Material was extremely scarce, and the population exceedingly sparse.
Everything was inconvenient.
So everything proceeded at a sluggish pace.
Ma Lin first snapped off tree branches of the right thickness and threw them onto the ground, piling them into a heap.
There were plenty of low-hanging willow trees here, which suited him perfectly.
He spent half the afternoon snapping off a significant number of branches.
He carried them back to the campsite one load at a time.
Next, he started digging at the spot where he planned to build a house, aiming to carve out a trench.
This trench would roughly form a six-meter-diameter circle, primarily for burying the branches to create a wall.
He had no tools and could only use stones to slowly dig the trench.
Faced with such circumstances, patience was crucial.
Dinner was still stewed beef.
There were also two roasted fish, but those weren't for him.
