After finding a good place to build a house, and the originally planned two-day trading meeting ended without any resolution, Xu Chen spent the rest of his time guiding and helping the Thunder tribe build wooden houses.
The structure of a wooden house is much simpler than a house with a masonry structure, and it can be built much faster if there is enough wood.
First select some thicker and longer wood as the house pillars. After planning the size of the house, dig a hole at the designated location, place stones underneath, burn the bottom of the wood until the surface begins to carbonize, and then plant these support pillars.
Backfill with rocks and soil and compact tightly.
After having the pillars, the next step was to build them in imitation of the stilted buildings of some local ethnic minorities in Guizhou. Although there were no sharp processing tools or very careful construction drawings, everything was simply built according to the way Xu Chen remembered it.
But after all, they had experience in building wooden platforms and had a construction team of hundreds of people. Therefore, these simple-structured stilted buildings were built very quickly. In just half a day, the frame of a small square courtyard in a circle was completed.
In order for the Lei Clan and a group of guiding craftsmen to live here as comfortably and safely as possible, this small square courtyard is not too small in size, eight meters long and five meters wide. It is surrounded by large shops on all four sides and is not divided into separate rooms.
The reason for this design is firstly to save wood and shorten the construction period, and secondly, it is also in line with the current actual situation.
The Thunder Clan had just moved here, and they had been living the tradition of a large family living together in a cave, regardless of gender, age or child, and were accustomed to this kind of living situation.
The most important thing is that these woods have just been cut down, and they were cut down in the spring. The wood is very humid and will seriously deform over time. In addition, the temperature in spring and summer is high and there is a lot of rain. It will definitely decay faster. There is no need to be too careful.
Exquisite.
In addition, it is not easy to store fire in wild fire pits. It is designed with such a ring structure. The small courtyard left in the middle can be covered and turned into a large pergola. It is relatively dry and safe to make fire for cooking.
Moreover, Datongpu can accommodate more people and temporarily accommodate the Lei Clan and the craftsmen who live here.
Of course, it is impossible for two people to live in a room like the Ba people. Time is too short, and Xu Chen cannot help them complete a large-scale building.
This small courtyard on stilts is not only the product of an idea, but also an emergency residence.
If the Thunder Clan wants to live comfortably, they have to be self-reliant and slowly think of ways.
He is a man who aspires to be the Witch King and unify the nine states. His goal is to be the stars and the sea, not to be a wet nurse or a contractor.
After building the frame of the stilted building, all the wood was used up.
In order to complete the project as quickly as possible, Xu Chen did not let people continue to cut down the trees. Instead, he cut wooden sticks as thick as eggs, and then used these wooden sticks to directly tie them as walls like building a chicken coop and duck house.
Making sticks is much easier than cutting down trees. Even without stone knives and axes, these barbaric guys can break them with bare hands. Hundreds of people worked together and got back several large piles in just one day.
Xu Chen directed a group of people to use rattan bark ropes to continuously tie it up. The small courtyard of this square stilted building soon became complete and full.
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After arriving at the Gonghuo Clan, the twin little witch sisters did not live with Xu Chen and others, but were arranged to live in the cave where the old witch lived.
First, they have noble status and have always lived alone, so they are not suitable for such large-scale mixing of men and women.
Secondly, there are too many people in the Gonghuo Tribe, and the mixture of fish and dragons is very complicated. Xu Chen is not worried about staying on the river beach and mixing with the people coming and going.
In order to take care of the twin sisters on the way here, Xu Chen specially selected six young and strong women from the Gonghuo tribe to be maids. These six women also went to Dawu Mountain Cave to take care of them. For safety,
Xu Chen also separately arranged for a group of hunters to accompany and guard him and stationed them near the cave.
In the past few days, according to Xu Chen's instructions, the two sisters used the Chenwang Dictionary and the animal skin books they brought to teach the Gonghuo Tribe about writing knowledge. Every day, the Gonghuo Tribe's great witch excitedly summoned a group of clan chiefs from the affiliated tribes to study and listen to the lectures carefully.
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However, after learning that Xu Chen used wood to help the Thunder tribe build a house they had never seen before, the two sisters could not restrain their curiosity and ran with the old witch and a group of tribal chiefs to watch the fun.
For three consecutive days, they witnessed with their own eyes that the house had grown from scratch and finally turned into a strange stilted building. They were so excited that they couldn't describe it in words.
The twin sisters had long been accustomed to Xu Chen's magical power of creation, so they just watched curiously.
But the old witch and a group of patriarchs were almost crazy with excitement.
When they watched the wooden platform being built a few days ago, they were amazed and deeply impressed by Xu Chen's creativity.
But when they saw this wooden house appear, they realized that Xu Chen's magic was even more incredible than the legend.
All their tribes have been living in caves for generations. As the tribes expanded and could no longer accommodate them, either due to internal conflicts or objective reality, they had to separate into groups and tribes and leave their homes to find suitable caves to continue to thrive.
After seeing the mud-brick compound in the Ba tribe, the old witch kowtowed to the ground in fear and awe. At the same time, she was also excited to discover that there were magical dwellings in the world that could be lived in without the need for caves.
But she always thought that the house was just that kind of house and that it was very complicated to build.
It wasn't until now that she realized that the wood that was available everywhere could actually quickly build a house that was more spacious and comfortable than a cave.
In this way, the Gonghuo people no longer need to struggle in the mountains, but can use this method to build a large number of wooden houses to obtain sufficient living space.
The chiefs of other tribes think so too.
Natural caves are located in remote locations, and the environment is very harsh on both large and small scales. In addition, water sources must be found nearby, otherwise no matter how good the cave is, it will not be suitable for living and survival.
But the appearance of wooden houses immediately opened a window to a happy life for them, allowing them to see a completely different way of living and living environment.
Therefore, during the three days of building a house, Xu Chen was always surrounded by a large group of middle-aged and elderly women. He was like a handsome and wealthy young man walking around Qinhuai Street, surrounded by a large group of old madams soliciting customers.
, there is absolutely no room for rest or privacy, and there are people waiting around for you when you pee or poop.
Now that the house was finally repaired, the old witch and a group of tribal leaders were all stunned by this wooden house. They walked around inside, touched it and drooled, wishing they could take the house as their own.
Xu Chen finally let out a long breath, feeling a little embarrassed when he looked at these old ladies.
I have finally finished practicing. If I continue like this, not to mention ten days and a half month, I am afraid that I will go crazy in three to five days.
And looking at such an ugly stilted building, Xu Chen's face was so twitching that he couldn't stop it.
Most of the pillars are crooked, and the whole house looks crooked.
The lack of large-scale wood can only increase the number of pillars, so the whole house looks like a dark building in a comic, with legs densely packed underneath.
Moreover, the construction speed is fast, and it is impossible to do it carefully. In many places, wooden sticks are sticking out. The thatch on the roof is also very irresponsible and uneven in thickness. The piles seem to be falling from the sky at any time.
Falling off the roof.
Due to various careless construction conditions, the whole house looks like a very primitive and barbaric atmosphere.
It is indeed the primitive era, no matter how you repair it, it is ugly.
Although Xu Chen was not convinced by his dark technology, he had to be convinced. This was the epoch-making log mansion that he spent three days and hundreds of manpower building.
After the main body of the house is completed, the finishing work is relatively simple.
Dig drainage ditches around the inside and outside of the house.
Some areas that seemed unsound were further reinforced with stones and wood.
A crude and simple fire pit was built with stones under the pergola in the center of the courtyard.
The thorns and weeds in front of and behind the house were cleared and the open space was leveled. After the lime was burned out, the entire house should be deeply treated with lime both inside and outside to reduce diseases, pests, bacteria, repel snakes and insects, etc.
Another day passed, and after cleaning, the wooden house looked brand new inside and out.
The old witch, a group of clan leaders, and hundreds of men, women, and children from the Gonghuo Tribe Alliance Tribe who were watching were all completely shocked beyond words by this huge wooden house that came out of nowhere. Apart from watching and yelling every day,
Eyes shining and saliva dripping.
Lei and a group of tribesmen were so excited that tears filled their eyes.
They never thought they would be able to live in their own house so soon.
And it looks so exquisite and beautiful.
Many women and children ran around in the house all day, going in and out to observe and familiarize themselves with their new home, and even began to decorate thatched cottages. While a group of men helped with the work, they also left the simple belongings they brought with Xu Chen.
The pottery, linen, and other goods were all moved in and put away.
As soon as the great shaman of the Gonghuo Tribe built the fire pond, he hurriedly asked people to go back to fetch firewood and light the fire pond.
When the green smoke rose from the pergola in the center of the house, the wooden house instantly took on the fiery atmosphere of human life.
Thousands of people cheered and cheered around the house.
This spacious house that had never been seen before stood like a miracle on the bank of this wild basin.
For the first time, human beings used their own hands to create a great miracle building.
"Your Majesty the Witch King, Xie Ga..."
Lei was so excited that he lay on his hands and knees in front of Xu Chen, choked and speechless.
"Your Majesty the Witch King, Xie Ga!"
Dozens of men, women, and children from the Lei Clan all lay down in front of Xu Chen and cried with joy.
"Your Majesty the Witch King, you are the greatest disciple of God, we are proud of you!"
The twin sisters held staffs and squatted in front of Xu Chen, pious and respectful.
"Your Majesty the Witch King!"
Thousands of men, women, and children from the Gonghuo Alliance, led by the old witch and a group of clan leaders, all knelt on the ground and worshiped.
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