Section 351
Due to years of wind and sun exposure, the bark of many coconut trees has long since separated from the tree body, making it look very resilient.
"The bark of the coconut tree is also a treasure. As early as the end of primitive society, the Polynesians living by the sea discovered its wonderful uses. They made it into shoes and wore them on their feet to resist the hardness when fishing in the sea. of the reef.”
“Because coconut bark is extremely tough and does not burn easily, it is the best choice for making utensils.”
Bark for pot?
Did you hear that right?
The explanation once again caused an uproar in the live broadcast room and was questioned by many viewers.
"What?!"
"Feather God, I don't study much, don't lie to me!"
"Are you sure this won't burn out?"
"Awesome! I want to see it!"
"How fresh. This is the first time I heard that tree bark can be used to make pots?"
Looking towards the live broadcast room, Lu Yu smiled mysteriously:
"It doesn't matter if you don't believe it. I will demonstrate it to you later. However, before that, I need a cutting tool to completely cut off these dry barks. Everyone still remembers what I did when I was trying to survive in Wuzhi Mountain. ?"
"Yes, it's a stone knife."
"The stone knife was one of the most important working tools during the Stone Age. It was very useful in processing food, precision cutting, and defending against wild beasts."
"There are no special requirements for the material of the stone knife. Any stone can be used. But if you want to get a good cutting effect, the best choice is flint. It is hard and sharp. If you have iron tools, it can also be turned into a fire-making tool, which is very convenient. . Chert is widely distributed, not only along the river but also in the reefs along the coast.”
After introducing his next plan, Lu Yu immediately took action.
Chert often occurs in the fracture zones of volcanic rocks and sedimentary rocks.
It is an indispensable rock-forming mineral for these two rocks.
So, as long as you are careful, you can definitely find it.
soon.
Search among the rocks on the shore.
Not even five minutes had passed before Lu Yu discovered something.
He picked up a long gray-black stone and said to the drone's camera:
"Look, this is flint. It's hard on the outside and gray-black on the surface. But if you break it, there will be shell-like fractures inside."
The stone was visually estimated to be 20 centimeters long.
Holding it in the hand, it looks like a knife.
The blade and handle are clearly visible.
Definitely a rare cutting tool material.
"The shape of this piece of flint is very good, and the blade is obvious. It will become very sharp with a little polishing. Of course, I don't have the need to process ingredients yet, so there is no problem in using it like this for the time being. Let's try it first. How is the effect? ”
Back to the coconut trees again.
Lu Yu held a flint knife in his hand and roughly planned a square area on the tree body. Then he followed the knife marks and carefully cut it bit by bit.
"The bark... must be chosen to be dry enough. This will not only save a lot of effort, but will also not produce thick smoke when burning... If it contains too much moisture, the smoke alone will smoke you out. …”
The cuts on the stones are quite sharp.
No problem at all dealing with the bark.
After a while, a piece of bark about two feet square was ripped off the tree by Lu Yu.
Showed it in front of the camera.
"How's it going, guys? Not bad, right?"
The bark was removed.
But right now, the audience still doesn't believe that this piece of bark alone can make a pot.
Lu Yu also knew that no matter how much he explained, it would be useless, so he simply didn't mention it any more.
He grabbed the knife in one bite, held the bark and coconut, and returned to the camp.
After arriving at the camp, add firewood to put out the fire.
Immediately afterwards, he began to make the pot.
Putting the cut square bark in front of him, Lu Yu tried to fold the four corners inward.
And took some specific details to show to the audience in the live broadcast room:
"Making pots from tree bark first became popular among the Viking tribes known as the Vikings. People living in cold areas have always been ahead of the world in the research on utensils, so that they can be used in the icy and snowy wasteland. Come on, take a sip of hot pine needle tea..."
"The best material for bark pots is not coconut trees, but birch trees with high oil content. Because birch bark is used, the durability will be greatly improved. But right now, conditions are limited, so we can only use coconut bark. ”
"alright……"
Following the creases of the square bark, Lu Yu folded up the four corners, turned around and took out a shrub branch from the firewood pile.
Knife in hand.
Divide it into four.
Then, he used the blade to cut a gap that was neither long nor short in the middle of each small piece of wood.
Then, align the gaps in the small pieces of wood with the four folded corners of the bark and fix them.
In this way, the prototype of the bark pot is ready.
at last.
For ease of use, Lu Yu cut two more small branches and embedded them on both sides of the rectangular pot, and placed a longer branch on both ends to serve as handles.
Use torn bark fibers to bind tightly.
The next second, the camera turned.
A small coconut bark pot that looked decent, exquisite, and full of original flavor finally appeared in front of the audience.
In the live broadcast room.
Lu Yu's operation really shocked the audience.
It is truly ingenious to be able to make such a cute utensil with only limited materials.
Let alone its practicality, this handcrafting skill is worthy of praise.
"6666, beautiful!"
"Fuck, the anchor is amazing, he actually made a small pot!"
"The clever and skillful Yu Shen, I really want to marry her home to warm the bed!"
"A little handcraft expert!"
"It looks good, but its practicality still needs to be verified!"
...
Seeing that the audience was full of doubts about the practicality of the pot.
Lu Yu didn't waste any words, took the small pot, walked to the beach, and washed the dirt on the bark.
Then, he smashed three coconuts, poured the coconut juice and conch into the pot, and put them on the campfire.
"In the era without pottery, bronze, and iron, the bark pot was one of the most popular utensils, and it was also a primitive technique that must be mastered in the wild. With it, cooking food will be twice the result with half the effort."
"If one day, you want to eat something hot in the wild with nothing, you can use my method... Believe me, it will never go wrong."
Chatting.
Under the constant heating of the bonfire, the coconut milk in the pot finally began to react.
White steam came out.
The snail meat of all sizes also changed color.
It looked extremely tempting.
At this time, a special smell mixed with the fragrance of coconut and the smell of the sea also spread at almost the same time.
The fire burned for so long, just as Lu Yu said, the bark pot not only did not break, but it has always been very strong.
The heating speed is also obvious to all.
It is really no worse than modern pots.
"666, it didn't burn?"
"Fuck, it feels so awesome~"
"Oh my god, I learned something new!"
"As long as there is water, it shouldn't burn!"
"I learned it, I'll try it some other day!"
...
Finding that the coconut milk was about to boil, Lu Yu picked up two small wooden sticks and stirred it in it.
Then, facing the hot air coming towards him, he sniffed it hard!
In an instant.
The rich coconut fragrance made him excited and drooling!
"Wow, guys, let me be honest, this taste... is really too good. Pure natural ingredients, pure natural cooking, everything is just right, it's impeccable, I don't know if you heard it, my stomach is already growling..."
"I can't wait to enjoy this top-notch delicacy from the sea..."
After a commentary and a hungry expression, even if the audience was not there in person, they had endless associations with this original delicacy!
For a while, waves of condemnation from afar immediately made the barrage hot:
"Drooling!"
"I want to eat it so much!"