Chapter 85 Wool
Zhao Yeqing took a ash ball that had been fired at high temperature and threw it into a small bowl of water.
The gray ball bubbled up when it came into contact with water, and broke into small pieces in the water, producing an exothermic reaction.
The calcium oxide in the original ash ball turns into calcium hydroxide when it comes into contact with water.
At this point, the lime is almost done.
The process went smoothly and both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Mixing cement also requires aggregates to make the cement hard and formed. In the past, river sand was mostly used.
Now that there was no river sand, Mu Xi found a dried-up water source and dug some fine sand from the side.
Mix wood ash cement and sand together, shape it into a small ball, and place it in the sun to dry.
The two waited for an entire afternoon until the balls dried, eager to see if the experiment was successful.
First, the hardness test is done by grabbing a small ball and hitting the stone hard. Once the hardness is found to be qualified, it is then tested in water.
The ball was soaked in water for a day and a night.
If it doesn't dissolve in the end, then it is a success.
Zhao Yeqing was very emotional holding the ball.
Maybe this old man doesn’t even know what calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide are. Everything is the result of the working people’s exploration bit by bit.
After getting the cement, the two men planned to start building the toilet.
The septic tank has been dug and is just waiting to be installed.
In the past few days, Mu Xi's leg has almost recovered, so he went down the mountain with Zhao Yeqing to get the squat toilet back.
Mu Xi continued to build the toilet, and Zhao Yeqing decided to build cooling facilities for the sheep pen.
With the previous experience of the greenhouse water curtain equipment, the cooling equipment in the sheep pen was made quickly this time.
Last time she found a lot of plastic films in the village, and these days she also collected black paint.
Apply the paint on plastic film and let it dry for a few days. Wait until the paint is dry and the smell is almost gone before starting to assemble.
The plastic film comes in rolls, which are somewhat similar to plastic wrap. They are long enough but not wide enough, so they need to be glued together with tape to the width of the hollow area around the sheep pen.
Place the painted side facing outwards to prevent the sheep from licking the plastic film and poisoning themselves.
Dark color is the best at blocking ultraviolet rays. If you install a cooling water curtain with bamboo on top, you are done.
Unlike the previous home, this wooden house does not have a faucet. The cooling device requires the installation of an additional water storage bucket. A hole is opened at the bottom of the bucket and a bamboo tube is inserted to allow water to flow into the bamboo waterway.
The bucket needs to be covered with a lid to slow down the evaporation of water, and water needs to be added into it twice a day to provide enough water for cooling for the day.
After a week of hard work, the hardworking Master Mu finally built the toilet.
In the evening, Mu Xi discussed with Zhao Yeqing that he would go home to put away the things that were not put away at home, such as the corn hanging under the eaves, and then check if the chickens were still alive. If they were, they would take them all to the meadow to raise them.
It is a bit unsafe to leave solar panels outside all the time.
Zhao Yeqing was a little worried after what happened with the hyenas, and she reluctantly agreed only after Mu Xi promised to take the two cubs with them.
After the two cubs arrived at the grassland, they grew a lot bigger all of a sudden, like teenagers who suddenly got enough exercise and grew taller.
At one point, she wondered if she had been too overprotective in the past.
Huhu and Xuebing now go out hunting every day and come back only after feeding themselves.
Of course, there are exceptions. Sometimes, when they fail to catch their prey, they will come back looking a little dejected.
I picked up the little clouded leopard in early June, and it has been nearly five months now.
The two upper teeth grew longer and sharper, no wonder it was described in the manual as the animal with the closest genes to the ancient saber-toothed tiger.
With a hunting rifle and a leopard, there shouldn't be much danger.
Early in the morning, Zhao Yeqing saw Mu Xi off and returned to the sheepfold to feed the sheep medicine.
The treatment during this period was very effective and most of the symptoms have disappeared, except for the hot weather, which made them a little uncomfortable.
Originally, the sheep should be sheared in May and June, which is the junction of spring and summer. However, due to an accident, they did not shave the wool until a few days ago when they arrived at the cabin.
A sheep was shaved of more than ten kilograms of wool.
Zhao Yeqing felt very sorry for the sheep because of the heat. It was wearing such a thick woolen coat, so if it didn't get heatstroke, who would?
If she were in his place, she would also have to deal with the stress.
During the week that Muxi was building the toilet, except for the first two days when she set up the water curtain device, she spent the next few days fighting with sheep.
Specifically, the fight against sheep wool.
Sheep are very docile when they are sheared and do not resist.
But now there is no electricity, and the electric clippers used for shaving in the warehouse cannot be used, so we can only use scissors to cut it little by little.
After shearing half a sheep, her hands were so sore that she couldn't lift them.
It took her four days to shear the five sheep.
The sheared wool also needs to be cleaned.
Zhao Yeqing put on gloves and began to clean the dirt inside the wool.
The most common things were grass clippings and grass seeds, which were wrapped in the soft wool. Cleaning them up was so tiring that she had to work hard on her neck and eyes. She felt like she was going blind.
After a busy day, Master Zhao found that he had not finished processing the wool of a sheep.
(╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻（Turning the table
When Mu Xi set out, she gave him all the power banks she had collected in the village and asked him to make sure they were fully charged before bringing them back.
I still have a fully charged power bank in my hand, which can last for a few more days.
After washing up, Zhao Yeqing lay on the bed. The silence around her made her feel a little uncomfortable.
Mu Xi was not here, and neither were the two cubs.
She took out her cell phone and luxuriously opened the crosstalk collection she had cached before, setting it to automatic playback for half an hour. Listening to the lively noise ringing in her ears, her somewhat anxious heart finally calmed down.
There are many things to do when you wake up in the morning.
I have to go to the trap first to see if there is any gain.
Not every trap is a good one, but today I was lucky enough to catch three rabbits in five traps.
There were both a male and a female cub, and Zhao Yeqing decided to raise them.
The previous rabbit pen was paved with cement, but now conditions are limited and the wood ash cement has been used up, so she plans to make a cage with wood first.
Rabbits will also chew on wood, so wooden cages need to be repaired frequently and are not a long-term solution. She randomly nailed one with the leftover wood from building the toilet and used it temporarily.
The rabbits kept one male and one female, and killed the remaining one for the dog's breakfast.
She came into the house with breakfast, "Da Huang, it's time to eat!"
Dahuang is the name of the dog. She was guessing what the dog's name was that day. Based on the age of the original owner, she casually called it Dahuang and saw the dog wagging its tail.
She knew she was right.
Dahuang came over wagging his tail and rubbed the back of Zhao Yeqing's hand.
Ever since she guessed its name, Dahuang's attitude towards her changed, as if he finally accepted her as his new family member.
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