One Hundred Days on an Uninhabited Island

I finished eating the coconut crab, and I ate nothing left that night. The meat quality is good, but the taste is too light, without the aid of seasoning, and the meat that lacks fat only has the taste of protein itself, which is not as delicious as expected, and the meat is not enough for 11 people It was full, and a lot of energy was spent on catching, dismembering, and ripening... It's a shame.

However, if you lose, you will lose, at least in exchange for happiness, and a look forward to after working together, these cannot be exchanged just by eating.

Wen Siqi was very satisfied with the result.

As the moon sets and the sun rises, another day begins. Wen Siqi stretches herself as she steps down the ladder she just set up to go down to the cave.

The wild plantains in front of the cave were cut down, and the branches covered by a few trees were broken, so the field of vision became brighter, and even the air lost its initial dullness, which made people feel refreshed.

It's a good morning for a walk.

"Tang Tang, you can come down now."

"it is good."

Han Tang supported the rock wall, with his back to the jungle, stretched his feet down to explore, and stepped on the steps of the ladder.

The ladders were all set up near nightfall yesterday, and the crossbars for the steps were stuck in the cut grooves, and they were fastened firmly with ropes.

It's very stable, even Han Tang, who has a full stomach, stepped on it and didn't want to break it.

Helping Han Tang down the stairs, Wen Siqi was about to go to the beach when Yao Yanan stopped her.

"Si, Siqi, wait!"

The speed of the speech is very urgent, but the tone is very low, as if there is something unspeakable, even the eyes are drifting along with the voice.

"what happened?"

"That... that... can you come up here?"

Yao Yanan was very embarrassed, quickly looked towards the beach and quickly retracted, her cheeks were slightly pink.

Wen Siqi looked at her for a while, and suddenly understood the meaning.Smiling, just as he was about to climb up the ladder, he saw Mu Jie standing behind Yao Yanan.

"She's on her period."

"Xiaojie! Don't say shameful words in such a flat tone!"

Yao Yanan blushed, and she didn't know where to put her hands. Fortunately, at this time, the only male was going to the beach with the old lady to boil water. There were only a few young women inside and outside the cave, otherwise they might not be able to find them. It's in this head.

"They're all women, there's nothing to be ashamed of."

"Then don't say it so loudly! I will... I will be embarrassed..."

Her whole head was lowered to her chest.

Wen Siqi smiled slightly, "Don't be embarrassed, maybe the next one of us will encounter this tomorrow."

"It is necessary for us to discuss the issue of menstruation."

Most of them are women, except for the old lady, Han Tang and Wen Suiyun, one is old, one is young, and one is pregnant with a child. The other six need to be ready to entertain their relatives at any time.

Before, because everyone was thinking about how to live, and no one's relatives came to visit at the wrong time, they all forgot that women need to think about one more issue in the wild.

menstruation.

As long as there is no health problem and there is no little ancestor who wants to give money, he will definitely be like some poor relatives of the rich family, come to ask for money every once in a while and stay for a few days, annoying aunt.

A group of people sat in a cave and began to discuss the problems that need to be faced during menstruation.

The first is sanitary napkins, which is what they think of right away.

This thing that has never troubled them before has become the biggest problem at this time. They can't use those things that float ashore, right?

Leaving aside the question of quantity, the traces left on it are enough to stop them from thinking.

"You need cotton, or it will leak out..."

"Where the hell does cotton come from? A piece of cloth is not bad."

Ye Yajie propped her chin, it was rare that she didn't refute.

"No, if there are kapok trees on the island, we can get some cotton."

"Cotton tree?"

"Kapok?"

"That's right! The fruit of the kapok tree will grow cotton fluff, as long as we pick the fluff from it, wouldn't we have cotton!"

Wen Siqi's words made them see hope, and Ye Yajie was even more motivated, and she was full of energy.

But soon, their joy plummeted, and Jiang Xinran poured cold water on them.

"But the premise is that there are kapok trees on the island, and it is now in mid-August. I remember that the kapok trees fall in May and June, two months. I don't know if the cotton wool is still there."

Yes, it is still a question whether there are kapok trees on the island, what if there is no kapok tree?They can't wait for God to send the kapok tree over.

The mood has obviously dropped a notch.

Yao Yanan twisted her body from side to side with an even more uncomfortable face, "Is there no other way? I don't want too much moisture, as long as it doesn't flow out, otherwise it's too embarrassing..."

As she spoke, she covered her face, wiping her legs while they were still feeling uncomfortable.

After a while, there was another voice, it was Mu Jie.

"Menstrual belt."

The sound coming back from the rocks in the cave was less distinct and colder.

"what is that?"

"Miss who is really ignorant, sanitary napkins have only been around for a long time. In my grandma's generation, menstrual belts were used. In some rural areas, they are still used. Even if you have never used them, you should have heard of them. "

The ridicule came as promised, and Ye Yajie's brain was stunned.

"I'm really sorry, I was born in a rich family, and I'm really ignorant of some things that you poor people take for granted, and I'm very glad I'm ignorant of this!"

"Ah."

Wang Zhenzhen sneered, and ended the ridicule by herself, so Wen Siqi, who was just about to persuade the two of them, could only stop the words in her throat.

Gently glanced at Wang Zhenzhen, Wen Siqi raised a smile and took up the topic, "Hey, menstrual belt is a feasible solution, but we need more than one piece of cloth to make menstrual belt."

As their eyes swept over them, an ominous premonition emerged in their hearts.

"I don't know if you would mind wearing a navel-baring dress? Of course, it may be shorter."

"What are you doing?"

"What are you going to do?"

Ye Yajie and Wang Zhenzhen stared together tacitly.

Before their vigilance dissipated in the cave, another voice followed.

"Are you trying to use our clothes as a menstrual belt?"

Apart from this, Jiang Xinran couldn't think of anything else, and Wen Siqi's meaning was already obvious, so she didn't need to think about it.

"Well, make a few more, so that you can replace them every other day to avoid the breeding of bacteria; secondly, you can avoid the embarrassment of having no spares when the deadline hits."

"I agree, but please save me some fabric then."

Han Tang smiled, and sat up propped up. She was wearing a loose maternity dress, which was much longer than them, and almost covered her thighs.

"It's natural, you and the child can't be frozen." Wen Siqi said with a smile.

"This... Xiaojie and I have no problem. We still have two silk scarves that should come in handy. It's just how we wash them. We can't use sea water. It will feel bad."

This is also a problem, and it is the most important and foremost problem, hygiene.

In the wild, the most feared thing is bacterial infection, oral cavity and wound, these two are the most common, and it is also nature’s indiscriminate killing of human beings regardless of gender, except for certain parts, women need to pay more attention to bacterial infection than men, And it is necessary to wash the lower body every month. This water can't always be sea water, right?

Originally, daily life is already unhygienic enough, let alone take a shower, and there are many people who don't wash for ten days and a half months, don't mention anything else, let's just talk about going to the toilet.

After going to the toilet, they either directly wipe the leaves on the leaves, or wipe the edges with a cloth torn from their clothes, and then go to the sea for a float, after being sterilized by ultraviolet rays, they will use it next time; if it is a small size, most of the time It's even a matter of mentioning the pants...

At this time, you have to be more casual. The body that is used to the exquisite life of the city does not know whether it will stand the test of this island.

Moreover, they also have a little bit of unwillingness to do this.

Wen Siqi thought about it for a long time, and the old lady called by Wen Suiyun stayed here for a long time, and told them how to wrap plant ash into the menstrual belt to absorb blood and prevent blood from leaking out of the menstrual belt. Just pour out the ashes, wash and dry the menstrual belt before installing new ashes.

She said that this was the method used by her sisters when she was young because her family was poor.

Maybe it is very practical, everything is ready-made, and it is a good method under the current conditions, but it is uncomfortable to use and unhygienic. They are very hesitant.

Just when they were hesitating, Wen Siqi clapped her hands.

"How about this, the menstrual belt will be made according to the grandmother's instructions, and there should be less stuff inside. After changing it every day, it will be washed with boiled water, and the silk scarf will be used as a cloth to wipe the body. Scald it in hot water, and then wipe the body clean.”

"Will this...would it be a waste of water?"

There is not much water in the first place. Although the dripping water in the cave is fast, the amount of dripping in a day is limited. There is only one distiller, and steaming for a day is not enough for them to share. In addition, the menstrual belt and the lower body are washed, and the consumption of this water is [-]%. Even bigger, you will definitely not be able to make ends meet.

Whether it was Yao Yanan or others, they did not deny that they really wanted to implement what Wen Siqi said, but water was more important than this.

"We can already survive on the island. Now we want to live. If we want a better life, we need to use our brains and hands."

Wen Siqi pointed to her head.

The things needed for survival never need to be too good, as long as they can survive, it is enough. The resources of this island can allow them to survive.

But life is different. It is more dignified than survival, and it needs to be enjoyed. If you want to turn survival into life, you need your brain to drive your hands, and this is why human beings are not just animals.

"how do you want to do it?"

Everyone is ready to move.

"I want to get some more stills in these two days."

"pottery?"

Jiang Xinran quickly thought of one of the things they fantasized about having on this island on a rainy day before coming to this island, clay pots.

"Well, let's go deeper into the jungle to find soil, maybe we can find it."

This island is much larger than the last one, and with a larger area, it will have more things. Maybe there are things suitable for making pottery in places deeper in the jungle.

As long as there is soil, there is a chance to make the container of the distiller. Not only that, you can also use soil to try to make the gas outlet pipe. Maybe the condensation effect will be worse than the plastic pipe, but even so, the cold water pool can be enlarged. , so that the duct can receive more cooling range.

"In addition, I also want to go around the island to find a more stable water source."