When Wang Ping heard me nod, a look of joy immediately appeared on his face.

"Then it's settled. Tomorrow I'll take Chen Jianxian to find some trees nearby, and we'll cut down all the suitable ones. I'll go back and see if I can make a design drawing so that we can start construction."

I nodded and told Wang Ping to go and rest first. After all, even if this matter were to be done, it wouldn't be until tomorrow, so it was best for him not to get too excited.

Wang Ping nodded, smiled, and turned to go up the mountain. I took a shower and when I returned to my room, I found Xu Wei sitting by my bed. She smiled and nodded when she saw me.

I went over to her and asked what was wrong. Xu Wei blushed and took out a pair of things from behind her and handed them to me.

Upon closer inspection, I realized that it was actually a pair of shoes made of wood.

This is a shoe shape made of wood, and the bottom is thoughtfully covered with a layer of rabbit fur, making it look more like a slipper.

Xu Wei looked at me with a smile, her face still a little shy: "Brother Sihai, I saw that your shoes were already worn out, and since we were going to make clothes for Liu Jiaojiao's child anyway, I tried to make a pair of shoes. See if you can wear them?"

When I tried them on, they were surprisingly comfortable, but to be honest, they weren't very practical.

Because we had to travel a long way, going up mountains and down rivers to pick fruit, the path was full of potholes and loose stones. Wearing such shoes, it was inevitable that we would slip and twist our ankles.

But Xu Wei showed me the shoes with excitement and anticipation, and I couldn't bear to hurt her feelings.

She nodded quickly: "These shoes are very comfortable. This way, I can have a replacement when my shoes break. I never expected you to be so skillful."

Xu Wei blushed as she looked at me: "Brother Sihai, Sister Xiaoxiao and I have discussed it. The clothes we were wearing before were already torn, but our wolf skin has always been used as bedding, so we can't alter the clothes."

"Besides, the weather here is just too hot. Wearing these wolf pelts would probably cause us to get heatstroke. So we've been thinking about what we can use to replace cloth or silk thread to make more clothes. Otherwise, if our clothes get torn, we'll have to go naked."

I've been quite worried about this, because even if I don't talk about others, my own pants are already in terrible condition.

Although I was careful to wear my shirt, after being exposed to the sun for so long, and after going up and down mountains, down into caves, getting wet, and climbing trees, my clothes had already been torn in several places.

They're all worse off than the beggars under the bridge.

But in the current situation, there's nothing available to make clothes, so we've kept quiet about it and never mentioned it.

In addition, we were in such a hurry before we ate that we naturally overlooked this matter.

Now that Xu Wei brought it up, I was also a little worried. I nodded and said, "This matter does need to be thought about carefully. Although we have no shortage of food and drink in this forest, I haven't found anything that can replace these fabrics. I'd appreciate it if you could help us out. If you can find something, we will all be very grateful to you."

Xu Wei nodded, then shook her head at me: "Fourth Prince, we know we can't be of much help, but don't worry, we will make sure everyone has enough to eat and stay."

“These past few days, Xiaoxiao and I, along with Liu Jiaojiao, have been collecting a lot of dry tree branches nearby. Although we can’t bring up too many at once, we can put them into the warehouse little by little. That way, we’ll have enough firewood reserves, so we won’t have to worry about not having any to burn.”

"Although we've been eating all the time since we can eat in the house, we can also go to the beach to collect some seashells to dry and store. And these short-legged birds are getting more and more used to it. My sister Xiao Qiang and I are even thinking of taking Brother Wang Ping to dig up some more jicama. We'll be able to get by eventually."

Looking at Xu Wei's face, which had become so thin recently, I felt even more heartbroken and held her as we lay down on the bed.

At first, I just wanted to simply hold her and sleep, but as I held her, a surge of anger welled up inside me.

Finally, the two of them ended up intertwined and kept going until midnight, when Xu Wei finally couldn't take it anymore and fell into a deep sleep.

I lay down beside her, but I kept thinking about what Xu Wei had just said.

We always need to find something to replace clothes. It's okay for men, but women can't just go around naked like men.

Wouldn't that lead to chaos in the world?

I slept soundly all night, holding Xu Wei in my arms. When I woke up the next morning, Xu Wei was gone, but Dou Ding was standing next to me, holding a peach in her hand. It must have been given to her by Wang Xiaoxiao and the others, and she was eating it happily.

I quickly hugged DouDing and played with him for a while before getting up.

When they went outside, they saw Wang Xiaoxiao and the others packing things up at the door. Upon closer inspection, they discovered that it was just some bird eggs, wild vegetables, and some mushrooms, though in very small quantities.

Wang Xiaoxiao looked up at me and smiled, "This is all the wild vegetables that Douding and his mother went out and brought back this morning. They are so capable. I even rewarded them with a peach just now, and Douding was very happy."

I was quite surprised; I never expected that these two monkeys could be so perceptive.

"Then you all should pack your things properly. Wang Ping and I will go down the mountain to take a look."

Xu Wei shook her head when she heard what I said: "Brother Wang Ping and Chen Jian have already gone down the mountain. They said they were going to check the nearby tree trunks in the woods. You should have breakfast first. They should be back in a little while. Liu Jiaojiao hasn't eaten yet. You two can eat together."

I nodded. Xu Wei went to call Liu Jiaojiao, and I then realized that Liu Jiaojiao's belly was starting to show recently. Although it wasn't very big, it showed some signs of pregnancy.

Liu Jiaojiao chuckled when she saw this, and took a bunch of grapes from the plate she was holding and handed it to me.

"Brother Sihai, try this. This bunch of grapes is especially sweet. Chen Jian picked them for me this morning."

Seeing Liu Jiaojiao's happy face, I smiled and took the grapes, eating two of them. They were indeed very sweet.

Xu Wei teased Liu Jiaojiao from the side: "Hey, Jiaojiao is our darling now. Even Douding and Douding's mother know to go out and find you food. Look at these mushrooms. Sister Xiao Qiang just checked and they're not poisonous. What do you want to eat for lunch? Should I make you some mushroom soup or some rice porridge?"

Liu Jiaojiao blushed upon hearing Xu Wei's words: "You little rascal, you're getting naughtier and naughtier lately. Do whatever you want..."

We were chatting on the mountain, the atmosphere was very pleasant, when suddenly Chen Jian's shouts came from down the mountain, he seemed very anxious.

My heart skipped a beat. Could it be that they've run into some trouble again?