Chapter 4: The First 'Friend'

When I looked up, at the mouth of the cave, a cat-like animal stared directly at the muntjac meat on the stone slab, as if afraid of fire, with its mouth wide open, and its saliva was dripping. Lynx? Kind of, Tiger? Kind of, leopard? Not quite like that. The body size is not very large, but looking at the sharp canine teeth, streamlined body, yin owl eyes, and the scars all over the body, you don't have to think that you must not be an opponent.

The meat was almost roasted, Li Dawei used a spear to stick the muntjac meat and threw it in front of this cat-like animal, the other party was startled, bared his teeth, and roared lowly, like a tiger roaring, his eyes showed a fierce light, Li Dawei became nervous and clenched the spear.

The cat-like animal finally focused on the food, sniffed the steaming muntjac meat, took the meat in its mouth, jumped to the entrance of the cave, and then disappeared in a flash.

Li Dawei breathed a long sigh of relief, and then scolded, ", don't let people live, I'm barbecing meat at home in broad daylight, who is to provoke whom", he didn't speak for a few days, and his mouth was not smooth at first.

With such a master outside, Li Dawei was a little less timid, so he hurriedly sealed the entrance of the cave and pondered to make a door, which was too time-consuming and laborious to move stones.

Eating the animal's liver is good for the eyes, but it is so fishy that Li Dawei almost vomited it and threw it aside in a dejected manner. Pursed his lips and pondered for a moment, and slapped his head suddenly, it's too stupid, isn't it just a lack of spices? Dogwood, wild ginger, as long as you look for it carefully, there are many on the mountain.

After nesting in the cave for three days, I don't know whether the meat tastes bad or how it drips, Li Dawei feels a little weak and loses his appetite, and it is possible that he sweated a lot before, or He Shou Wu ate too much, and his body reacted to the lack of salt.

I had to go out and confirm my guess by the way. Bringing a few pieces of muntjac meat, two bales of lime, and some charcoal, he went out again with a spear and a stone knife, and came to the place where the trap was set, and looked carefully, and there were indeed traces of animals walking through, and even fresh dung.

As we approached the stream, the road widened. Walking out of the forest, I looked to the side, it was a bare mountain wall, bare, and the ground was full of messy footprints, all kinds of things, anyway, Li Dawei couldn't tell the difference.

Li Dawei was overjoyed, came to the side of the mountain wall, pinched some soil and tasted it in his mouth, and sure enough, it was salty and salty. Animals also need salt, and Li Dawei had this guess when he found that there were more animals walking on that road. As for how to extract the salt, if you have time, it is a basic operation for a chemistry teacher.

I dug a pit next to the stream, brought some water over, then plugged it, put the salt mud in it, stirred it a few times, reached out and dipped it in the water and tasted it, nodded, salty. When the mud was almost settled, the charcoal was thrown in, and after a while, the water was much clearer.

Soak the muntjac meat in it, fully absorb the salt in the water, dig up a few pieces of salt mud and put it in the frame on the back, and leave to walk back when you feel that it is almost done. This is a gathering place for animals, it is not advisable to stay for a long time, not to mention other animals, then the wild boar Li Dawei can't do it. If there is a female wild boar, then there must be a male wild boar, which is even more unprovoked.

The biggest problem was solved, Li Dawei was in a good mood for a while, and when he returned to the cave, he couldn't wait to remove the slate, and roasted the muntjac meat stained with salt water on a wooden stick, watching the fat slowly leach out of the meat and tick onto the fire, the flame suddenly became larger, and Li Dawei's saliva swallowed hard.

Looking up meaningfully, I don't know when, the 'big cat' appeared at the entrance of the cave again, and it was also dripping. Li Dawei sighed in his heart, and he relied on me, just to eat, or pinch the food.

I couldn't help it, so I threw the cooked meat to the 'big cat', who didn't demonstrate again this time, and turned around with the meat in his mouth and left.

'Salty to you', Li Dawei muttered, no way, bake another piece hungry. Alas, so excited that I forgot to close the door.

Salt is the king of all flavors, this meal is the most satisfying meal that Li Dawei has eaten when he comes to this world, his tongue is hot, and people are also eating, if there is another soup to fill the gaps, it will be perfect. The rest of the meat is smeared with salt mud to prevent preservatives and taste.

After recovering his energy, Li Dawei did not go far for many days, dug soil nearby, and put water on the water, thinking about making a few exquisite pottery, pots and pans, the simplest silicate industry, and burned it after molding.

After doing it, I found that I thought too much, how could the mud not change into the shape I wanted, and finally made a few, the shape could not be described, if it was someone else, I could only guess what it was. Li Dawei is very satisfied, as long as he can hold things!

It's not easy to fire, the first batch is completely cracked, the second batch of annealing is not mastered and cracks appear, and the third batch of annealing is still not mastered, but finally there are two that can be used. It's easy to do with experience, and a few more have been successful one after another.

This time, half a month has passed, and the 'big cat' really relied on Li Dawei, treating him as a long-term meal ticket, and came over to rub the rice with scars all over his body, the key is that once the meat that was not salty was actually returned, and it had to be re-served.

One came and went, one person and one 'cat' formed some tacit understanding, no matter whether the 'big cat' came or not, Li Dawei kept the door when he was barbecuing. The 'big cat' didn't say a word when it came, and just lay down in front of the fire, waiting to eat meat. Until now, Li Dawei has not figured out what this 'big cat' is, but this does not hinder the spiritual communication between the two, and Li Dawei can obviously feel that the 'big cat' is lowering his vigilance.

Until one evening, when it was not time to eat, the 'big cat' limped back again, Li Dawei looked at it, there were several big wounds on his left leg, abdomen, and back, and they were bloody, and it seemed that he had encountered hard stubble, and it was difficult to walk. This has to be supplemented, stewed a jar of He Shou Wu muntjac meat wild mountain mushroom soup, tasted two bites by himself, and then poured some into a clay pot next to him.

The 'big cat' hesitated, but walked over slowly, crawled to the side and stretched out his head to drink. Li Dawei stretched out his left hand to touch it, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, the head of the 'big cat' was raised suddenly, Li Dawei was startled, and said embarrassedly: "Uh, don't be nervous, look at your good skin, touch it."

Seeing that it was Li Dawei, he didn't feel malice, the 'big cat' lowered his head and continued to lick, and when Li Dawei's hand touched its head, he could obviously feel the 'big cat' pause.

Just treat it as an ordinary domestic cat, Li Dawei scratched and scratched on its head, felines are good at this, this big cat actually made a comfortable 'purr' sound, and the soup was not drunk, squinting and enjoying, and simply lying on its side in the back. I scratched the bottom of the 'big cat's neck again, and looked like it was about to fall asleep.

Li Dawei kept thinking about it while scratching his mouth, "Are you a cat or a tiger, I don't look like it." I think maybe your father is a tiger and your mother is a lynx, and the two should have a poignant love story, I'll tell you about it when I have time; It's also possible that your dad is a lynx and your mom is a tiger, and that is the wrong thing happening in the wrong place, and I can also give you a break."

"Your wound is not small, or I will accept you as a little brother, and to heal your wound is a gift from my eldest brother to you", Li Dawei got up after saying it and went to look for the herbs he picked, the 'big cat' opened his eyes in wonder, why didn't he scratch it, shook his head, and continued to drink.

Stop the bleeding, smash the anti-inflammatory piece, hold it in a clay bowl, come to the 'big cat', scratch it a few times, and say: "I'll give you medicine, don't be nervous, don't bite me." After speaking, he carefully applied the medicine to the wound, covered it with leaves, and gently tied it with the bark.

The 'big cat' subconsciously half got up at first, and then seemed to know what Li Dawei was doing, and remained motionless.

The dressing went smoothly, Li Dawei scratched the head of the 'big cat' with satisfaction, "Big brother's craftsmanship is good, follow me in the future, eat fragrant and drink spicy, and when you are older, you will find a girlfriend, how about it?"

Finally, there is someone who can speak, and it is another thing for the other party not to answer. "I have to give you a name, my name is Dawei, or you will be called Xiaohua"

"Roar..."The big cat roared, Li Dawei actually heard the meaning of anger, and said in surprise: "You understand?" Don't you want to, the name Xiaohua..."

"Roar..."

"Okay, okay, don't like it, kitten..."

"Roar..."

"Do you really understand or are you blinded, then come with a domineering name, treat my brother and I Dawei have never been indebted, just call you...'Big Tiger', what's it, Dawei, Big Tiger, although it's a little cheesy, but there is a 'big' word, domineering, in the future, others will call me 'viagra' and call you 'Brother Tiger', right?"

"Uh, you didn't object, you agreed?" Li Dawei looked down in surprise, it turned out that the 'big tiger' was actually scratched by himself and fell asleep, his stomach fell together, and there was even a 'snoring' sound.

Thinking too much about himself, Li Dawei smiled bitterly, but the problem of the name was solved. Li Dawei took a closer look at the 'big tiger' and found that there were some stripes like a tiger on his body, with beautiful patterns on his face, but there was no iconic logo of the tiger's 'king' on his head.

Gently getting up, the 'big tiger' snoring stopped, half-opened his eyelids, and then closed them again and continued to snore. Li Dawei pursed his lips, frowned and struggled for a while, and finally walked over to block the entrance to the cave. The movement was too loud, and the 'Big Tiger' raised his head to take a look, then turned his head back and continued to sleep.

The 'big tiger' has a big heart, but Li Dawei is not so big-hearted, the spear and stone knife are put next to him, and he has not dared to fall asleep.