The mother monkey seemed to trust only me and stayed on my back the whole time.

As for the little monkey in my arms, it would squeak and whine whenever I put it on the wooden bed, as if it wanted me to hold it forever.

I was also a little tired, but I was still worried about Chen Jian's situation. I wondered if they had finished firing the clay containers.

Wang Ping came to visit me and told me not to worry, that he would go and check on me after he finished eating.

I nodded in agreement, and could only sit alone in the wooden house, holding the little monkey and looking at the big monkey.

Wang Xiaoxiao and the others were, after all, girls, and their maternal instincts were overflowing. Plus, the monkey was quite cute, so the girls immediately started treating it like a toy.

One minute he'd cut him an apple, the next he'd make him some seafood soup, and the monkey accepted it all, holding the mud bowl and eating with a serious air.

After eating, it lay down next to my legs and fell asleep.

But if I move it, it squeals and cries, seemingly quite agitated.

To appease the mother monkey, I had no choice but to stay in the treehouse.

They didn't go out for a whole day and night. They only went to the toilet once, and even then, they were carrying a monkey on their back and holding a baby monkey in their arms—it was quite comical.

Wang Xiaoxiao even laughed and told me that it was like being a monkey performer in a circus troupe.

Chen Jian and his group finally returned in the afternoon, all covered in dust and dirt, but each of them was carrying a large mud basin.

Although it looks rather ugly, it is still a container after all.

Chen Jian had accomplished his mission and ran to my side to claim credit.

They were surprised to see me holding a monkey in my arms and carrying another monkey on my shoulder.

Moreover, the mother monkey wouldn't let Chen Jian get close at all, and her reaction became even more agitated after seeing Chen Jian. I think this is the same monkey that knocked Chen Jian unconscious and stole his pistol that day.

However, I don't understand why he has such a strong hostility towards urban construction.

Moreover, I can't communicate with this monkey, so I can only keep Chen Jian away from me.

Chen Jian sat a few steps away from me and told me that they had already checked on the rice seedlings. Apart from the few that he had broken that day, the rest were in very good condition. They had decided to take military shovels tomorrow morning to transplant all the fallen seedlings into this soil pot.

They even discussed it overnight with Wang Ping and the others, and decided to gather more soil from a vacant lot to specifically cultivate these rice seedlings.

This is a huge project, so everyone is eager to get started and transplant all the rice seedlings, which will put their minds at ease.

I told Chen Jian about the monkey, and Chen Jian nodded.

"Well, I guess this counts as a good deed. Even though this thing hit me, we got the gun back, so I'll let it go. But I'm really hungry now. Jiaojiao is making me something to eat. I need to eat something and then go take a shower. I'm covered in sweat and it's so uncomfortable."

I waved my hand, telling him to go ahead and get busy.

The baby monkey regained consciousness once in the afternoon. I gave it some warm water, and after it finished drinking, it lay in my arms. The mother monkey then snuggled into my arms and fed the baby some milk.

The little monkey is in much better condition than when I first saw him on the verge of death.

This made the mother monkey even more dependent on me, and she even slept in the same bed with me at night.

Wang Xiaoxiao even joked with me, saying that I had become a father unexpectedly, and had gotten a hairy wife for free, who also brought a little son with her.

I was speechless, but the little monkey looked pitiful.

The next morning, before I was even awake, Xu Wei was already standing by the window of my wooden house, calling my name and saying that Chen Jian and the others had found something and wanted me to go in and take a look.

I got up, still half asleep, and realized that the baby monkey was already awake, and the mother monkey was holding the baby and nursing it.

Seeing that I was awake, it immediately picked up the little monkey and came to my side, wanting me to hold it.

I patted the mother monkey's head and said, "Don't wander around here. I'll be right back."

The mother monkey wouldn't let go of my clothes, so I had to reason with her. After a long time, she finally let go of my arm, only half understanding.

She was squatting on my bed, holding the baby monkey, looking just like a woman longing for her husband to return.

I felt a little embarrassed, but I quickly got up and went down the mountain.

Chen Jian, Wang Ping, and Bai Wei, along with a whole bunch of them, were sitting in front of the waterfall waiting for me. There were also a lot of clothes next to the waterfall pool. Clearly, these grown men had come to this deserted island and, after experiencing so much, had learned to be self-sufficient.

As soon as I arrived, Chen Jianli excitedly came over and pointed behind the waterfall.

"Brother Sihai, look! There's a cave behind this waterfall! We just discovered it this morning when we were doing laundry. Do you think we should go in and take a look?"

There's a hole in the back? How is that possible?

We checked the area when we came, and there shouldn't be any openings behind the waterfall.

But then I thought about it again and felt somewhat relieved, since we moved here in a rather rushed manner.

In addition, with such a large flow of water at the time, no one even looked into the waterfall.

But if there's a hole in this waterfall, it means that the mountaintop we're currently staying on is hollow.

I hesitated for a moment, but still looked at Chen Jian and nodded.

"Then let's go in and take a look."

But Wang Ping frowned and said, "I think we should discuss whether we should go in or not. After all, the cave is surrounded by water curtains, like a water curtain cave. We can't get torches inside, and there are no lighting tools. What if there's any danger?"

Upon hearing Wang Ping's words, Chen Jian's expression immediately calmed down.

But Chen Jian frowned after a moment's pause: "So what if there's danger inside? If we don't go in and see what's inside, then danger will be everywhere. I think we should go in and take a closer look. What if it really is a dry and clean cave? Then we won't have to stay on this mountaintop anymore."

But I think it's great to live on the mountaintop now. First, there's plenty of sunshine, and second, we can know immediately if there's any noise around us.

But now that I know there's a cave at the foot of this mountain, I'm starting to get curious if I don't go in and take a look.

"Here's what we'll do. Two of you come in with me, and the rest of you will stay at the entrance to provide backup. I remember Bai Wei had a lighter, right? Let's make some torches and take the lighters with us. Also, remember the clams we picked up on the beach before? Clams are very oily, so they should be able to ignite them. In any case, it'll be good to see what's going on inside."

Upon hearing this, Chen Jian immediately became incredibly excited and was the first to raise his hand to go in with me.