survival in the wilderness

Chapter 16
When Huahong and Yezi came back, Mushi had already made three baskets, and they were all small, so the speed was so fast.

When the two saw the magical effect of the basket, they couldn't put it down immediately.

This thing is so practical, it can hold a lot of things, and it is easy to carry.

The next day, there was a crate trend in the tribe.

Anyone who could move set out to find rattan that could make baskets, and began to make baskets for themselves.

But within five days, almost every household had baskets to use.

Lin Yan found that everyone's hands-on ability is very strong, and everyone is a master of handicrafts.

Then, those who went out to hunt had two baskets in hand. They were empty when they went out in the morning, but the baskets were full when they came back.

The wild fruits picked before are inconvenient to bring back, so they can only be carried by hand or with big leaves, not a few.

Now, one basket can hold many.Efficiency has improved too much.

Afterwards, Lin Yan received all kinds of wild fruits, and he no longer had to worry about missing something to eat.

The weather is hot and the storage time is short. She took out wild fruits and fresh meat that could not be kept at home and shared them with the elderly and children.

Smoked meat lasts longer with a fire.

Now people have learned to use smoked meat to store food for the cold season.

Some lonely old people with no one at home, and those with a small population, gradually moved their caves to the vicinity of Lin Yan's house.

These people were the first to realize that living next to Lin Yan would bring more convenience.She is busy making so many novel things every day, and she needs a lot of people to help.

This is the periphery of the tribe, and walking in is the hunting ground.The place is so big that it can accommodate as many people as possible.

There are more and more people in this area, and it is getting more and more lively.

Lin Yan gradually became familiar with the people around him.

The new neighbor is called Lao Hei, who looks very old and dying, but his actual age is less than thirty.

After going out hunting, he was seriously injured, one leg became lame, and his body became weaker and weaker.

The shortage of food and the lack of medical treatment made Lao Hei what he is now.

Although Lao Hei is disabled, he has a pair of bright eyes and a flexible mind.

He saw the difference in Lin Yan, he changed from the state of waiting to die in the past, and became the first to move here and become her neighbor.

These days, Lao Hei took advantage of his neighbors and often met with Lin Yan, and they became acquainted naturally.

Old Hei is like a newborn, and he is even more curious about Lin Yan, a little doll who knows things that others don't, and leads everyone to make a lot of things together.

Lao Hei likes the fire the most. After having a fire, he eats cooked meat and drinks hot water, and his health gradually improves.He felt the long-lost strength.

Lin Yan called Lao Hei over and told him to take some wild fruits out of the basket and take them home to eat.

Old Hei is not too polite, although he is not good at hand, but his handwork is very good, as good as wood and stone, and he can do everything.He often made some baskets and sent them to Lin Yan's family.If you find something weird, show it to her right away.

These days, some people in the tribe exchanged with him, using the baskets and hemp ropes they made in exchange for food.

"Old Hei, do you know where there is clay? It's different from ordinary soil."

Old Hei was also a warrior. He has been to many places, so he has seen the world.

He thought about it, and asked uncertainly, "What is clay?"

Lin Yandao: "It is a kind of cohesive soil with few sand particles. It is not easy for water to pass through it, and it has good plasticity. The color is whiter, which is different from ordinary soil."

She picked up a handful of soil from the ground and spoke to Old Hei.

Old Hei's eyes were all blank, he didn't know what clay Lin Yan was talking about.

He asked, "What are you looking for with clay?"

"Clay can be fired into ceramics to make something new."

Lin Yan was not disappointed either. She had asked many people, but she had never seen them, and it was not easy to find them.

In the current situation, firing pottery is the best, and some daily utensils can be made.

It was originally planned to be made of wood, but unfortunately there are no knives, so it can only be put on hold temporarily.She felt that pottery should be easy to achieve.

Lin Yan made some bowls, plates, cups, and jars out of mud, and told Lao Hei how to make pottery.

Although there are no raw materials, it doesn't hurt to talk about it.

Old Hei's eyes became more and more energetic, and he wished he could find the clay immediately.

"I'm going to find clay."

"Where did you find it?" Lin Yan asked hurriedly, "It's too dangerous outside, so don't go out."

"Don't go out." Old Hei was in high spirits. "There are a lot of people in the tribe. I'll ask them one by one. See if I've seen them. Ask the hunting team to help you find them, and you'll find them."

Seeing Lao Hei leaving excitedly, Lin Yan also felt a little hopeful.

She's still too young to go out and find it herself.

After dazed for a while, Lin Yan saw rabbit skins hanging not far away, some were black, some were white, some were gray, and some were spotted. These were the skins that my mother peeled off recently.

There are no complete ones, but they all have holes, big and small, looking tattered.

After washing, store warm products for the cold season.

Although I washed it many times with water, the smell still cannot be removed and I can always smell it.

People in the tribe wear animal skins like this, and you can smell that smell as soon as you walk over.

Lin Yan entered the Science and Technology Museum, looking for a solution.

Soon she found two easiest methods, one is the fire method and the other is the earth method.

Fire method: Put the leather surface on a small fire and roast it slowly until soft, then apply plant ash, charcoal, etc., beat it repeatedly, repeat this process, and finally clean it, dry it in the sun to get a softer leather.

Indigenous method: beat the leather and animal offal and other fats together in saline-alkali soil repeatedly, wash them, and finally get soft leather.

The leather produced by these two methods is softer and lighter than the leather directly dried, which is a good choice.

But under the current conditions, only the fire method can be chosen.The soil method has requirements on the soil quality, which cannot be achieved for the time being.

Let Mushi stop making baskets and make leather together.If they did, they would have clothes made of soft, bland pika fur, which would be comfortable and warm.

Warm clothes are very important to the tribe.

Wood and stone were thrown into it immediately, and after five days of beating and tossing, a decent leather was finally produced.

Lin Yan squatted on the side every day, watching the wood and stone making.She asked Fat Bao to help, make some records, and sum up experience.

It is not comparable to the leather mentioned in the book, but compared to the original one, it is much better.It is not so hard and fishy, ​​and it can be sewn with thread to make clothes.

This piece of leather immediately attracted the attention of people around, and they all came to learn how to make leather.

Every family has leather and needs to prepare clothes for the cold season. People took action one after another, took out all the leather at home, set it on the fire, and beat it repeatedly.

Lin Yan can't do this job, she can only come up with ideas, and when people start to explore, she has nothing to do.

In addition to teaching children to count and recognize, she focuses on cultivating spiritual power.

It is very difficult to change the status quo.

Lin Yan knew from Fat Bao that mental strength was very important.After reaching the Z level, the mental power can attack, and she is eager to become stronger.

She could feel the changes in her spiritual power, the aperture gradually became larger, and she could see farther.

The two pika cubs have grown up a lot, and it is enough to throw some weeds in every day.

While staring at the pika, Lin Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration. The young and strong in the tribe were busy hunting animals, and she might be able to help hunt enough pikas to allow people to survive the cold season.

(End of this chapter)