Traveling through the famine, I stockpiled supplies like crazy

Chapter 128 Building a Woodshed

The next day, when the two got up, they found that it was frozen outside. It was already the end of October, and the weather was really getting colder.

Lu Chuan and Xu Han were eating breakfast while planning today's activities.

Lu Chuan said, "The temperature is getting lower and lower. We can't wait any longer to make charcoal. Let's build the firewood shed today!"

"Okay, let's go cut bamboo after dinner!" said Xu Han.

"I can go cut the bamboo by myself. You can stay at home and feed the livestock! If you have enough time, go cut some thatch nearby and meet me in the bamboo forest at lunch time."

"Okay, I got it!" Xu Han said and started eating quickly.

After breakfast, the two went to work separately. Lu Chuan went to the bamboo forest, while Xu Han went to the backyard first.

After feeding the chickens, ducks and geese in the backyard, I cleaned the pen and took some hay for Corn to eat.

It was quite tiring to grind the corn during this period, so I gave it some more corn kernels as a reward.

During the time that Corn has been at home, we have fed it with good food and drink. It is no longer as skinny as before. Although it is still not very fat, its fur has become much smoother and is no longer the same as before.

After feeding the corn, Xu Han went to the front yard and swept the ground, mopped the floor inside the house, and then went outside with a backpack to cut the thatch.

Now the leaves outside have already fallen, and the thatch has turned yellow and dry. They can be used directly after being cut, without the need to be dried.

There was thatch everywhere in the mountains. In a short while, Xu Han had cut a lot of it and then walked towards the bamboo forest. Lu Chuan should be almost done too.

When Xu Han arrived, Lu Chuan was sawing bamboo into suitable lengths. Lu Chuan had measured the length at home and just needed to saw it directly so that it could fit into the space and did not need to be trimmed again when he got home.

Xu Han also helped to put the sawed bamboo into the space, and then collected the bamboo branches and took them back to dry and use as firewood.

Because the space inside is not very large and it will be full in a short time, Xu Han can only go home first, put the things at home, and try again.

When you get home, put the bamboo branches on the open space outside the yard, and then put the bamboo poles inside the yard. You can use them directly when you build the firewood shed later, without having to go outside to get them.

After putting them away, they returned to the bamboo forest, and when they were full, they were sent back. The bamboo branches were fluffy and not carefully arranged, so they took up more space.

There is no way but to tidy it up roughly today. There is no time to do it carefully, otherwise the firewood shed will not be completed today.

When Xu Han came back again, Lu Chuan had already trimmed all the bamboos and put them all into the space. Then the two went home together.

After arriving home and resting for a while, Xu Han took out lunch for today from the space. She was so busy today that she definitely didn't have time to make lunch.

After lunch, Lu Chuan and Xu Han first dismantled the doghouse where the dogs previously lived and planned to build a firewood shed here.

If we build along the same path as the previous firewood shed, the row of houses on the east side will be too long and ventilation will be poor.

We had no choice but to build a woodshed in front of the passage leading to the backyard so that it wouldn't appear crowded.

Fortunately, the front yard is not small. There is a small two-room firewood shed in front of the passage, followed by the millstone and the oven. The distance is just right and it doesn’t appear crowded.

The ventilation in the yard will not be affected, and there is still a large open space in the middle of the yard, which does not interfere with the normal use of drying things.

After dismantling the doghouse, Lu Chuan selected a location and removed the stone slabs at the corners so that he could use them to bury the bamboo later.

After removing the stone slabs, Lu Chuan dug large pits at the four corners to bury the supporting pillars later.

Lu Chuan was digging a hole nearby, and Xu Han was selecting suitable bamboos.

The height and shape of the firewood shed and the house built today are the same, except that the house is built with bricks and tiles, while the firewood shed is built with bamboo.

Therefore, the main beams and supporting columns to be used must be carefully selected, otherwise they will easily break down later.

All the bamboos were selected, classified and arranged neatly, and Lu Chuan's pit was also dug.

Xu Han held the bamboo, and Lu Chuan began to bury the bamboo. After burying it, he hammered it hard to make it more stable.

After the four bamboos were buried, they began to fix the upper beam. This beam was a triangle and Lu Chuan needed to do it himself.

Xu Han only has theoretical knowledge, so Lu Chuan is more reliable for this kind of work. He can do smaller things by himself, but things like this that require skills to fix the framework still need to be done by Lu Chuan himself.

Xu Han couldn't help much and could only follow Lu Chuan and help him.

Because the firewood shed we are making today is not as small as the donkey shed, and it has the same structure as a house, so it is being built very slowly. If nothing unexpected happens, it will definitely not be completed today.

After Lu Chuan finished building the three triangular beams, he began to build the wall on the other side. Because two of the sides were against the wall, the raised areas would be reinforced with bamboo on the wall later, and the other side would need to be completely surrounded by bamboo.

The wall was much easier to build. Just bury the bamboo according to the height. The two of them worked together and completed it quickly.

After completing the wall on one side, Lu Chuan started to build the roof. If he wanted the roof to be strong, it must be supported by a keel.

Lu Chuan was fixing the keel on the roof, while Xu Han was helping pass bamboos below.

After the keel was fixed, it was already dark. The two could only continue to build it tomorrow. It was difficult to see clearly in the dark, and the structure was not solid, so they did not continue.

After a busy afternoon, climbing up and down was really tiring. Xu Han also passed the bamboos upwards, and her arms were sore.

I sat in the main room, drank some tea, and took a rest before going to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

After a tiring day, let's just eat something simple! They haven't eaten noodles for a long time, so let's eat beef noodles today!

Cut the beef into shreds, pour into the pot and stir-fry, add water and bring to a boil, then add the noodles that have been rolled in advance. After seasoning, put the frost-bitten sweet potato leaves picked last time before serving, and the flavor of the dried vegetables will be instantly stimulated.

"This noodles smells so good!" said Lu Chuan.

"Yes! I added dried sweet potato leaves today. The taste must be different from the usual beef noodles. Try it and see if it tastes good."

Because today's noodles were made with whole grain noodles, Xu Han made a big pot and the dogs also had a share.