There is one layer of ash tunnel, two layers of fire chamber, three layers of insulation layer, and a dozen or so circles on top to form the kiln chamber. Finally, yellow mud is used to seal the gaps between the adobe bricks, and a simple kiln is assembled.
When Yao Xiaoqing ran to the foot of the mountain to collect firewood, he went back to the mountain to get a lighter.
He carried the firewood over, stuffed the firewood into the four furnaces, grabbed a handful of twigs and lit them with a lighter, stuffed them into the furnaces and started heating the kiln.
Xiong Niu and Mu Ba carried sand and gravel to the foot of the mountain and saw that Yao Xiaoqing had already built the furnace.
Xiong Niu looked around the kiln and asked, "Xiao Qing, what are you building?"
"A kiln for burning shell ash," Yao Xiaoqing looked at the bull, "Uncle Niu, the adobe bricks cannot be exposed to the rain. You guys can come over and build a shed here later to protect it."
The bull nodded cheerfully, "Okay, we have sifted out a lot of shells and gravel, and they will be here after we make a few more trips."
Muba followed the bull to the river, "Brother Xiongniu, I have never heard of what Qingwu said. I originally heard that the leader's son Yan Yu of the Qiushan Great Witch Tribe is very capable. Now it seems that he can't compare.
Come to our green witch."
"I know. I heard that their jars were made by Yan Yu. Look, our jars are better than theirs." Yao Xiaoqing Xiongniu looked proud when talking about it.
Muba glanced at Xiongniu and said with a smile: "You are right. Brother Xiongniu, I heard from Wolf that the weapons you and Mufeng carried last time were not as good as those of the Giant Bear Tribe.
Is it also made by Qingwu?"
Xiong Niu spoke vaguely, "There are many things in the Green Witch Association, and I don't know which one you are talking about. You will know it later."
The bull looks silly, but in fact he is a ghost.
After listening to Xiongniu's words, Muba knew that he had asked too many questions, but he felt that he had sincerely joined the Yaoshan tribe. He felt that as a leader, he would not hide from them and deny them powerful weapons. Maybe he asked at the wrong time.
"Brother Bull, I thought we were brothers from the same tribe. Last time I heard the wolf talk about it, I felt curious, so I asked. Don't worry too much."
Xiongniu stopped and looked at Muba, and said calmly: "Brother Muba, I'm not overly concerned. There are really many things in the Green Witch Association. You will know about it later."
Muba looked at him and said sincerely: "Brother Xiongniu, I believe it."
The two looked at each other and smiled, striding towards the river.
The work was in full swing by the river, and the men were sweating profusely. In their interest, they imitated wild beasts and howled at the other side of the river, scaring away a group of waterfowl and wild ducks.
Compared to the men, the group of women in Shan Amu is not so harmonious.
Grandma hadn't worked for a long time. The wild vegetables she pulled up were packed with soil into the vegetable basket without even pulling out the roots.
Mu Ya couldn't even tell the difference between wild grass and wild vegetables. After working for a while, he started to lose his temper.
Shan Amu shook his head secretly after seeing this. Such a woman can't even work as well as Yaya. Don't the women from the leader of the Sishan tribe work?
Yun Amu saw several other women working hard, and the wild vegetables and roots they picked were also clean. She nodded secretly, luckily there were still a few who were nimble.
When Shan Amu saw Big Amu put the wild vegetables with soil into the basket again, he walked to her and said to her with a smile: "Sister, you need to rub the roots of the wild vegetables, otherwise the basket will be full of mud and it will not be good to go back."
Clean.”
Grandma looked at the wild vegetables in her hands, then looked at the wild vegetables in other people's hands, and said with a sly smile: "It's been a long time since I went out to collect food, and I forgot to clean the grass roots."
Arriving in front of the bamboo forest, Shan Amu saw that the two baskets were filled with wild vegetables and shouted loudly: "Let's walk faster and go to the river in front to see if there are any wild duck eggs in the grass?"
After everyone agreed, they walked from the foot of the mountain towards the river.
Once you step out of the woods, there is no shelter, and the scorching sun shines down on your body, making you very uncomfortable.
Shan'am stood in front of the grass and shouted to the people behind him: "Sisters, if you are afraid that there are worms hiding in the grass, please tap it with a wooden stick before pulling out the grass."
Everyone obediently hit the grass with wooden sticks. Some people heard a rustling sound in the grass. When the sound disappeared, they opened the grass and started looking for it.
Mu Ya opened the grass, and the weeds scratched her hands and face, leaving red marks that were burning and painful. She looked up at the sky and wondered why she had never noticed that the sun was so fierce before. She no longer wanted to endure it anymore, and threw the wooden stick in her hand on the ground.
, sat down on the grass and shouted with tears in his eyes: "Grandma, my hands hurt, I want to go back."
Big Eminem looked at her distressedly, "Oh! This girl has never done such a job before, and it's okay after she has been doing it for so long."
"Mu Ya, you have never been out looking for food. If you are too tired, just find a rock to sit for a while and wait for us to come back to pick you up."
"I'm afraid there are insects in the grass, please accompany me back." Muya looked at her with aggrieved face.
Big Eminem looked at the women who came to the front and said loudly on purpose: "You girl, I have to find food. How can I stay with you? Why are you disobedient?"
Shan Amu was a little impatient when he heard this. Who are you talking to? You think Mu Ya is the leader’s daughter, and so does Xiao Qing! If Xiao Qing were like you, we wouldn’t even have food to eat.
I finished eating the kudzu powder. After walking for so long, I didn’t even see a piece of taro or yam. There are so many people, why don’t you need to eat it at night?
"Sister, we haven't found enough food yet. I think you are tired too, so just stay here with her!" After saying that, he turned around and left with the others.
Grandma looked at them walking away and felt a little ashamed, but she really felt sorry for Mu Ya, so Yang kept her daughter.
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Yao Xiaoqing heated the kiln while carrying firewood. After an hour, he felt that the kiln was almost hot. He picked up the wooden shovel and shoveled the shells into the sack, carried it and poured it into the kiln, one layer of firewood and one layer of shells.
The kiln was filled to a high level, and a layer of adobe bricks was laid on top of the firewood. Firewood began to be added to the furnace, and the fire in the furnace was burning brightly.
Several fire tunnels kept burning fires, which required a lot of firewood. While she was burning the fire, she was transporting firewood here and there, spinning like a top.
When Mu Feng and Zhi came out of the forest with Kudzu on their backs, they immediately saw Uncle Shui working by the pond. They walked over quickly and asked, "Uncle Shui, is my father back?"
Uncle Shui turned around and saw the two of them, smiled and nodded: "You're back, why have you been gone for so long?"
The two of them put down their backpacks, sat down on the ground, took out their bamboo tubes and took a few sips of water.
Zhi said with a smile: "Uncle Shui, there are a lot of kudzu roots in that forest. They are too deep to dig. We dug for a long time and piled them up there. We only got so much back."
"Ouch! I have to get it back quickly! What if it's piled there and eaten by wild animals?"
Uncle Shui was so anxious that he dared to pile kudzu roots so far away. Why did he forget the feeling of being hungry so quickly?