HUN Chapter 108: Mu Sen Lin Di and New House Design

"Lin! My God, what kind of preparation have you made?"

David hurried forward, curiously examining him.

"The preliminary preparation work is basically done."

Lin Yu'an spoke concisely, then announced today's plan.

"Now, we set off to hike to my land. You can start filming."

"Hike?"

David glanced at the muddy road that was barely recognizable in its original form and gasped.

He and Mike were both wearing heavy Sorel snow boots, but facing this muddy water mixed road conditions, they still felt tremendously challenged.

Without excess words, Lin Yu'an took the lead.

His steps were steady, each one firmly planted, clearly very experienced at walking on this type of road surface.

David and Mike exchanged glances, could only turn on the camera and grit their teeth to follow, trudging along with uneven steps.

The thaw season roads had some places where melted snow water gathered into streams, requiring careful searching for footholds to pass through.

Mike, carrying the heavy camera, almost slipped several times, but fortunately the young man's balance was decent, narrowly avoiding danger each time.

Lin Yu'an reminded the two, "Watch your footing, try to step on places with grass roots or stones. The deepest mud usually looks the most level."

After nearly two hours of difficult trekking, they finally reached that highest plateau.

Standing here, the view suddenly opened up, overlooking the winding Koyukuk River tributaries and endless coniferous forest.

Lin Yu'an put down his enormous backpack with a dull "thud."

His chest rose and fell slightly, breathing evenly, forming a stark contrast to the panting David and Mike.

He turned around, facing Mike's camera already aimed at him, and solemnly announced.

"From today onwards, this place will be called 'Mu Sen Lin Di.'"

David, catching his breath, seized this opportunity to ask, "Mu Sen Lin Di? Do these words have special meaning, Lin?"

"Mu and Sen, in my native language, both represent trees and forest."

"I hope my home can be like a forest, taking root here, growing, full of vitality."

The naming ceremony was brief yet powerful.

David looked at this snow-covered land and asked, "Lin, are you spending the night here tonight? Your plan is... to set up a tent?"

"Yes, but not an ordinary tent."

While speaking, Lin Yu'an walked toward the mysterious supply mountain not far away, covered by enormous white plastic sheeting like a small hill.

David and Mike had long been curious about what lay beneath the plastic sheeting, guessing it might be timber Lin Yu'an had cut.

Under their puzzled gazes, Lin Yu'an grabbed a corner of the plastic sheeting and forcefully pulled it up!

"Whoosh," a sound.

The huge plastic sheet was pulled away, revealing what lay beneath.

In that instant, both David and Mike's breathing stopped, their eyes widening slightly from shock.

It wasn't the logs or building materials they had imagined at all!

But a supply mountain composed of countless wooden crates of various sizes and engineering plastic waterproof boxes!

Most eye-catching was that strange three-wheeled motorcycle! It had a motorcycle front end, but behind it was a huge truck bed and two ridiculously wide tires.

"Good God... Lin! What is... what's going on here?"

David's voice was somewhat distorted from excessive shock. He quickly walked forward, incredulously touching a wooden box printed with Chinese characters.

"These things... how did they appear here?"

Photographer Mike's lens immediately provided a panoramic shot, then quickly panned and zoomed across those supplies, capturing every detail, including that monster-like three-wheeler.

Lin Yu'an looked at their shocked expressions and calmly explained.

"Before I notified you to come, I used the last window period before thaw season road closures to transport them here."

"Transport them?" David's volume involuntarily increased.

"You mean, just you alone? From Fairbanks? Through that damned muddy road?"

"Not entirely just me. Stan also helped me guard them by the highway."

Lin Yu'an walked to the red Zongshen three-wheeler and patted its solid truck bed.

"Mainly relying on this, my 'war horse.' I first used a heavy truck to transport a container full of supplies to the roadside five kilometers away."

"Then using an 'ant moving house' method, trip by trip, I transported everything here with this three-wheeler."

After hearing Lin Yu'an's understated explanation, David felt his brain somewhat crashing.

He knew deeply what a crazy undertaking it was to complete this scale of material transfer during thaw season. This simply wasn't a task human power could accomplish, let alone within just a few days.

"This... this is too crazy! Lin! This is simply too crazy!"

David paced back and forth excitedly, then as if suddenly remembering something!

He grabbed Lin Yu'an's arm, his eyes bright with pursuit, "Did you record it? This process! You must have recorded it, right? This is the first step against Alaska, the perfect beginning of the entire story!"

Lin Yu'an nodded, "I used a GoPro to record key parts, from container transport and unloading to the first time driving the three-wheeler into the mud."

"The footage is all in my laptop. Tonight when we return to the rented cabin, you can review it."

"Fantastic! Fantastic!"

David excitedly swung his fist. He seemed to already see the completely shocked expressions of audiences when the first episode of the documentary aired!

His previous slight dissatisfaction and doubts about Lin Yu'an's solo actions vanished at this moment, replaced by super expectations for this new program protagonist!

David's work enthusiasm was instantly ignited to its peak, shouting to the still-dazed Mike.

"Mike! What are you standing there for! Film it all! Give our 'hero' a close-up!"

After understanding the situation, David even proactively came forward to help Lin Yu'an set up the tent together, working with unprecedented enthusiasm.

Lin Yu'an chose a sheltered, relatively flat snowy area, first using an entrenching tool to clear away the accumulated snow, exposing the hard frozen ground below.

Then he took out a tent and explained to the energetic David.

"This is a 'hot tent.'"

"Its fabric has been fire-treated, and most importantly, it has a reserved chimney opening."

Lin Yu'an skillfully set up the tent, then pointed to a circular small hole on the upper side of the tent.

David looked closely and found the hole's edges were wrapped with a thick circle of gray fireproof cloth.

"All safety details must be in place. This fire ring ensures that even if the chimney reaches extremely high temperatures, it won't ignite the tent."

Lin Yu'an walked to the "supply mountain" covered by the huge tarp, lifted a corner.

Then with the two men's joint help, they unpacked a wooden crate, revealing a black cast iron stove.

"Lin... what is this? A stove?"

Lin Yu'an patted the stove, producing a dull metallic sound, "Yes, it's more powerful than you imagine. For now, I only need to use its stove body part as a super-sized tent wood stove."

Next, with their joint help, the massive "Warm Winter S-200" was moved into the tent and placed on the cleared frozen ground.

The position was precisely calculated, exactly aligned with the tent's fireproof chimney opening.

Then he picked up several sections of black chimney pipe from nearby, precisely connecting them section by section. The final section passed steadily through the tent's fire ring, extending nearly a meter above the tent top.

A powerful, luxury shelter far exceeding ordinary outdoor camps rose from the ground in his hands in just over an hour.

Seeing this shelter, David's mind was already flashing with scene after scene of shots!

As night fell, the temperature outside the tent plummeted to minus twenty degrees, with howling winds.

But inside the tent was a different scene entirely.

The stove was burning brightly, its walls radiating stable, scorching heat, warming the entire tent like spring.

On top of the stove, fragrant meat soup was "bubbling" away.

Lin Yu'an sat around the stove fire, wearing only a thin fleece jacket, eating a steaming hot dinner.

"Simply the most perfect opening shot!"

David couldn't help but mutter to himself, causing Lin Yu'an and Mike to look at him strangely.

After David noticed the oddity, he wasn't embarrassed but came to Lin Yu'an's side and asked.

"Lin, quickly tell me about your upcoming plans! Let me have more specific imagery!"

After lighting the stove, in the warm tent, Lin Yu'an took out sheets of paper and pencils, beginning to write and draw on them.

David curiously leaned over, "What are you drawing? Is it... house design blueprints? Is this your next step plan?"

"Exactly." Lin Yu'an nodded.

"Before actual construction begins, I must have a clear blueprint."

"Can you share your vision with us? How big a home do you plan to build?" David asked timely.

"A sufficiently large home."

Lin Yu'an's eyes sparkled with anticipation for future planning.

"A two-story traditional North American log cabin with an attic, total usable area about three hundred square meters."

He turned the notebook toward the camera, which already had quite detailed layout sketches.

"The first floor is the family's core activity area. I need an open great room over sixty square meters, including a huge stone fireplace area."

"A long dining table that can accommodate over ten people for meals, plus a dedicated kitchen where that large iron pot will have its special place."

"The master bedroom is also on the first floor, convenient for Aliya and me to live in, with an independent bathroom and walk-in closet nearby."

"Additionally, a large, semi-underground walk-in basement that can serve as a food storage cellar, plus a corridor connecting to the outdoors."

"What about the second floor? Prepared for the children?" David followed up.

"Yes." Lin Yu'an's face showed a gentle smile.

"The second floor needs three moderately-sized bedrooms, one for my son Ethan Lin, one for my daughter Olivia Lin."

"The remaining one as a guest room, prepared for family and friends who might visit in the future."

"The third floor is the attic. When the children grow up, it will be their secret playroom. After all, every child's childhood hopes to have a secret attic of their own."

He pointed to the clear planning in the sketch, his tone full of determination and expectation.

"Currently this is my goal, a home that can shelter my family from wind and rain, withstand Alaska's severe cold, and be passed down here!"

"As for the garage, tool room, storage room, etc., I'll plan those after the main house is built or during construction."

David and Mike listened quietly, completely drawn into the "home building plan" Lin Yu'an described.

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