Chapter 39 Giant Wood Plaza: Those who have never used toilet sticks don't understand the pain they cause...
Lu Xuan said, "You should change into these clothes and wear them underneath your clothes."
The three took the bio-suits. Lu Qing shook the suits open and looked at them, then asked in confusion, "What's wrong with these suits?"
Lei Yan said, "The style is strange."
Lu Xuan said, "I obtained it from a deity."
Lu Qing quickly nudged Lei Yan with her elbow, "What's with this weird look? Maybe the gods like this style, or maybe this style is popular where the gods live."
Lei Yan could only nod silently, "You're right."
[Haha, I can't help but laugh every time I hear what the gods say.]
[I just imagined what it would be like for gods to wear bio-suits, the image is too beautiful, hehe.]
[It feels like my romanticized view of the gods in mythology is about to shatter.]
Lu Xuan explained, "The important thing is its function. This garment is called a bio-clothing. It can regulate temperature and keep people at a constant temperature regardless of whether it is cold or hot."
"So amazing!?" The three members of the Lu family exclaimed in amazement. This was even more amazing than a spatial ring... no, just as amazing!
"I'm going to change right now!" Lu Chen couldn't wait to grab his clothes and run towards the small cave.
Lu Qing and Lei Yan quickly followed.
Worried about getting the clothes given to them by the gods dirty, they changed out of their sweat-soaked clothes from the morning, wiped themselves down, and then put on their bio-suits, over which they put on new clothes.
When they got dressed and went outside, they found that it wasn't hot at all.
Lu Chen's eyes lit up. "It's so cool here, it feels like spring!"
"Really! I don't feel hot at all!" Lu Qing exclaimed in surprise.
Lei Yan deliberately stood under the shade of a tree for a while and found that he really didn't sweat at all.
Some villagers noticed their strange behavior and asked them what they were doing.
Soon, the villagers learned of the existence of the bio-cloak and were amazed once again.
While they were working, the villagers kept observing the Lu family. Seeing that they didn't sweat at all, and feeling their own sticky bodies, they were so envious that their eyes turned red.
"That's great."
"The Lu family is so lucky." Why don't they have the surname Lu?
Lu Xuan also gave each of Lu Qing and the others a bottle of sunscreen spray, so they wouldn't have to worry about getting sunburned after spraying it on.
Even with the shade of the giant trees, the sunlight filtering through the gaps was still scorching. Many of the women with delicate skin had red cheeks and the backs of their hands exposed outside their clothes, and their necks were burning from the sun.
With bio-clothing and sunscreen spray, Lu Qing and Lei Yan remained energetic while others were suffering from the heat. Even Lu Chen was more vibrant than the other children who were wilting from the heat.
As dusk fell, the day's work finally came to an end.
After a day of hard work, the scenery under the giant tree has been completely transformed.
The forest, which was no different from any other place in the deep mountains, has now become a huge circular plaza centered around giant trees.
The square was surrounded by a two-meter-high wooden fence to prevent wild animals from entering, and the ground was flattened and compacted by rolling down tree trunks that everyone had cut down.
Near the right side of the large cave are two wooden tables, each over ten meters long and three meters wide, and dozens of wooden stools.
The wooden table is made from the trunk of a felled tree.
After vertically cutting a tree trunk of suitable length and width in half with the flat side facing up, a wooden table leg of appropriate height is inserted into the bottom using mortise and tenon joints. By piecing the four halves of the tree trunk together, a large and simple long table is made.
Wooden stools are even simpler; just cut the tree trunk horizontally into round wooden blocks about half a meter high, and you have a super simple wooden stool.
We'll naturally have to ask Carpenter Ye to make some proper tables, chairs, and benches later. Right now, this style is mainly to ensure that everyone has tables and chairs to use in a short period of time.
Not far from the long table were several makeshift stoves made from boulders. A little distance away was a pile of firewood they had chopped up from the trees they had cut down that morning. The trees in the entire square, when piled up, formed a small mountain, enough to last them the whole summer.
Next to the pile of firewood was a small poultry pen containing the chickens that a few families had brought up the mountain before the major earthquake.
Two outhouses were built in two secluded, sheltered spots in the square, one for each gender. Inside each outhouse was a deep pit with multiple dry toilets made of wooden planks. This was to prevent people from urinating or defecating in the woods and then stepping on the excrement when they went out. At the same time, the excrement could be collected for later use.
In addition, more than a dozen clotheslines were strung between the thick branches of the giant tree and the tree trunk outside the square.
Lu Xuan took out the hundred-meter string of lights he had drawn from the blind box and wrapped it around the clothesline above his head, which resembled octopus tentacles, and around the trunk of the giant tree.
As night falls, pressing the switch on the string lights instantly illuminates the square with twinkling lights, creating a dreamlike scene.
"Wow--!"
"So beautiful!"
The villagers gaped in astonishment, their eyes wide with amazement. The children ran around excitedly, and even Lu Chen was not spared.
It's so dreamy!
The chat in the live stream, which had been nonstop, paused for a moment.
There are certainly many beautiful sights in the interstellar era, but with the addition of ancient mountains and forests and ancient people, and the atmosphere perfectly set, the feeling is completely different.
At this moment, not only did Lu Xuan's family not seem to be there to seek refuge, but even the villagers of Yunlu Village looked like they were there for a collective camping trip.
Viewers in the live stream: We really want to be teleported to the streamer's dimension right now!!!
While waiting for dinner, the group, who were all sweaty from their busy work, went to the stream to wash themselves off. Throughout the process, everyone was in high spirits.
Lu Xuan's astonishing efficiency in felling trees, the convenience of the chainsaw lawnmower, the magical spatial ring, the bio-suit, and even the plaza they had personally created—a sight they could hardly believe themselves…
Their lives in the first half of the year were not as exciting as today, so how could they not be in high spirits?
To celebrate the completion of Giant Wood Plaza, and perhaps spurred on by the Lu family's actions at noon, a total of four dishes and a soup were prepared for dinner.
Stir-fried green peppers with cured pork, braised eggplant, stir-fried eggs with scallions, cucumber salad, and a big pot of vegetable and egg soup—the ingredients were more than double what they were for lunch.
With a mix of heartache and anticipation, everyone eagerly brought dish after dish to the table and sat down at the newly prepared long table.
One hundred and forty or fifty people sat together, creating a rather spectacular scene.
Of course, it was really noisy. Even though no one was deliberately yelling, it was as noisy as a market, with everyone talking at once.
And talking didn't stop them from quickly picking up food with their chopsticks.
Many people wondered to themselves if this could be considered a blessing in disguise.
Despite entering a period of disaster, life was not only not terrible, but people were even eating better than before the major earthquake.
As everyone chatted, they naturally started talking about the various divine items that Lu Xuan had brought out, using them as conversation starters.
Besides the space ring and the bio-clothing being mentioned most frequently, another item that sparked heated discussion was the toilet paper that Lu Xuan provided after finishing in the outhouse.
Because he had won over two hundred rolls of toilet paper in a blind box today, Lu Xuan donated fifty of them to the villagers after the latrine was successfully completed.
"When Lu Xuan first told us to use such white and soft paper to cover the straw paper, I was quite shocked!"
"Exactly! Such good paper, before the cataclysm, could easily sell for several hundred coins or even more, and it's being used to wipe that…"
"At first I was worried he'd waste such a precious resource, but I never expected..."
Seeing the exaggerated reactions of the crowd, Lu Xuan handed Li Jing and Zhang Chengming a roll of toilet paper and told them to try it out.
The result, naturally, was that it was really delicious.
When they came out, the two of them had expressions of elation, as if they were about to ascend to heaven, which made others unable to resist trying it out. As a result, they were immediately amazed and their faces were slapped in the face.
Viewers in the live stream who hadn't watched Yuangu's live streams much before initially didn't understand why the two of them were so excited.
Lu Xuan said meaningfully, "Those who have never used toilet sticks do not understand the pain of using toilet sticks."
The saying "nine out of ten people have hemorrhoids" was no joke in ancient times. Before using toilet paper, people might not have felt anything about it and just thought it was normal. But after using it... going to the toilet became a pleasure.
Li Tuo even boasted: "With toilet paper, I can go to the toilet eight times a day!"
Lu Xuan: ...That's not necessary.
There's another funny thing.
Some fans said that when they first started watching the ancient live stream, some people were also curious about whether toilet sticks were really that difficult to use.
The incredibly adventurous people of the interstellar world actually made several similar toilet sticks themselves and tried them out for a while.
Then, during that period, many hospitals in the Star Alliance saw a significant increase in the proportion of hemorrhoid patients they received. After the reason was revealed, it was said to have even become a trending topic on social media that year.
Lu Xuan: Human beings are indeed prone to perplexing behavior, whether in the modern era or the interstellar age.
[Seriously... even if the toilet paper is great, don't you get nauseous talking about the outhouse while we're eating?]
I came in thinking I could watch a mukbang (though I couldn't share it), but all they talked about was poop and pee... I'm speechless.
[I really hope I can smell it, even if it's a stench, *crying emoji*]
Lu Xuan's lips curled into a meaningful smile.
After a moment, the village chief stood up and spoke, and everyone finally stopped talking about the outhouse.
Li Tie said, "The square is almost finished now. Although there are still many details that need to be refined, we have settled down for the time being."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Seeing firsthand how they planned out a living area, many people couldn't help but feel a sense of belonging to the place.
Li Tie said solemnly, "As the saying goes, 'those who live near the mountains live off the mountains.' If you want to have a place in these mountains, the most important thing is to be familiar with the surrounding environment, figure out what resources we can use nearby, and know if there are any wild beasts that may threaten our lives."
I was thinking of organizing a team tomorrow to explore the surrounding area, familiarize themselves with the terrain, and ideally, bring back some game.
explore!
hunt!
As soon as a few keywords were mentioned, many young men perked up.
Li Tuo was the first to raise his hand and shout, "Me, I want to go!"
"I want to go too! Count me in!"
Before long, more than a dozen people followed Li Tuo's example and raised their hands.
Li Tie was very satisfied with their positive attitude. He turned to Lu Xuan and said, "How about you lead the team, Xuan? You must have been around the area when you discovered the cave, so you're definitely more familiar with it than the others."
After saying that, he said to Wu Cheng, "My dear in-law, you are very experienced. I'll trouble you to take care of these little ones."
Lu Xuan nodded to indicate that there was no problem, and Wu Cheng would also be happy to oblige.
Li Tie confirmed the number of people who signed up for the exploration team. About one-third of the sign-ups were young and middle-aged. After filtering out a few people who were clearly not suitable for just joining in the fun, he finally kept fifteen people.
Exploring the deep mountains naturally requires a lot of effort. The machetes, chainsaws, and other tools used during the day were returned to Lu Xuan after the work was finished. At this time, Li Tie borrowed about ten more machetes from him.
Wu Cheng and his son Wu Yang were more comfortable using their own bows and arrows, so they didn't borrow a machete.
With weapons in hand, the dozen or so people started discussing whether they should bring some baskets along, so they could easily gather other resources if they came across them.
Yesterday, they found a lot of wild vegetables and fruits on their way up the mountain. To save time, they didn't pick many, only picking a little when there happened to be some nearby during their rest.
But tomorrow's purpose is to explore, so why not take any useful resources we find?
The more the group talked, the more excited they became about exploring the deep mountains, which in turn heightened the viewers' anticipation for tomorrow's live stream.
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