The thunder caught us completely off guard, and we were all startled at the same time.

Before I could even get up and see what was happening, Wang Ping had already rushed over.

Upon seeing me and Chen Jian, his expression turned quite grim, and Chen Jian immediately peeked out as well.

I looked at Wang Ping: "What's wrong? Why do you look so long? What happened?"

Wang Ping glanced at Chen Jian and then at me, his anxious expression undiminished.

"Sihai, I think it's going to rain heavily. There's lightning and thunder outside. I've already told the others to move the campfire into the wooden house where we eat. But the dry firewood outside is still piled up on the side. I think we should move it all inside now, otherwise, if the rainy season continues, it will be a real problem to start a campfire!"

Chen Jian was still muttering to me about Xiao He and the others, but when he heard Wang Ping say that, his expression changed immediately.

Is it going to rain again?

After Chen Jian finished speaking, he realized that what he said was wrong, because it hadn't rained since we survived that last winter.

However, recalling when I was stranded on this deserted island, I did experience several heavy rains.

However, this heavy rain won't last long, so it should be fine.

But seeing how nervous Wang Ping was, I felt that if I said it was nothing serious, Wang Ping would inevitably lose face, so I kept quiet.

Chen Jian glanced at me, and seeing that I didn't say anything, he immediately followed Wang Ping and the others, and then went out to move the wood.

I sat for a while, then got up and went outside to take a look. I discovered that the sky outside, which had been full of stars, was now covered with dark clouds.

Apart from our campfire still burning, everything around us was pitch black, which was indeed a bit worrying.

There were many people working, so I didn't need to help. I quickly returned to my own house.

I saw Xiao Qiang and Xu Wei inside, tidying up the crab we brought back during the day.

The two of them shoveled all the meat and crab roe out of the crab legs, and then used the clay pot we made earlier to mix these things with sea salt, seal it, and marinate the crab roe.

Tianci was crying and making a fuss, so I quickly went into the house. That's when I found Wang Xiaoxiao sweating profusely. She glanced at me and her expression turned a little awkward.

I know that ever since Wang Xiaoxiao and I got together, she always felt that it was because I drank too much that I conceived Tianci.

Wang Xiaoxiao has been keeping her distance from me lately, and I know she's always felt insecure and I feel a little guilty.

I quickly stepped forward and hugged Wang Xiaoxiao tightly.

Tianci was crying when he heard the noise. He looked up and saw it was me, then sniffed and fell silent.

Wang Xiaoxiao sighed: "Sigh, this child is still looking for you. I thought he was feeling unwell, but Xiao Qiang came in to check on him just now, and he didn't have a fever. I just don't know what he's making a fuss about here."

"Kids always have their unhappy moments, don't worry too much. You've lost weight recently, have you been too tired?"

Wang Xiaoxiao looked at me and smiled, then shook her head: "Sigh, I'm not feeling unwell at all. It's just that I'm not used to everything at this new camp."

"Oh, right, Xiao Qiang said that the water source here is too far from where we eat. He's thinking of finding some tree trunks to divert the water here, just like we did before, so it would be more convenient to use."

I nodded, and as we were talking, several claps of thunder sounded outside, unusually loud.

Tianci, who had been quiet, was startled and started wailing again.

I quickly hugged Tianci and comforted him for a while.

"This child is timid. You two stay in this room and don't go out. If you get cold, I'll go and bring in the clay stove we made before."

Wang Xiaoxiao shook her head: "You go ahead and do your thing, we're fine here."

I kissed Wang Xiaoxiao's forehead, and Wang Xiaoxiao blushed. Tianci stared blankly at Wang Xiaoxiao and me, his innocent eyes filled with confusion.

Wang Jiaojiao blushed and remained silent under her son's gaze, turning her head away and refusing to speak, her face full of shyness.

I felt much relieved. I glanced around and quickly went outside, only to find that it had started raining.

Xiao Qiang and Xu Wei were also leaning against the door, looking outside.

Xu Wei's face scrunched up: "Brother Sihai, will it keep raining? We've been gathering firewood all this time, but we didn't expect it to rain, so we probably don't have much firewood left. If we don't have a campfire, we won't have any light, and even eating will be a problem."

Xiao Qiang nodded in agreement after hearing Xu Wei's words.

"But it's already dark, and it's dangerous outside, so we can't go out!"

I didn't expect the rain to come so quickly; it started pouring down in less than 20 minutes.

Fortunately, Wang Ping and the others had quickly moved all the firewood we had collected into the storage room where we ate.

After calming the women down, I left the house. When I rushed inside, I found that everyone was soaked.

Wang Ping was sitting next to the mud stove, taking off his rabbit skin and drying his tattered trousers.

Seeing me come in, he wiped the water off his face and said, "Sihai, this rain is really heavy. I just heard Yang Rui say that it looks like the rainy season is about to begin."

I frowned when I heard that.

"A severe rainy season? We encountered one when we were stranded on this deserted island before. It's not as scary as he makes it out to be. Besides, we've been living on this deserted island for several years now. When have you ever experienced a severe rainy season?"

Before I could finish speaking, Yang Rui, who hadn't spoken to me at all, stepped out from the crowd.

After looking at me, he nodded and said quietly, "The seasons on this deserted island cycle every few years. This should be the biggest rainy season they've had in recent years. Fortunately, we found the big crab and the bird on the beach before. I just don't know how much food you have stored in your camp. If the amount is not much, then I'm afraid it will be difficult to survive this rainy season."

Wang Ping stood next to me without saying a word, and frowned slightly upon hearing Yang Rui's words.

I looked at Yang Rui and didn't know how to refute him for a moment.

Because I really don't know the seasons and climate of this deserted island, and even though we've lived here for several years, I still can't figure out any patterns.

I've always known that Yang Rui is a very knowledgeable person, so if he said that, it's very likely true.

This happened so suddenly that we were completely unprepared.

If, as Yang Rui said, a heavy rainy season is indeed coming to this deserted island, then the days ahead are likely to be very difficult.

Because besides the bird and the crab, all we had was the brown bear we had hunted before, and all we had left was this little bit of firewood.

If there really were such a torrential downpour, then the lack of firewood would be more terrifying than the lack of food...