The whole family travels through time: escape from famine! No cheat codes yet!

Shen Zhiqiu and Shen Youyou, the men who were the heads of each household, squatted on the ground discussing the planning of the cave.

Shen Youyou also walked around inside and outside. She held a fire stick and drew a plan on the stone wall.

As mentioned before, the cave is a cave within a cave, similar to the shape of a gourd, and the pool of water inside is indeed connected to the underground river, because she reached out to try it, and the river water was warm in this season, not cold at all.

Of course, this does not mean that the underground river water is warm. In fact, the underground river water is also called Yin River.

In summer, due to the high temperature of the ground, the water drawn from the Yin River may feel cold. This is because the groundwater temperature is lower, giving it a cool touch.

However, in winter, due to the relatively stable underground temperature, the water in the Yin River may feel warm. This is because the groundwater temperature is relatively stable and is not affected by the seasons as much as surface water.

In addition, the water of Yin River tastes sweet, indicating that its water quality is good and suitable for aquaculture and the survival of aquatic organisms.

It was pitch black in there, and the sky was dark too, so it was hard to see clearly. Shen Youyou really hoped there were fish in there.

We have gone off topic again. Let's continue talking about the cave. The inner cave is basically filled up by the entire lake, and only about 40 to 50 square meters of the ground is left.

There are about three hundred bottles in the outer hole, like a big belly under the gourd.

Shen Youyou's plan was to set up two doors at the front entrance and the back inner cave in order to seal the outer cave as much as possible during the cold winter.

But since they have been living there for a long time, they can't be so chaotic. At other times, they sleep in separate families, and there is no privacy. Everyone can see what they do. If they want to take a shower, they have to hang up a straw curtain or linen cloth.

So she hoped that this time the men and women would be separated, with the men living in the east and the women in the west, with half on each side, and a half-circle kang built for both men and women.

Then they made double bamboo beds on both sides and placed them side by side, just like the big bunk beds in the dormitories in the previous life, arranged in the shape of eight.

The bamboo beds on both sides have small openings facing the kang, and the large opening forms a blank area in the middle which serves as their common activity area.

Shen Mazi didn't understand and asked: "Yo Yo, didn't you say you wanted some privacy? So..."

He suddenly shut up, feeling too embarrassed to tell his little niece that she could still see everything like this. The cave was so small, could she still use a curtain to surround the bamboo bed?

Shen Youyou understood what Uncle Mazi meant and continued to explain: "Let's cut bamboos, tie them together, and then surround the empty space according to the terrain.

They are making bamboo racks and placing them next to the bamboo rafts. Although the floor is made of stone, they cannot be dug up and buried.

But let's first tie the bamboo rafts to the inner side of the "eight" shape of the bamboo bed, and then make a circle of bamboo frames and place them next to the bamboo rafts.

It is also fixed in the same way. When something is placed on the shelf and it has weight, it is like sandwiching the bamboo raft between the shelf and the bamboo bed.

In this way, whether it is the activity area, the men's sleeping area, or the women's sleeping area, they are all independent. We only need to leave two doors in the middle. "

She took the fire poker and pointed to the middle of the "eight"-shaped wooden bed, indicating that there were two doors there.

Now everyone understands that my little niece is really smart. She is the child of the Shen family. She just came in for a look and knew all the plans in her mind.

Look at the blueprint drawn by their granddaughter and niece. Why does it look so similar to this cave?

Seeing that everyone understood, Shen Youyou continued, "We can build a big stove in the middle, the kind that can connect six pots. My father knows how to make it. When the time comes, the uncles can listen to my father and use bamboo poles as chimneys to pass them out to avoid smoke and fire."

Shen Zhichun thought that his niece didn't know what a kang was used for. After all, few people in the south had kangs, and most of them were used by people in the north.

In the south, people sleep on beds, but there are exceptions. There was an old lady in Shenjia Village who had given birth to too many children and was in poor health. She was particularly afraid of cold.

However, the children were filial and heard about the kang from the merchants, so they went home and built one for the old lady.

And that old lady was the mother of Shen Dahai and Shen Dalin. She gave birth to six children, four daughters and two sons.

After the old lady died, the two families separated, but their relationship is still pretty good.

The rule of Shenjia Village is: the family will not be divided while the parents are still alive. No family violates this rule. Didn’t you see that when Grandpa Shen was still alive, Shen Dashan and Shen Dahe were both grandfathers, but they didn’t divide the family?

So the people in Shenjia Village knew about the kang and had seen it. Shen Zhichun thought that his niece was too young and had not lived in the village yet, so she didn't know what a kang was: "Oh, a kang needs fire. If we build a stove here, how do we heat the kang?"

Shen Zhiqiu said, "Brother, it's okay. Just leave a fire hole under the fire bed close to the inner cave. When the time comes, the chimney can be placed on the side of the cave entrance. There won't be any problem."

Shen Youyou also nodded, she thought so too.

Now that everything has been made clear and the stewed pork ribs in the big pot are ready, let's prepare to eat. Many children can't wait and keep wanting to run outside. They can't eat, but they can just smell the food.

Li Jingshu was dressed in a plain green dress, with a piece of cloth of the same color wrapped around her head. She looked like a virtuous peasant woman. A few strands of hair were blown by the wind, brushing against her cheeks.

"The meat from this big pig is tough and won't cook soft. The old people and children should eat from another pot, which is from the piglets."

Li Jingshu thought of this when cooking, so she specifically told the women that they should stew some of the piglets as the elderly and children might not be able to chew the meat of a big pig.

Shen Zhixia, who was standing by, also came over to worry. She poked the fish a few times with bamboo chopsticks and found that it was indeed not soft enough. "That's it. Don't light the fire, or the soup will be gone soon."

The wealthy daughter-in-law who was lighting the fire stopped adding firewood, responded, and pulled her little son, Sanmao, to wash her hands and prepare for dinner.

Da Mao and Er Mao are old enough and don't need to worry about them. They will take the initiative to wash their hands every time. But San Mao seems to think that washing hands can wash off a layer of flesh and he just doesn't want to wash.

Everyone lit a big fire in the middle of the cave, and sat around it with their meals.

While eating, Shen Zhiqiu explained the results of their discussion to everyone.

The women were all very happy. They could finally have a peaceful rest. Unexpectedly, with a kang, the cave was warm and they could wash again. There was plenty of water anyway, and if they didn't flee from the famine, they could still keep clean for a while.

Shen Youyou's heart and eyes were filled with the big soy-bean ribs. She held a big bone in her fair little hand and clinked it with the big bone in her brother's hand. She smiled and said, "Cheers, let's eat, Lulu."

Shen Luming also happily imitated her and clinked glasses with him again: "Cheers, sister, let's eat."

The two men had a pair of exactly the same eyes, both curved into crescents, and they bit the big bone in their hands with a "wow" sound.

Wow! Why didn’t I realize before that big bones are so fragrant and delicious?

My cheeks were puffed up and my mouth was full of the rich aroma. I was so satisfied. But the only pity was that they had run out of soybean paste. This was the last bit I had today.

Shen Youyou also heard her mother and aunts say that this soup could not be given to everyone, and they would continue to stew the big bones tomorrow, as those old bones were enough for several meals.