A leisurely life in ancient times

Chapter 215 Linen
"Grandma Qian?" Qing whispered.There was a hint of worry in her eyes. In her impression, Granny Qian was always strict, not to mention laughing, she seldom showed even a gentle expression.

At this moment, it was unexpected to meet the smiling face of Grandma Qian.

Suddenly feeling uneasy, looking at Granny Qian worriedly, hesitant to speak.

Granny Qian waved her hand and said, "It's okay. When you have something to do in the future, just ask Jiang Qing. It's good for Me and Me to guard the medicinal forest safely!"

As soon as these words came out, Qing suddenly changed his face, and said anxiously: "Grandma Qian said nothing, Jiang Qing is too young, and she has to ask Granny Qian to give advice on many things!"

"Qing, you have done a good job these years, so don't belittle yourself." Grandma Qian said with a smile, "At my age, I should enjoy the happiness that Jiang Qing said!"

Hearing this, Qing breathed a sigh of relief.Granny Qian said that, what did she think was going to happen?They were so frightened that even Sha and the others looked terrified, and they were finally relieved after listening.

Putting down the heart that was tightly held in her throat, Qing asked: "Jiang Qing, what do these flax and cotton look like?" Knowing that flax can be spun into linen and cotton can keep warm in the dry season and severe winter, Qing's heart was agitated.

Jiang Qing thought about it, combined Qi Min Yaoshu and her understanding of flax and cotton, and said: "Flax has a well-developed root system, slender stems, green, smooth surface, waxy, and sparse or dense leaves growing on the stems. .The stalks are light yellow and yellow-green. In addition, flax can be used as medicine."

These words made Jiang Qing very awkward.After thinking for a while, he said again: "If you meet outside, the entire leaves are covered with thin wax, without petioles and stipules, and the lower leaves grow alternately, usually growing on the periphery of the stem in a spiral. And the lower part of the stem The leaves are smaller and spoon-shaped, the middle part is larger and long-spindle-shaped, and the upper part is slender and lanceolate. Such similar rhizomes bring them back for me to identify. As for cotton, it is not until autumn Easy to find, its creamy white flowers make this one recognizable just by looking at it."

What Jiang Qing said was complicated, and everyone couldn't hear it clearly, so they kept the next few words in their hearts.It is to pull back all the plants with slender roots.

"Jiang Qing, when will we be able to smelt iron tools from the iron ore we brought from the Forest of Death?" Lang Bo asked, his eyes full of anticipation.Having seen the power of the clan's ironware, not to mention Lang Bo's heart was moved, even the tribe's men were very itchy.

Jiang Qing shook her head and said: "Iron ore, don't count on it for the time being. The tribe has nothing, and it is not easy to smelt iron tools. You should have tried iron ore in private. Iron ore has a very high melting point. Firewood can't melt it at all, let alone use it to make ironware..."

After listening, Langbo sighed.

Everyone around also looked disappointed. Although they understood this truth, it would be a lie to really listen to Jiang Qing's words and say that they were not disappointed at all.

"Ironware can't be made now, and I didn't say it won't be possible in the future." Jiang Qing laughed.

"What do you mean?" Lang Bo cheered up.

Jiang Qing nodded and said: "After the tribe is built, there will always be opportunities to tinker with iron. Now, the most important thing is to dig pottery kilns to burn pottery and build houses. There is a lot of rain in summer, and houses need to be built as soon as possible."

"Is this true?" At this moment, even the calm priest Tianyun became agitated.

"When did I ever lie to you?" Jiang Qing was impatient and rolled her eyes at Tianyun.

Immediately, everyone laughed in good faith.

Qing Da waved his hand and said, "Dinner, I will ask Sha to cook chicken soup for everyone tonight." Such a fashionable word as extra meal was naturally said by Jiang Qing.Qinghuo learns and uses it flexibly, and it will be shown off soon!
Hearing that they could drink delicious chicken soup at night, everyone became more and more happy in an instant.

One meal satisfies everyone.After the meal, there is no need to rush, everyone is busy.

Qing handed over the affairs of the open space to Sha and Lan, and led a group of people to the meeting room in a mighty manner, preparing to knead the clay embryo first.It takes at least seven to eight hours for the clay embryo to dry. It will be kneaded by hand, and it can be fired by hand at night, and another batch of pottery can be harvested the next day.

This time, Qing planned to knead some large pieces of pottery.There is no rush for small pieces of pottery. After all, small pieces of pottery are more suitable for every household, and large pieces of pottery are suitable for tribal sharing.

Today, Taoyuan houses have not yet been built, and everyone eats big pots of rice, so large pieces of pottery are suitable.

Jiang Qing was brought by Lang Mo. After the meal, he drank the soup once more and went to the meeting room.Looking at the majestic meeting room, Jiang Qing felt blushing. It won't be long before all the tribes can live in spacious houses.

Because she didn't know how the temperature in Taoyuan would be in winter, Jiang Qing shelved the idea of ​​building a kang for the time being. She just explained that when building the house, the bedroom should be as spacious as possible, leaving enough space between the bedroom and the kitchen.

After autumn, if the temperature is very cold, it is good to build the kang before winter arrives.

Considering that there are no plastic pipes here, Jiang Qing asked people to find green bamboos specially, and picked out those with big stems to make pipes.She really couldn't stand the tribe's habit of going to the toilet everywhere. When she first arrived in Taoyuan, she repeatedly told Aunt Qing to remind everyone not to take care of it anywhere.

A special place was chosen, and the simple latrine made of stones smelled bad.But she didn't have to worry about whether she would go out and step on the stool. She was going to connect all the pipes of the tribe together, and then build a big hole.

In the future, if planted, these things are good fertilizers.

Everything has to be prepared little by little, but with everyone's support, Jiang Qing firmly believes that the tribe will be built well.

"It's not dry yet, Uncle Dadi and the others are so good at their craft!" Jiang Qing praised.The wooden boards inlaid on the wall did not leave the slightest gap, which is very rare.

Lang Mo asked: "Then can we start laying stones?"

Looking at Lang Mo's anxious appearance, Jiang Qing asked Lang Mo to take him around the meeting room, and said, "Let's build it! Uncle Da Di and his wooden frame are well built, and now they can build stone blocks."

As soon as Jiang Qing let go, Lang Mo immediately called people to inform Da Di and the others that they were going to mix mud and build stones.

In fact, there was another reason why Jiang Qing agreed to lay the stones. She faintly felt that today's wind was a little cooler than yesterday's, and there was more rain in summer.She had to beware of the possibility of rain. The roof of the meeting house was paved with thatch, and she couldn't find anything suitable to cover it from the rain, so she could only pave it with thatch.

If it rains, I wonder if it will leak?
After thinking deeply, Jiang Qing couldn't help but want to get out the pottery kiln as soon as possible. If pottery can be fired, then tiles can be fired.All of a sudden, Jiang Qing said urgently: "Lang Mo, quickly call Fang Heyong. We'll dig out the pottery kiln as soon as possible, and then we can still make tiles. I'm always worried that the thatch won't be able to cover the rain?"

"Tile?" Lang Mo asked suspiciously.After communicating with the earth, Mocha and the others soon arranged for people to start laying stones.

(End of this chapter)