The temperature dropped sharply at night. Zhao Xiaoxiu was standing on the platform when a gust of cold wind blew by, and she immediately sneezed.

"Xiaoxiu, put on your protective suit," Zhao Gang reminded her anxiously from below.

Zhao Xiaoxiu responded with an "Mmm," quickly crawled into the tent, took out the newly bought children's protective suit, and changed into the clothes herself.

Two tentacles had somehow crawled in, only to find themselves useless, their tips drooping, much like the melancholy of a child who has grown up and no longer needs their father.

Zhao Xiaoxiu gently patted her two listless antennae, opened her arms, and let them carry her down to the ground. Only then did they cheer up again, feeling that they were still useful.

Sister Monkey kept adding firewood to the pile, and the fire burned brightly, dispelling the chill.

Seeing Zhao Xiaoxiu come down, Sister Monkey immediately patted the big wooden stake next to her, called her to sit down together, handed her a straight little stick, and looked at her expectantly, waiting for the cub to give a response.

A stick about the size of a thumb, about 1.5 meters long, perfectly straight, its surface smoothed by Monkey Sister's handling, without a single thorn.

Zhao Xiaoxiu held it in her hand and waved it around a couple of times, clearly delighted. She asked in surprise, "Sister Monkey, you're giving this to me?"

Sister Monkey nodded. Isn't it generous?

This is the most beautiful stick we found while logging today!

"Thank you, Sister Monkey!" Zhao Xiaoxiu hugged the stick to her chest, touched it again and again, muttered a few words, and decided to enshrine this perfect stick.

Seeing how much she liked it, Monkey Sister became even more smug. She accidentally added too much firewood and was whipped on the buttock by a tentacle, jumping up in pain.

Zhao Xiaoxiu burst out laughing, feeling that this kind of life was particularly joyful and carefree.

"No one will bother us anymore," the little girl said seriously.

The usually bouncing monkey sister calmed down for once, looked up at the stars in the sky, then at the outline of the new home she had built today, and pointed to the other half of the charred wood branch, asking Zhao Xiaoxiu to build her a wooden house as a nest in the future.

"Don't worry, we can't do without you, Sister Monkey!" Zhao Xiaoxiu patted her chest and assured her.

Monkey Sister was satisfied and sat down next to Zhao Xiaoxiu, looking at the fragrant pot in front of Zhao Gang.

The mutated mushrooms that Green Fairy had secretly hidden in her crossbody bag were cleaned by Zhao Gang, who then put them all into a pot and stewed them with the leftover rabbit meat from the previous two days.

Rabbit meat is fatty and oily, with a layer of golden oil floating on the surface of the water. Combined with the unique freshness of mushrooms, it only needs a little salt to make your mouth water.

Drinking only this meat broth wasn't enough to fill him up, so Zhao Gang took out two vials of nutrient solution, heated them in hot water, and gave them to his own cub to tide him over.

"The soup needs to be simmered on low heat for twenty minutes before drinking. First, drink some nutritional fluids, and then you can drink the soup to warm your stomach," Zhao Gang instructed.

Zhao Xiaoxiu obediently took the heated nutrient solution, one for herself and one for Sister Monkey, and drank it while waiting for the soup in the pot to be ready.

Twenty minutes seemed to pass in the blink of an eye. Zhao Gang lifted the lid of the pot, and the rabbit and mushroom soup, which had been fully blended together, immediately released a sweet aroma.

The child and the monkey, who had already prepared the bowls and chopsticks, immediately handed over their bowls: "Hungry, time to eat."

Zhao Gang chuckled helplessly, picked up a spoon, filled both bowls, and reminded him with concern, "It's hot, blow on it."

Unfortunately, she was a step too late. The little girl couldn't wait to put her mouth to the rim of the bowl and slurped up a big mouthful. It was so hot that she sizzled, but she didn't want to spit it out. She jumped and skipped as she drank the hot soup.

Zhao Gang hurriedly handed over the water bottle with his two tentacles, but Zhao Xiaoxiu waved her hand, grinned at her father, and learned her lesson this time, blowing on it as she slowly drank.

The sweet mushroom soup and the tender, melt-in-your-mouth rabbit meat made Zhao Xiaoxiu order two bowls before she lazily leaned against Sister Monkey, rubbing her bulging belly, and admiring the beautiful starry sky tonight.

There was still half a pot of soup left. Zhao Gang put the lid on the pot and placed it by the fire, so it could be used for breakfast tomorrow.

The lake water was cold, so they fetched a kettle of water, heated it up, and then the father and daughter washed their faces and feet together. They added more firewood to the fire before climbing onto the platform and crawling into the tent to sleep.

Monkey Sister gets excited whenever she sees a tree. Wrapped in the extra-large sleeping bag that Zhao Xiaoxiu helped buy, she sleeps next to the tent, leaning against the tree trunk.

The Green Fairy loved this soil; it was fertile and spacious.

After receiving Zhao Xiaoxiu's tacit approval, he climbed out of the flowerpot, jumped off the platform, and surrounded the charred wood, extending four two-meter-high green walls to enclose a territory of 500 square meters.

Nestled beside her father, Zhao Xiaoxiu slept soundly. Until the early hours of the morning, a silver lightning bolt ripped across the sky, followed by a deafening clap of thunder, jolting her awake.

Outside the tent, Sister Monkey squeaked anxiously twice. Zhao Xiaoxiu pricked up her ears to listen and heard large raindrops pattering on the ground. She whispered, "It's raining!"

"It's alright," Zhao Gang said calmly. "Everything is in the tent."

Zhao Xiaoxiu pulled back the tent flap, "Sister Monkey, come in quickly!"

Instead of running over, Sister Monkey excitedly stood on the platform and spun around.

It discovered that the huge lotus leaf overhead was like a giant umbrella, blocking all the rainwater from entering, with only a few raindrops being blown onto the platform by the wind.

Zhao Xiaoxiu looked up and saw that the huge lotus leaves were covering the platform, and the veins on the leaves emitted a faint green light in the darkness, enjoying the nourishment of the heavy rain.

"So beautiful!" Zhao Xiaoxiu exclaimed.

As the saying goes, "One autumn rain brings a chill," and after the rain stopped in the morning, the temperature in the valley dropped significantly.

Even the mutated plants in the valley that love rain the most were made listless by the cold air, their leaves drooping like frostbitten eggplants.

Peter Pan was the happiest, as the humid air allowed him to fly freely in the valley, and he explored the entire valley on his own.

When they returned, they brought Zhao Xiaoxiu a nest of seven-colored mutated, highly poisonous snails, saying that their shells were very beautiful and that Zhao Xiaoxiu should place them next to the tent as decorations.

Zhao Xiaoxiu: "Thank you." But I really don't love it.

Peter Pan: [Okay!]

Then, feeling rather aggrieved, he moved these highly poisonous snails to the lakeside and arranged them one by one around the shore for his own enjoyment.

The original plan was to go out and find materials today, but because of the bad weather, we had to stay and continue logging.

Building the treehouse required a lot of wood. Zhao Gang and Sister Hou worked together all day, and two more wooden walls were added to the platform.

Thanks to the huge lotus leaf next to the charred wood, the treehouse doesn't need to be topped off yet; we can take our time.

With nothing to do, Zhao Xiaoxiu took the pretty wooden stick that Sister Monkey had given her yesterday and explored the area near the charred wood. She unexpectedly discovered a hole under the tree roots.

The opening was small, but she was small enough to squeeze through it.

Zhao Xiaoxiu cautiously inserted the stick first, tapping and probing it, but only echoes came out.

Once she was sure it was safe inside, Zhao Xiaoxiu was a little excited. No child could resist the temptation to explore a mysterious tree hole!

She looked up and said something to her father who was busy under the tree, then gripped the small stick tightly and climbed into the narrow hole.