Chapter 12 Division of Labor
After I asked again and again, Xu Wei shook her head.
"No, but I don't want to go in, I just want to be with you."
Xu Wei's voice was very low and the rain was crackling. It took me several times to hear it clearly.
"No, it's so cold outside now, and you're weak. If you get wet again and catch a cold or a high fever, you'll be in trouble. Just go in and hide, and I'll watch over you outside. Don't worry."
After persuading several times, Xu Wei carefully dragged several female colleagues into the tree house.
The tree house was not big to begin with, but now it seemed even more crowded with so many people crammed into it.
Chen Jian's leg was injured. If it gets infected again, he may need amputation.
I dragged Chen Jian over and blocked him at the entrance of the tree house. Although the tree house would leak, it was much better than being beaten by the violent storm outside.
I buckled the broken suitcase onto Chen Jian's injured leg to protect him from the rain.
Chen Jian looked at the corners of my mouth with gratitude and trembled for a while before saying thank you.
I waved my hand and leaned against the root of the tree.
The heavy rain continued until noon and then slowly stopped.
There is a muddy and wet smell of rain everywhere outside, and you can see that the leaves are turning greener.
Bai Wei climbed out, stretched, and wiped the rain off his face.
"This tree house is really of no use. If it rains like this all the time, I'm afraid my body won't be able to bear it."
After hearing this, Bai Wei's henchman immediately came forward and said, "What Mr. Bai said is, I think it's sunny today, so why don't we build a bigger tree house, which can not only protect us from the rain but also allow us to rest."
The person who spoke was called Wang Ping, who was the team leader of the company. He was usually someone like Lin Xubo in the company.
By saying this, he was bringing himself along with them. After all, when it rained heavily just now, his boss Bai didn't care about their lives.
Lin Xubo was completely soaked after being kicked out by me.
After hearing Wang Ping's words, he immediately nodded in agreement.
"Yeah, I also think that we don't have to worry about fresh water and food now, so we have to pay attention to where we live. We are rough-skinned and thick-skinned, but Mr. Bai is the backbone of us all. It would be terrible if he gets sick.
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Bai Wei took off his clothes and hung them to dry on the branches. Lin Xubo quickly took off his shirt and put it on Bai Wei's body.
After this heavy rain, the already dull crowd became even more silent.
Although no one agreed with what Lin Xubo and Wang Ping said, they were in urgent need of a shelter from the wind and rain.
"Since everyone has said so, let's start practicing. I see that the weather is cloudy and sunny, and I will try my best to set up the camp before dark so that we can have a peaceful sleep."
After receiving Bai Wei's nod, Lin Xubo immediately became energetic and started to move around under the command of several male colleagues.
One day he would pick up branches, another time he would pull leaves, and then several people would separate to look for food and fruits.
Wang Ping took the small shell I brought back and pried it open and gave it to Bai Wei to eat.
With bad intentions in his eyes, Lin Xubo leaned close to Bai Wei and bit his ears, not knowing what he was holding back.
I entered the tree house to see Wang Xiaoxiao.
Her face was pale and her body was wet. Fortunately, she did not develop a high fever again.
But being wet here is never a good thing.
Xiao Qiang saw me hesitating to speak several times, but in the end she didn't say anything.
But this time I really thanked her.
Without her kind words, Wang Xiaoxiao would be in a more difficult situation now.
While they were busy re-building the camp, I dragged Xu Wei out.
"What happened at that meeting? Weren't you and Wang Xiaoxiao in there? How did you get out?"
Xu Wei's eyes turned red when she heard my question.
She said that when it started to rain, Lin Xubo dragged her and Wang Xiaoxiao out.
Because Bai Wei wanted to go in to take shelter from the rain.
But Wang Xiaoxiao was unconscious and couldn't move. When Lin Xubo was about to drag Wang Xiaoxiao out, Xiao Qiang walked over.
After saying a few good words, Wang Xiaoxiao was left behind.
"Lin Xubo looked around wildly. I couldn't bear it anymore, so I came out on my own..."
Xu Wei's narrative is pretty much what I guessed.
Fortunately, the rain has stopped, and this matter is finally over.
But this time I have a better idea. No matter what happens next time, I must take them out together, otherwise I will always find trouble and bully these girls if I leave them.
"You go back and guard Wang Xiaoxiao first, while I find some dry branches. If I can make a bonfire, I can dry all your wet clothes."
Xu Wei shook her head and held on to my clothes without letting go.
"Brother Zhao, Sister Xiao Qiang can just take care of you inside. I'll go with you. I can also look for branches."
I know Xu Wei is afraid.
Lin Xubo and Bai Wei are indeed not good people. I was really worried about leaving such a delicate little girl here, so I nodded.
Following Xu Wei, we walked towards the back mountain.
Finally, I found some fairly dry dead branches under a large rock.
We took the dead branch back, made a bow, and planned to drill the wood to make fire.
But this time it took a lot of effort.
Because although these branches are drier than others that are already soaked, they have become a little damp after all.
No matter how hard I try, I can't ignite even a spark.
While Lin Xubo was busy directing other colleagues around, he stood next to me and couldn't help but sarcastic.
"Zhao Si, aren't you very good? Didn't you succeed immediately when you drilled wood to make fire? Why can't you do it now? Move quickly, Mr. Bai is still cold."
I frowned and glanced at Lin Xubo, and he immediately turned his head away and stopped chewing his tongue.
Then he turned all his attention to other people.
Xu Wei squatted next to me with an ugly expression on her face: "Brother Zhao, is there no way to light it? If there is no fire, what will we do at night?"
I was so tired that I was breathing heavily, and my arms were so sore.
The lack of fire is indeed a problem. Even if it is not for them, I will light the fire for these women.
I looked around but there was nothing that I could grab. Just when I didn't know what to do, Chen Jian, who had been leaning under the root of a tree and was half asleep, suddenly called out to me.
I approached him and asked him what was wrong. Chen Jian came close to me with great effort and whispered in my ear that he had a lighter!
I was stunned. Chen Jian had already taken out the lighter, handed it to me and whispered, "This lighter can still be used, so you don't have to go to such trouble."
I took the lighter and pressed it twice. It was indeed not broken.
This really makes me jealous after eating crabs!
I was just about to say thank you to Chen Jian when a hand suddenly stretched out from behind me and snatched the lighter away.
Chapter completed!