bookcurios Chapter 281 Fire Kang
Chapter 281 Fire Kang
Upon hearing Lin Baiyan's words, the little peregrine falcon was stunned, staring at Lin Baiyan in disbelief.
Lin Baiyan didn't care whether it was shocked or not. Badger received the order and hurriedly grabbed the cleaver from the breeding area.
After taking the cleaver, Lin Baiyan weighed it in his hand and gestured with ill intent in front of the little peregrine falcon, seemingly weighing where it would be most convenient to strike.
Little Peregrine Falcon: "!!!"
This orc is really going to eat the falcon!
Contrary to its usual behavior, the little peregrine falcon flapped its wings to the edge of the cage and cried out at Lin Baiyan.
Falcon, you're wrong, you're wrong! Don't eat the falcon!
Seeing the little peregrine falcon squawking incessantly, Lin Baiyan snorted and glanced at it sideways, "Want to do some work?"
The little peregrine falcon flapped its wings at the cage entrance to indicate that it couldn't get out.
Lin Baiyan wasn't worried about it escaping, so he opened the cage and saw the little peregrine falcon affectionately rubbing against his wrist.
I was able to control my instinct to get close to this orc when we were far apart, but now that we're closer, his fragrance is so strong!
The falcon, under the eaves, had to bow its head.
Didn't you see that Lin Baiyan was also carrying a large cleaver in his other hand?
Lin Baiyan patted its little head with satisfaction, "I won't let you work for free, I'll provide meals!"
"If you still don't want to work for a while, I'll let you go." Lin Baiyan wasn't the type to force anyone!
I was just trying to scare the little peregrine falcon.
The little peregrine falcon flew to Lin Baiyan's shoulder and nuzzled his cheek with its head.
Oh well, at least he smells good, so Falcon isn't at a disadvantage!
The chubby guy next to it, seeing the little peregrine falcon's unusually fawning attitude, cooed at it disdainfully.
He was so arrogant just now, but now he's trying to curry favor with the fragrant beastman!
The little peregrine falcon couldn't handle Lin Baiyan, but it wouldn't allow a fat pigeon to ride on its head either. It immediately flew over and started fighting with the fat pigeon in the cage!
How dare you mock a falcon!
By the time Lin Baiyan realized what was happening, the two birds were already locked in a fierce struggle. Fatty looked weak in combat, but surprisingly, it had managed to bite the little peregrine falcon's wing tightly.
However, the little peregrine falcon was no pushover; it pecked off a small tuft of feathers from Fatty's head in one gulp.
Lin Baiyan was both amused and exasperated. He quickly went over and separated the two birds, threatening them, "If I catch you fighting again, I'll take away two days' worth of food!"
The separated peregrine falcon glanced at the chubby one with disdain.
I will fight again next time!
Falcons can hunt on their own!
Fatty seemed to be frightened and obediently lowered his little head.
Seeing how obediently the little peregrine falcon listened to their high priest, Badger Cun stared at Lin Baiyan with starry eyes.
As expected of their High Priest of the City of Ten Thousand Beasts!
Lin Baiyan felt a little helpless; he had only benefited from the Beast God's influence.
Surprisingly, after Lin Baiyan tamed the little peregrine falcon, the other birds in the cage also obediently followed his orders, saving him a lot of effort.
Lin Baiyan patted the chubby little head, "Stay here obediently, we'll call you if we need anything."
Lin Baiyan then turned to look at Huancun, "When there's nothing to do, you don't need to keep them locked up all day. It's good to let them come out and get some fresh air."
Badger quickly nodded, "I understand, High Priest."
After leaving the breeding area, Lin Baiyan went home and took out the blueprints for the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) to give to Lu Xiao.
Lu Xiao scratched his head. "This is a heated kang bed?"
Lin Baiyan smiled and said, "That's right. As long as you put a heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) in the house, the whole house can be warmed up nicely by the smoke."
"Really?" Lu Xiao asked excitedly.
"Would I lie to you?"
"Let's go, I happen to have some free time today, let's go give it a try!"
Lu Xiao nodded quickly and followed Lin Baiyan to Hu Bing's room.
On the way, Lin Baiyan asked Lu Xiao to prepare a few things.
When they arrived at Hu Bing's house, Hu Bing and the old priest Hu Xia were fiddling with some bones.
The two of them lived in one of the few small houses that had been vacated in the Cangyan tribe. However, due to the shortage of housing, the teacher and student lived together.
There were charcoal braziers around Fox Ice and Fox Cloud, and the window next to them was open.
Lin Baiyan had previously warned them that if too many charcoal braziers were placed in the brazier, they must ventilate the area promptly, as he had mentioned the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
The teacher and student didn't know what carbon monoxide was, but they did understand when Lin Baiyan said it could cause poisoning.
The two of them were the ones in the Silver Fox Clan who needed charcoal braziers the most, so the windows in their house were almost always open.
Hu Bing greeted Lin Baiyan with a smile, "High Priest, what brings you here?"
Lin Baiyan smiled mysteriously at him, "I've come to give you something nice."
Fox Ice asked in surprise, "What good stuff?"
"Something that can make you feel warmer than a charcoal brazier."
Hu Bing blinked. Lin Baiyan wouldn't speak without reason, but Hu Bing couldn't think of anything that could make him feel warmer than a charcoal brazier.
Foxy Clouds also became interested, "What is this?"
"A heated brick bed!"
"A heated kang? Is it made of fire?" Hu Bing asked, puzzled.
Lin Baiyan nodded with a smile, "Yes and no."
As they were talking, Lu Xiao arrived with several male orcs pulling a cart.
Zhu Shan parked the cart at the entrance, scratched his head with a sheepish grin, and said, "High Priest, I've brought everything you asked for."
The cart was loaded with bricks, mud, and cement.
Lin Baiyan nodded. "Okay."
He took nine bricks off the cart and arranged them in a square shape, then poured cement on them. "Just arrange them like this and let them dry. I need eighteen bricks."
This is the kang board.
He had several male orcs move everything out of the room on the left, leaving only an empty room.
A fence was built in the place where the bed was originally, imitating the style of a traditional kang (heated brick bed) in Northeast China. Several support pillars were then piled up in the middle, leaving gaps for the smoke to pass through. There was also an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet was connected to the stove, and the air outlet was connected to the chimney.
The principle behind the traditional kang (heated brick bed) in Northeast China is to use the heat from the stove to raise the indoor temperature.
In the cold rural areas, people often use heated brick beds (kang) for warmth. Lin Baiyan remembers spending his childhood winters snuggled on the warm kang, eating peanuts roasted by his grandmother, and watching the snowflakes fall outside.
This was the most carefree time of his childhood.
After setting up the kang frame, Lin Baiyan checked the ventilation openings, laid the kang board flat on it, smoothed it with yellow mud, piled some dry grass on top to burn off the moisture, and a finished kang was completed.
You can simply lay a bamboo mat on the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) and sleep there.
The earthen stove outside had already started boiling water, and the warm kang (heated brick bed) slowly heated up. After a while, the indoor temperature rose noticeably.
Lin Baiyan wiped the fine sweat from his forehead, making himself look like a cat with a face full of grime, and gestured for Hu Bing to sit down.
Before Fox Ice could make a move, the old priest Fox Cloud stepped forward and said, "Let me give it a try."