Some people fell in love with chili peppers, some people had to chew a few cloves of raw garlic when eating noodles, some people adored the unique aroma of fennel, and others liked mint...
From Chen Zhou, they learned the techniques of wood and stone construction and applied them to their own dwellings.
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The once barren hillside has now been cleared and leveled.
On the pale yellow surface, only a few sprouting grasses could be found; looking from east to west, it was a stretch of flat land.
Inside the tall rain shelter, heaps of building materials lay virtually untouched, quietly waiting for the day when they would be needed.
Not far from the rain shelter, there were some materials stored outdoors in less favorable conditions—
logs, planks, stone bricks, and white clay.
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To transport these materials, especially the white clay, Chen Zhou and the natives put in a lot of effort.
