I became an old man in my leisure time

At this moment, in the afterglow of the sky, the big bluestone appeared in front of Bai Suqing. Reading

Its appearance is roughly the same as before, but the bottom has been cut straight and firmly fits the stone platform without shaking.

Then the middle is hollowed out into a pit four feet long, two feet wide, and one and a half feet deep.

The inner wall and the four edges on it are polished very brightly, forming a strong contrast with the roughness and unevenness of other parts of the surface.

Her eyes lit up, but suddenly she thought of something and asked casually: "Is this a water tank? Do you want me to move it over there?"

Who would give a water tank as a gift? You are not Xiaoman. Gu Ke was suspicious, but since the recipient was in front of the gift, he had to introduce it: "This is a bathtub, well, it can be called an elongated bathtub."

He said, and gestured to the side with his hands on both sides of the bathtub, half leaning in it: "Fill it with hot water, lie in it like this..."

He then pulled out a thatched pinewood plug from the slightly pointed tail: "Pull out the plug, you can drain some cold water, add hot water, and maintain the temperature."

Anyway, she was not hurt at all when she drank boiling water, so it was no problem to lie in it and add boiling water.

Bai Suqing was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "You want me to bathe outside the house?"

Gu Ke pointed at himself and then at Xiaoman: "There are only two of us here, you can stay in the house, call us when you are done bathing."

Bai Suqing understood, but she didn't expect Yulong Peak to be a Jedi for a while.

Except for him, the rest were women, and only Miss Qin had been to the Ancestral Mausoleum twice.

If Gu Ke and Xiao Man stayed in the hut, then she would not have to worry about other people appearing wherever she bathed.

"The temperature outside is too low, and the water cools down very quickly." She picked out another problem.

Gu Ke agreed: "So you can put the oven aside when bathing, which can both boil water and keep warm."

Bai Suqing was surprised: "Can the oven be moved?"

She tried to lift the small oven, but it did not move at all.

Gu Ke nodded: "After all, it's my thing, I can move it. With it next to me, the hot water in the bathtub will not cool down too quickly."

After a pause, he continued: "The only trouble is that our stone pot is too small, and it is inconvenient to boil water."

Bai Suqing was obviously moved, and after a moment of silence, he said: "There are two large iron pots in the ancestral tomb hall, and you only need one to cook porridge."

Gu Ke smiled and nodded: "That's great."

He was really fed up with the stone pot, which was small and heavy and had to be handled with care, for fear that it would crack if he was not careful.

With the big iron pot, it is more convenient to boil water and cook porridge, and the empty stone pot can also be used as a container.

These days, I have been busy making a bluestone bathtub. Without this big iron pot, the practicality will be much worse.

Now that the bathtub is completed, if Bai Suqing does not speak, he will also take the opportunity to exchange food with Miss Qin to bring up this matter.

In fact, Miss Qin has a special status. She has her own "small stove" in her luggage. The big iron pot is mainly used by other maids.

Now that the food is about to run out, the maids have only a bowl of porridge every day to survive. It doesn't make much difference to them whether they have two mouthfuls or one iron pot.

After receiving an unexpected but very practical gift, Bai Suqing returned to the ancestral tomb hall with a smile on her face.

She has thought about it. When she returns, she will take the big iron pot back to her residence and bring it here early tomorrow morning.

It's a pity that there is only one small hut, and the larger warehouse is not suitable for living, otherwise... She sighed in her heart.

However, if the second batch of purple wheat is not stored in the warehouse, how can everyone think about building a new house.

On the other side, Gu Ke and Xiao Man carefully cleaned up the dust and gravel that had stuck to their robes in the past few days, and then helped each other wash their hair. After they were refreshed, they went into the house to rest.

The small thatched house has always been clean.

Bai Suqing would sit and lie half-lying, half-asleep and half-awake inside or outside the house most of the time. Every day, he would use a broom made of gray straw to clean several times, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable.

For this reason, Gu Ke had to get a large straw mat by the door. Every time he took off his straw shoes, he would rub off the remaining dirt and dust on the soles of his cloth shoes on the straw mat before going in.

The two of them slept in their own beds, listening to Xiao Man muttering in his ears. He responded casually, but in his heart he was thinking about tomorrow's harvest.

The bluestone bathtub was made these days, perhaps because he had found something to do and distracted from his anxiety.

After all, there are only two fairy fields, and daily farm work is very easy after the purple wheat is planted.

If you don't make this bathtub, you have to make things like water tanks and foot basins. Anyway, you can't be too idle.

Fortunately, the purple wheat in the No. 1 and No. 2 fairy fields will mature in the next two days, and the pressure of survival that has been there since the crossing will finally come to an end.

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On October 25, when the sky just showed a fish belly white, Bai Suqing came with a big iron pot.

The diameter of this big iron pot is more than one and a half feet, and the color is dark, but it is not as heavy as imagined.

When Bai Suqing saw him looking at the iron pot, he explained his doubts: "Most of the utensils for the eldest lady are better. This pot is not made of raw iron, but made of high-quality steel, which is not easy to damage."

In ancient times, using steel to make pots was really a luxury. Gu Ke clicked his tongue twice and asked, "Miss Qin can bring such an expensive steel pot, but didn't you think of bringing more food?"

Bai Suqing shook her head slightly: "On the way here, I heard people talking about how Yulong Peak has prepared food and sends a batch every year."

Gu Ke felt that he understood: "But it's not enough for more than ten people to drink porridge for two months?"

Bai Suqing sneered: "You underestimate the meanness of some people. There is no grain in Yulong Peak. We still eat the wheat brought in by Miss in the car, which is only two and a half bags."

Gu Ke frowned and pondered: "They want us all to die. But why do they have to make such a fuss? Wouldn't it be easier to just bundle them up and throw them in?"

"I've been delivering straw these past few days and have chatted with the young lady a few times. During the days she was here, she tried to get out through the surrounding valleys and cliffs, but couldn't." Bai Suqing shook her head: "Why would they do that if they could just let us walk in on our own?"

Gu Ke was more concerned about another question: "Is it because the cliff is too high that we can't get out?"

Such a problem is really no big deal as long as we get some ropes and wooden wedges to assist in climbing.

Bai Suqing shook her head: "Not really. Whenever I get close to the top of the cliffs in the valley, my blood and qi will continue to drain away, and I will feel weak all over. Just like the Ancestral Mausoleum at night, and it is like this day and night."

After a pause, she continued: "The eldest lady has been testing since the day she came in. She has walked around the cliffs in this circle of valleys these days and has not found any gaps or loopholes."

"I also selected a few locations to try, and it was just as she said."

"She and I have the strength of the third level. We can still retreat after losing some blood and qi. Ordinary people will only collapse on the spot when they get close to the top, and die from the blood and qi being drained alive."

Listening to Bai Suqing's words, and thinking of all the weird things in this valley, Gu Ke couldn't help but pat his forehead and muttered: "Damn, this pit is really deep."