"I just have this idea. I don't know if I can do it, so I want to give it a try." Qiao Yu said quickly.
Although she had visited Taoba to try out pottery making in modern times and had visited famous ceramic factories both domestically and internationally, they all used electric kilns to fire their wares. She didn't know what kind of clay they used, but she knew there were many different types of clay, and that different clays produced very different products, some producing porcelain, some pottery.
The same thing is that they all have to be fired at high temperatures, but the temperatures are different.
Although it is possible to burn pottery at the low temperature of firewood, just like the clay in this fire, such pottery will definitely break easily.
As far as she knows, the temperature of charcoal fire is between 600 and 700 degrees Celsius, and if placed in a closed kiln, it can reach 1000 degrees Celsius. Pottery fired at such high temperatures will be strong and not easy to crack.
Furthermore, the winters in the tribe were too cold, and burning wood in the caves was unbearable. If they could make charcoal, it would make the winter much easier for everyone. If they did it well, they could trade the charcoal or the method for making it.
In addition, the bricks and tiles used to build houses in the future must be fired in the kiln.
So no matter whether she succeeds in the end or what she can produce, she will start building the kiln next.
The reason why they are in such a hurry and don't wait until winter when everyone is free to do it is that they are worried that the soil will freeze in winter and it will be difficult to get the soil; if the temperature is too low, it will also affect the effect of firing the kiln.
"You are so smart, you can definitely do it." The people in the tribe are now inexplicably very confident in Qiao Yu.
Qiao Yu looked at the people in the first team: "If I want to try to make pottery, I won't be able to go hunting in the mountains with you."
"No, no," everyone said quickly. "Now we don't have to fight wild animals. We have traps and snares, so hunting prey is easy. It doesn't matter if you don't come along."
There were some things they couldn't say in front of the Third Team.
The third team was the weakest group of men in the tribe. They were all able to use traps to hunt a lot of prey. Without Qiao Yu, would the first team still be afraid to go up the mountain? Now they only went to the two nearest mountains, and they didn't go far, so there was no danger at all.
Qiao Yu said, "Then Shu will take my place tomorrow. You all listen to him. He will lead you up the mountain."
"Okay." Everyone agreed.
Shan asked, "Who do you think you should choose to work with you?"
Everyone looked at Qiao Yu.
Qiao Yu said, "All the men go up the mountain as usual. I'll select a few strong women to help me."
As she spoke, she named eight strong women who were not burdened by children.
The men were relieved but also a little disappointed.
Setting traps and digging snares are new ways of hunting. They are just starting to get into the swing of things and naturally want to go up the mountain to hunt instead of following Qiao Yu to tinker with this unknown thing.
Ke Yu was the smartest person in the tribe. If she could really make pottery, those who followed her would surely have made a great contribution. They also felt a little regretful that they couldn't participate.
The women who were named were very happy. They had never been valued like this before.
"Yu, don't worry, we will listen to you and do our best." A woman named Ye said.
The others nodded.
"Okay, it's getting late, everyone go back to sleep." Qiao Yu waved his hand and said to Ye Ji and his companions, "Tomorrow morning, after you have eaten the meat, wait for me in the tribe."
"Uh-huh."
Qiao Yu turned around and looked at Lu and the others: "Let's go back to the cave and continue discussing things."
It gets dark early in late autumn, and it is not even seven o'clock in the evening yet. In Qiao Yu's opinion, it is not time to go to bed yet.
Lu and the others were older and slept less, so they had no objection and everyone returned to the mountain and Qiao Yu's cave.
After everyone sat down, Qiao Yu glanced at them and said, "Since everyone has no objection to my next pottery making project, let's get back to the original question."
Everyone was confused for a moment.
Problem? What's the problem?
"We're facing the same problem as Mang. Because of pottery making, I won't be able to hunt for a while, and the eight women won't be able to gather. So, I'd like to ask, will the nine of us not be able to share the meat and wild fruits? If we fail, will we have to bear the losses during this period ourselves?"
"That's definitely not possible." Lu said first.
"Of course we have to divide it." Shi said, "You are doing the same thing as Mang and the others. If they can divide it, why can't you?"
This issue has already been discussed and there is no need to discuss it again. Shan is much more profound and mature in his consideration of the issue and asks the question directly: "The question is, how much should be divided? How long should it be divided?"
Everyone frowned and began to think.
If they divide too much, the tribe will definitely be dissatisfied; if it takes too long, there will also be dissatisfaction. But if they divide too little, or if the time is too short, people like Mang and Yu will suffer greatly. After all, doing this kind of work is very hard. If they fail, they will be criticized by the tribe.
How much is appropriate?
What Qiao Yu wants is not the meat and wild fruits, but the right to distribute materials.
She asked, "With the traps and snares, how much more prey do we catch every day?"
Hearing her words, Shan glanced at his daughter and frowned slightly, wondering why she asked this question.
In the past, a small team could only hunt two or three medium-sized prey such as goats and deer, and at most four or five. But now, they can catch more than a dozen just by setting traps, not to mention the preparations for digging snares.
If Yuzhen wanted to settle accounts with everyone, then her contributions were too great and she took too much credit. This would not be a good thing and would cause dissatisfaction among the tribesmen.
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