The man who has traveled through time and space for a long time is so scary

Everything was normal in the manor today, and everyone was doing their job. Ling Wuxin still sent Xiao Ba to guard the study, while he stayed with Yiyi when he wasn't reading letters. Xiao Ba led a group of guards into the mountains to pick treasures. According to Yiyi's request, they picked a limited amount of kiwis and chestnuts every day. Xiao Ba thought that if nothing unexpected happened, there would definitely be chestnuts on the workers' plates tomorrow, because he knew Yiyi's daily routine too well. Hua Heng still came to the hot spring valley with his wife Yanan. One supervised the craftsmen to build the house, and the other asked someone to dig a basket of mud according to Xiaomei's suggestion, and came to Yiyi's house with the mud to play.

Yiyi, who had to wait for Xiaoba to come back from picking, was idle. Seeing her elder sister coming with mud, she was very happy! So she decisively abandoned her husband and ran to her sister. Her fast steps made Ling Wuxin frown, but seeing that she was so happy, he let her go. He continued to deal with things so that he could spend more time with her.

Yiyi and Yanan sat in the yard, studying a basket of loess. One was to check whether there were any stone impurities, and the other was to crush it to feel the texture.

Yiyi analyzed, "This soil has fewer impurities and is more delicate. No wonder it has such high viscosity after mixing."

Yanan nodded. "Yes, it is indeed very close to clay, but success or failure depends on experimentation. There are different ingredients for making clay, and I don't remember much about this aspect, but I think the pottery we use daily seems to be good, which shows that the potter's skills are not bad. As for making bricks and tiles, can you do it?"

"There are earthenware pottery and porcelain pottery. Earthenware pottery is simple, but the requirements for porcelainization technology are higher. Many ordinary soils can also be used to make pottery, but it is necessary to screen out clay without impurities, which is a more troublesome process. The purity can be improved by washing and precipitating mud. In order to save trouble, people generally like to directly choose better clay. It is said that some people used mud from paddy fields to make it, but it was finally banned by the country because it destroyed land resources too much. Handmade bricks and tiles are simpler than pottery. It mainly involves kneading clay into mud, using molds to press it into shape, drying it, and then firing it in a kiln for two days. I remember it like this, and mold making is not difficult for them." Yiyi recalled the handmade brick making process she had seen.

"Most of the buildings in the village are made of earth, stone and wood, and there are no bricks. I think your idea should work. Why not take the opportunity to let them burn lime? Kilns are used anyway!" Yanan suggested.

"Good idea. For these big things, we can only provide directions. Let them research the rest." Yiyi supported Yanan's opinion.

"What should we do with this soil? Why not squeeze it?" Yanan said, looking at the lump of mud in his hand.

"Okay! I'll go get some water." Yiyi agreed happily and stood up immediately.

"Stop, stop! Have you forgotten who you are now? You're still so out of touch. Sit down and wait. I'll go get some water." Yanan looked at Yiyi helplessly, very sure that she had definitely forgotten that she was pregnant and there was no need for her to quibble.

"Uh, I... I forgot about it because I was so excited. I didn't have any reaction..." Yiyi's eyes turned around awkwardly.

"Oh my God! Even if there is no reaction, you can't ignore his existence. Remember to be careful, otherwise your husband will definitely not let you go out to play." Yanan found that she was increasingly showing the potential to be a housewife. She kept muttering and muttering, which was so worrying.

"Good sister... I get it. Go ahead. My hands are itching to play in the mud!" Yiyi used the combination of acting coquettishly and cutely.

"You...you, wait!" Yanan couldn't do anything with her and could only remind her a few more times.

"Hehe...hehe..." Yiyi was as happy as a fool.

The two sisters kneaded the mud in the yard while adding water. Yes, they kneaded it with their hands just like kneading dough. Fortunately, there were no impurities and they would not hurt their hands. After kneading and kneading for a few times, they made a smooth big mud ball and began to shape it. Yiyi first kneaded the mud ball until it was smooth, then rolled it into long and uniform strips, and then began to roll it, rolling it in circles until it became a cup shape, and then continued to use her fingertips to knead and smooth the surface.

Yiyi boasted, "Look at me, a pair of skillful hands can make an ordinary cup!"

"Pfft... I thought you were going to say that a pair of skillful hands created a masterpiece of art," Yanan burst out laughing.

"Well... I still know what I'm doing!" Yiyi continued to knead the mud with a calm face.

"Well, self-knowledge is a good virtue!" Yanan continued jokingly.

"Well, I'm just being modest!" Yiyi boasted in disguise.

“…” My little sister is becoming shameless, what should I do?

Ling Wuxin heard everything in the courtyard. He was reading a letter in the front hall, but his heart was with Yiyi. He could hear her naughty words clearly, and he couldn't help but smile.

"I used a stone slab to press out a lump of mud. Does it look like a brick?" Yanan said, pointing to a rectangle on the ground.

"Okay, never mind. I don't know about the size. As long as it's not too thick and can be burned through, and the size is consistent, there will be no problem. Right?" Yiyi said as a matter of course.

"That's true, but it doesn't seem that simple." Yanan couldn't figure it out, so he gave up thinking about it. Professional mud playing should be left to the craftsmen.

The two sisters happily kneaded a large ball of mud and made a lot of objects on the ground: bowls, cups, plates, spoons with strange shapes, as well as irregular earthen bricks and mud tiles that needed to rely on the curvature of stones to barely support them...

Yiyi looked at it and sighed, "It's really ugly, but why do I feel a little addicted to it..."

Yanan laughed at himself and said, "Hahaha! Playing in the mud is so amateurish! What else can I do? I feel so useless!"

Hahahaha, I feel the same way!