Desert Island Survival: I took my concubine and raised wolf cubs

To burn bricks, you must first build a brick-burning kiln.

Brick-burning kilns are actually somewhat similar to cave dwellings left over from charcoal burning, but they are larger than charcoal-burning ones.

The old-fashioned brick-burning kilns are all single, with a large kiln door underneath to facilitate the transportation of materials in and out.There is a stove inside, and the furnace body is round.In the middle, there is a big belly with a slightly narrow upper mouth.

The brick-burning kiln Wen Xian wants to build can burn tens of thousands of bricks at a time.

Baking bricks is very complicated. They have to work separately. Those who dig the loess dig the loess, those who build the kiln build the kiln. In addition, manpower is allocated to make the adobe bricks.

Bricks are made of adobe, so the adobe must be made first.

To make adobe, you must choose good loess. There should be no stones or sand in the loess.If there are any, they have to be sorted out.

When the stones are cooked, they will turn into quicklime, which will burst when exposed to water.If such bricks are used to build a house, it will most likely turn into a shoddy project.

Sand and soil cannot be touched by water, and the same goes for red soil.Therefore, these two cannot be used to make adobe.

Put the dug loess together, dig a hole in the middle and pour water into it.After all the soil is soaked, knead the loess into mud.

The mud should be moderately blended, neither too wet nor too dry.If it’s too wet and too soft, it won’t be easy to mold; if it’s too dry, it won’t stick together.

In addition, brick molds are also needed to make adobe.Brick molds are made of wooden boards in a rectangular grid shape with fixed dimensions.

After the film transfer is completed, the reconciled mud is lifted up and dropped into the brick mold pit.

After that, squeeze the four corners with the palm of your hand to cut off the mud that is higher than the surface of the pit. Then pick up the brick mold, take off the adobe and lay it on the ground to wait for it to dry.

In order to prevent the mud from sticking to the mold, a layer of sand or plant ash needs to be sprinkled in the mold pit in advance.

The same goes for the ground where the adobe is placed.

After the adobe is finished, it is transported to the brick kiln to prepare bricks.

The adobe blocks were stacked upright one on top of another, leaving chimneys and gaps in between.

On the top, a layer of broken adobe is used to lay a flat layer without leaving any gaps.Then bury a thick layer of soil on top and leave a few openings for chimneys only near the kiln wall.

After the adobes were stacked, they started to light the fire, and then they continued to burn day and night for about half a month until the adobes on the top were also cooked.

Baking bricks is a technical job. If the adobe base is not well built, the middle will most likely collapse and the firing will fail.

And if the fire for burning adobe is not good, some parts will not be cooked thoroughly, and it cannot be burned into bricks.

If you make any mistake in any link here, all your previous efforts will be wasted and you will have to start all over again.

Therefore, Wen Xian led everyone to do all these processes day and night.

Of course, so much work cannot be done by fifty people.Therefore, she also arranged for those who drove the sea and those who beat chestnuts to come and help.

Later, in order to rush for time, hundreds more people came in.

She had to burn more bricks at once, otherwise she would not have enough bricks after half a month and would have to wait another half month.

The weather will get colder by then, and I don’t know if there will be any accidents.

If the brick-making fails this time, she will build an adobe house first.

During this period, Wen Xian had someone build an adobe house first.It’s time to arrange the work of boiling salt indoors.

Everything was going on in an orderly manner, but Wen Zhan still didn't come back.

While the bricks were burning, Wen Xian asked Zhu San to take her back to Sun Island first.

This time, in addition to picking up Carpenter Xue and his daughter, she also had to ask Jiang Jingwan and the others if they wanted to move to Death Island now.

After all, it was already the beginning of October. After she returned to Death Island again, it would be the busiest time to build a house. She would definitely not be able to return to Sun Island for a while.It is more likely that she will have to wait until spring after the new year and the ice on the sea melts before she can go to Sun Island again.

Therefore, she had to ask Jiang Jingwan and the others what they thought.

Although the houses on Death Island have not yet been repaired, they can live in yurts first, which will allow them to experience the exotic customs in advance.

In addition to Zhu San and the others who went back with her this time, Wen Xian also brought two other boats to help transport things.

This time we returned to Sun Island in the evening. It was late at night, and Wen Xian didn't meet anyone else the whole way home.

After sending her home, Zhu San returned to Zhu Mansion.As for the people she brought over, except for those who followed secretly, everyone else stayed on the ship.

The lights in the house are brightly lit and everyone is still awake.Taking advantage of this moment, Wen Xian told them her next plan.

When Wen Xian asked whether she would move to Death Island, Jiang Jingwan immediately responded: "Move! Madam, I will go to Death Island with you this time."

There are still five months until spring next year, and she feels extremely panicked when she thinks that she won't be able to stay with Wen Xian for these five months.

After so many things, she has already regarded Wen Xian as her pillar of support.Five months of separation on the island was not something she accepted.

Xia Zhi said with a cold face: "When are you leaving? I have put away my things."

She had already packed her parcels and was waiting for Wen Xian's order to move her family.

Wen Xian:......

She said helplessly: "Aren't you afraid of going hungry and freezing? The house over there hasn't been built yet."

Hu Keer took over: "That's better than us being separated. Wherever Madam is, we'll be there."

Without Madam, what use would she have as a great housekeeper?

"Yes, let's go together." Zheng Rou and Zhou Hui nodded.

Sheng Lian'er and Bai Qiangwei also quickly echoed: "Wherever Madam goes, we will go."

However, Fang Jiaren had a headache and said, "What should we do with the land in our backyard?"

She wanted to leave, but she couldn't bear to part with the vegetables grown in the backyard.

Wen Xian pondered for a moment and said: "Since we have to go, we can only leave all the family affairs here to Mrs. Qin.

Including the vegetables in the backyard, Mrs. Qin was asked to help take care of them.When you come back next time, take the mature ones to the Island of Death. "

"You want to come back here?" Jiang Jingwan said in surprise.

She thought that after going to the Island of Death, she would definitely not return to the Island of the Sun.

But according to my wife’s wishes, I will return to Sun Island in the future.

"Of course we want it back." Wen Xian said matter-of-factly, "We have paid one year's rent, and it hasn't expired yet.

Besides, even if he moved to Death Island, he would still have to do business with Zhu Qing in the future.I come here to stay for a few days from time to time, and it's convenient in every way. "

To put it bluntly, Sun Island is their second refuge.

If there is anything on the Island of Death, then retreat to the Island of the Sun.Therefore, she never thought that she would never have contact with Sun Island.

Jiang Jingwan nodded and said: "Madam, you are far-sighted, but I am narrow-minded."

"Okay, now that we've decided, let's start packing tomorrow." Wen Xian waved her hand and said, "The sooner the better, we have to go back to Death Island to repair the house."