Traveling through the world of beasts: Controlling the system and building infrastructure
Chapter 55: Building a Kiln
An Ruochu walked slowly towards the source of the sound, holding a wooden chair in his hand and blocking the way.
She wondered if something had slipped in when she wasn't paying attention.
When she arrived at the west room and looked around, she didn't see anything, but the sound seemed to come from the wicker basket she brought back from the White Rabbit Tribe.
Where does the bird's chirping come from when there is only hemp rope in the wicker basket?
Carefully removing the hemp rope, An Ruochu and the little thing in the wicker basket stared at each other.
"Ah? Is it so magical? It came out by itself without anyone incubating it?" An Ruochu looked at the broken eggshells in the wicker basket, and then looked at the baby bird that was about half the size of her forearm in disbelief.
After a brief pause, An Ruchu was immediately overjoyed.
"I don't know whether it is a male or a female. If it is a female, the eggs will be free from now on."
After taking the little bird out of the wicker basket, An Ruochu took the animal skins he had been given earlier and spread them in the wicker basket again, using it as a temporary nest.
The situation was urgent, so she only took three eggs. Only one bird hatched, and the other two were silent. But getting one was already a pleasant surprise. She originally planned to eat the eggs, but now she got an extra bird.
"However, don't waste the remaining two eggs. See if they can hatch baby birds. If not, eat them later." An Ruochu moved the two eggs to the kang where she lived and laid out a few animal skins to keep them warm.
Only after doing all this did An Ruochu go out.
First, find a group of little cubs and ask them to catch some insects.
"As long as you catch some bugs, you can exchange them with me for something delicious!"
For the cubs, food is the most tempting thing. Yesterday, several cubs ate the spicy potato chips that An Ruochu made for them. Today, when they heard that they could get something delicious again, they were so excited that they were like chicken blood.
An Ruochu looked at them leaving and smiled faintly.
After feeding the bird, she immediately went to look for Uncle Dun.
The houses in the tribe had basically been built, except for a few young and strong male houses that had not yet been completed. However, the construction team was already very skilled in building houses, so Dun didn't need to watch over them for a while.
"Uncle Du En, I'm here for an important matter. This is related to the development of the tribe. If it is made, the glass for the windows will be just around the corner."
Now the houses in the tribe are all like An Ruchu's house, with space left for windows. Now every house uses woven leaves to cover them. During the day, they open the windows to let in light, and at night they close them and light a fire in the house for lighting. If glass could really be made, it wouldn't be so troublesome.
"What do you need me to do?" Du En was also very interested in An Ruochu's ideas. Since he successfully built the orcs' houses, his confidence has doubled. When he heard that there was something new to do, he was eager to try it out.
"This thing is called a kiln. We have to build it first. Only then can we burn various things." An Ruochu took out the kiln painted on a leaf and patiently explained the precautions to Duen.
Dun looked at An Ruchu's drawings and nodded repeatedly. Building a kiln was not a difficult task. He could build it in a short time with a few orcs.
An Ruochu planned to do a small experiment first, and then build a bigger one to facilitate the subsequent making of the sauce jar.
Because new items have been added to the tribe, I have to discuss with Granny Sen to see where to add the new items to the tribe.
The two of them split up into two groups. Duen led people to find suitable clay and bricks, while An Ruochu went to find Grandma Sen.
"Mother-in-law, I want to build a kiln in the tribe. Where do you think it should be built?"
"What is a kiln?" Grandma Sen was a little curious when she heard An Ruochu say something she didn't understand.
"It can be used to burn some things. For example, the wooden bowls we use now, with it we can burn some lighter bowls." An Ruochu didn't know how to explain the function of the kiln to Grandma Sen, so she had to explain it in a simple way.
Granny Sen understood it all at once, but she thought that using a wooden bowl was just as convenient, so why bother building a kiln?
Granny Sen thought to herself, and remained calm on the surface, and directly finalized the site selection with An Ruochu. After all, everything An Ruochu brought was beneficial to the tribe, and perhaps this kiln had other uses as well.
After An Ruochu came back, Duen and the others had not returned yet, because they not only had to bring back enough clay to build the kiln, but also clay for the production, which required a huge amount of clay.
She planned to fire pottery first. Although porcelain was beautiful, it was not easy to make. As a novice, it was better not to make it too difficult for herself.
She took the clay that Duen and the others had brought back from the ground, mixed it with water in a certain proportion and started to make pottery pots.
When she was on Blue Star, she saw that they all had a table for pulling clay, but her living conditions were difficult now, so she could only knead it by hand. She had read in novels before that there were many ways to make pottery jars.
She first used direct modeling. After mixing the clay to the right degree, she began to shape it little by little with her hands.
Originally, I was going to make a pottery jar, but later, the thinner it got, I ended up making a bowl. Looking at the crooked bowl, An Ruochu felt a little frustrated.
A small bowl is so ugly, how can it be made into a big jar?
With a sigh, An Ruochu decided to challenge the pottery jar. This time she used another method, the clay strip coiling method.
An Ruochu first kneaded the clay into strips. Looking at the different thicknesses of the clay strips, he twitched his lips. Is his craftsmanship so bad?
After many attempts, all ended in failure. An Ruochu had no choice but to keep the suitable clay strips and break off the other thin or thick parts.
This is how you start to coil the clay strips. First make the bottom, then coil the clay strips to the right size, and then raise them one by one until you reach the right height. The gaps between the strips should be glued together with clay and water.
After tinkering for a long time, I finally made my first pottery jar.
"Great! It's done!" Even though it's a little ugly, I was able to do it so well on the first try. Only a genius like me could do it, right?
"An An, have you found where to build it?"
Du En looked puzzledly at An Ruochu in front of him, who was holding a pile of mud and smiling happily.
"Uncle Du En, you guys are back. We can just build it here."
An Ruochu stood up quickly. When she brought Du En here, she had already figured out the location of the kiln. She just discussed it with Granny Sen to see if the location was suitable. Unexpectedly, after Granny Sen heard the location she chose, she let her do it freely.
Seeing Granny Mori's trust in her, An Ruo was deeply moved. Granny Mori was not afraid that she would not get anything done after all the hard work. She looked like a parent who indulged her children.
After determining the location, Du En and his team were mixing mud nearby, planning to start building the kiln. As they were working hard, they suddenly heard a sharp explosion behind them.
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