Chapter 14: It's not easy to make a fire
Time passed minute by minute, the wood in Zhuang Yan's hand still did not appear spark, seeing that the sun was about to set, if the fire could not be lit, then Zhuang Yan would have a cold night full of all kinds of insects tonight.
Just when Zhuang Yan was about to give up, Wang Lu jumped out of the hammock.
"Forget it, I'll do it! If we rely on you, we'll freeze to death sooner or later. ”
As he spoke, he walked over and took the firewood from Zhuang Yan's hand. Then he picked up a slightly curved branch from the side. He sat down and began to untie his shoelaces.
While explaining, he said to Zhuang Yan: "Boy, watch my movements carefully. I'll make a fire this time, but you'll be here next time. ”
Zhuang Yan listened to his words and rubbed his sore hands. began to sit on the side, ready to watch how Wang Lu made a fire.
I saw that Wang Lu tied the ends of his shoelaces to the bent wooden stick he found, forming a wooden bow. Then the bowstring was wound around the wooden stick.
Then he put the stick against the hollow of the firewood, and then took a piece of wood and pressed it against the stick. I saw Wang Lu pull the wooden bow with his other hand, and the wooden stick turned quickly under the pull of the wooden bow.
In the sound of a creaking, the fast-spinning wooden stick soon emitted green smoke from the friction with the firewood. Seeing this, Wang Lu hurriedly took a little scrap of dead leaves and pressed it against the friction, and then quickly pulled the wooden bow.
Then after a while, he saw a spark coming out of the friction place, Wang Lu hurriedly took away the wooden stick, gathered the burning crumbs on it, and then put his face to the place where the spark appeared, blowing gently.
The smoke grew louder and louder, and then a small flame came out.
"What are you doing sitting there, boy? Why don't you go and collect firewood. ”
Zhuang Yan hurriedly stood up and ran to find a lot of dry firewood from the woods.
Piece after piece of wood was placed on the small flame that had just been lit, and the flame grew stronger and stronger, and soon it became a large bonfire.
Zhuang Yan looked at the blazing bonfire in front of him, listened to the sound of crackling firewood in his ears, and his heart was full of a sense of accomplishment.
Although this fire was not lit by himself, he still did his part. Well, in fact, I didn't do much.
Zhuang Yan and Wang Lu are now sitting by the bonfire, roasting the fire, and looking at the starry sky.
Wang Lu looked at the shining starry sky in the sky and said to Wang Lu, who was sitting beside him, "Boy, I'll tell you. There are eight ways to make fires in the wild. ”
"The first type: the classical method of drilling wood for fire. This is one of the most famous. Like some novels, movies, and TV appearances, it's basically like this. That's what you use. But at the same time, it is one of the most difficult methods. This method is not practical when starting a fire in the wild. And the damage of the opponent is relatively large.
The second type: the classic two-person drilling method. ……
The third type: simple planer fire method. ……
Fourth: Iroquois fire. ……
The fifth: bowstring drilling method. That's the one I use. This method is actually the same as the second type of double classic drilling method, but it can be operated by one person, and the implementation is relatively simple and practical.
Sixth: Tinder retention method. ……
Seventh: flint fire method......
The eighth: solar energy method. I think you should know how to do it."
Wang Lu said a lot, and then suddenly touched his stomach.
"Well, I'm going to eat cookies tonight."
With that, the kettle rested on the campfire, then turned around and pulled out a pack of compressed biscuits from his backpack.
Zhuang Yan looked at Wang Lu who was gnawing on compressed biscuits, and his stomach growled.
Suddenly, an army-green item flew over, and Zhuang Yan caught it. It turned out to be a pack of compressed biscuits.
"Boy, I'll let you eat the biscuits first tonight, and then you'll find something to eat by yourself! By the way, don't eat too many compressed biscuits, one is enough. ”
Zhuang Yan looked at Wang Lu, who was still chewing on the compressed biscuits. This coach is not bad!
Then he tore open the outer bag of the compressed biscuit and began to gnaw on it.
The water in the kettle on the bonfire was now boiling, so Wang Lu found a wooden stick to pick the kettle off, and then put it on the ground to wait for the hot water to cool down.
By the time the two of them had finished nibbling on the compressed biscuits, the water in the kettle was almost drinkable. Wang Lu picked up the kettle and poured it, and then handed the kettle to Zhuang Yan.
"Here, drink some water. Compressed cookies are too dry. And you've been active all afternoon and need to rehydrate. ”
Zhuang Yan hurriedly took the kettle, and had to say that he hadn't drunk water all afternoon, and now Zhuang Yan was already thirsty. He took the kettle and drank all the rest of the water in one gulp.
"Hiccup!"
Zhuang Yan touched his slightly swollen stomach and hiccuped comfortably.
"Okay, let's see you've eaten almost. It's better to rest early! There's a lot to do tomorrow! ”
Wang Lu stood up and prepared to leave.
"Hey, Brother Wang. It's still early, tell me your story about the wilderness! ”
Zhuang Yan stopped Wang Lu and prepared to let him talk about the wilderness. After all, Zhuang Yan knew so much about Wang Lu's knowledge about the wilderness.
Wang Lu stopped and sat back down.
The two sat by the campfire and started chatting.
"Okay, then I'll tell you my story."
Zhuang Yan couldn't help but sit up straight and listened carefully to Wang Lu's voice.
Wang Lu's sonorous speech was mixed with the crackling sound of flames burning firewood, and it reached Wang Lu's ears.
"Actually, I wasn't interested in the wilderness at first, but I knew that I would later join the army. Life in the army is very mechanical, and the day is basically training and studying. I'm a very strong person, and I have to do my best even in the army. Then after all kinds of selections, I entered a special forces, and I won't say the name of the team. ”
"I have to say that there are a lot of things to learn to become a special forces. This includes training for survival in the wild. That's when I got in touch with survival in the wild. ”
"Slowly I started to like it, and I started to like it, being alone in the wild, fighting against nature alone. Didn't Taizu also say that fighting with the sky is endless. ”
Wang Lu laughed as he spoke.
"But it's really dangerous, and since the time I retired, I've known more people who like to survive in the wild, and more of them have died in the wild."
Wang Lu stretched out a hand to Zhuang Yan.
"It's someone I know. So let's talk about walking by the river, how can you not get your shoes wet. Sooner or later, someone who does this will be killed. ”
"Now I'm married and have a little daughter. I can't pin my head to the waistband of my pants like I did when I was younger. So now I don't go on adventures, after all, I'm no longer living for myself. ”
"Okay, let's go to sleep."
Seeing this, Zhuang Yan stood up and began to clean up where he slept. I found a hay pile not far from the fire, and also found some stones to separate the hay from the fire to ensure safety and comfort.