In the Fanshan tribe, Niu Qiang and Shang Hua's group were all arranged.
Boss Tiger also arranged for people to collect all the rice they encountered on the road.
There is not much rice, and Hu Ling'er has no intention of eating it. She wants to collect all the rice seeds to open some paddy fields in the tribe next year.
This year's grain harvest is bumper, and the number of yellow fruits on the mountain has doubled compared to previous years. Everyone's faces are filled with happy smiles, and they are happily waiting for the arrival of the cold season.
But we can't just wait, because there are still a lot of things to do in the fields.
Lu Yuan led everyone to plow the fields planted this year again, and some adult orcs were arranged to continue to open up wasteland.
At this time, the latrines built by the clan became effective. They carried the feces from each latrine to the fields, and then mixed it with withered leaves to ferment. By next year, these would be the best fertilizers for the growth of crops.
To plant paddy fields, the land should be selected in low-lying areas. Lu Yuan measured the increase in river water in summer and finally selected two suitable pieces of land.
Besides, they have the most important things to do.
That is burning charcoal.
During the cold season last year, the Hu family had been lighting fires in the cave. Not only did such fires produce more smoke, but they were also very easy to put out. So when Niu Qiang proposed burning charcoal, Hu Ling'er was the first to stand up and support it.
"I have seen the stone that the clan leader gave me. It is indeed a raw material for blacksmithing, but in order to smelt iron, we need a lot of charcoal." Niu Qiang said.
"Can you make charcoal?" Hu Ling'er asked.
Of course he hoped that Niu Qiang could do everything, otherwise she would have to look for a charcoal-burning expert outside.
"Although I don't understand much, my youngest son Niu Cai understands. I can let her lead everyone to do this." Niu Qiang said, turning around and calling his son: "Niu Cai, come out and stand up."
Come out and let the Great Witch see you."
Niu Qiang's three sons, Hu Ling'er, had already met on the road. Niu Qiang called out his sons now because he had other thoughts.
"My three sons, each one is more capable than the other, and they are all honest and responsible. The only shortcoming is that they don't have a partner to look after them. Although we are not familiar with each other when we first come here, after a long time, everyone will become familiar with them.
We are a family, and any females who want to find a mate can see my son. Look at his appearance and strength. He is really quite good."
As soon as he said these words, the young female who was staring at Niu Cai became embarrassed, and Niu Cai himself also blushed.
Some tribesmen were also unhappy: "There are originally few females and many males in our tribe. Everyone finds their own mate based on their abilities. Whoever the girl's family likes depends on her abilities. What are you doing here by praising your son?"
What's wrong? Aren't you breaking our rules?"
"That's right, in this way, your son will have a chance. What about my son? He goes to the mountains to hunt and work in the fields every day. He is not bad at anything and is even better than your son."
"Who says it's not? Do you think that knowing how to make charcoal is so great? Well, even if it is great, then my son is not bad at all. Come on, son, you should also stand up and let the girls see it."
Seeing that the people's anger was getting stronger and stronger, Hu Tian quickly stood up and smoothed things over: "Okay, okay, let's stop fighting. The old rules of our tribe are that finding a partner is about your own will. Young people must be sincere.
If you want girls to like you, then show off your strength properly."
After the patriarch's words, the young male orcs were all gearing up and preparing to show off themselves in the coming days.
Niu Cai led everyone to build an earthen kiln on the other side of the river. The earthen kiln was dozens of square meters, with five kiln holes left. Each kiln hole corresponding to the cave dwelling was independent.
In this way, they can burn charcoal in five caves at the same time, and at the same time, they can ensure that if one cave fails, the other caves will not be affected.
After the earthen kiln was dug, the remaining work was to cut down a large amount of wood.
"Everyone should try to find trees with a thick mouth, so that the quality of carbon will be better. In addition, when cutting down trees, all the treetops and branches and leaves are removed, and the treetops cannot be used for burning charcoal." Niu Cai shared his experience with everyone.
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Next, it’s time to show off.
The young orcs kept carrying bowl-sized tree trunks out of the forest, and those with strong strength would carry two trees at a time.
It was as if they didn't know they were tired, their legs were already shaking, but in order to take a sip of water handed to them by the young female at the entrance of the kiln, they insisted on moving again, even if others told them to take a rest.
"Ling'er is right. With the combination of male and female, the work will not be tiring." Boss Hu couldn't help but sigh as he looked at these young people who were still holding on.
Because everyone's fighting power was so strong, in two days, they prepared the wood for burning charcoal, which was as high as two mountains.
"Let these wood dry in the sun for half a month and we can make charcoal," Ma Cai said.
In the past half month, everyone has opened up several open spaces. These open spaces are intended to be planted with Roman roma. Girl Shang Hua said that since they have no silkworms now, they will plant Roman roma first and make something for everyone.
Linen clothes.
When the day came to burn charcoal, the tribesmen were both curious and nervous.
Ma Cai and the clan leader asked for a chicken, sacrificed the chicken's blood to the kiln god, and then asked everyone to put the chopped wood into the cave dwelling.
The brothers of the Hu family all stood in the cave dwelling laying out wood. According to Niu Cai's words, they put some that were half-dried in the sun and placed some that were completely dry outside, until all five entrances to the kiln were filled.
Afterwards, the horse used hay to light the fire.
"Now that the fire is burning, everyone can go back. Just leave four people to watch the fire with me." Ma Cai said.
"How long will it take to heal like this?" the tribesman asked curiously.
"It's been a long time. Have you seen the smoke coming out?" Ma Cai pointed to the thick smoke coming out of the kiln entrance and said, "The smoke will turn from white to yellow, and then turn green, until finally the smoke is no longer visible.
Now, the carbon is considered to be burned, probably tomorrow morning."
"It takes so long!" Everyone sighed, "I thought it would be ready in a few hours."
"Will it burn out after burning for so long, and nothing will be left in the end?" Hushan asked curiously.
Niu Cai smiled and said, "Of course, sometimes after burning, there is only a pile of ashes and no carbon at all. So we separated the kilns into five kilns, so that even if there is waste, there are still successes.
In addition, watching the fire is also the most important. The five of us stayed to watch the smoke. Only by closing the kiln at the most appropriate time can we produce the best charcoal."
Niu Cai kept talking to everyone about the knowledge of making charcoal. The cubs, including Hu Ling'er, were all fascinated by it. Even the females who originally disliked Niu Cai, seeing him like this, they all started to understand him.
He was impressed, this guy was really rough and attentive, he spoke and acted in an orderly manner.
It turns out that I was wrong before! This chapter has been completed!
