The production is considered successful only when it is confirmed that it will not shake or move. In order to bear the weight, the beam is reinforced with three pieces of wood and rattan. The safety of the keel prototype is absolutely beyond doubt. A piece of wood is also placed in the middle of the beam for reinforcement.
Then insert the wooden tripod into the dug hole to fix it, pour the soil in to fill it, and then put up the beams and support frames, so that the outline of an A-shaped shelter is formed.
With a rough outline, the process of completing it was much faster. Lin Ziming and Lin Ziren also joined in the tree-cutting. After a while, the two families worked together to fill in the outline. There were dense trees on both sides, which could block 40% of the rain. Even if there were attacks from ferocious beasts such as tigers, leopards and black bears, they would not be destroyed in one blow, so the people inside could be alert and vigilant.
The thick ropes and bundled leaves woven by my second sister, sister-in-law, mother and two aunts came in handy at this moment. They were all tied layer by layer into the gaps between the trees. In order to prevent the temperature from dropping after the rain, Lin Rui and Mu Tou also dug a lot of moss on the ground.
Moss in the wild is a good thing. It is windproof and heat-insulating. If you apply it in the gaps, you don’t have to worry about wind leaking in. It is the most easily obtained material for building shelters in the wild.
After doing all this, Lin Rui took out two strips of waterproof cloth from the ox cart. The specifications of the waterproof cloth bought for camping were 7*12 meters. One of them was covered on the roof of the shelter to completely prevent rain leaks.
After seeing this, Chen Zhi couldn't help but said to Feng Zhenniang with heartache: "Zhenniang, this is cotton cloth, it's so precious, how can you do this to it? Besides, it can't keep out the rain!"
Feng Zhenniang said proudly: "It's not cotton cloth, it's a cloth specially used to keep out rainwater. It just looks like cotton cloth." The strange-looking waterproof cloth inside was sewn by her and her wife themselves.
Lin Changshou froze when he saw the cloth: "Nephew, this is cotton!"
Lin Rui couldn't avoid explaining, so he simply said, "Uncle, it just looks like it. If you touch the texture inside, it's definitely not as thin as cotton."
Lin Changshou touched it and found it was indeed a bit thick, definitely not the thickness a piece of cotton cloth should be. He wasn't one to get to the bottom of it, so he just did it because Lin Rui asked him to. Why should he feel bad about it?
The shelter was completed after the waterproof sheet was laid and secured with a few pieces of wood.
Lin Changhe and Lin Changfa had already built their own simple sheds. Seeing Lin Changxi and Lin Pingmao busy and happy, a magnificent shed really rose from the ground, Yu Lanhua couldn't help but say sourly: "What's the use of building such a nice shed? When the rain stops tomorrow and the sky clears up, won't we all have to continue our journey? Will this shed still be useful?"
Lin Changfa, who was resting in the shed, couldn't help but get annoyed after hearing this: "I say, can you please shut up a bit? You've already let our family live alone, so why not stop being jealous of others!"
Yu Lanhua was so angry that she said, "What are you talking about? Who am I jealous of?"
Lin Changfa didn't want to argue with her and turned over silently.
Niu Qin and her sister-in-law looked at each other and started sewing the clothes in their hands. The clothes worn by the family were all made of cotton and linen. They were worn for no one knew how long and had turned white after washing. If they hit a sharp stone or branch on the road, a big cut would be left on the clothes. They had to be mended every day.
The sky became increasingly yellow, the thunder grew closer, and the lightning in the sky tore a large hole in the dark night.
Suddenly, a deafening thunder sounded above my head, and raindrops as big as beans began to fall.
Fortunately, Lin Rui had also finished his work. He used the same A-shaped method to build two small rain shelters, one for storing luggage and the other for livestock.
Once it rains in the woods, mosquitoes become more rampant, especially livestock like cows and pigs. If they are in the same space with humans, their blood will be sucked dry, and even lighting mugwort incense will have little effect.
Not to mention the excrement of cows and wild boars, their urine alone is extremely pungent. People will find a hidden place to defecate and urinate, but livestock will not do that. They just defecate wherever they go.
Not to mention the smell in the shed, there will be enough mosquitoes to eat people.
The shelter built by Lin Rui and his team was not small, but it was inevitably a bit cramped once both families moved in. This was already the best condition that the outdoors could provide.
Lin Susu helped her pregnant sister lie down on a wooden board off the ground. This was a wooden bed that was specially raised 20 centimeters because Lin Rui was afraid that too much rain would cause water accumulation or the ground would be wet, making it impossible to sleep. It was a bit troublesome, but it was better to do it in one step than to have trouble later.
"Mom, please light some mugwort and fumigate them." Lin Rui said as he packed his luggage. These trees may have small insects on the wood, so it would be good to fumigate them with smoke, which would also drive away the small mosquitoes and insects inside.
"Hey, hey!" Feng Zhenniang responded hurriedly, put down her bag and went to the ox cart to get mugwort.
The two sisters-in-law, Chen Mei and Chen Zhi, wished they had eight hands to carry all the things. Their bags were filled with homemade cakes, pickles and other cooked food.
Lin Rui also covered the waterproof shed used to store grain with waterproof cloth. Food is the top priority, and they cannot be negligent in carrying food with them during such a long journey.
The rain was getting heavier, hitting the roof of the shelter with a crackling sound. At this time, thunder was heard and the strong wind that had died down came back.
The shelter built by Lin Rui and others was better because the materials were solid, the wood was compacted, and the waterproof cloth on the top was also pressed tightly with wood. Apart from scaring the blue ox and the little wild boar, the strong wind did not cause any damage.
The families of Yu Lanhua and Zhang Dacui, who lived in a simple shack, suffered a lot. In the already narrow space, there were not only luggage and food on the wheelbarrow, but also a little wild boar.
The little wild boar was good at eating and pooping. By the time it was brought into the shed because of the rain, it had already defecated and urinated twice. The urine stains accidentally got on the thick clothes they covered themselves with at night, making it extremely dirty.
The strong wind blew away most of the hay and branches on their shack, leaving a thin layer of grass and branches hanging on the roof, precariously blocking the rain.
Lin Changfa had no choice but to open the big oil-paper umbrella at home to barely block the leaking rain.
The umbrella surface of an oil-paper umbrella is naturally sloped. When you hold it indoors, it can at most prevent people from getting wet in the rain, but the rain will flow down the ribs to the ground.
The raindrops soaked their clothes and food. Niu Qin and Yu Lanhua immediately rushed to rescue them, but there were too many things. They could only protect the east side and the west side, and they were in a very embarrassing situation.
"Oh, rain, rain, rain! The rain is coming again!" Yu Lanhua pressed the leaking part on one side and looked at the water dripping in the shed on the other side, feeling extremely anxious.
Lin Zizheng and Lin Zikun couldn't help but complain: "Mom, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but if we were to build a shed with the village head and Lin Rui, we wouldn't have to endure such suffering!"
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