shock!Empress Dowager

Chapter 78 Preparing to start building a house

On the way back, the three of them became more and more cautious.

When they returned to the waterfall with three baskets full of hematite, the three remaining people had already lit a fire and the water was almost boiling.

"The things are coming. Tomorrow we can finish the brick kiln and prepare to start building houses."

The three baskets of hematite were placed firmly on the ground, Shi Miao and the others went to the pool to wash their hands, with smiles in their eyes.

"That's the reason. I've made that loom. You can go and see how it goes later."

Uncle Ge gnawed on a juicy peach with a hint of arrogance on his eyebrows.

Although the thing looks complicated, it is not too difficult to get started. He has already made the basic frame before, but there is not enough thread to wrap the warp thread and the shuttle.

It happened that at noon, there were enough threads in the things they brought back, and they pieced them together, and a simple loom was finally completed.

"Well, yes."

There was still a lot of dumpling stuffing left at noon, so Liu Ailing made a big ball of noodles again, and continued eating dumplings for dinner.

For this food that I haven't eaten in almost ten years, even though I have eaten it once at noon, everyone still maintains a very high enthusiasm.

"It's a pity that there is no bamboo. It would be great if we could make a steamer, so that we can steam buns for everyone in the future."

While eating the buns, Liu Ailing sighed helplessly.

Speaking of which, I still miss the bamboo forest on the giant island whale king.

It's a pity that so far, they haven't encountered any trace of bamboo here.

"Except for the west, we don't travel too far. It's normal if we don't encounter it. The terrain in the south is getting more and more deserted, and the chance of bamboo is not high. I'll look north again tomorrow. If you really can’t find it, go to the beach to pick it up.”

Thinking of eating delicious hot vegetable buns or meat buns early in the morning, Shi Miao opened her mouth a little greedily.

Thinking of Baozi, she suddenly remembered that the wild prickly ash she had brought back hadn't been planted in the soil yet, so she stood up abruptly.

"Aunt Liu, the wild peppercorns I brought back are still alive, right?"

If the seasoning is so good, if it dies, she will most likely be very sad.

Seeing this, Liu Ailing chuckled.

"Don't worry, when you went to take a nap, Xu Yi's eyes went straight when he saw that pepper plant, it had already been planted in the vegetable field we reclaimed."

"That's good."

Shi Miao breathed a sigh of relief.

Then she looked at Xu Yi and continued: "Is there any rice or wheat in the seeds you brought?"

No other wild wheat fields were found here, and Shi Miao felt that food still needed to be stockpiled.

"I brought more than 200 kinds of seeds this time, and I brought enough seeds for the staple foods of wheat, rice, and corn. But I'm afraid that the water and soil here may not be suitable for the plants of Water Blue Star to survive, so I prepared everything Only hit ten pills."

Xu Yi opened his mouth to answer Shi Miao's question.

When Shi Miao heard the word corn, she gave a thoughtful look.

Da Chu does not have this kind of species. Although the original body has such a thing in his memory, it is yellow and bright when ripe, but what kind of taste it tastes, although it is mentioned in the survival book, but he has not really tried it, and everything is useless.

"Neptune, do you think the water and soil here are suitable for the growth of water blue star plants?"

If Xu Yi can succeed, maybe they can start a farming life in the future and reduce the number of outdoor adventures.

"Master, I don't have the data of Aquamarine here, so I can't say anything about it.

However, the plants here are rich in elements, and the soil is also very fertile. If your partner can successfully grow food, there may be variations to varying degrees, and there may be unexpected surprises. "

Neptune answered quietly.

Afterwards, the Sea King was silent for two seconds, and then continued: "Master, you haven't paid the storage fee for today's five points."

Shi Miao: "..."

Speechless, she quickly swallowed the dumplings one by one, and then Shi Miao continued: "I know, I know."

After that, Shi Miao jumped directly into the pool without a word, caught two big carp and exchanged [-] points with the Neptune, which was enough for her guns to be kept for twelve days, before she crawled out of the pool and ran to the fire to dry her pants.

……

the next day.

After each of us drank a bowl of vegetable soup, we started our busy day.

All the people worked together to knock all the limestone and hematite into powder, then mixed them with a suitable proportion of clay, and then mixed them evenly with water, and a large pool of simple cement was completed.

Afterwards, Gu Ao and Xu Yi put the cement into the basket and brought it to the front of the kiln that was almost built yesterday. They dug out the cement with a scraper and applied it to the gaps between the mud bricks, and then put the mud bricks on top of each other row by row. Apply the cement, leaving no gaps as much as possible.

Uncle Ge led Shi Miao and the others to the selected housing construction area.

It is an area 50 meters west of the waterfall. There are not many trees around, and there are not many wild plants growing. To build a rural mud brick house like Shui Lanxing, the surrounding area needs to be cleaned up, and the foundation needs to be laid to build the house. , and the upper layer of soft soil is not acceptable. It is necessary to dig out the old soil layer below and lay a good foundation before formal house construction can begin.

Uncle Ge, who is the most professional, took the initiative and began to arrange buddies for everyone.

Liu Ailing pulled the line with Uncle Ge and used branches to determine the size of the building. Gu Tianjiao was in charge of cutting down all the trees in the area and moving them to the side. Shi Miao was in charge of dealing with all the weeds in the building area.

Just do what you say, everyone is very serious.

Because the house is for six people, there may be more in the future, so Uncle Ge chose a sufficient area to build two sets of rural mud brick houses next to each other.

If there are still people living with them in the future, maybe they can develop into a small village nearby.

After Uncle Ge and Liu Ailing measured the line and determined the location, they also joined the ranks of weeding with Shi Miao.

At noon, Gu Tianjiao cut down all the trees, but the roots were a little deep. In the morning, Gu Tianjiao also dug up the roots of seven or eight trees.

Shi Miao's three people's speed of clearing plants is not bad, and they have already dealt with the area of ​​a mud brick house in the morning.

Pulling weeds is a low-tech guy, and Shi Miao took the opportunity to get another fifty points from the plants he pulled out.

I just squatted on the ground all morning, and when I got up again, I felt extremely sour.

Back in front of the waterfall to prepare lunch, Xu Yi and Gu Ao also used cement to thoroughly paste the kiln. It is estimated that after today and tomorrow's exposure to the sun, they will be able to officially start firing bricks the day after tomorrow.

When everyone was helping to cook together, Shi Miao turned on the watch League gave her again.

It is estimated that the next period of time will be very busy, Shi Miao decided to only take a little time at noon every day to chat with the audience in the live broadcast room.

(End of this chapter)