Chapter 15 Drilling wood for fire
It was past 10 o'clock in Solomon Islands time, close to noon, and the sun began to get hot, and the air was filled with high temperatures, which made people's breath a little breathless. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The waves still crash on the beach, bringing out snow-white sprays, which is a tidal phenomenon, called "tide" during the day and "tide" at night. Everyone knows that tidal phenomena are caused by the sun and the moon, mainly by the gravitational pull of the moon.
Ye Yan dragged a long trunk, and the side branches at both ends of the tree were cut down, leaving only the bare torso, which went around in the dense woods before transporting this last tree, and on the originally neat beach, there were many more footprints, two large and one small, the big one was Ye Yan and Luo An's, and the small one was Mo Qing's.
Ye Yan threw the tree trunk on the ground at random, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, looking at the beautiful scenery in the bay was a little funny. It's been two days since I arrived on this island, and now there is a bonfire burning slowly on the originally empty beach, and farther away, two small shelters are being built on two slanted trees, all of which are made of island materials, so that people will not have too much sense of disobedience.
Farther away, Ye Yan's gaze swept over the small pit by the sea, the hermit crab moved inside, over the undulating blue sea, Ye Yan's gaze wandered in the naturally formed inverted U-shaped stone door, like a picture frame, framing the barge outside the sky, and the sea, the sun poured down, all the way to the horizon, the sea and the sky are the same color, a natural picture.
Ye Yan took a deep breath, and in an instant, he actually wanted to live here forever, and couldn't help but sigh, and said: "Here, it seems that everything is very comfortable, if you can hug your lover here to watch the sunrise and sunset, it will definitely be a wonderful thing......"
"Ah......h
Ye Yan shook his head and stood up suddenly, he had already appreciated enough, adjusted his mood, it's time to continue working, you must have enough sense of crisis in the wild, you have to work hard to find food when you have shelter, and with food you have to ensure the water source, but all of the above is available, you also have to work hard to get angry with a fire to get through the night.
In short, to survive in the wild, you can't stop for a moment. Loneliness will gradually occupy and erode your heart, and eventually you may get depression, or you may be lonely and go crazy and die on this island.
Time feels very slow here, the sense of time is very weak, and if you are alone here, the days go by, that feeling can make people desperate.
Picking up the knife, he walked to the pile of fresh trees and squatted down, Ye Yan stretched out his two arms and gestured to determine where to segment the trees: "The distance of a person's arm, from the left middle finger to the right middle finger, is about your height, my height is about 182 cm, so I have to cut it more than this distance." ”
On the basis of the distance between the two arms, Ye Yan added about half a meter or so, although it does not need to be so high, but this takes into account that the wooden stake should go deep into the ground to ensure that it is stable, as well as to ensure that a floor is built, to ensure that it can be kept away from the ground when there is water, to keep it dry, and to avoid insects.
Since it rains all year round, the roof of the house needs to be triangular and sloping to both sides, so that rainwater can stay on both sides and not flow into the house. So Ye Yan cut two sections of the main trunk of about 2 meters, ready to be used to support the roof.
Next up are the pillars at the four corners of the house.
With a sharp knife, this matter progressed quickly, and in less than 10 minutes, Ye Yan divided the trees, as the corner trunk of the house, Ye Yan also chose thicker trees, divided into four wooden pillars of about 180 cm, as the four corners. The house is larger because there are two people, so Ye Yan cut two sections of 5-meter trunks as horizontal frames.
Ye Yan had already planned the location of the house, and he had long taken a fancy to a coconut tree that was almost on the water at a slope of 60 degrees not far from his current residence, where there was a relatively empty place, without so much vegetation, which could just squeeze into this hut.
Ye Yan sharpened the bottom of the base pillar to make it easier to insert it into the ground, and then dragged the logs to the clearing.
It's also a strange place, where the dense trees seem to be fragmented, leaving a slightly empty piece of land where Mo Qing digs the soil.
There are only a few herbaceous plants in the clearing, such as Alocasia, which has huge leaves and abundant rhizomes, similar to the kind of taro found in southern China, and the taro tastes good. However, the difference is that Alocasia is inedible and poisonous, and it must be cooked for a long time to be detoxified, and the throat will itch after ingesting it by mistake.
Ye Yan used a wooden stick to dig out a narrow and deep hole, about 20 centimeters, and then slammed the wooden pillar into it, filling it with soil and tamping it.
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After about half an hour of work, Ye Yan cleaned up some surrounding plants, and finally completed the construction of the frame of the wooden house.
Six thick wooden pillars stand upright, and the ground is marked by four slightly shorter sticks to form a rectangle, about 4 meters wide and about 5 meters long. A long trunk was then inserted on the two sides of the smaller distance to support the ridge of the house.
And the top of these stout wooden pillars was penetrated by Ye Yan from the middle, and a small opening was taken out, and when the time came, as long as the trunk was embedded in this opening, the skeletons could be firmly linked together.
Then on the two sides of the slightly longer side, Ye Yan embed two meter-5 wooden pillars into the hole and connected them, making sure that they would not loosen, and the space was enough for two people to rest, but it may still be inconvenient if you move.
"In fact, this is a relatively simple one, our Chinese ancestors, those skilled craftsmen, looking at the world, are also the top carpenters, they can not hit a nail, but all kinds of wood together, and stable as a mountain. ”
Ye Yan took a deep breath, wiped the beads of sweat on his forehead, looked at the results of his efforts for more than an hour, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction: "Although it is relatively simple, but in terms of wild conditions, this is extremely luxurious, a seaside villa, 360 degrees without dead ends around the open air to see the sea, with automatic inverter air conditioning, to send you a fresh sea breeze, now the purchase also comes with a small island back garden, pre-order as soon as possible." ”
“66666!”
"It's so true, I almost believed it. ”
"Well, I've decided not to pay a penny. ”
"This house is so nice, however I decided not to buy it. ”
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Let's wait until later to expand, otherwise the project will be too big.
However, Ye Yan was enthusiastic, using the remaining wood, cutting it at the right length, and tying it with a rope at the cross, as a roof skeleton, similar to a fishbone-like structure, only one on each side of the skeleton is needed, and the rest is tied horizontally in the middle of the skeleton, and it is also one on the left and right, so that they can stress each other and be more stable.
Ye Yan squinted and looked at the sky above his head, the clouds were staggering, but fortunately, there was no sign of rain. The sun was too hot to continue working.
"Mo Qing, let's go, let's go back to dinner. ”
Ye Yan looked at Mo Qing's slightly tanned skin and felt a little distressed, but Mo Qing just wiped his sweat and smiled.
went to the beach to wash their hands, and returned to the shade of a tree, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief, there is no shortage of food on the island, but this weather is a little unbearable, but this is nothing for Ye Yan and Mo Qing, they have already experienced the baptism of high temperatures, and the temperature here is about 30 degrees.
Ye Yan looked for a piece of dead wood and brown coconut shell fibers on the ground, which were the best ignitions.
Although there was a scorching fire next to it, it did not prevent Ye Yan from demonstrating the skills of making a fire to the audience.
Ye Yan squatted on the ground, smoothed a piece of wood with a knife, and said: "The texture of the wood used to drill wood for fire should be relatively soft, so that it is easier to drill out fire chips." And make the ignition fluffy so that it is easy to start a fire. ”
Then he made a circular hole in it, which did not need to be too deep, and cut a piece of stick, shaving the bulge off to avoid pricking his hands. This allows you to put one end in the hole and insert it and rub it all the way ......."
"Phew, I'm going to call the police!"
"Tsk, that's the taste, City Lord Ye is still City Lord Ye's. ”
"Is it supertube, there are people here who are involved in pornography. ”
"Damn, caught off guard, didn't you say that the front was going straight, why did you turn suddenly, my brakes were broken, and the steering wheel was torn off. ”
"There's nothing wrong with it, drilling wood for fire is to test friction to create heat. ”
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Ye Yan disposed of the required items, aimed the wooden stick at the hole, and then added a little sand. Don't look at what Ye Yan said very lightly, in fact, he is just talking on paper, who has nothing to learn from primitive people to drill wood to make fire and play?
So Ye Yan's first attempt failed in his clumsy spinning stick, adjusted it, Ye Yan took a deep breath, tried to recall the video he had watched, and after brewing for a long time, Ye Yan opened his eyes and prepared to try for the second time.
Swing the stick straight, place your hands parallel to the top of the stick, and rub it back and forth quickly, gradually moving downwards, the trick to drilling wood for fire is to be fast, not brute force.
This is a very hard work, fortunately, Ye Yan has a good talent, and he also has the experience of his predecessors, after more than half an hour of hard work, he finally succeeded, and there was already a layer of black burning chips on the wooden base.
Ye Yan smiled, wiped a handful of sweat, his hands were already a little worn out, carefully picked up the piece of wood, and gently poured the burning chips into the prepared velvet: "You see, but there is light smoke and the fire chips have turned black, they can probably be used, but be careful, they are very fragile, don't be extinguished by the wind or your sweat." ”
Pour all the burning chips into it, then hold the velvet in both hands, and blow gently until the velvet smokes and is lit, and Ye Yan's drilling wood for fire is considered successful.
“6666!”
“6666666!”
"City Lord Ye is really strong. ”
"Yes, I can give full marks to this wave. ”