Day 73: Rebuilding the Homeland (10)
I slept very soundly last night, and the terrifying dream of the previous days gradually faded in my memory. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Today it's time to get up and get the fence right, stretch your hands and feet in the yard, the whole person is much more comfortable, and when I was ready to start work, an unexpected discovery made me overjoyed.
The tarp actually fell from the tree, and landed on a thigh-thick tree on the side, the tree was not tall, and the branches of the whole tree were spread out in a semicircle, I just had to climb up and cut down the branches with the tarp hanging on it, which was also very convenient. It is possible that last night's wind blew down the tarp that was not hung very securely. This is undoubtedly good news for me.
There are too many functions of tarps, and one of the most urgent problems now needs to be solved.
Carrying the axe to the bottom of the tree, this tree is not difficult to climb, because the branches stretch out in all directions, you can easily climb to the top of the trunk by holding the branches, but after that it will take some time, and you will need to cut off the branches with the tarps hanging on them, and then the tarps will fall.
I actually wanted to use the simplest method, which was to use a long trunk to poke the tarp off, but when I looked at it, this method was ultimately rejected, the biggest problem was that the canopy of this tree was too large, and there were so many branches that it was impossible to break through the overlapping branches if I stood on the ground. If I climb a tree and bucket again, I can't stabilize my body, let alone exert my strength.
So I still chose this method, the thickest of these branches is also the thickness of an arm, because standing on the branches of a big tree, so it is not particularly convenient to borrow force, and it takes a lot of time to cut it.
It must have been more than an hour before the tarp finally fell to the ground along with the severed branches. The joy of regaining it made me laugh out loud, and the food was saved!
Yes, the grain is saved, this tarp is very useful to me now, I thought about how to spread it out and dry it a few days ago, but I can't think of any other way but the tarp, fortunately, I got it again!
I laid the tarp in the sunniest part of the yard, and I moved a few rocks to press the whole tarp firmly so that it would not be blown by the wind, and then I opened a bag of rice and spread it all on it. Although the soaked rice was dried in a rice bag, it was still a little yellow, and although there was no way to make the rice whiter than before, at least it could be guaranteed that the grain could be dried.
A bag of rice should be dried for at least an hour, and after about 30 minutes, the rice will be turned over, after all, the tarp is not very large, so even if there is only one bag of rice, it is piled together. After turning it once, it can be dried more evenly. In just about three days, these grains can be dried almost once.
After all this was done, I began to cut the branches, and the little trees that I had dragged back from the woods yesterday afternoon had not yet been cut off. After cutting, I had to put up the wall, which was my first line of defense. With the wall, I will feel more grounded.
The branches were finally chopped down, and the second bag of rice was poured with a tarp, and the first bag was scooped back into the bag in a large bowl. I didn't stop for a moment, I was tired, I didn't feel sore, but I was thirsty, I put two slices of lemon in the boiled water, scooped a little honey, I drank it, and I felt that it was gone before I had drunk it.
But at least the feeling of dry mouth is gone, there is still some time before noon, so I began to build a fence, digging a pit to bury the trunk is more troublesome, a pit has to be dug for a while, but in order to be firm, each pit I dug almost 50 centimeters deep, after digging, the trunk of the tree is inserted, and then covered with soil and stepped on it!
The distance between each pit is about one and a half meters, and a small tree trunk is inserted in each pit. This is the foundation of the wall. It is also the most crucial step, only when these trunks are firmly fixed, the fence will be stronger.
After burying all these little tree trunks and stepping on them, I was really troubled by hunger, but fortunately there were still a few cakes before, and after giving them to the two little black who were playing with the ball and catching butterflies, I also ate them with a drink. Although this tortilla is relatively dry, at this time, it is really a convenient food, and the key is that you are still hungry, and you have to make some later.
After eating, it was noon, and the temperature had risen significantly, and I didn't have much time to rest, so I had to tie them to the trunks that were inserted. These trunks are horizontal, and their function is to connect those trunks that are inserted in the ground, and two horizontal trunks will be tied to each two trunks, and the height chosen when tying them is different.
This will help the trunks to stagger and yes, the gaps in the fence will be smaller, and I will block these gaps with branches later.
In this way, I was busy until dark, but I didn't want to continue to delay, so I lit a fire on the side and continued to work. I didn't stop working until midnight.
Basically, this wall has been completed, and there are still some details left, such as the gate has not been completed, the branches have not been blocked, and the vines have not been planted. But that's not the most important thing.
The most important things have been done, and when it was just dark, Xiao Hei came to look for me, knowing that he was hungry and wanted to ask me for something to eat. But at that time, I was in a hurry, so I gave it the last two loaves.
It's the middle of the night, the moon is high in the sky, the stars are shining, and if you don't eat something, you really can't sleep.
It has to be said that this place is the world of animals at night, all kinds of strange cries come and go, as if celebrating some kind of festival, and the fire also attracts some small insects, they fly around the fire, and even rush into the fire...... Like moths.
The bats in the sky are foraging for food, and I remember when I first arrived, I was worried about what to do if these bats in the sky were vampire bats. But fortunately, it is also unfounded, and this kind of thing has not happened at all.
In his thoughts, the rice in the pot was already cooked, and the smell of steamed meat on it was fragrant, and even Xiao Hei, who had fallen asleep on the upper floor of the treehouse, was attracted to it.
"It's a good thing you met me, otherwise you'd have to eat that raw rabbit meat every day!" he said with a smile pointing to Blackie's head.
"Woo!" it screamed twice as if it understood.
"S......nort" amused me again, and I knew that maybe it didn't understand, but more likely it saw me pointing at it with a finger and thought I was accusing it, so it lowered its head and whined, and probably apologized to me......