He ran very fast with a limp, and when he arrived at the yard, he immediately started making a hook. He wanted to follow the pace of the Son of God and make efforts to help the people of the tribe overcome the difficulties of the devil.
The stopped project was started again, and compared with before, the people of the Qingque tribe were more energetic in doing these things.
Han Cheng looked at this scene and sniffed slightly. Sure enough, this person still needs some spirit.
Thanks to the efforts of the tribesmen, the construction of the house was not slow. Now, the stone walls are one meter higher than the ground.
Originally, Han Cheng's idea was to use only stones to lay the foundation, and once it was level with the ground, he would start to use the rammed earth method to build the mud walls, because transporting stones was really troublesome.
Later, I thought carefully about the thatched houses I had seen in later generations, and found that very few of them were built directly from the ground with earth walls.
This is easy to understand. After all, rammed earth walls cannot withstand long-term soaking in rainwater.
During the Warring States Period, Bai Qi dug a river to flood the city. The biggest reason why he was able to conquer the fortified city in the end was not that the water drowned the people in the city, but that the river water softened the rammed earth city walls and caused them to collapse.
Thinking about the situation where it was raining for a long time and he was sleeping in the house, and suddenly the house collapsed and the roof fell down, covering him inside, Han Cheng immediately changed his original idea.
After the one-meter-high stone wall was built, the house divided into three rooms could take on its general appearance.
The door also appeared, right in the middle of the house, one and a half meters wide.
Considering that there were no iron nails and the technology for erecting triangular beams was not yet mature, two walls were built inside the room, dividing the first house of the Qingque tribe into three rooms.
This will make it easier to erect the roof in the future, and will also create a relatively independent space.
There are also doors on these two walls, which are closer to the main entrance of the house and are twenty centimeters narrower than the main entrance.
After the foundation is laid and the one-meter-high stone wall is built, the next steps will be quick.
The wooden rafts were clamped on both sides of the one-meter-high stone wall, and after being tied together, they began to build the rammed earth wall.
The people of the Qingque tribe have done this many times and are very familiar with it, so of course they are fast.
The earth wall is very thick, a full forty centimeters. This is the specification Han Cheng came up with after considering that earth walls are not as strong as brick walls, and that the winter is too cold and the walls are too thin to be frost-resistant.
Compared with the other walls, the front wall is much more troublesome, because not only does it have to leave a door, but it also has to leave two windows in each room on both sides.
Bo was making the windows. With a hand drill and the method of drilling holes with a stone chisel and charcoal, making wooden windows was not a difficult task for a man like Bo who was skillful with his hands.
Of course, the prerequisite is that Han Cheng needs to provide guidance and draw the approximate structure of the window on the land.
The making of the window is not complicated. First, split a tree stump that is 1.3 meters long and 10 centimeters in diameter into two halves. Then use a stone chisel and charcoal to make a hole with a diameter of 3 centimeters every 15 centimeters on the flat side.
These mortise holes don't need to be drilled all the way through, a depth of three centimeters will be enough.
After the mortise is made, just like making a ladder before, one meter long tree sticks with a diameter of about three centimeters are nailed into the mortise one by one, and a window is made.
Because there are no vertical frames on the sides, the wooden window looks a bit loose, but it doesn’t matter. After it is embedded in the wall, it will become extremely solid.
Bo is now a very busy man. He is the main force in the construction of awnings, hooks, wooden windows, doors, and the next fences. All of this makes him overwhelmed.
Therefore, the mortise and tenon work when making wooden windows was done by Liang, whose foot injury had healed a lot.
Of course, the position of the mortise was found by hand and circled with unburned charcoal.
Looking at Liang, who was using a blowtorch to hit the mortise with his cheeks puffed out, Han Cheng's eyes showed an approving look.
It was not because he was working with an injury, but because he remembered the conversation that took place between them some time ago.
The scene at that time was like this -
The day after Liang's foot was hit, his entire foot was red and swollen, like a dead toad.
The two front toes were smashed and turned purple and swollen, and the whole foot was disfigured.
Wu, who came to check on the situation out of nothing, frowned a little, because there was no particularly obvious change in the injury on Liang's foot, just like those of the injured people before.
Liang himself seemed somewhat perturbed and uneasy.
During this process, Han Cheng had people boil willow twig water and salt water every day, and had people imitate him and carefully clean the wound on Liang's feet.
Things took a turn for the better on the third day. The wound on Liang's foot, which occupied almost half of his foot, was completely scabbed over, and the swelling had subsided a lot, with no signs of suppuration or ulceration.
Liang, who had been worried all the time, burst into tears of joy at the surprising result. The horrific scene of his mother dying from festering and pus oozing from her feet after being scratched by grinding stone tools left such a deep impression on him!
The witch was also extremely happy. In his memory, the wounds of the tribesmen who were injured in hot weather would easily fester, and sometimes they would develop a fever and become unconscious, and then die.
After being treated by the Son of God, Liang, who had such a large wound on his foot, was safe and sound. He recovered faster than people who were injured in winter!
Faced with such a result, it would be strange if Wu was not happy!
Last year, Shenzi improved the method of delivery, and the death rate of newborn babies in the tribe dropped a lot. Now Shenzi used this method that he had never known before to clean Liang's wound, and Liang recovered quickly...
This means that in the future, as long as their people do not suffer fatal injuries, the number of people who die from wound festering will be greatly reduced!
He excitedly asked Han Cheng about the principle behind it, and Han Cheng smiled and said, "Salt is not only edible, but also a kind of medicine that can cure some diseases.
Willow branches can be used to weave bamboo shoots, but the water boiled from them is also a kind of medicine, very good for cleaning wounds."
After saying this, Han Cheng said with some emotion: "I know a limited amount of these, but I know that most of the diseases and injuries in this world can be cured. If they can't be cured, it's because you haven't found the right method and used the right herbs.
Many plants are actually medicines, but we don’t know what diseases they can be used to treat and how to use them…”
After hearing these words, Wu felt a little disappointed. He learned from the Son of God that there was a way for his people to reduce the suffering of illness, but he had to stop and sigh because the way was too difficult.
Even the wisest Son of God said that he didn't know much, so it was impossible to continue on this path.
"God...Son of God, I...I am willing to find and identify medicines to treat the injuries of my people."
While Wu was feeling melancholy after listening to Han Cheng's words, Liang's eyes were sparkling. He suppressed his inner excitement and spoke to the Son of God.
“This road can be very difficult and dangerous, and sometimes, you may die.”
Han Cheng looked at this man who used to have a low presence in the tribe with admiration, and then gave him some advice with a serious expression.
The tragic pain of his mother's death dispelled Liang's worries. He raised his head slightly and looked at the Son of God and said, "I'm not afraid."
“If you continue along this path, you will definitely be remembered by many people.
Lots and lots of people.”
Han Cheng reached out and patted Liang on the shoulder and said to him.
"Really?" Liang asked with some surprise. He didn't expect that this road would have such benefits.
Han Cheng thought about Shennong's status and nodded vigorously, "Really."