I smiled at Top and continued processing the fish in my hands.

That night I marinated the fish with coarse salt. The fish only needed to marinate overnight before they could be smoked.

After finishing my meal, I got busy again. I had forgotten to make the water trough while making the cages. As a result, when I came back, the little pheasants were so dry that their mouths were wide open and they were panting heavily.

Fortunately, I hung the chicks under the shade of a tree, and there was also a banana leaf cover to block the sunlight. Otherwise, I really don't know if they could have survived the high temperature after I went out to work.

I took out some of the gold; I plan to use it to make a small water jug ​​for the chicks.

At this moment, I feel both amused and exasperated. In the past, people's pursuit of metal could lead to broken families and even brothers turning against each other.

I have quite a few of these things on hand, but they can only be used to make a water pitcher for a chick, and that's because I chose them because they're relatively easy to work with.

Otherwise, this thing is worth less than manure, which can at least nourish plants.

The forging of the golden pot went smoothly, and I quickly made it out and then fixed it directly to the outside of the cage.

When I made the cage, I left enough width for the chicks to stick their heads out, so they can easily stick their heads out to drink water.

After doing all this, I felt pretty much done. My little chick must be the most luxurious chick ever.

Although my cage isn't very attractive, this golden water jug ​​alone is enough to amaze bird owners, but such empty fame doesn't mean much to me now.

Generally, there should be another feeding trough, but I don't have any food on hand, so I can leave the feeding trough for now since I'm feeding these chicks meat anyway.

Once I've built the chicken coop out of bamboo, I'll add the feeding troughs at the same time.

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I plan to reinforce my shelter first, and the first thing to consider is the snow accumulation. I don't know if it will snow here, or how much it will snow.

The tree canopy I'm currently in is large, but this also presents a rather serious problem. During heavy snowfalls, the massive canopy becomes a container for collecting snowflakes.

Excessive snow could easily collapse the branch I'm on. My treehouse is at least ten meters off the ground; if I fell from that distance, I would either die or be maimed.

If I were to fall in the dead of winter with heavy snow covering everything, my chances of surviving alone would be almost zero.

I can handle the snow accumulation on the tree canopy; I just need to cut off all the dense, impenetrable branches at the top of the canopy when the heavy snow arrives.

However, I cannot cut the branches that support the treehouse, so I need to find a way to clear the snow from my roof.

In addition, I feel that we need to build a treehouse to store food; these supplies can't just stay at the foot of my bed forever.

First, I moved all my belongings out of my residence and into my shed.

The space beneath me is mostly a perforated mesh structure, which causes a significant loss of body heat in winter.

Bamboo is very resilient. Re-weaving the bottom support frame with thicker bamboo strips will make the entire structure more solid and sturdy.

I further subdivided the bamboo strips I brought back yesterday, and then separated the bamboo strips from all of them.

After several months of practice, my weaving skills have improved significantly. In my hands, bamboo strips are quickly being woven together with tree branches.

This time, I expanded the area of ​​the dwelling a bit, from about one meter wide to two meters wide. I also made some changes to the length, extending it to about three meters.

I also removed the roof, and this time I used stronger bamboo strips as the roof frame.

To distribute the snow as much as possible, I thinned the middle part of these bamboo strips and then baked them over a fire into an inverted V-shape.

Next, the roof frame is connected to the bamboo mesh structure by using bamboo ropes made of multiple bundles of thin bamboo strips and knotting techniques.

It took me three days to complete the basic framework of the treehouse.

This room, which doesn't look luxurious and even looks a bit shabby and is only suitable for sitting or lying down, has its own advantages.

In most people's minds, the bigger the house, the better, and the more comfortable it is to live in. However, all of that requires a lot of manpower to build, and in winter, a heat source is also needed to help keep warm.

However, my structure takes into account both cost-effectiveness and practicality. First of all, this type of house is easy to build and does not take much time, so it can be built quickly.

Secondly, with such a low-ceilinged structure, the interior space is limited. I only need to seal off the front and back ends, leaving only one vent, and the room can act like a large sleeping bag, helping me retain more heat.

Even in extreme conditions without a heat source, I can still resist the cold thanks to its excellent insulation.

Having done all that, I started working on the roof insulation and waterproofing. I still plan to use thatch as the base layer and lay two layers on top.

One advantage of using thatch as a base is that it provides excellent insulation. It offers protection from the wind in winter and shade in summer.

It's already October, and there's no shortage of tall thatch here. Large swathes of thatch have lost a lot of moisture and turned yellow, which is an excellent material for building insulation layers.

Now that I had a knife, I harvested quite a lot of thatch without much effort. After drying it in the sun for just one day, the thatch became very dry.

I tied all the thatch into bundles the size of a tube with thin rope, and then sandwiched these bundles of thatch between two layers of bamboo strips to form an inverted V-shaped frame.

I reinforced these bundles of thatch with bamboo strips, so that the insulation layer and the V-shaped frame were tightly connected.

After the roof insulation was completed, the next step was to insulate the bunk bed where I slept.

Because of the openwork design at the bottom, the heat loss can be even greater than that of the roof, making the insulation of the bed frame particularly important.

First, I laid a layer of fine thatch on the bamboo mesh bed, and then I moved the remaining clay to the tree and laid a two-centimeter-thick layer of clay on top of the thatch.

During this time, I need to wait for the clay to dry completely, so whenever I have time, I go to the lakeside to hunt more wild ducks and other waterfowl.

I waited two days for the drying process, but thankfully the weather isn't too cold yet. Plus, I have a 2-in-1 leopard-skin raincoat for warmth, so the semi-finished plants on the tree are barely usable.