doomsday survival

Chapter 6 Searching for Water ([-])

Shi Jian hung far behind the quail, and after walking for about an hour, he could already hear the murmur of running water.

This made Shi Jian so excited that he no longer cared about following the quail, and ran straight in the direction of the sound of water.

I saw a stream about one meter wide at the junction of the two mountains. The hillsides full of golden needles (day lily) on both sides smoothly transitioned to the stream, and it was easy to walk to the stream.

When I came to the stream, looking around, the stream water as deep as my calf was completely clear.Palm-length crucian carp swims in the water, chasing and playing among the swaying aquatic plants.The footprints of birds and animals are printed on the sand by the stream, which shows that animals often come here to drink water.Shi Jian took a closer look, and the only footprints of large animals were hoof prints, which should be herbivores such as sheep and deer. There were no paw prints of large carnivores, and Shi Jian was finally relieved.

"That's right, there are no big beasts here, so it's very safe here." Shi Jian said to himself.

Although it is basically certain that the stream water can be drunk directly, Shi Jian is still not very relieved.

One is that the zombie virus really doesn't know the reason, and the other is that although the stream is clear, it is unknown whether there are other bacterial parasites in it.

After thinking for a while, Shi Jian went upstream along the stream, hoping to find the source spring.

The more upstream you go, the more difficult it is to walk. The hillsides on both sides gradually turned into steep rock walls, and the creek also turned into a mountain stream.

Seeing that the sky was getting late and the road ahead was difficult, Shi Jian had no choice but to cancel today's traceability plan.

Sitting on a rock by the stream, Shi Jian took out the vest of the wild eggs in his bag.Opening the vest, the wild eggs were still intact, so he continued to eat two eggs to replenish his strength.

After resting for a while, Shi Jian felt thirsty again, hesitated again and again, and decided to drink the stream water.

Of course, drinking directly is not acceptable.Shi Jian turned around and walked back, returning to the gentle slope.After looking around, Shi Jian chose a piece of sand and walked over.

Shi Jian first put the vest in the water and washed it carefully to remove the sweat and stains on the vest.Then I went to the sand and squatted down, dug the sand on the surface with my hands, checked it, it was fine, the bottom was also sand, and there were no impurities.

Shi Jian used his teeth to tear a strip from the vest again, but this time it was much narrower than the one that bound his hands, it could only be regarded as a rope at best, but it was enough.

Shi Jian used this string to tie the top of the vest tightly, turning the vest into a cloth bag.Then put the clean fine sand into this simple cloth bag, and a simple water filter is successfully made.

Shi Jian returned to the stream, holding the modified water filter in one hand, and pouring water into the water filter with a hat in the other hand.

After being filtered through layers of fine sand, clean water flows out.The water in the first few times was still a bit cloudy, not even as clean as the stream, but after going back and forth a dozen times, the water that flowed out was indistinguishable from the stream.

Finally, Shi Jian lifted the vest and let the water inside flow directly into his mouth, a cool and sweet refreshing feeling, very comfortable.

"It's so refreshing!" Shi Jian drank his fill in one go.

In fact, drinking water in the wild should be done in a small amount, because one is to save precious water resources, and the other is to drink too much at one time to increase unnecessary burden on the heart.But Shi Jian, who has found a water source, is not short of water now. As for the burden on his heart, Shi Jian has long since forgotten it.

Will the additional burden be as big as yesterday's burden?Yesterday, I was almost scared to have a heart attack.

After filling his stomach, Shi Jian found a place to sit down.

"Should be all right?" Shi Jian was still a little worried. "It's okay for animals to drink this water. It's still a bit reckless. You should find some water from plants to drink, it's much safer."

Indeed, there is also a lot of water in plants, like some trunks with strong stems, broad leaves and fruit-bearing trunks.You only need to dig a hole with a sharp tool, and take a container to catch the water. It is only enough to drink at sunset and dusk.If you can find vines such as wild grapes and schisandra, the water that flows out of the thick vines can be drunk directly.Of course, the cactus is rich in water, just cut off the top and insert a straw to drink water.But one thing must be kept in mind, the water that flows out is milky white and must not be drunk, as it will be poisonous in all likelihood.

Although you know this knowledge, if you let a two-knife who stays at home and occasionally travels outdoors to identify these plants, it is like a dream.Shi Jian is limited to knowing that if he is really asked to find plants with water, he might as well kill him.

The mobile phone stores a lot of knowledge about survival in the wild, as well as pictures of various plants.But after all, it exists in the mobile phone, not in the brain.As for cell phones?Let the zombies play Plants vs. Zombies a long time ago!
The plants that Shi Jian can confirm have water are limited to cacti, but this is the Xiaoxing'an Mountains in northern China, not the Mara Gobi in the western United States. Where can I find cacti?

After solving the problem of drinking water, Shi Jian looked at the fish swimming around in the stream again, drooling unconsciously.

To say that there are still a lot of fish in the Northeast, there is a saying in the past when describing the Great Northern Wilderness, "the roe deer is beaten with a stick and the fish is scooped with a scoop, and the pheasant flies into the rice pot".But with the development of the Northeast, these words have long lived up to their name.Although it may still be established in the virgin forest, wild animals such as roe deer and pheasant are basically not seen in the outskirts of the forest area.

It is not known how long the biochemical crisis has erupted, but the long-term ecological restoration has allowed wild animals to reproduce.Shi Jian has now eaten wild eggs, seen roe deer, and was even scared by a black bear and climbed up a tree.Facing the delicious crucian carp in this stream, it would be a lie to say that Shi Jian is not envious.

Shi Jian also has a personality of doing whatever he wants. When he thought of catching fish, he took off his hiking shoes, untied his jacket, rolled up his jacket pants, and bent over to wade into the stream.

Facts have proved once again that the otaku who doesn't distinguish between five grains and five bodies is always guided by theory and practice, and practice can't keep up with the guidance.

Not only did he not touch a single fish, but he also got water all over his body.The closest to success was when he managed to catch a fish. When Shi Jian looked up to the sky and laughed, the fish wagged its tail and jumped out of Shi Jian's hand, making Shi Jian's smile freeze on his face immediately.

Since he couldn't catch any fish, Shi Jian didn't insist. He took off his clothes and took a bath in the cool stream.

Originally, Shi Jian hadn't taken a shower since he was camping in the mountains a few days ago, plus he had a quick run yesterday, and his body was already sweating profusely and uncomfortable.Shi Jian estimated that he would have to rub off at least two taels of mud in the bath this time.There is still no soap bath liquid, otherwise it would be half a catty to be conservative!
After washing up, Shi Jian let the mountain wind dry the water on his body while waving away the mosquitoes around him.

"These vampires were just for you to eat and drink in the past, but now I'm short of nutrition, so I won't entertain them."

Although the sun sets late in summer, it is almost dusk now.Shi Jian also had to start thinking about sleeping at night.

Places that are too close to the stream are definitely not acceptable. On the one hand, it is necessary to prevent the invasion of unknown beasts. On the other hand, there are too many mosquitoes by the water. Now Shi Jian only has one set of clothes on his body.

The first priority of camping in the wild is to be close to the water source, but not too close, such as river beds, valleys, and depressions must be kept away to prevent flash floods.

If you have a tent, you must find a flat high ground, and try to avoid the wind and shade.People like Shi Jian can only drill caves or climb big trees.

Speaking of climbing trees, Shi Jian took a look at the cloth that had just been removed from his hand, and washed it in the shower just now.After all, the vest is made of pure cotton, and it is relatively thin. It has been worn out a long time ago when climbing up and down, so it seems that it can last for one night.

But there was no way around it. After the vest was made into a water filter, apart from the jacket and pants, the only fabric on his body was underwear.Regardless of the size, whether it is strong or not, Shi Jian felt pain in his egg at the thought of wearing it in a vacuum.

There was no other way, Shi Jian had no choice but to wrap the cloth around his hands again.After drinking some water again, I poured out the sand in the vest, washed it and put it back in my pocket.I don't know how far I have to go to find a place to sleep. I can't carry a bag of sand.

After climbing up the hillside, Shi Jian felt the direction of the wind. Fortunately, this is the leeward slope, so there is no need to go over the hill.

Shi Jian searched carefully on the hillside, hoping to find a cave, but unfortunately, all his luck seemed to be spent on finding water.This is not surprising, after all, the Xiaoxing'an Mountains are mainly hills and short mountains, and the place where Shijian is located is mainly short mountains, unlike the mountains in the south where it is not easy to find karst caves and the like.

Looking around in the distance again, the nearest arbor forest is in the south of him.It looked like a birch forest, about 800 meters away, and Shi Jian walked towards that forest.

"The quiet village is covered with white snow

Pigeon flying under the cloudy sky
The two names are engraved on the birch tree

They swore to love each other for the rest of their lives

One day the flames of war burned to my hometown..."

Humming Hackberry's "Birch Forest" along the way, Shi Jian finally reached the scheduled resting place.

Adult birch trees are basically about 25 meters long, with a diameter at breast height of up to half a meter. The trunk is smooth, and the lowest branches are seven or eight meters above the ground. In fact, it is not easy to climb.

However, in such a large birch forest, it is still possible to find a tree that is easy to climb.The tree that Shi Jian chose was one of them. It was divided into two branches more than one meter above the ground, and each branch grew to a height of [-] or [-] meters. There are a few branches in the lower part, which are very easy to climb with bare hands.

There are a few vines of unknown plants under the tree. They are six to seven meters long and have a little edge. The old branches are grayish brown, which contrasts sharply with the reddish brown young branches.There are clusters of green fruits under the egg-shaped oval leaves more than ten centimeters long, which are obviously immature.

Shi Jian pulled it with his hand, very tenacious.Shi Jian struggled to get down a four-meter-long rattan, and a lot of juice flowed out from the broken part of the rattan.As for whether the juice can be drunk or not, Shi Jian is no longer concerned. Anyway, the water source has been found, and whether it will be infected with the virus has already been drunk.

In fact, Shi Jian didn't know that it was Schisandra.

When Shi Jian met Schisandra for the first time, what he thought was: Now he no longer has to be afraid of falling from the tree!

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