Left with no other choice, the girls had to practice martial arts with Bi Qiaoan.
But their movements were limp and weak, lacking any strength.
Bi Qiaoan clicked her tongue twice upon seeing this, but didn't criticize her. Young girls are all like this when they first start practicing; there's no need to be overly critical.
Considering their diligence, Bi Qiaoan felt it was appropriate to reward them with a little something.
"You guys keep practicing, I'm going to take a look around."
"Oh, you're busy, sister!" The girls didn't know Bi Qiaoan's real age and assumed she had a child, so they called her "sister." In reality, they were all older than Bi Qiaoan.
Bi Qiaoan led An'an around the ruins, but they couldn't find any opportunity to get food. However, when they returned to the spot where they had thrown the seeds that day, they noticed faint greenery there.
Bi Qiaoan's eyes lit up. It had already sprouted?
That's way too fast!
Moreover, this is saline-alkali land!
Bi Qiaoan picked up a chair leg from the side and stuck it into the mud. The mud wasn't as thick today, just enough to submerge the chair leg.
Good, after a few more days in the sun, it will be able to walk freely.
Bi Qiaoan was about to go back, but her eyes flickered and she stopped in her tracks.
Looking around and seeing no one, he took out some soil containing mycelium from his spatial storage and sprinkled it into the silt.
After thinking about it, I threw in some wild vegetable seeds.
To help them grow quickly, Bi Qiaoan, like her husband Lao Shen, dripped a lot of spiritual spring water into them.
After finishing all that, and feeling that it was about time, I clapped my hands, picked up An'an, and walked back.
On the way, I kept criticizing myself, wondering why I hadn't thought of that sooner. Seeing reinforced concrete made me confined to that world; I really don't know how to be flexible.
Besides, it's not unusual for mushrooms to grow in flowerbeds, lawns, and small parks in urban ruins. Unfortunately, now that I've been relegated to this corner, there's no way I can go back and explore those woods and bushes again.
Bi Qiaoan thought about all this, but it only took her a few seconds.
As she approached her destination, she quickly composed herself, put on a surprised expression, and said to everyone, "I have good news for you all. I found a little green seedling in a patch of mud."
The expected joy did not materialize. Several tired girls pouted and said, "It's not like there's no vegetation on our 'island,' why are we making such a fuss about a patch of mud?"
"Yes, I'm not interested in plants anymore, I'm only interested in food!"
"I wish the plants on the 'island' were edible."
Bi Qiaoan: "...Do you want to come with me to take a look? Those tender shoots look like edible wild vegetables!"
"No way, sis, you found food again after just one trip? That's incredibly lucky!" Although she said that, her tone clearly showed disbelief.
Helpless, Bi Qiaoan could only bite the bullet and explain, "I was just unsure, that's why I asked you guys to come with me. If it's really edible, we won't have to rummage through the trash every day. It's tiring and we might not even find food, so it's a waste of fat."
"Sister, you're absolutely right!" A girl collapsed to the ground: "I'm starving every day. If I don't search through those cement blocks, there's nothing to eat. But if I do search, what I find isn't enough to keep me going. It's a losing proposition."
"Me too. If it weren't for you guys being with me, I would have given up long ago and just lay there waiting to die."
"Me too, I never dared to say these things before. If you hadn't brought them up, I was planning to keep them to myself until the day I was rescued."
"Sigh, stop dreaming. It's been so long and the alliance still hasn't sent any news. They're obviously just leaving us to fend for ourselves. We should try to save ourselves instead."
"Yeah, it feels good to be with everyone. At least when I want to give up, looking at you guys gives me the motivation to keep going."
Bi Qiaoan: "...Alright, stop being sentimental, come with me to take a look."
"Okay, let's call this halftime."
The group stopped what they were doing and followed behind Bi Qiaoan. Seeing this, the elderly men and women also joined in the fun.
The place where Bi Qiaoan sowed the seeds was neither too close nor too far from where they were resting; it was about a half-hour walk.
So when we came over, the silt here looked greenish-blue from a distance.
It looked as if it had grown algae or moss.
Bi Qiaoan was taken aback; it hadn't seemed this obvious when she left. But she couldn't show it, so she simply pointed into the distance and said, "Look, it's over there."
"Hmm, it does look quite different. Could that area have originally been farmland?"
"Who knows? Until the tide recedes completely, we won't even know where we are."
"Even if all the seawater is gone, it's still uncertain. After all, if you come across a road sign, you don't know if it was there originally or if it was washed there by the sea."
“In the past, we could estimate the location based on the production address on the product. But since Qinghua Country’s logistics have become more developed, products are transported all over the country, and it has become impossible to determine the address by the manufacturer.”
"Yes, we've been here for several days, and we still don't know which city we're stuck in."
"Maybe it's just a small town, otherwise it wouldn't be so small."
"Shouldn't there be mountains or land around here? But right now, there's nothing at all."
"It's not that there isn't any, it's just that the seawater hasn't receded yet, so we can't see clearly. It will be fine in a couple of days when all the seawater is gone."
The group chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at their destination.
Up close, the seedlings are not so obvious; they're probably just sprouting.
The old man had a keen eye; after examining it carefully for a long time, he excitedly exclaimed, "Oh my, this is wheat seedling, that's corn seedling, and this is lamb's quarters and purslane, and that... isn't that a lychee?"
Bi Qiaoan was startled, not expecting a master to be nearby. Nevertheless, she still praised, "Master, you're amazing!"
The old man smiled modestly: "Oh, not at all! I've been a farmer for many years, I know how to work in the fields!"
The girls were quite happy, but it was only for a moment.
"Even if everything here grows grain, it won't ripen in a short time, and we'll still go hungry."
"Exactly, all that excitement for nothing."
The old man shook his head: "Not necessarily. Look, these wild vegetables grow very quickly. It won't be long before we can eat the first batch."
The girls didn't believe it and retorted, "How fast can it be? Maybe by the time they grow up, we'll be able to leave this wretched place."
The old man remained silent, thinking to himself that leaving wasn't so easy.
Bi Qiaoan wanted to say something to ease the tension, but then An'an tugged at her sleeve: "Mom, look over there!"
Following An'an's finger, Bi Qiaoan noticed several round objects in the mud.
"This is... a mushroom!"
Bi Qiaoan's murmur attracted the attention of others, who came over to take a look and cheered.
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