Wang Ping and I were exhausted. After returning to the camp, we took a long, refreshing shower before heading back to our respective cabins.

Wang Xiaoxiao said that the situation here has been relatively stable in the past two days. Bai Wei and his team have been busy finding wood to make wooden wedges to re-secure their houses.

Chen Jian has been busy with Liu Jiaojiao these past two days.

Liu Jiaojiao is indeed pregnant, and her tastes have completely changed. She never used to eat spicy food, but now she doesn't want to eat a single bite of anything if she doesn't eat stir-fried dishes with bell peppers.

Fortunately, Liu Jiaojiao has now become the darling of all of us. Even Xiao Qiang, who usually has such a bad temper, now always has a smiling face whenever she sees Liu Jiaojiao.

Everyone did their best to help Liu Jiaojiao and make her happy. The short-legged birds we caught had already started laying eggs. At dinner that night, Wang Xiaoxiao and the others even made a bowl of steamed egg custard with some wild vegetables, which tasted exceptionally delicious.

Liu Jiaojiao ate the steamed egg custard quite well, so everyone took extra care of her.

Wang Ping gave Liu Jiaojiao his piece of compressed biscuit. Liu Jiaojiao was very excited and tore open the bag on the spot, taking two bites with a look of surprise on her face.

"I never thought this stuff could taste so good. Thank you, Brother Wang."

I still had some compressed biscuits that Yang Rui had given me in my pocket, but I kept thinking about giving them to Xiao Qiang and the others, so I took them out now.

Xiao Qiang and Wang Xiaoxiao divided the food into three portions, each taking a small bite, and all of them showed a satisfied expression on their faces.

Xiao Qiang sighed, "Alas, I wonder when our rice will ripen. When it ripens, I can make rice cakes for you. My grandmother is the best at making rice cakes. Although I have never made them before, I have learned quite a bit from watching her since I was a child."

Chen Jian smiled and said, "Don't worry, I've been watching this rice closely. I've been adding water to it. I've noticed that the rice ears have started to turn yellow these past two days, so they're probably ripe soon."

Wang Ping smiled slightly after hearing Chen Jian's words.

"But this Dao Cui. After it matures, we still need to save some seeds and replant them after a while, so that it can multiply more and more, and we won't have to worry about it."

I knew Wang Ping had considered things thoroughly, so I nodded in agreement.

"Yes, so now that we have this much rice and meat, living shouldn't be too difficult! Life finally has hope!"

The dinner that evening was especially delicious, since Wang Ping and I had been eating haphazardly for the past two days, just enough to fill our stomachs, without paying any attention to the taste or color of the food.

However, after this period of training, all the women have become master chefs.

The food made with sea salt and ground shrimp powder tastes exceptionally sweet.

After finishing my meal, I went back to my bed and was just about to fall asleep when I saw Xu Wei sneak in. When she saw me, she looked a little shy, but she still immediately threw herself into my arms.

"Brother Sihai, I was really uneasy these past two days without you here. I felt a little better when I saw you come back. I wonder if you ate enough tonight. I made two servings of steamed egg custard, and there's still one warming up in the pot. You're still awake? I'll go get it for you!"

After saying that, she stood up briskly, turned around and left the wooden house. Not long after, Xu Wei came back with a clay bowl. I smelled a fragrant egg aroma. When you looked up, you would find that the bowl of steamed egg custard had indeed been untouched.

Xu Wei took the wooden spoon that Wang Ping was chewing and handed it to me. I tasted a bite of the steamed egg custard and found that it tasted even better than the one I had for dinner that night.

"What did you put here? It tastes so good!"

Xu Wei blushed: "I put some sea cucumber and some chicken in it. I used that to season the steamed egg custard. I thought it would taste better this way. If you like it, I'll make it for you often in the future. Our short-legged birds have been laying a lot of eggs lately. Besides the eggs we eat, we've saved quite a few. Sister Xiaoxiao said that if we can't eat them all, we plan to pickle them with sea salt, like pickling vegetables, so they can be preserved for a longer time."

I nodded: "That's a good idea. If we have rice to eat like this, it will be very appetizing even without meat."

Xu Wei looked at me and chuckled. I finished the whole bowl of steamed egg custard, and my stomach felt full and comfortable.

Xu Wei looked at me and smiled slightly: "You must be very tired. You should go to sleep first. I'm going back to sleep too. Dou Ding is still waiting for me in bed."

This little bean has become our pet, and as the bean grows up, just like its mother, it's not afraid of people at all.

These two little monkeys switch houses to sleep every day. One night they'll spend the night with Wang Ping, the next night they'll sleep at Liu Jiaojiao's place. After coming back, they'll visit Wang Xiaoxiao's place. In short, they're never idle.

I guess this little guy has been bothering us the whole time I've been away for the past two days.

But Xu Wei has already arrived, how could I let him go so easily?

Seeing that Xu Wei had already stood up, I put the clay bowl on the ground and grabbed Xu Wei, then pulled her onto the bed with a force.

Xu Wei gasped softly, almost instinctively, and I quickly covered her mouth.

Xu Wei's face was flushed, and she lay on my bed, not daring to move at all.

I looked at him and couldn't help but laugh: "What's wrong? It's not like we've never done this before, why are you so nervous?"

Xu Wei looked at me shyly and said, "Brother Sihai, what are you saying? This room isn't soundproof. It wouldn't be good if they heard you doing this..."

Looking at Xu Wei's delicate appearance, I couldn't help but laugh: "If you're afraid they'll hear you, then don't make a sound."

Xu Wei looked at me, about to speak, when I kissed her. After a passionate lovemaking session, Xu Wei sighed and lay in my arms, whispering, "I always feel uneasy when you're not here. I can't sleep at night. Luckily, Dou Ding is with me, which makes me feel more at ease. Si Hai, promise me you'll never go out again, okay? Just stay here with me. I don't want you to go far away, otherwise, I'll feel..."

As Xu Wei finished speaking, her face turned red, and she suddenly fell silent. I pinched Xu Wei's little nose and couldn't help but laugh as I looked at her.

"Why are you panicking when I'm not here?!"

Xu Wei looked at me, pursed her lips, and giggled twice: "No way!"

Seeing Xu Wei's charming appearance, I couldn't help but feel aroused, so I hugged her and swayed her around again.

Now that it was over, Xu Wei was completely exhausted and could only gasp for breath as she lay on the bed.

I wrapped her in a wolf skin, held her close, and whispered in his ear, "Absence makes the heart grow fonder, have you heard that phrase before?"

Upon hearing what I said, Xu Wei immediately shrank her head into the wolf skin and refused to look up again.

I slept exceptionally soundly that night. Xu Wei was nestled in my arms, breathing steadily, which made me feel very at ease.

I don't know if Xu Wei understood this word, but I finally understand its meaning.