crushing salt ore was here.

There are a few small holes in this big bluestone, although it is only half the size of a bowl now, but it will definitely get bigger and bigger when you use it, and when the time comes, you can put the ore in it and smash it directly.

This piece of big bluestone is simply born in order to refine the salt here, which is relatively abrupt, and its appearance is very suitable for everyone's use.

Although a lot of materials have been saved in the construction of the house, wood is not less brought in, and there is another very important thing in addition to water, that is, fire, and wood must only be used here.

Although there is a lot of dead wood around, it is definitely not enough to really burn it overnight, and the wood that has just been cut down cannot be used immediately, so everyone is also preparing in advance for the next visit.

The wood was piled up under the shed, and it didn't take long for it to dry out.

It took a few days to finally build the prototype of the camp, and Song Xuan didn't rush back immediately, but used it on the spot.

It is also the result of the preliminary test of these three or four days, and at the same time it is not very good to go back empty-handed, and the two days before the two times add up to only a shallow small bowl, although the work is not less, but do not bring something back, I always feel that something is not right.

So it is not only the result of the inspection, but also the refining of some salt, more than 20 people are responsible for refining, the speed is still very fast, and enough ore has been chiseled down in half a day, Song Xuan did not let everyone continue to lie on the rock wall to excavate, but asked everyone to come and crush these ores.

Mining is the easiest thing in the whole process, as long as you have a lot of strength, and everyone has learned smart, on the way to find water, everyone found a few convenient stones, these stones tied to a stick can be used much better than an axe, and there is no need to feel distressed, which is also the most critical factor.

Knock and grind into powder, soak in water to melt, then filter many times, and finally steam, even if you don't stop for a moment, if you want to boil a pot of water, it will take half a day, and you can cook two or three pots a day, this is still a relatively fast efficiency, if like before, there are only two people who crush it, Song Xuan and Shi Lin, the efficiency will be even slower.

Therefore, in the future, it will definitely be divided into two batches, one of them will knock the rock ore from the surrounding cliffs, and the other group of people will be responsible for special refining, so that the efficiency will definitely be faster.

Although he brought five pots, there were only two or three pots that were really boiled at the same time, and the rest of the filtering had to be used, at first, everyone thought that Song Xuan had brought too many pots, and when he really participated, he found that even if he carried so much, it was still not enough.

At the end of the day, the salt that was finally refined was exactly four and a half bowls, that is, five or six catties.

For this result, Song Xuan is quite satisfied, after all, the conditions are here, as more and more things are transported here in the tribe, the efficiency will naturally be improved a lot, like a steaming pot in the future, it will definitely be more transported over, both big and more, more is good, big is beautiful.

In the future, we will certainly not be able to wait around like this, there will not be enough pots to melt the salt in the ore, nor will there be pots to filter the brine, and according to the current efficiency estimates, it is estimated that there will be seven or eight pots to rotate.

And it has to be bigger, the tribe usually eats too small, this problem is difficult to solve, just hand it over to the stone, that is, it may be a little troublesome to transport it, after all, it has to pass through the dense forest, and the clay pot that is too big and too heavy is not convenient to carry.

In the future, when there are enough people, the roads along the way can be expanded, and the personnel can be more convenient, but for now, everything must be simple, and if you can make do with it, you must make do with it, and if you can't make it, you have to implement it according to high standards.

After two days of busy work, he finally got out more than ten catties of salt, which is already a lot, and it can be regarded as an explanation when he brings it back, Song Xuan felt that the time to come out this time was relatively long, and it was seven or eight days before and after, so he decided to return to the tribe tomorrow.