Chapter 272 Stars’ Holographic Deserted Island Life 18
Zhang Xiaojia stood up with a hint of smugness on his face, hands on hips, head slightly raised, whistling, and then said arrogantly, "Are you dumbfounded? You don't even know the principle of leverage, a junior high school physics quiz? You'd better go and weave ropes! I'm going to personally cut down some trees that are much taller than this roof, build a frame, and then cleverly use the principle of a balance scale combined with the principle of leverage. I can easily achieve a powerful effect with just a little effort and hoist those heavy logs securely onto the roof!"
Hearing this, Jian Bai on the side couldn't help but roll his eyes and muttered helplessly: "Boss, you are obviously showing off in front of us on purpose!" However, Zhang Xiaojia, who was in an extremely excited state at this time, didn't bother to pay attention to his complaints, but just continued to show off his plans and ideas.
Zhang Xiaojia moved as swiftly as the wind, disappearing from everyone's sight in the blink of an eye. Not long after, she returned carrying several thick and long tree trunks that were taller than the roof.
Without saying a word, everyone immediately picked up the stone axes and stone machetes in their hands and chopped at the two tree trunks. In a short while, the originally lush tree trunks were trimmed down to only bare trunks.
Then, everyone worked together to piece the prepared trunks together, forming a sturdy triangular frame. They then found a thick, hard wooden stick to use as a lever and fixed it to the highest point of the frame. Then, they tied long ropes to each end of the lever. One end was firmly tied to the wood to be lifted, while the other end was left hanging near the ground.
Once everything was ready, everyone gathered around, firmly grasping the rope at the end of the lever. With a unified and powerful shout, everyone simultaneously pulled the rope. A magical thing happened—with the help of the lever and the combined force of everyone, the seemingly unwieldy piece of wood actually rose effortlessly, just as Zhang Xiaojia had predicted, and was finally hoisted to the rooftop without fail.
The three men worked together to pull at a thick rope, sweat dripping from their foreheads, their hands moving with unwavering control. Zhang Xiaojia, standing firmly on the high wall, waited intently for the wood to be passed up. With quick eyes and hands, she snatched the wood and quickly and precisely fixed the notched end to the wall. One by one, the wood was laid, and soon the entire roof was covered with these woods.
It has to be said that one of the greatest inventions of mankind is the creation of a variety of practical tools. It is precisely because of these tools that tasks that seemed extremely difficult can be completed in less than an hour.
Looking at the gradually taking shape of the roof before him, Li Bai couldn't help but be slightly startled. The corners of his mouth twitched involuntarily a few times, and he said in disbelief: "This... it's already built?"
Hearing this, Bai Hao immediately approached with a fawning expression, fawning like a well-behaved puppy, "That's right! If it weren't for the boss's immense strength and his superb carpentry skills, building the roof so quickly would be a pipe dream!"
Jian Bai, standing nearby, appeared much calmer. After a moment's thought, he spoke bluntly, "However, we've run out of shell powder at home. Low tide today is at 4:30 PM, so we need to hurry to the beach and dig up some shells. I calculated that low tide tomorrow will be at 5:48 AM and 5:24 PM. If we can seize these three opportunities to collect shells, we should have just enough to coat the roof."
Zhang Xiaojia nodded and said, "It's not hot today, so we don't need to rest. Let's go collect some loess, burn some ash, and gather some hay. We just need to fix the wood on the roof by the notches. I'm afraid the wind will blow the wood off, so I need to fix it to the wall. At four o'clock, we'll go to the beach to dig for shells."
Zhang Xiaojia immediately began searching for suitable materials. She searched every corner of her surroundings and finally gathered a large pile of long, thin stones. These stones looked solid, but in fact, they concealed a number of problems.
She picked up a long, thin stone, carefully aimed it at the junction of the wood and the wall, and then struck it with all her might. With a crisp "crack," the stone instantly shattered into several pieces! Zhang Xiaojia shook her head helplessly and had to pick another stone to try again.
Zhang Xiaojia tried this, one, two, three times... She never gave up, despite countless failures. Sometimes, the slender stone shattered under the force of the blows, and sometimes, the wood cracked due to uneven force. Each time, she had to spend time looking for a suitable stone or replacing the wood.
Time ticked by, and before she knew it, three full hours had passed. Zhang Xiaojia's clothes were drenched in sweat, but she remained completely absorbed in her work. Finally, with her unwavering efforts, the last piece of wood was successfully nailed into the wall, firmly anchored. At that moment, a relieved smile crossed Zhang Xiaojia's tired face.
Now, even on a typhoon day, this place should not be blown away by the wind.
Li Yang and the other two went to the beach first. One of them said to fill all the baskets in the house with shells and pick up all the shells to see if they could finish it today. If they could, they would just do it.
She went to get some fresh water first so she could take a shower right away.
When we got to the beach, we saw they had already collected five or six baskets of shells. Zhang Xiaojia walked over and asked, "How are we going to carry all this back?"
Jian Bai pointed at the shoulder pole and said, "Carry one basket on your back and two baskets on the shoulder pole, and then load them back like this."
Zhang Xiaojia was speechless. Seeing the three people excited like chicken blood, she stopped talking. Okay~
Don't disturb their enthusiasm.
Zhang Xiaojia watched them looking for shells, so she started looking for fish. After searching for a while, she had a good harvest and caught more than ten fish. She passed a rope through the fish's mouths, and she could carry all the fish away.
On the way back, each of them had three baskets of shells, and they actually gave her the lowest of the three baskets. Seeing that they were very fast at the beginning but gradually slowed down, Zhang Xiaojia ignored the three of them and kept going home at a fast pace. While they were still there, Zhang Xiaojia took a bath.
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