Prehistoric: Lord of the Nine Heavens at the Beginning, the Mythical Kunpeng

Chapter 248 Huangdi builds a house!

As Leizu took the other women of the tribe, they extracted the silk threads from the collected strange fruits, and then made them into clothes. The men in the tribe all put on new clothes.

This new clothes is so light and thin that it feels like nothing when worn on my body.

In this way, even in the hot summer, everyone feels a lot cooler and no longer have to wear heavy animal skins.

Everyone thanked Lei Zu for finding clothes suitable for summer.

Huang Di was also very happy that his wife could share his worries and contribute to the tribe.

However, as the tribe gradually grew and the population increased, a new problem appeared in front of the Yellow Emperor.

Previously, the Suiren clan taught people to use fire, and the Chao clan taught people to build their own homes in caves or trees.

However, as the population increased and the tribes grew larger, the number of caves could no longer keep up with the population growth.

A family of two, or even three or four generations are crowded into a narrow cave. Not only is the sunlight blocked, but a musty smell emanates from the interior of the cave.

Several generations have lived together in caves, which also makes the people in the tribe feel that they have no privacy.

When I prepare to give birth to a younger sibling for my child at night, I will also receive the curious eyes of the child.

Many people have already reported this issue to Huangdi.

Huangdi was also very worried about this.

Until one day, Huang Di, who was working, discovered a strange creature in the fields.

I saw this little thing, slimy, with two tentacles, and carrying a big and heavy shell behind it.

Huang Di was curious and picked up the little thing to observe, but was surprised to find that the little thing had completely retracted its body into its shell.

"interesting!"

"Even this little thing has a nest of his own, but as a human race, we don't have one."

Thinking of this, Huang Di threw away the farm tools and returned home.

Taking out the tools used to cut down trees, Huang Di quickly cut down several big trees, and then used the tools to prune the branches on the big trees.

Then, Huang Di buried the tree trunk deeply in the ground and fixed it with ropes.

Not long after, a strange object that was enclosed on all sides and open to the sky appeared in front of Huang Di.

"The top must be covered, otherwise it will not be able to protect it from wind and rain."

"There must be a door on all sides, otherwise there will be no way out or in."

Thinking of this, Huang Di left a gap on all sides, and then fixed it with a few pieces of wood to make a simple upper cover.

After putting the upper cover on it, a thing that can protect it from wind and rain is ready.

"The thing is ready, but it doesn't have a name."

"Otherwise, just call it a house."

Huang Di said, giving this newly created thing a name.

Leizu had just come back from drawing silk, and he became curious when he saw this strange thing appearing at the door of his cave.

"Huang Di, what is this?"

When Huang Di saw that Lei Zu was back, he was also very interested and introduced him to Lei Zu.

"Well, recently, many people in the tribe told me that with the increase in food and the increasing population, the caves are not enough."

"Besides, it's really inconvenient for several generations of a family to live in a cave."

"So I was thinking, can we make something similar to a cave to protect humans from wind and rain?" Lei Zu walked around the house and couldn't help but admire Huang Di's ingenuity.

"Huang Emperor, with this, it doesn't matter how many people there are in the tribe, just cut down the trees and build a few houses."

"But, can this thing called a house really protect you from wind and rain?"

"Look, the sun can shine in up here, and the rain will definitely seep in."

After listening to Lei Zu's words, Huang Di realized that the house he had built was still flawed.

However, this did not trouble Huang Di.

Huang Di came to the river and cut down some thatch. After carrying the thatch back, he placed it above the house to block the light leakage.

Then, Huang Di came to the river again, mixed some mud with river water, and smeared the mud on the top of the house.

"Okay, these are opaque and should be able to withstand rain erosion."

Huang Di patted it, his hands covered with mud, looking at his work with satisfaction.

The news that Huangdi had a new invention spread like wildfire.

The people in the tribe rushed to see Huangdi's new invention.

"Huang Di, is this thing called a house?"

"With this thing, you don't have to worry about it being inconvenient for three or even four generations to live in a cave."

"Also, don't worry. As the tribe's population grows, there are not enough natural caves. Digging the caves yourself will require huge manpower and material resources."

To dig a cave, even with the tools at hand, would take several young adults and several days.

Once the place to dig a cave is rock, the time spent will increase exponentially.

However, if the excavation place is made of soil, it is very likely that, if you live well, suddenly one day, the top of the cave will collapse, causing countless casualties.

Because of the various disadvantages of caves, Huang Di's new invention was sought after by the entire tribe as soon as it came out.

Every family sent their young men to Huangdi to learn how to build houses.

As the co-leader of the human race, the Yellow Emperor did not hide his secrets at all. Not only did he spend all his money to teach people how to build houses, but he also personally helped the tribesmen build houses.

Within a few months, most families in the tribe were living in this new type of house.

Moreover, what is even more commendable is that this new way of living is spreading to several surrounding tribes at a very fast speed.

Huang Di and Lei Zu had also moved to the newly built house. During the day, Lei Zu was in front of the house, spinning silk to make clothes.

At night, go back to the house and rest.

Because it can see the sun, the house no longer has the disgusting musty smell in the cave.

The health of the people in the tribe is also much better than before.

Everyone praised Huangdi as the co-leader of the human race and for doing a good deed for the human race.

The historian Cangjie took out a white bone and slowly carved two lines of text on the bone with a sharp stone.

"In the Jiazi year, Leizu, the wife of the Yellow Emperor, discovered the white fruit and used its silk to make clothes. The fruit is light and the material is soft, and the clothes are cool."

"In the same year, Huangdi used wood and stone as raw materials to build houses and no longer lived in caves."

(End of this chapter)