Zhuang Yu looked at several termite balls with a diameter of one meter in front of him, and asked the ants in his arms, "Where is their home?"
The kid was still gnawing on his crab legs with relish, and then climbed off Zhuang Yu's body, stomping his calves on the ground, and the termite ball in front of him began to move.
This way of communication is really special.
"They said, take us to their house as guests." Ant Milk said childishly.
The corner of Zhuang Yu's mouth twitched, and then he took the ant's hand and followed the ant ball.
It didn't go very far, and the formic ball began to shrink, obviously burrowing into the ground.
To Zhuang Yu's surprise, there are more termites here, which is definitely a huge termite group in the desert.
Why are you here? Probably because this is an oasis, there are sweet grass roots to eat, but they dare not come in, the Huangsha clan is not vegetarian.
The termites stayed at the gate of the city, that's fine, the formic acid they left behind from digging holes was exactly what Zhuang Yu needed.
Zhuang Yu said, "Let's invite them to eat, but let them move out of here and build a new nest next to them."
Ant Milk said childishly, "Okay, they are hungry, just give them something to eat, and let them do whatever they want."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
Is he exploiting the working class
Give them some food later.
The ants started stomping their calves again, their buttocks twitched, and they were extremely humorous. Groups of densely packed ants began to crawl out from the ground, forming a large army in the desert, as if they were going aside.
Zhuang Yu was astonished, the number was too many, it was like thousands of troops.
The ant pointed to the densely packed ant colony, "Brother Yu, we brought those from Tongshan, and they are playing well with these neighbors now."
Zhuang Yu's eyes were a little dizzy. Aren't the densely packed ants all the same? Can the ants tell who is who
After the ants left, Zhuang Yu also returned to the city with the head of the radish gnawed on the crab legs, and then non-stop looking for someone to dig out the clay in the ant nest. The soil mixed with sand and water is the most natural cement. It is perfectly suitable to make a briquette stove.
Zhuang Yu thought for a while, and called people from the Guiliu family. After such a long time of work, the waterwheel was almost finished, and it was time for them to continue making briquette stoves and practice their skills.
According to the Foot City of the Stone Skin Clan, after more than ten days, they should have transported the coal mine back.
I borrowed some ditch-digging hoes from Qingsangbu, and started digging the clay for the ant nests.
Then start to mix it with sand and soil, pile it up high, and finally leave a hole in the middle, lift water into the hole, and mix slowly, which forms the common cement.
Zhuang Yu looked at the cement and couldn't close his mouth with a smile. This is a good thing, not just for making a briquette stove, it is simply overkill.
"Brother Yu, you are laughing so silly." A group of little radish heads were also watching.
"Brother Yu has been giggling for a long time."
Zhuang Yu: "..."
The members of the Ghost Willow family are also very puzzled, aren't they just playing with sand? What is the use of mixing different sands together
Zhuang Yu said, "The cement we are making now is used to make a stove, and the stove is a tool for burning the coal mines that the Stone Skin Clan will bring back soon. The coal mines are our new firewood... Anyway, with them, Our Red Emperor City will no longer lack firewood."
The Guiliu family didn't understand much, because they didn't know what the stove and coal mine were, but at least they understood one sentence. With these, they no longer have to worry about running out of firewood.
A simple sentence may not make any sense to others, but it has a completely different meaning to people who live in the desert all year round.
In order to find some firewood, they can be described as untold hardships, which is no easier than hunting in the desert.
But as Shaojun said just now, their difficulties have now been resolved.
Looking at the mud and sand mixed in front of him, it seemed to have become a little more sacred.
Zhuang Yu knew that no matter what he said, it was something unknown to them, so he took advantage of the fact that the cement was not dried by the sun, and started to do it.
Cylinder-shaped clay embryos were formed in the hands of Zhuang Yu. He has a foundation in pottery art, so it is not difficult. Just leave a wind tunnel under the furnace. It is very simple. hole, wait for a while, the cement will be dried, it will not become extremely hard, and there is no way to fix it.
Zhuang Yu taught while playing.
A group of little radish heads were also helping, making mud all over their hands.
The little mushroom was also poking up its small mouth and was very serious there, watching it get out of an extra small stove.
Put the finished mud embryos under the sun to dry. In such a strong sun, the cement will solidify in a short time.
In fact, it can also be baked at the lava lake, but there is not much soil in the cement, unlike pottery, which is basically composed of soil. This kind of cement is easy to crack when baked by the lava lake.
Anyway, the sun is strong, and it is completely solidified after a day or so of exposure, so there is no need to move it around.
Zhuang Yu and the members of the Guiliu family kept making briquette stoves. Although the Guiliu family still didn't know what it was, their attitude was as serious as if they were holding something extraordinary in their hands.
Zhuang Yu smiled and let them do it. After a while, he will naturally know what it is used for.
Stoves were placed under the sun one by one, and more and more were placed.
There are quite a few people in the ghost willow family, so the speed of making the stove is not bad.
"Ah, why did this stove harden?" Suddenly a little carrot head called out miraculously.
The little mushroom head ran over and poked it with a small stick, but it couldn't be poked anymore! It was still sticking to its little hands just now.
The members of the Guiliu family were also taken aback, why are they all in one? Isn't it just a few casual exchanges
Zhuang Yu said, "Remember what we did with the cement just now, and also come to me if the clay in the ant nest is not enough."
Although the ant nest is large, it will always be used up when it is used up. At that time, he will use food to make the group of termites move again.
They made the stove, and it went straight to the night. When Zhuang Yu took a group of radish heads to take a bath to wash off the dirty dirt, the ghost willow family was still producing stoves. A lot of.
Zhuang Yu washed a group of small radish heads clean. The cement sticky hands are not easy to wash, and they soaked in water for a long time.
Zhuang Yu looked at Shaohao who seemed to be looking for something on the shore and asked, "What are you looking for? Hurry up and soak in it, otherwise it won't wash off."
Shaohao nodded, and replied, "I'm looking to see if this place is suitable for planting small forests. There is enough water here, so it should be able to grow."
Zhuang Yu: "...you come down for me."
This raging bear, it really is spring, and I have been thinking about how to make a small forest all day.
But Shaohao didn't come down, but suddenly ran in the direction of Scarlet Emperor City.
Zhuang Yu was taken aback, what is he doing
Not long after, Shaohao came back, Zhuang Yu was taken aback for a moment, Shaohao actually brought several small saplings in his hand, it should be when the caravan brought back the wood for the waterwheel, he accidentally brought it along on.
Under Zhuang Yu's bewildered eyes, Shaohao insisted on planting a few saplings with withered leaves that were turning yellow by the river, and then jumped into the river in satisfaction.
Looking at Zhuang Yu solemnly, "When the grove grows well, we can..."
Zhuang Yu blushed, and hurriedly covered Shaohao's mouth, this shameless person said such things in such a serious manner, he didn't see a group of little radish heads beside him.
"Brother Yu, what are you playing?" A group of little radish heads really looked over.
Zhuang Yu felt a little embarrassed, and stretched out his hand to wipe Shaohao's face, "Your brother Shaohao's face is dirty, I'll wash him."
Shaohao's whole body trembled. In fact, perhaps, he didn't need to wait until the grove was planted. This is the Red Emperor City, not the White Emperor City, and he didn't have to abide by the rules of the White Emperor City.
so tangled.
And Zhuang Yu kept staring at those few saplings, how could it be possible to grow them alive, the leaves would be scorched in such a bright sun.
Glancing at Shaohao, I really want to describe Shaohao with a word from the earth, birds... beasts are not as good as!
He began to rub Shaohao's face vigorously with his hands, washing it off for you.
Shaohao: "..."
What's going on here
At this time, Little Mushroom suddenly crawled up the river bank, his feet were clamped tightly, and he was still trembling, his little finger pointed in the direction of Chidi City, and he went back, Mushroom boy was going to pee.
Zhuang Yu was taken aback, pointed to the grassland above the river bank, and sprinkled it there, just to fertilize the grassland.
The little mushroom shook its head like a rattle, no, no, no, it went back to fertilize the big pear tree.
Zhuang Yu didn't pay attention to it, it couldn't bear it and would find a way by itself.
Mushroom boy's calf trembled so much that his lips were trembling.
No, no, no, Mushroom boy couldn't wait to go back and fertilize the big pear tree, then covered his face, and shyly ran under the few saplings he had just planted.
Zhuang Yu obstinately wiped Shaohao's face red with his hands, and then returned to Scarlet Emperor City with a group of radishes.
Shaohao: "..."
Is his face that dirty? He mixed the cement with his hands, not with his face.
However, Yu's hands were cold and comfortable, and the corners of his mouth were raised, which belonged to him.
Zhuang Yu tidied up a room for the little fur hat and Yutou, and then, a group of Xiaoluotou and the two of them were going crazy.
Zhuang Yu was also almost crazy busy, making cement every day. He had to let every family in Chidi City have a stove before the Stone Skin Clan brought the coal mine back.
Even a group of radish heads were caught by him, and they were dirty cement workers every day.
As the days went by, there were more and more stoves on the ground. People from other tribes also came to watch the excitement when they came back at night, but they didn't understand it for a long time.
Until, in the endless yellow sand, huge rhinoceros-like beasts appeared at the head of the Red Emperor City, carrying a lot of black stones.
The people of the Stoneskin clan are back.
In an instant, the entire Red Emperor City was boiling, because Shao Jun said that the Stone Skin Clan had gone to transport new firewood for their Red Emperor City.
Standing on each giant rhinoceros is a short, rough, dark-skinned bearded man, letting the wind and sand like a knife blow on them.
If it was an ordinary person, it would have been as if they had been scratched by thousands of knives, but these people have nothing to do with it. Rough skin and thick flesh are the unique talents of the stone-skin clan.
When they saw the endless rhinoceros giant beasts, Chidi City boiled. Although they didn't know what the new firewood was and why all the giant beasts saw black stones, but this is Shaojun. When there is new firewood, they believe it, and they don't look at how much Shaojun has done for their Red Emperor City.
Zhuang Yu also got the news immediately, and quickly asked a group of little heads to spread the news, "Tell them not to enter the city, and bring things here."
Just in time to hand out with the stove.
"Okay." A group of little radish heads ran fast.
It's really a group of good bricks that can be moved wherever there is need.
When the giant beast pulled the coal mine over, Zhuang Yu also asked the Guiliu family to stop making stoves and help him turn the coal mine into briquettes.
He has made a lot of briquette membranes in the past few days, which are made of cement. Just crush the coal, add water and mix it, then insert the membrane into the mixed coal, lift it up, and then pour it out , In such a big weather, there is no need to idle it, it is a complete briquette.
Crushing coal ore is not a problem at all for the Guiliu clan.
A group of small radish heads are also helping out. They take the membrane tool and poke it into the mixed coal, and then make honeycomb-like things, which is very fun.
Zhuang Yu began to distribute briquettes and stoves, "It's still the same as before. The leaders of each tribe will receive the things according to the population of your tribe, and then you will go to your tribe to distribute."
Zhuang Yu began to call people to come up to collect it.
But a group of people were very confused, what did they get? Where is the firewood
Zhuang Yu slapped his forehead, but forgot to teach them how to use it.
Zhuang Yu said something to Zhi who was next to him, and Zhi ran away with a briquette.
Zhuang Yu directly brought a stove and put it in front of everyone, "Now, I will teach you how to use new firewood. Have you seen this thing in my hand? It's called a stove..."
Then he pointed to the prepared coal balls one by one, "This is called briquette."
At this time, Zhi Zhi ran back with a face full of excitement, holding a "fireball" in his hand.
This thing is so interesting, it burns hotter than firewood, he clearly saw that it was a black stone.
Zhuang Yu took the burning "fireball" from Zhi's hand, and said, "We must first light a briquette and put it into the stove. Remember to align the eyes on it so that it can breathe so that the fire can burn. Put two more unburned briquettes on top... "
A standard stove is displayed in front of everyone.
Zhuang Yu said, "If you want the fire to burn more vigorously, you can fan the wind in the wind tunnel below."
Without Zhuang Yu's reminder, a group of radish heads had already scooped up their beach pants and fanned them into the wind tunnel.
The fire quickly rose.
Flames rose from the hole in the stove.
Quiet, quiet.
They clearly saw that the stones were pulled back just now, but now those stones were crushed into strange things with holes, and they just ignited like this...
Can a rock burn when broken? No matter how stupid they were, they knew it was impossible, but now they saw it with their own eyes.
Shaohao also looked at Zhuang Yu in surprise, what kind of weird fire technique is this, the stone burns like firewood, the firepower is not small, and... after burning for so long, it is still burning.
The setting sun hangs in the sky, and the firelight shines on everyone's face, with their mouths slightly opened, expressing the inconceivableness in their hearts.
Quiet quiet.
Then there was a collective inhalation sound, "Hiss..."
"It's really burning up." It was like talking in a dream.
Then everyone was awakened and the silence was broken.
There was a noise, "Did you feel it? It's the heat of the fire."
"Our new firewood is actually stone, oh my god, it's too amazing, no one will believe it when I tell it."
Looking at the pile of stones on the giant beast, everyone's faces became excited, "We...we have enough firewood."
His voice was a little choked up. From the perspective of other forces, firewood could be found everywhere, but in their bare land, it was similar to finding rare prey in the desert.
In Chidi City, half of the original eighteen tribes are working hard to find firewood every day, wasting a lot of manpower, but what can be done
Without firewood, how hard are they to drink blood like hair? That's what savages do, so their Chidi City won't be reduced to the same level as savages.
Now, looking at those black stones, who would dare to say that Chidi City doesn't even have firewood
Chidi is barren and can be ridiculed by others, but now, at least no one dares to say that they are so poor that they don't even have firewood.
The flame in the furnace burns higher and higher.
Then everyone discovered that this thing called briquette is too burnable. If it were firewood, it would have burned out by now.
However, Zhuang Yu frowned. Logically, the briquettes should burn longer, probably because of the hot weather and the briquettes being too dry.
Zhuang Yu said, "Before burning, you can pour some water on the briquettes, so that the burning will last longer."
Also... Can it burn longer
Watering on firewood
It's amazing to hear.
The people in Chidi City clenched their fists, this is their firewood.
Zhuang Yu continued, "If you don't want such a big fire, you can cover the air outlet below, or if you don't use the fire, and there are a lot of briquettes left in the stove, you can leave only a small eye in the air outlet, so that the fire will not go out. It also saves briquettes.”
It's too easy to use.
What looks like a simple mud thing can actually play so many tricks. No wonder Shaojun said that this stove can only be considered complete if it is used together with briquettes.
Zhuang Yu continued, "We have new firewood now, but there are two points that everyone must pay attention to."
"First, this fire cannot be used to roast meat."
It is estimated that even if he didn't say it, these people tried to grill meat with coal fire, and they couldn't eat the strange smell of the dark roast.
Zhuang Yu continued, "Second and most important, all leaders must make it clear when distributing the stove and briquettes to the clansmen. When using this stove to warm up in cold weather, the doors and windows must not be completely closed, because after the fire burns, It produces poisonous gas, and if inhaled too much, it will kill people."
Everyone was stunned, and looked at the flames burning in the furnace with some surprise. As the people of Chidi City who are the best at using fire, they knew that if a fire was burned in a confined space, people might die. They didn't expect this to be more powerful. Actually cast poison gas directly.
And some people's eyes flickered, whether the poisonous gas is strong or not, it may be that they can have another fire technique.
After Zhuang Yu finished explaining, he continued to send out stoves and briquettes.
And the people who took the things didn't leave, they just looked at the burning stove, and they wanted to see how long it would take to burn.
Every time it burns for a while, these people can't help but say in their hearts, it's too powerful, it hasn't been extinguished yet, it's really good firewood.
They figured it out, just burning a briquette coal and burning it slowly would be enough for them to use it for a long time.
The night in the desert is also very cold. Now they are thinking about the scene of a family lighting a stove and warming up together.
In the past, firewood was used for barbecue, so how can I have such an idea.
However, Shaojun said, we must pay attention to the poisonous gas, and they remembered what Shaojun said 100% clearly.
Zhuang Yu and the Guiliu clan were distributing things, and they were busy until the sun was setting and the night was still.
And the fire in the stove was still burning.
Even though they were already surprised, they still couldn't help showing incredible expressions.
I have never seen such a good firewood that can burn.
Although it was late, the atmosphere here was extremely lively.
In order to make the brightness higher, Zhuang Yu lit a few more stoves.
The fire was flickering, and I don't know which tribe it started from. The tribesmen danced their unique dance of the Red Emperor City, and sang the most cheerful song of their Red Emperor City, "Young man,..."
Other clans also joined in.
Zhuang Yu was stunned for a moment.
Someone laughed and said, "Young Master is back, we haven't welcomed him together yet."
"I will take this time today to welcome Shaojun home."
The singing is far away, singing into everyone's heart.
Zhuang Yu felt a little embarrassed on his face, because these people sang about him, and only those heroes whose voices are heard on the earth will be sung by others.
Zhuang Yu thought that if the Red Emperor City hadn't been separated from the outside world by the wind and sand, he might have become famous far and wide.
A group of little radish heads also imitated the voices of the adults, singing, holding hands and dancing.
The people here are so nice, they all like Brother Yu so much, just like them.
So, they also like the people here and enjoy being with them.
The little fur hat and Featherhead opened their mouths, and Yu was actually made into a ballad and sung. This is the honor only for those great men and heroes.
But think about the big dam, they have also heard from the people of Chidi City these days that Yu led them to build the miraculous dam.
There are also waterwheels in the river, the spectacular salt fields above the dam, and now adding these black stones, maybe Yu is really qualified to be sung like this, at least for the people of Chidi City Say so.
The little fur hat and Featherhead also joined the team, laughing and learning to sing.
If Baidi saw them like this, he would probably be beaten to death.
Zhuang Yu thought to himself, unexpectedly, he did not miss the welcome party. Although it was a little late, there was no shortage of enthusiastic atmosphere.
In the desert, on the ground, with little fire, here is a happy ancient city.
It wasn't until the weather was too cold that the fire of the first stove was gradually extinguished that the people from Chidi City began to leave.
Before leaving, Zhuang Yu did not forget to tell, "It's cold, remember not to close all the doors and windows to enjoy the fire, and it's best to put the stove under the open window."
A group of people left in a lively manner.
In the eyes of everyone, this new firewood called honeycomb coal is really good. The only bad thing is that the fire it burns can't roast meat, it's a waste.
And Zhuang Yu was also thinking of solving this problem for them. The fire from coal cannot burn meat, but it can cook meat.
Maybe he can make Chidi City have other eating methods besides barbecue.
Now, the salt fields have been set up, the waterwheels are slowly watering the grass, more cattle and sheep are raised, and firewood is also available.
They are just short of a pot.
Zhuang Yu thought for a while, he could continue to let the termites dig holes and build nests, get out clay, and then burn a batch of pottery pots for Chidicheng.
Think about how comfortable it is to stew a pot of broth on the stove every day. When the night is cold, the whole family gathers around the stove and drinks a sip of hot broth.
Just thinking about it, Zhuang Yu's saliva flowed out.
Now, Zhuang Yu shrank into a ball, it was so cold, I don't know if it was an illusion, the temperature difference between day and night in the desert is even greater.
In the next room, a bunch of little radish heads were also crowded together, it was freezing to death.
Originally, Bee Kiss and Featherhead, the fur hat, had their own room, but they also ran over and squeezed together with a group of children, freezing to death.
Even Shaohao was too cold to hibernate, just like his furbolg.
Zhuang Yu actually wanted to get the kang out, but the clansmen didn't even have a pot now, so how could he bear to enjoy it at this time.
Zhuang Yu shrank into a ball, and the little mushroom went straight into his neck.
Zhuang Yu thought to himself, when the pots are ready for the clansmen, he has to get the kang out, of course he can't just get him here like before, he has to teach everyone in Chidi City how to cook the kang.
After all, although he has repeatedly explained that coal fires have poisonous gas, there are still risks in the end. With a kang, there is no need to put the stove in the house.