Chapter 2: First Encounter in the Jungle

The fire was still burning, but it was smaller. Drilling out of his 'snail dwelling', Li Dawei found that the outside was already bright, all kinds of birdsong were graceful and crisp, and there was a thin layer of light mist on the creek like a dream.

After looking around carefully, my heart was excited, and I was suddenly a little afraid. The creek where I am located, there is not much water left, but the traces of the impact of the water around are obvious, showing that there was a large amount of water flowing through, fortunately it didn't rain last night, or it would have been killed by the flash flood directly.

But looking at the dry part, there should be some time, maybe the rainy season has passed. But this 'place of residence' cannot be stayed, and we must find another 'safe' place.

Holding the 'spear' and coming to his 'rebirth' place, Li Dawei has an indescribable feeling for this place. The water is very clear, you can see the bottom at a glance, poke into the water with a spear, the water is very shallow, only one meter, how did you swim out?

Suddenly, a black shadow flashed in the water, and Li Dawei was frightened and clenched his spear. The black shadow stopped not far from him, and Li Dawei finally saw clearly that it was a 'fish' more than half a meter long.

Fish?! The adrenaline was immediately active, and I finally found something to eat. As soon as I raised the spear, I felt that something was wrong, this 'fish' has a head and a tail, and the key is to have four legs, which... This Nima is a 'baby fish'! This thing is also called the 'giant salamander', a rare wild animal in the country, and it is illegal to hunt and kill.

Li Dawei looked left and right as a thief, and then looked at his 'Indiana' dress, no, his own 'population' is unique in this world, this 'baby fish' is definitely more than this, and he is the real key protection object of rare animals.

persuaded himself, there was no psychological barrier, aimed at the giant salamander, and carefully gestured twice, Li Dawei stabbed it with both hands, and there was a sound of water, and the 'fish' did not hit, but was frightened and swam away.

The aim is very accurate, how can such a big target not hit? A little contemplation, a slap on the bald head, what a stupidity! Although we used to be chemistry teachers, we can also do physics, isn't this the refraction of light, and the position we see is not the real position of the fish, so we should go further down. Damn, I made such a low-level mistake!

This 'baby fish' had never encountered a 'person' before, so I didn't know how to be afraid, but after a while, it actually swam over again. 'How can you make the same mistake twice?' is the mantra that Li Dawei taught his students. This time, the 'fish' was finally pierced in pair.

More than half a meter is long and weighs more than ten pounds, so there is no need to worry about the rations for these two days. They were cleaned, divided into sections, dressed in twigs, roasted over the fire, and finally ate their first meal.

A little supportive, I wanted to drink saliva, hesitated, I grew up in southern Hunan since I was a child, I know that there are many leeches and schistosomiasis in the south, or try not to drink raw water, otherwise once you get sick, there is no rule of law under this condition, and life is better than death.

I picked a large leaf, washed it, hung it with bark through four small holes, filled it with water, boiled it on the fire, and drank it all after it cooled, and it actually had a hint of sweetness.

Eat and drink enough, your energy is completely restored, and your courage is restored, this is not a place to stay for a long time, you must find a higher and safer place. The food was packed and tied to the body, a piece of concave wood was filled with some ashes, and a piece of charcoal with embers was buried, and a simple fire was made.

I wanted to put out the fire, but after thinking about it, I moved the fire to my own 'snail house', leaving a way back for myself, and if the 'fire' was not preserved, I could come back and get it.

I made up my mind, no longer hesitated, and walked towards the dense forest facing the sun. Walking in a dense forest is not a scenic area, and climbing along a wide road is a mountain. There were no roads at all, more thorns, small bugs, snakes, and even some large beasts.

In his previous life, he had some experience in chopping firewood in the countryside, using a spear in his left hand to explore the way, and holding a stone axe in his right hand to assist, and a lot of pheasants were startled on the road, fluttering and flying, but these were not what he could hope for.

Going up the river bank was also the result of his considerations. Walking along the river, it will take a year and a half to get out of this primeval dense forest, but in this current state, let's talk about it if we can survive. Besides, what era it is now, Li Dawei doesn't know anything, and the situation outside is not necessarily safer than in the mountains. The creek is living water, and there should be a source, and with the habits of previous lives, the living environment is often better near the source.

Maybe it was two or three hours, maybe five or six hours, and finally found a more satisfactory place: a cliff, although there are thorns and shrubs in the way, but you can still see a black cave near the ground, the most satisfying thing for him is the reason why Li Dawei was able to discover this cave, is that this place can be directly sunny, so that it will not be too damp.

Is this cave deep enough, and whether there are already aborigines in it? Li Dawei put down the stone axe, touched his bald head, thought about it for a while, put down the things on his body, and checked the tinder, which was still well preserved.

He bundled the dry wood together, dipped it in pine resin and made a torch, and panted to the mouth of the cave to light the fire, and threw it in, and in a few moments the smoke came out of the hole. After waiting for a while, there were no animals, snakes and the like coming out of it, and Li Dawei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking around, there is a tree, the skin is yellowish-green, exuding a strange smell, this is called 'camphor tree' in the countryside of my hometown, the smell itself can repel insects and ants, and it is even more pungent when burned. I chopped some wet branches with a stone axe and threw them in, and after a while thick black smoke came out with a strong smell, and black smoke also came out in the distance, it seems that there is still a certain depth in this cave.

After turning into green smoke, Li Dawei made a torch and climbed in with a stone axe. There is a lot of space inside, there are a lot of stones scattered on the ground, the ground is four or five meters to the top of the cave, and more than 20 meters are walked inside, the height gradually decreases, and then there are branches in it, but people can't get by, and a trickle seeps out of the stone crevices next to it, forming a small pool. One of the branches went a few steps inside, and there was a gap that went straight down, and I burned some firewood and threw it in, but I couldn't see the bottom.

Although the cave was not very dry, Li Dawei was very satisfied, and brought in a large pile of wood, and continued to burn it. I wiped my coughed tears, ate some fish, and saw that it was still early, and I felt that I needed to look around and get a general idea of the surroundings where I lived.

Holding a spear and a stone knife, he made marks along the way and walked slowly. I found a place to live, I didn't have to worry about eating for the time being, and I relaxed my mind, and I found some big surprises: an edible tuber rhizome, and one of the few wild vegetables I knew, and even matsutake mushrooms, and I went out far before I knew it.

I was really thirsty, and I wanted to go down the slope to drink some water, but before I reached the stream, Li Dawei suddenly felt that something was wrong, there was a squirming movement in front of him, and he was getting closer and closer to him. Li Dawei's hairs stood on end all over his body, if it was a person, it would be a surprise, if it was a large beast, it would be more than a fright.

The sound was getting closer, the movement was getting louder and louder, and there was a wheering and wheezing sound, it was a female wild boar with a group of piglets. Looking at the wild boar's fangs that showed the corners of his mouth, Li Dawei screamed psychologically, 'It's over'! In the mountains, wild boars can rival tigers, 'one pig, two bears and three tigers'. Wild boars have rough skin and thick meat, infinite strength, and rapid movements. Therefore, people in the mountains often say that it is better to meet a tiger than to provoke a wild boar.

The female boar also found Li Dawei, her eyes suddenly showed a fierce light, her head was lowered, and she was about to charge, the female boar who protected her cubs even dared to fight a tiger, Li Dawei didn't feel that she was its opponent, and he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and he didn't dare to move, and he didn't dare to make a gesture of intimidation and attack.

Maybe the female wild boar didn't feel the danger, maybe it was because she was full and had less fighting spirit, and after seeing that Li Dawei didn't move, she glanced at him with a squint, twisted her buttocks, and took seven or eight little wild boars to change directions.

Li Dawei's stiff body finally softened, and he did it with a buttocks, and bounced up with a snort, and was pierced. Escaping death, his legs were weak, and no urine came out, Li Dawei felt that his heart was strong enough. Holding on to the spear, it took a long time for his soul to return to his place.

It's too back, the forest is so big, and you can have a thrilling encounter with a wild boar. Looking back and forth, I found some problems, my position seemed to be an unformed path stepped by animals, and it seemed that this group of wild boars had walked this road quite a few times.

Although no one saw the cowardice just now, he knew that he was really scared to pee just now, and he felt wronged no matter how he thought about it, but now he came back to his senses and pondered that he had to vent his evil anger. It is impossible to dig a trap, and after studying the terrain, you can make a looper trap, as long as you step on it, you will be hung up immediately.

Thinking about the size of the wild boar, he made a very thick 'rope' out of a dozen locks of bark, bent a small tree over, and made a rough trap. Li Dawei also knew that without the iron clamp, no matter how thick the rope was, it would not be able to help this wild boar, but if he could toss it, his psychology would be more comfortable after all.

Turned around and wanted to leave, but unwillingly, he made a live buckle and hung it in mid-air from the ground, if he could wrap his neck, he could always add a little trouble to it. It took an hour, and the picture was a psychological comfort, and then I walked back stupidly when I was done.