I didn't continue to care about it, and it was useless to care about it at this time.
So I took the initiative to chat with Yuanyuan for a few words, and found that Aneng and the others were almost ready. Yuanyuan came here just to inform us that they really wanted to go directly into the swamp before dark. It seems that those people have different opinions, or some want to deliberately set up a trap.
I have to admire them for this. It seems that they must be in the swamp and know that there is a fixed shelter in a certain area where they are traveling. Otherwise, they would not be so bold and have to take the risk of entering before night.
Neither Feng Biwei nor Zhu Zixian said anything. I believe there is some danger, but the degree of danger may be acceptable. But there was no point in guessing at this time. I decided to go immediately to meet Aneng and they were meeting there.
After I made my decision, everyone naturally followed it with acquiescence. Zhu Zini seemed a little aggrieved, but she really didn't get angry with herself. She seemed to understand that it would not be safe here if she stayed alone, so after seeing me setting off, she continued to follow me closely.
Needless to say, the rest of the people followed each other along the edge of the wetland, looking at the sparse areas and proceeding carefully.
As expected, Aneng and the others were only two or three hundred meters away from where we had just rested. Even though the plants are sparse here, it still seems quite far away. I believe Aneng will not deliberately distance himself, it only shows that some people can't wait.
About twenty minutes later, when we came over to see them, they were all busy around. Although they all seem to be independent, Aneng still has some organizational skills, allowing these people to perform their respective duties.
I took a quick look and saw that they had built several rafts, and several people were busy making the final touches together. Seeing me coming at this time, Aneng and Liu Chan waved to me early because they were on guard at a high place. I responded, and then brought the people over.
But when I got closer, I saw that they had only made five rafts, and they seemed to have done nothing else. With their current number, if we are included, these rafts are obviously not enough.
I don't know if they really want to test us, or if they don't want to help us at all, and they are a little indifferent to us, and even seem to be like air.
I vaguely knew some of the reasons, but I didn't care. But the rafts they made were all over four meters tall. There should be no problem in carrying people, but if it is really about safety, I looked at the gap two or three fingers wide and felt a little disapproving.
Aneng looked at us and seemed not to pay attention to the number of rafts at first, so after looking at it with a frown, he immediately said to me: "Would you like to make two more!"
No one else spoke. I smiled and pointed at the rafts: "It seems that many people don't welcome me! But it's okay. There are many women here, so my physical strength may be a little weaker. You can ask someone to help and cut some branches. Just give it to us, raft, I’d better do it myself!”
Aneng didn't question this. After all, many of them had machetes, and the blades were definitely not suitable for cutting down trees, so he went over and said it. When those people heard what Aneng said, they did not continue to reject it.
But seeing some people putting wooden rafts in the water to test the water, I didn't deliberately say anything. Although I have done something similar before, I can see their results and learn from them.
So I asked the men to help us cut down nearly twenty branches as thick as arms, all of which were more than five meters long. So I asked Ou Xiang to send them a piece of meat as a thank you to them.
Of course, I didn’t remove the branches. Like their raft trunks, which are very clean and clear, I didn’t even remove the branches and leaves.
Instead, he immediately asked Zhang Peipei and Ou Xiang to help with knives, and then cut down many thin canes from the nearby trees and vines for later use. Because I know that for these rafts, the larger the gap between the branches, the smaller the buoyancy will naturally be. I don’t plan to do the same thing as them.
We are all women here, and I won’t be able to take care of them by myself. Even though I take them with me and it's truly safe, I naturally can't guarantee it. But they looked like they were almost there, so I wouldn’t be too worried if they left first.
Because where I was born, there used to be a lot of bamboo, so I had experience in making bamboo rafts, so I naturally had some ideas. Then I flattened seven or eight branches one by one and used horizontal branches, and added thin vines to cross-fix them to make a main frame.
The thin branches and leaves are also tied together, leaving a gap no wider than the thickness of a finger in the middle to ensure that the raft has sufficient buoyancy. Finally, the width of the raft should be kept to about one and a half meters in order to carry more people.
In order to make the raft stronger and reduce the gaps in the raft, I used a lot of rattan. Maybe even the people on Aneng's side were looking curiously at my quick intercourse, but no one spoke or came to help. Obviously everyone was still very wary.
But Yuanyuan came over to watch from time to time, and even helped Ni Yuewen to Aneng's side, seeming to be chatting about something! I no longer care about these things, so naturally I don’t care. In order to save time, I rush to do the work in hand quickly.
The survivors on Aneng's side looked at it. No one came to help, but they successively put the prepared rafts into the shallow water. Looking at the final raft, after those who tried to test it one after another stood on it, it was indeed able to barely bear three people.
Maybe because the branches are all wet, it has this effect, which is actually quite good. Because what Aneng meant was that no matter how deep or shallow the water was, after everyone entered the swamp, they would use one wooden raft on the left and right, and use poles to push forward to guide the direction.
Let one or two people behind you be responsible for pushing the raft forward. There is nothing wrong with their idea. When these wooden rafts are made, they can carry nearly twenty people. Judging from their number, it is barely reasonable.
But then I discovered that the injured Tang Xiaonian was indeed there, but one or two of them seemed to be missing. I would not interfere with this, and naturally I would not ask.
Peng Gan seemed to know how to keep a low profile. He kept standing far away and did not come to greet us. He even turned a blind eye. I have already ignored him, so naturally I don't care about these small details. I feel lucky that he doesn't come to us.
Originally, I wanted to make the raft's bearing capacity stronger in water and mud, but I found that the buoyancy of such wet branches was obviously limited. But my idea was good, because I kept the branches of the branches, and after tying them together at the end, the raft tilted up at one end.
But looking at these people, they are obviously not so optimistic!
