December 31, 1659.
The last day of the year, also a key junction between the end of the year and the first day of 1660.
Chen Zhou put down the work in his hands, preparing to spend the New Year peacefully.
After three days of work, several small low walls had been built on the flat ground outside the cave, awaiting a strength test after drying.
The interior of the cave had been set up to have some feeling of home.
Chen Zhou brought many long wooden planks from the campsite below the mountain, simply splicing them across the floor of the main living area to form a rugged, uneven floor.
At the end of this old floor, lay his bed, a nightstand, a storage rack taller than a person, and a wooden box for breeding chinchillas.
A carpet was laid near the cave mouth, next to which were stacked several wooden boxes containing either tools or food, all marked and orderly.
