Since the roof was added to the originally open-air basement, Wei Ran and others have never gone out unless necessary, and the main daily activities have become digging out the accumulated soil, charcoal, and gravel mixed in there.
While the four of them were busy day and night in a geographical sense, the added roof was now covered with a thick layer of soil and enough to blend in with the surrounding environment. snow.
And in the increasingly warm basement, no, maybe it can be called an underground shelter at this time. Now, most of the underground shelter has been cleared.
Not only can everyone stand with their backs straight, a one-meter-wide entrance has even been dug out on the wall facing the direction they came from.
The entrance and exit were not only reinforced on both sides with collected wooden sticks, but also used remaining canvas and wooden boards to install a wooden door that was strong enough to block the cold wind.
Not only that, on the side next to the wooden door, Dorian, who turned into a mason, also used mud mixed with a lot of pine needles and excavated stones to build a chimney. fireplace.
Even, in order to eat bread early, Dorian also built a small oil drum he found earlier in the fireplace and built a fairly good oven.
The price of all this is that on the small wooden board hanging on the fireplace chimney, Kantan has used charcoal to draw a "卌" symbol and a "川" symbol.
In other words, this is already their eighth day here, and the hour hand of the watch on Kantan's wrist has rotated 16 and a half times. For such a long time, neither Quentin nor the German pursuers have found him, but the people hiding in the shelter are living more and more comfortably.
In the warm shelter that was baked by the continuous fire, everyone was only wearing thin knitted clothes and pants. The chilblains on everyone's body were also thickly coated with frostbite. Bear fat with a hint of pine scent. And almost everyone had a burning tin can next to them as limited lighting.
After building the chimney, Dorian, who had recovered from the cold, turned into a carpenter again. At this time, he was busy making a third bed using several thigh-thick logs and wooden boards. Not only that, He carefully nailed a thin layer of wood on the charred log walls around the beds.
Also not idle, there is Kantan, whose wound on his leg has scabbed over. He is holding a Finnish hunting knife and carefully whittling a piece of wood that is five centimeters thick. Sole.
After comparing the size of the other shoe that had been made next to him, Kantan nodded with satisfaction. He picked up a long piece of canvas and a piece of bearskin cut into the size of the sole, with the canvas underneath. The furry side of the bearskin was laid on top of the wooden soles.
Immediately afterwards, he took a piece of tubular brown bear hind leg skin that was originally worn on Gale's feet. With the hairy side facing inward, he pressed the edge of one end against the canvas and bear skin. On the sole of the leather insole, this is not over yet, tightThen he brought a piece of cut canvas and bearskin and covered it.
Aligning all the parts, Kantan took out a few of the smallest nails he had found in the oil drum from the iron box next to him, picked up the ax next to him, and moved along the edge of the wooden sole. Smashed it carefully.
After some final pruning, Kantan nodded with satisfaction, picked up the other shoe that had been finished next to him, raised his head and shouted to Gale who was swinging the pickaxe, "Gale. , come here and try on your shoes."
"It's done"
Hearing this, Gale immediately dropped the tool in his hand and turned around, while he was also using the shovel. Wei Ran, who was digging out the dirt, also came over.
“Try it”
Kantan’s bear-greased face glowed with a trace of oil, “I used a layer of canvas and a layer of bearskin for the soles. There is an extra layer of canvas and bearskin on top, and the wooden soles are thick enough. I can guarantee that you won’t feel cold even if you walk in the snow all day long.”
< p>Hearing this, Gale immediately sat down on the newly laid wooden floor and took off the canvas that was randomly wrapped around his feet."Victor, please teach me how to tie the foot-wrapping cloth."
Gail took a piece of clean cloth from Kantan and asked for help. This is the cloth used for foot-wrapping. From the tattered clothes they wore before escaping from the clutches of the German army, in the past few days, Kantan had already carefully steamed and washed them with the help of the metal box and boiled snow water. Of course, in addition to binding feet, these cloths are also used to bandage wounds.
"First apply some bear grease on the frostbite on your feet."
While Wei Ran was speaking, he had already sat down on the floor full of sawdust and took off his feet. He put on the boots and unwrapped the foot-wrapping cloth. After Gale applied bear grease, he patiently guided him to wrap the cloth around his feet.
After wrapping the footcloth according to the method taught by Wei Ran, Gale put on the first bearskin wooden shoes without being welcomed. Then under the guidance of Kantan, he nailed the bottom layer of the soles with nails. A long strip of canvas tied the shoes tightly.
Putting on the second shoe in the same manner, Gale tried to take two steps, sat down again and looked at the furry upper and said with satisfaction, "It's soft and warm under my feet." , but the soles are a bit hard, but they are already very comfortable."
"They are wooden soles after all," Kantan said with a smile, "but you look like you have grown a lot."
"It's true." Gale grinned stupidly. The wooden soles of these shoes alone were five centimeters thick, not to mention the thick bearskin padding inside.
"I just finished making the third bed."
Dorian said as if he was taking credit, "Give me a few more hours and just make another bed. All of us don’t have to sleep on the floor.”
Hearing this, Wei Ran sat on the wooden bed that the other party had just made and tried it, and said with a smile, “Gail this bed first. Go to sleep and wait for youAfter I also made a bed, we got some wood boards and tried to cover the surrounding walls with one layer. "
"Except for the fact that there are no windows, this place is more comfortable than my home. Dorian couldn't help but admire, "Leave these tasks to me. Although I'm not a carpenter, it's very simple to just make a bed." ”
“Dorian, can you get an extra bed?” Gale asked abruptly.
“Get an extra bed?” Dorian looked at Gale in confusion.
Gail was silent for a moment, then picked up the pickaxe again and said, "Maybe Quentin will find us sometime."
"Leave it to me." Lian promised without any hesitation, "I will help Big Brother Quentin make a bed. ”
Looking at each other with Dorian and Kantan, Wei Ran sighed secretly. He finally understood why there were one more bed than corpse when this place was discovered in the future.< /p>
“Gail, get some food. Wei Ran stood up and walked to Gale's side, "I'll keep digging, and you can get some food." "
"Barbecue" Gale asked immediately, "The oven Dorian made is very easy to use and can be cooked quickly.
“Or alternatively,” Kantan suggested helplessly, “We have been eating broth and barbecue for a week, and now I can hardly even poop.” "
"We only have onions, potatoes and bear meat. "Gail turned over the wooden box next to the fireplace, "There are five German cans left. "
"Eat the canned food," Dorian begged.
"Let's eat the broth."
Kantan's tone became more helpless, "I want the canned food." Keep it, they'll keep long enough, so broth, with more potatoes and onions, I'm almost done with bear meat. "
"Then let's make broth." Gale was also very troubled. "Our seasoning only has salt and not much cheese, otherwise it will definitely taste better." ”
If I had known better, I would have taken out the seasonings in the food box in advance
Wei Ran secretly regretted that now there are as many seasonings in the food box as there are tea leaves and even chocolate, and even There was also a barrel full of beer, but he couldn't find a suitable excuse to take it out.
Thinking about the stewed bear meat with onions and potatoes that he had been eating for a week, Wei Ran swung it angrily. He picked up the pickaxe and hit it hard on the slightly softened soil.
"Crash"
This unusual movement immediately attracted everyone's attention. Wei Ran immediately took out the flashlight he had kept in his pocket and turned it on.
When the slightly dim beam of light shone on the wall where Wei Ran had just knocked, everyone saw it at a glance. A hole only the size of a washbasin
“It’s not completely collapsed inside.”
Dorian came over and lay on the ground and looked inside, “It’s just like the original one. Like a bear cave, there is a triangular space inside, but it is very small. I climbed in and took a look. ”
“I’ll do it"
Wei Ran grabbed Dorian and pulled him behind him. He was still worrying about how to take out the contents of the food box just now. This may be a rare opportunity.
"But I'm better." Before Dorian could finish his words, Wei Ran had already picked up the pickaxe again and pointed it at the edge of the hole that had just appeared.
There was another soft clatter. There was a sound, and a few pieces of gravel fell down, and the hole finally became larger. Pulling away the rocks, Wei Ran handed the pickaxe to Dorian, and at the same time explained, "I have been doing this before. I'm digging here, so I roughly know where the force is exerted. Once you go in, if you hit something and get buried inside, you'll be in trouble. ”
After saying that, Wei Ran lay down before Gale, who had already come over, opened his mouth, and got in carefully.
Just like what Dorian said just now , this place is much smaller than the bear cave where he once lived briefly. Even if he could crawl in, it would be extremely difficult to squat up.
However, although the space here is pitifully small, he found that it was very small.
First of all, on the wall facing me, in addition to a bunch of rusty animal traps, there were also two kerosene lamps that looked in good condition. , and a creamy yellow enamel kettle with a large capacity and a lid.
But compared to these, the most eye-catching thing is an enamel bathtub that is turned upside down and pressed to the edge.
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"No wonder I have a bathing mission, so I'm waiting here."
Wei Ran muttered to himself, looked back at the hole that was tightly blocked by him, and after hesitating for a moment, With great effort, he reached out and took off the enamel kettle hanging on the wall, then moved it towards the bathtub, and then took out the food box in the metal book.
Opened the lid of the kettle and looked at it. , making sure there was nothing dirty inside, Wei Ran took out the seasonings and a pack of jasmine tea also wrapped in paper as quickly as possible and threw them in. After hesitating for a moment, he threw a few more pieces of toast into it. The chocolate wrapped in paper was put away with satisfaction.
"Victor, what's going on inside?" Gale behind him asked worriedly.
" I was lucky enough to find some good stuff. "When Wei Ran responded to the other party, he had already taken off the animal traps and kerosene lamps, and crawled out a little backward.
"What did you find?" Dorian asked impatiently.
"Some animal traps"
Wei Ran raised his upper body and handed the bunch of rusty animal traps to the other party, and then took out a kerosene lamp and handed it to Gai Er, "And there's a kerosene lamp, so now we don't have to guard the choking cans. "
"It's indeed a good thing." Gale took the kerosene lamp in surprise and checked it over and over. "I'll go outside and pour some oil to try." ”
“I’ll go there later, I’m just about to go pee.” "When Wei Ran took over the job, he also took out the crucial enamel pot, "In addition, he also sent outAn enamel kettle was found, and there seemed to be something in it. "
"What is it?" At this moment, even Kantan came over.
"Let me open it and take a look"
Wei Ran was carrying an enamel pot. He went to the edge of the fireplace and took out the paper bags he had just put in by the firelight and opened them one by one. He pretended to be surprised and said, "It seems we can eat some other things. These are full of spices." There seems to be tea, sugar and chocolate."
"Is there God living in that cave?" Dorian asked dully.
"I don't know if there is God in that cave."
As Wei Ran spoke, he had already distributed a few chocolates to everyone, "But there is a bathtub in there. When we dig it out completely, maybe we can all take a hot bath." "
"There is a bathtub inside the bathtub."
At this time, the other three people all stared. Speaking of it, they have been doing nothing decent for more than a week. container, so the most they can do is find a piece of cloth and wipe their bodies with the hot water heated by the two helmets on the fireplace.
Now that food and clothing are provided, if you can still take a hot bath. , for them, it is definitely the best comfort in this full winter night.
“Although I don’t know if the bathtub can still be used, we can dig it out first. "
While Wei Ran was speaking, he had already put the spices and tea leaves he had just taken out of the kettle into the metal box next to the fireplace. "Dorian, go outside and brush it with snow." I'll clean the enamel pot and fill up the oil lamp. Gale, how about you go get me some brown bear intestines?"
"Brown bear intestines" Gale looked up at Wei Ran, "Why do you want to make Lyon sausage?"
"Lyon Sausage"
Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, and then he remembered that the cats in this shelter were a group of authentic French people. To be more precise, they were A group of foodies who have the same daring and eating pedigree as the Chinese people.
“It’s not a big Lyonnais sausage, but it should taste just as delicious. ”
Wei Ran was too lazy to explain too much. He opened the wooden door with a kerosene lamp and braved the strong wind mixed with a large number of snowflakes. He waded through the snow that was almost knee-deep and walked towards a small tree not far away.
Pulling open the small tent built around the pine tree with the remaining canvas, Wei Ran glanced behind him at Gale, who was already digging up the brown bear carcass near the door, and Dorian, who was painting the enamel kettle. Seeing that they didn't notice him, he immediately bent down and got into the tent, and pulled out an empty oil drum and a 20-liter oil drum filled with gasoline from the sled bucket filled with various seized items.
He waved his hand and took out the oil barrel filled with kerosene from the metal book. After Weiran filled up the kerosene lamp, he poured the rest into the empty barrel he found, and then poured the remaining oil into the other oil barrel. He poured the gasoline into his own oil drum and put it into a metal book.
The reason why it was so troublesome was actually because he was worried about using it directly for kerosene lamps.There is a risk of gasoline explosion. Even if the probability is not high, since I carry kerosene, of course there is no need to take that risk.
By the time he returned to the entrance of the shelter carrying a kerosene lamp and an oil drum, Dorian had already scrubbed the enamel kettle he had found with snow and filled it with clean snow. And Gale also used an ax to chop off a large piece of brown bear intestines.
"You really don't mean to make a Lyonnais" Gail finally asked.
“Of course not.” Wei Ran shook his head and pointed at the intestines that the other party had just chopped off. “What I want to use is the large intestine.”
“Since it’s not the case, then I’ll do it. Let's make Lyon sausage." There was no surprise on Gale's face. While speaking, he pointed at the frozen small intestine and said, "I want to use the small intestine and liver, and maybe the stomach. "And the heart."
"In that case, let's compare. Let me cut off one of the bear's paws."
Wei Ran said this. He was particularly confident when he was doing it. He had been preparing the spices specially used for braised food since he last entered the Finnish battlefield, so let alone the bear intestines and bear paws, he was sure to color the insoles. Full of flavor.
"Let's compare."
As he spoke, Gale swung his ax and chopped off the two bear paws of Wei Ranyao, "I have done this for almost four times with Quentin. I have been an apprentice for many years, I can’t be compared with you.”
“I haven’t been able to show off for four years,” Wei Ran muttered to himself, and left the job of dividing the ingredients to Gale with peace of mind.
He lowered his head and got into the shelter. The heat wave coming from the pavement made Wei Ran shiver uncontrollably, and then he began to sweat on his forehead and back.
Glancing at the enamel kettle that had been placed on the fireplace for heating, Wei Ran first placed the oil barrel in his hand at the farthest position from the fireplace. After taking off his cloak, he took off the kerosene lamp. I carefully wiped the glass lampshade, then lit it and adjusted it to the brightest level, and hung it on the wall with a nail.
"It's great, now we don't even lack lighting." Kantan looked at the kerosene lamp infatuatedly, then lowered his head and continued to make bearskin wooden shoes for himself.
"And there should be something delicious today" Dorian was even more happy, "I just heard that Victor was going to compete with Gale in cooking."
"I'm afraid it will take a long time for us to finish it."
Wei Ran said with a smile, "Dorian, go wash some cups. We can taste those tea leaves later. I just said There seemed to be a lot of sugar cubes in the paper bag he took out."
"I'll go now."
Before Dorian finished speaking, he had already picked up one he had made not long ago. He picked up the cup from the wooden table and left the shelter happily.
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