Chapter 294 Star's Deserted Island Life 40
The stone wall was built to a height of 1.5 meters, and there was no more stone left. In fact, this was enough, but they still felt unsafe because a pack of wolves came here and howled last night.
After a long period of drying, the kang board was finally completely dry. At this moment, He Fei was faced with an important task - installing the kang board. He had to let Zhang Xiaojia sit alone on a recliner to the side to rest and wait.
He Fei took a deep breath and then shouted loudly: "Li Yang! Bai Hao! You two come here quickly, mix the loess and hay into mud, and bring it in to me later!" Hearing He Fei's call, Li Yang and Bai Hao acted quickly. They worked together to mix the loess and hay together, added appropriate amount of water, and used shovels to turn and stir it constantly. After a while, they made a pile of sticky yellow mud.
He Fei and the others worked together, meticulously laying the kang boards one by one. Each board was placed neatly and perfectly. Once all the boards were in place, everyone immediately began to apply yellow mud to the stone slabs. This was a meticulous job, and no mistakes were allowed, otherwise it could cause problems during future use.
Everything was ready. He Fei lit the firewood and placed it in the kang. Flames instantly shot up, licking the yellow mud with a crackling sound. As the fire grew stronger, the entire room gradually became engulfed in warmth. He Fei stood quietly by, observing the fire, occasionally adding more firewood to ensure that the kang was heated evenly and dried quickly.
They have been staying in the shelter for five days, and Zhang Xiaojia still hasn't recovered his strength. But he can't stay there any longer, as there is not much food left at home.
Zhang Xiaojia gave the order, "Divide into two teams. Tang Jifeng, take Liu Xinwei, Li Yang, and Bai Hao to the beach to catch seafood. He Fei, take Xia Yu, Jian Bai, and Lin Lin to collect hay, vines, bamboo, and firewood. Also, find the rabbit nests on the map and hunt some rabbits. The temperature is already 10 degrees Celsius at night, so we need to prepare food for the winter."
Atop the stone wall they were standing was a door, a unique drawbridge design. Lowering it was easy, almost effortless. Closing it, however, was far more challenging, requiring immense effort to slowly pull the door up and securely fasten it. Zhang Xiaojia, at this moment, had only one percent of his strength left, completely depleted.
Everyone decided to leave the shelter first. He Fei stayed behind to close the door. He exerted all his strength to pull it up, then quickly climbed over the wall and landed firmly on top. Then, without hesitation, he leaped, successfully clearing the 1.8-meter gap. Fortunately, the wall was only 1.5 meters high. For He Fei, agile and nimble, this height and distance were no problem; he easily leaped over it.
Zhang Xiaojia walked into the stone house. The dim light inside took her eyes a moment to adjust before she could see clearly what was inside. When her eyes fell on the nine brand-new ordnance shovels neatly arranged in the corner, the corners of her mouth twitched involuntarily.
She had already suspected He Fei might have murdered the newcomer, but it was only a guess. Now, the sight of the shovels before her seemed like irrefutable evidence, a powerful blow to her heart. Although she had long understood that this was merely a holographic world, devoid of any real danger, witnessing it with her own eyes was a completely different experience.
If someone asked her what she was really thinking, she probably wouldn't be able to explain it. She only knew that hundreds of excuses that could be used to justify He Fei's actions suddenly emerged in her mind. However, just as she tried to convince herself to believe those excuses, a self-deprecating laugh came from deep within her heart.
Yes, she had to admit that she was a complete hypocrite. When she was safe, she could righteously accuse others of their faults; but once she was threatened and had to choose between self-preservation and justice, she would choose the former without hesitation, throwing so-called justice behind her.
Looking at the 27 packs of compressed biscuits, Zhang Xiaojia knew what to eat for lunch.
Take out a piece of compressed biscuit, scrape it into pieces with a dagger and put it into the pot, take out a few sweet potatoes, peel them and chop them and pour them into the pot, take out the dried shell meat and pour it into the pot, then take out 3 large shrimps and chop them and pour them into the pot, finally take out the dried seaweed, tear them into pieces and pour them into the pot, add water, and move it to the stove.
It was just a small job, and it took her just over an hour. Zhang Xiaojia stipulated that she should come back in 4 hours, so there was no rush to cook now, so she could take her time. What else did she need now?
Tang Jifeng and his friends came to the beach. This time, they only wanted seafood such as fish, kelp, and shrimp, which were more filling than shellfish.
He Fei led the three of them walking in the jungle very carefully. They were unfamiliar with many of the foods and wondered whether they were edible. They came to the rabbit's nest and saw several traps with rabbits, but only one was in there. The other traps were destroyed. He Fei took a closer look and found that they were leopard footprints. He put the rabbit into his backpack and he also made a few traps.
He took the three of them to the bamboo forest.
He Fei and his friends hurriedly dug bamboo because there was a panda at home that needed to be eaten. Suddenly, they heard Xia Yu's scream. The three of them quickly rushed to her side and smelled the smell of rotten eggs. Looking at the ground, they saw it was covered with rotten eggs and smelled like chicken shit.
Xia Yu asked, "Brother, what is this?"
He Fei had never seen it before. "I don't know. Hurry up, we have been in this jungle for a long time."
Jian Bai still took a few back and showed them to the boss.
He Fei sped up, quickly filled the basket, and left with the three of them.
Suddenly He Fei saw a wild boar, so he picked up his bow and arrow and shot at it. The arrow hit the target. He ran over and sealed the wound with mud on the ground, otherwise the wild boar would bleed and be thrown directly into the backpack. The wild boar was not big, weighing only 13 pounds.
Xia Yu said proudly, "Big brother is awesome."
There was a sparse jungle in Laidu, and the road was easy to walk on. He Fei made a hushing gesture and saw many white-eared pheasants walking on the ground.
Jian Bai grumbled speechlessly, "White-eared chickens are found on the high mountains and plateaus. There are chickens like this on this island. Can this hologram have some common sense?"
He Fei shot an arrow directly, and saw the white pheasant was frightened and hid in the bushes, calling loudly. He Fei didn't care about the one that hid and shot the one in front of him. Jian Bai immediately picked it up and imitated He Fei's way of smearing mud on the wound.
After He Fei shot three of them, he said, "Look around to see if there are any eggs."
The three of them bent down to look for them. After searching for a while, they found a waist-high basket of eggs. He Fei set a trap, hoping to catch a few alive and take them back to the shelter to raise them.
They returned to the shelter safely.
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