When the bonfire was lit, Ding Yi had woven a "wooden wall" between two trees with two rows of small holes dug by a badger at the edge of the forest. The horizontal green wood poles were firmly stuck between the tree trunks, and the vertical ones were made of thumb-thick green vines woven between the horizontal wood poles, which were inserted into the soil below and then covered with loose soil.
After cutting off the part that grew out of the top and trimming it neatly, Ding Yi threw down the engineer shovel, sat on the ground, leaned back and leaned towards the "wooden wall". There were more than 8 thumb-thick wooden poles to disperse the pressure, and the "wooden wall" only bent slightly, perfectly bearing Ding Yi's body.
“Pah!”
Han Daxia, who had just returned, came over and clapped his hands, praising sincerely: "Amazing! If we weave all four walls together and add a roof, we can have a ready-made shelter. It's not only sturdy, but also beautiful to look at."
After building the stove behind him, Yang Xu came over and wiped his hands with his clothes and said, "It's a pity that it's a bit troublesome. I'm afraid it will take at least a day to build the whole thing, right?"
"That's still okay, right?"
Han Daxia glanced at Yang Xu, thought for a moment, and then said, "I think Lao Ding's method is quite simple, and should be easy to learn. When the time comes, let him teach us first, and the rest will be repetitive labor, which is to dig a hole in this tree trunk..."
Wang Ping was stunned to see that while Han Da Xia was talking, his gaze actually shifted to himself. Then he bared his teeth, with an unhappy look on his face.
"What? Are you counting on me? Why should I serve you?"
Han Daxia was stunned, and he and Yang Xu looked at each other in bewilderment. After all, this little animal was not a human being, so it was probably impossible to reason with it, right
Just at this time, Gu Laosan, who had returned to the crevice, came back with a set of leaves folded into a cone. When he looked closer, he saw that it was filled with washed ground weeds.
Crouching behind a badger, Gu Lang handed over the leaves and said with a flattering smile, "Boss, these are all left on that bush. I picked them all for you."
Wang Ping took it subconsciously, but he didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He was completely indifferent to the last point that someone said. However, Han Daxia and Yang Xu beside him sighed and shook their heads, secretly sighing that this salted fish was not a master, but a lackey!
But then, as if they thought of something, the two looked at each other.
It seems... Maybe you can bribe a badger with food? What do flat-headed badgers like to eat
Since it was concluded that the shelter could be built using the weaving method, Ding Yi did not bother to build the remaining sides. After discussing with everyone, they decided to build the new camp in this way. This time, they would not build the shelters together, and everyone would have a single room.
However, it was getting dark, so it was impossible to start work tonight. Ding Yi strolled to the west coast first, and marked out several suitable places around the open space where the shelter was originally built. After cleaning it up, he began to collect suitable green wood poles and make preliminary preparations.
Here, Li Mengdie and Hu Li washed the mushrooms and put them into the pot together with the shells. As for Han Daxia, he pulled Yang Xu to say something mysteriously, and then the two of them went to the low mountain in the southeast together, and took away the baskets that the two women used to pick mushrooms.
When night fell and a group of people were gathering around the campfire to prepare for dinner, the two men brought back a snake.
"oops!"
The little fox immediately hugged Li Mengdie's arms, buried his face in her chest and trembled.
But what made them feel strange was that a badger also jumped onto Gu Lao San's shoulder at the same time, turned around and bared its teeth at Han Da Xia. But after discovering that the snake had no head and was already dead, it jumped down leisurely, with an expression that said, "I just went up to wipe my claws."
"Hey, are you two going to find some midnight snacks for everyone?" Ding Yi asked with a smile.
"This isn't for you!"
Han Daxia smiled triumphantly, but turned to look at a badger and put the basket in his hand on the ground in front of him. Everyone looked inside and saw a pile of purple wild fruits.
It turned out that there was a large patch of ground ivy growing on the low hill near the narrow opening. The patch in the crack was just a part of the plant that had sprouted from the other side after the roots extended through, and most of it was on the low hill.
"So it was given to it. You two are really free!" Ding Yi shook his head and laughed. It was not enough that one Gu Lao San was flattering a badger all day long, and now there were two more.
"For me?"
Wang Ping looked surprised, and didn't know if there was a look of surprise on his face. He walked closer with his legs stretched out and was about to grab it. Unfortunately, before he could touch it, the basket was suddenly picked up by Han Daxia again, and the badger was caught empty-handed.
"Fuck, Han, how dare you play tricks on me? Have you never been beaten by a social badger?"
A trace of surprise flashed across Mao's face, and then Wang Ping bared his teeth in frustration, waving his little paws, and was about to lose his temper.
"Don't worry!"
Han Da Xia, who was standing in front of him, laughed. He ignored Ding Yi's teasing and said to the badger, "These are all for you, including the snake. We won't touch them at all. But if you want to eat them, you have to do me a favor first!"
"Ah? What can I help you with? Don't be too difficult!"
The badger was stunned and immediately put down his claws.
Under the illumination of the bonfire behind him, the shadow of a badger stretched to the legs of Han Daxia opposite him. And further up, only Han Daxia's lower body was exposed in the firelight, and the dim firelight stopped abruptly when it reflected the basket in his hand. His upper body, including his head, was hidden in the darkness, and his expression could not be seen, but his voice could be heard.
Opposite him, a badger was looking up with his furry little head, his mouth slightly open, innocent on his face, looking at Han eagerly, his belly growling. The white hair on the top of his head was always wet, so he pulled it up to a small point and faced everyone.
From this angle, a sense of déjà vu of an evil devil tempting ignorant little animals came over them, and everyone almost laughed out loud.
"Old Han, you are not allowed to bully it!" Hu Li shouted first, and then Li Mengdie put her arm around his shoulders while holding back her laughter.
When Han Daxia realized what was going on, he almost laughed out loud. He quickly signaled others not to make trouble, and then pointed to the woven wooden wall not far away and said, "As long as you help us dig a hole in the tree trunk tomorrow, all the food will be yours, including this snake! Okay?"
"Sure! Leave it to me!" The badger patted his chest and nodded hurriedly, then stretched out his little paws towards Hero Han again.
However, someone did not put down the basket. Instead, he shook his head and said, "Not now. I can only redeem you after you finish the work!"
"Fuck, so stingy! I don't keep my word... Badger!"
Seeing that this guy was still trying to give money with one hand and the goods with the other, Wang Ping snorted, turned back to the campfire and ignored him.
Everyone else couldn't help laughing. It was the first time they discovered that a certain badger's personality was so funny.
Gu Laosan raised his eyebrows proudly at the others and whispered, "Do you know why I chose beef jerky before I came to the island?"
“Bang!”
Before anyone else could reply, a badger slapped him on the leg: "You're the only one who talks too much!"
After Yang Xu hung the snake on the wooden wall, Li Mengdie called everyone to eat and rest early so that they could set up the new camp early tomorrow. Everyone was full of energy and talked and laughed throughout the meal.
However, Wang Ping was distracted all the time. He didn't even know whether the food Gu Lao San put in front of him was mushrooms or scallops. His eyes kept drifting in the direction of the snake. His eyes were rolling around, and I don't know what bad idea he had in mind.
When everyone had eaten and drunk their fill and asked to move the campfire back to the crevice of the rock to prepare for a rest, Wang Ping did not go back with them, but went straight to the woods.
I returned to the red nan tree not far from the west coast. As soon as I got into the tree hole, I found that the landlord had built a new bed inside. At this time, he was lying in it with his eyes closed and taking a nap. When he saw a badger coming in, he stood up consciously and ran to a corner to squat.
However, this time the badger did not occupy the bird's bed and go to sleep as usual. Instead, it followed the bird to the corner and hugged its neck regardless of the bird's struggle.
"Hey, brother, I found a job for you!"