Going through ancient farming to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 41

Close the thatched door and look at the latrine, I feel so good, I don't have to drill into the woods in the future.

Time to get the clay and fire the yellow brick kiln for burning oyster ash.

Yao Xiaoqing found two firewood sticks, recalled the size of the bricks in the previous life, saw the desired size with an engineer shovel, and after splitting, estimated the size with charcoal and left a mark.

I went into the cave and found a well-made stone spear. I used the stone spear to draw the position on the firewood stick, chiseled out the tenon and tenon, and combined it into a simple brick mold.

After breaking it, I found that it was a little wobbly, so I found a vine to tie the tenon and tenon tightly.

Carrying two round baskets and a basket, and walking down the stairs with a wooden shovel, he saw a big stone, and walked over staggeringly carrying two baskets of shells.

Yao Xiaoqing looked at him and laughed: Hey!Self-taught without a teacher, but also know to carry back.

When Dashi saw her, he smiled and said, "Xiaoqing, what are you doing with these shells?"

Yao Xiaoqing explained the function of shells again.Dashi nodded half-understood, "Okay, whatever you say, I will do whatever you want. There are a lot of these things by the river."

"Well! I went to dig clay."

"Go!" Dashi replied with a smile, and walked towards the pond with his basket wobbly.

Yao Xiaoqing went to the slope with the thing, and Yaohu and the others also covered the toilet.

Pig and Mufeng went to the slope again, and they dug a lot of clay on the slope, and carried the soil to the pond.Looking at the clay like a hill, Yao Xiaoqing wanted to make some clay bricks before dusk.

A large amount of clay is needed to make bricks, so Yao Xiaoqing asked Mu Feng and Zhu to continue picking clay on the slope.

She stayed by the pond, dug a hole in the middle of the clay with a shovel, poured several buckets of water into it, took off her shoes and began to tread on the soil.

The golden retriever was by the pond, throwing mud clods at the fish in the pond, occasionally hitting one and then grinning and running towards the bushes.

Stepping on the clay is also a tiring job. Yao Xiaoqing was already sweating profusely when the clay became sticky.

Coming out of the clay pile, I found a stone slab, grabbed some fine sand and wiped it on the stone slab, dug a piece of clay, beat it into a square on the stone slab, picked it up and buckled it into the brick mold.Wipe off the excess clay with his hands, pick up the brick mold and walk aside, hold the handle of the brick mold, and pour the finished brick embryo out of the mold.

The golden retriever looked at her, found a new way to play, and got a piece of clay to play on the slate.

When Mu Feng and Yi came down, Yao Xiaoqing had already made more than a dozen clay brick embryos. The two of them looked at those bricks and felt strange things here and there.

She said to her: "Xiaoqing, do you want to use this to build a wall?"

Yao Xiaoqing shook his head with a smile, "It won't work with this, it will be mushy after soaking in water. If this is done well, you can build the wall after drying it for a day."

Mu Feng took it and said, "Oh! I see, it's like burning a pot."

He took the brick mold from Yao Xiaoqing's hand, "Xiaoqing, brother, come and play for a while."

"Okay, I'll go to the vegetable field and come back." Yao Xiaoqing saw that the golden retriever's paws and face were covered with clay, and laughed out loud, "Ouch! Golden retriever, you really have become a mud monkey. "

I carried it to the pond to wash off the yellow mud on its body, and led it to the vegetable field.

When she walked through the open space, she saw that the roots of the trees had been dug out, leaving only the piece of kudzu root. The stones in the ground were all dug out and piled up together, a scene full of excitement.

Opening the gate of the fence and walking to the corn field, he saw that the corn had begun to germinate.Taro seedlings also emerged from the soil, and to her surprise, pumpkin seedlings and pepper seedlings also grew out.

Pumpkin seedlings emerged from the soil, with two emerald green leaves the size of a small fingernail, the leaves of which had not yet opened, and the seed shells were still attached to the leaves.

Yao Xiaoqing remembered putting two seeds in each nest, and found that only one pumpkin seedling grew out of four or five nests. When three or four leaves grew, they could be transplanted.

The yam has also been planted, and the wild onions and leeks have grown new leaves. Yao Xiaoqing feels that the hard work is not in vain.

Fasten the fence gate with vines. Yao Xiaoqing felt that his feet were wrapped in the leather, airtight and sticky, so he thought about going back and peeling some vines and trying to weave a pair of straw sandals to wear.

Mu Feng and Zhu were digging the soil and making the molds alone, and they were busy making more than 200 earth bricks before dark.Yao Xiaoqing found some leaves to cover the bricks, and everyone packed up their things and went back.

Shan Amu and Yun Amu have already prepared the food. Yaya sees the golden retriever and runs over happily, holding the golden retriever and giving it her clay figurine to play with.Golden Retriever likes to play with children as big as her. One person and one monkey have a great time playing with a dozen clay figurines.

Hua took a pot of water and put it outside. Yao Xiaoqing looked at the high fence, thinking that when the pumpkin seedlings grew well, he would transplant a dozen pumpkins and plant them in the yard.

Yaohu carried two wild ducks and a water bird into the courtyard, turned around and closed the courtyard door, pushed the door against the door bar, and turned to look at her with a smile, "Xiaoqing, look at the one that my father hit with a stone. , stewed mushrooms for you."

"Father is amazing," Yao Xiaoqing smiled, looking at his greasy hair, "Father, do you want to wash your hair?"

"No~no~~," Yaohu shook his head like a rattle, "I'll go down to the river to wash when it's hot."

Yao Xiaoqing found that they had a feeling of resistance to bathing and washing their hair, but in the memory of the original owner, there was no such taboo.

She thinks that everyone may be afraid of catching a cold and getting sick after taking a bath!In this day and age, sometimes a cold or flu can kill you.

For dinner, wild vegetable arrowroot paste, and boiled taro.

It was only then that Yao Xiaoqing discovered that Yun'am had dug some taro from somewhere, and filled a basket full of taro, big and small.

After she was full, Yao Xiaoqing took a look at the yams. They were of the same variety as those grown in the field. She picked out the ones that looked good.

"Mum, you guys will open another piece of land next to the field tomorrow, and plant the taro I picked out."

Shan Amu nodded and said, "Okay, shall we plant it as you planted it last time?"

"Hmm! The same method as last time."

Yaohu said to Dashi: "Tomorrow you and I will go to see Muba together. If he proposes to join us, this cave will not be able to live there."

Dashi nodded and said, "Yes! We only have one cave."

Yao Xiaoqing looked at the cave, it was already quite crowded, and if there were more than a dozen people, it would be impossible to live without removing the earthen stove.

"Father, it's getting hotter day by day. Tomorrow, we'll build a bamboo shed next to the cliff, and build two earthen stoves, and we'll cook food outside. You can use bamboo rafts to separate the cave, so you can live in it." gone."

Yaohu thought for a while, "Okay, put the salt, bow and wooden arrows under Xiaoqing's bamboo bed. And Xiaoqing's axe, don't let Muba and the others know."

(End of this chapter)