Lin Ying was so busy every day, so the first thing Zhao Qinghuai did when he went to the forest farm was to go see Grandpa Lin.
The leaders at the forest farm all knew that Zhao Qinghuai was someone's granddaughter's husband, and they all turned a blind eye when they met. In particular, Lin Ying had made a table saw, and Old Master Lin had even developed an insect-repelling sachet.
You see, here, winters are freezing cold and summers are unbearable with insect bites. Grandpa Lin's insect repellent sachet is a godsend for everyone. Even those who crave swamp residue will be forgiving because of the sachet.
When Grandpa Lin held his three bottles of sauce, his eyes reddened a little: "My daughter has hardly ever cooked since she was little, except for brewing medicine. Aunt Lin always does all the cooking at home. She truly is my daughter; she's great at everything she does."
Zhao Qinghuai looked at the old man and sighed without saying anything, because in his opinion, Lin Ying had indeed suffered a lot more than before.
After chatting with the old man for a few minutes, Zhao Qinghuai returned to his team with his portion of chili sauce.
Wang Shan walked over from afar and couldn't help but tease, "How about it? You've missed home after just one trip back to Jiale, haven't you?"
Zhao Qinghuai didn't object; he even nodded, which made Wang Shan burst into laughter. Zhao Qinghuai laughed along, and only then did he take the item out:
"My sister-in-law asked me to bring this to you. And this, my wife made it; please take it to everyone so that everyone has something special for lunch!"
Wang Shan didn't even glance at the shoes his wife had made for him; his eyes were fixed on the three large jars of chili sauce. Wang Shan was from Sichuan Province and loved this sauce; even with limited resources these days, he still needed to eat it with dried chili peppers.
The bright red chili sauce was making his mouth water.
Seeing Zhao Qinghuai hand it over, he immediately hugged the three bottles of chili sauce to his arms.
"Okay, no problem, I'll share lunch with everyone!" But before that, is it okay to let him sneak a taste?
Zhao Qinghuai didn't know what he was thinking, but instead took his own portion back to his room. Although conditions here were harsh, Zhao Qinghuai, as the regimental commander, still had his own wooden cabin.
However, Zhao Qinghuai wasn't too happy yet, because the old commander who had previously visited Lin Ying's house went to the forest farm again. This time, he went to deliver an electric table saw to the forest farm, made from the blueprints he had obtained from Lin Ying.
After this period of research, the military factory, combining the chainsaw with the blueprints provided by Lin Ying, produced a gasoline-powered table saw. This not only solved the limitation of not being able to use it without electricity but also increased work efficiency.
When the old leader found out, he naturally wanted to come and see for himself.
Upon arrival, I learned that Grandpa Lin had prepared prescriptions for everyone, so I couldn't help but go and check on them. Unexpectedly, it happened to be lunchtime, and Grandpa Lin loves being praised for Lin Ying. Seeing the old leader, he boasted about how good his daughter's cooking was and generously offered samples to everyone.
The former leader also loves spicy food, but due to health issues, his doctor now forbids him from eating spicy food.
Unexpectedly, Grandpa Lin proudly said, "My daughter is an expert in using medicine. Even when cooking, she knows how to balance things. She ensures the spiciness while also balancing the medicinal properties of the ingredients. She knew I couldn't eat spicy food, so she came up with this method specifically."
The old leader was itching to part with it. But judging from Old Master Lin's expression, he clearly wouldn't part with it, so he could only leave sheepishly, drooling.
But as soon as he stepped outside, the old commander heard the Third Regiment eating chili sauce and something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
After asking around, I learned that Zhao Qinghuai, Lin Ying's husband, was here.
He was too embarrassed to ask for Old Master Lin's chili sauce, but he felt comfortable asking for Zhao Qinghuai's.
Poor Zhao Qinghuai, in the end, apart from the non-spicy mushroom sauce, everything else was taken by the old leader.
As a result, word spread that Commander Zhao's wife was a great cook.
Lin Ying had no idea that Zhao Qinghuai had only eaten one bottle of the non-spicy chili sauce she had painstakingly made over two days. She had already laid the foundation and started building the house.
To keep warm, the houses here usually have relatively thick exterior walls.
Because underfloor heating is planned, if the walls are also made too hot, the indoor temperature will be too high, which would not work. Therefore, Lin Ying only plans to make the west wall a heated wall.
According to the standard, each family had three rooms. When the houses were built, the entrance was in the middle, with bedrooms on both sides. This meant that the rooms on both sides needed their own heating. Moreover, opening the door would take away a lot of heat.
Therefore, to avoid making it too unusual, Lin Ying will also have a door in the front, but it won't be a double door, but a single door. The door will also be in the middle. According to Lin Ying's plans, the house will be divided into three parts: besides the central living room, the room on the left will be divided in two to become a kitchen and a bathroom. The bathroom will be in the front, and the kitchen in the back.
The reason for doing this is that the well is in the back, so she can draw water directly from the well. She can also build a sink to heat water directly in the kitchen and let the water flow directly into the pool here.
After considering it, Lin Ying decided to make two large shared beds in the room on the right. The reason for two instead of one was that Lin Ying thought that if she and Zhao Qinghuai had a fight, he wouldn't have to sleep on the floor.
The special feature is that the chimney is placed in the southwest corner, which is the front left side of the house. Lin Ying also adds another door behind the kitchen.
Normally, I go in and out this way; if someone comes, I go through the front door.
The heated wall is on the west wall near the kitchen and bathroom. Whenever you cook, this wall will warm up, so you won't feel cold when you take a shower.
The stove for underfloor heating would be built against the back wall of the house on the right, and the smoke would exit from the chimney on that side. A heated kang (a traditional heated platform bed) would also be built above it, with smoke exiting from the chimney on the east side.
The stove will be made in two sections, an upper stove and a lower stove. The upper stove will supply the earthen kang (heated brick bed), and the lower stove will supply the underfloor heating.
In short, Lin Ying had one requirement: fire was no match for a house! Fire made it too easy for dust to get in, and the mud house was already easy to get dirty. Lin Ying really couldn't stand the smoky mess.
Of course, it's too early to talk about these things now. What Lin Ying needs to do now is to build walls and houses.
After the foundation is laid, the next step is to build the walls.
During this period, Lin Ying has been making adobe bricks. Currently, there are several rows of adobe bricks on the rain shelter she is making.
Lin Ying has now mastered the techniques of soil cultivation. She not only understands the material ratios but has also discovered that adding crushed stones makes the soil more robust. Furthermore, Lin Ying has conducted experiments showing that rammed earth bricks are stronger than those made of water and mud.
It involves mixing loess, lime, sand, and gravel in a specific ratio, then adding glutinous rice juice and tung oil to increase viscosity. Afterward, it's vigorously pounded into a dough.
Lin Ying could use local materials like loess, sand, and gravel, and since she couldn't easily ask Zhang Shanlin for lime, she simply burned it directly. Only tung oil and glutinous rice required money. Fortunately, she didn't use much of it, so it wasn't too conspicuous.
One room requires about 500 adobe bricks, so for three rooms, Lin Ying prepared 2,000 bricks.
In the morning, they tamped down the adobe bricks; in the afternoon, they dug pits and laid the foundation. This went on for more than half a month. Once the foundation was laid, the adobe bricks they had made could be put up on the roof.
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