Chen Fan didn't sit on a chair, just squatted aside to watch the excitement.

This is the location he deliberately chose, people do not pass through here, it is also close to the construction site, and the sound of workers chatting can be heard clearly.

At this time, the foundation groove of the house has been excavated, and then the piles of gravel are shoveled into the foundation groove, and after a while, I saw a cart of things pulled up from the bottom of the slope on the west side, and the cart was loaded with four boards, and one person pulled three people to push, and I knew that it was very heavy.

Chen Fan immediately ran over, he didn't do it blindly, there were several people watching next to him, how could it not be his turn, in case he ran up, it would be bad to destroy the balance of these people.

He just stood not far away and looked carefully, and found that there was a cart of very thick black mud inside.

What is this?

When someone next to him saw Chen Fan's appearance, he laughed and said, "Master Chen hasn't seen this?" ”

Chen Fan smiled and shook his head, "I really don't know this." ”

A man with a raw face laughed, "Master Chen must be from a big city, cement mortar is used to build houses in the city, there is not so much cement in the countryside, and we can't afford it, we can't buy it, our ancestors have used this kind of mud to build houses for generations, whether the house is good or not, in addition to adobe bricks, there is one more important point, that is, this mud." ”

Chen Fan's eyes widened, "Is this mud exquisite?" ”

"Of course."

When a cart of mud finally pulled up to the ground, he took the initiative to go up and help push it to the construction site, and at the same time said, "There is a mud pool at the bottom of the slope, you will know when you go to see it." ”

Bottom of the slope?

Chen Fan looked back and couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

What is the cow doing?

Looking back at the construction site, everyone was shoveling mud into the foundation and mixing it with the rubble.

After looking at it for a while, he walked down the slope and passed through a pile of adobe bricks about half a meter high, which he stopped to look at, all of which were made of clay and had a little straw fiber on the surface. The size of the adobe bricks is not small, much more than ordinary red bricks, one foot long, about half a foot wide, and more than ten centimeters high, one can hold up to several ordinary red bricks.

And all the adobe bricks are the same size, which should be made from the same mold.

Continuing to go down, I soon saw a mud pool of about sixty or seventy square meters at the bottom of the slope.

A circle of embankments was artificially fenced, and the mud inside was already very viscous, and a large buffalo was still trampling in the mud repeatedly, and with each step, someone next to it turned up the footprints it had stepped on with a shovel.

There are also two people, guarding a large pile of smelly black soil, and shoveling the black soil into the mud pool from time to time.

Chen Fan was a little curious, "Is this the mud for making the house?" This soil doesn't look like it's the same, huh? ”

Several masters next to him had already recognized him, and one of them smiled and said, "Master Chen hasn't seen this before?" ”

Chen Fan shook his head, his eyes staring at the mud without blinking, "I really haven't seen it!" ”

The man continued, "This is the 'soil cement' of the countryside, first dig the clay, pick it to a flat place and spread it out to dry, and turn it every two days, so that the wind and the sun will blow until all the soil is scattered. ”

Hearing this, Chen Fan nodded abruptly, "Let the clay weather naturally." ”

The man laughed, "It's still Master Chen's knowledge, so we don't know this." ”

After a pause, he added, "After drying, pile them together, add straw powder, or other harder dead grass, add some water, stir well, and then cover it with an oilcloth to ferment." In the past, when there was no tarpaulin, a thatched hut had to be built to cover it and ferment it. In fact, it is okay to go directly to the mud without fermentation, that is, it is durable without fermentation. It can be used for 50 years after fermentation, and it is about the same for more than 30 years without fermentation. ”

He said and pointed to the large pile of black soil, "These are fermented, shovel them into the pond and add some hydrated lime and lime water, and then take the ox over and step on it repeatedly, stirring with people There is a reason, that is, people are not as strong as oxen, and it is faster to use oxen." ”

Chen Fan was already dumbfounded when he heard it, he thought that the adobe houses were directly glued with mud, but he didn't expect it to be so troublesome?

Today is a long day of insight.

After looking at it for a while, the cart of mud on it had run out, and he came down to pull it again, he said hello, and went up with the car.

At this time, a row of foundations has been laid at the door, all of which are piled up with crushed stones, then glued with mud, and a layer of broken bricks has been pasted on the outer wall, which should be used to increase the waterproof function.

As time passed, these masters gradually entered the state, and there were fewer and fewer people to speak, and they were all busy doing things.

The big workers build the walls and mix the mud, while the small workers are responsible for carrying them.

Chen Fan also saw at this time that all the big workers were invited bricklayer masters, and all the small workers were members of the team.

This is also the norm for building houses in rural areas now.

After a while, suddenly a bicycle bell rang and the cheers of small children.

Chen Fan's face was full of surprise, he had been here for several days, except for seeing a bicycle in the team headquarters, he had never seen it anywhere else, who was here?

He got up and walked down the road, and saw three bicycles riding up the dirt slope, followed by a group of children running after him, laughing all the way.

The first car looked like it was the post and telecommunications office, dark green 28 bars, and a green tool bag hanging from the frame, one person was pedaling in front, and the other was sitting firmly in the back, and after a while, he passed in front of Chen Fan and went to the back.

Needless to say, these two were definitely technicians who came to install the loudspeakers.

If he hadn't been here to see the houses being built, he would have gone over to see the excitement.

Look at the back two, it is also 28 bars, but it is black, one car has two people, and the other is a person, but there is a canvas tool bag tied to the back seat, and a long saw, and there are also tool bags hanging on the big bars in front of the two cars.

Is this a dry carpentry?

Sure enough, the two cars came to the front, turned in directly, and then shouted hello.

Huang Laosi immediately took out a cigarette and greeted him, first handed one by one, and respectfully lit a match to help them light it, and after a few words of greeting with a smile, he walked over to a pile of wood next to them.

Chen Fan was not afraid of being disgusted, so he happily followed behind them, watching the master carpenter judge the pile of wood.

"These are good beams, these can be made into a few doors and windows, these can be used to make furniture, there are 8 people in your family, I took a charter, you can see if it works,......"

After the master carpenter finished speaking, Huang Laosi grinned and whispered, "I still want to make one more bed and a five-drawer cabinet, please take a look at whether these woods are enough." ”

The master carpenter frowned slightly, "You can barely fight one more, it depends on which one you want?" ”

Huang Laosi pondered left and right, "Then let's make a cabinet." ”

The bed board is easy to solve, you can build a bed with two benches, or it is more cost-effective to leave the wood for the cabinet.