Chapter 16: Fei Que's Reward
"These stones are good. Find some suitable ones and take them back."
In the process of digging stones just now, he found that many of these stones met his requirements, with both shape and hardness being no problem.
Now that they were here, Zhou Xu certainly didn't intend to let Dashan and the others go back empty-handed.
They picked out the stones that met the requirements and picked up all that could be picked up. Before the sun set, the group successfully returned to the tribe.
At the same time, Feique and his companions who were catching mice in the black woods just came back.
After counting the spoils, Feique and his team caught a total of twenty-seven mice at the end of the day!
Obviously, in the hunting team, the flying sparrows were caught the most, while the other team members only caught one or two on average.
However, this is also related to the fact that the locations where they deployed the traps are a bit too concentrated.
After they have explored the Black Forest almost completely, they can deploy traps in a more efficient manner.
"The treatment method for these mice is similar to that for insects. The heads are cut off and the internal organs are removed. The difference is that the skin must also be peeled off."
As for the skinning thing, Zhou Xu really didn't know how to demonstrate it.
Fortunately, Feique and his team are veterans in this matter, and each move is very skillful. In an environment with relatively limited tools and conditions, they can still peel off the mouse skin relatively intact.
But think about it, just look at those animal skin tents and the animal skin clothes on their bodies.
In this era, animal skins are a very important resource for them, so the skinning technique naturally became one of their essential life skills.
While Feique and the others were dealing with the mice, Zhou Xu called Hudie and the others, found some suitable wooden sticks, tied up animal skins on them, and built a small animal skin shed.
The purpose of this shed is not to protect them from the wind, but to protect the stove from rain.
After all, it is spring now, and if it rains, it will be a trouble for them.
By the way, all the collected wood and the finished ceramic bowls that were placed there to dry were also gathered here.
To the greatest extent possible, the impact of weather on them was reduced.
The rats and bugs that had been cleaned were quickly strung together.
Although Feique and his team had done this only once before, they had already shown some proficiency in it.
If he were asked to roast all the 27 mice one by one on a skewer, it would definitely be too late.
So Zhou Xu simply became an instructor and began to teach Feique and the others how to roast food.
Just light three bonfires, with ten people per bonfire, which will make the barbecue more efficient.
During the period, it was inevitable that some people baked well and some baked poorly, but compared with last night, everyone got more food.
Putting aside the little confusion in their hearts, in this environment, a roasted rat seasoned with salt is definitely a delicious meal for them.
"call--"
After chewing every shred of meat off each bone and swallowing the last bite of food, Zhou Xu, who was sitting by the fire, let out a long breath.
Before this, he had never thought that eating a few more bites of food could be such a happy thing. In the process, the sense of satisfaction it brought him was unprecedented.
Taking advantage of the fact that it was not completely dark yet, Zhou Xu, who had taken a short break, began to cheer up and teach Butterfly and the others how to weave bags using thin ropes made of twisted bark.
With this bag, it is easier for the tribe members to carry and store mice or insects after catching them.
Most of these hand-knitting techniques have something in common. Once you learn one, you will be able to get started much faster when knitting other things.
The same was true for Butterfly and the others. With Zhou Xu's careful guidance, they all mastered the tricks and their efficiency was gradually improving.
However, if you want to catch up with Zhou Xu, you still have to work hard.
"Flying bird."
While shouting, Zhou Xu threw the bark bag he had just woven to the other party.
"You did a good job today, so I give you this as a reward."
Although he didn't understand what reward was, Fei Que understood what Zhou Xu meant and immediately broke into a bright smile.
"Thank you, Chief."
Under the envious gazes of the surrounding tribal members, Fei Que studied the uses of the bark bag as he spoke.
Seeing that he really couldn't understand it, Zhou Xu smiled and walked over to demonstrate it to him.
"Look here. This is the opening of the bag. Simply put your finger in and pull it outwards. This will open the bag."
"oh!!!"
At that moment, the bag, which was originally closed so tightly that it was difficult to squeeze a finger in, was opened up to the point where the entire head could be put in in the hands of their leader.
Not to mention Feique and Dashan, even Hudie and the others who were working with Zhou Xu couldn't help but exclaim.
But this is clearly not the end.
"Put something in there."
As Zhou Xu spoke, he threw a fist-sized stone into the bag, then pulled the two drawstrings at the bag's opening, and the wide bag's opening immediately tightened.
"Then you just need to wrap the rope around the bag twice and tie a knot wherever you like."
After saying that, Zhou Xu threw the bark bag to Feique again.
This exquisite design amazed the surrounding tribesmen.
To Zhou Xu, he actually just made a hand-woven bag with a drawstring, but to the tribe members who had never seen such a thing, this design was beyond their imagination.
They couldn't even figure out how this was done.
For a moment, the envy in Dashan and the others' eyes when they looked at Feique became even stronger.
Feeling the gazes of his companions around him, Fei Que quickly held the bag in his arms without saying a word, fearing that these guys would pounce on him to snatch it in the next second, which made Zhou Xu laugh.
"Okay, I've already taught Butterfly and the others how to make this bag, and everyone will have one in the future."
Even though Zhou Xu said so, at this moment, Dashan and the others were still staring at Feique.
Even those who knew nothing could see that what Butterfly and the others did was not on the same level as their leader.
I don’t know if it’s because we ate a lot of food today after a long time, but everyone’s spirits are better than usual.
Looking at Dashan and Feique who were fighting with each other, Zhou Xu thought of something and waved at Dashan.
"Oh, by the way, Dashan, and everyone who went to pick up branches with Dashan last night, come here. I want to take a look at you."
The power of the mantra of the Eye of Insight was no secret here, so he had nothing to hide.
I feel like I'm in pretty good shape today, so I might as well take this opportunity to look through the panels of the few remaining people in the tribe.
The first thing to look at is the mountains!
【Eye of Insight】
At that moment, along with the activation of the mantra, the mountain's panel quickly appeared in front of him.
Name: Dashan
Gender: Male Age: 17 Race: Human
Status: Exhausted Mantra: None Talent: Weapon Master: Facing dangers that may occur at any time, the best way is to learn to flexibly use everything at hand! Bravery: ★★☆☆
Intelligence: ★★☆ Spirit: ★★☆ Endurance: ★★☆☆
Command: ★★
Updated, thanks to book friends 'Absolutely No Loss', 'Three No Gentlemen No Money No Car No House', '768Betty' for the tips (end of this chapter)
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