There was no bowl, so Lin Yan got a few dented stones and cleaned them to use as bowls.
The fish soup still smelled fishy, and Lin Yan took a shallow sip. I secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it didn't taste particularly bad and I could barely swallow it.
Others who tried fish soup for the first time found it delicious.
Although it is still a little bit inferior to barbecue, drinking hot soup makes my body feel very comfortable.
Ye Zi immediately said: "I will make a stone pot to make soup when I get back. I think other animal meats can also be cooked and drank."
"Okay." Lin Yan responded immediately, "Yeya is still young and weak. It is not good for him to eat raw meat and drink cold water, and he will easily get sick. Let him eat more cooked food and drink hot water to grow strong."
Huahong's eyes lit up, "Is it because you never eat raw meat or drink cold water that you grow so well?"
Lin Yan nodded his head.
Ye Zi also understood. She had long seen that Lin Yan was different, and it turned out to be because of this.
"Okay, let's roast the meat and make soup for Yeya later."
"Not only make soup, but also boil water in a stone pot, let it bubble and let it cool down before drinking."
Everyone was very satisfied with this meal.
Ye Ya looked at Lin Yan and kept smiling, her dark and thin dirty face showing that she was very happy.
Lin Yan was also very happy. Ye Ya was thin and if he could be taken care of well, he might live longer.
The survival rate of children here is too low, not even one out of ten.
Lin Yan rolled his eyes, "Auntie, you adults are busy. I want to play with Yeya and make something by the way?"
"What are you doing?" Huahong asked. The adult is indeed very busy.
As long as he is still able, he will almost always be looking for food during the day.
Hunting is difficult, and eating meat is not easy, but you can still find some wild fruits to satisfy your hunger.
Before Lin Yan could reply, Ye Zi had already said: "Okay, Lin Yan is smart and happened to bring some wild buds. Huahong, let Mu Shi take care of the two cubs from now on, and we can go find food together."
Huahong looked at Mu Shi and thought this idea was a good one.
These days, she stayed close to home and did not dare to go far. Lin Yan was still too young and needed to nurse.
Mu Shi was seriously injured in his early years, but he saved his life and could not go hunting, so he happened to stay to take care of Zai Zai.
So, it was decided.
The next day, Huahong repeatedly told Lin Yan not to run around and follow Mu Shi obediently. Finally, at Lin Yan's urging, he left with Ye Zi, who was already impatient with waiting.
Compared to Huahong's verbosity, Ye Zi just glanced at Ye Ya without saying a word.
When they got along before, Mu Shi talked very little and was always silent. Lin Yan originally thought that this was his temperament.
It wasn't until we actually got along that we discovered that wasn't the case.
When one and two children were together, Mu Shi and Ye Ya seemed to have a conversation, and there were always many questions.
They looked at Lin Yan with more and more surprises. He was a little kid who was born with knowledge and was extremely intelligent, beyond their knowledge.
The two of them subconsciously felt that it would be good to follow Lin Yan.
Lin Yan looked at Mu Shi and said, "Let's get some cattail grass."
Cattails are everywhere and you don’t have to go far to find them. Mu Shi nodded in agreement, “What do you want cattails for?”
Cattail grass is slender and very tough. It can be seen everywhere. People often pick it up and hang the meat to dry it.
"We'll find out later." Lin Yan did not elaborate.
This was just an excuse. She wanted to see what was nearby. Cattail grass was very tough and she was going to get some to make straw sandals.
The feet wrapped in leaves would rot after walking for a long time. It was time to get myself a pair of shoes.
Wild buds are rare to come out, and everything you see is strange. While cutting the cattails hard with sharp stones, he asked Lin Yan softly: "The cattails are too difficult to cut, what do you want it for?"
Lin Yan smiled and looked at his black feet, "Does your feet hurt?"
"It hurts." Yeya said honestly.
"When I make you a pair of straw sandals, your feet won't hurt anymore and you won't be afraid of walking long distances."
"What are the shoes?"
"We'll know when it's done."
Ye Ya immediately became energetic and fought hard for the shoes.
The three of them walked less than fifty meters away and came back with a lot of cattail grass all morning.
Lin Yan directed the cattails to be dried in the shade of the trees, and work could begin after part of the water evaporated.
Mu Shi had been secretly observing Lin Yan's every move, thinking that she was really different. No wonder Hua Hong watched her so closely and was so proud of her.
Able to ignite fire and make delicious food, for so many years, no one in the tribe has ever been as smart as her.
Mu Shi vaguely felt that she was different from them and would definitely be the smartest person in the Sun Tribe in the future.
Lin Yan cooked a pot of broth at noon.
There was no fresh meat at home, so she asked Mu Shi to help get a strip of dried meat, boil it in a stone mortar, and add lime juice and apple juice for seasoning.
Although the taste is a bit strange, it is better than boiled meat.
Mu Shi and Ye Ya watched carefully, silently remembering that they would do the same in the future.
The desire for new skills is their instinct. In this primitive period, people are full of curiosity about all new things.
After eating, Lin Yan picked up the cattail grass and looked at it. It had lost part of its moisture but was not completely dried, so it was very tough.
I recalled the appearance and weaving process of straw sandals from the book to make sure I didn’t miss anything. He began to focus on competing with the cattails in his hand.
No matter how you fidget with your little hands, they fell apart after a while.
Lin Yan was not discouraged. He tried again and again, no matter how many times, until his little hands turned red, and finally he got something right.
Just when she was concentrating on knitting straw sandals and concentrating her mental power, her body seemed to have broken through some kind of limit. But she was immersed in knitting straw sandals and didn't pay attention.
Mu Shi and Ye Ya squatted beside Lin Yan and followed her movements over and over again.
More than two hours later, Lin Yan held a simple version of the straw sandals in his hand. He only had a preliminary look and fixed the cattails as he imagined, so that they would not fall apart easily.
The gaps between the cattails in the circle of straw sandals are so big that you can barely see them, and they are crooked. The only saving grace is that the soles are finely woven.
She breathed a long sigh of relief, "It's really not easy. It looks simple, but it's so difficult to do."
After flexing her somewhat stiff neck, she looked around and saw that the cattails in Mu Shi and Ye Ya's hands were still a mess, and they obviously didn't understand the point.
Lin Yan took a breath and began to explain step by step. After almost an hour, Mu Shi and Ye Ya also made a simple version of straw sandals.
After learning how to do it, the three of them worked harder and continued to toss the cattails.
Lin Yan's feet were very small. Based on the previous experience, he quickly made another small straw sandal.
She couldn't wait to put it on her feet, stood up and walked around.
There is a slight tingling, but it is more durable than leaves.
Lin Yan looked at the single-layer soles and fell into deep thought.
Since a single layer is too thin, then make several more layers of foundation and fix them together with thin cattails to make it thicker.
"Lin Yan, look, my straw sandals are ready."
Ye Ya's voice brought Lin Yan back to her senses. After taking a closer look, she immediately had the urge to cover her face, and she ignored the question.
