Chapter 274 Star's Holographic Deserted Island Life 20
When Jian Bai saw the red mushrooms in the waist basket, he asked tentatively, "Boss, are these red mushrooms? They're similar to the ones I've eaten before."
Li Yang came over to take a look and said doubtfully, "You are eating something that is cooked. Are you sure it is edible? Didn't they say that we should eat the red umbrella and white pole together and lie on the board together?"
Zhang Xiaojia said angrily, "Are you going to have a feast after lying on the board? These are red mushrooms, you can eat them, but the key point is: they're very expensive."
Zhang Xiaojia looked at the pheasant and thought of the red mushroom stewed chicken, her mouth was watering. She was moving to a new house today, so she made red mushroom chicken soup. "Jian Bai, let's make red mushroom stewed chicken tonight."
When Zhang Xiaojia inadvertently glanced at the loess mud that had been stirred very evenly and in quite a large amount, a light suddenly flashed in her eyes. She had been worrying about how to build a fire wall. Looking at the piles of loess mud in front of her, since there was so much mud, why not use it to make bricks?
In this way, the firewall problem would be easily solved! Zhang Xiaojia decided to take action immediately.
She quickly found some wood, and after careful measurement and cutting, she successfully created a blank that was about 10 cm high, 15 cm wide and 40 cm long.
This kind of mother and child bricks are tools specially used to make earthen bricks. With it, the next work can be carried out smoothly.
Then, Zhang Xiaojia continued to search tirelessly and finally found a stone with a relatively flat surface, which he transformed into a practical stone pestle.
After everything was ready, Zhang Xiaojia shouted confidently, "Xiaobai, Xiaohao, come here quickly!"
Hearing the call, they hurried to Zhang Xiaojia's side and asked impatiently: "Boss, what's the matter with you calling us here?"
Zhang Xiaojia smiled slightly, pointed to the molds beside him, and gave instructions in an orderly manner, "You two will divide the work. One of you will be responsible for carefully pouring the mixed loess into the mold, and the other will be responsible for tamping it with a stone pestle."
After receiving clear instructions, the two men immediately took action separately. Bai Hao slowly poured the loess into the mother and child molds, while Li Bai held the stone pestle tightly in both hands, raised it high, and then smashed it hard on the soft loess. With crisp and powerful knocking sounds, the originally loose loess gradually became dense and solid.
Zhang Xiaojia stood aside and watched the two people's work intently. After seeing that the earth bricks had been hammered tight enough, she reached out without hesitation to untie the mother and child.
She gently picked up the newly made earthen brick and looked at it carefully for a moment. She saw that the earthen brick was hard in texture and regular in shape. It was perfect in both size and appearance.
Li Bai said in surprise, "This is a brick, do you want to burn it?"
Zhang Xiaojia shook his head and said, "These are earth bricks. They don't need to be burned, just dried. With earth bricks, we have the materials for fire walls and kangs. Before the 1980s, most houses in rural areas were built with them."
Watching the two of them concentrate on their work.
Forgive her for not wanting to do this job. When the stone pestle was used to tamp the yellow mud, all the mud flew everywhere and she couldn't stand it.
Remembering that there would be a typhoon the day after tomorrow, she asked them to make mud bricks. Is she crazy?
Forget it, let’s move it into the room then, otherwise the soil will be wasted.
Slowly pushing open the heavy stone door, a storied atmosphere washed over me. Upon entering the stone house, the first thing that caught my eye was the quaint fireplace tucked into the wall directly in front of me. This fireplace served not only as a warming source but also as a kitchen stove for cooking, truly serving two purposes. A solid stone wall divided the room into two rooms, each with a specific purpose and layout.
The room on the right measures 8 meters long by 3 meters wide, making it quite spacious. Two doors have already been opened: one leads outside, the other connects to the adjacent room, which will soon be separated. As for the room on the left, while a traditional kang (kang) will not be installed for the time being, a bed will still be needed for rest. After careful consideration, Zhang Xiaojia decided to use flexible yet strong bamboo to separate it from the rest of the room, thus creating a private space all his own.
The floor inside the stone house was originally just ordinary dirt. To make the living environment more comfortable and tidy, Zhang Xiaojia painstakingly collected numerous small stones of varying sizes and carefully laid them on the floor, forming a thin layer of gravel. However, when she finished and examined her work, she felt something was missing. She immediately traveled to the nearby forest and felled some trees. With her exquisite carpentry skills, she broke the trees into evenly thick planks and returned to work, carefully laying each plank across the room, replacing the previous gravel floor.
Li Yang and Bai Hao made bricks with all the remaining mixed loess mud. They were afraid that it was not enough, so they picked up more loess, burned some wood ash, and found some hay to prepare. The three of them went directly to the beach to pick up shells.
Zhang Xiaojia couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. Everyone saw that she was a lively person, and she felt fortunate again: Fortunately, there was no troublemaker in their group, otherwise the team atmosphere would definitely not be so warm and harmonious.
Zhang Xiaojia bent down and carefully searched the ground for stones suitable for building a wall.
At this moment, a familiar figure came into view—it was Tang Jifeng! Zhang Xiaojia couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
Tang Jifeng walked towards her slowly, with an elusive expression on his face, and said: "There will be a typhoon coming the day after tomorrow. It will be windy and rainy, and it will be very dangerous. You'd better not go out that day. There is a cornfield in XX. If you need food, you can go there and pick some." As he spoke, his eyes fell on Zhang Xiaojia, his eyes full of confusion, puzzlement, trouble, and a feeling of being forced and helpless.
Zhang Xiaojia knew very well that she was not so narcissistic as to think that the other party was interested in her, but she still couldn't help but ask, "Why did you come to tell me all this?"
Tang Jifeng had no expression on his face and coldly spat out six words: "He Fei is my brother."
Hearing this answer, Zhang Xiaojia rolled her eyes. She said helplessly, "What about you? Have you found a safe shelter?"
Hearing this, Tang Jifeng raised the corners of his mouth slightly, revealing a hint of sneer: "Humph, just take care of yourself."
Zhang Xiaojia would not indulge him and directly said, "If you have no way to survive, don't worry, for He Fei's sake, I will take you in and give you something to eat."
Tang Jifeng ignored her words and left without looking back.
Zhang Xiaojia quickly shouted, "He Fei, where are you now?"
Tang Jifeng's impatient voice came from a distance: "Wait, he will come to find you."
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