Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 109
It took the two of them nearly an hour to level a piece of land that was large enough for them to lie down side by side.


"Go directly to the upper bunk?" Chili asked, holding up a big leaf.


"Yes." Jian Yuan had already laid the leaves neatly on the ground piece by piece. Seeing this, Chi Li also helped.


One huge blade is enough to be as tall as a person. You don’t need to use too many. Just a few blades are enough to cover the entire ground perfectly. The shiny surface is like the material of an oil-paper umbrella. It looks good at a glance. The ground blocks rainwater and is used to pave the ground. It can also block moisture and soil from the surface.


After paving the ground, Jian Yuan took the thick wooden sticks he found specially and simply and roughly drove them into the four corners of the land as support pillars for this simple residence.


Chi Li did not help in this process. She lowered her head and looked at the thin layer of large leaves spread on the ground. She felt that something was missing, so she turned around and headed into the woods. After a while, she held a large pile of leaves in her arms. The hay is back.


"Where did it come from?" Jian Yuan looked surprised when Chi Li found so much hay.


He had planned to look for hay just now, but after searching around, he could only find a very small amount of hay, which was of no use at all, so he had to give up. Unexpectedly, Chi Li was so lucky that he found it all at once.


"I just saw it accidentally when I was looking for a place to stay."


Chi Li didn't take this little discovery to heart at first, but now she suddenly remembered it and ran back to pull out the hay.


She neatly spread the hay in her arms on the big leaves. After laying the pile, she ran back and continued to pour the hay out to spread it. She went back and forth several times. When all the leaves were covered with a thick layer of hay, Chi Li was panting. ground to a halt.


"So tired." He sat down under the tree next to him, took out some water and took a sip of it, just to relieve his body's thirst.


"You rest first, I will do the rest."


Seeing Chi Li's tired look and thinking that she had just recovered from a serious illness, Jian Yuan thoughtfully took over the rest of the work.


Knowing that she was still weak, Chili didn't try to be brave and just sat and watched Jian Yuan busy.


The shelter they packed up was roughly in the shape of a relatively wide rectangle. After erecting four pillars, Jian Yuan was afraid that it was not strong enough, so he erected additional pillars in the middle of the other three sides of the rectangle. Only one side was left empty, and that side was for preparation. Used as a 'door'.


The surrounding pillars that were deeply buried in the soil were firmly stepped on and leveled, which allowed them to stand more firmly. On this basis, several long branches were tied horizontally to the pillars with flexible straw ropes. At the top, criss-crossing, the prototype of a simple house was quickly built.


After setting up the frame, Jian Yuan and Chi Li, who had rested for a while and then got up to help, pulled a thermal blanket, spread it flat on the top, and tied its corners to the top of the roof truss with straw ropes, so that their The roof' just became.


Not only can it protect you from rain and sun, but if it rains, it may also help collect rainwater as a fresh water reserve for the two of you.


Of course, just a thin layer of insulation blanket is not enough, so Chili and the two spread a layer of large leaves on top, and then tied large leaves vertically around the wooden frame, and used two horizontal ones in the middle. The branches clamp the leaves, and the two sections of the branches are fixed on several pillars, which can perfectly prevent the leaves from being blown around by the sea wind and losing their proper shielding effect.


The large leaves tied to the 'door' side are not fixed, but are tightly fixed at the petiole, so that these leaves can be easily lifted up, truly becoming a leaf door.


In this way, Chili's residence is completed!


Although it looks rather shabby, even a little shaky, at least it gives two people a home on this lonely island.


It was already dark, and the two people who had been busy all day were surprised to realize that they had not eaten yet, and they had no time to mess with any troublesome food. They simply filled their stomachs with wild fruits picked from Chili.


The sweet and sour fruits not only replenish their moisture well, but also bring them the sugar and energy they need for survival.


Not eating them all, Chi Li and Jian Yuan both restrained themselves from filling their stomachs until they were no longer hungry, so they cherished the remaining fruits and divided them up, then stored them separately for tomorrow's rations.


Just a few days of survival in the wild were enough to make them deeply understand the importance of setting aside food.


At least one more day's worth of food saved would give them one more day to live.


There was no fire, so after eating, the two of them took the few survival supplies, wrapped themselves in their own thermal blankets, and lay down in their house, enjoying the sense of security surrounded by them.


Sure enough, people still have to live in a house to feel at ease.


It was quiet at night, and Chi Li couldn't sleep.


To be honest, this residence is not comfortable. There is a whistling sea breeze outside, hitting the blades that serve as the wall, causing waves of rustling sounds, and some wind blows into the house without being blocked.


But that's okay. Thinking on the bright side, at least their residence has good ventilation.


It's just that the hay under them is a bit prickly. If I had known better, I would have spread a layer of large leaves on top, so that they can enjoy the softness brought by the hay without being irritated by the pricks.


Also, a pillow is missing.


I should look for materials to make a pillow...


Thinking about things in his mind, he fell asleep unconsciously. When the sun shone in through the gaps between the leaves, the two people who were sleeping gradually woke up.


As soon as they got up, they started busy in unison.


First they ate half of the wild fruits for breakfast, and then they walked to the beach together to see if they could find anything edible.


Although Chili listed many shortcomings of the residence before going to bed yesterday and thought about how to improve it, before that, their most important task was to ensure the necessary food for the two of them to survive.


Without food, no matter how nice the accommodation is, it’s useless. You have to die.


"Split up?" Jian Yuan asked.


He is the leader when it comes to building shelter, but when it comes to foraging, Chili takes the lead.


Who said she was so lucky? She could always find food in various places, and she was not only able to find it but also had the ability to catch it, which fully proved her foraging ability and made Jian Yuan sincerely admire her.


"Well, I plan to go into the sea today to see if I can catch fish. You can stay on the beach to look for something to eat. By the way, this is for you."


As she said that, Chili took out the coarse salt bag left behind when boiling seawater, handed it to Jian Yuan, and explained: "I remember watching those sea-going videos before and saw that you can sprinkle salt into the pores on the beach. Maybe some razor clams will come out.”


Sprinkling salt on the beach to catch razor clams is a must-have for catching sea videos. Not only that, with the experience learned through watching videos, Jian Yuan can also try to dig out places with blowholes on the beach. Maybe he can catch them if he is lucky. A few cat's eye snails, crabs and the like.
Apparently, Jian Yuan had viewed a similar video before. He quickly understood Chi Li's intention. After taking the salt bag, he said, "Okay, I'll try my best to dig it up and see. You know, do you need me to help you cut a harpoon?" "


It would be hell-like difficulty to catch a fish with bare hands in the sea without a harpoon. Even with a harpoon, it would be impossible to catch a fish.


After all, using a harpoon requires professional skills, and neither of them obviously possesses this skill.


Jian Yuan made a kind suggestion, but Chi Li refused outright.


"No, I can do it."


She was quite confident after saying this, and then she didn't waste any more time and walked directly into the sea. She wasn't even fishing in the shallow sea, but she plunged into the water and swam forward as nimbly and quickly as a fish. After a long distance, a head popped up, took a deep breath, and plunged into the water again.


This ferocious operation obviously shocked Jian Yuan on the shore. He subconsciously took two steps towards the seaside, as if he wanted to fish Chili back from the sea. But before he could get into the water, he saw the other party emerging from the sea again. came out, raising her hands extremely excitedly, showing her harvest to the people on the shore.


"Look, I caught a fish!"


"Zhou Cao, you are so awesome!" Jian Yuan was already numb with shock.


What Chili caught was not a small fish, but a big fish that was as big as two adult palms. It was flapping violently in her hands, trying to break free from her restraints, but Chili's hands were like iron pliers. , tightly blocking the gills of the fish, preventing it from escaping.


The fish was still struggling too hard in the water. Fearing that it would run away, Chi Li quickly used all her strength to control the fish while speeding upstream.


Fortunately, with her innate talent, Chili can swim fast and steady in the sea even without using her hands.


Before they were even ashore, just where they could step on, Jian Yuan ran over to pick them up.


After he came over, he helped Chili suppress the flopping of the big fish, and the two of them worked together to drag it ashore.


In fact, the best way just now is to kill the fish in the sea with a knife, so that it can no longer struggle. However, Jian Yuan and Chi Li are not very happy, because they only have this set of clothes, and Chi Li even He still had no shoes to wear, and Jian Yuan only had one shoe left. The other was washed away in the tsunami. Together, they couldn't put together a pair of shoes, so naturally they could only cherish the only set of clothes they had.


If the blood from a killed fish stains your clothes, it can be washed clean in sea water, but it is still a troublesome thing.


"Huhu..." Finally, the big fish that had been struggling was landed. Both of them were panting from exhaustion, but looking at the big fish that was enough for them to have a full meal, they looked at each other and laughed in unison. .


"I can finally have a full meal today."


The weather is hot now, and it is difficult to store food. Wild fruits are okay and can be eaten if they are stored for two days, but fish, which is easy to spoil, is best eaten on the same day.


Instead of enjoying the meal immediately, Jian Yuan ran to pull out a few grasses, twisted them into straw ropes, threaded the mouth of the fish and hung it on the tree next to their residence. Then he ran back and looked for other food on the beach with Chi Li. Then once again witnessed Chi Li's good luck.


He dug the hole for a long time, but didn't catch anything. However, Chi Li was as if she had a clairvoyant eye, and she dug accurately. Not to mention razor clams, cat's eye snails, crab shells, she even pulled out a big turtle!


It's pretty outrageous.


Fortunately, the poor turtle couldn't eat, or it was inconvenient for the two people who were not short of food for the time being, so they put it back into the sea. Once it entered the sea, the turtle was so frightened that it was peeing and it tried to pull it away. The limbs slipped away and disappeared.


"The poor turtle was frightened." Chili sighed.


Jian Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth and wisely chose to shut up and only deal with the captured ingredients.


In addition to the big fish, they also relied on the skills they learned from the fishing video to harvest eleven razor clams, six crabs, four cat's-eye snails, and several shells with meat.


Neither of them are good at identifying shell types. Even though Chili is a fish, she is a freshwater fish. Without going out of her way to understand, she doesn’t know all the types of shells in salt water. Just know an oyster or something like that.


The knowledge reserve is no different from that of most ordinary people.


However, relying on the animal instinct of her soul, she can identify which creatures in the sea are poisonous and cannot be eaten, and which are non-toxic and edible. This is enough.


It was impossible for them to eat so much food in one day. Although they could eat it, it was too luxurious, so they discussed it and decided to keep part of it as a food reserve.


But how to store it has become a big problem.


They did not have storage tools such as buckets. To ensure that these seafood could be kept fresh until they were eaten, they had to think of another way.


The easiest way is to cook all the food, so it should be fine if it is stored for an extra day, or make it into dry food, but making dried seafood requires a lot of salt, and if they don't have it, they have to give up.


"But the weather is so hot, are you sure it can be kept for one more day even if it's cooked?" Chi Li questioned.


The temperature at this time is definitely above 35°C. On such a hot day and there is no refrigerator, the best way to ensure that the food does not spoil is to keep them alive.


"Not sure." Jian Yuan actually just wanted to give it a try.


"Forget it, let's just eat them all."


It's not like she won't be able to find food tomorrow, Chi Li thought quite bachelorly.


"Okay." Jian Yuan couldn't think of a good way to store food for the time being, so he agreed to Chi Li's suggestion.


After the two decided on how to handle the food, they began to work together. Jian Yuanti took a group of seafood to the beach to process and clean it, while Chili stayed near the residence to make a fire and prepare for cooking.


Before lighting the fire, Chi Li also moved a few stones of similar size and surrounded them in a circle, leaving only a small gap for easy plugging of firewood, and built a simple stove.


The collected dry branches and leaves were placed in the center of the stove. Chi Li tore out a small strip from the package of dried paper towels and used it as a fire starter. Then she used a flint to create sparks, which fell on the paper strips. On the paper, a small flame instantly ignited the dry leaves around it, and then ignited the dry branches underneath through the dry leaves, and the fire suddenly burst into flames.


Taking advantage of the strong fire, Chili quickly added some more dry branches and a few thicker sticks to the fire, so that the fire could burn longer.

(End of this chapter)