Chapter 52: Smoke Bombs
The head of the snake went into the water with a stick, and after a while, I heard the sound of splashing in the water, but I didn't know if it was a fish grabbing food or a fish being bitten by a snake head.
The snake body is no longer rolling, but it is still wriggling, Liu Qing put away the snake body on the ground, this is a good thing, it is all meat! The snake body more than one meter long was coiled up by Liu Qing, and the broken parts overlapped the snake's tail, and he dragged a soft grass to tie it up, and hung it on his body like this.
After cleaning up, Liu Qing was ready to go back, he didn't plan to go before, although these grasses were shorter than the shrubs, but there seemed to be more dangers lurking inside. Just as he turned to leave, he suddenly heard the sound of rushing water, which should not sound far away. I didn't hear it before, but I guess my attention was attracted by the movement in the grass, so I didn't notice it.
There is the sound of water! Liu Qing immediately came to his senses, isn't this exactly what he was looking for? The water in the creek has always flowed in a very balanced manner, and there is only one possibility of the sound of water like this, and the water flow is relatively shallow and rapid, or there is a drop.
I don't know what the situation is over there? Liu Qing dispelled the idea of going back and wanted to go and find out. If it is shallow water, then he can put a circle of stones around the shallow water, leaving only a crooked opening, and sprinkle some crushed cooked ginger beans and fruit pulp in it, which forms a simple trap, as long as there are fish smelling and entering this stone circle, most of them can only stay in it. This kind of trap with a simple structure and easy to do, most people can do it, but they lack the corresponding conditions.
In order to prevent small animals such as poisonous insects in the grass, Liu Qing ripped off a few bundles of soft grass, tied his trouser legs into the upper of his shoes, and then tied them tightly with soft grass, which was regarded as a simple protective measure. As for Xiao Wu, its own long hair is equivalent to a layer of protection, as long as it wades through the grass, check its legs for insects to attach.
He cut down a shrub branch again, and the excess branches and leaves were cut off, leaving only a stick in his hand, a shovel in his left hand and a stick in his right hand, and he shook the grass vigorously as he went. This is done in order to "scare the grass and snakes", many small animals are like this, once there is a big movement to come, they will immediately flee, so in the grass and bushes and other places that are easy to hide dangers, it is best to prepare a long stick in advance, while walking, while shaking, can drive away many dangers in advance.
The area of the grass is not large, and there happens to be a giant tree in front of it, perhaps Liu Qing's method of fighting the grass and scaring the snake has had an effect, and he has not encountered danger along the way. The stream here still flows gently, and because of the giant trees growing here, there are not many grasses and shrubs growing on this side of the stream, and a thick root can be seen crossing the stream from under the water and into the dirt on the opposite bank.
Bypassing the giant tree, Liu Qing looked up, but he didn't think that he had already walked to the edge of the giant tree forest, which was facing a cliff, not high, about thirty or forty meters, a waterfall was falling from the top of the cliff, the water flow was not large, so the sound of the water was not too big, otherwise, Liu Qing would have been able to hear the sound of the waterfall a long time ago.
The cliff is covered with various vegetation, which looks like an ink painting from a distance, and there are some yellow-white spots on the left, which seem to be the flowers of some kind of plant. The bottom of the waterfall is mostly a pool, and the water falls from a high place for many years, and the impact is often relatively deep. Liu Qing and Xiao Wu came to the edge of the waterhole, the water inside was clear, and as soon as they reached the water's edge, they saw fish swimming around.
And the fish here don't look as big as the fish downstream, but they're not small, estimated to be at least a foot up. Of course, you can also see some small fish, only the finger-length small fish playing and shaking in the shallow water, so uncomfortable.
Although Xiao Wu often eats fish, he has never seen what the fish in the water is like, and now when he sees the fish for the first time, he is excited to keep jumping around the water, but his feet just jumped into the water, and he suddenly retracted again, licked the wet soles of his feet, and looked at the waterhole with some strange things. Liu Qing looked at Xiao Wu and thought it was very interesting, so he happily said to it, "It's okay, it's okay, it's just water, do you want to go down and play?"
Although it is autumn now, it should belong to the south, and it is by the sea, and the temperature difference between day and night is not too big. As he spoke, Liu Qing had already taken off his shoes and socks, rolled up his trouser legs, and walked into the water first, Xiao Wu looked at it and jumped down. The water was a little cold, but it could be seen that Xiao Wu was also very excited, and kept splashing.
Playing and playing, Xiao Wu actually ran into the deep water area, Liu Qing wanted to stop it too late, but Xiao Wu just drowned and drank two sips of water, and then never sank again. Liu Qing thought that it had stepped on a big rock or something, but when he looked closely, he didn't expect Xiao Wu to actually be able to swim! Through the water, he could see that his four feet kept stepping in the water, his neck was raised high, and he tried to poke his head out of the water, and his whole body was soaked in the water.
I really didn't expect this little guy to be born to swim.
Liu Qing didn't have anything to do in the water, while paying attention to Xiao Wu to prevent it from flooding, he kept looking around the waterfront to see where it was suitable to make traps. Soon I found a relatively gentle waterfront, brought a few large stones from the surrounding area, placed them in the water, and filled them with some small stones in the middle to form a stone dam. The whole shape looks like a snail shell lying flat, leaving a curved and narrow entrance. In this way, it is easy for the fish to get in, and it is up to luck to get out.
After the trap was placed, Liu Qing cleaned up the stones in the puddle again to make it a little deeper. He can't come every day, so try to create a natural point of water. When the water inside was clear, he took out dry food, two pieces of dried fish, and a large roasted ginger bean from his satchel. When Xiao Wu saw the dried fish, he immediately got out of the water, trembled, and the water all over his body turned into mist and sprinkled in all directions.
After eating the dried fish, Liu Qing cut the ginger beans in half, Xiao Wu's half was thrown directly to him, and his own was cut into fingertip-sized pieces by him, and all his brains were thrown into the trap. Then they took out two more fruits, one for each of them, which they had picked when they had gone on the road, and they were very fresh.
Xiao Wu ate one, it was not enough, and circled around Liu Qing, the two of them walked around the jungle for a long time, and they were indeed tired. Liu Qing took out two more, one for Xiao Wu, and the other cut the flesh into small pieces and threw them into the water. At this point, the trap is completed, and as for how many fish can be lured, it is up to God.
After washing his hands, Liu Qing also took off his clothes and jumped into the water, not taking a good bath for some days. Liu Qing looked at the gray mud shells that had formed on some parts of his body, smiled self-deprecatingly, and began to rub it hard.
After taking a bath, Liu Qing still felt unsatisfied, this place is really good, if there is a cave nearby, it would be great, at least there is no need to worry about getting water and bathing!
It's a pity that I looked around, but I didn't find any caves or anything like that. However, Liu Qing found an interesting place, there was a giant tree on the other side of the waterhole, and one of the branches of the giant tree actually extended to the top of the cliff, and it seemed to be very close to the cliff. He wondered if he could jump directly to the top of the cliff if he climbed along the branches, and in that case, in addition to not being able to shelter from the wind and rain, the cliff would be a good place to stay.
In order to verify his idea, Liu Qing decided to climb up and take a look. Xiao Wu is still in the water, and the first time he plays in the water, it makes him a little happy. Liu Qing said to Xiao Wu: "Xiao Wu, you play for a while, I'll go over there and take a look." ”
Xiao Wu didn't hear his words at all, just looked up at Liu Qing, and continued to play with its water. Liu Qing waded through the water with his boots and walked to the opposite bank, and after putting on his boots, he began to climb the giant tree with a sapper shovel in one hand. Such a giant tree is actually extremely difficult to climb, but fortunately, many vines have been clinging to it during the time that the giant tree has grown, and it is not too difficult to grasp the cracks of various rattans and bark.
Standing on the branches sticking out, Liu Qing raised his eyes and looked around, and he could even see the coastline and a line of blue sea in the distance. It's spectacular and beautiful, and it's more shocking. When I think about it, standing on such a huge tree and looking out at the sea in the distance, that strange psychological feeling is difficult to express in words.
However, Liu Qing's eyes were stunned, he found that he had seen something extremely familiar, at first he thought he was dazzled, but after reconfirming, Liu Qing suddenly stroked his palms and laughed, sure enough, it was the emperor who lived up to his heart! He actually saw his cave here. Originally, he was not sure, but he was so familiar with the terrain and environment around the cave that he could confirm it at a glance, and he could see the target he used to practice archery.
In fact, it was this target hanging on the tree that finally made Liu Qing confirm that it was indeed the cave where he lived. Also, it doesn't seem to be that far from my cave, and it seems to be about a mile away in a straight line. Liu Qing was a little excited, thinking, with such a close distance, should he do something?
It wasn't that he wanted to move his family here, although the environment was good, but there was no safe place to live, and any animal would pose a threat to him, he wondered if he could bring the water from here to the cave. It would be great if you could bring water in, not only would it be convenient to cook and drink, but it would also be easier to take a bath. You can even dig a small pond outside the cave, where you can raise some fish, and even the problem of eating fish can be solved in the future!
Since you plan to stay here for a long time, you must do everything well.
Along the thick branches, Liu Qing slowly walked towards the top of the cliff, this branch is indeed thick, at least as thick as two people hugging, even if it is more than 30 meters high from the ground, Liu Qing does not feel afraid at all when he walks on it.
After walking more than 20 meters away, Liu Qing found that the branch was on the cliff from a distance, but it was actually at least five meters away from the top of the cliff. Although this distance is not high, Liu Qing doesn't dare to jump, not to mention how to get up after jumping, in case he gets injured or something, then he is really finished.