flstandardbreds Chapter 175: Building Shelters and Arranging
Chapter 175: Building Shelters and Arranging
The three of them took the roasted squirrel, surprise and gratitude in their eyes.
Bai Jingting immediately smiled and said, "Fatty, Li Qin, Chaoyue, your cooking skills are amazing. You can even make roasted squirrel so delicious. We are in for a treat today."
As he spoke, he carefully tore off a small piece of meat, put it into his mouth and chewed it carefully, with a look of satisfaction on his face.
Wu Jing was not to be outdone. He took the roasted squirrel, tore it apart with his hands, and began to eat it in big mouthfuls. He mumbled as he ate, "Yes, yes, this tastes amazing! It's even better than the delicacies I eat out there!"
Although he looked a little embarrassed, his genuine enjoyment made people laugh.
Peng Yuyan seemed more elegant. He gently tore off the squirrel leg and tasted it in small bites. He nodded and praised as he ate: "This roasted squirrel is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. It is fragrant but not greasy. The cooking temperature is just right. It is a rare delicacy."
Several people sat around the fire, enjoying this rare lunch time. It seemed that their fatigue and hunger were dispelled by the delicious food at this moment.
They ate and talked, sharing each other's stories and jokes. The atmosphere was warm and harmonious.
Li Yinsheng looked at them and felt warm and satisfied.
Although everyone did hard work for the whole morning today, this experience deepened their friendship.
After lunch at noon, I rested for a while.
They were busy again.
Li Qin continued fishing, Li Yinsheng helped Yang Chaoyue build a temporary shelter, and Peng Yuyan, Wu Jing, and Bai Jingting dug the foundation and cut down trees, each doing their own job.
In the morning, Yang Chaoyue had already built the framework of the temporary shelter. As long as it was covered with waterproof cloth and fastened, a small world that could withstand the cool night breeze and light rain would be formed.
After the temporary shelter was built, Yang Chaoyue went to help Bai Jingting dig the foundation. Li Yinsheng wielded an axe with neat and powerful movements. She was busy cutting branches and trunks. The trunks were used to build the shelter, and the branches were used to prepare sufficient firewood for the subsequent bonfire.
The sunlight shone through the gaps in the leaves, dappled onto her focused face. Sweat slid down her forehead, dripped onto the ground beneath her feet, and was instantly absorbed by the earth.
After selecting a few tree trunks suitable for making wooden bowls, Li Yinsheng pulled the trunks, sat aside, and began to make wooden bowls.
This place is close to the lake, so we will be able to catch fish no matter what in the future. We cannot eat grilled fish every day. The fish soup we drink at noon is extremely inconvenient, with you holding the pot and me holding the pot to drink it.
Therefore, the wooden bowl must be made as soon as possible.
Cutting, slicing, digging and grinding, every movement seems so skillful and powerful.
The sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves and falls on her body. The mottled light and shadow dance with the sawdust. The air is filled with a faint scent of wood, which makes people calm down involuntarily.
Li Yinsheng's eyes were focused and gentle, as if he was having a silent conversation with the wood in his hands.
Li Yinsheng first used a sharp axe to carefully cut off the extra branches on the tree trunk to make it more regular. Then, he took out his Swiss Army knife and gently drew along the preset lines. Each cut was precise and accurate, as if he had drawn it in his mind countless times.
As the carving knife goes deeper, the surface of the wood is gradually given a new shape, and the prototype of a bowl gradually emerges. But this is far from enough, and the next step is a more detailed polishing process.
Li Yinsheng changed to fine sand and rubbed every corner of the wooden bowl bit by bit, wiping away the roughness and blemishes on the surface one by one, until it became as smooth as a mirror, emitting a warm luster.
Time passed minute by minute, sweat slid down Li Yinsheng's forehead and dripped onto the soil, but it did not affect the work in her hands at all.
Finally, after some hard work, a perfect wooden bowl appeared in her hands.
Li Yinsheng looked at his work with satisfaction, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.
Not far away, Bai Jingting and Yang Chaoyue were working together to dig the foundation, their figures looming in the dust.
Bai Jingting held a shovel and dug deep and steadily with each stroke, while Yang Chaoyue used stones and sticks to reinforce the soil wall to ensure the stability of the foundation. The two cooperated well, as if they were used to this kind of cooperation.
Peng Yuyan and Wu Jing held saws and looked for suitable trees. They worked in perfect harmony, one at each end and one in front and one behind. The saw seemed to have life in their hands. Every pull was accompanied by a rhythmic "creaking" sound. Amidst the flying wood chips, the thick tree trunks gradually fell down.
The sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves and falls on their focused and determined faces. Sweat runs down their cheeks, but it does not slow down their enthusiasm for work in the slightest.
As time passed, the sun gradually set, and the sky was dyed with a light orange-red color.
This also means that today's work is coming to an end.
"Everyone has worked hard. Come, take a break first! Have a bowl of fish soup." Li Qin had already prepared dinner.
Roast squirrel and grouse and a pot of fish soup.
This afternoon, squirrel and grouse entrails were used as bait. When Li Qin went fishing in the afternoon, it went smoothly. She caught two trout weighing more than two kilograms, a river trout weighing more than one kilogram, and a pike weighing more than one kilogram.
The already heavy river trout and pike were cooked directly into a pot of soup. After the two trout weighing more than two kilograms were processed, they were saved for breakfast tomorrow morning.
“After breakfast tomorrow morning, Brother Jing, you will continue to build the shelter with Brother Yan and Xiao Bai.
I found a patch of blueberries in the grass this morning. I will take Chaoyue to pick some tomorrow.
Li Qin, you continue fishing and walk along the lake to see if you can pick up any useful garbage. "Li Yinsheng sat by the fire and arranged tomorrow's work.
"Today, Xiaobai and Chaoyue have already dug the foundations in four directions. We can start laying the foundation tomorrow. After the foundation is laid, we can dig towards the center and dig at least two meters deep.
Tomorrow Xiaobai and Peng Yuyan will lay the foundation, and I will be responsible for measuring the location and starting to use the wood sawed today to build the preliminary support frame.
At today's pace, our shelter will be ready in seven days at the fastest and ten days at the slowest." Wu Jing also made detailed arrangements for the tasks of him, Bai Jingting and Peng Yuyan.
"Ten days is too long. It will snow here in ten days or so, and the weather will get cold soon. We need seven days to build it, and then we will work in groups of two to explore the surroundings, looking for food and storing it for the winter." Li Yinsheng set a time to build the shelter.
As night fell, a bonfire burned brightly in front of the shelter, the firelight illuminating several young and determined faces.
In this wilderness full of unknowns and challenges, they rely on each other and face difficulties together.