The two sat down on the ground and began to feast. Of the twenty-three fish, Fu Changxiong ate fifteen, plus half a snake...
Ye Feng felt a chill run down his spine. He had planned to eat this food for two days, and now he felt a pang of regret for having kept Fu Changxiong with him…
In wilderness survival, food is one of the four essential elements and is extremely important. Eating like this undoubtedly increases the pressure on survival even more...
But then I thought about it again. The logs that Fu Changxiong brought back were straight and thick, and there were many of them.
If it were him going to chop this up, he would have to make at least two trips back and forth. This big guy can eat a lot, but he can also work hard and has a strong sense of execution.
During their brief conversation, Ye Feng could tell that Fu Changxiong was a straightforward and honest man, a typical Northeastern man.
He's simple-minded and a good survival partner, so I just let him eat as much as he wanted.
After hearing about Ye Feng's actions after arriving, Fu Changxiong felt even more respect for him.
As the saying goes, fools are often blessed, and Fu Changxiong was incredibly lucky. When he woke up here, his backpack was hanging on a tree not far away…
He got it without much effort, and there were even four tools inside.
He asked himself, if he were in Ye Feng's shoes, he would definitely choose to risk going into the water, and the most likely outcome would be being devoured by caimans...
Therefore, Fu Changxiong became even more convinced that Ye Feng was the only savior who could save his daughter. He believed that only by following Ye Feng could he win the game…
After eating and drinking their fill, the two rested for more than ten minutes before getting busy...
Following Ye Feng's instructions, Fu Changxiong began collecting dead branches and leaves from the surrounding area to use as firewood for the evening.
Ye Feng knew that there shouldn't be any problem setting up the treehouse floor before dark.
However, it will probably take at least two more days to complete the overall framework and roof.
Unfortunately, treehouses are much more complex than regular shelters; just the fact that they're far from the ground presents many challenges.
Ye Feng followed the same method, first using a measuring tape to measure the size of the mortise on the elephant leg tree, and then using a short knife to carve out the specific shape...
Finally... all you need to do is slowly chisel out the mortise...
But this step is also the most difficult, much harder than chiseling the logs for the crossbeams, and the pressure is immense…
If the logs used for the crossbeams are damaged, we can simply throw them away and replace them with new ones; after all, there's no shortage of trees around here.
But if you're not careful and damage this elephant-leg tree by chiseling it, causing it to tilt or the mortise to be the wrong size...
Then we'll probably have to give up such a good location...
Therefore, Ye Feng was extremely careful, making each chisel stroke with utmost caution...
It took him nearly three hours to work on the three joints, and he was almost completely soaked in sweat...
Midway through, Fu Changxiong wanted to do something for him, but Ye Feng only asked him to find some stones and dig up some soil.
Although he didn't understand what it meant, he could only do as he was told...
It was around 4 p.m. when Ye Feng let out a long sigh of relief as he brought down the last chisel stroke…
"Whoosh!"
He lay on the ground in a starfish position...
Upon hearing his voice, Fu Changxiong, who was catching crabs by the pond, immediately ran over...
Seeing Ye Feng's smiling face, he asked excitedly:
"Bro, you did it!?"
Ye Feng slowly stood up and nodded…
"If we don't succeed soon, we'll be in danger tonight. By the way, what about the things I asked you to prepare?"
Fu Changxiong grinned foolishly and pointed to the pond below…
"Don't worry about me, I've already prepared everything. And I even caught a lot of crabs and lobsters..."
"You've chosen a really good spot; there are so many fish in that pond..."
Ye Feng gave him a thumbs up…
"Great! Looks like we can change things up for dinner. Quick! Get this pillar installed first, we don't have much time..."
After hearing this, Fu Changxiong rubbed his hands together and picked up the log...
Under Ye Feng's direction, the mortises on the two ends of the log were aligned with the mortises on the elephant leg tree, and they were inserted without much effort...
"Hey! It's done!"
Fu Changxiong shouted excitedly, but Ye Feng looked embarrassed...
It was so ugly that it didn't fit together properly at all; even a mediocre carpenter would shake his head at it...
But then I thought, when it comes to wilderness survival, it's impossible to be perfect in everything...
Soon, all four pillars were embedded in the tree, forming a rectangle about four meters long and two meters wide.
Ye Feng climbed onto the crossbeam, jumped twice with all his might, and found that its load-bearing capacity was quite good…
He went to the fire, picked up the slightly hot rattan, and began to bind and reinforce it one by one…
Once the moisture in the rattan is dried, it becomes stronger and more durable...
After finishing, he laid all the felled trees on the frame and taught Fu Changxiong how to tie a knot.
In general, it's an up-and-down, wave-like motion, binding all the trees used as flooring together...
The task wasn't complicated, and Fu Changxiong quickly got the hang of it...
But Ye Feng had something more important to do at that moment…
They can definitely sleep soundly tonight, and although they won't have to worry about snakes, insects, or rodents, the shelter has no walls; it's completely open on all sides…
The platform is only 1.5 meters off the ground, which a jaguar can easily jump onto, so flames are a must.
But the floor is made of wood, and if you light a fire directly on it, the wood will burn through...
But if they were placed down there, and if it doesn't rain tonight, the mosquitoes and vampire bats would probably suck them dry...
For Ye Feng, who hadn't slept well for two days, this was something that absolutely could not happen...
In the wild, the closer you are to fire, the safer you feel...
Therefore, he wanted to build a simple fire platform... to put it simply, a container for holding a fire...
At this moment, Ye Feng had already moved the mixed soil and some stones to the campfire.
Then, I tore off a few handfuls of dry grass from the surrounding area and mixed them into the soil. The principle is similar to that of concrete, which greatly improves both plasticity and durability…
He first arranged the flat stones into a large square, mixed them with prepared soil, and then dried them by the fire...
Not long after, he received a simple heat-insulating platform.
But that wasn't enough. To make sure the floor wouldn't burn, he poured on a thick layer of soil.
A wall was built around the platform to prevent sparks from flying out and burning people while they slept at night...
This series of actions left Fu Changxiong, watching from the stands, completely dumbfounded. Now he was even more convinced that he had chosen the right person to follow…
I couldn't help but praise it:
"Dude, what kind of job are you doing? That's amazing!"
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