Chapter 77: A Guide to Overnight Survival in the Wilderness
The couple had no objection, and Cheng Su responded, "Okay, I'll listen to my son. But Guangjie, although this place is not far from the official road, we are afraid of wild beasts attacking at night. How can we spend the night safely?"
Li Yaoguang pointed to a gently rising earth slope not far away that was backed by a cliff.
"It's okay, uncle. I've checked everything I've seen. The cliff over there can be used as a shelter. Let's go over there first. I'll clean it up and we can use it."
"That's fine. It's up to you."
When the family actually reached the foot of the cliff, Li Yaoguang discovered that the area of this place was not very large. It was just a small narrow strip of land along the cliff, which was roughly the width of a car and was long from front to back.
Li Yaoguang glanced at the sky and decided not to choose a new place. He got off the BMW and climbed up, choosing the flattest place on the spot. Then he chanted some incantations and moved the car sideways. One side of the car was against the cliff and the door faced the long and narrow open space in front. Li Yaoguang collected the wood in the car and tidied it up briefly, then turned around and started to make arrangements for his family.
The uncle who had difficulty walking watched Yang Ge'er and followed Li Yaoguang's instructions to pick up some stones nearby. Although the father and son did not understand what they were used for, they still listened obediently.
Li Yaoguang also asked his aunt to pick up some dry firewood that could be burned nearby and not to run too far. He took out a small shovel and started digging not far in front of the car.
Those short videos about survival in the wild were not watched in vain in my previous life. I also learned a lot of survival skills from Bell and De Ye. In addition, I was born in a small county in my previous life and did farm work since I was a child. I had never dug a smokeless stove, but I knew how to dig one.
Cheng Su, who had already picked up a lot of stones nearby, couldn't bear to see this and took over the job of digging. Under Li Yaoguang's guidance, Cheng Su, who was very strong, actually finished digging the smokeless stove before it got completely dark.
Li Yaoguang was very satisfied after checking it out and immediately prepared to light a fire and cook.
However, she was still reluctant to use the firewood and charcoal stored in the space. She thought that she would use as much as she could while she had the chance to collect them, and keep the ones in the space in case of emergencies in the future, such as when it rained and there was no firewood.
With this idea in mind, Li Yaoguang collected some dry moss nearby and luckily found an abandoned bird's nest. She also used the small firewood she chopped with a machete to start a fire. These fire starters were particularly powerful. She built a triangular pile loosely, lit the fire, and added larger pieces of firewood after it burned well. Soon the fire was lit.
A family of three nearby saw the smokeless stove their child had mentioned, and found that there was really no smoke when it was burning. The three of them were extremely surprised. Cheng Su looked up and down, left and right, observing and analyzing the magic of the smokeless stove, and couldn't help but ask with emotion.
"Sister Guang, this smokeless stove, isn't it also a skill taught to you by your great master? Can I learn this thing, uncle?"
After some hand gestures and incantations, Li Yaoguang took out the pots and pans that were used in the courtyard of the villa. She never expected that her uncle was so imaginative, which showed that her deception was successful.
But what else could she say? She nodded of course. And even if she didn't nod, wasn't it him who dug the stove in front of him after she gave him instructions just now? Whether he learned it or not, didn't he already know how to do it?
Now that my uncle is asking this, I guess he is afraid of ghosts and gods, right?
Li Yaoguang gave her uncle an assurance that Cheng Su could learn and use the equipment with confidence. Cheng Su was immediately excited and patted her chest to take on the job of digging the stove in the future. However, her aunt beside her was delighted when she saw the familiar pots and pans she had just taken out.
"Guang'er, did you ask the five ghosts to move these things to your aunt? Good boy, you are such a good boy! I was worried about them all the way, but I didn't expect you to think of them first. You used the excuse of changing clothes to get these things for your aunt, right? You are such a good boy!"
Li Yaoguang chuckled, she was so overwhelmed by the praise from her family. Mumuran nodded again, and later she didn't even need to use the finger gestures, she waved her little hand and took out some of the food she had bought when she first left Beijing but didn't have time to eat. The most eye-catching thing was the roasted chicken, which made her chicken-eating uncle so excited that he didn't even bother to study the smokeless stove, and rushed over excitedly to hold the chicken, repeatedly giving Li Yaoguang a thumbs up.
"Oh my god, Guang Jie, you also bought a chicken? Good girl, you really are worthy of being your uncle's good niece!"
"Haha, uncle, please stop bragging. I'll leave the job of heating the food to you. If you fail to heat it well, not to mention your chicken, we won't have anything to eat tonight."
Cheng Su was completely unaware that he was being arranged by a child again, and waved his hand happily, "Hey, what's the big deal, Guang Jie, don't worry, just look at your uncle!"
Seeing her husband so confident and taking the place in front of the pot, Yu Meixue pulled her niece's sleeve worriedly and whispered in her ear, "Guang'er, your uncle is a grown man, and he cooks... is he reliable?"
Li Yaoguang chuckled and hurriedly gave her aunt some reassurance.
"Aunt, are you still not confident in my uncle's work? And as for men, you should not only consider his self-esteem, but also learn to let go, understand?" She is really her silly aunt. Don't you see that men are trained rather than spoiled.
"Okay, auntie, I have other things to do. Please look after Yangyang first and make sure the bed is ready for the night. Don't worry about anything else."
"Okay, but Guang'er, where are you going?"
Li Yaoguang pointed to an open area not far away near the cliff.
"It's not safe to spend the night in the forest. We have to take turns to keep watch outside. I think it's cold outside and it's not as warm as in the carriage, so I plan to make a warm bed over there. Didn't I ask my uncle and Yangyang to pick up stones just now? I'll go over there and dig a long pit. I'll make a shelter when it's late at night, and then build a fire in the pit to heat up the stones. While the fire is big, cover it with a thick layer of sand and then a thick layer of branches and leaves. Even without a quilt, it's still warm to sleep at night."
"Really? There is such a magical method, Guang'er, is this also what your master taught you?"
Li Yaoguang thought to herself that the novel was not deceiving her and that this omnipotent master was indeed useful. Facing her aunt's curious question, she nodded as firmly as when she had fooled her uncle.
Then she clapped her hands at her aunt who had been tricked by her, and said, "It just so happens that I have nothing to do. I don't know how to dig a hole, and I'm afraid it won't be suitable. Guang'er, just go and get busy. You need branches and leaves, right? I'll get them when I'm free."
It must be said that after leaving the mansion and being exiled to a village in the mountains, and although she encountered disasters one after another and became a refugee, her aunt became much more cheerful, which can be considered a blessing in disguise.
Seeing her aunt was happy, Li Yaoguang did not stop her. She just told her not to go too far and to collect nearby. Her aunt waved her hand nonchalantly, left the father and son squatting in the small pit of the smokeless stove to heat up the rice, and started collecting branches and leaves around. She didn't even need her to tell her, she just picked up the soft and comfortable ones.
Li Yaoguang glanced at his family members who were busy with their own things, then turned around and went to dig a hole under the cliff.