The two heated up the leftover antelope meat from last night. It was a bit uncomfortable to eat barbecue early in the morning. Chen Qi took out two apples and settled for breakfast with a small piece of barbecue. Aze seemed to be unaffected, and the rest of the antelope meat was finished by himself.
Before going out, Chen Qi asked Aze to help cut a long strip of animal skin, carefully wrapped one end of the sword horn, and then wrapped it with a piece of thick animal skin and put it in the pocket of his coat, although Aze was always by his side , but in this kind of wilderness, there is a weapon that he can use that can always make Chen Qi feel at ease.
Walking on the road, Chen Qi always had the illusion that he had returned to the Dora Plain. He even saw a fat hare jumping in front of them. After hearing the movement of the two, the hare turned and ran into the grass and disappeared. Probably the only difference is that there are many tall trees around, such as acacia trees and fig trees, each of which is at least ten meters long, forming a natural barrier around the house.
The two walked for about ten minutes and stood in front of a thick bread tree. Aze pointed to the bread tree in front of him and said, "This is the gum tree."
Chen Qi looked at the tall plant in front of him, it was about ten meters high, and its radius was nearly two meters wide. The tree, no matter how you look at it, is a baobab tree? There are a few orange-yellow fruits growing on the top of each branch, which look very much like freshly baked pineapple buns. At this moment, Chen Qi really wants to look up to the sky and shout, bread really grows on the bread tree.
Aze climbed up to the top of the tree nimbly. Chen Qi didn't know how the other party was exerting strength on such a bare tree. When he came back to his senses, there were already two rubber-like pineapple buns rolling around his feet. Fruit.
Chen Qi squatted down, picked up a straw and poked it, the jelly was very hard, and poked it for a long time without leaving any marks.
Aze jumped back to the ground, picked up the jelly on the ground, and explained: "The jelly is very hard. It is difficult to cut it even with my fingernails. It must be melted with fire."
"Is the gum tree the same?" Chen Qi asked thoughtfully.
Aze nodded, and stretched out his nails to scratch on the tree trunk next to him, leaving only a shallow scratch. Chen Qi knew how sharp A Ze's nails were, so he thought for a while, "A Ze, can you help me break a small section of a gum tree branch? It doesn't need to be very thick, just like the sword horn you gave me last night. , I want to make a knife handle out of it."
"Okay." Although Aze didn't know what a knife handle was, he was happy to find it for Chen Qi whenever he needed it. He put the jelly fruit back on the ground and climbed up the tree again. This time Aze took a while to fold it. Chen Qile took a small twig down, the color of the twig was darker than the main trunk, Chen Qile happily took it, thinking, this can make a simple version of the dagger.
On the way back, Chen Qi found a perilla tree. The perilla tree was only as tall as a calf, hidden in a piece of withered grass. If it wasn't for a serval cat suddenly jumping out, Chen Qi wouldn't have been able to find it. Chen Qi excitedly picked a piece and showed it to Aze to see if it was poisonous. The female son could roughly tell whether an object was poisonous or not just by smell and touch, which also avoided most dangers for them, confirming that the thing was not poisonous. After being poisoned, Chen Qi picked a large handful and stuffed it into his pocket, almost picking off all the leaves of this perilla tree.
After having a windfall, Chen Qi became more careful on the way back. He ran over to see everything he saw, and Ze also patiently accompanied him. Although he didn't know what these things were useful for, Chen Qi asked what to dig, Ah Ze Without saying a word, Ze stretched out his claws and became a coolie.
It's a pity that Chen Qi's knowledge of plants is also half illiterate. The two of them have been busy for a long time, except for the small handful of perilla, they just dug out a few pieces of wild ginger. Although the harvest is very small, they can get wild ginger Qi is still very happy, at least he can improve the taste of the food.
After returning home, it was already noon, Chen Qi wanted to fix the handle of the sword horn, but seeing A Ze picked up the two pheasants and a pottery pot that he hunted in the morning and was about to go out, he asked strangely: "Ah Ze where are you going?"
Aze shook the pheasant in his hand, "I'll go to the river to deal with the food."
"By the river?" Chen Qi's eyes were shining brightly, "I'll go with you, Aze, do you have any spare fur clothes?" Chen Qi never took a bath after he came to this world, and he felt that he was carrying a warm sweat on his body. A sour smell.
Aze naturally guessed the other party's plan, rummaged for a while in the pile of animal skins beside the stone bed, pulled out the two softest ones and handed them to Chen Qi, "These two may be a bit big for you, go in the evening When I was in the tribe, I asked Uncle Ali to help you make a few sets again."
Chen Qi shook the animal skin coat in his hand, saying that the animal skin coat only had two holes in the animal skin for the convenience of reaching in, and then tied a slender animal skin belt around his waist, and wore it on his lower body. The one is a knee-length animal skin skirt, which is also tied with a belt. Chen Qi looked at the sun outside, it was the hottest time in the middle of the sun, he thought to wash his clothes and let them dry in the sun for an afternoon, then change back into his own clothes at night.
When he went out, Chen Qi also carried a clay pot. He planned to get some water to remove the impurities in the salt stone. He was really fed up with the unpalatable bitter taste in the barbecue. The clay pots here are not only a bit crooked, but also bulky. Chen Qi felt as if he was walking with half a bucket of pure water in his arms. He originally wanted to find new food on the road, but now he had to give up.
For Aze, it may only take a few minutes away, because they have to accompany Chen Qi, the two walked for almost half an hour before reaching the river. The Chishui River here is a bit different from what Chen Qi saw on the plain. There is a long river beach a few meters wide, covered with soil mixed with sand and gravel. Because of the low rainfall on the Dora Plain, The water in the river can't spread up, and the river beach is very dry, not muddy at all.
Aze chose a relatively secluded riverside, where there is a huge river rock that can block the view. Chen Qi couldn't wait to jump into the river. Just as he took off his shoes and jacket, he saw Aze squatting on the other side of the river stone and struggling to pluck the feathers of a pheasant. He couldn't help poking his head out and asking: "Aze, you don't need hot water Do you burn it and then pull it out?" If you pull it out directly, not to mention that it won't be clean, and it's a waste of effort.
"Why?" Aze raised his head in confusion, and just saw Chen Qi's naked upper body at the entrance of his eyes. He turned his head away in fright. Although his face still maintained his usual indifferent expression, the reddish ears were exposed. He is flustered at the moment.
"It's easier to deal with it this way." Chen Qi didn't notice Aze's abnormality, so he naturally picked up a clay pot and filled it half-filled with water, and dug a hole on the river beach for ventilation on both sides. Although the sand on the river beach was dry, it was not It was not hard, and Chen Qi dug it quickly by himself. The top of the hole was just enough to put clay pots. After finishing it, Chen Qi ran not far away and easily pulled back a large pile of hay. In this simple stove, "Aze, lighter."
Aze took out a lighter from his pocket and lit the dry grass. The thermal conductivity of the clay pot was good, and it didn't take long for the water to heat up. There were many fat cattail leaves growing on the edge of the river embankment, and Chen Qi picked a lot of them. He dug a shallow pit that could put two pheasants in, and spread several layers of cattail leaves, and then slowly sprinkled the boiled hot water on the pheasants in the shallow pit.
The pu leaves blocked the leakage of hot water very well. Chen Qi scalded the pheasant in the hot water for several minutes until the chicken feathers fell off as soon as it was grilled. Then he took it out and handed it to Ze, "Try it, see See if the pheasant's feathers are easier to pluck than before."
Aze stretched out his hand to take it, and without much effort, a large piece of chicken feather was pulled out with a light flick, and he said in surprise: "It's really much easier to pull out, and it's cleaner than before."
Chen Qi smiled, and planned to continue his bathing business. Seeing that Aze was about to throw the plucked pheasant feathers into the river, he quickly stopped him: "Don't throw the chicken feathers, it's very useful."
Aze stopped in doubt, "What's the use of these small hairs?"
Chen Qi rested his chin and thought for a moment, what use would chicken feathers be? Make a feather duster? Although I have seen it before, I have never done it myself. I don't know if it can be done. Make quilts? How long does it take to save such a little bit to make a bed? "I haven't figured out what to do, but this thing is very useful, more useful than animal skins, so don't throw it away."
Aze nodded, and used a bigger cattail leaf to put the chicken feathers away. Only then did Chen Qi go down to the river with peace of mind, and picked up two pieces of figs, which Aze handed to him when he came to the river. Chen Qi himself completely forgot that this thing can be used as soap, and when he came, he was full of thoughts. It's a matter of taking a shower, and I forgot to take it off. I have to say that Aze's mind is really not ordinary in some aspects.
As long as the fig is twisted lightly, green juice will flow out, and when it is rubbed on the head and body, white foam will appear in an instant. Chen Qi did not dare to run into the river to suffer from the cruelty of those carnivorous fish before. Take a quick swim, stand in the shallow water by the river, use your shirt as a bath towel, and clean yourself up and down, inside and out.
After Chen Qi even washed his clothes and came out from behind the river stone, Aze had already processed the pheasant, and the two clay pots were filled with water. Aze's hair was still dripping with water, and his body carried the unique faint scent of figs. It was obvious that he had also bathed in the river just now.
Aze tied the two pheasants together with tough hay and carried them on his shoulders, stuffed the bag of pheasant feathers into Chen Qi's arms, and picked up a clay pot filled with water in one hand and said to Chen Qi: "Let's go back."
Seeing Aze's relaxed face, and thinking about how tired he was just holding the empty can when he came here, he was silent for a while and replied: "Okay."