The daily farming life of the black-bellied young lady

Chapter 26 Building a Utility Room

Chu Ying saw that there were already 6 rows of firewood and felt that it was not enough. Chu Ying didn't understand the situation here, but considering the current temperature, it will be very cold when it snows, so it is better to prepare more firewood, but the kitchen has put a grinder. The good chestnuts are not enough. Even if you move all the chestnut powder to the attic of the bedroom, there will not be much firewood here.

But it is not a wise choice to spend money to build a house for firewood. Chu Ying wanted to build a house with two sloped roofs and four walls by herself.It doesn't have to be very strong, it's mainly for firewood.

Chu Ying picked some mustard greens that were emerging and thinned them out, otherwise some mustard greens would not be exposed to sunlight when they grow up.Chu Ying cut some bacon and stir-fried it in a clay pot, then put the mustard greens in and added water to simmer for a while.This mustard green is almost the same as today's green vegetables.

After eating, Chu Ying went to the woods to look for not very thick branches, small trees about the size of a wrist, cut a dozen of them, carried them back and forth several times, and moved all the branches to the open space west of the kitchen. use stones to knock the branches on the ground, and make 6 deep holes forming a rectangle. Use a stone ax to cut 4 thicker branches into the same length. Go in a little bit and step on it with your feet.

Insert the two taller branches into the two holes in the middle, and then cut out 3 branches of the same length to cover the roof, and the length is slightly wider than the width of the rectangle.Tie them to the tops of opposite branches with straw ropes to form three tied shelves like door frames.

Chu Ying had thought about building a conical hut or a triangular hut, but this kind of regular house can hold more firewood.Chu Ying tied two branches at one end with a rope, stretched the bottom of the two tied branches, and put them on the highest beam to form the slopes on both sides of the house, and placed the tied branches at a distance , until the entire slope has been placed branches.

After the frame of the whole house was finished, Chu Ying took the sickle and went to the lake to cut the reeds, swaying in the wind with many gestures, simple and unpretentious and full of wildness.

Reed has strong adaptability and high biomass.Its reed leaves, reed flowers, reed stems, reed roots, and asparagus can be used as good pasture grasses with high feeding value.Tender stems and leaves are eaten by various livestock.

Chu Ying saw the roof made of reeds, which looked like a fluffy hat from a distance, stylish and warm in winter and cool in summer.But it is not so easy to cut, because the stems of the reeds are a little dry and stiff in winter, and Chu Ying is exhausted after cutting them, so she tied up the reeds with a rope, and tied a rope so that it would be firm so that it would not fall apart on the road. .

It is easy to cut reeds, but difficult to carry them home, but the thought of having a storage room for firewood and other items can only swing a little numb legs.When they got home, Chu Ying scattered a large bundle of reeds on the ground, and neatly tied the cut ends together into several small bundles.

In the house, Chu Ying fixed the bundles of reeds neatly from the bottom of the roof slope up to the roof where the branches were intertwined.After one side is tied, I feel that the arm is no longer my own.

Chu Ying looked at the uneven but thick slope from the outside. Small bundles of reeds were tied vertically on the slope, and Chu Ying tied a few more bundles of reeds to the sparse places above.

In fact, the reed roof can be made to look good, but Chu Ying does not have this technology, as long as it can prevent rain, be strong enough to eat and support the snow covering it.

Although there are still some reeds, Chu Ying took the sickle and went to the lake to collect more. The roof on the other side needs to be covered with reeds, and Chu Ying also plans to use reeds on the wall, but it will be dark soon, and she can’t When it gets dark, we can only collect more while the sky is still bright, so that we can rush to build the house when it gets dark.

In fact, Chu Ying didn't want to finish it in one day, but after it was built, Chu Ying wanted to finish it.After moving 3 times, I finally moved enough reeds to the house before dark.

Chu Ying tied some horizontal branches on the three sides of the wooden frame, and then put the long reeds upright in front of the branch wall, starting from the middle, passing through a branch, and then passing through the top branch, and then going down. Do the same for half reeds.In this way, the reed is stuck in the middle of these branches in an S shape.

Once the reeds are worn, push them aside to make the wall surrounded by these reeds denser and thicker, so that rainwater will not enter.Fortunately, unlike the previous house, sawing boards was required.

After the three walls were finished, Chu Ying filled the right half of the door opening with reeds in the same way as before, and tied branches on the left half, leaving a doorway underneath.After stuffing half of the reed, bend the remaining half and continue to fill the small piece above the door opening with reeds.

This door of Chu Ying has already been thought out, but the sky is a bit dark, Chu Ying built a fire at the door, and can continue to work under the light of the fire.

Chu Ying used a few thin branches to make the size of the door, tied horizontal branches in the middle, filled the door with reeds, and then stood the door next to the pillar next to the door opening, and used a rope to go up and down on the left side of the door. They are all fixed to the pillars.

Because the door is made of thinner branches and reeds, it is not very heavy, and it can be opened by lifting it when opening the door. It can also be used for a long time, and the fixed rope will not be damaged due to excessive opening.

Looking at the completed house, Chu Ying finally breathed a sigh of relief, and could have dinner in peace.After dinner, Chu Ying was not idle, she continued to grind chestnuts, looking at the bad chestnuts that already had 2 baskets, it would be great if the bad chestnuts could be useful.

Chu Ying knew that people would be poisoned if they ate bad chestnuts, and the chicken in the kitchen would also feel uncomfortable if they ate them. Let these bad chestnuts be put in the woods and let them degrade by themselves.

After grinding the last few chestnuts, Chu Ying stretched and thumped her sore waist.The chestnut matter was finally done. Chu Ying looked at the small water tank filled with chestnut powder and 6 sacks of chestnut powder next to it. These chestnut powders were estimated to be more than 300 catties. She really worked hard these days. The kitchen There is no place to stay anymore. Tomorrow, I will move the chestnut powder to the attic first. When I have time, I will take a few bags to Qin Zhong's place. Now I can finally eat without worrying about it.

Chu Ying lit the candle she made last time, and it could continue to burn. There was some black smoke but not too much. This little light was very heart-warming in the dark night.When Chu Ying went to the bedroom, she blew out the candles, and when she lay down on the quilt, she felt as if the fixed parts were scattered on the bed without any parts.

Tomorrow Chu Ying must sleep until she wakes up naturally, no one will care about her, maybe she is too tired, Chu Ying fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow, her hands kept moving when she was dreaming, as if she was grinding chestnut powder.

But in the morning when Chu Ying was still dreaming of the Spring and Autumn Dream, a young woman with a pretty face shouted outside the door, "Little sister, little sister, are you home? Mother asked me to bring money." Chu Ying thought it was still a dream , Put the quilt over your head and continue to sleep.There is no such good thing as falling money in the sky. I haven't woken up from my dream, so I have to continue to do it.

(End of this chapter)