Chapter 6： build a bamboo house

Building a house is a relatively large project, especially building a stone house or a wooden house. It takes a lot of time just to move stones or chop down trees.

Jiang Xuan didn't plan to spend so much time. He planned to build a bamboo house according to local conditions.

Bamboo is usually tall, straight, lightweight, and durable, making it ideal for building houses.

The only problem is how to cut it off.

Bamboo is very hard, and it is not easy to knock it down without iron.

However, this is not difficult for Jiang Xuan. He has seen someone burn bamboo with torches. This method saves time and effort.

Jiang Xuan said to Uncaria: "Pile up the bamboo leaves and branches around the bamboo to the root of the bamboo, and then set fire to burn the bamboo, but be careful not to set the whole bamboo forest on fire."

Uncaria nodded: "Don't worry, we will be careful."

"Okay, then let's start, each person is responsible for a fire."

Jiang Xuan chose a large flat area in the bamboo forest, and then gathered the thick bamboo leaves and dead bamboos on the ground to the root of a bamboo.

Chishao brought a burning bamboo from the fire in the bamboo shed and ignited the bamboo leaves and dead bamboos that Jiang Xuan had piled up.

"Crackling, crackling, crackling..."

The flames quickly blazed, and the skin of the bamboo was scorched by the high temperature, and a large amount of oil and water vapor ooze out after a while, making a "chichi" sound.

Chishao squatted beside Jiang Xuan, and was also collecting dead bamboo and bamboo leaves to burn a bamboo. She looked at Jiang Xuan from time to time.

She found that this younger brother seems to have become different from before, and he can always come up with some bizarre solutions.

Perhaps it was the tribe's destruction that stimulated him and made him grow.

Chi Shao didn't think too much about it, it's also a good thing that Jiang Xuan has grown up.

Bamboo is hollow and flammable. Even raw, it can burn quickly.

After Jiang Xuan burned the two bamboos, he moved the fire to the root of the bamboo next to him and continued to burn.

"Shashasha..."

Jiang Xuan laboriously hugged the burnt bamboo and pulled it down.

The bamboo forest is very dense, and the branches and leaves are intertwined between the bamboos. It takes a lot of strength to pull it down.

"Let me do it."

Chi Shao walked over, took the bamboo from Jiang Xuan's arms, and abruptly pulled down both bamboos and pulled them to the open space outside the bamboo forest.

In this regard, Jiang Xuan can only sigh again: the women of the primitive tribe are too fierce.

With the efforts of the five people, it took half a day to burn down dozens of adjacent bamboos, forcibly vacating an open space in the bamboo forest.

This open space is rectangular in shape, about six or seven meters in length and four or five meters in width, surrounded by dense bamboo growth.

In the center of the open space, Jiang Xuan deliberately left three rows of bamboos in a straight line, which were used as pillars for the bamboo house.

If you rely on yourself to dig a pit and a column, without the tools at hand, it will take time and effort, and you may not be able to stand firmly.

Living bamboo does not have these problems.

There were still many raised bamboo stakes on the ground, and Jiang Xuan asked everyone to continue to burn them until all the bamboo stakes were burned, and the ground became flat.

Next, we will start building the bamboo house.

Jiang Xuan's idea is very simple. He left the living bamboo as the pillars in the middle and around the bamboo house, where the pillars are needed.

Then, he only needs to remove the branches and leaves of the burned bamboo and burn it to the required length.

Use these live bamboos as pillars, and tie the beams needed for the roof with rattan on the pillars.

Then use the burnt bamboo to form a triangular roof, which is convenient for drainage.

After the roof is built, it is necessary to climb on the roof, use stones, and cut off the excess part of the living bamboo with a stone knife or a stone axe, so that when it rains, the rainwater will not flow into the house along the bamboo.

Finally, cover the roof with bark, bundled hay, etc., and complete the walls and doors on all sides.

Making bamboo houses in this way is not only strong, but also saves a lot of time and effort.

The construction of the bamboo house started immediately after clearing the open space.

During the construction of the bamboo house, Chishao took some time every day to go deep into the bamboo forest, or set up some hunting traps in the forest on the left and right sides of the stone mountain.

It is estimated that no one has been to this place before. There are a lot of prey, and the red peony can harvest some prey every day, such as muntjac, deer, pheasant, bamboo chicken, mountain mouse, etc.

With plenty of meat, the five of them were very motivated, and it took ten days to complete the construction of the bamboo house!

"Finally built!"

Jiang Xuan stood in the bamboo house he built by himself. For some reason, there was a feeling of tears in his eyes.

A house is not only a place to eat and sleep, it can also make people feel at ease. Without a house, you always don’t know where you are going tomorrow, like a rootless weed.

"From now on, this is our home!" Jiang Xuan pointed to the bamboo house and announced this to everyone.

Chishao, Uncaria and others are equally excited. With a house, they can sleep peacefully at night without having to watch the night every day and be afraid.

However, the inside of the bamboo house is empty and needs to be filled with furniture.

First of all, it was to make a few beds. Jiang Xuan didn't want to sleep on the cold and damp ground all the time.

The material for making the bed, of course, is bamboo.

Jiang Xuan led someone to burn down dozens of bamboos in front of the bamboo house again, not only to clear an open space in front of the door, but also to make various kinds of furniture.

He burned the bamboos to the same length as the roots, and then tied them into bamboo rows with rattan. This is a simple bed board.

Afterwards, Jiang Xuan specially found a few thick bamboos and tied them horizontally under the bed board, so that the bed board could be suspended in the air, leaving the cold and damp ground.

With the efforts of five people, they made five such beds, and everyone could have one.

This made them very happy, especially Chi Shao, she was a girl after all, and she didn't want to sleep next to others except Jiang Xuan.

After so many days, a large amount of plant ashes and bamboo charcoal have been burned. Jiang Xuan sprinkled a large amount of plant ashes and bamboo charcoal in the bamboo house, where the bed was to be placed, to prevent insects and dehumidify.

Then, he moved the five single beds into the bamboo house.

Because of the limited space in the bamboo house, the bamboo beds for the four teenagers were placed on the left side of the bamboo house, side by side, while the bed of Chishao was placed on the right side of the bamboo house alone.

Jiang Xuan and others found a large amount of hay to spread on the bed. On top of the hay was a thick layer of bamboo leaves and a layer of soft moss on top of the bamboo leaves, so that they would be more comfortable when sleeping and would not stutter. people.

In the end, Jiang Xuan used a lot of bamboo as a screen to make a separate room for Chishao, so that she could have a separate room to sleep.

This makes Chi Shao very happy, who doesn't want to have an independent space?

After the bed was made, Jiang Xuan and the others brought a pile of relatively flat stones from the creek and built a fire pit in the center of the house. After lighting the fire pit, this brand-new bamboo house became popular and fireworks.

As for other furniture, including pots and pans, we will leave it to be added later.

After all this was done, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At night, Jiang Xuan was lying on the bamboo bed, looking sideways at the closed door and the flames burning in the fire pit. For the first time, he felt at ease.

It will definitely get better and better in the future. With this thought, Jiang Xuan fell asleep with a smile on his face.