In the early morning in the wild forest, the dew is really abundant.
Zhao Xinqing gently wiped the surface of the plant with the cotton cloth in her hand, dipped it in the dew, and then squeezed the small bamboo tube in her other hand to collect the water into the bamboo tube.
Not long after, Zhao Xinqing collected a bamboo tube of dew, about 400ml.
During the process, Zhao Xinqing also carefully avoided some plants that might contain toxins and was unwilling to take any risks.
Looking at the bamboo tube full of dew in her hand, Zhao Xinqing said with a happy face:
"That's nearly half a liter!"
"It seems that with cotton cloth, we can really collect several liters of dew in one early morning!"
"This is enough to fill our water gap!"
Su Bai nodded, suddenly showed an inexplicable smile, and whispered:
"If there is a second piece of cotton cloth, our efficiency and fault tolerance will be higher..."
Barrage:
【??????】
【What on earth are you implying, you pervert???】
[Except for the two volumes that Dr. Zhao used to suck blood...]
【Where do you have the second piece of cotton cloth?】
Zhao Xinqing obviously heard what Su Bai meant, her face instantly turned red, and she muttered:
"you……"
"At this rate, one piece is actually enough..."
"While I am collecting dew, you can take care of other things in the temporary camp..."
"Doing cooking and stuff like that..."
Su Bai chuckled and said:
"Wash it and take it with you in case of emergency."
"I don't dislike you."
Zhao Xinqing gave Su Bai an angry look:
"I despise it myself, but you don't despise it anymore!"
"abnormal……"
Su Bai chuckled and didn't answer.
The two of them kept collecting dew in the woods. At around six o'clock in the morning, when the sun began to shine brightly, Zhao Xinqing really used cotton cloth to collect enough dew.
That’s seven liters!
This was the result of Su Bai just standing aside and watching.
Su Bai looked at the bamboo tubes on the ground, which were filled with collected dew. He nodded with satisfaction and said:
"Yes, this proves that our plan is feasible."
"The water source problem has basically been solved."
"Although this is only the minimum water supply, we will also have the opportunity to find other water sources on the road."
"As long as we get through the most water-scarce phase at the beginning, and when we find the river, the water source will no longer be a problem."
The two returned to the camp, cooked fish head soup, and checked the water storage conditions on the roof and dew collection device.
Su Bai carefully opened the fish-skin umbrella on the pit, wiped the remaining water droplets on the umbrella with cotton cloth, squeezed it into the bamboo tube, and then put the fish-skin umbrella aside.
Each of the fifteen dew collection devices contains more than 300 milliliters of dew.
There are also 500 milliliters in small bamboo tubes on both sides of the ceiling slanted on the ground.
It was almost the same as what Su Bai had expected at the beginning!
Barrage:
【I am really impressed...】
[Su Bai must have tried all these methods himself, otherwise it would be impossible to control the acquisition amount so clearly. 】
[It really deserves to be at the top of the list...leaving behind the terrifying existence that is dozens of points behind the second place...]
[Whether China can win the final game this time, I'm afraid Su Bai's subsequent performance is crucial. Now that I think about it, the bet between Li Jixian and Su Bai was really dangerous...]
[According to the current situation, as long as Su Bai is still on the show, China’s position is very stable!]
After testing their dew-collecting abilities, the two practiced archery for a while, had breakfast, and headed up the mountain with their snacks.
The destination of their trip was the red pine forest.
According to what Zhao Xinqing said in bed last night, there was a section of the downward slope path near the red pine forest where large patches of mugwort grew.
Zhao Xinqing quickly found the wormwood bush in her memory, pointed at the dark green plant in front of her, and said:
"This is mugwort."
"Mugwort has a high status in the history of Chinese medicine. It can be taken internally or externally. It can improve yang and expel evil spirits, stop bleeding and reduce inflammation. It appears very frequently in herbal medicine."
“The ‘moxibustion’ in the ‘acupuncture’ therapy of traditional Chinese medicine is actually a method of lighting mugwort sticks and roasting key points and meridians on the body to dredge qi and blood and regulate the human body.”
"In addition, mugwort can also be used as insecticides, pesticides, natural dyes, etc."
"Because of its important position since ancient times and its close connection with people's lives, mugwort has almost been integrated into Chinese culture. Hanging mugwort on the door during the Dragon Boat Festival is also one of the customs."
"When worshiping the gods, we will also burn mugwort and pray to the gods."
"And the function we need most now is the ability of mugwort to repel mosquitoes."
As Zhao Xinqing said this, she and Su Bai started working together, picking mugwort that was full of fish skin bags and backpacks, and preparing to take it back to make a simple version of mosquito coils to deal with mosquitoes along the way.
The problem of mosquitoes had not bothered the two of them too much before, because the temperature was still relatively low at that time and the mosquitoes were not active.
But as time goes by, the temperature rises significantly after the cold wave, and the time is approaching the end of April and May. If you don't prepare some deworming methods, you may be bitten into a pig's head when you wake up, and you may even get sick.
Picking mugwort was not difficult, and the two of them collected enough mugwort in less than an hour.
But he did not leave directly, but turned back to the red pine forest.
Su Bai explained:
"Although you must bring tools for drilling wood and making fire along the way."
"But if we can carry fire with us, it can save us a lot of trouble."
"It can also avoid a lot of dangers."
"So, we need to use the resin of red pine to make a large number of torches."
"The structure of the torch is not complicated. Just soak the straw rope with resin and tie it to the pine branches."
"A torch can burn for a long time."
The two started collecting pine resin, and Zhao Xinqing said casually:
"When I was picking up limestone a few days ago, I found a few more stromatoporoids. I can pick them up later."
"It can also provide several days of fire."
When Su Bai heard this, he looked happy. He usually wouldn't pay attention to these details at all. The fungus is indeed much more useful than homemade torches.
The two of them picked up some pine branches, used them as firewood, and let the foodies carry them down the mountain together.
On the way down the mountain, Zhao Xinqing pulled Su Bai from time to time to twist and turn in the mountains and forests. By the time they actually came down the mountain, they had already obtained three fungi.
However, three stromatoporoids are obviously not enough to transport fire along the way, and a large number of torches are still needed to fill them.
Su Bai impregnated some old straw ropes with a large amount of red pine resin, wrapped them around the pine wood, and then dried them in the sun.
"When the resin dries a little, it can be stored."
"Next, what we need is some food..."
Su Bai said:
"Until we found that river, our access to food was completely unknown."
"Maybe we can get some prey, but we can't rely entirely on luck."