As the name suggests, the so-called grain cellar is a grain cellar dug out on the ground to store grain.
However, unlike radish cellars, sweet potato cellars, and cabbage cellars that require moisture, cellars for storing grain cannot be made wet.
After thinking of the method of storing grain in cellars, the method of building a grain cellar also appeared in Han Cheng's mind.
Basically, choose a place with relatively high terrain and not much groundwater to dig a grain cellar.
After the excavation, the soil inside the granary was rammed, and then firewood was piled into the granary. A fire was lit to bake it. After the bottom and four walls of the granary were almost baked, dry wooden boards were laid on the wood ash on the bottom layer, and grain was piled on the wooden boards.
However, the grain cannot come into direct contact with the surrounding soil walls and needs to be surrounded by a winnowing basket woven from sorghum stalks, hemp stalks, or the like.
The gaps between these things and the earth wall are filled with a layer of wood ash, wheat bran, and grain chaff to prevent moisture.
There are also some requirements when loading grain into the cellar. The grain needs to be dried in the sun first, and then wait until the weather gets cold in winter before loading the grain into the cellar. This is to achieve low-temperature storage.
After installation, seal the kiln and you're done.
Food stored in this way can last for at least three to five years without spoiling.
And because it is sealed underground, there is no need to worry about being eaten by insects or rats.
And there is no need to take out the stored grain and dry it in the sun at least once every year as is done with normal grain storage.
This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that because the grain is sealed in cellars underground, there is no need to worry about the grain being burned by fire!
Thinking about the various benefits of cellar storage, Han Cheng became more and more excited.
As for the trouble of digging soil to build a grain cellar, Han Cheng didn't care at all.
Compared with such a good way to store food, it doesn't matter if it's a little more troublesome.
Moreover, for the Qingque tribe, which is currently engaged in large-scale construction, digging out some granary cellars is not too much trouble. After all, they need to use a lot of soil every day to build houses and other things.
Among the large fish ponds outside the tribe, two have been dug out so far!
Han Dashenzi, who had figured out what was going on, took a big bite of the raw radish, chewed it vigorously, and ran towards the tribe happily, ready to tell the people in the tribe the good news.
It was at this time that the dogs roaming around the tribe began to bark.
While shouting, he ran towards the east of the tribe.
Han Cheng squinted his eyes and looked intently, only to see several figures appearing at the end of the field.
It was too far away and I couldn't see clearly who was coming.
However, from the fact that they did not turn around and run away when surrounded by so many dogs, or attack the dogs with the weapons in their hands, it can be seen that these people had been to the tribe before.
Han Cheng stood here and did not go east. Upon hearing the noise, his eldest brother led some people out.
Until now, the vigilance of the Qingque tribe has not decreased in the slightest.
When they came out after hearing the noise, they all had weapons in their hands.
These are the valuable lessons learned by the two previous attacks by the Tengshe Tribe and the sudden attack by the Bone Tribe for the people in the tribe.
After waiting for a while, the eldest brother led some people with weapons and headed east. Han Cheng continued to stand here and watch...
"It's the Sheep Tribe!"
After the eldest brother and his friends went there, they returned not long after.
Seeing Han Cheng still standing here, the eldest senior brother shouted from afar, conveying the news to Han Cheng.
It turned out to be a sheep tribe.
Han Cheng felt relieved.
Yes, during this time every year, the people of the Sheep Tribe would bring a large number of sheep to the tribe for exchange.
During this period of time, I have been thinking about the granary and have forgotten that the Sheep Tribe has not come to exchange things yet!
Haha, I'm in for a treat this time. Fresh lamb stewed with fresh radish is a rare delicacy.
As for the lamb chops, which don’t have too much meat, they are particularly fascinating to eat when grilled over charcoal.
Han Cheng swallowed his saliva as he thought this, and his brows slowly frowned.
As the eldest brother and his companions got closer, he could already see the people from the Sheep Tribe.
The people from the Sheep Tribe who came this time were not only few in number, but also did not bring any sheep with them.
Moreover, among the people who came, Han Cheng did not see the leader of the Sheep Tribe.
What's going on?
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After seeing Han Cheng, the older primitive man from the Sheep Tribe seemed a little restrained and fearful, but after thinking about the experience of their tribe, he quickly overcame these and began to talk to Han Cheng.
Looking at the old primitive man who spoke very quickly, Han Cheng frowned even more.
On the one hand, from the reactions of these people, he could be sure that something bad had indeed happened in the Sheep Tribe. On the other hand, the old primitive man spoke too fast, and Han Cheng could not quite understand what he meant.
Han Cheng stopped the old primitive man and signaled them to go into the tribe first.
At the same time, he asked people to quickly find Mao, a foreign language talent who often dealt with many tribes, and told people to prepare some food for these people.
After all, judging from the tired looks of these people, they probably haven't eaten for a long time.
Now we have other things to do and it is not the time to do business, so there is naturally no need to be as stingy as before.
After making these arrangements, Han Cheng asked his eldest brother to arrange some people to be on guard and call back everyone outside the courtyard.
The situation is unclear now, so there's nothing wrong with being cautious.
With the arrival of several people from the Sheep Tribe and several orders from Han Cheng, the Green Bird Tribe immediately became nervous.
Of course, this tension refers to the cautious and serious attitude of everyone in the tribe when facing danger. It does not mean that the tension is caused by fear of danger.
As Mao translated, Han Cheng's brows gradually furrowed. The faces of the Qingque tribe's high-level officials, including Wu and the eldest brother, who were waiting on the side, also became solemn.
At this time, Han Cheng was not thinking about the fact that the Sheep Tribe actually knew a route for sheep migration, but was thinking about the experience of the leaders of the Sheep Tribe.
According to the account of this member of the Sheep Tribe, the leader of the Sheep Tribe had most likely met with an accident.
And the one who attacked them was most likely a relatively powerful tribe.
Because there were nearly twenty adult primitive people, no wild beast could kill them all.
Another reason is that even if they really encountered an extremely ferocious wild beast, which caused the Sheep Tribe to be wiped out, these beasts would not take the pottery away anyway!
After all, this era does not allow spirits.