HCB Chapter 160 Pottery
Chapter 160 Pottery
Chen Shiyue asked the two orcs to pull up some vines by the river and weave vine baskets on the spot, and asked them to weave them densely.
While the two boys were weaving wicker baskets, she squatted on the ground, holding a branch, and drew on the ground nearby.
First of all, the clay cannot be too wet or too dry, and cannot have too many impurities. The dry soil and wet soil under the riverbed must be combined, and impurities such as pebbles must be removed.
After the clay is processed, it is kneaded repeatedly, just like kneading dough, and then shaped. In the pottery class, the electric ceramic wheel is used for shaping. Here you can only rely on your hands to shape it into bowls, plates, and pots. The formed pottery needs to be air-dried and then fired.
Firing has temperature requirements. The general flame temperature is not enough and is unstable. It is best to build a kiln. How to build a kiln?
The kiln from a wilderness survival program gradually emerged in my mind, and I could only try to make one and see.
However, Chen Shiyue had to try it out first. She planned to do it at home, in the front yard.
After the two boys had woven several rattan baskets, Chen Shiyue had also figured out how to make them.
The two young men each took two baskets of clay from the riverbed, tied them with vines and carried them on the beast-shaped bodies. Chen Shiyue then sat on the red ball's back, and the man and two beasts ran towards the city.
The beastmen they met on the road were curious about why they had to bring soil back from outside. There was a lot of soil dug out from building houses in the city that was piled up unused. However, the wife of the city lord was a smart female and she would never do stupid things. Was there any difference between the soil outside and the soil inside the city?
When Yiyun came back with a group of orcs carrying coal stones, one of the orcs told the city lord that he saw his wife coming back from digging soil outside the city.
Yiyun returned home out of curiosity, and saw the two young beasts and their partners squatting in the newly built tent compartment in the front yard playing with the soil.
Winged Cloud...
"City Lord." Chiqiu and Di Bo greeted with a smile while stepping on the mud.
Yiyun came to his partner and saw a few pieces of mud on her face. He reached out to help her wipe it off and asked with a smile, "What are you going to do with the mud, Yueyue?"
Chen Shiyue held up the bowl that had not yet fully formed in her hand and asked, "What does this look like?"
Yiyun looked at it for a moment and said, "It looks a bit like a wooden bowl for eating."
Chen Shiyue smiled and said, "You guessed it right, this is a bowl."
Yiyun was shocked and asked, "Soil can be used to make bowls?"
Chen Shiyue said, "This is not ordinary soil. This is called clay. It can be used to make ceramics. Not just bowls, but many other things. You have to burn them after they are made. Ah Yun, go do your work. Chiqiu Dibo and I will do it. I am not sure if it will succeed. Don't tell anyone before we succeed."
Yiyun's pupils trembled. What kind of surprise did Yueyue give him again? He smiled and said, "Okay, I won't disturb Yueyue. I will continue to dig coal."
When Yiyun returned outside, an orc asked him, "City Lord, what is the use of the soil that the City Lord's wife brought?"
Yiyun shook his head and said, "I don't know, I just saw her and Chiqiu Dibo playing in the mud, you guys shouldn't bother them."
Beasts...
Chen Shiyue instructed Chiqiu Dibo to mold the processed clay into bowls, plates, and pots, and then placed them in a ventilated place. Then he used the remaining clay to build an earthen kiln, with a straight chimney going out from the broken roof of the straw shed.
When we finished all this, it was already dark.
Some orcs noticed something was going on and came over to see what was going on, but Chiqiu drove them away.
The next morning, several people checked and found that the bowls, plates, pots and earthen kilns were not yet completely dry. The two boys went out to chop wood, but they thought the wood they chopped was drying too slowly, so they went to the canteen to exchange for dry firewood.
Chi Qing followed curiously, and was so shocked when he saw the homemade bowls, plates and pots lined up on the open space that he refused to leave no matter what.
Chen Shiyue smiled and said, "Then Father Chiqing will stay and help."
That afternoon, the thinner bowls and plates were almost dry, and Chen Shiyue was ready to fire the first batch of pottery.
Several orcs carefully placed the dried bowls and plates into the kiln and started to light the fire.
The fire cannot be stopped and someone is needed to watch over it. As for how long it will take, Chen Shiyue is not particularly sure. Let's just burn it for two days and see. Chiqiu and Di Bo will take turns watching the fire.
The smoke that kept coming out of the city lord's house made all the orcs and females in Yaocheng very curious, but the city lord said that they could not be disturbed, so everyone could only suppress their curiosity. However, more and more orcs and females passed by the road outside the city lord's house, but they could not see anything except the smoke on the roof.
Chi Qing went in and out several times, and everyone wanted to ask him about it, but he just smiled and shook his head, saying mysteriously: "I haven't succeeded yet, so I can't tell you."
What on earth could require constant burning of fires day and night? The tribesmen were scratching their heads.
On the third day, the fire finally stopped.
Chen Shiyue was preparing to open the kiln. At this important moment, Yiyun still called the main managers of Yaocheng. Chiqing, Mochen, Langke and others gathered aside and watched Chiqiu and Di Bo open the kiln, and then carefully take out the pottery that had been fired for two days and two nights.
More than half of the bowls and plates put in were broken, which was expected.
Everyone looked at the bowls and plates carefully, and everyone was shocked.
Chi Qing said: "This is better than wooden bowls, bamboo bowls, and stone bowls. I never thought that mud could be made into such a good thing."
Langke said with an embarrassed look in his eyes: "City Lord, this thing will definitely affect the entire beast world in the future."
Yiyun smiled and said, "Everything Yueyue makes will affect the entire beast world."
Chen Shiyue looked at everyone and said, "This kiln technology needs to be further studied and improved. This technology, as an important technology of Yaocheng, cannot be passed on to outsiders. What I mean is that we should open a kiln factory and select trustworthy orcs to work. Except for the orcs in the kiln factory, outside beasts are not allowed to enter."
Yiyun said: "Yueyue is right, we must keep this secret."
Everyone immediately held a meeting on the spot to discuss the next steps for setting up the kiln factory.
Mo Chen said: "Let me take charge of the brick kiln manager. The security department doesn't have much to do right now, so Yi Tian can be in charge."
Everyone thought about it and decided that it was indeed possible for Mo Chen to be in charge of this matter. As for the selection of orcs, Mo Chen himself would be responsible for it.
Next, it’s about building the factory.
The kiln factory cannot be built too close, and the area must be large enough. Finally, the site was chosen between Shangyou and Yaocheng. It is a closed building with walls on all sides.
Inspired by the kiln, Chen Shiyue thought of building an earth wall for the fence this time. She used a wooden mold to compact the soil mixed with tough grass layer by layer to the required height.
The movement in Yao City quickly attracted the attention of Beifeng City. Liefeng got the news and rushed over to see it immediately. He sat on Falcon, circled back and forth in the air, and then quietly landed on the other side.
Liefeng's eyes were dark and unclear. It turned out that soil could be used in this way. It could also be used to build houses. However, looking at Yaocheng, it was not to build a house. What on earth was it going to do?
As for the Rabbit Tribe, after Yan Yi and his companions left, Tu Luo and the elders began to discuss whether to move to the ground.
Females like Tuhua want to live on the ground because it is more comfortable there, with good lighting and large space, and the cubs also have a larger area to move around.
However, safety is the biggest concern of the Rabbit Tribe.
Eventually, the Rabbit Tribe split into two parts: one part led by Tu Luo stayed on the ground, and the other part led by the elder returned to live in the original cave under the big tree.
Yan Yi was in a very good mood and ran with the beasts to the edge of the forest. He wanted to return to Yaocheng as soon as possible. He missed his family and life in Yaocheng.
However, the journey was so long that no matter how fast they ran, they could not get back in a short time.
At night, they returned to the forest they had passed before, and asked some orcs to go hunting while the rest stayed to guard the females.
Suddenly, an owl flew over from the woods, landed in front of Yan Yi and the others, and asked loudly, "Are you orcs from the Yao tribe?"
Yan Yi looked at the owl and asked in a deep voice, "Are you a beast from the south?"
The owl happily turned around a few times and said, "Yes, yes, I am the beast from the south."