Chapter 20: Hunting
The materials for making bows and arrows were still missing a hemp rope and a few iron nails, so Liu Gang volunteered to go out to find hemp rope and iron nails. The hemp rope used to bundle firewood in their firewood shed was too thick to be used.
Du Yuhan carefully modified the wooden stick used to make the bow with a kitchen knife, and straightened a few branches used to make arrows, and dug out grooves with scissors at the arrowhead, and fixed the iron nail on the arrow when the iron nail came.
The feathers needed for the tail of the arrow will be available after the next pheasant is hit.
Liu Gang came back quickly, and he didn't know where he found the materials, in short, they all met Du Yuhan's requirements.
The wooden stick used to make a bow and arrow was roasted with a torch in the stove pit, the bow was moderately curved, the arrow was very straight, and the bowstring of the hemp rope material was fixed, and the tip of the arrow was fixed, and the simple bow and arrow were ready.
Looking at the simple bow and arrow, Du Yuhan was still quite satisfied. It's good to be able to make a bow and arrow under such humble conditions. Later, when she had the chance, she would have to get a better bow and arrow, and she would be able to use it easily.
Liu Gang looked at the rough and simple bow and arrow and asked hesitantly, "Can this hit the prey?"
Du Yuhan smiled: "Why don't we try it?"
Liu Gang nodded when he heard this: "The head of the regiment should get up for a nap, I'll go talk to him, let's go out for a while, it can't be too long." ”
Du Yuhan also went into the house to change into a relatively shabby clothes, and he was not afraid of scratching when he entered the mountain.
Liu Gang said hello to the head of the regiment and came out.
Du Yuhan asked Liu Gang to put the wicker basket on his back, and the two of them hurried to set off.
Now that the New Year is out, the weather is gradually warming, and in addition to the pine trees that have been verdant, the trees that have lost their leaves in the mountains have sprouted. Some small animals are also gradually coming out to move.
Du Yuhan observed that wild vegetables had grown in the sunny leeward place, and he could dig wild vegetables to change his taste in a few days.
The two of them walked towards a dense wooded area, and if they wanted to encounter pheasants, hares, and other small animals, they had to go a little inside, and there was very little human activity on the periphery, and these animals were rare.
The ground was thick with fallen leaves, and the rustling sound of your feet on it was so soft that it felt like you were stepping on a thick carpet.
After walking a distance, the two of them slowed down and paid attention to the movements around them. After a while, I saw a colorful pheasant with bright feathers, and at first glance it was a male pheasant, which was not small.
In a forest with no leaves and only branches of very monotonous color, the bright color of the pheasant stands out.
The two of them signaled to each other not to make a sound, and Du Yuhan slowly took out his bow and put on an arrow. Aim carefully to be on the safe side.
An improvised arrow swooped out. Before the pheasant could react, he was shot and fell to the ground.
The pheasant was pierced through the chest by a sword, struggled with the arrow for a long time, escaped more than ten meters and then fell to the ground and did not move.
Liu Gang ran over when the pheasant was shot, and when the pheasant fell to the ground, he also ran to the pheasant and grabbed the pheasant.
He picked up the pheasant and turned back excitedly and shouted to Du Yuhan: "Du Yuhan, I got it." You're amazing, this pheasant has to weigh at least five or six pounds. ”
Liu Gang couldn't be happier, and if he hunted pheasants, it meant that they had meat to eat at night.
How can a young man with a lack of oil and water in his stomach not mix meat. It's just that he couldn't catch the prey, so he could only stare at the mountain.
Now it's good, Du Yuhan has the ability to hunt, and the future is more promising.
Liu Gang seemed to have a pot of meat beckoning to him in front of him.
Du Yuhan saw that although his skills had declined due to physical reasons, it was okay. Keep exercising, and in time you will definitely reach the best level in your previous life.
Du Yuhan thought that someone would come to build a bathroom for them in the next few days, and even if they didn't pay their wages, they would definitely have to take care of the food, so it was better to catch a few more prey and add vegetables, and they could also save food.
Du Yuhan said: "Let's take a look elsewhere, don't make a noise, it will scare the prey away." ”
When Liu Gang heard this, he quickly covered his mouth with his hand, because he took the pheasant and got a hand of chicken blood, which was stuck to his face at this time.
Du Yuhan looked at Liu Gang's blood-stained face and wanted to laugh but didn't dare to make a sound, so he held back his laughter and told Liu Gang when he got home.
The two continued to explore, and today as luck were, they found a pheasant and a hare in an hour. Good harvest.
The two of them were afraid that Han Yi would need someone first, so they didn't dare to stay any longer, so they hurried home.
The prey is put in a wicker basket with some dry branches on it, and even if you meet people, you don't know what's in the basket, so as to keep a low profile.
The two of them quickly returned to the small courtyard, and they didn't meet anyone else on the way.
As soon as Liu put down the wicker basket, he ran into the east house, wanting to share the good news with the head of the regiment.
Han Yixian was reading a book in a wheelchair, and when he heard Liu Gang running into the house, he looked up and saw Liu Gang with a bloody face and asked in surprise: "What's wrong with you, why did you get blood all over your face?"
When Liu Gang heard this, he quickly looked in the mirror and shouted: "Oh, this Du Yuhan didn't tell me a word, this must be chicken blood." ”
Han Yixian looked at Liu Gang covered in dust and asked curiously, "What did you do just now? Why are you so embarrassed?" ”
Liu Gang said happily with a look of chicken blood on his face: "We went into the mountains to hunt just now. Du Yuhan was really interested, she made a simple bow and arrow, and used that simple bow and arrow to hit the prey. Du Yuhan's archery was quite accurate, and he hunted two pheasants and a hare. She said that she stewed pheasant meat in the evening. ”
Han Yixian was surprised when he heard this, he didn't expect this little girl to have this hand, but looking at her so thin and weak looked like the consequence of long-term starvation.
But when I think about it again, even if the little girl knows how to hunt, she probably can't eat anything in her mouth, and she is occupied by others.
Liu Gang said: "Leader, I'll wrap the rabbit skin first." Du Yuhan said that the rabbit skin is tanned and can be made into clothes, shoes and hats. She'll do it. ”
Han Yixian nodded and said, "Rabbit skin is a good thing, I will teach you how to tann rabbit skin after you peel it." ”
Liu Gang happily went to wash his face and clean up the rabbit.
Du Yuhan boiled water to prepare to defeather the pheasant.
The big feathers on the pheasant's tail and wings can be used as arrow feathers, all of which were plucked off by Du Yuhan in advance.
The water boiled and poured it into a large basin, soaked the two pheasants for a short while, and then quickly shed their feathers. The chicken should not be soaked in boiling water for too long, otherwise even the chicken skin will be torn off when the chicken feathers are removed.
The feathers of the two chickens were quickly faded, and some of the remaining small fluff had to be selected slowly, and they had to be burned with fire, so that the little fluff was gone.
Two pheasants, one male and one female, Du Yuhan directly disemboweled.
There are a lot of grass seeds in the woods, and the pheasants are not short of food, so they are very fat. The hen has a lot of small eggs in her belly, which can be stewed with the chicken.