“Okay,” Lu Wuyai said. After an hour, the fence was finally rebuilt, but how to settle the cattle was still a big problem.
Considering that the cowshed had been damaged twice before, everyone agreed that digging an underground cowshed would be more reliable.
"Why?" Lu Wuyai sighed, thinking of digging another hole. He really couldn't muster the energy.
"Lu Wuyai, keep going!" Su Xi encouraged him, flashing a bright smile.
Lu Wuyai rolled his eyes, stood up, and left the burrow. He used the light to try and temporarily settle the cattle before dark.
Digging an underground cowshed is not easy, mainly due to ventilation issues. After all, cows defecate anytime, anywhere, and the smell is suffocating.
It was already noon when Lu Wuyai arrived at the fence of the cowshed that had been damaged by the giant monkey.
After finding a spot with relatively firm soil, Lu Wuyai began to wield his shovel and quickly started digging a pit.
Given the size of dairy cows, the entrance to the cowshed is destined to be enormous.
Soon after, Su Xi and the others arrived, carrying winnowing baskets, and began to clean up the soil that Lu Wuyai had dug out.
For an entire afternoon, Lu Wuyai dug and dug, and finally, just as darkness fell, he unearthed a cowshed the size of a basketball court.
"I'm so tired." Lu Wuyai dusted off his hands and couldn't help but complain, "I just got back and you're already making me go to work. You're so inhumane."
Several women chuckled softly, but none of them paid any attention to Lu Wuyai. They drove the cattle along a slope, forcing them into the underground cattle shed.
After working busily for a while, Lu Wuyai moved an iron plate and sealed the hole with soil. His work for the day was temporarily finished.
Back in the cave, everyone was too tired to move, but seeing Rou Rou waving her little hand as if to say hello, everyone felt inexplicably relaxed.
"I need to wash my hands." Lu Wuyai ran to the tub, lathered his hands with soap, washed them carefully, and then went to the crib and picked up Rou Rou.
With a bang.
As a result, Lu Wuyai was caught red-handed by Gu Yuxin.
"You just fed her formula, put her down quickly." Hearing this, Lu Wuyai hurriedly put Rou Rou on the bed. He had had this experience a few times before, and he was also worried that the child would spit up the milk.
However, after a few days apart, Lu Wuyai and Gu Yuxin missed Rou Rou terribly. They gathered around the bed, gazing at the little one.
During this period, the baby grew incredibly fast, becoming as round and plump as a donut. The redness caused by jaundice gradually faded, revealing skin whiter than milk.
"I hope she can grow up healthy," Lu Wuyai said quietly.
After dinner, everyone took turns looking after Rou Rou, while the others went back to their rooms to rest. After a long day, sweet snores soon filled the air.
......
In the blink of an eye, it's already October.
Autumn has been here for a while now. The temperature has dropped rapidly, the air is crisp, and the grass on the lawn has begun to turn yellow in large areas, giving it a desolate feel.
For some reason, Lu Wuyai and the others felt that this winter would be very difficult to endure.
"These past few years, winters have gotten colder year by year," Su Xi complained.
In the deadwood forest, cars were lined up, and everyone was loading black stones onto the vehicles to transport them to the underground warehouse.
Lu Wuyai was still chiseling stones. There was so much ore in this withered forest that he didn't know where he would finish.
In addition, people discovered that many dead trees actually had flower buds growing on them.
“I’ve often heard people say that old trees can sprout new buds, but these dead trees can actually be revived.” Gu Yuxin couldn’t help but sigh.
Lu Wuyai looked at the nearby tree branches. Many places did indeed have new buds sprouting, looking vibrant and full of life.
It is estimated that these dead trees will soon form a new forest.
Gu Yuxin said from the side, "I think it's probably because the black stone mine is so big that these trees have regained their vitality."
Here, Lu Wuyai's ore-mining area has reached the size of a football field, and the depth has always been kept at one meter. This height makes transporting the stones much easier.
These past few days, Lu Wuyai and the others have been coming here every day, and they won't go back until dark.
Roar!
Occasionally, the sounds of wild animals can be heard in the forest, but they don't last long and quickly disappear.
This time, however, in addition to hearing roars, Lu Wuyai also sensed the hissing of some herbivores, and there was a faint smell of blood in the air.
Realizing he hadn't eaten meat for over half a month, Lu Wuyai put down the electric drill and decided to go take a look, and bring back some fresh animal meat while he was at it.
When the women saw Lu Wuyai leave the market, they were immediately stunned.
"Lu Wuyai, what do you plan to do?" Su Xi's voice came from afar.
Lu Wuyai waved his hand, hugged the gun to his chest, and walked directly towards a direction in the dead wood forest.
The women looked at each other in confusion. Su Xi and You Li put down the stones they were holding, got dressed, and left with Lu Wuyai.
A dozen minutes later, Lu Wuyai saw some green plants sprouting from the soil in the dead wood forest, which looked particularly interesting.
"Why did you come here?" Lu Wuyai turned around and looked at Su Xi and You Li as they walked over, and asked.
Yuri rolled her eyes and said, "We were worried about you because you weren't talking, so we came to check on you."
Lu Wuyai smiled and recounted what he had just heard. He wanted to bring back some fresh meat.
Hearing this, the two women couldn't help but lick their lips. They hadn't tasted meat for half a month. Now, after thinking about it, they immediately prepared to take action and continue walking with Lu Wuyai.
"Be more careful next time," Lu Wuyai reminded him.
“Don’t worry, they all have guns and crossbows.” Su Xi patted her waist, and Yuli rolled up her sleeves, revealing arrows hidden in her bosom. Her face was smeared with white poison.
Lu Wuyai nodded, a slight smile appearing at the corner of his mouth. People are becoming increasingly aware of danger. They usually carry three or four weapons with them when they go out.
"They're here."
A few minutes later, Lu Wuyai suddenly stopped. Su Xi and You Li behind him both gasped, smelling a fishy stench in the air.
"Ouch!" came the cry of a wild animal from nearby.
Lu Wuyai changed the direction of his journey. After taking a few steps, his view opened up considerably.
Before him appeared a meadow. Though sparse, it was indeed covered with green grass.
The sparse, dead trees here allow most of the sunlight to reach the ground, creating a meadow within the forest. Furthermore, the dense, dead woodland blocks some of the cold autumn air, keeping the grassland a vibrant green. This is truly an absolutely beautiful place.
But now, this matter has nothing to do with stunning beauty.
In the middle of the grassland, a dozen black cheetahs are surrounding a flock of sheep, and there are already many dead sheep on the ground.
“This is the first time I’ve ever seen so many cheetahs hunting together,” Yuri said softly.
Indeed, although everyone has seen many cheetahs on the desert island, this is the first time they have seen them hunting together.
"Everyone be careful," Lu Wuyai warned. There were many cheetahs, and once they launched an attack, the sheep wouldn't be able to withstand it.
There were a total of twelve leopards surrounding the flock of sheep, getting closer and closer.
"What should we do?" Su Xi asked, her face turning pale, clearly very nervous.
"You have a handgun, what are you afraid of?"
Lu Wuyai squinted, looked around, and found a perfect spot.
It was a narrow path lined with dead trees on both sides. Only one person could pass at a time, and the dead trees were densely packed together. In other words, it was impossible for the cheetah to attack them with a pistol.
Soon, three people arrived and began shooting at the cheetahs on the grass.
Suddenly, a series of heavy breathing sounds came from the dead woods. The moment the gunshot rang out, the women who were moving stones on the ore looked up, remembering the three people who had left not long ago.
it hurts.
Lu Wuyai's first shot killed a leopard, terrifying the other leopards nearby.
Minutes later, the grassland was littered with the carcasses of cheetahs and goats.
Lu Wuyai let out a breath and stood up from the ground. The two women beside him also swallowed hard, looking at the animal carcasses on the ground with great excitement.
“Lots of meat,” Yuri said excitedly.
The carcasses of goats and cheetahs in the fields are enough for them to eat for months.
"Move the body away quickly, the smell of blood will attract other animals," Lu Wuyai urged.
Soon, the three men began moving the body and immediately dragged the goat into the quarry.
"Come and lend a hand," Lu Wuyai called out.
"What's wrong? Where did you get these goats?" Gu Yuxin and the others quickly went over and looked at the corpse in Lu Wuyai's hands. They were shocked and couldn't help but lick their lips.
"Go up ahead and get the body, be quick, then go to the swimming pool and wash it off," Lu Wuyai urged.
The corpses we obtained this time are enough to feed us for a long time.
With the addition of cold water, these animal carcasses could be preserved for a long time. Lu Wuyai even planned to hunt enough animals before winter to obtain a large quantity of fresh meat. Under these conditions, it could be eaten even in summer.
Half an hour later, the convoy left the quarry area and headed to Stone Hill as fast as possible.
At dusk, Lu Wuyai set up a table by the pool and began to dissect the animal carcasses behind him.
The cheetahs and goats were cleaned, and their internal organs were removed one by one and placed behind them as bait for the trap.
The harvest included 12 cheetahs and 20 goats. Just processing the carcasses took most of the night.
On the other side of the mountain, Su Xi and the others had already started a fire, preparing to welcome the arrival of night.
But before nightfall, a headless goat was already roasting over the fire. The sizzling sound was a testament to the goat's existing fat.
"It smells nice."
By this time, Lu Wuyai had already started chopping meat, and Song Xiaoyou also came out of the cave, carrying dozens of bamboo baskets. These were woven in the past and were being used now.
They worked until dark, and Lu Wuyai still had half of his body to dispose of.
"Lu Wuyai, come here, eat some meat first." Su Xi's voice came from the side of the rocky hill.
Lu Wuyai washed his hands, stood up, and ran towards the rocky mountain. Looking down, he saw a golden-brown roasted whole lamb emitting a rich aroma over a roaring campfire.
Reaching the foot of the mountain, Lu Wuyai tore off a leg of lamb, the chili powder on it emitting a pungent smell.
"It's delicious!" Lu Wuyai praised it highly.
I haven't tasted meat for half a month, but now I can finally eat my fill.
On the hillside, Rou Rou was still fast asleep, while Gu Yuxin and Xia Qingming were taking care of the little one.
"Give me some wine," Lu Wuyai said.
The wine cellar was filled with many wines, all of them high-end. Lu Wuyai had never heard of any of them. It was said that some of these wines could be bought with just one bottle.
The pitch-black night enveloped the deserted island, which seemed to be the only place filled with light.
After eating and drinking their fill, Lu Wuyai continued chopping meat in the pool, and the women came to help. They packed the fresh meat into batches of ten kilograms each, then placed them in bamboo baskets and stored them near the cold water pool.
And so it went on until 2 a.m., when it all came to an end.
The moment he entered the cave, Lu Wuyai glanced at the sky instinctively, and a flash of fire appeared.
Seeing the lights disappear into the sky like fireworks, Lu Wuyai wondered if this was another plane crash.
Although he could see at night, the distance was too great for Lu Wuyai to see clearly. Even if it was a plane crash, it wouldn't be surprising. At such a high altitude, survivors are rare.
But just as Lu Wuyai was about to close the door, fireworks appeared one after another in many places in the twilight night.
Inside the cave, seeing that Lu Wuyai hadn't entered yet, Su Xi and the others went to the cave entrance. Upon seeing Lu Wuyai, they asked...
“Something seems to have happened outside.” Lu Wuyai climbed out of the cave and stood on the stone mountain again.
Following them, other women also came out one after another. Looking at the fireworks that occasionally appeared in the sky, they felt a chill run down their spines.
"If it really was a plane crash, how many planes could have been involved?" Su Xi thought it was impossible. There were at least thirty places where the "fireworks" appeared. Could it be that thirty planes encountered trouble?
"I don't think that's possible either," Lu Wuyai said. "It's impossible for so many planes to crash at the same time."
"Moreover, there shouldn't be so many planes flying over this deserted island at the same time."
Lu Wuyai shook his head, but he was also wondering what those fireworks were.
Song Xiaoyou was also looking at the sky. Because of the great height, even she couldn't immediately get a clear view. Most importantly, the "fireworks" had appeared at a considerable vertical distance.
"Let's go back first," Lu Wuyai urged the women to go to bed. There was no point in dwelling on what had just happened. He planned to go check on things first thing tomorrow morning.
But no one expected that they would be woken up by the cold the next morning.
When Lu Wuyai opened his eyes in bed, a bone-chilling cold permeated his entire body. Not only that, he also noticed that many places inside the container were covered in frost, something that had never happened before.
For the first time, Lu Wuyai thought of the woman in the cave and Rou Rou. He wondered if he would get sick in such a cold environment.
After getting out of bed, Lu Wuyai rushed to the living room, breathless.
At the same time, Su Xi and the others were also awakened by the cold air. Rou Rou was wrapped in a quilt and lying on the small bed, seemingly unharmed.
"Why is it so cold?" Molly shrank her neck. A few days ago they had moved the entire cold water pool to the cellar, and now the temperature was even lower than before.
Lu Wuyai immediately moved a generator and a heater from the cave. After turning them on, the temperature inside the cave finally rose in a short time.
After feeling comfortable for a while, Lu Wuyai had already put on his clothes. He didn't know if it was snowing outside.
But when he reached the cave entrance and opened the door, a blast of suffocating cold air made Lu Wuyai's scalp tingle and his bones ache.
With a bang.
Lu Wuyai immediately closed the door and touched the hair on his head. Within seconds, a layer of white frost had formed on his hair. When he touched it with his fingers, his fingertips felt a slight pain.
"What's happening outside?" Lu Wuyai took a breath. It's only October. It shouldn't be that cold. Worse than winter.
Through the periscope, the rocky mountains appear white, as do the green and yellow grasslands in the distance. Their surfaces seem to be covered in a white veil, but it's actually frost.
The sky above was gray and the clouds in the distance were so low that they seemed almost within reach.
"It must be a cold wave; the weather is changing too fast," Gu Yuxin said worriedly.
"Get dressed, I'm going to check on the cowshed, but don't let them freeze to death." Lu Wuyai put on two more down jackets and a solar-heated undershirt, but the effect was not obvious.
After leaving the cave, Lu Wuyai found the deserted island to be incredibly cold. Most of the area was covered in frost. In contrast, the forest was in much better condition, but it was still very cold.
Lu Wuyai dared not stay too long. After taking the generator and heater, he immediately went to the underground cowshed.
Moo
Hearing the sound, Lu Wuyai immediately breathed a sigh of relief. The cow seemed to be still alive, but the temperature inside the cave was still very low because it was underground and hadn't warmed up.
"I'll light the fire for you." Lu Wuyai started the generator and turned on the heater until the temperature rose. Lu Wuyai added some hay to the cowshed before leaving.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Lu Wuyai felt as if his face was frozen solid.
"Why is it so cold?" Lu Wuyai wondered why this cold front had suddenly appeared on the deserted island.
By noon, the chill was still biting. Through the periscope, everyone noticed something else was happening in the sky.
Gu Yuxin opened the hole in the ground, extended a bamboo pole, and took it back a few seconds later.
As a result, many white "hairs" grew on the bamboo poles that had just been exposed.
"Another cold wave is coming," Gu Yuxin said. The white "hair" was all white water vapor, frozen to the bamboo poles by the cold wave.
"We can't go out now. The cold wave is expected to drop overnight, so we need to prepare generators and heaters to ensure there are no unexpected problems."
Gu Yuxin said, "I estimate the cold wave will be gone by tomorrow."
Everyone fell silent. If they didn't have generators and heaters to cope with this sudden natural disaster, there was only one outcome: death.
“Tell me, were the fireworks we saw last night from an exploding plane?” Su Xi suddenly asked.
The others looked at each other, unsure of what to say.
Perhaps it was really because of the arrival of the cold wave that the plane froze, and the accident happened immediately.
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