Chapter 258: Dissecting a Camel
Chu Qiao shook his head. "Sunburn isn't as simple as getting tanned or aging. It's an acute skin reaction caused by strong sunlight exposure. Symptoms include redness, swelling, burning, pain, and even blisters. Some sensitive people may also experience headaches, fever, nausea, and vomiting."
After Chu Qiao finished speaking, he packed up his things, put on a dark face like a South African, and carried his full belongings on his back.
"Let's go see the camel we saw yesterday."
Chu Qiao walked, hoping for a miracle to happen, and hurriedly walked along the same road as yesterday towards the camel.
The road was unusually quiet, no breathing sounds could be heard. Chu Qiao shook his head slightly, already realizing that a tragedy had occurred.
Sure enough, when I saw the big rock, the old camel's body had turned from yellow to dark brown.
Chu Qiao put his hand on her nose. She was no longer breathing. Chu Qiao touched his body.
The residual warmth on the body indicated that it had died recently.
Chu Qiao sat beside the camel, motionless.
【What happened to Master Chu? 】
[Master Chu, it's old, it has nothing to do with you.]
Don't blame yourself.
Chu Qiao shook his head: "I know it died of natural causes, but..."
This was the first time Chu Qiao was so hesitant. Emotionally, she wanted to spread some soil for the camel, but her mind told her that the camel had too many resources, almost enough to support him through the difficult days in the Gobi Desert.
Chu Qiao bowed deeply and said sorry!
"I just made a cruel decision. I know it's hard for many people to accept, but in order to find Ephedra sinica smoothly, I have no choice but to do this."
She took out a knife and slowly stabbed it along the camel's neck. Chu Qiao couldn't bear to watch and turned his head away.
There was no scolding in the comments as Chu Qiao had imagined.
[Brother Feng: We know your difficulties, don't blame yourself.]
【Little Chicken: Everyone can understand, right?】
We understand your difficulties.
"Although it's pitiful, but thinking about how many of our compatriots are trapped in Nigeria, Master Chu, we support you."
Chu Qiao clenched his fists when he saw everyone's words of comfort.
She looked at the camera with a serious expression: "What's going on may be quite bloody, so I'm going to close the live broadcast room first and then broadcast it to you all later."
Everyone understood her concerns and had no complaints.
Chu Qiao quickly closed the live broadcast room, his eyes gradually changed from reluctant to determined. Now that he had made the decision, there was nothing to hesitate about.
She cut an incision along the camel's chest bone. Chu Qiao moved very slowly, like a forensic doctor dissecting a corpse, trying her best not to damage the structure of the body.
There was no overflowing water at the scene, and the blood of the dead camel had stopped flowing.
The blood from the neck dripped into the sand.
Chu Qiao narrowed her eyes. Although she felt reluctant, she was more grateful. She could get so much from this camel.
Chu Qiao grabbed the camel's skin along its neck with his hands. There was a layer of white fat between the skin and the flesh.
Chu Qiao hesitated for a moment and moved the tip of the knife away.
Usually when eating mice and rabbits, Chu Qiao would peel the skin first, but this time, she gave up a whole camel skin that could bring him warmth.
Chu Qiao opened the camel's chest cavity, and the internal organs flowed out through the incision.
Chu Qiao showed no expression as he faced the stench.
Chu Qiao slowly cut off what she needed and what she didn't need, trying not to destroy it.
About an hour later, Chu Qiao opened the live broadcast room, and the number of people increased instead of decreasing. Everyone knew that Chu Qiao was in a heavy mood, and no one wanted to leave.
【Chicken: Are all these things necessary?】
What's that white thing?
What about the transparent one?
The drone flew very close, and Chu Qiao had already cleaned up the ground and even roughly sutured the ripped belly with a rope.
There were two solid white lumps on the ground, and three transparent bulging things.
Chu Qiao pointed to the three bulging, transparent bands inside. "This is the camel's stomach. The liquid inside is drinkable water. Of course, it's painful for her, but it doesn't taste good. In this situation, we have no choice."
As Chu Qiao spoke, he poured the water from one of the stomachs into the kettle, and put the other two on his waist!
Chu Qiao pointed to a piece of red camel meat next to him, wrapped it in plastic and put it into his backpack: "I will roast this piece of meat into jerky tonight to replenish our energy along the way."
There were two white solid lumps to the side, roughly the size of a basketball when combined. Chu Qiao looked over and a smile appeared on his face. "You might not know that camels are fearless in the desert. One reason is that they have four large stomachs for storing water, and the other is because their humps are filled with thick fat."
"If you see a camel's hump drooping in the desert, it's not because it's old or sick, but because it's running out of energy."
【Chicken: Why not peel the skin? 】
[It's so cold at night, why didn't Master Chu peel the skin off, contrary to his usual behavior?]
Chu Qiao shook his head: "I still want him to look more complete."
"But it doesn't matter, this is enough." Chu Qiao pointed to the thick white fat on the side.
"There are few trees on the grassland, but mostly weeds. Dry weeds don't burn well and can't stay burning for long. This fat is a perfect solution to the problem of scarce firewood on the grassland."
Chu Qiao used a dagger to cut the thick fat into regular shapes, and rolled the white fat in the soil on the ground. The fat covered with soil was no longer sticky.
Chu Qiao sat on the ground. She took out her thick hemp rope, cut off a piece, put it on the ground, and placed two pieces of camel dung on it. She also placed the waste fat that had just been cut and thrown away around it.
Place a length of rope over the skin containing the camel fat.
Chu Qiao explained: "You can't light the rope directly with flint. We first use flint to ignite the camel dung, and then use the camel dung to ignite our rope, just like the canned sardines in Python Road. The camel fat can also act as wax."
As he was talking, the feces and the rope were ignited. The solid camel fat around them slowly turned into oil and seeped into the feces and rope. With the addition of oil, the fire instantly grew bigger, and the burning speed of the feces and rope slowed down!
Chu Qiao brought two large stones and placed them next to the fire. He cut the camel meat into thin slices, spread a layer of camel fat on the stones, and then placed the meat on the stones, making a "sizzling" sound.
Under the influence of high temperature, the pink flesh on the stone slowly shrank and darkened in color, and drops of oil flowed down the stone into the soil.
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