Lu Wuyai nodded. The surface of the ice was so vast that he thought he could build an ice rink on a deserted island.
Soon, buckets were thrown down one after another, and Lu Wuyai began breaking the ice. Gu Yuxin and Su Xi started putting ice blocks into the buckets, tightened the ropes, and had the people above pull the buckets up.
For the entire afternoon, everyone in the cave was busy getting fresh water.
At this moment, only Lu Wuyai remained in the underground space. Su Xi and Gu Yuxin had gone up two hours earlier.
On the nearby ice, Lu Wuyai dug a depression. Because the broken ice had no shape, the bucket could not be used to its fullest potential.
“No chainsaw.” Lu Wuyai was also troubled. Most of the ice blocks were small. If you had a chainsaw, you could cut them into larger pieces.
Well, at least we have water now. Why can't we worry about so many things?
At five o'clock, Lu Wuyai emerged from the underground space, ending his day's work.
Inside the cave, the ice in the reservoir is melting rapidly as the temperature rises.
During dinner, Su Xi kicked her legs and said, "I wish we didn't have to move. It scared me to death."
Others thought the same way. Although transporting ice is hard work now, it's definitely easier than moving house.
Because transporting those black stones alone is definitely not easy.
At the dinner table, Song Xiaoyou was massaging Su Xi's body. Several women nearby were also chattering and laughing.
Lu Wuyai poured himself a glass of wine, sat on the sofa, and took a sip.
Rou Rou was held in Gu Yuxin's arms, her high breasts serving as a pillow for the child. Lu Wuyai felt envious, but a slight smile also appeared on his lips.
That night, after resolving the issue of fresh water, everyone slept soundly.
Early the next morning, Lu Wuyai arrived at a shipping container and remembered that there should be a fishing rod inside.
After searching for a while, Lu Wuyai came out of the box, as happy as a child.
"Let's go fishing."
Half an hour later, Lu Wuyai was using an electric drill to dig holes in the frozen lake. After a while, several large holes appeared.
Lu Wuyai glanced at the ice nearby, then took out a fishing rod and handed it to Su Xi, who looked unhappy.
"I don't want to go fishing, I want to go back." Su Xi shut her mouth, looking very unhappy.
Lu Wuyai put on a sour face and insisted that Su Xi stay, because the other women were either working in the vegetable garden or helping Gu Yuxin with experiments in the laboratory, but Su Xi was the only one who was moved by Lu Wuyai.
"Go start a fire, I'll grill some fish for you in a bit."
Upon hearing about the grilled fish, Su Xi, who had been gloomy, suddenly became cheerful.
"All right."
Su Xi laughed and ran to the side. When she came down, Lu Wuyai had already prepared a bundle of firewood.
Lu Wuyai smiled and laid bait in several large holes nearby to attract freshwater fish under the ice.
The bait consists of animal entrails that smell fishy, but are deadly to them.
Soon, Lu Wuyai started fishing. Watching the freshwater fish gather from under the ice, a bright smile appeared on his face.
Half an hour later, the plastic bucket next to Lu Wuyai contained more than a dozen crucian carp, each weighing about three to four kilograms. It was definitely a bumper harvest.
Lu Wuyai.
Su Xi had already called out a few times to remind Lu Wuyai that he could come over and grill the fish.
"Here we are." Lu Wuyai said, grabbing the bucket beside him and running towards the campfire that Su Xi had lit.
Grilled fish isn't difficult to make, but it was the first time Lu Wuyai and Su Xi had ever eaten it in such a setting, so it was quite a novel experience for them.
When Lu Wuyai returned to the ice cave, the lake inside had already frozen over again.
“Let’s go back, it’s too late to come out now,” Lu Wuyai said.
Su Xi looked at the rope above her head, but she had a headache because she couldn't climb up at all.
Lu Wuyai and Su Xi didn't tell anyone when they came out this time, so when they came down, they tied the rope to a big rock, but Su Xi couldn't climb up at all.
Lu Wuyai said, "I'll go up first, then I'll pull you up."
"It's alright." Su Xi looked around and reluctantly agreed.
Lu Wuyai quickly climbed the rope and disappeared into the passage after a while.
Upon arriving at this point, Su Xi looked around and felt a chill run through her body. Watching Lu Wuyai disappear from sight, she couldn't help but say, "Lu Wuyai, come and get me!"
"Go now." Lu Wuyai's voice slowly drifted out from the passage.
Su Xi was wearing a down jacket, but she felt colder and colder.
She felt time was passing incredibly slowly. She called Lu Wuyai's name more than once, but now there was no response.
"Lu Wuyai".
Su Xi wanted to cry. She was truly terrified. There was a patch of land on the lake beneath her feet. Her mind started racing. She even imagined that the lake would thaw in the next second, and a crocodile would crawl out and devour her.
Finally, a rope was lowered down the corridor, and Su Xi hurriedly climbed up. After tying her up, she tightened the rope and signaled Lu Wuyai to pull her up.
A few minutes later, when Lu Wuyai finally stood on the pool, he saw that Su Xi's eyes were red, as if she had been crying.
"Go back quickly," Lu Wuyai urged from the side, unaware of Su Xi's previous emotional journey.
Soon, Su Xi overtook Lu Wuyai and was the first to crawl into the cave, vowing never to go to the lake again.
"What's wrong?" Lu Wuyai muttered.
That night, the women ate all the crucian carp that Lu Wuyai had caught, but they were still not satisfied. Several of them said they wanted to go down with Lu Wuyai the next day.
"Of course."
Lu Wuyai said, "There are more than just crucian carp in the lake. When everyone goes fishing, we're sure to have a different kind of catch."
Aside from the sullen Su Xi, everyone else was very interested.
Night had fallen, and the cave was quiet. Lu Wuyai got up to drink some water. He could hear the wind outside; the northwest wind was still strong.
"It's almost March, and the weather is still so cold." Lu Wuyai shook his head. He really didn't know when summer would arrive. Would it be like last year?
The winter solstice lasts less than half a year, which is a devastating disaster for any living thing, and a winter in which the air is filled with ice crystals.
......
The next morning, everyone got up early and began preparing to go to the lake.
Su Xi volunteered to stay so she could take care of Rou Rou and Gu Yuxin. She needed to work in the lab on the sixth stage of the potion and didn't have time to go to the lake.
Therefore, apart from these two people, everyone else in the cave mobilized and entered the lake.
In a very short time, Lu Wuyai used an electric drill to carve ten snow holes, each half a meter wide, into the ice. With such a large diameter, any kind of fish could come out.
I brought more firewood, and after lighting the fire, the lake looked very deep.
"Let's begin." Lu Wuyai was rubbing his hands together, eager to try.
However, there weren't enough fishing rods. Lu Wuyai made a few fishing lines on the spot, but he had quite a few fishhooks.
"What's the point of fishing?" Several women looked at Lu Wuyai, who shook his head. Actually, he didn't really understand either; he was just doing it for fun.
All right.
Each woman took out a fishing rod and spread a layer of animal hide on the ice. Then they sat down in silence, cast their bait, and watched silently.
After a while, Lu Wuyai looked around. Sometime earlier, white mist had begun to rise from the ice.
"I really should buy a heater." Lu Wuyai took a breath and suddenly noticed that the fishing rod moved slightly.
Lu Wuyai quickly steadied himself, and the fishing rod bent instantly, forming a huge arc in the air.
"Oh, Lu Wuyai."
Beside Gu Yuxin, the fishing rod suddenly bent, and he could barely hold on to it.
"What a big fish." Just by looking at the curve of the other person's fish, Lu Wuyai knew that Gu Yuxin's fish must be very big.
However, he couldn't catch up no matter what he did, so in the end a woman nearby helped Kim Seok-rok stabilize his fishing rod, tighten the line, and slowly reel in the fish.
The moment Su Xi emerged from the ice cave, she struck the freshwater fish with a stick, stunning it.
"It's a silver carp!" Everyone exclaimed upon seeing its appearance.
Here, Lu Wuyai also successfully caught a crucian carp, its black scales shimmering on the lake surface.
"The freshwater fish in this lake seem quite big." Everyone couldn't help but exclaim in admiration as they looked at the fish in the bucket.
Compared to yesterday, today's gains were undoubtedly greater.
It was too cold on the ice, and everyone got restless. In the end, the fishing trip ended prematurely. At the only landing spot, the fire was lit again, and the only two crucian carp were grilled and eaten.
This time, in addition to crucian carp, there were also three silver carp, two snakehead fish, and five unidentified freshwater fish.
In terms of quantity, although it is not as large as yesterday, in terms of scale, it completely surpasses yesterday's harvest.
The way back wasn't as troublesome as yesterday. Lu Wuyai had installed a pulley on it, making it much easier to pull the rope.
It was dusk when we returned to the tomb.
Lu Wuyai saw that Su Xi was asleep, and he lay gently beside her. He was now awake, his big eyes wide open, his chubby hands holding the necklace around Su Xi's neck, and he was muttering to himself from time to time.
“You can sleep here too.” Lu Wuyai rolled his eyes, took a block of ice from the bucket, released his fingers, and placed it directly on Su Xi’s neck.
A chill ran through her, and Su Xi immediately woke up. The cold air on her neck made her scream, thinking that something had fallen on her.
"Lu Wuyai".
Seeing the other person's despicable smile, Su Xi immediately raised her head, bared her teeth and claws, and charged at the other person.
Ha ha
Lu Wuyai escaped, giving Su Xi no chance to catch up with him. Every now and then, he would splash the fishy water from the bucket onto Su Xi, eventually making her cry.
Looking at Su Xi, who was crying with her knees in her arms, Lu Wuyai scratched his head and thought to himself that he might have gone too far this time.
"Su Xi," Lu Wuyai stepped forward, about to apologize, when the other party suddenly jumped up, grabbed a handful of mud, and smeared it directly on his face.
Lu Wuyai wiped the mud off his face, which smelled of cow dung. He then remembered that a few days ago, the women had gone to the cowshed and cleaned the mud off their shoes in the orchard when they came back.
Vomit.
Upon smelling the fermented beef patties again, Lu Wuyai couldn't help but gag, glaring at Su Xi with resentful eyes.
"Hmm, I'll make you play with me." Su Xi was furious. She was now covered in the smell of fish and still ice-cold.
A sneeze.
After sneezing a few times, Lu Wuyai looked at Su Xi, and the anger in his heart gradually subsided. After all, he had been teasing her, and she was probably still suffering from a cold.
"Alright, go wash up quickly, don't catch a cold." Lu Wuyai urged Su Xi to go back and take a shower.
Hearing the concern in Lu Wuyai's words, Su Xi felt a little embarrassed. Just now, a clump of cow dung had stuck to his face, which seemed a bit excessive.
"You're really not angry anymore?" Su Xi whispered.
Lu Wuyai rolled his eyes. He reeked of Old Man Niu. How could he not be angry? No one could stay calm.
"Get out of here immediately!" Lu Wuyai roared.
The next second, Su Xi turned and ran, smelling the fishy smell all the way.
During the meal, the women around Lu Wuyai kept a slight distance from him, which made Lu Wuyai feel a little embarrassed.
He had been washing for a long time, but even he himself felt that he still smelled bad.
He glanced at Su Xi again, who was eating with her face buried in her own, not even looking at him, which made Lu Wuyai grit his teeth in hatred.
It wasn't until the next day that Lu Wuyai felt the smell on his body had finally dissipated.
......
It was mid-March, and on that very day, Lu Wuyai discovered that the underground ice lake had begun to melt.
Although it's not very obvious, if you look closely, you can see that the water mist in the glacial lake is gradually increasing.
"Is winter about to end?" Lu Wuyai thought to himself.
However, recently, ice crystals have been flying around on this deserted island. Unless you wear a gas mask, you can't stay outside for long.
In the laboratory, Gu Yuxin was observing several bunches of rice. They had matured two weeks ago, but had not been harvested and were being kept separate.
Now, fourteen days have passed, and the seeds on the two ears of rice are slowly being squeezed out of the husks, filling the air with a faint fragrance.
"This rice really did cook itself," Lu Wuyai said in surprise.
"Hmm, it's naturally steamed, and it's very chewy." Gu Yuxin picked a piece of golden rice and started the experiment.
Lu Wuyai seemed to be deep in thought. The last batch of rice had been stored separately. Although it was no longer ripe, it could still be eaten directly, which was very convenient.
Most people can accept it, and the naturally steamed rice is very elastic.
“You could have a small space dedicated to producing this naturally steamed rice,” Su Xi said.
It takes almost a month for rice to grow from sprouting to natural cooking, which means that there can be a harvest every month.
"You're all here." Su Xi walked in from outside and said, "Rou Rou's diaper is missing."
“It’s gone, it’s gone.” Lu Wuyai said helplessly, “We can’t produce this.”
Diaper consumption has far exceeded expectations, but there are still some diaper pads available. However, after getting used to the convenience of diapers, it's difficult for everyone to choose another way to deal with their baby's daily excrement.
“Otherwise, let’s go look again,” Song Xiaoyou said, looking up from the side.
"Where to look?" Lu Wuyai frowned, but quickly remembered and asked, "Are they those containers from another island?"
On the other side of the sea, there is also a small island. Last year, they reaped a great harvest.
“But that was last year; those containers might not be there anymore,” Lu Wuyai said. “Besides, even if the containers were there, they might not contain what we need.”
As a result, Song Xiaoyou went on a trip. When he returned, he took a piece of paper and handed it to Lu Wuyai.
Lu Wuyai glanced at it quickly before realizing that the paper contained container numbers and information. Several areas were circled in red, indicating that they contained baby products.
“This is all information we got from the island last time,” Song Xiaoyou said.
They looked at each other, unable to concentrate for a moment. The outside world was now covered in ice crystals, and getting out wouldn't be easy.
"It's better to wait until the ice crystals disappear," Su Xi said.
Su Xi: "But what if the ice melts after the ice crystals disappear?"
Everyone fell silent again. Su Xi's concerns were not unfounded.
Lu Wuyai asked Gu Yuxin whether modern cars could drive through ice crystals.
"Theoretically, there is no problem, but solar energy storage is problematic, and it is better to use gasoline cars."
"There are only two refueling trucks, so they definitely can't carry much."
Gu Yuxin suggested that if she really had to go out, the car's insulation would still have problems, but it wasn't a big deal and she could handle it.
“That’s settled then,” Lu Wuyai said. “Don’t send too many people this time. Only two people per car, and use the remaining space to store necessary supplies.”
After dinner, Lu Wuyai followed Gu Yuxin to the garage and installed car covers on the two remaining gasoline cars to ensure that the temperature inside the cars reached the maximum limit.
Inside the cave, the women were preparing supplies and weapons. After all, the round trip would take a day, and unforeseen accidents could easily occur.
The next day at noon, Lu Wuyai observed that the ice crystals floating in the forest began to sink.
“Let’s go,” he said to the three women behind him.
Gu Yuxin, Xia Qingming, and Song Xiaoyou exchanged glances, packed their luggage, and followed Lu Wuyai out of the cave.
Soon, two gasoline-powered cars drove out of the garage. Their clothes looked like thick cotton-padded coats, making them appear somewhat bulky.
The car wasn't going very fast. The main reason was that ice crystals were obstructing the view. Additionally, driving through the forest made it somewhat difficult to see.
However, after leaving the forest, everyone's visibility improved slightly.
The car's speed was kept at around 30 km/h, driving almost parallel to other vehicles, making for a very smooth ride. Lu Wuyai kept checking the fuel tank and temperature inside the car, because Gu Yuxin had told him last night that the weather was too cold and driving would be dangerous if the temperature didn't rise soon.
And so, upon reaching the seaside, Lu Wuyai and the others began to accelerate, rushing towards the island from their memories.
At first, there were no problems along the way. There weren't many ice crystals on the sea. Occasionally, a group would appear, looking particularly fresh.
It squeaks.
Suddenly, Lu Wuyai braked abruptly, and Gu Yuxin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, almost crashed into the car in front.
"What's wrong?" Gu Yuxin asked.
"That scared me." Lu Wuyai gasped as he saw a shipping container lying on the icy ground in front of him. If he hadn't braked in time, he would have hit it.
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