Clay must not only be used to make walls, otherwise Bifang would not waste so much effort.
He also uses clay to make blast furnaces and blast furnaces to make iron, all of which require clay materials.
Bi Fang inserted a wooden stick and mixed the clay and water, just like mixing cement. Soon a burst of gray water appeared on the surface of the clay pit, along with silt.
"Has anyone ever washed gluten? It means putting the kneaded dough in water and washing it. After washing the starch, the remaining sticky mass is gluten. Our current process is similar to washing gluten."
After Bi Fang stirred for a while, he shoveled out the washed clay inside, drained the water, and successfully washed out a ball of clay that could be used.
After scooping out all the clay, Bifang quickly ran into the forest. After a while, he pulled out several thick vines, as thick as his wrist, and then dragged the vines around the shed.
The end and end are not connected, and a distance of one meter is left as an exit.
After that, Bifang used more canes to surround the pillars on the roof of the shed, leaving one meter at the same position as a door. When the canes were piled up to one meter high, a wall of vines appeared.
But one layer on the outside was not enough, so Bi Fang continued to look for vines and added another layer around the inside of the pillar.
There are two layers of vine walls inside and outside.
Between every two vines, Bifang used small fiber ropes to tie them together.
When watching Bifang pull the vines and the entire roof of the shed shake, the audience couldn't help but worry that it would suddenly collapse.
"That's why I need two layers, the inner and outer. I can seal the support pillars directly later, so that unless the pillars are directly exercised, they won't fall down."
Bi Fang kicked the vines, and the whole house was shaking, but it was still very strong. After the clay is applied, the wall will be connected to the earth and will be stronger.
"The vines alone are not enough. I just used it to make a support structure. Next, we have to apply clay on it. Do you know composite materials? Reinforced concrete is a typical composite material. The steel bars inside can make the whole body taller.
The structural strength is similar here."
After doing all this, Bi Fangjian pressed the clay, poured it on the wall, and spread it bit by bit with his hands to make the shape of a wall.
【Resin concrete!】
【Awesome!】
【Looks pretty solid.】
[Awesome, build one in my house today]
In order to make the wall more beautiful, Bifang also used a small, uniform wooden stick to roll around the clay wall and flatten it to make it smoother and the corners became square.
It took a full two hours to complete the clay wall, which was around four o'clock in the afternoon.
Starting from noon, it took several hours of work to build the wall. It was not an easy task.
"Now we just need to wait for the clay to dry and harden. We can light a bonfire in the house to make it dry faster."
Bi Fang came to the inside of the house. The current shelter was the real shelter. Once the clay dried, it would be a natural wall that could be attacked, retreated or defended.
As long as you don't encounter super-large creatures such as white-limbed bison and Indochinese tigers, there is basically no problem. Many venomous snakes cannot climb up the one-meter-high smooth wall.
This is what makes Bifang the happiest. Cold, slippery snakes have always been his least favorite creature. He is sincerely happy when he thinks that he will no longer have to worry about such creatures sleeping next to you in the middle of the night.
Not only that, the pillars supporting the roof of the shed have also been sealed. As long as it is not a direct section, it is almost impossible for the roof to fall down.
"Fortunately, I had the foresight to build the roof higher, otherwise the lighting would be affected now." Bi Fang stood in the house and looked around.
The wall is close to one meter. Fortunately, the roof of the shed was built jointly by Bifang and Leonardo, and the edge height is more than two meters. Now more than one meter of lighting is left, and it truly feels like a "house".
"It's just that the interior is too monotonous, it's all brown soil, but there's nothing you can do about it. Don't wastefully choose to lay a lot of thatch. It's not impossible, but you also have to face two problems."
Bi Fang added some firewood to the bonfire: "Firstly, if there is too much hay, it will easily attract a lot of small bugs. You need to regularly drive away the bugs. Secondly, it will easily cause fires. It is best to stay within three meters of the bonfire."
Do not place flammable materials unless you choose to light a bonfire outside the house."
"In addition, since the wall has been built, we must not forget to add an extra drainage ditch, otherwise you will be very uncomfortable once it is flooded."
Bi Fang pointed to a groove in the ground and explained that the design of the shack also has a lot of particularity.
Different numbers of people build shacks of different sizes and shapes.
"If you are just one person, then a shack with a diameter of three meters is enough, which not only provides sufficient space, but also facilitates heating."
"Don't overestimate the space you need. The diameter of three meters is already impressive. Even if Leonardo and I jointly built it, you can see that it is only less than four meters in diameter."
Bi Fang stood up, walked to the side of the wall, and walked seven steps in a straight line inside the shack.
The distance of a normal person's step is 45cm to 60cm. It can be seen that the space of the shelter is indeed as Bi Fang said, with a diameter of about four meters, or even less than a little.
"For a team of six people, building a shack with a diameter of five meters is enough, and even that can accommodate nine people."
"The location of the fire pit is also particular. If oxygen can penetrate from the ground, the fire will burn more vigorously. We can achieve this purpose by digging four trenches underneath. Starting from the four walls, dig a channel in each direction to lead to the fire pit.
Of course I won’t bother with this.”
"The last thing is the location of the exit of the shack. Normally, the exit of a shack built in the wild should not face the south. Although that way has the most sunlight, we are not in a crowded city. If you want to dry your clothes or bask in the sun, you can do that.
Just walk a few steps and you’ll be out.”
Glutinous rice
"We need to point the exit toward the east, which is the direction where the sun rises."
Bi Fang pointed at the gap in the wall that he had specially made. The gap was not completely undefended. Instead, a layer of clay similar to a threshold was piled directly on the gap. It was not high, but as high as a palm, and several holes were dug in it.
The holes are used to install the gate. Bi Fang sharpens bamboo and arranges it in a grid. One long one and two short ones are arranged together. The long one protrudes and can be inserted into the hole. The other end is sharpened so that the animals can
It's hard to climb up.
The only real gap in the entire wall is the drainage ditch. If it doesn't rain, it can be blocked directly with stones.
Not only is the terrain of the shelter high, it is also located not far from the stream, in a relatively open area with a radius of several hundred meters. It is the only place where you can clearly see the sun, but the line of sight is still narrow.
"Facing the east exit, in the early morning, the sunlight coming in will wake you up, so you will feel very happy, both physically and mentally. Keeping your mood happy is the most important thing in the wilderness."
"Unless we are in terrain such as deserts or snowfields, we cannot do anything at night. That is the hunting time of wild beasts, which is inconsistent with human beings' own work and rest time."
"As you will know from watching my videos often, unless I am making tools at night, I usually go to bed before nine o'clock in the evening. I basically wake up at sunrise and come back at sunset."
In the wilderness, you must make full use of your daytime time. There is no entertainment at night, and you can only do some simple jobs if conditions permit.
"If you had the exit facing the other direction, you would find that you would wake up later because the shack would be darker, which is an irreparable loss."
Across the ocean, Peter nodded vigorously.
Many overseas netizens also agree.
It is precisely because of Bifang's regular life that they lead an irregular life.
But for domestic netizens, they are both sad and happy.
[In order to watch Lao Fang’s live broadcast, I just kept a regular schedule]
[To be honest, I went to bed before Jiu Qian, woke up at six o'clock, and took another half an hour to forty-five minutes of sleep at noon. I was really full of energy for the whole day]
[Me too, those things where I have to go to bed early and get up early in order to follow the live broadcast]
[Staying up late consumes too much energy]
[It’s okay, if you get enough sleep, you don’t have to stay up late]
"No." Bi Fang shook his head, "Many people think that as long as you get enough sleep, it doesn't count as staying up late, but this is actually wrong. Even if you get enough sleep, if you sleep during the day and play at night, you are interrupting the biological clock.
.”
The biological clock is mysterious, but it does exist.
Disorders not only cause physical fatigue and mental weakness, but more importantly, they harm human health.
"Some people may say that the biological clock can be adjusted, but can you adjust the sunrise and sunset? Humans are diurnal animals, just like bats are nocturnal animals. This is determined by our genes and evolution. No matter how you adjust it, you can't.
Changed, unless you stay in a completely sealed room all day long, your biological clock will definitely be messed up."
【Awesome】
[Stop watching, it’s half past five, it’s time to have dinner]
【So early?】
"Is it so late?" Bifang raised his head and realized that the sunlight had turned orange. He patted the dust on his hands and stood up, "Then let's see how the wall is doing?"
When I came to the wall, I stretched out my hand and pinched it. The surface of the clay had begun to harden, but the air in the rainforest was very humid, so it would probably take some time for it to completely dry out.
Fortunately, after checking it again, Bi Fang found that there were no obvious big cracks in the wall, which meant that he had done a very good job and could basically declare this to be a successful wall.
"It's time to eat."
Bi Fang fished out the fresh fish from the pond nearby. Yes, it was a pond.
The pit where the clay was poured was vacated, so Bifang dug some deeper, poured water in, and made a pool to raise the live fish he had just brought back.
As long as the basic problems of food and clothing are solved and a stable source of food is available, life can basically get better and better.
After scraping off the fish scales, removing the internal organs and wrapping them in leaves, Bifang carried two fishes and was about to enter the shelter for a barbecue when suddenly there was a rustling sound from the leaves beside him.
In the first venue, the crowd who were just about to leave stopped silently.
"Is there a sound just now?"
"what sound?"
"I didn't hear you clearly...I saw that they all stayed, so I stayed too..."
"It seems like something is approaching. Listen, the sound is getting louder and louder."
As the sun was setting and approaching dusk, Bi Fang moved silently and grasped the wooden spear leaning against the wall.
The rustling sound of the leaves grew louder and louder, and finally there was a clatter.