Chapter 36 Drilling wood for fire

At about 4 o'clock in the afternoon, Nan Xiao decided to end today's trip, so he and Shen Chao found a slightly open place, set up a tent in their backpacks, and prepared to spend the night here. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Shall we have a fire?" After setting up the tent, Shi Yao asked.

"That's right, a fire is essential." Nan Xiao nodded and said.

"Mingshuo, the lighter is with you, right?" Shen Chaofa asked.

"What kind of lighter do you use, can it still be called an expedition?" Nan Xiao said while making the final fixation of the tent.

"Why do you still want to drill wood for fire?" Shen Chao looked at Nan Xiao's side.

"I've done my homework on this, and it looks like it's time to show you a hand." Nan Xiao stood up straight, clapped his hands and said.

"Hey, that's a novelty, show it to us." Shen Chao's curiosity was hooked by Nan Xiao.

"Okay, but you'll have to help me prepare some materials."

"No problem, just say whatever you need." Shen Chao patted his chest and said.

"I need a dry poplar tree or similar trunk about half a meter long and more than 3 centimeters in diameter, a thin but hard branch, and a little more dry flammable." Nan Xiao said, "That's all. ”

"No problem, give me twenty minutes."

"Mingshuo, you and Superman go together, take care of each other."

"Okay." Chen Mingshuo followed Shen Chao out of the tent.

"Nan Xiao, I didn't expect you to do quite enough homework." Shi Yao gave Nan Xiao a thumbs up.

"Don't praise me yet, if you don't light the fire for a while, you'll be slapped in the face." Nan Xiao said with a smile.

"No, Brother Nan Xiao, I believe you will be able to." Lu Ying grinned.

Shen Chao and Chen Mingshuo came back quickly, it only took less than 15 minutes, and Nan Xiao was also very satisfied with the materials they brought back.

Next is Nan Xiao's show time, I saw him take out the short knife next to his boots, this knife he spent a lot of money to buy, very sharp, extremely suitable for use in the wilderness.

Nan Xiao first used a knife to cut off the branches on the thin branches, then picked up some scattered branches on the ground and wrapped them in the placket, then put the branches in the placket, and used the thin branches to grind the branches as smooth as possible; Then he used his knife to dig a round hole in the trunk of the tree, and at the same time put a flat stone under the hole, and finally nested the flammable dead leaves and other things into a shape like a bird's nest and put it at hand, and the preparations were temporarily completed.

Drilling wood to make fire is a long-term job, and it is most taboo to give up halfway, so Nan Xiao was also mentally prepared, and then inserted the branch into the round hole of the trunk, imitating Bei Ye on TV to rub the branch back and forth with both hands, so that the branch can rotate at high speed and make zero contact with the trunk.

After about 5 minutes, nothing changed except for Nan Xiao's palms being a little red, and the other five people were all looking at Nan Xiao, although they could easily use a lighter to light a bunch of flames, but as Nan Xiao just said, it lost the meaning of wild exploration.

Another 5 minutes passed, and Nan Xiao's hands had begun to be a little sore, but the hard work paid off, and with his persistent efforts, white smoke began to come out from the junction of the branches and trunks.

"Look, it's working." Lu Ying suddenly pointed to the white smoke that was getting thicker and thicker and said.

"Shhhh You Lu stretched out her index finger and put it to her mouth, signaling Lu Ying to be quieter.

"Oh." Lu Ying really quieted down when she heard this.

"It seems that Yulu has also done her homework." Shen Chao on the side covered his mouth and whispered to Chen Mingshuo.

"Didn't you hear Shi Yao say that she was also a lover of wild adventures? This is not a strange thing either. Chen Mingshuo reminded.

"Yes." Shen Chao nodded suddenly in realization when he heard this.

Finally, after a while, Nan Xiao stopped what he was doing, and then took the trunk to the side, at this time there were already a lot of black fines on the stone under the round hole, Nan Xiao carefully poured these fines into the flammable material in the shape of a bird's nest, and then slowly lifted it up and began to blow gently into it.

As Nan Xiao blew again and again, the handful of flammable materials began to emit thick white smoke, and it became thicker and thicker, and after about a dozen blows, everyone finally saw the red flames.

"It's really a success now, Dizi, it's really yours!" Shen Chao said excitedly on the side.

"Fetch some branches."

Nan Xiao said, and then gently put the flammable material in his hand on the ground, at this time Shen Chao and Chen Mingshuo also took a lot of branches, all of which were placed on the flammable material, and with the continuous feeding, the flame began to become bigger and bigger.

"It's a day to remember." Shen Chao said with a smile.

Everyone sat around the fire and praised Nan Xiao's masterpieces, among them, led by Lu Ying, and the praise of Nan Xiao was like a surging river.

"Then we're going to think about food." After a small talk, Chen Mingshuo brought the topic back on track.

"That's right, we're running out of food, so we'll have to find supplies before dark." You Lu said.

"That's it, you three girls are here watching the fire and your bags, and the three of us are looking for food." Nan Xiao said.

"Absolutely not, you can't go it alone." You Lu rejected Nan Xiao's proposal.

"But if the three of us act together, the efficiency will be too low." Chen Mingshuo pointed out the problem.

"Let's do it, a boy and a girl in a group, we will divide into three groups, one group will stay, and two groups will go out to find food." Yu Lu suggested.

The other five people listened to You Lu's proposal and thought it was a good idea, so they all agreed.

"In that case, let's divide into groups." Nan Xiao said.

"What's the need for this, you and You Lu are in a group, Mingshuo and Shi Yao are in a group, and I am in Lu Ying's group, isn't it OK!"

"And who disagrees?" Nan Xiao asked again, "Then so be it, let's discuss which group will stay behind." ”

"Why don't we draw lots, otherwise no one will be embarrassed to take the initiative to stay." Shen Chao said.

"That's fine, everyone, wait a minute." After Nan Xiao finished speaking, he turned his back, and after a few seconds, he turned back again, "I have three branches in my hand, two of them are of the same length, let's stay in the group that draws different lengths." ”

Nan Xiao took the lead in front of Shen Chao and Lu Ying, Lu Ying took out one from Nan Xiao's hand, and then he came to Chen Mingshuo and Shi Yao, and Chen Mingshuo also pulled out one; The length of the branches drawn by the two groups was much different, which means that one of the groups must have drawn the branch that was not the same length as the other two.

At this time, everyone's eyes were focused on Nan Xiao's hand, and Nan Xiao didn't hang everyone's appetite, and immediately opened his hand, and the last branch also appeared in everyone's sight.

"In that case, Mingshuo, Shi Yao, you should stay first." Nan Xiao said.