Section 38

Wen Zheng wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help sighing. The work was not yet completed, and the bamboo basket needed to be supported and shaped.

At this time, fire was used. The sun rose to the top of the head unknowingly, and it was time to make lunch.

The flammable branches and leaves of Wangku were piled on the ground, and the fire brought was used again, and two piles of blazing flames were lit in the middle of the open space.

Wen Zheng chopped out a bamboo tube, and the small tube made of palm bark and mud was successfully retired. The more portable bamboo tube took over and became a new tool for preserving fire.

Wen Zheng found a bamboo piece of sufficient length, placed it on the outside of the bamboo basket, cut off the inner wall where it needed to be bent, and bent the bamboo into a right angle of nine degrees by hand, and placed it over the flame to heat it.

After cooling, these bamboo strips can maintain this curved shape.

After working for so long, Wen Zheng felt hungry, and he took out the preserved bamboo rat meat. The temperature in the bamboo forest was relatively low, and there would be no problem with the fresh meat in such a short time.

The dead bamboos burned in the fire. The bamboo rats’ bites ended the lives of these bamboos. Now these bamboos have become helpers for roasting bamboo rats. The final winner is Wen Zheng, a human who needs food. Those bamboos with strong vitality also did not escape this disaster and were chopped down by the sharp axe.

A simple barbecue rack was built with green bamboo and placed above the fire. The bamboo was sharpened and inserted into the bodies of these bamboo rats, and then placed on the rack and roasted by the fierce fire.

Wen Zheng thought about it, picked up a thick bamboo tube, put bamboo shoots cut into small pieces into it, added fresh water, and simply sealed it with banana leaves and ropes, placed it vertically in another pile of fire, and fixed it with stones.

Wen Zheng was still tossing the bamboo basket, occasionally turning the skewers.

The bamboo rat meat was gradually roasted to produce fat, which dripped into the fire, making a crackling sound, and the flames suddenly jumped up a section.

The bottom of the bamboo tube in another fire had turned black, and the things cooked inside slowly boiled.

The sea breeze passed through the bamboo forest, and the rustling sound of the bamboo leaves was ethereal. The fire made a crackling sound again, and the sea breeze carried the aroma of food to a farther place.

While installing the cooled and deformed bamboo strips on the bamboo basket, Wen Zheng heard the frightened cry of birds from the depths of the bamboo forest. He stood up and looked over, but saw nothing.

Chapter 27 The frightened cry of the birds symbolized the arrival of some kind of danger. Wen Zheng was alert and stood up holding the fire axe. Various speculations appeared in his mind.

Is it a person or an animal? The direction from which the sound came was closer to the middle of the island, where the terrain was higher and it was likely no longer within the scope of the bamboo forest.

Wen Zheng couldn't help but think, could it be a companion of the original body who was also stranded on the deserted island, or some kind of animal, or the aborigines of the island? His eyes couldn't help but fall on the roasted bamboo rat. The air was filled with the aroma of being roasted. Could it be that the aroma attracted something?

Wen Zheng clenched the axe nervously, but more excited and expectant.

Meeting humans is great news for him. No matter what the situation of those people is, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages.

It is bearable to have no one to communicate with these days. Wen Zheng feels that his mentality will become worse in a few days. For this reason, he is willing to solve the small troubles that may arise when getting along with people.

As for animals, there is no need to worry. He now has extremely high physical fitness and reaction ability. Often the body takes the lead before the brain reacts.

He still has a fire axe in his hand, no matter what animal it is, he has the strength to fight.

It is obviously not a small animal that can scare these birds away, but danger always comes with opportunities. If this animal is solved, then there is no need to worry about food for several days.

After waiting for a few minutes with caution, there was no movement in the deep forest. Wen Zheng's heartbeat, which was accelerated by nervousness, returned to normal speed, and began to talk to himself: "Do you want to go over and take a look?" The burning dead bamboo made a crisp crackling sound. Wen Zheng, who had been on guard for several minutes, lowered his head and saw the bamboo rat that was about to be roasted black. He quickly sat back and turned the thick bamboo stick, giving up the idea of ​​exploring in the past.

Not knowing how far away it was, not knowing the environment there, and dealing with bamboo took a lot of physical strength, Wen Zheng thought carefully and felt that it was not a good time to run to explore.

Caution is not cowardice, it is the secret to protect yourself.

Looking at the chaotic direction of the birds, Wen Zheng used a stone to leave a conspicuous mark on the ground.

This mark can not only indicate the direction of the sound, but also remind humans who may be on the island that there are other people on the island.

If it is a human, they will find each other's traces sooner or later.

If it is an animal, then wait until another day when you are energetic to look for it.

Now, he is going to enjoy his food.

After being roasted by the fierce fire, the bamboo rat meat gradually turned into an attractive golden color, looking like a small roasted suckling pig, which makes people salivate.

Wen Zheng pinched the bamboo stick and turned it around, revealing the roasted black bamboo rat meat underneath. During the time when he was alert to the sound, the part burned by the flames was roasted black, destroying this perfection.

Wen Zheng didn't care. After three days of eating seafood and fruits and doing a lot of physical work every day, he missed the taste of animal fat.

If he were to go home now, he would definitely order a piece of braised pork that was fat but not greasy, or a freshly grilled lamb kebab. A bowl of rice with oil residue would also be a good choice.

Just thinking about these delicacies in his mind made Wen Zheng want to drool. Only the grilled bamboo rat in front of him could barely comfort his soul.

These bamboo rats look quite plump, but when they are grilled, you can find that the meat is not rich in fat.

Unlike farmed bamboo rats, wild bamboo rats are active frequently, especially at night. There is basically no fat on their bodies, and the few grilled oils are dedicated to the flames below.

Wen Zheng simply washed his hands and glanced back and forth at the three bamboo rats. The largest one produced the most oil, and the grilled oil was sizzling, making it his first choice.

He held the two ends of the thick bamboo sticks with both hands, gently blew away the heat on the surface of the barbecue, and bit down directly.

The oil on the surface was stained on his mouth. Wen Zheng carefully tasted the first bite of meat he bit. The bamboo rat meat has very little fat, the meat is relatively chewy, and it tastes very chewy.

When grilling, bamboo rats are skewered with bamboo. During the heating process, all the moisture contained in the bamboo itself is roasted out and dripped onto the bamboo rat meat and absorbed by it, so it still has a bit of bamboo fragrance.

No seasoning was added to the bamboo rat meat during the roasting process, so it was not as delicious as the carefully cooked one. However, if you chew it carefully, you can taste the sweetness of the meat itself. The taste is still good. It would be better if you could add some salt.

The bamboo shoot soup in the bamboo tube had already boiled. Wen Zheng picked it up with two bamboo chopsticks. The bamboo tube was burned black by the fire. As soon as the leaves tied on it were opened, a fragrance came to his face.

The taste of the bamboo shoot soup is also light, moisturizing the mouth and throat.

Use chopsticks to pick up the bamboo shoots inside, and bite them with your teeth. They are particularly tender.

Perhaps he was too hungry. A bamboo rat with two or three pounds of meat left after removing the fur and internal organs, and a large bamboo tube of bamboo shoot soup were eaten up by Wen Zheng.

Throwing the bone residue into the fire, the remaining two bamboo rats, one big and one small, had been taken off the fire by Wen Zheng and wrapped with wide leaves and ropes.

The temperature on the island is relatively high, and raw meat can only be preserved for a few hours. Wen Zheng roasted the remaining bamboo rats to extend the shelf life.

Of course, this method cannot extend the shelf life for a long time. If you want to preserve it for a long time, you still have to make it into smoked meat or dry it into meat king.

The reason why he did not process it too much is because there is too little meat, just for tonight and tomorrow's meals.

Lunch was easily solved, and Wen Zheng once again devoted himself to the work of fighting with bamboo. He successfully fixed the loose bamboo basket with the bamboo slices roasted by fire, and the bamboo basket became presentable.

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