bloodbath song

Chapter 152 Bow Making
It is indeed a great kindness. These villagers gathered in this mountain village school and did not dare to go out. It can be said that they are waiting for death. But after Ling Tao came, he brought everyone to find food and took the lead in building the place where they lived. , to give them the courage to live, although Ling Tao only played a leading role, and most of the contributors were the villagers themselves, but his leading role was crucial.

"You don't need to be like this, grandpa. Now that I'm here, I can't go out and live with everyone. I can only say that I help each other and support each other to survive. Don't say anything about great kindness." Ling Tao shook his head and said.

Grandpa Zhou shook his head and didn't say anything, but he sighed in his heart. From Ling Tao's words, he could tell that Ling Tao would leave here sooner or later. He didn't belong to Zhou Family Village. Such a person has a wider world.

Not long after the meal, Ling Tao took the villagers of the first brigade out of the school again. First, he went to the yard of Zhou Xiaogou’s house where he had visited yesterday. fruit.

Perhaps it was because Ling Tao and the others visited here the first day, Zhou Xiaogou's family and his party did not encounter any danger, but Ling Tao, who already had bullets, would not be afraid even if he encountered a similar mutant cow yesterday. As long as it is a difficult mutant beast like Zhuyeqing, it will be fine.

In addition to bringing back the pears during their trip, they also searched Zhou Xiaogou's house inside and out, and brought all the iron utensils that could be seen back to the school, such as hoes, iron plows, sickles, axes, kitchen knives, and iron pots. Wait, as long as you see any iron objects, you will never let them go.

Secondly, for example, no pots and pans were spared, as long as they were usable, they were moved back. Hey, now that the Zhou family village is gathered in the school, almost everything can be said to be a non-renewable resource, and everything has a use.

In fact, life doesn’t have too many ups and downs. If you look closely, it’s just a running account. Little things like eating, drinking, and sleeping are always the main theme.

After Zhou Xiaogou's family and his party, it was already afternoon. Originally, Ling Tao wanted to take the villagers out to see if he could get some useful things such as grain and iron, but he was persuaded by Zhou Taigong, saying that it was too late to let everyone Take a break, relax the tense mood of the day, and wait until the villagers get used to it before proceeding step by step.

Ling Tao thought about it, and it was the same reason. He didn't care. Killing mutant beasts would only strengthen him, but the villagers couldn't stand such a high-intensity dangerous life.

In this way, he was free, and it was rare for him to have a time to relax.

Sitting on the highest point of the school, looking at the busy villagers below, Ling Tao didn't know why, but somehow felt a feeling in his heart. Living is actually very simple, eating, drinking, and sleeping, but such a simple request makes everyone feel uncomfortable. I have been running around for these simple words all my life, especially in today's environment, living is often just a luxury.

The villagers below erected sharpened bamboos one by one to prevent the mutated beasts in the air from jumping down and hurting people, and based on these erected bamboo poles, they built a shelf at a height of two or three meters from the ground, similar to a building. The scaffolding on the construction site, in this way, can not only make the erected bamboo poles stronger, but also play a certain role in protection.

Secondly, the villagers inserted sharpened small bamboo pieces in every corner outside the school's outer wall, which can play a certain defensive effect, especially against those snakes and reptiles.

The blacksmith is stepping up to forge gun heads with the collected ironware, trying to make more weapons.

The women are speeding up the processing of the returned meat. Since there is no salt, it cannot be marinated, and the temperature in this season is quite high, so the meat is not suitable for storage. Therefore, they can only smoke the meat so that the meat can be preserved. It can be eaten for a longer period of time, but in this way, the whole campus is made into a mess...  

Almost every one of the villagers is busy, and each has their own things to do. Although the current environment still makes people feel heavy, there is no hopelessness on the faces of the villagers.

"There are all kinds of beings, in fact, the best thing is to be alive." Looking at the busy figures below, Ling Tao sighed again.

Immediately, his sight was attracted by a corner of the school. More than a dozen villagers were making bow and arrow weapons. Curious, he came down from the school's teaching building and walked towards that place.

Bows and arrows, before the emergence of firearms, were once the most advanced weapons in the world. It can be said that the reason why human beings can dominate the world today is due to the invention of bows and arrows.

Ling Tao has seen bows and arrows. Yu Miaomiao had a combination bow of technological products in his hand at that time. He was not an expert in bows and arrows, so he couldn't judge the power of the bow in Yu Miaomiao's hands. However, Ling Tao was the first time to make such a primitive handmade bow. See.

Ling Tao himself forgot that he had seen it somewhere. The craftsmanship of bows and arrows is extremely complicated, especially if he wants to get a good bow, it may take more than a few years to make it, so he was really curious about what the villagers did. How to make a bow and arrow.

When Ling Tao came to the place where bows and arrows were made, the villagers all greeted him kindly.

"You guys are busy, so I'll just take a look," Ling Tao said with a smile.

At this time, an old man with a wrinkled black face came to Ling Tao and asked with a smile: "Mr. Ling, are you also interested in making bows and arrows? Hehe, the crude tricks of farmers make you laugh."

"Old man, you are joking. Being able to make bows and arrows is the best weapon for the villagers when there are no firearms at this stage. How can it be called a crude trick?" Ling Tao shook his head and smiled.

"Hehe, what Mr. Ling said is, what he said is..." The old man seemed not good at words, and he didn't know what to say after a few sentences.

Ling Tao saw that the villagers roasted old bamboo slices that were nearly two centimeters thick, three centimeters wide and one meter long on the fire, so he asked curiously, "Why did they do this?" ?
Hearing Ling Tao's question, the black-faced old man suddenly regained his energy, and immediately began to explain to Ling Tao eloquently.

After his explanation, Ling Tao was surprised to find that making bows and arrows is so simple, and it doesn't take too long. It can be made and used in one day. Of course, the quality is definitely not comparable to those exquisitely crafted bows and arrows and technological products. The bow and arrow ratio.

They make bows and arrows, choose old bamboo boards with excellent toughness, about Mixu, polish them smooth, and then put the middle part on the fire to roast, so that the moisture in the bamboo can be released, so that the place baked by the fire becomes soft. At this time , they will bend the almost baked bamboo board into a C shape, fix the two ends of the C with bamboo strips, and it will become a D shape (viewed in reverse), and then wait for it to cool at this time, or put it in water to cool, The purpose is to let it set, this time takes at least a few hours.

When the shape is ready, remove and extinguish, and the bamboo board forms a C-shape without deformation, you can make a bow. On the inner arc of the C-shaped bamboo board, install a wooden one, which just fits the arc. Wrap the small wooden strips tightly with cloth strips or twine, and let them be fixed with the C-shaped bamboo board.

Then it’s winding, turn the C-shaped bamboo board upside down, and it becomes a B-shaped bow, so it can be used. It’s really simple, and the bamboo board has excellent toughness, and the bow and arrow produced are powerful. Not too bad.

The situation in Zhoujia Village is relatively simple now, but even so, they still use everything they can to make weapons such as bows and arrows.

The bow body is easy to make, but the bow string is troublesome. Without a good bow string, everything is useless.

But never underestimate the wisdom of the working people. These villagers, in the absence of suitable bow strings, use local materials, use bamboo, slice it into extremely thin bamboo slices, and then boil them in water, 'cooked' Then beat it again, and then get the bamboo fiber with excellent toughness. After drying, add the hemp thread you can find, and rub it with your hands to make bowstrings with a thickness of two or three millimeters, and they are extremely stressed. It is more than enough.

After listening to the black-faced man's introduction, Ling Tao was simply amazed, and exclaimed: "You are so powerful, you can come up with such a method. If this is the case, everyone will be able to equip a bow tomorrow morning." ?
"Yes, when the villagers go out tomorrow, they will all be able to use bows and arrows. Hehe, I can't be worthy of Mr. Ling's praise. In fact, this craft is passed down through the accumulated experience of our ancestors." The black-faced old man heard Ling Tao's words , Smiling so that the wrinkles on his face loosened a lot.

"Hehe, I'm also looking forward to it. With bows and arrows, the safety of the villagers will be greatly improved, but I don't know how powerful these bows and arrows are," Ling Tao nodded.

"Mr. Ling will know tomorrow. By the way, these are just bows and arrows prepared for the villagers. Mr. Ling, you also have them, but they are specially made. The cow you killed yesterday, his horns, will be made A bow for Mr. Ling, but it will take a little longer, it may take a few days," the black-faced old man said with a smile.

"Ox horns? How can such a hard thing be made into a bow? Is it also roasted with fire?"Ling Tao was surprised.

"That's not the way, the horns are roasted with fire to make them crispy. How can that be done? In fact, the method is also very simple. It is to soak the sour soup of sauerkraut in our countryside, and soak it until it softens to make bows and arrows." Hei Lian The old man said proudly.

Ling Tao was stunned. He didn't expect these villagers to know that using acid to soften horns is actually a reaction between acid and calcium, similar to how drinking vinegar can soften fishbone.

The villagers may not understand such chemical principles, but they have already used them in their lives. Wisdom is often hidden in inconspicuous corners...

(Ahem, the method of making a bamboo bow is completely feasible, everyone, don’t learn to do it, I will not be responsible for hurting people, um, as for the method of making a bow with ox horns, I can’t say it’s my fault, anyway, it’s pretty cool when you think about it Reliable is not, then, please recommend a ticket...)
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