Don't panic in a famine, I live in the mountains with my golden finger

Xu Yuan used a wooden stick to draw a simple blueprint. The toilet was built separately on the side. On the left side of the door were the kitchen and bathroom, with three rooms in the middle and a room and a utility room on the right. The temperature was low in winter, so they had to find some yellow mud to build a kang.

Xu Zhi, Xuanyu and Song Guozi were listening with great interest. When they heard the word "firebed", they all showed curious looks.

"Sister, what is a fire bed? Is it the same as a stove for burning fire?"

"Well, it's just that we sleep on it, and when winter comes, we won't be cold if we put firewood underneath."

"Wow, that's amazing!"

"So everyone has something to do tomorrow. You go to the side of the mountain and dig some mud. Pick up any dry grass you can find. Your second sister and I will go cut bamboo." Xu Yuan said as he turned the grilled fish in his hand. When it was almost done, he poured the mashed wild onion juice on it, grilled it for a little longer, and then took it out of the pot. He also poured the wild onion juice on the other fish.

The four siblings enjoyed their first meat-filled dinner after so many days of traveling.

"Sister, can we still eat the delicious grilled fish tomorrow?" Many people, while eating from their bowls, still think about tomorrow.

"Xiaoduo, you'll get tired of eating grilled fish every day. If you can find chili peppers, there are many more delicious ways to cook it."

"Sister, what do peppers look like?" Song Guozi asked curiously.

"It tastes spicy and has a pointed corner. It's green when it's not ripe, and red when it's ripe. With this seasoning, there will be more delicious food." Xu Yuan picked up a handful of fern, "Look, this wild fern can also be added with chili peppers, and this shepherd's purse can also be added with chili peppers."

"Wow, this chili is so useful, it can be added to any dish."

"Of course, it's delicious. In fact, there are other seasonings, such as wild onions. I'll tell you when I find them."

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The next morning, Xu Yuan and Xu Zhi went up the mountain with axes. Some villagers were quick and had already cut a lot of bamboo and carried it down the mountain.

Song Guozi was digging the soil with a small hoe, while others were picking up dry hay and piling them together.

Xu Yuan made the cut effortlessly. After two or three cuts, the bamboo fell to the ground. After a while, a bundle of six bamboos was carried down the mountain by Xu Yuan.

Seeing that the loess and hay of the two little guys were also on the right track, Xu Yuan was very pleased. In order to increase efficiency, Xu Yuan connected the approximate specifications of the house with vines. He knew exactly where bamboos were needed and how many bamboos were needed for support.

Looking around, I saw that several families with large families had already built the general framework of their homes. Everyone was working hard to build their homes, and even the children who usually played and fought were helping out.

Xu Yuan planned to build the toilet first. People have urgent needs and he cannot always go up the mountain. This cannot be delayed.

Xu Yuan knew that in addition to toilets and squat toilets, there was also a very smelly squat pit in the countryside. It was made by placing two pieces of wood across the pit. There was a pigpen next to it and flies were flying everywhere. Especially in the summer, you had to prevent mosquito bites from time to time. Sometimes you really had to scratch while defecating, which was really annoying.

Speaking of it, it's really sad.

"Xiaojiu, search for the styles of simple toilet drawings."

"Okay, the keywords have been reviewed, and five points have been deducted. Please check."

"To be honest, I didn't expect a toilet to have so many variations. There is even a toilet that requires stairs, a wooden barrel underneath, two wooden boards, and an open-air wooden toilet..." The more Xu Yuan looked at it, the more confused he became. It seemed that he was too conservative?

I was really shocked.

Xuyuan looked at these weird toilet constructions. Some were too modern and lacked materials, while others were very weird. I sorted them out by myself while my brain was working.

It was better to prepare some bamboo first, so they went up the mountain. Xu Zhi also cut a lot of bamboo during this period, and tied them up. Xu Yuan carried a handful of bamboo on his shoulders and walked down the mountain.

The men passing by didn't expect a girl to be so strong, and they all expressed admiration when they saw her.

"Wishful girl, after Lao Liu and I finish building our house, we will come to your place to help."

Uncle Wang also carried a bundle of bamboo down the mountain. Seeing Xu Yuan like this, he felt very distressed. No matter how strong he was, he was still a child and now he had to support a family.

"Thank you, Uncle Wang and Uncle Liu." Only then did Xu Yuan know that the old beggar's surname was Liu.

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Xu Yuan made two more trips back and forth, and Xu Zhi also carried three bamboos down the mountain.

Song Guozi dug the yellow mud for a while and picked up a lot of dry grass.

There is almost enough bamboo needed to build the thatched hut. The sun is almost overhead, so Xuyuan plans to have lunch first and then do it.

He took out the shepherd's purse Aunt Xu had given him, put the wild onion in a bowl, sprinkled some salt on it, and added a little oil, stirring and mashing it, and put it aside. Xu Zhi lit a fire and boiled water. He quickly scooped up two bowls of flour, poured water and kneaded the dough. The scattered flour quickly formed a ball under Xu Yuan's hands.

After making a wish, he kneaded the flour into a ball, pinched it into small balls, picked up a wooden stick beside him, and rolled it into a thin piece.

Song Guozi felt itching to try it, so he quickly told Xu Yuan that he wanted to try it.

"Guozi, just make it like this, it just needs to be this thin." Xu Yuan picked up the finished product on the side and gave it to Song Guozi for reference.

Song Guozi was very happy when she saw that the dough she had rolled was almost the same as what her elder sister had described, and she increased her hand speed a lot.

One person is responsible for rolling the dough, one person is responsible for wrapping it, one person is responsible for making the fire, and one person... is responsible for eating.

Soon, it was out of the pot, and everyone was very full after eating this meal of shepherd's purse dumplings.

After resting for a while after dinner, Xuyuan started to build the hut.

"Xiaozhi, split these bamboos into thin bamboo slices."

"Guozi, take your brother with you, go cut the weeds over there, be careful, cut slowly, don't get your hands wet."

Everyone started to move. Xu Yuan picked up a hoe, mapped out the general terrain, and started digging. When he reached his shoulders, he stopped, threw the hoe up, weighed it with both hands, and jumped up.

Three holes were dug for the bamboo sticks. Three thicker bamboo sticks were placed on the filled holes. Then bamboo sticks of appropriate length were laid on top, leaving a hole in the middle. Xuyuan began to fill it with soil.

The villagers nearby saw Xuyuan digging a hole and burying the things, so they came forward to ask curiously. They learned that it was to build a toilet. It looked quite novel. If they were asked to build a toilet, they would definitely just dig a hole and put two wooden boards together. They stopped and looked for a while, and gradually figured out some tricks.

He praised Xuyuan and said that he would try to make such a toilet at home, then hurried back home.

Xu Yuan used his feet to push the soil around to make it flat, wet his hands, and rubbed them again, and the entrance of the hole was also trimmed neatly.

Now that the inside was ready, he began to build the shelter. Xu Yuan picked up a hoe and dug four holes in each corner, and began to put the bamboo in, then filled it with soil and fixed it firmly.