Crossing to Live in the Wilderness Plains

The two heated up the antelope meat left over from last night. It was really uncomfortable to eat barbecue early in the morning. Chen Qi took out two apples and solved the breakfast with a small piece of barbecue. Aze didn’t seem to be affected, and the rest of the antelope was solved by himself.

Before going out, Chen Qi asked Aze to help cut a long strip of animal skin, carefully wrapped one end of the sword horn, and then wrapped it in a piece of thick animal skin and put it in the pocket of his coat, although Aze was always by his side. , but in this kind of wilderness, having a weapon that he can use can always make Chen Qi feel a little more at ease.

Walking on the road made Chen Qi always have the illusion of returning to the Dora Plain. He even saw a fat hare jumping in front of them. The hare turned around and disappeared into the grass after hearing the movement of the two. Probably the only difference is that there are many tall trees around, such as acacia and fig trees, each of which is at least ten meters above, forming a natural barrier around the house.

The two walked for about ten minutes and stood in front of a sturdy bread tree. Azer pointed to the bread tree in front of him and said, “This is the gum tree.”

Chen Qi looked at the tall plant in front of him. It was about ten meters high, with a radius of almost two meters wide. A tree, no matter how you look at it, is a baobab tree, right? There are several orange-yellow orange fruits growing on the top of each branch, which looks very much like a pineapple bun that has just been baked.

Aze climbed up to the top of the tree flexibly with his hands and feet, and Chen Qi didn’t know how the other party was working **** such a bare tree. When he came back to his senses, two pieces of glue like pineapple buns were already rolling around his feet. fruit.

Chen Qi squatted down, picked up a grass pole and poked it. The gum fruit was very hard, and even after poking it for a long time, it didn’t leave any traces.

Azeli jumped back to the ground, picked up the gum on the ground, and explained: “The gum is very hard, even with my fingernails, it is difficult to cut it, and it must be melted by burning it.”

“Is it the same for gum trees?” Chen Qi asked thoughtfully.

Aze nodded, and stretched out his fingernails to scratch on the tree trunk next to him, leaving only a shallow scratch. Chen Qi knew how sharp A Ze’s nails were, and thought for a while, “A Ze, can you help me break a small section of a gum tree branch? It doesn’t need to be thick, it’s almost the same as the sword horn you gave me last night. , I want to make a knife handle out of it.”

“Okay.” Although Aze didn’t know what the hilt was, he was willing to find it for Chen Qi as long as he needed it, put the gum back on the ground, and climbed the tree again. This time Azer took a while to fold it He took a small branch down, the branch was darker than the trunk, Chen Qi happily took it, thinking, this can be a simple version of the dagger.

On the way back, Chen Qi found a perilla tree, which was only as high as a calf, and was hidden in a field of dead grass. If a serval cat hadn’t suddenly jumped out, Chen Qi would not have been able to find it. Chen Qi excitedly picked one piece and showed it to Aze to see if it was poisonous. The female child could roughly tell whether an object was poisonous or not just by smell and touch. After the poison was found, Chen Qi picked a large handful and stuffed it into his pocket, almost plucking all the leaves of the perilla tree.

After the unexpected harvest, Chen Qi was much more careful on the way back. He ran over to see everything he saw, and Aze patiently accompanied him. Although he didn’t know what these things were for, Chen Qi asked him to dig something. Without a word, Ze Er stretched out his claws and acted as a coolie.

It’s a pity that Chen Qi’s knowledge of plants is also half illiterate. The two of them worked hard for a long time and dug up a few pieces of wild **** except for the small handful of perilla. Although the harvest was very small, they were able to get wild **** Chen. Kai is still very happy, at least he can improve the taste of the food.

It was noon after returning home. Chen Qi wanted to fix the handle of the sword horn. Seeing that A Ze picked up the two pheasants and a clay pot he had hunted in the morning and was about to go out, he asked strangely, “Ah Zee, where are you going?”

Aze shook the pheasant in his hand, “I’ll go to the river to process the food.”

“By the river?” Chen Qi’s eyes shone brightly, “I’ll go with you, Aze, do you have any extra animal skins?” Chen Qi never took a bath since he came to this world, and he felt like he was wearing A sour smell.

A Ze naturally guessed the other party’s plan, rummaged through the pile of animal skins beside the slate bed for a while, and pulled out the two softest pieces and handed them to Chen Qi, “These two pieces may be a little big for you, I’ll go in the evening. When I was in the tribe, I asked Uncle Ali to help you make a few more sets.”

Chen Qi shook the animal skin coat in his hand, saying that the animal skin coat only had two holes in the animal skin for his hands to go in, and then tied a slender animal skin around his waist to make a belt, which he wore on his lower body. It is a knee-length animal skin skirt, also tied with a belt. Chen Qi looked at the sun outside. It was the hottest time in the middle of the sun. He thought that after washing his clothes and drying them in the sun for an afternoon, he should change back to his clothes at night.

When he went out, Chen Qi also held a clay pot. He planned to get some water and come back to remove the impurities in the salt stone. He was really fed up with the unpleasant bitterness in the barbecue. The clay pot here is not only a little crooked, but also bulky. Chen Qi felt like he was walking with half a bucket of pure water. He wanted to find out if he could find new food on the road, but now he has to give up.

For Aze, it may only take a few minutes. Because they have to accompany Chen Qi, the two walked for almost half an hour before they reached the river. The Chishui River here is a little different from what Chen Qi saw on the plain. There is a long river beach several meters wide, covered with soil mixed with sand and gravel. Because of the low rainfall on the Dora Plain, The water in the river couldn’t spread, and the beach was very dry, not muddy at all.

Azer chose a relatively secluded riverside, where there was also a huge river rock that could block the view. Chen Qi couldn’t wait to jump into the river, and just took off his shoes and shirt, when he saw A Ze squatting on the other side of the river stone and laboriously pulling the feathers of a pheasant, he couldn’t help sticking his head out and asked, “A Ze, you don’t need hot water. Do you want to scald it and then pull it out?” If you pull it directly like this, it will be a waste of energy to say if it is not clean.

“Why?” A Ze raised his head puzzled, and saw Chen Qi’s upper body naked, and turned his head away in fright. Although his face still maintained the usual indifferent expression, his reddish ears were exposed. He was flustered at the moment.

“It’s better to handle it this way.” Chen Qi didn’t notice Aze’s abnormality, so he picked up a clay pot and filled it with water, and dug a hole on the river beach with ventilation on both sides. It’s not hard. Chen Qi dug it by himself very quickly, and the clay pot was just above the hole. After finishing it, Chen Qi ran to a short distance and easily pulled back a large pile of hay. In this simple stove, “Aze, lighter.”

A Ze took out a lighter from his arms and ignited the hay. The heat conduction ability of the clay pot is still good, and it didn’t take long for the water to heat up. There are many pupa leaves with fat leaves on the riverbank. Chen Qi picked a lot of them. A shallow pit was dug into which two pheasants could be placed, and several layers of pupa leaves were used to spread the boiled hot water over the pheasants in the shallow pit.

The Pu leaf prevented the leakage of the hot water very well. Chen Qi scalded the pheasant in the hot water for several minutes, and then took it out when the chicken feathers fell off, and handed it to A Ze, “Try it, see See if the pheasant’s hair is easier to pluck than before.”

A Ze stretched out his hand to take it, and it didn’t take much effort. With a slight push, a large piece of chicken feathers was plucked out. He was surprised: “It’s really much easier to pull out, and it’s cleaner than before.”

Chen Qi smiled and planned to continue his bathing career. Seeing that Aze was about to throw the pheasant feathers he plucked into the river, he quickly stopped him and said, “Don’t throw the chicken feathers, this is very useful.”

Azer stopped in confusion, “What’s the use of these small hairs?”

Chen Qi held his chin and thought for a while, what use can chicken feathers be? Make a feather duster? I’ve seen it before, but I haven’t done it myself, so I don’t know if I can make it. Do quilts? How long does it take to save so much to make a bed? “I haven’t figured out what to do, but this thing is very useful, more useful than animal skins. Don’t throw it away.”

Aze nodded and placed the chicken feathers with a larger leaf. Chen Qi then went down to the river with peace of mind and picked up two pieces of figs, which were handed to him by A Ze when he came to the river. Chen Qi himself completely forgot that this thing can be used as soap, and he was full of thoughts when he came. It was a matter of taking a bath, and I forgot to pick it up. I have to say that Azer’s mind is really not ordinary and delicate in some aspects.

As long as the fig is twisted lightly, green juice will flow out. When it is rubbed on the head and body, white foam will appear in an instant. I have seen those ferocious fish that eat meat before, and Chen Qi does not dare to run into the river in pain. I took a quick swim, stood in the shallow water by the river, took my shirt as a bath towel, and cleaned myself up and down, inside and out.

After Chen Qi even washed his clothes and came out from behind the river stone, Aze had already disposed of the pheasants, and the two clay pots were also filled with water. A Ze’s hair was still dripping with water droplets, and there was a unique faint scent of figs on his body. Obviously, he had also taken a bath in the river just now.

A Ze tied the two pheasants together with tough hay on his shoulders, stuffed the bag of pheasant feathers into Chen Qi’s arms, picked up a clay pot filled with water in one hand and said to Chen Qi, “Let’s go back.”

Looking at A Ze’s relaxed face, and thinking about how tired he was just holding an empty can when he came, he was silent for a while and replied, “Okay.”