Chapter 17: The New Home is Named Dongtian Fudi
In the early morning, the quiet forest became lively. "Chirp", "Zha Zha", "Bing Ying", "Cuckoo Cuckoo", "Cuckoo Cuckoo"...
Yike stood on the protruding rock of the cliff. He only had a rough look at it yesterday, and today he took a closer look at the cliff. The mountain wall below the cliff is as steep as the wall of a pot cut by a knife. This cliff is a piece of rock protruding from the steep mountain wall. It looks like a naughty child playing mischief and sticking his head out to look at the magical world outside.
The total area of the cliff is about sixty to seventy square meters. Near the edge of the cliff, there are several large rocks falling on the cliff. There are also some small stones around the edge of the cliff, but they are stationed firmly on the edge. Whether big or small, the stones stand around the cliff like tumblers, guarding this small world. The scattered rocks around the cliff make the top of the cliff look uneven, but the middle is relatively flat. Because the terrain is not as high as the edges and is slightly concave, it looks like a big frying pan hanging on the mountain.
It is early summer now. Standing on the cliff and looking around, the whole forest is endless green. Although some other colors can be seen, most of them are dark or light green. This is the kingdom of plants, where the awe-inspiring vitality is fully displayed.
Yike watched the sun rising from the edge of the forest and felt the cool air around him gradually warming up. Her heart also began to warm up. From now on, this will be her home, a place where she can eat when she is hungry, rest when she is tired, and a place where she can settle down in the future. So she wanted to give her home a name, a warm and comfortable name.
The protruding cliff is called a watchtower. It is located high and can see far away. You can gaze into the distance and observe the surrounding environment up close. It is truly a watchtower.
The cave where I slept last night was the largest cave. It had good air circulation and the light was not dim. I could also build a house in the cave. I will eat and live in that cave from now on, so I named it "Dongtian Fudi".
The tunnel that leads into the paradise from the cliff is called Tunnel No. 1, and the tunnel at the other entrance is called Tunnel No. 2.
As for the cave with a very hidden entrance, Yike thought it was a cave that "had to work hard and find the exit after much effort", so Yike named it the Hidden Cave with disdain. There are also two caves with water, which Yike directly named Water Cave No. 1 and Water Cave No. 2. The largest water cave is No. 1, and Yike fell into it. Yike decided to go and explore it when he has time to see if there are any fish, but that's all for later.
Yike climbed down the cliff by pulling the vine rope, washed his face and rinsed his mouth, and had a simple breakfast - boiled eggs. After she had breakfast, she began to think about what she was going to do today. Yike thought to himself, "There are many things to do, so let's do the most urgent things first." What is most needed right now is food, especially meat. She needs nutrition, lots of nutrition. Only when her body is nourished can her kung fu from her previous life come into play and she will have the ability to protect herself in the mountains.
Yike decided that the first thing to do today was to dig a trap; the second thing was to pick up dry firewood and hay, which were needed for cooking and making a fire; the third thing was to cut bamboo and make a bed with it. It was not good to sleep on stone slabs every day, as it would cause dampness over time. Getting sick and taking medicine to get better was a small matter. The most feared thing was to leave a root of the disease and suffer from rheumatic pain for the rest of your life. As for herbs and wild vegetables, you don’t have to pick them for now. We picked a lot on the way into Longshan. We can deal with them after the main problem is solved. Also, the perilla and banana were not planted yesterday, so we have to choose a suitable place to plant them today.
Yike took the perilla, chose a place not far from the cave to plant it, and filled a bamboo tube with water to water it. Whether it can survive depends on whether it has strong vitality. She just randomly chose a moist place to plant the banana. It's not that she didn't take good care of it, but the banana's skin was really rough and it had strong vitality, so it could survive wherever it was planted.
Yi Ke took the hatchet and hoe and walked into the forest, but of course he didn't dare to go too deep. More than 2,000 meters away from the cave, she bent down and carefully observed the ground to see if there were any signs of animal life, such as animal excrement, trees and leaves trampled by animals, gnawed leaves or shed animal hair. She found that there were quite a lot of traces of animal activities, which looked like paw prints, so she must have been pheasants or rabbits. So she used a hoe to dig a half-meter wide and one-meter deep pit in the east, west, and south directions, and camouflaged the scene with branches and leaves. She also made several nooses. Just tie a knot in the rope, tie one end to the tree, and then cover it with branches and leaves. The height of the snare can be slightly higher or lower, which is determined by the position of the animal's head when it walks, and the size is also slightly larger than the prey's head.
A total of six of these nooses were made, hoping that at least one would catch the fish so that we could have some meat to eat. Change the direction and walk a little further. About 4 kilometers away from the cave, a large hole was dug with a hoe. It was one meter wide and two meters deep and camouflaged with branches and dead leaves. This was in the hope of catching larger animals, such as wild boars. Yi Ke even picked some wild grass that wild boars liked to eat and threw it on the pit as camouflage. The trap is ready, three small pits, one big pit, and six ropes. Whether your wish can come true or not, we will know tomorrow.
On the way back, she picked up dead branches as she walked. When she returned to the cave, she had picked up two large bundles of dead branches. She climbed up the watchtower, hoisted up two bundles of dry firewood, and put them into the cave. At this time, the sun climbed to the top of the mountain, and the sunlight shone straight into the cave through the gap in the cave. At this time, the light in the cave was particularly bright.
Yike took this opportunity to carefully check the cave, not missing any blind spots. What if there is a snake or a poisonous spider or insect hiding in a corner? If you get bitten accidentally, the poison will be difficult to cure. It is better to be careful. There is no medicine for regret in the world.
After she finished the inspection, she made a broom out of weeds and cleaned the cave inside and out. He also cut a long bamboo pole, tied a broom to it, and swept the walls of the cave that he could reach.
After the cave was cleaned, Yi Ke piled the firewood at the entrance of Tunnel No. 2, and placed the tools he brought, such as hoe and axe, on the wall next to Tunnel No. 1 for easy access.
Yike cut a thin bamboo, removed the branches, and used rattan to tie the two ends of the bamboo to the rocks on two stone walls. He hung the clothes and sheets on the bamboo pole where the sun could shine on them. In the very center of the cave, a large stone fell to the ground. One could guess that this stone was the one that fell from the gap in the cave ceiling, which is why there is such a large gap in the cave ceiling.
She climbed the rocks and found that the surface of the stone was flat. Except for a few bumps, the flat area was at least ten square meters. If it wasn't facing the gap, I would have wanted to sleep on it and use it as a bed. Well, if it can’t be used as a bed, it can be used to dry herbs and wild vegetables. This place will be called Shaoyaoping from now on.
The first thing you can do to decide on the location of your bed is to choose the southeast corner, where the ground is flatter and the position is higher.
She was busy all day and didn't even have time to eat. At noon, she just drank some boiled water and ate a boiled egg. She had no time to rest at all. The sun quietly slipped back home.
Yike cleaned the cave he lived in thoroughly and prepared firewood, enough to last for two days. His restless heart finally settled down. This was the feeling of having home.
In the evening, Yike had a sumptuous dinner. Today was her first day officially living in the cave. It was like moving into a new house in her previous life. She decided to celebrate it properly. Dinner included rabbit stewed with mushrooms, egg drop and Houttuynia cordata soup, boiled basil leaves in water, and a cold dish - cold-mixed basil roots. Three dishes, one soup, and a Coke!
After eating, Yike lay on his back on the watchtower, looking at the starry sky. He no longer had any of the romantic thoughts he had under the starlight in his previous life. He just felt pain all over his body. Especially the fingers, the slightest movement will cause them to hurt. My shoulders hurt, my waist hurts, my back hurts, and I feel tired and painful. My face hurts too, because it was scratched by a branch. That's why my face hurts. The only part that doesn't hurt is probably my eyes.
Too tired! He went back to sleep without even looking at the stars for a while. The bed hadn't been made yet, so I had to make do with what I had for the night.
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