Chapter 26: Rain
“Yeah.” Lu Zhan glanced at Luo Zhen, he didn’t say much about his second beast form.
The rain showed no signs of stopping.
In the middle of the night, the temperature suddenly dropped so it was necessary to be covered up with thick animal skins to resist the cold. Because of the rain, the tent floor became very humid, and even the animal skins Luo Zhen usually slept on were covered with moisture.
After waking up from the cold, Luo Zhen turned over and over and found it difficult to fall back to sleep. The fire was extinguished before going to bed so there was a pile of firewood and animal skins in the tent that could be ignited, Luo Zhen didn’t want a fire lit while he was asleep.
So even if he opened his eyes at this moment, there was no light source to let him see what was in front of him. It was probably the cause of the rain but the insects that usually make noise ceaselessly stopped, even those mosquitos who were eager to take all the blood in Luo Zhen’s body were gone. However, even when those pesky mosquitoes disappeared, Luo Zhen was still struggling to keep his eyes closed and try to put himself to sleep. He could get up to light a fire to help dissipate the moisture and cold around him but that meant that he wouldn’t be sleeping.
“Are you cold?” When Luo Zhen was tossing and turning, a low voice sounded next to him.
“Yes.”
A rustling sound was heard before Luo Zhen heard Lu Zhan say, “Come here and sleep.”
Luo Zhen was stunned. He obviously did not expect that Lu Zhan would invite himself to squeeze together in the small slate bed, it was probably because of a sudden drop in temperature, or because the rain made the surroundings soggy butLuo Zhen did not think too much about it and chose to accept the other party’s suggestion.
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The surroundings were too dark, and Luo Zhen didn’t even know what he tripped over when he walked over wrapped in animal skins. His whole body fell forward, holding his hands to the front to stabilize his body as he fell on Lu Zhan’s body.
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The slate bed is not big. Two adult men lie side by side and Luo Zhen can only sleep a little sideways to feel that he will not fall out of the bed.
Lu Zhan’s body was very warm, and he covered Luo Zhen a little with the animal skins on his body, and then said, “It’s okay to go to sleep tonight, and wait to see the situation at dawn.”
“Okay.” Luo Zhen also knew that it was very difficult to use flint to make a fire when he couldn’t see his fingers, so he closed his eyes again obediently. After coming here, he has developed very good work and rest habits. After his body warmed up, he fell into a deep sleep for a short while.
Probably because there was a heat source around him, he slept well that night and never woke up from the rain.
When Luo Zhen woke up the next day, there was already a fire in the tent. Because the ventilation effect was not good, the firewood smoke was a bit thick, so it drilled straight into Luo Zhen’s nose and he coughed lightly before adapting.
“The wind has grown stronger.” Lu Zhan’s brows lightly frowned, and a cleaned wild fruit was placed next to Luo Zhen.
The rain showed no signs of stopping at all, and it was even stronger than yesterday. Luo Zhen first walked to the door of the tent, intending to see if the place where the wild rapeseed had just been planted yesterday was soaked by rain.
The soil was built up to the height of a palm and the surrounding ground, and the rainwater that could not drain accumulated around the vegetable field, forming a small puddle. The soil above the vegetable field shows no signs of loss, but he doesn’t know if the wild rapeseeds inside have been soaked.
Luo Zhen sighed. If he had known that it would rain for so long, he would’ve planted them after a few days. Now he only hopes that the rapeseeds and the two wild lettuce outside the tribe have not been destroyed by the wind and rain.
Because of the rain, Lu Zhan continued to polish his wooden bowl on the stone bed. As of now, he has managed to make two wooden bowls, two wooden saucers, and two pairs of chopsticks. Although it is a bit rough, it can be used.
“How long will it be raining?” Luo Zhen built a wooden frame next to the fire. In order to keep the fresh meat last longer, he was using the fire to dry it.
“Probably a few days.” Lu Zhan replied without lifting his head.
Luka came to visit at noon, chatted with Luo Zhen for a while, had a barbecue, and left. After noon, the wind was even stronger and the whole tent was shaking. Luo Zhen was always worried that the tent would be overturned by the wind.
The cuckoo bird, which hadn’t moved, began to call non-stop, and with a single sound, it passed into the tent through the curtain of rain, and it sounded a bit sorrowful.
These two birds were intended by Luo Zhen to stay and lay eggs, so he had to go out in the rain to get them into the tent. The environment in the tent is not very good, because the ground is connected to the ground outside, and after a long period of trampling, it is lower than the ground outside. When the rain is coming down, a lot of water will flow into the tent. As water flowed inside, even the fire dimmed a bit.
“This tent probably won’t be able to withstand this rain.” Lu Zhan glanced at the two trembling cuckoo birds in the corner and said.
“Should we reinforce the tent during the day?” Luo Zhen didn’t want this tent for shelter from the wind and rain suddenly disappeared at night when he couldn’t see his fingers.
“Yeah.” Lu Zhan tore a piece of animal skin into a strip used it as a rope, and then walked out holding a wad of animal skins.
The tent was covered with an extra layer of animal skins and it became a lot thicker, but even in broad daylight, the inside of the tent was as dark as it was in the early evening. If it weren’t for the fire, he was afraid they wouldn’t even be able to see anything in the corner.
In addition to strengthening the tent, Lu Zhan also brought in the stones around the tent and laid a layer along the ground. Although it was a bit uneven, it at least blocked the rain on the ground. Before, Luo Zhen never understood why there were so many stones of different sizes around the tent, but now he knows that this is the intended effect.
“How long was the longest rain here?” Luo Zhen re-ignited the fire and boiled a large stone pot of bone soup. Unfortunately, he hasn’t found wild ginger yet. Otherwise, a bowl of ginger soup would be fine at this time and it would keep their bodies warm.
“Ten days.”
Luo Zhen looked at him with complicated eyes, how did they survive such a harsh environment after more than ten days of rain?
He looked up at the top of the tent. The tent was covered layer by layer and the bottom layer had probably been used for a long time as it had some mildew stains. At this time, it was blackened by firewood smoke. It would make modern people feel nauseous.
It seems that besides farming, he should first build himself a house that can shield himself from wind and rain.
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