Chapter 17: Building a house or something that's necessary

Li Feng had a lot of complaints about living in the cave all the time. Although it was cool in the cave, it was easy to get all kinds of problems after living in one for a long time. First of all, it was easy for Feng to get wet and it was too damp inside; second, it was too dark in the cave and it was easy for their eyes to get problems when they often lived in the cave. Li Feng felt that a house had to be built, and the cave could be used as a warehouse or a cool place.

Li Feng talked about this idea with Li, and listed a series of disadvantages and advantages of living in a house. Li was also a bit moved by what he said. Although the cave was good, it could protect Feng from the rain, but what Li Feng said was true. Some of the "old people" in the tribe had many of these problems, and their legs and feet were not good, and their eyes were not good.

But the house was simple. How to build it? Li Feng knew nothing about building a house. It was impossible to build a high-rise building. But if it was something about a small mud house or a thatched cottage? It should be similar to building a toilet. He has seen how to build a toilet in the orphanage.

Their home was a little far away from the tribal settlement, so they were prepared not to tell the clan elder until they had built it successfully, and then all the people could live in a house.

Say it and do it. Although Li and Bu went hunting with the people in the tribe every day, Li Feng and Bu had plenty of time. Li Feng found clay since there were many hills near where they lived. Then he found thatch and brought a lot of sand and water from the shallow river. Then he made them into pieces of mud. The mud cube was about 60cm long, 30cm wide and 15cm thick. The data couldn't be very accurate but it was almost the same.

They used a frame made of thin wood. The frame was fixed in a place, and then they were filled in the mud. When the mud was dried, it was almost formed. The clay, which was mixed with sand and hay, was hard as a stone when it was exposed to the sun.

The mud rammer was ready, and the next step was to prepare all kinds of stones, sand, clay hay, and all kinds of wood. The tools here were backward, and most of them were stone tools, so it was very hard to cut wood, but fortunately, Li and Bu were both very capable and powerful. It was easy to cut trees. The trees designated by Li Feng were all cut and rolled back.

Since he decided to build a house, Li Feng had no time to be idle all day. He had to take care of Bao Bei and cook and take time to prepare all kinds of things needed to build a house. He was not a professional construction worker, and now he only had a general idea. He didn't have full assurance, so he didn't dare to start construction easily. He had to be ready. He took advantage of the summer and autumn weather to build it up quickly. In winter, it should be finished.

Not all caves were warm in winter and cool in summer, so he must pay close attention to building houses. He had prepared these basic materials for a long time. Fortunately, there were not many other tools in this primitive society, but there were many primitive things. Stone and sand could be used locally.

Li now had no doubt about Li Feng's words, especially about food. However, although he had no doubt about building a house, he doubted his ability. Could the house be built? He had never thought about it, how could Feng know so many wonderful ideas?

Bu and Ruo were curious about what Li Feng said about the house. Although Li Feng once drew a simple intuitive picture of the house on the ground, they still couldn't imagine that it could really be done. Like a cave to protect Feng from the rain? Was there such a magic thing?

This was unimaginable for them who have never lived in a house or seen it before. They could only follow Li Feng's command with curiosity and awe.

The first was to dig the foundation. The foundation was very deep, filled with sand and gravel. Li Feng didn't know how to make the house stronger, so he could only smash the previously cut trees into the foundation, which was very deep. Rows of wood were smashed into the foundation, and then sand, gravel and soil were filled in the middle, which were tamped with stones. This could not be done in two days.

Now Li Feng was not in a hurry. After all, they didn't spend all their time building houses. Li and Bu still needed to go hunting.

The house was based on the lines drawn by Li Feng before. It was very big so he was going to let Bu and Ruo live with them together. Originally they were strangers, and now they all came together to help. This was their common home. It was better to build a bigger house and live together so Ruo didn't have to run far every day!

Of course, this was not the main reason.

The main reason was that they were like a family now. Many things could be done easier when they lived together. Of course, if Li Feng didn't want them to live together, they could make another. Anyway, the room was reserved for them. After all, the building was very large.

Time passed quickly. Although it was only built a little bit every day, it couldn't stand the accumulation of time. The wood on the foundation of the house had been finished. The previously baked soil rammer, that is, the soil block, was ready to be rammed. Each piece of soil was glued with the good clay. The house was about three meters high. Basically, two people needed to work together at the back, and big stones and other things were padded underneath.

Since a circle of thick wood had been put in the foundation before, the soil blocks were built along the wood inside. After all the foundations were built, they pasted a thick clay on the outside of the wood, which was not only solid, but also resistant to wind and rain.

The last one was the beam. It was hard to do. The design of the house was very simple. The partition walls of each room were supported by digging a foundation and putting up wood. It was completely as solid as the peripheral walls. The house was very large, there were more than four or five main beams. Each room had a main beam, and the concave point of the beam was also left on the roof. Now the most difficult thing was to put the main beam up.

Finally, Li Feng came up with a soil method. He put a high stone under it, and then put the beam on it. The two men stood on the thick and wide wall and poured vines to pull it up. The stone block was very high, so it was convenient to lift it up.

The main beam was finally put on, and then the next step was simple. The nearby places were all built with wood slightly finer than the beam, and then covered with dried thatch. The grass was thick, and finally the clay mixed with the grass was added on it, so that there was no need to worry about the leakage of rain.

What's more, some places had some thin pieces of stone to cover, and then they pasted them with mud, which made them stronger. It was a pity that such good pieces of stone were not so easy to find, so they could only pave the main room they lived in. It seemed that others could be found later and then supplemented. After all, the thatch was still changed throughout the year.

The completed house attracted all the people. Although some of them were curious, they didn't feel anything because they were all semi-finished products. But the built house was really wonderful!

The house was very big. Li Feng had divided it into five rooms. The middle one was the hall. There were two rooms of the same size on both sides of the hall. The house looked very strong. Although it was dusty, it was really strong!

Li Feng instructed Li to move all the things in the cave into the newly renovated house. Their house was originally built next to the cave, and as long as it was fenced, it could be used as their own storage room.

The sweet potatoes and ginger planted before were all moved inside the cave. After that, this was their home. They had all their property! Need a good business, a good home decoration!!!