Chapter 14: Mud House Project
When I woke up, I didn't expect Song Yingchun's girl to be awake, which surprised me that she took the initiative to keep vigil, not by luck and let her sister replace her.
"Is the old hat awake?" Song Yingchun began to spray fragrance in the morning.
"Hmm." I replied casually, and then went to sort out the branches, which took a lot of time because the knife edge was not easy to cut and was dull, and it took a lot of effort to get each one.
"Isn't there anything you want to say to me?" Song Yingchun leaned up and asked.
"No, I have to work, if you have time, I can also help get some earthen urns and the like, help store water, that doesn't seem to work with high temperatures, it's better to get it out and get it out of the sun to make it gray and white, it will be better." I said.
"Cut... No fun! Song Yingchun snorted and walked away, but it seemed that he was really going to get those mud and the like again.
It didn't take long for everyone to wake up, and I gathered them together and began to set the task.
"Now we all have sleep problems, so I want us to work together to help get this house project, for a while Yingchun and Bailu you two are responsible for the mud, more waterproof, more mud, a while I have a lot of use, Yunwen just give me a hand, let's make a good house, not only to resist the wind and cold, but also to sleep more comfortably, what do you say?" I asked.
"Since Zhou Bo said so, let's work together to get things done." Song Bailu said.
I nodded.
So I asked Yunwen to help place those branches, five vertically, five horizontally, to form a square shelf of about one meter seven, fixed with vines, rooted into the ground about ten centimeters, placed one on the left and right, and then found hay, pasted with mixed soil, hung one by one in the gaps, and waited for the soil to dry, then it was two mud walls, and the rain and rocks were formed into a small house without a front face, and then the leftovers were filled with the front face, using the same method.
It's a small success, at least the house can shelter from the wind and rain, make a bonfire, and keep a little warm.
Two days of hard work, so that everyone has a place to sleep, is also a good thing, as for the floor is still too hard, we dig loose soil to cover it, and then spread a layer of fallen leaves and hay, it will be able to sleep softly, plus reduce the interference of the wind, more heat preservation effect, I went to the simple house to stay for a while is really too comfortable.
Then I dug a channel outside the house so that when it rained, there would be no water storage problems, and it would go downhill.
In the next few days, we gradually optimized the living conditions, for example, the water level of the living spring began to drop, after the mouth of the living spring was widened, the wall of the well was filled with stones, and the gap between the stones was filled in the way of making mud urns, and after the sun dried, a clean well wall was formed, and mud urns and ropes were made as equipment for drilling wells.
Since I go to find food every day, I will bring some branches and the like when I come back, and gradually form a fence around it, beware of the attack of wild beasts at night, and basically solve the security of the house.
Therefore, the three major problems have been solved, two of which are dwelling and poisonous insects, and the most critical problem is the most headache for us at present, that is, the problem of eating.
The red dates collected, by eating this, it is okay to mix it up for a day or two, but in the long run, it is not acceptable to people at all, and it doesn't matter if we are full, we are not Qiu Qianqi, how can we live on red dates?
In the past few days, we are at ease, but the physical strength is getting weaker and weaker, I sometimes go out and shake, and then look at their faces are already very bad, that Yunwen originally needed better nutrition to recover her body, and it was not enough to rely on external dressing, so that her body began to have problems again, and she was hungry and a little out of shape, and the other girls were not much better, I had to think about it, I had to desperately open up a new road to find food back, and now even if it is really a poisonous insect, I am interested in roasting and eating.
That night, the girls were lying in the house, and hunger left them speechless.
"Zhou Bo, you said that you can solve three problems, we believe in you, stay here, but now there is nothing to eat, what should we do? Isn't it hard to eat dirt? Song Yingchun complained.
"You tell us, do we have anything to eat besides red dates? I really can't swallow it in one bite, I'm afraid that if I eat it, I will vomit even more badly. Song Bailu also said.
I lit the bonfire, and I really wanted to tell them that I really didn't have much idea, and I used to run around the woods these days, and there was nothing in the woods, except for some insects, birds, squirrels, and the like, and there were really nothing, and by the way, there were strange footprints, but that's all, the food was really empty of us, even if the area around the jujube tree should be dug up, what should be dug up, all taken away.
Food? Maybe it's just dirt and red dates.
Nearby, go out is a high forest, go down to the south is the coast, east is near the cliff, a dead end, the north is the jujube tree area, and the jujube tree area is the direction to the top of the mountain, but there is no road to the top of the mountain, there is a fault, I can't reach it at all, so it is basically a dead end.
All in all, we are trapped in a dead end, and we can't break free.
"Zhou Bo, don't be discouraged, there will be something to eat..."Only Yun Wen knows that I am the most anxious one now, and I need some encouragement.
"Well, thanks for the encouragement, how are you?" I asked.
Zhang Yunwen waved at me, but seeing her chapped lips, her face was even paler, and her whole body was trembling as before, these days, I was busy not paying much attention to her, and I forgot about her condition, and hurriedly probed her forehead with my hand, which was okay if I didn't touch it, I was surprised when I touched it, and I had a high fever... She's relapsed again, and the temperature is even hotter than the last time.
"Song Bailu, have you changed Yunwen's dressing these days? Why did she have a high fever again? I hurriedly asked.
Song Bailu stood up from the bed and panted sharply, "You blame me? You tell me, there is no medicine, how can I change her medicine? Will you and I change? Do you care about her and think about us sisters? ”
I thought about it for a moment, and there were indeed no edible weeds nearby, let alone medicinal herbs.
"I'm sorry." I hurriedly said.
"It's just right to die, we haven't eaten meat for a long time, if she dies, we can add a few meals, anyway, she's only sick and sick when she lives, a waste of resources, and only when she dies can she be considered a contribution." Song Yingchun said.
I clenched my fists, but Zhang Yunwen grabbed her hands and she shook her head at me.
But I don't feel comfortable listening to such horrible words!
"Really? I see that your meat is also quite fragrant, why don't you stew it? "I was scared.
"You dare!" The two sisters shouted in unison.
"Do you think I dare?" I'm not false at all.
"Don't make any noise, listen to me!" Zhang Yunwen erupted and shouted.
The crowd did not speak, ready to listen to her.
"I want to live too, but it's a real drag on you, and if I'm unfortunate enough to die, I don't mind if everyone eats my flesh... Zhou Bo, this is the wilderness, not the civilized world, you told me this, I think you should also understand that when I die, it's just a bunch of carbohydrates, and if I eat it, I will eat it, right? Zhang Yunwen said, shedding tears.
I sighed, and the sisters looked at me with a sneer.
"Okay, let's do it, since we can't get together, let's go separately and live separately, I can't accept the cannibalism, because you will eat Yunwen, and the next one will eat me, this is a matter of principle, and it cannot be challenged! Yun Wen, let's go. After speaking, I pulled the weak Yunwen and walked out of the door.
Even if the wind and rain are thunderous now, the weather conditions are not optimistic, and it is not suitable for leaving...