usatvline Chapter 105 Spring Day
Chapter 105 Spring Day
It's not necessary to be as talented as Ai Shi. Of course, you can't do fine carpentry, but things like bamboo chairs, bamboo beds, wooden chairs, and wooden cabinets are all very simple handicrafts.
These are all things used in daily life, but the beastmen don't like to do them, so someone always has to clean them up.
Lin Baiyan did not intend for them to come into contact with such a secret as the cart as soon as they arrived; it was enough for Ai Shi to know it.
He had his reasons for having them do carpentry; he observed that these dwarf beastmen had some basic manual skills and should learn faster than the beastmen in the tribe.
"It won't be too difficult. You can give it a try. It's another kind of job."
Lin Baiyan spoke carefully, and then gave them another option, "Of course, you can also choose to follow the beastmen to dig soil and break bricks, just like before."
"When spring comes, you will come with me to farm."
Ai Hong wasn't a fool; he had managed to escape with so many people in the chaos, and he now understood the meaning behind Lin Baiyan's words.
As Dwarf Stone had told him that day, the beastmen of the Azure Flame Tribe were not very skilled in manual labor, while the dwarf beastmen were best at utilizing all the simple resources available.
This is an opportunity!
A hint of hesitation flashed in Ai Hong's eyes. Carpentry still requires talent, as evidenced by Ai Shi's skill.
They are better at it, but that doesn't mean every member of the tribe can do it.
He hesitated before speaking, "Priest, let's learn first. If we don't learn well, can we do other work?"
Lin Baiyan nodded decisively, "No problem. If you feel you can't learn it, then you can still go dig in the dirt with them."
If you can't learn it, of course you should do something else; just sitting around doing nothing is a waste of time.
A hint of joy flashed in Ai Hong's eyes, and she quickly agreed, "Then let's learn first!"
"Alright, then you all go and report to Hujiang tomorrow. I'll set aside a room specifically for you to do carpentry."
"As for Dwarf Stone, he should follow me for now."
Hu Jiang is indeed very capable, but he can't be in two places at once, so he's probably already overwhelmed just dealing with those dwarf beasts.
Lin Baiyan simply let Hu Jiang teach them first, while he and Ai Shi continued making the cart.
Lin Baiyan waved his hand, signaling Hu Qiu to take the dwarf beasts to settle down.
After the dwarf beasts left, Lin Baiyan looked at the beastmen who had gathered in the cave and repeated to them what he had said to the dwarf beasts in the southwestern mountains.
The principle of "more work, more pay; less work, less pay" is the best method he could think of.
The orcs accepted this method well; in their view, those who put in more effort should naturally receive more in return.
They did the same thing when they were in hunting and gathering teams. Otherwise, if everyone gets the same food regardless of how much work they do, who would be willing to do more work?
After they all left, Lin Baiyan stretched lazily and smiled at Lang Cang beside him.
"I have a piece of cured pork ribs. I'll make you a cured pork rib and bamboo shoot soup tonight."
Try to comfort the big wolf who looks very sad from the outside.
This is a simplified version of Yan Du Xian (a Sichuan dish). Although it lacks Jinhua ham and tofu knots, well, life is about making do!
The braised pork and bamboo shoot soup that night almost made Lang Cang's tongue fall off from the deliciousness. Lin Baiyan cooked a whole pot of braised pork and bamboo shoot soup and added a lot of cured meat, and Lang Cang, that big eater, actually ate it all!
Looking at Lang Cang beside him, who seemed completely unaffected, Lin Baiyan muttered to himself, "Luckily, we have plenty of food!"
As the clan leader and priest, they shouldered more responsibility and were able to receive more food than others.
Even so, the two of them still had to go hunting from time to time, otherwise they would go hungry. This gives you an idea of just how much of a eater Lang Cang was.
The dwarfs settled down in the Cangyan tribe. At first, all the dwarfs followed Hu Jiang to learn carpentry, but after only two days, Dwarf Cheng instigated a few of the dwarfs to run off to the male orcs to dig.
Although Ai Cheng looks simple and honest, he is very shrewd in his little mind. He is so happy digging in the soil every day, and all the beastmen praise him for his strength!
He found carpentry completely uninteresting and disliked it.
Ai Hong had no choice but to inform Lin Baiyan and change their jobs.
Lin Baiyan didn't have any particular thoughts. He had seen that short guy working before, and with his immense strength, he was indeed more suited to doing manual labor.
The days of the snow season passed by one after another.
I don't know when it started, but the cold wind in the forest gradually lost its sharpness and became gentle.
The snow on the mountain began to melt gradually, turning into trickles of water that converged into clear streams that flowed slowly down the mountainside.
Meanwhile, the ice in the river is thinning imperceptibly, like a fragile piece of glass that could break at any moment.
Lin Baiyan ran his fingers along the newly sprouted buds that had appeared on the ground at some unknown time, then looked up at the sky and the thin, transparent layer of ice beside him.
spring is coming.
Lin Baiyan was almost moved to tears; the spring he had been longing for had finally arrived.
The snow season here lasted almost twenty days longer than he had expected, but fortunately they had stored enough food beforehand so they wouldn't run out of supplies at the end.
However, in the following days, the beastmen still had to go to the river from time to time to catch fish to supplement their food.
Thankfully, they all made it through.
The village has already piled up bricks and tiles, and they are just waiting for the soil to loosen in the spring so they can start building houses!
Lin Baiyan squatted down and dug at the soil under his feet; it was no longer as hard as it had been during the snowy season.
The time has come!
Long before they started firing bricks and tiles, Lin Baiyan had already begun to wildly imagine what the houses in the tribe would look like.
Since there's no reinforced concrete here, we can only use wood to make the supports.
The tribe has already stored up quite a few thick and sturdy round logs, all of which were cut down for the construction of the brick kiln, and they are neatly stacked in the corner.
The small patch of woods in front of the cave has now been cleared out, creating a large space that extends to both sides, enough for them to build houses and live in.
However, if you can't get the steel bars, you can still try using cement.
But how is cement made? Is it made with quicklime or slaked lime?
He remembered that he also needed to add some other ingredients...
Lin Baiyan scratched his head whenever he thought about it, but he couldn't do it, and he felt extremely uncomfortable.
The aura of the "King of Scrolls" is back online once again.
He simply locked himself in the cave and kept recalling the events, while also experimenting from time to time.
He did manage to produce quicklime.
With red eyes, Lin Baiyan carefully mixed the wood ash, burnt tile and porcelain shards, clay, quicklime, and sap from a plant vine together in different proportions and then put it into the pottery kiln once again.