With Pinxixi in hand, I have a supermarket in the Changzheng!

"Also, we need to build a few more stoves in this kitchen. When there are more comrades in the team, it will be convenient to cook in a big pot!"

Then Zhou Yue pointed to the many small rooms on the picture.

"We can't be careless about where to stay. For those comrades who don't have housing locally, this dormitory is their home!"

"Behind the house, I have also planned a large yard. When the base is built, I will raise some livestock in this yard. This will not only allow us to be self-sufficient, but also improve the food for everyone during festivals!"

After Zhou Yue’s introduction, everyone was full of expectations for this base.

"Ayue, you've thought it through! Once this base is built, the village will definitely get better and better!"

At noon, Zhou Yue, her comrades, and Uncle Dong's family sat together in the small courtyard of Uncle Dong's house.

Because there were injured people, the meals we prepared were lighter.

"This chicken porridge is really delicious. Thank you for your hard work these past few days, hunting pheasants and making these delicious dishes!"

A wounded soldier wrapped in bandages said with a smile, eating the bowl and chopsticks in his hands, and was very satisfied with the recent meals.

Uncle Dong put down the bowl, smiled and waved his hand.

"Oh, it's okay! I didn't go to the mountains these days, so I hunted some pheasants nearby. Yue girl is very skillful, she can make flowers for us!"

Zhou Yue had done too much work these days and was really tired. She poured herself another half bowl of chicken porridge and talked while eating.

"Everyone should eat more. Only when you are full will you have the strength to work. We have just finished making the adobe bricks and everyone is exhausted!"

"These adobe blocks are still wet now. They need to be dried for more than ten days. It will take a while before we can start building the house!"

When Zhou Yue heard this, she couldn't help but put down her chopsticks and asked.

"Then we are idle recently and have nothing to do?"

At this time, Sister Chunxia, ​​who had been silent, smiled and shook her head and explained.

"How can I be idle? Building an adobe house requires not only adobe bricks, but also wood. Whether it is the beams or the pillars, they must be made of good wood, and the texture must be hard and solid, so that the house can be stable."

Dong Sheng, who was eating, suddenly raised his head with shining eyes when he heard this.

"Why don't I go up the mountain to look for wood this afternoon? I know there is some good elm wood there, which is perfect for making beams and pillars!"

When Qiangzi heard that elm wood would be used to make beams and pillars, he nodded with joy.

"Elm is a good material! If we use elm to make beams and pillars, our base will be able to last at least a hundred years!"

When Zhou Yue heard the word "elm", her eyes widened in surprise.

"There are elm trees on our mountain? Brother Sheng, can we go up the mountain with you?"

She looked as if she had remembered something strange, and her eyes were full of kindness.

Dong Sheng nodded and agreed to everyone's request.

"Of course you can, but the path on the mountain is difficult to walk on, so you have to follow closely."

Zhou Yue's eyes softened, as if she was lost in memories.

When she was a child, she lived with her grandmother in a village where there were several big elm trees.

In April and May in spring, her grandmother would take her to pick elm seeds.

The elm seeds are just like their name, round with a bulge in the middle.

Green, thin flakes hang on the branches in bunches, filling the entire tree.

Many city people have never eaten elm seeds, and have never even seen them.

But for the villagers, especially those who have experienced famine, these elm seeds are a treasure.

In the past famine periods, when there was no food, the villagers would climb trees to pick elm seeds.

You can eat the elm seeds directly by picking them off the branches. They taste sweet and refreshing.

Zhou Yue still remembers that when she was a child, her grandmother used elm seeds to make porridge for her. In addition to porridge, she could also make pancakes.

Put some flour in elm seeds, beat two eggs and spread them into a pancake. I still can't forget the fragrance, it was so tempting!

After lunch, several strong men in the village got together and prepared to go up the mountain to cut wood.

Dong Sheng carried the big axe on his shoulder, held the saw in his other hand and shouted.

"Let's go, let's hurry up and find the wood while the weather is good."

Zhou Yue and sister Chunyan also followed. An uncle from the village looked at them and said with a smile.

"Logging is a very tiring job, and you can't really help, so why are you still following?"

Zhou Yue held sister Chunyan’s left hand and sister Chunxia’s right hand.

"Hehe, we just want to see how to find a suitable elm wood for the crossbeam in this mountain."

The group walked along the winding mountain road for nearly half an hour and entered the depths of the forest.

Dong Sheng stopped in front, his eyes lit up, and he pointed at an elm tree and shouted.

"Qiangzi, what do you think of this tree? Can it be used as a beam?"

Qiangzi took a few steps forward, touched the tree trunk with his hands, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Okay! This elm tree is just the right thickness to be used as a crossbeam."

Zhou Yue came forward, looked up at the tree, and asked with some confusion.

"This tree doesn't look particularly thick. Can it really be used as a beam?"

The villagers around saw this and explained it to her.

"The wood for the crossbeam doesn't need to be too thick. For a tree like this, about 20 centimeters is the most suitable!"

The tree in front of me is not particularly thick, about twenty centimeters in diameter, but it is very tall and grows straight.

After deciding on the wood, everyone started to work.

Dong Sheng and Qiangzi half-crouched, each holding one side of the saw, and started sawing.

Zhou Yue stood aside, watching Dong Sheng and Qiangzi sawing the tree without blinking.

She originally thought that the elm tree was not particularly thick and would be cut down quickly.

But they didn't expect that it would take a long time to saw down this elm tree. The two men were so tired that their faces turned red, and sweat kept oozing out of their foreheads and sliding down their cheeks.

Zhou Yue couldn't help but mutter to herself in her heart.

"Is this elm tree so hard? Why hasn't it fallen down after being sawed for so long?"

The system heard Zhou Yue's inner mutterings and responded with a smile.

[Of course, elm is hard, and it is a northern elm! Otherwise, why would we call it elm knotty? ]

The reason why the phrase "elm knot" is used to describe a person's stubborn thinking is because elm wood is extremely hard and difficult to cut down.

Zhou Yue asked curiously after hearing what the system said.

[Tongzi, is there a difference between northern and southern elm wood? ]