Chapter 405 - Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Strengthening the Shed_1 (1/2)

Chapter 405: Chapter 405: Strengthening the Shed_1

Yuan Wangyuan, Liu Yu, and Gao Wentian all chimed in, heaping praise on Wei Ruo’s lamb soup and bread, declaring it the most delicious they’d ever had.

Xiu Fengyuan didn’t speak, but his gaze often fell on Wei Ruo, and from the way he ate the bread and soup, it was apparent that he was also very satisfied with the lunch.

Wei Yichen too remained silent, his eyes deep, seemingly lost in thought.

Ever since their near-death experience, he had become more introspective, and neither Wei Ruo nor his classmates found this unusual.

In the end, Wei Ruo’s pot of lamb soup was eaten up by everyone, not a drop of soup was left.

The snow kept falling, the accumulated snow on the ground around them grew deeper, their shelter, erected by Wei Ruo, was the only exception in this vast land.

After they had eaten their fill, Xiu Fengyuan suggested, “We should gather more bamboo to reinforce this shelter.”

Xiu Fengyuan was worried that as the snowstorm intensified, the shelter built by Wei Ruo might not hold up.

Lu Yuhong was the first to respond, “I’ll go with you.”

Yuan Wangyuan, Liu Yu, and Gao Wentian all joined in.

Then, they all cut a large amount of bamboo and used the rope on Wei Ruo’s cart to reinforce the shelter.

Seeing them bring back bamboo and clumsily tie the whole bamboos to the shelter she had built, Wei Ruo stepped in to help.

“Ruoruo, let us do it,” said Wei Yichen.

“The way you’re doing this could make the whole shelter unstable. The snowstorm tonight might be much stronger. It will be quite troublesome if the shelter collapses, especially for you.”

Wei Ruo and Xiumei had the cart to shield them from the snowstorm, so even if the shelter collapsed, it wouldn’t affect them too much, which was why they had initially built a relatively simple and crude shelter.

However, with the addition of Wei Yichen, Xiu Fengyuan, and the others, the situation had changed.

With that, Wei Ruo quickly took out a hatchet and split the bamboo, about as thick as a thumb, into several equal parts. She then split off the tough green outer layer from the white fibrous interior.

Seeing this, Xiumei stepped in. She skillfully used a portion of the bamboo to construct the lateral framework of the shelter, then took the bamboo pieces Wei Ruo had just processed and wove the green outer layers onto the framework.

Watching the adept movements and seamless teamwork of the mistress and her maid, Lu Yuhong and the others couldn’t help but feel a bit ashamed.

They weren’t nearly as capable as the two young ladies!

Lu Yuhong urged, “Miss, why don’t you instruct us, and we’ll do the work.”

Lu Yuhong knew that they could not match Wei Ruo in constructing and reinforcing the shelter, but letting the two young ladies do the work while they stood by, watching, was something they could not accept.

“Yes, Miss Wei, please allow us to do the work. We may not understand it fully, but if you instruct us, we’ll definitely carry out the task,” Yuan Wangyuan echoed.

Wei Ruo stopped working, looked at Lu Yuhong and the others, and, without mincing words, said, “All right then, you do it.”

Wei Ruo withdrew to the side, and Xiumei halted as well.

Wei Ruo gave them a quick instruction, and they quickly grasped the basics. So, she left them to continue reinforcing the shelter while she and Xiumei returned to the comfort of the cart.

Inside the cart, it was very warm. All the walls and the floor were padded, and several fluffy pillows were placed on the side. It was very comfortable whether sitting or lying down.

However, Wei Ruo was serious and preoccupied at the moment.