Hearing the sound, Su Yang looked up, stuck his shovel into the ground, put one hand on his hip and wiped the sweat from his forehead, panting as he said, "It's getting cold, and we don't have a place to store food yet. I was thinking of digging a cellar to store food."

"Do you need my help?" As Lin Anlan spoke, five heads popped out of the square opening. It turned out that the three Icewing Dogs, Little Orange, and Little Stone Flower that Lin Anlan had released had all come over. Su Yang looked at these cute little guys, waved as a greeting, and then said, "It's too small down there, so you won't come down. Could you please see if there's anything I can use to hold the soil? I can't just throw the soil I dug out directly out here."

Lin Anlan responded and ran to the side to find something to put the soil in and a rope. The Icewing Dogs all ran off to join in the fun, while Little Orange and Little Stone Flower played at the entrance of the cave. Before they knew it, Little Stone Flower was knocked down into the cave. Su Yang saw this and quickly reached out to catch it. Fortunately, the entrance was not big, and Su Yang caught Little Stone Flower steadily.

"Oh dear, be careful." Su Yang caught the little stone flower, patted its head and gave it a word of advice. Then he put it on the ground and called out to Lin Anlan, "Anlan, the little stone flower has fallen. Catch it up first."

Lin Anlan ran over at this moment and said, "I couldn't find any tools. It seems we don't have anything extra to hold the soil. The baskets are all woven from vines, so they'll leak out."

"It's alright, let me rest for a bit and then think of something. Here's what I'll do: I'll toss the little pebble up first, and you catch it."

After saying that, Su Yang picked up the little stone flower and threw it high into the air towards the cave entrance. Surprisingly, the soil scattered around Su Yang's feet flew up with the little stone flower. Lin Anlan was about to reach out to catch it, but when she saw the soil flying up, she was startled and withdrew her outstretched hand. Su Yang was also surprised, but he was afraid that the little stone flower would fall if no one caught it, so he subconsciously reached out to catch it. However, the soil that flew up condensed and stopped in mid-air, turning into a cube that caught the little stone flower that was about to fall.

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief. Little Stone Flower acted as if nothing had happened, shaking her head and swaying as she controlled the soil beneath her to float outside the cave. She then climbed down, returned to the cave entrance, and waved to Su Yang. Su Yang had a sudden inspiration. Couldn't he get Little Stone Flower's help? So he said to Little Stone Flower, "Little Stone Flower, we'll need your help to carry the soil out of the cave later!"

Xiao Shihua waved her hand in agreement, and Su Yang continued to dig. Soon, he had dug to a depth of about five meters. Su Yang had Xiao Shihua carry all the soil out, then measured the length and made a horizontal shovel, planning to dig a cellar two meters high and about ten square meters in area, which should be enough.

After digging out an area of ​​about two square meters, Su Yang stopped, climbed out of the hole, dusted himself off, found an axe and a saw, and headed towards the woods fenced off behind the house. Lin Anlan followed him, asking as they walked, "Are you done digging? What are we going to do now?"

"Not yet, we've only dug a small section. I'm worried the cave ceiling will collapse, so I'm going to cut down a few trees and make some planks to reinforce the cave before continuing to dig. I also need to make a ladder while I'm at it," Su Yang replied without turning his head.

Upon arriving at the grove, Su Yang looked around and found two of the thickest trees. He observed the terrain to determine which way to cut the trees so they wouldn't fall towards the house. After some observation, he finally decided to cut the trees on the side so they would fall towards the grove.

The sound of logging echoed through the air, and a gap was quickly cut into the thick tree root. Su Yang was exhausted and leaned against the tree root to rest. Lin Anlan handed him some water: "Have a drink of water. You've been busy all morning."

Su Yang took the drink and drank a few sips, then said, "After I cut down this tree, I'll go back and cook. It's almost noon."

"It's okay, no rush, take your time. We don't have anything else to do anyway."

After resting for a while, Su Yang got up and continued chopping down trees. It took him a long time to finally cut down the first tree. The tree fell with a crash and lay in the grove. Su Yang clapped his hands, nailed the axe to the tree, and then returned to the farmland to pick a lot of vegetables. The food he had been eating for the past few days was what Lena had bought on a whim. Today was the first time he had eaten vegetables that he had grown himself.

After the meal, Su Yang sat in the doorway basking in the sun, planning to wait until his digestion was complete before chopping the planks. This time, he wasn't going to rely solely on manpower; he didn't know what he could possibly achieve by chopping them himself, so using elemental power would be more reliable.

After resting, Su Yang went to the fallen tree and used his air blade to split it into planks of roughly the same size. He collected the scraps to use as fuel, and used the intact planks to build a cellar. Then Su Yang began to cut down the second tree. This time, he didn't cut it down himself, but flew to the branch and used his air blade to cut it from top to bottom, dividing the tree into several sections of roughly the same length. He then did the same to cut it into planks. This time, however, he left the stump. Maybe he could build a pavilion here in the future, or use it as a picnic table.

After stacking the planks, Su Yang took two more long logs and nailed the planks onto them, quickly making a ladder. He then placed the ladder firmly at the entrance of the cellar and continued to dig inside. This time, he didn't let Xiao Shihua dig and carry the soil at the same time, but planned to wait until all the soil was dug out before carrying it out all at once.

As time passed, Su Yang finally dug a cellar of about ten square meters. He reinforced the inside of the cellar with wooden planks and made many shelves to store items or food. All the cleared soil was piled on the ground. Su Yang used the remaining planks to cover the cave walls, making a cellar door, before climbing out of the cellar.

"That's great! With the cellar, storing food will be much more convenient from now on." After installing the cellar door, Su Yang clapped his hands, looked at the mound of earth to the side, and asked Xiao Shihua to help move the entire mound to the farmland. He then carried a hoe over, divided the mound into two plots, planted the cabbage seeds, and watered them.

After finishing all that, the sun was already high in the sky, casting an orange-red glow over the farm. Su Yang packed up his farm tools, took the freshly picked cabbages back to the cellar, put all the cabbages away, tidied up the scattered farm tools, and returned inside.

"You're back?" Lin Anlan was tidying up firewood at the moment. A warm yellow fire flickered in the fireplace next to her. The temperature dropped as the sun disappeared. Although it was still bright outside, the temperature was already very low.

"I'll take a shower first, then I'll make dinner. I'm covered in dirt." Su Yang replied and headed straight for the bathroom on the first floor.

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