Laura's help was all-encompassing, not just preparing to provide all kinds of building materials so that David and the others could build a better house; He even ordered a large number of daily necessities, clothes, shoes and socks, all kinds of spices, and even some weapons and ammunition, not only firearms, but also some cold weapons made by modern technology.

“……”

The three men sat in a row on a log, listening to Laura on the other side take a small notebook and talk about all kinds of supplies, and the three men were a little confused.

"That's all I have to think of for a while?" Laura, who was finally finished, took a big sip of water and paused for a moment before asking, "Is there anything missing?" ”

"This ...... I didn't expect ...... You've bought so much in such a short period of time? "Thinking about it, the Crawford family has money and connections, these things sound like a lot, but they are not anything at all, including those weapons, which are not a big deal for the Crawford family.

"I just placed an order, and things will be delivered in the next period of time." Laura suddenly pinched her eyebrows: "Fortunately, I didn't order too many building materials." ”

She had just learned that there was a limit to what she could carry, and if she had ordered a large amount of building stone according to her original idea, would she have to keep moving bricks back and forth?

Now it's just a matter of moving some cement powder, glass windows, waterproofing boards and the like, but it's not too much trouble.

The rest, such as clothes and weapons, is relatively easy to move, and you can make a few more trips back and forth.

"By the way, can you buy some extra books?" Fording waited until Laura finished speaking before he came up with his idea: "Books for learning English." ”

He had been learning English with Mark Watney for a while, but it was only a beginner, and he felt that if he had books, he would learn the language faster, so that he would not need David to be a translator when he could communicate with Laura and Mark in the future.

"This simple ......"

Laura happily agreed to Fordin's request, but Davy suddenly thought of something and wanted some books.

"Oh? What type of books do you need? ”

If Ferding wants to learn English, Laura needs to buy all kinds of English textbooks from low to high, and she can even prepare some instructional videos - anyway, she plans to set up a generator in Winter Village so that she can use electronic devices here.

"I don't know exactly what type of need should be, you can help me prepare." David thought for a moment, and realized that he didn't know what kind of books he needed: "Books about the history of your world should meet my needs. ”

"Oh, that's quite a lot." Laura understood what David meant, and it seemed that the village chief wanted to learn how to better govern the village by referring to her world's 'advanced experience': "I'll help you pick a few books first, and if you have any questions after reading them, I'll help you find the corresponding books." ”

"Yes."

Laura's suggestion was reasonable, and David didn't think there was anything wrong with it, so he nodded in agreement.

In fact, he asked Laura for a book, the most fundamental purpose is to take the opportunity to rationalize some 'things', such as his own understanding of Chinese, or from time to time to emerge some 'terralytic' thinking, these things as the time together increases, it is impossible to really hide.

The best thing to do is to have a reasonable explanation, and it is logical to know these things by learning about the earth - of course, if the relationship is really good enough, it seems that it is not impossible to tell the other person that he has traveled from the earth to this world?

David didn't think about whether to say it or not, so he made two preparations.

After watching Laura write a few strokes in her notebook, she stood up and prepared to go back.

"That's leaving?"

"Of course, I don't want to live on your side until the house is built." Although Laura is not a pampered eldest lady, she does not deliberately let herself suffer in her daily life when she is not on an adventurous journey: "But I will come over often, see you tomorrow!" ”

"See you tomorrow."

Similar scenes became the norm for the next period of time, and with the modern tools and materials sent by Laura, the construction of new accommodations increased dramatically.

Soon, the foundations of the four huts were laid out and the basic framework of the huts was built, because David and Fording had excellent strength and physical strength, and Mark and Laura had good hands-on skills, and they had just finished the construction of the hut at the same time as the first potatoes were harvested.

The four wooden houses are all one-room design, all have fireplaces for heating, and although the beds, tables, chairs, and cabinets are all made by a few laymen, which looks a little rough, but it doesn't matter if the things you make yourself sell poorly.

Looking at the four brand-new wooden houses around them, eating the freshly harvested potatoes (enough potatoes had been set aside to be replanted as new seeds), and with the food and drinks that Laura had brought to them, the four of them began to celebrate.

"Celebrate the birth of Winter Village!"

In the past, it could only be regarded as a pioneer camp, but now that there is a real place to live and farmland has been reclaimed, the village can be regarded as a real village.

While building the house, Mark and Laura made some furniture, including a rectangular table for several people to eat together.

The four of them sat on either side of the square table, enjoying the joy of their labor.

With a large harvest of potatoes and a sturdy and warm place to live, David couldn't be happier as he looked at Winter Village, which was gradually on the right track.

Several others had their own joys: Fording had a suitable place to live, and even seclusion in this world, which made it more convenient for him to visit his family regularly.

Mark Watney doesn't have to worry about starving to death or dying on the barren Mars because of the sudden damage to one of the base's facilities, and now he spends more time in Winter Village, going to the Mars base every day to check on the situation.

Laura's idea is more complicated, she finds a place to adventure, and she feels that there is a lot of this world worth exploring.

At the same time, she felt that Winter Village was a good place to be, and it could be used as a new home.

Taking a sip of the wine brought by Laura, David looked at the four wooden houses on the east side of the village and began to think about what to do next.

During this time, his understanding of the Light did not deepen, but his physical fitness continued to improve due to sufficient physical labor and combat skills.

Coupled with the various weapons that Laura brought, his combat effectiveness is much stronger now than it was at the beginning.

Perhaps, take a look in the forest to the north, and if possible, it would be better to deal with the threat of the wolves once and for all—he was uncomfortable with the presence of an enemy not far away from the village.

After speaking his mind, Fording also agreed.

The house problem has been solved, the food problem has been basically solved, and the next step is indeed to deal with the foreign enemy.

"What about Mark? What's next? ”

With the help of textbooks, Ferdin's English has improved rapidly and he is able to communicate with everyone in basic daily life.

"Take care of the potato fields every day and learn the knowledge of the Holy Light...... There's really not much to do. Mark has been learning about the Light, and even if Fordin's English is not good enough for advanced explanations, it is enough to ask David a lot of basic questions.

However, no matter how hard he tried, the Holy Light didn't respond to him at all, and compared to David's first attempt to master the Holy Light, it seemed that Mark was simply weak. Even if Ferding explained that Mark's situation at this time was normal, and David was a special case, which could not be used as a reference at all, he was still a little depressed.

There has been no progress in the Light, and the problem of food and shelter has been solved, so what should Marx do next? Is it really just a few years here?

"Maybe, I can pick up my previous plan again and try it a little bit." After thinking about it for a while, Mark gave his own answer.

"What's the plan?" David looked at Mark and thought of what he had done in the original plot, could it be that Mark wanted to go to Mars to plant potatoes again?

"Grow potatoes on Mars! I'm eager to see if my idea can work out. For a botanist, this is certainly a tempting subject – for Mark Watney today, growing potatoes on Mars is no longer a matter of survival, it is simply a scientific project.

At the same time, he was also thinking that if he could get in touch with NASA and grow potatoes, he would be able to better explain how he had managed to survive on Mars until he came to the rescue - he wasn't prepared to tell the story of Winter Village.

"Sounds like an interesting plan." After a period of contact, Laura and Mark also became familiar, and when she heard that Mark was actually going to plant potatoes on Mars, she also felt that Mark's idea was very constructive, but unfortunately she couldn't witness the process with her own eyes.

At the same time, after this period of contact, Laura also knows why Mark had that reaction when he first heard his name, in Mark's words, in his world, Laura Crawford is a world-famous archaeologist!

Unexpectedly, he was a global celebrity on the 'other earth', which surprised Laura and made her a little happy at the same time, and she was proud of Davy and Fording all day.

This made David, who knew the truth, speechless, and endured it so that the 'truth' did not come out.

"Where's Laura?"

"You're going to the forest to wipe out the wolves?" Laura took a bite of the potatoes, not knowing if it was a delusion, she felt that these potatoes tasted better than her own world: "I'm going to go to the forest with you to have a look." ”

It's not convenient to run too far for the time being, and it's not bad to explore the surrounding area of Lower Winter Village, and by the way, increase the experience of exploring in the primeval forest.

"Oh, yes! To celebrate the completion of my new home, I have prepared a gift for you! Before David could continue to ask new questions, Laura suddenly pointed to the box that had been placed on the table for a long time: "One piece per person, no need to grab it!" ”