Chapter 36

Collecting Firewood

After Fang Xin finished planting the land, he rested for a day. After adjusting his physical condition, he led the dog into the mountains to cut trees.

The wood she brought back from the Ugly Country could only last for two years. How could two years be enough? Even if there was no extreme cold, it would still be needed for daily burning and cooking, so she had to stockpile enough to last a hundred years.

What if she can live to be 99?

Anyway, there is still some space. When I have time and space to organize it properly, I can still make some space.

The weather outside is still freezing cold.

I made a thermal jacket for my dog ​​yesterday.

The lining is soft cotton and the outer layer is waterproof, so snow and water won't soak its fur.

A layer of thermostatic fabric is sandwiched between two layers of fabric.

This is fine, and you don't need to make it too thick, otherwise it will be clumsy.

It is covered in mink fur, and its hair will grow thicker in winter. Animals can actually adapt to harsh environments quickly, so there is no need to cover them too much, as it will affect their movements.

When winter passes and spring comes, they shed their thick hair again. This is why dogs shed severely in spring.

Besides, the thermostatic fabric can block the low temperature, so the dog won't feel cold.

If you have time, make two more for your dog to alternately wear.

The dog only showed a little head, and was dressed in all white, blending perfectly with the white snow outside.

If you encounter danger, you can hide your body well.

This was taken into consideration when the clothes were made white.

The dog likes the snow outside very much. He keeps moving back and forth in the snow, drilling in here and out from other places, having a lot of fun.

The wind in the mountains is relatively weaker because there are trees to block it.

But the strong wind still blew the trees to this and that, and the thorns were blown down, and all the thin tree trunks were bent and broken.

Natural disasters are truly devastating blows. Humans are too small in the face of natural disasters and are completely unable to resist them. They can only passively take the beating.

But natural disasters will come sooner or later.

Human beings continue to destroy the ecological environment, causing serious deterioration of the earth's environment.

For example, wastewater discharge from chemical plants in various countries.

For example, the discharge of nuclear wastewater from island countries.

Ugly country's industrial pollution, etc.

In addition, the world's wealthy people over-consume a large amount of productive resources.

Three percent of the world's richest people use up 70 percent of the world's resources.

The earth is now severely overloaded and has activated its protection mechanism, trying to clear the tumor in the body at all costs. Only by clearing the tumor in the body can the body have a chance to recover.

It is no exaggeration to say that the cancer is human beings.

Fang Xin walked over those tiny thorns, but they were too thin, difficult to burn, and easy to scratch his hands, so they were not a good choice for firewood.

Her target was the big trees that were broken at the waist.

She didn't plan to touch the good ones. Forests have great uses. If humans cut down all the trees, the disaster would only become more serious.

It would be a waste of resources to just throw these wind-broken trees here, so she tried to collect as many as possible and save them for future use.

Not only can you chop wood for burning, it also has many other uses. You can save some of the straight tree trunks for future use, as they may be useful in the future.

He took out the oil saw and the sound of it clicking echoed through the woods.

All the cut trees are placed in the pasture to dry, and then processed together after drying.

Fang Xin sawed the tree for five days.

I glanced around the pasture and saw that there were already a lot of trees in the pasture, which was quite spectacular.

"Let's not do it now. I'll wait until the trees are dried and chopped into wood. There are just too many of them and they take up too much space." Fang Xin murmured, "What should I do next?"

It will take several days for the wood to dry properly.

By the way, let’s go fishing. We can raise some more fish in the pond and save them for later consumption.

Fang Xin called back the dog that was playing crazy in the distance, and the man and the dog decided to go down the mountain.

The house was packed up before going down the mountain. The next trip up the mountain would take ten hours, and it would be impossible to go back and forth on the same day.

She planned to catch more fish, but it might take several days to return.

If no one in the house adds coal to the boiler, the heater will freeze. If it freezes, it will be difficult to deal with. It is better to put it away and take it out when you come back.

As Fang Xin went down the mountain, he put some snow into the planting and pasture areas to moisten the soil.

This way the road will be easier to walk on.

The snow has reached my knees, and I'd be exhausted even if I waded down the mountain in the snow.

It didn't snow today and the wind wasn't very strong. Apart from being still very cold, the weather was pretty good.

However, Fang Xinhun was wearing thermostatic clothing, a hat, gloves, and socks. Even the mask was made of thermostatic fabric, so he was very warm and not cold at all.

When they were almost at the foot of the mountain, Fang Xin stopped collecting snow into the space. She saw from afar that there were many people cutting trees at the foot of the mountain.

Fang Xin wanted to find a less crowded place to go down the mountain, but the thick snow made it difficult to walk, and he was too lazy to take a detour.

But it would certainly be awkward to continue like this, as an unfamiliar person coming down the mountain would inevitably arouse suspicion.

What a hassle.

It's not that I'm afraid of people, but I just find it troublesome.

After much deliberation, Fang Xin decided to go into the space first and then go down the mountain when no one was there at night.

Fang Xin couldn't help but worry that these people would cut down trees near her house.

In the past, there were large wild animals in the mountains and people were afraid to go up the mountain. Now that the weather is cold, the large wild animals have hidden themselves. Will there be a few stubborn people who will come up?

But then I thought, who would be so stubborn as to spend 7 or 8 hours climbing a mountain, being exhausted after climbing up, and having to go down again before even chopping down two trees?

After she figured it out, she felt much more at ease. She wasn't afraid even if someone came up.

Fang Xin and Gou Zi had dinner in the space. She and Gou Zi now eat products from the black soil every day.

My physical condition has improved. I am no longer as skinny as before. I have gained a lot of weight, my complexion has improved a lot, and I am much healthier.

Even my five senses have become a little more sensitive.

The production of space is indeed effective, but the effect is not immediate and will not be seen immediately after taking a bite.

It is only by doing it every day and accumulating it over time that there will be significant results.

At six o'clock in the evening, it was already dark. During the extremely cold period, it gets dark very early, and it is already dark at four o'clock.

Fang Xin left the space and it was pitch black in front of him. He couldn't see anything, so he took out his night vision goggles and put them on.

This night vision device is truly magical. It can see everything clearly even in the dark as if it were daytime.

Fang Xin took a few steps and faintly heard the sound of chopping trees.

I thought I must have heard wrongly. Who would come out to cut trees in the middle of the night? The temperature at night is much lower than that during the day.

Bang~

Fang Xin heard the sound of an axe chopping trees again, but this time the sound was much weaker, as if someone had not eaten enough.

Fang Xin was puzzled and walked towards the sound. From a distance, he saw two children chopping trees with heavy axes.

Fang Xin just took a look and had no intention of stopping.

The two children looked over upon hearing the noise and immediately put down their axes. "Brother, I just came to pick up some unwanted branches. I...I won't chop them anymore. I'll leave them to you. We're leaving now!"

The two little children stood there in panic and fear, begging constantly. They were wearing adults' tattered cotton-padded jackets, and their small bodies were wrapped in the big coats.

Fang Xin paused slightly and said nothing.

It is not difficult to guess that the strong adults would not allow them to chop wood, so they could only sneak out at night.

Some people like to pinch soft persimmons, so when they see two soft persimmons, they will of course pinch them.

Those adults who blatantly bullied two children were usually not at home, or were bedridden, or had met with an accident.

Mostly the latter!

Although Fang Xin hates those who bully the weak, he will not sympathize with anyone.