Chapter 26: Ancient Ancestors
It was a few humanoid skeletons, curled up and lying to the ground, the skeleton without flesh and skin, the curved limbs and open mouths indicating that they had suffered great damage before they died, and this damage could only be done by the fierce flames, and they were also destroyed by this sudden fire.
The corpses were not of any age, they were not tall, their teeth were basically long, there were four pointed canine teeth, and the grinding teeth were worn badly, so it was basically judged that they were all ancient humans above adulthood.
The first time he saw the ancient ancestors in this way, Xu Qiang couldn't tell what he felt in his heart, happy, heavy, sad, depressed, and sad at the same time. This fire wiped out some of the already scarce ancient humans, and where the fire passed, it can be basically determined that there are no ancient humans, and the other ancient humans don't know where they are, and it is unknown if they want to see them.
Taking out two shovels from the car, the two of them dug a shallow pit half a meter deep and two or three meters wide on the hard ground, gently moved the corpses into the pit, filled it with soil, and piled it into a small black and gray grave.
I don't know if the ancient people already had burial customs, but as the descendants of the N generation of ancient ancestors, the two people who have received the influence of 5,000 years of historical and cultural traditions still think that people die greatly and should be buried in the ground.
After a simple worship ceremony, the two left the place and set out on the journey again.
It didn't take long for the car to get dark, there was no sun, and the gloomy day made people feel uncomfortable and oppressive. After a bumpy journey, the two of them were like falling apart, their bodies were sour and smelly, and their clothes and skin were sticking together, not to mention that the two of them had now become Hei Zhang Fei's junior brothers, not the blackest, only the blackest.
Xu Qiang said to Luo Fatzi in a hoarse voice: "Fatty, let's find a suitable place to spend the night around tonight." ”
"Okay, Brother Qiang, my whole body is very uncomfortable, Ge Laozi, it would be nice if I could find water to take a bath, even if it was a cold shower."
"Haha, you can be content, it would be nice to have some water to drink. Let's go, let's look for a campsite. ”
Looking into the distance, I looked around with the help of a telescope and saw that there was a suitable place ahead.
It was a relatively high hillside, the slope was gentle, and there was a nest halfway up the mountain, which was partially recessed into the mountain, and it should be a good campsite at night, but only if you had enough fuel to be prepared, and the continuous gloomy weather made people feel that the temperature had dropped. After the fire, there really aren't many suitable incendiary materials. Take a look around and find some wood that hasn't burned through and throw it in the trunk.
After easily climbing to the nest and taking off the fuel and backpack, the two of them took a little water from the PVC water tank in the trunk to wash their hands and faces. For Xu Qiang and the two now, everything is simple, and it is not complicated to be simple. The food and water in the car will last them both for a week at most. But it is not known when you will be able to find a suitable place to live, as long as you are still in this scorched earth area for a day, there is a high chance that you will not be able to find water for a day, so you still have to save money.
After washing, the faces of the two were a little whiter, but they were still far from being completely cleaned, and they were better than nothing, but they instantly felt much more refreshed.
Without caring too much about it, the two of them hurriedly cleaned up the black ash on the ground with shovels, brought a dozen small stones and put them in the center of the camp to form a fire pit, split the large pieces of wood with axes, and threw them into the fire pit. But when they were about to light it, they found that they had forgotten one thing, and they didn't have a fire. Everything on the ground was burned clean, there was no grass, not even bark.
Seeing this situation, Xu Qiang was also speechless, blaming himself for being careless. But as for how he made the fire last night, he didn't have any impression in his mind, maybe it was also an illusion, as a person in the play, it is estimated that the fat man does not know.
Looking at Brother Qiang, who was kneeling in front of the fire pit and not speaking, the fat man suddenly realized the problem of not having a fire, and said embarrassedly:
"Brother Qiang, why don't we go down the mountain again to find out if there are any firestarters."
"Don't be so troublesome, in the extreme survival environment, you must make full use of the existing materials to help yourself achieve a certain goal. Where we have gas lighters and matches instead of drilling wood for fire, there are now several ways to start a fire. I'll just talk about two of them, and you can try to extend them.
The first one is to use some gasoline and sprinkle it on the charcoal to light it quickly. The second is to use the seat cushion or backrest in the car, as well as the cloth seat cover. So which of the two methods do you think is better? ”
The fat man thought for a while and said, "Use a chair cover, right?" ”
Xu Qiang supported his chin with his chubby right hand, nodded, and asked the second question: "Why?" ”
Following the clear line of thought, Luo Fatzi continued:
"Gasoline drives the car, and here the car is the only external force we can rely on to move forward, unless we walk on our feet. But until we find a suitable place to live, even a liter of gasoline may allow us to find a better place to live, saving us a lot of trouble, and it can be said that gasoline is our current strategic material.
And the chair cover, we can use a knife to scrape off some fine fluff from it, which is also a very good ignition material. The chair cover is not a necessity for us now, it can be discarded under the premise of survival, and it does not affect its use at all if it is scraped off now.
The backrest is made of leather, which is also easy to burn and can act as a ignition. From here, things like the padding in the seat cushions, tires and even rubber and plastic products in the car can be used to ignite the fire. ”
The more the fat man spoke, the clearer his thoughts became, he pointed to Xu Qiang and the clothes on his body and said with a smile: "Actually, the clothes on you and me can also play the role of cotton chair covers to light fires." Am I right, Brother Qiang? ”
"Well, that's great, you've made a point, so let's start as we said, I'll make a fire, and you prepare dinner."
Xu Qiang expressed his appreciation for the fat man's comprehension ability, but he kept slandering in his heart, the program ape is really a group of powerful learning masters.
Xu Qiang took out the straight knife on his body, scraped it lightly along the surface of the cloth chair cover, and after a while, he got a small ball of cotton wool, and after lighting it with a lighter, he quickly ignited the charcoal, and a camp fire large enough for two people to use was blazing.
The fat man took advantage of the time to make a fire and took out two multi-functional kettles from his backpack, took out the matching lunch box on them, poured most of the water into the lunch box from the kettle, and skillfully set them on the fire to start preparing dinner.
Dinner is very simple, rice porridge with compressed biscuits, the rice consumes a quarter of a bottle, and at the same time add half a compressed biscuit to it, after the two of them have a good meal, the two of them simply clean the lunch box and send the molten water into their stomachs, then take out the sleeping bag and tent again and prepare for sleep.