Seeing that Liu Ruoxi and the others had fallen asleep, Li Ling had Wang Lun sit by the fire pit, bringing his head close to the fire, and then she combed his hair herself, quickly drying it.

Li Ling sat next to Wang Lun, leaning against him, quietly, saying nothing and doing nothing. Wang Lun seemed to understand Li Ling's meaning, so he let her lean on him, without saying a word, simply putting one arm around her.

The firelight flickered, shadows danced, and all was quiet. The moon was bright, the stars were few, and a gentle night breeze caressed the scene as the two nestled together. Gradually, drowsiness overcame Li Ling, and she fell asleep against Wang Lun. At first, Wang Lun didn't notice, but when Li Ling's soft snores began, he realized she was asleep. He couldn't help but smile gently, carefully lifting Li Ling and placing her gently on the kang (heated brick bed). After settling her down, he added some firewood to the hearth and went outside to relieve himself. However, after he left the kang, a slight smile appeared on Li Ling's lips, and her eyes opened slightly.

Actually, Li Ling had already woken up when Wang Lun picked her up. She just wanted to see what he was planning to do, so she didn't stop him. He simply put her on the kang (heated brick bed) and did nothing, which left Li Ling feeling both touched and disappointed. After all, a beautiful woman was asleep in front of you, and you did nothing—wouldn't she be heartbroken?

Wang Lun went outside to take care of his personal hygiene, and then washed his face by the pool under the moonlight before returning to the house and going to bed.

Today, the campsite is mostly set up. Tomorrow, we can finish the rabbit enclosure and move the rabbits in. Next, we need to cover the outside waterways and check the toilets. If the mud is almost dry, they'll be ready to use. As for the showers, we'll have to wait a few more days. The rooftop pool is quite large, and it's mostly mud, unlike the toilet pool which contains stones. The mud is just for grouting. Thinking about it, there's still a lot to do tomorrow, so I should go to bed early and get some rest to do things better. I'm silently cheering myself on, believing tomorrow will be better. (And to all readers, don't give up; believe tomorrow will be better.)

The next day, Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi got up to make breakfast again, while Wang Lun and Liu Ruoling watched. It seemed the same as before, yet different; it felt more like a family.

Suddenly, all four of them heard a few crowings. Liu Ruoxi said, "Liu Ruoling, didn't you feed the chickens this morning? Why are they crowing?" Liu Ruoling said, "I did feed them, I fed them a whole bunch." Wang Lun said, "Let's go take a look, maybe something good has happened." The others seemed to have thought of something, so they went together.

The four walked to the chicken coop. Wang Lun opened the door, and the three women were waiting outside. Sure enough, he found two small wild eggs in the grass. Wang Lun gently picked one up and then turned to leave.

Reaching the door, he handed the wild egg to Li Ling, closing the door as he said, "Two wild eggs. I picked one up; the other is for laying eggs." The three women examined the wild egg several times, completely ignoring what Wang Lun had just said. Wang Lun had to remind them, "Let's go back; the pot's almost dry." Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi then realized that rice was still cooking on the stove. Only Liu Ruoling seemed to remember something, saying, "I think I heard you say there were two eggs?" Wang Lun nodded, saying, "The other one is for laying eggs." Liu Ruoling asked, "What's a laying egg?" Wang Lun explained as they walked, "It means to make the pheasant lay its eggs here from now on. Another interpretation is that if you take all the eggs at once, the pheasant won't want to lay anymore and won't lay as frequently as before." Hearing Wang Lun's explanation, the three women understood.

But then a new problem arose. There was only one egg; who would eat it? Wang Lun seemed to understand and said, "Let's save this one egg. We can eat them together when we have more eggs later." He then invited them into the house and went to fetch some dry grass.

Back inside, he took out a basket, crumpled up some hay, and then placed it inside. He first lined it with a layer of hay, then put the egg in, covered it with more hay, and then placed it on a shelf. To prevent it from breaking, Wang Lun specifically placed the basket on the bottom shelf.

Now the matter was finally settled. By then, the rice was cooked, and Li Ling had already put it on the table; they were just waiting to eat.

During lunch, Wang Lun outlined the day's tasks. In the morning, Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi would finalize the rabbit enclosure, mainly by building two partition walls, not too high, about one meter each. Once finished, they would hang the curtain and complete the entrance door. In the afternoon, they would finish the enclosure, install the door, and lay down some hay before releasing the rabbits. Liu Ruoling would continue with Wang Lun, mainly covering the waterway and three pools; that was all. After that, they were free to do as they pleased.

Liu Ruoling said, "I need to cut some more grass today. I noticed there wasn't much left when I fed the chickens and rabbits this morning." Wang Lun said, "Then go after you're done. Don't go too far, just stay nearby." Liu Ruoling said, "If we're going to cut grass, what are you doing?" Wang Lun said, "This afternoon I'll check if the bathroom is usable, and then check the plumbing, since I haven't checked it for the past few days." Liu Ruoling nodded and said, "What do pheasants eat to lay more eggs?" Wang Lun thought for a moment and said, "Small insects, I guess, but I'm not sure." Liu Ruoling secretly made up her mind that when she had time later, she would catch more insects to feed the pheasants, hoping they would lay more eggs so she could eat chicken eggs. Actually, Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi also had this idea, after all, they were quite interested in chicken eggs.

After the meal, Wang Lun and Liu Ruoling began covering the outside ditch with stones. For the water tank, they first laid a layer of wooden sticks, then covered it with soil. As for the first water tank, they covered most of it, leaving an opening, and then made a frame to place on top. When needed, they simply removed the frame. When not in use, they covered it again and weighed it down with stones. During their break, they also checked on the cassava plants they had planted earlier and found they were all alive. After adding some artificial fertilizer to the water tank, they applied more fertilizer, and the plants grew even better.

After cleaning up the pots and pans, Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi first built the partition for the rabbit pen, leaving a 20-centimeter gap for the rabbits to pass through. Then they started building a door for the rabbit pen. Actually, this door wasn't to prevent the rabbits from escaping, because Wang Lun had already built a partition at the entrance to prevent them from running out. The purpose of this door was actually to protect the rabbits, preventing any animals from entering the camp, finding the rabbits, and carrying them away.