After returning to the house and drinking a glass of water, Zhou Ziwen packed up and went out.
This time he was fully armed, wearing rain boots, a thick cotton-padded jacket, a scarf around his neck, and a conical hat on his head with a circle of plastic film hanging on the hat, covering his whole body tightly.
This outfit is comparable to that of a professional beekeeper.
Zhou Ziwen came all the way to the foot of Niutou Mountain without stopping. He went up the mountain as he was familiar with the route and soon arrived at the place where he had found the wild beehive before.
Looking up, I saw a lonely wild beehive hanging on the branch of a big tree.
However, the color of this wild honeycomb is a bit strange, as if a piece was missing and then filled in.
"Haha, it seems these little bees are quite hardworking."
Zhou Ziwen had a wicked smile on his face. It seemed that he was going to be the bad guy again today.
It’s not that it’s unkind, it’s mainly because wild honey is delicious. If you want to blame someone, blame these hardworking little guys for making the honey so delicious!
Seeing that the beehive was still there, Zhou Ziwen did not delay. He hung the sickle around his waist and climbed up the tree with the basket on his back.
He was very fast, using his hands and feet, and each time he jumped very far, just like a big frog jumping into the sky.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Ziwen came to the branch where the wild beehive was hanging.
Because the weather was too cold, the bees in the hive did not come out to move around, which made it convenient for Zhou Ziwen. When he got close to the hive, he clamped his legs around the branches to free his hands first, and then carefully used a sickle to cut a piece from the place where he had taken honey last time.
After cutting off the honeycomb, the sticky and tempting honey flowed down like nectar. Fortunately, Zhou Ziwen was prepared and caught it in a backpack padded with a layer of plastic film, so there was no waste.
Although his movements were careful, he still startled the bees inside.
Bees are semi-dormant insects. When the temperature is low, the bee colony will stay in the hive and rely on eating honey to generate heat and maintain the temperature.
When he saw Zhou Ziwen, the honey thief, it was like meeting an enemy, and he was extremely jealous.
Bees flew out of their homes angrily, no longer hibernating, and all flew around Zhou Ziwen. The more ferocious ones had already pounced on him and attacked him hard.
Fortunately, Zhou Ziwen did a good job of preparation, and no matter how hard these little bees tried, they couldn't hurt him.
The only damage was probably that too many bees flew out, obstructing his vision to a certain extent.
Zhou Ziwen is not the kind of person who would exhaust all the resources, so he only took a small piece of honeycomb this time. Even if the honey that flowed out was included, there was not much in total.
For such a big beehive, it's just a drop in the bucket.
He knew a little about bees and knew that these little creatures did not produce honey in winter and relied on the honey they had stored to survive the winter. If he took too much, many bees would freeze to death because they had no food.
Zhou Ziwen still cherishes these hardworking little creatures. After all, whether he can eat honey regularly in the future depends on them.
Seeing that the honey was almost gone, Zhou Ziwen put on his backpack and quickly came down from the tree.
Zhou Ziwen ignored the little creatures that were chasing him and went straight down the mountain. On the way, more and more bees returned to the hive.
When he was almost home, there were only a few scattered bees on his body.
Zhou Ziwen was not so polite to these stubborn guys.
He stretched out his fingers and flicked them away one by one. Before they could come to their senses, he had already walked a long way away.
The bees lost their target and circled around for a while, but finally had no choice but to return.
"I'm back!"
On this side, Zhou Ziwen returned home happily.
But when I got to the door, I saw that the gate was locked.
Zhou Ziwen's mind raced, and he instantly knew where they had gone.
"He must have gone to Aunt Chen's house."
Thinking of this, Zhou Ziwen felt relieved, then took out the key from his pocket, opened the gate, and went into the house with Tayun.
After returning home, Zhou Ziwen placed the basket filled with honey under the eaves.
When I was collecting honey just now, some bees were also put into the backpack. Although some of them scattered on the way back, there were still some left.
At this moment, the bees are lying on the honey and honeycomb and are reluctant to leave.
Zhou Ziwen planned to put them outside first and wait until they dispersed.
If he encounters someone who refuses to leave, he will have no choice but to take coercive measures.
After putting away the backpack and sickle, Zhou Ziwen went out again with the axe.
The honey has been collected, and the next step is to cut down the trees.
He decided to take advantage of the good weather today and cut down all the trees at once.
The cut trees still need to be processed.
Generally speaking, it takes about half a year to dry naturally.
If you want to speed up, you can soak it in water to dissolve the resin in the wood. In this way, it will take less time to dry it again.
However, even if it is soaked in water, it will take three months before it can be used.
Three months was too long for Zhou Ziwen, so he decided to shorten the time.
With his skill level, although only level two, he can still do some simple wood processing.
Moreover, his carpentry skills are currently idle and are improving all the time. It will be upgraded again in a few days. By then, his carpentry knowledge will be further improved, and he will be able to handle wood more easily.
This afternoon, Zhou Ziwen ran back and forth up the mountain several times.
When the time was almost up, he took the last piece of wood home.
When he came back, the Chen sisters had also returned from Aunt Chen's house.
"Brother Ziwen, drink some water."
Seeing Zhou Ziwen coming back, Chen Qiaoyi handed him the cup of water obediently.
Although they were not at home in the afternoon, they knew the results of Zhou Ziwen's work after they came back.
"Okay." Zhou Ziwen took the cup of water and drank most of it in one breath.
Although he was not very tired this afternoon, he had consumed some physical strength and needed to replenish his energy.
"Ziwen, have you been to Master Chen's house?" At this time, Chen Shiying next to him asked.
"I haven't gone yet, but I'm getting ready to go. You guys should come too. My master's wife and I have talked about this many times." Zhou Ziwen answered as he handed the cup of water to his wife.
"Are we going too?" Chen Qiaoyi was a little shy.
When a new daughter-in-law meets her parents-in-law, although Zhou Ziwen's wife is not her mother-in-law, she is also an elder.
I have seen him many times when I was working before, but this time, because my identity has changed, the feeling is also different.
"Yes, we will probably have dinner at the master's house later, so we should bring some more meat." Thinking of the enthusiastic look of the master's wife, Zhou Ziwen probably wouldn't be able to leave once he went there.
In fact, Aunt Chen and Master's wife have similar personalities, but because Zhou Ziwen had lived in Aunt Chen's house for a few days, he was more familiar with her and had no reservations when talking to her.
But he didn't have much contact with his master's wife. If she invited him to dinner, it would be very hurtful if he refused. (End of this chapter)
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