Flowers in full bloom

Chapter 675 Use it well

But when she heard that the oilcloth had more uses in the barracks than she could imagine, she took it out like that, what a fool. Wasn't she the one who loved money the most? When did she change her nature?

It seems that I still don't understand her. Looking at the gradually fading sunset, Bai Yunhe sighed deeply again.

"Captain Bai, it's time for dinner." Yan Shanlin's voice interrupted Bai Yunhe's thoughts.

Bai Yunhe stood up. At this time, everyone had built a simple shed and the instant noodles were ready to eat. However, the buzzing mosquitoes around were very annoying.

"Let's use moxa sticks to fumigate it first, otherwise people won't be able to sit down and have dinner." Yan Shanlin, who was cooking noodles, instructed Xiang Xuewen who was standing aside.

"Okay, then I'll fumigate it first." Xiang Xuewen pulled out a few moxa sticks from the bamboo tube, lit them, and began to fumigate the mosquitoes around the makeshift shed.

"The moxa stick made by Lord Hua is very useful. As soon as the smell comes out, all the mosquitoes run away." Xiang Xuewen said as he was fumigating the moxa stick.

"I think Aixiang Pills are more convenient and easy to use. When I put them on my wrist, there are fewer mosquitoes. I sleep much better too." said Liao Xiaoqiang.

"I think they are all very useful, and this mint ointment is also useful." A soldier who had just arrived in Xinjiang and was out on patrol for the first time said as he applied the mint ointment.

"Hey, you are quite knowledgeable, aren't you? However, I have to take a shower soon, so don't waste this mint cream." Veteran Yan Shanlin paused and said, "Let's prepare food first so that we can wash up and rest after eating."

"Yes." The recruit quickened his work.

When the mosquitoes were almost fumigated away, everyone sat down and started to have dinner. After dinner, they took turns to take a bath in the stream and changed into a clean robe.

As usual, some people were on duty in the first half of the night, and some were on duty in the second half. Bai Yunhe was on duty in the second half of the night, so after eating dinner and washing up, he was ready to rest.

He smoked the lit moxa sticks again in the shed and then hung them upwind. He took out the moxa pills and put them on his wrists and ankles, then lay down with his clothes on.

Hualei's name was mentioned again by everyone. Sometimes people said that the salted duck eggs she made were delicious, and sometimes they said that the raincoats made of oilcloth were useful. In all aspects, from food to daily necessities, Hualei's name was mentioned again and again.

Hearing her name, Bai Yunhe fell asleep in a daze.

"Everyone, hurry up, hurry up, it's raining heavily. Everyone, pack up your things. The horses are also frightened."

Bai Yunhe opened his sleepy eyes and found that it was raining heavily. Strong winds were howling through the forest, making the makeshift shed sway.

He quickly stood up, moved all the items on the edge of the shed to the middle, found the oilcloth raincoat, and put the raincoat hood on his head.

Then they found some stones and went to fix the shed for the horses in the rain. In order to prevent the horses from getting sick, they also built a simple tarpaulin shed for the horses before going to bed.

However, I don’t know if it was because it was not built carefully enough or because the wind and rain were too strong, but two of the wood of the shed had fallen down, and more than a dozen horses were neighing and struggling.

Bai Yunhe stepped forward and quickly picked up a fallen log together with Yan Shanlin, then used a human ladder and stones to drive the log back into the ground.

Then he pulled the tarpaulin in place and fixed it to the big rock with strips of cloth. The frightened horse finally calmed down and stopped struggling.

There are holes on the edges of these oilcloths, and each hole is filled with a long or short cloth rope, which makes it easy to tie them up. This was also her design, and it is really convenient to use in the military camp.

After calming the horses, several people hid in the oilcloth tent again. After taking off the oilcloth raincoat, except for the trouser legs below the legs being a little wet, the rest of the body was not affected.

It was impossible to sleep, so we huddled together, staring at the violent storm outside, a bit dazed. The occasional lightning was a bit scary.

The weather in Xinjiang is so unpredictable. During the day, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly. Unexpectedly, there was such a strong storm in the middle of the night.

"Oh no, the firewood is soaked." Liao Xiaoqiang, who was leaning outside, shouted while dragging two bundles of firewood in. The rain was so heavy that dense raindrops were blown in by the strong wind.

"Oh, this is troublesome. We won't be able to make a fire tomorrow morning." Xiang Xuewen complained worriedly as he pushed the empty pottery jar outside the tarpaulin shed to collect rain water.

"Instant noodles and fried rice noodles are edible, but it's troublesome to boil water without fire. After the rain, the water in the river will definitely be turbid and undrinkable. I wonder if this rain water is okay?"

"Add a few more cans, there should be no problem. I just touched these two bundles of firewood, and it should be that only the top is wet, there is still dry material in the middle. Besides, we also brought alcohol cotton ropes, so we can definitely make a fire." Liao Xiaoqiang said.

"Oh, yes, I forgot. This alcohol cotton rope is really useful for making fire. Even if the firewood is a little damp, it can still be ignited with the alcohol cotton rope." Xiang Xuewen nodded and smiled.

She also made the alcohol and alcohol cotton rope, which had a very good disinfection effect and was especially popular with military doctors. On patrol roads, alcohol cotton ropes were used more often.

The weather in Xinjiang is unpredictable, and the most troublesome thing is heavy rain. Once it rains heavily, the firewood will easily become wet and cannot be used to start a fire. The patrolling soldiers have encountered many accidents because of this, and the most serious one happened when I first came to Xinjiang.

A patrol team encountered a heavy rainstorm when they were on patrol for two or three days. Because the flint was ineffective, they had to eat dry food for more than ten days and drink unboiled water.

Worse still, because they could not light a fire, their clothes never dried. Before the patrol was over, eight or nine soldiers had diarrhea and fever and died.

Several minor accidents occurred later. Although the people in the Ministry of War, my grandfather, and my father knew about it, there was no good solution.

Two years ago, the imperial court sent a large amount of oilcloth and alcohol to the military camp. When going out on patrol, each group would be equipped with oilcloth and several porcelain bottles of alcohol with thick cotton ropes, just in case.

Since then, the living environment of patrol soldiers has improved a lot, and no accidental accidents have occurred when encountering heavy rains.

Before they knew it, it was daybreak. They used alcohol cotton ropes to ignite firewood, boiled water and noodles, and after eating, the soldiers got ready and set off again.