Good luck with koi carp

Chapter 119 Another group of people
When the fish was roasted, Sun Wen's head popped out. Her nose twitched in the air, and then her eyes lit up: "There is meat!"


"Well, Jian Yuan caught a big fish."


Jian Yuan cut the fish, whose skin was grilled to a crispy aroma, into pieces with a knife. Chi Li wrapped a piece of it in clean leaves and handed it to Sun Wen, while explaining the origin of the fish.


Although Jian Yuan always said that the credit for catching this fish was the trap she had unintentionally set before, Chi Li still felt that it was Jian Yuan's credit. After all, she had forgotten about the broken trap. If it hadn't been for Jian Yuan Go and check from a distance to see how you can possibly catch this fish.


After feeding, Sun Wen Chili also took a piece of fish for herself.


This fish is made into two flavors. One side is the original flavor that is simply sprinkled with salt, and the other side is brushed with sweet and sour fruit pulp, which makes it taste less monotonous.


Chi Li prefers sweet and sour food, which is more flavorful.


After finishing breakfast, the three of them took some of the more precious items with them and set off together to find fresh water.


Led by Chi Li and followed by Jian Yuan, the three of them formed a dynamic straight line, twisting and turning to explore around the mountain forest.


I thought there would be some twists and turns along the way, but it turned out to be surprisingly smooth.


Feeling the fresh water vapor gradually getting thicker in the air, Chili couldn't help but feel relaxed. She knew that they were not far from the source of fresh water.


This is undoubtedly good news. It means that they will have a lot of fresh water to use in the future, and they no longer have to go through the trouble of distilling and collecting rainwater to obtain fresh water.


"Go this way." He turned around to greet the other two people, trying to speed up to find fresh water. However, the previous journey was so smooth that people couldn't help but lament that the lucky journey was like a kind of limited good luck. When the good luck ran out, It's time for bad luck to come into play.


"and many more."


While there was a faint sound of gurgling water in his ears, there was also a strange voice. Chili immediately stopped the team and led the three of them to hide in the dense woods. Using the cover of trees and grass, they probed towards the sound. Look everywhere.


"who is it?"


The blurted question was just a habit. In fact, Jian Yuan had already guessed the identities of the people in front of him.


Sure enough, as soon as she finished speaking, she heard Sun Wen's unidentified affirmation in front of her: "It's my ex-boyfriend and the others. I didn't expect to meet them here. I thought they were dead long ago."


It was unclear whether the last sentence was an angry remark or her true feelings, but both Chi Li and Jian Yuan tacitly chose to ignore it.


They all saw how miserable Sun Wen was before, and she almost died. As companions who have been together for a while, they naturally prefer their own people compared to several strangers, so even if they don't No matter how much ill will they bring to the strangers in front of them, they don't have any good feelings. Even if necessary, there is no need to hesitate between the two parties to become hostile.


"They took over the water source."


Even though there was some distance between the two sides, Chi Li could still vaguely see a very small stream next to the three men and one woman in front.


The stream is so small that if you don't pay more attention, it is even difficult to find it. The width of the stream is only about the size of an adult's palm. It may not be there yet. The length is unknown. You can only see it winding along the mountain and on the ground, sometimes hidden. It spreads everywhere, eventually disappearing into nowhere.


"Is that a ditch?" Jian Yuan also struggled to find the source of water.


"Is it there? Where is it?" Compared to the other two's good eyesight, Sun Wen was a little worse. She searched for a long time but couldn't find where the stream or ditch they were talking about was.


But it doesn't matter, they will find out later when they go up to fight for water.


Sun Wen, who had already acquiesced that they had to go through some physical conflicts to obtain the ownership of the water source, silently clenched the wooden stick in her hand, thinking about which one she would choose first.


It must be that her ex-boyfriend is the non-recyclable garbage. She has been wanting to give him a good beating for a long time.


Unfortunately, Chi Li and Jian Yuan do not intend to directly use violence to solve the problem, and the two sides are currently not equal in numbers. It would actually be disadvantageous for them to fight, so they can still do it without taking action.


Of course, if it comes to a desperate situation, they won't be afraid.


"Come up directly?" Jian Yuan asked.

"Go directly." Chili nodded.


Sun Wen didn't express any opinions and just silently followed up.


The three of them carelessly exposed themselves to the sight of the other group, which frightened them. They didn't even see clearly who was coming. They immediately got up and ran away for a long distance until they noticed There seemed to be no one chasing him, so he slowed down hesitantly and looked back.


Chili and the other three: "..."


"Ha." Sun Wen couldn't help but laugh, and her mood suddenly became better.


Just looking at the frightened appearance of these people, as well as their ragged, skinny, and miserable appearance that looked more like refugees than refugees, one knew that their lives during this period were quite miserable, and one did not know what would happen to these people after they parted ways. What people have been through.


Sun Wen was not interested in knowing, nor did she want to know.


Seeing that something was wrong with Sun Wen's mood, Chi Li held her hand comfortingly, and then did not plan to communicate with the group of strangers. She just went straight to the small ditch with Jian Yuan and put on her clothes. All the containers that could hold water were taken out, intending to fill them all.


"Hey! This is the water we found first."


Seeing that the fresh water they finally found was being poured away by others, Hou Ruizhi and others immediately couldn't sit still and ran over to stop them.


The ditch is only that big and the amount of water is limited. If all the fresh water is taken away by these people, what will they drink and use?

You know, after living in this poor place, the reason why they can barely survive until now is all because of this ditch. In a sense, it is their real fountain of life. Now suddenly a group of people come to join them. Who would be happy to take away their lives without even saying hello?


Subconsciously, three of the four boys, each holding a stick, stepped forward and made a menacing gesture of expulsion.


However, just halfway, a familiar figure stood directly in front of them, with a more fierce attitude than them: "What do you want to do? This water does not belong to your family. Anyone who sees anything in the wild can use it. Why do you still want to occupy it? See what you can do, get out of here!"


The tall tall boy in the lead was scolded in the face and was a little confused. After seeing who was blocking the road, he was surprised and said: "Sun Wen?" Then he subconsciously turned to look at Hou, who was standing on his left. Ruizhi signaled to the other party with his eyes: That's your girlfriend, you have to deal with it.


Hou Ruizhi received his brother's gaze, recovered from the surprise of seeing Sun Wen, and subconsciously frowned, showing an impatient and irritable expression: "Sun Wen, why are you here? Do you know? You know how long we have been looking for you since you ran away privately. Bai Qing cried guiltily several times. Everyone is worried about you, but now you actually team up with others to steal our water..."


She was met with endless accusations. To be honest, Sun Wen didn't feel anything at all.


She stood in front of Hou Ruizhi and others with an indifferent expression, looking at the sky and the ground boredly from time to time. When she noticed from the corner of her eye that Chi Li and the others were almost done with their water bottles, she opened her mouth perfunctorily and replied. A oh."


Then it was gone. She turned around and left with her companions who had filled the water, without even looking at her former friends. But then again, except for Hou Ruizhi, her evil ex-boyfriend, she and the others were not even friends at all. Not really.


Then it will be fine.


Feeling relieved, Sun Wen thought that next time she came to collect water, she could bring everyone's dirty clothes to wash directly. Washing clothes requires a large amount of water, and it would be too troublesome to just rely on them to transport them back and forth. She didn't know how many times it would be enough. The amount of laundry, not counting daily water for washing, eating, drinking, etc., and this place is quite far away from their residence, it will take at least an hour to go back and forth. If you think about it this way, you will have to bring more water storage tools next time. , you can get more water back in one trip.


Thinking about things in her mind, Sun Wen immediately forgot about Hou Ruizhi and others. Even He Baiqing, who had been disliked in every possible way, could not appear in her mind for a moment, as if she was a complete stranger.


It's funny, Hou Ruizhi and others just looked on stupidly as Sun Wen and his party suddenly appeared, took away a batch of water from them openly and then left, completely ignoring their threats.
By the way, do they really pose a threat to others?


Chili didn't expect that this trip to find and collect water would go so smoothly. Although she finally met another group of people who were also living on the desert island, it didn't seem to have any impact on them, so when she returned to her residence, she After putting away the fresh water they got back, they started to be busy for their present and future survival as before.


Yesterday, the three of them worked together to get back a lot of bamboo shoots. These bamboo shoots obviously cannot be eaten within a few days. Even if they could, they didn't want to eat bamboo shoots every day, so they needed to process some of the bamboo shoots to extend their shelf life.


They divided all the bamboo shoots equally into two parts. In one part, the thick roots were buried in the sand, so that the whole bamboo shoots were in an upright position. This could preserve freshness to a certain extent. If you want to eat, just dig out the bamboo shoots. After cooking, it tastes similar to fresh bamboo shoots.


This preservation method was provided by Sun Wen.


Although her eldest daughter is from a wealthy family and has been pampered since she was a child, she is actually considered the second generation of rich people. It is only because of the ability of her parents that they have provided her with such a superior life. However, her grandparents are just ordinary farmers, so naturally , Sun Wen also stayed in the countryside when she was a child. Even if the time was short, she would occasionally hear something about crops from adults. Among them, the way to preserve bamboo shoots was when she was young and she accidentally heard her grandma talking about it. Mentioned it during chat.


At that time, I didn't care at all. This kind of knowledge that was inadvertently memorized was regarded as useless garbage and piled up in the corner of my memory. I didn't expect that it would be dug out and put to use in the future, which made people feel a little emotional.


"Stop sighing and get to work quickly!"


Chi Li urged Sun Wen to bring her back from her wandering thoughts.


They plan to make the other half of the bamboo shoots into dried bamboo shoots. The method is also very simple. They only need to peel the bamboo shoots, cut them into pieces, wash them, boil them in water, and then dry them in the sun.


The dried bamboo shoots made in this way can be stored for a long time. When it is time to eat, take them out and soak them, and then cook them twice to make a delicious dish.


Since the only tool they can use to boil water is a stainless steel water cup, as a cup, no matter how large its capacity is, it is limited, at least not as good as other people's serious pots.


Therefore, it is too difficult to rely on it to cook all the bamboo shoots.


In order to solve this problem, Jian Yuan specially thought of a way, which was to use thick bamboo as a disposable cooking tool.


You only need to cut the bamboo into sections according to the bamboo joints, smash one of the bamboo joints, stuff the chopped bamboo shoots inside, fill it with water, and then bake it in the fire to prevent the bamboo from being burned. You can always cook the bamboo shoots inside before they go bad.


"It feels okay, let's give it a try."


It just so happened that when they repaired the shelter, they had some unused bamboo left over. Now they no longer need to go to the bamboo forest to chop bamboo. They just took a section and shaped it into the shape they needed, and tried to cook the bamboo shoots.


The result also gave them a little surprise.


Maybe the piece of bamboo Chili took was a bit thick and more durable. After cooking a round of bamboo shoots, she found that the surface of the bamboo was only scorched by the fire, but there was no leakage or damage underneath, and it could be used a second time. cooking.


"Come on, let's chop down two more bamboos and come back."


After confirming that this method worked, Chi Li immediately pulled Jian Yuan up and headed for the bamboo forest.


Sun Wen was left to look after the house and took care of the remaining bamboo shoots first, waiting for Chi Li and the others to get more bamboo before cooking them together.


After being busy, Chi Li and others couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment when they saw a circle of bamboo surrounding the fire. This was not only satisfaction with the fruits of their own labor, but also the joy of discovering new cooking tools.


To be honest, it may be because there is only one Du Miaomiao. In the past, every time they used a stainless steel water cup to cook food or distill water, Chili and the others felt worried. They were afraid that such frequent use would destroy their only one. Cooking tools were burned out.


If it really breaks down, they won't be able to cook anything in the future, and they may even lose their original stable source of fresh water.


But it's different now. After knowing that there are actually other tools in nature that they can obtain that can be used as pots and pans, Chili and others swept away their previous worries and even discussed the future with great interest. What kind of delicacies can be made with bamboo? Also, you can look for other things that can be used as pots.


"I think we can try coconut shells."


Chili thinks that the coconut shell is so hard that it should be quite resistant to burning, and maybe it can also be used as a pot.


"I'll try it when I have a chance in the future." After Jian Yuan said this, he was already thinking about picking up a coconut and trying it back later.


The coconut trees are too tall, so it is not easy for them to pick fresh coconuts from them, but they just pick up a few fallen old coconuts under the trees, which is not that difficult.


"Sun Wen, come here and help me."


"it is good."


After the bamboo shoots are cooked, they naturally proceed to the last step of drying.


The sun is bright at the beach, so you don't have to worry about insufficient sunlight, but you can't place it directly on the sand or rock surface.


Needless to say, the former is not clean, and the latter is too close to the coast. They are afraid that the hard-cooked bamboo shoots will be wet or washed away when the tide rises, which will make their work in vain.


After thinking about it, Jian Yuan finally decided to take out a net bag and change it into a drying net that could be spread out. Then he found a place with sufficient sunlight and tied the edges of the drying net to several nearby tree trunks. so that you can dry the bamboo shoots on it without worrying about getting dirty or getting wet.


The three of them worked together to pull apart the net bag, and tied it directly to the tree trunk if it was close, while if it was far away, it needed to be lengthened on site with a straw rope to reach the tree.


Chili's side was tied well, but the straw rope used to extend the length suddenly came loose, causing the entire net to fall down. She quickly pulled on it, but she couldn't reach it. The straw rope on the ground could only call Sun Wen who was nearby to help.


After hearing the greeting, Sun Wen trotted over to help. The two worked together to retie the net. This time, Chi Li also checked the firmness to make sure it would not loosen again this time. Then she ran to put the net in place after cooking it before. Take the cool bamboo shoots and spread them one by one on the drying net.


After finishing these tasks, most of the day had passed. She looked up at the sky and guessed that it would still be dark for some time. Chi Li simply picked up her straw handbag and invited Sun Wen to go to the sea with her.


She didn't plan to go into the water today, but she could still find a lot of food by searching on the beach.


For example, there are oysters, conches, and shellfish clinging to the rocks, as well as crabs, razor clams, cat's-eye snails, and even sea anemones lying in the sand.


Following Chili to the sea is like going to the supermarket to buy goods. You can harvest a lot by just sweeping and sweeping. There are more than a dozen palm-sized crabs alone, not to mention other things. In the end, the handbag in Chili's hand There were so many things that it was almost full. She couldn't even lift it by herself, so she had to ask Sun Wen to help her carry it.


Sun Wen's expression also changed from surprise at the beginning to shock in the middle and trance at the end. When they returned home with their full load, she still sat aside for a long time and couldn't recover until Jian Yuan's deep sigh came to her ears: "I can meet you." She is our blessing.”


"Yes." From the moment she met Chi Li, she has been favored by the God of Luck. This realization is not something that Sun Wen only has recently, but from the wild fruit that was handed to her. From what she felt.


"It's time to eat."


Except for crabs, all other seafood are stuffed into bamboo tubes and cooked. The cooked seafood is poured onto a large leaf, and a few skewers of grilled crabs and wild vegetable soup are placed next to it. It is a complete meal in this place. Super luxurious meal.


The three of them sat around the "dining table" under the light of the bonfire, chatting and laughing while enjoying the food, naturally creating a warm and peaceful atmosphere that lasted for years.


It was as if they were just camping and not stranded on a desert island.

(End of this chapter)