After dinner, we spread the hay flat on the kang. It was a little hot, so we moved the burning firewood out, waited for it to cool down a little, put it back in, smothered the open flame into charcoal fire, and put it back in the kang to maintain the temperature.

At the other end, we would burn another fire in an earthen basin to prevent ourselves from being caught off guard when wild animals attacked. In the wild, it is always best to maintain the advantage of vision and open flames.

The temperature of the kang dropped after a while. It was the first time for everyone to go up there and stay for a while. They could feel the heat just by sitting on it, which fully relieved the coldness on their bodies. Everyone put on their own coats, and the temperature could at least be kept at around 20 degrees, so it didn't feel so cold anymore.

Everyone sat there, drank some tea, chatted, and thought it would be perfect if they could crack some melon seeds.

During this time, the three of us were chatting on the kang, but Yingchun just sat on one side with a bitter face, staring at Yunwen, and no one knew what she meant.

"Sister, why are you staring at me like that?" Song Bailu asked.

"What? Have you noticed me now? Aren't you all surrounding Zhang Yunwen? I want to see what kind of magic she used to make you all only have eyes for her." Song Yingchun said.

Zhang Yunwen smiled with her hands covering her mouth, her pretty face showing a hint of joy, and said, "Yingchun, if I knew magic, why would I end up here and suffer so much? Besides, no one is around me."

"Yes! Zhou Bo has been looking at you lustfully all night, and my sister has started to listen to you. She has to share the fish and won't leave any for me. You said you didn't use any magic, but you must be scheming, so I have to see through you." Song Yingchun said bluntly.

I almost spit out the water I just drank. What does it mean to be lustful? I was very serious all night.

"Don't talk nonsense. What your sister Yunwen said makes sense. Zhou Bo has been running around for us all day and looking for food. Shouldn't you eat more? Otherwise, where did the fish in your bowl come from? You should remember where the water came from. Didn't your father teach you to be grateful, right? This is not what your sister Yunwen meant, but also what I meant. Don't think too much about it." Song Bailu was afraid that I would worry too much, so she gave me a lecture first.

"I'm also very tired. I've been watching the constant temperature room for a whole day and fiddling with the charcoal fire. I'm so tired. Has anyone thought of me? Why do you praise him for doing what he should do?" Song Yingchun pushed open the pot of tea with a bang.

Fortunately it was made of bronze and didn't break when it fell, but everyone's first excitement on the new kang was basically ruined.

I sighed, got off the kang and picked up the teacup, but the tea inside had all spilled onto the floor. After picking it up, I said, "You're right. We've all worked hard. From now on, everyone should try to eat the same amount so that some people won't feel it's unfair."

"Brother Zhou Bo, I'm sorry, I'll talk to her later..." Song Bailu signaled to Yunwen and me with her eyes.

The most embarrassed person among them was Yunwen. She did nothing but was accused for no reason. I can imagine how aggrieved she was.

There is no way. Living under the same roof, we can only seek common ground while reserving differences and get along with each other. We should also be aware of this kind of unpleasantness.

I had already put a pot of ice in a clay jar and placed it in the house. Everyone took it and put it on the fire for a while, and it slowly melted and heated up. When the water temperature was suitable, they each took water to wash their faces and rinse their mouths, and sat on the kang waiting for me to arrange their shifts, except for Song Yingchun...

"I have to tell you, I'm tired too, so I'll go to sleep first today and you three can take turns." Song Yingchun said.

After saying that, she fell asleep on the kang, leaving the three of us looking at each other in bewilderment.

I was just about to say something to her when Song Bailu said, "My sister is really tired today. I will stay with you for a little longer at night so that you and sister Yunwen can sleep a little longer. Don't be angry. It was just an accident. I will talk to the girl tomorrow and I promise there won't be a next time."

"Okay, let's keep public things to public and private things to private. Don't mix personal feelings with what the collective has to do. Besides, Yunwen did nothing wrong, so don't be jealous of her and throw a tantrum." I said.

Yunwen took my hand, shook her head at me, and said, "Zhou Bo, let's not talk about it anymore. It's my fault today. We've finally gotten together. Let's not make things so unhappy, okay?"

When I heard her say that, I didn't say anything and prepared to arrange the shift order for tonight.

"It's been snowing hard lately, and these two fish are enough for us to eat. We won't go there unless it's necessary, so I plan to rest at home for a few days, chop some firewood, and dig some wild vegetables. I'll make do with them for now, and then I'll continue looking for food after I finish eating the fish. What do you think?" I asked.

"That's great. We were all worried about you when you went out, but we couldn't help you and could only feel anxious. We just need to save money recently so that you can conserve your energy and stay at home more." Yunwen said.

"That's what I mean. It's better to stay indoors in winter and not move too much. If you can stay at home, just stay at home." Bai Lu also said.

The two of them are now getting more and more in sync with each other, and their words and opinions are becoming more and more similar.

"Okay, then the arrangement for tonight is as follows. I will be on duty in the most dangerous first shift, Yunwen will take over my shift, and Bailu, you will be on duty in the third shift. Is that ok?" I asked.

"Okay, Sister Yunwen, remember to wake me up early. I have to take charge of two people's shifts." Song Bailu said to Yunwen with a wry smile on her face.

After arranging the shifts, the girls all lay down on the kang to rest, wearing my spare big coat, which I guess made them feel warm when sleeping.

After staying in the house for a while, I went out with a torch to check the temperature in the constant temperature room. I found that the charcoal was still burning and the temperature was okay. I also checked the growth of the mycelium. Generally speaking, it was still growing well. After another week or ten days, I would be able to take it out and cultivate wood ear. With so much mycelium, the amount of wood ear that can be grown will definitely be more than that in the wild.

I looked at the wheat again. Green stalks had already appeared. It was growing healthily. It was not easy for pests to eat it in winter because the temperature was too cold. This made me slightly satisfied. It seemed that the possibility of sleeping on steamed buns as a pillow next year was still relatively high.

Then I patrolled the area near the fence again and made sure that no wild animals had broken in. I finished my inspection and went back to the house to quickly take off my coat. I moved to the kang to raise my body temperature, and put some water in the bronze pot. There were still tea leaves in it, so I kept it hot to warm my body.

I kept watching until my eyelids were fighting, and when I couldn't bear it any longer, I went to check again, added charcoal where it was needed, then went to the bathroom, and then went back to the room to let Yunwen take over.

Yunwen looked sleepy and yawned, with a faint fragrance emanating from her body. Then she stood up, pulled me over, and said, "Come over and sleep."

Originally, she should have gotten off the kang and I should have gotten on, but one of us was just drowsy and the other was very sleepy, and I didn't operate properly, so we accidentally fell on top of each other. Luckily, I supported myself with my hands and didn't touch her completely, otherwise she would have thought I was being a hooligan late at night.

"No...sorry." I said quickly.

"It's okay, then... can you get up now?" Yunwen blushed, and our faces were very close, no more than a fist's distance away.

I struggled to support my arms, swallowed my saliva to prevent it from flowing onto the pretty girl's face, and quickly said, "Of course!"

Then I slowly moved my arm away, and she slowly stood up, got out from under my plank body, and went under the kang. She turned her head and looked at me, her face flushed, and then she quickly covered her face with her hands and hid away...

At this time, I heard Song Yingchun muttering beside me: "Shameless, so this is how you do it..."