I called Chen Jian back, reluctantly, because I know he's afraid of bugs.
Actually, I didn't notice it at first; I only found out by chance later.
Actually, Chen Jian was quite bold, but no one expected that such a tall figure would have such a girlish heart.
Chen Jian quickly called everyone in, and after I explained my thoughts to them, they all seemed a little surprised.
Bai Wei leaned closer to look at me closely: "What did you just say? You want to keep spiders? Zhao Sihai, are you crazy? If you really have a habit of keeping these kinds of pets, you don't have to choose this time. We all have to be careful even when we eat now, and there are so many big rabbits and centipedes outside. You actually want to keep spiders here?"
The class committee member's facial expression was so exaggerated, and since I was in a good mood, I couldn't help but laugh when I saw him like that.
I laughed for a long time, while Bai Wei just stared at me blankly, looking completely bewildered, as if I had really gone crazy.
I calmed myself down before turning to Bai Wei and explaining, "These spiders are for making clothes. We haven't had any usable silk before, have we? But I just discovered that the silk these spiders produce is incredibly strong, perfect for sewing clothes. If these spiders can produce more silk, then maybe we can use it to make clothes, so we won't have to wear these tattered clothes anymore. Anyway, I think this is beneficial for everyone. If you trust me, then come and find it. If you don't trust me, then we'll stick to the old rules: once we find it, you absolutely cannot touch it, okay?"
Of our group, apart from Bai Wei who was still looking at me like I was crazy, the rest of my male colleagues had all nodded in agreement.
They were the first to stand before us, raising their hands in support.
"Whatever Brother Sihai says goes, I have no objection. If Brother Sihai thinks we should catch spiders, then let's catch some. But Brother Sihai, what kind of spider do you want to catch?"
I described the shape of the spider to the big guys, and they quickly ran to the entrance of the waterfall to search for it.
Bai Wei sat to the side, but after a short while, he also joined the team.
We did absolutely nothing all morning except catch spiders near the entrance to the hole.
At first, I only caught two, but Chen Jian and the others didn't catch any. This was because these spiders were very agile and could even change color.
If they come into contact with the rock wall, their dark green shells will instantly turn the same color as the rock wall, which will make our capture much more difficult.
Fortunately, after I used that spider as a sample, the search became much faster.
We waited until nightfall and finally caught more than twenty spiders.
We carefully put the spiders back into our food storage room, which was warm and cozy with the light of a fire.
Chen Jian was so tired that he complained that he couldn't straighten up.
That evening, Xiao Qiang and the others were also very happy because they used the spider silk to make two outfits for Xiao Qiji and a pair of soft-soled shoes for Wang Xiaoxiao.
Since Wang Xiaoxiao became pregnant, her feet have gradually changed. The sneakers she used to wear no longer fit properly, and with the cold weather, she has no choice but to wear them.
These shoes fit perfectly and are very comfortable to wear.
When Wang Xiaoxiao saw me, she couldn't help but smile: "Xiao Qiang made this for me. I never expected Xiao Qiang to be so skillful. These shoes are very comfortable to wear. Now that we have this spider silk, even if we have a child, he won't be cold."
When Wang Xiaoxiao talked about her child, her expression softened considerably, which made me feel very relieved.
Over the next few days, we observed the spiders spinning their silk, and fortunately, these spiders weren't very picky about where they were spinning.
Even though we threw them into the warehouse, they were still happy to keep pulling on the threads.
But then I discovered something very strange: once this spider starts spinning silk, it won't stop until it dies.
This is really bad news for me, because these spiders are very rare. If they all die one after another, what will we do when we run out of silk?
This was indeed a headache, but before that headache could be resolved, an even more troublesome thing happened the next morning.
We're running low on firewood in our camp. The firewood we had stored earlier has been used up even more in the cold winds these past few days, so we don't even have enough firewood left. If we don't go out and gather firewood today, we're afraid we'll freeze tonight.
There was no other way, so I took some people with me and prepared to go into the woods to collect some dry branches, or even cut down a few logs.
Chen Jian naturally stayed here to accompany Liu Jiaojiao, while Wang Ping and I took the foreigners with us.
I was naturally worried about leaving Yang Rui at the camp, so I had to take him with me.
After some deliberation, only ten people went in the end. We each took a vine net to pull the wood, while the other side took the saw and axe that we had used before.
However, the recent heavy snowfall, coupled with the freezing ice that followed, has left the woods in a truly appalling state.
We spent the whole afternoon collecting only a few dry branches, but not many. Clearly, even if we took them home, they would only last for a day or two and wouldn't be of much use.
Wang Ping suggested that they should go further ahead.
I figured we were familiar with the situation here, so let's take a walk around.
We went to the place where we had found the rice seedlings before. The trees there were relatively short, so it was easy to dig them up.
We were digging up tree roots with great enthusiasm, while those idling around us were shivering from the cold.
Seeing their condition, I felt a little sorry for them, so I immediately found some wood and started to make fire by friction.
Before long, the fire started burning brightly, and the surrounding temperature finally rose a bit. We all gathered around the campfire, eating the dried fish that Xiao Qiang and the others had prepared for us that morning, which was quite pleasant.
However, we can't stay here for long. We should leave as soon as possible, collect the firewood, and head back for safety.
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