Crossing 70: Fish in the Pond Have Good News

Chapter 243 Bottom Line

The weather gradually turned colder, and just as everyone was actively preparing firewood for the winter, heavy snow fell.

Xue Li looked at the snow that suddenly fell and said to Chen Jinghan, "Fu Biao and the others should be back soon, right?"

"Almost." The last time I went to the city to inquire, they said that the truck had arrived in H City. Four days have passed, and it should be on the way back.

"I hope everything goes well and they can get home earlier." Otherwise, if the heavy snow doesn't stop, driving will be very inconvenient.

Chen Jinghan poured Xue Li another glass of water and asked her to hold it to warm her hands, "It will be fine." Along the way, Fu Biao and Xiong Lijin encountered people who blocked their way several times, but they got through them safely. Next, they just had to arrive in the city smoothly and hand over the goods to others to deal with.

Jiang Yu put down the dead tree he had carried back with a bang at the entrance of the educated youth site. The tree was dragged back from the mountain because it was big enough, otherwise Jiang Yu would not have taken the trouble to carry it back from so far.

"Wow! Where did you get this?" He Yuanchao heard the noise and ran out to take a look. This big tree was actually dead. What a pity.

"Shanli, please call Chen Jinghan for me and ask him to get an axe and come out to help." The tree trunk ginger fish has other uses, but its branches alone can produce a lot of firewood.

He Yuanchao agreed and then trotted to the backyard to find Chen Jinghan.

Jiang Yu put his hands on his waist and took two breaths. He finally realized the limit of his strength. This was the first time he felt so exhausted after taking the potion.

Fortunately, the nearby villagers were busy picking up mountain products in the mountains at this time, and no one saw it. Otherwise, they would have called it a monster. Although it was a dead tree, it was large in size. It was more than five meters tall, with a huge crown. It was estimated to weigh seven or eight hundred kilograms.

Is this a weight that a human can bear? It is not wrong to call Jiang Yu a monster.

Chen Jinghan ran out with an axe and a hatchet, took a look and gasped, "You are really..." Too ostentatious, too ostentatious, it's simply scary!

"Stop talking nonsense and clean up quickly." Jiang Yu knew that there was no one to rush back now, so he didn't clean up quickly and wait for the villagers to come and watch the fun.

Chen Jinghan understood and handed the axe to Jiang Yu, and the two immediately started chopping trees.

Although He Yuanchao didn't understand what they meant, he thought he was free so he went forward to help pick up the cut branches.

Wu Aiqing heard some noise outside and came out to see what was going on. After seeing what was going on, he also started doing hard labor.

Jiang Yu was responsible for cutting off all the branches around the crown, while Chen Jinghan cut off the smaller branches.

He Yuanchao helped with the tidying up, and Wu Aiqing was responsible for moving into the house.

In order to save time, Jiang Yu really didn't hold back any strength. She swung the axe and knocked down a branch with one blow. Her movement was as quick and efficient as the man who chopped off her head in her previous life.

An axe is indeed a good thing, whether it is made of stone or iron.

The more I chopped ginger fish, the more skilled I became, and gradually I became more proficient at it, and my speed improved even more.

Chen Jinghan has developed a conditioned reflex from the training. When Jiang Yu speeds up, he also speeds up passively. Even though he is very tired, he still grits his teeth and keeps working hard.

Soon the dead tree was chopped down to its bare branches. Jiang Yu looked at the length, divided it into three sections, and then carried them back to the backyard one by one.

Chen Jinghan was panting as she carried branches with Wu Aiqing.

Xue Li looked at the tree stump with a diameter of more than half a meter in surprise and asked, "Where did you bring it back from?" There are no such tall and strong trees on Yaoer Mountain.

"In the mountains." Jiang Yu replied, and she even walked a detour to avoid the villagers.

"What are you going to do with this tree trunk?" Xue Li was puzzled. If it was going to be used as firewood, any branch would do.

"Practice." The pine trees were still soaked in water, and she happened to come across a dead tree, so she simply moved it back to practice carving, or split it into small pieces to make models. The winter was long, and she had to arrange enough work for herself, otherwise it would be too boring to just lie there.

Xue Li gave a thumbs up and said, "Why don't you just pack it up in the mountains? Carrying such a big tree down the mountain will make quite a noise."

Jiang Yu paused, frowned, and finally racked her brains to find an excuse for herself, "I don't want to waste it!" The dead branches can be used for firewood, wouldn't it be a waste to throw them on the mountain?

Xue Li wanted to say, why don't you just bundle it up and bring it down? It would be easier than carrying a tree, but Jiang Yu's gaze was too heavy, so she closed her mouth silently.

Jiang Yu placed the long wooden stake across the alley leading to the back, where there was originally a stove that Luo Chengli and Luo Xinci paid for, but now he sold it to Chen Jinghan at a low price along with the pot, hoping that when Wu Aiqing and the others cooked, they would give Luo Chengli a bite.

The rest of the firewood was divided up. If there was no room at Jiang Yu's door, some could be put over to Xue Li's side. There was also room for some around the stove.

Xue Li pointed at the alley and said, "I think we should have a door. Otherwise, the draft in the winter is too cold. If we want to burn something outside, we won't be able to stay here."

Although we should use the stove in the house in winter, it is not completely impossible. If we want to use another stove, we definitely cannot go out and freeze.

Jiang Yu and Chen Jinghan looked at each other.

Chen Jinghan said he would go and exchange the wood, and Jiang Yu provided tools such as nails to make a simple wooden door to block the wind.

Since he still had work to do, Jiang Yu suppressed his desire to take a shower and waited until the door was finished.

Chen Jinghan came to pick it up very quickly. The second son of the Liu family pushed a wheelbarrow and brought a pile of wooden boards over with him.

After putting down the wooden board, Liu Laoer took the money and left.

Jiang Yu went back to the house, got out the toolbox, and started nailing the door panels with Wu Aiqing.

First, measure the size, prepare the loose-leaf pages, and nails of various lengths.

The door panels were simple, just spliced ​​together, fixed with crossbars, and reinforced at the top. Because there were no bolts, Xue Li suggested that they use hemp ropes as tie straps, which would not require drilling holes in the pillars in the alley, making it simpler and more convenient.

Before dark, the two men held the wooden door and asked Jiang Yu to install the loose-leaf hinges between the pillar and the door.

The wooden door opens outwards so that hemp rope can be tied inside.

Xue Li had a flashlight at hand. It was getting dark quickly, so he had to be prepared.

However, Jiang Yu was fast and used the small hammer very accurately. In a short while, he had hammered all the nails.

After the door was installed, the draft disappeared and the temperature in the place rose instantly.

Wu Aiqing walked in from outside, and Jiang Yu tied the hemp rope to the exposed wooden strip on the other side, tightened the knot, and it was done.

"But it seems that a door bolt is still needed. This rope is not that strong." Chen Jinghan pushed the door. Although it didn't move at all now, it would be hard to say what would happen after a long time.

"Let's wait and see tomorrow morning." Jiang Yu said.