Chapter 17: Mats
Xia Zhi stood at the door of the ground and looked into the distance, and a large area of reeds could be seen in the distance.
saw Liu Qianqian standing beside him.
"Liu Zhiyan, you stay at home, Liu Qianqian and I will go get some firewood and come back.
The wall of fire must be burned at night, or it will freeze tonight. ”
"If you can clean it up, clean up the inside of the nest, and if not, wait for me to come back."
Xia Zhi didn't expect Liu Zhiyan, a semi-crippled, to help anything, not to mention that this was Miss Jiao, just to say that this one was hanging on such an arm, and he couldn't call a wounded person.
Liu Zhiyan was anxious when she heard this.
"Can't I go with you? I can also collect firewood, and I still have a hand to use.
Don't leave me here alone, there are rats here. ”
Xia Zhi glanced at the reeds in the distance and answered her quietly.
"It's a wasteland here, and there will be wolves, are you sure you want to go?
The reed swing is very dangerous, I asked Liu Qianqian to go with me because he is big and has a lot of strength, and he can beat away two wolves with two sticks, can you?
Are you going to feed the wolves or the rats? Do the math yourself! ”
She didn't have time to protect this young lady, and besides, the friendship between the two was not enough to protect her regardless of her own safety.
Liu Zhiyan immediately wilted when she heard this.
"And wolves?"
As soon as he had finished speaking, a wolf's howl came from a distance, although it felt far away.
But this cry definitely made the young intellectual, who was still talking loudly at this moment, immediately shut up.
Many people burrowed into the ground nest with pale faces, and the nest could still defend against wolves.
Xia Zhi didn't say a word, and beckoned to Liu Qianqian.
"Forward, follow me."
Liu Qianjin followed Xia Zhi and obviously didn't pay attention to the wolf or not.
Liu Zhiyan burrowed into the nest of the ground, knowing that there were rats in it, but compared to wolves, she was suddenly not so afraid.
Thinking that Xia Zhi and Liu Qianqian risked their lives to find firewood, he couldn't stand idly by.
I had to roll up my sleeves and endure my disgust and start to clean up the nest.
Behind the door were brooms and all the cobwebs were swept off the eaves.
I swept the wall next to each other.
By the way, he slapped the straw on the floor with a broom.
Fortunately, not a single rat came out.
Worried about how to sleep on this straw?
But she couldn't hear the movement outside anymore when she pricked up her ears, she looked at the time, and two hours had passed, and the two of them didn't even have a shadow.
Wouldn't it really be fed to the wolves?
Just then, I heard footsteps outside.
"Liu Zhiyan, open the door for me."
As soon as she heard that it was Xia Zhi's voice, Liu Zhiyan rushed over quickly, and the moment she opened the door, she saw Xia Zhi walking in with a reed mat.
It was Zhou Zhengan who followed him.
Zhou Zhengan was dressed in an earthy yellow uniform, and the hat on his head was covered with reed stripes.
"Alright, this reed mat has been brought to you, and you will settle down today.
I'll send someone to tell you to eat in the cafeteria. ”
Zhou Zhengan didn't expect it, he thought that when he arrived here on the summer solstice, he would probably not be able to stand it when he saw Diwozi.
He deliberately took two people to the reeds to weave two mats, and he arrived three or four hours early.
So when Xia Zhi arrived with Liu Qian, he happened to run into Zhou Zhengan.
Hearing that they were collecting firewood, Zhou Zhengan didn't say a word, and took them to the places they often visited. It's a relatively safe place, and a lot of reeds have been cut down around.
The winter here is very cold, even if he doesn't need it today, he will have to use it in the future, he didn't expect the summer solstice to adapt quickly.
actually dared to take Liu forward alone, and ran to the reeds like this.
"Xia Zhi, you're too bold, aren't you afraid of meeting wolves here?"
Zhou Zhengan asked seriously while helping them cut down the dry trees.
"Even if Zhou Zhengan encounters a wolf, we have to chop firewood and go back.
Even if it doesn't burn tonight, I'll have to come tomorrow. You have to come late or early. ”
The summer solstice moves fast.
Although he was only holding a woodcutter in his hand, he was actually faster than Zhou Zhengan's movements.
And very neatly, cut down the dead trees in front of you.
And cut to a length suitable for the back.
Put the hemp rope on the ground and tie the dead branches that she and Zhou Zheng'an cut together.
Seeing that Xia Solstice was about to carry the firewood on his back, Zhou Zhengan snatched it over.
"You woman looks more horizontal than a man.
No wonder you're not afraid of wolves. ”
Just watched Xia Solstice dancing with a firewood knife twice, Zhou Zhengan was sure that Xia Solstice might have practiced twice.
Xia Zhi couldn't help but smile when he saw Zhou Zhengan drop all three bundles of firewood on his back.
"Zhou Zheng'an is here, if he is more ruthless than a wolf, can he survive?
I had made mental preparations before I came, and I also knew about the situation here, so I practiced twice in advance. ”
Zhou Zhengan sighed, the first time he saw a girl who looked a little thin, her vitality was so tenacious. Adapting so quickly everywhere.
"Let's go, this mat is made for you, one for you, and one for Liu Qianjian."
Xia Zhi looked at his face with a look of joy, and his eyes sparkled, making Zhou Zhengan feel as if he had done a great good deed.
He didn't hold a mat in his hand, like rice or pork.
"Comrade Zhou Zhengan really wants to thank you, this thing is really what we are very short of now.
I was thinking of waiting until tomorrow to come here again, cut the reeds and go back to make two mats.
I didn't expect you to really think what we think and be anxious about what we are anxious about. ”
The earthen platform is covered with straw, and of course it must be covered with mats, otherwise rats and insects will love to climb up.
"You can also weave mats?"
"Of course I can make it up, but I can't make up my brother's reeds, what are you doing?"
It was in this question and answer that they returned to the underground nest, and the previous scene was born.
Looking at the mat that Zhou Zhengan hugged in, Liu Zhiyan didn't react at all.
"What's this?"
Zhou Zhengan spread the mat on the pile of straw and slapped it.
"Comrade Xia Zhi, I saw that you didn't have a quilt or mattress, and I finished eating in a while.
You come with me, I have a spare quilt over there, you take it. ”
Zhou Zhengan was very careful, and he could see at a glance that the summer solstice was only a small burden, and there was no futon at all.
This year, no matter what you do, you bring your own luggage.
There are also no ready-made ones to sell, but if you don't bring luggage, you can only freeze.
Xia Zhi heard this.
Only then did she realize that she only thought about other things and forgot about the bedding.
But it's not hypocritical, on such a cold day, if you don't cover the quilt at night, you can freeze to death.
Anyway, she could give the money to Zhou Zhengan, and she didn't take advantage of Zhou Zhengan.
"Then thank you, Zhou Zhengan, I'll give you the money in a while."
Zhou Zhengan originally wanted to say no, but after glancing at Liu Zhiyan, he swallowed his words back.
If there is anything to say, he will wait for a while, and he will say it to Xia Zhi himself.