Chapter 70 New Kitchen
The more Jian Mo looked at it, the more he felt that the lump was a cement lump.
The materials were all ready. Jian Mo and his team brought lime, clay, and slag, crushed them into powder, carefully mixed them, brushed the worn areas outside the mine, and then glued stones on to build a low wall outside Jian Mo's land.
After the low wall was built, Jian Mo gently touched the stone: "Now we just have to wait for it to dry and see how it differs from the previous lime mortar?"
Jian Mo was not from the construction industry, so he could not tell the difference between these construction materials.
However, the lime mortar they used before would lose sand after a long time, especially behind the house. Jiujiu would occasionally run there to rub it, and a large piece of the lime mortar on the wall was rubbed off by it, which did not look that easy to use.
Qing Kuang: "If it's true, we can just build Ah Hu's house."
Ah Hu's house collapsed last winter, and now they live in an old house in the tribe.
When the conditions are right, they will definitely build a new house.
Jian Mo: "We also want to build a new kitchen."
Qing Kuang: "Then wait until the cement is dry and see the effect. If the effect is good, burn another batch of lime."
Jian Mo said happily: "Okay, burn more, and then we will exchange more with the tribe."
The things in the tribe are not taken by the members at will. Except for the part distributed collectively, other people have to exchange materials if they want to take things from the tribe.
The tribe basically only charges the cost for exchanging with the people of the tribe. For the people in the tribe, this exchange method is very affordable, and everyone tends to exchange things with the tribe.
Jian Mo thought this model was pretty good. It could take care of the tribe members without raising lazy people. It was also relatively fair and convenient for the management of the tribe.
This time when they were going to build a kitchen, they might have to change a lot of materials, but he didn't have any objections.
After the cement wall was built, Qing Kuang put the tools into the bucket: "Let's go back to the tribe first and come back in a few days. Are you going to act alone today?"
Jian Mo: "Yes, we are going to pick some special wild vegetables."
Qing Kuang looked at Wu Jiong: "Is it the silk vegetable on the cliff?"
Wu Jiong: "Jian Mo has never tried it, take him to try it."
Qing Kuang smiled: "It's good, it's good to walk around alone more."
Jian Mo nodded calmly: "Yeah."
The traditional cement with clay and slag seems to be very useful. It solidifies very quickly. When Jian Mo and Wu Jiong got up to check it the next day, it was almost solidified.
Jian Mo poked it with his hand and felt that it was much harder than lime mortar.
After the lime mortar has dried, you can pick out small particles such as sand and gravel inside, but cement is basically impossible to pick out, and if you insist on doing it, it will be very laborious.
When Jian Mo felt it was almost done, Wu Jiong touched it and said, "It's not completely dry yet. We need to wait another two days."
Jian Mo: "It seems a little bit. Then we will divide it into two batches. One group will pour some water on it to try, and the other group will not pour water on it."
Wu Jiong: "Why?"
Jian Mo really didn't know this. He scratched his head: "I saw others pour water on dried cement before. Let's see if there is any difference between pouring water on it and not pouring water on it?"
Qing Kuo on the side said, "Pour it. Anyway, this batch of cement has not been used to make anything serious."
Jian Mo: "I think so too. Then I will pour water on it."
They divided the cement products into two groups, one group poured water on it, and the other group did not pour water on it.
After a few days, they found that the cement products that were watered were harder and had fewer cracks after drying.
It seemed that cement had to be watered.
Jian Mo was basically sure that this was cement.
He led the tribesmen to try to make several more cement products, and finally found that no matter whether it was slag, clay, or even pottery powder, as long as it was burned and combined with lime powder, it would produce a cement-like object.
The best cement requires about 70% burnt powder and 30% lime powder, and the finer the powder of both, the better it is to use.
To do this, they almost ground the stone mill and stone mortar to produce sparks.
After several rounds of experiments, Jian Mo's hands were dry and chapped, and he was exhausted: "It's too tiring to do this."
Wu Jiong patted his back gently: "You don't want us to do it."
Jian Mo sighed: "I can't leave everything to you. Fortunately, the cement is finally available, and we can build the kitchen."
Wu Jiong: "We will build it tomorrow."
Their house is very large, and there are no people around, so it is easy to expand.
The two discussed and decided to expand the kitchen on the left side of the house.
Since it was going to be expanded, Jian Mo simply took the same length as the house and built a kitchen parallel to it, but the width did not need to be that wide, about half would be enough.
They measured a suitable area on the side of the house, and then nailed wooden sticks on the planned location for building the house.
There were exactly four corners, with a wooden stick at each corner, and then they tied ropes around the four corners to enclose them.
After the enclosure was completed, the kitchen took shape.
The rest was to clean up the debris on the ground, dig the soil, and prepare to lay the foundation.
The people in the tribe knew that they were going to build a kitchen, and they all came to help.
However, spring finally arrived, and everyone had to go out hunting and gathering during the day, so they were only free to help in the morning and evening.
Jian Mo and his friends were the same. They had to go out during the day, so they were only free to clean up the kitchen in the morning and evening.
If they did a little bit every day, they would see the progress, and Jian Mo was not in a hurry.
On this day, Jian Mo had just returned from a large gathering with the troops. Ah Hu hurried to them and said, "Brother Jian Mo, someone from the Dianxin tribe broke his leg and was just sent here. He is in the clinic. Go and have a look."
Jian Mo immediately handed the basket on his back to the others: "What kind of diagnose?"
Ah Hu: "The bones are exposed."
Jian Mo: "It will require a small operation. I will go home to get the equipment first."
The clinic was always unattended, and Jian Mo kept most of his surgical instruments and medicines at home.
The bones were exposed, so anesthesia and a scalpel were needed.
Ah Hu immediately said, "I'll transform into a beast and carry you over."
Jian Mo didn't hesitate to say, "Thank you for your hard work."
Ah Hu transformed into a long-haired orange cat and motioned Jian Mo to get on his back. After Jian Mo sat down, he rushed to their home like the wind.
Jian Mo found the relevant instruments and medicines at home, and was carried to the clinic by the long-haired orange cat.
When the people of the Dianxin tribe saw Jian Mo appear, they felt relieved and started to ask, "Doctor Jian Mo."
Jian Mo nodded, "Let me see the patient."
Everyone made room for him to see. On the bed in the clinic was a tall beastman with a sallow face. In fact, beads of sweat were constantly oozing from his forehead, and his lips were cracked and peeling.
The most serious was his calf, which was obviously deformed, and the leg bone poked out of the flesh, carrying blood, flesh and dried tissue fluid.
The man at the front of the Dianxin tribe asked nervously, "Doctor Jian Mo, how is Sha Gu?"
Jian Mo: "The leg should be saved, but it may not recover to its previous state. Maybe he will be a little lame. Of course, this is assuming there are no accidents. If there are accidents, I can't say for sure."
The injured Sha Gu showed a look of anxiety and despair.
Jian Mo could only speak in a serious manner, in case the treatment was not effective and the patient suffered too much psychological loss: "Treat him?"
The man at the front of the Dianxin tribe should be their leader, and he immediately said: "Treat him! Doctor Jian Mo, what should we do?"
Jian Mo: "You are not needed here for the time being, you go out and wait, and let the people in our tribe help me keep an eye on them. When Wu Jiong or Qing Kuang come back, ask them to come over. Don't come in directly, shout outside."
Jian Mo was not very good at performing surgery on human-shaped beastmen, but the situation was already like this, and it was impossible to let the beastman with a broken leg turn back into beast form and cause secondary injury, so he could only bite the bullet and go ahead.
When he first came to this world, he was able to achieve relatively good treatment results, all thanks to modern medical training. Even though his actual skills were not that good, they were much better than the local witch doctors.
Now, his experience has slowly caught up, and he does have some experience.
Feeding anesthetics, disinfection, cleaning, surgery, fixation... Jian Mo was busy from dawn to dusk.
Fortunately, it is spring now and it gets dark late, otherwise he would have to ask someone to light a lamp.
During the operation, Jian Mo did not notice that his pupils had slight changes while he was concentrating on the operation, allowing him to see more clearly without being affected by the light.
He only thought that the process was so smooth because it was dark late and he was in good condition.
After the operation, Jian Mo asked the people of the Dianxin tribe to take good care of him and to find him as soon as possible if there was anything.
The people of Dianxin tribe saw that Shagu's face was not so gloomy anymore and his legs were fixed. Seeing that his condition had improved a lot, they all agreed gratefully.
Jian Mo was very tired. After returning home, he simply ate a few bites of the meat grilled by Wu Jiong, took a shower and went to bed.
Wu Jiong asked him to have a good sleep, and he went to take care of the tuo beast and the flying beast, and also went to water the vegetables. He cleaned the house again, then took a shower, went upstairs, and fell asleep holding Jian Mo.
The people of Dianxin tribe left two people in the riverside tribe to take care of Shagu.
Jian Mo went to see Shagu every morning and evening, and found that his wounds had scabbed over on the second day, and the epidermis was almost healed on the third day. He couldn't help but be shocked again at the powerful healing ability of the orcs and sub-orcs.
He was able to become a proper doctor here, thanks to the strong physique of the orcs and beastmen, which was better than any medicine.
Sha Gu looked at Jian Mo expectantly: "Doctor Jian Mo, I feel like I have recovered well. Can I completely return to normal in the future?"
Jian Mo changed the bandage for him: "It's hard to say. It depends on the healing situation. During this time, you should eat more meat and rest more, recuperate well, and don't get out of bed. Let's see after a while - is there anyone in your tribe who will take care of you?"
Sha Gu nodded: "The chief and others will take care of me."
That means there is no pressure to survive. Jian Mo nodded with relief: "Take good care of yourself, maybe you can still become a good hunter in the future, don't do anything rash."
Although Ranhuang's father was missing a part of his front leg, now with the cooperation of the people of the Riverside Tribe, he has no problem going out hunting.
Sha Gu nodded and said gratefully, "Thank you very much."
The injured from the Dianxin tribe stayed in the Riverside tribe for a total of six days. Such serious injuries were almost healed in six days.
After a careful examination, Jian Mo said to Sha Gu, "You can go back to the tribe to recuperate. Rest well for a while. Come back for a checkup after ten days and see how things are going then." After a pause,
Jian Mo instructed, "If it's not ten days, but there are major changes in the wound, such as redness, swelling, inflammation, etc., you must also come for a checkup in time."
Sha Gu quickly agreed, "Thank you, Doctor Jian Mo."
Sha Gu was almost healed, and the chief of the Dianxin tribe who came to pick him up asked Jian Mo what reward he needed?
Jian Mo thought for a while and said, "If you think it's okay, please carry some stones for us to build the house. About half a house will be enough."
The chief of the Dianxin tribe agreed immediately, "We will carry it tomorrow."
Jian Mo: "Thank you for your hard work."
The two sides exchanged a few polite words, and the people of the Dianxin tribe soon left with Shagu on their backs.
Jian Mo was in a good mood as he looked at their beastly forms that resembled those of the Weasel family.
The hind legs are the main legs of the Weasel family, so it's great that they can be saved.
The Dianxin tribe is adjacent to the Riverside tribe, but the terrain there is higher and there are more stones.
Jian Mo knew that they would carry some stones, but he didn't expect them to carry so many!
Almost all the beastmen of the Dianxin tribe went out and carried a large number of stones for Jian Mo.
The stones were piled in the backyard, like a small hill.
Jian Mo didn't expect them to be so honest. He didn't know what to say for a moment: "This is too much."
The chief of the Dianxin tribe laughed and said, "We wanted to build a house and happened to collect some stones."
Jian Mo: "Then you can keep some for building the house."
The chief of the Dianxin tribe said seriously: "Sha Gu saved his leg, which is equivalent to saving his entire body. In the future, he and his family can live a normal life. It's worth it. Doctor Jian Mo, please don't be polite to us."
Jian Mo: "It won't take that much."
The stones were heavy, so Jian Mo couldn't let them carry them back, so he found a few pieces of glass as a return gift: "This is a specialty of our tribe, you can take it back and use it."
The people of Dianxin tribe had seen their glass a long time ago, and they liked this kind of colored transparent glass very much. Seeing this, they were overjoyed: "Can we exchange some more?"
These glasses were originally exchanged by Jian Mo from the tribe, and he didn't have much left: "You have to talk to Wu Jiong about this."
The people of Dianxin tribe quickly agreed: "Okay, we'll go and talk now."
The most difficult thing for Jian Mo and his friends to collect when building a kitchen was stones.
Now that the people of Dianxin tribe have carried so many stones at once, their problem has been solved.
The tribe has already burned two batches of lime, and Jian Mo and Wu Jiong exchanged some, and also exchanged other material powders, and mixed them together to use as cement.
Everything was ready, and the two did not waste time, and directly asked many people in the tribe to spare a day to help them build the house.
They were popular with people, and everyone was curious about what kind of house they wanted to build, so they came very actively, and most of the people in the tribe came.
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong originally planned to ask everyone to help build the main part of the kitchen first, but there were too many people, so their kitchen, including the main part and the stove inside, was built in one day, and even the stones were laid on the ground.
When the kitchen part was completely built, there was still some distance before the sun went down.
Everyone simply helped them to renovate the living room.
They had a dedicated kitchen and didn't need a fire pit, so they moved the fire pit away and then, at Jian Mo's request, built a fireplace for them.
They could use the fireplace for dehumidification and heating in winter.
They also re-paved the living room with stones, and helped move the original shelves to the kitchen and the dining table to their room.
The long table that Wu Jiong had made in the back was moved in to serve as the new dining table.
After everything was cleaned up, their house became unusually tidy, with stone floors, stone walls, bright windows, wooden tables and chairs, and wide stairs.
Jian Mo had never thought that such a house could be built in this world.
He spread a tablecloth on the table, put a vase on it, and inserted fresh plants, and the house suddenly looked different.
It feels like returning to civilized society.
Jian Mo put his arms around Wu Jiong's shoulders and lazily put all his weight on him: "Thank you for being willing to go through this with me."
Wu Jiong hugged him back: "It should be thank you for everything you bring."
Jian Mo rubbed Wu Jiong's shoulder with his chin: "That means we thank each other. I really have a sense of material and spiritual satisfaction now."
Wu Jiong understood what he meant: "Me too."
The two hugged for a while. Jian Mo smelled the pleasant scent of Wu Jiong's skin, and his heart was eager to move. He asked him with his face turned sideways: "Hey, do we want to experience it in the new house?"
Wu Jiong looked at him puzzled.
Jian Mo put his hands down.
Wu Jiong understood immediately and turned to kiss him.
New house, new life.
Jian Mo felt that things could never go more smoothly than now.
They had already entrusted the tribe to make their kitchen utensils, and when the tribe was done, they would have a good meal in the new house.
Their new house was very special, and many people came to visit it out of curiosity.
Jian Mo was very satisfied with his house, and he didn't mind others coming to see it.
Until this day, the people from the Tianning tribe also came to visit on their winged beasts.
The Tianning tribe was very far away from their tribe, even farther than the Jintuo tribe that exchanged metal with them. It was a tribe that was very good at making pottery.
Jian Mo didn't know where the people of this tribe heard the news, but since someone came to visit with pottery, they couldn't refuse.
Jian Mo looked at their winged beast, and was a little hesitant to let it stay there.
The people of Tianning tribe saw his expression and said, "Our flying beasts are very gentle. Don't you have flying beasts too? Just let it stay with your flying beasts. They won't fight."
Jian Mo didn't know whether the flying beast was gentle or not, but he saw that it was very thin.
Such a skinny guy probably couldn't beat the chubby Jiujiu, so he put it in the backyard without worry, and told Jiujiu to get along well with the new flying beast, and to call him when he needed something, and then take the guest back to the living room for tea.
After arriving at the Riverside Tribe, Jiujiu had never seen a fellow tribesman. It was a rare opportunity to see a fellow tribesman. Jiujiu turned to the flying beast and said, "Jiujiu."
The new flying beast looked at it and whispered, "Jiujiu."
Jiujiu was very happy and flapped its wings, "Jiujiu!"
The two flying beasts quickly established a friendship, "Jiujiu" and "Jiujiu".
Jiujiu saw that its partner was very friendly, so it dragged its food bowl over and pushed it in front of the new flying beast, "Jiujiu!"
It contained the vegetable cake that Wu Jiong had given it in the morning. It didn't like it that much and planned to eat it slowly when it was hungry. Now that it had a new partner, it took it out to treat the new partner.
For flying beasts with big appetites, nothing can express friendship better than sharing food. The new flying beast said, "Jiujiu?" It seemed to be asking if it was really edible.
Jiujiu puffed out his chest: "Jiujiu!"
The new winged beast sniffed it, his eyes lit up, and he immediately buried his entire head in the food bowl, eating happily with a clacking sound.
Jiujiu was shocked. This was something he didn't like to eat very much, but his new friend actually liked it so much!
Jiujiu was a little worried: "Jiujiu?"
Jian Mo and the people from the Tianning tribe were drinking tea when they heard the two winged beasts in the backyard calling.
He was a little worried and suggested going to the back to take a look.
The people from the Tianning tribe should also treasure their own winged beasts, so they agreed immediately.
The three of them went to the backyard and saw the winged beasts from the Tianning tribe buried their heads in the food bowl, eating the food with big mouthfuls.
The people of Tianning tribe were also shocked when they saw it: "Our winged beasts don't like to eat much, what is in here and why does it like it so much?"
Jian Mo took a closer look and found that it was the vegetable pancake that Jiujiu didn't like - it was made with waste oil from frying fish fillets, with little meat, and the taste was a bit strange, but it was nutritious.
Just when Jian Mo was about to explain, the people from the Tianning tribe sniffed and suddenly said, "It smells pretty good."
Jian Mo looked at the skinny flying beast that was eating happily and was silent.
He suddenly remembered that when he was working in a pet hospital, he heard that some people cooked dog food, and the dogs would rather be hungry than eat it.
Now it seems that I have seen the real version.
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