Beginning Backpack [Farming]

Fresh rice needs to be dried for at least three or four days to achieve its drying effect. Shen Huaijin and Li got up early in the morning, as usual, first vacated all the rice collected in the medicine house, and spread it out in the warm golden sun in the morning.

After stacking the clean rattan baskets and putting them aside, the two of them took the grain rake and raked the small grain piles on the bamboo raft one by one.The rice all over the ground was marked with rake tooth marks, and was smudged with a golden halo by the sun, which was very gratifying to look at.

Shen Huaijin put the rake aside, talked to the beasts beside him, and left in peace.

Seeing this, the little longhorns, who had lost their playmates because the cubs were all studying hard, quickly followed.

Shen Huaijin glimpsed this scene from the corner of his eye, and laughed with Li Hao beside him: "Our stupid little helpers are here again."

The silver-haired orc looked back, and saw the dark grays following up with their heads shaking, flicking their slender tails, looking very happy and excited, probably in their eyes, the things they did for Shen Huaijin were in themselves have fun.

There was also a smile in Li's tone, "Thanks to these little guys, otherwise we would have been much slower going back and forth."

"Feed them more berries when you're done with work." Shen Huaijin's tone was brisk, and his steps were two minutes faster, "Go, hurry back and continue building the roof. As long as there are no accidents, we can start laying tiles today."

The two quickened their pace and returned to the other side of the stream. After a simple breakfast, they continued to work without further delay.

Stepping on the wooden ladder by the side of the house, he climbed up to the roof neatly.The rafters have been covered with watchboards, and it is not impossible to lay tiles directly, but if you want to live more comfortably, it is better to add a layer of mud back.

Shen Huaijin mixed the soil and straw, poured it into the bucket and let the little longhorns help to lift it up.Li on the roof took over and spread a mud back about [-] centimeters thick on the watchtower with a trowel.

Originally, Shen Huaijin wanted to make a simple device to facilitate the transportation of tools or materials, but now with the help of the little longhorns, this step is directly saved.

The two worked together, one was laying mud on the roof, the other was mixing mud underneath, chatting loudly occasionally.

"Jin." The orc on the roof asked lazily: "What is this mud back for? I think it's quite redundant." Obviously the house already has a two-story wooden structure, and Shen Huaijin said In Li's opinion, the roof is already "thick" enough.

This tone reminded Shen Huaijin of the other party's intemperance last night. With a twitch in his temple, he picked up a ball of mud that had just been reconciled and threw it upwards. There was only a "pop", and the orc on the roof let out a "hiss". With a beep, Shen Huaijin raised the corners of her lips in satisfaction, and then opened her mouth to explain.

"The mud back is mainly used for waterproofing, and it also has the effect of heat preservation. We can't make a thermal insulation layer here. In the cold season, we have to rely on this layer of mud back to reduce the heat in the house from escaping."

"In addition, with this layer of mud on the back, the roof can also be stronger. It is not impossible to lay tiles directly on the rafters or watchtowers, but it is easy to trample on the tiles when the force is not applied on the rafters or on the lookout board. When it is necessary to add and replace tiles Very inconvenient."

He babbled on for a long time, but when he saw that there was no response, he threw another ball of mud, "Understood?"

The orc on the roof shook his head helplessly and sighed, grabbed the second piece of mud that hit his back with his backhand, slapped it on the watch plate on the roof, and then shouted loudly: "Understood!"

Shen Huaijin snickered.He stood on tiptoe and looked up, and saw that the back of the mud was almost covered, so he began to move some of the dark blue tiles he had stockpiled from the shed, cellar, and storage room.

After the mud back is paved, it should be properly dried for a while before starting to tile.

During the waiting period, Li went to hunt, while Shen Huaijin strolled to the square to dig rice. When he left, he saw the door of the medicine store was wide open, and inside, all the cubs, big and small, gathered to study hard.

He quietly moved to the side, looked carefully, and saw that the older boys in the room were hard at work reading Shen Huaijin's handwritten book, telling stories to the younger batch, and then imitating Shen Huaijin's previous practice, transcribing the text one by one. Write it down, let the little one recite and copy.

Shen Huaijin was also shocked when he saw it. He hoped that the cubs would learn more from the bottom of their hearts, but subconsciously felt that under the premise that the adults had no time to supervise, the cubs must get together mainly for fun. Unexpectedly, in his They couldn't be more naughty in their hearts, but they actually followed their instructions meticulously.

He left quietly and returned to his residence. Seeing the fresh chestnuts spread out to dry in the shed, Shen Huaijin had an idea and decided to reward the cubs with candied chestnuts.

He brought chestnuts, washed them in the stream, cut a large cross with a knife, put them into the pot with the opening facing upwards, poured in water half as high as the chestnuts, covered them and simmered them over low heat .

After about 15 minutes, the fragrance of chestnuts slowly overflowed from the seam of the lid. Wait for another 5 minutes and open it. The water inside has been boiled dry, and the cut opening seems to be exploded, revealing the full golden chestnut flesh. .

Shen Huaijin poured the adjusted sugar water, covered the lid and simmered again until the water dried up.

The plump chestnut meat looks more mellow after absorbing the black sugar juice.Shen Huaijin randomly picked a chestnut and rolled it several times in the palm of his hand to make it less hot.He carefully peeled off the somewhat separated brown shell, and put the fragrant chestnut meat into his mouth.

The chestnut meat is sweet and soft, and it is still pink when chewed. It is definitely the taste that children like.

Shen Huaijin satisfactorily picked up the candied chestnuts and headed towards the other side of the stream.

The cubs were sitting with their backs to the door of the medicine house, and when they heard the knock on the door, they all looked back curiously, and when they saw that it was Shen Huaijin, they immediately jumped up and rushed towards him.

With a smile on his face, Shen Huaijin rubbed the fluffy heads of the cubs who had come over, and he put the candied chestnuts in his hand on the table, "Cubs, look what I brought?"

"It smells so good!" Everyone crowded over happily.

"It's candied chestnuts. Everyone has studied hard, so come and eat some."

Little hands stretched out one by one, scrambling to grab the things on the table. When everyone put the soft and sweet chestnut meat into their mouths, their eyes lit up immediately.

"It's delicious!" "So soft." "It's so sweet! It's like sugar!" The cubs exclaimed one after another.

Ling blinked, and when everyone was still feeling emotional, he used his chubby hands to grab himself and Ji respectively.

Ye was not as excited as the other cubs, he grabbed the chestnut shell remaining in his hand, raised his head and asked seriously: "Jin, why are you free to visit us?"

Shen Huaijin was taken aback, knelt down and rubbed his round little face, feeling the soft touch, and then imitated his tone and said: "Because everyone is studying hard, I like you so I come to you. Isn't this What strange thing, Ye, why do you ask such a question?"

"Because Jin is always busy, she doesn't take us to play like she used to. You said that day that you want us to study, and that was the only time you spoke to us seriously in such a long time."

Ye's voice became smaller and smaller, and finally he sniffed. After all, he was a little older. He didn't cry directly like the little crying bag, but lowered his head embarrassingly.

But this appearance made Shen Huaijin feel distressed even more. He put his arms around Ye Xiaoxiao's body and said in a low voice: "I'm sorry, Zai Zai, but I and the other adults are too busy to ignore you. I just couldn't get away for a while, It's not that I don't like you anymore, Zai Zai can come to me directly no matter what you need."

He gently pinched Ye's reddened nose, and looked directly at him with gentle eyes, "Ye, can you forgive me?"

The little cub pursed his mouth, and then burst out crying, as if he had stabbed a hornet's nest, and most of the cubs in the room who watched this scene started whining, only a few older cubs helplessly held their foreheads and Ling and Ji were slightly at a loss.

Shen Huaijin almost suffocated, after persuading one to coax the other, comforting the older and hugging the younger, by the time she exited the door, she was already dizzy and her limbs were weak.

He scratched his hair and walked back with dull eyes, not even noticing the team returning from hunting.

Taking a sharp look at Shen Huaijin who was passing by, he found that the other party didn't even give him a look, so he patted him on the shoulder, "What happened, Jin?"

Only then did Shen Huaijin recover from the trance, and he shook his head, "It's okay, but the boys miss me. Let's go back to building tiles."

Li immediately reacted, "You just know, it's funny when those bastards get together and secretly look at you."

"Then why didn't you tell me earlier?" Shen Huaijin patted his bare arm, "You don't know how broken I was when they cried today."

With a weed in his mouth, Li had a gloating expression on his face, "I don't want this group of little stickies to come to you every day."

Shen Huaijin kicked him speechlessly, "Go and build your tiles!"

The tiles are laid carefully, and Shen Huaijin was worried that he would do it alone, so he also stepped on the ladder to the roof.

Lay tiles directly on the dried mud back.For the sake of rules, first find out the midpoint before laying tiles, and then arrange the bottom tiles of other upside-down bedding after determining the bottom tiles in the middle.

The tiles burnt out by Shen Huaijin were basically the same, and those inferior tiles were discarded by him early, so the building happened to fit tightly.

After the bottom tiles are placed, use a trowel to wipe the dust on both sides, wipe the feet, and pat it firmly, and then close the tiles on the raised parts in a positive and negative way. Such overlapping can isolate rainwater and prevent rainwater Can flow down the ravine.It is a very ingenious waterproof structure to make a closure at the end.

Shen Huaijin gave a general explanation and demonstrated again, and Li understood everything, and the two raced against time to build the roof and tiles.

作者有话要说：感谢在2021-03-0620:33:03~2021-03-0720:59:31期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel of irrigation nutrient solution: dcm5201 bottle;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!