Chapter Seventy-Six: Mosquito Repellent
Wang Dazhuang picked up the tiger cub and untied the rattan tied to his body, leaving only the rattan tied with four legs.
Li Yao is not sure if his approach is correct, the truth of raising a tiger is a problem, Li Yao also understands, but looking at this little tiger who doesn't understand anything, Li Yao still can't bear to kill it, although its parents have eaten too many people, but it's none of its business, let's keep it for the time being, and when the time comes, go to Nanzhao to find someone who can tame tigers, and domesticate it well! If it's still not good to be domesticated by then, then get rid of it!
It was already dark, Li Yao asked people to light a bonfire, and asked the old hunter how far he was from the foot of the mountain, and the old hunter estimated it and said, "You can walk there in about an hour!" ”
It will take another hour, so let's not hurry up and wait until tomorrow morning!
The smell of the tiger was terrible, and even though they were dead, the two hounds still staggered to their feet! The old hunter kicked the two dogs and scolded, "The big white-haired worm is dead, and you beast is still afraid of it!" ”
The hound was kicked eight feet away, but still ran back to the old hunter with his tail wagging! It's just that it's obviously not as scared as it used to be, Li Yao secretly thought: "I didn't expect that kicking the dog would have this effect!" ”
The bonfire was burning very vigorously, but the little tiger kept shouting, probably hungry, Li Yao said: "Da Zhuang, take a piece of dried meat for this little tiger to eat!" ”
Wang Dazhuang gave the little tiger a piece of dried meat and let the little tiger eat it by himself, because the four legs were still tied, so the little tiger couldn't eat the meat, and screamed even more!
Wang Dazhuang had no choice, so he untied the two front paws of the little tiger, and then picked up the hunting knife to prevent the little tiger from making any dangerous moves!
The little tiger is obviously hungry, the two front paws grab the dry meat and gnaw it, because the two hind paws are still tied, so they can only lie on the ground and gnaw, this little tiger is about the same size as half a hunting dog, it is estimated that it is just three or four months old, and a tiger's three or four years old can only reach adulthood, so now it is definitely a juvenile, and the damage to people is not great, Li Yao said: "Da Zhuang, you untie the hind paws of the little tiger, just put a rope around the neck, as long as you pay a little attention, this little tiger can't hurt people!" ”
Wang Dazhuang also felt that if he carried the little tiger on his back, he would definitely suffer from the back, and when he heard Li Yao say that he could lead the little tiger away, he hurriedly braided a rope with rattan and put it around the little tiger's neck, and then untied the hind paws of the little tiger!
The rope of the little tiger's hind paws was untied, Li Yao's guards were all vigilant, their right hands kept pressing on the hilt of the sword, and they were staring at the little tiger deadly, if the little tiger had any abnormal movements, they would definitely take out their swords to solve it as soon as possible!
The little tiger obviously felt the murderous aura of the guards, so after eating the jerky, he lay down quietly on the ground and fell asleep!
Li Yao said: "Let's everyone rest, we are still tired tomorrow, in this deep mountain and old forest, there are no people, and there are just dead tigers here, and no beasts dare to come, so everyone sleeps peacefully and keeps their spirits!" ”
Although Li Yao said this, the guards were still divided into two groups, and each group kept vigil for half an hour!
As soon as the sky was bright, Li Yao woke up, today is very important, no matter what, to find a road that is easy to explode, Li Yao is not worried about not finding the way, the key is how to find it in the shortest possible time, a mountain range must have a narrow place, and Li Yao is going to find this place in the past few days!
After having breakfast in a hurry, Li Yao rushed to the bottom of the mountain range, the mountain range here is very peculiar, the slippery cliffs seem to be the natural barrier between the two countries, no wonder Yiguo is so relieved here, unless he is in chaos, otherwise even if Qi Guo does his best, don't think about digging a passage!
Go east along the mountain range, as the mountain range is definitely high in the west and low in the east, and it may be easier to find the way to the lower places.
After walking for a while, Li Yao faintly heard the sound of the water, so he asked, "Old Orion, is there a river near here?" I heard the sound of the water! ”
The old Orion smiled and said: "My lord, this is a river on the mountain, there is a waterfall ten miles ahead, but there are a lot of fierce beasts there, and there is a miasma, I also stumbled upon that place when I was hunting, there is no human population, and I will get sick if I stay for a long time!" ”
Li Yao asked, "Do you have mosquito coils on you?" ”
The guards shook their heads, and Li Yao said: "The reason why the miasma can cause harm to people is because there are too many mosquitoes in it, if only we could have some mosquito repellent things!" ”
Li Yao asked, "Old Orion, how do you usually repel mosquitoes?" ”
The old hunter said: "I usually don't have much mosquito repellent, when cooking, burn some wet wood, the smoke can smoke away mosquitoes, and there are mosquito nets when sleeping, as for mosquito coils, even if it is the village chief, it is only a little bit of it every night and it is pinched, we can't afford it!" ”
Li Yao has a way to prevent mosquitoes, and it is absolutely effective, it turns out that when Li Yao went to the frontier to study, the mosquitoes there are very fierce, many local herdsmen are smeared with mud on their bare arms, mosquitoes or anything is out of the mouth, it is definitely a mosquito prevention weapon!
But this is too uncomfortable, and you have to wet the mud at any time, otherwise when the mud is dry, move it casually, and the mud will fall, and it will be miserable, so unless it is absolutely necessary, Li Yao is not ready to go to the road covered in mud!
Thinking of the mud, Li Yao suddenly had an inspiration and asked, "Old Orion, do you know that there are reed rods next to the waterfall?" ”
Reed sticks? The old hunter thought for a moment and affirmed, "Yes, and there are a lot of them?" What do you want a reed stick for? ”
Li Yao remembers that when he was a child in the countryside, he often went to the pond and the river to pick some reed sticks, which were dried and lit, which not only burned for a long time, but also had a very good effect on repelling mosquitoes and insects!
Li Yao said: "Old Orion, let's go to the waterfall, I have a way to solve the miasma!" ”
The group walked to the waterfall, and it didn't take two hours to reach the waterfall, this place is like a primeval forest, and if you throw a stone over it, you will be alarmed by a group of mosquitoes!
Li Yao thought secretly: "There are so many mosquitoes here, if you stay in this place, it won't take long, even a big buffalo can be sucked dry!" ”
It's just that Li Yao found a lot of reed sticks, so he said: "All of you, go pick these reed sticks, the more the better!" ”
Because it is next to the waterfall, there are a lot of reed sticks, so it didn't take long to pick a lot of them!
Li Yao also made a lot of fire at this time, and Li Yao said: "Plug up these reed sticks, roast them with fire, and we will be useful later!" ”
Hundreds of reed sticks were densely inserted next to the fire, and after baking for an hour or two, Li Yao took out one and lit it, and found that it was already ready to be lit, so he asked the guards to light a dozen or so each, and ten guards raised a hundred or so smoking reed sticks! The smoke from the burning makes mosquitoes avoid it!
Li Yao said: "Let's use this thing to repel insects, okay, let's go over and see if there is any way up the mountain!" ”