Today was the third day on the island.
Breakfast was bamboo Chinese yam rice made from smoked meat.
Compared to the bamboo rice made from raw meat, the smoked meat had a unique fragrance. The lean meat was brownish-red and lustrous, and the fat was oily but not greasy. Moreover, the yam paste was wrapped in the rich taste of the smoked meat, making it even more delicious.
It would be even more perfect if there was a pot to stir-fry the smoked meat.
Lin Tian was considering whether he should make some clay pots or something, but after some consideration, he pushed this problem back a step. An adequate source of food was the most important problem at the moment.
He relied on the mountain to eat the mountain, and the water to drink the water. On an island, if there was a way to get food from the water, then the food problem could be solved very well.
You decide to make fishing traps and fish by the sea and in the streams
While Lin Tian was thinking about this problem, a new notification appeared in the subtitles in his mind.
If he wanted to make a fishing trap, there was indeed a good material for making traps on the island, bamboo.
Bamboo was crisp and clean, strong in cracking, elastic and tough, and could be weaved easily. It was strong and durable.
In many wilderness survival teaching videos, many people used bamboo to make various survival tools, including fishing traps.
"Fatty, follow me to the bamboo forest."
Lin Tian called Fatty over. Fatty had never been to the bamboo forest before, so it was good to show him the way. In the future, he wouldn't have to go to the bamboo forest himself every time.
"Wow, what a huge bamboo forest."
After arriving at the bamboo forest, Fatty was in an extremely good mood. The bamboo wind blew, bringing with it a unique bamboo fragrance that refreshed the heart.
"I didn't bring you here for sightseeing. Today, we're going to use bamboo to make fishing traps.”Lin Tian said as he held a bamboo stick as thick as an arm.
"Fishing trap? Tian 'ge, you know how to do this?" Fatty was slightly surprised. After all, he had never seen Lin Tian make such a thing before.
"In my previous home, my grandfather was a bamboo craftsman. I learned some things. And before I stayed at your house, I often made fishing traps. It's not difficult. You can watch and learn. You have to do it in the future.”Lin Tian casually lied, but he wasn't bragging when he said that it wasn't difficult to make fishing traps. It was just that when he saw the bamboo forest, a new caption had already appeared.
Bamboo is a very flexible weaving material. With your dexterity, you are going to use bamboo to make a fishing trap.
You have obtained the skill to make fishing traps.
The detailed knowledge of making fishing traps was transmitted into Lin Tian's mind like data, and it was deeply imprinted.
"Tian 'ge, so you have an ancestral bamboo skill!”Fatty's face was filled with admiration. Lin Tian seemed to know everything.
"I guess so." Lin Tian said vaguely.
Then, he raised his hand and cut down the bamboo he was holding.
He removed the branches and leaves of the bamboo and cut them off in the middle. The lower section of the bamboo was thick and strong. Lin Tian prepared to use it to make more bamboo bowls.
The middle and upper sections of bamboo were also much more flexible and suitable for weaving.
He first cut off a bamboo tube about one meter long, then used a machete to cut it into bamboo strips one centimeter wide.
Fortunately, he had a machete, so this step could be completed relatively easily. He used the machete to carefully cut off the protruding bamboo joints on each bamboo strip.
Even though it was a very simple fishing trap, it could be seen that Lin Tian was very serious.
"This method of cutting bamboo strips is too old. It's indeed an ancestral skill.”
"I didn't expect Tian 'ge to be such a skilled person.”
"There are fewer and fewer bamboo craftsmen nowadays, and many bamboo skills have been lost. I hope Tian ge can carry forward his ancestral bamboo skills.”
After these were processed, the thick bamboo strips could be used as the skeleton of the fishing cage.
He cut off another bamboo tube and cut some bamboo strips.
However, these bamboo strips had one more step to deal with. He pressed the bamboo strips against the ground, then cut in the middle of the bamboo strips with a machete, separating the thin layer of bamboo strips outside.
This step was known as opening the bamboo strips.
After that, the raw materials were basically ready.
Lin Tian inserted the thick bamboo strips that had not been separated into green bamboo strips diagonally into the ground in a circle. The part of the bamboo strips that was inserted into the soil was as close as possible, while the outer part was spread out in a radius.
Then, he would insert the bamboo strips into the thick bamboo strips every other time. He could use the bamboo strips to tightly connect the thick bamboo strips together.
When all the thick bamboo strips were tightly woven, the whole thing looked like an awl or a Christmas hat inserted into the soil.
This way, the outer part of the fish cage was completed.
He pulled the fish cage out of the soil. There was a small hole the size of a ping pong ball at the sharp end. He tightened this part with bamboo strips to prevent the fish and prawns from escaping from this opening in the future.
After he was done, he used the same method to make a smaller one, which could be called the inner cage.
However, this inner cage was slightly different. The opening at the tip was deliberately left open, which was the passage for fish and prawns to enter the fish cage.
After installing the inner cage into the outer cage and fixing it, a fish cage was completed.
When bait was placed inside, the fish and prawns would enter through the opening of the inner cage. This way, they could stay in the fish cage.
"Wow, I feel like I've learned it too. Tian 'ge's fishing trap doesn't seem to be difficult to make.”
"Don't brag about the first part. Usually, it's the brain that knows it, but the hands don't.”
"Although it's simple, this bamboo cage fishing trap is really exquisite. I love it, I love it…"
Lin Tian looked at the fishing trap in his hand. The bamboo strips were of uniform size, and the overall shape was also a very beautiful cone. He was quite satisfied with his first finished product.
In the following time, he made three similar fishing traps in a row. He planned to put two by the sea and two by the stream.
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