When the wood board on the fireplace chimney was covered with two "卌" symbols, all the soil in the shelter was finally cleared and piled under a pine tree far away from the shelter. By the way, the bones found in the basement were also buried underneath.
Dorian, who had fallen in love with the carpenter's work, even stamped a simple cross on the grave covered with snow.
In the warm shelter, Dorian, with the help of Wei Ran and Gale, dismantled the two sleds and cleaned them, and then worked hard to help everyone wash their clothes. . Not far from him, Kantan was repairing the rusty animal traps under the oil lamp, hoping that they would work and catch as many prey as possible.
At the entrance of the shelter, Wei Ran and Gale built a snow wall around the tent that was set up around the pine trees with remaining canvas to block the firelight.
As for the inside of the tent, the bathtub that had been dug out before had been cleaned and placed on several pieces of gravel. The gaps at the bottom were even covered with a layer of charcoal that glowed with scarlet fire.
In the bathtub filled with hot water, Wei Ran lay comfortably in it, scrubbing his body with a handful of pine branches. It wasn't until his fingertips were soaked and wrinkled that he finally gave up, put on his Soviet cloak, wrapped a layer of canvas around his feet, trotted out of the tent and rushed into the shelter.
"Gail, it's your turn."
Wei Ran shivered and sat on his bed and said how comfortable he had just taken a bath, and ran back to the shelter from the warm tent. That's how uncomfortable it is.
"Looking at your appearance, I don't want to wash it"
Gail, who was in a much better mood, made a joke, picked up a clean canvas used as a blanket and walked out .
"Uncle Kantan, do we really have to go find Quentin with Gale?"
Almost the moment the wooden door of the shelter closed, Dori was helping Wei Ran wash clothes. An asked immediately.
"Let's do the things in front of us first." Kantan did not answer directly. He just raised the ax in his hand and struck hard on the red-hot parts of the animal trap.
"Victor" Dorian hesitated to speak and looked at Wei Ran, the expression on his face was full of reluctance.
"At least wait until the clothes are dry and the engine is repaired, right?"
Weiran explained vaguely that he had actually guessed what Kantan was thinking. People who are nearly half a century old are actually just stalling for time.
Selfish? Maybe it should be called rational. For the current situation, this is almost the best way to deal with it.
When Gale also rushed back to the shelter wearing a canvas, Dorian also handed over the laundry work to Wei Ran, who was wearing a Soviet cloak around his waist. Just like Gale just now, he took the The last piece of canvas, which was not that big, left the shelter.
"Uncle Kantan, are you really willing to go with me to find Quentin"
At the same moment when the wooden door of the shelter closed, I squatted by the fireplace and shivered.Gale immediately asked the question he had been holding back.
"At least wait until the half-track is repaired before considering this issue," Kantan replied ambiguously, "No matter what decision we make next, we must plan for the long term."
Gail opened his mouth and wisely did not ask any more questions. Wei Ran, who was washing clothes next to him, also had some doubts about the guess just now.
By the time Kantan had finished taking a bath, Wei Ran, Dorian, and Gale had already hung all the washed clothes to dry by the fireplace, even the mop used for washing clothes. Doudou reloaded the sled and carried it outside.
In the steaming shelter, the four of them sat side by side on the bed facing the fireplace, each holding a glass of potato wine and chatting about interesting things about their respective hometowns.
“Another day has passed”
Kantan glanced at his watch, stood up and walked to the fireplace, bent down and picked up a piece of firewood and hung it on the chimney. A scratch was added to the wooden board above.
“Keep drinking”
Wei Ran picked up the cup and suggested, “Now that the clothes have been washed, we can’t even go out even if we want to, so why not take this opportunity to have a drink? ."
"This is a good suggestion, but I have a better suggestion." Dorian stood up as he spoke.
"What better suggestions?" Wei Ran asked curiously.
"Let's play Belote"
While Dorian was speaking, he had already taken out a stack of canvas pieces the size of a cigarette box from the sleeping bag on his bed. "I made it with the leftover canvas. How about drinking with the loser?"
"Then you have to be careful, I am an expert at playing this kind of card" Kantan was the first said.
“I lost a lot of money playing this” said Gale who was also eager to give it a try.
"How do you play this thing?" Wei Ran asked blankly.
"You don't know how?" Dorian asked Wei Ran.
"I never play cards." Wei Ran showed his hands and asked him to play Landlord or something. He had never heard of the Belot card the other party just said.
"Since you haven't played before, you won't be included in the game, but how about you help pour the wine?" Dorian asked with a smile.
"No problem" Wei Ran agreed happily. He originally wanted to get these people drunk, so naturally he wouldn't have any objections.
Hearing this, Gale stood up and placed the kerosene lamp hanging on the wall in the center of the table, and Dorian also began to place the canvas cards on the table one by one.
What makes Wei Ran even more confused is that there are only 32 cards in total. Except for the cards from 2 to 6, there is no king or king. The rest are not much different from serious playing cards. .
But the next gameplay introduced by Dorian and the other three people made him confused. In short, he couldn’t understand it at all.
Fortunately, these three people did not make things difficult for Wei Ran, it was simpleAfter explaining how to play, the cards were dealt. What Wei Ran has to do is just throw out a card that meets the requirements when he needs to play a card.
Although he couldn't understand the game, he had to admit that this kind of gameplay that he had never heard of was definitely a fast-paced game. It took less than half an hour and a whole bottle of potatoes. The wine was drunk by the other three, and the one who drank the most was Kantan, who claimed to be an expert.
Another half hour passed, and Gale and Dorian were already drunk and talking nonsense.
Seeing this, Wei Ran got up on the pretext of adding some firewood to the fireplace, and without leaving a trace, he took out his Rolleiflex dual camera lens from the metal book. After adjusting the aperture, he used his body to cover himself while coughing. Aiming at the three of them, he pressed the shutter.
"What was that sound just now?" Gale asked in confusion, "Why did it sound like the shutter of a camera."
"It was me coughing" Already Wei Ran put away the camera and said sincerely, "Gail, you drank too much."
"I really can't drink anymore." Gale waved his hand, stood up unsteadily and walked towards Not far away from the bed.
"I can't do it either." Dorian stood up and complained as he moved to the bed, "Uncle Kantan is indeed an expert in drinking."
< p>Looking at Kantan again, he was already leaning against the wall and snoring."Hey French"
Wei Ran curled his lips, and after Dorian started snoring, he blatantly took out his camera again and took another drunken photo of them. close-up of the back.
Finally, Wei Ran took a photo of this shelter with unfinished content. Wei Ran waited quietly for a moment. Seeing that the metal book did not send him back, he could only shake his head helplessly and lay on the bed. Secretly wondering what will happen next.
Unconsciously, Wei Ran also closed his eyes and fell asleep. When he woke up again, the wind and snow outside had stopped.
Although Quantan and Dorian were still snoring, Gale had already woken up and was putting on the bearskin wooden shoes on his feet.
"Wake up" Gale glanced at Wei Ran who had already sat up, "Victor, how about you help me take the engine apart"
"Now"< /p>
"Of course" Gale nodded, "Can you?"
"Wait for me to put on my clothes first" Wei Ran said and had already walked to the fireplace, warming the The clothes are on.
Finally, after putting on his boots and a gas mask to keep out the cold, Wei Ran picked up the submachine gun hanging on the back of the door and followed Gale out of the warm shelter.
Working together to pull the sled that had been used for washing clothes, and taking an extra wrist-thick wooden stick, the two of them walked silently towards the outside of the coniferous forest under the surging aurora. That lake.
After hiding in the shelter for more than ten days, the footprints they left had long since been covered by snow without a trace.
"You must not want to go find Quentin," Gale said to himself when he was about to walk out of the forest.
Before Wei Ran could speak, Gale continued, "Quentin and I have known each other for a long time. At that time, I was about the same age as Dorian. At that time, he was traveling to the Alps and needed a guide. "
"So you became his guide?" Wei Ran asked following the other person's words. < /p>
At that time, there was only Quentin, who gave me the same commission as others, and also allowed me to use part of it in advance to buy some thick enough clothes and shoes."
Having said that, Gai. Er glanced at Wei Ran beside him, "We encountered an avalanche that time. Although we were not injured, we were trapped on the mountain for almost a week before we survived. That time, Quentin even lost a big toe from the cold."< /p>
"You are so lucky," Wei Ran sighed.
"It is indeed a blessing from God"
Gail stopped and said, "Even so, Quentin paid the employment fee in full and invited me to work in his restaurant. He That way I wouldn't have to take risks in the Alps every day."
"So you went"
"Why not"
Gail spread his hands. , explained with a calm face, "My mother is a gypsy girl, and my father is a famous bad gambler in our area. Even if there are no Germans, not many people think highly of me or are willing to give me a job."
"Sorry" Wei Ran said apologetically.
"Nothing"
Gail continued to drag the bucket towards the lake, "Working in Quentin's restaurant was the happiest time for me. I could eat all kinds of food every day. I can grow French and German dishes that I couldn’t even imagine, and I can still wear decent clothes. I even have my own leather shoes and tie, and of course, a suit given to me by Quentin.”
< p> "He is such a good person," Wei Ran couldn't help but sigh.“He also has a son.”
Gail gestured with his hands, “It’s only as high as my knees. When we were arrested, that little guy had just learned to walk. , I don’t know if he is still alive.”
“Do you have any ideas about finding Quentin?” Wei Ran asked, looking at Gale’s back.
“No.” Gale paused, “But I am sure he is still alive and must have gone north.”
“Since you are so confident, wait until it is repaired. Half-track motorcycle, let's go find him." This time, Wei Ran made an extremely certain decision in an extremely sure tone.
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