It is not easy to traverse the wilderness

Walking into the woods, he began to look for trees suitable for making boats. At first, Song Lai thought that a canoe was just a huge piece of wood that was hollowed out and then repaired into the shape of a boat. But later, he learned how to make a compound bow with his master and met a group of people. Among the talented people who love handicrafts, there is one who likes to make canoes. At that time, he was introduced by a friend to know that the production of canoes is very diverse and very complicated. Some canoes can be made of cloth.Those glass fibers can be made into a light canoe after being bonded and reinforced with glue.But now we can only make a canoe out of a piece of wood.

Song Lai finally chose a cedar tree with a diameter of more than one meter.This cedar tree is very interesting. Its leaves turn white in summer, and its leaves are stitched like a pine tree. When they turn white, it looks like piles of snow piled on the branches. Song Lai This kind of tree is called cedar tree. The wood of cedar tree is delicate and light, and the whole trunk is often very huge, which is just right for making canoes.

Because of the saw, it doesn’t take a long time to saw the tree trunk. After handing it over to Xunfeng and An Ye, Song Lai went back to the camp and started to prepare fish float glue. Although the whole wood was hollowed out, it still needed to be outside Stick a layer of animal skin waterproof.In fact, the best waterproof material should be birch bark, but I didn't find the shadow of birch trees, otherwise there would be no problem at all if I simply used birch bark to make it.

Canoes made of birch bark in the northeast are very waterproof and easy to use.Once Bian was boiling fish float glue, Bian greeted a little boy from a small tribe. "My name is Song Lai, what's your name?" "My name is Shan Di." The little boy named Shan Di shyly gave his name. "Sandy, do you know if there is that kind of bark nearby that can be waterproofed?" Song Lai thought it would be better to ask the local aborigines.Although the plants here are somewhat similar to the ones I was familiar with before, there are more of them that are very different, such as the pepper tree. "You mean the white bark used to prevent rain on the roof of the shack? There is no such thing nearby, but there are white trees one day's journey here, and the bark of the white tree can be used for waterproofing." Sandy pointed in one direction Tell Song Ling everything he knows.Then he looked helplessly at the contents of Song Lai's pot.These children always seem to be hungry for everything, but they are already full.

Song Lai heard from Huang Yang that they occasionally found these children secretly hiding some food, but everyone didn't pay much attention to it, because everyone had been hungry before, and they all understood the small thoughts of these children.As long as it's not too much, it's up to them.When Song Lai heard about the white bark, he immediately regained his energy. An Ye and Xunfeng were still sawing wood, and it was not safe for him and Shan Di to go there, so he asked Huang Yang to take two people with him to find the white bark. .

Not long after Song Lai and the others left the camp, An Ye and Xun Feng came back with Song Lai in need of cedar trees. Hearing that Song Lai had been away for a day, An Ye was very worried, and chased them in the same direction that day. , Song Lai walked with Shan Di for more than a day and finally saw the white trees that Sandy said, with white trunks and green leaves, haha, isn’t this the birch tree he needs!

Moreover, these birch trees have grown for many years, and the diameter of each tree is more than one meter, which makes Song Lai very happy.This is really what I want, and now I am really confident in making a canoe.

The bark of a birch tree is a very magical thing. It is divided into two layers. The outer layer is what Song Lai needs, and the inner layer can grow new bark in the next spring as long as it is not damaged.Song Lai took out the Swiss champion that he hadn't used for a long time, rode on Huangyan's shoulder, cut a circle around the upper end of the birch tree, and then cut it in a straight line along the trunk until it was one meter above the ground. Find a branch with a thickness of ten centimeters, and cut one end into a chisel, then pull up the bark along the vertical line on the birch tree, let Huang Yang and the others pull it gently, and then use a wooden chisel to stick to the bark little by little. The whole birch bark is torn off.In this way, the second layer of bark of the birch tree can not be damaged, and the first layer of bark can be completely peeled off.

Song Lai peeled the bark vigorously and didn't rest until night. Huang Yang saw that Song Lai was planning to camp here, so he had to find some dry branches to make a fire. Dangerous, raising a fire will make some beasts afraid of fire dare not approach.Song Lai was tidying up the bark on the side, and he really did a lot this day, probably enough to make a canoe. The main reason is that the trees here are simply too good, and each bark is more than one meter square. Song Lai didn't like the large piece of bark.

Just as everyone was about to rest, they found a large black shadow approaching in the distance. Huang Yang immediately picked up his weapon and prepared to fight. The others surrounded Song Lai, and they didn't realize it was An Ye until the black shadow walked in. "Why did you come here?" Song Lai pulled An Ye to sit down by the fire with some strangeness. "When I went back to the camp, they said you had come out. I was a little worried, so I followed them to have a look. I lost track of them on the way, and it took me a long time to take pictures. Fortunately, you guys lit a bonfire." An Ye didn't care too much. As he said that, Song Lai felt a little uncomfortable. He thought that An Ye came to An Ye after finishing the cedar tree, then returned to the camp and found that he was not there, so he followed him directly. "Have you eaten yet?" "No, do you have anything to eat here?" An Ye was not polite to Song Lai, and looked at Song Lai eagerly, expecting him to get something to eat.

Song Lai's heart ached for An Ye like this, so he hurriedly buried the pheasant that Huang Yang hunted at night in the fire pit. Originally, it was intended to be eaten tomorrow morning, so as to save the time of going hunting early in the morning. It's not a good feeling to be out hunting while you're down.An Ye ate a pheasant, and he felt much better. Song Lai graciously brought him some water in a cup made of birch bark. In fact, they came out with a clay pot, but who made Song Lai want it? Show off the bark you peeled off.

Early the next morning, Song Lai continued to peel the bark all morning. When Huang Yang and An Ye came back from hunting and had breakfast, they set off back to the camp.

Now that there was birch bark, Song Lai changed his plan for the canoe. The cedar tree that was originally intended to be the main body was sawn into small strips and boiled in water. It was intended to be used as a keel. Song Lai first made a canoe out of wood. The fine canoe mold is carefully layered with birch bark, and then linked into a large sheet with hemp rope. A gap is cut on both sides of the boat, and the boat mold is tightly wrapped. The fish float is glued well, and the excess part is carefully cut off, the boiled and softened keel is fixed on the birch bark on the mold, and a piece of cedar tree is placed every ten centimeters or so, and then the fish float glue and hemp rope are used Fixing, after finishing the keel, glue the pieces of cedar trees horizontally to the keel, this time wrapping the hull completely without leaving any gaps, and wrapping the outermost part with birch bark after all the keels are finished layer.Finally, the three layers are firmly fixed with hemp rope at the edge of the boat, and then the boat is removed from the mold.

The hull of the canoe is triangular on both sides. Cut a piece of hardwood into triangles of the same size and fix them on both sides of the hull. Then put some cross braces in the canoe to prop up the canoe so that it cannot be easily deformed. Finally, put the canoe Put the wooden boat on one side to dry in the shade, and it is estimated that it will be ready for use in more than ten days.

Song Lai made three canoes in one go, and after they were done, he weaved long ropes. Although the surface of the sea looked calm, the currents under the sea were very rough. The canoes he made were originally built in They are used in rivers and lakes, so one must be extra careful when sailing in the sea. Song Lai tied the canoes to ropes so that they would not be taken too far if they were carried away by the ocean current in time. And let the people of their own tribe disappear into the vast sea.

After finishing the canoe, there was still a lot of cedar wood left, so Song Lai and Xunfeng made some wooden carts, and planned to bring back some of the salt and dried seafood cooked during this time when they went home.

Ten days later, the canoe made by Song Lai was launched. It was very light and flexible. It was the first time that the people in the tribe used tools to float on the water. This made them a little frightened and more excited.The canoes on the sea really did not get carried away by the ocean currents. Fortunately, Song Lai fastened the ropes tightly, and only two canoes left, and one stayed at home in case of accidents. After having a canoe, the people of the tribe The things caught are more abundant, all kinds of fish and shellfish emerge in endlessly, some things Song Lai has never seen before, and he doesn't know whether it is poisonous or not, so he dare not try it lightly. Fortunately, Song Lai has seen many. Not much, as long as you bring these back, it will be very rich.

Song Lai left for a few more days to teach them the food they knew, and let them put it back into the sea if they didn't know it. He also emphasized the danger of sea snakes individually. If you encounter them, you must not touch them with your hands. How far away.Everyone also knew that Song Lai was doing it for his own good, so he carefully wrote down what he said, you can't go to sea on cloudy days, and return to the shore quickly when there is wind, one boat is responsible for fishing and the other boat is responsible for sending them back to the camp. The rope needs to be checked frequently. Anyway, Song Lai told him everything he could think of.Finally, I told everyone that after I left, I must put the sea cucumbers back into the sea, because the production of sea cucumbers is quite troublesome, and none of the children in these small tribes have learned it. I was eating when I went back to the sea and waited for myself to come over.

Song Lai ordered all the hidden dangers he could think of, and then returned to the tribe with the people who came to pick him up. After two months, he should go home and have a look. I don’t know what happened to the waterfowl and bison up.