Chapter 14 Drilling wood for fire

Tian Xiaxia said: "When I came out, her lifeboat had already left." ”

Saying that, he sighed again, shook his head and said, "Alas, the wind and waves are so strong, I don't know if she is still alive or not." ”

Speaking of which, I'm not sure enough to give her an answer.

Just like the waves of that day, and the extremely chaotic evacuation order, out of more than 3,000 people, I don't expect more than 1,000 people to be able to walk in lifeboats. And even if the more than 1,000 people who escaped by lifeboat were mostly women under the huge waves, and I estimate that more than half of them could survive.

This is already my most optimistic estimate, and the reality may be even more cruel. For example, Su Wu's lifeboat before, there were a total of five people, but except for Su Wu, the other four people, I estimate that ninety percent of them were swallowed by the waves.

And Su Wu, if she hadn't been lucky enough to meet me, she would definitely not have survived.

Looking at Tian Xiaxia and their two boats, in fact, in the process of escaping, three people unfortunately died, and they were able to find a land landing in the end, which was already very lucky for them, and it was hard enough.

Taking a step back, even if you don't die in the waves, if you drift on the sea and can't find land, you will eventually die of cold and lack of food.

Therefore, Tian Xiaxia asked her sister whether she was alive or dead, and I didn't dare to answer her, when she encountered such a thing, life and death were left to fate, and she could only see if God favored you. When I think of this, I can't help but think of my cousin.

When I got off the boat, I had fantasized that my cousin would be on this shore, but in the end reality shattered my illusion.

The two men named Zhao Chong and Ma Wang, as soon as they came ashore, their eyes were on Su Wu's body, and finally, Zhao Chong laughed loudly: "Isn't this the big star Su Wu, I actually fell into trouble with the big star, it seems that this is also a rare fate." ”

I glanced at this ruffian-looking guy, because of your grandmother, Sister Su and I are called fate, and we have lived and died together at sea for several days, and now we have just come ashore, you guy, you are close.

Su Wu also saw that this person was not good-looking, and he was lewd and lustful, so he hid from me and left the sight of that guy.

Zhao Chong was a little displeased, but when he saw me, he seemed to have some kind of expectation, and shouted: "Hey, buddy, is there any fire on your body?"

I shook my head: "No." ”

When Zhao Chong heard this, he was disappointed and lukewarm to me again.

I casually looked around and saw that there were two camps for men and women, built far apart. Zhao Chong and Ma Wang were two men in one place, and the other five women were in another.

The defense of men and women is quite obvious.

It seems that if women can unite, they don't need to look up to men.

I went to their women's camp with Tian Xiaxia, and I asked Tian Xiaxia, "Why don't you two ships want to keep some tinder? Shouldn't there be waterproof matches on this ship?"

Tian Xiaxia replied: "I didn't have this boat, it was overturned by the waves once and lost." Zhao Chong and their boat originally had it, but when they were at sea, they actually rowed waterproof matches to keep warm, and they tossed it all night. I told them to keep some, but they didn't listen. ”

I said, "Damn, it's just such a sense of survival! It's a shame that they can still go ashore alive, it's really lucky to step on shit." ”

On the other hand, Tian Xiaxia didn't seem to look down on those two men, and said, "Those two people don't have a good character. I heard from the women in the same boat as them, "How did they get on the lifeboat?" They dragged two of the women in the boat into the water, took their places, and then escaped. ”

"This ......" I smacked my tongue, I didn't expect these two boys to be so cheap.

It's immoral, but it's understandable when you think about it. In the face of life and death, not everyone can show grace. Maybe many people think, I'm a man, why should I give up the chance to survive to you women? I'm about to face the threat of death, and there is nothing important in my life except death, what kind of bullshit gentleman do I have to learn? Morality, honesty, and shame? Can I live?

Tian Xiaxia suddenly looked at me strangely: "Hey, what about you, how did you get on the lifeboat? Wouldn't it be like those two men, in order to escape, drag other women off the boat?"

I gave her a blank look: "What do you say, do you think I'm that kind of person?" You ask me how to escape? I unloaded a piece of the foam door panel from the cruise ship to make a pontoon, and I got out. How difficult it is for me to say me. As for the lifeboat, it was an empty boat that I found later, and the people on the boat were washed away by the waves, so I picked it up and used it. ”

Su Wu next to him also proved my character at this time: "Yes, yes, Lele also saved my life, Lele is a good comrade, and he is still a capable comrade." ”

I turned around and smiled at Su Wu, this big star, it's really not in vain!

Now that I have just come ashore, the first thing I need to do is to find the source of the fire.

I didn't say much to Tian Xia Xia, and said to Su Wu: "Sister Su, you stay with Tian Xia Xia, I'll go around the mountains and see if I can find something to make a fire." ”

I didn't need anyone's help, so I took a dagger and left.

I walked along a dry hill, searching all the way, and finally picked up the trunk of a dry wild chestnut tree, checked it, and thought it was feasible. He also sharpened a finger-sized hard rod with a dagger. Then he pulled a few more clumps of dried velvet grass nearby.

In this way, a set of fire-making materials is complete.

When I went down the mountain, I picked up a large bundle of dry firewood.

Tian Xiaxia and the others were very puzzled when they saw me coming back with a large bundle of firewood, and said, "We picked up some firewood last night, but there is no fire, so we can't make it." ”

I gave them a mysterious smile: "Maybe I can." ”

Tian Xiaxia didn't believe it, and suddenly seemed to understand something, and said with a smile: "You guy lied to me, did you have a lighter on you?"

I said, "I don't smoke, what lighter do I bring, even if I do, do you think I can still use it after soaking in the sea for a few days?"

Ignoring the question marks in the women's heads, I found a dry piece of land, threw a layer of velvet on it, then peeled the dry wild chestnut wood, and dug a notch with a hand knife and placed it on top of the velvet.

Finally, he picked up the dry, hard wooden drill and drilled it into the notch of the chestnut wood.

"What is this for, what kind of word does it seem to have?"

"Oh, by the way, drill wood for fire!"

"This guy is playing with drilling wood for fire!"

The women who gathered around to watch the excitement finally couldn't help but scream. Even the two men, Zhao Chong and Ma Wang, couldn't help but run over to watch.