newbobooks Chapter 432 The moon and stars are rare
Chapter 432 The moon and stars are rare
Luo Sanyuan hugged Xiaoman's waist tightly.
He looked around and said softly, "Xiao Man, are you cold?"
"It's okay. Did you wrap your hands tightly? Luo Sanyuan put his hands in Xiaoman's pockets: "It's not cold. You said that the clothes made by Xu Wenyan are useful. There is a pocket here."
"When you're settled, I'll sew one for you, too."
"it is good."
Xu Wenyan gently kicked Luo Sanyuan with his foot: "I told you not to speak loudly, not to be a mosquito."
"Oh oh." Luo Sanyuan responded naively.
If we eat the horse meat sparingly and add these dry rations, we will have no problem sustaining ourselves for more than a month, but there are too many men in the team.
Chen Sanlin and Luo Sanyuan alone have to eat a lot.
"Brother Chen, do you have your bow and arrow?"
Chen Sanlin nodded: "Okay, take it with me." Xu Wenyan found some more iron wire. These traps made of iron wire were all recycled by Xu Wenyan.
It’s not easy to get some iron these days.
"Let's set the trap first." Xu Wenyan carefully wrapped Chen Sanlin tightly.
"Um, cousin." Zhang Qiaoer called Xu Wenyan at this time.
Xu Wenyan looked back: "Hmm?"
"My embroidery skills are pretty good. I can make some gloves for you using the horse fur." The girl's eyes were red from crying.
Fortunately, the condensation point of tears is low and the eyes were not hurt.
"Yan'er, I can help too."
Duan also responded that for women like them who came from a wealthy family, the only practical skill they had was embroidery.
"it is good."
Xu Wenyan nodded and took the fur over and explained to the two of them in detail how to make it better for warmth. As for the needlework and other things, Xu Wenyan completely trusted them.
"Brother, I'll go with you too." Xu Dashan wanted to stand up, but was pushed down by Xu Wenyan.
"Too many people would be bad. Brother Chen and I will go and test it first. You just wait here."
Even now Xu Wenyan had to admit that these boots were great. They were longer than Martin boots, and even though the snow was deep, there was no need to worry about it getting into the feet.
Xu Wenyan's boots were also newly bought, and they were filled with sheep wool.
Boots in ancient times were not made with cutting corners at all. When ancient people exchanged or purchased items, they only cared about the practicality of the items.
After all, every penny should be spent wisely.
Craftsmen who make things naturally understand this principle. Take the wool boots on Xu Wenyan's feet, for example. Their warmth retention effect is unmatched by some of the big brands today.
"The snow seems to be getting lighter." Chen Sanlin walked in front to help Xu Wenyan and Karen, while observing the surrounding terrain.
"It seems so. There are usually snow rabbits, foxes, wolves, antelopes, yaks and the like in places like this. Brother Chen, please pay attention."
Xu Wenyan’s main task was to set up the lasso trap. His two hands were wrapped in cotton cloth, which made it difficult for Xu Wenyan to operate.
Fortunately, the lasso is not difficult to set.
There were ten noose traps in total, and Xu Wenyan finished them quickly.
When Xu Wenyan looked up, he happened to see Chen Sanlin drawing the bow, but after just trying it, Chen Sanlin put the bow down.
"That's a fox. You can't see it unless you look carefully."
Chen Sanlin nodded: "Let's go back first, this cotton cloth bow is a little unstable."
"Ah."
At this temperature, hands will be completely frozen if exposed to cold air for more than ten minutes.
If it wasn't wrapped in cloth, it would have frozen to death long ago.
"You're back." Luo Sanyuan quickly lifted the quilt to let the two in: "How are you?"
The temperature rose again, and Xu Wenyan couldn't help shivering: "Sometimes it's just not easy to catch."
"Chen Sanlin, you can't do it. I'll go tomorrow, hehe."
"Cousin, I have made a pair of gloves. Take a look and see if it fits your hands." Zhang Qiaoer handed over the glove made of horse flatulence.
I don’t know what method she used, but she even used fluff inside the gloves. Xu Wenyan tried them on and they looked really good.
If she wasn't a lady from a wealthy family, her craftsmanship would be better than Wang Cuijuan's.
"It's just right, but Brother Chen and Luo Sanyuan's should be made faster, and Xiaoman's should be longer." But the gloves are still a bit elastic and don't need to be changed too much.
Zhang Qiaoer nodded.
She started learning embroidery and dressmaking at a young age.
You can get a rough idea of the size just by looking at it.
"It's a snowy day, but the moon is so bright." Manager Wu exclaimed.
"Yes." Luo Sanyuan looked up and could see the scenery outside clearly through the gap on the side.
This is the leeward side, so there is no need to worry about snow coming in.
"Hey, why can't I see a single star?"
Xu Wenyan added a piece of live wood: "The moon is brighter and the stars are fewer. The bigger and brighter the moon is, the fewer stars there are."
"You know so much." Luo Sanyuan smiled and looked at Xu Wenyan: "Those little brats always tell me that you can tell stories.
It’s okay now, so tell me about it.”
"Do you want to hear something serious or something else?" Xu Wenyan looked at Luo Sanyuan and raised his eyebrows.
Chen Sanlin hugged Xu Wenyan and covered his mouth: "Not appropriate..."
"I'm quite frivolous." Luo Sanyuan looked at Xu Wenyan with anticipation.
Xu Wenyan reached out and flicked Luo Sanyuan on the head: "Xiaoman, you should take good care of this guy."
"Man, he bullied me!" Luo Sanyuan said aggrievedly while hugging Xiaoman.
Xiaoman laughed softly and helped him rub his forehead.
"Starting today, we will arrange night watches. Each person will watch half the night. Brother Chen and I will be in a group. You can all work in pairs.
Of course, don’t even think about running away. I guess we’ll have to stay here for a relatively long time.
The snow outside is so deep that it's almost impossible to walk. If you want to stay alive, just listen to me."
Xu Wenyan finished his explanation seriously.
The group spent their first night here.
I was barely able to fall asleep today. Although the fire wasn't very big, at least the temperature in the cabin was kept above zero.
The next morning when Wen Yan wanted to get up, everyone else had already gone out to work. Only Zhang Qiaoer and Duan were still sewing gloves in the room.
"Cousin, you're awake." Zhang Qiao'er said calmly, obviously still not out of the haze of losing her mother: "They went out to chop firewood and reinforce the house, and the firewood they chopped yesterday has been almost used up.
The gloves are ready, too, next to you."
Xu Wenyan picked up the gloves and put them on. They fit perfectly. It must have been modified by Zhang Qiaoer yesterday.
"Didn't you eat anything?"
"Manager Wu said we should save as much as possible. They saw that the snow above had collapsed and the road on the mountain was almost completely covered."
Xu Wenyan nodded. This was indeed a troublesome matter. It was January now and the snow should have melted by March at the latest.
"Okay, I'll go out and take a look."
"Cousin..." Zhang Qiaoer bit her lips lightly and hesitated.
"what happened?"