316. Settlement
When the guide who led the way heard this, he looked up at the sky.
"This little girl is right. It gets dark earlier in winter, so we have to find a place to camp early. The night is more terrifying than the day. Let's speed up and cross the ridge in front. There is a cave there where we can rest."
There are many medicines given by the gods on the mountains here, and there are people who go up the mountain to collect medicines all year round, so they are all familiar with this route.
The guide led everyone to the cave in a hurry.
It must have been a long time since anyone came to the cave, and the snow had half buried the cave entrance.
The guide first used a stick to move there, but when there was no movement, he moved closer step by step.
Lu Changchuan immediately followed him.
"Be careful."
Hearing Lu Changchuan's concerned words, the guide turned around and smiled at him.
"Young man, you are so kind, but don't worry, we come to this place often, and when we leave, we will sprinkle powder to drive away wild animals. I just tested it and it should be safe inside."
After saying that, the two walked forward.
It's just that the snow is too deep and it's not easy to walk smoothly. The two of them pushed the snow in front of them with their hands as they walked.
The snow is too thick. How long will it take with just their own hands?
Nuannuan found a slightly flat place and put down her bag.
He quickly opened a nylon bag and took out two telescopic engineering shovels.
This thing is so awesome.
Lu Changqing's eyes lit up.
"I wonder if you moved your whole family here."
I have prepared so many things. I even brought a shovel. The shovel looks quite compact and is retractable. It is really convenient to take this kind of thing with you when you go out.
Now Teacher Li had to look at Nuannuan with admiration.
"Sure enough, you lesbians are more attentive and take everything with you when you go out."
Lu Changchuan holds an engineer shovel in his hand.
My heart is burning.
With the tools at their disposal, they cleared the snow at the entrance of the cave in no time.
Lu Changqing asked several female comrades to stay outside first, while the men went in and cleaned up the inside.
The inside of the cave is clean and ventilated.
There are no marks left by wild animals, so it is very safe.
This cave is particularly exquisite, about three meters high.
The inside of the cave is relatively large and can accommodate about thirty people.
It's just a bit crowded.
For safety reasons, the four girls were placed in the nearest part of the family cave.
The depths of the cave are also relatively refreshing.
There is just too much dust.
They did a rough cleaning.
By the time everything was packed up, it was slowly getting dark.
They built a fire at the entrance of the cave.
The fire illuminated the entire cave.
In the howling north wind, the faint firelight gave them a touch of warmth.
The meal in the morning is very simple. Let’s cook noodles.
I didn’t bother to wash the pot I cooked noodles in at noon, and it still smelled of hot pot base.
Chef Wang deliberately didn't wash the pot just so that the noodles would taste better when he cooked them at night.
Nuan Nuan felt like she had a headache just looking at this.
"Um..., you just cook noodles, I'll just cook some porridge. Yangmei, what do you eat?"
Yang Mei and the other three saw Chef Wang's pot and decisively chose to drink porridge with Nuan Nuan.
Although the pot is clean, the pot that has been cooked but not washed is used again.
They are really hard to swallow.
Nuannuan took out a small double-eared copper pot from her luggage.
I packed some clean snow outside, then came back and put it on the stove to cook. The rice was put into the pot without being washed. Anyway, it is no-wash rice, so just put it in the pot.
She cooks eight-treasure porridge. There are various kinds of rice in it.
What they brought for daily use was cow dung stored locally. It was easy to burn, but there was a smell. Nuan Nuan borrowed a fire and took out some small briquettes about the size of a palm.
After throwing it into his own fire, the flames grew stronger.
This time, Teacher Li’s expression could no longer be described as surprised.
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, what did you bring with you when you came out this time? Why do I think you have moved out your home? Why do you have everything? The things you took out were all in your luggage bag, you little
You have quite a lot of physical strength. I really admire you."
Nuannuan smiled when she heard this.
"It's nothing. I'm also a martial arts practitioner. It's normal to be stronger. Yang Mei and I often compete at home. This little thing is not a problem for me. It's better to bring more things when you go out.
OK."
Concentrate on cooking your own porridge while talking.
When it was almost cooked, she placed a small steamer on top.
I took out five or six quick-frozen buns from the bag and placed them on the steamer. They are all wrapped and can be heated up when eating.
Chef Wang didn't care about the noodles in his pot, so he threw his chopsticks to the people next to him and came over.
"Comrade Xiao Jiang, what are you doing? Are you steaming steamed buns? When did you make the buns?"
Um...
Why is this Chef Wang so cute?
A warm smile.
"Yesterday when I was free in the camp, I borrowed their kitchen to use. I steamed two cages of steamed buns, let them cool down and froze them to take with me. Just heat up a few when eating. Sorry, I can't share the buns with you.
Eat, this is the ration for us girls."
As the temperature inside the pot increases, the frozen buns gradually soften, and the aroma wafts into the cave.
Some people swallowed secretly.
Chef Wang took a deep breath and gave Nuannuan a thumbs up.
"Comrade Xiao Jiang's craftsmanship is very good. You can tell by the smell of this steamed bun that it is delicious, so you must have put in enough. I don't think you are here to do a task, but to go shopping. I have never seen anyone out there.
It’s unusual for someone from a distant place to prepare such a complete set of things like you.”
After saying that, he reluctantly glanced at the warm pot.
The pot is not big, just enough for the four girls.
After dinner, everyone packed up and got ready for bed.
On the men's side, there are two pairs on night watch.
Girls just need to sleep beautifully.
The conditions here are more difficult. You can't even get a hot water bottle. In order to ensure everyone's food, the remaining fuel has to be used for cooking, forget about boiling water.
Nuannuan simply threw herself on a mattress.
Then spread the sleeping bag on top.
Everyone came over to watch curiously.
Even Gao Yue was particularly curious. She reached out and touched the warm sleeping bag. The material was very strange, not like cotton or polyester.
It’s not too thick either.
Looking at this, Gao Yue couldn't help but ask her: "Nuan Nuan, what is this of yours? It's not a quilt or a mattress, but it's like a bag to hold things. Are you going to put yourself in it to sleep?
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Chapter completed!