Chapter 56: Traps, Strange Things and Latrines

Looking at this camp, the two looked at each other and smiled, high-fived each other. Although it was simple, it was the first relatively safe camp they had built in this world, and it was their home for both of them. They will live here for a long time, not only to make this camp a safe and warm haven and shelter, but also to use this camp as a springboard for them to explore the world and spread the cradle of human civilization.

The two laughed happily, and Luo Fat even danced an old-fashioned space dance to express his excitement. After the excitement, the two calmed down, Luo Fatzi went to finish the rest of the work of decomposing the leopard, while Xu Qiang went around the fence, checked each piece of wood again to avoid signs of loosening, and decided to use thick wooden stakes or large stones to tamp it in the next few days, and then dig soil on both sides and pile it at the root of the fence to strengthen the protection of the fence.

The two insisted on completing these two tasks, and could no longer withstand the harassment of sleepiness and went into the tent to sleep.

On this night, the beasts in the valley roared incessantly, and all kinds of nocturnal animals visited this little camp, and after a long glance at it, they hurried away, and even a branched deer that came out of the forest was targeted by a dire wolf after watching this strange camp, and it took a lot of effort to escape; Another gazelle was bitten off the neck by a leopard that swooped down from a tree as he passed by.

Xu Qiang and the others didn't know anything about what happened at night, and they just wanted to take a vacation for themselves and sleep in the tent for a while.

But Xu Qiang still couldn't help the magic of habit, woke up very early, and after being quietly confused in the sleeping bag for a while, he got up and came outside.

The sky was somewhat overcast, the clouds were low, and the tumbling speed was not fast. Looking north, the mountains are hidden in the mist, and the trees on the mountains are tangled, as if they are competing for limited living space.

The bamboo forest on the left is quiet like a virgin, without a little wave, and the new bamboo and old bamboo are mixed together, deducing the cycle of life; The sound of birdsong in the forest on the right is continuous, occasionally mixed with the song of deer, and the cry of an ape heard for the first time, one after another, echoing in the mountains and forests.

Pushing open the door, you will be greeted by a shrub steppe full of wildflowers, some antelope-like herbivores gnawing on the grass on the meadow, looking up from time to time to be vigilant around, and occasionally a hare bursts out of the grass and quickly disappears into the grass, startling these herbivores.

The calm Yudai River flows slowly, gathering its tributaries to rush forward out of the valley mouth, and from time to time there is a large splash, which is the fish jumping out of the water. The mist on the surface of the lake under the waterfall and the clouds are steaming, covering the lower end of the fairy waterfall, as if the fairy is about to bathe here, so the water in the jade bottle is thrown into the lake.

Xu Qiang didn't go too far, so he turned around and closed the door. Moving his limbs while walking, and then checking again along the fence, he didn't see anything abnormal, Xu Qiang was quite satisfied with the solidity of this camp.

When he came to the bonfire and added a few pieces of firewood, Xu Qiang hung a hanging pot filled with water above the bonfire, and one of them added a handful of rice to it. Then he took out the two pheasants that Luo Fatzi cleaned up yesterday from the bacon rack and inserted them on wooden sticks, put them on the fire for barbecue, and then used the water stored in the camp to wash them briefly.

In recent days, they have both been working on hygiene in the grass outside the camp, and now that the camp protection is in place, a latrine needs to be built in a corner of the camp.

According to the previous rural customs, Xu Qiang tentatively located the latrine on the right side of the gate, that is, the southwest corner of the entire camp, marking a place of about one square meter. Taking advantage of the cooking time, he took a shovel and dug a pit about one and a half meters deep, and dug a thatched road in the direction of the north, and a simple toilet was dug.

The fenced area is used as two walls for the toilet, and it is only necessary to bury wood on the other two sides, put a roof on top of it, and leave a door to use it. As for the 10-centimeter gap in the fence, just find some more wood to fill in.

Xu Qiang was immersed in the work of digging a pit, but he forgot about cooking. When he remembered to hurry to save it, he found that Luo Fatzi was sitting by the bonfire flipping the two pheasants, smiling at Xu Qiang, with a cheap face! The expression seemed to say:

"Look at the good things you've done, if it weren't for me, I'd have to eat a paste meal this morning! You have to thank me! ”

Breakfast is more hearty, rice porridge with ququ vegetables, roast pheasant, plus a hanging pot of dandelion and calamus soup. The two of them were well fed, and both were a little too lazy to move, but they still insisted on getting up, changing into their clothes, and draped neatly, like warriors who were about to go on an expedition.

Last night, I didn't have time to make another basket, so the only basket was still carried by Xu Qiang, and the two of them opened the door with bamboo spears and walked towards the mountain, preparing to go to the forest on the right to take a turn to see if there was anything to be gained.

There was prey in the trap today, but it was no harvest for the two of them, and the prey was caught in all three traps, but now in front of the two of them were three piles of broken fur, and these three prey were eaten by unknown animals as happened yesterday.

Finding that the prey had been eaten for the second time, leaving only a few bits and pieces, this filled the hearts of the two who were full of anticipation.

The first knife trap caught a deer with its neck nailed to the tree, but now only the neck and head remained, and the rest of the body had become a pile of bones; The heavy object trap caught a rabbit and a muntjac respectively, and they were eaten until only one head remained, so that Xu Qiang could barely recognize the name of the prey.

What can be said now is that it is a carnivore, not a bear, but a wolf or a saber-toothed tiger among felines, or a tiger or a leopard.

Anger is anger, life must go on, and you can't lose your mind because of anger. Xu Qiang restored the trap to its original state again, and in order to find out which animal had eaten the prey of the two of them, he made three more secret pedal rope traps around the three traps, hoping to make a gain.

After disposing of the trap, the two turned and walked towards the forest, where they wanted to explore the environment inside.

The edge of the forest is covered with small trees with a diameter of 20 centimeters, and the further you go, the taller and taller the trees become, and the vines of various thicknesses are entwined between the trees, climbing upwards. The ancient trees are covered with thick moss, like a sponge, which is filled with water, and the ground is also covered with thick moss and meadows, which are soft and soft when you step down.

The two did not go too deep into the forest, and after traveling more than 200 meters, they turned around and walked down the mountain. The forest is a treasure trove, and the two of them really found a lot of good things. On a fallen tree, the two found fungus, and the ground next to it was full of shiitake mushrooms, some of which were newly grown, some of which were withered and rotten, and some of which were so colorful that Luo Fatzi did not dare to take a step closer.