Chapter 95 The big man gets married

Although the heavy rain came violently, it went away quickly.

Around three or four o'clock in the afternoon, it became bright outside again and the sunlight shone into the room again.

Taking advantage of this brief period of good weather, Zhao Chunhua collected the ashes from the freshly burned plants and gently scattered them next to the young vegetable seedlings that had just emerged from the soil.

This fertilizer is easy to obtain and low in cost, but it has a good effect on promoting the growth of seedlings.

It can not only provide nutrients for plants as fertilizer, but also effectively prevent pests from eating them. After all, even insects are afraid of having their mouths full of dust.

In the evening, the two enjoyed a simple dinner: a bowl of porridge with roasted sweet potatoes.

The sweet potatoes are buried in the fire while preparing lunch at noon and slowly roasted using the heat from the charcoal fire.

The sweet taste makes people feel warm and satisfied.

While there was still some afterglow, Zhao Chunhua rolled up her sleeves and decided to do something she had planned long ago, feeling both nervous and full of anticipation.

She decided to make a clay stove.

It is made by mixing ordinary loess with a little rice husk and finely chopped straw, adding an appropriate amount of clean water, rubbing it vigorously and shaping it into soil suitable for shaping the stove.

Next, you can create a simple but practical earthen stove according to your imagination.

First of all, a thicker foundation must be laid at the bottom as a solid foundation.

Dip a little water on the palm of your hand, then carefully stack the clay strips one by one, and always pay attention to keep the surface as smooth and flat as possible.

When the mud is piled up to about the height of a palm, find some small branches, cover them with mud, and lay them on top horizontally. Then, continue to press about two to three centimeters of fresh soil on top of the branches covered with mud.

This layer serves as isolation. After completion, you need to chisel a few small holes on it so that the ash left over from burning firewood can fall down through these holes, making it easier to clean.

Then continue piling up more dirt until the entire structure is taller than your outstretched hand.

Then take a suitable clay pot and adjust the shape of the pot mouth according to the size of the bottom of the pot, so that you can better place the pot for cooking or boiling in the future.

After everything is completely dry, the earthen stove can be lit and started working.

Zhang Sanbao, who was standing next to him, was watching with great concentration and even had the idea of trying it himself.

Seeing this, Zhao Chunhua taught her how to make a mini version of a small earthen stove, which was just big enough to burn a small amount of firewood or charcoal.

The larger one is more suitable for slow-cooking soups.

Now this slightly larger earthen stove is just right for making tea or boiling hot water.

Zhang Sanbao found it very fresh and interesting to transform mud into something of practical value with his own hands.

Although there are many exquisite and small ceramic stoves available for purchase in the town, they are still products that require money.

What about this they created?

Both the materials and the production process are very simple and easy, and you won’t feel bad even if it is damaged in the future.

During the days he spent with Zhao Chunhua, Zhang Sanbao gradually realized that girls are very sensitive and afraid of the cold.

With a small earthen stove like this, you only need a few pieces of firewood to have a constant supply of warm drinks to keep out the cold.

This was the first time that Zhang Sanbao truly envied Goudan for being taken care of by Zhao Chunhua.

Watching Goudan growing up under Zhao Chunhua's care, she couldn't help but feel an indescribable emotion in her heart.

The gap between the rich and the poor has never been so easy to eliminate. Although everyone knows that money is not the standard for measuring everything, in real life, this gap still makes people feel helpless and frustrated.

However, not everyone can think of and realize those small inventions that do not require much financial effort to improve the quality of daily life.

This requires some creativity, some hands-on ability, and

Be patient and careful enough.

Regarding Zhang Sanbao's praise of her own creativity, Zhao Chunhua thought that she thought too highly of herself.

In her opinion, such thoughts are not uncommon, but many people may usually ignore these small and beautiful things.

Others may be able to come up with similar ideas to solve problems in their lives, but they just don't take it seriously.

For example, after the harvest season every year, children would run into the fields in groups of three or five to look for scattered sweet potatoes left by farmers, build a small tower-shaped structure with the soil they found, light a bonfire inside, throw the picked sweet potatoes in and roast them until they are fragrant; or if they occasionally caught birds or found wild eggs in the mountains, they would carefully wrap these things in moist mud balls, and then throw them into the fire to roast them until they are cooked.

From these examples, we can see that children are not completely without creativity, but their creativity is often gradually eroded as they grow older.

However, as they grow older, many people begin to get busy solving basic life needs - food, clothing, housing, transportation, etc., and naturally the time left for "creation" becomes less and less.

Days passed by, and many of the once interesting ideas and wishes were forgotten.

"Go home quickly, it's almost dark."

Zhao Chunhua reminded softly.

We were indeed delayed a little longer today. Night has fallen and the air is filled with a light hint of autumn.

It is now past the time when Zhang Sanbao usually goes home, and her mother Zhang Qin must be anxiously waiting for her daughter's safe return at home.

Zhang Sanbao was walking home with full of doubts when he suddenly heard his mother's anxious voice calling him not far away.

She quickened her pace and walked forward, and soon saw her mother who was looking around.

Seeing her daughter safe and sound, Zhang Qin finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Girl, you've been playing for so long and still don't know how to go home. It really makes me anxious!"

As she spoke, she looked Zhang Sanbao up and down, fearing that something might happen to her.

Girls who are about to reach marriageable age are particularly popular among the elders in the village.

After all, outside this peaceful village, young people in some places are prone to have evil thoughts because they are poor and cannot afford wedding expenses.

They would deliberately approach single girls, trying to seduce them or even rape them. Once the truth was revealed, even if the girl was able to escape, she would lose her good reputation and it would be difficult for her to find a respectable family willing to take her in.

"I stayed at my aunt's house for a while. Mom, do you think it's really good to grow up?"

Zhang Sanbao asked softly, with a hint of confusion and helplessness in his eyes.

She still remembers that when she was a child, she played outside every day.