I'm bad and I'm hitting a wall, primitive life requires hard work

As the sky gradually darkened, the group finally arrived at the temporary resting cave as night fell.

Holding a stone spear, Nia simply cleared away the new weeds blocking the entrance, revealing the true appearance of this "temporary residence".

This small cave is obviously a type of conglomerate karst cave, which is usually formed when the joints or cracks in the rock layers of soluble rocks gradually dissolve and expand under the action of karst. It is relatively common.

The entrance of the cave was not high and was shaped like a flat steamed bun. Nishi Ichisu had to bend down and follow the others into the cave.

After entering the cave, she found that the ground was covered with various stalactites and stalagmites in various shapes and forms.

However, due to the darkness and depth of the cave, the light could not get in, making the scene in front of me a little blurry and unclear. The only thing I could feel was that the rock under my feet was extremely wet, as if it had been washed by water.

When Yan Luo brought back a pile of dry firewood from outside and successfully lit a bonfire on a protruding stone platform using a flint, Xi Yiqi was able to see the entire cave clearly with the faint light of the fire.

The interior of the cave is very narrow, with some short stalagmites around the cave walls and some moss hanging on the walls. It is obvious that no one has been here for a long time.

The space available for them to move around was also quite limited. The place where they were standing was relatively flat, only about nine square meters. There was a high ridge deep in the cave, which was about 12 square meters wide, but not high. At least Nia and the others needed to bend over to climb up.

There were some miscellaneous hardwoods and animal skins piled up on top of the platform, and it seemed that they rested there at night.

There was a narrow crack at the lower left of the platform, where the firelight could not reach, and it was dark inside. Through the crack, one could faintly hear the sound of gurgling water coming from deep in the crack, and it seemed that there should be an undercurrent behind the cave wall.

Nishi Ichisu walked forward and touched the animal skins and hardwood. As expected, they had been soaked by the moisture in the cave and became very damp.

She frowned and said, "Brother Nia, these firewoods are useless. We need to quickly pick up more nearby before it gets completely dark."

The firewood that Yan Luo picked up temporarily was obviously not enough, and the cave was extremely damp and bone-chillingly cold.

Nia nodded and replied, "Okay, Yanluo and I will go, and the three of you stay near the cave and don't go too far. After dark, the wild animals will come out to look for food."

After Nia and Yanluo left the cave, Xi Yiqi turned to Arthur and said:

"Uncle Arthur, could you please help me pick up a few longer sticks around the cave?"

Arthur agreed, and after again reminding the two not to go too far, he went out to look for a stick.

Xi Yiqi then took out the earthenware jar from the backpack, carried it outside the cave, first collected some water flowing from the cracks in the rocks, rinsed the jar simply, and then collected most of the water from the cracks.

Wu Yu came out of the cave with a small pile of fruits and prepared to wash them.

After returning to the cave, Nishi Ichiki carefully found a short and flat stalagmite with the weak light of the fire. He placed the clay pot firmly on it and moved the campfire under the stalagmite, which was a simple stove.

When the water in the clay pot boiled, the two men came back from outside with a pile of firewood.

Nishi Ichisu took out a wooden bowl, scooped out a bowl of water and put it aside to cool, then threw some dried vegetables and smoked meat into it and cooked it, adding some salt and freshly cut radish pieces.

Just like that, a simple hodgepodge soup began to slowly simmer in the pot.

The pot of stew was boiling over the fire, emitting steam and a rich aroma. Soon, the faint fragrance spread and filled the entire cave.

After traveling all the way, the few people were already staring at the food in the earthenware jar after smelling the tempting aroma.

"What a nice smell!" Nia wrinkled her nose and inhaled the smell in the air, exclaiming.

Seeing that the dried meat in the clay pot had been cooked until it was very soft, Xi Yiqi took out a few pairs of wooden chopsticks, which were made by the elders of the tribe using stone knives. They were almost the same as the chopsticks she used today.

In addition, there is a large wooden spoon, which is made rather roughly, as it is not easy to hollow out wood with current stone knives.

Several people took the chopsticks skillfully, holding the rough wooden bowls, waiting for Nishi Ichiki to scoop the hodgepodge for them with a wooden spoon.

As early as a day ago, Nishi Ichiki made some bacon jerky and simply cooked a big pot of stew, which quickly captured the stomachs of the tribesmen.

The smoked jerky tastes less fishy and has a light woody aroma. It is much better than air-dried jerky. I didn’t expect it to taste even better when cooked with water and radish!

While chewing the jerky, the members of the hunting team secretly decided that they must hunt more prey in the future and store them in the jerky. They could chew some when they were hungry. Wu Xiqi said that the jerky could last for thirty days!

Nishi Ichisu simply stirred it a few times with a wooden spoon, carefully tasted it with the spoon, and when he felt that the saltiness was just right, he poured the hot soup into wooden bowls and handed them to everyone.

Nia and the others held the wooden bowls in both hands, and felt an indescribable satisfaction after just taking a sip. The soup was fresh and delicious, with a hint of saltiness and smoky flavor, while the dried vegetables and radishes added a hint of sweetness.

In the past, they would simply make a fire, eat some fruits and dried meat and then prepare to rest. It was nothing like the delicious hot meat soup they have now!

Unlike a few others, Wu Yu's attention was attracted by the earthen jar. From the moment Xi Yiqi took out the earthen jar, his eyes fell on her intentionally or unintentionally.

He was surprised to find that this earthenware pot was not only much lighter than the small stone pot, but also more convenient to carry. More importantly, it could not only store food, but also be used to cook food directly, and the cooking time was much shorter than that of the stone pot!

This also means saving a lot of firewood!

This so-called "earth jar" is really easy to use.

It seems that this trip to the Wasa tribe is really necessary!

Nishi Ichiki was full after eating a wooden bowl of stew. She touched the animal skins hanging on the branches nearby. These skins were no longer as damp as before because they had been placed next to the fire for a long time.

She nodded in satisfaction, which should make tonight a little better.

Life is already so hard, so we should try our best to make ourselves more comfortable in harsh environments.

After Nia and his companions shared the remaining stew in the clay pot, they took the initiative to rinse the pot and wooden bowl, then returned to the cave, covered themselves with the animal skin which was still slightly warm, and fell into a deep sleep.