Chapter 10: The Work of the Eldest Lady
"So, what then?
Why don't we have a few more campfires tonight?"
Ning Lei, who had completely lost her backbone, asked tentatively.
Gu Xiaole shook his head and said:
"No, I don't think this method may be effective.
From my experience growing up in the mountains as a child,
The beast's fear of fire is also only relative,
No one can guarantee that with fire, hungry wolves will not attack humans,
What's more, we don't even know about this canine beast we are facing now,
How much fear there is of fire!"
Gu Xiaole's words almost made Ning Lei sit on the beach.
She said almost with tears:
"What then?
We can't just sit on the beach and wait for the beasts to come and eat us, can we?"
"You don't have to be so pessimistic,
I think there must be a way!
But all this will have to wait until we have our fill. ”
Gu Xiaole's words reminded Ning Lei,
Yes, she's only eaten a few oysters and sea urchins since yesterday afternoon.
Now I'm already hungry for the front cavity and the back cavity,
But looking at the vast sea in front of you,
Where is the food?
"Huh, what are you?"
Ning Lei suddenly saw that Gu Xiaole had already begun to put on the wetsuit he found in the box yesterday.
Of course, the diving mask and oxygen straw are already available, and the fins are all put on.
In addition, Gu Xiaole also held a harpoon improvised from a tree trunk and a Swiss army knife in his hand.
"I'm going to get some food and come back,
The coconuts I picked up yesterday should be enough to provide us with fresh water for a few days.
But we now have almost zero food reserves,
I've got to get some more food right away!"
As she spoke, she didn't wait for Ning Lei to say anything,
Gu Xiaole walked backwards (wearing flippers, it was easier to walk backwards.) Slowly walked into the sea,
With a pop, the whole person dived into waist-deep water,
And soon swam into the depths.
"This guy, we're all dying,
He's so optimistic!"
Looking at Gu Xiaole's shadow in the water,
Ning Lei muttered angrily,
Then he walked to Gu Xiaole's bonfire and sat down.
Although it is broad daylight,
She was still a little worried that the beasts that dragged away the bodies of the victims would appear on the beach at any time.
That damn Gu Xiaole is not by his side yet,
If the beasts appeared,
I weigh less than 100 pounds,
I guess it's not enough for their population to eat, right?
Ning Lei here feels sorry for herself,
Gu Xiaole, who had already dived to the bottom of the sea, could be regarded as a fish in water.
Yesterday he didn't even have a swimming goggles.
This time, the snorkeling equipment is complete.
He came from a small water, and began to swim comfortably in those coral reefs.
Looking at a variety of colorful fish of different sizes,
Start looking for good things that can give them calories and protein,
Although the harpoon in his hand is a bit rudimentary,
But with the excellent fishing skills he cultivated when he was a child in the mountains and streams,
Soon, Gu Xiaole inserted two 3,4-pound big fish between the coral reefs one after another.
Seeing that the harvest was quite abundant, Gu Xiaole was satisfied and swam back to the shore with the prey.
As soon as I came out of the water, I saw the big beauty Ning Lei,
He was huffing and fiddling with his own bonfire with a twig.
"I said Miss,
Even if you don't work, don't wreak havoc!"
Gu Xiaole walked over with two big fish jumping around and said.
"Wow, did you catch a fish?
I thought you were bragging?"
Looking at the two brightly colored big fish, Ning Lei was also happy.
"Bragging?
When did I brag to you?"
Gu Xiaole glanced at her dissatisfied.
"Whoever told you that I can't work will be ruined!
Which eye do you see that I can't work?"
Ning Lei replied unconvinced.
"Oh? That's great!
You go to the beach now,
Use a Swiss army knife to disembowel these two fish, and clean them up.
We'll make grilled fish for a while!"
Gu Xiaole directly threw the two live fish that were still bouncing around at Ning Lei's feet!
Those two big fish crackled and jumped at Ning Lei's feet!
"Oh my god!
I can't do this!"
Ning Lei was so frightened that she jumped up directly.
"These two fish are so beautiful and cute,
You're going to want me to dissect them all with a knife?
I can't do this, I can't do this!"
Ning Lei clasped her hands together as she spoke, as if she was praying for something again.
"Miss, are you a believer?
Tell you to kill a fish, not a murderer,
What is there to repent of?"
Gu Xiaole pursed his lips and asked.
"I am a bishop baptized by birth,
I would never do such a thing as killing!
Otherwise, you can change me to another job!"
Ning Lei gave him a blank look, still maintaining a confessional posture.
"Well, you can't kill fish,
Then go and find me some sturdy vines in the woods next to you.
Isn't that killing?"
Gu Xiaole stretched out his hand and pointed to the jungle not far from the beach.
"Go, go to the woods?
Well, there won't be any beasts there, will you?"
Ning Lei asked a little timidly,
After all, the scene where the victim's body was dragged away still remembers it vividly.
"Don't worry!
This beast must be diurnal and nocturnal,
And you just need to gather some vines on the edge of the jungle.
Just don't go too deep into it!
Don't tell me, you can't even do this kind of work as a lady?"
Gu Xiaole's last sentence,
stimulated Ning Lei, who was still hesitating whether to agree,
Angrily, he took the Swiss Army knife handed over by Gu Xiaole and walked directly to the jungle.
Gu Xiaole looked at her back and smiled slightly,
The heart said that this girl's vanity is really strong.
I also picked up the two big fish and walked to the edge of the beach and began to clean up.
Growing up in the mountains,
Naturally, he quickly cleaned up the two big fish.
Walked back to the campfire and strung it with branches,
Start making grilled fish.
It's a pity that this is on a desert island,
Although the ingredients are fatty and fresh, there is a lack of seasoning.
However, marine fish itself contains a lot of salt.
Coupled with the umami of the sea fish itself,
Soon the smell of grilled fish began to waft through the campfire.
"Why hasn't this girl Ning Lei come back yet?"
Gu Xiaole glanced at the jungle,
To tell the truth, although he verbally sneered at this eldest lady,
But I really don't want any accidents to happen to my neighbors on this desert island.
"It can't be a beast, is it?"
Thinking of this, Gu Xiaole stood up and prepared to go into the jungle to find her.
But at this time,
I saw the eldest lady Ning Lei running out of the woods in a panic,
While running, he shouted:
"Gu Xiaole, Gu Xiaole,
There are beasts in the woods!
It's still chasing me!"
When Gu Xiaole heard this, he was also a little nervous,
After all, the two of them don't even have a decent weapon,
At this time, it is indeed very dangerous to encounter some large carnivores!
Gu Xiaole ran all the way over and let Ning Lei behind him,
staring intently at the jungle that Ning Lei ran out of,
Sure enough, not long after Ning Lei passed,
There was a rustling sound in the jungle.
Gu Xiaole couldn't help but clench the wooden stick he had just picked up on the ground in his hand,
Staring at the slightly swaying jungle.