I'm bad and I'm hitting a wall, primitive life requires hard work

The sky is dimly bright.

The patriarch had already set out.

"This is the soil that everyone carried back yesterday." Ze Yi stayed in the tribe today and did not go out hunting.

Before the tribe leader left, he asked him to give the soil that everyone carried back yesterday to Wu Xiqi to see if it was the clay she was looking for. This was also the reason why they came back unusually late last night.

Nishi Ichishu squatted down, grabbed the soil, and rubbed it repeatedly in the palm of his hand.

In this world, many things are very different from our own world, but there are also some that are almost exactly the same - such as inorganic matter, water, minerals, etc.

She was originally a person who didn't care about anything. Since someone had already made a clay pot, she naturally didn't want to waste time trying it.

So, they placed their hopes on the Wasa tribe, but unexpectedly, it was dashed!

After returning to the tribe, I could only try to make it myself.

If successful, they could exchange linen with the Wasa tribe, and it would become a long-term transaction.

Nishi Ichisu doesn't know how to make earthenware.

Not being able to do something naturally means never having done it. Not only have you never done it, you haven't even seen a video of it. You've only heard about it.

But as the saying goes: Haven’t you seen a pig run even if you haven’t eaten pork?

If the ancients were able to make something and you have heard of the production principles, you can always figure it out as long as you keep trying.

It is better to do it today than to wait for a day, so Xi Yiqi decided to start trying today.

The potatoes are still in the germination stage, and there is nothing much to do in the fields these two days.

Wu Yu was busy drying the herb that she had just dug up yesterday - Lingqi grass.

They are about ten centimeters long, look like bean sprouts, are shiny black all over, and emit a disgusting smell of feces.

This is the first time Xi Yiqi has seen this thing, and he guessed it was a plant unique to this world.

According to witch language, this herb can cure many diseases and is extremely precious.

However, Lingqi Grass has a fatal flaw - it only grows at this time of year, and Wuyu has only found it in a cold and damp cave outside the tribe. Once picked, it must be dried as soon as possible, otherwise it will soon lose its medicinal effect!

Therefore, Wu Yu didn't have time to take her to pick herbs today.

This way, I have some rare free time, which is perfect for trying to make earthenware.

Nishi Ichisu brushed the dirt off his fingertips and stood up.

The lumps of soil brought back by the hunting team were of many kinds, and fortunately there were indeed two kinds of clay among them.

"This is clay," she said, pointing to the basket filled with gray-white and dark brown lumps of soil. "I need as much as possible."

The color of clay depends mainly on the type and amount of minerals it contains, so the color is extremely varied and can range from very light off-white to brown, red, yellow, green and even black.

Ze Yi scratched his head, and after carefully recalling in his mind which area he brought it back from, he said:

"The grayish-white soil is far away, and it takes half a day to reach it; and this dark brown soil is not far from the outskirts of the tribe."

“Is the dark brown clay dangerous there?”

"There aren't many wild beasts over there, but we still have to be careful outside the tribe."

After listening to Ze Yi's words, Xi Yiqi already had a plan in mind: "It would be fine to bring back some of the gray-white clay after hunting. Can we bring back some of this brown one now?"

"Okay! I'll go right away." Ze nodded.

At this time, Arthur came over: "I'm going too!"

"Uncle Arthur, is your foot okay?" Hearing the voice, Nishi Ichiqi lowered his head and looked at Arthur's injured foot.

Weren’t you a little bit unmovable yesterday?

"I'm much better now. I can walk without any problem!" As he said this, he even took a few steps on purpose.

Seeing that the swelling had indeed subsided, Nishi Ichiqi didn't say anything more and nodded in agreement.

He really needed a lot of clay, and two people could carry it faster than one person. Yan Luo had gone hunting instead of Ze Yi, so now they were the only two who could help.

"I'm going too, I'm going too!" Ster suddenly jumped up from the side and signed up.

Nishi Ichiki refused without hesitation: "No, you have to stay in the tribe and help me with other things!"

Hearing this, Ster curled his lips slightly and lowered his head in disappointment.

Before becoming a formal warrior, children like him were basically not allowed to leave the inner circle of the tribe alone. He had originally thought that he could go to the outer circle with Zeyi and the others to have a look, maybe he could find the seasoning that Sister Xiqi mentioned!

If she finds it, Sister Xiqi will be so happy that she will reward herself with delicious bacon jerky!

Seeing Sturt's expression, Nishi Ichiki added with a mixture of anger and amusement: "This is also very important. If you do it well, you'll be rewarded with dried fish with Sichuan peppercorns!"

Sure enough, Ster's eyes lit up and he didn't even mention going out.

To fire pottery, you need an earthen kiln!

Of course, Nishi Ichiki needs the assistance of a group of "mud masters"!

So she asked Ste to call the other children and asked him to "ask for leave" from Siduo's mother, saying that she could not go to collect in the morning.

Siduo Amo readily agreed. With radishes and wild vegetables, the pressure of collecting was not as great as before.

Just do it,

Nishi Ichisu first handed a "sketch" to Grandpa Luye.

The simplest mortise and tenon slow wheel drawn in the sketch is used to improve the efficiency of pottery shaping.

Can save a lot of time.

The structure is simple, with only two parts - a wooden wheel and a base.

It has a low base, 3 cm high enough, the lower part is buried in the ground, and the upper part is hemispherical, which fits into the groove in the middle of the wheel. When using it, you only need to push it gently with your feet.

As for why Nishi Ichisu made this thing, it was actually a coincidence.

Because this wooden wheel can also be used to make cakes!

During the holiday before she traveled through time, she happened to go to a cake DIY shop with her friends.

The store is not big, but the manager is an interesting person. He focuses on experiencing the fun of making products, so he does not use a modern electric turntable, but instead uses this most primitive wooden wheel.

Out of curiosity, I observed it carefully.

Unexpectedly, it came in handy today!

I felt inexplicably relieved, otherwise I would have to knead it with my hands, and if I kneaded it unevenly, the success rate of the pottery would probably be reduced.

After explaining this matter, Nishi Ichisu took a few children to dig mud.

They didn't walk far. Building a kiln required digging a hole anyway, so they chose an open flat area not far to the front right of the tribal open space and started digging.

Now that the open space of the tribe has expanded a lot, Nishi Ichisu used his spare time to draw some improved tool drawings on large leaves and gave them to Grandpa Luye.

After the stone axe was improved, the speed of felling trees increased significantly. In order to make some daily tools, the tribesmen had already cut down all the trees around the clearing.

Nishi Ichiki was very satisfied with this. The large area in front of the gate was a good thing, and he could build other things there in the future.

It’s just that there are too many things to do, too few people in the tribe, time is tight, and efficiency is too low.

"Dig, dig, dig in the small open space!" Children have short memories. Yan Ya was obviously much more lively today, and he even hummed a song while digging.

At noon, the sun shines directly down.

Several people wearing straw hats and holding stone shovels dug for a whole morning and finally dug out two large pits about one meter long, wide and half a meter deep.

Zeyi and Arthur have already carried the clay back and forth three times.

Seeing that everyone was a little tired, Xi Yiqi quickly called everyone to eat together.

Since the emergence of peppercorns and ginger, the tribe's recipes have become more diverse. There are not only stir-fried dishes, stewed meats and grilled fish, but Nimei also cooked a big pot of fish soup for noon today. After working all morning, the group enjoyed it so deliciously!

"belch--"

This kid, Ster, drank three full bowls of milk and burped loudly.

Nishi Ichisu glanced at Sturt, who was lying on the mat with a big belly, smiled helplessly, and said softly:

"Everyone, take a break. We will continue making the earthen kiln in the afternoon."

A body weakened by long-term malnutrition cannot be restored by just eating one or two meals.

You have to combine work and rest!