Chapter 278 Take a break
In the next period of time, the most difficult thing for Zhou Chongshan was the way back and forth.
After walking for a while, he would have to stop and rest, and then start walking again. This made it impossible for Zhou Chongshan to seize the time in between for training. In the end, he could only take a deep breath while doing it next to him. Wait.
"Have a rest, take a rest for a while..."
Walking, Wang Dong motioned for Zhou Chongshan to stop, and casually found a stone next to him to sit down.
During this period, it is worth mentioning that two more people followed them.
But these two people obviously did not take care of Wang Dong on behalf of Zhou Chongshan, but were assigned other tasks by their leader.
“If you see that plant, it is ramie.”
The two followers quickly went over with small hoes and shovels, and cut off the ramie with its roots and soil. I dug it out and put it in the big backpack behind me.
According to the arrangements of their leader, they have two tasks.
The first is to identify various hemp plants including ramie, and the second is to pick these hemp plants and carry some of them back with their roots and soil.
Needless to say, Zhou Xu plans to transfer the ramie back and cultivate it himself.
Although according to Wang Dong, this kind of hemp plant is actually everywhere and can be seen everywhere, but considering the long-term convenience, it is definitely the most troublesome to cultivate it yourself.
You can get it directly when you need it. There is no need to go to the wild to pick it.
Of course, this cultivation will definitely take time, so in the next period of time, the hemp plants they need will mainly be collected from the wild.
If you want to weave hemp cloth, in addition to the spinning wheel, the picked hemp plants also need to be processed.
So now the preliminary preparations can begin.
Wang Dong definitely cannot follow this kind of picking work, so it is necessary to train two picking captains who can identify this type of plants.
Then when the time comes, Zhou Xu only needs to directly arrange two teams to lead them and let them be responsible for picking this type of plants in the wild.
At this moment, although all preparations have just begun, Zhou Xu has already begun to have a headache with the issue of personnel transfer.
[Papermaking definitely requires a separate department, as does weaving. This requires the deployment of manpower. Under this premise, the collection of corresponding materials also requires a team. 】
[The previous prisoners have been divided up by various departments. Now that we have to create two more departments, we can only transfer people from other places. It’s a headache~]
< br>At this time, Zhou Xu really wanted to bring another tribe and let him fight, and capture another wave of prisoners, so that he could distribute them.
Of course, he just thought about it casually.
The construction of the new village here is probably only halfway through, and construction is still underway on the border. It would not be a wise decision for him to launch troops at this time.
Not to mention that it was already autumn. In other words, he would soon usher in the second winter after traveling.
It goes without saying that increasing the population before winter is equivalent to adding trouble and burden to oneself.
Excluding those projects that have been successfully completed, the most important project for Zhou Xu at present is to get the linen out before winter!
It’s not that Zhou Xu is anxious to make clothes from linen, but that he needs to make bags from linen to store food for himself.
Because Wang Dong mentioned it before, the material of linen has antiseptic and antibacterial characteristics, so it is suitable for making grain storage bags. Looking back on the previous winter, their food losses were mainly due to the spoilage of stored food exposed to wind and snow.
As for things like the wind and snow being so strong that the roof was lifted off, or the snow being so thick that the roof collapsed, these are natural disasters and force majeure.
Not to mention this era, even if he encountered a typhoon or a snowstorm before traveling through time, similar things would still happen.
So what he can do now is to add more protection to his stored grain for the winter, such as putting a sack on the outside.
In this way, even if the roof of the granary is lifted or collapses again, the grain will be safer with an extra layer of protection.
During these days, everyone was busy, only Zhou Chongshan was undergoing 'torture'.
“Have a rest, have a rest.”
Hearing this, Zhou Chongshan, who was walking next to him, stopped silently.
Faced with this situation, from the initial irritability and anxiety to the complete failure now, Zhou Chongshan felt that he had experienced a lot.
With a slight sigh, Zhou Chongshan glanced at the stone next to him and simply sat down.
Wang Dong saw this scene with a smile in his eyes.
Previously, Zhou Chongshan would only stand by, walking anxiously, wondering how long he would have to rest before he could start. But now, he finally started to learn to sit down.
The weather today is perfect, the autumn air is crisp, a mountain breeze blows past his face, and he listens to the rustling sound of the branches and leaves in his ears. A little sunlight penetrates the lush branches and leaves on the mountain and falls on his body. The faint warmth was comforting, and Zhou Zhongshan, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but feel in a trance.
“The weather is really nice today, and the scenery in the mountains is also breathtaking!”
Listening to Wang Dong’s admiring words from the side, Zhou Chongshan nodded subconsciously, not knowing what to say. What to order.
He used to only know one direction and run hard, but he had never paid attention to the scenery along the way. He had never sat on the edge completely relaxed like now, feeling the nature in front of him, and even completely immersed in it.
"It's so beautiful..."
Under the mountain breeze, his heart calmed down, and his whole person seemed to have sunk into this mountain forest, enjoying That indescribable silence.
For a moment, I forgot the time until Wang Dong, who was sitting next to me, stood up.
“It’s almost time to rest, let’s go.”
Hearing the voice, Zhou Chongshan suddenly came back to his senses, and then looked at Wang Dong with a smile on his face, and was actually speechless.
The next walk was obviously a lot more lively.
Wang Dong would say a few words from time to time. He would say that the wild flower was beautiful, and that the rock on the mountain was quite artistic. Or a butterfly, he can say a few words.
In fact, every time he came out, Wang Dong would chat with him like he was doing now. But before, Zhou Chongshan was full of things on his mind. He just felt annoyed listening to Wang Dong's gossip, so he dealt with it casually every time. In the past, my whole mind was not focused on this.
It wasn’t until today that Zhou Chongshan noticed that this journey was so interesting! But before, he didn't notice at all...
(End of this chapter)