Chapter 2: The Cave
There are a lot of dry branches and dead leaves on the ground of the woods, and Wu Peiyao is a little weak to take a branch to whip the weeds to open the way, it is said that in this way, you can beat the grass and scare the snake, which is a necessary skill in the mountains.
She staggered to the west, crossed a mountain stream, stood by the waterhole, and saw that further west was the green bamboo forest.
No one takes care of the bamboo forest, the bamboo is tall and thick, a gust of wind blows, the bamboo forest rustles, the fresh air is misty, cool and fragrant. Wu Peiyao's heart felt very happy, such a beautiful bamboo forest belonged to herself!
She looked around and saw that the waterhole was about 150 square meters, not very deep, very clear, and the dead leaves at the bottom of the water and the foot-long swimming fish could be clearly seen.
More than 30 meters to the north of the pond, there is a big rock wall at the boundary of the bamboo forest and the woods, there are many rock fragments scattered around, the rock wall near the east woods is embedded in the mountain, there is a huge rock slab obliquely on the west side, it seems to be two large stone slabs together, a bit like the shape of the roof of the rural tile house, erect a south-facing triangle-shaped hole, the hole is more than one person wide, there are about two meters high, some weeds, gravel and soil what block the lower half of the hole.
She ducked aside and threw a few rocks inside, bang, no animals came out, it seemed that the place was well cleaned and could be used for living and storage.
When you settle down, you can build a wooden or bamboo hut outside, but the lack of tools is a big problem! There is also a small body of oneself, which has to be practiced, and you can't be ambitious!
But take your time, there's plenty of time.
Most of the rocky ground between the waterhole and the cave is rocky, with bamboo forests on the left side of the rocky floor, a large weedy field on the right, and the stream on the right that you passed by.
After observing the environment, she wanted to be a fire, and with a fire, she could roast some mushrooms and eat something hot. You can also wait until the cave is cleaned up and burn the inside of the cave with fire to remove insects and ants.
She found a piece of dry wood and laid it flat on the ground, then dug a nest in the firewood with a sharp stone, and put a few pinches of dried moss and velvet in it.
Then he found a hard branch, sharpened it on the stone by the pool, and finally stepped on the wood with his foot, and put the tip of the branch on the dry grass in the nest of the wood, and turned the stick with both hands desperately.
Pei Yao knew that she couldn't exert her strength, she had to do it in one go, otherwise with her current weakness, she would become more and more unable to ignite the fire.
Fortunately, she is experienced, she used to burn corn and sweet potatoes in the mountains and fields, all of them were improvised to do it, secretly make a fire to cook things to eat, and her parents were sent to her grandmother to raise them when she was very young, and her mother died in a car accident at the age of 8, and her father never came back to see himself and his grandmother, so their lives can be imagined.
Thinking of her grandmother, Pei Yao's eyes turned red, "Grandma, don't worry, although I came to ancient times, I will live happily, and I wish my grandma happiness in heaven!" ”
Hanging two tears while rubbing the stick, while gently blowing the light smoke from the hay, finally led a small flame, and quickly led the dry leaves and thin branches of the hay that he had found before, and then gradually thickened the branches, so that a fire was raised.
It would be bad to surround the fire with a few large rocks to prevent the wind from blowing out sparks and causing a fire in the deep forest.
Pei Yao washed the mushrooms in the stream above the pool, threaded them with branches, and rummaged through the bushes or grass at the edge of the woods to see if there were any wild eggs.
Making a noise outside the grass can scare nearby pheasants away, and you can find its nest by looking at the place where the pheasant flies. After scaring away two pheasants hiding in their nests, 9 wild eggs were found.
Wrapped in thick clay from the edge of the pool and thrown into the fire, she thought about it while roasting the mushrooms, and now she urgently needed to think about getting salt, pots, knives, and shelter.
Alas, there is nothing, do you want to find someone else, I don't know if someone will take it in, whether you will meet bad people, if you meet the color of the intention is even worse, this person is not familiar with the place, in case you go wrong, go to the mountains, meet the beast will be even more miserable!
It's better to pack up this place and use it as your own base, and you will know the situation when you have time to go in every direction in the future.
By the way, I don't know what this body looks like?
Look at the roasted mushrooms in your hand, it's a little mushy, and it doesn't matter so much, now it's good to eat in this condition, blow and blow a little cooler, eat the tasteless mushrooms in a few bites, and run to the waterhole to lie on the water surface and look in the mirror.
I saw a reflection in the water, a head with a boy's bun in an ancient movie, his hair was a little messy, and the broken hair hung by the branches was flying in the wind. The goose-egg-shaped little face is smeared with mud, and the body is still a beautiful woman with facial features, because of men's dress, it looks like a delicate boy.
Well, in this ancient world, Pei Yao didn't want to be too beautiful, and she was alone, easy to cause trouble, easy to be molested, and easy to be seen as a concubine.
Don't blame her for being pessimistic, and the sequelae of reading too many sadistic novels.
I washed my face with the water and smoothed my hair.
In order to make a living, I run in the mountains every day, and I don't have sunscreen, so it's safe to tan myself for a few days!
Wu Peiyao took out the cooked wild egg mud balls with a wooden stick and piled them aside. I went to the woods, picked up some thick wood, threw them into the fire, and slowly burned them, and then tied some bamboo twigs with the tough reeds on the edge of the pond and began to sweep the ground.
She swept all the fallen leaves from the entrance of the cave to the middle of the pool, piled them on the edge of the pool, and burned them to ashes.
Pinching her waist, Pei Yao watched the ground clean up, just like a yard, the rocky ground in the yard was not very flat, and it was a little uneven. Probably this large area of the ground is almost entirely rocky, otherwise there would be no trees.
The large grass in front of the left side of the cave needs to be cleaned up slowly, ignore it for now, mainly clean up the cave today, earn to be able to sleep in it today, and can't think about it in the open air or anything!
The entrance of the cave is not smooth, unlike a place infested by snakes, just in case, Pei Yao still threw in a few pieces of wood that were on fire, and after waiting for a while to see that there was no movement, she began to move the stones at the entrance of the cave and clear the weeds. It looks like the stones have fallen off from the top of the large rocks, and some of them are pressed together one by one, which is quite difficult to clean. She also has to pay attention to whether there are stone chips that can be used as pots, preferably stone chips that can be concave in the middle, so that there is no need to grind deeply!
After cleaning it up for a while, I found a few decent pieces to put aside, and the rest of the stones were piled up on the other side of the cave to see if I could use them to make a stove or something in the future.
Look at the day, it's a bit like three o'clock in the afternoon, the hole is cleared more than half, I really can't do it, and my hands have ground up a few red blisters, and the drill is distressed!
Wu Peiyao is helpless, the physical strength of this body is too scummy, this hand looks like an embroidered hand, soft and tender, and she is blind for this female man!!
When the entrance of the cave is cleared, you can see through the cave at a glance, about seventy or eighty square meters, and the cave is also a rocky ground, which is higher than the outside.
There are some rocks scattered on the ground, there is not much dirt, there is no moss, it seems that the hole is not bad, it will not leak rain or damp. In the depths of the cave, there are still dots of light shining through.
Wu Peiyao is a little happy, this place is comfortable, the food and housing problems can be guaranteed, and life can be lived!
Slowly and carefully walked to the depths of the cave, not forgetting to hold a sharpened wooden stick in his hand to defend himself.
The entrance of the cave is shorter than the top wall in the hole, the top of the cave is an angle, the internal shape of the overall cave is a bit like a three-dimensional non-standard triangle, the inside of the cave is quite wide, the rock wall is not very flat, there are many sharp places and some places protrude a piece, and the protruding rock in some places is quite flat, and it is no problem to put some small things.
There is a large hole in the innermost side wall, the hole is about one meter high from the ground, because the hole is not very bright, this hole is even darker, you have to lie on the top to look carefully, it is very spacious and suitable for a bedroom.
Satisfied! Very satisfied, Pei Yao couldn't help but sigh at the magic of nature! Although the shape of this cave is not very good-looking, it is better than spacious, dry, and safe and secluded bedrooms, it is simply the perfect natural cave in my mind!
And there are several small holes on the east stone wall near the top of the cave, which can be ventilated with light, so that the fire in the hole at night is not afraid of smoke, not bad! Not bad! There is no end to the road!