Chapter 60: Encampment
"How's it going?
"It's perfect, everyone, hurry up and cut down the trees, we're going to get the defenses in place before dark, my husband is on fire." I said as I put down my backpack and began to collect firewood.
I soon lit the fire in the clearing, but I didn't dare to stop, and I immediately joined the crowd in cutting down trees.
People have always done it first and asked later, and this time it was the same.
"Why are we cutting down tree trunks?" Ling Han asked.
"Build the fence. I said with a smile.
"You mean to fence off this land?" Liu Yue said.
"Yes, such a nice place, with a fence, we are not afraid of animal infestation. I said.
As I spoke, I looked at the place in front of me, and to be honest, God has treated us well, this place is semicircular, equivalent to being surrounded by mountains on three sides, and we just need to seal the opening with a wall, and it is perfect to settle here.
Everyone understood my intentions, and worked harder, the last time we went to Ma Gongzi's cave, the main thing we came back was some tools, especially my fire axe, which was back in my hands again.
And this time I went out to look for autumn snow, I was sent to a ghost with an iron pot on my back, in fact, I was also worried about encountering some accidents again, just like the time I was forced to enter the underground palace.
I didn't expect it to really make me right, there is water, a pot and tools, I believe this place will be our beautiful home.
And now we have five machetes, ten daggers, three axes, and my sword, and a bow and arrow, and I think the animals can't help us, except the wolf.
"It's a pity that there is no bamboo forest here, if only there were bamboo forests. I said as I cut down the tree.
"Yes, over there, I saw it when I was surveying the terrain. Paul said.
"Then why don't you say it sooner? I said happily.
"Go on, Paul, let's go. I continued.
Paul handed the axe in his hand to Liu Yue, and walked forward quickly with a machete, and I followed behind him with the sword.
Sure enough, it didn't go far to a bamboo forest, and it grew even better than ours.
"Hands-on. I said with a smile.
Without hesitation, the two of them began to swing their knives at each other, and soon we cut a bunch of bamboo, I took out the rope in my backpack, tied up the bamboo on the ground, and the two of them pulled back together.
"Why do you cut so much bamboo?" asked Paul.
"Bamboo is everything, you'll know when the time comes. I said with a smile.
Although we were tired, everyone was tired and happy, because we had hope of living again.
Back at the station, while everyone was still busy, Paul continued to cut down the tree, and I picked a bamboo of moderate thickness, sharpened it, and then came to the place where we were going to build the wall.
I first took the treasure knife and roughly drew an arc at the point where the wall needed to be built, and after a few determinations, I began to punch holes in the ground with sharpened bamboo.
It is said to be a punch, but in fact, it is holding a large stone and smashing the bamboo into the ground.
"What are you doing here?" asked John, who had come with the lumber.
"Lay the foundation, otherwise how to fix the wood. I said.
"You really are an amazing person. John said.
"How did you come up with the idea of using bamboo?" asked the women, who had also come carrying wood.
"The middle of the bamboo is empty, just enough to bring out the soil underground, which is similar to the Luoyang shovel. I said.
"By the way, John, I'm going to trouble you and Paul to make me a ladder, but this time with a herringbone ladder. I continued.
"No problem, how tall is it?" asked John.
"We have at least three meters of walls, and ladders of more than three meters. I said.
"Okay, I'll start right away. John said.
"Let's help you. The women said and gathered around.
"It's okay, you follow the line I drawn. I said.
"How deep is it?" the women asked.
"You have to hit about a meter anyway. I said.
After arranging the work of the people, I also worked hard, and when the sky was getting darker, I raised a few more fires, and came to keep us from wild beasts, and to give us light.
Fortunately, the length of the gap that needs to be built is not large, about 20 meters, but the space is not small, and there are at least two basketball courts.
But after all, everyone was tired all day, and they worked again when they arrived here, and they couldn't raise their hands at this time.
"Okay, let's get here today, you can't be a fat man by eating in one bite, let's eat first, and then rest. I said.
Everyone sat around the campfire, and in the pot was our venison jerky, which was now venison soup, and we cut a few pieces of bamboo and each took one in his hand, and this was the bowl in which we ate.
As for the chopsticks, everyone cut them by themselves, and anyway, I started to eat them, because I didn't cut them with bamboo, so I picked up two wooden sticks on the ground.
"Qingyang, you cheat. Liu Yue shouted.
"Oh, what a cheat, it's not a chopsticks cutting competition, you can pick up the food, if it's not for fear of burning, I'll just grab it." I said as I ate.
"Why do you carry a pot but not the seasoning?" Ling Han complained.
"There's not much spice left, and I can't eat it for a few days. I said.
"But what about the future? There's no taste in this soup. Rumeng said.
"How could it not be, I only dried this venison after it was pickled, you can taste it well, it must have a taste. I said.
"Even if this meal is solved, won't we have any taste for food in the future?" Ling Han said.
"Let's make do with a meal and eat enough, this place will definitely find what we need. I said with a smile.
After eating, everyone began to divide into groups, and this time they didn't let me keep a vigil alone, it should be said that they didn't let me keep a vigil.
The sleeping place was still only a few large leaves, and everyone slept in their clothes, but fortunately, the effect of the fire was obvious, and the night was not disturbed by the animals.
Although I did see a pair of green eyes in the woods when I woke up in the middle of the night, fortunately they did not come close, so I did not tell everyone.
As soon as dawn came, we went into production, only this time John and I were out because we needed some food.
"Do you think the horse meat is good or the beef is good?" said John, swallowing his saliva.
"Have you ever eaten horse meat?" I asked.
"Nope. John said.
"Then why don't you eat it?" I asked.
"Because no one eats it. John said.
"Isn't that nonsense, how can no one eat it if it's delicious?" I said.
"It seems to make sense, so what are we hunting?" said John.
"Deer, of course. I said.
"It's a deer again, and a cow can be tried?" said John.
"If you can't kill it with an arrow, the horn on its head can pierce us through, and besides, the cow is so big, how can we get it back if we die? I said.
"Well, then listen to you, we hunt deer. John said.
"There are so many animals here, it's not difficult to hunt deer, and now we'd better find some spices. I said.
"Where can I find it?" said John.
"Follow the trails of animals. I said.
"What's that looking for?" John asked.
"Look for places where the animals poop. I said.
"It's disgusting. John said.
"You know what, remember the green onions, ginger, garlic, mint, peppers, or anything we found?" I asked.
"So what?" asked John.
"Wouldn't it be the best seed for animals to come back to the monster area during the day to feed, and if they eat these things and run back to here?" I said.
"yes, I didn't expect it, it seems that there is another mouthful. John said.
"But the thought of those things growing out of the poop made me justโ" John continued.
"That's fertilizer, the best natural fertilizer, and before the birth of fertilizer, our ancestors didn't eat all the crops that were grown in this way. I said.
"Yang, look at it. John said excitedly.
I looked in the direction of his finger and saw that it was a cornfield, and although it was crooked and irregular, it did not affect the consumption.
"What are you waiting for, picking. I said and ran over.