This swing session is a rare moment of parent-child time for the father and daughter. As the sun sets, the father gently pushes the swing, and they admire the sunset together.
The character "正" on the tree trunk is missing a horizontal stroke; today is the fourth day.
This heartwarming moment with his child didn't last long; he still had a lot to do, leaving Naituan alone to sing on the swing.
It's the same song as always.
"Twinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are..."
Li Sheng was chopping firewood nearby with an axe. He was going to build a simple kiln.
"I've mentioned before that to make pottery jars, we need charcoal and a kiln to increase the success rate. This is because firing them directly in firewood may cause them to crack due to insufficient temperature or uneven heating. With a kiln, the success rate is much higher. Any small factor can lead to the failure of the pottery."
He chopped many sections of a fallen, dead tree with an axe, then cut it vertically into many pieces, all roughly the same size and length. The kiln wouldn't be too big; too long and it wouldn't fit, too thick and it wouldn't fire properly.
The veterans in the live stream are used to Li Sheng's versatility, but many newcomers still find it too challenging, and some even think it's unnecessary.
"Didn't the host demonstrate making food with bamboo tubes at noon? You can do that in the future too. There's no need to spend time and effort making earthenware pots. Besides, the chances of making earthenware pots are too high, so it's not worth it."
"Host, isn't there a difference between using charcoal and firewood? Won't firewood get hotter? After all, it has an open flame. I've heard of wood-fired kilns in the porcelain capital, but I've never heard of charcoal kilns."
"It's feasible in principle, but it's too difficult to succeed on the first try."
"Why not just collect the charcoal directly from the firewood pile? Why go through all that trouble to fire a whole kiln?"
There were doubts, but because of his previous performance, which won him many fans, a few people expressed their belief.
"I support the streamer, and I believe the streamer will succeed."
"I bet a pack of spicy strips that the streamer will definitely succeed."
"Hilarious! Do you think the streamer is omnipotent? Two packs of spicy strips and it still didn't work."
"I bet a pack of instant noodles, but it won't work."
"The bet on hot and sour noodles failed."
"I bet a box of self-heating hot pot, but it won't work."
"Ha! Look at your pathetic state. If you can't stand up, I'll bet a Rolls-Royce... a mini toy model."
At this point, the live stream even started a poll to determine whether the pottery firing was successful.
Li Sheng glanced at the crowd. There were quite a few people involved, but less than a hundred supported his success. However, thousands believed he would fail. It was simply absurd. What was it about him that made him seem unwise and unreliable?
Ultimately, he attributed the cause to the bright pink polka-dot underwear.
"Hmph! Now I officially declare war on those netizens who think I won't succeed. If none of you succeed, then I will perform handstand push-ups for you right here and now. If I succeed, please remember to type 'Brother Li' in the chat. A gentleman's agreement, those who break it will grow bald in their youth."
The interactive effect is very good.
Live broadcast room.
"Waiting for the streamer to do handstand push-ups."
"If the streamer can really do handstand push-ups, I'll still call you Brother Li."
"Haha, just wait for the streamer to get slapped in the face."
"Host, do you think you can even do a handstand with your skinny frame? I seriously doubt it."
"Waaaaah~ Streamer, you absolutely have to succeed, otherwise I'm afraid you won't be able to stand upside down."
"This bet is a bit malicious. I don't want to go bald before I'm old, so I'll definitely watch you do handstand push-ups."
...
Actually, he really didn't know. There were too many uncontrollable factors, and many things still depended on luck. But even if he didn't succeed, he wouldn't lose anything. After all, back in his youth, he could perform a space walk with just a pole, so doing handstand push-ups was a piece of cake for him.
Whether it will work now is uncertain, but let's just treat it as training.
After chopping down the entire tree, the firewood was piled up and formed a small hill.
In addition to firewood, I also collected a large pile of dry leaves, which I will use to fill the gaps in the firewood later.
The sun had already set, but it wasn't dark yet. The next step was to build the earthen cellar.
There are many large, flat stones here. They are piled up in a circle on an open space not far from the water. However, it is important to leave a vent at the bottom while building the stones in a circle so that oxygen can enter and the wood inside can burn. Then, mud is used as an adhesive to seal the gaps. When the stones are piled up to half a meter high, a layer of dry leaves is placed at the bottom, and then the firewood is piled up in a cone shape.
When the kiln is built to a certain height, dry leaves are scattered in, and then the kiln is built. The kiln opening is gradually tightened towards the inside, and firewood is added inside until only a small smoke outlet remains on top.
Then you can ignite it from the air vent below.
They moved some embers from the fire that was kept not far from the shelter and sent them into the kiln through the vent. After blowing on them a few times, the dry leaves inside instantly caught fire.
Carefully observe the surrounding area to see if there are any places leaking smoke other than the air vents and smoke outlets. If you find any, continue to block them with yellow mud.
Although the viewers in the live stream thought Li Sheng looked very professional and skilled at charcoal burning, they still didn't believe he could actually make pottery.
"I admit the streamer is very skilled, but if you can fire pottery jars under such harsh conditions in the wild, that's like science fiction."
"The streamer seems to know everything, he's amazing."
"Isn't this just how you make beggar's chicken?"
...
It was completely dark by the time these days were over, all that was left was to wait.
"What this audience member said is right. Actually, the methods of burning charcoal and kiln are quite similar to making beggar's chicken. After the wood inside has burned through, I will block all the air vents at the bottom and the smoke vents at the top with mud. The fire will go out because it will lose carbon dioxide and will not be able to burn. At that time, we can have a whole kiln of charcoal."
"These charcoal pieces can not only be used to fire pottery jars, but also help us preserve the embers. Fire is easy to go out if no one is watching it, and it takes a lot of time to reignite it. After the pottery jars are finished, I will teach everyone how to use the principle of oxygen combustion to preserve the embers and make tinderboxes."
As night fell, the number of viewers in the live stream began to rise steadily, reaching over 8,000 this time, with free gifts and small-value gifts being continuously given away.
"Is the streamer going to teach a new skill again?"
"A tinderbox? I've seen it in TV dramas before."
"The streamer's behavior is so out of line, but I still support the streamer."
"The pottery jar hasn't even been made yet, and they've already made a boast."
"Brother! You've successfully caught my attention. I've recently come to think that lighting a cigarette with a match is really cool. If I pulled out a tinderbox, wouldn't that be leading the trend of the times?"
...
His stomach was already protesting after working all day, but he insisted on waiting until the work was finished before thinking about eating.
The milk ball was already eating snake meat that had been fished out of the wood ash pile.
Both father and daughter consciously restrained their appetites. A day passed, and half of the snake meat was still left. They checked the fish trap again and found that the harvest was better than the first time, but it was only enough for one meal and wouldn't last long. Tomorrow, he would have to go into the forest to find food.
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