Chapter 10 The daily capsizing of the old driver

Nothing was said all night. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info or rather, mosquitoes muttering to themselves all night. The smoke method can't stop the mosquitoes' enthusiasm for me. Therefore, when I wake up in the morning, I will inevitably have some more kiss marks on my face.

Harmless.

As long as it doesn't affect my handsomeness.

Well, today's task is to build a raft to cross the river that runs between me and my destination.

The easiest way to make a raft is to use the surrounding trees. With a simple arrangement and fixation, I was able to build a raft that could pass through the river.

Of course, not all trees can be used as materials for rafts. If the water contained in the tree itself is too high, it will inevitably sink to the bottom of the water when put together. Making a raft like this is no different than swimming it myself. I also saved the effort of manufacturing.

Make a raft to cross the river. The most ideal material is bamboo.

This plant has a hollow interior and contains a lot of air. Able to lift an object equivalent to its own weight and float on the surface of the water without sinking.

It's a coincidence. When I was walking up the river, I really saw a few clumps of bamboo. There were enough bamboos to build a safe raft to cross the river.

I won't say more about the process of cutting down bamboo. However, there may be people who don't know how to cut bamboo properly. So let's talk about the method of felling.

Bamboo itself contains a lot of plant fibers, and if the blade is perpendicular to the bamboo, it will not only take a lot of physical strength, but it will not even be able to cut a perfect bamboo.

The most labor-saving method is to chop down at an angle along the lines of the bamboo.

With a small diving knife, I can't cut down a bamboo that's thicker than my arm. That's where a little bit of tooling comes in.

That's the stone. I'm going to use my diving knife as a chisel and a stone as a hammer. This makes it easier to work with.

But even if I save effort, I can only cut down rootless bamboo in one day today.

What is the concept of the width of five bamboos together?

It's only half a body smaller than an adult's width.

But that's enough. Compared to swimming in the past, this bamboo raft is simply a luxury cruise ship.

It had already taken me a day to cut down five bamboos. Now it is impossible for me to make a bamboo raft and successfully cross the river today. And for the rope that holds the bamboo together, I haven't found it yet. Besides, it was getting dark at this time, and the task now was to forage for food.

The above statement may seem a bit like a running account, but it can't be helped. That's just the way it is. I didn't do anything but chop and transport bamboo that day.

Of course, eating and drinking Lazar is still essential.

As for the food at night, I don't know what to eat except for the snails. So it's still business as usual.

But by the way. Fushou snails are grilled and eaten, and they taste really good. It's just a little lighter.

It's been a busy day, and my hands are painful because of a few shiny blisters in the process of cutting and transporting. But that doesn't mean I can't rest.

This person can really shield out some pain under certain circumstances.

Without further ado, I fed the mosquitoes for another night.

I have to say, the mosquitoes in this primeval forest are so fucking poisonous. The bitten bag on my body was itchy and painful, and I didn't dare to scratch it easily. In case you accidentally scratch the skin, plus the surrounding environment is too humid now. Another infection or something. It's not as good as drowning in a river. At least I can be one with the rivers, lakes and seas.

I got up early in the morning in order to get this bamboo raft ready by this evening.

Don't look at me doing this little thing in a day. In fact, if human beings didn't have these tools now, they would theoretically be able to do much less in a day than I do now. ――I still have a diving knife in my hand. If I didn't have a knife, I would have had to find a stone to polish a stone knife in order to cut down the bamboo. It takes a lot of time. In addition, the sharpness of stone knives is much lower than that of steel knives, and the speed is much slower in the process of cutting.

In this way, the degree of contrast can be seen very clearly.

"Thanks to the Industrial Revolution." That's the only thing I said today.

I'm not the kind of person who likes to talk to myself. When no one is around, I'd rather play a fierce Star Wars war in my head than slap at a tree.

It's a kind of discipline.

The ropes used to hold the bamboo are actually very easy to find. There are a lot of materials. For example, the vines crisscrossing the forest.

However, this is not the best material to use as a rope.

The best material I've seen so far, the best material for ropes.

It's still bamboo.

I have to admit that bamboo is a treasure. Bamboo shoots can be eaten as vegetables, bamboo can be used as building materials, and dried bamboo leaves can be used as ignitors for fires. And the layer of skin on the surface of the bamboo, peeled off, is an excellent rope.

The plant fibers of bamboo itself make it ultra-strong and tough. For this kind of rope made of bamboo skin, my hometown calls it a basket. This is also the main material used to make baskets and dustpans in many mountainous areas.

Of course, one thing must be mentioned here. That is, the sharpness of the grate is actually very high. As long as you are a little careless in the process of binding, it is a common thing to cut the fingers of the palm.

I finished the whole process of making the bamboo raft around 3 o'clock in the afternoon. In order to verify that the bamboo raft can carry me to the other side smoothly, I now need to launch it into the water for the first navigation test.

To be honest, I'm embarrassed to say that.

Overturned cars on the road, boats overturned on the water. The sliver was not tied securely, and fell apart in the water.

Fortunately, there were no crocodiles or piranhas in this river. Otherwise, I wouldn't have to come back.

It's a little embarrassing. But luckily no one saw it. I climbed ashore and chased down the river for a short distance to get the bamboo back, and I plan to make another correction after dinner tonight.

Tonight's recipe is still Fushou snails.

To be honest, since I got to this desert island, I haven't eaten meat for a long time.

Of course, snakes, insects, rats and ants don't count. I'm talking about big meat.

I swear if I could catch a wild boar on the other side of the river, I thought I could fight for a big meal. Either I eat it, or it eats me.

Again, in the world of foodies, eating and being eaten is an eternal topic.

Perhaps someone will be dismissive. Speaking of me as a young man, it is difficult to really rely on a diving knife in my hand to fight a wild boar.

Now that we've talked about it, I'm going to show you how to fight a wild boar.

Of course, that doesn't mean I'm going to find a boar right now. But in fact, there was a place not far in front of me that was standing now...... Two...... Three......

Well, a herd of wild boars.

Lao Tzu may have entered their territory and occupied their pigs' nests.

(I'm going to catch a train early tomorrow morning, and then I'm going to be on the train for two days.) So one chapter a day for the next three days. From the 20th onwards, there are two chapters a day for the next three days, which can be regarded as making up for the train. ）