Chapter 1551 Catching a Wild Rabbit

When all this was done, the shelter was very beautiful and durable.

This seemingly simple work actually took a long time, and there were many uncertain factors in the process, which led to many failures. It took nearly eight days to barely complete everything.

Because during this period, all the time during the day and at night was spent on the construction of the shelter, which caused the food to be consumed very quickly, and there was no replenishment, and the originally accumulated food was almost gone.

Looking at the bamboo tube in his hand, he found that there was one bamboo tube of bean pods, 10 bamboo tubes of starch, and a small amount of wild fruits left.

It may look very good, but in fact, he collected so much rhizome starch to cope with the possible cold wave, so it was necessary to store some food.

As the food became less and less, his sense of security became lower and lower. Now that the shelter is finally built, he can put all his thoughts back to collecting food.

And now there is a shelter for storage, he can store more food.

With the axe, Qing left the shelter to dry, and went to check the situation around the camp.

At present, with the camp as the center, the slope below the camp and the forest on the left of the camp have been explored.

There are many bean pods under the slope below, and wild fruits and unknown roots and stems were found in the forest on the left, which can be regarded as harvests.

However, the slope on the side and the forest on the right have never been explored.

In fact, on the first day of coming here, we came down from the slope on the side and came to this relatively flat camp.

But because we were in a hurry at that time, we did not carefully observe whether there were resources and food around. However, according to vague memories, Qing vaguely remembered that he seemed to have found a few wild fruit trees in the process, and he could go back to look for them when he had time.

As for the right side of the camp, that is, the side of the stream, he had never crossed the stream to explore further. If conditions permit, he also planned to go over and take a look.

The main plan for the day was to explore the slope below and the forest on the left. He was familiar with these two areas and could go there quickly.

The purpose of this time was not to explore more environments, nor to find other resources, but simply to collect more rhizomes and store a batch of starch again.

So he spent the whole day shuttling through the forest on the left, digging up all the rhizomes on the ground and transporting them back to the camp.

And now he has experience, he found a flat stone, washed some larger rhizomes, and placed them on the stone to expose them to the sun.

After it is dried, it is easier to grind it into powder, which can effectively avoid waste and is easier.

As for some smaller rhizomes that had just begun to grow, he dug them up and planted them around the camp.

Now, the layout of the entire camp looks very well organized.

Near the small cliff is a small mud house. Although it looks small, it is extremely strong. The roof is covered with thick hay, which looks very warm.

Then, a whole circle of fences wrapped the entire camp. In the open space in front of the shelter, a small vegetable garden of more than ten square meters was cultivated. A large number of rhizomes were planted in it, which was quite full of life.

It took him nearly a day to dig up nearly 60 rhizomes. After washing them all, they were neatly placed on the stones to dry.

At that time, his sense of crisis was reduced a little.

At this time, it was already evening and the sun was about to set.

But for a person who survives in the wild, any moment of sunshine cannot be wasted, and all the time must be spent on work.

So, he went to the slope below to find some bean pods, and then see if the traps set in front of him were triggered.

I have to say that he no longer has much hope for his traps. It has been 25 days since the first day he came here, but the traps have never hit animals.

There are probably two reasons for this result.

Either the traps are made with problems and can't catch prey at all.

Or there are too few prey here.

But after thinking for a long time, he felt that it was probably his own problem, because he was not an expert in survival in the wild, and he had never learned how to make traps before. He just made a few simple traps based on simple principles.

For example, take a large stone slab and support it with a wooden stick...

In his understanding, traps are almost like this.

But this time, the situation changed.

When he was far away, Qing saw that the stone trap had fallen down. He was shocked, but he did not show obvious joy.

Because it was often like this before. The trap was triggered, but nothing was done.

But when he approached, he immediately showed an ecstatic expression, because under the stone slab, there was a large wild rabbit with grayish-white fur, which looked very strong. At this moment, it was pressed hard under the stone slab, and its head was flattened and its body was stiff.

But it didn't matter. This was the first time he saw meat in nearly a month!

He hadn't eaten meat for a whole month. He ate vegetables and starch every day, and he lost a lot of weight.

Seeing the hare at this moment, the whole person seemed to be a little more energetic. He hurriedly took the hare with his hands and found that he really didn't know the weight. It was a full six kilograms.

Even after peeling the skin and bones, there was probably two or three kilograms. If you eat sparingly, you should be able to eat for several days.

Seeing that this trap was useful, Qing immediately set it up again and hurriedly checked other traps around.

But unfortunately, all of them were fruitless. Although some traps for catching birds were triggered, they did not catch any prey at all. It was probably because the traps were not precise enough.

After thinking for a moment, Qing found a few big stones again and made a few more stone slab traps.

Although this trap is simple, it is very effective and is most suitable for novices like him. After all, he does not understand the logic of other traps.

After making six in a row and placing them in the right place, he took the wild rabbit back to the camp. Seeing the faint firelight in the camp from afar, he could feel a sense of security.

It was already dark now, but it was still difficult to hide the joy in his heart. He took the torch to the stream and started to gut the wild rabbit.