Xu Wenlong raised his eyes and looked at the sky, the sun was warm, and the sun was gradually peaking, and it was estimated that it was about eleven o'clock in the morning. He sighed softly, raised his hand and kicked his legs to move his body, feeling that it was okay, enough to jump and run and climb the coconut tree. Although it is not very neat, it is still a little sluggish and incongruous. But what does it matter? It can only be said that the body is getting healthier and stronger now. In time, he will once again become a fearless fighter. After moving his hands and feet, he opened his powerful legs and walked quickly towards the coconut grove rustling in the sea breeze. You have to find two large coconuts first, the bigger the better, preferably the size of a washbasin. Xu Wenlong came to the coconut tree, picked a coconut tree with the largest fruit, and climbed up as fast as an ape. When he was halfway up, he clung to the pole and shook it vigorously.

The coconut trees shook violently, and the coconut fruits rained down.

Xu Wenlong saw that the coconut he wanted had fallen, so he let go of his hands, jumped down from the tree, picked up five or six of the largest and roundest coconuts, and turned back to the beach.

The next step is to prepare the firewood. Fortunately, there are dead branches and leaves in the jungle, and just near the coconut grove lie a few giant trees that have been dead for many years, and they have fallen countless branches of different thicknesses that have dried up all over the ground.

Xu Wenlong jumped on the dead tree, stepped on it with his feet and hands, and tinkered for a long time before pulling down a dozen dead branches as thick as thighs, which seemed to be enough to support fuel for a whole night. It's a pity that the fire axe fell to the bottom of the sea, otherwise it wouldn't be so laborious to cut it. After breaking enough firewood, Xu Wenlong picked a hard branch, about two meters long, sharpened it with a dagger and sharpened it into a javelin with a light and heavy hand, one pointed and the other blunt, and then dragged the firewood back and forth seven or eight times before successfully dragging them to the beach. With firewood, of course, you have to draw matches. This is the most important thing, and it depends on whether they can start a fire or not. But this didn't bother Xu Wenlong, he found a handful of dried thatch, and then hugged a few white-dried leaves, hugged them to the reef, spread them out and continued to expose them to the sun.

Wild vegetables are the main ingredient, and they are also the most eager food for two people who have been adrift at sea for more than ten days. But this is a no-brainer for the dense and lush rainforest. You don't have to go into the jungle, just take a walk in the grass near the beach and you can dig up a lot of verdant and green edible wild vegetables. As for which one is poisonous and which is not, it is also a trivial matter for Xu Wenlong. Because he is a mountain baby, he has beaten a lot of pigweed since he was a child, and he has received special training for survival in the wild, so it is natural to distinguish it. Therefore, with just one cup of tea, he dug up a few handfuls of fresh wild vegetables, carefully cleaned them in the seawater, and stacked them neatly on the reef for later use.

The coconut has been picked, the firewood has been raised, the staple wild vegetables have been prepared, and the only thing left is fish. However, it was still early, and Xu Wenlong was not in a hurry. He smashed open a coconut and sat down to drink it with a smile. This back and forth seemed to turn around a few times, making him feel a little out of breath, and he couldn't breathe, of course, this was caused by long-term malnutrition, and he would be fine in a few days.

At this time, Yu Wenli walked over quickly with two coconut shells, and said to Xu Wenlong angrily: "I can't catch this shrimp, I will run away as soon as I catch it and put it in the coconut shell, and run out frantically." I caught this and ran that, I couldn't stop drinking, I couldn't scold, what should I do? Without waiting for Xu Wenlong to answer, she patted her head again and cheered excitedly: "With it, I have a way!" With that, she ran to the beach, plucked a handful of thatch, and then turned back and ran to the beach.

Xu Wenlong smiled and continued to drink coconut water silently.

After a while, Yu Wenli came over with a string of fat shrimp crawlers, squinted her eyes and said to Xu Wenlong, "How is it?" I'm smart, it's called local materials. ”

Xu Wenlong's jaw head praised: "Not bad, yes, indeed very smart!" Keep up the good work, and don't forget to pick up some oysters and mussels to come back. Of course, don't let go of the eight clawfish, it's best to bring them back together. ”

"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about my business!" Yu Wenli threw the shrimp crawler at Xu Wenlong's feet, and said worriedly, "Plan your fire well, don't make me happy in vain." Tell me, how are you going to make a fire? Drill wood? And knock flint? Does this work? ”

Xu Wenlong replied confidently: "As long as the mind does not slip, there are always more ways than difficulties." Go ahead, go do your job, and make sure there's a fire when the time comes. ”

"Hey, it's quite mysterious, and I've even started to write poetry." Yu Wenli glanced at Xu Wenlong, and said with anger on her face, "I have to warn you in advance, if you can't eat grilled fish and vegetable soup at that time, I won't follow it, I will be angry, you can do it yourself." ”

"Don't worry, you're guaranteed to have a full meal until you want to vomit!" Xu Wenlong smiled mysteriously, picked up the sharpened javelin, and strode towards a large puddle. There are also a couple of groupers there, enough for a snack today.

Yu Wenli looked at Xu Wenlong who was far away, and continued to catch shrimp and oysters with a heart.

Xu Wenlong carried a javelin and strode to the puddle. This is a large puddle with a radius of more than ten meters, but the water is not deep, and it is very clear, and you can see the bottom of the pit at a glance. There are also three large and conspicuous groupers swimming around, presumably trapped at low tide last night, unable to get out for a while, and having to wait until the next high tide to return to the sea. Xu Wenlong touched the sharpened spear head, went down to the pit lightly with his hands and feet dripping with water, saw a grouper swimming into the crack of the stone and did not move, picked up the javelin and inserted it like lightning, and then quickly lifted it up......

Bang bang, the fat grouper was inserted, blood dripping on the javelin, writhing wildly and struggling.

Xu Wenlong raised his javelin and threw the grouper on the reef with all his might, and saw that he was lying upright and motionless. He turned around again and quietly moved towards another grouper...... Because the pit is shallow and the water is not much, plus the javelin in hand, Xu Wenlong quickly caught the three fat groupers ashore, and also picked two tarpon of up to three catties by the way. It stands to reason that two people can't eat so much for a while, no matter how big their appetite and big belly they are. But Xu Wenlong was hungry and scared, hungry and bitter, and he had long wanted to let go of his belly and eat a big meal, so that he didn't know the severity of his start. But what does it matter? With such a big island, do you still need to worry about food shortages? Xu Wenlong put three groupers and two tarpon on the javelin, picked them up and walked quickly to the reef piled with firewood.

Yu Wenli's harvest is not small. Not only did he catch a large string of shrimp crawlers, but he also caught seven or eight small octopuses with teeth and claws, including two large oysters that looked like sea bowls. Of course, what made her most proud was the three big crabs with bulging bellies, and I don't know what method she used to tie up their powerful crab claws. However, when she saw the big string of swaying fat big fish on Xu Wenlong's shoulder, she was really taken aback, her eyes were straight for a while, her mouth was wide open, and her surprise and horror were overflowing, until she clapped her hands and shouted happily: "Oh my God, so many!" How can this be eaten? I won't be able to finish it until tomorrow and the day after tomorrow! But it's okay, today we will eat it in our throats, eat happily, and eat heartily. Eat it in the dark, the sun and the moon are dark, eat it and the sea is falling apart and the sea is flowing backwards until you can't move! ”

"As long as you like it, as long as you can eat, as much as you want!" Xu Wenlong smiled slightly, put down the javelin on his shoulder, grabbed a panting grouper, washed it carefully in the puddle, and then took out the dagger and slowly cleaned up the internal organs. This is used for barbecue, so there is no need to carefully chop the meat and remove the bones, as long as you cut open the fish belly and remove the intestines and swim bladders inside, it won't take long.

Yu Wenli ran around on the beach for most of the day, and she felt thirsty. She picked up Xu Wenlong's leftover coconut, and while eating the coconut meat, she asked impatiently: "Fire, what about that fire?" Why don't you hurry up and burn it? ”

Xu Wenlong looked up at the sun that was gradually slanting westward, took out a bloody viscera from the belly of the fish, threw it far into the sea and said, "It's still early, are you hungry?" ”

Yu Wenli scratched her head and said embarrassedly: "Hungry or not, it's just ...... I just can't wait to see how you make a fire, to see if you're bragging in front of me again! ”

"What do you mean by 'again'? Did I brag in front of you and say big things? ”

Yu Wenli smiled and didn't answer, but she looked very embarrassed.

Xu Wenlong put the cleaned fish aside, and then carried a grouper to wash in the puddle. While washing, he said to Yu Wenli: "If you are in a panic, go and put away that coat." Grab another coconut shell and scrape some sea salt on the reef over there. See the white and shiny reef? It is covered with a thin layer of salt. ”

"Okay, if you have a place to find me, just ask, anyway, you are the boss, I will listen to you." Yu Wenli finished eating the coconut meat in two bites, took the empty shell and rushed to collect the salt grains.

Removing the internal organs of a fish seems very simple, but in fact it also requires a certain amount of skill, especially to pay attention to the technique, pay attention to the strength, and do not treat it violently. Otherwise, if you break the fish gall, you will ruin the whole fish, and it will be difficult to eat the bitter bite. So although there were only a few five fish, it took Xu Wenlong almost an hour to completely clean them up. He disposed of the fish to be grilled, picked up dozens of reefs of various sizes on the beach, brought them back and built a simple stove, and then put the thatched leaves that had been so crisp and easy to break in the sun that they almost broke at the touch of a stove that he carefully covered with a thin layer of dead branches. After doing all this, Xu Wenlong took a short rest, took a sharp dagger, picked a few thumb-thick dead branches, and after some painstaking chopping, made five large wooden sticks, and inserted them into the processed fish one by one for barbecue. Next, it's time to prepare a "pot" for cooking wild vegetables and fish soup. Xu Wenlong picked up the two largest coconuts, used a dagger to dig a hole the size of a bowl at the coconut handle, and removed the coconut meat inside, leaving all the coconut water, which can be made into two simple "coconut pots". Then put the washed wild vegetables and the large pieces of fish left over from the morning into the "coconut pot" until most of the "pot" is filled.

As a result, everything that should be prepared has been stopped, including the salt grains, and a lot of salt has been collected, enough to marinate five large fish, and all that is left is the most crucial east wind - fire.

Yu Wenli was already in a hurry, and looked at Xu Wenlong and urged: "What happened next?" Everything is ready and ready, where's your fire? Where is your fire? ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, you go and get that magazine out first." Xu Wenlong was not in a hurry or impatient, waved his hand at Yu Wenli slowly, turned around and sorted out the firewood on the ground again.

Yu Wenli hurriedly ran to the beach, hurriedly brought a big backpack, took out the magazine inside, handed it to Xu Wenlong's nose, and said, "Here, the magazine you want." It's full, and it's a lot. But what do you want this for? No guns again! ”

Xu Wenlong smiled, put down the firewood in his hand, took the magazine handed by Yu Wenli, pulled out one from the full warehouse of bullets, and then stuffed the magazine back into her hand.

Yu Wenli was curious and excited, clinging to Xu Wenlong like a fart, eager to know what he was going to do and what he was going to do.

Xu Wenlong clenched the bullet in one hand, picked up a reef with the other, and lightly knocked it at the bullet, knocking the bullet off "dang", leaving a bullet case filled with gunpowder. He carefully walked to the stove with the bullet casing, and gently poured the gunpowder on the dry thatch......

Yu Wenli held her breath and stared intently at Xu Wenlong's every move, lest she miss any details.

Xu Wenlong threw away the bullet casings, grabbed two fist-sized stones, and slammed them rhythmically as close to the thatch as he could......

There was a dull sound as the stones collided against each other, but the surface was completely unresponsive, and there was not the slightest spark.

Xu Wenlong was not in a hurry, and continued to tap lightly with one board at a time. Dozens or hundreds of blows in a row, the two stones still did not appear any abnormal. However, there was a different smell in the air, and a lot of small stones were knocked down.

When Yu Wenli saw it, she couldn't help but be disappointed, pouted and said in frustration: "This is the way you are confident in making a fire?" This is your delicious fish soup? I think it's better to forget it, those who are content are always happy, stop thinking about crooked brains, and eat coconut more steadily. At least it won't make people rejoice, and it won't make people drool so much in vain! ”

Xu Wenlong was not discouraged, let alone gave up, he still held the stone tightly and tapped, and kept tapping again and again......

Click, two stones collided, banging, the sound was dull, disturbing. Suddenly, a puff of smoke rose from among the stones, followed by two sparks that flashed and disappeared.

Xu Wenlong knocked more happily and more frequently. There are more and more sparks, brighter and brighter, carrying dazzling light, scurrying around like fireworks.

Boom, a little spark splashed into the gunpowder, a flame rushed up, hula lit the thatch, ignited the twigs, and scurried up and down like a poisonous snake with teeth and claws, almost burning Xu Wenlong's eyebrows.

Yu Wenli let out an "ah", dumbfounded and looked at the fire that was burning more and more, and she couldn't come back to her senses after standing like a wooden chicken for a long time. Finally, she threw up her head and laughed three times, and said, "Add firewood, don't let the fire go out," and then jumped up, dragged a heavy dead branch, and stuffed it into the fire without saying a word.

Xu Wenlong was shocked and hurriedly stopped her: "Don't, you can't enlarge the branches yet, you have to put small branches first." Otherwise, all the flames will be extinguished by you. ”

Yu Wenli patted her head, and her face showed a look of sudden realization. So she hurriedly threw away the big dead branches, picked up the small branches on the ground, and stuffed them into the fire.

Xu Wenlong wiped the beads of sweat on his head, looked at the burning flames and let out a long breath.