Zhao Qing found a relatively flat area with high ground, surrounded by towering trees. The tall and thick branches and leaves of the trees blocked half of the air, leaving a shadow. If it rained, it could provide some shade.
In fact, more rainfall can be blocked in places with denser woods, but the sky is not right. It is dark and overcast. When you look up, you can see rolling clouds in the sky, and there is a rumbling sound in the distance.
In thundering and rainy weather, the place under a tree is actually the most dangerous place. You can't risk your life on this chance.
The gloomy weather and the leaves blown by the strong wind made it impossible for people to open their eyes. The big blue ox pulling the cart paced restlessly and refused to move an even a step no matter how hard they were whipped.
"Let's build a shed, it looks like it's going to rain soon!" Lin Rui shouted, and asked Sanliang to take down all the straw raincoats on the ox cart and put them on his second sister and Niuniu.
Lin Changxi and Zhao Qing nailed the wooden handle of the cow to the ground to prevent the cow from escaping.
However, Lin Rui didn't expect that everyone would quarrel over the issue of building a shed.
Yu Lanhua and Zhang Dacui, holding their waists, argued with Lin Pingmao: "Uncle, let's just build our own tents. It saves time and effort. If we build a tent for more than 30 people, it will take forever. If it rains, our clothes will get wet and we'll catch a cold and have a fever. But if it gets wet, our food will get moldy and rot, and we'll have no food left in the future. We won't even have time to cry."
"Aunt, building a bigger shed so that everyone can live together has its advantages. It will be more convenient for keeping watch at night. If anything happens, just inform us once. If we scatter, when a rainstorm comes, it will bring noise and snakes, insects, rats and ants. Even if there is something urgent, others may not know about it in time." Lin Rui advised. It is most taboo to be alone in the wild. Snakes and rats in the forest love to come out on rainy days. If you are bitten by them accidentally, you will be skinned alive if you don't die.
In the woods around Linjia Village, there are not only edible rat snakes, yellow-peaked snakes and black-peaked snakes, but also more venomous snakes such as seven-step snakes and pit vipers that are fatal to humans. There are also countless small insects that can sting people with great pain. The butt that was so spicy that the woods were so spicy that I couldn't walk for two days is nothing compared to these poisonous insects.
"Why should we be afraid of snakes, insects, rats and ants? Don't we have enough of them in Linjia Village? All kinds of insects will be scared away when we light a fire."
"Uncle, it's said that boys and girls shouldn't sit together until they're seven years old. It's against the rules for a man and a woman to sleep together!"
Lin Rui almost laughed, now he knew it was against the rules. Before, when Lin Zicheng's butt was scratched by the caterpillar, you guys watched the fun a lot!
"Aunt, men sleep on one side and women sleep on the other side, it has nothing to do with each other. There are so many eyes watching us. We are away from home, so we should just give up some rules." Lin Rui advised. It was unknown how many days the rain would last, but whenever it rained, it was not suitable for them to travel, so they had to stay here for a longer time. If the shelter was not built solidly, it would be more troublesome if it was blown down by wind and rain later.
Yu Lanhua and Zhang Dacui both had their own plans. Almost everyone in their family was a laborer. She, her husband, and her two sons and daughters-in-law were in their prime, so they could definitely build the shed quickly and efficiently.
On the other hand, the uncle who heads the village can do nothing at his old age and can only give orders with authority in Linjia Village.
As for Lin Rui's family, there is no need to mention it. There are only his father and brother-in-law in the family, and he himself is a good-for-nothing. If they want to build a shed, the main force must be Changxi and Zhao Qing. Sanliang and Mu Tou are just teenagers, and Niu Niu is even younger. Plus, she is pregnant with a big belly, so she can't do the dirty or tiring work. In the end, these capable people in his family have to clean up the mess for them!
Besides, everyone was exhausted after traveling so far, so who would have the patience to build that big shed? Their family didn't have such a grand ox cart, so naturally there was no need to build a shed for the oxen.
Lin Changfa and Lin Changhe wanted to say something, but Zhang Dacui and Yu Lanhua rolled their eyes at them. "If we delay any longer, will you be happy if our food gets soaked by the rain? I'm telling you, our family's fortunes and lives are in your hands now."
After hearing this, the two looked at Lin Pingmao apologetically and said, "Uncle, how about we build it separately?"
Lin Pingmao said nothing, but turned to look at Lin Rui: "Rui'er, what do you think?"
Lin Rui nodded. A forced melon is not sweet. Some people don’t like group life. If everyone is disgusted by what is originally for the good of everyone, wouldn’t it be a case of doing good with bad intentions?
Lin Rui nodded: "Okay, Uncle, if you build a shed yourself, make sure it is sturdy. It is better to drive more stakes and use more wood."
The wind was much weaker now, but the sky was still dark and there was a sense of impending storm in the air.
"Okay, okay." Lin Changfa and Lin Changxi responded.
Seeing that their husbands finally stopped taking their son to do so much hard work, Yu Lanhua and Zhang Dacui went back happily.
Lin Pingmao looked at Lin Rui and said, "Rui'er, let's build it together to save time."
Lin Rui nodded. "Okay, I suggest we build two small sheds first. One is for the cows and the wild boars, and the other is for storing food. It can also be used as a temporary shelter to prevent us from getting wet when the rain falls and the shed is not yet built."
"Okay." Lin Pingmao nodded and called his family together to make a simple division of labor.
Lin Zaozao and the children were weaving vines to tie the tree trunks. Lin Rui and Xiao Mutou wrapped their bodies, hands and feet tightly with cloth to prevent snakes from suddenly falling from the trees. They were now cutting large leaves to keep out the rain and cutting vines to weave long ropes for his sister-in-law and others.
Zhao Qinglin, Changshou and others were chopping down the medium-sized trees around them with axes. It would take too much time to chop down trees that were too thick, and it was unnecessary.
Brothers Lin Ziming and Lin Ziren used their only two shovels to start clearing the land at the location designated by Lin Rui. The soil in the woods became very loose due to the compost of leaves, so it was not difficult to dig. After a while, they cleared a relatively smooth and flat area.
Dry leaves were also piled together to be used as fuel for the fire at night. My sisters-in-law, Mrs. Lu and Lin Susu, carefully picked up the dead branches nearby and kept going back and forth to pile them up. If these dead branches were not collected enough before the rain, there would be no hot food to eat for a long time when the sun did not come out.
Lin Rui also made up for some of his wilderness survival knowledge when he decided to camp in modern times, but it was not much to say.
With his limited knowledge, he decided to build an A-frame shelter. If he was alone, one tripod would be enough, but since there were so many people, he had to use two tripods.
The middle horizontal beam was made of the longest branch that my brother-in-law and his team could cut. The two tripods were fastened together with a simple mortise and tenon structure made by Lin Changxi. In order to ensure their absolute stability, they were fixed one by one with rattan woven by my second sister.
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