Chapter 7
Seeing everyone enjoying the meal, Wandi took a satisfied bite of her roast chicken. Her companions were never a burden, and as long as the conditions allowed, she would not abandon any of her compatriots.
After filling our stomachs, everything looked better to us. The next step was to arrange night watches and accommodation. Since we had only built a big house with some compartments inside, we had to share the house with several people.
Wan Di got up in the middle of the night to prepare for her shift, and when she went out she found Jiang Zouwei already sitting by the fire.
"Isn't it time yet? Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Jiang Zouwei knew who was coming, and without even turning his head, he said, "I can't sleep, so I might as well get up early to help. I just asked Wen Xue and Ying Zhao to go in and sleep."
Wan Di sighed lightly and sat next to Jiang Zouwei. It was impossible to let go of her comrades and relatives who had disappeared without a trace. Those friends were also always on Wan Di's mind.
She won't just let it go. She will first survive here. One day she will return to Dick Hydrogen Planet to take revenge!
But now Wandi just patted Jiang Zouwei's shoulder, paused, and then gently hugged her, "Zouwei..."
Nothing happened during the night. Everyone got up at dawn the next day. Some went to the previous spaceship to see if there were any usable supplies, some went to patrol the planet, and some looked for food... Everyone remembered their tasks and walked out the door in high spirits.
Wandi looked up at the towering trees around her, put her hands on her forehead and squinted her eyes slightly, "For them to grow so tall, the land here must be very fertile." She had the same feeling when she was looking for herbs yesterday.
Yao Si poked his head out from behind a tree and said, "Yes, and the leaves of these trees look very healthy and shiny, and the trunks are hard and tall, without any insects or ants gnawing on them." As he spoke, he picked up a pen and wrote it down in his notebook.
Wandi knocked on the trunk and broke off a branch to examine the cross section carefully. This wood was good, strong and waterproof, perfect for building a house.
"Let's go ahead." After noting this, Wan Di said to Yao Si.
This place is quite big, but two-thirds of it is polar region which is not suitable for human habitation. They quickly confirmed it and called their companions.
Seeing Wan Di pick up the knife, Jiang Zouwei walked over and said, "Let me do it. You can rest your injured hand for a few days." As he said that, he took the knife, jumped onto the tree trunk, used the momentum to jump higher, and then did a somersault and landed lightly.
“This one is fine.”
Wandi nodded, "Action!"
Everyone had been marveling at Jiang Zouwei's fluid movements, treating them as if they were performing a brilliant feat. But when Wandi spoke, everyone suddenly snapped into action, hammering away at the tree roots while chatting.
Yao Si's eyes were still wide open, "Sister Zou Wei, you are so awesome!" His eyes were sparkling with admiration.
Jiang Zouwei just said "hmm" very coldly, as if to say "I understand", and left without looking back.
Yao Si didn't show any sign of defeat. He immediately turned around and started chatting with Ji Wenxue, "Wenxue, can you do it too? Just like Sister Zou Wei, so cool! I've always envied people like that since I was a kid."
Ji Wenxue shook her head, "I can't." Then she looked at Yao Si, "Sister Wan Di and Sister Zou Wei both know how to do it. We all thought they were amazing before." Her eyes caught sight of Jiang Zou Wei, who was checking on Qiao Mu on the other side. She jumped down and said something to Wan Di, and they both laughed. Thinking back to what she had just said, she said, "Sister Yao Si, don't blame Sister Zou Wei. She's never been very talkative, but she's a very nice person."
Yao Si smiled brightly, "Don't worry, I won't! And I noticed it a few days ago!" Yao Si remembered when she first met Jiang Zouwei a few days ago, she almost thought she had bumped into a piece of ice. His indifferent eyes fell on her, which reminded her of the oppressive feeling when she was caught by the dean for being late when she was a child.
Not only was he quiet, he was also very frugal when it came to speaking. However, she also discovered an exception: when facing Wan Di, Jiang Zou's microblogs were much more frequent, and his expressions were much more expressive.
"Sister Yao Si, let's take care of this tree and carry it back first!"
Ji Wenxue's words brought Yao Si back to his senses, and he nodded quickly, "Okay!"
Everyone worked diligently and efficiently, and amidst the cheers of encouragement, logs were brought back to the camp. Although tired, everyone's faces were filled with satisfied smiles.
"Sister Wandi!" Ji Wenxue ran over and acted coquettishly, "I did well today, didn't I? I even took off the wings of the spaceship and used them as a hitting tool."
"Well, Wenxue is great." Wandi said softly, then asked, "Is there anything else in the storage room?"
Ji Wenxue shook her head. "There's nothing left, but I found this." Ji Wenxue took something out of her trouser pocket. It was a small bag of fruit and vegetable waste, tomato seeds, watermelon seeds, and so on. "I found it in the waste room. Maybe we can try to plant it in the ground."
Wandi looked at the tiny seed in Ji Wenxue's palm. Ji Wenxue had washed it before, and it now looked clean and plump.
Her eyes lit up and she smiled. She touched Ji Wenxue's hair and even wanted to kiss her cheek. "Wenxue, you've been a great help!"
Finding wild fruits, digging vegetables, and hunting for food would naturally allow them to survive, but if they wanted a stable food supply, planting was essential. She had been fretting over this for the past few days, even considering finding some native plants for experimental breeding, but that would take time. The seeds in Wen Xue's hand would at least help them get by during this period.
Ji Wenxue was even happier when she heard the compliment, and smiled so hard that her teeth were showing, "That's great!"
Everyone noticed what was happening here and came over. After learning the whole story, they were all very excited.
"Farming is good. I used to do this at home. I've been farming for so many years, so I have some experience."
"Now that we have food, we don't have to run around catching chickens every day. Yesterday, the pheasant was running around in the mountains and I couldn't catch it at all. I even fell down several times!"
"I haven't eaten it for a long time, and now I really want to eat it."
Ying Zhao rushed over excitedly, "Let me see, let me see, let me see too!"
"Sister Ying Zhao, you look like a dog!" Ji Wenxue took a small step back when Ying Zhao jumped over happily, and said with blinking eyes.
Ying Zhao still smiled, "Puppies, I like dogs very much!" Then he looked at the seeds with surprise in his eyes, "Wow, these are really cute little things."
Wan Di and Jiang Zouwei had already picked up branches and were drawing a diagram of the house structure on the ground.
"This place needs to bear the weight. In addition to the trees, we also need to use the things on the spacecraft to form a triangle, which is both practical and beautiful." Wandi said as he used a branch to draw a line on the ground.
Jiang Zouwei nodded, "I understand," and then pointed at a few places with his fingers, "The same strategy is used in these places, right?"
"Um."
After the two of them had made a plan, they called everyone together and told them the mission. Then two people stood up.
"Wandy, I used to be a construction engineer, so leave this to me. Based on your design requirements, I can produce a drawing in half an hour."
"I've worked on construction sites before, so I can give orders when they're being erected."
"Okay," Wandi nodded. With the help of professionals, everyone's work progressed faster. The task was arduous, but everyone worked together, no one was lazy, no one was reckless, and under their hands, a bigger and better house was taking shape.
Ying Zhao was pounding herbs by the river, looking at everyone working busily over there and listening to the sounds around him, feeling a sense of unreality.
Going to a strange place, exploring the planet like a pioneer, cutting down trees to build houses... She had never dared to imagine such a great and outstanding project before.
Ying Zhao had been forced to marry at a certain age due to planetary laws. She had just graduated that year and remembered always being a good student. Everyone told her she would become a renowned doctor. However, after getting married, her husband had forced her to stay home. That night was her first time out of the house, and amidst the war, she felt a long-lost sense of freedom.
She had been in a daze since Wanda pulled her onto the spaceship and then arrived here. She was surprised and couldn't hide her joy until yesterday when Wanda asked her to treat everyone.
To be honest, this place is actually very nice. People I have never met before have become good friends in these few days. We help each other and can fully utilize our advantages and strengths.
But...she had another concern.
On the other side, everyone was panting, their cheeks red, their bodies covered in dust, but their eyes were bright. "Wandi, your hand is injured, don't move this, let me do it!" He grabbed the wood from Wandi's hand and carried it on his shoulder. He turned back and said, "Go over there and get some medicine and rest for a while, we can handle it here."
We didn't catch any pheasants yesterday. We ran for a long time before we subdued one. Later, Eveny caught three more, and we were able to barely have a full meal in the evening.
Wandi was about to say something when someone pulled her over to the riverside and sat down. The sun's temperature was gradually dropping, but her heart was warm.
"Give me your hand." Ying Zhao said.
A hand came quickly, but it was loosely clenched. Ying Zhao looked at Wan Di with a puzzled look on his face.
Wandi suddenly smiled and opened her hand. Besides the wound, there was also a small heart-shaped stone.
He winked his left eye playfully, "She's quite pretty, isn't she?"
Ying Zhao was stunned for a moment, then amused. He picked up the stone and put it in his pocket, nodding as he touched the herbs. "Yes, yes, the color is also very beautiful, like a gem. Where did you find it?"
"Today we went to the north, near the coast. You like these little things, so I brought them back."
Ying Zhao didn't say anything more. She really liked these little gadgets, but a few days ago, on the spaceship, in order to ensure their spaceship could take off, she also put these little things into the fire to refine them. She didn't expect that Wan Di, who was so busy every day, would still remember such a small thing.
"I feel much better, thank you." After applying the herbs, Eveny stood up and said, "You go take care of them, don't worry about me."
"good."
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