Chapter 31
Chapter 31
Waking up from an airplane seat cushion that was not too long, Wen Zheng found that he had slept curled up all night, and felt a little dizzy when he just sat up. He quickly touched his forehead with his hand, and he was relieved to make sure that it was cold.
It should be a slight cold and a cold, and it has not reached the level of fever. It can be recovered by relying on the body's self-healing ability.
Adding a few twigs to the fire that was about to extinguish, Wen Zheng moved the bamboo door that blocked the entrance of the cave with many gaps to ensure air circulation.
Wen Zheng turned his head and smiled at the grass dog hanging next to him: "It feels good to move to a new home, right? On the sixth day of living on the desert island, we have a new home that is not afraid of the rain and heat."
On the first day of moving, of course, we must have a delicious meal to celebrate
I took out a few thick bamboo tubes, which were filled with seawater, and the conger eels, clams and conch were all honestly inside. The only thing I didn't taste was the big snails.
Most sea snails are edible, especially those washed up on the beach, which are basically edible species.However, there are many parasites in the snails, and they need to be fully cooked before they can be eaten with confidence.
The fire in the cave was also built into an earthen stove by Wen Zheng, but it was bigger, enough to heat two large shells on it.There is fresh water in one pot and sea water in the other.
After one night, the conch that stayed in the sea spit out the sand in its stomach, and the water inside became much cloudier.Wen Zheng took out a total of seven conch shells and threw them into the shells where the sea water was boiling.Wen Zheng took out one of the bamboo shoots dug out from the bamboo forest, cut them into thin strips and boiled them in fresh water.
Taking advantage of the cooking time, Wen Zheng left the cave to simply complete the daily cleaning. By the way, he covered the puddle with banana leaves that he didn’t bring, and pressed it firmly with stones, which could minimize the evaporation of rainwater. Unfortunately, there was no effect. Good plastic sheeting.
After returning to the cave, the cold water had been heated to hot water, gradually approaching boiling, Wen Zheng simply packed up the things he was going to take today.
As the fire continued to heat up, there was an unpleasant smell in the air, which was the smell caused by boiling conch with sea water.Wen Zheng was not in a hurry, the bamboo shoot soup next to him was already boiling, so he picked it up and drank it slowly, savoring the taste of the mountain delicacy.After the bamboo shoot soup was drained, he picked up the conch that had been boiled for a long enough time and began to enjoy the seafood.
Use a bamboo stick to gently insert the conch meat. After stewing, the snail meat is separated from the shell, and it can be easily taken out. The internal organs brought out are removed. A bamboo stick is full of seven conch meat. Drops of water dripped down.
Sprinkle a little sea salt on it, Wen Zheng took a bite lightly, his teeth touched the amazing elasticity intimately, bit down hard, the juice in the snail meat burst out immediately, with a bit of the smell of the sea.The surface is full of elasticity, and the taste of the meat inside is very crisp. Wen Zheng enjoys eating it.
Tongue and stomach are satisfied, other parts of the body have enough power, Wen Zheng is ready to go out to collect materials.
There are too few things in the cave, there is no rain cover to keep out the rain, no slides to leave the cave, no leaves on the ground, it feels like everything is missing.
The hole is too high, Wen Zheng needs a very long log, but a long enough log would be too heavy, bamboo is more suitable, he will go to the bamboo forest.Wen Zheng thought about all kinds of things that bamboo can make, and then thought about the bamboo rats in the bamboo forest, and felt that the distance was nothing.
And when he returns in the afternoon, he will pass through the original shelter. At that time, the sun has already evaporated the rainwater from the leaves. He will collect some palm leaves and plantain leaves, and store coconuts and plantains in the cave.
He actually decided to go to the bamboo forest. Wen Zheng thought that he had better prepare some long-range weapons in case the birds were disturbed when he went to the bamboo forest last time. One weapon is one more choice.
Bows and arrows were the first thing that came to his mind. However, bows and arrows were not easy to make, and they were not easy to shoot accurately. Weapons like javelins that could stab and throw were more suitable.
Glancing around in the cave, Wen Zheng's gaze stayed on the burning branches, and he gently pulled out one, and the end that was placed in the fire was completely carbonized and turned black.
When the red sparks on the top disappeared completely, Wen Zheng put it on a stone and rubbed it, constantly adjusting the angle, the black end gradually became sharper, Wen Zheng tried it with his hands, and it was very hard.
This is the most primitive form of the spear. Of course, the wooden stick Wen Zheng is holding is a bit short, so perhaps it is more appropriate to call it a "short spear".The earliest weapons of primitive humans were striking weapons such as stones and wooden sticks, until they found that after the sticks were baked and sharpened, they were not only hard but also sharp, and then stabbing weapons such as spears appeared.
However, to make a spear of excellent quality, it is necessary to master the burning time of the stick.Wen Zheng pulled out all the wooden sticks, and only two were usable. After they were ground, they were placed in a bamboo basket, and they could be reached with a touch of the back.
Today's sunshine is not so strong, and there is still a lot of rain or dew on the grass that has not evaporated. Walking on the familiar route, Wen Zheng returned to the place where the shelter was located soon.
He walked in and saw that there was damp water vapor inside, and the dead leaves spread on the ground were soaked by water.According to the condition of the soil, Wen Zheng was able to confirm that the waves hadn't hit the shelter yet. The reason for the water was that the shelter was relatively crude and couldn't stop the blow of the heavy rain.
Wen Zheng took off all the leaves on the three sticks, the sun and wind would solve the problem before those leaves rotted, and then continued walking towards the bamboo forest.
The open space in the bamboo forest he cleared was covered with bamboo leaves. Wen Zheng cleaned up one of the bamboo leaves according to his impression, and saw that the stone half buried in the soil for marking had not been touched.
"The movement at that time might not be human beings, it should be some kind of beast." Wen Zheng said in a low voice, "Maybe I can go over and have a look. I have to renovate the cave these days, and I don't have so much time to find food. Bigger beasts, don't worry about it."
Walking as he said, Wen Zheng proceeded cautiously according to the marked direction, the terrain increased, some shrubs began to appear in the bamboo forest, and the number of trees gradually increased.
All kinds of trees replaced the bamboo to occupy the land below, and the dwarf shrubs were particularly prosperous, and occasionally the chirping of birds sounded.It may be that after a heavy rain, a lot of mushrooms grew out of the tree roots.
Some mushrooms look gray and unattractive, while others are bright in color. Wen Zheng dare not try it. In his world, many people die of mushroom poisoning every year.
There are also some bushes with bright colors, which are small berries. Wen Zheng is a little hesitant to go over to see clearly. If there are birds pecking at them, they are generally edible.
While Wen Zheng was thinking, a "rustling" sound suddenly appeared not far away, Wen Zheng frowned, and immediately looked in that direction, the rustling sound disappeared again, Wen Zheng took a few steps lightly, when he Upon seeing the animal that caused the sound, I immediately relieved my breath.
Two or thirty meters away from him was a creature with a thick and hard mane, dark brown fur, a body length of nearly one meter, and two long white fangs in front of its mouth.
It's a wild boar!
Wild boars are not as weak as domestic pigs, they are very ferocious, especially those with fangs in their mouths, they are stronger male wild boars that are not easy to mess with. It can break through the enemy's body.
On islands with a relatively simple food chain, wild boars are likely to be the top predators.
Wen Zheng carefully observed the place where this wild boar appeared. Wild boars like to live in groups, ranging from a few to dozens.
After waiting quietly for a few minutes, Wen Zheng found that whenever this wild boar moved, it would make the rustling sound of leaves being shaken. This kind of wild boar might have strayed away for some reason.
Wen Zheng clenched his ax excitedly. This wild boar is not big, and it happens to be out of the group without other helpers, so he should be able to handle it.This is a rare opportunity.
There used to be wild boars on the mountain in my hometown. Wen Zheng remembered that the old people once said that the part above the eyes of wild boars, which is equivalent to the forehead, is the weakest. If it is hit accurately with a heavy object, it may be able to kill it with one blow.
The wild boar's footsteps stopped by the bushes. It seemed to have found food, and its mouth kept moving in the bushes, making a "humming" sound.
Taking the time to prepare, Wen Zheng looked at the trees nearby that were not difficult to climb, and the stones of different sizes on the ground, and tied the longest rope to a black stone of appropriate weight.
With a rope tied to his hand, the bamboo basket was placed on the ground, and his body climbed up to the branch of the tree very skillfully. The wild boar ate it without even lifting its head. Wen Zheng quickly pulled the rope to pull the stone up.
Seeing that the wild boar had no tendency to raise its head, Wen Zheng grabbed one of the wooden spears from behind and threw it at the wild boar.
The sound of piercing roared, and the wooden fork appeared on the back of the wild boar, and then fell to the ground. The wild boar has hard fur, and often rolls in the mud, with armor made of mud on its body. Hard to hurt it.
However, the purpose of Wen Zheng's throwing the spear was not to kill the wild boar. The wild boar felt the pain, raised its head and glanced in Wen Zheng's direction.
It's now!
As soon as Wen Zheng's eyes caught the action of the wild boar, his arms naturally raised the stone, his muscles puffed up, and the stone was thrown over.
boom!
The weak point above the middle of the wild boar's eyes was hit, and the whole pig fell to the ground, its legs twitching uncontrollably. Wen Zheng held his breath, took out another wooden spear, and shot at the wild boar's eyes.
The wooden spear shot obliquely into the wild boar's eye, blood flowed from the inside, and the whole pig was motionless.Only then did Wen Zheng regain his breath, slid down from the tree, and took an ax to slash the wild boar's neck.
I shouldn't underestimate the original body's physical fitness, the bow and arrow can be made completely, Wen Zheng stared at the wooden spear and thought, but also had a headache how to transport this wild boar back.
It is too heavy to move back as a whole, after all, it is too far away, so it is better to transport the wild boars back to the bamboo forest, divide them up and throw away the discarded parts, and bring back the good parts.
Wen Zheng tied the pig's hind legs with a rope, bent down to pull the pig away, and saw the bushes that attracted the wild boar.There was a small bird's nest inside, and there was only one living bird's egg in a broken eggshell.
The eggs are oval, white with a hint of blue.
It looks good.
It should taste good too.
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