Chapter 120 Iron Knife

Seeing that the fire in the stove was almost burning, Shen Xiaoxiao used two wooden sticks to pinch out the mud balls. More than a dozen mud balls were burned red, and a basin of water was poured down and it made a "sizzling" sound.

After the temperature of the mud ball dropped completely, Shen Xiaoxiao used wood to smash the mud ball into pieces. Xiao Yan still couldn't see any difference. Wasn't this just because the soil was burned dry? Why did it become the iron in Xiaoxiao's mouth?

"Can't you understand?" Shen Xiaoxiao asked with a smile.

Xiao Yan nodded, "This is still soil."

Shen Xiaoxiao smiled silently and took out the particles mixed in the soil. "This is the iron I'm talking about." However, the iron contained many impurities and was not pure iron, but it was enough for this era.

Xiao Yan picked up the particles and looked at them carefully, but couldn't tell why. He shook his head at Shen Xiaoxiao, "I can't tell what it is."

"It's okay, you'll know in a few days." He continued, "When enough iron is refined, you can make a knife. Then you will know it when you see it." No matter how much she explains to him, he has never seen her before. I can't even imagine what it's like.

"These are still raw materials. When enough is collected, they need to be refined again. The molten iron will be refined into molten iron and poured into the grinding tool to cool."

Xiao Yan was half-understood, but he didn't ask any more questions, thinking that he would be able to see it after refining it.

"Come on, break open these mud balls and find out the iron inside. Be careful and don't miss anything." Shen Xiaoxiao asked Xiao Yan to do it together. It was already dark, so the two of them should go faster.

The moonlight was like a torch, and you could see clearly even without lighting a lamp. The two of them knocked out the iron particles from the mud ball while chatting.

In the next few days, the two of them were busy with this matter, collecting firewood, smoldering charcoal, burning the stove, and collecting iron particles.

"Xiao Yan, mix the charcoal and clay together and make a crucible."

"Okay." Xiao Yan immediately agreed and rolled out the crucible using the clay strip disking method. He then placed it next to the furnace to be dried by fire. After drying, he placed it in the furnace and added charcoal for forging. As the temperature increased, the crucible The color of the crucible was also constantly changing, but this did not achieve the effect she wanted. Then she added charcoal to it. The whole process lasted for nearly six hours. After cooling, Shen Xiaoxiao picked up the crucible and flicked it with her hand, and the crucible emitted There was a crisp sound.

Shen Xiaoxiao unconsciously raised the corner of her mouth, then put the crucible into the stove, added charcoal, and waited until the crucible was burned red, then poured the iron particles into the crucible, and then added charcoal around the crucible, Xiao Yan The blower was continuously pulled, and soon the fire in the furnace continued to burn, and the iron particles in the crucible began to melt.

When the iron particles were completely melted, she clamped them up with two wooden sticks. At this time, the crucible was already burning red. She poured the melted molten iron into the molds that had been made. This time, the molten iron was filled with two molds and there were still two molds left. a little.

The molten iron began to solidify and take shape. Shen Xiaoxiao poured water on it to speed up the cooling. Soon the molten iron was completely cooled, but the formed knife was still unusable.

Xiao Yan picked it up curiously and even rubbed it with his hands, but a dull and uneven feeling hit his face. He cut his hand again, but there was no bleeding. His eyes were confused, Xiaoxiao didn't mean to compare bones. Is the knife easy to use? But, why does he feel that there is no bone knife that is easy to use?

"It's just a shape now. You have to grind off the surface layer and sharpen it before it can be used." Shen Xiaoxiao naturally knew what he was thinking, "Let's go, let's sharpen the knife first. You will know when the time comes."

The two of them went to the river to find a stone. Shen Xiaoxiao held the handle of the knife with one hand and pressed the back of the knife with the other and began to slide it up and down. Soon the knife made a harsh sound as it slid against the stone.

"Like this, pour some water on it from time to time and grind it until the surface layer is completely polished." He continued, "When you finish grinding it, you will know whether it can compare with the bone knife."

Soon the sound of sharpening the knife began one after another. After half an hour, the two stopped. Xiao Yan also went from being confused at the beginning to being surprised later. He could feel that this knife was really different from the bone knife they used.

"Try it." Shen Xiaoxiao smiled and pointed at the small tree in front of her.

Xiao Yan slashed it with the knife without hesitation. His eyes widened slightly, and he was surprised. Then he chopped it a second time, and the knife mark on the small tree became a little deeper. He then waved his hand, and it was just a few seconds. Next, the small tree fell to the ground.

He felt that his knowledge had been refreshed. It would take at least ten or twenty blows to chop with a bone knife, but now he could chop down a small tree in just a few blows?

He finally understood why Xiaoxiao was so sure that the iron knife was better than the bone knife. No wonder Xiaoxiao showed a sense of disgust every time she used the bone knife. After using the iron knife, he also began to dislike the bone knife.

"How is it? I didn't lie to you." Shen Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows lightly.

Xiao Yan smiled happily and said, "No, it is indeed better than the bone knife." He praised without hesitation, "Xiaoxiao, you are really amazing."

"Generally speaking, you cut two branches to make a knife handle, and we will melt the iron particles into molten iron to make a machete. I want to make a table and a chair." If it weren't for the conditions, she would have been unable to bear it and sat on the ground. Now that she has iron, she naturally wants to improve it.

Although making iron takes a little time, now she has more time than anything else, so she has plenty of time to do these things.

To make furniture, tools are indispensable. She plans to make hammers and chisels today, and then use the smelted iron to make hoes. This will make it easier to open up wasteland.

"Okay." Xiao Yan agreed immediately, "You take a break first, I'll light the fire after I finish it."

Shen Xiaoxiao did not refuse. After all, she was really tired.

Then Xiao Yan poured the iron particles into the crucible for forging, while Shen Xiaoxiao used clay to mold the models of the machete, hammer and chisel.

The second batch of molten iron had not yet been smelted, and the people who went out hunting came back.

Shi An put down his things and went straight to them. He had been like this for the past few days. As soon as he came back, he would find them, wanting to be the first to know what the iron knife they were talking about was, but he returned disappointed several times.

"Goddess, Brother Yan, is the iron knife ready?" The voice came before the person arrived. Shen Xiaoxiao smiled and shook her head, "It's ready."

"Really? Where is it? Let me see." Shi An was surprised. He originally thought that he would return empty-handed today, but he didn't expect that it was already ready.

"Mm." Shen Xiaoxiao pointed at the two knives placed aside, "Be careful not to cut your hands when you look at it."

Shi An only had eyes for the two knives placed aside, and did not hear what Shen Xiaoxiao said at all. He excitedly picked up one of the knives and looked at it from left to right, but he could not see anything. If there was any difference from the bone knife, it should be heavier than the bone knife. As for whether it was sharper than the bone knife, he did not know.

He looked around and saw a branch next to him. He picked it up and then chopped it with a knife. Soon he was stunned and looked at the knife marks on the branch in disbelief.

Then he chopped it hard again, and the branch broke with a sound.

At this time, he could no longer control his expression. His mouth opened wide and he turned his head stiffly to look at Xiao Yan.