He felt that he was now full of energy... his spirit and energy were completely different from before.
"Could eating salt... really improve sleep quality?"
Ye Feng thought to himself, he decided that he must make a lot of salt today…
"Brother Feng, you're awake?"
Liu Sisi, who was sewing crocodile skin, blinked her big eyes as she looked at him…
Ye Feng lazily stretched his neck; it felt a little sore from sleeping for so long…
"Where are the others?"
"Oh, they said they wanted to share your burden, so they're all trying to make salt by mixing wood ash water like you do..."
"Ah...okay."
Ye Feng smiled faintly... This way, he could do something else...
However, upon seeing the crocodile skin in Liu Sisi's hand, he couldn't help but ask:
"Are you planning to use crocodile skin to make leggings and arm warmers?"
"Hmm~"
Liu Sisi shook her head…
"Of course not. Crocodile skin is very expensive. I wouldn't use it to make something so simple."
"Oh? Simple? You mean you've already finished?"
Liu Sisi gave an awkward smile…
"Hehe, no...but it won't take much time..."
All I need to do is measure the size of the pigskin with a ruler, cut it to the appropriate size, dig out a few holes, thread rattan through it, or use dried pig intestines as rope.
The leg wraps and arm sleeves are now complete, aren't they?
What I'm making now is far more useful than those two things.
Ye Feng nodded in agreement. To be honest, he had initially planned to use this method to make leg wraps and sleeves as well.
"So what exactly is this more useful thing of yours?"
Liu Sisi replied:
"Of course it's a raincoat... Brother Feng, didn't you say the rainy season is coming soon?"
I was thinking that if I need to go out for any reason, wouldn't it be much more convenient to have a raincoat?
This also helps prevent catching a cold, which can be very fatal if you catch a cold outdoors!
Upon hearing this, Ye Feng immediately gave her a thumbs up.
I only mentioned it casually in a chat, but I didn't expect Liu Sisi to remember it and even start making preparations in advance...
"Well done, Sisi. I'm so glad you have such a forward-thinking idea. You deserve to win the big prize."
Hearing this, Liu Sisi blushed. In her heart, gaining the approval of Ye Feng, the survival master, was definitely more exciting than eating pork...
"Brother Feng, what should we do next in our survival plan? Should we still dig those traps to keep people out?"
Ye Feng raised an eyebrow, pondered for a moment, and said:
"The rainy season is coming soon, and we won't be able to go anywhere then, so we need to prepare some firewood. Otherwise, we won't even have a hot meal when the time comes."
As for traps, I think we don't need to... those people are probably all very busy right now. The Amazon is so big, we might not run into any.
In short... your task for the next few days is to make good use of your skills, make a couple more raincoats, and tell me what you need, I'll try to find it.
"good!"
After saying that, Ye Feng walked out of the treehouse...
Today's weather is still sunny and breezy, with no sign of the rainy season.
However, Ye Feng frowned slightly, sensing that something was amiss. It had been thirteen days since they arrived in the Amazon...
Apart from the rain that fell the first two nights, there was almost no rain afterwards.
That means it hasn't rained for 11 days...
This might not seem like much elsewhere, but this is the Amazon.
The famous rainforest is known for its abundant rainfall, ranking among the top five in terms of rainfall on Earth.
It's incredibly strange that it hasn't rained for 11 days; the oddity is no less than the Chinese national football team qualifying for the World Cup.
Ye Feng knew that something was amiss; generally speaking, before a heavy rain, there would definitely be a period of sustained high temperatures or blazing sun…
It's like the autumn sun before winter, or the low temperatures of spring before summer.
Fortunately, most Chinese people have a sense of crisis and are prepared for danger even in times of peace, so Ye Feng will not become complacent just because there is plenty of food.
He needs to gather enough daily necessities before the rainy season arrives…
When they arrived at the pond, Fu Changxiong and Qi Xiaojie were shirtless, fiddling with the wood ash water...
Qi Xiaoyan was diligently washing clothes, and the soap she made was clearly very successful, as the foam on the clothes was clearly visible.
Upon seeing Ye Feng, Qi Xiaoyan made him take off his clothes and pants, acting just like a virtuous wife and loving mother.
Ye Feng did not refuse. He had long been fed up with the sticky, syrup-like clothes, which were stained with a lot of pig's blood and smelled terrible.
So she didn't even feel embarrassed and just took it off...
Taking advantage of this moment, Ye Feng stepped forward and gave Fu Changxiong and the other man some guidance, explaining the steps involved in salt production.
He personally supervised the salt-making process until it was successfully completed and he was satisfied.
Over the next few days, everyone had various tasks...
Qi Xiaoyan and Qi Xiaojie are both intelligent and quick learners. They mastered the salt-making techniques after being taught only once or twice.
Fu Changxiong was a big, burly man, and it seemed that apart from his strength and appetite, he didn't have any special talents.
Helpless, Ye Feng could only let him do things he was good at, such as collecting firewood and palm leaves, and chopping down trees—these were physically demanding tasks.
He himself engages in handicrafts, making pottery and wooden bowls, reinforcing the treehouse roof to prevent leaks and protect it from the wind.
Occasionally, he would take Qi Xiaojie out to hunt birds and catch fish, and also to learn how to throw stones.
You don't know until you learn it. Ye Feng had never thought that this thing actually required skill.
You need to learn to use your wrist to generate power and flick the stone like a whip...
Similarly, the way you hold the stone is also important; you need to use your thumb, index finger, and middle finger to better prevent the stone from flying.
Aiming also requires skill, just like shooting an arrow, you still need to align the three points in a straight line...
Through Qi Xiaojie's halting explanation, Ye Feng, with his exceptional learning ability and constant practice, learned how to narrate.
I've finally grasped some of the tricks... though I'm still far from being as good as Qi Xiaojie...
But now, he has an 80% success rate at hitting an object the size of a mineral water bottle within ten meters…
In this way, he gained another skill for survival...
Time flies, and before we knew it, it was evening five days later…
At this moment, everyone was gathered inside the house... Ye Feng began to inventory all the survival supplies...
The firewood used for burning is about 500 jin (250 catties). If burned sparingly, it should last for about half a month without any problem.
Since there are usually no mosquitoes when it rains, or if there are, there won't be many, they only need to light a fire when cooking.
Five sets each of raincoats, leggings, and arm warmers were made. When the pigskin ran out, Liu Sisi used palm leaves as a substitute for the raincoats and sewed them on…
It can barely keep out most of the rain...
As for salt, Qi Xiaoyan practically never left the frying pan during those five days…
So the yield is quite considerable, about 600 grams... enough if you eat it sparingly.
Ye Feng, on the other hand, made two wooden jars the size of water cups, a large earthenware jar to replace the iron pot for making soup, and five small wooden jars the size of spice bottles.
In addition to the dozen or so birds and over fifty piranhas they caught while hunting with Qi Xiaojie...
And it's all been smoked into jerky...
Just after all this was taken account of, a long-unheard rumble of thunder suddenly echoed in the dark sky outside…
The commotion startled everyone, and Ye Feng knew…
The rainy season... has arrived...
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