Chapter 8 Chopping wood and encountering wolves
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There were thousands of things to set up for camping, and Wu Rui divided the people into four groups, with the boys digging stove pits and building sheds, and the girls being responsible for food and chores.
It was very difficult to dig pits and build scaffolds. Because the ground is frozen solid and there are many grass roots, digging is quite laborious. Everyone used their brains and simply set up a fire to burn.
If there is a lot of hay, burn for a while, dig for a while, and repeatedly burn and dig, and finally soften the ground.
The first signs of the stove pit were seen, and the small pit at the foot of the tent was dug up.
The tent building team buried the tent pillars and put the thick tent cloth made of felt and canvas on the frame one by one.
The gale wind blows, and the tents are spread on the shelves and dance wildly. The team members desperately tugged at the rope that tied the tent cloth to avoid being scraped away.
The tarpaulin was erected, and the scaffolding team hurriedly pressed the four sides with earth and stones, and then poured water on the soil. After watering, the tarpaulin, earth and earth quickly freeze together.
Next, use wooden planks to set up a large bunk in the tent. The girls in the chores group cut the dried sheep grass, dried it by the newly built earthen stove, and then spread it on the bunk. And so the tent was done.
Li Xiaoyan led the food team to quickly prepare the dough, bake it first, then fry it in an iron pan, cut it and smear it with salt grains, and serve it as everyone's lunch.
With grease and salt, working in temperatures of minus 20 degrees Celsius is not so difficult.
After lunch, the logging team responsible for chopping firewood was formally formed. Jin Tong joins them, and at the same time serves as a sentry, who let him carry a rifle on his back.
The nearest forest to the camp was three miles away, and the woods were overgrown with bushes.
Because they are all new, they don't need big saws, and the efficiency is not high. Fortunately, Mao Zhigang, the leader of the logging group, was born in a family of carpenters and knew a little about wood. Under his guidance, only half-rotten wood that had been dead for a long time was cut down. This wood does not contain moisture, is loose, large, lightweight, and prone to burning.
After the loggers found a suitable tree pole, they first cleared the dense weeds and thorns around them, and after removing them, they were already covered in sweat, and then waved their axes to cut down the tree poles, which were even hotter all over their bodies, and they couldn't even take their hats. Some people simply took off their fur hats, took off their cotton clothes, and worked only in sweaters.
The sunset is about to touch the horizon, and the sunset reflects half of the sky.
Cutting enough firewood for a plow, Jin Jing from the miscellaneous service group drove the horse-drawn plow to transport it alone.
The logging team members did not expect a little girl to master the skill so quickly, and they were all amazed.
The little white dog was running around by the plow. Jin Jing said proudly: "Catching a plow is the same as driving a car, there is nothing difficult." ā
Everyone was piling firewood on the plow, and the little white dog suddenly barked.
Yang Yuheng, a boy who was farthest away from everyone, was dragging a big birch branch and was coming, and suddenly jumped and jumped, waving his arms.
He shouted from afar, his voice was a little indistinct, but Jin Tong still heard it clearly.
"Wolves! Wolf! ā
Realizing that the situation was critical, Jin Tong dropped the wood in his arms and held the gun in his hand, "There are wolves!" Wolf! ā
Everyone looked at each other for a few seconds, and Jin Tong hurriedly said, "What a fart!" Fight the wolf! Fight the wolf! ā
Everyone woke up like a dream, and they picked up axes and wooden sticks and ran towards Yang Yuheng, and Mao Zhigang rushed to the front. Jin Tong asked his sister to stay honest and not move, and followed.
When I got closer, I saw a big dog with a black back and yellow belly, with unkempt fur and a tail dragging, confronting everyone.
"Tail dragging, what a wolf!" Someone shouted.
The wolf seemed to have a good idea and slowly retreated.
Jin Tong pulled the bolt and aimed at the wolf's head.
Mao Zhigang asked in a low voice: "Are you sure?" ā
Jin Tong smiled bitterly, "I haven't touched a gun for a long time, and my hands are a little raw." ā
"Then don't waste bullets," Mao Zhigang gave up the illusion of fighting wolves, and commanded, "Everyone shout with me to three, and then rush!" ā
"One-two-"
Before he could reach three, the wolf turned and fled. The crowd bluffed and chased for more than ten meters, and then retreated.
The wolf stopped not far away, turned his head to look at the crowd for a while, and then slowly walked away.
After a false alarm, the group returned to the camp, and it was already completely dark.
The scaffolding team has set up warehouse tents, kitchen tents, simple horse sheds, and dog kennels, and the efficiency is amazing.
After eating coarse tea and light rice, everyone built a bonfire and sat in a circle to start today's summary meeting.
Lin Qian first pointed out that the location of the camp was seriously inappropriate. She inspected the soil near the camp and told everyone that it would be flooded in the spring.
"We chose to camp on the banks of this nameless river for the sake of convenient access to water, which is actually located on the edge of the covered wilderness, and is not completely out of the confines of the ghost swamp."
"Winter is not obvious yet, but based on my research on soil humus, I can be sure that after the beginning of spring, when the river ice melts, the river will become one with the ghost swamp, and both banks will become swamps!"
"I propose a comprehensive survey of the Mangai Wasteland and a new location!"
Everyone talked about it, not because they didn't believe in Lin Qian's professional judgment, but because they felt that it was a pity to give up here.
Wu Rui asked: "Comrade Lin Qian, if we leave the riverbank, how can we solve the problem of taking water?" ā
"In the winter, there is no problem, after digging the ice, it is just pulled back to the camp with a climbing plow. Summer is the real trouble. ā
"Isn't it more convenient in the summer?" Lu Tianxi wondered.
"In the summer the river becomes part of a swamp, and you are willing to drink the muddy stagnant water?" Lin Qian asked calmly.
"Ahh That's still not necessary. ā
"That is to say," Wu Rui's expression was a little serious, "we are going to dig a well in the new camp?" ā
"You can only dig wells." Lin Qian nodded.
Chen Zhenxiu, who studied civil engineering, said, "If you dig a well, I can do engineering guidance, but where to dig is the real problem." ā
"I might have a little experience digging wells for water." Lin Qian's little sister, Xu Jingjing, who is also a geology major.
"Well, in that case, let's select a geographical expedition to map the wasteland and identify new camps. What do you think? Wu Rui looked at everyone.
"Agreed!"
"Agreed!"
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No one objected, and everyone elected Lin Qian and Xu Jingjing to take the responsibility of team leader. In addition, two male guards will be required, and the candidate will be determined before departure.
Wu Rui said: "The relocation camp is a medium-term plan, and before that, we were still based on the riverside camp, and the most important work in the short term is only four words: food and clothing!" ā
Adequate food and clothing are not a problem in the civilized world, but it is quite difficult to lose the support of modern industry.
Cold protection alone is a big problem.
Yang Yuheng, a chemistry student, proposed that the tent must be renovated. He dozed off on the Chase bunk for a while before dark, and was awakened in less than three minutes.
"There must be heating facilities inside the tent, and I recommend digging a pot stove close to the outside of the tent, burying the flue in the ground, and passing through the inside of the tent to heat the ground."
The underground burial of flues to heat the surface of the earth is the so-called earth dragon in ancient times.
"We don't have bricks." Li Xiaoyan reminded.
"It doesn't matter if there are bricks or not," Wu Rui looked at everyone, "But since you talk about it, Chen Zhenxiu, you are from the Department of Civil Engineering, do you know how to build a brick kiln?" ā
"I haven't studied it carefully, but it shouldn't be a problem, and I'm sure I can try a new camp." Chen Zhenxiu said seriously.
Martin, a migrant worker, had no interest in the student meeting, and said in a strange manner: "What kind of brick kiln to build in winter!" ā
Lu Tianxi also felt that the discussion was divorced from reality, "When will the bricks be burned?" What to do tonight? What about tomorrow night? ā
Wu Rui smiled, "Lu Tianxi is right. Let's suspend the meeting for the time being, and solve the problem of cold protection first. As for the method, since the objective conditions do not allow it, everyone listens to my command, how to come to the soil! ā
Under the light of the torches, a simple stove pit was dug and a trench was dug in the ground as a flue. The flue enters the tent and divides it into three, taking care of the largest area as much as possible, and then merges the three into one and sets up a smoke outlet outside the tent.
The space in the tent was limited, and those who couldn't help looked around for larger, flatter stones. The flue is dug up, covered with stones, the cracks are pasted with wet mud, and finally a layer of dry soil is added, and three heat conduction grooves are raised on the ground in the tent.
The kerosene lamp was lit, the earth dragon was burned, and the hot smoke flowed down the flue, and the tent became warm.
"You won't set the tent on fire, will you?" The girls were a little worried.
"Bet on the reputation of the civil engineering department of my imperial university, absolutely not!" Chen Zhenxiu swears.
Li Xiaoyan was assured that she would take the girls to set up a wall in the tent with wooden poles and thick cloth to separate the men's and women's dormitories.
The men discussed the topic of vigil and wolf prevention.
"Not only wolves, but also other animals have to watch out for trouble, especially warehouses and kitchens." Jin Tong Road.
In the end, it was decided to arrange for a sentry to change shifts every two hours, only to find that there were no timekeeping tools.
Jin Jing suddenly took out a pocket watch like a treasure.
Jin Tong exclaimed: "Hey? Isn't this my pocket watch? I thought it was taken away when I raided my house. ā
"I almost got robbed. Thanks to your sister's cleverness, she's always hidden! Jin Jing boasted to herself.
Jin Tong excitedly pulled Jingjing into his arms and rubbed her little face fiercely.
"Whoever is on duty with this pocket watch will bring it." He is selfless.
"Good!" Wu Rui praised, "Everyone applauded and thanked Comrade Jin Tong!" ā
Everyone applauded sincerely, and Jin Tong smiled and nodded. Jin Jing is beautiful, and she looks honored.
Finally, the duty scheme was formed. The Great Northern Wilderness in winter sunset at four o'clock, but everyone couldn't sleep so early, and finally set eight o'clock to start the night and end until six o'clock in the morning. It is divided into five classes, all of which are boys on rotation.
The officers on duty patrol with guns on their backs, and if they find that the temperature in the tent is too low, they have to burn the ondol.
Jin Tong is in charge of the shift from ten to twelve o'clock tonight.
The five people on duty that night sealed the warehouse and kitchen by fixing the tent, that is, the earth pressed the four sides and then watered it. Unless those wild boars, roe deer, and big bad wolves deliberately destroy them, they will never enter by mistake.
After the defense work, everyone was still excited, and there was no sleep. After all, it was the first day in the wasteland, and everything was so fresh.
"Since it's boring, let's have a story meeting." Mao Zhigang proposed.
This suggestion made the boys applaud unanimously, and Li Xiaoyan was dissatisfied: "You have to tell ghost stories to scare girls again!" ā
Xu Jingjing also weakly objected: "Don't tell ghost stories, okay?" ā
Wu Rui chuckled: "Let's recite poems, one for each person, it must be in line with our current environment, and if you can't memorize it, you will be punished......"
"Punish what?" Xu Jingjing asked curiously.
"Punish him for blowing himself up a secret that he never told anyone else!" Lu Tianxi hurriedly said.
"Good! This is good! The crowd cheered up.