The rain has stopped, and the clouds are slowly being blown away by the wind. It looks like it won't rain again tonight, so you can cook with confidence.
Cooking noodles like this at noon is obviously not enough for these people, so although the ingredients they brought were only ham sausage and a package of frozen but melted chicken wings, the seasoning was only salt, so they decided to grill it.
Huo Ran found a stove built by someone else and cleaned up the ashes inside: "I'll find some wood, and I can find something dry in the under-drenched part of the woods."
"Still going to the woods?" Kou Xiao asked in the tent, she insisted on waiting for the delicious food to be ready before coming out, in case the fellow villagers suddenly killed her with a carbine and robbed her.
"Well, it's alright, just look for it on the side, just bake some sausages and chicken wings, it doesn't take much fire," Huo Ran said, "the stove is used for cooking noodles."
"I'll go with you." Kou Chen answered quickly, and quickly took the swinging stick that he put on the ground into his hand.
"You..." Huo Ran was interrupted before he spoke.
"Take a trekking pole," Kou Chen swung his stick and swayed towards the forest very arrogantly, "I can hold this thing more effectively than you can hold it."
Huo Ran didn't speak, and followed him with a trekking pole.
There is some truth to what Kou Chen said. He not only has a long history of fighting, but also has a long history of being beaten. After all, since he was four or five years old, he was nailed to the railing and almost made into a sausage. He has a very rich life experience.
In fact, if there are no slightly abnormal fellows in the woods, it would not be a problem to find some dry branches on the edge of the woods. If Kou Xiao wanted to, she could come over and pick it up alone.
But now, when Huo Ran picked it up, he had the illusion of serving the people at risk.
"Is this okay?" Kou Chen opened a pile of branches with a throwing stick and asked, pointing to the one below.
"Yes, some can be broken off to see, the skin is wet and the inside is dry." Huo Ran said.
Kou Chen was very motivated, probably because the barbecue was more attractive. After a while, he collected a bundle and carried it to the camp.
Huo Ran also picked up the pile of dead branches he had collected. When he left the woods, he stopped and looked back into the woods again.
He is not afraid of ghosts in the wild. After all, there are no ghosts in the wild, but at this moment he is always a little unsteady. I don't know if it is because he brought a few chickens this time, or because of his former fellow, he sometimes feels that someone is behind him. Avoid peeking.
But it was impractical and unsafe to change camp at this moment, and the next place to camp was at least two hours away.
Lao Yang had already started to boil the water for the noodles, and he was a little worried when he saw the branches they brought back: "Some of them are wet, can you light them?"
"Yes, it's fine." Huo Ran took out two small wooden strips and a small metal pipe from the bag.
"What is this? You came out with firewood?" Kou Chen was a little curious.
One of Kou Chen's greatest strengths is that although he pretends to be forceful, he will never pretend to understand.
"Come on, I'll show you a demonstration. You can use it in the future when you pretend, this is called Song Ming..." Huo Ran shook the wooden stick in his hand.
"Wait," Kou Chen quickly took Song Ming and the metal tube, and took a picture with his mobile phone, "I'll take it first, and I won't have the real thing if you use it up later."
"Songming, also known as pine tree Mingzi, the mountain pine is split into small strips, and it has a lot of grease. It is very easy to use for starting a fire, and it is easy to carry," Huo Ran said, and took the metal pipe back from his hand and pressed it firmly. The front end spewed out flames, "This is an ordinary igniter, a large lighter."
Huo Ran lit Song Ming, then ignited the branches, and soon the fire started.
"Fuck." Kou Chen looked at him.
Huo Ran waited for a long time but couldn't wait for the words behind him, so he frowned and looked at him: "This is not good?"
Kou Chen was stunned for a moment, then laughed: "Your fucking face is so confusing. Actually, it's not a simple thing."
"Barbecue," Huo Ran smiled, "there are a few sticks thrown by others, use that."
"Others used it?" Lao Yang hesitated, "How disgusting."
"Do you still lick the sticks when you eat barbecue?" Huo Ran asked.
"I'm sick, I'm still licking the sign..." Lao Yang smiled.
"What's so disgusting," Huo Ran took out a few packets of individually packaged alcohol tablets, "wipe it, there is no other pollution here, even if it's burnt black, and any bacteria are almost burnt during baking."
"Come on," Kou Chen excitedly picked up a few sticks that others had thrown in the cracks of the stones, "I have never eaten such a simple barbecue."
However, because of the rudimentary tools, the taste of the barbecue is also a little rudimentary. The sausage is fine, no seasoning is needed, and the chicken wings with only a little salt are not so delicious.
After Kou Xiao smelled the barbecue, he got out of the tent, asked for a chicken wing, took a bite and sighed: "If you eat this at a barbecue restaurant, the boss will waive the bill."
"A little chili powder is fine." Lao Yang also sighed.
"The condiment packet of instant noodles," Huo Ran said, "Isn't there one packet left when I eat it in the morning? Use that to sprinkle it on."
"Hey, he's so smart, he deserves to be the king of duels in the wild." Kou Xiao praised him and started to sprinkle instant noodle seasoning on the chicken wings with Lao Yang.
"No wonder He Hua only grills sausages," Kou Chen whispered, "you can't eat anything else."
"Well." Huo Ran smiled.
"I haven't seen her since the fight," Kou Chen said. "Will she blame me for being meddlesome? Did it affect her grilling sausages for a late-night snack?"
"If she wants to continue baking, no one cares about her," Huo Ran also whispered, "This matter has to be resolved, if we don't get ahead, Li Jiaying and the others will keep doing this, and everyone else will follow suit. , how disgusting, 'None of my business' is the most terrifying."
Kou Chen glanced at him.
"Why?" Huo Ran asked.
"You're upright, boy," Kou Chen said.
"Without your integrity, I didn't care about it before. I only followed you when you started," Huo Ran said. "Now that I think about it, it's pretty cool."
"Yeah." Kou Chen nodded.
After eating the barbecue and noodles, Kou Xiao took the pot and bowl to the water to wash, and muttered while washing, "Who am I? I'm an eldest lady, why do I have to eat and drink when a few idiots are full? Time to squat here to wash the dishes? The point is, I can actually wash the dishes?"
"I'll help you." Lao Yang walked over with a smile.
It was getting dark now. Huo Ran took the battery light out of the bag and hung it on the two tents. When he turned around, he saw a figure shaking in the direction they came from.
He was nervous for a while in his heart at first, but he soon saw that the person walking in front was carrying a bag, so he was relieved.
"Someone is here!" Kou Chen jumped up beside him very nervously.
"On foot," Huo Ran said, "all carry bags..."
"Hello—" someone who came over there made a timely voice, and raised his arm and shook it.
"Hello—" Kou Chen also shook his arms.
There were six people, three couples, all of them were newlyweds at first glance. The tent was set up against the wind, and it took ten minutes for even a tent to be propped up.
"Aren't you going to help?" Kou Chen glanced at Huo Ran, who was eating chocolate beside him.
"Don't go," Huo Ran said, "Didn't you see a few men doing their best? What's the matter with me in the past, it's not good for people to get off the stage in front of their girlfriends."
Kou Chen laughed: "You fucking said it nicely, you just enjoy the process of being a rookie."
"That's you," Huo Ran also smiled. "Let's take a look. I'll go help if I don't get it right in 20 minutes."
Twenty minutes later, they finally set up two tents and started to build a third one. Huo Ran got up and stretched, and glanced at the forest.
"What?" Kou Chen asked sensitively.
"It's nothing," Huo Ran walked slowly to the edge of the woods, stood still and watched, "I've passed by here many times, and I've never felt this way before."
"How do you feel?" Kou Chen asked, "Aren't you sure?"
"It should be the pressure on the shoulders of the safety of the three chickens," Huo Ran nodded, "Well, it should be."
"You're not the guide, the leader, or the organizer," Kou Chen said, "you're just one of the minors who came out to play together. Can something go wrong with you... What's going to happen? "
"Twist your foot or something, this is not a difficult line, what else could happen." Huo Ran said.
"Are you worried about those fellow villagers?" Kou Chen looked at Lin Zi.
Huo Ran was silent.
"When the villagers come out, let's put a cow to find a game or something, or as you say, put a trap," Kou Chen said, "but those people are obviously not, they are holding sticks and ropes, and the ropes are for bulls. Something like that, but it's not used, it's new."
Huo Ran turned to look at him.
"If you're looking for cattle or livestock, you're not talking about ropes or sticks, you're just talking about a lot of people," Kou Chen said. "And if you're looking for livestock, why don't you ask if we've seen it?"
"Fuck," Huo Ran said in a low voice, "Aren't you stupid?"
"Where am I stupid?" Kou Chen pointed to his face, "Apart from being too handsome, do I have any flaws? I'll give you chocolate when the fuck is okay, you think I'm stupid?"
Huo Ran stared at his face, sighed after a while, turned and walked towards the tent: "Okay, clean up and wash your face, while it's not too cold, you can sleep, get up early tomorrow, or the day's trip will be too long. , I can't reach the camp at Laoxikou at night."
"That abandoned camp?" Kou Chen asked.
"Well," Huo Ran responded, "we have to go to resupply on the way, and we have to take a short detour, but when we get to the camp, we can feel a lot more comfortable, there is water, and a house, which is made of wood, and sometimes there are fellow villagers. Sell some drinks there or something."
"Is there a bed?" Kou Chen asked.
"Wake up," Huo Ran glanced at him, "Abandoned, it's been abandoned for a long time, there are no windows, where can I get a bed that can shelter from the wind and rain, and a broken house has to be robbed during peak hiking season. "
The three couples should have had dinner before, so after the tent was set up, they went in separately and never came out again.
After Lao Yang and Kou Xiao finished washing up, they sat at the entrance of the tent with their heads raised.
Kou Chen walked over and raised his head.
"Beautiful." Kou Xiao said.
"Yeah, it's beautiful." Lao Yang said.
"I can see the Milky Way." Kou Xiao said.
"Well, there is also Nebula." Lao Yang said.
Kou Chen rubbed his eyes: "Am I blind?"
"Go away." Kou Xiao said.
"Where did the really beautiful nebula and galaxy come from?" Kou Chen asked.
"Yes," Kou Xiao said, "in our hearts."
Lao Yang didn't hold back for a moment, he almost choked with laughter.
"You two continue," Kou Chen turned his head and walked back to his and Huo Ran's tent, "Do you think these two are sick!"
"They're in love," Huo Ran couldn't help laughing. "You have to join in the fun."
Kou Xiao and Lao Yang didn't stay outside the tent for long. After it got dark, the wind picked up and the temperature dropped very fast. They quickly went into the tent with the lights in hand to chat.
Kou Chen stood in front of the tent, looking at the tents in the camp that were quiet or whispering: "Damn."
"Huh?" Huo Ran was poking the power bank on the phone.
"It's a little embarrassing," Kou Chen said. "The mother went out for a walk, and you can actually encounter such a scene, four couples, and all the mothers have entered the house."
"What's so embarrassing about it, you can enter the house even if you're cold," Huo Ran said, "and no one told you to send guards."
"You think you won't be embarrassed when you enter the tent?" Kou Chen bent down and got into the tent, sitting cross-legged in it, "Think about it, what are these eight dog men and women doing now, in a while, and all night?"
"Aren't you thinking a little too much?" Huo Ran was speechless. "They're a couple. What they do is none of your business. You're embarrassed. If you don't agree, you can do it..."
"Ah," Kou Chen looked at him with an uncontrollable smile on his face, "Who am I doing with?"
Huo Ran felt that something was wrong. Now that Kou Chen said this, he laughed and coughed: "Would you like to see me?"
"Forget it," Kou Chen waved his hand, "You don't even dare to look at my butt."
"Get out!" Huo Ran got into the tent and pushed him, "Get out of the way."
"Have you started the night chat now?" Kou Chen was suddenly a little excited, "I haven't opened that sleeping bag yet, do I have to try it first?"
"Try your ass now," Huo Ran brought the lamp in and hung it on the top of the tent. "If it doesn't work for you, you have to use it."
"If it doesn't fit, you can use yours." Kou Chen quickly took off his clothes.
Huo Ran didn't have time to stop him, he had already stripped himself down to only a pair of underwear, and then jumped over to his backpack and started rummaging.
"Why don't you test your IQ?" Huo Ran stared at the half-death on his underwear. "Do you know how many times now? Why don't you go out and run? The god of death is about to make you angry..."
"Fuck," Kou Chen flipped the backpack upside down and shook it, all the things in the bag fell out in an instant, "I'm freezing to death, isn't this tent thicker?"
"It's thicker! It's not heating," Huo Ran saw his frame, so he had to go over and take out the sleeping bag from a pile of things, quickly tore it apart, shake it open, and spread it in the tent, "Go in!"
Kou Chenfei stepped forward. It only took a second for him to get into the sleeping bag. After being stiff for two seconds, he stretched out and stretched his waist comfortably in the sleeping bag: "Alright, this sleeping bag is -15, right?"
"Well," Huo Ran sat next to him, "actually I don't need such a thick one now."
"I'm not frozen." Kou Chen happily tightened the drawstring on the sleeping bag, wrapping his face so that only his nose and eyes could be seen.
"Then you still take off so naked?" Huo Ran saw a box of chocolates that fell out of his backpack, reached out and opened it.
"Hey, steal it?" Kou Chen sat up wrapped in a sleeping bag, stretched out his hand from the gap beside his face, and pointed at him, "You dare to steal my chocolate?"
"Well." Huo Ran took one, peeled it off, put it in his mouth, and looked at him.
"I'll kill you..." Kou Chen tried to stretch his hand out of the mouth of the sleeping bag, but failed, his hand was stuck on his face, "Fuck, isn't this drawstring elastic? Do you have to untie it first?"
Huo Ran unzipped a small zipper on the side of the sleeping bag, reached in and pinched his leg.
"Hey? It's fun!" Kou Chen shrank his hand back and grabbed his hand in the sleeping bag, "Stealing my chocolate, and stealing my people..."
"Get some face!" Huo Ran pulled out his hand.
Kou Chen stretched his hand out of his mouth and waved at him: "No, what a face..."
Before he could finish speaking, a woman's voice suddenly came from outside the tent.
They were both stunned. After listening for two seconds, they realized that someone was singing, and the singing was not pleasant, and they couldn't make out what was being sung.
"Your sister?" Huo Ran asked.
"When my sister was in college, she was the second place in the city's top ten singers." Kou Chen said and pointed to the right, "Is it the dog man and woman over there?"
"The voice is here." Huo Ran pointed in the opposite direction.
"In the woods?" Kou Chen asked softly.
"Well." Huo Ran looked at him.