Go through the wild and seek life

Chapter 30 Distress
"Let's eat together!"

There was firmness in her eyes, if Si Ye dared not to eat, then she would not eat, let's go hungry together.

Ye didn't shirk this time, and tore another piece of tender meat from the rabbit and left it to Rudama, and started to eat the rest by himself.

After eating this meal, the night turned into a black leopard lying down beside Rudama, keeping her warm, and made a "snoring" sound after a while.Hunting used to consume physical energy, but now that you don't have enough to eat, you must be very tired.Rudama leaned halfway on Ye's body, raised his hand and gently stroked his black fur, and said to himself: "You're so thin, you can touch the bones." Then he sighed, not wanting to become His burden turned out to be a burden to him.How can I help the night?Rudama frowned in thought.

The next day, the snow fell so heavily that it was almost impossible to see beyond two meters.Ye came back a little later, and when he entered the cave, he was covered with a thick layer of snow.Today he brought home a guy who said voles weren't like voles and warthogs weren't like warthogs.It had the head and tusks of a warthog, but the body of a field mouse, a long, thin tail, and a grayish-brown body.He was about the same size as Ye.There is a thick lump of fat on the belly.Rudama was very happy, she was able to eat a full meal tonight, and she named this guy "Wart Rat".

Ye Mingming was also very happy. After shaving off the large piece of fat, he divided the Warthog into several large pieces and roasted it on the fire.And Rudama came up with the idea of ​​that piece of oil, she wanted to refine it.When I was a child, I was a picky eater and didn’t eat many things. My grandma would tell her about the difficult times, “Reminiscing about bitterness and thinking about sweetness”. Every family couldn’t eat good food. The oil for cooking was bought with meat tickets. Stir-fry it yourself.Now she wants to try it. Although fried food is not very healthy, she is quite hungry. Who is healthy or unhealthy in this special period? It is true that you are not hungry.

After eating, Rudama put the tortoise shell pot for boiling water on the fire to dry up, cut a piece of fat and put it in.

Ye was full today and didn't take a nap. He opened his dark purple eyes and looked curiously at what Rudama was doing.

After a while, the sound of "stab! sting" came out, and the fat melted little by little under the high temperature.Soon a lump of grease turned into a puddle of hot oil.Rudama cleaned out the oil refining residue with a wooden spoon, and threw a few pieces of dried meat into it.As the oil flowers roll, the unique aroma of fried food wafts out of the pot.

Ye, who turned into a "big cat", sniffed vigorously through his nose, sticking out his big pink tongue, licking his upper lip non-stop, and the "wow wow" that hadn't been seen for a long time also came from the depths of Ye's throat. come out.

The fried meat slices were very successful. The jerky, which was dry, woody and unpalatable, turned into crispy and delicious fried meat slices after being rolled in the oil flower. The only drawback is that it has no taste.Rudama felt regretful, if only there was some pepper and salt, or cumin or something.

Ye was not picky at all, and ate more than ten slices in one go.

After the experiment was successful, Rudama refined all the remaining oil, put it in a large wooden barrel, put it outside the cave to let it cool and solidify, and took some for daily use.

The next day, Ye went out hunting as usual.Maybe it's snowing all over the sky in the past two days, which has seriously blocked the line of sight, and at the same time hindered the spread of the smell, making the animals' vigilance dull.Although it is not easy for the prey to be found at night, it is also not easy for the prey to find him, which facilitates his hunting.Because Ye has perfect thinking ability, in addition to smell and vision, he can also track traces.

So for several days in a row, Yedu brought back rich prey.But the hunting time has not shortened.

Ye seemed to have discovered that Rudama's method of storing food was good. He didn't try to eat all the prey he brought back these few times, but preserved as much food as possible with Rudama.

The living conditions of Rudama and Ye seemed to be better, but the weather became worse.The howling north wind was blowing crazily, and the animal skin curtain hanging at the entrance of the cave had already lost its function of blocking the cold wind.Ye did not know where to find a boulder one meter smaller, and covered the door from the cave, preventing the cold wind from entering.

Rudama was worried that the wooden barrels containing food on the platform would be blown away by the north wind, so he discussed with Ye for a long time to ensure that the food would not grow worms and become smelly, and Ye finally agreed.

As a result, Rudama found that her worries were unnecessary.The wooden barrels were stuck on the platform by the extremely solid ice and snow, and Ye spent a long time trying to get one out.In the end, Rudama wrapped the wooden stick with animal skins, soaked it in oil and tortoise fat to make a torch, melted the ice and snow, and then moved the wooden barrel into the cave.There is no other way, if you don’t move in, the wind won’t blow you away, and you will have to struggle to get food.

On the 69th day of winter in the wild calendar, Rudama drew another stroke on the cave wall.Then, as usual, I added firewood to the brazier, added some combustion-supporting oil and tortoise fat, filled some snow cubes and put them on the fire in a tortoise shell pot.When you come back at night, you can drink hot water, scald your hands and feet, and warm your body.

After finishing all this, Rudama took a piece of leather and sat down. She wanted to sew another robe for Ye. The original one was dropped into the brazier by him, and several big holes were burned on the back.Thinking of Ye wearing a burnt leather robe and always looking at her from the front, walking sideways with her back against the cave wall, and the awkward and embarrassed little eyes when the "bad thing" was discovered, Rudama couldn't help laughing again. sound.Why is this guy so cute?

"Ow..."

A howl of a beast made Rudama stop what she was doing.This sound is very close to me, it should be in the canyon, what could it be?

Rudama wondered what kind of beast it was?How did you come here?Will it go into the hole?
"Wow... woo woo woo... woo..."

It is the voice of the night, and he is declaring sovereignty.Rudama recognized it immediately.But why does this voice sound a little weak?Rudama wanted to see what was going on, and in fact, she did.

She put on a thick leather robe, covered her head together, and wrapped herself tightly.Picking up her weapon "spear", she climbed down the cliff.After searching for the sound, Rudama saw a vague and familiar figure standing there in the snowflakes all over the sky, confronting a beast that couldn't be seen clearly.

Rudama didn't dare to move forward, fearing that her appearance would distract Ye, she hid behind a thick tree nearby.

Ye confronted the beast for a while, and suddenly saw him dodge and leap to the left.Then, a huge gray-white figure rushed to where Ye Gang was.

At this time, Rudama's angle was just right enough to see the appearance of the giant beast.Its body should be twice as big as the night, and its fur is gray and white, and the snow has given it a good protective color.It looks like a giant bear, except that the mouth is slightly longer, and there are two long fangs protruding from the lips.

(End of this chapter)