novelslam Chapter 90 Soren's Bow
Chapter 90 Soren's Bow
Although the late Qing Dynasty left behind too much shame, it is ultimately part of official history and cannot be denied.
In Chen Tuo's view, the Sauron trilogy is extremely simple to pass on; just copy it.
They are simply closely related, even inseparable.
Once written records are passed down and gradually take shape, there will be an opportunity to further subdivide them, right?
"Oh... Chen Zhiqing, Lao Wai, don't leave today. I'll have Bailong find you some of our hunting tools and clothing to look at."
While mentioning Wu Laowai in passing, Su Dao's attention remained focused on Chen Tuo.
Chen Tuo didn't say much.
But the advice given to him by the teacher who taught Su Dao to read and write and who helped him record Evenki folk customs was more effective in preserving their traditions.
While listening to the story, Wu Laowai initially maintained some restraint, but he drank more and more until he was completely drunk.
Wu Laowai, like the hunters, has now become a red-hot individual.
Su Dao wanted to stay overnight, but Chen Tuo glared resentfully at the drunken Wu Laowai and refused with a touch of pride:
"Uncle Su, I haven't fed my puppies yet at the educated youth settlement down the mountain!"
"The puppy isn't afraid of hunger! The hungrier it is, the stronger it becomes! I'll take you down the mountain tomorrow."
After explaining the reason for blocking Chen Tuo, Su Dao gave Bai Long a wink before helping up Morigen beside him and dispersing the group of hunters.
Wu Laowai, who was already quite drunk, was dragged and pulled out of the tent by the hunters.
As soon as Su Dao and the others stepped out of the tent, Bai Long grabbed a handful of mountain grass and threw it into the campfire. The fresh scent of grass and wood quickly spread throughout the entire tent.
"Chen Zhiqing, your boots are wet, let me dry them for you..."
He took off his high-top boots and placed his soaking wet wool felt socks by the campfire.
Not wanting to provoke the white dragon, Chen Tuo picked up the wooden spoon and venison and continued eating and drinking.
Although he had just eaten until he was about 70% full, the deer blood was sweet and the deer meat was tender and soft, so he could eat until he was full.
Chen Tuo remained silent, as did Bai Long, who was roasting his boots.
Looking at the large canvas boot in her hand, Chen Tuo spoke first to avoid further embarrassment.
"White Dragon, could you sew some leather straps onto my boots? That way, they'll be tighter and snow won't get in so easily..."
"Sure, Uncle Su brought a lot of things. I'll make you two small leather belts..."
Bai Long left carrying his boots, leaving Chen Tuo alone in the tent. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief.
He wasn't afraid of taking Bailong or other women as his concubines; what he feared was being left behind in the mountains by the hunters.
If Bailong were to descend the mountain and the Songling Forestry Bureau were to give him a free ride, wouldn't he be stuck in the mountains for the rest of his life?
Having seen the attire of the Dobukuer hunters, Chen Tuo knew very well that regardless of whether they were in the mountains or at the foot of the mountains, whether they were civilized or primitive.
The word "interests" is something that cannot be ignored.
Su Dao's eagerness and Bai Long's obedience were both tempting baits to lure people into their trap.
If he actually sleeps with someone and then that person comes looking for him again, he'll be trapped...
After eating and drinking his fill, Chen Tuo got up and looked at the Evenki reindeer hide tent.
The ground, worn smooth by countless footsteps, proved that the tent had been pitched there for a long time without being moved.
Although the reindeer hide tents provided good warmth, they were far inferior to the gatehouse at the educated youth settlement.
Even the warmest two or three layers of reindeer hide can't compare to a thick wall made of two layers of logs and mud.
"Chen Zhiqing, what are you looking at?"
Bai Long returned to the tent with needles, thread, and accessories, followed by Su Dao carrying several carrying poles.
Seeing Chen Tuo staring intently at the tent, Su Dao reminded Bai Long to ask him what he was looking at and what he was thinking.
"Oh... I was wondering, since your tents aren't moving, why not build a log cabin using two layers of logs?"
As he spoke, Chen Tuo got up, pulled a charred branch from the campfire, and started drawing on the ground.
Based on the style of a Mongolian yurt, add a porch to shelter from the wind and snow.
Chen Tuo had actually researched how to build an extreme cold shelter.
The round wooden house, which evolved from a tent, is more difficult to build because the roof is more difficult to construct, but the round walls are easier to build.
Of course, in the frigid Greater Khingan Mountains, the Russian log cabins are also quite nice, but the square wooden houses lack the uniqueness of the Evenki people.
He had just seen the layout of the Dobukur settlement: dozens of small tents surrounding a large central tent.
What he drew on the ground wasn't a small wooden house where one person lived.
Instead, it is a large wooden house with double-layered log walls and a living room in the middle.
Between the two layers of log walls, small rooms can be partitioned out.
With the partition wall in the middle, it is also easier to build the conical log roof.
These round wooden houses can now be used as communal housing.
In another ten years or so, it will be a proper forest hotel.
To preserve the fishing and hunting culture of the Evenki people and develop it into a distinctive tourist attraction.
Isn't this precisely the direction Chen Tuo is pursuing for sustainable creative development?
"Such a big wooden house, it'll be at least spring by then!"
"What are we waiting for? Why don't we just ask the Songling Forestry Bureau for timber?"
Seeing that the two were ditching the topic of cultural heritage, Su Dao shook the few carrying poles in his arms.
"Chen Zhiqing, this is the Solon bow that our ancestors used for fishing and hunting. We still preserve the method of making it, but we just can't draw it."
Looking at the Soren bow in Su Dao's arms, which looked no different from a carrying pole, Chen Tuo tried it out with some doubt.
He could barely grip the handle, which had been shaved off the middle of the carrying pole.
Judging from the thickness of his hand, Su Dao could only grasp most of it.
The white dragon, whose palm is even smaller, could probably only be grasped by half.
Upon closer inspection, the several Solon bows in Su Dao's hands didn't resemble bows at all; instead, they looked more like long sticks.
"Uncle Su Dao, is this a bow?"
"Yes! It's the Sauron Bow."
Having confirmed the name of the Solon Bow, Su Dao gently stroked the bow and began to recount its origin.
"Various tribes also have deer antler bows and ram horn bows, but they are very complicated to make, and no one makes them anymore. But wooden bows are different; we make them every year."
"This is made of pear wood, and this is made of ironwood after it has been treated. But not many people can draw these large bows, and not many people know how to use them."
"Najiwu'o said that in good years, our ancestors would also use deer bone glue to attach crushed deer sinews to the bow, making it suitable for hunting bears!"
"We mostly make bows now to set up crossbows for hunting wild animals..."
After giving a brief introduction to the Solon Bow, Su Dao took out several rolls of leather rope from his pocket.
"Chen Zhiqing, this is a deer sinew bowstring, this is a deer hide bowstring, and this is a camel hide bowstring from the grasslands. Deer sinew bowstrings are the best, and the bows they're used with are the heaviest!"
After finishing speaking of the bowstring, Su Dao said with some regret:
"Dobukur has arrowheads, but no ready-made large bow shafts, only crossbow shafts. Najiwu'o can make them, but it's not the season now."
Chen Tuo took the carrying pole and the wooden stick-shaped straight bow handed to him by Su Dao and understood what was going on.
There wouldn't be so many sinew and horn bows. These wooden single bows, which can be made from locally available materials, should have been the most commonly used hunting tools by our hunter ancestors.
At most, as Su Dao said, one could use bone glue to attach animal tendons to make a relatively high-grade composite bow.
The horn bow, decorated with dragon and phoenix carvings and lacquered leather, can be either standard equipment or ceremonial weaponry.
But it absolutely cannot be a daily hunting tool for primitive hunters!
Firstly, the three Sauron factions, in their primitive state, lacked the production capacity.
Secondly, given the craftsmanship and cost of the sinew and horn bow, it was impossible for the Qing government at the time to distribute and popularize sinew and horn bows to them.
Therefore, the only weapon the hunters could use and make was this type of wooden, single-piece Sauron bow...