Time passed like this, and after they had cut down a sufficient number of trees, they began the second step, sawing the trees into sections and strips.
"Is this long enough?"
Yao stepped on the root of the tree with one foot and scratched it twice with the saw, marking the tree sections about two meters long.
"Well, it's enough, it can actually be shorter, it doesn't need to be too long."
Kato recalled the knowledge in this area, then nodded.
"It doesn't matter if it's longer, anyway, I have to insert a small section into the soil, at worst, just insert it deeper."
After speaking, Yao started to work. The saw in his hand stretched and retracted, and it went deep into the trees after a while, and a lot of sawdust kept falling on the ground.
Watching his movements, Kato suddenly blushed, and then vigorously shook her head a few times. After throwing away her unhealthy thoughts, she picked up the saw and began to help.
Because the soil at home occupies a large area.
Considering that if they finish it once and for all, they don't have to worry about it later, so Yao and Kato saw from around 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
"It's finally done."
Looking at the two bundles in front of him, which were a little taller than herself, Kato pulled the clothes that were mostly wet with sweat under her neck to let the skin ventilate.
"Let's go back."
Yao picked up two long ropes tied to the pile of wooden slats, and after pulling hard a few times to make sure there was no problem, he wrapped the ropes around the palms of his two hands respectively.
"Captain, I'll carry one."
Seeing this, Kato hurried forward to share a little, but Yao withdrew his hand and dodged her hand.
"No need." Yao said calmly.
Carrying two heavy bundles of wood was nothing to him, even after hours of continuous work.
Besides, Kato's hands were so white and tender, if they were scratched, it would be a bit of a loss.
"Captain, you've worked so hard!" Kato pouted slightly, "We're all family members, so I can't let you bear everything!"
"When I saw you gasping for breath just now, I was a little worried that you would faint."
For her dissatisfaction, Yao didn't take it seriously, and continued to say lightly: "Your task now is to recover your energy, and cook later."
"It's just that I didn't get used to it for a while." Kato blushed, feeling that she was really useless.
The Captain cut down four trees before she cut down one tree, and then captain cut down three tree sections before she finished one... Finally, he showed a frail appearance.
The more she thought about it, the more disappointed she became. She said she wanted to share, but in fact, if she really wanted to help, there was very little she could do.
Sensing that the distance between them seemed to be getting farther, Yao turned around suspiciously, and saw that she was walking at a speed like a snail crawling.
According to this speed, the journey that would have taken only ten minutes may turn into an hour.
Is she too tired?
Yao thought about it, and it is indeed very possible. After all, she is a girl, let alone doing this kind of physical work for several hours. If there is no blood rain to strengthen her physical fitness, an hour is enough.
"Come up."
"Eh?"
Kato woke up from her wild thoughts, and saw Yao stop in front of her and crouched down slightly, a little surprised.
But she quickly realized that the captain mistakenly thought that she was exhausted?
"No..."
Kato blurted out a single word, her voice gradually became quieter, and her eyes couldn't help falling gradually with the sweat dripping slowly from her side face.
She lowered her head and looked at her hands, because they were stained with sawdust, even though they had been slapped vigorously a few times, there were still some traces on them.
The back of the hand is clean.
Staring at the back of her white hand, she hesitated for a while, then walked forward lightly.
... the captain will definitely not dislike it.
Yao was a little puzzled when he didn't get a response. Just as he was about to look back to see if she had fainted, a slender white hand flashed past his eyes.
"Captain, don't move."
Kato carefully wiped the sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand, changing to a dry part every time she wiped.
Yao's expression was a little weird, he looked at the serious Kato from the corner of his eye, and didn't refuse, just stood there until she let go of her hand in satisfaction.
"Okay." Kato shook her sweaty palm, "Let's go..."
Before she could finish her sentence, she stared blankly at Yao walking towards her, who suddenly picked her up without any resistance.
"Captain!"
Kato was a little embarrassed, and there was a strong sense of shame in her voice. This kind of experience of being carried on the back was experience the last time when she was young.
"Sit down."
However, Yao ignored her shyness and bent down to pick up the two ropes that he had just dropped on the ground.
Because of his movements, Kato had to bend her waist to stick with his upper body to not fall off.
Realizing that her chest were deformed, Kato's cheeks flushed slightly.
Yao's two hands needed to pull the rope, naturally he couldn't lift her legs, so she had to stagger her ankles on both sides and put them in front of his lower abdomen.
The two moved forward for a certain distance, and there was no communication during the period, so Kato also quietly took a sigh of relief, and the blushing pretty face gradually returned to its normal color.
"By the way, Megumi, why did you return to bob hairstyle again?"
Because it was too boring, Yao simply started a topic casually.
"Ah... this, because my hair is too short, it's a bit weird to tie it up. Let's think about it when the hair grows longer."
Kato couldn't help but raised the hand on his right shoulder and scratched her face with her fingertips.
"Is it..."
"The captain still thinks it's more appropriate for me to tie my hair?"
"Not at all. Whatever hairstyle you change, I think it looks pretty good."
"Slick tongue, Captain, is this how you tricked Utaha-senpai and the others?"
Hearing his joke, Kato blushed and complained in a low voice.
Yao smiled dumbly, and did not deny it.
However, his silent acquiescence was misunderstood by Kato into another meaning.
The captain...wouldn't be trying to attack me right?
Thinking of this, Kato suddenly became a little nervous, and unconsciously twisted a few times.
"What's wrong?"
Feeling that his tailbone was rubbed a few times, Yao was stunned by the her sudden strangeness, and his pace slowed down a bit.
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(End of Chapter)
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