Savage Tribe Survival

After discussing with everyone, I finally decided to choose the place to set up the tent in the middle of the basin. The terrain there is gentler than that at the foot of the surrounding mountains, and the weeds growing there are not so many thorns, so it is easier to clean than other places. much.

And there is also a small stream flowing down from the mountain behind, which just flows there, and finally merges into the river at the foot of the mountain, so that they don't need to go to the river to get water and compete with stag antlers for territory. That small stream is enough for them use.

After deciding on the place, the group did not stay by the river any longer, packed up their things, and followed Heifu to the chosen place.

Even if they had gained some more animal skins during this time, it was still not enough for everyone to build animal skin tents. They had already had the experience of building grass sheds on the high slope where they had sheltered from the rain, and there were all kinds of weeds and trees nearby. Building a palapa is much easier than a fur tent.

Before it got dark that day, more than a dozen thatched huts appeared near the creek. Although the surrounding weeds hadn't been cleaned up yet, at least everyone had a place to rest.

Luo Zhen's thatched hut is next to Jiaozhu's family. In order to save firewood, they share a fire, which can drive away some timid beasts at night. Their settlement has just been built, and there is not enough firewood. defense, so that the fire at night was kept burning all night.

"What are you doing?" It wasn't the first time Hei Ya saw Luo Zhen painting and drawing with a wooden board. Now that he was still tinkering with that wooden board in a new place, he couldn't help asking.

Ah Shui was using a bone knife to chop up freshly picked weed leaves and put them into a wooden bowl to feed the two cuckoo birds. Hearing this, he moved his head curiously, wanting to see what Luo Zhen was doing. what is it.Recently, he found that the things Luo Zhen made were very interesting and easy to use, such as bone knives, wooden bowls and plates, and even various edible plants that he didn't know before. The most important thing is that they are the same. Things, after Luo Zhen's hands, will become more delicious.

Ah Shui licked the corners of his lips, he was full of admiration for Luo Zhen now, as long as Luo Zhen did something that they didn't understand at the beginning, Ah Shui would like to stick to Luo Zhen to see what the other party did.

The two cooing birds quit. Looking at their empty wooden bowl, their quiet bird calls seemed to want to attract all the animals from the other side of the mountain, calling vigorously.

Seeing this, Luo Zhen took the bone knife from A Sailor's hand with a smile on his face, cut the weeds into pieces neatly, put them in a wooden bowl and pushed them in front of the two cuckoo birds. The dish was filled with half a dish of water and placed beside it.

The two cuckoo birds tilted their heads and called twice in satisfaction to Luo Zhen, and flapped their wings, approached the wooden bowl and buried their heads in pecking.

"I've been raising it for so long, and I haven't even laid a single egg." Ah Shui muttered, curling her lips.

Luo Zhen touched the other's little head, "We were running around all the time before and never stopped. I guess they haven't had time to adapt to the new environment. After a while, they should be able to lay eggs."

"Really?" Ah Shui asked suspiciously.

"Of course." Luo Zhen nodded affirmatively.

After speaking, Luo Zhen picked up the wooden board and handed it to the older and younger, so that they could see the contents of the wooden board clearly, pointed to the black lines drawn with charcoal on it and explained to them: "I plan to Build a house here."

"House?" Hei Ya looked at the painting on the wooden board. This was the first time he saw such a thing. Except for Da Wu, none of them knew how to record it. The planks are full of novelties.

"It's something brighter and stronger than the animal skin tents you lived in before."

"Then what is this kind of house made of? Is it also animal skin?"

Luo Zhen shook her head, "I plan to make it with wood."

All the mountains around here are stacked on top of each other, and there are dense trees growing on the mountains. It is the most convenient to use local materials to build houses.

"But I don't know if this most common wooden tenon can support the whole house." Although Luo Zhen designed only the most common single-room square house, it would be enough to build all the wood, but considering It might snow here in winter, and Luo Zhen wanted to get a slightly sloping roof, so that even if the snow fell heavily and it was too late to clean it up, the house would not collapse all at once.

But Luo Zhen has never studied architecture after all. Even though he has seen all kinds of houses, his memory is good enough to describe the shape of the house in detail, but he knows nothing about the internal structure of the house and how to build it. .If there is a strong adhesive like cement, a novice like him should be able to build a frame that can barely shelter from the wind and rain, right?

For people who have no concept of plane, it is difficult to imagine what the lines drawn on the wooden board will look like when they become three-dimensional. I understand that this kind of thing is stronger than animal skin tents, and you can make windows or something to make the room brighter, and you can make a house as big as you want, as long as you can make the house not Just collapse.

"Then let's build this house." Hei Ya rubbed his palms, looking eager to try. Now that they have arrived at their new residence, the soldiers don't need to leave for a month just to hunt winter animals. Food, everyone can help build this house together, so that when it snows in winter, they don't need to worry about their tents being crushed by heavy snow every minute.

You must know the sourness of being buried in the heavy snow in winter, even now recalling Hei Ya can't help but shudder.

"Luo Zhen, Luo Zhen." The two were talking when Lu Zhan's voice came from afar. After setting up the tent, Lu Zhan said that he was going to chop two firewood for fuel, and pick some salty fruit to come back. I set off with a few soldiers, but I didn't expect them to go there for a long time. Now it was completely dark, and I didn't see them coming back.

There is a person behind Lu Zhan, and that person is carrying a prey on his back. This combination is a bit nondescript, and the two soldiers next to Lu Zhan still look a little anxious.

"What's the matter?" Luo Zhen stood up and looked at them suspiciously.

The surrounding straw huts have only one roof and are ventilated on all sides. When Lu Zhan called out, everyone saw them coming back. The huts on the edge were a little far away, and the people who lived there still went here. They gathered together, wanting to see what the soldiers brought back.

Lu Zhan put the person on his back down, and Luo Zhen saw clearly that the person turned out to be Jiao Zhu, and Jiao Zhu's complexion was not very good. Hissed.

Seeing this, Hei Ya hurried over, and before he could ask, Hei Fu, who came back with him, stepped forward and stopped him, "Don't touch him for now."

Probably because Hei Fu's tone was too serious, Hei Ya's heart skipped a beat, and his injured leg was so anxious that he felt a dull pain. Ah Shui stepped forward to hold his father's hand, and called Jiao Zhu worriedly.

"Don't worry, it's okay." Lu Zhan didn't forget to comfort him, and then he stepped forward and pulled Luo Zhen over, pointed at Jiaozhu's back and said, "Show Jiaozhu, he's stuck with this prey." They are together and can't be torn apart, do you have a way to separate them?"

"Stuck?" How could the prey stick to the human?

Lu Zhan told the story in a hurry, and Luo Zhen finally understood what was going on.

It turned out that when they were picking salted fruit, Jiaozhu saw a hog deer, because the hog deer was too close to Jiaozhu, and the distance was enough for him to catch the prey, so he shot without thinking too much.

Who knew that hog deer also reacted quickly, kicking its hooves and avoiding Jiaozhu's capture abruptly. Originally, Jiaozhu thought that if the hog deer escaped too far, he would give up, but this idea has not yet come. After flashing, the hog deer slipped into a pit with its feet empty. Jiaozhu walked over and found that it was a muddy pond. The hog deer that wanted to escape was struggling in the mud, but instead sank deeper and deeper .

Jiaozhu was overjoyed, isn't this the prey that came to his door?So he brought the porcupine deer up from the mire, cut off his breath directly, and didn't dislike the dirty mud on the porcupine deer, threw it on his back, carried it and went back to find his companion.

At the beginning, Jiaozhu didn't find any abnormality, but as time went by, the mud on the hog deer's body slowly began to dry up, and then Jiaozhu felt that the skin that was in contact with the prey became more and more stiff. At this time, he wanted to It was too late when he got the hog deer off his back, the hog deer had already stuck to his back.

The others wanted to help him get the prey off, but no matter how hard they pulled, the prey seemed to grow on the horned bamboo. They almost tore off the skin of the horned bamboo, but they couldn't get rid of the prey. .

Lu Zhan thought that Luo Zhen always had a lot of novel ideas, so he hurried back to find Luo Zhen with Jiaozhu on his back.

After hearing the whole process, Hei Ya saw that the skin on the horned bamboo's back showed signs of being torn, and the part in contact with the hog deer was already stained with blood. His heart twitched, and he turned to look at Luo Zhen eagerly, " Luo Zhen, do you have a way to get that prey off Azhu's body?"

Luo Zhen rubbed the center of her brows with great pressure. He is not a doctor, how could he know how to get that prey down?However, he also knew that there were no wizards among them. Hei Ya had seen him use a thistle to stop Lu Zhan's bleeding, so he would be the first to ask him for help.

"I'll take a look first."

Everyone hurriedly made way for Luo Zhen, and Lu Zhan even lit a torch to move closer so that Luo Zhen could see more clearly.

The mud that sticks the prey and horned bamboo together has completely dried out and is off-white. It feels a little cold to the touch, and when knocked, it feels like knocking on a stone.

Most of the hog deer's body is covered by this dry off-white mud. If you want the horned bamboo to separate from the prey without injury, it is best to dissolve the mud first and then slowly separate.

Thinking of my previous experience of sticking my fingers with glue, there is nothing here that can quickly remove the stickiness, but there is a method that can be tried first to see if it works.

"Go and get a big tree stump that can hold a person, and empty it out. Let's soak him in hot water to see if the mud on his body can be softened."

Lu Zhan had used a big tree stump as a water container before, and he was quite familiar with this thing. Hearing that he stuffed the torch into Heifu's hand, he rushed to find what Lu Zhan needed.

The others followed Luo Zhen's instructions, cleaned all the stone pots, filled them with water, put them on the fire, and prepared hot water that could completely fill the big wooden stake.

And Luo Zhen asked Heifu to help, cut off the fur of the hog deer with a bone knife, leaving only the part that is in contact with the skin of the horned bamboo, so that the horned bamboo can be soaked in hot water.

Looking at the deer that had been separated by most of its fur, Luo Zhen tapped it with a bone knife, and even pulled it hard. Those parts covered by the dried off-white mud could not even leave marks on it with a bone knife. .

Thinking of the house design that was still in the sketch state, Luo Zhen's eyes lit up, wondering if this kind of mud with such a strong viscosity could be used as an adhesive for building a house?

If this kind of thing can be used, then he doesn't have to just tie the wood together when building a house, at least he can use things like sand and stone to make a stronger wall.