These piles are driven down approximately every half meter, and more and more densely are nailed at the corners of the wall.
After this work was carried out for about eight days, there was a row of wooden piles about thirty or forty centimeters high above the ground on the excavated foundation on the westernmost side.
It is somewhat similar to the steel bars standing on the foundations of later generations.
The wooden piles appear to be uneven in height. There is nothing we can do about it. After all, there are no axes, saws, hatchets or other tools that can break the wood. It is already very rare to have a similar size that is sufficient. The size should be kept consistent.
But it’s so difficult to be a human being.
However, the wooden stakes nailed into the ground have uniform specifications, and must be at least forty centimeters, because the bottoms of these tree stakes were marked at forty centimeters by Han Cheng and his underage students.
The tree stumps have been nailed, and the next thing to do is to weave wooden rafts and then beat them against the wall with mud.
The minors in the tribe have already provided enough branches for weaving rafts.
Because the branches needed to make the rafts didn't need to be very thick, they had complete ability to snap them off fallen trees.
The preparation of wooden rafts is relatively simple. You only need to arrange the branches of suitable thickness and relatively straight on the ground, and then use relatively flexible rattan to weave and fix them horizontally.
It's a bit like weaving a bamboo mat.
Of course, the techniques are not exactly the same, and the wooden rafts are much rougher than the bamboo mats.
Among the adults in the tribe, the one with the most dexterous hands was lame. Because his legs and feet were inconvenient, he could not hunt and do heavy work like the others. He did not want to be an idler, so he put a lot of effort into his hands.
To use a not-so-good analogy, this is similar to the fact that the hearing and touch of blind people are much stronger than those of ordinary people.
In the organization of the raft, Lame is the most important general.
Han Cheng had never done this before. He had only seen it before and knew some general methods. After telling Lame about it, the two of them started to study everything.
The technology of this thing is not complicated, but it only took a day, and the results were already achieved.
However, this thing is different from weaving a fish cage, because things like tree vines are much harder than ropes, and without a certain amount of strength, it is difficult to weave it, at least not Han Chenggong can do it now.
After researching and determining the weaving method, Han Chengcheng called two more skilled people to learn how to weave rafts with him...
Wooden rafts three meters long and over half a meter wide were erected horizontally on both sides of the foundation at the south corner, facing each other.
In the middle of the two wooden rafts, there are two tree stumps about half a meter long, with some uncleaned branches on them.
The two tree stumps are one at each end to prevent the two rafts from coming together.
The two wooden rafts are tied evenly with four canes, and one end is vertically blocked with a wooden raft half a meter wide and one meter long. The same is tied firmly with rattan, so that a cuboid model is ready.
Next, we need to pour the reconciled mud into it.
There are also things to pay attention to when mixing mud. Simply casting such a wall with mud may not be viscous enough, so when mixing the mud, Han Cheng added some rope grass that was cut into half-meter lengths, and others that were not as tough as the rope grass, but
Other grasses, which are still very tough, were put in, and even a handful of salt was sprinkled into it.
Rope grass, etc. play the same role in the mud as thin steel bars, and can connect the mud to a greater extent.
As for the salt…
Han Cheng really didn't know what role it would play inside, but he remembered that he had put it inside when he saw someone making a living clay pot base before.
Since it is put inside, it must have its meaning. Han Cheng attaches great importance to this wall. Salt is not particularly rich for the current tribe, but it is more difficult to build a wall.
In order to prevent this thing that took so much effort to create from having any regrettable flaws, Han Cheng sprinkled salt in without hesitation.
The construction of the wall is also inseparable from division of labor and cooperation.
Some people are responsible for carrying water, some are responsible for digging soil and mud, some are responsible for getting the live mud into the space circled by wooden rafts, and some are responsible for spreading the mud flat, and then after accumulating a certain thickness, they start to use their heads.
A large, thin wooden stake was used to pound the mud hard, making it stronger and condensing into one body.
Of course, the mud cannot be too thin. You only need to make the lifted soil moist, mix it with grass and salt, and stir vigorously for a while. Then you can use animal skins and previously burned earthen pots to add wood to the wood.
Fill in the gaps between the rows.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Laying wet soil onto porcelain is an extremely laborious task, and it is done by strong adult men such as the first senior brother and the second senior brother.
The muscles on the elder brother's arm swelled, and then suddenly stretched out, and a muffled sound of 'dong' was heard.
The muscles on his arm swelled again, and the wooden stake in his hand rose accordingly, and a mark the size of a bowl appeared on the wet mud.
This mark is at least half a centimeter lower than other places!
Sweat slipped from his body and fell to the ground, breaking into eight pieces.
The beauty of labor and hard work are intertwined to form a picture called life.
There may be casual success in this world, but there are really not many such successes.
The vast majority of successes are flowers that have been watered with blood, sweat, and tears only after a great deal of hard work and hardship.
This section of the wall, which is about nine meters long and half a meter high, has finally been built. This section of the wall also includes a corner.
Han Cheng did not rush to have the rafts removed, but put another layer of rafts on top, still following the previous operation...
Because the foundation was dug 30 centimeters deep previously, after three consecutive layers of wood were laid down, this section of the wall was only about 1.20 meters above the ground.
This time it can only go so high. If it goes any higher, it will need to be put up.
The vines binding the wooden rafts were broken by the senior brother and the others with stone knives and grinding strips. They then used a stick to pry the edges a few times, and the wooden stools stuck to the earthen wall had fallen off.
After seeing the wall, Han Cheng's somewhat anxious heart finally calmed down. Although the surface of the wall was not flat, it was overall very good, with no cracks or looseness.
Although they are made of soil, the thickness of half a meter, the tough grass in the soil, and the hard beating of the senior brother and others have caused them to undergo qualitative changes.
After experiencing this kind of tempering, they are no longer the loose ball of soil that can be kneaded by others!
The senior brother imitated Han Cheng's example and stretched out his hand to touch and push on the earthen wall.
At first, he was worried that he would push the earthen thing down, so he didn't use much force.
It was just a trial use of force. After seeing that the earth wall was fine, I gradually increased the force.
In the end, the eldest brother suppressed his blushes and his neck was thick, and he couldn't do anything about the earthen wall.
He looked at the earthen wall and then at Han Cheng, his eyes bright. The wall that the Son of God mentioned did not disappoint!
