Farming in the Primitive Tribe

Without tools to fill the water, they stood in the water and poured water into the hole dug by the water net. They stopped when they saw that it was almost done. Shen Xiaoxiao mixed the mud with her hands and stepped on it with her feet until she kneaded it into a ball of mud. Then he stopped and used water to stir up some mud.

In order to prevent the mud ball from being stained with sand, she picked two more large leaves and spread them on the ground. Then she divided the mud ball into small balls and started rolling mud strips.

Daya looked at her movements curiously, what was the goddess doing?

"This is the preparation before making pottery. First roll the clay balls into clay strips, and then roll them into the tools you need." Daya subconsciously asked the question in her heart, and Shen Xiaoxiao glanced at her. road.

"But isn't it all mud?" Daya still doesn't understand, what can be made with mud?

"It won't happen later." Shen Xiaoxiao smiled, without stopping the movements of her hands.

Daya didn't say anything else, she also grabbed a piece of mud and rolled it into strips. However, the strips she made were uneven, thick in the middle and thin at the ends, so she couldn't do anything at all. When Shen Xiaoxiao saw this, she quickly said, "Wait a minute. The mud strips you knead out like this are useless." If you knead it like this, no matter how much you knead it, it will be useless, and it will also be a waste of mud.

She took another ball of mud, "Look, press this part of your hand firmly and evenly on the mud ball, and then start rubbing it." Shen Xiaoxiao pointed to the thumb of her palm and said, "The mud strips that come out are about the size of It's easy to use evenly.

Daya nodded quickly after hearing this, took another mud ball, carefully put her hand on it, and started rubbing it gently. Shen Xiaoxiao said with a smile, "Don't be so careful, it's okay if you use more force."

Daya smiled and said, "Okay."

"It's like this at the beginning. It'll be fine once you get familiar with it." Shen Xiaoxiao smiled and patiently explained the techniques to her. Daya also learned quickly. Although the speed of rubbing the mud strips was slower, it still worked. Winning is a sure thing. Seeing that she had taken advantage of it, Shen Xiaoxiao said nothing more and focused on rubbing the mud strips.

After kneading the mud strips, Shen Xiaoxiao took a ball of mud, put it on the ground and pressed it into a uniform and smooth round shape. This was used to make the chassis. The thickness of the chassis depends on the size of the kneaded pottery base. Decide, the larger chassis should be larger and thicker, and the smaller chassis should be thinner.

After the chassis was completed, Shen Xiaoxiao picked up a mud strip and coiled it around the periphery of the chassis, and then continued to coil it up. After coiling it three times, she used her hands to wrap the mud strip with the chassis. Press and smooth it little by little to better connect the mud strips with the chassis. Apply some mud to the dry areas.

After smoothing the joints of the mud strips, Shen Xiaoxiao continued to coil the mud strips. After three or four turns, she smoothed the connection between the two circles of mud strips.

Soon a double-eared casserole was ready. What she made was that the bottom was slightly smaller and the middle was larger than the bottom. The mouth of the pot was retracted, and she rolled it out twice at the mouth of the pot. Finally, she made two ears on both sides. Convenient to take when traveling.

Then she made a wide-mouthed double-ear casserole. She was worried that it would crack when it was burned, so two were safer.

Then she made the pot lid. Daya was very surprised when she saw it on the plate. She didn't expect that it was mud just now but now it looks like this. It looks like it can really hold things.

Seeing Daya's interest, Shen Xiaoxiao smiled and said, "If you are interested, you can also learn to make one."

"Okay." Daya was eager to give it a try. Shen Xiaoxiao taught her how to make the bottom plate from the beginning, and taught her step by step how to coil the mud strips on it. Daya coiled the mud strips for four times without trying again. It was her first time to get started. Shen Xiao Xiao then asked her to make a bowl first.

With an exclamation, Shen Xiaoxiao looked over and saw that the bowl that was about to be formed in Daya's hand collapsed into a ball of mud. Her eyes were full of disbelief and anger. Obviously, she had not thought that it would collapse. Shen Xiao Xiao comforted, "This is normal. This will happen if you don't master the strength well at the beginning. Once you master the skills, this kind of thing will rarely happen."

Daya nodded and started to plate the mud strips again, but it took her four or five attempts before she finally succeeded. But when the "bowl" came out, Shen Xiaoxiao didn't know what to say.

I saw that the "bowl" made by Daya was two circles larger than the usual ones, and the walls of the bowl were also much shorter. It seemed a bit big and shallow for a bowl, but it was not a bowl, and it had the prototype of a bowl.

Seeing Daya's expectant eyes, Shen Xiaoxiao swallowed the words she was about to blurt out, "It's not bad, it can be used." As for what it will be used for, let's talk about it, at least it can't dampen her confidence in taking action.

"Really?" Daya asked happily. Shen Xiaoxiao nodded, "Then I will make another one." Daya said excitedly. Sure enough, it was useful for her to make it bigger. No, if it succeeded, then she would make another one. Bigger, it's much easier to do.

Shen Xiaoxiao looked at her hesitantly, seeing that she was so excited and embarrassed to say anything to hurt her. Of course, if she knew what Daya was thinking, she wouldn't think so.

Now she is still thinking about using it as a plate at most, but she doesn't know that Daya is thinking about making it bigger.

Next, Shen Xiaoxiao placed another spoon and soup ladle. As dusk gradually fell, she saw that there were still a lot of mud strips left. Shen Xiaoxiao simply placed another two-ear bowl. This can be used to hold water for washing dishes. This is how to wash things. Then there is no need to run to the river.

Thinking like this, Shen Xiaoxiao thought that she should get a water tank and install a water tank at the entrance of the cave to fill it with water. This would make it much more convenient to use water.

But now it's getting a little dark, and there are no mud balls anymore, so I have to plate it again tomorrow. Then I will plate it in a deeper bowl, which can be used for washing vegetables and so on.

After washing her hands, Shen Xiaoxiao and Daya went to the tribe. Daya looked at the pottery and said, "Goddess, don't you need to take these things back?"

"No, let it dry here and wait for two days before burning it." Shen Xiaoxiao said as she walked. Although Daya was puzzled, she didn't say anything else.

"Daya, you will be lazy now." Erya said angrily. She had already seen Shen Xiaoxiao playing in the mud there. She really didn't know why Daya would follow her to do such boring things. It's a waste of time.

Daya frowned slightly and said, "The witch doctor allowed me not to pick today."

"The witch doctor asked you to take care of the cubs. It would be better for you to go play in the mud with others." Erya said angrily. It was obvious that she was really angry about this matter. Although she was speaking to Daya, But his eyes kept staring at Shen Xiaoxiao.

"We are not playing with mud, we are making pottery." Daya said quickly. Erya laughed and said, "You dare to say otherwise, then what were you doing just now? Weren't you playing with mud?" She knew clearly what was making pottery. It's clear to see that they are just playing in the mud. Don't think that you can deceive her just by washing your hands and coming back.

Besides, since they were making pottery, they had to use fire. She didn't see any traces of fire at all. Although she didn't know what the pottery was, they were obviously lying.

"I told you it wasn't." Daya had only a partial understanding of what Shen Xiaoxiao was talking about about burning pottery. She didn't know how to explain it for a moment, and she was so anxious that she almost cried.