After being stranded on a deserted island, they all plotted against me

Pick up the square piece of soil and press it evenly on half of the bamboo. It will immediately become a curved pressed sheet of even thickness.

At this moment, Zhang Liu was carefully taking a bent piece of clay off the bamboo, and then placing it upright next to the fire to bake.

For a moment, the girls were unable to understand what he was doing.

"Zhang Liu, are you making tiles?" Qin Ruoyan, who was massaging Anya's arm muscles, finally guessed.

As a descendant of traditional Chinese medicine, she has certain medical knowledge.

So after seeing the finished product, I also recognized the object in front of me from its shape.

It... should be the traditional earthenware tile that can be used to bake special medicinal materials, right?

"Well, I want to make tiles. In the future rainy season, we still need to make sure that water is drained." Zhang Liu nodded, and then said, "If possible, I also plan to make bricks to build a house."

"Hmm, are the tiles like this?" Xiang Lingying couldn't understand how much trouble it was to build a brick house in the wilderness with bare hands. She could only look at the strange shape of the tiles and asked in confusion: "I remember the roof tiles had wavy lines..."

"Miss, those are glazed tiles. What Zhang Liu is making now should be earthen tiles." Xiang Wanying hurriedly explained for her eldest lady.

Probably because it’s too far away from the brick house.

None of the girls realized the importance of brick and tile houses. Instead, they started discussing why the tiles fired by Zhang Liu were in such an "arch bridge shape".

Even Anya, who was lying on the ground, joined in the discussion.

But after all the discussion, no one could come up with a clear idea.

Finally, they all looked at the boy who was making the third tile...

"Hmm?" Aware of everyone's gazes, Zhang Liu began to talk about what he knew.

He learned this from a reality show about wilderness survival, but the other party fired straight tiles instead of curved tiles like his own.

The reason why Zhang Liu made the tile surface into a curved concave shape is so that it can be placed in an overlapping manner in a "convex-concave" form.

After all, whether it is a flat tile or a concave tile, all the concave sides are placed upwards or downwards.

This will cause thin gaps at the joints of the tiles that can cause rain to leak.

But if the convex surface is placed on the junction of two concave tiles.

Water will flow down the concave tiles instead of seeping into the room.

"If that's the case, you can also use bamboo instead of tiles..." Qin Ruoshuang sat next to Gu Qingrou. She tapped her slightly sore calf and asked softly, "Why do we have to use mud to make tiles?"

"Because clay tiles are heavy, they are not easily blown by the wind." Zhang Liu looked at the third tile he had completed, and then added another advantage: "And even if it is soaked in rainwater for a long time, there will not be too much odor."

Chapter 321: Shall we go for a walk outside?

"But how do we put it on the roof?" After understanding the shape of the tile, Xiang Lingying said seriously, "This tile looks very heavy and slippery..."

"Well, I plan to make a small hole on both sides of the top after it dries a little, and then I can hang it on the roof with a thin rope." With a slight smile, Zhang Liu spoke out his plan.

“If we do that, the workload will be huge.”

Su Yan had been paying attention to Zhang Liu's behavior, and then she expressed her own opinion.

What she said was indeed correct. The progress of making tiles was very slow. From the time Zhang Liu finished his meal until now, he had only made three tiles, and each one was only the size of a palm.

Even if it was just the tiles needed to build a house, it would probably take him at least several days to do it alone...

Not to mention that this is only the time it takes to make the tiles. There is also a series of things to do later, such as drilling holes in the tiles, firing the tiles, laying the roof frame, visiting the tile workers, etc.

This whole process shouldn't take too long...

So Su Yan was very worried that it was raining and the brick house could not be built.

"Well, I'm just planning to do it in my spare time. Currently, bamboo is used as the main building structure of the house, and brick and tile houses are backup procedures." Regarding the concern in Su Yan's tone, Zhang Liu smiled and explained, "Don't worry too much."

Hearing Zhang Liu's words, Su Yan nodded. Lan Yueting's expression beside her froze slightly. She heard the other party's implication.

That means we, the others, might have to prepare for a long-term battle in this wilderness...

After all, no matter how resistant bamboo is to decay, it should be able to last for a few months without any problems.

After hesitating for a few seconds, Lan Yueting finally didn't say anything.

She just silently pressed her thumb with her fingernails. This was Lan Yueting's way of relieving stress.

The fatigue from the day left the girls with little energy for the bedtime talk. When Zhang Liu finished making the seventh tile, all the girls looked drowsy.

But they just forced themselves not to sleep, as if they were insisting on something.

Sensing that something was wrong, Zhang Liu looked at the eight girls in front of him in confusion, and then he said, "Why aren't you sleeping yet? Aren't you tired?"

The girls didn't say anything, but just looked at Zhang Liu silently, and then collectively curled their toes slightly in their shoes.

Everyone was wearing shoes at the moment, and everyone knew what it would smell like when they took off their shoes.

So I don't dare to take it off when sleeping...

After all, everyone has been walking for a whole day. Others may not know whether their feet are sweating or not, but the owner of the feet definitely knows.

Especially Qin Ruoyan, who was wearing silk stockings and small leather boots, and Qin Ruoshuang, who looked like Xiang Wanying...

In order to prevent the horrific situation of social death, the girls waited until Zhang Liu lay down before taking off their shoes.

Although there will be a smell after taking it off, by that time, it will be something that everyone has...

Whose it belongs to... No one knows, and no one can tell.

Therefore, if Zhang Liu doesn’t sleep now, basically no girl will sleep with him.

"Well, if nothing else, I'll go to sleep first." After putting down the seventh tile, Zhang Liu once again looked around at the girls surrounding him, with some confusion in his eyes.

But he didn't think too much about it. He just took off his shoes and socks, then lay down and closed his eyes to sleep.

After seeing Zhang Liu lying down, the girls took off their shoes and socks one after another and placed their white feet towards the fire to dry.

In fact, they were just overthinking it.

During the time on the top of the mountain, everyone maintained the good habit of bathing once a day.

So even after walking for a whole day, after taking off your shoes and socks, the smell of your foot sweat is not as strong as before.

The space here is also large, and with the night breeze blowing, the original slight smell of foot sweat quickly dissipated.

Looking at each other, the girls who have been struggling with this issue until now are all a little embarrassed...

Then everyone showed helpless smiles on their faces, and then lay down together and started to sleep.

As the moon gradually rose, the forty-eighth day in the wilderness passed quietly.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhang Liu woke up first.

It is still early and the morning star in the sky is still bright.

It would probably take at least another hour or two before the dawn would appear in the east, heralding the dawn.

Taking a deep breath, he slowly sat up.

Perhaps it was the one-meter-high wooden fence and the wide ceiling that provided good heat reflection, or perhaps it was because there were so many people.

At this moment, the air temperature in this small shelter is at a relatively high level.

Pull out a few thin and flammable branches from the pile of firewood next to the fire and put them into the fire that is now only red-hot charcoal. Along with the blue smoke, the flame rises from the contact surface of the charcoal and gradually licks the entire body of the firewood.

With the help of the fire that was burning again, Zhang Liu turned his head left and right to look at Xiang Wanying and Qin Ruoshuang who had curled up beside him at some point in time.

He was slightly dazed.

Both of them have long and dense eyelashes, just like small brushes.

The naturally raised corners of the mouth look as if one is having a sweet dream.

"Hehehe... Dad, your improved version of Nine-Turn Large Intestine is so delicious..." Behind Xiang Wanying, Xiang Lingying whispered in his sleep.

Zhang Liu frowned subconsciously after hearing this dream talk...

Further away was Anya, who was subconsciously grabbing her stomach with her hands, and Su Yan, who for some reason had her palms clamped between her thighs with a look of satisfaction on her face.

It is a peaceful and beautiful scenery.

"Tsk..."

A slight smacking sound was heard, and then Zhang Liu turned his head and looked behind Qin Ruoshuang.

As the contact time increased, he was also able to distinguish the differences between the twin sisters from the details.

When sleeping, Qin Ruoyan prefers to swing her hair on her chest.

Qin Ruoshuang just put her hair behind.

This was also the reason why Zhang Liu was able to confirm at a glance that the girl lying next to him was Qin Ruoshuang.

At this moment, Qin Ruoyan had woken up and was making a slight sound to attract a boy's attention.

When she saw Zhang Liu looking at her, she immediately raised her finger and pointed it at the entrance, indicating that the two of them wanted to go for a walk outside.

Nodding slightly, Zhang Liu carefully stood up from his seat.

Then he walked barefoot to the gap and gently moved the fence made by Gu Qingrou away.

The cool air from outside rushed in instantly, and Zhang Liu couldn't help but take a deep breath again, filling his lungs with fresh air.

This feeling is really good...

Beside him was Qin Ruoyan, who also stood up carefully and walked out barefoot. The two of them did not speak, but walked out silently.

Chapter 322: This bamboo rat seems...really dead?

After walking out, Zhang Liu did not forget to reset the gap in the fence.

At the same time, he also held a bamboo sword in his hand, which was cut from a bamboo last night.

It is about one and a half meters long, the width of two fingers, and less than half a centimeter thick.

This is a small toy that Zhang Liu carved for himself.

Holding it in your hand now can play a certain role in self-defense.

Qin Ruoyan was also barefoot. She and Zhang Liu had already walked one after the other to a distance of about ten meters from the temporary camp. Then she said, "Today should be Laba Festival, right?"

At this moment, the waxing moon in the sky is still there, but it has begun to become hazy, as if covered by a layer of fog, or perhaps a thin cloud just passing by.

But the morning star beside it still exists and emits a steady light.

The two are intertwined and reflected, just like the man and woman who are standing silently beside the two bamboos at this moment.

"How do you know that today is Laba Festival?" After hearing Qin Ruoyan mention this special time, Zhang Liu asked with a little curiosity.

"Because I know that January 21st is New Year's Eve. Don't you celebrate it?" Qin Ruoyan turned her head to look at the boy next to her, her tone sounding a little puzzled.

As a student, shouldn’t what you look forward to most be long holidays such as winter and summer vacations or the Chinese New Year?

But seeing Zhang Liu's sudden depressed look, Qin Ruoyan immediately remembered his family situation.

Perhaps the New Year gathering and partying that is a kind of torture for me is a kind of torture for him.

She stopped the topic silently, and finally whispered, "I'm sorry."

"Don't worry about these." Zhang Liu smiled and shook his head to indicate that he didn't care about these issues.

Then he also said: "What a pity, if I hadn't been in danger, there would be Laba porridge in school today, and I could have brought two portions back for my sister."

"I remember now, the year before last and last year, your head teacher, Mr. Zhou, reported three copies for you, right?" Speaking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on Qin Ruoyan's lips.

She covered her mouth and chuckled, saying, "This matter spread to our class last year, and Ruoshuang said she would give hers to you."

"Why?" Zhang Liu felt a little embarrassed at first, then asked in confusion.

He was also a little helpless. He didn't expect that Teacher Zhou's preferential treatment towards him had spread to other classes.

But then again, why did Qin Ruoshuang give herself such delicious Laba porridge at that time?

"Because Ruoshuang doesn't like to drink Laba porridge..." Qin Ruoyan explained with a smile, and also said: "Speaking of which, how about we try making a pot of Laba porridge today?"

"I think Laba porridge is delicious. How to make Laba porridge..." Hearing Qin Ruoyan's words, Zhang Liu scratched his head helplessly.

Then I started thinking about what I should do to make a pot of Laba porridge in this desolate mountain and wilderness.

But after thinking about it, there is no effective solution.

Because the main task today is definitely to prepare for hunting wild boars, we have to go down and cut bamboo in order to make a handy long weapon.