Just on one side of the camp, a tall tripod was built with three tree trunks.
It's just a frame, but it's also covered with a green straw "coat", forming a rather wild tent.
"Wow, who designed this? It's so beautiful!" Shu Yi fell in love with it at first sight, and turned to Shang Xi with a smile: "Xiao Xi, let's do the same thing?"
Shang Xi felt helpless. Not to mention where such a large piece of wood came from, even if it was trimmed, how to tie it up and how to weave the outer mat with long grass - all were problems.
"Sister Yi, this matter is actually quite difficult." Peng Yuan helped him out: "We don't have the tools to cut wood, and we don't know how to weave."
He looked at Xi Mu, who was still concentrating on weaving the straw mat, and felt mixed emotions in his heart.
Isn't it said that he is a scientist, a famous entrepreneur, or a rich man? How come you can even weave straw mats, and do so skillfully and delicately? You simply don’t leave a way for others to survive!
Sun Wanlou had already stood up and walked over, took the things from Shang Xi and others' hands, and enthusiastically helped to put them away.
"Why are you here?" he asked, "Aren't you camping at the beach?"
"Don't mention it." Shang Xi said with a bitter look on his face: "There are small holes all over the cliff cave. When the wind blows, it makes strange noises. It's very noisy."
Sun Wanlou nodded: "Then let's live here. We can all be taken care of when we are together."
"Yes." Peng Yuan responded: "This place is better. It is blocked by trees and the wind is light. The place is still big enough."
"But Brother Sun, I have a question. How did you saw down those trees?"
He could clearly see that the bark of the wood on which the tent was built had not been scraped off. The part that rested on the ground had creamy yellow stubble exposed, which was quite neat and must have been man-made.
"I don't know either." Sun Wanlou shook his head: "Mr. Xi cut it himself."
"Is he alone?" Shang Xi and Peng Yuan were both shocked.
Although these trees were no more than the thickness of a hand, it would take novices like them to chop them down, and they didn't know how long it would take.
Could it be that Mr. Xi has something that others don’t have?
Shang Minglan put down his backpack, arranged his hair a little, then walked to Ximu, bent down and asked:
"Mr. Xi, I didn't expect you to know this kind of craft." She smiled sweetly and said: "I have nothing to do in the evening, can you teach us?"
Peng Yuan sighed secretly.
The camp they just set up was ruined, and they had to start from scratch when they came here.
There are a lot of things to do. If you have nothing to do, it depends on who the other party is.
Compared with Sister Shang's status as a celebrity, he himself is a low-level person, otherwise he wouldn't be here as an amateur.
Therefore, it is his duty and honor to work hard and work hard without complaining.
"Hey, why bother?" Shu Yi looked at her fingers painted with Kou Dan, then stepped forward and said, "If I don't want to bother you two, I'll ask Mr. Xi to help us make some mats."
Xue Keqing sneered secretly. She had said similar words before these people came over, but Mr. Xi was like an elm-headed man and simply ignored it and pretended not to hear it.
As expected, neither Shang Minglan nor Shu Yi found it easy.
Simu quickly knitted the last piece of mat in his hands, stood up and hung it at the entrance of the tent.
Then, he said calmly: "It's done."
"If you want to learn, you should have seen it and learned it just now. There are a lot of this kind of grass in the forest. If you want, just make it yourself."
When he said this, he made it clear that he would not teach them specifically, let alone knit them separately.
"Hey, why are you like this?" Shu Yi found it hard to imagine.
Very few people would refuse her usual requests. How could it be so completely ignored?
Shang Minglan grabbed her and said, "It's none of Mr. Xi's business, it's just that our request was a bit abrupt."
"After making such a large mat, I think I'm already very tired. Even if I don't want to teach, it doesn't matter."
She pursed her lips tightly, but she still expressed her dissatisfaction in her words.
Xue Keqing had a smile on her lips and walked over: "Sister Shang, Sister Shu. You don't know how fast Mr. Xi moves - it didn't take half an hour to weave so many mats. It’s truly a work of art.”
"But I watched it from beginning to end, and I didn't learn how to weave this mat."
"Sister Shang is a hundred times smarter than me. I want to take a look and understand the secret, right?"
She whispered and dug a small hole for Shang Minglan.
"I just glanced at it a few times, but I couldn't understand it." Shang Minglan shook his head slowly and admitted: "My hands are a bit clumsy. I usually have to be slower when learning origami crafts."
When she said this, Xue Keqing felt like she had nowhere to use her strength.
Then, she saw Tao Le standing next to Mr. Xi, talking to him.
"Dr. Tao," she said, "You have just been closest to Mr. Xi and have been watching him for the longest time. Have you learned any tips on how to prepare a banquet?"
Tao Le is appreciating and praising Xi Mu's work. She really didn't expect that this man was so versatile.
Not only were the mats woven exquisitely and beautifully, they were perfectly fitted, and there were separate curtains and door curtains. Various wild flowers were also specially added, adding a lot of interest to the entire tent.
Hearing what Xue Keqing said, she laughed secretly in her heart.
Someone's thoughts could be seen even by her being so slow.
He aims at Ximu all the time, thinking about competing with himself all the time.
Normally, she would have laughed it off.
But not now. The three of them just talked in a different way, dissing Simu in various ways, making excuses because he didn't want to teach, and alluding to the fact that he made it up so fast, but didn't spend more time helping others.
Naturally, Ximu didn't bother to care about this kind of thing, but for some reason, today, she suddenly couldn't bear to hear it and couldn't get used to it.
"Why, you just watched it once and you haven't learned it yet?" Tao Le turned around and asked with surprise:
"How could this be so simple?"
Everyone's eyes fell on the beautifully crafted mat. Simple? Why didn't they see how simple it was?
"Doctor Tao." Shang Minglan said with a smile: "Since you have learned it, why not make it up again and let us clumsy people take a good look at it, maybe it will suddenly enlighten you?"
Xue Keqing also reacted: "Yes, Sister Tao. There happens to be a lot of grass left, just let us open our eyes!"
Simu walked over, his eyes full of disapproval.
"Lele, I am doing this just to make your stay more comfortable at night."
"Your hands are for treating illnesses and saving lives. There is no need to waste time on these trails."
(End of chapter)
