Going through ancient farming to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 199 199 Rewards
Yao Xiaoqing saw that the pool was full of water, so they chopped the bast of the mulberry tree into short pieces and put them in the pool to soak.Fortunately, the pond was built high enough to hold eight or nine baskets of bast.

She looked at the piece of ramie that had harvested the seeds but had no time to cut it, and said to Dou Zi, "You and taro cut the ramie together."

"Hey!" After the two agreed, they took the machete and left.

Yao Xiaoqing hugged two big stones and pressed them on the bast of the mulberry tree.Wait until the bast bark of the mulberry tree is soaked and softened, and after cleaning it, add plant ash for soaking and retting.

She went over to check the furnace and saw that the fire inside had been extinguished.Turn around and go to the refining room to take out a pair of iron tongs, dig out the plant ash to check the limestone.

I saw that the original black-gray limestone has revealed its snow-white essence after being fired.

Yao Xiaoqing took out the fired limestone and put it beside the kiln.

Ah He looked at the white stones piled up beside the kiln in surprise, "Xiaoqing, are these the stones you put in this morning?"

Yao Xiaoqing nodded with a smile, "Yes!"

Ah He laughed and said, "It turns out that after the stone is burned, it will turn white!"

Yao Xiaoqing shook his head, "Not all stones will change color when burned."

Ah He gave an "oh" half understanding.

Yao Xiaoqing took out all the limestone and put it aside.

I took a jar, put half of the jar of water in it, picked up a piece of limestone and put it in the water.After a while, the melted limestone bubbled up, and white water vapor came out of the jar.

"It's done." Yao Xiaoqing smiled and patted the dust on his hands.

Ah He's eyes widened, "Xiaoqing, what's going on."

Yao Xiaoqing and him couldn't explain what a chemical reaction was, because she couldn't understand it herself.I had to tell him, "Uncle He, soaking limestone is as hot as boiling water, so don't reach out and touch it."

"I won't touch it!" Ahe looked at the sky, "Xiaoqingtian is getting dark, you go back to the cafeteria to eat food, I will go after sealing the kiln."

"I'll go and see if Taro and the others have finished cutting the ramie?"

Yao Xiaoqing walked down to the pond, and Yuzi was holding a bundle of ramie stalks and throwing them into the water.

She looked up and saw Yao Xiaoqing, waved her hand and said: "Xiaoqing, you go back first, there are not many left, we will go back after cutting the bubble ditch."

"Then I'll go back first."

Yao Xiaoqing turned around and went home, washed her face and went to the cafeteria, and saw several women from the Qingshan tribe standing at the door of the cafeteria.

When they saw Yao Xiaoqing coming, they all laughed at her.Hongye said with a bit of a mouthful: "The green witch is back!"

Yao Xiaoqing nodded with a smile, "Hongye has also learned the words here."

Hongye smiled shyly, "Heiba, teach me!"

Yao Xiaoqing took a look in surprise, and Qiu, who was standing next to Hongye, whose smile was uglier than crying, frowned, "What are you doing standing here?"

Hongye, "We are waiting for the leader and Heiba ​​here."

"Oh!" Yao Xiaoqing smiled lightly and walked in.

Amu Yun came out of the stove carrying the swill, "Xiaoqing, Ah Lin said that another sow is pregnant with young. That long-haired goat gave birth to two lambs this afternoon."

Yao Xiaoqing looked at her in surprise, "Okay! How many pigs did that sow lay last time?"

Yun Amu nodded with a smile, "A dozen or so piglets were planted, and I heard that two of them died, and there were eight other piglets."

Yao Xiaoqing did not expect wild boars to have such a strong reproductive ability. "If this continues, the pigsty will not be enough next year. Let's go! I will go there with you to take a look, bring back the eggs and duck eggs, and pick some eggs for breeding."

"Breeding eggs, what is a breeder egg?" Yun Amu couldn't understand again.

Yao Xiaoqing smiled and said, "Breed eggs are eggs that can hatch chickens and ducklings."

"Ah!" Yun'am looked at her in surprise, "Then the eggs we usually eat can also hatch chicks and ducklings?"

Yao Xiaoqing looked at her surprised look, smiled and shook her head, "Not every egg can hatch chickens and ducklings. Hold the egg up to the light, and if there is a small black shadow inside, it is a breeding egg, and if there is no egg, it is an ordinary egg." .The egg is back, I will teach you tomorrow."

Yao Xiaoqing's nose felt a little sore when she said that she was picking eggs. She thought of her mother wearing reading glasses and picking eggs under the electric light.

She has always admired the women of her mother's era, and thinks they are really capable.

Making all kinds of bean paste, pickled vegetables, pickles, bean curd and tofu, as well as clothes and shoes from head to toe, all the things that can be made at home come from her hardworking hands.

Seeing that she was lost in thought, Ah Mu Yun walked slowly aside carrying the swill.

Before I knew it, I arrived at the back pen.

"Xiaoqing, the pigsty is here." Yun Amu put down the slop bucket and poured the swill into the jar.

Lin Bo came over, with a joyful smile on his face, "Xiao Qing, come and take a look. Those little pigs are growing fast, and they look different every day."

Yao Xiaoqing approached the pigsty and saw a few piglets with light brown fur and black stripes, stretching their chubby bodies, squatting around the sow.

"Beautiful Lin Bo, these animals are really strong."

Alin said cheerfully: "You said that pigs like to eat red leaves. Huo and I brought a lot of old leaves back, threw them in the pen to feed them, and dried a lot of them, and put them on top. The old leaves were dried in the sun. After that, I crushed it with my hands, and I plan to mix it with pig food and feed it to pigs when the weather is cold and I can’t find any leaves.”

Yao Xiaoqing followed A Lin's pointer and saw that they had built a wooden house on the flat roof above the pigsty, with a bamboo ladder beside it.

"It's because I didn't think carefully and forgot to build a place to store pig food. Lin Bo, the bamboo ladder is too slippery. I asked my father to build a staircase for you, which is convenient for you to go up and down."

Alin waved his hand and said: "It's okay, we can still move now, we'll talk about it when we can't. Come and see those long-haired goats, six lambs were born, and another ewe gave birth to a calf .”

Seeing Alinbo's proud look, Yao Xiaoqing was also very happy, and asked with a smile, "Did you shear the wool in summer?"

Alin nodded, "It's been sheared. Huo and I held the shears together. After shearing a few long-wool sheep, there are three baskets of wool. There are also rabbits. We also pressed and sheared once."

Yao Xiaoqing looked at the short-haired rabbits, thinking about how they looked bald after being sheared, she couldn't help laughing, she pursed her lips and said: "After these days are busy, I will knit a few woolen vests for uncle of your breeding team first. There are knee pads to keep you warm."

Hearing Yao Xiaoqing's words, Ah Lin couldn't close his mouth with joy.He shook his head again and again, "Don't weave it for us first, weave it for the leaders and warriors first, it's up to them to protect us!"

Seeing his happy look, Yao Xiaoqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, the long-wool sheep that came back from hunting also have a lot of sheared wool. First weave it for the breeding team, and then weave it for the hunting team."

Yun Amu stood aside with a smile, "Alin, we all have a good life."

Alin nodded again and again, "Well! I didn't even dream about it."

(End of this chapter)