Chapter 7: On the Importance of Fire

"Oops! I'm! Zhao Zixuan scolded as he walked.

"What kind of madness are you! Isn't it nice that we've got everything back and we're all right?" Zhang Xiaohu walked ahead with his head down.

"You're not angry? Look at the faces of those people! As if we were going to harm them! ”

"Zhao Zixuan, if you are not familiar with me, will you be like them?" Zhang Xiaohu asked sharply.

Zhao Zixuan was stunned for a moment, and said hurriedly: "Lao Zhang! What are you talking about! How can I be like them, my mother has always taught me the truth of being a human being, 'People can have no ability, they can have no ability, but they can't even distinguish between good and bad.' ’”

Zhang Xiaohu smiled when he heard this: "Hmm! It seems that the aunt has a good education! ”

"That's it! I was disobedient when I was a child, and my mom really beat me! Zhao Zixuan asked again. What are we going to do next, just wandering around the woods like this? ”

"Of course not! Being in the woods is not suitable for long-term living, and I feel like we need to get out. Zhang Xiaohu thought about it.

"What do you say I'm going to do! The master is too lazy to use that brain! Zhao Zixuan thought about it and added: "Anyway, don't be hungry to me!" Hearing this, even Li Yichen, who had always been serious, laughed. The originally silent atmosphere also mobilized Zhao Zixuan's words.

The three of them discussed for a moment and moved forward in one direction.

Because there was no night, they used their mobile phones to time the time, counting the 10 hours of rest, it took about 21 hours, and finally there were no trees in front of them.

As far as the eye can see, there is an empty wilderness, with some shrubs and some stones, and in the far west, surrounded by a large mountain range.

"Haha, keep the clouds open and see the moon! This is the place where you can live! Zhao Zixuan jumped and said.

"Idiot! Where did the moonlight come from! Zhang Xiaohu looked at the wasteland in front of him, feeling a little anxious, they still had half of the berries they carried, if they couldn't find alternative food, they would be hungry one day, and what was more serious was that they had been here for three days, but they didn't find a drop of water, and they were barely sustained by berries.

After continuous walking, Li Yichen was already a little overdrawn, her face was flushed, she adjusted her breathing heavily, and said, "Senior, what should we do next." ”

Zhang Xiaohu looked at the two, thought about it for a while, and said, "Fire! We need Mr. Fire! ”

"Drill wood for fire?" Zhao Zixuan was extremely excited when he heard this.

"you, so professional would you!" Zhang Xiaohu scolded with a smile. He looked at his phone that was about to turn off, and sighed silently, "Goodbye, old man!" After saying that, he fell to the ground hard, and the phone immediately fell apart. He crouched on the ground and picked up the broken phone, trying to separate it.

"What's the situation! If you can't make a fire, don't get angry! Zhao Zixuan sighed on the side.

However, Li Yichen's eyes lit up, and she immediately understood what Zhang Xiaohu meant, she hurriedly took out the headphones she was carrying, and tore off the thread.

"It's over, another crazy one." Zhao Zixuan was still puzzled, and mocked beside him.

"What so much nonsense, go collect some bushes, me!" Zhang Xiaohu didn't raise his head, still fiddling with his mobile phone in his hand.

"Senior, here you go!" Li Yichen handed the broken earphone cable to Zhang Xiaohu, Zhang Xiaohu was quite surprised, put down the work in his hand, stretched out his thumb, and praised: "Yichen, you and I really have a good understanding!" After saying that, he also noticed something, and quickly lowered his head and continued to toss his mobile phone.

And Li Yichen blushed and said, "Senior, what are you talking about!" I went to help Senior Zhao collect wood. Zhang Xiaohu looked at Li Yichen who ran away, and said with a smile: "Little girl! ”

The wood was quickly collected, and because of the special conditions here, it was very dry after a long period of exposure to the sun. Zhang Xiaohu first dug a shallow pit one meter square on the ground, carefully stacked the wood, took out the textbook from the backpack, tore some and put it in the middle for ignition, everything was ready, he said solemnly: "It depends on whether it will be successful or not, if..."

"Stop! No ifs! If you fail, I'll have to drill wood to make a fire! Zhao Zixuan held two pieces of wood in his hand, made a gesture of making fire, and encouraged at the same time: "You can do it with confidence, in broad daylight, there is no big problem with fire or not!" Besides, I believe in you, haven't you sung a song! You are a fire in that winter! Come on! Lao Zhang! ”

"You have a lot of nonsense, so let's borrow your good words." Zhang Xiaohu put the battery taken out of the mobile phone on the ground, connected the two earphone cables to the positive and negative poles respectively, and touched the two wires again, "Sting!" A spark flashed, and soon it was gone, and he kept trying! Once! Twice! The sparks are getting smaller and smaller, but the paper underneath that ignites the fire doesn't react at all.

Zhang Xiaohu didn't try again, put away the battery, took the paper in his hand and rubbed it, and said with a wry smile: "This paper can't cause fire, it's too hard!" It seems that fire is not so easy to get. ”

"Senior! Is cotton OK? Li Yichen asked nervously on the side.

"I'm not sure, but I think it's better than paper, you have cotton?" Zhang Xiaohu hurriedly asked, "Where is it?" ”

Li Yichen took out two band-aids from his pocket and pulled out the medical cotton inside. This time the ignition was replaced with medical cotton, Zhang Xiaohu tried it again, and it was easy to burn the medical cotton, looking at the fire that was burning more and more, the three of them held hands and jumped.

"Haha! It's great to have a fire. But it's even better if it's dark here, and I can dance around the campfire! Zhao Zixuan said and twisted his body.

"Go! Go! Who likes to watch you dance! Zhang Xiaohu's face was also full of joy, he took out a few berries from his bag, placed them next to the fire, and turned them over from time to time to ensure that they were heated evenly. A few minutes later, the roasted berries emitted a strange aroma, and the volume began to swell, from the original grape size to the size of an egg. Zhang Xiaohu picked one up and put it in his mouth, and it felt unusually soft. He didn't expect that his unintentional move would solve a big problem.

"Lao Zhang, you are really godly!" Zhao Zixuan also picked up one and ate it.

Li Yichen looked at the two of them from the side, showing a sweet smile, a gust of wind blew her short hair, she tidied up her hair, and said, "Two seniors, what's the wind!" ”

Zhang Xiaohu looked at the jumping flames and said curiously: "Yes!" Where is the wind blowing! ”

A few white clouds drifted from nowhere in the originally clear sky, and the scattered shrubs in the wilderness also danced with the wind.

The mountain peaks in the distance were red, and the sky was rapidly darkening.

The three of them were stunned, is this going to change the sky?

Zhang Xiaohu looked at the rapidly darkening sky, and suddenly shouted: "Hurry up, let's all go collect wood, if it gets dark, I'm afraid it won't be so easy for us to find wood again." ”

Taking advantage of the haze, the three of them desperately gathered shrubs, and soon built a hill of wood next to the fire. At this time, the sky has already turned and the stars have changed, and the sun and moon have changed. The sky overhead was full of stars, and only this part of the entire wasteland still had light, and the rest was pitch black.

"Lao Zhao! It's time for you to get ready to dance! Zhang Xiaohu looked at Zhao Zixuan and said with a smile.

"It's fake! Didn't you say that there was no night! Zhao Zixuan was completely stunned.

"Ma Xiao arrived a few days earlier than us, it seems that there is no night here, but the interval is longer." Zhang Xiaohu pondered.

"Senior, it's good that you had the foresight to raise this fire, otherwise we would have been in the dark." Li Yichen sighed.

"Yes! Lao Zhang, I feel more and more that you can be unpredictable, you have become an immortal! Zhao Zixuan screamed.

"Don't talk nonsense, who just said that you want to dance by the fire, you're welcome." Zhao Xiaohu said with a smile.

"Jump and jump, what are you afraid of!" Zhao Zixuan jumped around the fire as he spoke, and his dancing posture was very weird, and Zhang Xiaohu and Li Yichen laughed on the side......

At night, Zhang Xiaohu guarded the fire, constantly filling it with wood to prevent the flame from becoming smaller. And Zhao Zixuan and Li Yichen have long been asleep.

Since coming to this strange place, he has seen too many incredible things, so this time the change of the sun and the moon, he is more shocked, but he has become a little accustomed to it.

Now they have fire, some food, and if they can find water, they will have no problem surviving. But where can they find water, they still have half of their food, although they can eat it for a while longer, but the water will disappear with it, and it is impossible to heat it all, but in this way, the food is a problem again.

He thought about it and didn't have a good solution, he just felt bored in his chest, he was just an ordinary middle school student, why should he bear these things by himself. He sighed, missing his parents so much. pondered: No wonder Li Bai wrote "Silent Moon Thoughts". This dark night is really thought-provoking!