Chapter 128 Where Did It Come From

“Here, let’s dig.” Shen Xiaoxiao led them to a relatively dry place with clay, “Goddess, how much do you want to dig?”

“Dig first, we’ll use a lot of soil this time, and it won’t be enough in one day. "We also need to burn some tiles, so we need more."

The others didn't say anything else and started digging hard. Some people dug the soil, and some people transported the soil back. After digging enough soil, Shen Xiaoxiao asked them to mix water and soil together and stir them evenly. They made several rectangular models with wooden boards, put the mud balls into the models and flattened them, and then turned them upside down on the ground. In this way, a brick was made.

The diggers, transporters, mud mixers, and brick-making people were all busy for a while.

It wasn't until the sun set that everyone stopped. At this time, the ground was full of bricks. Although the others didn't know what she was doing with so many bricks, they didn't say anything. Xiao Yan and the others also came back. Each of them brought back a few stones, and there was a small pile when they were piled together.

The others were even more confused. They didn't understand why they needed so many stones to build a house. Wouldn't it be better to live in a cave? There's no need to bother.

Then they repeated these things every day. After the adobes were dried, Shen Xiaoxiao also burned them into bricks. Some of them were burned, but it didn't have any impact. Shen Xiaoxiao was still very satisfied with it.

Xiao Yan and his team also brought back enough stones. The land to build the house had been cleaned up. The stones and weeds on it had been cleared. Shen Xiaoxiao sprinkled lime on it and drew lines for them to dig. The limestone was brought back by Xiao Yan and his team.

According to tradition, it takes a good day to break ground, but she doesn't know how to do it, let alone others, so she picked a day with good weather to break ground. The males sweated profusely and dug for a day before they finished. This was when there were many people, otherwise it would take longer.

The next day, Shen Xiaoxiao asked them to put the stones they brought back neatly in the ditch, and fill the gaps with mortar.

"Goddess, why do you put the stones in there? "Since they have to fill it back, why are they digging so hard?

"This is laying the foundation. Only when the foundation is laid, can we live in this house with peace of mind, otherwise it will collapse easily in the wind and rain." Shen Xiaoxiao explained, and the others didn't say anything after hearing it.

After the foundation is laid, it's time to build the wall. In fact, Shen Xiaoxiao was worried about letting them build the wall, after all, they had only practiced for a few days, but the conditions were like this, and they were all talented. After practicing for a few days, the wall they built was no longer crooked, but at least it was a straight line.

Shen Xiaoxiao searched for all the sparse architectural knowledge in her mind and tried her best to make matching tools. The rest could only be left to them.

At first, Shen Xiaoxiao was worried and wanted to keep an eye on them, but she didn't find any problems, so she breathed a sigh of relief and let them do it themselves. After all, she had a lot of things to do now. Quite a lot, but she would still go and take a look from time to time.

The iron content of iron refined from the soil was getting less and less, and the nearby river channel was getting wider and wider, so Shen Xiaoxiao asked them to stop this project. Although there were only a few iron knives, it was already very good compared to other tribes.

She originally thought that this project would not be used for a long time, but she found iron ore in the remaining stones. In order to verify whether it was true, she immediately heated the iron ore and hammered it, and then put it in the furnace to refine it.

After a long time, seeing the iron being refined, Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but curl her lips. She wiped the sweat from her forehead, "Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan--" She shouted a few words loudly, "What's wrong?" Xiao Yan said anxiously, thinking that something happened to her.

"Where did you bring those stones back? Take me there." Shen Xiaoxiao said excitedly. Xiao Yan was interrupted by her just as he was about to say something, "Look, what is this?" Shen Xiaoxiao spread out her hands, and a black thing was revealed on it.

"Where did it come from? "Xiao Yan naturally recognized what it was, but they no longer smelted iron.

"It was made from the iron ore you brought back. I want to go there and take a look." There must be more than one piece there. Maybe there is an iron mine nearby. That is an iron mine. With an iron mine, the tribe will have no problem using iron.

Even if there is no iron ore, there must be a second piece if there is one. If they go there and bring all the iron ore back, it will be a profit for the tribe.

"Okay." Xiao Yan did not refuse. He knew the priorities, and nothing would happen if they went there together.

"It's a little late now. Tomorrow, we'll go again. I'll tell the witch doctor." Shen Xiaoxiao thought for a while and went straight to the witch doctor.

"What happened? Why is the goddess so happy?" Someone asked curiously.

Xiao Yan chuckled, "Aren't you regretting that you can't smelt iron anymore? Xiaoxiao found something that can smelt iron."

"Is it true? "The others immediately said excitedly. After using the iron knife, they really disliked using the bone knife. They thought the bone knife was very useful not long ago. It turned out that there is no harm without comparison.

"Really, we will look for it tomorrow."

"I want to go too. You must take me with you."

"Xiaoxiao has already talked to the witch doctor. The witch doctor will arrange it."

"I'm leaving first. Let's talk later." The man patted Xiao Yan's shoulder excitedly and then left.

Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head, and then went back to work.

Shen Xiaoxiao also decided with the witch doctor who would go tomorrow. The witch doctor decided to let 30 males go with her. After all, the journey was long. If there were more people, they could bring more back at a time. Even if there were none, they could protect her. After all, she would encounter something every time she went out. Not to mention Xiao Yan, the witch doctor was afraid, especially Shen Xiaoxiao was very important to the tribe. Even if they got into trouble, she couldn't get into trouble.

The next day, Shen Xiaoxiao left with them. Those who were selected grinned, and those who were not selected couldn't help but want to punch them when they saw their smug looks. After they left, the others went to do other things.

Along the way, Shen Xiaoxiao looked around curiously. Except for the last exchange, this was her second time to go on a long journey with them, which was very novel for her.

"Are you tired? Do you want to rest for a while?" Xiao Yan helped her wipe the sweat off and asked with concern.

"Not tired, let's keep going." Shen Xiaoxiao panted, "How far is it?"

"We're almost there." Xiao Yan looked at her distressedly, which was why he didn't want her to follow him before.

"Okay, let's go." Shen Xiaoxiao pushed his arm and stopped talking.

It wasn't until the sun was high that they arrived at their destination. All they could see were stones. No wonder they called it a pile of stones.

The others also sat down to rest. Xiao Yan took eggs out of the basket and distributed them to them. Everyone took them and thanked them. After resting for a while, they started looking for iron ore, but they didn't get any after searching for a long time.

The others were a little discouraged. Was it just a coincidence? In fact, there was no other iron ore.