Chapter 754 Strange Voice
Several people brought the bacon with them and followed Wu Ming and walked out.
"Wu Ming, there is another problem. Our house must be built on the ground. If it is revealed by those mercenaries, it will be terrible!" Du Yixuan reminded.
Wu Ming nodded, "Do you still remember the map on kraft paper that day? I see that those mercenaries rarely go to places other than map marks. Although I can't figure out why they do this, this is also our opportunity! First, we have to choose the unexpected places they mark on maps, and we can't be in the woods, but we have to be on the rocks!"
After hearing this, the few people nodded repeatedly.
Soon, they arrived at the beach outside the map mark, and the edge of the woods. There were just a few huge reefs in this place, just like a hill, which was exactly where Wu Ming and the others were looking for!
"That's great, isn't this the place just for us?" Du Yixuan smiled.
Wu Ming also smiled and nodded, "Yes, depending on the situation, the mercenaries have never been here. Otherwise, if such a good location is just to build a wooden house, it will be no worse than a cave!"
"Wu Ming, then let's start building a house?" Bai Xiu rubbed his hands excitedly.
Wu Ming nodded, "Yes, building a house is not that simple. The house we want to build is called adobe houses. It is mainly made of soil and stone. If you resist heavy rain, there will be no problem at all!"
"Okay, Wu Ming, just give us instructions if you need us!" Du Yixuan nodded.
Next, Wu Ming assigned them tasks.
Huang Shanshan and Sun Lu were responsible for getting some wild grass. The wild grass was also very particular. It should not be yellow, but should be particularly tough. Du Yixuan and Qian Yingying were responsible for getting the soil in the woods, while Bai Xiu and Wu Ming were responsible for carrying stones.
Several people said they did it very quickly. At night, they made a bunch of stones and hill-like soil, so the amount of weeds was naturally enough.
"Okay, we'll end here today. It should be safe to put these things here. Let's go back and start the formal construction of the house tomorrow!"
Fortunately, the weather has been very good these days, and no raindrops have fallen. Otherwise, they would be miserable.
At night, they still took turns to watch. Although they did a lot of work during the day, they were very happy and were not so tired.
Early in the morning, as soon as the beasts dispersed, they jumped out of the wooden house, and they had to complete the house as soon as possible.
All of this still requires Wu Ming's command.
They chose the location of the house among two reefs. In this way, the two walls of the house will save them a lot of time. And more importantly, the location is quite high, nearly two meters away from the ground, and the terrain is on the slope. Even if there was a heavy rain like last time, this place will not be threatened! It can be said that this place is quite perfect.
The first step was that Wu Ming started to make straw. This thing is still very common in rural areas. Wu Ming had done it himself when he was a child, but that set of tools must not be available here.
But this did not make them difficult. They found a log, split it from the middle, and then made a wooden shovel, got sea water, made the soil into mud, and then scattered the weeds. They stirred them continuously with the wooden shovel, and after mixing them evenly, he found four flat stone slabs. On this reef, there were a lot of stones that were washed away by the sea water. They surrounded the four stone slabs into a rectangle, put the mixed soil in, and smoothed the surface. This, a piece of straw was completed!
Of course, this straw will have to wait at least a few days before it can be used.
After making twenty such straw tiles in a row, it was noon, and then a few people ate some food here, but until now, no one knew how Wu Ming was going to build a house.
Then, Wu Ming began to formally build the house!
He still used these mixed soils, and the effect of these soils was used as cement, which was very common in rural areas. Then he began to use stones, put soil on them, and started building walls. With two natural walls on them, two reefs, he started to make it faster.
In less than an hour, a wall with a width of more than two meters and a height of more than an hour was completed.
At this time, the others were surprised. With the two natural walls, Wu Ming built stone walls on both sides, and one side left a door, the prototype of the house appeared. Although it was not big, it was more than enough for them to live in it.
"Brother Wu, that's great. Is it enough to just build another roof?" Huang Shanshan jumped over and asked.
Wu Ming shook his head, "This is where you go. Don't look at the two walls being very strong. In fact, they can't withstand too much wind and rain. The wall still needs to be reinforced!"
After all, the climate conditions on this island are too harsh. Although there are two reefs on the wind, Wu Ming dared not take it lightly. After all, they planned to live here for a long time.
Then, Wu Ming built an exterior wall with soil on the periphery of the stone wall. Although it was all soil, after mixing with weeds, the strength and toughness increased a lot, and the insulation effect was quite good.
On the outside, he inlaid the soil with flat stones, just like the effect of ceramic tiles. In this way, the soil will not be easily washed away by rain, and his ability to resist storms has increased a lot.
After finishing these walls, the time of the day has passed again!
At night, Wu Ming prayed that it would not rain. If it only took a few days to dry, after the walls dry, the strength would increase, and the ability to resist wind and rain would be much stronger.
Fortunately, the night was calm, and the next day, I came here early. Several girls couldn't wait to move in here. After all, no matter how comfortable I slept on the tree, I was not as stable as I could on the ground.
And every night there are wild beasts passing by, which makes me frightened, my sleep quality has dropped seriously, and I need someone to watch every moment.
This house is different. In Wu Ming's words, after it is built, even wild animals cannot enter.
After a night of solidification, although the wall did not reach its maximum strength, it was much stronger. Wu Ming would take an important step today, that is, the upper beam!
He and Bai Xiu had already lifted a very thick tree trunk over. The trunk was enough to be placed on both walls. A few of them went into battle together before putting the beam in the center of the two walls. The next thing became much easier. They began to build the roof with the beam as the center.
At night, the entire roof was built.
"Okay, we can spend the night here tonight!" Wu Ming smiled.
The ground here is flat rocks. A little weed is more comfortable than on trees. There is also a roof, it is quite warm inside and the walls are quite strong. If you block the door with big stones, you don’t have to worry about beasts, and mercenaries won’t come to this area! They can finally sleep peacefully for the whole night!
When the fire is lit, there is no need to raise the fire in the iron basin. It is deliberately made large. In this way, it will be very effective for drying the wall.
One night, a few people slept in a slight manner, and in the morning, they all got up for a long time.
"Wu Ming, this roof needs to be processed, right?" Du Yixuan asked.
If these rattans are raining, it is necessary to leak rain!
Wu Ming smiled, "Of course this is not possible, and it will take a lot of processing!"
However, he didn't know much about the roof and did it completely according to his own understanding.
He put the straw on these rattans and then applied a thick layer of soil on it. Of course, it was also the kind of soil mixed with weeds.
Finally, he found flat stones and laid them on the soil. The roof was similar to the large tile house structure in rural areas. The top was pointed and there was a slope on both sides. The advantage was that there was no water on it, so that the roof would basically not leak!
After doing all this, this little house is basically done.
Originally, Wu Ming had planned to be at least half a month, but he didn't expect that with these two large reefs, the wall he built was actually not a few meters, which greatly shortened the construction period.
However, it is precisely because of the limitations of these two reefs that the house is long and quite long, but the width is a bit insufficient, but it is more than enough to sleep horizontally.
"Haha, Brother Wu, the house has finally been completed. You are so great. Should we celebrate it?" Huang Shanshan laughed.
Wu Ming shook his head, "It's still one step away. We can't always sleep on this ground. We have to build a kang!"
These young ladies naturally don’t know what the kang is, but Bai Xiu knew it, but he was also the eldest master of the Bai family, so he naturally had never slept with this thing.
If Mo Qingying was here, it would be easier, because the kangs she slept in her home and the teacher.
Wu Ming also specifically asked Mo Qingying's parents about how this kang was made. The principle and construction distance were actually quite simple, and it was just a little short of practice.
The next day, Wu Ming began to study the kang, and he still used the straw that he made before. Of course, the kang still had to have a certain height. He built a wall with stone blocks, and the two walls were knee-length heights. Then he used the straw to separate a half-meter-wide passage. Finally, he used the straw to spread it flat on the vertical straw, and then applied a thin layer of soil to level it. In this way, a simple kang was manufactured!
If a fire is made, the smoke will emerge along the passage in the kang, and the energy contained in the smoke will be absorbed by the kang, and it will naturally become hot.
Moreover, the insulation properties of this straw are very good. Even if you can get a temperature all night, it will be quite comfortable to sleep like this.
Chapter completed!