Traveling through ancient times to farm and build infrastructure

Chapter 259 Chapter 259
The old uncle also nodded, "There is still plenty of work! The fence must be built quickly, otherwise the food grown will not be enough for wild animals to spoil."

Jiang Li laughed and said, "Uncle Hu, it's no wonder that the Yaoshan tribe has developed so prosperously in just two years. Amu and Abo are our role models."

Yaohu nodded, "Yes! Thanks to them."

Yao Xiaoqing arranged Xia and Hongye to help out in the cafeteria, and let them learn how to cook.

The next day, it was another sunny day.The women had finished their work in the fields, and the weeders were left behind, while the others went out to gather food.

Yao Hu, Jiang Li and the others went to the mountain to cut trees and build a shed.Ada and Tugen led the men and continued to fence the fence.

Muba and the others continued to cut down trees, and the big tree took people to the river, picked up stones and carried them home, sifted oyster shells, sand and gravel, and prepared for building walls.

Uncle Ah Chong took a dozen old uncles to the bamboo forest to dig bamboo shoots.

After sowing, everyone is still busy.

Yao Xiaoqing was at the foot of the small forest, looking at the protruding hill in front of him, and thought of the earthen kiln.

The grass shed upstairs is crushed by snow every year, and covering grass is also a troublesome thing.In the past, there were no saws or nails to make purlins or rafters, but now we have tools to remodel the grass shed upstairs and cover it with tiles once and for all.

She plans to dig an earthen kiln to make bricks and tiles.Lifting the shovel and digging a few times, seeing that it was clay, he nodded in satisfaction.It is not far from the pond, and it is convenient to use water for making bricks and tiles.The small trees cut down can be used to build awnings.

Yao Xiaoqing greeted Muba and asked him to cut down the bushes around the hill and then returned to the tribe.

At the foot of the mountain, I saw oyster shells piled up beside the kiln.

Shui Bo and some old uncles were loading oyster shells into the kiln. Seeing her come back, they said, "Xiaoqing, I think we should build two more kilns to fire bricks and oyster ash."

Yao Xiaoqing nodded, "I found a mountain bag over the grove, let's put the oyster shells into the kiln, light the fire and go over there to dig the kiln."

It didn't take long for the kiln to be filled with oyster shells, leaving one person to guard the kiln.Yao Xiaoqing took Shuibo and the others to the grove with hoes and shovels.

The bushes around the hill have been cut down.

Yao Xiaoqing led a few people to dig out the low-lying clay and pile it by the pond. It took four or five days to cut off the low-lying part of the hill.

At this time, Muba and the others had already cut down the trees from the pond to the open space, and they just waited for the wolf to lead the men to dig the ditches.

The market on the mountain has been built on the mountain. There are two rows of wooden sheds along the mountain road. The roof of the sheds is covered with a layer of thatch, and wooden beds are laid inside the sheds.

After the bazaar was completed, Yaohu, Jiang Li, Mufeng, Leopard and warriors went into the mountain to hunt, and by the way, spread the news that the Yaoshan tribe had set up a bazaar.

A batch of oyster ash and lime has been fired, and a lot of stone and sand have accumulated.Dashi took Muba and they began to build the wall, pens and houses in the north.

Yao Xiaoqing led people to dig in from the foot of the mountain, and pulled out a kiln door about five feet wide and six feet high. The clay dug out was also piled up into a hill.

A big pothole was dug out, and a flue was dug out from the top of the mountain. Red bricks were brought in and a chimney was built with big stones. The entrance of the cave was built with red bricks. If you press it firmly, the shape of the cave dwelling is a bit like an upside-down big iron pot.

More than a dozen people have been busy for more than half a month, and an oval earthen kiln has basically been completed!
Seeing everyone happy, the wolf came over with a smile, "Our canal will be dug tomorrow."

Yao Xiaoqing went over to look at it, nodded and said, "Tomorrow we can dig the canal under the pond."

"Well! It will take some days to go down to the river!"

Talking, the wolf walked to the entrance of the cave and looked at it for a while, "How many bricks can be fired in such a kiln at one time?"

Yao Xiaoqing shook her head, "I don't know." She remembered that when her family built a house, the earthen kiln in the village could burn 5000 yuan of bricks at a time.At that time, the family was building a house, and everyone came to help step on the clay, break the soil embryo, and make bricks and tiles when the farming was slack.

Ah Shuibo smiled and said, "It's so big, I think it can burn a lot."

Yao Xiaoqing nodded with a smile, "Let's level up the open space first, build the grass shed, and make the bricks. Once the kiln is fired, we'll know."

Ah Shui nodded, "Okay, let's start working!"

Everyone leveled the open space next to the kiln for two to three hundred square meters, and two men pulled the stone and rolled it on the well-leveled open space, and rolled it several times to compact it.

Ah Shui led people to build the grass shed, and it took several days to build the brick sun-drying and brick-making grass shed.

Once the thatched shed is ready, it's time to start making adobe bricks.

Dig out a pile of clay that was piled aside, pick up impurities such as tree roots, grass roots, and stones in the soil, break the soil, and then pour an appropriate amount of water into the mound. It can be mixed with mud.

Yao Xiaoqing went back to the tribe and asked Dashi to help make a few thin iron wires, bend them into a semicircle with a wooden stick, and fix the iron wires at both ends of the stick. After being tied, it looks a bit like a bow. Masons call it a bow .

Dashi thought it was her new weapon, "Xiaoqing, this is no different from a bow!"

Yao Xiaoqing gestured a few times, "I used it to scratch the clay that I stepped on. In the past, the kiln was small, and I didn't need much clay piles at a time. Now, the adobes made at one time are about the same as those made ten times before. I dig them out by hand. Fingers can't take it."

"Oh!" Dashi understood.

Yao Xiaoqing thought about it and said with a smile: "Uncle Dashi, the original brick molds are not enough, please help me make some more brick molds."

Dashi nodded readily, "Okay, I'll give it to you tomorrow morning."

Early the next morning, Dashi sent the brick mold to Yao Xiaoqing's house.

After breakfast, Yao Xiaoqing took Uncle A Chong, Uncle Shui, and some brick makers, and took two cattle to the kiln.

Yao Xiaoqing drove the cattle in circles in the soaked mound, and A Shuibo and the others stepped on the clay with bare feet.

Turn until there are no small bumps in the mound, and then use a shovel to gather up the clay, go back and forth several times, and step on it for a while until the clay is firm and no longer sticks to your feet.

It is not until the clay is gathered into an earthen wall that the mud will not collapse down.

Uncle Ah Chong picked up the brick mold and went to dig the soil to fill it in. Yao Xiaoqing hurriedly stopped him.

"Uncle Chong, use this! This is called a bow, and I asked Uncle Dashi to help me make it from thin wire."

Several people took the bow that Yao Xiaoqing handed over, and said with a smile: "Isn't it just a bow!"

"Uncle Chong, what are you doing watching me?"

As Yao Xiaoqing said, he picked up his drawing bow, scratched a piece of clay about the same thickness as the brick mold on the clay wall, beat it into the brick mold dipped in dry sand, and then placed the brick mold on a small stone slab about the same size as the brick adobe. On the top of the brick mold, scrape off the excess clay on the brick mold with a scratching bow.

Knock out the bricks from the end to the back and place them vertically.

(End of this chapter)