Chapter 474 What should I do if I accidentally catch a Grade 2 animal?
The fourth day of survival in the Xishuangbanna rainforest.
Bifang sat up from the rattan bed and stretched. It was another energetic day.
With an empty stomach, he cooked another pot of fish soup and stewed the remaining bamboo shoots.
Ah, eating fish again
[It’s actually milky white! ]
【It smells good. 】
The audience had just woken up in the morning and their stomachs started growling when they saw this scene.
Bifang first bakes the surface of the fish, and then stews it to make a milky thick soup. Unfortunately, it is delicious but has no taste.
"Without salt, there is no vitality." Bifang smacked his lips, almost fainting.
Without salt, there is no energy. Today is the fourth day of survival in the rainforest. We have only eaten fish and no animal blood, so the sodium supplement is very limited.
There are a lot of wild vegetables in the rainforest, and there is a stable supply of meat, but unfortunately it is all fish, so we must find a way to get some salt.
"Let's go to the river and see if the fishing ground we dug the day before is still there. If not, we have to dig a new one."
I had abdominal pain all morning yesterday. I felt much better after taking some medicine at noon. In the evening, I simply had a three-bamboo shoot soup with stinky vegetables and frangipani, a pure vegetarian meal.
Almost the whole day was wasted, and there is more to do today.
In the morning, Bifang returned to the river. As expected, a night of heavy rain had caused the entire river to swell significantly, and the streams upstream had widened a lot.
So Bifang used a stone shovel to dig a deeper and larger fishing ground, which was more than half a meter deep and a full three square meters.
They also wove a more sturdy fish cage that allowed people to enter but not exit, and then sprinkled it with Houttuynia cordata and fish entrails that had been fermented overnight.
"After processing the fish's internal organs that day, I wrapped them in leaves and buried them in the soil. Wow, it stinks." As soon as Bifang opened the leaf bag, a strong fishy and rotten smell gushed out, which was extremely pungent.
"It has already started to rot and ferment, much faster than I expected, but it is just the right time to attract more carnivorous fish."
All the rotting fish entrails were thrown into the fishing ground, and Bifang filled all the bamboo tubes in the bark frames with water, a total of ten.
He was about to go back and take a shower, and the soap he was making was just finished.
After doing all this, Bifang regained a stable source of meat. Based on the tree marks along the way, he found the traps he had made before, and discovered that many of them had been destroyed by rain.
Throwing away the bamboo trap that was swollen and limp due to being soaked in water, Bifang shook his head and said, "Many traps are triggered and will be directly scrapped if damaged by external forces. Forget it. There are a lot of fish in that river anyway. We don't need to make traps anymore."
I looked at the traps that had been set previously one by one. The broken ones were left there to degrade naturally, and the unbroken ones were dismantled manually. When I saw the last one, I actually got a reward!
A huge, black squirrel-like creature had one foot caught!
[What a fat squirrel! ]
[Are squirrels this fat? ]
[Isn't this a squirrel? It's quite black.]
The audience stared with wide eyes. They had never seen a black squirrel this big. The body alone was 30 to 40 centimeters long, close to the size of a cat, and the tail was more than half a meter long. Overall, it looked bigger than a dog!
It turns out that rats are raised in the rainforest!
Where in normal places can one raise such a big squirrel? The audience suddenly felt like they had broadened their horizons.
[It's so big, I can eat a whole meal, right? ]
[I have never eaten squirrel, but I have eaten bamboo rat. It tastes very delicious.]
[Squirrels are so cute, and you can eat squirrels]
[Just when I mentioned salt, isn’t this delivered to my door? Smile.jpg]
"Damn, how did we catch it!" Bifang was not as happy as the audience imagined. Not only was he not delighted, he was even a little nervous.
Holding the stick tightly, the squirrel cautiously moved towards the trap. When it saw someone coming, its fur immediately stood up and its big buck teeth bared. Unfortunately, in the eyes of everyone, it did not pose any threat at all and instead looked a little cute.
[Ah, what's going on? Does this squirrel have a virus? ]
[It can’t be some protected animal…]
[Can squirrels also be protected animals? 】
"This black creature is a giant squirrel. All squirrels in China can be kept except this one, because it is a national second-level protected animal!"
Bifang does not set up lethal traps because it is afraid of this situation. It would be terrible if protected animals were accidentally injured. Simply restricting their movements is okay as there is a chance to save them.
[Fuck, this guy is in the 8th grade? ]
[The white-lipped bison is ranked first in the country, and the giant squirrel is ranked second in the country. I wonder if this is just good luck? Or is it that protecting animals is so common? ]
[It’s over. I won’t be able to watch Lao Fang’s live broadcasts . Millions of eyes are watching him.]
[Fang Shen～～～sad! ～～]
"Don't talk nonsense. There's nothing wrong with that. Many fishermen also catch protected animals. Does that mean they are breaking the law? As long as they don't harm them and just release them back into the wild, it's fine."
Bifang held the stick and slowly approached the giant squirrel, which made the giant squirrel's fur stand on end even more.
Seeing this, Bifang moved even slower, fearing that the other party was not physically injured but had psychological problems.
Finally, he slowly pressed the stick against the giant squirrel's head, pressing it to the ground bit by bit.
Although the giant squirrel looked as big as a dog, its body was only the size of a cat. Bifang was able to hold it down with one hand. He took the opportunity to reach its hind legs and tried to untie the vines.
"Locals call the giant squirrel a tree dog, which shows how big it is. It is also called a big black rat because it is as agile as a rat and is also very black."
As the camera zoomed in, the audience could clearly see many teeth marks on the vine, and a lot of fibers had been bitten out. Unfortunately, the vine was too thick, and the Bifang discovered it before the giant squirrel could bite it through.
As he touched the trap, Bifang also smiled: "Luckily it met me first. If it was a python or something, it would be dinner on the plate."
[If I really get eaten by a python, it's all your fault. I was living peacefully in the tree, and suddenly I was caught. ]
"Hahaha, you're right. It's all my fault."
Bifang smiled, untied the trap, took two steps back, and then let go of the stick.
Almost at the same time as the tree stick withdrew, a huge black shadow flashed past in front of everyone with a whooshing sound. When they found it again, it had already come to the top of the big tree. It sat on the branch and bared its teeth at Bifang, revealing the brown hair on its chest.
The little guy is quite arrogant.
Bifang picked up a small stone and threw it at the little guy's head. The black giant squirrel screamed, jumped in panic, and disappeared into the jungle.
Bifang laughed out loud, just finding it funny.
[It's over. I discovered that Fang Shen likes to bully small animals. Will he kill me to silence me? 】
"What do you mean by bullying small animals? I am a friend of animals. I was just helping it, letting it know that humans are not friendly creatures. This way, it will know to avoid them next time it sees them."
"In the future, when you travel, don't feed wild animals casually, especially small animals you don't know. In many cases, this will cultivate their wrong perception that humans are friendly, and they will continue to beg for food next time."
"But an animal is still an animal. It can't tell the difference between one person and the next. If it encounters a poacher, it's over."
Bifang felt that this was a bit sad, but it was indeed the most correct thing for a normal person to do. Not letting these creatures think that everyone is kind is the greatest kindness.
After releasing the giant squirrel, Bifang had dismantled all the traps and was returning to the campsite.
"If you catch an unknown animal that may be a protected species, don't panic. What you need to do is to check online as soon as possible and determine by the location whether it is a member of the national first or second level protected species list. If you are not sure, you should contact the relevant department in a timely manner."
"When you find a rare nationally protected animal, the Forestry Bureau is responsible for that. The Forestry Bureau's phone number is also available online. You just have to wait for professionals to come and identify it. Don't think it's a hassle. Protecting rare animals is a citizen's duty. If you really can't help it, you can call 110."
"Besides that, it's also right to contact the zoo. And if you find that the area is a habitat for nationally protected animals, you can release them directly if there are no obvious signs of injury."
After briefly introducing what to do when encountering suspected rare wild animals, Bifang returned to the camp and split the bamboo tube that had been dried yesterday.
When the bamboo tube was opened, the audience immediately saw the round milky yellow soap deposited at the bottom of the tube.
Not only the appearance, but also the shape is the round bamboo tube, which looks no different from modern industrial soap!
[It actually came out? ]
[If you can’t use it all, you can give it to me. Looking forward to it.jpg]
Bifang squeezed the soap and found it was much softer than the ones bought in the supermarket, like a piece of lard, but harder than pure lard. It also smelled like lemon.
He poured some water, moistened the soap, rubbed it into bubbles, and then started rubbing it directly on his body.
"In the rainforest, if conditions permit, it is best to take a shower every day. The best time is in the evening, when you finish a day's work. Pay special attention to cleaning the armpits, groin and other parts."
"These areas are most likely to develop rashes due to the irritation of long-term sweat during the day. The area behind the ears also needs to be cleaned. If there is not enough water, then you can reduce the amount of soap and shampoo you use."
After wiping one side, Bifang picked up the bamboo tube of water and poured it from top to bottom, sweeping away the bad luck that had accumulated over the past few days and making the face completely refreshed.
"If you use natural soap like I do, you can simply rinse it off and it will be naturally degraded quickly. But if not, and you bring your own, no matter what it says on the production packaging, you must dig a pit 25 meters away from the water source and pour the water into the pit."
"As for using it directly in the river, that's even more wrong. You don't know if it's really environmentally friendly. Merchants will deceive you. Even a small piece of soap can damage the entire environment."
After washing and having lunch, Bifang cleaned his teeth with a branch, extinguished the fire pit, held a tree stick, took a more portable funnel bag, and headed deep into the rainforest.
【Where are you going, Lao Fang? 】
The audience was puzzled as to why Bifang suddenly ran out fully armed.
Bifang held up his spear and explained, "During lunch, I thought of a good way to find salt, but it's a little dangerous."
"But if everything goes well, maybe we won't have to worry about salt."
"Now we have to try to find the white-lipped buffalo we encountered on the first day."
