Houses made of pure wood are called woodcuts because grooves are carved out of the wood using knives and axes, so that the houses have edges and corners.
The reason why Lu Lu chose to build wood-cut ridges is because the winter weather in Xing'an Mountains has extremely low temperatures, often reaching minus 30 or 40 degrees Celsius. If the house is made of bricks and tiles, if it encounters frost damage, the temperature will change drastically, and the soil will expand and contract with heat.
A freeze or bulge will cause the foundation to sink and the house to crack.
The wooden corrugation is made up of individual pieces of wood, fixed and buckled by the four-corner grooves. It is quite strong and cannot be stretched no matter how hard it is stretched.
In the past, when building wooden ridges, stone piers were used to cushion the four corners of the house. However, cement is not so difficult to obtain these days. Lu Lu chose to cover the house with stones and fill it with cement, which was more effective. This was also the practice of later generations.
In Xing'an Mountains, there are forests everywhere, and forest farms are scattered everywhere. Nowadays, if you want to use wood, you can get it everywhere, and no one will care.
But after more than ten years, the mountains full of wood will no longer be touched casually.
Forest protection prohibits indiscriminate logging, and many trees have directly become protected plants.
At that time, if you imagine building a pure red pine wood carving like now, the wood alone will not be affordable for ordinary people.
Moreover, Lu Lu has already designed and built this wooden ridge according to the housing function of later generations, and it will not be out of date until the end of his life.
If this thing is taken care of, it won't be a problem for it to stand for a hundred years.
The big house alone covers an area of 180 square meters, plus a series of things such as barns and a surrounding yard, it is also a big house.
Moreover, this can also be regarded as one of Lu Lu's dreams: falling asleep smelling the fragrance of pine wood.
This is the taste of nature.
Chen Xiuyu seemed very excited. She got up early in the morning without going to the ground. She was busy making dumplings filled with cucumber fillings for Wang Dalong and others. After inviting them to eat, she also participated excitedly.
She had already known that moss was needed to build wood carvings, so she specially called Chen Xiuqing to help collect it in the nearby mountains and forests, and then transported it back by horse-drawn carriage.
Lu Lu was also looking forward to it and stood nearby watching Wang Dalong and the others build it.
The red pine trees selected from the red pine forest on the hillside were very regular and almost the same thickness. After peeling, they stretched the thread according to the required size and put them on the wooden frame. They used a big saw pulled by two people to cut both sides flat.
Then use a chain saw, an ax and a chisel to carve out the grooves, and use four pieces of wood in one room to make the adjacent pieces of wood interlock with each other. Then drill holes into the wood with a drill and reinforce it with wedges made of the same red pine wood.
Layer one layer upon another, stacked together without a single nail.
Wang Dalong is indeed a well-known craftsman in woodcarving. His work is so beautiful that the pieces of wood fit together perfectly.
Between the layers of wood, there was a layer of moss collected by Chen Xiuyu and Chen Xiuqing.
Don't underestimate this layer of moss. It can fill the gaps between the wood tightly, which can prevent air leakage and adjust the room temperature. Moreover, it can prevent wind from entering and water from splashing in, making it a real winter decoration.
Warm and cool effect in summer.
It doesn’t take Wang Dalong to tell Lu Lu to know that this was built entirely according to Lao Maozi’s method. The moss between the layers of wood. After Lao Maozi built the wood carvings, he even tried to feed the moss, which shows that its effect is extraordinary.
Although in the Northeast, people prefer to use yellow mud under the black soil to smear and block the gaps, but for Lu Lu, that would lose the flavor of wood carving.
Lu Lu believed that once it was built, with doors, windows, and wooden tiles installed, his house would be a very beautiful mountain villa.
Yuan Baoniang and the four others seemed to be curious about this house. Lu Lu followed him wherever he went, wagging his tail and watching Wang Dalong and the others knocking around.
Near noon, Chen Xiuyu and Chen Xiuqing sent back a load of moss again, and Lu Lu stood aside and watched excitedly.
"Brother Lu, isn't this house too big? It's twice as big as someone else's house."
Chen Xiuqing was also extremely envious.
"It's better to be more spacious, Qingzi. When you save enough money to build a house in the future, remember to make it bigger so that you can live more comfortably." Lu Lu suggested.
"As I am now, I don't know how long it will take to save enough money to build a house." Chen Xiuqing also had a headache.
"Haven't you already saved a few hundred yuan?"
Lu Lu said with a smile: "You don't need to own a piece of land like me and have a thousand dollars to build a house."
Just cut the wood on the mountain, all you need is labor.
"But I want to buy a gun first!" Chen Xiuqing said, "With a good gun, we can better hunt and make money."
"It's not wrong to think so. It can always be built."
Lu Lu winked at him and asked Chen Xiuqing to look at Wang Dalong who was busy working on the foundation. He deliberately raised his voice and said: "It's not a problem to find an old man who can build a house and build a house."
Chen Xiuqing's face suddenly turned red. She stared at Lu Lu with bulging eyes and shook her head vigorously, fearing that Lu Lu's words would be heard by Wang Dalong.
But Lu Lu actually told Wang Dalong on purpose.
Upon hearing this, Wang Dalong, who was immersed in his work, raised his head and looked at the three people standing side by side watching in front of him. He smiled, but didn't say much. He just glanced up at Chen Xiuqing from time to time, not knowing what was going on in his heart.
What to think about.
Feeling extremely embarrassed, Chen Xiuqing quickly turned her head to the side and started scratching her head unnaturally.
Chen Xiuyu looked at her brother's appearance, clenched her fist, smiled and hit Lu Lu on the shoulder: "I'm going to kill you!"
"I'm not going to help him figure it out. With your brother like this, he doesn't know when he'll dare to speak. I'm helping him!"
Lu Lu lowered his voice and blew into Chen Xiuyu's ear. After speaking, he raised his head and looked at the sky: "Let's go, I'll cook with you."
Wang Dalong was busy coming to work at Lu Lu's place, so the work in the fields was handed over to Zhao Meiling and Wang Yan. They were very busy, so Chen Xiuyu took over the cooking to save Wang Yan from wasting time running back and forth every day.
"Whatever you do, just stay there, it's not like I don't know how to do it!"
Chen Xiuyu still refused to let Lu Lu take action.
"It's almost better..."
Before Lu Lu finished speaking, he suddenly heard Yuan Bao whine in the direction of Caodianzi.
This is a signal that prey is present.
He was stunned for a moment and looked at Caodianzi.
In addition to chasing the wind and grazing in the meadow, the twelve deer seemed to be no longer so afraid of people after adapting during this period, and often went to the meadow to eat and lick salt.
At this time, the deer were staying under a big oak tree by the river to enjoy the shade.
The four Yuan Baoniangs had already adapted to the existence of the deer herd. Even if Lu Lu coaxed the two oldest fawns and brought them in front of them, Yuan Bao would remain indifferent. The three pups would just come over and sniff them.
It's like you didn't see it.
They have regarded the deer as a part of the meadow and will not make such a sound at all.
Lu Lu's eyes suddenly narrowed. He believed Yuan Bao's judgment that there must be wild animals nearby.
But in broad daylight, there are often people moving around in this meadow, and there are four Yuan Baoniangs. What kind of wild things would appear at this time?
Seeing that Lu Lu's expression suddenly became serious, Chen Xiuyu quickly asked: "What's going on?"
"Go and get my gun and bullet bag from the cellar!" Lu Lu was still looking intently in the direction indicated by Yuan Bao.
The brother and sister both heard Lu Lu talk about the characteristics of Yuan Bao. Chen Xiuyu did not hesitate and hurried back to Dixiangzi to get the gun.
Just when Chen Xiuyu ran to the gate of Dijiangzi, Lu Lu saw the deer jumping over the river in panic and running towards the opposite side of Caodianzi.
Another figure jumped out from the creek and woods.
Not to mention Lu Lu, even Chen Xiuqing saw the thing clearly and shouted: "Brother Lu, it's a tiger cub!"
“吜…吜…”
Before Chen Xiuqing finished speaking, Lu Lu had already issued a pursuit order to the four Yuan Baoniangs.
Obviously, the lynx came for the deer.
Damn, they all came to the meadow.
How arrogant!
I saw the lynx chasing the nearest deer very quickly, leaping up and rushing towards the deer.
The fawn had not yet been weaned, and had no ability to escape when faced with such a vicious beast that could kill even a female deer. It was immediately pinned to the ground by the attack, and was about to be bitten.
When the doe heard the fawn's scream, she turned around and, even though she had no horns, lowered her head and charged towards the lynx. The lynx jumped to the side in fright, but she boldly did not run away immediately, but instead
He squatted on the ground, raised one front paw, and grasped in the air, standing in a stalemate with the doe.
The fawn took the opportunity to run away, and the doe was about to turn around. At this moment, the lynx suddenly jumped up, hugged the doe's head, and opened its mouth to bite.
This whole process only takes four or five seconds.
Lu Lu was horrified to see Yuan Baoniang and all four of them barking and rushing towards them. How dare they be so bold and bent on hunting.
If a doe is bitten on the neck, with the lynx's three centimeter-long sharp teeth, the doe will be bitten to death within a short time of jumping around.
If the deer that was finally caught from the mountains was bitten to death, it would be a huge loss.
Now, to Lu Lu, these does are like chickens laying eggs, and eggs laying chickens. In the long run, they are worth more than a lynx.
How could he be bitten to death under his nose?
Lu Lu couldn't wait any longer, so he turned around and ran towards the cellar. He saw Chen Xiuyu holding a gun and preparing to get out of the small door of the cellar. Lu Lu took it and ran towards the cellar with it.
However, when he came back, he saw that the doe had already run away and the four Yuan Bao Niang were rushing towards the ridge by the river to catch up.
Apparently, seeing the four Yuanbaoniangs rushing toward her, it became frightened, gave up hunting the doe, and fled into the forest on the hillside again.
Lu Lu kept chasing after her without stopping. Although the doe had escaped, he began to worry about the four Yuan Bao Niangs again.
The lynx in the Northeast is large and can grow up to 30 kilograms, which is not much smaller than the wolf. If it encounters a lone wolf, it can be hunted.
In summer, when food is plentiful, wolves will disperse, because a single wolf has a good chance of successfully hunting. In this case, a confrontation with a lynx can kill the wolf.
The three puppies are only four months old, and their hunting instincts have just begun to develop. Even with Yuan Bao leading them, there are times when they are hard to guard against.
He had just watched a lynx hunt piglets more than ten days ago.
This thing is much more cunning than imagined.
Lu Lu ran, and Chen Xiuqing followed suit.
Not to mention that Lu Lu's leg injury is not completely healed yet. Even if it is intact, he is no match for Chen Xiuqing when it comes to running, and he is quickly overtaken by Chen Xiuqing.
Unable to jump across the river, Lu Lu ignored the fact that his shoes and trousers got wet and ran all the way. On the contrary, Chen Xiuqing went to the river and endured it for a while, but was passed by Lu Lu again.
Seeing Lu Lu like this, Chen Xiuqing didn't care, ran across the river and followed Lu Lu into the forest.
Above, the four Yuan Bao Niangs were screaming fiercely.
Lu Lu and Chen Xiuqing quickly climbed up in the forest using their hands and feet. When they got close to the fence, through the gaps in the trees, they could see the lynx squatting on the top railing of the fence, looking down.
Blocked by the railings, the four Yuan Baoniangs barked at it.
When Lu Lu saw this situation, he immediately stopped, held the gun to his face, and prepared to aim and hit directly.
Before he could take aim, the lynx had already noticed what was going on in the forest, jumped off the fence and went into the forest behind the mountain.
Lu Lu could only put down the gun angrily and climbed up towards the ridge while panting heavily.
When they arrived at the fence, the barking of the four Yuanbao Niangs gradually stopped.
Needless to say, Lu Lu also knew that the lynx had run away.
"This lynx is very brave!" Lu Lu said in a low voice as he looked through the fence at the forest behind.