The casual life of the flat space

Bai Tieying first silently thanked the villager who died for the people's village, and then began to pack up.

She showed Grandpa Wu a full basket of things in the morning, but she put the things in the basket into the space after she set off. She asked Grandpa Wu several times along the way to help him share some of the things he was carrying, but Grandpa Wu refused. She couldn't say anything else, so she could only take Bai Tiexiong and try her best to keep up with Grandpa Wu's pace.

Grandpa Wu and Bai Tiexiong went to collect firewood, and Bai Tieying took out a small shovel from her backpack, which was the space. This was the inspiration she got from watching people making kitchen knives when she went to the blacksmith shop to buy something.

In her previous life, she edited videos for a military blogger, one of which was about an engineer shovel. She watched the blacksmith forging iron and somehow came up with this idea, so she asked the blacksmith to make a rough version of an engineer shovel for her.

Rather than a rough version of an engineer shovel, it is more like the sand-digging toys that children in the original world played with. Some sand-digging toys may be more delicate and durable than this one. Of course, I say this because it is not that delicate, and its appearance is seriously inconsistent. It is more in line with what she said when the blacksmith asked her what she used it for - digging wild vegetables!

But no one knew what Bai Tieying was thinking at the time. Maybe she had a deep resentment towards the Sanli Bujiao, so she begged the master to make her such a thing. She never had the chance to use it after returning home - it had been a long time since she really dug wild vegetables, and it was only today that it came in handy!

She first took out a piece of straw paper from the space and tore off a small strip to test the wind direction. Then she used a shovel to dig two round holes with small mouths and large bellies and then poked them open to connect them, thus forming a simple stove.

It's easier said than done, but luckily she had a deep memory of the video of the engineer shovel, her original body's limb coordination was better than hers in her original life, and she had the space to assist in saving energy, so she succeeded on her first try.

When Grandpa Wu and his friend brought back the firewood, Bai Tieying stuffed firewood and twigs and dead leaves into the pit at the downwind side, and used a fire starter to light it. In the blink of an eye, the fire started. Grandpa Wu was stunned by this magical scene, not to mention Bai Tiexiong who was standing next to him. If he had learned the phrase "prostrated himself", he would definitely say that this was what he was thinking at the time.

When the fire on the makeshift stove was lit and the porridge was cooked, she asked Grandpa Wu to drag two fallen logs from the forest, preferably birch trees. Grandpa Wu had just witnessed a miracle, so he took the white iron bear away without saying a word.

Bai Tieying was not idle either. She cleared a large area of ​​flat ground and placed some flat stones on it. When Grandpa Wu came back with the fallen wood, she tested the wind direction again, placed the two fallen woods on one side of the flat ground, and then placed the rest of the dead branches and broken wood on the flat ground and lit them. Grandpa Wu watched her do this. Although he had doubts in his heart, he did not ask. The answer was naturally revealed soon.

When they finished eating and were about to rest, Bai Tieying took out a piece of tarpaulin from her backpack. It was not big, only two feet wide and three feet long. She used the rough-cut engineer shovel to scoop all the embers on the flat ground onto the fallen tree, and then spread the tarpaulin on the flat ground near the fallen tree. She also took out a small mat from her backpack, which was about the same size as the tarpaulin, and placed it on the other side.

Grandpa Wu understood what Bai Tieying had done and was touched. He also carried a deer skin mattress and was about to give it to Bai Tieying. Bai Tieying refused to take it and said that she would feel more at ease. Seeing that she insisted, Grandpa Wu did not refuse. He thought that he would not let the child down, so he lay down first and waited until the evening.

As soon as he lay down, Bai Tieying and Bai Tiexiong put the stones around his legs and wrapped the stones in a piece of bag and placed them in front of him. Grandpa Wu naturally didn't want to take advantage of them, but the two children were more spoiled than each other, so he thought about it and accepted the favor.

Bai Tieying used a shovel to dig up the bark of the two fallen trees beside Grandpa Wu. Although she didn't find a birch tree, it shouldn't be difficult to burn these two trees. She carefully blew the embers she had just rubbed over, watching the sparks slowly expand, then ignited the dead leaves and twigs above, and finally ignited the flames on the fallen tree.

After arranging Grandpa Wu to lie down, Bai Tieying removed the cloth strips on Bai Tiexiong's legs and gave him a massage. She felt very sorry for him and admired him very much. Although he didn't walk far that day, it was all mountain roads, and the effort he spent was not comparable to that on flat ground.

When we set out again after a break at noon, the boy was obviously dispirited, but he still walked forward without saying a word. They say there is no love without reason, yes, how can I not love such a brother?

Bai Tieying used a cloth dipped in hot water to clean Bai Tiexiong, and then applied the hot cloth to his calves and feet. Finally, she placed a small mat next to Grandpa Wu, let him lie on the small mat, and then wrapped him tightly.

Grandpa Wu watched Bai Tieying do all this quietly, with questions in his mind, which multiplied in the cool night breeze. But he still didn't say anything, because Bai Tieying recited the book again. Every word was read clearly, accurately, and rhythmically.

Gradually, Grandpa Wu also fell asleep. In his dream, he saw an old farmer with a kind face, holding his hand and teaching him to read. He seemed to be as big as a white iron bear, and his childish voice echoed in a cave:

"Grandpa, why do we have to study here? Grandpa, doesn't Daddy know how to read? Grandpa, I don't want to study anymore, I miss Mom..."

The night wind suddenly grew stronger, and the flames quickly climbed up a few times. Bai Tieying looked up and saw a shadow on the rock. When the shadow saw her looking at him, it immediately spread its wings - it was Brother Gyrfalcon.

This morning she told Brother Gyrfalcon that she was going to the mountains, and she was not sure if Brother Gyrfalcon could find her. She was a little happy to see that Grandpa Wu had chosen such a place, because there were no trees around, and Brother Gyrfalcon should be able to find her more easily.

She checked the burning fallen tree, rolled up the mat for the tin bear, and then climbed up the rock quietly.

As soon as Bai Tieying left, Grandpa Wu opened his eyes. First he heard footsteps gradually going away, then birds chirping and a few words of conversation, but he couldn't make out what they were saying. Then, all the sounds disappeared, as if everything just now was just his illusion. He sat up immediately, and there was indeed no shadow on the top of Lazi Mountain.

The half of his body that had just been warm felt the invasion of the cool wind. Grandpa Wu carried Bai Tiexiong to the side of the fallen tree and slept on the other side. Bai Tiexiong may have woken up a little because of the change of position. He muttered something in his mouth and then fell into a deep sleep again.