As Dongfang Long looked around, he said, "Let's take another look. Maybe we can bring back even more things later."
Dongfang Long planned to stay a few more days with Shi Hu before discussing things further. Under these circumstances, Haitang and the others also waited, and it would be a few days before they could return.
Meanwhile, after the mud bricks on Haitang's side were fired, they began to build the wall. Building a wall is a skilled job, but neither the orcs nor the humans were fools.
The wall-building process was completed quickly. Haitang looked at the finished wall but did not immediately start firing the kiln. Instead, she went to select the soil.
Haitang has been very busy these past few days. She needs to fire the kiln, find food, and make spicy chicken. She has chili peppers, but she hasn't had any chicken these past few days.
After preparing the soil, Haitang began to mold things for Shi Ming and the others, creating a large water vat and some small ceramic bowls.
After shaping the crabapple, he immediately examined it, then touched up the bowl, asking, "Is this really okay?"
“Yes, as long as the fire temperature is maintained, there won’t be any problems,” Haitang said. Upon hearing this, Shiming nodded.
"If we had ceramics, we wouldn't need to go outside to exchange goods anymore; we could just exchange them ourselves." There were also people at the trade fair who would exchange ceramics for them.
Haitang nodded. "Don't sleep tonight. Let's wait for this kiln and see if it's suitable." Haitang said. Haitang's kiln wasn't very big; at least for now, it was just a very small place.
Right now, all these people are Shi Ming and an orc, who was also injured and became this race.
"Shi Ming, do you really think your niece can make porcelain?" Shu Zhi asked, looking into the distance.
"If you don't believe me, why did you come along?" Shi Ming, who was tending the fire, looked at Shu Zhi and said. Shu Zhi looked at the crabapple tree not far away, and then looked at Shi Ming.
"Of course it's because I chose to trust you. If it weren't for trusting you, do you think I would have come?" If it weren't for the fact that the person giving this thing right now is none other than Shi Ming, I would never have come at all.
Upon hearing this, Shi Ming glanced at the other person and said, "Just wait and see. Even if it doesn't work out the first time, you can improve next time. I believe in that girl..."
Shi Ming chose to believe Haitang. When he heard this, Shu Zhi sighed but didn't say anything.
Shuzhi is currently unable to walk on one leg. Before his leg was broken, he enjoyed many privileges. However, after losing his leg, and with his son unable to become a beastman, he had no choice but to leave the village.
At first, when people heard about the kiln firing, many thought Shi Ming was acting recklessly. But since he had no choice but to help Haitang and Shi Ming because he couldn't find food or go hunting, he had no other option.
Haitang didn't plan to sleep that day; instead, she chose to stay up all night to guard the kiln. She didn't sleep at all throughout the day and didn't open the kiln until the next day.
"Do you think it's okay?" Shi Ming asked, looking at the crabapple tree. "The tree is about the same height. Is this really going to work?"
"You'll see when you look," Haitang said with a smile, and quickly opened the door and took it out to look at.
"Look..." It's still a bit hot, but the thing is really done. "The water vat is done too, but it's a bit ugly." The water vat wasn't sculpted well, it's a bit crooked, but you can make do with it in this day and age.
When Shu Zhi saw it, he was shocked. "It actually worked. Although a few were destroyed, more than half of the goods were still shipped."
"That Shi Ming, I... those few... take a look..." Shu Zhi said, holding up the jars he had made, and showed them directly to Shi Ming.
“Yes, this way we can exchange porcelain for things even if we don’t go hunting in the future. Of course, this still belongs to Haitang.” Shi Ming said as he looked at Haitang.
When Haitang heard this, she smiled and said, "It's from me and my third uncle." It took Haitang and Shiming almost a month to make this thing, so you can imagine how big the project was.
As Haitang watched, she said, "Third Uncle, you'll be in charge of the kiln from now on. You can choose who to hire, and we'll pay them." Haitang continued, "If each person makes five porcelain bowls, they'll get one..."
"One for every five porcelain bowls? That's acceptable..." Upon hearing this, Shi Ming nodded.
"The rest will be split equally between me and my third uncle. You can keep track of the numbers, third uncle," Haitang said. "I'll ask Xiaohe to help you manage this."
The kiln is just starting out, and Haitang still needs many things. It's using this kiln to get started.
Haitang plans to buy slaves, but this should be done slowly; there's no rush now.
"Okay, we'll do as you say." Shi Ming nodded and Haitang and Shi Ming took the water vat back.
"Sister, is this the water vat? It's so big! We can use it to hold water from now on!" Yueyue exclaimed in surprise as she looked at the water vat.
"Hmm, but this one isn't very well made. We'll do a better job next time and get a prettier one." The water tank looks crooked, but it's finished and can hold water, which is good.
“From now on, this will be used to store water,” Haitang said. “And this is also here.” A teacup… a huge earthenware jar, about two liters in size. “Put boiled water in it and drink it from the teacup.”
Bamboo tubes are good, but the problem is that wood rots and inevitably has all sorts of issues.
The ceramics are safe to use. This time, more than a dozen items were fired. Haitang only successfully made five pieces, but Shuzhi has one piece right now. The rest were put in by Xiaohe and others. Of course, Shiming also fired a few pieces.
“This is Xiaohe’s teacup. Xiaohe… do you remember the numbers your sister started teaching you?” Haitang asked, looking at Xiaohe. Xiaohe nodded.
"I remember, I can calculate it," Xiaohe nodded. "But what use is it for me to calculate these things, sister?"
"Your sister wants you to go and help Uncle San manage the kiln," she said, looking at Xiao He. "I'll feel at ease if Xiao He helps me."
"Sister, I will try my best." Upon hearing this, Xiaohe immediately nodded.
"Yes, don't worry, your father will help you too." Hunting is still necessary; Shi Hu can't possibly skip it.
In fact, Shi Ming also wanted to go hunting. However, since he couldn't transform into a beast at the beginning, he chose not to risk his life against wild animals. Naturally, he couldn't have the courage of Shi Hu now.
The good news about firing the kiln quickly spread throughout the upper and lower villages, and even Guo'er came over, asking, "You can fire ceramics yourselves now?"
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