Chapter 17 Bows and Arrows
If nothing unexpected happens, the hanging strip of flesh is a snake tendon.
Under normal circumstances, snake tendons are connected to snake flesh. Because they are relatively small, they are usually ignored.
However, when Wang Wei was young, he heard the old man in the village say that some snakes have two tendons, one is an ordinary snake tendon, and the other is grown from the spine.
It is said that the tendon inside the bone is a product of snake disease and is very rare. It is better to use as a bowstring than beef tendon.
After hearing this news, my friends in the village went to catch many non-toxic water snakes for testing, but it may be that they were not lucky. The vertebrae of the snakes they encountered were solid and had no bones.
However, just now, when the pine tree pulled off the snake's tail, Wang Wei could see at a glance that the tendon was hanging down from the position of the spine, and he immediately remembered the legend he heard when he was a child.
He smashed a stone and took out the sharp stone flakes inside. Wang Wei cut off the entire snake head. Although most of the biological poisons could not resist the high temperature baking, the long poisonous fangs were placed there, and it was very disgusting if he wanted to put them in.
Following the opening of the snake's head, Wang Wei pulled down the snake's skin from the top.
Then he used a wooden stick to stab the internal organs and food residues in the snake's belly, and the whole snake was treated.
I found a straight wooden stick and put it up from the snake's belly.
Then, on the ground on both sides of the fire, two "Y"-shaped wooden sticks were inserted, and the snake meat was racked on it to bake.
What Wang Wei said, to make the taste of snake meat more delicious is nothing more than changing the way of baking.
The way they eat in pine trees is very simple and crude.
Throw the prey into the fire and burn it.
It does not clean or pay attention to the heat.
Some places are burnt but some are still raw.
But the simple barbecue grill made by Wang Wei is different.
Although there are no ingredients or salt, the taste will be much better after changing the cooking method.
The snake meat on the barbecue grill made a 'sizzling' sound of grease under the licking of the flames.
What comes out is the aroma of barbecue rather than the smell of burnt meat.
The pine tree shook its nose aside and looked at the snake flesh on the shelf and drooled.
Although it is also meat, the pine tree feels that today's snake meat is more tempting than yesterday's pork.
It is naturally impossible for a two-meter-long snake body to be cooked at once. Wang Wei also roasted part of it first, and then moved the raw place directly above the flame after it was cooked.
"Isn't it mature yet?" Songshu asked anxiously, licking his lips.
"Wait a little longer, it's almost done!" Wang Wei said.
Hearing this answer again, the pine tree could no longer bear it, so he pushed Wang Wei staggered, snatched the snake meat from the shelf and started gnawing.
Although Wang Wei's skills are very average, the snake flesh that peels off the internal organs naturally has less stench than the snake burned with internal organs and snake skin.
Moreover, the barbecue was rotated with the grill, which allowed the snake's body to be heated evenly, and there was no phenomenon that it was raw on one side but was already muddy on the other side.
The most important thing is that there is less wood ash in the fire. In terms of taste, the snake meat roasted by Wang Wei is much better than the snake meat burned directly in the fire.
So, after the snake meat was in the mouth, the pine tree was sure that Wang Wei did not fool him. The snake meat was really much better than the one he cooked.
After eating the cooked part, the raw meat that has not been roasted makes the pine trees feel difficult to swallow in comparison.
At this time, Wang Wei was already roasting the snake meat from him and the tung tree.
"Hey, roast me first, hurry up, I'll wait to eat!" Pine tree handed over half of the snake meat and said.
Wang Wei was not angry either, so he put his snake meat aside, took the snake meat from the pine tree and continued to roast it.
After the pine trees were full, they drank some water by the stream and walked towards the cave with satisfaction.
And at the entrance of the cave, a group of people saw that the pine trees were back and made way.
One of the brave tribe members said, "Pine trees, pine cones and they said there are many frozen animals on the mountain. You and the tung trees have straw sandals, so you are not afraid of frostbite feet. Everyone is hungry, so go and move some for everyone to eat."
The pine tree waved his hand and said, "Tomorrow, I'm full today."
Although the answer to Pine Tree was expected, everyone still couldn't help but feel disappointed.
At this time, Wang Wei and Tongshu had already eaten the snake tail.
However, a small snake tail cannot be filled with one person, let alone two people.
After eating, both of them felt unsatisfied.
Looking at the lost people in the cave, Wang Wei thought for a while and said, "Tung Tree, it's still early now, and everyone is hungry. Why don't we go up the mountain to bring a frozen animal to eat?"
When Tongshu heard this, hesitated and said, "You don't have the strength, I'm afraid there will be danger."
"What are the dangers?" Wang Wei asked.
"If the people from the tribe who were being slapped see us alone, they will definitely be beaten to death. And if there are few people, if there are big birds in the sky, they will come and capture us." Tongshu replied.
After hearing Tong Shu's words, Wang Wei did not force it.
After all, it was very short for me to come here.
Although the biggest danger in the past two days is the pine trees, it does not mean that Wang Wei will naively think that the world is safe.
It is definitely not wrong to survive here and listen to the words of the indigenous people more. If you feel that you are awesome and have to do your own thing, you will definitely be the one who dies the fastest.
Since he couldn't go up the mountain, Wang Wei took the snake tendon he had just started to deal with it.
The snake tendons are more than one meter long, and are white all over. There are many split ribs on them, and the thickness is similar to that of the ink and wash refill.
When it touches, it feels lubricated and very tough. Wang Wei tried every effort to pull it off.
After cleaning it, Wang Wei put it next to the fire and baked it.
Generally speaking, the tendons of animals are very soft in the animal's body and have a certain degree of toughness to stretch.
However, after being dried out of the body, the muscles will become hard and their toughness will be greatly reduced.
Just like the beef tendon sold on the market, it is hard to pick it up and can be used as a stick.
The method of making bowstrings by animal muscles is not troublesome. It is nothing more than air-drying and then wet them. After being beaten, it is torn into thin threads, and finally twisted into strands according to the needs. In this way, the bowstrings are completed.
Many people think that the stronger the elasticity, the better.
In fact, this is not the case. Under normal circumstances, the elasticity of the bow should come entirely from the bow arm. The stretchable string will cause a decrease in efficiency and accuracy.
Of course, there have been bows and arrows made of metal in history, and the force is completely accomplished by elastic bowstrings. However, since such bows and arrows have not been inherited and promoted, it means that they must have certain limitations.
The history of human use of bows and arrows can be traced back to a long time.
It is precisely because of so many years of precipitation that mankind has found many experience in making bows and arrows.
Normally, hardwood is the best material for bows. According to Tiangong's book, the best material for making bows and arrows is tau wood, followed by saurus, etc.
And Takumu, to put it bluntly, is the current Sangtaomu.
Mulberry trees are actually a kind of mulberry trees. If the mulberry trees with a long age are used as bows and arrows, they are also the best choice.
Chapter completed!