Chapter 321 An unexpected surprise
Under the guidance of the instructor, students can freely choose an area on the hillside or top of the mountain as the camping site for the three time Qingshui saw them go deeper into the mountains and forests, the lush greenery in their sight became more and more intense.
Although it is better to avoid direct sunlight than being at the beach, the humid air in the mountains does make people feel a little uncomfortable.
Moreover, as we went deeper, our physical strength was rapidly depleted.
This is not only because the ground is not stable, but the road seems to be slightly sloping.
Due to physical problems, some students had not walked far from the foot of the mountain and were forced to camp on the spot.
There were also many students who were full of energy and clamored to be the first to reach the top of the mountain and camp on the top.
As for Shimizumi's team, after some discussion, they did not choose to climb to the top of the mountain.
Considering that the temperature at the top of the mountain might be colder than here due to the increase in altitude, although the school also distributed bedding to match the tents, the bedding was too thin, and the temperature at night would likely drop further, so they finally chose to camp halfway up the mountain.
"After you decide where to camp, remember to report to me."
"Yeah, I got it."

After informing the teacher, Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori separated from the main group and came to an open space halfway up the mountain.
The terrain here is not very high, so it shouldn't be too cold to sleep at night. Moreover, the open space is very wide, more than enough to set up two tents. It can be said to be a very suitable camping spot.
Because on the way I heard from the teacher that this area is a forest that is regularly managed by forest rangers, so there are no large wild animals that may endanger the safety of students.
At most there are only small animals like hares and squirrels.
However, to be on the safe side, Qingshuijian still followed the method he learned on the Internet before setting off and inspected and explored the environment around the open space.
After confirming that there was no potential danger, Shimizu Mi, Amamiya Iori, and Ayase Kotone all decided to camp here.
Because the forest is very large, in order to facilitate communication, students need to report to the teacher after deciding on the camping location, and they cannot change the camping spot at will after that.
After Ayase Kotone went to report to the teacher, only four people, including Shimizu Miki, Amamiya Iori, were left here.
After some discussion, the four of them unanimously decided to work together. The first task was to quickly build two tents for sleeping tonight.
Even though Sakurai Haruka and Amamiya Iori don't get along very well, they are both willing to contribute when it comes to teamwork tasks.
Haruka Sakurai took the initiative to take on the task of finding flat ground and clearing the debris on the ground. She carefully selected a place that was both sheltered from the wind and had a wide view, ensuring that the tent could be set up firmly and that there would be no unnecessary disturbance when resting at night.
While Sakurai Haruka was clearing the dead branches, leaves and stones on the ground, Amamiya Iori and Shimizu Reina opened the two backpacks that the school had just distributed and were responsible for checking whether all the parts of the two tents were complete.
And Shimizu Mi was following the instructions and studying the next step of assembling the tent frame.
It took the four of them about ten minutes to complete the preparations before setting up the tent.
Now comes the hardest part.
Neither Qingshuijian nor the other three had any experience in camping outdoors, let alone setting up a tent.
To be honest, Qingshuijian has set up a mosquito net at home, so I think it should be similar.
According to the instructions in the instruction manual, you first need to drive the ground pegs to fix the tent and tie the ropes.
This step is a physical job and is crucial, otherwise the tent will be fragile and you will not sleep well at night.

After confirming this step, the four decided to divide into groups of two, each responsible for fixing a tent.
Considering that Shimizu Reina's physical strength is slightly inferior to Amamiya Iori and Sakurai Haruka, she forms a group with the only male here, Shimizu Miki.
As time went by, the nights came earlier in this season, so the four of them began to seize the time.
Fortunately, the school provided tools including hammers and some practical knives, which made the work much easier.
Shimizu Min took the ground nail that Shimizu Reina took out of the backpack with a hammer in his hand, and hammered it deeply into the soil steadily and forcefully.
After spending some time to nail a circle around the tent, Rena Shimizu assisted Miki Shimizu by passing the rope through the fixing ring of the tent and then tightly wrapping the rope around the ground nails to ensure the stability of the tent.
Finally, use a knife to cut off the excess rope.
Although it was a bit strenuous, the work went much more smoothly than expected, and things also went very smoothly for Amamiya Iori and Sakurai Haruka.
Then, Shimizu Mi and Shimizu Reina took out the various components of the tent and spread them out on the ground one by one.
The two of them worked together to spread out the bottom of the tent, making sure it was flat and wrinkle-free, and then carefully pulled out the tent frames one by one, and inserted them into the corresponding slots one by one according to the instructions on the manual.
Because Reina Shimizu couldn't help with this step, she could only observe Shimizu Ken's actions from the side, and occasionally handed him the tools or parts he needed.
Perhaps because of the tacit understanding between brother and sister, the two worked together perfectly.
As the frame was gradually built, the tent began to take shape and slowly stood up with the joint efforts of the two.
After adjusting the tightness of the tent, Shimizu Michi asked Shimizu Reina to help open the top of the tent to let light and air flow in. He then fixed the four corners of the tent again, passed the rope through the rings at the bottom of the tent, and hammered the ground nails deeper into the soil.
After fixing the four corners of the tent, Qingshui saw that his forehead was already covered with sweat, so he grabbed the round collar at the base of his neck and fanned himself back and forth.
Shimizu Reina looked at Shimizu Ken with a somewhat distressed expression, and said that the work of paving the interior of the tent would be left to her.
Reina Shimizu immediately took action. She first laid the moisture-proof mat inside the tent. Although her movements were a bit clumsy, she laid every corner flat. Then she put a layer of soft sleeping bag mat on it.
Seeing that he had such a considerate and understanding sister, Qingshui Jian naturally felt warm in his heart.
Although Amamiya Iori and Sakurai Haruka had quarrels with each other from time to time, they finally managed to successfully set up the tent.
Setting up the tent took a little longer than expected. When the four of them were resting in front of the tent, Ayase Kotone, who had gone to report the camping location to the teacher, came back trotting with a map of the forest in her hand.
"Sorry, a few students climbed all the way to the top of the mountain to set up a campsite, so the teachers had to follow them up, so we came back a little late."
Seeing that Shimizu and the other three had already set up the tent, Ayase Kotone seemed a little guilty for not being able to help.
But according to this, Ayase Kotone ran all the way to the top of the mountain to find the teacher, and then ran back. This amount of exercise is no easier than setting up a tent.
Then, Shimizu took the map from Ayase Kotone and started looking at it.
The camping spot where Qingshuijian and his team were currently located was marked with a red circle on the map, while the other spots marked with small yellow circles were the camping spots chosen by other groups.
Since there will be no cell phones for the next three days, tools like maps and compasses will become essential.
After looking at the map, Qingshuijian found that there were more students setting up camps at the foot of the mountain and halfway up the mountain than he had imagined. The rest went straight to the top of the mountain with a clear goal, so that there were almost no other groups around them in the middle of the forest.
This may seem quiet, but it is difficult to find someone in time when help is needed.

It was already afternoon when we arrived, and after we set up the tent, the sun was clearly starting to set.
Since there are no lights or sufficient lighting tools like in the city, there is basically nothing to do once the sun sets and it’s night.
Therefore, after a short rest, the few of them decided to seize the time and make further efforts to prepare the stove that would be used to cook dinner.
In addition to knives for cutting vegetables, the school also generously provided students with the ingredients needed for tonight's cooking, as well as essential kitchen utensils such as pots and spatulas.
The only things that students need to solve on their own are building the stove and cooking.
Therefore, they first needed to build a stove to be used in the next three days. In the wilderness, there were no ready-made stoves and no convenient natural gas supply, so Qingshuijian and his men could only use stones to build a simple stone stove, and then use branches or dry wood to make fire and cook.
However, in order to avoid causing fires in the mountains and forests, the school has strict regulations on the construction of stoves and the lighting of fires, which must be carried out in open areas away from forests.
Moreover, after the stove is built, it must be checked by a teacher to confirm that no accidents will occur before it can be used.
In addition, the teachers of the school will be patrolling the mountains and forests these days to prevent any accidents from happening.
After selecting a location for setting up the stove in an open space some distance away from the set up tent, Amamiya Iori walked over to Sakurai Haruka.
"Um, Sakurai-senpai, if it's possible, can I ask you for a favor?"
Amamiya Iori approached Sakurai Haruka in such a humble manner.
Sakurai Haruka was a little surprised by this, so she asked if there was anything she could do. After thinking for a while, Amamiya Iori replied:
"We can just build the stone stove. Could you go pick up some branches or something nearby to use as firewood, Sakurai-san?"
Sakurai Haruka thought it was some big deal. If it was just such a small matter, it wouldn't matter.
"Oh, and since it's a bit scary to face the night with only a flashlight, could you please ask Sakurai-senpai to bring back some more branches for the campfire?"
"no problem."
Since it was not a big deal, Sakurai Haruka readily agreed. After all, she couldn't really help much with things like building the stove.
Moreover, Sakurai Haruka also wanted to avoid having no light at night as much as possible, as it would take some effort to go to the toilet, so it was necessary to use branches as a campfire to ensure there was a light source at night.
"Well, I'll try to pick up more."
Although it felt a bit strange to be asked to do something by Amamiya Iori, I couldn't just do nothing, so I didn't refuse.
"Thank you, Sakurai-senpai."
After Sakurai Haruka left, several people immediately began to work on building the stone stove.
Shimizu Mitsuki picked up as many large and small stones as possible from the nearby area, while Amamiya Iori led the girls and used the tools and materials at hand, and the stone stove soon took shape.
Considering the conditions, the built stove looks very stable and durable, although a bit rough.
Afterwards, Amamiya Iori took out all the ingredients that the school had just given her.
After considering the combinations of each ingredient over and over again, everyone decided to make a simpler curry rice tonight.
Cooking rice goes without saying, but cooking curry requires four people to work in groups.

Shimizumi and the three girls started preparing together.
Ayase Kotone, who had not been able to help much before, took a kitchen knife in one hand, showed enthusiasm, and immediately started cutting potatoes, carrots and pork.
Although he didn't know how good Ayase Kotone was at cooking, Shimizu Mi felt a little relieved when he saw her reliable side, but his relief wouldn't last long.
When Qing Shuijian observed her knife skills from the side, he found that it was truly horrible.
Ayase Kotone originally wanted to peel a potato, but accidentally cut off too much of the edible part, and the big potato became a very small one. She intended to peel a carrot but accidentally cut it in half.
It seems that Ayase Kotone is also the type who doesn't cook much.
"President, you should have experience in cooking, right?"
"Huh? Of course there is."
Qing Shuijian never expected that she actually had experience in cooking.
But can you still do this with experience?
"So what is the president's specialty?"
Qing Shuijian asked a question.
"Well, I think it should be instant noodles."
“That shouldn’t be considered cooking…”
"Eh? Doesn't it count? If it's instant noodles, I can make them delicious. My specialty is seafood!"
"That kind of thing will taste good no matter who makes it... and even if the flavor changes, the method will still be the same."
In other words, Ayase Kotone's cooking skills are just enough to cook instant noodles, not even at the beginner level.
Fortunately, there is a ray of hope next to Qingshuijian.
Amamiya Iori picked up the kitchen knife with one hand and placed the chopping board on the small stone table that had just been piled up.
Da da da da da!
She cut the carrots with smooth movements. Her skillful and neat knife skills were pleasing to the eye and attracted people involuntarily.
"Okay, great!"
Ayase Kotone and Shimizu Reina both looked as if they were admiring a goddess.
"Amamiya-san, you are a great cook."
"Well, I've been learning to cook since I was very young, so this level of cooking is not a problem."
"That's right."
Among these people, only Amamiya Iori is good at cooking, so tasks like cutting vegetables have to be left to her.
Ayase Kotone and Shimizu Reina set off to make other preparations.
Ayase Kotone went to wash the vegetables, and Shimizu Rena started washing the rice.
Since Sakurai Haruka had not yet returned with firewood, there was no way to make a fire, but it was not a good idea for Shimizu to just stand there and do nothing, so he had to help Amemiya Iori cut vegetables.
Although Shimizu Miki didn't have much experience in cooking, he still knew how to use a kitchen knife, but his movements were not as brisk and neat as those of Amamiya Iori.

Shimizu Mi and Amamiya Iori continued cutting the ingredients together.
And at this moment──
"Sister Reina, after you wash the rice, can you put it in the pot and help bring it over?"
"No problem, Iori-nee."
Shimizu looked in the direction of Shimizu Reina. She poured the rice she had just washed into the pot and slowly walked over here.
If you follow this pace, there shouldn't be any problem.
Just when Qingshui was about to relax, an accident happened unexpectedly.
"Ah! Brother, get out of the way!"
Hearing the panicked voice of Shimizu Reina, Shimizu turned to look at her again...
The pot slipped out of Reina Shimizu's hand and flew straight towards his face.
(End of this chapter)

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