【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 306: Primitive Tribe Chieftain Mother-in-law 26

"Watermelon, you haven't eaten it yet."

The wolf said, "Mom, it's not very convenient for the tribe to use water. Should we bring in some water?"

Yun Xi thought for a moment, "It is necessary to divert water, and we also need to build a few cellars. Oh, and I hope the people left behind by Cai are well behaved."

Ying nodded. "He's quite well behaved. I went to check on him this morning and he was working very hard."

Building a house is not difficult and can be learned quickly. It just requires practice. The last time Yun Xi took people to the beach, Tao took the rest of the people to build three rows of houses and a watchtower, and burned a lot of bricks and tiles as reserves, which are now in use.

Now the clan has five rows of thirty rooms, but only twenty-five are in use. Each member of the clan has a room, and the remaining five are waiting for their owners.

"That's good. Don't let them wander around." Yun Xi took a kitchen knife and cut the watermelon. It was a very big watermelon. Each person in the tribe got a piece.

“Save the watermelon seeds and plant them next year.”

"It's delicious. We should keep it." Tao was still not satisfied. She took a bite of the icy one and said, "Mom, is the pumpkin ripe now?"

"Almost. Have you ever seen it?"

"I went to check. One of the pumpkins was eaten by wild animals, and the others are as big as the watermelon we just ate!" Tao exclaimed, gesturing with her hands. "One pumpkin is enough for the tribe to eat for a day. To prevent further destruction, I led my men to fence off the pumpkin patch with thorns and wild date thorns."

Yun Xi was puzzled. "Is it really that big?" She forgot what kind it was, but she still praised it.

"Well done! Let's go check it out this afternoon. You and a few others can continue making beef jerky. Slice it, marinate it with ginger and salt, and then dry it in the sun, just like before. Tomorrow, everyone will stay and dig a cellar to store the yams."

The daily schedule changes rapidly, and Yun Xi doesn't worry about what was said in the morning.

"Okay, the day after tomorrow we'll find a way to catch a few more cows. Mom, please assign me one more person." Tao became excited, waving her fists and shouting, "If we don't catch any more bison, the herd might leave."

The kid's true colors are showing again.

Is he going to steam the pears? But the bison are too dangerous.

"If you're not injured next time, you'll be allowed to go again." Yun Xi made three rules with her, "When the time comes, you can take Yue with you, and Miao will stay behind to recuperate."

"Great! Mom, don't worry, I will protect everyone." Tao promised.

Yun Xi looked at Wei and said, "Next time, you go hunting in Ya's place. We should take turns and adapt to the hunting life."

Being noticed by the clan leader, Wei blushed instantly and said in a mosquito-like voice, "Okay."

Yun Xi frowned, "Why are you so shy? No one in the tribe bullies you, right?"

"No, no." Wei quickly explained, "Everyone is very nice to me."

"That's good. If someone bullies you, just tell me and I will take care of it for you." Yun Xi felt relieved.

After a nap, everyone proceeded as planned in the afternoon. Yun Xi took people to the pumpkin patch. The pumpkin patch was indeed fenced off. They avoided the sneak attacks of animals on the ground, but not those flying in the sky. After counting, there were still twenty intact pumpkins left, each weighing more than thirty pounds.

"Just pick them all and take them back. If you keep them, they will be cheap birds." Yun Xi felt distressed and regretted forgetting about this.

"it is good."

The tree took the lead, and everyone quickly picked all the pumpkins, deformed them, put them on their backs and carried them back.

"Beast form is really convenient." Yun Xi thought, "Human form is also convenient."

It was still early when they returned to the tribe. Yun Xi asked Shu to process the cowhide, and took Ya, Hu and Hai with her to choose a local cellar in the backyard and start digging. She also brought a few people from the Yuncai tribe to learn how to be thoughtful in doing business. Of course, after these people left, she had to dig another hidden cellar as a backup.

"A cellar is built by taking advantage of the thermal inertia of the soil. Generally, a circular or square hole or pit is dug underground, depending on the depth of the groundwater layer. Be sure to install safety features like waterproofing, moisture-proofing, and ventilation. It can also be used to store wine and other aged items."

"There are three types of cellars. The L-shaped (circular) cellar has a minimum shallowness of 2.5 meters for storage, and the upper and lower passages are generally about 4 meters. The L-shaped (circular) cellar can be directly dug, with the hole covered by a millstone or the like.

The I-shaped (square) one is suitable for places with shallow water layers. After digging, you need to use wooden sticks to support it, cover it with straw, and then cover it with soil.

There are also semi-yin and semi-yang structures (square): a shallow pit is dug underground, bricks or adobe are used to build walls on the ground, and wooden sticks, straw, etc. are used as the roof.

L-shaped and straight-line structures are suitable for storing long-lasting tubers, such as radishes and sweet potatoes. A semi-shade, semi-sun structure is suitable for storing seasonal plants, such as vegetables and fruits.

Yun Xi explained as she dug the soil, "This time we're going to dig a straight-line cellar. We're in the south, where the water layer is shallow, so we shouldn't dig too deep. We'll just have a square opening on top and a square house-like shape underneath. In hot weather, the cellar will be much cooler."

"Also, you can't just go into the cellar anytime and anywhere. Although we dug it relatively shallow, we must test whether there is enough air in the cellar before going in, otherwise people will die.

In a cellar that has been sealed for a long time, the oxygen originally existing in the cellar will react with the plants inside to produce waste gas. If it is not used for a long time, people will faint due to lack of oxygen.

Therefore, before reusing, you should do the following: 1. Open the closed port and check for potential collapse hazards;

2. Ventilate the room before leaving;

3. Use the ignition test to check the oxygen density inside (at this time, prevent the presence of flammable gas and make fire prevention preparations). If it is insufficient, add oxygen, etc.

4. Perform a light check to rule out the presence of other animals inside.

5. After preparing oxygen, safety ropes, and lighting, you can enter the cellar.

What Yun Xi said was very complicated, and the people of the Yuncai tribe didn’t quite understand it, but they knew to take note of it and tell Priest Cai when they got back. Cai was so smart that he would definitely understand.

"You guys write it down first. I'll teach you the specific operations after I finish digging it out." Yun Xi wiped the sweat off her forehead and continued to work.

Together with the people from the Cloud Tribe, they finally dug a rough outline of the cellar before dark. Tomorrow they would reinforce the walls and the ground with bricks, and also make a ladder for easy entry.

There is still a lot to do.

Look at the tree in the kitchen making pumpkin soup, and they haven't started anything else yet.

Yun Xi thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you make another beef stew? All the fresh beef is cooked and it won't keep well in this hot weather."

"Okay, patriarch."

The kitchen is very large, 80 square meters. I originally thought that 40 square meters would be enough, but then I thought that the tribe would eventually grow bigger, so the kitchen must be bigger. I also built six stoves, three on each side, and left space for eating. However, as the space was occupied by food and the kitchen was too hot in the summer, no one liked to eat in the kitchen.

Therefore, it is very easy for two people to cook inside.