Chapter 4 Drilling wood for fire
Li Qing successfully entered the depths of the mountain forest, and at this time it was already dawn, Li Qing found a big tree, climbed to the top of the tree with his flexible movements, and hid his body with the branches and leaves.
"Whew"
Li Qing gasped hurriedly, although the unprepared escape this time was successful, Li Qing knew that this did not mean that the crisis was lifted, it was impossible for the Qin army to let the people flee, they would definitely search the mountains, and if they wanted to get rid of the crisis completely, they must also escape the pursuit of the Qin army.
At the foot of the mountain, a majestic Qin army general looked at the dozen Qin army generals around him with a cold face, and said in a cold voice: "The dignified Qin elite, but was disrupted by a group of people and fled, what do you say?" ”
Among the generals, a man wearing a leather bag said in a deep voice: "Don't worry, Lord Lieutenant, the last general will immediately lead people up the mountain to arrest the defected people." ”
The general of the Qin army, who was known as Du Wei, looked at the man who spoke like a fool and said, "Soushan? Lu Yi, come and tell me, how can we search the mountains with only 500 soldiers and horses? How to find all the rioters hiding in the mountains? And how to repair this section of the road within the specified time? ”
Lu Yi's face froze, delaying the construction period, all the Qin troops would be punished, originally if everything went well, it would only take twenty days to repair the Chi Road to Xingyang, and connect it with the Chi Road in Xingyang, but now most of the people who built the Chi Road have run, and only half of the people who were hunted back by the Qin army are left, and it is basically impossible to complete the construction period on schedule.
A trace of coldness flashed in Du Wei's eyes, and he said: "The traitors on the mountain must be caught, but not now, the top priority is to complete the construction period as promised, Lu Yi, you immediately bring someone to me to recruit all the people from the nearby villages, regardless of age or age, to build the Chi Road, so as to ensure that the Chi Road is completely built on time." ”
"The last general will obey orders."
Lu Yi took the order and led dozens of Qin soldiers to leave the team and rush towards the nearby villages.
After Lu Yi left, Du Wei asked the soldiers to urge the remnants of the people to work day and night, and on the other hand, he asked people to notify the Qin army stationed in Hangu Pass, asking Hangu Pass to send soldiers and horses to arrest the rebellious people.
"Quack"
A big bird with black feathers was carefully pecking at a green insect, and suddenly, a stone flew from afar, hitting the big bird's head, and the big bird fluttered a few times, and died with a whine.
A young man in tattered clothes and dirty clothes walked out of the grass, it was Li Qing who was hiding in the mountains.
Li Qing carefully observed the surroundings, and then picked up the big bird that was stoned to death by himself.
Quickly return to the cave where he was hiding, this is a small cave that Li Qing found in the morning, this cave has a faint smell, and I don't know what kind of beast's nest, but Li Qing speculated through the environment in the cave that the owner of this cave has not returned to this lair for a long time, maybe the owner of this cave has become food for other beasts.
"It's been a few days, and those Qin troops don't search the mountains, they just guard under the mountains, so it's hard to want to trap us in the mountains."
Li Qing skillfully plucked the feathers of the big bird, and then cleaned up the internal organs, to say that in the later generations, Li Qing's behavior can definitely be regarded as hunting protected animals, although Li Qing does not know what breed of the big bird in his hands is, but it is certain that in the later life, he has never seen this kind of bird, maybe this bird has become extinct in the later life.
A bird was quickly cleaned up, and then Li Qing began a great experiment, drilling wood for fire.
Drilling wood for fire, this is the oldest method of the ancestors to obtain fire, Li Qing in later generations because of his adventurous nature, for the skills of survival in the wild, this method of drilling wood for fire, although Li Qing has never tried, but for the principle, there is still some understanding.
Li Qing first selected some dry leaves and dead branches, built them into a bird's nest shape, and then took a slightly larger branch, put it on the ground and fixed it, and smashed a small groove in the branch with sharp stones.
"I hope God will give me the help to eat cooked food."
These days, Li Qing has always chosen the wild fruit he knows, and this time he risked smashing a bird to death, because he was really hungry, and he found a cave to live in, so he dared to risk being found to make a fire.
Li Qing held a small branch with both hands, put one end of the branch into the groove of the big branch on the ground, and rubbed his hands quickly.
"Huhuhuhu"
After drilling for more than ten minutes, finally, a wisp of green smoke came out of the branches, and the familiar smell of fireworks made Li Qing excited.
Although there was smoke, no sparks came out, and Li Qing was not discouraged, and continued to rub the branches in his hands, and the violent friction finally succeeded in making the branches burn.
"Crackling"
The flame ignited, and Li Qing hurriedly put the prepared flammable branches on the fire and set up a burning fire.
The warmth of the flame made Li Qing's heart also rise a warmth, and under the illumination of the firelight, Li Qing swept away the haze of recent days, and a long-lost smile appeared on his face.
"Anyway, at least Lao Tzu is still alive."
Li Qing said to himself, and then put the big bird on the fire, ready to make a barbecue.
Li Qing is still very experienced in barbecue, although he can't find any seasonings, the taste of this barbecued meat will definitely not be too delicious, but Li Qing can at least guarantee that the meat will not be burned.
The bird was the size of a pigeon after it was removed, and Li Qing quickly roasted the bird's meat, sniffing the tempting aroma of the meat, and the corner of Li Qing's mouth couldn't help but shed a drop of saliva.
"Whew"
Because it doesn't even have the most basic salt, the taste of the barbecue is far less delicious than it smells, but for Li Qing, this is already a rare delicacy, after all, no matter how unpalatable this thing is, it is still better than the black dumplings and wild vegetable soup distributed by Qin Jun.
One bird is naturally not enough for Li Qing to eat, but Li Qing is not ready to hunt more prey, there are thousands of people hiding in this mountain, in addition, there seem to be many other mountain people, Li Qing does not want to meet with them.
Extinguishing the fire with dust, watching wisps of green smoke slowly drift out of the cave, Li Qing was a little worried in his heart, thought about it, picked up a homemade wooden stick, and dug it quickly at the corner of the cave.
Li Qing wants to make a trap, one is to prevent a wild beast from accidentally breaking into the hole at night, and the other is to guard against people, if outsiders come in, there is a trap to prevent Li Qing from at least having a chance to escape.
It took half a day for Li Qing to successfully make a trap, which was a very simple trap, with some sharp stones and branches stuck in the pit, which once people and animals fell into it, they had to be inserted into the intestines.