It's getting late today, so Xu Yi didn't plan to cut down the umbrella trees. Instead, he chopped some timber nearby to store for firewood.
By the way, clearing the area a bit would help ward off animal attacks.
With the machete in his hand, Xu Yi saved a lot of effort.
One by one, tree trunks as thick as a bowl fell in front of Xu Yi.
After chopping for more than an hour, Xu Yi shook his numb arms.
He focused on chopping and now had to start cleaning up.
Next, the branches needed to be trimmed down for firewood. The trunks had to be cut into sections, split, and dried. That's a big project, taking several days.
So, Xu Yi only dragged some branches back.
Lu Ke was still reinforcing the fence, but she was already two-thirds done.
"Lu Ke, take a break, leave it to me." Xu Yi placed the freshly gathered firewood beside the fire to dry.
Lu Ke glanced at the time, thinking it would soon be time to cook dinner, so she stopped her work.
