"Oh~"
After cutting tree roots all afternoon, he suddenly stood up, unable to straighten his waist. He glanced at Shi Yu, who was still working hard:
"Yu, let's go back to eat!"
"..."
Looking at the results behind me, although it is only a small piece, at least it will be much easier to plant rice next year. If there are more copper axes in the tribe, maybe we can actually cut out a rice field with basically no tree roots.
Seeing Song Xuan rubbing his waist and returning to the tribe, everyone looked at him sideways. This action was all too familiar to everyone.
Most people in Teng She mainly supervise the prisoners' work. Although they can do it themselves, they still have to arrange for the prisoners from time to time, which is relatively easy.
After swinging the ax continuously for an afternoon, his arms were quite sore. However, Song Xuan was quite satisfied with the quality of the axes in the tribe. Although he used it for an entire afternoon, he only polished it once and it was as sharp as ever. He continued to use it until the end. If there is a big problem, this is much easier to use than the stone ax in the tribe. The stone ax is basically worn out if it wants to chop down such a tree root.
Once he comes into contact with a weapon that hits bronze, there is really no way to go back. During dinner, Shi Ban also had a smile on his face. He even ate with his mouth open. Song Xuan was worried that the soup would overflow from the corners of his mouth. Come.
"God, the new blower will be made tomorrow!"
This can be considered a reciprocation. Nowadays, the most tiring part of firing pottery in the tribe is to push and pull the blower. And because it is relatively simple, even if it is coated with some grease, it is relatively awkward to use, and the wooden pole shakes when pushing. The magnitude is not small either.
Not to mention that when the ore is melted, it basically requires continuous pushing and pulling for nearly two hours. Although the principle of the blower is not complicated, it is not that simple to do it well. However, with the bronze axe, cutting Cutting wood is definitely much easier.
You must know that it was completely impossible to make it before. It was basically a dream to cut out a thin and uniform board with a stone axe. Even if it was barely split, it was also very difficult to polish it flat. Unlike the current axe, which slowly Pushing it on it will have the effect of a planer.
After experiencing the torture in the morning, the first task Song Xuan gave to Shi Ban was to improve the blower in the tribe so that animal skins would not be used as the inner wall in the future.
In this way, it will last longer, and it will be easier to push and pull. Judging from the appearance of Shiban, the wooden boards should have been made today, and they will be put together tomorrow.
Shitou also said that the mold was almost done and should be ready for firing tomorrow. The two of them did not waste time. The tribe should soon have a second or even third batch of bronze weapons made.
With the copper hammer, it will be much easier to crush the ore in the back. The stone was smashed out with ordinary bluestone before, and Song Xuan is also planning to let him smash it into more pieces. This will not only make it easier to melt, but also save a lot of time and energy. charcoal.
Although the tribe has plenty of time, it still requires a lot of manpower to refine it. The charcoal is also hard-earned from stones. These high-quality charcoals are not so easy to simmer.
When refining bronze, the higher the temperature, the better. You must not be too economical in this regard.
After chatting with everyone for a while, Song Xuan got up and went back to the house. Xueer had already gone back. Although today would not be as surprising as yesterday, there must still be some embarrassment. After all, there was someone suddenly in the room. Before that, two people I haven't even met the person in person.
On the way, Song Xuan mentally constructed himself for a long time.
Fortunately, when I opened the door curtain today, Xue'er inside was no longer as naked as she was yesterday.
Seeing Song Xuan come in, Xueer stood up slightly nervously and shouted in a low voice:
"Angel of God!"
Although he only stayed with Shihua for one day, he spoke much more clearly, but his voice was still not loud. I don't know if he was still a little scared or just because of his personality.
Before Song Xuan could speak, Xueer brought the hot water over. Song Xuan put his hand into the basin. The temperature was just right.
Although people had boiled water for him in the past, it was the first time that Song Xuan experienced such considerate service for him to wash up.
Seeing that the tips of Xue'er's hair on the temples were still a little wet, and she had obviously washed herself before he came back, Song Xuan nodded with satisfaction. Shi Hua should have said all these things in place, especially in terms of hygiene. Song Xuan really I do care a little.
There is also an extra set of daily necessities in the house. Fortunately, the house is big enough and there is still a lot of open space. Even with so many things, it is still spacious.
Song Xuan was also thinking, since we already have bronze tools, whether we can ask Shi Ban to make some simple furniture. At least tables like tables are still very necessary. It would be more convenient to put things there, without having to do it like now. In this way, if you want to sit, you have to either sit on the ground or use tree stumps, which is not particularly comfortable.
However, it is not very convenient to make things with only one axe. Song Xuan is also planning that if the remaining ore can be successfully refined, Shi Ban can be equipped with a set of handy tools in advance, at least like a saw. Chisels can be arranged as early as possible.
Although Teng She is still a little nervous about food now, it is only for the captives captured by the tribe, and her own people must still eat enough. In this case, it is still necessary to pursue some quality of life.
Now there is nothing in all the houses except the floor. It is empty. If there is a table or something, it will not look so empty. As for the bed, Song Xuan has no plans for the time being, or there is no one at all. Thought about doing it.
If the plan hadn't been suddenly disrupted by the Wuyu tribe this year, then the kang should have been on the agenda. Although Song Xuan was a serious southerner, it was obviously more suitable to sleep in Tengshe without a kang.
The winter here is very long and very cold. Even in the house, you have to rely on a fire to keep warm.
Not to mention sleeping at night, no matter how tightly wrapped you are, you will still feel a little cold.
There are not many animal skins in the tribe that can cover a person. For people like Song Xuan, it's okay. The animal skins are good and big, so there is no problem, but others don't have such good conditions.
If there is a warm kang, it will be much more comfortable in winter.
And it shouldn’t be particularly difficult to make a kang. As long as you figure out how to make it, it will soon become popular. There are enough bricks in the tribe now. At most, you can use the stones to bake some larger ones.
But if I want to do it now, neither time nor manpower is enough, and compared with cleaning the rice fields, it is obviously not that important. After all, it has been like this for so many years.
Since this year has been delayed, there is no time to do it. We can only postpone it until next year. Song Xuan also decided to do it early next year. It is not like it was delayed to the end like this year. If something unexpected happens, there will not be enough time to do it. .
Although Song Xuan and Xue'er live in the same place, they have known each other for a short time, and Xue'er doesn't look like someone who is easy to let go of. There was no unnecessary conversation between the two. Song Xuan simply said After asking about today's situation, he lay down.
But as soon as his eyes closed, Song Xuan felt a pair of small hands touching him.
(⊙o⊙)!
The cold little hands were still groping along Song Xuan's back. Just as Song Xuan was about to stop him, he heard Xue'er say:
"Angel, press~"
Immediately, Xueer's hand stopped on Song Xuan's waist, helping him relieve the fatigue of the day. This was the first time Song Xuan enjoyed this since he came to Tengshe.
It's not like no one was willing to help him do this before. Song Xuan had never mentioned it. Today, Xue'er probably saw that Song Xuan had been supporting his waist with his hands. Although there wasn't much conversation, Song Xuan lay down. Next, she took the initiative to come over.
Although Song Xuan wanted to refuse, he was too comfortable and even adjusted his position unconsciously, from lying on his side to lying on the animal skin.
When I woke up the next day, Xue'er was no longer in the room.
It was so comfortable last night. Xueer massaged his body for him and he enjoyed it so much that he didn't even know when he fell asleep.
But looking at the empty bed beside him, Song Xuan also knew that Xue'er should have already gotten up. Just as he was about to get up, he saw Xue'er opening the door curtain and walking in, holding a washbasin in her hand.
Seeing that Song Xuan woke up, he shouted with a little joy:
"Angel, water!"
Only then did Song Xuan realize how comfortable it was to have someone taking care of him. After working for a day, not only did someone help him relieve his fatigue, but he didn't even need to do things like fetching water himself.
As soon as he opened his eyes, everything was ready. Even though it was only a short day, Song Xuan vaguely knew what Wenwen Township felt like.
After washing, Song Xuan walked out of the house refreshed, and Wangcai's tail at the door almost flew up.
Since Xueer came, Wangcai has never entered the house again. Even outside, Xueer is still cautious when seeing Wangcai. Although she knows that he will not bite, it still takes a certain amount of time for both parties to accept each other. time
Okay, I won't scream loudly when I see Wangcai now. I can only blame Wangcai for not being as cute as he was when he was a child. If it were like the time when he was first brought back, everyone who sees it will probably have their heart melted.
It's a pity that even the little wolves have gradually left the category of cuteness, and their every move has the aura of prosperity.
Before winter, the tribe's tasks are still to build houses, clean rice fields, and refine ores. However, making bronze weapons is a small-scale matter after all. There are not many people who can use it, and there are not many people involved. There are always only Just two or three people.
Even until this moment, many people in Teng She didn't know about this matter.
………………
"Huh~"
As soon as he woke up today, Song Xuan felt that something was wrong with the temperature. When he opened the door curtain, it turned out that it was already snowing heavily outside. Even the ground had a thick layer of snow. Winter had finally arrived. .
However, the tribe had made preparations a few days ago. All the houses had been built, and the fence between the inner courtyard and the prisoners was also ready. Although it was not as strong as the previous fence, there was not enough time after all, and There's not much danger, it's enough for now.
As for the outer areas, except for the prisoners who were surrounded by wood, the surrounding walls have only been planned and have not been built.
After all, the tribe is already so large. It used to be a simple fence. It is definitely inappropriate to use a fence now, and the safety is not high enough. Everyone agrees that at least the fence must be built according to the previous standards. A good defensive measure for the tribe Everyone in Tengshe has personally experienced the sense of security brought by it.
Even this simple wall is not so easy to break through in this era. According to the prisoners and the remaining members of the Bear Tribe, the Black Feather Tribe broke into their tribe with just one charge, and used The manpower is not particularly large, at least in terms of pressure, it is not as big as Soaring Snake. However, until the end of the battle, the number of people in Wuyu who rushed into Soaring Snake was only twenty or thirty, and the wall still played a significant role in this. role.
What Song Xuan wants to build most is naturally the tall and large formal city wall from ancient times, but the tribe does not currently have such a high demand. Upgrading the previous wall should be very good.
Although the previous fence was easy to use, after all, it was just a patchwork on the fence. Even if a circle was added to the inside later, it was still not that comfortable to rely on the fence for defense.
This time it must be completed at once. Since so much vacancy has been left, after the construction is completed, it will definitely be better not to bother with it in a short period of time.
After Tengshe fled here, he has been building houses and walls every year. Although he didn't invest much time in this, it was still a bit troublesome, but there was nothing that could be done about it. Who said that the tribe was always developing? , and the speed is getting faster year by year.
Although it looks a little like Versailles, it is indeed the case. I believe that as long as the environment is suitable enough, it will continue to grow. At least for now, it has formed a technological crushing trend against the surrounding tribes.
Song Xuan got up early today, and Xue'er was still asleep at this time. Although he was used to Xue'er's care, since he had already woken up, he started to do it by himself.
In recent days, the brazier is basically lit all night long, and there is hot water on it at all times.
After washing, I called Xue'er up. She was really busy last night and didn't stop until very late.
Song Xuan has been cutting tree roots in the fields recently, and the team is getting bigger day by day. However, his body is still very tired after the day. If Xue'er doesn't massage him to relax at night, he may not be able to relax the next day. come over.
The bronze weapons given to the leaders in the tribe were all given out a few days after the first ax was made. Although the ores looked a little different, they were all pretty powerful after being melted, except for the last batch which looked a bit different. In addition to being a little soft, the previous ones can be used as weapons, and the number suddenly increased. In addition to the weapons chosen by each person, four more knives were made.
Shi Ban now has a set of carpenter's tools, a stone axe, a chisel, and a saw that is not particularly easy to use. Although the tribe has polished saw sickles, they are still the same as the regular saws. There is a certain difference, especially since Song Xuan did not dare to make it too thin, so naturally it would not be so easy to use.
Shitou is also thinking about a better mold, and I believe it will be improved again soon, but even now this one can be used reluctantly.
Once the tools are good, the things made will naturally be more perfect. The weapons in the tribe are also waiting for Shi Ban's optimization. In the past, they were made by looking at the wood. Even if they were slightly uncomfortable, they could only be adapted. Now It can be readjusted.
There is also an extra table in Song Xuan's room. Although it doesn't look so elaborate, it is not a big problem to put some small things on it.
With the coming of winter, Shi Ban will have more time to make these large pieces of furniture. On the same day he got the axe, Shi Ban asked Song Xuan to give him some prisoners, with the natural purpose of cutting wood back.
He also knew that he would definitely not be able to stop this winter. After all, Song Xuan had told him before that he could make things out of wood. Before, due to the constraints of tools, he could only have such an idea. Now that he has bronze ones, Tools, many things can already be made. Although the specific production methods are not yet clear, there is no problem in preparing more materials.
The two of them walked through the snow and arrived at the new main house. Although they didn't get up very early today, there were many more people in the house than before. After all, it was impossible to go out to work in such heavy snow. And according to past habits, it is very normal for the first heavy snow to fall half a meter deep.
This also means that this year’s outdoor work is completely over, and if you want to go out to work again, you will have to wait until next spring.
Seeing such heavy snow, the most relaxed thing is naturally the prisoners of the Soaring Snake Tribe. They have been busy for the past ten days, and now they finally don't have to work anymore.
But what they don't know is that the torture is still to come, and Teng She's winter is not so easy to sleep through.
Although they didn't know that it would snow today, everyone had already noticed something was wrong a few days ago. Most of the rice fields were already filled with water, so the snow would not have much impact. It was better to do the winter work step by step.
However, after working hard for so many days, it is very necessary to take a few days of rest. Winter is a long time, so there is no need to finish the work in the front. The rest of the time is also quite boring. Tengshe does not have to be like other tribes. In the winter, I can only stay at home without moving.
This was a rare and pleasant time. After dinner, everyone was still chatting in the house. Shihua brought a lot of animal skins with others and prepared to divide them.
Although there were not many bronzes that could be used as weapons, Song Xuan had a dozen of thumb-sized knives made from stone at once.
Although it is not big, it is definitely not suitable for use in combat, but it is no problem to use it in the tribe to cut animal skins and divide animal carcasses. Even compared with the relatively small daggers, the materials used are much less.
I can't make scissors for the time being, but there's still no problem with this kind of knife.
Basically everyone in Soaring Snake already knows about bronze weapons. Although not many people use them, they no longer hide them from their own people. However, they are still very strict about the use of bronze.
These public things will be collected together after each use, and will not be borrowed from other people's hands when used.
In addition to the knives, Song Xuan also thoughtfully prepared some needles for Shihua and the others. It is not difficult to make small needles. Just find a pottery blank and press a dent on it with a wooden stick. The difficulty lies in the eye of the needle.
Originally, the needle was not suitable for making it too big. It was still difficult to make a bulge in the mold, so we had to wait for the second processing after molding. The method was to burn it red with charcoal fire, and then smash one end into it. Flatten it a little, and then use another polished needle to punch a hole in it.
Then it was polished and polished. Basically, there is no problem in using it. Moreover, there is no particularly thin twine in the tribe. The thinnest needle now is about the same as the toothpick used in later generations. Even at this size, it is better than the one polished with bones in the past. It seems I don’t know how much.
Not only is the penetrating power stronger, but there is no need to worry about breaking or anything. It is just some animal skin and can be handled easily.
With the hemp rope from the tribe, the stitches can be made very tight, so that the original small pieces of animal skin can be completely connected.
Whether it is on clothes or on the bed, it is very useful. When Shihua and the others saw this kind of copper needle for the first time, they couldn't put it down. They have been doing needlework all their lives, but they never thought that there would be such a useful thing.
Although the thing is not big, it is of great help to the tribe. No matter how you polish the bone needles in the past, you have to consider the problem of breaking. If they are too thin, they can be ground out, but they will not be useful.
The thicker the needle, the thicker the thread. If the eye of the needle is too big, the stitches cannot be made dense. No matter how carefully Shihua and the others sew, it always looks loose. This problem will not occur in the future. The tribe uses animal skins. The rate will also increase a lot.
However, the previous animal skins were not complete enough. One of the important reasons was that it was inconvenient to peel the skin. Now that I have a bronze knife, I no longer have to worry about this matter. The animal skin can be peeled off very easily, even if If there are wounds on it, you can leave the small ones alone. If the larger ones are sewn up by Shihua and the others, there will basically be no difference from the good ones.
Ordinary animal skins naturally do not need to be operated in this way, but for those better animal skins, such a set will immediately increase the utilization rate. Larger animal skins are basically obtained from more ferocious beasts. It is very difficult to obtain this kind of animal skin after it is peeled off, let alone to ensure its integrity.
Even if the skins of tigers and black bears can be obtained, they are still full of holes. Even the snakes with bows and arrows only have slightly fewer wounds. The number of truly complete animal skin tribes can be counted on one hand. Come here, although the one with holes can be used, the effect is not as good, and it does not look comfortable enough.
