After this experience, Wang Lun felt that they could still bring the goat along in the future, as it could also transport some supplies. That would greatly reduce the burden on the four of them.

Wang Lun returned to the front of the house, where Li Ling and the other two were resting and drinking water. So Wang Lun went to deal with the grass, placing what needed to be done under the eaves, to prevent it from spoiling if left in the basket.

Seeing that Wang Lun was still working, Li Ling and the other two came over to help. Together, the four of them quickly cleared away all the grass. After finishing, the four of them went back inside to rest.

After a while, the four of them had rested enough, so Liu Ruoxi went to cook lunch, while Wang Lun went to retrieve the vines. Li Ling and Liu Ruoling were called by Wang Lun to bring the fishing nets inside. In the afternoon, Liu Ruoxi and Li Ling repaired the fishing nets.

Everyone went about their tasks, and soon Liu Ruoxi had cooked lunch. Of course, lunch was still wild vegetable stew with fish. Although they were tired of the same old thing, none of the four of them were picky eaters.

After dinner, Wang Lun took Liu Ruoling to the woods to cut down trees. Wang Lun planned to catch more fish, which would require more tree trunks to hang from the roof beams. The ones inside the house weren't enough. Wang Lun decided to take advantage of today to cut down more trees; more was definitely better than less.

Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi were inside, mending the fishing net. After all, the fishing net was crucial for the four of them to have enough to eat. Both Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi understood the importance of the net, and they were very careful in mending it, checking and repairing it bit by bit, leaving no problem unaddressed.

Wang Lun chopped down more than ten long, straight saplings before stopping. He cleared away all the saplings, then had Liu Ruoling carry four or five of them, and the rest were all his. As for the small branches on the ground, he left them there, to be collected as firewood after they dried a bit from the fishing trip.

They walked and stopped frequently along the way. It took them almost half an hour to get back to the camp. After putting down the tree trunk, they were both exhausted. Back in the house, they sat down on a bench, too tired to move.

That afternoon, Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi had basically repaired the fishing net. During their break, they even dug out the old, tattered net from last time, planning to use it to make a fish trap. They could use it to catch fish, and perhaps even raise them someday.

However, this was merely their idea and hadn't been put into practice. Their immediate priority was repairing the fishing nets.

Soon after Wang Lun returned, Li Ling and Wang Lun repaired both fishing nets. The barrier net was relatively simple and they repaired it quickly. The most complicated one was the casting net, which took them quite a bit of effort and time.

After resting, Wang Lun, seeing that it was still early, picked up his shovel and went to the stream to dig a large pit to hold the banana tree barks. Liu Ruoling came to help. Seeing that Liu Ruoling was also coming, Wang Lun called Li Ling over, so the two of them could take turns. After all, they had both done a lot of work that day and were quite tired.

After tidying up the fishing nets at the campsite, Liu Ruoxi prepared dinner. She had dug up some taro earlier and planned to make taro and chicken stew the next day. Since she couldn't make it then, and they were going to the beach tomorrow, she decided to make it for dinner. So Liu Ruoxi went to the chicken coop and caught a rooster that wasn't laying eggs.

Recent observations have revealed six pheasants, two of which are roosters, and the rest are hens. They can collect one or two eggs almost every day. The four of them are currently saving the eggs, planning to accumulate more to make preserved eggs, which will allow them to be stored for longer.

Liu Ruoxi caught a rooster and carried it out of the chicken coop. Reaching the waterway, she saw that all sorts of tools were already prepared, awaiting the arrival of the pheasant.

Liu Ruoxi took a knife and made a cut on the pheasant's neck, then pulled on its neck, letting the blood flow into a small bowl. Once the blood had drained, Liu Ruoxi left the pheasant there, picked up the blood, and went inside. She sprinkled some salt into the bowl and placed it on the table. Then, carrying a pot of boiling water, she went out of the house.

Liu Ruoxi put the pheasant in a pot and plucked its feathers. Of course, she kept all kinds of feathers, even the downy feathers. Once she had enough, she would use them as stuffing for clothes or quilts.

Soon, the pheasant was cleaned. Then they gutted it, removing its internal organs. They selected the edible parts and set the inedible parts aside. They'd take it to the beach tomorrow to use as fish bait. The sea fish would probably like it, since they likely hadn't eaten pheasant before, at most they'd drunk some bathwater.

At this time, Wang Lun and his two companions finished digging the large pit to put the banana tree bark and returned to the camp with their entrenching tools.

Liu Ruoxi greeted them, then carried the pheasant and its edible entrails back into the house. The remaining knife and feathers were left for Wang Lun and the other two to clean up. Otherwise, why did she think the greeting was just a casual greeting? She meant for them to get things done.

After washing up, Wang Lun and the other two took two entrenching tools, one collected feathers and down from the ground, and the other washed away the bloodstains. Their tasks were clearly defined. Wang Lun ended up washing the bloodstains, Li Ling collected the feathers and down, and Liu Ruoling took the entrenching tools back into the house and then brought out a basket from inside.

Of course, Wang Lun couldn't just watch Li Ling pick up the feathers by herself; he needed to help her. Even when Liu Ruoling brought a basket, she had to help pick up the feathers.

After collecting the feathers, Li Ling and the other woman left, leaving Wang Lun alone to wash away the bloodstains on the ground. It turned out that Wang Lun wanted them to go back first, finish making the pottery blanks, and then put yesterday's blanks in the hearth to continue firing the pottery.

After Wang Lun washed away the blood and returned to the house, Liu Ruoxi had already slaughtered the pheasant. Liu Ruoling chopped the pheasant into small pieces. She added some mushrooms to a portion of it, intending to make pheasant stew with mushrooms. Since there wasn't much meat, Liu Ruoxi added some of the venison from before. The remaining chicken meat and offal were cooked with taro to make taro braised chicken.

Not long after Li Ling finished making the pottery blanks, Liu Ruoxi asked them to clear the table and prepare to eat.

By this time, Wang Lun and his two companions were already prepared and waiting for dinner. They had been smelling the chicken for a while now. The aroma of chicken stew with mushrooms was simply irresistible. It tasted much better and was much more fragrant than the wild vegetable stew with fish they usually ate.