Orc Girl's Tribal Daily Life

Chapter 237 The Finished Heated Bed

Without hesitation, Jiang Luoluo quickly created a new, warm headgear with a narrow field of vision, drawing on her experience with face coverings and masks she had made before.

Although Jiang Luoluo intentionally reduced the size of the exposed transparent lenses in order to keep warm as much as possible—and the outside temperature is no joke—the magnifying effect of the transparent lenses themselves actually compensated for this deficiency in some ways.

That way, the next time Ge takes her out, Jiang Luoluo will also be able to see the scene outside.

And this opportunity came soon.

Two days passed in the blink of an eye. When the agreed time to check on the situation arrived, Jiang Luoluo changed into her brand-new gear and followed Ge out of her cave with great anticipation.

It's snowing a little outside, but not much. It's more like light snowflakes blown in by the wind from afar, rather than it snowing again.

Jiang Luoluo originally thought she would see a scene of snow-covered landscapes, just like in her world during winter, when everything was covered in snow, giving the feeling that everything was dressed in snow.

But in reality, all that appeared before Jiang Luoluo was an indistinguishable expanse of pale white.

The entire Yinfeng Mountain has been transformed into a real snow-capped mountain.

The deepest part of the mountain is covered with snow that has accumulated to a depth of more than ten meters, completely obscuring the original appearance of Yinfeng Mountain.

Jiang Luoluo looked out through the transparent lens and couldn't make out anything she could recognize.

Familiar landmarks, and even directions, are almost impossible to discern.

The roads that Jiang Luoluo had imagined were just covered by snow and whose original traces could still be seen were completely submerged in snow.

It was as if a pure white quilt had been poured down from the sky, covering Silver Peak Mountain from top to bottom, completely sealing it off.

The snow that falls from high to low doesn't even show the layered pattern of Yinfeng Mountain.

It just so smoothly spreads the snow from the top to the bottom.

Only the occasional pits in the snow, those cleared spaces that allowed the tribesmen to breathe in the caves, proved the existence of the tribesmen and their lives.

Jiang Luoluo suddenly became curious. The tribesmen lived in caves. Since the caves were spaces carved out of the mountains, only the entrance to the cave was blocked by snow. They only needed to clear the area at the cave entrance.

But how do those wooden houses built on flat land survive the snow season?

Not to mention the snow that is more than ten meters deep, even the shallowest snow is several meters deep.

If the snow covers those wooden houses, how do the people living in them live?

Jiang Luoluo's curiosity was quickly satisfied.

Because Ge led her past several wooden houses where the tribesmen lived.

No snow fell on top of these wooden houses.

It wasn't that the tribespeople were quick to clear away every bit of snow, but rather that the fire within the wooden houses protected them, causing the snow to melt quietly when it fell on the houses and preventing it from accumulating.

So the area around those wooden houses looks like a series of dug-out snow pits. Occasionally you can see a corner of the roof of the wooden house, but most of the time you can only see a large, inexplicably sunken snow pit.

You can only see the wooden house inside when you get close.

The temperature inside the log cabin is actually higher than inside the cave. The cave is located inside the mountain, and the interior space is basically devoid of sunlight. Without the protection of a fire, it is an extremely cold and damp environment, which is not suitable for living at all, especially during the snowy season.

Most log cabins are located in sunny open spaces, with no tall buildings or other structures nearby that would block the sunlight.

Secondly, there's the structure of the wooden houses. Most of the wooden houses in the tribe are "U" shaped, with the central area being where the tribe members live.

The two-story wooden walls already block out a large portion of the cold air, and filling the space with firewood further enhances the insulation and warmth.

The space used for firewood can also be used as a temporary freezer to store food and other items.

—When the weather is hot, the wooden wall in the middle of the cabin is usually removed to increase the space inside the house and facilitate ventilation.

If wooden houses didn't have certain advantages, why would most of the tribe members abandon caves and choose to live in wooden houses?

When Jiang Luoluo met Zao again with Ge, the kang (heated brick bed) in the fire kiln cave, built with mud and bricks, had been completely dried by the high temperature.

The defect is that there are several large, dry cracks on it.

After all, it was forcibly dried by baking, rather than naturally air-dried.

Just like baking cookies in an oven, if the heat is too high, the cookies will naturally crack.

However, this minor flaw went unnoticed; everyone was more concerned about the effectiveness of the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed).

Soon someone brought some firewood, stuffed it into the kang (heated brick bed) through the opening, and successfully ignited it.

The fire quickly blazed up in the pit.

Some members of the clan couldn't resist placing their hands on the heated kang (a traditional heated platform bed) to feel the warmth.

Although everyone knows that temperature transfer takes time, it's impossible not to be anxious in this situation.

"It's hot! It's hot!" A member of the tribe suddenly shouted excitedly, though it was unclear how much time had passed.

Jiang Luoluo quickly reached out her little hand and touched it.

It's warm, the temperature isn't very noticeable, but you can feel it warming your hands.

"It should be successful, right?" a clansman asked joyfully.

"We need to take another look. Let's add some more wood and see how hot it can get." Zao was much calmer than the others and immediately pointed out the key point.

If the temperature of the heated kang (a traditional heated platform bed) is too low in the end, making it not worthwhile compared to the firewood used, only a small number of people in the tribe will choose to spend the time and effort to build the kang.

It can certainly raise the temperature at home, making it easier to get through this cold snowy season.

However, if a large amount of firewood is to be consumed, it can be added directly to the fire, and the effect will be exactly the same.

Since the heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) has withstood the test of time and has been passed down to Jiang Luoluo's childhood, still serving as a common means of heating, it must have sufficient advantages.

The temperature of the kang (heated brick bed) kept rising, eventually becoming so hot that it was almost scalding to the touch. It's not hard to imagine how happy and comfortable it would be to lie on such a warm kang in one's own home.

Most importantly, the wood used for heating the kang (a heated brick bed) is less than that used for regular fire, and the enclosed space inside the kang allows the flame to burn for a longer time than it would outside.

The heated kang (a traditional heated brick bed) will not suddenly lose its temperature even if the flame goes out. After laying animal skin mats and feather quilts on it, the temperature will remain for a long time even if the flame in the kang burner goes out.