Chapter 269: Life in the Jungle

At night, the Bingwan tribe did not follow the Maori people back to real life, because it was now the time for the Bingwan people to survive in the wild.

They took a trout weighing about ten pounds that they had touched in the creek at noon, and found a camping spot under the leadership of Kim Byung-wan.

At this time, Li Zhien came to Li Shuo's side and whispered, "OPPA, we won't go back at night?"

After hearing Li Zhien's words, Li Shuo smiled bitterly and said, "Nonsense... Our survival has begun. ”

It's just that what makes Li Shuo speechless is that after knowing that his survival in the wild has begun, Li Zhien actually cheered, to be honest, Li Shuo can't understand his sister at this time, but Li Shuo believes that his sister will soon regret it, because Li Shuo knows that Li Zhien has never suffered like this.

"Xiao Shuo... You and Taeyeon go find some branches and I'll make a fire and wait for the grilled trout to eat. ”

After Kim Byung-wan finished speaking, Li Shuo agreed, and then took Kim Taeyeon into the woods, at this time this place can only be called the forest, it is only the periphery of the jungle, it is not a jungle at all.

Of course, although Lee Shuo and Kim Taeyeon talked along the way, they had to keep their distance, because the camera was always following behind, Lee Shuo looked at Kim Taeyeon and said with a smile: "Soft, you were deceived this time, all because of me, so when I go back this time, I will definitely invite you to dinner to apologize." ”

For Li Shuo's words, the PD who followed behind him laughed, and Kim Taeyeon also laughed and said: "It's nothing, anyway, I actually want to come over once, and I can't blame you entirely, but when I heard that you came over, not only me, but our company was really shocked, because you once said that it is absolutely impossible to go to the Cong Law." ”

"yes... Li Shuo sighed: "This show is my idea, Bing Wange, who was pitted for the first time, is very miserable, and I know the sadness of this show, because the jungle is the jungle, no matter how well you prepare, you will have unknown dangers."

It's not just the artist, the staff is also very hard, so I don't want to come over and suffer at all, it's just that people are not as good as heaven, who knows that my family's Enbao-sama has been fooled, to be honest, Lee Ji-eun and Kim So-hyun are my life, and it's my everything, and I can break my oath for them. ”

"So you're the national brother. Kim Taeyeon smiled slightly.

It's just that Li Shuo shrugged his shoulders and said: "It's not enough, but I will work harder to be a good national brother, this title is very important, and it is not simply to take care of Enbao and Xuanbao." ”

Regarding Li Shuo's answer, everyone around nodded slightly, and they all agreed with Li Shuo's words.

And when Kim Taeyeon and Lee Shuo were collecting firewood in the woods, Lee Ji-eun followed Kim Byung-wan to make a fire, Kim Byung-wan used flint and steel to make a fire, and Lee Ji-eun watched from the side, because he always couldn't hit, Lee Ji-eun actually blew up, at this time Kim Byung-wan laughed bitterly: "Enbao, this is not blowing." ”

"Ah...?" Li Zhien smiled in a panic: "Why can't you blow it, I've watched your show, don't you blow it too?"

"That's drilling wood for fire, Grace Lord. ”

"Ahh Lee Ji-eun was ridiculous: "Sorry, OPPA, I don't know." ”

"Haha... It doesn't matter, you can never be wrong in front of OPPA, it's just that today's flint and steel is really bad, too short. ”

Kim Byung-wan and Lee Ji-eun are very familiar, the two are a company, and Lee Ji-eun is Li Shuo's sister, so they love the house and Wu, and Kim Byung-wan calls Lee Ji-eun also shouts Eun-ho, which is the reason why the two have a close relationship.

When Lee Shuo and Kim Tae-yeon came back from picking up firewood, Lee Shuo found that the fire had not yet been lit.

"What's the situation, why hasn't the fire been there yet?"

Jin Bingwan said speechlessly: "The flint is too short, there is no spark." ”

"I'll try...!" The eldest brother Li Bimo came over, took the ultra-short flint and steel from Jin Bingwan's hand, and hit it twice.... About ten minutes later, the fire still hadn't lit, but the eldest brother was already sweating.

"It's so hard... I got it. Zheng Xiyuan came up and began to rub the flint with his strong biceps, but like Li Bimo, he rubbed for about five minutes, and the fire still didn't mean to start.

The sky is slowly getting dark, fire is very important at this time, and what no one expected is that suddenly, Li Zhien raised his little hand and said, "I'll try." ”

"You...?" Li Shuo sneered: "What have you done at home, you don't even wash a dish, can you start the fire?" Li Shuo expressed disbelief.

However, Li Zhien looked at Li Shuo and said, "I have learned, it is very simple to make a fire." ”

"Hehe... Brother Bingwan didn't succeed?" Li Shuo laughed.

"Then if I succeed, the day I become an adult, you give me a BMW, and from today onwards, you will double the pocket money you give me. ”

"Oops.... Looking at Li Zhien, who was negotiating terms with him, Li Shuo laughed slightly: "If you can't do it, then your pocket money will be halved, and the car will be gone." ”

"Xiaoshuo, don't do this. "Kim Taeyeon touched Lee Seok, because Kim Taeyeon knows the situation of Lee Seok's family, in Lee Seok's house, Lee Ji-eun and Kim So-hyun are almost little princesses, they don't do anything, how can such a little princess make a fire?

"Sister... You don't have to plead, you just see. ”

After speaking, Li Zhien couldn't help but say that he took the flint and squatted down, and Jin Bingwan immediately came to Li Zhien's side and helped Li Zhien hold the dry grass and let Li Zhien make the fire.

The result was very good, that is, without hitting twice, Li Zhien actually lit the fire, and at the moment when the fire came out, Li Zhien shouted excitedly: "The fire is up, my BMW, my pocket money." ”

The others also cheered, only Li Shuo frowned and said bitterly: "Brother Bingwan, Brother Bimo and Xiyuan, are you deliberately helping Li Zhien?"

After listening to Li Shuo's words, the three of them immediately shook their heads, and Li Bimo said absurdly: "I don't know what the situation is, my body is sweating, it's absolutely true." ”

"Ahh My car, my pocket money, OPPA, but with the audience in front of the TV to testify, you can't cheat. ”

Looking at Li Zhien, who was very happy, Li Shuo could only laugh bitterly, what else could he say now, but really Li Shuo didn't expect that Li Zhien would actually succeed in making a fire, it was really really unexpected, but Li Shuo was actually quite happy.

My sister can make a fire, hehe... I'm so proud!

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Trout... It is a valuable fishing and food fish, and there are about 10 species in the world. The meat is very tender, especially after roasting.

The white fish with a slight charcoal fragrance will make your taste buds secrete your saliva most consciously.

More than ten catties of trout a day were eaten clean by the current Bingwan tribe, and everyone was eating happily and laughing, as if the jungle was actually nothing remarkable.

Lying on the grass at night and looking up at the starry sky, Li Shuo heard Li Zhien beside him say with satisfaction: "Wow... It's the right place to come here, look how beautiful it is. ”

At this time, Li Shuo could only smile bitterly, because Li Shuo knew very well that this was not a jungle at all.

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The next day... After spending the night in the wilderness, the Bingwan and yesterday's Maori converged, and at about 16 o'clock in the afternoon, the Bingwan got on the plane again, and this time the Bingwan were going to the real jungle.

After a few hours of flying, the Bingwan finally arrived at the jungle location of Chatham Island, where about 200 residents live, a small place, but the ecology is well preserved.

It's the first place to see the sun, so it's the fastest, and even though it's part of New Zealand, it's 45 minutes faster than New Zealand, it's a magical place.

And there is no signal here, it is completely primitive life, and when you get here, you first spend the night here, and then the next morning, the real jungle experience begins.

Without too many words, on the second day, the Bingwan clan came to the front of the production team, and at this time, the PD of the production team told the Bingwan clan that it was the real combat from now on.

And the content of this actual battle is to return to the original, and from this time on, the production team will not intervene in the Bingwan clan at all, and the only task of the Bingwan clan is to survive.

Then the PD pointed to the barbed wire next to him and said, "Have you seen the fence of these barbed wire?"

Turning his head, there was a row of barbed wire fences about ten meters to the left of the Bingwan tribe, and the P continued: "Cross the barbed wire, it will be the territory of your Bingwan tribe, once you cross it, you will have no way out, in it, all the modern items on your body are not allowed to be brought in, in order to ensure your life immediately, so you are only allowed to bring a pair of clothes and a pair of shoes." ”

"What...?" At this time, the words of this PD made the Bingwan clan explode.

"Can't beat flint?"

"Our backpack?"

"I've brought fishing nets with me, can't I?"

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"I'll just ask. Lu Yuzhen said absurdly: "What you said is true?"

It's just that the truth is always cruel, and in response to Lu Yuzhen, no one in the production team distributed a white strip of cloth that said not to forget the original intention.

Li Shuo looked at the behavior of the production team, and could only sigh and say, "Let's take off our clothes, they are playing for real." ”

In this way, everyone began to undress, including Lee Ji-eun and Kim Tae-yeon, so Lee Ji-eun coquettishly asked the girl if it was okay to dress like this, because it was still a little cold here, but the production team shook her head resolutely.

There is no way, Lee Ji-eun and Kim Taeyeon have to take off their clothes, they can only wear a coat, and the down jacket is not worn, don't underestimate the determination of Hanseong artists, when they are working, Hanseong's artists will not have any complaints, even if they are bitter, they will endure it, and they will not be emotional or anything.

After everyone took off their clothes and everyone only had a coat, Kim Byung-wan assured the audience in front of the TV that they would keep their promise not to use any modern items on this trip without forgetting their original intentions, and when the promise was finished, a group of people crossed the barbed wire fence and walked into the jungle of the other person.

And on the ground here, there are all the bags of the Bingwan clan.

After entering the jungle here, the tall trees form a tree-lined path, which has a fantastical feel, and to be honest, New Zealand is very beautiful here, and there are flax plants at the front of the road.

Once you've passed through the jungle, you'll see the beautiful South Pacific Ocean.

"Ahh OPPA, look, look, it's the sea. Seeing the South Pacific, Lee Ji-eun was pleasantly surprised, and even Kim Taeyeon took a deep breath and said, "Wow... It's beautiful. ”

Only Li Shuo frowned and said, "We don't have modern items, so we can't go to the sea, and we can't eat the things in this sea." ”

"Huh... Xiao Shuo, think really far. Kim Byung-man laughed.

"However, Xiao Shuo is also right, it is true that we can't go to the sea. Li Bimo sighed.

Then walked to the beach, Lee Ji-eun and Kim Taeyeon were not annoyed by the lack of modern items, the two walked on the beach, happily picking up shells, the laughter was so bright and carefree that even Lee Seok raised the corners of his mouth when he looked at it.

"Oh... It's kombu. ”

It may be that God sees that the Bingwan clan is too unlucky, and suddenly, Zheng Xiyuan shouted, and finally the Bingwan clan found a food that they were eating.

Kelp, a large marine brown algae plant that grows in low-temperature seawater, is a seaweed plant that can be used for mixing, burning, stewing, stewing and other cooking methods.

On the rocks on the coast, dense with kelp.

"Yikes... It's really the road to the sky, and we should be able to live with these kelp. Kim Byung-wan smiled happily.

"yes... Li Shuo finally nodded: "However, we don't just want to live, we need more things." ”

At this time, the production team appeared again: "Everyone... Although your modern belongings have been confiscated, we have hidden some items for you somewhere here that can at least help you at the very least.

This is our last help, and I hope you can find them. ”

"Yikes... Finally, the Bingwan clan smiled.

"You're not all demons, you know it's for the sake of it. Li Shuo laughed.

"Thanks, thanks, we'll definitely find it. Lu Yuzhen bowed to the production team.

At this time, Jin Bingwan was born and said: "Okay, we have to find it quickly, because it's getting darker and darker." After speaking, Jin Bingwan directly grabbed Li Zhien's wrist. Because the road on this side is difficult to walk, section by piece of rock, Kim Byung-wan is worried that Lee Ji-eun will fall.

Like Kim Byung-wan, Lee Seok also grabbed Kim Tae-yeon's hand, walked for about five minutes, and finally, found a cave, on the outside of which were placed some primitive tools, and the word Chuxin was hung on the top of the cave.

"Yikes... Got it. The Bingwan clan cheered!

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Stone axe... Bow and arrow... The drill fire tool also has a big bone... These are the tools that the production team prepared for the Bingwan clan.

"Haha... OPPA, look. Li Zhien smiled and picked up the big bone.

However, at this time, Li Shuo's eyes saw that in addition to tools, there were several thick sweaters on the stones not far away.

"Yikes... That's the good thing, with it we won't be cold at night. Li Shuo smiled happily.

It's just that unlike Li Shuo, Jin Bingwan's eyes are looking at the cave.

"Great, as long as we clean up here, we'll have a home. ”

This is the difference in the overall situation, so the items in the eyes are different, the most without the overall picture of the first glance to see the tools, a little more of the big picture in the eyes of the sweater, and the most of the overall view of the people, but also the most aware of survival, the eyes of the people are the habitat.

Therefore, Jin Bingwan is very powerful, at least in terms of survival in the wild, he is definitely stronger than Li Shuo.

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Soon everyone began to devote themselves to the state of cleaning, but Jin Bingwan knew that it was not right for everyone to clean up together now, so Jin Bingwan immediately gave the order: "There are too many people, too little time, in this way, we divide the labor, and I, Xiyuan and Zhien will clean up here."

Xiao Shuo and Taeyeon collect the velvet (the velvet is used to start the fire), and the rest of the group looks for firewood together, remember that the more firewood, the better, by the way, when you are looking for firewood, it is best to see if there are any large logs around, and if there is, get them back!"

Under Kim Byung-wan's orders, finally all the Byung-wan clans began to move, among which Lee Seok and Kim Tae-yeon's work was the easiest, and Lee Ji-eun, who followed Kim Byung-wan, she was also pulled aside by Kim Byung-wan, although it was said to be together, but as long as they looked at it, almost everything, Kim Byung-wan and Jung Seok-won rushed to do it.

“OPPA... Where are we going to find the velvet?"

Although things were easy, Kim Taeyeon didn't have a clue, but Li Shuo said confidently: "Do you remember where the flax plant just now?"

"Ahh Of course you know, it's not far ahead. ”

Li Shuo smiled slightly: "I looked, there is velvet on the flax, and we will definitely find a lot of velvet when we go there to find it." ”

"Really... OPPA, you're really smart. Kim Tae-yeon grinned.

Then Kim Taeyeon followed Lee Seok to the place of flax plants, and at the same time, the firewood team led by the eldest brother Lee Bimo found a dead tree field at the same time, which was full of dead trees.

This made the men very happy, and they picked up the stone axe in their hands and began to work.

"Wow... We're so lucky, there's a lot of wood here. Lu Yuzhen laughed.

"Hmm.... Ricky Kim nodded, "The main thing is that it burns well, and it is almost impossible to extinguish the trees that wither." ”

"Haha... Li Bimo became happy: "Then let's get more back, we won't let the bonfire go out today." ”

Just as the men were happy, suddenly, a dexterous shadow 'whoosh', as if scurrying through the grass.

"Yikes... See?" Park shouted.

"What...?" was the first to ask the eldest brother Li Bimo.

"I seem to see it, it should be a chicken, it seems to be a pheasant. Lu Yuzhen shouted.

"Pheasant...?" said Ricky Kim, who immediately stopped cutting down the tree, "Where? ”

Following behind, to the man's surprise, suddenly the grass moved again, and the eldest brother Li Bimo shouted in surprise at this time: "I saw it, it's a pheasant." ”

At this moment, the men were collectively excited, and they all put down the wood they were chopping, and all the men's eyes were fixed on the pheasant.

"If we catch it, we'll have a full meal in the evening. Park Jung-chul shouted.

"Surrounded... Surround it. Lu Yuzhen rushed forward.

"It's so fast, what kind of pheasant is it?" said Ricky Kim, who chased after him with a large stick.

It's just a pity, although the men have worked hard, but that pheasant is still a bird or something, it's really too fast, after all, this is someone's territory.

"Ahh It ran. ”

"Hey, it's on the left, go to the left. ”

"Plug it, can't let it run. ”

"Oh my God, it's fast, is it Hong Jitong?"

The noise was so loud that even Kim Taeyeon and Lee Seok, who were collecting velvet, heard it.

"OPPA, do you think we've found something over there?" Kim Tae-yeon said with a surprised expression.

"It seems to be... Li Shuo laughed: "If we can really find food, then we don't have to go hungry today, let's go... Squish, let's take a look. ”

After saying that, Lee Seok pulled Kim Taeyeon and ran back to the vicinity of his home, and what made Lee Seok panic was that as soon as he and Kim Taeyeon arrived, they were startled by a chicken-like thing.

"Xiao Shuo, grab it. "Just listen to the roar of the eldest brother, it's just that the wish is good, but the reality is cruel, what are you when Li Shuo is, Super Saiyan, when this thing rushes over, Li Shuo's only reaction is to take Kim Taeyeon and immediately flash to the side, the devil knows what it is.

"Ran away again.... Ricky Kim shouted in disappointment.

And Li Shuo asked bitterly, "What is that?"

It's just that at this time, everyone doesn't know what that thing is, and the final result is that although I have been chasing for a long time, I haven't even gotten a single hair of a thing.

Then everyone began to do their own things step by step, after all, they couldn't do things for the so-called pheasant, Lee Seok and Kim Taeyeon went back with the velvet, and Kim Byung-wan used the method of drilling wood to make fire and successfully obtained the fire source that everyone needed.

For Jin Bingwan's hand, Li Shuo had to give a thumbs up in admiration, if this is a different person, it must not be so fast, the fire source is there, everyone's hearts are set, and the fire source in the wild is the most important.

At this time, Kim Byung-wan smiled and said, "Eun-bo, Taeyeon went to find some hay to spread in the cave, and we have to make our hut more comfortable."

When Lee Ji-eun and Kim Tae-yeon went to get hay, the men came back with a big log, and Kim Byung-wan cleverly put the big log across the top of the cave, and then hung a cotton cloth to block the wind, so that the cave became a cave with a door, and a fire was built in front of the cave at night, so that the cold air could be completely isolated, and it was the warmest hut.

Then spread the hay inside, and the blanket on the hay, and then spread the blanket on top of your own sweater, and it will definitely not be cold at night.

"OPPA, our home. Seeing that it was no longer a cave and had completely become a home, Li Shuo smiled: "We have a home." ”

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Although they have a place to live and a fire, they have nothing to eat, and the only thing they eat is a little conch that Kim Taeyeon and Lee Ji-eun touched on the rocks by the sea, which is about the same size as a snail.

You must know that there are a total of nine people in the Bingwan clan, how can nine people eat snails, of course, "Jin Bingwan's Law of the Jungle" is just a variety show field show, so although nothing was caught, the Bingwan clan still has something to eat, but it is not a delicious thing.

According to the brainstorming of the Cong Fa production team, the Cong Fa production team felt that the Bingwan clan should still give food when they were not capturing and looking for food, after all, the premise of the show is the safety and health of the artist, and Cong Fa is just a variety show, and it makes no sense to be so harsh.

However, although the food is given, the food is not too delicious, if it is delicious, then who will do their best to catch the food, then it will lose the original intention of the show.

In the end, a new member of the Cong Fa production team gave a kind of food, which is very high in calories, a little bit can ensure a person's calories for a day, and more importantly, that thing is very unpalatable, if it is not helpless, many people are unwilling to eat this thing.

After Xinding finished speaking, the program team became interested and asked Xinding what kind of food it was, and Xinding smiled and said, "Individual rations." ”

The main characteristics of individual field rations are: small size, light weight, easy to carry and use; complete nutrition, high calories, can quickly replenish energy, meet the needs of training and operations, and resistant to storage (the storage period is generally more than two years, easy to store).

It sounds good to call individual soldier rations, but in fact it is compressed biscuits, which are economical and easy to carry, and at the same time drink water while eating compressed biscuits, if there is an emergency, you can put it into emergency tasks or battles at any time, after all, it is a race against time on the battlefield.

It's definitely not delicious, you have to eat and drink water at the same time, you know how bad it is, it's full of powder in your mouth, and if you don't drink water and eat it quickly, it will choke you to death.

Of course, compressed biscuits are only one of the current individual rations, and they are also the most unpalatable, and now the individual rations of Huaguo are diversified, such as adding fried rice and fried noodles with shredded meat, but these energies are not up to standard, so many side dishes of mustard are prepared.

The United States is a military superpower, so their individual rations are the heaviest in taste, Italian meatballs can maintain daily energy, fruity drinks and various fruit sugars, and cheese is to ensure a daily nutritional balance.

It's just that these have nothing to do with the Bingwan tribe, and after the Bingwan tribe finished eating the conch in front of the fire, the camera was temporarily turned off, and then each person in the show gave a generation of individual soldier rations and a bottle of water.

"It's this again.... Lu Yuzhen was speechless, shook the ration in his hand and said, "I'm really not hungry after eating this, but this is really too unpalatable." "As an old man who has participated in several seasons, to be honest, Lu Yuzhen doesn't like individual rations very much.

"You don't have to be cheap and good, at least you still have something to eat, when I was in the first issue with Bing Wange, there was really nothing, and I was hungry and I had to eat soil. Ricky Kim tore open the package of the individual rations, revealing a compressed biscuit inside.

"Oh... It's a cookie. Li Zhien was happy, she didn't expect that there would be biscuits to eat, but after Li Zhien couldn't wait to take a bite, the mouth full of powder made Li Zhien want to cry without tears: "Is this flour?"

Looking at Li Zhien, whose mouth was full of biscuit powder, Li Shuo hurriedly said worriedly: "Drink water, be careful of choking." ”

"My God, this production team is also bad enough, and it actually gives individual soldiers rations. Li Bimo was speechless: "It's still the worst kind, I remember the first time I ate it, I almost choked to death because of lack of water." "Because Li Bimo was a soldier, he knew what was in his hands, and he ate it.

Jin Bingwan said with a smile: "Actually, it's good to eat, but tomorrow I will work harder, and I will definitely let everyone have food to eat." ”

"What is this?" asked Kim Tae-yeon, looking at Lee Seok.

Li Shuo also said bitterly: "Individual soldier rations, to put it bluntly, are simple rations for soldiers, although the taste is not very good, but this seemingly biscuit food contains the calories that our human body needs for a day, eating it can make you feel better, and you will have more strength tomorrow." ”

"Uh... OPPA, you know so well, this can't be what you came up with, right?" Kim Tae-yeon looked at Lee Seok with a smirk.

At this time, Li Shuo couldn't help but laugh and said: "Although I didn't come up with it, but I made the decision." ”

"Haha... Kim Taeyeon laughed, then tore out the mouth and said, "OPPA, cheers." ”

Li Shuo also laughed, then tore open his rations and said, "Cheers." ”

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The time is 23 o'clock in the evening, and it is already deep at this time, so it is time to sleep, in the small cave, Kim Taeyeon is in the innermost, and then at one time it is Lee Ji-eun, Lee Seok, Lee Bi-mo, Jung Seok-won, etc....!

Kim Byung-man slept on the outermost side because he had to take care of the fire.

Don't think it's good to sleep in it, in fact, there are inconvenient times, that is, to get up at night, if Li Shuo gets up at night, forget it, the problem is that there are still two girls.

"OPPA, come out with me. The voice that spoke was Kim Taeyeon, the girl didn't dare to go out at night alone, to be honest, even if she dared Li Shuo, she wouldn't be at ease.

Because of this, Lee Seok got up two or three times a night, and he was quite happy when he was with Kim Taeyeon, and Lee Seok ravaged Kim Taeyeon for a while.

If it weren't for Kim Taeyeon's begging not to be here, Lee Seok would be able to correct Kim Taeyeon on the spot, of course, after Kim Taeyeon said no, Lee Seok could only let himself settle down, Lee Seok was a little disappointed, if he could come to the big jungle once, it would be a refreshing thing, at least the most beautiful memory.

In the morning, Li Zhien couldn't sleep, so he got up and went to the beach to play, when he was playing, Li Zhien originally wanted to find a little conch, but let Li Zhien find a pile of abalone.

You read that right, it's just a pile, which made Li Zhien very happy, and then went back to the cave, but Li Zhien didn't immediately shout loudly, because Li Zhien knew that his brothers were tired now, so the most important thing was to rest.

It wasn't until more than 10 o'clock at noon that the Bingwan clan woke up and walked out of the cave, and at this time, Li Zhien, who was following behind, reported her discovery in the morning.

"Really... It's all abalone?" Li Shuo was surprised.

"That's right, OPPA, it's just ahead, there's not a lot of rocks there, just in the crevices of those stones, it's all big abalone. "Lee Ji-eun is excited.

"Wow... So what are you waiting for. Kim Byung-wan grinned.

Then a group of people immediately shouted, "Let's go, let's go catch abalone!"

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