Tang Baozhu had no objection, and the three of them went directly to the lake. It took them more than half an hour to get there. One reason was that it was indeed a long distance, and the other was that the snow was too thick and the road was slippery and difficult to walk on.
When they finally reached the lakeside, they saw that the brigade leader and the villagers had already arrived. There were two women from the village and four tall, strong young men, one of whom was the brigade leader's son, Tang Baozhu's usual work team leader.
We're practically acquaintances; we've worked together for so long, and we'd nod to each other when we met.
Captain Jin saw that everyone had arrived. "Since everyone is here, wait a moment and find a place to set up your tents. Use the tent-setting equipment from the village, just like last year. As for the new educated youth who don't understand something, just watch the others do it and then follow along."
After Captain Jin made the arrangements, he left. Tang Baozhu saw a pile of things on the side, including oilcloth and the like. Although she didn't know how to do it, she could still learn by watching.
The tent was quite large; there were nine people in total, including Tang Baozhu. Even sitting inside, it didn't feel crowded. There was a stove in the middle with a pot on top. Firewood hadn't been brought over yet, so there was no fire yet.
Tang Baozhu watched what others were doing and followed suit. After working for more than an hour, she finally managed to tidy up the place.
I was originally planning to go and fetch firewood, but a few tall guys from the village went up the mountain and brought back several huge bundles of firewood, which should be enough to burn for about half a month.
At lunchtime, Tang Baozhu noticed that Li Feifei and Zhang Jianguo had brought their own dry rations. The squad leader and the others went outside to fill a pot with snow, put it in the stove to boil, and then mixed it with their dry rations to eat.
During meals, everyone didn't eat together; instead, they took turns, and someone had to watch over them from the outside. Even though there was no one on the entire lake, everyone was quite dutiful.
Tang Baozhu spent the day with everyone, but then she got bored and, along with Li Feifei, just listened to the gossip of the two women in the village.
This was the first time I'd ever met women who loved gossip so much. They could chat for an entire afternoon without stopping. Occasionally, Li Feifei could even join in the conversation, but Tang Baozhu had nothing to talk about. She wasn't familiar with them and rarely went out, so she didn't know anything about gossip. Being a loyal listener was fine too.
Not to mention that they love people like Tang Baozhu, when they gossip, having someone listening attentively makes them feel very accomplished, and they chat even more enthusiastically.
When the night watchmen came to take their turn, Tang Baozhu was finally able to go home. She found it incredibly boring and cold there, feeling like she'd been frozen stiff all day. Of course, it was Li Feifei who was frozen stiff, as she had a fire crystal on her and wasn't cold.
When Tang Baozhu was resting at night, she looked around the warehouse to see if there were any fishing rods. She planned to go fishing to pass the time, otherwise how would she get through the next two weeks? At least if she could catch some fish, she could make a pot of fish soup for everyone so it wouldn't be so cold.
Li Feifei was outside in the cold all day today, and when she came back, she kept sneezing. Of course, if possible, it would be better to drink more ginger and brown sugar tea. Unfortunately, sugar is a bit precious to others, and even if they have sugar, they are reluctant to take it out and share it with everyone.
Tang Baozhu did have the means, but she felt that if she just took it out like that, people would think she was a fool. So she decided to just drink more fish soup and add a couple of slices of ginger instead.
I searched the warehouse for a long time but couldn't find any fishing rods. I quickly joined the red envelope group to ask others if they had any so I could exchange them for a fishing rod.
Tang Baozhu: Does anyone have a fishing rod? I'd like to exchange fishing rods with everyone.
The message received a response almost instantly.
Xu Rui: Baozhu, would you like a fishing rod? Just a moment, I'll make one for you right away.
Tang Baozhu wondered if he had been hanging around in the red envelope group the whole time. He was there every time someone entered the group, his purpose so blatant that Tang Baozhu was teased by the others.
After replying to the message, Xu Rui immediately took out a spirit bamboo, released his alchemical fire, and refined the spirit bamboo into a magic weapon. In the end, perhaps because the material was too high-grade, the finished product skipped a level and became spiritual energy.
The conditions for recognizing a master have been modified, making it a direct soul recognition. It can also change its appearance according to the master's wishes because he added a magic stone to the bamboo.
When Tang Baozhu received the bamboo pole, she was stunned. She just wanted an ordinary fishing rod to fish. How could she dare to take this exquisite and precious fishing rod out?
Fortunately, I breathed a sigh of relief when I heard Brother Xu say that I could change my appearance after recognizing a master.
After recognizing its master, the dried fish indeed changed according to Tang Baozhu's wishes, turning into an ordinary fishing rod that looked quite unremarkable.
I'm finally satisfied. At least I've had something to pass the time for the past two weeks.
The next day, when Tang Baozhu, Li Feifei, and Zhang Jianguo went to the lake, they brought the fishing rod with them, which made them particularly curious.
"Baozhu, why did you bring a fishing rod? Are you planning to go fishing? But the lake is frozen solid, and we might not be able to break the ice. It seems like you brought the fishing rod for nothing."
"I just plan to give it a try. I feel like it's so boring to just stand there and stare around. I want to find something to do to kill time."
The lake was covered in a white expanse, and anyone coming from the opposite bank would be very conspicuous. In any case, she had looked all day yesterday but hadn't seen a single one.
When they arrived at the lake, the team leader and a few villagers had just arrived and were handing over the night watch. They didn't pay any attention when they saw that Tang Baozhu had brought a fishing rod. For them, if they caught a fish, they would enjoy it; if they didn't, they didn't care.
Tang Baozhu noticed that there were even more places to pile firewood yesterday, brought over by the people who kept watch last night.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, she walked a little further away, about 100 meters away, and carefully took out her sword that had recognized its master, and began to slash directly at the ice.
It truly lives up to its reputation as a divine weapon; it cuts through ice like cutting tofu, instantly creating a large hole 30 centimeters in diameter.
Tang Baozhu felt that the entrance to the cave was too smooth, which was unbelievable. So she found a dagger she had collected in her previous life and tapped it hard on the side a few times until it looked pitted and bumpy, then she stopped.
He took out his fishing rod and put a little bit of dried meat on the hook. After all, it was meat from a spirit beast, which should be attractive to fish.
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