The next morning, as the first rays of dawn broke through the sky, Lu Fan jumped out of bed, not even bothering to wash his face, and rushed to the brick kiln.
Last night he kept thinking about the bricks inside, and he dreamed about the new house. Now he is looking forward to the start of construction.
Standing in front of the brick kiln, Lu Fan first touched it with his hand; it was already completely cold.
Then he took a deep breath, slowly moved closer, and pressed his face against the kiln opening, feeling that no more heat was escaping from inside.
He was so excited that he moved the stones at the kiln entrance, crouched down, and crawled into the brick kiln.
Upon entering the brick kiln, he was overjoyed, as if he had discovered a treasure. He picked up a brick with both hands, and it was icy cold to the touch.
He couldn't help but grin and laugh out loud: "Goodness, it's finally cooled down! The seaside environment is really great, it cools down so quickly!"
As he spoke, he bent down and picked up a few more bricks, tapping them from the left and looking at them from the right. Their color and hardness were impeccable, perfectly meeting his standards of perfection.
"Anlan, Anlan!"
Unable to contain his excitement, Lu Fan shouted at the top of his lungs, his voice echoing in the morning air, "The bricks are completely cooled! We can start building the house today!"
An Lan was still fast asleep in the shelter when she was startled awake by the sudden shout. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and groggily walked out of the shelter.
Upon hearing the good news from Lu Fan, her eyes lit up instantly: "Really? That's amazing! I've been waiting for so long!"
At this moment, the live stream room was also bustling with activity, with comments flying in like snowflakes:
"Brick: I'm done for~"
"Wow, that's fast! I thought it would take seven or eight days to cool down."
"Finally, I can build a house! My Minecraft spirit is burning!"
"Ah, I'm burning up too~"
"Why can people upstairs send voice messages?"
Lu Fan and An Lan stood side by side by the brick kiln, their heads close together, seriously discussing the matter.
Building a house is no small matter, and carrying bricks is an even bigger project. If it were just the two of them, who knows when it would be finished.
Lu Fan's eyes darted around, a sly smile spreading across his face. He slapped his thigh excitedly and exclaimed, "I've got it! Let's go ask the monkey troop for help! They were so helpful last time, they'll definitely be happy to lend a hand this time too!"
Upon hearing this, An Lan couldn't help but tease, "You're really good at being a capitalist, you know how to 'exploit' labor."
"Capitalist? I don't want to be that kind of person. I call this mutual benefit and win-win," Lu Fan replied with a smile.
Without further ado, the two quickly went to the place where the prey was stored and found several plump rabbits.
They skillfully built a fire, skewered the rabbits on branches, and began to carefully roast them. Soon, the aroma of rabbit meat filled the air.
"This much rabbit meat should be enough for the monkey troop," Lu Fan joked with a smile as he turned the rabbit meat over.
The roasted rabbit was golden brown and smelled delicious. They wrapped it tightly in leaves.
Then, humming a cheerful tune, the two led Big Black toward the monkey troop's territory.
With Big Black leading the way, they traveled safely and soon arrived at the monkeys' habitat.
Upon arriving at the monkeys' territory, we saw a group of monkeys leaping and bounding among the trees, creating a lively scene.
Some of them swung among the branches, some chased and played with each other, and others basked in the sun contentedly.
Lu Fan stood under the tree and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Old friends, we've come to see you again!"
Hearing the noise, the monkeys stopped what they were doing and looked around curiously.
Several bolder monkeys leaped down from the tree with a "whoosh" and ran swiftly to Lu Fan and An Lan like lightning.
Their eyes were fixed on the rabbit meat in their hands, their gazes filled with longing.
Lu Fan smiled and handed over the rabbit meat. The monkeys immediately swarmed over, fighting and scrambling for it, their mouths greasy with oil.
They also occasionally let out cheerful cries, as if they were hosting a grand food party.
Seeing this, the other monkeys also gathered around and joined in the "feast".
Just then, Lu Fan's eyes suddenly widened as if he had discovered a new continent, and he excitedly shouted, "An Lan, look! My stone tools are actually here!"
An Lan looked in the direction he pointed and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Good heavens, so these naughty kids stole your treasure. No wonder we couldn't find it anywhere in the shelter."
Lu Fan strode forward, reached out to the little monkey holding the stone axe, and said gently, "Little guy, give me back my tools."
The little monkey hugged the stone axe tightly and took a few steps back, as if the stone axe was its most precious treasure and it was unwilling to let go.
Lu Fan smiled helplessly, took out a piece of rabbit meat from his bag, and waved it in front of the little monkey.
The little monkey's eyes lit up instantly. With a "whoosh," it threw the stone axe to the ground and pounced like an arrow to snatch the rabbit meat.
Lu Fan reacted quickly, picking up the stone axe and examining it carefully. Apart from some minor wear on the blade, it was intact.
Actually, Lu Fan wasn't reluctant to part with the tools; on the contrary, he was very curious about the monkeys' purpose in taking them.
Just then, the Monkey King heard the commotion and rushed over.
It looked at the stone axe in Lu Fan's hand with great excitement, waving its arms and legs and making "squeaking" sounds, as if it was trying to express something.
The Monkey King was extremely interested in these tools. It quickly approached Lu Fan, its eyes fixed on the stone axe, its small eyes gleaming with excitement.
Immediately afterwards, it snatched the stone axe from Lu Fan's hand, walked seriously to a small tree, and, imitating Lu Fan's previous actions, raised the stone axe high with both hands and chopped down hard on the tree trunk.
With a muffled thud, the stone axe struck the tree, sending wood chips flying, but the sapling only swayed and was not cut down.
The Monkey King seemed startled by the sudden recoil and took several steps back.
But it quickly became excited again, raising its stone axe once more and chopping away, its focused expression as if it were performing a sacred and solemn ritual.
After chopping for a while, a thinner branch was finally cut down.
The Monkey King laboriously dragged the branch aside, then picked up the stone knife and began gesturing at the branch.
It carefully cut the branch with a stone knife, trying to make it the right length and shape, but because it was not very skilled, the stone knife kept slipping and it could not cut it well.
The Monkey King was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks, making constant "squeaks" as if he were asking someone for help.
Lu Fan and An Lan watched the Monkey King's actions quietly from the side, without making a sound to disturb him.
An Lan said in confusion, "This monkey king is imitating you using tools, and it looks quite convincing."
Lu Fan smiled and nodded: "Yes, I didn't expect them to be so interested in these tools. It seems that the learning ability of animals is really not to be underestimated."
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