Ancient Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 14 The donkey eats grass, the man toils.

Standing at the doorway, I took a deep breath, and the damp coolness outside rushed towards me, but at this time of year, it only felt refreshing and not cold.

Lin Xiu felt much more energetic, his movements were stronger, and even his breathing felt much clearer.

The effect is completely different from yesterday's breathing and walking exercises.

He pondered it carefully and felt that if he had to explain it in detail, he could say that he had become younger?

The person exudes a youthful energy and a sense of rejuvenation, both inside and out.

"It feels like I've practiced the Yi Jin Jing and Xi Sui Jing."

He exhaled softly and said.

Yao Rongrong naturally didn't understand and asked, "What are the Yi Jin Jing and Xi Sui Jing?"

"It's a martial arts manual."

Lin Xiu replied, "It's a secret technique that can cleanse the marrow and develop potential through cultivation, allowing one to undergo a complete transformation."

Yao Rongrong clearly didn't believe it, saying, "Sir, you're joking. Such a thing doesn't exist in the world!"

Lin Xiu said, "It's in novels and storybooks."

Yao Rongrong's beautiful eyes lit up: "Tell me quickly, sir!"

Lin Xiu said, "What are you listening to? Eat, then get back to work."

"..."

Yao Rongrong glared at Lin Xiu angrily.

I had a simple breakfast of dry biscuits, along with some rainwater.

Before going to bed last night, Lin Xiu put all the pots and pans in the yard and filled them with water.

In this era of scarcity, having rainwater to collect is already considered good; who cares about anything else?

After breakfast, the two got busy according to their previous plan.

Lin Xiu went to the cowshed to clear the collapsed parts and pulled the abandoned oxcart out of the ruins to see if it could be repaired.

Yao Rongrong went to wash her newly acquired bedding—villages are usually built along rivers for irrigation and daily life. Since there is a village here, there must be a river nearby; she just needed to look for it.

After washing the bedding, it naturally needs to be aired out, so the two of them need to sit and linger for a while before it is completely dry.

So Lin Xiu said, "Could you please wash my bedding as well, heroine?"

"..."

Yao Rongrong glanced at Lin Xiu and sneered, "Sir, you certainly know how to order people around!"

Lin Xiu said, "I'll exchange it for a book. The book is called 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils,' and it contains information about the Yi Jin Jing and Xi Sui Jing. How about it?"

Yao Rongrong glared at Lin Xiu, bit her lip, and said, "Hmph!" before grabbing her bedding and leaving the house.

Lin Xiu: "..."

snort?

What does this mean?

Did they agree or not?

Forget it, why think so much? I just washed them a while ago, so the bedding isn't that dirty. I can just wash them again later.

He continued to breathe according to the breathing method Yao Rongrong taught him, and when he raised his hand or took a step, he tried his best to follow Yao Rongrong's instructions.

Having received much guidance, I'm now quite adept at doing things on my own, and I can now move the rubble and wood by myself.

These logs are quite heavy. They have been lying here for many years, and many parts of them are deeply embedded in the ground. Now, they have just been soaked by a heavy rain and have absorbed a lot of rainwater, making them the wettest and heaviest they can be. In the past, he could only try to move them by himself.

But now, although it's still a bit difficult for him to do it alone, he's at least confident that he can do it.

The method Yao Rongrong taught me, and that Qi-boosting and health-preserving pill, were so effective that they brought about such a big change in me in just one day and one night!

Wonderful!

"Splash..."

"boom--"

"Thump..."

The sounds of clearing the ruins continued, but Brother Donkey had no interest in them. Seeing that the sky was clearing, he simply ran out of the cowshed and went to graze on the grass nearby.

In just one night, it had gnawed the area under the cowshed until it was almost bare; one can only imagine how big its belly must be.

Now, when they go somewhere else, they take a bite of grass, shake their heads, and peek out to look at Lin Xiu.

It saw Lin Xiu clear away the ruins and take out two hollow round logs with beams, a long stick, and a strangely shaped wooden board.

Wooden planks were erected on both sides of the flat board, as if binding it. Two long sticks extended out, but the one on the left was already broken.

Something was tied to the long stick, like a long and wide ribbon, but I didn't know what it was for.

Of course, Brother Donkey didn't know any of that; it wouldn't care about such things.

It can just let it eat grass.

Lin Xiu looked at the things he had moved from the ruins of the cowshed to the courtyard and sighed softly.

Unexpectedly, the left shaft of the cart broke.

This is a flatbed oxcart, which used to be kept under the cowshed, but the cowshed collapsed and buried it underneath.

As a result, a wooden beam broke, and the wheels under the vehicle came off the axle, causing the entire vehicle to be flattened and crushed in the rubble.

Fortunately, only the wooden shaft of the oxcart was broken; the wheels and axles were still intact, just detached from each other.

Lin Xiu tried piecing it together briefly, and there were no problems at all.

The rope was a bit weathered, but after inspection, it was found to be sturdy enough and would not cause any problems after a period of use.

There's still a solution!

He searched around inside and outside the house, but found nothing useful, so he turned and left.

Seeing this, the donkey also came out and followed behind Lin Xiu, munching on grass as it went.

Lin Xiu did not leave the village. He walked carefully through the village and saw that there were no living dead in the ruins. He went over to search for them, but found nothing useful. He then searched for the next place.

One place, two places, three places...

He didn't know how many places he had searched, but fortunately, he had years of experience dealing with the undead in Mengzhou City. Now, in this village, he was able to carefully avoid the ordinary undead. He searched several places without encountering any danger.

Finally, after searching for a while in one of the ruins, he found a hemp rope that was long enough and strong enough.

So he took the hemp rope back, pieced the broken parts of the wooden shaft back together, observed it for a while, and then used a knife to carve grooves of just the right width and depth into the wooden shaft.

Fortunately, he had learned some techniques from Yao Rongrong and taken a medicine, so he didn't feel much effort when whittling the wood.

After he finished shaving the wood, he tied the hemp rope onto it, first embedding it into the groove to secure the two wooden shafts, and then tying it around and around the thicker and wider sections.

After tying it up and knotting it, I tugged on it to test it. It seemed fine; the rope was strong enough, and the wooden shaft was sturdy enough to last at least a while.

While he was doing these things, Brother Donkey was always grazing nearby.

It still follows the same routine: take a bite of grass, shake its head, and glance at Lin Xiu.

Anyway, it couldn't understand it. It just felt that this person was messing around with something today. What was the point of wasting all that effort?

Can it taste as good as eating grass?

The donkey smirked and tossed its head. The donkey thought that people who were messing around were really not smart. Then it suddenly felt a weight on its back, paused for a moment, and turned its head back.