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

At dawn of the second day, the hunting and gathering teams were already ready to go.

After a hearty meal, all the tribesmen were full of energy.

Everyone knows that only when they have sufficient physical strength can they reap greater rewards. In the past, it was just that there was not enough food.

"Sister Xiqi, what do you think of this?" Ste pointed at the crooked clay jar on the round plate in front of him and looked at Xiqi with anticipation.

Uh……

Nishi Ichisu stared at the jar that was twisted like a pretzel, his eyes swept over the clay jars made by other children, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

She was a little doubtful, was this how she taught just now?

When I turned around again, I found that there was a small lid and a handle on Ster's jar!

Xi Yiqi's eyes lit up and he thought: Maybe this kid Ste is really a clay genius?

She walked forward, looked at it carefully for a while, and said approvingly: "Not bad, you have artistic talent, and the lid is well made!"

It really does cover the opening of the "twist" perfectly.

Although Ster didn't understand what "artistic cells" meant, judging from Nishi Ichisu's tone, it should be a compliment.

He stared at the "big fat man" that Skye had made and puffed out his chest proudly.

"But..." Xi Yiqi changed the subject and pointed: "We need more round pottery jars now. This one made by Skye is great!"

Stu's smug look suddenly froze and his shoulders slumped.

Skye kept moving his hands, curled the corners of his mouth subtly, and then continued to patiently teach Xiao Yanya how to pinch the jar.

Seeing this, Xi Yiqi couldn't help but laugh in his heart.

The children ate well yesterday and woke up early this morning, full of energy and clamoring to start "playing in the mud".

After taking another look at their works, I sighed: I have to say that everyone is good at different things, and children's imaginations are also very wild.

Nishi Ichisu once again patiently taught the children how to use the turntable, and guided them step by step on how to make the pottery more round and smooth.

Then she sat aside and continued to add water to the dry clay and knead it into adobe.

Today's task is relatively easy and can be completed by the elders and children in the tribe.

Zeyi and Arthur naturally followed the hunting. The warriors, who had just tasted the sweetness, were eager to dig more traps.

Nishi Ichiki did not comment on this.

There are a lot of wild animals near the water source, so it’s better to dig more.

In the past, people were afraid that the meat would go bad if they hunted too much. Now we have salt to pickle it and make it into jerky for storage, so there is nothing to worry about anymore.

Moreover……

He might have to pay tribute to the Shanyan Tribe. Thinking of this, Xi Yiqi felt a sinking feeling in his heart.

It takes a full day's distance from Yanyuan Tribe to Shanyan Tribe. Even if Chen Qi did not delay the journey and traveled quickly, it would take two days to go back and forth.

I don’t know what the result will be?

Just as she was worrying about this, Sen Shi came over.

"Wu Xiqi, should this earthenware be fired now?" he asked.

Nishi Ichiqi raised his head and looked to the side, only to see many earthenware jars piled on the ground. They were of various shapes and sizes.

Obviously, the elders in the tribe learn faster, and the jars made in one morning are enough to fire a whole kiln!

"No," Nishi Ichisu shook his head gently, "It's best to wait until these earthenware jars are completely dry before firing them."

Sen Shi heard this and nodded slightly.

Nishi Ichisu stood up and said to the children and the elderly who were still making them, "These are enough. Let's wait until these are dried and fired in an earthen kiln before continuing. Everyone has worked hard."

As for the earthenware, Nishi Ichisu asked the old man to mold them into various sizes, in order to try whether the shape would affect the success rate.

It’s not easy to bring back the clay, but it won’t take much effort to burn it in a kiln first.

You need to try more, discover problems early, and make timely adjustments!

Everyone stopped obediently.

Ever since Xi Yiqi became a witch, the food of the tribe has become more and more abundant, and life has gradually improved. Naturally, everyone believes her words.

"We can just put these cans on the open ground to dry naturally. You guys should go and have a rest!" Nishi Ichi said, pointing to an open space without any shade from trees.

Everyone quickly arranged the clay jars.

Nishi Ichiku squatted on the ground, checking each one one by one, looking for any "products" that were obviously of substandard quality!

While checking, I was thinking about the next arrangements.

After drying, it is time to start firing the pottery. Although he does not know much about it, Nishi Ichiki can say for sure that whether the heat is evenly distributed will definitely affect the success rate of firing the pottery.

How can we make earthenware heated more evenly?

In addition to the design of the earth kiln, you can also start with the fuel!

Yesterday, I dug two pits with the children: one is for firing earthenware, and the other is for firing charcoal!

Nishi Ichisu had seen the method of making charcoal on a TV show.

Charcoal is formed by the incomplete combustion of wood.

Therefore, it is obvious that the structure of charcoal kiln and pottery kiln is different.

A few days ago, Grandpa Senshi and other elders of the tribe had already started preparations and cut a large amount of hardwood of uniform size.

Hardwood is more suitable as a material for making charcoal because of its dense texture, and the length and thickness of the wood are deliberately kept consistent to facilitate stacking and burning.

Nishi Ichiki has long wanted to try making charcoal, and now is the best time.

The elders in the tribe have experienced long-distance migrations and long-term labor. Their bodies are far from as strong as those of modern elders. The primitive life has already left injuries on them.

Therefore, in the afternoon, Nishi Ichisu did not let the elderly continue to help build the charcoal kiln, but asked the energetic children to help.

Even though these children may seem small in modern times, within a few years most of them will be shouldering the responsibilities of the tribe.

Although Nishi Ichisu felt a little distressed, it was necessary in order to make the children familiar with these things more quickly.

just in case……

If I were to meet with the same misfortune as that woman, at least there would be someone to continue the legacy, and the Yanyuan tribe would still have hope of rising again!

With the experience gained from the previous day, the charcoal kiln was built particularly smoothly.

Looking at the completed charcoal kiln, Nishi Ichisu put his hands on his hips and breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, she stacked the wood in the charcoal kiln layer by layer, leaving some space between each layer to allow air circulation.

When stacking wood, several people also added some flammable hay or branches in the gaps between the wood to help it burn.

After everything was ready, Nishi Ichisu lit a fire on one side of the wood pile.

In order to control the burning speed, the charcoal kiln has several ventilation holes, which is different from the pottery kiln.

As the flames slowly climbed, the wood was engulfed in the blazing red light and slowly turned into a red-hot state.

Nishi Ichisui carefully adjusted the size of the vents to ensure that the wood carbonized slowly and evenly.

This busy work took the whole afternoon.

Night falls quietly, like thick ink splashed across the sky.

In the deep night, the charcoal kiln with flashing orange flames is particularly eye-catching in the open space.

After burning for a long time, the fire has gradually weakened, and the smoke rising from the wood pile has changed from the initial thick black to a light smoky blue.

This indicates that the charcoal has basically been burned.

Nishi Ichiki quickly sealed the charcoal kiln's ventilation holes with wet soil, ensuring that not a trace of air could seep in, allowing the residual heat to continue acting on the inside for the final smoldering.

Next, just wait patiently for the charcoal to cool down!

"call--"

Xiyixi wiped the sweat from his forehead and then sat down on the straw mat to take a break.

Before she could catch her breath, a loud noise suddenly broke out from the open space.

"Clan leader!"

"The clan leader is back!"

Hearing these voices, the tribesmen who were busy with their work stood up excitedly and walked quickly towards the returning Chen Qi.