Ancient Eden - Chapter 148
Chapter 148
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That night, after a day of work, Mu Qing laid in the crook of Li Mang’s arm and slowly described the structure of a house to him.
As a matter of fact, the idea of building a house had been on her mind for a long time. The two earthquakes last winter left a lingering fear in her heart, she feared that it would happen again at an unknown time. Living in a cave really made her feel somewhat uneasy, and the dampness of the ground was very strong after the arrival of spring, and it wasn’t very comfortable to live in.
Before, the two of them had been busy like gyroscopes, so it was delayed. Now that life was gradually starting to get on track, Li Mang had more free time. She felt it was time to consider this problem.
Her ideal house was like a Thai family bamboo house, she had done a guided tour like this, so now even with her closed eyes, the structure of the bamboo houses could appear in her mind. Bamboo houses were high above the ground and rectangular in shape, she felt they looked good in the past.
In fact, the reason why she thought of building a bamboo house was because one day after the beginning of spring, Li Mang dug up some bamboo shoots and brought them back, and she realized that there were bamboos in the area after asking him about it. So the idea came to her at that time: to build a house with a mixed structure of bricks and bamboos according to the structure of the bamboo houses that she had seen.
She knew that under the current conditions, there might be a lot of difficulties, but as long as she could think of a way, she could definitely overcome it. So tonight, she couldn’t help but mention it to him all of a sudden.
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Li Mang listened very attentively, and when there was point he couldn’t quite understand, he repeatedly asked questions. Mu Qing saw that he was very interested, so her own excitement was hooked up as well, and she excitedly went to grab a white stone, and drew the improved blueprints she envisioned under the light of the torch on the cave wall.
“The floor of the house where we’ll live will be built higher than the ground level, so that it can be protected from moisture, insects and snakes and other things, so they can’t easily come in, and it won’t be flooded by stagnant water if it rains heavily. To make it secure, it’s best to dig a pit underneath, it’s called a foundation, and drive stakes into it and tamp them down before starting to build the house. For the floor, the house will be made of bamboo or wood with beams and for the wall, we’ll make it with bricks so that it will be warmer in winter……. ”
“Why do we need a foundation? Think about it, the deeper a tree’s roots are in the ground, the less likely it will fall, and the same applies to a house.”
“Mmh, here is the staircase, a staircase is similar to the ladder you normally use to climb up, it will be used to ascend to the house we’ll live in. There will be a corridor across the strairs, in front we can have a little terrace …… a terrace is used to dry things. The side of the corridor will be used as the central room, and will be covered with vine mats, so that the child can crawl and play here later. On the side, it will be the bedroom. The bedroom is the room where we sleep and rest, we can divide it into several rooms, one for the two of us, and later, once the child is born and grows up, he will also have his own room……. ”
“By the way, we better put the fire pit outside the house, this way it’s clean and safe, and I will make the fire there and cook there for you, and it’s best to connect a heating wall to our house, so that it will be warm in the winter. The best is to make a heating wall in our house, so that it will be warm in winter, and lastly, we should also make a big bamboo fence outside, and plant flowers and trees in the front and back of the house. ……”
Mu Qing kept talking, radiant with delight, while Li Mang behind her was listening carefully at first, and was interjecting a sentence or two from time to time, but he slowly got a little distracted, and just stared blankly at her without saying a word.
Translator : Laura
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