Chapter 187: The Octopus, the Pineapple, and the Pit Viper
"Look, straw hat!" Su Tian happily showed off the beautiful hat he had knitted as a novice.
"Awesome!" Ren Bufan really admired, because she was able to do well after only teaching her once.
Su Tian's IQ and hands-on ability are really strong.
"It's not as good as you!" Su Tian glanced at the hat he had put on the side, which had been made a long time ago.
"That's different. Ren Bufan said with a smile.
Indeed, I rely on the skill generator to cheat in order to have such a technical speed. And she is really the first time to come into contact, and she can immediately draw a scoop on the gourd, which makes people feel particularly powerful.
"What are you making up now?" Su Tian put on a straw hat made by herself, and looked curiously at the strange large knit in Ren Bufan's hand.
"What do you look like?" he said, holding it up in his hand.
"The basket, but is it that big?" asked Su Tian suspiciously.
"Hey, hey, not a basket. β
"What's that?"
"You see that the two sides can be inserted into the stick, and then the middle is not very dense, who can directly penetrate it. But the slightly larger fish can't get out. β
"Ahh
"I tried it. β
"I want to learn too. β
"Then look closely, it's actually very simple......"
The rain continued to fall until I don't know how long.
I don't have a phone, I don't have a watch, I can't see the time. There is not even the sun, so I can only roughly judge that it is afternoon.
The two of them were weaving and killing time in the shelter, but it passed quite quickly.
Straw hats, fishing nets, straw baskets, and half-woven straw coats that are not finished are not finished, and the results are not bad.
It's just a little hungry, after all, two people ate a lobster in the morning, and the coconuts were just a few and didn't want to move, so they boiled some boiling water in a bamboo tube, and now they have already consumed about the same.
I'm afraid the rescue team won't be able to come today, even if I don't know what time it is, I can see that it won't be too far away from getting dark.
The fire has never been extinguished, and even a wolf smoke pit has been specially made out of damp branches and leaves, so that if anyone really sees the sound of the ship around.
"I'm going to look at the fishing traps that I put in the morning. Ren Bufan stood up.
"Well, I'll continue to weave this robe. Su Tian said.
She and Ren Bufan only had thin swimsuits and swim trunks, plus a life jacket. Sitting by the fire can maintain body temperature, but the temperature is okay during the day. But now the wind and rain are quite strong, and the temperature will drop a lot at night, and it will still feel cold.
Having a coat will keep you warm, and you may be able to find food around when it rains.
Ren Bufan came to the beach and checked the fishing traps he had put down one by one.
The first one was empty, and it was not known whether the bait inside had been eaten by small fish or washed away by the waves.
The second vine was broken, and the entire fishing trap was missing, and I don't know where it went.
The third is also for nothing.
This made him feel a little depressed, and when he got to the fourth fishing trap, he found that there were goods inside, which was quite heavy.
Pulled it up to check, there was a yellow croaker inside, and an octopus with teeth and claws, holding the yellow croaker tightly.
This guy is really arrogant, he is the prey, and he even dares to prey on the yellow croaker that is also the prey.
Ren Bufan came to the beach, opened the lid and poured out the prey, quickly killed it with a homemade knife, cleaned it with the yellow croaker on the spot, and happily brought it back to the shelter.
"Ahh
Ren Bufan used a branch to penetrate the yellow croaker, part of the octopus was also skewered and grilled, and the rest was put in a coconut shell, poured in the rainwater and set fire to cook.
"Lost a fish trap," after getting it done, he turned his head to look at Su Tian, "The waves are a bit big, and the vines may not be able to hold it." It seems that we have to find other food sources and cannot rely on this completely. β
"Some of them are already good to eat. Su Tian said.
"You watch the fire, I'll take a walk around the neighborhood and see if I can find some fruit and other critters while it's not raining. β
"Oh, then be careful yourself. β
Ren Bufan brought a homemade knife, another iron rod fixed to a straight branch with vines, which could be used as a harpoon or a simple spear, with a homemade slingshot pinned to his waist, and a straw basket was carried away.
After leaving the shelter, search along the beach, mainly looking for crabs, shellfish, fish and shrimp washed up by the waves, etc., while constantly checking the woods near the beach for other coconut trees, or edible fruits.
The harvest on the beach is not very good, only a few small shells and three or two hermit crabs, which are pitifully small.
After walking a long distance, I found that the island is quite large.
The forest is vast, as if separated from the beach, and it is a world of its own.
"Huh!" suddenly found something in front of him, quickly left the beach, and quickly rushed to the nearby green space.
As far as the eye could see, a small pineapple tree stood there, like a weed. But there was a big pineapple in the middle, and it was heavy.
Luck so good?
He was very excited and hurried up to check.
"Hiss~!" As soon as he got closer, a pit viper popped up from the grass, spitting out a bright red core and making a threatening sound.
Ren Bufan was startled, hurriedly retreated, and raised the "spear" in his hand to confront him.
This pit viper is quite large, and if it is really bitten, it is estimated that it will not be saved, after all, it is too late to find medicine to treat snake venom.
He had the idea of catching the pit viper and eating the snake's flesh for a moment, but he gave up immediately.
It seems that pit vipers belong to the category of protected animals, and there are risks associated with catching them.
Thinking of this, he carefully fiddled with it with his spear.
"Hissββ!!" The pit viper attacked ferociously, which was a little scary. However, biting on the iron rod spear did not have much effect.
"Go, go!" Ren Bufan used the length of the spear to pick the pit viper farther away little by little, but what he thought was that there were poisonous snakes on this island, and it seemed that he should be more careful when sleeping at night, and he needed to take some emergency measures.
After driving away the pit vipers, the pineapple was successfully picked.
The golden pineapple is ripe and has an enticing aroma.
Put the pineapple in the basket and continue to explore the surroundings to find more.
It's just that I can't find the second one after going around, and I can't even see the wild fruit.
However, I found that there was a small area nearby, and the soil quality was a little different. It is separated from the beach and mud area.
I dug a little bit with the "spear" and found that it was a kind of clay, a bit like the kind that Zhao Yan and Zhao Yan used to dig up the mountain when they were young.
If it's really clay, it's very useful!
After thinking for a moment, he took out the pineapple, poked it in the clay ground with a spear, and then dug it up piece by piece and put it in the basket.
Once the whole basket is full, try to pile it up and bring as much clay as possible.
Regardless of whether the clothes would be dirty or not, he directly held the basket full of clay in his left hand, carried a pineapple in his right hand, held a spear, and hung other tools on his body, and hurried back the way he came.
Su Tian was carefully knitting clothes by the fire, and when she heard footsteps, she looked up and was a little surprised to see Ren Bufan holding a large basket of clay. But then he saw the pineapple he was carrying in his right hand, and immediately stood up happily.
"Found something good!" Ren Bufan came to the camp and put down all the things in his hand.
"Where did you find the pineapple?" asked Su Tian hurriedly, bending down to pick it up.
"It's over there!" Ren Bufan said, "But I met a poisonous snake just now, it's quite big, it seems that we need to be careful." β
"Huh?" Su Tian was suddenly a little scared when she heard this, she was afraid of ordinary non-venomous snakes, not to mention poisonous ones, "Then what should I do?"
"It's okay!" Ren Bufan picked up the spear, walked directly to the edge of the camp, and began to dig hard.
Sharp iron rods can easily poke mud out of holes.
"What are you doing?"
"Dig a drainage ditch around the camp. β
"It's not easy for us to get rained here!" Su Tian pointed to the big banyan tree above his head.
"It's to prevent snakes, so that it is not easy to approach, and at the same time, it is easier for us to find!" Ren Bufan said.
"Does it work?"
"It should work, and I'll sprinkle some grass ash later. Ren Bufan said while digging a pit, "Also, we may be a little dangerous under the banyan tree, after all, snakes can also climb trees." If there is no rescue team tomorrow, I will consider finding another place to build a new house away from grass and trees. β
"Then when we go to bed at night, will there be a snake coming?" Su Tian showed a scared expression.
"It's okay! Snakes don't usually attack humans unless you're a threat to them. Ren Bufan said, "We have taken protective measures, and the chance of them appearing is not great." I try to keep the fire at night!"
"It's good that the rescue team will come over tomorrow!" Su Tian missed a safe and warm home and his comfortable bed.
Ren Bufan buried himself in work, seized the time to dig the pit, and after a while, he was sweating profusely.
Su Tian thought for a while on the side: "Extraordinary, give me your broken piece of iron to use!"
"You say this?" Ren Bufan stood up and patted the "knife" hanging from his waist.
"Hmm!" Su Tian nodded, "I'll cut the pineapple." β
Ren Bufan did not hesitate to take down the "knife" and reached out to hand it to her.
Su Tian cut the pineapple into many slices unfamiliarly, then picked up one of them and got up and ran to Ren Bufan's side: "Come on!
Ren Bufan opened his mouth and took a bite of the pineapple she handed over, and suddenly showed a happy expression.
"Is it delicious?"
"It's very sweet!" Ren Bufan said, "You eat it, it's ripe!"
"I'll eat it later, you finish this piece first. Su Tian saw that he was happy, and his heart was also happy, and he handed the pineapple over again. When Ren Bufan ate this piece of pineapple to the skin, he threw it aside, and went to get another piece, "Give!"
"You eat first! I'll dig the drainage ditch here, and it will be dark in a while!" Ren Bufan said.
"Oh!" Su Tian returned to the fire, sat down and watched his busy back, and happily brought the pineapple to his mouth.