At Xiao Xiao's request, Yuan Shitou made another wheelbarrow.

Although these meats are much lighter after drying, they still take up a lot of space.

They now have two to three hundred kilograms of salt.

They are all refined salt with impurities removed.

Xiao Xiao wanted to go home.

Yuan Shitou, however, was unwilling.

She didn't want Xiaoxiao to go through all that trouble to collect salt again.

What if she decides to go to the forest where there are tigers again?

Although he wasn't afraid when he killed tigers and bears, that doesn't stop him from feeling apprehensive now.

So he didn't plan to go inside again, as it was even more dangerous than Misty Mountain.

It's either a tiger or a bear, and maybe even a wolf.

Fortunately, they ran fast; if they had stayed any longer, who knows what might have happened.

Therefore, he needs to collect more salt and try to come less often in the future.

Or don't let Xiaoxiao come along.

Xiao Xiao had no idea what he was planning, so she figured she might as well charge him more.

Anyway, after this trip, I don't know how long it will be before I come again.

A few days later, all the dried meat was dried and packed.

Both of them planned to go back.

I've collected a lot of seafood and fish these days.

They were all dried in the sun.

Seafood doesn't need to be pickled; it can just be dried directly in the sun.

After tidying everything up, Yuan Shitou started making pancakes.

These things need to be taken along for the journey.

Originally, it was a small job, but Yuan Shitou had nothing else to do, so he took over the work.

Xiao Xiao went fishing again.

She was reluctant to leave, and didn't know when she would be able to come back this time.

It might take several years.

She's over nineteen and planning to have children.

She hadn't told Yuan Shitou about wanting children yet, otherwise he would have been overjoyed.

Don't be fooled by his words that he's not in a hurry; he's probably incredibly anxious inside.

After all, they're all in their early thirties.

Children of his age are already running all over the mountains and fields.

He's the only one who doesn't have it yet, how can he not be anxious?

Xiao Xiao was thinking about something while looking at the fishing rod in the sea.

A section of bear intestine was tied to the other end of the fishing rod.

Fishing line is a thick rope.

There was no other way; since I couldn't find fishing line, I had to use a rope.

Anyway, they brought a lot, all of which were made from rice straw.

It's quite sturdy.

The fishing rod was a tree branch that was not much smaller than a small wrist.

The kind with good resilience.

Just as Xiaoxiao was lost in thought, a sudden, strong pull nearly dragged her into the sea.

I instinctively pulled back.

I felt a bit strained; I guessed it must be a big one.

Afraid it would escape, he quickly shouted, "Brother Stone, come help me! I've caught a big one!"

Yuan Shitou was startled and, disregarding the pancakes in the pot, quickly ran over.

The two of them carefully pulled upwards.

Yuan Shitou couldn't see what was in the water, so he asked curiously, "Xiaoxiao, what's down there? It looks like it's so hard to pull."

Xiao Xiao gripped the branch tightly. Luckily, she used a branch and a rope, otherwise the guy would definitely have run away.

Hearing Yuan Shitou's question, he shook his head: "I don't know, I haven't seen it yet."

The creature underwater struggled fiercely but still couldn't escape.

It was slowly pulled out of the water.

When Xiao Xiao saw the creature that had just emerged from the water, she was so frightened that she almost dropped the branch she was holding.

This is indeed a big guy.

How could it not be big?

That's a damn shark!

It was just a small shark.

If it were a big one, it would have disappeared long ago.

Looking at the shark's gleaming white teeth, Yuan Shitou was also a little scared.

"Xiaoxiao, this guy is a bit fierce, maybe I should let it go."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xiao gripped the fishing rod even tighter.

"No, we can't let it go."

I finally managed to catch this; if you dare release it, I'll never forgive you.

She's lived two lives and has never eaten shark meat.

I'm determined to try it today, no matter what.

Yuan Shitou was just saying it casually; if you really asked him to give it up, he wouldn't be willing.

"This guy is really strong. I hope he doesn't break the rope and run away."

Yuan Shitou asked with some concern.

Xiao Xiao was also afraid that the shark she had finally managed to catch would escape.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Let's be careful and try to keep it as far away as possible."

As long as it doesn't get wet, there shouldn't be any problem.

Actually, they were overthinking it; it was just a fishhook that wasn't much smaller than a scale hook.

They've pierced the shark's gills; it can't escape even if it wants to.

The two men finally managed to pull the shark out of the water, several meters away.

Even so, they were still not at ease and kept pulling upwards.

The shark was really unlucky; it got caught because it was greedy for bear intestines.

Even if I wanted to run, I didn't have the strength to.

No matter what kind of fish it is, it can't survive out of the water.

Besides, there's such a big sun.

The more you jump around, the faster you die.

Xiao Xiao and Yuan Shitou sat to the side resting, watching the shark jump around.

"Hey Stone, how long do you think this shark will keep jumping around before it dies?"

Is this fish called a shark?

All I know is that this fish eats people.

Yuan Shitou looked at the shark that was still struggling and said.

"Huh? How do you know sharks eat people?"

"Were any of you eaten before?"

Xiao Xiao asked out of curiosity.

A pair of wet eyes blinked as she looked at Yuan Shitou.

The skin, tanned dark by the sun, still shone.

Yuan Shitou felt a pang of sympathy seeing this.

He's such a useless man, making his wife suffer along with him.

This time when I go back, I'm not coming out again no matter what.

Let Xiaoxiao stay at home and let her tanned skin lighten.

Xiao Xiao noticed that Yuan Shitou was looking at her without saying anything, as if he was thinking about something.

He stretched out his hand and waved it in front of Yuan Shitou: "Brother Shitou, what are you thinking about? Why aren't you answering me?"

Yuan Shitou then realized: "Oh, many years ago, people from our village came to collect salt."

Some people went into the water to catch fish and were bitten to death by these fish.

It even swallowed people whole.

Xiao Xiao imagined the situation at the time and couldn't help but shudder: "This kind of fish can't stand the smell of blood."

"Is that person injured?"

Yuan Shitou thought for a moment and nodded: "Indeed, there is."

The shark was already on its last legs and had no strength left to jump around.

Little Xiao started drooling as she looked at the shark: "Brother Stone, let's cut off a piece of meat to try."

I've never eaten shark meat before.

I wonder what it tastes like?

Yuan Shitou looked at her with affection and nodded: "Okay, then we won't leave today."

"Try this shark meat."

The shark, still struggling in its death throes, was unaware that others were already plotting how to eat it.

Instead of cutting the fish, the two ran to gather firewood to start a fire.

By the time they were ready, the shark was already dead.

I took a piece of meat to make soup, and another piece to grill.

They were very satisfied eating meat they had never eaten before.

Fortunately, the tent hadn't been taken down yet, otherwise we would have had to rebuild it, which would have been a hassle.

It was still early, and I wasn't sleepy.

They used torches to cut the several-hundred-pound shark into pieces.

Not only are they easy to carry, but they also don't require marinating.

The next day, the two set off home early.