Beginning Backpack [Farming]

The big witch couldn't wait, and at dinner that day, he led Shen Huaijin and officially announced the matter to the tribe.

The originally lively tribe was silent for a moment, and then everyone started discussing in low voices.

The big witch beat the ground with a wooden stick, and only after everyone quieted down did he ask, "Does anyone in the tribe have any objections? If so, please raise it now, and you will not be allowed to raise it again in the future."

Han and Shu, the two loyal fans of Shen Huaijin, didn't go to the square to eat recently, so they were not there, but Ya, who has always been quiet, said: "Jin is a smart, capable, kind and generous sub-beast, we have no objection .”

"I have an opinion!" Yang gave Ya a hard look with his eyes, "Why do you represent all of us?"

"Big shaman, I have a problem. I, Apa and Han, have been by your side for so long and are just shaman assistants. Why did you let Jin, a strange sub-beast who just came to the tribe not long ago, become your shaman?"

Li Leng said: "Do you think he is strange? When you go out to collect, you carry the rattan basket made by Jin on your back, and you eat the sweet potatoes that Jin found when you were in the tribe. Why didn't you say that Jin was a strange sub-beast?"

Before Yang spoke, he was still holding a roasted sweet potato in his hand. After hearing this, he didn't want to keep holding it, nor did he put it down, his face turned red and white for a while.

Standing behind the big witch, Miao just felt that his Yazi was really stupid and willful. Obviously the big witch had shown his firm intentions, but he wanted to speak out against it, completely disregarding his previous admonitions, which made it difficult for him to intervene now.

Yan didn't want the situation to get worse, so he persuaded: "Yang, I believe you have seen the changes that Jin brought to the tribe. Rattan baskets, food, bone knives, he even saved a dying tree. Jin has already He is a part of the tribe, and since he has the ability to make the tribe better, then I think he has no problem becoming a witch."

After hearing this, the orcs and sub-beasts below knew that the tree had been rescued. They were more surprised than they expressed, and they were also shaken by Shen Huaijin. disciple's position.

Yang still shook his head and insisted: "This is different, leader. A witch is a sub-beast who will become a great witch in the future, and these alone are not enough."

When Miao heard this, she felt dizzy and her legs almost went limp. Didn't Yang know that what he said actually implied that the great witch cultivator was not capable enough?

Shen Huaijin also wondered how this sub-beast couldn't speak his head.However, voices of doubt will definitely exist. Without Yang, there will be other orcs or sub-beasts. Shen Huaijin settled down and said, "Yang, you think everything I have done before is not enough. Then you think, What other abilities must one possess to become a witch?"

Yang raised his chin, "A qualified witch must not only feed the tribe, but also make the tribe rich and powerful."

Shen Huaijin didn't care about his arrogant appearance, and calmly said: "According to what you said, as long as the tribe can become rich, I am worthy of being a witch, right? Then I will bet with you, Yang, if I do it , you have to be convinced, and be the first to recognize me as a witch."

Yang vigilantly said: "Then we have to set a time, otherwise what should you do if you still can't do it after ten hot and cold seasons?"

The corner of Shen Huaijin's mouth curled into a slightly sarcastic arc, "It doesn't take so long. I will let the tribe see the result before the end of the hot season."

The big witch closed his eyes, "That's it. Yang, and other orcs or sub-beasts in the tribe who are not convinced, if Jin comes up with a way to make the tribe rich, then no one is allowed to object. Do you agree? "

There was silence.

The big witch waved his hand, "That's it."

Shen Huaijin knew that Xiu was hurt by Yang's words, this old man who had been soaked in self-blame and guilt for nearly a hundred years seemed to be bent a lot all of a sudden.Shen Huaijin patted him on the back, and said in a low voice, "Xiu, you have done a lot, don't blame yourself."

Of course, Shen Huaijin didn't bet with Yang purely because of Yang's provocation, he just wanted to burn some pottery, after all, the two who always borrowed money were not enough.

According to his observation, pottery is still relatively rare in the Eastern Continent. Perhaps only a few tribes have the technology to make pottery, at least the Dahe Tribe does not.Compared with stone tools, pottery is much more convenient to use, and the exchange value must not be low. If he can successfully fire it, he will naturally meet the requirement of "making the tribe rich".

Shen Huaijin had thought of this a long time ago. During this period of time, he went out to collect from the tribe. In addition to looking for familiar plants, he would also focus on observing where there is clay that can be used to make pottery.Looking at it now, only the yellow clay on the bank of the stream in the valley and the red clay on the bank of the big river east of the valley are more suitable.

Shen Huaijin carefully studied the information about firing pottery in the USB flash drive that night.

To burn pottery, you must first build a kiln. There are several construction methods in the USB flash drive, such as horizontal cave kiln, circular kiln, cross-ventilated kiln, etc. Shen Huaijin finally chose the cross-ventilated kiln. Such kilns can reach higher temperatures than horizontal pit kilns.If he finds high-quality kaolin in the future, he may be able to burn better porcelain.

He set the location of the kiln on the opposite bank of the tribe, which is the smaller piece of land divided by the L-shaped stream in the valley.The only disadvantage is that it is inconvenient to go back and forth. The stream is four to five meters wide in the middle and lower reaches. If Shen Huaijin wants to pass through the residential area, he must either walk through the valley mouth or jump over the upstream of the stream.

However, Shen Huaijin already planned to build his house on the other side of the stream, so it is not a problem to build the kiln here in advance, and it can also take refuge from the people in the tribe to influence him to make pottery.

The next morning, Shen Huaijin went out to collect with Yin first, and went to the river bank on the way to carry a basket of red clay back.

Back at the mouth of the valley, he greeted Yin and walked directly to the other side of the stream.

Shen Huaijin first dug two pits beside the stream, one with red clay on the river bank and the other with yellow clay on the river bank, adding water to dissolve them respectively, rubbing away the stones and grass stems in the soil, so that the treated clay has more moisture, It was not easy to shape, so Shen Huaijin put them in the sun to dry.

Taking advantage of this time, Shen Huaijin started making pottery kilns.

Li saw that he was busy on the opposite bank alone under the sun, so he went directly into the water and swam over.

"Do you need help?"

He broke through the water, throwing out many drops of water from the tips of his hair.

High-quality labor is not for nothing, Shen Huaijin nodded, "Please swim back and borrow two big clay pots."

Li: ...

Shen Huaijin picked an area with little vegetation coverage, and first drew a U-shaped baseline on the ground with a wooden stick.After Li came over, he asked him to dig a deep pit, then dig some clay on the bank of the stream, remove the stones and plant roots, pour it into the pit, and mix it with dry leaves.

He took the clay and started building a kiln.

First build a U-shaped first layer along the baseline, and by the way, dig a hole at the position of the firebox, that is, the U opening. After the first layer is dry, build the second layer, and then build five layers in turn.When building to the sixth floor, slowly bend the top of the side wall to prevent it from collapsing during capping.This creates an arched profile from front to back, ie the U-shaped recess is lower than the side walls.

He then piled the sticks between the two side walls and covered them with a mud roof.

In order to be stable, the clay needs to dry a bit before adding a new one. Although it was only a few layers of mud, Shen Huaijin and Li worked for a whole afternoon.

It will hardly rain in Linshanyuan during this period, so Shen Huaijin went to sleep with peace of mind.

Shen Huaijin still got up early the next day and went to the other side to continue working.

It's rare that Li, who always gets up late, has already waited at the same place. He explained: "I have to lead a team to hunt this afternoon, and I will help you do more work in the morning. Otherwise, with your strength, how long will you have to work?"

Shen Huaijin was used to him not being able to spit out ivory from a wolf's mouth, so she didn't refuse his kindness and let him continue to move soil to make kiln materials.

He intends to build the chimney in the U-shaped recess today.Chimney is very important, can achieve ventilation effect.The higher the base, the more wind will enter.As usual, Shen Huaijin climbed round after round, and while waiting, dug a side door for pottery.

Because Li had learned how to build a chimney, Shen Huaijin asked him to help continue to build it, while he himself took the clay that had been dried the day before, mixed some fine sand, and kneaded six slender cuboids to make grates.

He built a fire in place, dried the grate, added side frames to the kiln, and installed the hardened grate.

The grate is designed to keep the fuel off the ground so that air can pass through the fuel bed for more efficient combustion.

Over there, Li also built the chimney to a suitable height.

Shen Huaijin took some dry firewood and piled it on the fire path, and lit it with a flint and steel.The chimney draws hot air into the kiln to dry the kiln body.

By this time, the pottery kiln was basically completed.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Li looked at the big and weird lump in front of him, feeling really strange in his heart.

"You'll find out soon enough."

"It's fine if you don't want to say it." Li pouted his lips, and asked again: "What do you want to eat tonight, I'll see if I can get some by the way."

Shen Huaijin thought for a moment, and said, "I want wild birds. But they're not for eating, I want to keep them."

The "screaming chicken" he raised lays eggs every day, and he wants to raise a few more. The female bird lays eggs, the male bird mates, and maybe a small wild bird will hatch.But orcs eat a lot, and generally tend to catch large prey, and small wild birds are basically not their usual hunting targets.

Shen Huaijin felt a little embarrassed when she thought that it would be troublesome again, and invited: "Help me catch live wild birds, and when I finish this work, I will treat you to fried chicken foreheads...scrambled bird eggs."

Li actually didn't care if the food was good or bad, and he didn't know what scrambled eggs were like, but Shen Huaijin's initiative made him feel very satisfied, nodded, and left contentedly.

Shen Huaijin fetched the clay that had been hanging out the day before and started kneading pottery.The weather was hot, and the clay was already too dry. Shen Huaijin added a little water to it and kneaded it, and mixed it with some fine sand to prevent it from cracking during firing.

Kneading pottery is the same as what Shen Huaijin played in the Children's Palace when she was a child.The small ones are shaped by hand, and the unevenness is smoothed with fingers dipped in water; the large ones are built with mud sticks, layer by layer, leaving a little time for the clay to harden in the middle to prevent collapse.

Shen Huaijin made a total of four pottery bowls, four pots, four cups and two pots.In order to test the quality of the clay, half of the quantity was made of red clay from the river bank, and the rest was made of yellow clay from the river bank.

The freshly kneaded clay cannot be fired directly into the kiln, but in the hot weather like now, it is almost enough to dry it overnight.

It was dusk when Shen Huaijin finished her work, and the hunting team had just returned.

Li carried a big-eared beast on his right shoulder, and three live wild birds upside down in his left hand.His neck and side face were stained with a few bloodstains, which made the hostility between his eyebrows and eyes more intense.However, when he saw Shen Huaijin standing tall in the square, Li's dark green eyes lit up immediately after the killing.

The preference in his eyes was so obvious that Shen Huaijin couldn't help being stunned.