However, seeing how enthusiastic the three of them were, I really couldn't bring myself to say anything so discouraging.

He sat on a rock nearby, providing light for them.

It took more than an hour for these women to completely calm down.

However, each person was holding a piece of jade in their hands.

Xiao Qiang went even further, carrying several in her pockets.

"I think this jade mine is definitely real. There are so many jade stones in it that I want to take them all back to make bracelets, pendants, or even a jade pillow if I can't!"

Xiao Qiang looked longingly at the cave entrance, appearing reluctant to leave.

Although I don't quite understand women's love for jade, who wouldn't like a mountain like this?

"Don't worry, we'll find a way to handle this. Anyway, it's just us and Lin Xubo's group on this island, and they'll never find us here. So, whether we can get off this deserted island or not, all the jade in this cave is ours. When I have time, I'll make a jade pillow for each of you, how about that?"

The women nodded happily. After we finished collecting the jade, we blocked the entrance to the cave, left a mark, and then continued searching for our way.

Fortunately, we didn't walk for long before we finally found the path leading to the cave.

When they returned to the cave, it had already been occupied by Lin Xubo and his group of foreigners.

But that's not a big deal, since we've already taken everything from the cave. What's surprising is that these foreigners were quite surprised to see us back.

Lin Xubo was standing far away under a tree, doing who-knows-what. We ignored him and started collecting seashells with our baskets.

We collected a lot of seashells, but they were so heavy that we ended up having to sit on the beach and kick all the meat out of them before putting them in a basket.

After collecting three baskets of seashells, we turned and headed to the apple orchard.

The apples in the grove have ripened considerably.

Fortunately, we brought a lot of baskets this time, and we filled them with apples, returning home with a bountiful harvest.

We returned to the beach below the cave and neatly piled all the stones on the beach into the shape of SOS.

The sea breeze was chilly, and it was getting dark. We had to get back to our current camp before it got completely dark.

Just as we were about to leave, Lin Xubo suddenly ran up to us.

“Zhao Sihai, building these stone piles is useless. Do you think that even if a passing ship comes along, it will stop? They will definitely not stop. And let me tell you, this peaceful period is about to end. Be careful.”

Ever since Lin Xubo betrayed us, my impression of him has become even worse.

In my eyes, he's not even as good as a dog; I simply can't be bothered with him.

But seeing him standing in front of me now, baring his teeth, I felt compelled to teach him a lesson.

Xiao Qiang, who was behind me, suddenly stood in front of me and looked at Lin Xubo with a sneer: "I don't know if we are doing well or not, but I'm sure you are not doing well, right? Do you have a place in the cave that they have occupied? You are nothing more than a barking dog to them. Since you can't even live your own life well, how can you have the mind to care about us? You are really laughable."

Upon hearing Xiao Qiang's words, Lin Xubo chuckled coldly: "Secretary Xiao, how come your tone of voice has become just as unpleasant as Zhao Sihai's since you started following him? It's true what they say, 'One is influenced by one's company!' Whether I'm doing well or not, at least we don't have to worry about food and drink, and we have weapons. If we really encounter danger, we definitely won't be in a worse situation than you, don't you agree?"

I couldn't be bothered with him. I looked at Xiao Qiang and said, "Why bother with a barking dog? Let's go back quickly. His delaying us won't do us any good. Besides, talking to him is a waste of breath."

Lin Xubo's face turned pale when he heard what I said.

"Zhao Sihai, don't go too far. What I came here to tell you is absolutely good news. It's fine if you don't believe me, but you're even mocking me. You really don't appreciate my good intentions."

"Yes, you can't see into someone's heart. Who would have thought that we spent so much time together in the company and ended up stranded on this deserted island, yet you betrayed us time and time again and even helped outsiders bully us. I really don't dare to accept your kindness now."

Wang Xiaoxiao nodded as well.

"So why should we pay attention to him? Let's hurry up and go, I'm starving."

We couldn't be bothered with Lin Xubo anymore, so we turned around and headed back to our current camp along the same route.

Lin Xubo was still on the opposite side, shouting at our backs.

But none of us wanted to talk to him.

By the time we got back to our current campsite, it was already dark.

Bai Wei and his group had already lit a campfire on the mountaintop, making the surroundings bright.

Chen Jian was throwing dry firewood into the campfire from our cabin.

When it saw us return, it immediately waved to us.

"Jiaojiao has already made some food for you. You must be hungry since you came back so late. Go and eat, it's still warm in the pot."

After going back and forth like this, I was indeed quite hungry.

We went straight into the cabin and started eating without even having time to wash up.

Liu Jiaojiao made us a soup with bird eggs.

The taste is still pretty good.

Chen Jian sat at the door looking at the things we brought back, and said a little embarrassedly, "Can I have two apples? Jiao Jiao said last night that she wanted to eat fruit. But don't worry, I won't take these two apples for free. I'll bring you back some wild vegetables I picked tomorrow as an exchange."

Looking at Chen Jian's expression, I chuckled and said, "It's just two apples. Consider it payment for cooking for us. You don't need to pay me back. But come here, I want to show you something."

After I finished speaking, I handed the stone that we had found in the jade mine cave to Chen Jian.

Chen Jian was taken aback at first, but after looking at it, his eyes lit up with surprise: "Where did you find this? This is jadeite! My goodness, this quality must be worth a lot of money!"

Of course I know these jade stones are worth a lot of money.

The problem is, even if we have these jade stones, we don't know how to exchange them for cash.

On this deserted island, even a wild boar is more valuable than these jade stones.

But now that this jade mine has been discovered, we should think of ways to make it realize its full value.