Starting from Robinson Crusoe-Chapter 157 - 67: Leather Rain Cloak (Part 3)

Fortunately, constructing this type of tent is not very difficult.

He swung the axe, chopped down a section of trees, shaved off the unnecessary branches from the trunks, and then carved out grooves at both ends of the wooden pillars for fitting.

Chen Zhou, like an experienced lumberjack, transported the wood and gradually rebuilt the top of the tent.

He spread waterproof fabric on the newly built tent top, then laid an old thick canvas on top of that, and covered it with branches with leaves...

Progress was swift. Before the sky turned dark, Chen Zhou completed a series of tasks.

Observing the sky, although there were many clouds, there was no sign of rain. He picked up a bag of cement, carried it on his shoulder, and returned to the cave with a bag of cement in tow.

...

After replacing the top cover of the tent, the cement inside was temporarily safe.

It just so happened that the rain wasn't very frequent these days, a small respite during the rainy season.

Taking advantage of the light rain, Chen Zhou completely gave up on making raincoats and focused on transporting cement. He moved cement for three days until all the cement was brought up the mountain.

Besides transporting cement, he occasionally went to the cave to salt the mother goat and her kid. Every four to five days, Chen Zhou also had to use his self-made small hoe to clear the weeds.

Affected by the rainy season, the weeds in the field grew quickly. Every day new tips could be seen sprouting in the field.

Fortunately, there were few crops currently planted. Otherwise, he wouldn't have had time to do other things.

...

On March 10, heavy rain came. Chen Zhou hid inside the cave and didn't go out all day, devoting himself to sewing a raincoat.

To avoid a repeat of the last situation, he was determined this time. He lit six oil lamps in the room to illuminate the work area comprehensively. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

He also paid more attention to taking breaks this time.

Using the Copper Hourglass to time himself, he stood up every half an hour to relieve his eye strain, standing at the cave entrance to look into the distance and admire the scenery——

Outside, it was all a gray curtain of rain, and actually, there was nothing to see.

The raincoat wasn't very large, but because Chen Zhou couldn't bear to cut up the large sea lion skin for material, he didn't have a whole piece of fabric and had to resort to patchwork with smaller pieces.

Even the patchwork was acceptable, but he was worried that the clothing wouldn't be sturdy. So the stitches were especially dense, which increased the time spent several times over.

Moreover, Chen Zhou inherently disliked such meticulous and boring work and was unable to settle his mind and devote himself fully to the task.

Sitting at the kitchen door, surrounded by the six lamps, he alternated between lowering his head to sew the raincoat and getting up to walk around the cave, peering out at the platform outside.

Or he would whistle to tease Lai Fu, give it a few meaningless commands, feeling secretly pleased at its helpless but compelled demeanor.

He held Xiao Huihui, checking for any new scars caused by the teasing kitten.

He would then tirelessly try to encourage it, telling it not to face the teasing kitten with such an evasive attitude, to muster its courage, and reclaim its male cat dignity.

Occasionally, Chen Zhou would look for the teasing kitten—it liked to hide in the nooks and crannies of the cave, playing hide-and-seek with people. If ignored for too long, it would come out on its own, rubbing its head against people's trouser legs with its tail upright.

As for Little Dragon Cat, perhaps its intelligence was too low, or Chen Zhou didn't pay much attention to it, so he rarely interacted with it, and it couldn't understand Chen Zhou's commands.

It could only hold a small piece of dried grass leaf, standing dumbfounded on the table like a moving plush toy, bringing it to its mouth and chewing with puffed cheeks.

Thus, balancing work and rest, by the evening of March 10, Chen Zhou finally completed the upper part of the leather raincoat.