Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 52: Suggestions

"Do you mainly use bark to make paper?" Lu Ke timely changed the topic, so her ears wouldn’t stay red for too long.

"Yeah, mainly some plant fibers, you smash them, soak and soften, then boil and finally dry them, it takes quite a bit of time. Let’s make a small amount of paper first to see how it goes." Xu Yi explained simply because once they started making it, Lu Ke would understand the process.

"It’s quite troublesome," Lu Ke stuck out her tongue, surprised at how complicated paper making was.

days, is the time really enough?

"After all, it’s one of the four great inventions. It’s not easy to just mess around and come up with it." Xu Yi grinned. If they used modern techniques, it would be simple. But they could only rely on traditional methods.

Anyway, they didn’t need to make fine white paper, just some rough toilet paper, so it would be easier.

Otherwise, it wouldn’t have been in Xu Yi’s plan.

"Actually, you could use cotton; there’s cotton in the sleeping bag. You could make it into a pad shape." Xu Yi thought using some cotton from the sleeping bag to sew into a pad would have better absorbency than using toilet paper.

"Eh, that could work. Xu Yi, how does your brain work? Why didn’t I think of that?" Lu Ke happily praised Xu Yi as his suggestion seemed very feasible.

"You, how do you even know about pads?" Lu Ke blushed, surprised at the extent of Xu Yi’s knowledge.

"I worked in a supermarket before, handling these goods, so I know a bit about them. You all even have day and night versions, quite meticulous." Xu Yi casually said, the more casual he spoke, the less awkward it would be for Lu Ke. If he acted shy, it would make Lu Ke even more embarrassed.

"You really know a lot. It’s really relaxing being with you. Actually, I thought we’d be hungry for at most three days before going back, never imagining it’s been 8 days already." Lu Ke quickly jumped off the awkward topic, given that besides Xu Yi, there were also some live stream viewers. She didn’t want to discuss anything too private.

"Day by day flies by quickly. Soon, you’ll find even 500 days aren’t that difficult. After all, our camp and weapons and such are upgrading daily." Xu Yi said while carving wood, laughing.

After all, if someone with a system couldn’t survive 500 days, then it would be even more impossible for others.

Right now, Lu Ke did seem a bit weaker, but people can be trained, they can change.

Many girls are likewise delicate, but after undergoing boot camp, they are no less than male soldiers. Some are even stronger than men.

"Yeah, my confidence grows every day now." Lu Ke nodded vigorously, feeling much more optimistic than when she first arrived.

After all, with such a strong teammate like Xu Yi, many things didn’t require her to worry.

She felt just like when she was in the hospital room, with Xu Yi carrying her through games, she was winning smoothly.

Unconsciously, she glanced at Xu Yi.

Xu Yi was sitting opposite her, seriously carving a wooden stick, moving swiftly.

In Lu Ke’s eyes, he even looked a bit handsome.

From her angle, she didn’t have to worry about being caught on camera by ’Xiao Bai’.

As for Xu Yi, he was thinking about how after midnight, he could claim a new gift pack, which motivated him even more in his work.

The last visual enhancement had been a significant help to Xu Yi.

Without it, he wouldn’t have noticed those wild fruits so far away today.

Time ticked away, and soon it was 11 PM.

"Xu Yi, come try if the sleeve is long enough." Lu Ke stood up, bringing the sleeve she had woven over to Xu Yi.

"Amazing, you finished a sleeve already?" Xu Yi said in surprise, looking at the sleeve Lu Ke had woven.

He reached out his hand to try, finding the length just right.

"It’s almost done." Lu Ke smiled happily; completing a sleeve didn’t take much longer than she had planned.

"You have such skillful hands, no wonder people are willing to watch your handicraft live streams and pay high prices to buy them." Xu Yi used to not believe that she could earn tens of thousands a month for medical treatment just from streaming without showing her face.

Now he believed it; surely Lu Ke’s hands had been kissed by God, as there was nothing she couldn’t make.

"I haven’t learned anything else growing up, just learned some crafts." Lu Ke stuck out her tongue, feeling a bit embarrassed.

In reality, she had very few friends, so naturally, few people praised her.

"It’s about time; you should hurry and get some sleep." Xu Yi knew Lu Ke was thin-skinned and didn’t say anything more.

"No need, I’m not sleepy yet. Let me boil some water for you to bathe; you’ve been busy all day." Lu Ke felt pretty energetic, and since today she did light work, she wasn’t tired at all and wouldn’t be able to sleep right away if she went to bed now.

"Then help me shave my head; didn’t have the chance before." Xu Yi thought it was better to have a shaved head, less hassle.

"Are you sure you want to shave it?" Lu Ke glanced at Xu Yi.

"Go ahead, it’s more convenient to be bald." Xu Yi said straightforwardly, handing his dagger to Lu Ke before sitting down.

Lu Ke nodded, taking the dagger and started working on it.

Since the dagger was really sharp, it wasn’t too difficult to cut.

Of course, it also had to do with Lu Ke’s skillful hands.

Using a dagger made it slower, so it took Lu Ke a whole hour to cleanly shave Xu Yi’s head.

"All done." Lu Ke handed the dagger back to Xu Yi, satisfied with her work.

Xu Yi’s head shape was quite nice, so a shaved head looked rather good on him.

Of course, it was also due to his good looks, making him look handsome.

"How’s it? My shaved head looks okay, right?" Xu Yi asked vainly, rubbing his head.

"Honestly, it’s quite handsome," Lu Ke said, her face slightly red.

"Haha, really, who knows if I’ll woo some female viewers." Xu Yi joked with a grin.

"Hard to say, there might be quite a few." Lu Ke covered her mouth and chuckled lightly.

"Well, I’m going to take a shower now." With plenty of short hair on him, a bit prickly, Xu Yi decided it was time for a shower. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

"If you’re sleepy, go ahead and sleep; no need to wait for me. I need to finish carving these wooden sticks tonight." Xu Yi worried Lu Ke might wait for him to rest together, so he said that.

"Okay." Lu Ke nodded, indeed feeling a bit sleepy.

She went to wash her hands and patted her clothes to avoid Xu Yi’s hair sticking on them.

Taking a glance at the bathing area, Lu Ke walked into the hut and slipped into her sleeping bag.