Chapter 18 Catching Fish

Grandpa Yuan Qiao snorted coldly, looked at Shen Xiaoxiao unhappily, and chattered for a while before stopping. Shen Xiaoxiao ignored what he said. Xiao Yan wanted to speak up for her, but she stopped him. After all, there were only two sentences. It was nothing more than that she led Xiao Yan astray and made him not want the tribe anymore.

Shen Xiaoxiao was helpless. If Xiao Yan didn't want to become bad, how could she lead him? Besides, she didn't do anything. It was even more unfair than Dou E.

But who made her an outsider? She was not trusted by them. In their eyes, no matter what she did, it was wrong. In addition, Xiao Yan should have been a good kid in the tribe before. Now that she came, Xiao Yan became disobedient. That couldn't be blamed on her.

"Xiao Xiao, I'm sorry." Xiao Yan suddenly felt guilty. Xiao Xiao finally came to him, but within a few days, he made Xiao Xiao suffer all kinds of grievances. If she hadn't come here, Xiao Xiao should be very happy now.

Shen Xiaoxiao was stunned at first, but then she understood and said indifferently, "It's not your fault. Besides, I'm not money. It's impossible for everyone to like me." But everyone was on guard against her, which was out of line.

"Twist the rope first, then tie the firewood, so that it can be made into a simple door, and the wind and sand will not blow into the cave. In winter, the cave will be much warmer with the door blocking it." She thought about using reeds to tie it directly, but reeds are easy to break. Thinking of the straw rope she learned from the old man before, she thought about twisting the reeds into ropes, but she didn't know if the dry straw used for straw ropes would work.

Shen Xiaoxiao first took eight reeds and divided them into two halves, tied them into a knot, clamped the knotted end between her legs and fixed it, and rubbed the reeds in the same direction with the thumbs and index fingers of both hands. After rubbing for a while, she added new reeds inside. It was about one meter long. Shen Xiaoxiao smiled happily. It seems that it is feasible to twist ropes with reeds.

Xiao Yan was full of curiosity. Seeing Shen Xiaoxiao twisting the unwanted grass together, he became even more curious. "Xiaoxiao, what are you doing?"

"Twisting ropes, used to tie firewood together to make doors, and can also be used to tie things." Shen Xiaoxiao said as she tied a knot at the end, "I'll teach you." The two of them would be faster. Xiao Yan looked at her with a curious look on his face. "First, take some reeds, and then..." Shen Xiaoxiao said as she demonstrated. Xiao Yan watched carefully and followed step by step. Soon he twisted out a small piece. Seeing this, Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but praise him for learning quickly, "Xiaoxiao taught well."

Although he was a novice, his speed was not slow. Except for the initial inexperience, he became more and more familiar with it. Soon there was a long string of ropes under his feet. Seeing this, he asked Shen Xiaoxiao to rest and he could twist it himself. This looked simple, but his hands would hurt after rubbing for a long time. This kind of work was better for him to do.

Shen Xiaoxiao did not refuse. She took a stick and measured the width and height of the cave entrance. She found that the firewood she brought back was a little short, shorter than the cave entrance, but this was just what she wanted. After all, she did not plan to seal the cave entrance tightly. Ventilation was still very important.

She spread the firewood she needed on the ground, placed a stick horizontally on the top, and tied it with a twisted rope. Then she used the rope to connect the sticks directly and tightly together. She also placed a stick horizontally on the top in the middle and at the bottom, fixed it with a rope, and tied the two horizontal sticks with a rope in the middle.

The two worked for a long time before they finished the door. Xiao Yan placed the door at the entrance of the cave according to Shen Xiaoxiao's instructions. Shen Xiaoxiao frowned slightly. It was easy to fall down if placed like this, and it was easy to run in if it was tilted.

Suddenly her eyes lit up, "Can you dig a hole here, not too deep." Shen Xiaoxiao pointed to a place at the entrance of the cave, Xiao Yan nodded and started to work. Shen Xiaoxiao tied a longer stick to the stick at the edge, and Xiao Yan also dug a hole in the ground according to her request.

Shen Xiaoxiao asked him to sharpen the stick with the bone knife, measured the length of the longest stick, and then asked Xiao Yan to smash the sharpened stick into the cave wall with a stone at the corresponding position. Shen Xiaoxiao put the door there, and then tied the two sticks together with a rope, and then tried to push the door. Seeing that the door was successfully turned and closed, her eyes were full of joy.

"In the future, when we are not at home, or don't want others to see what we are doing, we can close the door." Although it took some time, the results are still good.

Xiao Yan pushed the door curiously. It turned out that this was the door that Xiaoxiao said. It was indeed as Xiaoxiao said, you can't see inside when it is closed.

After they packed up, the people who went out hunting and picking were almost back. Xiao Yan originally wanted to go into the mountains to catch a short-tailed bird, but was stopped by Shen Xiaoxiao, "Let's eat fish today."

Xiao Yan hesitated for a moment and said, "That's not delicious." Although Xiaoxiao could cook the meat very deliciously, the fish was extremely fishy and smelly, and he couldn't eat it at all. It smelled stinky just by smelling it. Xiaoxiao probably didn't know that's why she wanted to eat it.

"It's definitely not delicious if eaten raw, but it can be eaten if it's roasted. We won't go into the mountains today, so let's make do with it for now." Shen Xiaoxiao smiled lightly, "The reason why it's fishy is that it's eaten directly without being processed. If it's processed cleanly, it can still be a delicacy."

Xiao Yan was skeptical. Although he was still very confused, seeing Shen Xiaoxiao said so confidently, he subconsciously believed what she said. Even if he couldn't eat it, he would let Xiaoxiao eat some wild fruits first, and he would go hunt some prey tomorrow.

Xiao Yan and Shen Xiaoxiao arrived at the river. The fish in the river were not afraid of people at all. Maybe because there were few people catching them, these fish were very bold. They even dared to swim in front of them, as if to say, even if I swim to your side, you dare not eat me. Some even jumped out of the water in front of them, extremely arrogant.

Shen Xiaoxiao just found it funny. It is true that the local water and soil breed the local fish.

Shen Xiaoxiao was about to take action when she was stopped by Xiao Yan, "I'll do it." Shen Xiaoxiao did not argue with him, and watched him on the shore. Soon Xiao Yan caught a fish. He smiled and held the fish and looked at Shen Xiaoxiao, "You throw it to the ground and knock it unconscious." Shen Xiaoxiao pointed to the shore and said.

Xiao Yan didn't hesitate and threw it to the ground. The fish jumped twice and then fainted. Shen Xiaoxiao quickly picked it up and shook it with her hands. It weighed two or three pounds. She washed it with water, then put it on a stone and used a bone knife to remove the scales. She cut open the belly and took out the internal organs of the fish. She didn't forget to deal with the gills.

Before she finished the fish, Xiao Yan caught another one. He threw the fish to the shore and wanted to catch more. Shen Xiaoxiao stopped him, "Enough, hurry up."

She saw that the fish was about the same size as the one in her hand, but the other one was a crucian carp and the one in her hand was a grass carp. It was enough for two people.