Chapter 108: Island Night

"Otherwise, girl, I'll climb up and see what is going on on this island. Haishi pointed to a rocky path twenty or thirty meters high.

"You know the island better than I do. You can call the shots, and you don't have to ask me about everything. Yun Wuniang shook her head. Don't be a layman to command an insider, as long as you don't fall behind.

Haishi looked at the rest of the people, and they all nodded. There was a tall and thin girl named Mizucao, and she said, "I'm here with the girl, and I'll ask Seaweed to go up with you." ”

Yun Wuniang turned her head and saw that she was a very thin girl, and she was only thirteen or fourteen years old. "Okay, this rock has long been corroded, and it is not stable. ”

The seaweed smiled shyly, "Don't worry, girl, I have climbed dozens of meters." ”

Watching the sea stones and seaweed climb up with their bare hands, Yun Wuniang's heart was raised. But everyone didn't look nervous.

Shuicao smiled: "Let's drift on the sea when we are young." Sometimes I also play on the reef near our island. These are things we do all the time. It's just that the environment here is unfamiliar, so I asked two people to go together. ”

Yun Wuniang nodded, amazing!

"Leave someone here to watch them. Let's keep looking for water. If you carry it any further, everyone will have to be dehydrated. "Yun Wuniang herself is thirsty and can't stand it. The smell of sea water is all over the body. Actually, it's not comfortable at all.

Mizucao nodded, "Shihua stays." The rest followed the girl. ”

All you can see is palm trees and bushes.

A few people first picked up a lot of large shells from the beach and took them with them. In the past, these things were decorations in Yun Wuniang's eyes. There are also a lot of ornaments made of shells in the house. But here, shells are used as utensils.

Before the water source was found, the rainwater stored in the pits of the bushes and the dew on the leaves were all fresh water. Maybe it's going to save lives? Where can it be wasted?

In this oceanic climate, rain comes as soon as it is said. It is very common to store water, and it is currently the most stable source of fresh water.

Collecting this water is very difficult, and shells are not an ideal vessel.

The shells in the hands of the aquatic plants are the size of a saucer, shallow. After collecting the water, he handed it to Yun Wuniang first, "Girl, drink it." When she saw Yun Wuniang shaking her head, she said, "Let's drink it first, and then we can bring it to them." ”

Yun Wuniang looked at the shell of her own shell, and drank her own, "You drink yours." ”

The smell of this water still has a faint fishy smell, salty taste, and a stench. It should have been a long time, and it was a little broken.

Shuicao looked at Yun Wuniang and frowned, and said, "It's good to get used to it slowly." But that's not how we live. There are wells on the island, so it is easy to use water. It's also sweet water wells. This is the first time we have trained like this. ”

As he was talking, he saw three people, Haishi, Seaweed and Shihua, come over.

"How is it?" Yun Wuniang glanced at the three of them up and down, and saw that there was nothing wrong with the dirty rubbing on her body, so she handed over the half-shell water in her other hand and asked.

Haishi took it, drank it in one gulp, and then said: "It's irregular, it's about two or three miles long from north to south, and the longest part of the east and west is only six or seven miles." Not too. ”

Not big means that resources are relatively scarce. It's a bit harder to find what fifty people need here.

"Go on. Yun Wuniang pursed her lips and looked at Haishi Dao.

"Seabirds are gathered here, so the fresh water under the ground should not be possible. Haishi shook his head.

The groundwater was contaminated with guano and could not be used.

Yun Wuniang scolded her mother in her heart, and she knew that her uncle would not let herself have a good time. This forces people to push their limits.

The other two also drank water. Seaweed wiped her mouth and said, "Where there are seabirds, there are eggs." This has to be eaten raw......"

It is estimated that the group looking for food is looking for bird eggs at most.

"Let's see. I can't say that there is no way to do it. Yun Wuniang said.

Seaweed said, "There are still a few coconut trees." It's just too high. The risk is too great. The ones that fall down below may still be usable. ”

Yun Wuniang's heart moved, and she said, "Let's go and see first." ”

Along the way, a thick layer of guano has accumulated under your feet. The climate here is hot and humid, and it smells of ammonia. It's almost overwhelming.

Two or three miles away, it is not difficult to intersperse from one side to the other.

The coconut tree is more than ten meters high. There are some completely dry coconuts under the tree, and some are brown, and there should be coconut water in them. This is the only good water source that can be found today. The trees are really inadequate.

Several people gathered these coconuts, and each person could share one. That's all for now. The trees can only watch, but there is really nothing they can do about it. These girls can climb rocks, but with straight tree trunks, they obviously can't.

This coconut is a good thing, the coconut meat is smashed into a puree, and it can also play a role in skin care when rubbed on the face and hands. Her face was already peeling. His face was soaked in the salt of seawater and then exposed to the sun. It's really a sea, and as soon as the sea water touches it, it burns and hurts.

When the group returned to the gathering place, they saw that it was against the rock wall of the beach, and the lower layer should have been washed by the sea, and the concave surface was half a meter deep and one meter high, which was very narrow and long. They keep the palm's coconut out and basically shield them from the wind. People hide in it, but it is dry and sheltered from the rain.

The leading girl was a seagull, a lively and smiling girl. Seeing Liyun Wuniang, he smiled and said, "Girl, what else have you found?"

Yun Wuniang took a look, and it turned out to be a few ceramic jars that were not too complete. This must have been washed up by the sea. "Don't miss it, right?"

"These are not missed. We tried. The seagull smiled and said, "It's washed too." ”

Yun Wuniang glanced at Haishi. Haishi immediately pulled out the dagger from the leggings, "Let's put all the coconut water in the jar first, save some drink." "Put it in a coconut, and once it breaks, you have to drink it all at once.

Everyone cheered, weren't they all thirsty?

On the other side, the fire was also lit with dried seaweed. The fire folds are all wet, and only the most primitive method is used to rub the fire.

Yun Wuniang said: "If there is a leaky jar, take one to save the fire." Who knows when it will rain that day?"

Someone answered from afar.

Another team gathers firewood and spreads the fine hay into the concave surface of the rock formation where it is to be perched, which can store dry firewood and keep warm at night. And when the fire was burning, they made ten fires, and in groups of five people, they roasted and ate.

Yun Wuniang was given a fish of two or three catties, which was the result of everyone's care. She was not polite, first slicing the fish through the middle with a dagger, and then sucking the water from the fish's body. Fresh water is extremely precious, and it must be cherished in whatever form it takes. A strong fishy smell spreads in the mouth, making people want to vomit. The fish's eyes are the place with the most moisture, but Yun Wuniang really doesn't have such a heavy taste.

Haishi dug it up and ate it, and Yun Wuniang took a stick and stuck it on the fish to roast it.

The fishy smell of fish, with a faint salty taste, spreads in the mouth. Yun Wuniang almost pinched her nose and swallowed. Compared to the strange shellfish they eat, fish is still relatively acceptable.

After eating, everyone dug a pit. Outside the pit is a tripod made of wooden sticks. Daggers were hung on tripods, wide leaves were laid in the pits, and shells were placed directly under the daggers. If it doesn't rain at night, but the humid air will form dew due to the sudden drop in temperature. The condensed droplets on the dagger fell into the shells, which could be relieved for a moment or two. If it rains, more water can gather on the leaves in these pits. Save some, maybe it can resist for two days.

The sunset on the island is beautiful, and I watched the sun sink below the sea level little by little. It's a spectacular beauty. These days, Yun Wuniang watches it every day, but she can't get tired of watching it.

I used to be locked up in a small house, and I have never seen such a beautiful sunset.

Blue sea, fiery sunset. The fish that jumped out of the sea from time to time, and the white seabirds that flew on the surface of the sea, made people feel their hearts widen all of a sudden.

Even in the Yun family, it doesn't seem to be as enjoyable as coming on this island.

Shuicao asked Haishi in a low voice: "You said that the girl looks at the sea every day, what do you see?"

Haishi shook her head, "How do I know?" She looked up and saw that as long as she was on the sea, the scenery was almost the same. She grew up and saw it, but she really didn't see anything special.

As night fell, they all returned to the bottom of the rock face. You can sleep as long as you snuggle up to each other. The charcoal in a few broken clay pots shone slightly, so that the inside would not be out of sight. But mosquitoes make it impossible for people to close their eyes.

The night sank little by little. It's not quiet outside. The island itself is small, and the sound of the waves crashing against the rocks seems to be close to your ears. Mixed with the whistling of the sea breeze. I don't know how many seabirds there are on the island, and they cry uneasily from time to time. Yun Wu Niang's spirit was close to collapse.

Even with the wind on its back, the wind still peeked through the palm leaves, with a whistle.

Several people around her were obviously asleep, and Yun Wuniang couldn't turn over. It's just stiff. Sometimes I slept in a daze, and sometimes I woke up to listen to the movement outside. I just hope that there will be a rain soon, so as to relieve the pressure on the water.

When the birds are calling, there must be a bright light at the sea level. Everyone stretched their waists and got up. It didn't rain outside, but the shells were flooded. Everyone drank their own water.

Haishi said: "Before the sun comes out, let's collect the dew first." ”

This is the only way to go.

Or divide it into several groups, one jar per group, collect it and put it in the jar. Yun Wuniang still went to the other side of the island with Haishi and them. The east-west direction is relatively long, and I didn't have time to go there yesterday to take a look. Let's take a look at it today. Hope to find out.