Chapter 011 The Wise Patriarch

It's also very sad to say that there was no container for soaking beans, Xiao Yun could only spread the black beans directly on the bottom of the bean sprout pit, and perform the process of soaking and sending in the same place... 　　

The first time to soak, Xiao Yun was more cautious. After the drainage ditch is blocked, spread out the black beans, which are estimated to be about ten kilograms by hand, in a one-meter-long and half-meter-wide bean sprout pit (completely based on feeling), and pour in two buckets of water that has been hard-heated and cooled to room temperature ( Although natural blisters are okay, Xiao Yun is always worried that too many bacteria in the water will affect), and then cover with a grass cover made of reed rods, and it will be alive-because black beans are not fully domesticated beans on the earth There are still shortcomings of wild soybeans with thick skin and few cores. Xiao Yun estimated that the soaking process should not be soaked for about ten hours like mung bean sprouts, so he decided to change the water the next day.

It was another day of tribal volunteer work...　　

The next day, Xiao Yun ran to the river in the dark before dawn to observe his bean sprouts, slightly lifted the reed lid and reached inside to touch the beans... Well, after more than twenty-four hours of soaking, the shells of the black beans had cracked and small sprouts appeared. Opened the drainage hole and wait for the water inside to drain out. Instead of plugging it, put a small handful of kneaded hay inside the drainage hole-make sure no bugs get in, and keep a certain drainage breathable and ventilation function (If the water is in it, it will cause the bean sprouts to rot).　

Next, press down the reed cover that was originally placed on the bean sprout pit, it is better to press on the surface of the black bean, and then cover the reed cover with two more layers of animal skin-Proper pressure can make the bean sprouts grow higher. The rough processed animal skin has a certain weight, and it can also maintain the temperature and humidity in the bean sprout pit. Don't worry about crushing bean sprouts or anything else. The bean sprouts that have grown out of it even lift-up a hundred of kilograms of Bodhisattva statue...　　

"If we have large pottery pots or jars, it don't have to be so troublesome." 　　

After the most basic soaking the beans sprouting buds out, next step only need to spray water twice a day in the morning and evening. And then Xiao Yun's focus of work once again turned to the mud-brick house that he wanted to "surprise" the tribe.

"The average height of an adult Snow Werewolf is two meters tall. Even if only one floor is built, the height of the house must be about three meters, otherwise it will be too stuffy...

The roof cannot be flat, otherwise it will be crushed by snow in winter. It's just a matter of directly imitating the rural earthen house and repairing the wall with a sloped roof high in the front and low in the back...

For the beams, using reed poles as the roof, it is not very picky for the beam material, but we have to find a few suitable trees. Um, we have to cut down the trees in advance to dry down the moisture inside of the timber." 　　

Xiao Yun does not expect to build a mud-brick house to last more than ten years or decades, but it is the most basic requirement to live for two or three years without breaking down. After catching Oxhorn made many mud bricks on the bank of the river and lining up these mud bricks to dry, and Xiao Yun dragged Oxhorn to search proper timbers like a headless fly.

It's not an exaggeration to say that the trees on the grassland grow naturally, with all odd shapes and strange shapes, that is, few trees with straight trunks... not a single tree at the height Xiao Yun expected!

After leading Xiao Yun to run for half a day in the morning, he didn't have a suitable goal.Oxhorn was also quite annoying, and he simply took Xiao Yun straight to the primitive jungle just the west of the tribe. Of course, Oxhorn would not be so stupid to bring a cub into the jungle, but the number of trees on the periphery is staggering enough.

This was about the second time Xiao Yun saw the scenery far away from the tribal safe area after he came to this world. After walking straight to the west of the tribe for half a morning (it was at least three hours based on the position of the sun), Xiao Yun finally saw that it was different from the grassland everywhere they can see mountains with earth slopes of no more than 100 meters above sea level-at a glance, it is full of endless mountains. Compared with the flat prairie, it is like not knowing how many billions of years ago, the earth was violently rubbed by an invisible hand, and making out the the earth's crust looks like the wrinkles of the invisible edge.

The so-called looking at the mountains and running dead horse", can see the mountain range does not mean that the two of them had entered the range of the mountain range, but this was indeed enough...The undeforested virgin jungle has expanded arbitrarily in countless years, and when they could see the mountain range, there were more trees in front of them. Compared with the sparse number on the grassland, it is not an exaggeration to call it forest.

As soon as Xiao Yun was ready to go forward, and Oxhorn stretched out his hand and caught Xiao Yun back, and pressed him on his shoulders. This honest guy who was often naive, looked serious: "You stand here, I'll get it over which tree you want." 　　

"..." Xiao Yun was too lazy to complain about whether he was over-protected. When a snow werewolf in the honest time, he could not use his words to interpret anything. He had already deeply felt this:"It is about three to four times of your height and the trunks that are thicker than your thighs. You can get them back when you see them."

Anyway, the roof material can be made of reed poles and wood chips, and it does not require too high bearing capacity.

Oxhorn tilted their heads to think and used their brains to remember Xiao Yun's words. Before leaving, he did not forget to continue telling: "You stand here and don't move, or I won't play with you in the future."

Xiao Yun: "... "Don't even talk about buying oranges, he listens.

Oxhorn carried his crank-bone machete, which he didn't know what beast bone ground with, and ran into the forest. Xiao Yun looked around, and simply squatted down to pick a few wild vegetables...

He also got a snow werewolf's custom that if it can be eaten, please don't wast it, there's no way, anyone who lives in this world with almost no productivity, was very hungry for a few meals, so you will like any food..

Don't know if it's close to the forest, the surrounding plants are not only luxuriant, but there are also many types. Unfortunately, Xiao Yun knows common wild vegetables. If he doesn't know him, he can only look at it... and he found some raspberry behind a relatively large stone. With several clusters of raspberries next to each other, he quickly found a few slender grass stems, plucked the parts that were hidden under the leaves that were not eaten by the birds, and put them on string--uh, the shared spirit of the snow werewolves is also learned now.

"I remember that in the natural environment, migratory birds are an important way for species to spread. It is common for the seeds from the south to be eaten by birds and to be pulled out to the north. Therefore, there are many more species around the forest than on the grassland. It is a huge treasure— —" Xiao Yun looked up over the forest. The sound of Oxhorn cutting trees startled a lot of birds. They were chattering and noisy. "It's a pity that underage cubs are not allowed to graze without their parents taking a care, and don't allow me go into the forest... I can't sneak away, maybe the patriarch tied me to his belt if I run too much times."

The patriarch of the tribe counts the number of cubs in the tribe every day. The reproduction of the tribe is the top priority of the patriarch. If the patriarch does not allow him, he will be taken back by the tribe even if he insists on running around... According to Fleece said that every snow werewolf cub will have the experience of being picked back by the tribe more than once. For example, he was picked up by Ashan before...

When Xiao Yun put the picked raspberries in the middle of the wild vegetables and wrapped them with straws, for a while, Oxhorn came back carrying four tree trunks of even thickness and about six to eight meters in length.

After coming back, this buddy didn't speak, but just stared at him with a bitter look. After seeing Xiao Yun's goosebumps, this buddy raised the crank-bone machete that was several gaps on it, with a grieved expression on his face...

Xiao Yun: "...Oxhorn, you have worked hard." Unpacking the wild vegetable bag, handed him all the raspberries he picked.

I's only few raspberries, but Oxhorn changed his expression when he got these raspberries immediately...Xiao Yun doesn't want to bemoan him anymore.

A hungry meal is a common occurrence for Snow Werewolves. The two of them didn't say anything about eating wild food. They hurried back to the tribe carrying the four hard-earned beams, and then the diligent tribal warrior Oxhorn ran to patrol the tribe, and Xiao Yun , his just use his claws were peeling bark...

It is not easy to shave off the bark of the four logs with his paws. After finishing it, all four fingers were sore. That's it. When the big pot of rice was eaten that night, the wool guys justified him. I was playing in the afternoon and didn't work with my friends, so that the patriarch specifically talked to him after dinner. The whole thing was to persuade him not to be too playful, even if he was playful, try to play with his friends....

Don't be so uncomfortable...can't hold back, Xiao Yun had to confess to the patriarch: "I'm really not playing. In fact, I've been busy with the preparations for building a mud-brick house these days. Today, please take Niu Horn with me. No matter the trees we cut down, or the mud bricks made in the previous few days, they are all used to build houses." 　　

"House?" The patriarch paused a while and repeated the word.

"Patriarch, do you know the house?!" Xiao Yun was agitated at once. It was pitiful to see him. When he talked about the word 'house' with Oxhorn and three cubs and even his uncle, Ashan, they were all confused and blank to show him.

The patriarch nodded, but looking at his expression, he seemed to be more confused: "The tauren tribe has wooden houses, the tiger tribe has stone houses, and the human city has many houses... Mud can also build houses?"

Xiao Yun's spirits lifted up. He is indeed an old man in the tribe. The patriarch was

well-informed. It is better to talk to someone who understands things than to entangle with a silly person, so he doesn't know where to go: "Of course not using mud, water. It collapses as soon as the wind blows, so I asked the horns for help and made mud bricks for a few mornings with me.

This mud brick is made of yellow clay mixed with black soil, plus straw and reed poles, and after immersing in the water, step on it to make it sticky, and then fix it into a block with a wooden mold. After drying, although it is not as strong as a stone, it can also be used to build a house. Compared with the manpower and material resources consumed by quarrying, the production of mud bricks is much simpler. It can be done with me and Oxhorn."

The wise patriarch threw such a large piece of speech at once and was stunned: "You mean, mud bricks, mud bricks, like wood and stones, can build a house?"

"Yes, the cost of building a house, uh, the time and manpower spending are lighter than building a wooden house or a stone house." Xiao Yun explained more bluntly, "a house built with the collected stones. It was built up block by block, right? Then the solidified mud bricks can also be built like this. Four walls are built, doors and ventilation windows are left, and the thick wood is used as the beam and thin wood chips are used as the skeleton. When the reed poles on the riverside are pressed down with stone or wood, the shape of the house will appear...Uh, the patriarch?"

He was originally the patriarch who was sitting cross-legged and talking to him. At this moment, the whole person who moved his hips almost touched Xiao Yun's nose and stared at him with bright eyes.　　

"I have lived in a wooden house of tauren. The mud brick house can be the same as the wooden house. Will it be warm when it snows?" The patriarch asked in a low voice, panting.

"It's warmer than a wooden house!" Xiao Yun said categorically. It's not that he has never lived in a wooden house. He has gone to the romantic pastoral style. When the weather is cold, sleeping in the wooden house is deadly. When building a wooden house in the country, the outer wooden walls are all Why do you have to brush a layer of mud with straw, because it's too cold, my brother!

"From tomorrow, Oxhorn is yours!" The patriarch slapped Xiao Yun's arm hard, resolutely.

Xiao Yun: "..." Wait, there seems to be something weird about this statement? !

The next morning, the patriarch really picked a strong man from the clansmen who is responsible for herding to act as a new tribal warrior, and brought Oxhorn over to Xiao Yun in front...　　

Oxhorn who was out of condition: "Huh, ah? Am I not going to patrol?"　　

Xiao Yun: "..." 　　

Anyway, the patriarch doesn't care why the cub Ayun in the tribe suddenly becomes "wise and versatile", and he doesn't waste time and energy guessing whether Ayun is possessed by the devil. Instead, he gave his full support to Xiao Yun's building a house. This is always a good thing.

Xiao Yun had discovered that Sal was reluctant to eat wild vegetables and barbecues which his improved the flavor, as if he bowed his head in front of the food and was sorry for the mud god he believed in.

　It's fortunate to have not reincarnate in the human society in this world. Xiao Yun sighed again, he unceremoniously used the magnificent labor of Oxhorn: the first batch of mud bricks made were air-dried, and it was time to choose a site to build a house and dig the house foundation— — It's not possible to build a house directly on the mud ground.A hogpen of Xiao Yun's uncle's had to dig the foundation, he knew the basic things so he would not suffer from this boring loss.　

After walking around the tribe twice, Xiao Yun decided to build a mud-brick house behind his collapsed tent. Without a tape measure, he used a few straws to connect together as the standard line for marking, roughly marking the area of the foundation to be dug on the ground, and asking Oxhorn work hard, then he took the chicken feather order given by the patriarch to let the wool A few went with him to pick up stones...Anyway, there is no concrete to use. He has to find alternatives. After thinking about it, it is not impossible for stones of various sizes to be mixed into the mud and reed poles.

He also need tools to transport the mud from the bottom of the river. This is a bit of a hassle. Xiao Yun scratched his scalp for a long time... Simply took out two pieces of private animal skins of his own and put them on a vine mat , and tied the four corners of the mat across two same lengths rattan, with branches of suitable length as a pole, a pair of extremely primitive wicker baskets was created.

Collecting the hill-like stone blocks and preparing the baskets, Xiao Yun went to check the house foundation dug by Oxhorn, and almost didn't see him vomiting blood...

Oxhorn dug the house foundation according to the line drawn by Xiao Yun, which dug skew.

Xiao Yun had to prepare dig second time processing. Oxhorn, this guy had the ability to dig out the astonishing height difference even at the bottom of the foundation.

To no avail, Xiao Yun could only asked Oxhorn do things that were completely brain-free, such as moving bricks and cutting reed poles. He relied on his fate to transform into his wolf shape, showing his claws and digging the foundation...　　

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