Crossing to Live in the Wilderness Plains

The orcs have the experience of building houses. Before building the exterior walls, all the materials were ready. Now, just lay the slate directly on it. The slate is huge, and it didn't take much time to lay the roof and floor. Under the command of Chen Qi, several people worked together to get everything done before the evening.

While it was still early, A Zhang took A Ze and A Ke to go hunting near the Chishui River. This time was the peak period for the migratory army to cross the river. Although there were many prey, hunting became more troublesome than usual. . The migratory army is almost always moved according to the ethnic group, and even the cheetahs, the almost solitary predators, have begun to form teams. Lonely prey is not only the target of the orcs, but also the target of the predators who team up to migrate closely behind the herbivores. Orc females can only avoid its edge.

Of course, as long as the method is right, it is not difficult for the orcs to hunt prey from the migratory army crossing the river. Before the sun went down, Azer brought back two warthogs and a duiker. The Chishui River was almost occupied by the crowded army crossing the river. Naturally, Aze could no longer deal with the prey by the river, so he could only take water and go home to deal with it.

In order to prevent the stench of animals in front of the house, Chen Qi laid two stone slabs in the place where he often handled the prey, and dug a small ditch to the trench not far behind the house, in order to prevent the blood from seeping directly. In the soil at the entrance, the small ditch was built again with jelly sand.

Azer has long learned how to marinate meat. Today, Azer started handling the prey and Chen Qi didn't come to help. He was holding a locust dragon's eye shell to study how to make the windows of the house.

While handling the prey, Aze paid attention to Chen Qi's movements, and saw Chen Qi frowning and pondering for a while, then fiddling with a few wooden boards, and then sticking the melted gum on the wooden board, and then holding it again The transparent eye shell of the Locust Dragon ran to the new house next door for comparison. A Ze couldn't understand why Chen Qi did this, but looking at Chen Qi who was busy beside him, he felt a rare peace in his heart.

Because Chen Qi has been fiddling with the windows, A Ze cooked dinner, and A Ze did not know how to cook, so he made a plate of bone broth and half a roasted antelope. After eating half of the milk fruit, the little wolf cub went to sleep in his own nest.

"Chen Qi, let's have something to eat first." A Ze called out to Chen Qi, who was drawing something with a slate and a piece of charcoal.

Chen Qi stopped his movements, wiped his hands with a rag, and took the bone soup handed over by Aze, as well as the roasted meat that had already been cut. Chen Qi took a sip of bone soup and praised: "It's delicious."

A Ze's beautiful thin lips are slightly upturned. He likes to hear that Chen Qi will habitually praise the delicious food every time he eats the food he cooks. "Eat more if it's delicious." A Ze said and put the freshly cut barbecued meat into Chen Qi's bowl. Chen Qi's bowl was so full that it was about to overflow.

"You eat too."

"good."

"Aze, help me make a frame for the window after eating."

Although Aze doesn't understand what the frame of the window looks like, he will habitually accept Chen Qi's request first, "Okay."

It is not difficult to do with Azer's hands-on framework. Chen Qi was eager to see the results when he thought of the plan, so he first found a window to test.

After all, the eye shell of Locustosaurus is not square. Chen Qixian built the wooden board with the well-matched shape on the left window wall with pectin and sand, and when the pectin was dry, one side of the eye shell was specially designed with a piece in the middle. The notched wood was inserted. After all, there is no steel. Chen Qi carved a substitute for the connecting piece of the window. It took Chen Qi a long time for just four small things.

The four connectors were glued to the eye shell and window wall of Locustosaurus with melted gum, and left to dry overnight. Chen Qi got up early the next morning to check the dryness of the gum, and saw that it was strong enough. , then pulled Aze to install the window first.

After all, it is a simple thing, and the sealing is not very good, and the screws are replaced by wood, and there will be a friction sound between the opening and closing of the window. But Chen Qi is very satisfied with this simple window. When it is cold in winter, as long as the window is sealed with animal skins, it will not be afraid of the wind blowing in, and it will not affect the lighting.

When Ah Zhang and the others came, what they saw was Chen Qi, who had just finished fixing the window and was excitedly running in and out, no matter how satisfied he was.

"Is this the window?" A few people leaned over and looked at the transparent eyecup embedded in the wall. Why didn't they think of using the eyes of locust dragons to make windows before? In this way, even if there is no fire during the day, the house is still bright.

Chen Qi nodded with a smile, and opened and closed the window several times to demonstrate the use of the window to several people. Several orcs were very curious and pestered Chen Qi to install all the remaining windows.

With the help of a few people, and the experience of making a window, the rest of the window was made almost in no time, but the window frame that was just installed took a while to wait for the gum to dry to a certain extent. Otherwise, no matter how light the locust dragon's eye shell is, it can't bear its weight.

The three people in charge of hunting continued to hunt while the pomegranate was dry. Carlo took the initiative to feed the cubs. When Chen Qi came back, he made a wooden plate for the cubs out of wood. Put the milk fruit in a small wooden plate and bring it to the mouth of the little wolf cub, and the little wolf cub will hum and lick the milk inside.

"Chen Qi, there aren't many milk fruits in your family. It's best to let Aze go to the forest to pick some back before winter, otherwise this little cub will have no food after winter." Li Yi When I have time, I sit and weave with a cocoon, and see Carlo reminding after teasing the little wolf cub.

Chen Qi nodded, there are not many milk fruits at home, even if the little wolf cub can only eat half a meal, he will not be able to eat it for a few days, "The house is almost built, I plan to go to the outskirts of the forest with Aze tomorrow. ."

"Are you going too?" Hearing this, Ali raised his head in amazement, and Carlo paused for the hand that was smoothing the little wolf cub.

"We are only on the periphery, and we won't go deep inside." Seeing the disapproval expressions of the two, Chen Qi explained.

"Even the periphery is dangerous. If you want to go, you must not leave my brother's side." Although Carlo did not agree with him, he did not stop him. Instead, he repeatedly warned him about the dangers he might encounter in the forest. He also told Chen Qi about it.

It was almost evening, when Chen Qi saw that the pomegranate was almost dry, he took a few people to install the window. After everything was done, it felt like the whole house had changed a lot. Carlo ran in and out excitedly. He liked this tall, big and bright house so much that he almost shouted that he would buy one.

"If you like it, you can build one when it arrives next summer." Chen Qi said.

"Can't I get up in winter?" Carlo was really happy, and wished to build an identical one now, but he also knew that winter would come in a few days, and this was the busiest time for hunting, so naturally he wouldn't Bullshit at this time. But the orcs will be idle when winter begins.

"The land is frozen in winter, so it's not easy to dig the foundation. And you can also see if my house can survive the winter. If it can't, then you are not in vain."

After listening to Chen Qi's explanation, Carlo was not entangled.

A-Chang thoughtfully walked around the house a few times before taking the other three back to the tribe. Even if Chen Qi's food was better than theirs, they didn't have much time to stay for dinner at this time. , There is still a lot of work to store food in the tribe that has not been done.

Chen Qi carried a few bundles of firewood into the new house. A rectangular pit was dug in the hall near the door. The bottom was covered with stone slabs and covered with a thick layer of dry river sand. This is what Chen Qi made to facilitate the barbecue. Set aside for the fire.

Chen Qi set up firewood on the pit and lit a small fire, and then lit another in the stove pit behind. The smoke passed through the fire pit and then through the bamboo chimney to the outside, and soon the slate bed on the fire pit revealed A warm feeling.

A Ze stood on the side with a sullen expression and watched Chen Qi busy. After the new house was built, he might be the only one who didn't respond. When he thought that Chen Qi would move here in the future, even though the two houses were only a few steps apart, He still felt gloomy.

"Aze, which one of these two rooms do you like?" After Chen Qi lit the fire, he started to walk in the two rooms facing each other. The room has no door. The situation on the other side is clearly seen.

"Any one is fine." A Ze replied perfunctorily.

Chen Qi thought for a while, pointed to the room that pointed to Yang, and said to A Ze, "Then you can live in this room in the future."

Azer's ear tip moved, thinking he heard it wrong, "What did you say?"

Chen Qi then remembered that he had never told Aze that he hoped the other party would move in since he started building the house, and now he made a decision for the other party so hastily that he would be angry, so he straightened his face and asked seriously. : "Aze, do you want to move in with me?"

A Ze opened and closed his mouth a few times, but he was speechless, and Chen Qi continued: "I have thought about this house since the beginning of planning. There are four rooms, one for you, one for me, and one for me. I have one room for storage and one for washing. I didn’t tell you before because I was afraid that it wouldn’t make you happy, but now the house is built and the place is big enough, so I want to ask you, do you want to live with me?”

A Ze's heart was turbulent, and something was about to overflow. He lowered his head and suppressed the emotions exposed in his eyes. Chen Qi patiently waited for the other party's reply. After a long time, A Ze responded in a low voice, "Okay."