Chapter 45 Recuperation 1
After the sheep's hooves were repaired, gray and white nail fragments were scattered on the ground.
Lawrence sat there without moving. He had spent too much energy concentrating on trimming the pedicures of a few sheep.
This kind of work is generally not done by women. It requires a certain amount of strength to fix the hooves of sheep and cows to prevent these animals that do not understand the brain from suddenly coming.
Even if some animals look gentle, they are not humans after all, and no one can guarantee that these animals will always be honest.
Use your arms or legs to fix the hoof, and then use the other hand to operate the knife. The sheep's hoof also needs to use a lot of force to cut off the worn cuticle.
Without Lawrence's orders, Sariel had already brought a broom and started cleaning up the dirty things on the floor.
The fallen nails were quickly collected and thrown away.
Sofia looked at Sariel walking away, and then at Lawrence sitting on the stool.
"Are you going to herd the sheep now?"
Lawrence said, "No, Salil said it will rain today, so just have a day off today. I'll go find some wood and you help Salil clean the house." "Okay
. "Sofia agreed obediently, ran out and said, "I'm going to find Salil."
Although cleaning is troublesome, it doesn't require so much effort.
Lawrence plans to prepare two bags of charcoal, which has many uses.
There was a wooden shed built near the hut. The shed was neatly filled with large pieces of split firewood, which Andrew had prepared for winter fuel.
Lawrence used to think before taking action.
Looking at the wood in this warehouse, Lawrence's eyes flicked back and forth over some of the wood.
"It's my first time to try something simple to gain some experience. And if it rains today, it's not suitable to make too much charcoal. Let's burn fifty kilograms of wood first to determine the shipment ratio." "Fifty kilograms of wood,
in It can be processed in the kitchen, and you don’t need to watch it outside all the time.”
Lawrence recalled the principle of making charcoal.
To put it simply, it uses high temperatures to burn away the volatile components in the charcoal, leaving behind more stable carbon molecules.
The resulting charcoal can be ignited to generate higher temperatures.
The flame when processing wood will be interfered by water vapor and mixed substances when burning, and the processed charcoal only contains more combustible charcoal blocks, so it can generate a higher temperature.
For example, the charcoal stoves used to sell snacks or eat hot pot on the street emit high temperatures without burning as high as firewood.
Charcoal is a cleaner fuel than wood and is lighter.
However, processing is more troublesome, so sometimes wood fuel is still burned if wood can be burned. Charcoal is only used in a few high-end occasions.
Fifty pounds of wood is not much, so Lawrence found a few big pieces of wood and moved them down and it felt almost enough.
Using an ax to chop the wood into smaller pieces more suitable for processing, Lawrence carried the wood and walked to the kitchen.
Soon Lawrence came out again holding the wood.
"Oops, the upper and lower ventilation in the oven cannot be closed. If I block the stove and smolder the wood, Salil will definitely get angry when cooking at noon." While Lawrence was thinking of a way, he suddenly felt that there was something in the air around him
. It was dull and humid. When I raised my head to look at the sky, I found a drop of rain falling from the sky and landed on my warm cheeks.
"The experience of the mountain people is really accurate..."
Lawrence was completely convinced now.
But Salil, who should have known that it would rain today, was running anxiously home with Sophia.
It was raining lightly. On the grass, two little girls, one big and one small, were holding their skirts in their hands and running towards the house on the hillside in long strides.
Lawrence stood under the eaves and said in a relaxed tone: "Hi! I have prepared dry wood. You can warm up next to the fire."
Sophia and Salil quickly ran back. They had just gone to the river to fetch water. , and now came back with an empty bucket.
Salil's hair and clothes were partially wet, and she pulled Sophia into the house.
"We're going to change clothes, Lawrence, can you put the bucket outside to get some clean water?"
Lawrence smiled and said, "Of course, you guys, come in and I'll light the fire." There is a brazier at home for heating in winter, Lawrence I went to the kitchen to find some hay and branches, then went into the house and took out the brazier and started lighting a fire.
Andrew's house was well-equipped with tools, and after Lawrence successfully lit the fire, he remembered something.
"I remember that I promised Andrew that I would make him a tool box. I just have time today, so let's make a box." "I
also want to make a wheel by the way. The mountain road is so steep that we don't need a car, but Sophia and the others have a small pusher for their daily work. The car will also be a lot easier."
"Tool box, wheelbarrow, stone mill, one winter should be enough."
Lawrence started to light the fire while thinking about things.
Suddenly, Lawrence felt a stinging pain in his palm.
Lawrence quickly looked at his palm and found a wooden thorn pierced into the flesh of his palm.
His palms shook with pain.
Slowly pulling out the wooden thorn carefully and gritting his teeth, Lawrence looked at the bleeding palm and quickly ran to the kitchen to clean the wound.
Lawrence endured the severe pain and washed the wound, "Now it's troublesome... you can't do heavy work for at least six or seven days."
The most troublesome thing is the follow-up treatment of the wound. It will be even more troublesome if the wound becomes infected. You must pay attention to it now. You can't touch dirty things, and you can't work in the livestock pen.
You can't touch the three sled dogs...
After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly realized that I would be almost a useless person in the next few days.
Fortunately, I am not alone now. If I were alone, then whether it was a sheep pen, a pig pen, or three sled dogs, I would still have to touch it. After all, I still have to live.
"Sofia! My hand was pricked by wood and it bleeds. Find some clean wool thread!"
Sophia and Salil were combing and combing their hair in the house. They came out quickly after hearing Lawrence's call.
At this time, Lawrence's hands had been washed briefly, but there was still blood on the floor of the house.
"Okay!" Sophia quickly went to get something anxiously.
Salil came over and asked with concern: "Lawrence, are you okay? If you lick the wound after it bleeds, it will heal quickly!"
Lawrence smiled and said: "I didn't brush my teeth after eating, and my mouth was full of dirt. , and the wound is not deep, it will heal in a few days."
He didn't trust his saliva, and always believed that a good rest and clean and effective wound treatment were much safer than licking the wound with his tongue.
If there is no other way, then the original method is indeed the best way to deal with it.
But there is no rush now. The most important thing is to prevent the wound from expanding.
Salil looked at the blood dripping on the ground, and looked at Lawrence who didn't take this kind of thing to heart at all, and suddenly felt a little angry at Lawrence for not taking it seriously.
"Let me help you!" Salil grabbed Lawrence's hand directly, then lowered her head and licked Lawrence's wound.
Lawrence didn't take it seriously. He cared about this kind of thing, but he didn't show his excessive nervousness.
When Sariel grabbed his wrist directly, Lawrence wanted to break free, but was surprised to find that his hand was fixed by an iron hoop, unable to move in mid-air.
Lawrence's palm was licked by Sariel. Although he had never competed with a bear, his first feeling about the beautiful village girl in front of him was not that of temptation and sexiness.
She is as strong as a bear!
Salil licked Lawrence's wound back and forth with the tip of her tongue more than a dozen times, then let go and said, "That's it. Look, there's no bleeding now." There was no bleeding just now... Lawrence looked at
it With his free right hand, he said helplessly: "Yes, that's great, thank you Salil."
Salil felt the warmth of helping each other, and took the initiative to say: "You can't work these days, please rest at home." , In fact, there is nothing that needs to be done during this period, you can drink and sleep, the men here are like this." "
Okay, that sounds good." Lawrence agreed perfunctorily.
Sophia brought clean wool and cloth, and Lawrence quickly bandaged the wound, becoming a wounded man who needed careful attention.
(End of chapter)