With so much free labor joining, the cave that Lin Xi wanted was dug out in less than two hours.She took a look inside with a torch.Originally, the cave was only about 20 square meters, but after re-excavation, it is now after entering it again.You can see that on both sides of the entrance, counting the original space, there is an additional space on both sides, six meters long and five meters wide.In this way, the space for living and using is enough for the time being.After digging the cave, Lin Xi could finally start building the kang.The originally prepared stone was moved to the cave by the orcs, to the location designated by Lin Xi.Because the space inside had expanded, Lin Xi thought about increasing the size of the kang a little more.So when the orcs of the tribe were digging caves, Lin Xi first asked Wuchen to prepare some more stones.These stones have been polished beautifully by black dust, and although the surface is a little uneven, they are basically rectangular stone bricks.Lin Xi squatted in the newly selected kang position and began to build the outermost kang wall.She didn't ask other orcs, including Wuchen, to help with this work, at most she only asked Wuchen to help hand over a brick and shovel some mud on the side.This is the fire kang that she has to sleep at least for a long winter, and she trusts her hands a little more than directing these orcs who have never even seen a fire kang to build.Although it is slow, she can try to make every step perfect, and the kang she builds is stronger.She didn't want to suddenly collapse when she was sleeping beautifully on the kang one day in the future!
The orcs should leave their first hand at their own home!
The outermost kang wall encloses a range.Lin Xi raised the entire kang wall to half the height, and then stepped inside.She took the stone bricks from Wuchen's hand, and according to the splicing points of the kang board with good measurements, she put each stone brick in it according to the fixed point, and smeared it with mud.After all the fixed points were found, the kang wall and the load-bearing columns inside were quickly built.As long as there is a fire opening on the kang wall, and then compare and after these preparations are completed, Lin Xi looks at the mountain wall on the right back, where a flue mouth has to be dug out.When Lin Xi was building the fire kang, Bai Nu and Wu, as well as a dozen orcs selected by them, stood behind and watched Lin Xi and Wuchen's movements.They look very seriously.At this time, after knowing that Lin Xi needed to dig a hole in the cave wall again, two orcs directly stepped forward to help.Lin Xi didn't refuse this time, just digging a hole, which didn't require much technical content.And she took advantage of this time to ask Wuchen to take the prepared kang boards one by one and put them on top of the kang wall and kang pillar.After the flue on the cave wall in the corner was dug up, the kang board was also built here, and finally a thick layer of mud was smeared on top of the kang board and smoothed out.At this point, there is still one last step to go.Lin Xi came to the outside of the cave, found the flue mouth, and then used the last remaining stone bricks to surround the flue mouth and build a chimney.That's the end of the ride.However, if you want to sleep on it, you need to boil the mud on the kang and see how the smoke is coming out of the flue.Wuchen brought in the dead branches that he usually had outside the cave, stuffed them into the stove hole one by one according to what Lin Xi said, and then lit them with a burning stone."
Crackling......"
The red flame quickly ignited, and after waiting for a while, the golden light standing in the beast crowd twitched the tip of his nose, and suddenly opened his eyes and shouted in surprise: "Really!
There really is no smoke!
”His voice fell, and the other orcs woke up.An orc took a step closer in the direction of the stove hole, sniffed carefully, and then turned around and shouted excitedly to the other orcs: "Only a little bit of the burned place, but don't choke!"
”The orcs in the cave immediately exclaimed, and soon, the orcs who were still waiting outside heard the cheers inside, and couldn't help but run in one by one.When I saw the firewood burning in the stove hole, I heard Jin Guang say that there was no smoke in the firewood, so they all became excited!
You must know how difficult the cold and long winter is!
Of course, they knew that fire kept them warm, but the orcs had a keen sense of smell and were fine outside their dwellings, but if they lit a fire in a cave or in a hut, the smell of smoke from the fire would make it impossible for them to stay inside.So every winter, they can only stay in their accommodation, minimize their activities, and huddle together to keep warm.Know that even healthy and strong young orcs are afraid of long winter days.And those old orcs who lack animal skins, and the already fragile young beasts, are even more difficult to withstand the bitter cold of winter, and many of them will not be able to go to the next spring.But now, although they haven't touched the kang to really be so warm, at least the fire can rise in the cave, which is also a big change for them!
It will take some time for the mud on the kang to burn dry.But now it's a little late, it's almost time for dinner.So Bai Fu drove the orcs from inside and outside the cave, planning to wait until tomorrow to see the final effect of the ondol.However, before he left, Lin Xi suddenly stopped him: "Leader Bai Fu, although the heating effect of this kang is very good, but like those outside, such as the wooden shack where Grandma Xue Tian lives, it is still not recommended to build a fire kang. ”Lin Xi looked at Bai Fu, who was deep in thought because of her words, and continued: "Because of the wood of the shack, it is easy to get up.The ondol must be built against the wall of the house, otherwise it will not be able to smoke. ”Lin Xi felt that it was better to explain these hidden dangers clearly, otherwise if something happened at that time, it would not only be a disaster, but also very troublesome."
There is also the firewood in the kang, burn it once, and the ashes in it must be cleared out once, and when you sleep at night, you can't make a fire inside, otherwise the smoke will flow into the cave."
After Lin Xi finished speaking, Bai Nu and Wu glanced at each other, the two orcs thought for a while, and Bai Nu took the lead in nodding and said, "I know, I will talk to the orcs in the tribe tomorrow." ”And when his words fell, Wu suddenly spoke: "Linxi little beast, in addition to the fire kang, do you have any other heating methods that can be used in the shack?"
Lin Xi was stunned.But soon, she shook her head again: "Anything else, we can't do it, at least it's too late now." ”She wanted to say that it was possible to build a stone house or dig a stove out of stone, but these would be too much work and might not work.For example, even if a stove can be made, there may not be much heat that can be emitted through the stone!
Moreover, there is no way to set up the chimney on the stove, and it is even more troublesome to burn firewood all day.Lin Xi looked at the disappointed expressions of the two tribal leaders, and admired these two young orcs a little in his heart.As the leader of the tribe and the witch of the tribe's spirit, these two young orcs really have a heart and intelligence that surpasses that of other orcs!