After the two of them finished eating, Mrs. Liu was about to clean up the mess.
"Mom, you go lie down for a while, I'll clean up."
"I won't lie down anymore. I was lying down for almost half a month, and I only feel better after getting out of bed and moving around in the past few days. My health is much better." Ms. Liu firmly refused.
Chen Wanbai thought for a while and realized that Mrs. Liu was indeed in much better condition these days, and it was indeed time for her to move around, so she put down her work.
She walked to the door and took the hatchet and ax to go up the mountain again.
"Be careful and come back early." Mrs. Liu wiped the table and shouted when she saw that she was about to leave.
"Hey, I'll go chop some bamboo and come back." Chen Wanbai replied.
There is also a large pile of bamboos cut down before the house. I plan to connect them to tap water as soon as possible while the weather is still hot. It is too inconvenient to always go to the ditch to wash them.
If you want to ask why you don’t fill up the water tank, use the water in the water tank.
That is naturally because the ditch is close and has running water, so the benefits of washing are greater. Besides, I was exhausted from fetching water back and forth. And for a person like Chen Wanbai who washes his hands several times before washing and chopping vegetables, he is probably on the way to fetch water every day.
Last time we hired a few people and built only a large wooden house with two rooms and a stove.
The original cabin was used as a storage room. During this period, I bought a lot of things one after another, filling it almost full.
She continued to think that she would have to build a separate woodshed. The other half of the kitchen room would be better used as a dining room.
Amada Osmanthus came to visit Mrs. Liu the other day. When eating, she always ate on the small table in the kitchen.
Although they didn't think there was anything wrong, after all, most country people at this time ate in the kitchen or main room.
But for Chen Wanbai, who lived in a large country villa in his previous life, this way of entertaining guests was really uncomfortable and he always felt it was too simple.
In addition to the above, she had planned to build a kang before, so she did not hire a carpenter to make the bed.
She has been busy taking care of Liu's illness. Now that Liu's illness is better, these plans still have to be put on the agenda.
Although the winter in the south is not as cold as in the north, this is Chen Wanbai's first time back to ancient times. In addition, the house is not well equipped to keep out the cold, so he might catch a cold and get sick.
In ancient times, infection with wind and cold could lead to a bad life.
Thinking of this, she was quite sad.
The project is huge and time is tight.
Her small body has limited strength and it is difficult for her to complete such a large project, and Mrs. Liu knows nothing about it.
In the end, Chen Wanbai decided to ask Wan Chaogui for help, otherwise it would be too late.
As for the so-called faceAs for favors, just owe them first, and then find a way to pay them back later.
As the saying goes, if you have many debts, you will not have to worry; if you have many lice, you will not be itchy.
She was planning in her mind to pick up some things and go to Wan Chaogui's house tomorrow.
The small bamboo forest is not far away and can be reached in less than a quarter of an hour by walking quickly.
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Chen Wanbai shuttled back and forth in the bamboo forest, looking for the right bamboo. Because the bamboo is used to make water pipes, you have to choose the right size.
After selecting a suitable piece of bamboo, she would use a hatchet to cut a mark on it in preparation for cutting it later.
Just as she was chopping vigorously, she suddenly heard a sparse sound coming from not far away.
This reminded her of the time when she and the two sisters Chen Wanrong were catching bamboo rats in the bamboo forest, so she stopped what she was doing and listened.
Chen Wanbai quietly approached the place where the sound came from. She was careful with every step she took, for fear of scaring the thing that made the sound.
As she got closer, the voice became clearer.
When she reached a sunken pit, she took a closer look, what a guy! They are really three fat bamboo rats.
She quietly took out a bow and arrow from her back and aimed at the largest bamboo rat among them. Then he loosened his fingers, and the sharp arrow flew out with a "whoosh" sound, hitting the bamboo rat accurately.
The bamboo rat screamed and fell to the ground unable to move.
The other two bamboo rats were frightened by this sudden change. They immediately turned around and ran towards a small cave not far away, and got into the hole in the blink of an eye.
Seeing this, Chen Wanbai didn't care about the big bamboo rat on the ground that had been shot. Instead, he put down the backpack and took out all the contents and placed them on the ground.
Then I found some hay and leaves around, and also searched carefully nearby to see if there were other caves.
Bamboo rat burrows usually have several exits, usually close to food and water sources, and far away from areas of human activity.
I looked around and found three more exits. She blocked two of the cave entrances with soil and stamped them tight.
After everything was ready, Chen Wanbai turned his backpack upside down at the entrance of one cave, and then walked to the entrance of another cave.
She piled the hay and leaves she had just found in front of the entrance of the cave, then took out the fire stick from her arms and blew it gently, and the hay burned.
Suddenly, thick smoke billowed up. Chen Wanbai held a slender branch and kept pushing hay and leaves into the cave. At the same time, he gently fanned the smoke with his hand, causing the smoke to flow into the cave. Pour it in.
As the thick smoke continued to pour into the cave, soon I heard the chirping of bamboo rats coming from the cave, seeming very panicked.
Afterwards, Chen Wanbai sealed the entrance of the cave tightly with soil. Then she walked slowly to the entrance of the cave where the backpack was placed, staring at the entrance of the cave with her eyes.
After a while, the two bamboo rats couldn't stand the smoke anymore, so they suddenly jumped out of the cave, screaming and running around in panic.
Chen Wanbai had quick eyes and quick hands. When the two bamboo rats came out of the cave, one of them crashed directly into the basket on his back. Chen Wanbai quickly held down the basket to prevent the bamboo rats from escaping.
The other one was spinning around in panic. Chen Wanbai quickly used a branch to drive it towards the basket. When the bamboo rat approached the basket, she quickly lifted the basket and successfully pulled the bamboo rat away. Also covered inside.
Then, she carefully lifted up the basket, exposing a small gap, put a hand in, and quickly caught one of the bamboo rats.
Just take the two bamboo rats out of the basket one by one, tie their feet with straw rope, and string them together.
Then, she contentedly put the big bamboo rat from before into the basket together with other things.
Chen Wanbai stood up, dusted himself off, and prepared to call it a day and go home.
Just when she turned around and was about to leave, she suddenly heard another clear "squeak".