Chapter 5 This is a philosophical question
The rescue team was very obedient to the providence and did not rescue or search me on that stormy night last night, frankly speaking, my heart began to drum a little, this is the fifth day after the shipwreck, and it is also the second day of the expanded search, according to the ocean current and the time I drifted all night, my current position is at most near the corner of the three seas in the South China Sea and the Sea of Japan, which even I can estimate, the rescue team will not be amateur to this extent.
I looked at the early morning sky in a daze, hoping that suddenly I would be startled by the roar of an engine or a low dive from some dark cloud in the distance, but here, except guano, nothing swooped down from the sky.
I was lucky, the night of the storm did not let me lose anything, if it is really a loss, it is only a little water in the cave, it is the rain that is blown in by the wind, this loss I completely ignore, after all, only the Dao Gate is missing, it is acceptable. The fence and canopy are unharmed, and I am proud that the fence wall that has even been beaten by the rain stands out in the early morning sun.
After finding some rocks to reinforce the huge pile of SOS signs, I decided to go out with my gun and go out for a walk, and I thought it necessary for me to do this once a day until I was rescued from here, and it was clear that there were many benefits to this: first, I could look at things I hadn't seen to soothe and soothe my mood; Second, you can catch some game, such as the rabbit I saw the other day; Third, you can also patrol your territory as a king, of course, the role of the king, the grand duke, the courtiers, and the common people are actually me alone, find some fun for myself, I can't suffocate here these days, of course, the fourth, I have to look at the water source nearby, and at the same time find a good material suitable for making a fire, after all, not all wood and hay can drill fire, and my only memory of the subject of making fire in the field when I was in military school is limited to so much......
The first time I went out, the most intuitive feeling for me was that there are a lot of wild hares on this island, the more I went into the mountains, the more amazing they were, the wild hares here are very large, almost the size of a little piglet, and the ears are extremely long, but the front legs are very short, even much shorter than any kind of rabbit I have ever seen, but the hind limbs are very thick, and very cunning, and I can't scratch my head when I run, and in the blink of an eye they disappear into the grass, like teleporting, it is really difficult to get close to them.
But I'm not too discouraged, the skills of digging pits and setting up sets handed down by our ancestors, although we have never learned, but I am still confident that I can catch one sooner or later, in fact, it didn't take long for me to really get one, which also proves that although their athletic ability is rare, but the mind is still very simple, a little tender grass can lead them into the ambush circle, of course, this ambush circle I also experienced more than a dozen failures before I understood the real skills.
I also found the forest where the hares frequented, and I noticed that if I came near the woods, even if I covered myself with a snack, they would easily spot me, and run away; But if they leave the forest and graze on the flat ground, and I am behind them, it will be difficult for them to spot me, and I think it may be due to the fact that their ears and eyes are not able to turn backwards, so that after that all the traps I have set will keep me hiding in the direction of the sun, so that the rabbits will be right between me and the trap when they eat the tender grass.
But the rabbit I caught for the first time was released by me, because when I was holding the wooden box containing the big rabbit and walking back, I found that not far away jumped with a few little rabbits, apparently the baby of the big female rabbit, although it was not easy to come by, I still had the patience to put the box down, and found a lot of tender grass to throw in the box, the mother rabbit looked at me with frightened eyes to feed its children, but I did not eat a mouthful, I pity my hand to touch its forehead, because I know that dogs usually eat this set, But in exchange for the female rabbit viciously bit me, although I didn't bite, but I absolutely believe the old saying: "The rabbit really bites when it's in a hurry"!
But that was only a few days later, and in fact on my first safari, all I got was a few mosquito packs on my arm!
But it was not for nothing, for I found that only a hundred paces from my station, there was a water source in a groove in the wall of the mountain, which seemed to have seeped out of the mountain, and it was very clear, and there were many very small fish swimming around, which made me surprisingly excited, and I was mad for a while like Columbus had discovered the New World.
Of course, the water source is there, but the food is getting less and less, and after five days, the beef jerky is consumed a little faster (mainly sometimes craving), although there is still some leftover, but I know very well that I will never last three days, but I must make adequate preparations for the maximum time limit of a month or even three months, then, I must make a place to make a fire by myself, and as for whether I can drill out of Mars, it will only be left to fate.
When I think of the question of the maximum time limit for the search of three months, I always faintly feel that the future is bleak, just like I thought in the morning, it is impossible to too far in one night, and the islands and reefs in the East China Sea have been measured by the state, it can be said that the database is very powerful, it stands to reason that I should have embarked on the way home yesterday, unless they have any special conditions in the sea area where the accident occurred, such as a series of storms, bad weather can not be searched, or it involves maritime and foreign affairs need to be coordinated, of course, The worst thing is that I didn't drift in the direction of the current, but was blown away from the original direction.
The most terrible thing is the last one, just like the flight to Malaysia that year, if this is really the case, then I may be hundreds of nautical miles away from the search and rescue range, maybe if God really decides my life and death, let me live in desolation and loneliness...... Thinking of this, my eyes couldn't help but moisten, and many of the scenes in front of me became blurry. Why did God do this to me? If it's because I've made a mistake, shouldn't I have been warned in advance? I haven't harmed a girl in my early thirties, and the two relationships I've talked about are also plain and never vigorous, ...... to my parents, well, I am filial to my mother, and I never dare to make a mistake to the old army, I am in awe of my sister until, I am grateful to Lao Tan, and I am also a model for several uncles and cousins, well, yes, I know that I can't lie to God, especially when I show my heart, and I "okay" to the two sisters of my uncle's cousin's family, so it's okay, I've always been very polite to the few hair children (good buddies who have played since childhood) (righteousness + good care), I'm just a big girl in the first month, and it's not a sin, can't I be so tormented, right?
If, I mean, my God, your old man thinks it's a gift to put me here, then you old man should respect my personal wishes, right?
In fact, this kind of thought will come up a lot in the days to come, and even I began to comfort myself with another way of thinking, and began to blame myself for having such disrespectful thoughts about God and his old man, especially one day, when I was washing my feet on the beach with a gun on my shoulder, I suddenly thought: "I am indeed a terrible now, but it is much better than the crew who lost their lives in that shipwreck, and who did they provoke?" Together, they walked majestically onto the papier-mâché Zheng He, but they may not even have a chance to live, is it better to die or be abandoned on this desert island?
After thinking about it, I was suddenly extremely satisfied, after all, I was still alive, and even enough to maintain my food and clothing, and if compared to many rural China, I could even be regarded as well-off! If God hadn't rewarded me with the "Hold Paradise" on the reef, what would I be in now? I can say that I can still survive and breathe fresh air, which is the best result of a combination of coincidences.
Sitting on the wood of SOS in a daze, letting the slight sea breeze blow through my pants that had been cut several buttons by branches and bushes, survival is still my greatest need, because only survival can wait for the day of rescue, no matter when the rescue I am looking forward to comes, but as long as there is hope, I can prove that I am still alive, otherwise, a person, there is no hope, so what is the difference between it and the walking dead?
Therefore, I decided to record my life from beginning to end, from the first day I floated to this island, which was supposed to be September 23rd!
But I don't have any electronic devices, not even a pen or paper, if I need to stay here for a long time, then I will definitely remember the date, or even miss the national holidays such as Saturday and Sunday and the National Day Golden Week in a few days, you know, theoretically speaking, I am still a national soldier, and it stands to reason that I still enjoy allowances and salaries, and I can't afford to lose myself, right?
So I moved a tree trunk about the thickness of a leg into my cave, carved the first date on it with a knife, and then drew a long strip on it every Saturday and Sunday to represent the end and beginning of the week, and the trunk also served as a pillar of the cave, God knows if God would arrange an earthquake and bury me here, in fact, after a long, long time, this big log actually saved my life, but not because of the earthquake.
Improving and reinforcing my current dwelling and making a fire are almost equal priorities, but I know very well that the work of perfecting and reinforcing is actually very heavy, and if I can really build a small farm yard, it will take not only time, but also a lot of tools, such as shovels, shovels, and pickaxes, but there are no such big guys in those two boxes of imitation ancient tools, so for the perfect work, the wooden stake is something I can't finish at all. After all, it's not as simple as cutting one or two thick trees, but there are many, many of them, and they are very heavy, and it is extremely laborious to get one down in a few days, not to mention that I need to cut them and put them in the places where they need them, I think this work is a very long-term plan, not a current priority.
Now there is only one priority, "fire"! With it, I can bring myself back to civilization, and, as long as I have it, I even dare to fight against the evil "click", even though he doesn't seem to happen again for two days in a row!