Chapter 6: Setting Up Trap
Chen Chao smiled. He first gathered the fallen leaves into a small pile, then collected the two spare pieces of wood that he had picked up earlier from the side, stepped on the flat one with his foot, and then drilled it with another stick using his hands.
Sure enough, within a few moments, the hole in the flat wood started to produce smoke.
The expression of the leader first changed from expectation to curiosity ⊙▽⊙~ and then finally to joy. He was full of admiration when he watched Chen Chao light up the small pile of dead leaves. (≧▽≦)
And then he was so excited that he gibbered a lot. It basically meant, "We are very grateful for your willingness to give us the method of obtaining the holy fire. We no longer have to eat bloody things, and with the holy fire, we will not be afraid of beasts at night!"
"Wu also said that you found something edible in the water, so that our tribe could stock up more food. Thank you so much!"
"I have heard Wu talk about you, and you are very much welcome to join our tribe."
Chen Chao didn't understand it anyway, but when he looked at the old man with the sheep horns on his head nodding, he understood that they will most likely allow him to join them.
The other people in the tribe were ⊙▽⊙~⊙▽⊙~. They didn’t understand anything. Many people have never gone out of this mountain in their lives. As for going to the other tribes, only those who were the closest to the leader were qualified to go.
They didn't even understand the importance of having fire. They only knew that a strong companion who knew many things would join the tribe, and there would be more protection when hunting in the future.
Without the command of the leader, the old man with the sheep horns on his head has asked the children in the tribe to pick wood. The women were handling today’s hunt by the river. The old people had also made some suitable sticks. They wanted to learn to spearfish, but because the sun gradually went down, and they didn't have much physical strength, so they didn't catch anything.
The moonlight shrouded the earth and scattered on the people sitting in front of the cave entrance. The smell of grilled meat permeated the air and the fire was burning brightly, bringing people warmth and hope.
During the conversation, Chen Chao came to know that the leader’s name was "Yuan", which was the name of every leader of the tribe, and the old man with the sheep horns on his head was Wu, responsible for communicating with the gods and ancestors. But Wu was not his name, it was more like a title that was passed down to him.
Leader Yuan and Wu also learned pronunciations from Chen Chao, "Chen Chao, fire, meat, eat."
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After a quiet night, Chen Chao got up early the next day. The chirping of the birds was so sweet that they could be heard clearly in the cave.
Chen Chao couldn't help but think, ‘When I have time, I should make a few traps to catch some birds. The chirping sound is so beautiful, it must be delicious.’
When he walked out of the cave, he found that most of the young men in the tribe were already awake.
Wu gesticulated and told him that the young men of the entire tribe would go hunting in the mountains. The harvest yesterday was not particularly rich, and they must have leftovers for everything, so it could be stored for winter.
Although it was still early autumn, there were fewer and fewer animals. After all, they were also busy storing food for the winter. In addition, there were not enough animal skins for each person in the entire tribe. Many of the skins that they got from the previous years had already become rotten.
But after Chen Chao thought about it again, he guessed that they probably didn't know the method of tanning animal skins. If the animal skins were not tanned, they could still be used, but they would rot after a few years.
Anyway, those were the things that he needed to do in the future. Everyone brought some dried meat for lunch and set off. In terms of other things, they didn't bring any.
Yes, they didn't bring any other weapons.
When he asked, the answer he got was, that there were stones on the ground and branches in the forest. It would be very tiring to carry those with them. They had to walk far inside the mountain. Moreover, outside the mountain, there were only a few small animals left, which was not easy to catch.
Chen Chao's reaction was: ???
Didn't people always say that the difference between humans and other animals was that humans could use and make tools!
A group of people stepped on the fallen leaves and entered the mountain. From time to time, small animals like rabbits or squirrels would run past them, making Chen Chao really want to catch them. You must know that rabbits were a good thing. They bred fast, and their furs were warm, and they would live by simply eating grass.
The rabbits would normally start breeding in June. And the bunnies they bore were ranging from three to eight, and they could breed four to eight times a year. As long as there were pairs of male and female, there would be at least a few hundred rabbits next month.
And... their kids could also give birth to grandchildren, grandchildren could give birth to great grandchildren, and then their grandparents could still give birth to...
At that time, according to the reproduction rate of the rabbit, not only would they have meat to eat, but they would also have fur to wear. Wouldn’t it be much better than hunting...
But this again was not something that he could do at the moment. Even if the rabbits were caught now, they would be eaten immediately. Unless there were leftovers today, then they would consider raising the caught rabbits as reserve food.
Now that they didn't have enough to eat, those primitive people would not understand the concept of raising rabbits.
Seeing that everyone was heading deeper into the mountains, Chen Chao only stopped slightly and made a few simple traps to keep up with the hunting team.
This time, everyone's luck was rather bad. Only around noon did they encounter a wild boar that was out foraging. The hunting process was intense, but it wasn't dangerous. Only two young kids injured their legs because of being too nervous.
The leader looked at the sky, and then calculated the time they needed to go back. Although a wild boar was not enough for the entire tribe, it should be enough with the food collected by the women in the tribe.
On the way back, Chen Chao unexpectedly discovered that there were many vines growing in the bushes on the side. This was good material for making baskets!
He could make a basket and use it to catch fish in the river!
Although he didn't find any bamboo, vines could also work! In addition, the bamboo needed to be cut into pieces with a handy knife before they could be made into a basket. As for the big stone knife in the tribe that those people used for cutting meat...
It might be able to cut meat... but thin bamboo strips... He didn't think it would work at all.
Going back to the forest where there were many rabbits, Chen Chao went to look at the traps he had set up.
To his surprise, there was actually a rabbit under each stone slab.
Chen Chao couldn't help but sigh, those rabbits were really dumb. You have to know, he didn’t put anything under the slab...
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The leader was also very happy to see the rabbits under the slabs. The guys in the hunting team were also very curious. They gathered around and asked Chen Chao how he did it.
Chen Chao chuckled, picked up one of the rabbits and handed it to the person next to him, and then began to restore the trap.
Lifting the slab and using five smaller wooden sticks to support it. Then a small trap was done.
The principle was very simple. It could be understood at a glance, so after the rabbits under the stone slabs were taken out, the forest was covered with propped stone slabs.
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