"What?" Xu Qi looked at Lu Chuanbei and the others in surprise: "The sea turtle on the reef island?"
"Yes." Song Tiantian nodded her head: "That's it. I played with it for quite a while this afternoon!"
Upon hearing this, He Jingnian and Xu Anjia, who were originally exclaiming in amazement at He Xuebin's hunting achievements, immediately ran towards Song Tiantian.
"Tiantian, did you really see that big turtle?"
"Is it healed yet?"
"Tiantian, is that really the turtle we rescued on the reef island?"
"Indeed, it still has traces of the barnacles left on it."
"Wow, really?"
"If I had known this, we should have gone fishing with you guys after we got up this afternoon." He Jingnian said regretfully, "I wonder if we can still see it tomorrow."
"It probably can't." Xu Anjia said, "It can swim so well, it must have left by now."
"That's such a shame." He Jingnian then looked at Song Tiantian and the others. "By the way, Tiantian, where did you see the sea turtles?"
"It's on the atoll next to the beach. It even ate the fish we caught..."
When Song Tiantian was telling them about her encounter with the sea turtle, He Xuebin turned his head away in frustration: "It's just a sea turtle. How can it be more important than the octopus I caught?"
Fang Xiuzhu couldn't help but roll his eyes. "Are you sure you caught it? Didn't it just bump into the net and fall into it?"
"I caught it, too," He Xuebin said confidently. "If I hadn't been quick enough to grab the net, the octopus would have gotten away."
Fang Xiuzhu: ...
The flickering bonfire in front of the wooden house reflected the surroundings, and for a moment the yard was filled with lively sounds.
After telling each other what happened in the afternoon, everyone started busy preparing dinner.
Because Xu Qi had already cooked the rice before they came back, so now they only needed to cook a few dishes and they could start eating.
Not to mention coconut crabs.
Xu Qi and Lu Chuanbei brought a total of four or five coconut crabs that were about the size of basketballs, as well as a few lobsters that Fang Xiuzhu and his team had caught in the afternoon, and went to the beach to wash them clean.
Wash the coconut crabs, wrap one in banana leaves, and roast it under the campfire, put two directly into the pot with water and boil them, and stir-fry the remaining two.
Lu Chuanbei took two coconut crabs, raised his knife and cut them, separating the crab legs with a few snaps. Then he broke off the outer crab shells to reveal the crab roe inside.
Xu Qi on the side took a few eggs, beat them quickly, added warm water and fine salt, poured them directly into the coconut crab shell, and steamed them together with the crab roe.
For the remaining crab meat, remove the crab gills, crab intestines and other unusable parts, chop them into pieces, crack the shell with the back of a knife, and then stir-fry them directly in the pan.
The coconut crab meat is full and fills up the entire iron pot without adding any side dishes.
As soon as the delicious smell came out, several children who were playing around immediately surrounded Xu Qi.
Next, there are lobsters. For fresh lobsters, just turn their heads and take out the tails, then cut them into slices to make a fresh lobster sashimi.
The shrimp heads are not wasted and are steamed directly in the pot.
During this process, Lu Chuanbei also went to the beach to process a few fish and some conchs left over from the morning's sea fishing.
He Xuebin and Fang Xiuzhu chopped some branches in front of the wooden house, and when Lu Chuanbei came back after processing the fish, they would skewer them and grill them.
In addition to these, the fish balls left over from making fish ball noodles at noon can also be used for grilling. When the outside of the fish balls are roasted until crispy, they taste unique.
There is also the octopus caught by He Xuebin, which is directly put into the pot and cooked over the campfire. While doing this, a dipping sauce is prepared.
Fang Xiuzhu took advantage of this time to open a few fresh coconuts. Lu Chuanbei was afraid that the staple food would not be enough, so he threw a few unripe bananas into the campfire, and a sumptuous dinner was ready.
The netizens in the live broadcast room were almost drooling at the sight.
[Gulu, if this is the fate of being exiled to a deserted island, then I am willing to be exiled. If I have to add a time limit, I hope it will be ten thousand years!]
[Wow, wow, this meal is definitely not something I can afford...]
[When I first saw them on the deserted island, they looked so miserable. Now, it’s clear that I’m the one who’s miserable!]
[Why is this happening? I clearly want to see them suffer, so why is their meal equivalent to my monthly income? QAQ]
[I say this every day, Director Liu, you are not good enough! ! ]
Director Liu himself felt that he was not good enough. He had clearly wanted to make them suffer, so why did he end up letting them enjoy themselves?
While Lu Chuanbei and others were feasting on rice and lobster and crab meat, a huge dark figure quietly came to the side of the wooden house and nestled in the tall grass.
Song Tiantian seemed to hear something and looked towards the grass. Just then, a sea breeze blew by, and the tall grass began to sway in the sea breeze.
The little girl's eyes instantly met a pair of dark, shining eyes...
【Wow, what is this? 】
[Oh my god, I was so scared... Wait, that towering back looks like a turtle's shell, right?]
What turtle?
Let me see...
When Song Tiantian looked into those shiny black eyes, a smile instantly appeared on her face: "Dad, look, the turtle came back with us."
"What did you say?"
"Sea turtle?"
"Where?"
Lu Chuanbei and others turned around and looked in the direction Song Tiantian pointed.
At this glance, a dark and tall figure suddenly appeared in the grass.
"It really is a turtle!"
"I thought it had left, but I didn't expect it to come back with Tiantian."
"Oh my God, why did it still follow here?"
"Could it be that it still wants to eat the bait?" Xiangfangnan guessed.
"Oh, right? Didn't you just say it was attracted by the bait you used for fishing? Maybe it really is..."
As they talked, everyone walked towards the turtle.
The turtle was not afraid. It stood up and walked towards Song Tiantian and the others.
"Wow, it's coming towards us!" Xu Anjia exclaimed.
"Is this the one we rescued on the reef island?" He Xuebin said as he looked at the turtle carefully.
"Yes, that's it." Fang Xiuzhu pointed at the marks on the turtle's back and said with certainty: "Look, there are still marks on its back from when we pried the barnacles off."
"Yes, there's also a circle of grayish-white on the tortoise shell on its neck." Xu Qi said excitedly, "That's the discoloration caused by the barnacles falling off after the medication was applied. I remember it very clearly."
"So it really is it?" He Xuebin said in surprise, "I didn't expect it to come here."
"Yeah, the reef island is not close to here."
"But why did it follow you here? Could it be that it wants to eat the bait?" Xu Qi guessed.
"It's possible."
"Just give it a try."
As he said that, Lu Chuanbei went to the cabin to get the bait. Sure enough, when the turtle saw the bait in Lu Chuanbei's hand, it immediately stood up, and its pair of clear and bright big eyes looked at his hand without hesitation.
"It's true. I didn't expect that sea turtles are also foodies." He Xuebin said as he took the bait from Lu Chuanbei's hand and tentatively fed it to the sea turtle.
I don’t know if it’s because Lu Chuanbei and the others rescued it, but this turtle is not shy at all and is also very friendly.
Especially towards Song Tiantian, it was willing to let her ride on its back and carry it for a stroll around the wooden house.
Tears of envy streamed down my face...
[To be honest, I want to ride a turtle too!]
Seeing this, Xu Anjia and the others were eager to ride on the turtle's back, and the turtle obediently let them ride on it.
But only Song Tiantian could touch its head. If anyone else touched it, it would retract its head. But as long as Song Tiantian stretched out her hand, the turtle would not only not retract its head, but would also move forward to rub against her.
He Xuebin felt a little jealous seeing her well-behaved appearance.
As the night deepened, Lu Chuanbei and his friends washed the children and then took advantage of the low tide to return to the yacht and bring some fresh water down from it.
Fang Xiuzhu also removed a seawater filter from the yacht. This filter can not only filter seawater and fresh water, but also purify the water to a level that can be directly consumed by the human body.
Because of this, Fang Xiuzhu took it down and prepared to install it in the cabin, so that they would not have to carry the fresh water they needed for drinking and washing from the yacht.
In addition to these, Lu Chuanbei also found an inflatable lifeboat in the tool room. When he saw it, Lu Chuanbei moved it out without saying a word.
"Brother Fang, look what I found." Lu Chuanbei hurriedly shouted outside while dragging the lifeboat that had not yet been inflated.
"What did you find?" Fang Xiuzhu asked hurriedly.
"It's a lifeboat, and an inflatable one at that." Just as Lu Chuanbei finished speaking, He Xuebin, who had just come running over, woke up and shouted, "An inflatable lifeboat? Then wouldn't we be able to use it to go fishing in the nearby sea?"
"right."
"That's great." He Xuebin said happily, "As expected, we should come to the yacht more often to shop. Now we have found another treasure."
"We should definitely come more often." Fang Xiuzhu nodded in agreement. "Besides, we now have a lifeboat, so we don't have to wait for low tide to come back like we did today."
"That's right, and using a lifeboat to move things requires much more than using a cart." He Xuebin was already gearing up to empty the yacht.
Director Liu watched this scene and always had a bad feeling...
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