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Chapter 119 Firing
After working all afternoon, Ye Yan was trying to erect a half wall. The yellow soil was not completely dry, it looked very dark, and some palm leaves could be seen mixed in it.

Ye Yan blocked the head of the bed and the two walls facing the island. Bamboo sticks and palm leaves were buried inside, and the soil mixed with plant ash gave people a solid sense of security.

The wall is about 8 centimeters wide, and all the soil is used for only two walls. If you are interested, you can calculate how much soil was used. One side is 2X4 meters and only half of it is pasted, and the other side is 1.5X5 meters. area of ​​meters.

And Ye Yan left a hole in the wall in advance, and he planned to use it as a window, which happened to be in the opposite position, one side looked at the island and the other side looked at the sea.As for the part of the wall at the head of the bed, Ye Yan thought about it and decided not to keep it. Too many openings will inevitably make the wall's heat insulation effect worse.

At sunset, the dim sunlight passes through the clouds, skims over the mountain peaks, and shines into the sea, with jagged rays of light, bathing the whole crescent moon island in golden brilliance.

Seabirds sing in the distance, a gust of sea breeze blows by, and the swaying branches make a "rustling" sound. Everything has an end, and today will usher in an end. The whole island is exceptionally quiet and peaceful.

Ye Yan stopped working and sat by the bonfire. The excavated soil has been used up, and he can only continue working until tomorrow. However, today's results are still good. The wall has been nearly half completed, and the soil pot and The jug is finished, and I pray that the firing will go smoothly tomorrow, otherwise Ye Yan will have to do it all over again.

Tomorrow, I will cut some bamboo again. Ye Yan plans to make a window shield. He has already made a hole on both sides above the reserved window. At that time, he can use a wooden stick to tie the bamboo pieces, and then insert the wooden stick into the hole. , it can be made into a window that can be opened and closed outwards.Similar to the ancient sliding windows, as long as they are opened, they can be propped up with sticks.

In the wilderness, as long as you have a certain amount of hands-on ability and a little whimsy, you can live a very nourishing life. Of course, this must first be based on sufficient resources.

After eating some barbecue and replenishing his strength, Ye Yan opened his eagle eyes, followed the moonlight and firelight, and continued digging with a wooden shovel. He couldn't wait to build the earth wall.

After digging continuously for more than two hours, Ye Yan has dug at least one cubic meter of soil even if the tools are not working well, which is enough to fix the rest of the wall. Next, we only need to adjust the soil. .

"Good night, City Lord Ye, although it's just getting dark here."

"Good night, Lord Ye."

"Good night, Lord Ye!"

"good night!"

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The viewers who knew that Ye Yan was about to go to sleep all wrote good night words in the live broadcast room, which was heartwarming, but it was a pity that Ye Yan couldn't see it.

At around nine o'clock in the evening, Ye Yan, who was sore all over, fell asleep directly on the bamboo frame, and fell into a sweet dreamland.

The next day.

Ye Yan woke up early, biting charcoal to clean his teeth, took a mouthful of rainwater to wash away the charcoal shavings in his mouth, and then washed his face with the rainwater from yesterday, feeling much refreshed.And Cui Xing came to greet him, then left, leaving Luo An behind.

Ye Yan ate some wild leopard meat as usual. In fact, the consumption of wild leopard meat was far beyond what Ye Yan expected. The main reason was that he ate too much and had no carbohydrates. He could only supplement by eating meat every day. With hot weather, high-intensity labor, and accelerated physical exertion, Ye Yan can consume about five catties of meat a day, which is really delicious.

Then I took the jar, went to the forest to wash up and came back, filled some water by the way, and poured a little plant ash for the taro.Taro is easy to grow, as long as some of its rhizomes are buried in the ground, it can germinate, but the follow-up care is more troublesome, and there must be enough water.And every time the taro grows taller, it needs to be covered with more soil. It will not fully grow until it lasts for 5 or 6 times. This is the method of planting taro in the south. Ye Yan doesn't know the difference between tropical taro.

Back at the seaside camp with two cans of water in his arms, Ye Yan was already ready and started firing the furnace. The firing time for a furnace of pottery is about 6 hours, or even longer.The firing requirements and time of porcelain are extremely strict, and some have to be fired two or three times a day at a time.However, clay ware is not as strict as porcelain, so it does not need to be so strict.

Ye Yan knocked on the pottery made yesterday. It has dried and hardened, and the color is still a little new. The surface is smooth and can even be compared with some glazed ones. After all, Ye Yan spent a lot of time polishing it.However, these unfired clay ware will still turn into a lump of mud after encountering water.After being fired, the soil will undergo complex chemical reactions, and it will become porcelain.

He put the fire from the fire to the fire mouth below the kiln, and put the earthen pot, jars and pot lids in. Because the earthen pot is relatively large, it must be placed obliquely, otherwise it will block the entire flame below. .

After everything was done, Ye Yan covered the air-dried tiles, took out the wood he had collected earlier and stuffed the entire fire port, increased the firepower, and waited until all the wood was burning, the kiln was completely penetrated by flames, and the blazing flames jumped, Like an imprisoned beast, the gaps in the tiles burst out. As long as the flame is kept on, it should be completed in 5 or 6 hours.

Ye Yan breathed a sigh of relief, success or failure now depends entirely on destiny, even though the ancient craftsmen prepared the embryos, carefully applied the glaze, and were careful in every link, but when the semi-finished products were finally sent into the kiln, their hearts are all suspended.People cannot see what is going on inside the kiln. It is full of accidents and uncertainties. Maybe one fire is too big, and then the fire is down, or there may be a sudden gust of wind, and the porcelain in the whole kiln may be completely destroyed.

So they all worshiped the gods before opening the kiln, in order to preserve it completely.

Especially those craftsmen who fired porcelain for the emperor.

Ye Yan took a deep breath and said, "Mo Qing, you can just watch the fire here, and you don't need to keep watching, just stuff some wood into it at regular intervals."

Mo Qing nodded and replied, "Okay."

And Ye Yan was on the side, making the soil shoveled yesterday, part by part, into the shape of a volcano, pouring water, plant ashes, and shredded palm fibers into the "crater", kneading and mixing, because Ye Yan really didn't want to I went all the way to fill the water again and again, but fortunately I was so heartbroken that I took the sea water and stirred it on the spot.

Maybe this will reduce the lifespan of the earthen wall, but it doesn't matter, anyway, the lifespan will have to be 40 to [-] years.

So one morning, Ye Yan spent the whole morning building a house. The whole process was a bit boring, but there was no way around it. Survival in the wilderness is like this. Ye Yan’s show is not about survival. Although the two look similar, they have completely different focuses. Ye Yan wants to survive in the wilderness for a long time, and survival in the wilderness is to change places with one shot, in order to return to civilization as quickly as possible.

Therefore, Ye Yan must make complete preparations, a solid and reliable residence, a steady stream of food, and an inexhaustible source of water to ensure that he can stay in one place for a month, half a year, a year, or even more than ten years. as long as.

He wants to completely conquer the wilderness like the ancestors of mankind, instead of bowing his knees under its hands!

　There is another update tonight, Xiaopiaopiao...

　　
　
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