Chapter 19: Camp Renovation
After returning to the camp, everyone saw that I was covered in blood and asked what was going on, Zhou Anan briefly introduced the general situation of the matter, and everyone comforted me not to blame myself, in the face of life and death, the power of human beings has always been small.
In the following period, all our energy was put into the transformation of the camp. After working day and night, the materials needed to build the wooden house were basically ready.
We used one side of the boulder as the wall, and then laid the columns on the remaining three sides, which were the support of the whole wooden house, so the cutting was carefully selected, thick and strong, and of course it took a lot of work. After laying the columns, we tied strong beams to each column about 15 centimeters above the ground, fixed steel nails and wound several loops of ropes to reinforce it. Then, we made a simple wooden ladder to climb to the top of the boulder, and then laid the plank, one end of the wooden board was erected on the boulder, and the other end stretched out to cover the top of the wooden house, after the same steel nails were ordered, we first laid a layer of tarpaulin, then a layer of leaves, and finally it took a lot of effort to find a few large stones to press on the wooden board on the side of the boulder, and the main structure of the whole wooden house was completed.
We laid a row of planks on the nailed beams, and after reinforcing them, even if the floor of the wooden house was ready, it was 15 centimeters above the ground to prevent insects and ants, and it was also possible to prevent the cold air from directly entering the body when it was cold. On the three walls of the hut, we also nailed wooden planks, except for a small door in and out on the outer wall facing the boulder, and hung a blanket to make it a curtain.
After the wooden house was basically completed, as the chief designer, Uncle Song patted his chest to ensure that the structure of the wooden house was absolutely safe and reliable. But I still think it's a bit lacking, for example, the roof is flat and not conducive to drainage, so we tossed again, and built a triangular roof with planks and sticks on the basis of the existing roof, so that there is also a small attic out of thin air, although the space is limited and it is impossible to sleep alone, there is no problem with putting things. Secondly, the wooden house is made of wooden planks on three sides, and the stone wall of boulders on one side, which is almost airtight after closing the curtain, and it is completely a sauna room, so we opened a 40 by 40 window on each side of the wooden house on the wall to ventilate and breathe. Finally, and most importantly, the climate on this island is humid, and the wood of the wooden house is directly exposed to the air for a long time, which is easy to be corroded and deteriorated, but fortunately, we found a tree with tree oil not far from the camp, the tree oil is translucent and slightly yellow, Miss Lin told us that this tree is called tropical oil tung, and the tree oil secreted by it has the effect of preventing insects and oxidation, and smearing these tree oils on the wood is like a transparent protective film attached to the wood, and it can also play a role in waterproofing.
After the renovation again, the wooden house is finally not much of a problem, a few girls will collect the quilts, blankets all to the wooden house to spread out, and with the marker pen brought down from the boat on the wooden wall to draw some decoration, and finally free up a glass bottle with water, pick some flowers and put it inside, the wooden house looks quite warm.
During this time, in order to make this wooden house, all of us almost did not have the energy to ask about other things, just such a small wooden house, although it can only sleep a few girls, but it has already consumed all our resources, and a few of us men said that even if we sleep in the underground secret room first, we must rest for a few days before building a place where we live.
It was precisely because all of our energy was devoted to the construction of the wooden house during this time that we had no time to replenish our food, and the unfortunate boar and other remaining food were all consumed, and we fell into a situation of running out of ammunition and food.
On the first night after the wooden house was built, we drank some water to celebrate the housewarming, everyone lit a bonfire in front of the wooden house, sat in a circle around the city, and I said to everyone: "After the wooden house is built, we female comrades will not have to worry about the wind and rain. So next, the more important ones are food and water. The wild boar has already been eaten, and it has not been delivered to the door for a while, so tomorrow we have to pick up the supplementary food. Uncle Wei, bearded man, you will go fishing at the beach tomorrow, I, Big Bear, and Miss Lin will go around the island to see if I can get some gains, and at the same time, I also want to try if it is possible to direct the stream from the high ground to the camp through the way of drainage through the bamboo trough. Uncle Song, you lead the others to stay in the camp, in addition to digging drainage ditches in the camp, you also have to use the remaining wood from the wooden house to sit on some daily necessities such as tables, chairs and benches. ”
After the division of labor, everyone had no opinions, and I suddenly thought of special seeds, so I said to Miss Lin: "Miss Lin, are those seeds you brought down from the boat still useful?" We have been relying on primitive hunting for food, after all, it is not the way, if there is a regular source of food, it is better. ”
Miss Lin smiled and said, "If you don't Miss Lin in the future, Miss Lin, I want to call you Second Master Bao." My name is Lin Ruyi, and you can call me Ruyi in the future. As for the special seeds, if the previous experimental data were accurate, then it would definitely be useful, but we have been busy with other things all this time, and we have forgotten about it, and we can try to plant some in the open space in front of the camp tomorrow. ”
Special seeds can make vegetables and fruits grow in a very harsh environment, and the growth cycle will be greatly shortened, although it sounds a bit fantastical, but after all, it gives everyone some hope, and everyone is discussing which to start planting first.
Just when everyone was discussing enthusiastically, Sun Yuxi suddenly raised his hand and asked weakly, "Can we really only live on this island for a lifetime?" Is there no way we can go back to the way things were? Has the outside world given up on rescue? ”
When everyone was happy, this dead child came to say a few words coldly, and everyone's interest was all extinguished. Yes, are we really ready to accept the status quo and put down roots here? Don't we need to find a way to send out a distress signal to the outside world? Or have we really been abandoned by the outside world? I asked myself but I didn't get any answers. The others were also silent, preoccupied, and finally the shadow of the shipwreck, which had been dispelled by this incident, gathered back again.
In order to break the slightly awkward atmosphere, I had to stand up and say to everyone, "It's not early, everyone go to bed, whatever it is, we'll talk about it tomorrow." ”
After everyone else had gone to sleep, Uncle Song sat down next to me and said, "Everyone's mood has been affected, it seems that we have to think of a way, now we still have a lot of things to do all day long, and when the camp is fully built, everyone will be even more cranky when they are free." ”
I smiled wryly twice, "What good way can this be?" On this island, except for us who are the men with glasses, there is no Internet, and there is no TV signal, what do you always say can you have to pass the time for a long time? ”
Uncle Song sighed, "You're right, life on this island will indeed become more and more monotonous and boring in the future, and there is really no good way, but no matter how difficult it is, you, as the leader of our side, have to think of a way, so many girls are looking at you with blank eyes, and you are embarrassed to let them down, right?" ”
It was originally a very serious topic, but when Uncle Song said it, why did it change its taste, and I asked Uncle Song, "Which girls are looking at me with blank eyes?" When you get old, you'd better stay away from the big bear, what an upright and simple uncle you were originally, all of them were damaged by that grandson. ”