However, although the ingredients are available, there is no seasoning at all. As a result, the food may be so bland that it is difficult to eat.
Survival veteran Lin Yuanyuan is quite clear about this.
Although everyone knows that they are now surviving on a deserted island and can't ask for too much, food is hard to come by. Since food is hard to come by, Lin Yuanyuan also wants to make the food as good as possible, so that everyone's survival will become relatively easier.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuanyuan subconsciously set her sights on Su Yan, the only one who was free. After hesitating for a moment, she decided to speak to Su Yan:
"Su Yan, could you come over and help me prepare this fish? Just remove the scales and internal organs. I'm planning to grill it... but we don't have any seasonings on hand right now, so I want to look around. I just saw some spice plants that the locals often use over there. They must have been some local fishermen who accidentally dropped seeds on this deserted island when they came to rest. I'll go look for them and see if I can get some back to use as a temporary seasoning."
After saying that, Lin Yuanyuan looked at Su Yan with some hesitation, with an expression of "Can you handle this fish?" on her face. Well, Su Yan had a bad reputation, and people had heard many scandals about her spoiled and willful behavior, but they had never heard whether she could do ordinary work. It was normal for Lin Yuanyuan to be a little distrustful of Su Yan.
In response to this, Su Yan didn't say much, but hesitated for a moment, weighing for a long time between accepting and refusing. Finally, he made a gesture, indicating that he could just let her do it. Although her cooking skills were average, she still knew a little about handling ingredients.
In fact, it was mainly because she was good at wielding a knife. For Su Yan, handling food or anything that required the use of a knife was not a problem. It was just that the previous incident of building the house made Su Yan a little frightened, causing her to become much more cautious, fearing that she would do something different from the other female guests.
But after careful consideration, Su Yan agreed to Lin Yuanyuan's request and decided to take over her task. After all, she was also a member of the survival group on this deserted island. If she did nothing but eat for free, Su Yan would feel a little guilty.
Based on this idea, after thinking about it, Su Yan decided to take on this task.
It was just that at the beginning, when Lin Yuanyuan had not walked far away, Su Yan's movements were obviously slowed down deliberately. He seemed very clumsy and slow, as if he had no idea how to start. It was not until Lin Yuanyuan walked away and he saw that no one was paying attention to her that Su Yan speeded up his movements.
In a short while, the whole fish had been cleaned by Su Yan. The scales and internal organs were all removed. Even the sides of the fish were cut with beautiful knife patterns by Su Yan.
Just like that, it only took five or six minutes for Su Yan to complete the task that Lin Yuanyuan had entrusted to her, even though she had deliberately slowed down her pace.
I have to say that Su Yan's knife-swinging movements were really beautiful. Not to mention the experts, even the laymen couldn't help but marvel at it. Even though Su Yan had deliberately slowed down her movements and speed, her smooth movements still made people lose their minds.
Unfortunately, Han Tiantian, who was walking by, happened to see this scene. She was so distracted that she almost forgot why she came to see Lin Yuanyuan. It was Su Yan's sword sheathing and lowering, making a clang like iron hitting stone, that suddenly brought Han Tiantian back to her senses. She couldn't help but sigh in admiration, "Su Yan, your sword-swinging movements... are so beautiful."
Han Tiantian suddenly came running from the back, and as luck would have it, that direction happened to be Su Yan's blind spot. In addition, Su Yan's attention was all on the front and his hands, so he didn't notice Han Tiantian coming from behind. He was shocked when he heard the sound, and reflexively blocked the fish he had already processed in his hand and said hurriedly:
"No, no, it's just ordinary knife skills. I learned a little bit out of curiosity when I was a kid. By the way, Han Tiantian, are you here looking for Sister Lin? She just left, saying she wanted to go around and see if there's anything she can use to make seasonings."
"I am indeed here to see Sister Lin..."
Fortunately, Han Tiantian had a simple personality and simple thoughts, so she didn't think about anything else. In addition, her cooking skills were not very good, so she couldn't tell whether Su Yan's statement was wrong or not. When she heard Su Yan say this, she subconsciously nodded in agreement and quickly shifted her attention back to the matter on her side.
Han Tiantian said, "It's not a big deal, actually. I just wanted to ask Sister Lin how to use the flint. Won't we need to boil water to deal with the chicken later? So I wanted to help boil some water first..."
Since we were talking about using hot water, we naturally needed to light a fire. But Su Yan remembered that Han Tiantian's division of labor didn't seem to be like this, but rather...
"Weren't you supposed to help get everyone's lotus leaf bowls and twig chopsticks ready? Why are you messing around with the hot water?"
The program crew provided them with cooking utensils, but not many tableware, just a big pot and a spatula. The guests had to make their own utensils for other utensils they needed. Han Tiantian was assigned the task of folding lotus leaf bowls for eight people and cutting eight pairs of tree branch chopsticks to use as 'survival bowls and chopsticks'. Why did she end up making hot water?
"Oh, that's because I've already prepared the lotus leaf bowls and the eight pairs of twig chopsticks. I figured we still had time, so I wanted to help light the fire and boil the water. That way, when the male guests come back from setting up their houses, it won't be so hard. I figured I'd help as much as I can, but we've been fiddling with the flint for a long time, almost twenty minutes, and still haven't gotten the fire started, so I came over to ask. But now Sister Lin has left again... How about, Su Yan, come over and help?"
When she thought about it carefully, it seemed that when they assigned tasks to the male and female guests, they did not clearly divide the task of making fire. They just said that the female guest was responsible for making food. If she thought about it this way, it was understandable that Han Tiantian wanted to make the fire first. Moreover, now that the other party had invited her over, wouldn't it be too strange if she didn't go?
After thinking about it, Su Yan nodded and followed Han Tiantian to the rear. When they got there, they found that Han Tiantian was not the only one in the rear. Even her stupid brother Su Ran and Lin Ling'er were there making a fuss.
When Su Yan followed Han Tiantian over, Su Ran was half-lying on the ground, his face covered with dirty, black mud.
It was obvious that Su Ran had tried very hard to start a fire, but the fire just wouldn't come. Only the sparks from the flint gave him hope again and again. In the end, Su Ran couldn't help but doubt his life. If it weren't for the fact that the flint had never broken, he would have thought that the flint was broken and that was why he couldn't start a fire for so long.
Oh, this is the key point. The key point is that Lin Ling'er, who was standing by, thought that there was not enough firewood and was still desperately adding wood to the firewood pile, until the spark that had just shown signs of igniting was also suppressed and extinguished. Su Yan frowned and endured it for a while, but finally couldn't help but speak:
"That's not the way to do it. Adding wood before the flames are fully lit will do nothing. It will actually extinguish the flames."
Su Yan's voice was not loud, but because they were close, Su Ran and Lin Ling'er both heard it and recognized Su Yan's voice at once.
Su Ran, in particular, reacted extremely strongly. The moment he met Su Yan's gaze, he jumped up from the ground, saying, "Su Yan, what do you know? You have no survival experience either." At the same time, he vigorously wiped off the mud and dust on his face and body, as if he wanted to make himself look more respectable from his dirty image, or to be more precise, to look more respectable in front of Su Yan.
Why did he want to appear respectable in front of Su Yan? Su Ran himself couldn't quite figure it out, but he felt that anyone could look ugly, but not Su Yan. Facing Su Yan, he felt a thousand unwillingness in his heart.
As for Lin Linger, there was no need to say more. She used the same 'this is for your own good' trick again, acting as if 'Su Yan, since you don't know much about survival, it's better not to be so stubborn'. Su Yan was too lazy to even look at her.
On the contrary, Han Tiantian, who was standing next to Su Yan, suddenly remembered that Su Yan seemed to have a bad relationship with Su Ran and Lin Ling'er. She couldn't help feeling embarrassed for a moment and felt very sorry for Su Yan. After all, it was she, Han Tiantian, who pulled Su Yan over, but she forgot that Su Ran and Lin Ling'er were here.
It was because Su Yan's move just now was so beautiful that Han Tiantian forgot about the matter all of a sudden. Seeing this, Han Tiantian planned to make urgent remedies and wanted to find some excuse to take Su Yan away and distance herself from Su Ran and Lin Ling'er.
However, before Han Tiantian could say anything, Su Yan walked straight forward and came to Su Ran's side. He picked up a dead branch at his feet, picked up the messy fire and took a look. He also felt the moisture of the wood in the fire with his hands. Soon, Su Yan understood what was going on.
The fire couldn't be started, not only because of technical problems with the fire-making technique, but also because the wood was not good enough.
"Did you pick up this wood from the beach near the coast? No, none of this wood can be used. It's too wet."
"Wet? How is it wet? Isn't this dry?"
Hearing Su Yan's words, Su Ran subconsciously refuted this, but he did not refute the origin of these woods. These woods were indeed picked up by him and Lin Ling'er from the other side of the beach. They thought they were suitable, so they all used them. But in Su Ran's opinion, these woods were obviously dry woods to the touch, so how could they be said to be wet woods?
Su Yan remained calm and explained, "Only the surface of the wood is dry, but the inside is still damp. I guess it was soaked in the sea for a long time and was brought up by the tide. When it was exposed to the sun, the surface dried up, but the moisture in the core hasn't completely evaporated, so it's wet and can't be used."
After saying that, Su Yan did not continue to explain anything. Instead, he stood up and looked around. Finally, he picked up some dead grass and dead wood at the edge of the dense forest where the beach met. There were not many, but it was enough to start the fire.
So, in the next moment, Han Tiantian, Su Ran and Lin Ling'er who were present at the scene just stared blankly at Su Yan who had picked up some dry grass and branches. After studying how to use the flint, he put the dry grass underneath and the flint on top, and then struck it two or three times with a little force. The flame that had been struggling for a long time suddenly jumped up and quickly devoured the remaining dry grass.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Su Yan put the dead branches he had picked up on the fire. Immediately, the flames climbed up the dead branches, suddenly becoming bigger and stronger, and burning fiercely.
Seeing this, Su Ran and Han Tiantian were overjoyed, their faces suddenly showing uncontrollable joy. They quickly asked in surprise, "Su Yan, how did you do that? We tried for a long time but couldn't get it to light, but when you did it, it lit up instantly! It's amazing! How did you do it? Teach us quickly."
"It's not impossible to teach you, but it requires a certain amount of skill. Once you master the technique, it's not difficult to light it. However... now is not the time. If you delay any longer, the flames will go out. Go back and pick up some useful dead branches. Once the fire is big and strong, it will basically stabilize. You can also heat up the hot water you want."
As soon as Su Yan finished speaking, Han Tiantian and Su Ran immediately ran out for a long distance, saying that they wanted to pick up all the dead trees.
Lin Linger didn't leave, but instead looked at Su Yan with a somewhat unpleasant expression. However, she couldn't get angry in front of the camera, so she gritted her teeth secretly. Then, pretending to want to help, she said, "Then I'll go get some water."
After saying that, he picked up the bucket and left.
But after Lin Ling'er left, she didn't come back for a long time. Even after Han Tiantian and Su Ran picked up a large pile of dead wood and lit a fire, they still didn't see Lin Ling'er come back.
But the beach wasn't far from where they were. Even if they had to fetch water, they should have been back by now, right? Why hadn't they returned in so long? Was something holding them back?
In the end, Su Ran was the first one who couldn't wait any longer and said that he would go over to see what was happening over there with Lin Ling'er, and help bring back the water. After all, he was a boy and was better at carrying water.
Su Yan didn't express his opinion on this. Han Tiantian nodded and agreed to Su Ran's suggestion, asking Su Ran to go and come back quickly. In fact, Han Tiantian's ideas were always simple. Seeing that Lin Ling'er hadn't returned for such a long time, she was afraid that something had happened. It would be better to go find her. Although Lin Ling'er was accompanied by a cameraman, this was still a deserted island after all, right? She was still a little worried.
But not long after, Su Ran came back with water, but Lin Ling'er still didn't see him.
Moreover, at this moment, Su Ran did not just go to get some water and come back. Instead, after going to the water point and not seeing Lin Ling'er, he went to the luggage storage area and walked around for several times but still didn't see Lin Ling'er. That's why he had to get some water first.
After hearing what Su Ran said, Han Tiantian was really a little panicked. She quickly asked for help from the cameraman next to her, asking him to help contact the cameraman next to Lin Ling'er to see what the situation was like on Lin Ling'er's side.
After all, recording a program is one thing, and it would be bad if something went wrong. Seeing this, Han Tiantian and Su Ran's cameramen became a little nervous. They were really afraid that some of the guests on the show would be outstanding, so they quickly contacted Lin Ling'er's cameramen.
On the contrary, Su Yan was filming with the teacher Li. He was also very nervous at first, but when he saw Su Yan, he didn't feel nervous at all. After thinking about it, he couldn't help but ask, "Su Yan, um... we should also go to Director Yang to ask about the situation. After all, Lin Linger hasn't been seen for a long time."
However, Su Yan shook his head and said, "No, it's safe here at the moment. Nothing serious will happen. What's more, there are people following us, so nothing will happen. The other party hasn't come back yet. Maybe he went out to play somewhere?"
Or, to be more precise, which place would be more advantageous for her and would allow her to capture more shots? After all, Lin Ling'er was a person with deep scheming and ambition, and she had no limits.
Facts proved that Su Yan had guessed right. Just when the cameraman Da Li was about to ask why, the cameraman on Han Tiantian's side happened to contact the cameraman on Lin Ling'er's side. After saying a few words hurriedly, the expression on his face became extremely subtle. After he finished speaking and hung up the phone, he nodded to Han Tiantian, Su Yan and Su Ran and said:
"Lin Ling'er is fine. She seems to have changed her route midway. Instead of getting water, she ran to the male guests' side. Is she now with Qin Zi'an, Feng Mo, and Liang Xu?"
Why didn't she complete the assigned task properly? Why did she run to the male guest next door without even telling her in advance? No wonder the expressions of the person who first learned of Lin Ling'er's location and the cameraman were so subtle.
And now, let alone the cameraman, except for Su Yan who had expected it, the expressions on the faces of the others became subtle. Even Su Ran had a subtle expression on her face, as if to say, "Why did Sister Ling'er suddenly run to the male guest?"
Of course, Su Yan didn't say anything. She just did her own thing naturally. When she saw Su Ran brought the water back, she quickly washed the big pot with water. After washing it clean, she filled the iron pot with water again and placed it on a simple stove made of stones. She let the fire heat up the water in the iron pot so that she could pluck the pheasant feathers later.
It was not until this moment that Han Tiantian and Su Ran, who heard the sound of the iron pot and running water, came to their senses. They turned around and saw Su Yan working behind them. Immediately, the two of them looked at each other subconsciously, and suddenly felt an indescribable feeling in their hearts. Seeing this, they stepped forward to help.
Those who helped to make hot water helped to make hot water, and those who helped to deal with the pheasant helped to deal with the pheasant.
After a while, Han Tiantian and Su Ran became extremely busy, even more diligent than when they were with other guests.
Not only did he clean up all the feathers, internal organs, etc. of the big pheasant, but under Su Yan's hands-on guidance, Han Tiantian was also taught how to cut the chicken better and more labor-savingly, even though she had never cooked before, and he processed the whole chicken.
The moment she saw the results of her labor, Han Tiantian became excited and immediately praised herself, saying that she had never dared to cut meat properly at home. If her mother saw her cutting a whole pot of chicken carefully, her mother would probably be moved to tears!
Of course, the people around her didn't know whether Han Tiantian's mother was moved to tears or not. They only knew that in this short period of time, Han Tiantian had become extremely clingy, clinging to Su Yan, calling him Su Yan in front and Su Yan behind, even more clingy than when she was clinging to her favorite male god Qin Zian.
Especially after knowing that Su Yan was one or two years older than her, Han Tiantian immediately changed her way of addressing her, and started calling her Sister Su Yan, Sister Su, Sister Yan, and so on. In the end, she even omitted the prefix and just called her Sister.
Other people may not feel anything about this and may not feel any difference. It is not surprising that little girls become intimate after getting to know each other.
Su Ran was the only one who felt uncomfortable when Han Tiantian was clinging to Su Yan. Not to mention that Han Tiantian's address to Su Yan became faster and faster until it became "sister". Su Ran endured it for a while, but in the end he couldn't help it anymore. While others were not paying attention, he pulled Han Tiantian aside, lowered his voice, and said a little angrily:
"Han Tiantian, don't call me 'sister' casually. Su Yan is my sister, not yours."
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