Lidong secretly gave a thumbs up, "At first glance, it seems that people who often stay in the wild are more thoughtful than we thought."
Ma Xiaoyi led everyone to check the fence carefully first, and then their actions impressed Chen Xiaobei and Lidongfeng even more. They picked out some branches that were only as thick as a thumb, cut them into a sharp point, and buried them in the fence.
Outside.
The branches were buried very deep, and the sharp parts exposed to the ground were only about half an inch long.
These branches are buried in no pattern, neither in rows nor in columns.
Some villagers couldn't understand and were whispering there, but Chen Xiaobei understood.
If they are buried too neatly, it is easy to avoid them. The more irregular they are, the harder it is to avoid them.
This is equivalent to adding another layer of protection outside the fence.
An inappropriate metaphor, this is similar to placing some landmines outside.
What shocked Chen Xiaobei even more was yet to come.
For safety reasons, Chen Xiaobei asked everyone to stay tonight. Everyone stayed in the woods for the night. Those who should go down the mountain tomorrow would work.
The next day, when the sky was dimming, Chen Xiaobei was awakened by a rustling movement.
The movement frightened him, and he opened his eyes suddenly. The fire was still on, and everyone was sleeping quietly, as if nothing was unusual.
Listen carefully, this movement is above your head.
Chen Xiaobei stood up and realized that Ma Xiaoyi and the other craftsmen had already gotten up early and were busy with something in the tree.
Seeing Chen Xiaobei stand up, Ma Xiaoyi smiled sheepishly, "I'm sorry, I woke you up."
"Brother Yi, you guys, what are you doing?"
Ma Xiaoyi jumped down from the tree and raised a bamboo pipe in his hand.
Chen Xiaobei took it and looked at it in the light of the fire. There was something shiny inside. When he looked carefully, it turned out to be water.
"This, this is?" Chen Xiaobei's face was full of shock.
Ma Xiaoyi smiled and took the bamboo tube from Chen Xiaobei's hand again.
Then he came to his luggage, took a piece of gauze, folded it several layers, covered it on the bamboo tube, and then pointed it at the mouth of the water bag.
The water slowly flows out of the bamboo tube and into the water bag.
Seeing Ma Xiaoyi's smooth operation, Chen Xiaobei was stunned.
this.
People during this period knew how to get water from nature.
Chen Xiaobei slapped himself on the head, he was really stupid.
When I was in my previous life, I often watched some wild survival videos.
Isn't this kind of outdoor water collection a daily operation? However, their water purification method is more advanced, using activated carbon and the like.
Ma Xiaoyi and others use gauze filtration, which is already a very advanced method.
How could I have forgotten about this? Why did I stupidly lead someone to carry water up with a big water bag?
There is a large temperature difference between day and night in the mountains, and there is dew on the leaves. Collecting dew will greatly reduce the workload of carrying water.
At this time, everyone who heard the noise also woke up. After listening to Ma Xiaoyi's introduction, Lidong looked at him with eyes full of respect.
Having served as a soldier in Lidong, looking at Ma Xiaoyi's actions, he certainly knew what it meant.
Having water means you can survive in the wild.
While watching breakfast, Lidong discussed with Chen Xiaobei that one of them would stay and the other would go home.
Lidong insisted on staying, but Chen Xiaobei's consideration was that he was more familiar with Ma Xiaoyi and the others, so he would get used to it for a few days and wait for Lidong to bring someone up the mountain next time before he went down in his place.
Of course, Chen Xiaobei also gave him a task at the beginning of winter, which was to go back and prepare bamboo knots and gauze and bring them to the mountain next time, so that he could collect dew like Ma Xiaoyi, so that he would never have to worry about drinking water again.
After seeing off Lidong and others, Chen Xiaobei hung all the remaining food and water on the branches. After all, it was only three miles away from the canyon. After finishing the work, he had to come back to eat and rest at noon, so there was no need to bring food. Bring a few pots.
Water will do.
In addition, some iron nails, chains, rivets and other things that are not used for the time being are also left behind.
Besides that, the biggest trouble is Chen Dachun.
Chen Dachun has been sitting there sulking since last night, not drinking water, not eating, and ignoring anyone who talks to him.
Of course, this was expected of his performance, so Chen Xiaobei ignored him and even deliberately ignored him when he asked everyone to go to the canyon to work.
Seeing that Chen Xiaobei still had no intention of letting him go, nor did he show any intention of taking him to work, Chen Dachun finally couldn't help it anymore, "Brother Xiaobei, let me go. I promise not to run away."
Chen Xiaobei shook his head, "No, Brother Dachun, you think about it here first, and I will let you go when I come back at noon."
Chen Xiaobei was still worried that if Chen Dachun turned around and ran away as soon as he was loosened, Lidong would not have gone far with the people who came down the mountain, and it would be difficult for him to catch up.
Chen Dachun didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he had to express his position again, "Brother Xiaobei, Dayong, all of you will testify for me. I swear, after letting go, if I run away, I will be worse than a pig or a dog."
Well, speaking of this, Chen Xiaobei believes that if Dachun still has a bit of manliness, he won't keep his word.
"Okay, then let's make it a deal. If the chain bridge is not good, you can't go down the mountain. Can you do it?"
Chen Dachun hesitated for a moment, then nodded firmly, "Yes, don't worry, I promise to do it."
Seeing this scene, Chen Dayong, who was standing next to him, also came over to intercede.
"Brother Xiaobei, don't worry. I've got Dachundi under surveillance. If he dares to run away, I'll be the first to not spare him."
Chen Daqiang also laughed, "That's right, I spent so much effort to lift him up. If you dare to run, let him carry me down."
His words made everyone present laugh, and the atmosphere instantly became harmonious.
"Okay, let's go." Chen Xiaobei greeted everyone to set off. Out of caution, he stayed at the end.
Arriving at the edge of the canyon, Ma Xiaoyi looked at the two ropes and gave Chen Xiaobei a thumbs up.
"Brother Xiaobei, you did a great job."
Well, although I didn't do it, I participated after all, and I wear this hat.
Before this hat was put on, Ma Xiaoyi brought the next one over, "Brother Xiaobei, tell me what we should do next!"
If he hadn't seen Ma Xiaoyi's performance last night and this morning, Chen Xiaobei might have dared to express his thoughts, but now he wanted to listen to Ma Xiaoyi's suggestions first.
"You are craftsmen. You have the final say. We are here to help you with chores."
Ma Xiaoyi was not polite, pointed at the two ropes and said, "Pull two more ropes over."
"The iron chain is very heavy. I'm worried that one rope can't hold it. After the rope is pulled, we can pull the iron chain. There should be at least three iron chains at the bottom, with wooden boards on top, and then two on each side of the bridge railing. In this way, seven iron chains will be used.