Back at the tribe, Zhu Yuanyuan saw her well-fed and drunk master leaning in the doorway, blowing in the wind and eating fruit, and she immediately became happy.
I guess there won't be much work today, so I can take a good rest.
With a smile still hanging on his face, Hu Yin, who noticed that his apprentice had returned, said coolly, "My house is almost finished. The leader came here just now and said that the tiles were not fired yet. He asked you to go and take a look."
"Okay," Zhu Yuanyuan nodded obediently, "I'll go right away."
Hu Yin added, "It just so happens that there is less work today, so you don't have to be in a hurry to come back. Just help at the kiln."...
Zhu Yuanyuan, "..." It's true, the master just can't see her idle.
But she was already used to it, so there was no need to worry about it. She agreed and walked to the kiln with heavy steps.
The earthen kilns are all built outside the valley. Zhu Yuanyuan went out of the valley again, which made the orcs on duty worried, "Why did the little wizard go out again? Do you need help?"
"No need," Zhu Yuanyuan smiled and shook her head, "Master hasn't burned out the tiles in the new house yet, so I'm going to help."
The orc on duty suddenly realized, "So that's it, you are a good apprentice."
The two people's faces were full of admiration, which made Zhu Yuanyuan feel a little guilty. She didn't go there on her own initiative, but was asked to go by her master, so she explained awkwardly, "It was the leader who came to tell me that the tiles were not burned successfully, so he called me." Go and have a look."
"That's good," the orcs on duty said in unison, and they were particularly enthusiastic about helping to lift the small wooden boat into the river.
Zhu Yuanyuan said nothing more, said hello and got on the boat.
It didn't matter whether the leader wanted to go by herself or not. She just didn't hear the news before, and after learning about it, no one said she would go.
Arriving at the kiln, Zhu Yuanyuan saw tens of thousands of red bricks piled outside the kiln at a glance, but the tiles were all broken, not even slightly intact.
By coincidence, the male orcs responsible for burning the tiles were preparing to open the kiln. Everyone's faces were filled with nervousness and anticipation. Unexpectedly, they were extremely stressed because they had not succeeded in firing intact tiles.
Zhu Yuanyuan leaned over and comforted her kindly, "Don't worry, you have to be as patient as you are when baking tiles. You will definitely succeed if you try a few more times."
The male orc who was responsible for giving orders instantly lost his face, and said angrily with a black face, "This is the third kiln tile we have fired, and none of the first ones are good."
"Oh~" Zhu Yuanyuan responded, craning her neck to look at the newly opened clay kiln, preparing to see the results immediately.
Zhu Li, the orc who answered in front, quickly stopped him, "Little big witch, step back and wait until the heat has dissipated."
After listening to the advice and having a full meal, Zhu Yuanyuan moved back obediently. She stopped only when she could no longer feel the hot airflow. She stared at the open kiln door with wide eyes and waited patiently for the result.
After the heat dissipated, I squeezed forward and checked, and sure enough, not a single tile was burned.
Everyone lowered their heads in disappointment, "What's going on? How can we burn these tiles?"
I thought it would be the same as firing bricks, just with a different shape, but I couldn't even fire six kilns. I wasted so much time and effort, and I felt heartbroken.
Zhu Yuanyuan was quite speechless, "You never thought of asking me?"
"I see you are busy and want to try it a few more times, why don't you say it again!" Zhu Li said sheepishly, scratching his head, "Grandpa He has to try planting new seeds before he gets them. I think it's the same with burning tiles."
"How can planting new vegetables be compared with burning tiles?" Zhu Yuanyuan held her forehead, not knowing what to say.
Zhu Li was dissatisfied, "Why not? Grandpa He tried planting for ten days and a half without seeing any results, but it doesn't take us long to burn a kiln of tiles."
"I haven't planted new seeds before, so I don't know how to plant them before I need to test them. But I have fired many kilns and have lots of experience. Why should I waste time on trial firings?"
The way Zhu Yuanyuan looked at Zhu Li was like looking at a fool.
She had a method for planting new seeds, but it was not convenient to take them out, so she wanted to mention the key points without leaving a trace during Grandpa He's trial planting. Burning tiles was a skill she had already demonstrated, so there was no need to waste time on trial burning.
Zhu Li quickly figured it out and patted his forehead in annoyance, "Yes, I
How could I forget this? "
"Are there any questions?" Zhu Yuanyuan asked politely, "If not, let's start working."
Everyone shook their heads in unison, "No problem, let's do it now."
As soon as I finished speaking, I thought about the broken tiles that had been burned earlier. If I followed the previous method, the result would be no different. I didn't know where to start.
As a result, Zhu Li was jointly pushed out.
"Little witch, we will do whatever you say, no questions asked," Zhu Li promised, patting his chest.
"That's right, listen to the little wizard," everyone echoed loudly.
Zhu Yuanyuan didn't refuse, "Okay, I'll thank you for the hard work."
Although she is strong, it is a good thing that she does not have to do physical work, so she will not rush to do it.
With Zhu Yuanyuan's guidance, the tile-burning work went smoothly. When the kiln was opened a few days later and the finished product was revealed, four-fifths of the tiles were intact. Everyone cheered with joy, "That's great."
Zhu Li's eyes filled with tears, "I can finally give an explanation to the great witch."
"Little Great Witch," an orc asked curiously, "Is your house very comfortable?"
"It's no need to ask. If it wasn't good, the great wizard wouldn't want the same one," Zhu Li said in vain.
Everyone agreed.
Zhu Yuanyuan blinked and casually asked, "If there is enough space to build a house, do you want to build it?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone subconsciously recalled the appearance of the red brick and large tile house. Some said they wanted it, and some said they didn't want it.
Those who want it feel that the red brick house is spacious, not damp, and can be easily closed; those who don't want it feel that the house built on the ground is too dangerous, will be flooded when the water rises, and the wooden door is not strong enough.
Anyway, there are reasons for each.
"It's not like the water rises every year," Zhu Li muttered. "The river is deep and wide. Unless it rains heavily for ten days and a half, it really won't rise."
"Brother Li is right," Zhu Yuanyuan agreed, "Besides, the valley is only so big. If you really want to build a house, you will probably have to find a large flat land in the valley. I think the area where the farming team will open up wasteland will be good. The space is big enough. "
In order to save effort, the farming team did not choose a patch of forest, but found a grassy plain. They only needed to remove the grass and pick up the stones to open up land.
The plain is very large and very close. You can reach it by walking a few hundred meters north from the valley.
"I'm afraid that won't work," Zhu Li shook his head repeatedly, "Grandpa He said that the land should be planted with potatoes and sweet potatoes."
Zhu Yuanyuan chuckled and said, "It's okay, the place is big, and he can't even finish it in eighty years."
"That's right," Zhu Li scratched his head and couldn't help but sigh when he thought of himself transforming into a beast and running through endless grass all day long, "Grandpa He has such a big heart."
"We still have to have dreams," Zhu Yuanyuan said. "With so many people, we might be able to realize it. Then we can eat sweet potatoes every day, and we won't have to hunt as hard as we can to stock up on meat in the fall."
"No!" Everyone objected in unison, "Meat is delicious. We eat a lot of it every day. We must stock up on it."
Zhu Yuanyuan, "..."
