survival in the wilderness

Chapter 8: Weaving Straw Shoes

There was no bowl, so Lin Yan got a few pitted stones and cleaned them to use as bowls.

The fish soup still smelled fishy, ​​so Lin Yan took a sip.Secretly heaved a sigh of relief, fortunately, it wasn't particularly bad, and I could barely swallow it.

Others who tried the dashi for the first time found it delicious.

Although it is a little worse than barbecue, but drinking hot soup, the body is very comfortable.

Ye Zi immediately said: "I'll make a stone pot to cook soup when I go back, and other animal meat should also be boiled and drunk."

"Yes." Lin Yan responded immediately, "Ye Ya is still young and weak. Eating raw meat and drinking cold water is not good, and he will easily get sick. Let him eat more cooked food and drink hot water to grow strong."

Huahong's eyes lit up, "Is it because you never eat raw meat or drink cold water that you grow so well?"

Lin Yan nodded his head.

Ye Zi also understood, she had already seen that Lin Yan was different, so it was because of this.

"Okay, I will make soup for Ye Yaye's barbecue in the future."

"Not only the soup is boiled, but the water is also boiled in a stone pot. Let it cool down before drinking after bubbling."

This meal was very satisfying for several people.

Ye Ya looked at Lin Yan and kept laughing, looking very happy on his dark and thin dirty face.

Lin Yan is also very happy, Ye Ya is thin and weak, if he can take good care of it, he may live longer.

The survival rate of children here is too low, not one out of ten.

Lin Yan rolled his eyes, "Mother, you adults are all busy, I want to play with Ye Ya and make something by the way?"

"What are you doing?" Hua Hong asked, the lord is indeed very busy.

As long as I have the ability, I will almost always look for food during the day.

Hunting is difficult, and it is not easy to eat meat, but it is still possible to find some wild fruits to satisfy one's hunger.

Before Lin Yan could reply, Ye Zi had already said, "Okay, Lin Yan is smart, and he happened to bring wild buds. Bonus, let Mu Shi take care of the two cubs in the future, and let's go find something to eat together."

Huahong looked at Mushi and thought it was a good idea.

These days, she was around the house and did not dare to go far. It was because Lin Yan was still too young and needed to breastfeed.

Mushi was seriously injured in his early years, and his life was saved. He couldn't go hunting, so he just stayed to take care of Zaizai.

So, it was decided.

The next day, Hua Hong repeatedly told Lin Yan not to run around, but to follow Mu Shi obediently.Finally, under Lin Yan's urging, he left with Ye Zi, who had already been waiting impatiently.

Compared with Hua Hong's long-winded words, Ye Zi just glanced at Ye Ya and didn't say a word.

When getting along with each other before, Mu Shi seldom talked and was always silent.Lin Yan originally thought that this was his temperament.

It wasn't until we got along with each other that we realized that it wasn't the case.

When the big and the young are together, Mu Shi and Ye Ya seem to be chatterboxes, and they always have a lot of questions.

They looked at Lin Yan with more and more surprised eyes, a little guy, born with knowledge, extraordinary intelligence, beyond their cognition.

The two subconsciously felt that it was good to follow Lin Yan.

Lin Yan looked at the wood and stone and said, "Let's go get some cattail grass."

The cattail grass is everywhere, you can find it without going far, Mu Shi nodded in agreement, "What do you want cattail grass for?"

Cattail grass is slender and tough, and can be seen everywhere, and is often picked up by people to hang the meat to dry.

"I'll find out later." Lin Yan didn't elaborate.

This was just an excuse, she wanted to see what was nearby, the rush grass was quite tough, and she was going to get some back to make straw sandals.

Leaf-wrapped feet are rotting away after a long walk, and it's time to get yourself a pair of shoes.

Wild buds rarely come out, and it is strange to see anything.While mowing the cattail grass with sharp stones, he asked Lin Yan in a soft voice, "The cattail cattail is too difficult to cut, what do you want it for?"

Lin Yan smiled and looked at his black feet, "Does your feet hurt?"

"It hurts." Ye Ya said honestly.

"When I make a pair of straw sandals for you, your feet won't hurt, and you won't be afraid to walk long distances."

"What are shoes?"

"You'll know when you make it."

Ye Ya immediately regained his energy and worked hard for the shoes.

The three of them walked less than 50 meters away, and came back with a lot of cattail grass all morning.

Lin Yan instructed to hang the cattail grass in the shade of the trees, and start working after the water evaporated.

Mu Shi has been secretly observing Lin Yan's every move, thinking that she is really different, no wonder Hua Hong is so proud of her.

She can light a fire and make delicious food. For so many years, no one in the tribe has been as smart as her.

Mu Shi faintly felt that she was different from them, and she would definitely be the smartest person in the Sun Tribe in the future.

At noon, Lin Yan cooked a pot of broth.

There was no fresh meat at home, so she asked Mu Shi to help him get a piece of dried meat, boiled it in a stone mortar, and added lime juice and apple juice to taste.

Although the taste is a bit strange, it is better than boiled meat.

Mu Shi and Ye Ya watched carefully, and silently remembered that they would do the same in the future.

The desire for new skills is their instinct. In this primitive period, people are full of curiosity about all new things.

After eating, Lin Yan picked up the cattail grass and looked at it. It lost part of its moisture and was not completely dried, so it was full of toughness.

I recalled the appearance and weaving process of the straw sandals from the book, and made sure that nothing was missed.He began to focus on competing with the cattail grass in his hand.

No matter how the little hands fiddled with it, it fell apart after a while.

Lin Yan was not discouraged either, he tried again and again, countless times, his little hands were red from rubbing, and he finally looked good.

Just when she was concentrating on weaving straw sandals and her mental strength was highly concentrated, her body seemed to break through some kind of limitation.It's just that she was immersed in weaving straw sandals and didn't care.

Mu Shi and Ye Ya squatted beside Lin Yan, following her movements over and over again.

After more than two hours, Lin Yan held the simple straw sandals in his hand, which only had a preliminary appearance. He fixed the cattail grass according to his imagination so that it would not fall apart easily.

The gaps between the rushes around the straw sandals are very large, and you can barely see a little shape, crooked, the only redeeming feature is the fine weaving of the soles.

She breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's really not easy, it looks very simple, but it's too difficult to do."

Stretching her stiff neck, she looked left and right, and saw that the cattail grass in the hands of the wooden stone and Ye Ya was still in a mess, obviously she couldn't figure it out.

Lin Yan took a breath and began to explain step by step. After almost an hour, Mu Shi and Ye Ya also made a simple straw sandal.

After learning it, the three of them worked harder and continued to toss the cattail.

Lin Yan's feet are small, and with previous experience, he quickly made another small straw sandal.

She couldn't wait to put it on her feet, stood up and walked around.

It is slightly harsh, but it is more durable than leaves.

Lin Yan looked at the single-layer soles and fell into deep thought.

Since the single layer is too thin, make a few more layers of foundation and fix them together with thin cattail grass, isn't it thicker?

"Lin Yan, look quickly, my straw sandals are ready."

Ye Ya's voice brought Lin Yan back to his senses, and when he took a closer look, he felt the urge to cover his face, and she ignored the question.

(End of this chapter)