Chapter 207 Tree House
The mouse trap was ready, and Chu Qiao clapped his hands in satisfaction.
The little chicken sent out four or five comments in a row: "Hurry up and build a shelter first."
"Build a shelter first."
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Ruoshui Sanqian: "Yes, yes, it's so uncomfortable to sleep on a tree."
Chu Qiao waved his hands helplessly. "We'll have to sleep in the tree this time. Last night, I saw a shadow as tall as a man, which means there are indeed large wild animals nearby. Building a shelter in the jungle is likely to become a meal for these animals."
"Ten days, every day in a tree?"
"It's too much suffering."
"Master Chu, no, we'll get you a tent."
"The beasts upstairs won't attack if there's a tent there?"
"Forehead……"
Chu Qiao smiled and comforted everyone: "Don't be so pessimistic, resting in a tree can be very comfortable."
"I'm going to build a simple tree house. Of course, it's not the kind you see in magazines, made of regular planks, but just a simple version."
Although Chu Qiao said it was simple, everyone was still looking forward to it. After all, everyone has a dream of living in a tree house in childhood.
"I want to marry Master Chu home, it's a treasure."
"Master Chu doesn't belong to you, he belongs to me."
"No, Master Chu belongs to everyone."
As Chu Qiao spoke, she had already walked from the riverside into the center of the jungle. She needed to find a suitable tree.
"What is Master Chu looking for?"
"I'm looking for the right tree to build a tree house. The health and size of the tree are very important. If the tree is too big or too small, it won't provide enough support. Resting on such a tree will put it in danger of toppling over. You have to choose a tree with branches fixed on it, a healthy tree without too many insect pests, and a suitable age."
"Generally, oak, maple, fir, and apple trees are suitable for building tree houses."
Chu Qiao ran forward for more than ten meters and heard a voice under a tree that was thirty centimeters wide: "This tree is an oak tree. It is a very suitable species for a tree house."
"When building a tree house, the main thing is to choose the right support method. If you're building it at home, you can use pillars, which means fixing some pillars around the tree to support it instead of using branches. You can also use screws, but this will cause great damage to the tree. Of course, neither of these methods is suitable for our current situation."
"With only a stone knife and a rope, I can only use the hanging support method."
Chu Qiao said, called Xiao Diao, and started chopping wood. 10 cm branches were Chu Qiao's first choice, and she needed to chop 8-10 trees.
Although the stone axe did not seem very efficient, Xiao Diao would jump onto the branch every time when the branch was half chopped to help Chu Qiao. The two of them worked together and cut down more than a dozen branches in less than an hour.
Chu Qiao arranged 10 branches neatly on the flat grass, and placed the remaining three branches perpendicular to the neatly arranged branches. The distance between the three branches was about half a meter.
Chu Qiao used ropes made of tree bark to fix the neatly arranged branches to the vertical branches.
Chuqiao tied a long rope at each of the four corners.
She placed the raft-like plank next to the oak tree and climbed to the right side of the oak tree, where there were three 20-centimeter-deep branches.
Because these branches were located quite high, Chu Qiao couldn't reach the wooden board at all, and no one could help her at this time.
Chu Qiao lay headfirst, his feet hooked around the oak branches, his hands slowly reaching for the wooden planks. Xiao Diao anxiously nudged the planks with his head.
"I can reach it." Chu Qiao panted and said in a low voice.
The weight of more than a dozen branches was not light. Chu Qiao struggled to move forward. His arms were bulging, and the sweat on his forehead flowed down the inverted animal into the wooden board.
Chu Qiao felt a sharp pain on the instep of his foot. He did not dare to relax and hooked the tree trunk tightly.
She exerted force with her waist and pulled the board up, then she lay on the branch to maintain her balance.
The netizens in the live broadcast room were all worried about Chu Qiao, and Xiao Diao was running around anxiously under the tree.
Chu Qiao nodded: "Finally got it up, it's worth the price." Her eyes fell on the exposed instep, only to see a large red abrasion on the instep, oozing a trickle of blood.
Chu Qiao shook his ankle nonchalantly: "I have to hurry up. There are still many tasks in the shelter last night."
As he spoke, Chu Qiao tied several long ropes on the wooden board to the branches. The trunk and three branches were just right, pulling the wooden board evenly.
A thin wooden plank swayed in the air.
"Master Chu, is that all?"
"No way, this isn't a large swing?"
"Don't be ridiculous, this is not your strength."
Chu Qiao couldn't help but teased: "It seems that everyone thinks too highly of me, but this is all I have."
Although Chu Qiao said this, his hands did not stop moving.
Chu Qiao tied a rope between the trunk and a higher branch.
"Xiao Diao, come with me to pick some reeds."
The two returned to the cliff where they were yesterday. Chu Qiao pulled up the reeds by the roots and smashed them on the rocks to drive away the mosquitoes.
She tied the reeds into a bundle and threw it up, and Xiao Diao dragged it back to the tree house with the rope in his mouth.
Chu Qiao was carrying a large bunch of reed catkins on his back.
"Master Chu is going to make clothes again?"
"No way, it's not cold, do I need to make a coat?"
Chu Qiao climbed up the tree like a monkey and said, "I want to make a roof." As she spoke, she placed the reeds in her hands evenly on the rope, one on the left and one on the right. She stuffed the other end of the reed into the gap between the branches, making the reeds form a 'human' shape.
"This is mainly done to reduce the invasion of rain and to avoid turning over when sleeping without any obstruction."
"The tree house is ready. Usually, they'll also build a staircase or a rope ladder."
"But since I can climb trees, there's no need for that."
Chu Qiao finished speaking, then climbed into the wobbly tree house and lay down on the wooden plank made of branches, nodding his head. "It's a little hard. I'll put some reed fluff on it and it will be perfect."
Chu Qiao removed the reed stems, leaving only the reed flowers. She placed the reed flowers one by one on the wooden board and lay down in the tree house. The soft reed flowers surrounded Chu.
The dazzling midday sunlight was blocked by the reeds, and the entire tree house was warm, with no direct sunlight entering inside. Darkness and warmth surrounded Chu Qiao, and soon, snoring sounds were heard.
"I heard snoring."
"Did you hear it wrong?"
"No, really."
"Master Chu fell asleep?"
The drone struggled to get into the tree house through the gaps in the reeds. Chu Qiao's eyes were tightly closed, and he was breathing evenly, with a few breaths escaping from his slightly open lips.
"Is this to stimulate me who is about to work overtime?"
"I miss my Simmons mattress."
“Working people are really tired.”
"I'm really impressed by Master Chu's tree house."
"To be able to live so comfortably without any tools on the body, this is what Master Chu has."
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