After that, Chou Chou looked further into the distance and found no other differences. Most of them were villages and open spaces, and there were no more abandoned cave dwellings like the ones they encountered before.
If you just want to find an open space to build a car shed, there are a lot of open spaces nearby. There is no need to go too far. It is better to find a suitable place to build it later.
Get the car ready early, at least before dark. You can use it after dark, and it won't be as uncomfortable as it was when it was blown by the wind yesterday.
Of course, it doesn't mean that after the carriage shed is completed, the big bear will continue to pull it. After all, the horse also needs to rest. No matter how slow it is, it cannot stop day and night. It is just more comfortable when riding inside.
Or when there is no inn to rest, you can find a sheltered place to unload the car and use it as a tent, and tie the big bear to the side to let it rest.
Now that we have decided, we will no longer let Chou Chou explore far away. We will just let him find an open space nearby that is far away from people, at least not on the main road.
Although there are not many pedestrians here, it is not far from the town after all, and there are people passing by from time to time. As long as there are pedestrians, she will inevitably be looked at as a busy person when she is busy there, and she doesn't like it.
Chou Chou looked around and said to Qingyan: "After passing Gujia Village and another village, walk forward for a while, which is the gravel land. As you walk further in, there is a relatively low-lying area, which is quite suitable. of.
We can drive the car there, there is a misaligned slope, and people on the road cannot see it.
Qingyan was very happy to hear this, "Okay, it's decided, let's go there."
Let the big bear speed up and go in that direction.
Chou Chou had already put away the things in the car, and the ten wooden bars found an uninhabited place and put them directly into the space after leaving the town. Now the car shed is empty.
It took more than forty minutes for the carriage to reach the location pointed by Chou Chou. It was not far, but after all, it passed several villages and two or three fields and wasteland. It was probably more than ten miles away. No matter how fast the carriage was, it would not be far away. The road was uneven and we couldn't move quickly, so it took a lot of time.
After arriving there, Da Xiong followed Chou Chou's instructions and turned left. Within a minute of walking, Qingyan jumped off the carriage and walked directly next to the carriage.
There was no way, it was too bumpy, it was indeed a gravel ground, with gravel everywhere, even a carriage could not avoid it.
Fortunately, there are no big holes, just some small gravel, the big ones are only about the size of a palm. However, the current car has no shock absorption at all, and the bumps made by the wooden wheels rolling on it are even more uncomfortable.
It took more than half an hour to get to the pothole area Chou Chou mentioned from the main road.
Qingyan couldn't help but complain: "Does this mean it's not far from the main road? Isn't it two or three miles away?"
Chou Chou said confidently: "It's not far away. If it's too close, it's impossible not to see it outside."
That's true. This low-lying area is really okay. After they drove the car in, they couldn't feel the wind at all. You must know that the northwest wind today is quite strong, at least level 4 or 5. If it weren't for going with the wind, it would probably be gone. It's going to be difficult.
Fortunately, there is sunshine now, and the temperature is not too low. It should be around 18 or 9 degrees, which feels quite comfortable.
This temperature is just right for work. If it's too hot, she really won't be able to move.
He found a flat place, first unloaded the carriage from the bear, and then asked Chou Chou to take out the ordnance shovel on the off-road vehicle, shovel out two grooves on the almost straight up and down slope, and remove the two shafts of the carriage. Place it on top so the carriage lies flat for installing the shed.
Let Chou Chou get some grass and water for the big bear, let it eat and rest by the way.
The whole morning has passed, and the big bear should be thirsty and hungry.
Then he put the little leopard on the ground, gave it milk and water, and let it run and play on the ground by itself.
Chou Chou also came out of the space and helped Chou Chou unload the previous car shed.
The two of them were very strong, so they just pulled out the branches with their hands. The removed branches were not thrown away, but were stored in the space first, just in case they would be useful later.
Then take out the wooden strips and the tool box in the trunk of the off-road vehicle. The tools are very complete, including pliers, screwdrivers, saws and chisels. They can be used now.
Use a saw to cut two of them down the middle and divide them into two 1-meter wooden strips, and then saw the two into 1.5-meter wooden strips.
She planned to build a one-and-a-half-meter-high carriage, which would be enough for her to sit in.
The sides of the carriage are 50 centimeters long, so one-meter wooden bars are enough. Two 1.5-meter wooden bars are installed on the front shaft, so that the shed can be longer and your feet will not be exposed when you lie inside. , the previous ones were not long enough.
Drill two holes on the shaft. They are not used on the body. The previous ones can still be used.
And if we move it further forward, we can sit in front when there are people on the road to catch the car. It will not be exposed to the wind and sun, and it can also block some cold air.
On the top, a circle was fixed according to the length of the six wooden bars, and three more were installed horizontally. The last two were fixed by him, and then reinforced with wooden wedges, so that a frame was ready.
Of course, it still used a mortise and tenon structure, and there were nails in the tool box, but she didn't dare to use them for fear of being exposed.
And if the mortise and tenon structure is used properly, it is actually much stronger than nails.
I held a wooden bar in front of me and shook it. Yes, it didn't shake.
Then put the plastic sheet on it first. You don’t need to wrap it completely, just cover the top and both sides. Anyway, there are mats and tarps, so there will be basically no air leakage.
Then I put a mat on it, but it was not easy to make. The shelf was made into a rectangular shape, but the mat was not soft and could not fit tightly on the shelf. When I put it on, there was still some looseness on the top.
This is not impossible, in fact it is better, it is a little affordable, and if it rains or snows, there will be no accumulation of water (snow).
The mat should be long and large enough to cover both sides and the middle. Fix it with fine linen rope, and then cover the two pieces of oilcloth that you bought before on top of the mat, so that it is completely airtight.
The other mat is also useful. It needs to be fixed inside so that the frame and plastic sheet inside can be covered up. Even if someone looks inside, there will be no clues.
Then the only thing left is the back of the car. The back of the car must not be fixed with vines as before.
There were two horizontal wooden bars at the back, and she stretched them two more vertically with tree vines, and then fixed the previous straw mat on them.
Straw mats alone are definitely not enough. There is some ventilation, but the oilcloth is gone.
Qingyan thought for a moment and simply hung the rabbit skin blanket that had been laid out in the carriage before, so that there would be no problem at all.
After that, Chou Chou asked Chou Chou to take out the coarse cloth he bought before. There must be something in the carriage, just spread the coarse cloth.
Use scissors to cut a piece of coarse cloth and lay it underneath, then take out two pieces of sheepskin that you bought earlier, thread the needle and thread to roughly sew the two pieces of sheepskin together, and lay them just right inside the car.
This professional one is different. The tanned sheepskin doesn't have any peculiar smell, and it also has a slight herbal fragrance.
Although you can still smell a bit of sheep smell if you put it under your nose and smell it carefully, it is so small that it can be ignored.
After the sheepskin was laid out, she spread the piece of fine cotton cloth on top of the sheepskin again. Again, it was easy to change and wash. Otherwise, she would not know how to clean the sheepskin if it was dirty.
It's probably done just by looking at the appearance of this carriage, but it definitely won't work if the front is open. Not only is it not tight when resting at night, it's also obvious when people look inside the carriage while walking on the road.
At that time, Chou Chou and Little Leopard won't be able to stay inside, and it won't be easy to sneak things in. At least the big ones won't be able to take them out if they encounter someone.
After thinking about the things she had bought before, she couldn't bear to part with the cowhide because it would be used to make shoes. The remaining sheepskin would also be used to make sheepskin quilts, not to mention fox skin, which would be used to make fur coats.
The winter here is very cold. Even if she goes south, she will not be able to escape the winter. It will be the next summer before she reaches the warm south.
Finally, I picked up the coarse cloth, cut two pieces according to the size of the front of the carport, sewed them together with needlework, and fixed them on top to use as a car curtain.
A piece of coarse cloth is a bit thin and can easily be lifted up by the wind. It is better to sew two pieces together and block the wind better.
She deliberately cut it a little longer so that she could hold it down with something while inside.
She took off her shoes and got in, lay inside and tried it out. Well, it was so comfortable!
Lying down, her head felt a little low, and then she remembered a problem. When she was shopping at the grocery store, she forgot to buy buckwheat shells for pillows.
She saw it at the time, but she didn't think about it. Now that she was lying in the carriage, she remembered that she didn't have a pillow yet, so she had been using a bag as a pillow.
Of course, you can continue to use it in the future, but it will definitely not be as comfortable as a pillow. Now it seems that you can only wait to meet the town again, or buy it after arriving in Yunling County.
There was also the quilt. She sewed two pieces of sheepskin together, and then pulled out two pieces of coarse cloth. She didn't think it was troublesome to sew the quilt cover, so she just sewed the two pieces of cloth on the outside of the sheepskin. Anyway, she could just take it apart when washing.
Such a simple sheepskin quilt is ready. You can continue to use your own big down jacket as a quilt when no one is around. It is light and warm.
Once someone is around, this sheepskin quilt can be used on the outside.
All of these must be prepared in advance to save you from being blinded when you need them. If there are quilts in the county, you will definitely have to buy them. These things are not as comfortable as quilts.
It seems very simple, but it took a lot of time to finish this. When I stopped, the sun had already gone to the west.
He raised his arm and looked at his watch. It was already seven o'clock in the evening. This whole process had taken six or seven hours!
Fortunately, it gets brighter and gets darker later in the northwest. At seven o'clock, the sun is only in the west, still hanging high in the sky, with no sign of setting.
Then she might as well finish her dinner here, rest for a while before continuing on her way. If she couldn't wake up, she could just spend the night here. Anyway, she didn't have anything urgent to do, it was the same wherever she was.
But here it is leeward, and no one is very quiet around. Any other dangers and ugly things are not a problem at all.
And if she wakes up, she will continue heading east. This afternoon, Daxiong will be able to rest. Even if she has to travel a little longer at night, there will be no problem. She can reach Yunling County in one go.
First, he asked Chou Chou to take out a wooden basin and water to wash his hands. Then he found a flat place and asked Chou Chou to take out the large wooden basin for bathing he had bought before and put it on the ground to use as a temporary table.
She regretted that she didn't put the table and bench into the Chou Chou space when she was at the cottage, otherwise it would be just in use now.
It doesn't matter much now. Anyway, it's just a temporary fix, so it's okay.
After washing her hands, she clicked the small wooden basin and turned it into a small bench. She sat on the wooden basin. Chou Chou had already taken out the vegetables she had packed before and placed them on the big basin.
Qingyan opened the food box and took out only the mutton wrapped with green onions and a portion of stewed lamb. She asked Chou Chou to take out five sesame seed cakes and put the rest in, so as not to leave them outside for a while to cool down.
Chou Chou squatted directly on the big wooden basin, and one man and one beast began to feast.
After a while, the two plates of vegetables and five sesame seed cakes were all cleared away. Qingyan ate two of the sesame seed cakes with the vegetables, and Chou Chou ate three.
I saw a little one holding its belly and burping.
Qingyan looked at it curiously, "I really don't know where all those things you ate went. Isn't your stomach a bottomless pit?"
Chou Chou Wai said with a proud face: "My current size is just an illusion. It does not mean that my food intake has become so small. My food intake is still the same as my body. Of course, it is now. If I return to my peak state, let alone three sesame cakes, thirty are not enough for me to eat, but my body can become very big."
Qingyan was a little curious and said: "I have seen Xiangxiang's original form, and it is only a little bigger than that pig. Will it become very big after it recovers?"
Chou Chou was reluctant to mention his old enemy, but he still nodded, "Our bodies are about the same size, but I am upright and taller than him, and his weight is heavier than mine, so we fight. They are evenly matched.”
After that, Chou Chou got some more water, cleaned the empty dinner plate and put it into the space, along with the two large and small basins.
Qingyan wiped the little leopard clean, then got into the carriage with Chou Chou and lay down. She was quite tired after this afternoon.
At this time, Chou Chou lay beside her and said mysteriously: "Yanyan, this place is good. Do you know why there are some sand and gravel here?"
Qingyan shook her head. Of course she didn't know, but she still followed Chou Chou's words, thought about it carefully, and guessed: "Is this a salt-alkali land?"
Chou Chou shook his head, "There is a difference between saline-alkali land and sand and gravel land. Let me tell you, it's because there are gold mines below."
"What! Gold mine!?"
Qingyan was so shocked by its words that she sat up.
