Catgut was a commonly used medical suture, mainly used to suture wounds that were difficult to remove. With the development of times, the source was no longer limited to sheep intestines. However, before catgut was widely used, it was popular to use the tendons in the tails of mice to make sutures.
Compared to sheep intestines, the tendons of mice had many advantages. The most important was that mice were easy to raise, much easier than sheep, and the human body absorbed the tendons of mice better. There was almost no rejection. The disadvantage was that mouse tails were short and thin, and the tendons were not long enough.
Compared to ordinary mice, the tails of raccoons were thick and long. The tendons of the tails had the advantages of ordinary mice, but they did not have the corresponding disadvantages. It was the most ideal medical suture. However, because raccoons were not easy to raise, the tendons of the tails were not easy to extract, so the suture for the tails of raccoons was very expensive.
Of course, the tendons taken from the tails of wild raccoons had to be carefully disinfected before they could be used. This was what Zhang Zian was doing.
The nutria meat, which was rich in fat, had already been roasted to a golden color. Large drops of burnt yellow oil seeped out of the meat and gathered together. When the tension of the oil droplets could no longer support their weight, they would drip into the bonfire. The bonfire would then suddenly shoot out even higher tongues of flame, almost licking the nutria meat.
The wolves, who were originally afraid of fire, were attracted by the aroma and lingered nearby to peep at it.
The roast chicken breast that the elfins usually ate was far less greasy. In comparison, this was more like roast duck.
Even Snowy Lionet, who always liked to eat raw meat, was drooling. It could not wait to urge him to stop roasting it. It would not taste good if it was burnt.
However, Zhang Zian was cautious and roasted it a little longer until it was cooked inside and out. As a rodent, raccoons could spread many diseases, such as the plague, just like mice.
He took the two fat raccoons off the bonfire. The meat was easier to separate from the bones when it was cooked than when it was raw. He simply removed the large pieces of meat from the bones and gave the salted one to Famous and Faby. The other one was given to Fina, Old Time Tea, and Snowy Lionet.
As for the remaining two skeletons, there was actually a lot of meat left on them. He threw them to the waiting wolves.
The pack of wolves did not care whether these were leftovers or not. A few Beta Wolves of similar status immediately fought with each other and broke the skeleton apart in an instant. Crunching, crunching, crunching, crunching the bones as if they were chewing potato chips, easily crushing the bones.
As for the lower ranked Omega Wolves, they could only stare and drool.
Zhang Zian didn't eat it himself, because each raccoon weighed about ten pounds. But after removing the hair, bones, and internal organs, as well as the meat attached to the bones that was not easily separated, the weight of the large piece of meat was probably less than half. It was barely enough for the elfins to eat. He was too lazy to clean up a third raccoon, so he didn't join in the fun. At most, when he was cutting the meat for Fina and the others, he secretly tore a few pieces of meat to taste. The texture was similar to rabbit meat.
Although his actions were subtle, they didn't escape Snowy Lionet's eyes. Snowy Lionet ruthlessly exposed him. "Bah, bah, bah! Stinky men who only know how to cheat all day long! "
While the elfins were eating, he didn't rush to cook for himself. Instead, he first took out the tail tendon that was soaked in hydrogen peroxide and placed it in a cool place to wait for it to dry. Then he began to prepare his own food. It was still a combination of canned food, rice, and wild vegetables.
If Fa Ci and Famous really wanted to eat to their hearts' content, the meat of one raccoon would not be enough. Fortunately, the two of them were more gentlemanly and each ate half of the meat.
"That's all you're eating?"
Fa Ci noticed that Zhang Zian's cooking method was to pour rice, wild vegetables, and canned food into a pot and steam them together. After stirring them evenly, he started eating. Most of it was rice and wild vegetables. There was very little meat in the canned food, and it didn't taste very good. It was just barely edible.
"Well, do you want to try some?"
Zhang Zian wiped his mouth. There weren't many canned food left, and he had to consider the way back. So he intentionally controlled his food consumption, and it was enough to fill his stomach.
Fa Ci shook his head. "It's okay. You eat."
After working for a long time, peeling the skin and cramping the muscles, Zhang Zian was already hungry. When he heard what Fa Ci said, he didn't stand on ceremony and shoved the rice into his mouth.
Fa Ci stared at the way Zhang Zian ate, then looked at Fina and the elfins, who were sharing the raccoon meat. With curiosity, he asked, "This food was given to you by me on behalf of the wolves. You have the right to distribute it as you wish, but why did you give all the meat to them instead of keeping some for yourself? Even if you divided it equally, no one has the right to criticize you. "
Zhang Zian thought for a moment and gently tapped the edge of the bowl with the spoon. "Because I can still eat rice, but they can only eat meat."
Fa Ci glanced at Famous and asked, "What about us? You can keep some meat from our raccoon for yourself. "
"Because you guys work harder, and I don't need to crawl around in the thorns and bushes. I can just eat rice," he replied.
Fa Ci looked back at the heavy backpack that Zhang Zian was leaning against the tree trunk. Although he didn't know the specific weight of the backpack, judging from the vibration caused when Zhang Zian walked with the backpack and the depth of his shoes in the mud, he knew that the backpack was definitely not light.
There were all kinds of camping supplies in the backpack, such as pots and pans, tents, rain gear, waterproof mats, sleeping bags, and so on. There was enough food to last for many days, and other miscellaneous items. In order to respect the elfins, there was even a special food bowl for each elfin … On the first day he walked into the forest, the backpack was so heavy that he almost couldn't maintain his balance while walking.
Along the way, he had to do most of the work himself. Other than being on guard duty, the elfins couldn't help him in any other aspects. When Fa Ci went to wash his hands by the river after dealing with the raccoon's body, he noticed the scratches and blisters on his palms caused by branches, trekking poles, and stones.
"You're like a donkey," Fa Ci suddenly said.
Zhang Zian almost choked on his rice!
Was this a compliment or a sarcastic remark?
Although hikers often called themselves donkey friends because they looked like donkeys that were responsible for transporting heavy things while carrying a backpack, one shouldn't call someone a donkey so bluntly, right?
Richard pecked at the dried fruit and echoed, "Gah gah! I didn't know you had such good eyesight! This idiot is really as stupid as a donkey! "
"The fate of a donkey is to carry a heavy burden while walking, be whipped by people, and eat the coarsest and smallest amount of food." Fa Ci's eyes gradually filled with nostalgia and longing. "It's not shameful to be like a donkey. Only those who can endure hardship can embark on the road to sainthood."
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