A few minutes later, Su Yan ran back with an embarrassed look on her face and took her quiver and two bottles of water.
Then run out of the cave again.
"Then I will go collect the fruits with Gu Qingrou later." Picking up the empty curtain cloth, Xiang Wanying looked at Gu Qingrou who was cleaning up the breakfast leftovers with her.
The two people, who both had gentle personalities, looked at each other, and then smiled gently at each other.
"Thank you for your hard work, I have to deal with the sheepskin first." Xiang Wanying nodded and said.
She had finished her breakfast early and was now standing in front of the sheepskin that had been spread out on a tripod to dry all night.
At this moment, Xiang Wanying was using a sharp knife to remove the remaining fat from the meat. As for the wool on the sheepskin, it had been removed last night and was now being soaked in wood ash water to remove the grease.
She doesn't like sleeping on soft pillows like cuddles, so she plans to take some time to stuff wool and other things into rabbit skin, and then make a harder pillow as a reward for herself.
However, Xiang Wanying has not yet figured out how to make the sheepskin softer.
When she was at the Xiang family, she had seen the maids taking care of various fur clothes.
But those are all maintained with modern things like waxing oil.
Now in the wilderness.
Xiang Wanying was also very helpless. How could she possibly get any waxing oil...
However, she had heard from the maid about the nature of the hardening of sheepskin.
It is probably because of water or humid weather.
Then the fat in the sheepskin will hydrolyze when it comes into contact with water, causing the fat to be lost, and the fibers inside the leather will stick together, making the sheepskin hard and brittle.
If that's the case...
It is definitely not okay to boil it until it becomes soft, because this thing is not pig skin, and there is a high probability that sheepskin will become brittle after boiling.
After a little thought, Xiang Wanying came up with a new idea.
Although she had no means to soften the sheepskin, she had other soft things in her hands. There were also two pieces of curtain cloth left in the cave that Anya and Gu Qingrou had pulled back from the wreckage of the plane last time.
If we cut the hard sheepskin into slices and then sew them together for the front and back like a bulletproof vest, wouldn't it be possible to achieve both warmth and protection?
After having this thought, Xiang Wanying continued to cut the remaining rotten meat.
She is prepared to work overtime.
It will definitely be too late to deliver it tomorrow, but at least I have to finish this "sheepskin coat" when I deliver supplies next time!
Then give it to Zhang Liu!
Next to Xiang Wanying who was busy.
Lan Yueting had already quietly left with the fishhook in her hand. She was going to try her luck at the beach to see if she could catch fish with this crude fishhook like Xiang Wanying.
At the same time, Lan Yueting also planned to get some firewood when she came back.
Although there were already a lot of things piled up at the bottom of the cave, she would subconsciously stockpile various supplies after starving.
Even something inedible like firewood.
By noon, all six girls in the cave had returned. They were trying to avoid the scorching sun.
And they ate dinner while talking and laughing.
Today Su Yan and Anya successfully hunted a long snake, so the lunch menu was updated again.
Long snake and bird meat stew.
It can be considered as a disguised form of dragon and phoenix appearing together...
Meanwhile, at the bamboo forest shelter, Zhang Liu was carrying the 49th and 50th bamboos along with a large roll of rattan and walking down.
Although the distance from the bamboo forest at the foot of the mountain to the shelter is only a few hundred meters round trip.
In theory, ten minutes is enough to complete the walk.
But carrying bamboo is indeed a physical job.
So it took him half a day to complete most of the moving work.
It is estimated that the construction time will be around noon.
Turning his head to look at the sun in the sky, Zhang Liu felt a little worried.
He didn't know if one afternoon or dusk would be enough for him to finish building it.
After all, this is a big project.
In the bamboo forest behind him, Qin Ruoyan and Qin Ruoshuang were using knives to continuously cut the bamboo branches and leaves to speed up Zhang Liu's transportation efficiency.
In order to avoid the scorching sun, they also avoided the plains that were directly exposed to the sun and came to the bamboo forest where there was shade.
However, there are shadows inside the bamboo forest.
But that doesn't mean it's not hot and stuffy. Right now, both of them are sweating all over.
"Why not just take it off!" After watching Zhang Liu go away, Qin Ruoyan looked at her sister who was also drenched in sweat, and whispered, "It's almost like a see-through outfit anyway..."
Section 1#Volume 2 A stable food source is the first step to development: Chapter 207 White, big, and soft bamboo...
"Take it off?" Qin Ruoshuang was a little stunned when she heard it, and then she looked at Zhang Liu who had already gone far away.
"It's okay, do you think he hasn't seen it?" Qin Ruoyan said with a smile: "Besides, if we sisters do this, maybe it can increase our competitiveness!"
After saying that, she couldn't stand the heat anymore so she took off her school uniform and skirt that were completely stuck to her body.
She stood there wearing only a white two-piece bra.
A warm breeze blew from the east, and the bamboo forest swayed slightly.
The wind that would have made people feel stuffy now brought coolness to Qin Ruoyan, who had most of her skin exposed.
An expression of enjoyment suddenly appeared on her face, and then she looked at her sister.
There was some confusion in his eyes, and he obviously didn't understand why the other party was so persistent.
After all, as a boy, Zhang Liu had already been working in just his underwear.
Besides, we both took the initiative last night, so if we do anything else, I will be shy when I see her underwear...
Is it a bit out of date?
"But……"
Covering her chest with her hands, Qin Ruoshuang's tone was still a little hesitant, because her own people knew her own business.
The T-shirt strip wrapped around her chest was cut by Zhang Liu from the hem of his own clothes.
Since there are no shoulder straps, they will slip down while working. If Qin Ruoshuang was just standing in front of Zhang Liu wearing underwear, she would be able to make the same awareness as her sister.
But if she stood with her breasts exposed, she would find it difficult to do so.
After all, in terms of the degree of exposure, these are two completely different things.
"There are so many buts. You are not a child anymore." Qin Ruoyan glanced at the tangled expression on her sister's face, and then whispered, "Are you shy?"
"I'm not shy! Forget it! I'll take it off!" After hesitating for a moment, Qin Ruoshuang gritted her teeth and unbuttoned her shirt, revealing the "bra wrap" underneath.
Then she took off her school skirt and stood in the bamboo forest wearing only white underwear like her sister.
A few minutes later, Zhang Liu, who had walked up the mountain and was not far from the bamboo forest, was completely stunned.
He stood there awkwardly, secretly looking up at the two sisters, completely confused about what was going on.
Why are these two suddenly letting themselves go in their underwear?
Qin Ruoyan and Qin Ruoshuang also turned their heads inadvertently and saw Zhang Liu standing not far away.
"Come here!" Qin Ruoyan waved slightly at Zhang Liu.
Compared to her younger sister who was covering her chest shyly, her behavior at this moment was still relatively generous.
"Um..." Trying to look away and focus on the two's slender waists and their smooth calves in black and white stockings, Zhang Liu whispered, "What are you doing?"
"It's too hot here, so I took off my clothes." Qin Ruoyan smiled lightly, then she pulled off her white silk in front of Zhang Liu, handed it over along with her clothes, and said, "This time, please help me take these clothes to the sun to dry. We two sisters will hide here and help you collect vines."
"And my clothes!" Seeing her sister do this, Qin Ruoshuang quickly pulled off her black stockings and handed them to the other party along with her clothes.
"Okay." Zhang Liu nodded. His attention was completely attracted by the two people's swaying waists, so he didn't think too much. But after taking the clothes, he was surprised and said, "So much sweat?"
The two sets of clothes were so wet in the hands that it was as if they had been soaked in water.
"We can't help it. We girls are born to sweat." Qin Ruoyan brushed away the limp hair on her forehead, then looked at Zhang Liu, who still had a straight look in his eyes, and said with a smile: "What are you looking at? Is it so beautiful?"
"Nothing... nothing!" Zhang Liu bent down and picked up two bamboos that had been scraped clean of branches and leaves. Instead of taking the rattan, he hung the two sets of clothes on the bamboos and continued walking down the mountain.
To avoid suspicion, he is not planning to go up at the moment.
Zhang Liu planned to start building the house below first.
Anyway, there are already fifty-two bamboos down there, which is a considerable number in his plan.
Moreover, five of them are straight beam pillars more than four meters long, which fully meets the requirements for building a house.
So Zhang Liu planned to do it first, and then go up the mountain to get more if it was not enough.
(Here is the design of the semi-permanent house on the east side below the bamboo forest on the hill)
As for these two sets of clothes.
After touching the stockings that had been soaked with sweat, I felt a very special touch.
He once again recalled the freshwater pond about one meter deep and the taro nearby.
Then Zhang Liu suddenly had an idea. After the house was built, he would take Qin Ruoshuang and Qin Ruoyan up the mountain from the east slope.
Not only can I take them to take a bath, but I can also survey the route for building the water pipeline, and bring down a large amount of taro as food!
After dismantling the triangular shelter, he picked up a bamboo about one meter long and erected it on the ground to make the hole.
Zhang Liu picked up a thick piece of wood with one hand and placed it on top of the half-meter-long bamboo, then began to swing the fire hammer and smash it hard.
First make the hole, then insert the straight beam.
This is a little trick he learned when building a shelter, and it’s very useful!
Once, twice...
The soil here is relatively loose.
After a dozen hammer blows, the first pit about twenty centimeters deep was completed.
Hold the exposed part of the bamboo with both hands, then shake it vigorously to pull it out with a "pop".
Then insert it into the hole...
Repeat this cycle.
A few minutes later, a deep pit suitable for piling was declared complete.
However, Zhang Liu was not in a hurry to hit the second stake.
Because he suddenly realized one thing, that is, before drilling holes, he needed to make sure that the lengths of the bamboos were consistent.
Otherwise, even if this house is built, it will definitely be a mess...
I turned my head and looked at the three-meter-long bamboos piled up in a haphazard manner nearby, thinking that I might have to use a knife to trim their lengths one by one.
The excited expression on Zhang Liu's face due to the construction of the house gradually froze.
A rather pessimistic thought flashed through his mind.
There is indeed a huge gap between just drawing a blueprint on paper and actually doing it...
How long will it take to trim it to the exact same length?
However, Zhang Liu, who was working hard to carry wood, quickly thought of a solution to this problem.
That is, if you don't pursue aesthetics, you don't need to adjust the wood to a uniform length.
As long as he makes sure that the binding points are the same length when binding, it’s fine if it’s too long, but it will be a problem if it’s too short.
Putting down the bamboo he was moving over to compare lengths, Zhang Liu was extremely grateful that he did not do the idiotic thing of directly chopping the bamboo to reduce its length.
However, in order to avoid the embarrassing situation of building the house crooked, he first connected three bamboos more than three meters long together.
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