Chapter 35 Silly dog, quite human! After buying everything, Chen Chuan raised his head again and looked at the place where light was leaking from the roof. No, he couldn't wait for the tools to be delivered. He felt like there was no dry place in the roof over his bed, and the rain was still falling. Although it was only a tiny beam of light, when it hit Chen Chuan, he still felt uncomfortable all over. Walking out of the door, Chen Chuan came to the right side of the cabin. Here, on the wall, there were a lot of tools piled up, but they were all rotten and old. Chen Chuan estimated that these old tools had been there since the first forest ranger. That's why he buys new tools online. He reached out and rummaged through the pile of tools. "This hoe is OK. Although it has some rust on it, I can sharpen it later." Chen Chuan picked up a hoe and shook it. Who knows the outcome. "Clap."
The wooden handle separated from the hoe, but fortunately Chen Chuan was quick-witted and quickly retracted his foot, so he was not hit by the hoe. Looking down, I could see that the wooden handle had rotted away, and the place where it connected to the hoe was a circle smaller than the groove of the hoe. "Tsk tsk, I'm afraid the previous ranger didn't use this thing." That's right. Chen Chuan looked around and found that there was basically no place around the cabin where a hoe could be used. At least, this hoe is still usable. Putting the hoe aside, Chen Chuan continued to search. He took out a shovel, but as expected, only the blade was usable. Chen Chuan tried his best to put a smile on his face. "It's okay, there's still plenty." He took out a saw. The saw looked a little old and was an old-fashioned one-handed one. It was definitely not as good as the one he had just ordered. But for Chen Chuan, it's already very good. Well, the connection between the plastic handle and the blade is still very solid. As expected, sometimes you still have to rely on the power of technology. While Chen Chuan was searching, he followed the principle of taking out the usable ones and throwing the useless ones aside. Now, his other side was also filled with a pile of miscellaneous items, including a pile of rusty nails, several severely rusted knives that had been corroded by rust, a bundle of steel pipes that were more brittle than branches, and various miscellaneous small iron parts. Chen Chuan even found a box of bones of an unknown animal, but based on the veterinary knowledge in his mind, he could determine that they were leg bones of a reptile. "I didn't notice it before, but today I saw there are so many useless garbage." Finally, he found a telescopic ladder, a hammer, and a large box of various nails. The ladder is made of aluminum alloy, and its lifespan is much longer than that of ordinary iron tools. Although the hammer was a little rusty, it was a blunt object and did not require extreme sharpness, so it could be used as is.
That box of nails immediately caught his eye. It must have been left by the previous ranger. There are not only nails of various models and styles, but also three screwdrivers. With a hammer, saw, nails, and this telescopic ladder, repairing the roof is not a problem. Since the current tools are quite rudimentary, even the most basic measuring tools are missing, Chen Chuan can only go to the house to get a rope to serve as a ruler. After setting up the stairs, he prepared to climb onto the roof to observe the extent of the roof's aging. His movement was so loud that it attracted the three little animals. The Husky looked at the ladder, stretched out its paws curiously, and climbed up. After trying and failing to climb up two steps, he jumped down in frustration. Given the size and structure of canines, it is generally difficult for them to perform difficult climbing movements. This is why if you encounter a wolf in the wild, you can try climbing a tree. But Ai Weasel was different. He rolled his eyes and climbed up to the roof in just a few steps. It stood on the roof and wagged its tail provocatively at the Husky. Erha ignored this guy and stayed quietly beside Chen Chuan, showing his courtesy. As a result, the weasel was arrogant on the roof, but was blown down by a wing of Daimao who flew to the roof at some point. The wooden house was not very high, and the eaves were only about meters high. Ai Weasel's body was light, and he landed on the ground without any injury. As soon as it landed, this guy bared his teeth at the aho-mao on the roof, with his tail standing high behind him. It was spinning around below, dancing and gesticulating, trying to attract Aho-Mao down through provocation. But Dai Mao held his head high, not moved at all. When Ai Weasel saw this, he barked twice and ran towards the gate. It had a plan in mind. Since you stupid bird won't come down to fight me one-on-one, I'm going to rob your bird's nest. Daimao saw the direction it was running and realized something was wrong. He flapped his wings and flew down. Chen Chuan watched the two little animals fighting, but found that Erha did not participate. He didn't bother to care about it, but climbed up the ladder and reached the roof. Now he used a rope to measure the approximate size of the roof planks. He carefully leaned his head out to observe which planks had aged. Fortunately, the cabin was not big, and he could reach the center of the roof by just standing on the ladder. That way, he wouldn't have to risk stepping on the roof. After watching, Chen Chuan planned to get down the ladder. But when he looked down, he found that Erha had stretched out two paws and was holding the ladder. For a moment, Chen Chuan was speechless. This silly dog really understands human nature.
After getting down the ladder, Chen Chuan touched Erha's head. "Thank you, Erha." The Husky raised its head, looking as if it was enjoying the praise. Chen Chuan picked up the saw and found a fallen tree in the surrounding woods. The duty of a forest ranger is not only to protect the entire forest, but also to clear the wood in the entire forest that is harmful to trees or animals and other people. Dangerous fallen wood is one of them. This kind of wood may be in danger of falling to the ground due to natural disasters, terrain changes or its own growth deformity. Lift the wood, return to the cabin, and make the planks. There were six pieces in total that needed to be replaced, and after he had made them, he picked up the hammer and nails again. Replacing the wooden boards requires slow and careful work. There are not many beams inside the wooden house, and it is not enough to support an adult like Chen Chuan. Chen Chuan could only stand on the ladder, gently holding the saw, and sawing off the old and rotten wooden boards. Then replace the new wooden board and hammer it in again, bit by bit. It is not a good idea to use too much force, as there is a risk of directly damaging the wooden board below, and it will also cause Chen Chuan to lose his balance. Fortunately, there were only six wooden boards, so the project was not too big. In more than an hour, Chen Chuan completed the task of repairing the roof. After putting away the ladder, Ai Weasel and Dai Mao were still playing at the door. In the inner room, the red fox family woke up and the mother was feeding her children. (End of this chapter)