The three of them ate a roasted bear paw, their mouths dripping with oil. Huang Jingyu ate one and a half bear paws and was already stuffed. He leaned back, supported himself with his hands on the ground, and stared blankly at the sky.
Er Ya was similar, except she ate much less; she didn't even finish one forepaw.
Ye Zi had the biggest appetite; he even ate the half bear paw that Er Ya had left over.
The three of them looked up at the sky in the same posture.
"That's why some people love the wilderness. Just look at this starry sky, you can't see it this clearly in the city," the yellow whale exclaimed.
"It's just so-so, not much better than the grasslands," Ye Zi commented casually.
Although he had never lived on the grasslands, he had at least absorbed the memories of his predecessor, and the nights on the grasslands in his memory were no worse than those here.
"It's just so-so. It's just a different place. The starry sky abroad isn't much better than the one in China."
Er Ya lives in the Western Regions, where there are also grasslands. Although she grew up in the city, the pollution there is less, and you can see the starry sky there too.
Only Huang Jingyu, a Northeasterner, is from the city, and the Northeast has always been a heavy industrial area, with pollution far more severe than the area where Ye Zi and Er Ya live.
After chatting for a while, Ye Zi got up and began to clean the bear skin. She scraped off the mixture of wood ash and grease that had been sprinkled on before the meal, then sprinkled another layer on and began to rub it.
After kneading the whole thing once, scrape it off again and sprinkle a third layer of wood ash.
It should have been washed, but it was already dark, and it was hard to tell whether it was clean or not, so it could only be washed again after dawn the next day. That night, wood ash was used to continue absorbing the residual fat on the bear skin.
After adding some pine branches to the smokehouse, the day's work was done.
After chatting for a while, the three of them decided to postpone their hunting trip. They had plenty of food, but the camp needed further improvement, so there was no rush.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Ye Zi got up, picked up her axe, and went out.
He needs to find a big tree, the thicker the better.
The camp had shovels and spoons for cooking, as well as bowls and chopsticks for eating, but no plates or pot lids.
Besides plates and pot lids, there wasn't even a basin for the three of them to wash their faces and feet.
Tables, chairs, and benches also need to be made.
So the leaf needs to find a big tree, a big tree that it can't wrap its arms around.
This type of tree is quite common in this remote part of Alaska. Not long after I went out, the leaves found their target.
A large tree with a diameter of about one meter and a height of about thirty meters.
Although I didn't recognize the species, the drone didn't warn me that it was protecting the tree when I was wielding the axe, so I could remove the leaves without any problem.
After the tree was felled, the leaves cut off the useless branches and dragged it back to the camp.
When they returned to the camp, Huang Jingyu and Er Ya were already up. Er Ya was making breakfast, and Huang Jingyu was cleaning the bear skin.
Breakfast was fish soup. While eating, the yellow whale asked:
"Ye Zi, with such a huge trunk, what are you going to do with it?"
"Segment it, select suitable parts to make several basins, pot lids and such."
As for tables, chairs, and benches, since our tools aren't handy, we can just hollow out the middle.
The rest can be used as firewood, and if conditions permit, we can also make a bathtub.
The yellow whale was taken aback. The first few were not difficult. Although the finished products would not be very exquisite, they would still be usable after some polishing.
Tables and chairs are not a problem either. Even if there are splinters, they have clothes, or at worst, they can use a rabbit skin as a pad. In short, there won't be any splinters.
But this bathtub is a real challenge.
"Ye Zi, a bathtub? Are you sure you're not mistaken? Although I really want one, it's not easy to find one."
A tree trunk with a diameter of one meter, hollowed out, could be used as a bathtub, but the surface tension of the water, combined with our movements inside, would make it completely unsustainable.
And what about the burrs? Aren't you afraid of getting burrs stuck in your butt?
The most important thing is hot water. With this pot, there's no problem using it for cooking and drinking, and it's also fine for washing your hair and face.
But if it's for bathing, the first pot of water gets cold before the second pot is ready.
Er Ya was initially quite happy when she heard that a bathtub was to be made, after all, what girl doesn't like to be clean?
Upon hearing the difficulties mentioned by the yellow whale, the joy from before vanished instantly.
Ye Zi put down the empty bowl and said:
"I'll take care of the bathtub. Let's give it a try. If it really doesn't work, we'll just have to give up."
There's plenty of food at the camp now, so let's give it a try while we have some free time.
“Okay, then I’ll take care of the rest of the furniture,” Yellow Whale replied immediately.
After finishing their meal, Er Ya cleaned up the dishes, while Ye Zi and Huang Jingyu began examining the furniture.
A broom and a chair, or more accurately, three stools, because chairs are too tiring.
Hollow out the middle of the three wooden stakes, leaving only the four legs.
The same process was used for the table, except that the thickest piece of wood was chosen.
For the pot lid, I chose a piece of wood slightly larger than the pot, shaved it flat, and left a handle when shaving the other side.
The other furniture is also made using similar materials.
After the leaves were separated from the trunk, they began their own handcrafting.
Bear head specimen.
The leaves on the four wolf heads were left untouched on the outskirts of the camp because of time constraints.
Er Ya was already infested with maggots before she arrived, and had been thrown away long ago.
This bear head is more intimidating than a wolf head, and being fresh, it's quite suitable for making a specimen.
Skin the bear, remove the meat from its head, remove the grease from its skin, dry it, and repeat the process.
After the bear skull is no longer fleshy, the skin should be put on, and some glue should be used to hold it in place, but in wilderness survival, there is no glue.
So we can skip this step; it's just about stuffing the bear skin, no big deal.
Next are the bear skin limbs. After cutting them off, remove the fur and cut them into small strips, which are perfect for weaving ropes.
Finally, there's the bathtub. As Huang Jingyu said, making a bathtub is indeed a big job because it's very difficult.
However, the yellow whale has a misconception: a bathtub is not the same as a bathtub at home.
If judged by bathtub standards, a diameter of less than one meter is indeed very small, but this is a wilderness bathtub, which cannot provide such a comfortable bathing experience.
The purpose of a wilderness bathtub is simply to let you take a hot bath; you can't expect too much. This is why when Yezi (a tree) cuts down trees, he chooses trunks with large diameters.
Many people know that the floor tiles in a house are square, 80 by 80.
Even a single floor tile like this is not enough to fill a seat for an adult.
A bathtub with an internal diameter of 80 centimeters is round, and its area is not much smaller than that of a square floor tile.
This bathtub is big enough for an adult to take a bath in.
Therefore, the leaf's bathtub is perfectly suitable for Er Ya to use, and the yellow whale won't have much of a problem using it either.
If it's Ye Zi herself, then I'm sorry, you can sit in, but there are only two ways to get out: ask someone for help, or break the bathtub.
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