Song Yuan raised his eyebrows.
As he stirred the cement, he said,""Father-in-law, this is your ignorance. cement is one of the most suitable materials for building a house. It has strong malleability, can be formed quickly, and has high hardness after being formed.”
Brother Zheng's expression froze when he heard that.
Previously, Song Yuan had invented something. It was normal that he had never seen it or understood it.
However, in terms of architecture, Brother Zheng was very knowledgeable. Be it Xianyang Palace or Epang Palace, he had participated in them all. Even the construction of the Great Wall was a project that he had strongly opposed.
In the entire Great Qin, there was nothing that Brother Zheng did not know about architecture.
However, Song Yuan still said that he was ignorant.
He was a little unconvinced and immediately said,"Since you said that this thing takes shape quickly, how fast can it be? Can you experiment with me today?"
"No problem at all!" Song Yuan said with a smile. It's still early. I can use this to build a small hut for my father-in-law to see.”
Brother Zheng smiled in his heart. He had just said that he would build a thousand-foot tall building, but now he was only building a small thatched cottage.
He chuckled and said," So be it. I want to see how strong the cement is."”
Song Yuan did not care about his father-in-law's attitude. Instead, he focused on making cement while planning the design of the thatched cottage in his heart.
About fifteen minutes later, the amount of cement was enough to build a thatched cottage. Song Yuan said,"We can build the thatched cottage now!"
Brother Zheng immediately perked up and asked,"You rely on this to build a thatched cottage?"
Song Yuan shook his head." Of course not. Don't you see the rocks in the distance?"”
He was already prepared to build a thatched cottage to test the strength of the natural cement he had mixed, so he prepared a lot of stones.
When Brother Zheng heard this, he immediately lost interest.
"Isn't this the normal way of building a thatched cottage?" he asked. Could this cement be lime mortar?”
Song Yuan chuckled." The cement is much better than the lime mortar. Father-in-law, just watch. You'll know later."”
When Brother Zheng saw this, he crossed his arms and said,"Alright, I'll watch."
Song Yuan didn't explain and started to build the thatched cottage.
In fact, the way houses were built in the modern era was very similar to the way houses were built in ancient times.
In his previous life, the mortise-and-tenon structure that he wore on the internet was not something that could be seen everywhere in ancient times. Most of them could only be seen in the residences of high-ranking officials or the imperial palace.
There were also very few masters who knew how to mortise and tenon, and the price of building a house was very high. Most of the people built houses with ordinary bucket arch structures, using wood as the frame, stone as the foundation, and lime mortar as the foundation.
As for lime mortar, it was a mixture of lime, sand, and water. It had a certain degree of stickiness, but when it came into contact with water vapor, it was easy to dissolve, causing the house to collapse.
This was also why ancient houses were one level higher than ordinary houses. They needed to build a foundation to prevent water and bear the weight of the pillars of the house.
Of course, building a thatched cottage didn't need to be that complicated. It could be built with just stones, lime mortar, and some grass.
This was also why Brother Zheng found Song Yuan's construction method very boring.
Song Yuan had studied architecture in his previous life, so he naturally knew this, so he was too lazy to explain.
After all, only when the house was built could the power of cement be demonstrated.
Not long after, Song Yuan, who was a construction veteran, skillfully built the hut with a piece of stone and a handful of cement, even though he had not worked for five years. Only the last step was to paint the walls.
Brother Zheng also brought Meng Tian over. He looked at the 'thatched cottage' in front of him and said,""This is a cement thatched cottage?"
"Of course not. I still have to paint the walls." Song Yuan shook his head.”
Brush the wall?
Brother Zheng was confused. What was brushing the wall? Could it be painting?
A toilet needs to be painted?
Meng Tian was also confused. Wasn't this too extravagant? It was completely unnecessary!
At this time, Song Yuan had already begun to take action.
When Brother Zheng and Brother Li saw Song Yuan's actions, they were even more confused.
Song Yuan actually used cement to paint the toilet?
Wasn't this a joke?
" Song Yuan, what if it rains?" Brother Zheng asked immediately." Wouldn't the cottage collapse if you touched it?"”
Song Yuan could not help but laugh when he heard that." The cement is not like lime mortar. As long as the cement is formed, no matter if it's windy, rainy, thunder, or snow, there won't be any changes. It's very sturdy and reliable!”
"Really?" Brother Zheng was a little surprised.”
Song Yuan nodded." It's still early today. The cement will be ready in the afternoon. We'll know when we try it!"”
Brother Zheng believed it for the time being.
If this cement is really that powerful, perhaps my Epang Palace can be repaired?
It would be better to wait until after the experiment in the afternoon.
After a while, Song Yuan finished painting the wall. He patted the dust off his body and looked at Brother Zheng."Alright, it's all settled. Speaking of which, father-in-law, why did you come to look for me today?”
"You've been standing here for so long. Aren't you going to invite me in for a cup of tea?"”
Song Yuan couldn't help but laugh." It's my fault for not entertaining you well enough. I'll soak the Mother Tree Da Hong Pao for you later and light a Hetian. Let's talk after we relax. How about that?"”
"Good!"
With tea and cigarettes, life was comfortable!
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