pastoral beggar woman

Chapter 225
Qin Tian muttered in a low voice, "Treacherous." He obviously didn't believe it but dared not speak harshly.

"Qin Tian, ​​what did you just say?"

Qin Tian turned his head, "Don't say good things twice."

The corner of the crazy old man's mouth twitched, is the word 'treacherous' a good word?What a brat!Everyone doesn't know how to respect the teacher!If it weren't for their good aptitude, he would have long, long ago—

Well, in order to be able to eat the food cooked by Qin Shuang, no matter how poor their aptitude is, he still resigned himself to teaching them. In fact, he should be glad that he didn't really collect two indestructible rotten wood, otherwise his fame will really be ruined. !
Qin Shuang didn't intend to make them believe in him at first. Who made it so that there is no such thing as a heated kang in this era?It's no use talking about it until she actually does it.

The workers prepared the soil, and Qin Shuang was on the sidelines to guide them, telling them how much they should have.The workers didn't know what Qin Shuang asked them to make, and Qin Shuang only explained the use of the kang to Chen and the others, but didn't mention a word to the workers.

The workers were puzzled, but as long as Qin Shuang paid them, they wouldn't ask any more questions.

First of all, it was necessary to make adobes on the kang. Qin Shuang took out the molds that she had made in the past few days and fixed them on the flat ground in the backyard, and asked the workers to put the mud that she had sprinkled in advance and the mud she had been bored with all night into the molds.This stuffing mud is also very particular, not only the middle must be solid, but the four corners must be tightly packed, the bottom surface must be evenly packed, and the blank surface must be flattened, which needs to be firmly stepped on with your feet, and then rammed four or five times with an iron hammer. Only then can it be rammed, so the ramming of the adobe is basically completed.Then there is the degerming. The process from mud filling to degerming is done in one go. The mold is pulled out quickly, and a soil culture with even edges and corners is formed.

The process of soil cultivation is not very complicated, but the workers have never done it before, and the movements are inevitably unfamiliar, but they are in this line of work, so they are familiar with it after doing it a few times, and it is easy to get started.

The more troublesome thing is that not only one adobe is to be made, Qin Shuang and A Chen's master bedroom, Qin Tian and the crazy old man's room, a total of three kangs have to be built. The big one is enough to sleep three people, and the adobe required is not too much. At first, Ah Chen and Qin Tian just watched, but after seeing that the process was not difficult, they also fumbled and started to make Qin Shuang nod when they could make it. Qualified adobe, the labor force increased by two at once.The four of them worked together until almost noon, and finally made a large adobe of sufficient weight. Hundreds of adobes were piled up in the backyard, occupying a large area.

The next step is drying. Today’s weather is good. It can be dried in the afternoon. Afterwards, it will take about three or four days to dry completely. In fact, it’s a bit late to make the adobe at this time. If it was earlier, it would be better. Summer has not yet passed, and the best time to dry adobe is around the dog days.

Of course, it's not too late to do it now, after all, there is still some time before winter.

After the adobe was finished, Qin Shuang asked the workers to go back first and come back tomorrow.When tomorrow comes, it is naturally impossible to set up the kang immediately, the main thing is to get the chimney up while the adobe is drying.

There are three main points that need to be paid special attention to. One of them is not to pour smoke!Originally, the kang was used for warmth, but if every time the fire is lit, the room smells of smoke, how can people sleep?Therefore, we must pay special attention to smoke removal. Building chimneys in several houses is actually more troublesome than the kang itself. During the few days of drying the adobe, the workers have been constantly adjusting the position of the chimneys according to Qin Shuang's instructions. , thickness and size, it was not finally completed until the day when the adobe was fully sun-dried.

(End of this chapter)