After spending most of the day, the couple cut down the trees without much rest, and the range of activities outside the cave more than doubled.
Meng Sheng cut down the trees in a rectangular shape, and the cut area was almost the same. Outside the cave was a square dam.
Later, he plucked the felled tree branches, and together with Qiu Juan carried all the wood that was processed until only the trunk remained to the side of the cave to be used for building a house later.
As for the plucked branches, keep the big ones, and burn the smaller ones directly into charcoal fire.
After the outside of the cave was cut wide, it was okay on cloudy and rainy days. When it was sunny, the whole cave was more than half bright, and there was a feeling that there was nowhere to hide. For this reason, Meng Sheng used the cut tree branches to make the door of the Taoshan cave to block it. Living is almost the same as before.
After the weather cleared up, the couple smelted metal tools together according to the original method. At first, only Meng Sheng was busy, and it was the first time to do it, so he was unfamiliar everywhere. This time, not only did he know the steps and what to pay attention to, Qiu Juan Knowing the procedure, the two made a new stove together, and went to pick up ore and go back to smelting together.
After winter, the temperature is getting lower and lower day by day. Fortunately, the weather is upbeat and the cold is cold. After a heavy rain, there has been no rain or snow for several days. The couple took advantage of these few days to refine a lot tool.
What kind of knives, hoes, and simple tools are all available. Meng Sheng even made a saw to facilitate sawing wood.
After refining the last batch of tools, Meng Sheng chose an axe and prepared to send it to Zhong Yang. He wanted him to try out the new tool so that it could be promoted in the tribe. Just as he was about to leave, the male who hadn't appeared for many days turned out to be It was here first.
"Zhongyang! Just now, Meng Sheng was still talking about going to find you."
Luo was feeding the sheep outside the cave with some chopped wild vegetable leaves. Seeing the already strong male wrapped in thick animal skins, he suddenly became stronger.
Zhong Yang looked outside for a long time, and he came back to his senses when he heard the voice of the female. He kicked a stone under his feet, and he staggered over: "How did this happen? It suddenly opened up so much, if it wasn't for Luo Auntie, you called me and thought I was in the wrong place."
Luo laughed: "It was Meng Sheng who said that he would plant some land in the coming year. He thought the original land was too small, so he cut down the tree."
Zhong Yang stepped on a tree stump that was as wide as two large pots. Looking at the square, there were more than a dozen big stumps, not to mention the small ones. How about forming a lifelong partner with Qiu Juan? With his temperament, would he be willing to spend his time on work? It takes at least two or three days to cut down these trees.
Not only that, but the cut trees were also cleaned up. The big tree trunks were cut into several sections and neatly stacked next to the cave. You must know that cutting a tree into several sections is equivalent to spending a few more. Tree work, the triangular pile of trunks taller than a person, probably takes several times more time than cutting down trees, and many stone tools have to be broken to get it right.
But it was strange to say that he purposely went to the pile of tree trunks. The incisions on these tree trunks were relatively neat. They were not cut by stone tools, but were made by sharper weapons. He knew Meng Sheng's weapons, and the machete was indeed It's very sharp, but that weapon has a curved shape and is too thin. It can be done by cutting down trees, but if you have to cut so much, the weapon will already lose money.
Meng Sheng treasured that weapon very much, and he would not be willing to use it to chop down trees. What kind of madness did he have to do such tricks
He stretched his neck and asked Luo in a low voice, "Did Meng Sheng and Qiu Juan quarrel again?"
Luo doesn't know why, so far, the two children are doing well together: "Why do you say that? They used to quarrel a lot?"
When asked back, it meant that there was no quarrel, Zhong Yang immediately shook his head. He only remembered the last time Meng Sheng went to the Beast Forest because of Qiu Juan's madness and got red eyes. That's fine, there's no need to worry about the elders.
"No, I'm just wondering why Meng Sheng spends so much time cutting down trees. He and Qiu Juan have only been married for a short time, and it's his style to stick to Qiu Juan all the time."
Luo laughed: "The tree they cut down together was finished in one day."
"One day!" Zhong Yang stared like a bull.
Just as Luo was about to explain to him, Meng Sheng came out of the cave: "You kid, do you still know how to come here?"
Zhong Yang raised his thumb and raised his chin around: "What is this for?"
"How is it? Not bad?"
"What's good, Aunt Luo said you made it these days?"
Meng Sheng walked out of the cave, went to the woodpile, and propped himself on the wood with one hand: "I'm not alone, and Qiu Juan is there to help."
"Don't say it's two people, even if I add it, it won't be so fast."
Meng Sheng didn't answer, he took out the ax that was hanging on his belt and was about to give it to someone, and chopped on the wood with his backhand. The ax pierced the bark and ate it firmly into the wood.
"It's much better to cut with this thing than stone tools." He raised his eyebrows: "Try it."
Zhong Yang was skeptical. Although the color of this thing was more special than the stone tools, it was not heavy to the touch. He felt that it did not have the weight of stone tools. Even if Meng Sheng just shook it lightly and stuck into the wood, he would I didn't think it was too sharp. After all, Meng Sheng's aura is powerful, so it's not difficult to do this.
He pulled out the ax and touched the blade with his fingertips: "What is this?"
"I have a name, Axe."
Zhong Yang asked, "Where did it come from?" He swung his arms and slashed at the tree.
At first he waved it indifferently, but he heard a click, and the ax went deep into the wood, and he pulled it out after a couple of tugs, and suddenly his face was full of astonishment: "Hey, I only exerted so much strength, this It’s not a big piece of stuff, but it’s so easy to use!”
Meng Sheng shook his head, how can it be so exaggerated, how can metal have no weight, but it is indeed not as heavy as the big stone utensils that Zhong Yang usually carries.
After a moment of trance, the male had already chopped off one of his logs with an axe: "What are you doing, my tree is still useful!"
Zhong Yang was completely immersed in the use of the new tool: "It's so easy to use, where did you get it?"
"I made it myself. If you are used to it, use this one."
"Really give it to me?"
Meng Sheng raised his eyebrows: "You look like you can't put it down, do you want to give it back to me?"
Zhong Yang laughed loudly: "I knew it, you are the most generous, and you have never let me down before."
Meng Sheng spat, and Caixiong's face was almost filled with disgust. If he really believed in him, Qiu Juan was the only one.
"By the way, I almost forgot what I came to see you for!" Zhong Yang put the ax on his waist, as if he was afraid that Meng Sheng would go back again: "Many people in the tribe go to cook cooked food these days. There are not enough pots at all, and I can cook food for three or four households in a day. I am always pulled to help. My father said that it will not be a problem if this continues. Everyone likes to eat cooked food now, but few people have stone pots. , Most people can only look at the public stone pot, taking advantage of the relatively free time, my father asked me to go to a cave without a stone pot to help build a stone pot."
Meng Sheng frowned. He had indeed ignored this problem, but coming to help build the stone pot was a very good opportunity to gain favorability.
"Hey, you go with me!" Zhong Yang touched the ax and said happily, "This thing is strong, maybe it will come in handy at that time."
Meng Sheng nodded: "Don't tell me, the new tools I made can really come in handy."
He led Zhongyang into the cave, and Qiu Juan was packing up the newly made tools when he saw the male and said hello.
Zhong Yang withdrew his gaze from the small cave, and immediately turned his attention to the two stone pots, and immediately slandered: "Others don't even have stone pots, Meng Sheng, you actually use two!"
"My mother and I moved here. It's a pity to lose the stone pot, so I brought this one too." Qiu Juan clapped the ashes on his hands, explaining a little embarrassedly.
Zhong Yang immediately understood: "Aunt Luo has also moved here?"
Qiu Juan responded.
"It was quite lively."
Seeing the heated conversation between the two, Meng Sheng interrupted: "Are you still looking at the tools?"
"Look!" Zhong Yang hurried over: "Of course!"
Qiu Juan sorted out the tools and piled them all up in the banana leaves, which is enough to show how precious he is to metal tools.
Through the busyness of these days, there are about thirty pieces of metal tools, but there are quite a few small ones, and only a few big decent ones.
Meng Sheng took out the only three stone chisel nails: "I'll use these and an ax to hit the stone pot later."
Zhong Yang squatted in the pile of tools, flipping through everything, not only looking at it, but also using it, without listening to his words at all. Qiu Juan was also good-tempered, and while introducing the tool's name and performance to the male, the two chatted happily again.
One was excited when he heard it, and the other said it proudly, and automatically pushed him aside.
After Qiu Juan introduced all the tools, he wanted to explain to Zhong Yang how to do it, but when he turned around and saw that his partner's face was already dark and smelly, he reluctantly stopped talking.
"Hey, Qiu Juan, tell me quickly, how did you do it?"
Qiu Juan coughed dryly, got up and went to Meng Sheng: "Brother Meng really wants to explain to you."
Zhong Yang snorted at Zhong Yang.
"Are you going to dig the stone pot?"
"Of course, let's go!"
Qiu Juan said, "I'll go too."
Meng Sheng didn't refuse, but he wished that his wife would be under his nose all the time, and the couple would leave first with the tools.
Zhong Yang howled: "Wait for me!"
As he spoke, he took two more from the pile of tools and put them on the waistband of his trousers.