Episode 7: Exploring the island
"Boom!"
The sudden loud noise, Cheng Fei was startled, and it took him a long time before he came back from his stupe, and then hurried in the direction where the sound came from, he wanted to see the source of the sound, what was going on?
Although curiosity kills the cat, he is now begging for a living on this island, and if he can't grasp the information on the island in time, he will be in a rather passive situation.
The unknown is often the most terrifying.
Following the direction from which the sound came, Cheng Fei continued to move forward through the mountains and forests, during which he discovered some useful plants, some to make beds, some to weave ropes, and some to repel mosquitoes.
In addition, he also found a lot of birds and beasts, rabbits and other things are not unusual, and there is even a small wild boar that is not too big, but unfortunately, he has no ability to catch it.
Filled with depression, he walked for more than half an hour before finally finding the source of the sound in front of a mountain wall.
This is a very steep mountain wall, and on the ground in front of the mountain wall, there is a huge stone the size of a millstone, and the surrounding vegetation has traces of being crushed.
Cheng Fei guessed that the loud noise that came just now was most likely caused by the big stone rolling down from the mountain wall and smashing on the ground.
In the mountains and forests, this situation is actually very common, and it is not an uncommon thing, but for Cheng Fei, who has never experienced this kind of thing, it is a new experience, and at the same time, this is also a warning to him from the mountains and forests, this mountain wall is not safe, and it hides enough to kill people.
Just imagine, if you were walking under a mountain wall looking for food and water, and suddenly a big rock fell from the sky and smashed on top of your head, basically you were dead.
Thinking of this, the look on Cheng Fei's face couldn't help but become a little ugly, he was ready to leave here, as the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, although he is not a gentleman, but he is a person who cherishes his life.
However, just as he turned around and prepared to leave, out of the corner of his eye, there was a surprising discovery.
"That's ....... Banana trees?!"
Cheng Fei was a little incredulous, he looked carefully and again, and only then did he make sure that he was not mistaken, nor did he admit his mistake, what appeared in his sight was a banana tree, and there was a large bunch of bananas hanging on the tree.
I have to say, this is a big catch.
Cheng Fei used the firewood knife to cut down the banana tree, to be precise, the banana tree is not a tree at all, but a giant herbaceous plant, its stem is soft, made of rolled up petioles, so it is very easy to cut down.
After cutting down the tree, Cheng Fei easily harvested a large handful of bananas, there were forty or fifty of them, although they were wild, relatively small, and very green, obviously not ripe, but this was not a problem for the survivors.
Bananas are high in starch, so they are easy to fill, and it takes some time for starch to be converted into sugars in the body, so it does not produce too much energy accumulation. And, most importantly, bananas can moisten the intestines and prevent gastrointestinal ulcers, which is definitely a great thing for survivors.
Because when surviving in the wild, the food ingested by survivors will be somewhat unclean, which can easily cause gastrointestinal diseases, and at this time, the preciousness of bananas can be highlighted.
In addition to bananas, the core of the banana tree stem is actually edible, peeling off the outer layer, Cheng Fei got a white and tender core, and when he took a bite, it felt very tender and sweet, in short, it was okay.
Although he has been given a large handful of bananas, he should not waste any food that can be easily obtained when trying to survive in a difficult situation.
With bananas and tree cores, Cheng Fei embarked on a return journey, this time into the mountains and forests, he has already gained a lot, although it is still early, but he no longer plans to stay in the mountains and forests.
After returning to the cave where he lived, Cheng Fei first took care of the fire, then took a firewood knife, went to the coconut grove to pick some coconuts, and transported them back to the cave, which is the only source of water for him now, and must be prepared.
After picking the coconuts, he walked to the beach again, and dug up a lot of clams, which were the easiest source of food for him now, although he was a little helpless.
In this way, he worked until the evening, and Cheng Fei decided to treat himself to dinner, in addition to charcoal-grilled clams and coconut milk, he also ate a banana tree core and an unripe green banana.
With sufficient food, although he consumed a lot during the day, Cheng Fei could still clearly feel that his physical strength was recovering after lying down, and he soon fell asleep.
On the third night of coming to the desert island, Cheng Fei had a dream, he dreamed that he returned home with six golden pearls, he dreamed of his relatives, lovers and friends, in short, it was a beautiful dream.
I woke up from a dream, and after a big cry, it was a new day.
As before, he scoured the beach for his own food source, mostly clams, and occasionally caught crabs, loaches, and the like, but not much, so they could only be used as hors d'oeuvres. After eating and drinking, and having enough physical strength, he went to explore the mountains and forests, but before sunset, he had to withdraw from the mountains and forests and return to the cave to take shelter.
The mountains and forests at night are very dangerous.
A person who survives on a desert island, loneliness and loneliness are both irresistible enemies, and he must keep himself as busy as possible with a purpose, so that he can forget this trouble for a while.
The sun rises and the moon sets, and three days pass in a flash.
On the fourth day, it was also the seventh day that Cheng Fei came to this desert island, which was a day worth celebrating, because, on this day, he finally found fresh water in the mountains and forests, the water flow was very small, and he could only barely be regarded as a small stream between the rocks and crevices of the mountains and forests, winding for hundreds of meters, and flowing into a small waterhole about seventy or eighty meters square.
The water is very clear, standing on the big stone by the pool, you can even see the swimming fish inside, the number is not much, but it is very fat, which makes him drool, but for some reason, staying on the edge of this pool for a long time made him instinctively smell a trace of danger, so he chose to retreat very decisively.
He didn't think much about it, after all, compared to finding fresh water resources, this small flaw was not enough to make people care.
Although he has an entire forest of coconuts to serve as his water source, when he sees this freshwater stream, he can't help but dance with his hands!
Speaking of which, he hadn't drunk a glass of real hot water in seven days, and, in the evening, he could enjoy a delicious seafood soup.
All in all, the discovery of freshwater resources is definitely a great news for Cheng Fei, and the future will be better.
Moreover, it seems that this creek brought good luck to Cheng Fei, because, just as he was following this creek upstream to find the source, he only walked three or four hundred meters, and he found an excellent nesting spot.
It was in front of a smooth mountain wall, with a sparse pine forest, the terrain was very high and flat, and the shelter was built here, not only close to the water source, but also the mountain wall to protect the wind, the marine climate is unpredictable, and there are often heavy winds and rains, so it is important to build a shelter on the island.
In addition, out of the woods, there is a new beach where food can be found, and it is even more gratifying that there are several large-leaved plantain trees nearby, which can solve the problem of waterproofing the roof.
Although it was a bit far from the cave where he was now living, and it would take at least an hour and a half to walk back and forth, he decided to build a shelter here after weighing it up.
As a non-professional, Cheng Fei has never studied architecture, so he plans to build it in the simplest way: first, he has to find two trees, the trees must be strong, and the distance between the two trees should be three or four meters, and it is better that each tree has a fork two or three meters above the ground.
Then, prepare enough rattan to act as a rope, strong, tough, and of course the stronger, the better.
Then, a tree of sufficient length and sturdy enough was cut between the two trees and fastened with rattan ropes, which were the beams of the house where he would live in the future.
Then there was the more troublesome work, because he needed to cut down a lot of trees and put them on both sides of the beams to form the most basic two sides of the wall, and considering the needs of the adventure mission, he needed to ensure that the dwelling was secure, so when he built it, he buried the bottom of each log in the soil, and the top was tied to the beams with rattan cables.
I have to say that this is definitely a big project for Cheng Fei, on this day, he was busy until the evening, and only completed a small part, and the rest can only be continued the next day.
There is no way, first, he is a novice, everything can only be groped by himself, and he has to rework if he makes a mistake; second, the island is too hot, in order to avoid heat stroke, he can only work for a while and rest for a while.
In this way, it lasted until the evening of the fifth day, and he barely completed this step.
At this time, the general shape of the dwelling has come out: from the front and back, it looks like a triangle, and from both sides, it is a sloping wall, but the slope is different, one side is steeper, and the other is gentle, so that the trunks at the front and back will not interfere with the entry and exit.
Finally, it is necessary to build a waterproof roof, which is the most crucial step, after all, how can a shelter that can't even block the rain from living in people?
In order to be on the safe side, Cheng Fei laid three or four layers of banana leaves on the walls on both sides, and covered many coconut leaves outside, and then pressed them with wood, and the rattan ropes were wound and fixed, and it took two days to complete the last step!
This is the fourteenth day that Cheng Fei has come to this desert island, and with his unremitting efforts, he has finally built a decent shelter for himself!