15 Birds under the claws!
◎A colorful parrot◎
Now that the problem of Xiaoju rejecting Dajin had been solved, Fu Yiran decided to leave.
Especially since she heard from Xiaoju that the cave was not far away, she didn't want to delay any longer.
It should be autumn where she is now. The temperature at night is getting lower and lower. Perhaps it will be winter soon.
As we all know, the most important things for winter are a warm shelter, enough wood fuel, and enough food.
Fu Yiran didn't know whether it would snow heavily here, nor did she know how low the temperature would be. She could only prepare things according to the most difficult situation.
However, when it got dark, Fu Yaran was still in the forest and didn't even see the shadow of a cave. She couldn't help but ask, "Xiaoju, are you sure the cave is not far from us?"
Xiaoju licked his paw: "Meow."
Not far.
A cat can run back and forth in three hours.
Fu Yaran: “…”
She was helpless: "Forget it, let's rest here for one night and continue walking when it gets light."
Although this forest miraculously has no large carnivores, it is not suitable for traveling in the forest at night.
She lit a fire, untied the meat wrapped on Da Jin's back, finished her dinner, and threw some firewood into the fire. Fu Yiran also built a small hammock and hung it one meter above the ground, with Da Jin lying next to it.
It’s just that Da Jin looked at Fu Yaran with a resentful look.
Because it just wanted to sleep in the hammock together, but was rejected by Fu Yaran.
And Xiaoju was already nestled comfortably on Fu Yaran.
In this regard, Fu Yiran wanted to say: Do you want to see how old you are and how old Xiaoju is?
the next day.
The first one to wake up was the dog.
The enthusiastic dog rubbed Fu Yiran on the hammock and, as expected, knocked her over.
Fu Yiran subconsciously turned around, picked up Xiaoju with one hand, supported herself on the ground with the other hand, and used the force to squat down on the ground smoothly. As a result, just as she was squatting firmly, a big golden face rushed towards her enthusiastically.
"Dajin, wait..."
The words were buried in the warm golden fur.
One minute later.
The familiar cat beating the dog started again.
Xiaoju finally felt relieved after pulling out a few more tufts of the dog's hair.
The plucked Da Jin whimpered: "Woo woo woo."
If you pull it again, the dog will become bald.
Looking at the spoiled dog, Fu Yaran touched its head lovingly: "It's okay, you have a big bald spot on your belly, this little bit doesn't matter."
a bolt from the blue.
Dajin looked at Fu Yaran in disbelief.
Fu Yaran smiled kindly: "You almost made me fall off the hammock just now, did you know that?"
Dajin immediately felt guilty.
Seeing the dog's eyes drifting left and right, not daring to look at her, and his timid and cute look, Fu Yiran was not very angry to begin with, and now she was even less angry.
But on the surface, she still looked like she hadn't let Da Jin go: "Don't do that next time, understand? And you have to be careful when you pounce on people. How many times has Xiaoju been pinched by you? What if it accidentally gets hurt?"
But why is it so easy to get hurt?
They are clearly... what are they?
Dajin fell into deep thought.
Seeing that Da Jin was silent, Fu Yaran thought that Da Jin was protesting silently, so she patted its head and asked, "What? Are you not convinced?"
"Woof."
No, the dog just feels like he has forgotten something.
"I'm glad you're not angry." Fu Yiran sighed softly, "I'm going hunting. Will you come with me?"
“Woof woof woof!”
Da Jin immediately put aside the question he had just thought about and nodded.
In the end, the people who went hunting were one man, a dog and a cat.
That’s right, Xiaoju also followed.
Once they caught suitable prey, they didn't have to drag it back. They could just find a nearby stream and process the prey. They could roast it if they wanted or cook it into soup if they wanted.
Apart from anything else, Fu Yiran felt a little irritated from eating barbecue every day, and her gums had been a little painful recently.
Once she got to the cave, she could think of ways to make something else to eat.
After eating, Fu Yiran, who felt her teeth were even more numb, became more certain of her plan.
Fortunately, although the cave was some distance away, after walking for several hours yesterday and half a day today, Fu Yiran and her friends finally arrived at noon.
Fu Yaran looked around: "Where is the cave?"
"Meow."
Xiaoju walked a little to the side first, then pushed aside the hanging vines and crawled in from the middle.
Fu Yiran was stunned for a moment, then quickly caught up.
After pushing aside the vines, Fu Yiran discovered that the entrance to the cave was actually quite large, about two meters high and at least one and a half meters wide, which was naturally large enough for Fu Yiran and Dajin to enter.
She did not rashly damage the vines, but just followed Xiaoju's example and crawled into them.
The cave was not very dark, on the contrary, there was a faint light inside.
What Fu Yaran cares about more is——
"Xiaoju, has anyone lived here before?"
Although the cave is empty, there are traces of human life inside. Judging from the traces, they have not been away for too long. It is estimated that it has been about one to three years.
Xiaoju tilted his head, and an image of a woman in a cave flashed through his mind, and he nodded his little head.
Fu Yaran: "Is it someone you know? Is it the person who raised you in the past?"
"Meow."
The cat doesn't know, the cat doesn't remember.
Xiaoju didn’t remember. Fu Yiran took a deep breath and didn’t ask any more questions.
She smiled slightly: "It doesn't matter, I'll just forget it if I forget it."
Anyway, he hasn't been back for at least a year, and he probably won't come back.
but……
"Is this where you found the knife you gave me?"
This time, Xiaoju nodded.
Fu Yiran touched Xiaoju's head and stopped talking.
She looked around the cave.
The cave was wide and deep, and miraculously, light could be seen coming through it, but there was no wind.
More importantly, there is a spring in the center of the cave, and there is a small pool in a lower place next to it. Fu Yiran will not have to worry about not having water in the future. Deeper in the cave, there is even a stone bed covered with a lot of hay, and there are even some dry firewood scattered around.
Those dry firewoods were the reason why Fu Yiran suspected that someone had lived here before.
After all, if it were an animal, it wouldn't use firewood.
"This place is really nice." Fu Yiran decided, "Let's stay here!"
Since I'm going to stay, there are many things to prepare.
Food must be prepared.
Fu Yiran had originally thought that if the two caves were not far away, she would run to Dajin's cave to make dried meat for storage.
Now, we can only do it here.
There isn't much difference, it just takes a little longer.
Some supplies are needed in the cave, such as cabinets, baskets, etc.
Firewood for the winter, and clothes... I don't know if I can find any trace of other people. If I have to make clothes myself, it will be too difficult.
Of course, the most important thing now is the bellies of the three of them.
Dajin had already gone out hunting on his own initiative, and Xiaoju also ran out.
This time the two did not go in the same direction, so Fu Yiran didn't have to worry about them fighting on the way.
She didn't go far, but just searched nearby for things she needed.
She had already picked the seasonings, but what surprised Fu Yiran the most was that she dug up mint leaves!
Mint, clears away heat and detoxifies.
She immediately picked a few tender leaves and put them in her mouth. After chewing them, her swollen and painful gums were greatly relieved.
Apart from that, she dragged in a lot of dry firewood and thick wood.
She also pulled out a lot of soft and comfortable vines. In addition to the basket frame, she also wanted to weave a vine mat for the bed.
There was also hay, and she chose the soft, comfortable kind that wouldn't scratch her skin. She rubbed and kneaded it, and prepared to put it all on the stone bed.
Pick up things along the way.
Not to mention, this is quite stress-relieving.
Fu Yiran ran back and forth three or four times.
Seeing that Xiaoju and Dajin had not returned yet, she ran out again.
This time, she went to look for some edible fruits and wild vegetables.
The plants here are basically the same as those she knew before, except that their sizes may be different. There are soybean-sized tomatoes and tomato-sized dates here.
In short, identify it by its appearance, not its size.
But can these mutated ones still be eaten?
Fu Yiran first looked at the traces left on the fruits.
If the tooth marks are left by small, non-venomous animals like rabbits and squirrels, then it is definitely edible.
If the tooth marks are left by poison, eliminate them first.
If there are no tooth marks, take it back and show it to Xiaoju and Dajin.
As local animals, they should be able to tell whether these are edible or not, right?
Fu Yiran, who was walking back with a basket of things, suddenly heard a noise in her ear. She frowned and subconsciously avoided it.
A ball of colorful things passed by her eyes and fell to the ground with a plop.
That looks like... some kind of bird?
It's a bird.
It should be a parrot.
Fu Yiran looked at the parrot, whose feathers were colorful but not very pretty because they were sparse, and sighed helplessly.
The little parrot didn't even open its eyes when it fell. Its little body landed lightly on the ground without making much sound.
Although there was a mat of dead leaves on the forest floor, it was enough to prove how thin it was.
"Forget it. You're so small anyway, you probably can't eat much. And when you get better, you can leave if you want."
As Fu Yiran spoke, she squatted down, picked up the parrot, put it in the frame, and walked more steadily while holding the frame.
This time, when she arrived at the cave, Dajin and Xiaoju had already returned.
Xiaoju came back with a fish that was over one meter long, while Dajin came back with a wild boar that weighed over three hundred kilograms.
Fu Yaran held her forehead and said, "Dajin, if you hit the wild boar too hard, it will hurt your teeth."
When we say wild animals have thick skin and flesh, we mean it literally.
Why were most of the prey hunted in the past small animals?
It's because the animals are too big and have been there for a long time, so the meat is very old and tough.
It’s not that you can’t force yourself to eat it, but if there’s more tender meat available, why bother?
The golden retriever, waiting to be praised, stopped wagging its tail and hesitated: "Woof?"
Can’t I eat it?
"It's not that we can't eat it. Let me deal with it first." Fu Yiran thought about it. Just because she couldn't eat it didn't mean Xiaoju and Dajin couldn't eat it.
After all, it is a mutant animal, and after the mutation, its teeth will become better.
Thinking of this, she took out the knife and started processing the meat.
The water in the cave is spring water. Fu Yaran carries the water and processes the prey outside the cave.
The skin is still kept, most of the internal organs are thrown away, and a small part will be processed and kept by her.
The meat was cut into appropriate sized portions and skewered with sharpened wooden sticks.
After they were done, Da Jin came to help clean up the traces - actually, they just dug a hole and buried the bloody soil.
When they entered the cave again, Fu Yaran's pupils shrank: "Xiaoju, keep the bird under your claws!"
【Author’s words】
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