Chapter 13 Cold Winter Village was contracted by me, Laura
Laura wanted to provide all-round help, not just preparing to provide various building materials so that David and the others could build a better house; she even ordered a large number of daily necessities, clothes, shoes and socks, and various seasonings. It even includes some weapons and ammunition, not just firearms, but also some cold weapons made by modern technology.
"..."
Three people sat in a row on a log, listening to Laura on the opposite side holding a small book and introducing various supplies, the three men were a little confused.
"That's all I can think of for now?" Laura finally finished speaking, took a big sip of water, and asked after a while: "Are there any omissions?"
"This...I didn't expect...you bought so many things in such a short period of time?" Then I thought about the wealth and connections of the Crawford family. The Lawford family is not a big deal.
"I just placed an order, and things will be delivered one after another in the next period of time." Laura suddenly pinched the eyebrows: "Fortunately, I didn't order too many building materials."
She just learned that there are restrictions on carrying items. If she ordered a large amount of building stones according to her original idea, would she have to keep moving bricks back and forth?
Now it’s not too troublesome to carry things like cement powder, glass windows, and waterproof boards.
The rest are clothes and weapons, which are easier to move, just run a few times back and forth.
"By the way, can I buy some extra books?" Fording waited until Laura had finished speaking, before proposing his own idea: "Books for learning English."
He has studied English with Mark Watney for a period of time, but it is just a beginner. He thinks that if there are books, he can learn this language faster, so that he will communicate with Laura and Mark in the future without needing David is the translator.
"This is easy..."
Laura readily agreed to Fording's request. Unexpectedly, David also wanted some books as if he suddenly thought of something.
"Oh? What type of book do you need?"
Fording wants to learn English, Laura needs to buy various English teaching materials from low to high, and she can even prepare some teaching videos—anyway, she plans to set up a generator in Winter Village to facilitate the use of electronic products here .
"I don't know exactly what type of books I need, you can help me prepare." David thought for a while, and found that he didn't know what kind of books he should say: "Record the various histories of our world. The books should fit my needs."
"Oh, that has quite a lot of content." Laura understood what David meant. It seems that the village chief wants to learn how to better manage the village by referring to the 'advanced experience' of her world: " Let me help you choose a few books first, and if you have any questions after reading it, I will help you find the corresponding books."
"Can."
Laura's suggestion was reasonable, and David didn't think there was anything wrong, so he nodded in agreement.
In fact, the most fundamental purpose of him asking Laura for a book is to take the opportunity to rationalize some 'things', such as knowing Chinese, or having some 'earth-oriented' thinking from time to time, these things increase with time together , it is impossible to really hide it.
The best way is to have a reasonable explanation. Knowing these things through learning the knowledge of the earth is naturally logical—of course, if the relationship is really good enough, it seems that it is not impossible to tell the other party that you traveled from the earth to this world ?
David didn't think about whether to say it or not, so he made two preparations.
After watching Laura write a few words in the notebook, she stood up and prepared to go back.
"Is this leaving?"
"Of course, I don't want to live with you until the house is built." Although Laura is not a spoiled young lady, she will not deliberately make herself suffer in daily life when she is not on an adventure trip: "But I Will come here often, see you tomorrow!"
"See you tomorrow."
Similar scenes became the norm in the next period of time, and with the modern tools and materials sent by Laura, the construction speed of the new residence was greatly increased.
Soon, a few people built the foundations of the four wooden houses, and then built the basic frame of the wooden houses, because David and Fording have excellent strength and physical fitness, and Mark and Laura have good hands-on skills. At the same time as the first potatoes were being harvested, they had just finished building the log cabin.
The four wooden houses are all of a one-room design, with fireplaces for heating. Although the beds, tables, chairs, and cabinets are all made by a few laymen, it seems a bit rough, but the things they made by themselves are almost as good as they are. It doesn't matter.
Looking at the four brand-new wooden houses around them, eating freshly harvested potatoes (enough potatoes have been set aside for replanting as new seeds), and paired with food and drinks specially brought by Laura, the four of them started to celebrate .
In the past, it could only be regarded as opening up a camp, but now that they have a real residence and cultivated farmland, this can be regarded as the real establishment of a village.
During the construction of the house, Mark and Laura made some furniture by the way, including a rectangular table, which is convenient for several people to eat together.
Four people sat on both sides of the square table, enjoying the joy after labor.
Harvesting a lot of potatoes and having a strong enough and warm house, David looked at the cold winter village that was gradually getting on the right track, not to mention how happy he was.
Several other people also have their own joys: Fording has a suitable hermitage, even seclusion in this world, which is more convenient for him to visit his family frequently.
Mark Watney doesn't have to worry about starving to death, or dying on the barren Mars because of a sudden damage to a facility in the base. Now he spends more time in Winter Village, going to the Mars base every day to see the situation That's all.
Laura's thoughts are more complicated. She has found a place where she can take risks. She feels that there are many things in this world worth exploring.
At the same time, she thinks that Lindong Village is a very good place, which can be regarded as a new home.
After taking a sip of the wine brought by Laura, David looked at the four wooden houses on the east side of the village and began to think about what to do next?
During these days, his understanding of the Holy Light has not deepened, but sufficient physical labor and training in combat skills have allowed his physical fitness to continue to improve.
With the various weapons brought by Laura, his current combat effectiveness is much stronger than before.
Maybe, you can go to the forest in the north. If possible, it is best to completely eliminate the threat of wolves-there is always such an enemy threatening the village not far away, which makes him very uncomfortable.
After expressing his thoughts, Fording also agreed.
The housing problem has been solved, and the food problem has basically been solved. The next step is to deal with the foreign enemies.
"Where's Mark? What are you going to do next?"
Because of the assistance of teaching materials, Fording's English level has improved rapidly, and he can already communicate with everyone in a basic way.
"Take care of the potato fields and learn the knowledge of the Holy Light every day... There is really not much to do." Mark has been learning the knowledge of the Holy Light. Even if Fording's English is not good enough to give advanced explanations, he can ask David many basic questions Will suffice.
However, no matter how hard he tried, Shengguang didn't respond to him at all. Compared with David who mastered Shengguang on the first try, Mark seemed weak. Even if Fording explained that Mark's situation is normal at this time, David is a special situation, which cannot be used as a reference at all, he is still a little depressed.
There is no progress in the Holy Light, and the problem of food and accommodation has also been resolved. Marx asked himself what to do next? Could it be that he has been here for a few years?
"Maybe, I can pick up the previous plan and try something." After thinking for a while, Mark gave his own answer.
"What plan?" David looked at Mark and thought of what he had done in the original plot. Could it be that Mark wanted to go to Mars to plant potatoes again?
"Growing potatoes on Mars! I'd love to see if my idea works." It's an alluring subject for a botanist—and for Mark Watney today. , growing potatoes on Mars is no longer a matter of survival, it is simply a scientific research project.
At the same time, he is also thinking that if he can successfully get in touch with the space agency, planting potatoes can better explain how he persisted on Mars until he came to the rescue—he is not going to tell the story of Winter Village. go out.
"It sounds like a very interesting plan." After a period of contact, Laura and Mark also became familiar. When she heard that Mark was planning to plant potatoes on Mars, she also felt that Mark's idea was very constructive. Unfortunately, The only thing is that I can't witness the process with my own eyes.
At the same time, after this period of contact, Laura also knew why Mark had that reaction when he heard his name. In Mark's words, in his world, Laura Crawford was world-famous. archaeologist!
I didn't expect that I would be a global celebrity on 'Another Earth', which surprised Laura but also a little happy, and she was proud of herself in front of David and Fording all day long.
This made David, who knew the truth, very speechless, and endured it so as not to reveal the 'truth'.
"Where's Laura?"
"Are you going to go to the forest to destroy those wolves?" Laura took a bite of potatoes, and she didn't know if it was an illusion. She felt that these potatoes tasted better than those in her own world: "I'm going to go to the forest with you to see."
It is not convenient to run too far for the time being. It is also good to explore the surroundings of the lower winter village. By the way, add some experience in exploring in the virgin forest.
"Oh, that's right! In order to celebrate the completion of the new home, I have prepared gifts for you!" Before David could continue to ask new questions, Laura suddenly pointed to the box that had already been placed by the table: "One for each , don’t grab it!”
(end of this chapter)