The collection of tree branches is done by minors in the tribe. Because the tree branches are thin and brittle in winter, they are fully capable of doing this.
Of course, while doing all this, the people of the Qingque tribe did not relax their defenses. There were always people standing guard behind the three walls, and they would give the first warning if there was any enemy situation.
As for things like weaving fences, Han Cheng arranged for the tribe's most skilled craftsman, Lame, to take the lead.
The other two people who were not in good health and usually did handicrafts followed Lame and learned while doing it.
By the time the rafters were fixed, Bo and his team had already woven six large bundles of fences.
In fact, in later generations, because thin wooden strips were not easy to find, most of the fences were made of hemp stalks, sorghum stalks or reed stalks as raw materials.
Han Cheng is now in a primitive society, and the thing he lacks the least is tree twigs, so naturally he has to use tree twigs, which are a stronger and more durable material.
Of course, even if he wanted to use hemp or sorghum stalks (sorghum stalks, we call sorghum sorghum and corn maize), he couldn't find them now.
The demand for ropes for weaving fences was very large. Even with the two female prisoners with injured legs, the ropes they made were not enough for Bo and his men to use. As a result, after working hard for most of the day, the eldest brother and his men still needed to make ropes at night.
Han Cheng was at a loss as to what to do about the tribe's current situation of being constrained by a small rope, until he remembered his mother's habit of combining ropes to make cloth shoes and pot lids when he was a child. Only then was the problem solved.
This requires the use of a small tool, which is called a "thread gyroscope" in Han Cheng's hometown, and its scientific name is a spindle.
A string top is very easy to make. The string top in Han Cheng's memory is a cone-like thing with a base diameter of about three centimeters and a height of three centimeters. It is also similar in shape to a steamed corn bread.
In the middle of this cone, there is a hole that goes through from top to bottom, which is used to pass a wooden stick.
When using a string spinning top to twist the rope, first tie one end of the string to a wooden stick. Then hold the string in one hand and the string spinning top in the other hand, rub the handle of the string spinning top quickly against your leg, and then let it hang in the air.
The gyroscope suspended by a string will spin rapidly due to inertia.
This way, the string tied to it will be carried along and it will get stronger very quickly (I really can't think of a written term, so I'll just use our own term instead)
The 'well-tightened' 'sutras' are wound around the wooden handle of the spinning top, and lightly tied to ensure that the 'well-tightened' 'sutras' will not loosen, and then the previous action is repeated.
After thinking of this incident, Han Cheng immediately asked Heiwa, who liked making pottery, to dig some clay outside, mix the mud with hot water, and then start making a spinning top.
Compared with the bowls, basins, pots and other things made in the past, the manufacture of string tops is really too simple.
Shape the clay into a cone, then use a half-centimeter-diameter stick to poke a hole straight up and down from the tip of the cone. Then the thing is done.
Then put it next to the fire that has been burning in the cave for years to dry, then throw it into the fire and burn it for four or five hours, then take it out and it's done, without even opening the kiln.
Heiwa was also quite distressed about twisting ropes at night, because it greatly affected his happy time with Zhuang at night.
After hearing that the Son of God was going to make a tool to improve the efficiency of rope-twisting, and that this tool was made of pottery, Heiwa, who had become the best pottery maker in the Qingque tribe, immediately became excited.
He was ready to do something big and wanted to show his hard-trained pottery-making skills to everyone in the tribe, especially the Son of God.
However……
However, the tool that the Son of God mentioned turned out to be something so crude and crude that it was outrageous!
This made him quite depressed. What kind of skills were needed to make this thing? Couldn't some dolls in the tribe be made well?
Heiwa was born in a primitive era and has never seen "Charlotte's Troubles". If he had seen it, he would definitely understand the feelings of the taxi driver in the movie.
It is crude indeed, but after this thing is put on a tree stick, it is surprisingly useful for making ropes.
After learning how to use this thing, people who often twist ropes immediately fell in love with this useful tool.
Even Heiwa, who had been very depressed before, started to like it.
Because with the use of the new tools invented by the Son of God, the efficiency of rope-twisting has been greatly improved. He no longer needs to twist ropes at night, which gives him enough time to spend with Zhuang Wencun.
After having this, it would be strange if he didn't like this spinning top.
Of course, the 'warp' twisted from the spinning top is not a rope. If you want to turn it into a rope, another process is needed, which is to untie the 'warp' wrapped around the wooden handle of the spinning top one by one, and then align the two ends and merge them, straighten them and then release the handle, the 'force' on the 'warp' will make them entangled with each other and become a rope.
Generally speaking, the greater the strength on the "warp", the firmer and stronger the rope will be.
However, when weaving the fence, you can directly use the "warp", which saves a procedure and can also save half of the rope straw.
The three female captives who had always been curious about Han Cheng, after witnessing this incident with their own eyes, finally understood why this Son of God, who was obviously just a young child, could have such a high status in the tribe.
Such people would also be respected if they were in their original tribes.
This son of God was the smartest person they had ever seen! Even the wise men in their original tribe, the witches, were far inferior to this son of God.
After the grilles are made, the next step is to spread them out on the roof with a frame and then fix them.
The specific requirement is to cover the entire roof with one layer.
After finishing all these, the next thing to do is to mix the mud. After the mud is mixed, spread a layer evenly on the fence. After this procedure, cover it with a layer of tall and strong grass. The roof is now ready.
Of course, the best grass is the one with shiny stalks and a relatively slender body.
The straw is shiny and can withstand wind, sun and rain.
It is easier to lay roof tiles because it is slim and slender, and because the grass is fine and dense, it has good rain-proof properties.
As for why a layer of mud is laid on the fence first and then grass, this is easy to explain.
First of all, this layer of mud can connect the entire grille on the roof into a whole, increase the thickness of the roof, make it solid, and prevent the roof from being blown away by a gust of wind.
Secondly, there is such a layer of soil on the roof. Even if it is covered with grass, if there is a leak somewhere, it can slow down the speed at which rainwater enters the house.
Once again, such a layer of mud can reduce the possibility of the grille being infested by insects and extend the life of the roof.
Also, it acts as a glue between the fence and the grass at the back.
After thousands of years or even longer, many ancient things have a reason for their existence in every step, just like the roof of this thatched house.
Han Cheng is now very grateful for his birth. If he had been born in a forest of steel and concrete in his previous life, not to mention other things, just building a house would have required many detours and it would have been impossible to accomplish it in one step like he is doing now.
(Today is still two chapters, is it surprising? —Mo Shoubai with a squinting smile)