Seeing Naituan lower her head and remain silent, Li Sheng felt bad. Just as he was thinking about how to comfort her, Naituan raised her head and wiped away the tears that were about to fall with her little hands.
"Dad, I know what you're saying, but I'm still very sad. I wonder if we can do something for everyone one last time."
Li Sheng looked at his daughter and smiled with relief. It was good that she could think that way. It was inevitable that she would feel sad. Both humans and animals have their own emotions.
"For example?"
Milk Group looked at the screen in the live stream. The countdown had started yesterday, and there were now four hours left until the end.
Once the four hours are up, a helicopter from the production crew will immediately come and take him and the milk team away; this was all discussed yesterday.
Milkball seemed to have already made up his mind, and said decisively, "We only have four hours left, so why don't we make a delicious meal together with everyone one last time?"
In human society, eating three meals a day is a very common thing, but for animals in nature, every meal is obtained with great risks. A meal with added seasonings and made more delicious is something they would never have eaten in their lives if it weren't for Li Sheng.
This is the last time he'll do something for them. What reason does he have not to agree? Perhaps he will never see them again in his life after this.
"Okay! Let's divide the work. Naituan, take the big sister to beat the eggs and stir the egg liquid. Take out all the eggs. You can handle half of them, and Dad will dig up some mud, mix it with salt, and put the other half into the fire to burn."
Immediately afterwards, Li Sheng took a fish trap to the seaside and scooped up some seafood to take back. He didn't pick and choose, but the resources were abundant and the types were complete. Soon, the basket was full, and he soaked it in clean water first.
After returning to the yard, I picked a small basket of wild vegetable leaves to keep on hand, because eating only meat would get tiring.
After the preparations were completed, two or so pounds of the previously dried snake meat were taken out, washed clean in water, and then stewed over a fire. The snake meat was now so dry that it was hard to chew and needed to be stewed for a long time. The pot was stewed in the shelter, while the large stove outside was supported by a 1.5-centimeter-thick rock slab, and the temperature reached a certain height. The pieces of meat that Cuihua had given him were cut thinner.
Place it on a hot plate and fry it. Just sprinkle a little salt on it and brush on a thin layer of oyster sauce, and the taste will be absolutely wonderful.
It cooks very quickly, and it was done in no time. I put it in a bowl, and the aroma was irresistible.
Taking advantage of the break, he took all the cobras in the two cages to the woods behind and threw them far away. Now that he no longer needed them, there was no need to lock them up and exterminate them. After all, they had been squeezed out of their bodies during the days they were locked up, and all of the snakes looked much thinner.
Back at the shelter, Milkball had finished what he was doing: a big bowl full of steamed eggs, something he had never done before. The mud eggs were also thrown into the charcoal fire.
These are all of Li Sheng's most frequently made and signature dishes, and they are also everyone's favorites. The eldest sister loves steamed egg custard the most, while Cuihua and the little ones love meat and savory meat soup. Even Qiu Xiang and Tang Bohu haven't forgotten about them.
Milkball was slowly cracking the eggshells, while Li Sheng was chopping up some wild vegetables, snails and shells he had collected, and two pounds of snake meat. The amount was so large that it filled the entire bamboo trough where the chickens were fed. This meal would allow them to eat to their heart's content.
Finally, there was a large pot filled with a seafood stew. From the very beginning of preparation to the final cooking, this meal took more than three hours to complete.
Looking at the screen, there were only forty minutes left. The final farewell was just forty minutes away. The closer the time drew, the heavier the sadness and reluctance to part became.
Milkball finally couldn't hold back and burst into tears in Big Sister's arms. Big Sister could sense the emotions and was at a loss for what to do when her playmate, with whom she spent every day, was so sad.
It doesn't understand humans very well either, and tries to soothe the little person in its arms by using the way animals groom themselves and catch insects.
Li Sheng also felt a little regretful that he didn't have time to visit Monkey King again. He hadn't seen him since he was injured, but he thought Monkey King should be doing well now. Although he had taught Monkey King a lesson, Monkey King had risen to the top of the monkey troop again.
Li Sheng didn't stop them. The little girl didn't know they were about to leave. She had been very happy ever since they started cooking, following him around and following the little dumpling around. She was excited that she could eat so much delicious food. If she knew that they would be parting soon, she would probably be very sad.
This time, he didn't put all the food on the table, but on the floor: three bowls and several large leaves.
After arranging everything, Li Sheng gently pulled Naituan out of the older sister's arms and said softly, "Naituan, it's time to eat. Eat with everyone."
Naituan nodded, choking back tears, and sat cross-legged on the ground where the hay had been laid out. The older girl also sat properly in her place, waiting for the food to be distributed, her eyes constantly shifting between Naituan and the bowl of steamed egg custard.
This time, neither Li Sheng nor Naituan had much of an appetite: "Give the whole bowl of steamed egg custard to Big Sister, it's her favorite."
At this point, apart from the food in the two stew pots which was still warm, everything else had cooled down considerably. The steamed egg custard that Li Sheng had placed in front of his eldest sister was gently pushed over by Naituan, who put the eldest sister's special spoon inside: "It's so delicious, you can have it all."
The little girl was very happy, but she didn't seem as happy as usual. As if she sensed something, she used a spoon the size of a milk ball's fist to scoop a spoonful of steamed egg custard into the milk ball's bowl, spoonful after spoonful. She was sharing her favorite food.
It didn't know why Milk Ball was so sad. In Big Sister's world, nothing made her happy except for a delicious meal. It thought that if it shared its favorite food with its best friend, it wouldn't be so sad.
But it seemed that the milk group looked even sadder, and even the audience watching this scene were moved.
"Animals also have deep feelings."
"I suddenly thought of my Border Collie. It took a knife for me when a thug broke into my house in the middle of the night, which is why I survived. But it has left me forever."
"If possible, could you bring your younger sister along, or come back to visit more often in the future?"
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The meal smelled delicious, but Li Sheng and Naituan had no appetite. Later, Naituan gradually stopped crying, and Da Meizi started eating happily. Meanwhile, Cuihua and the other little ones had already eaten their fill.
Li Sheng and Nai Tuan both heard the sound of the helicopter. In order to capture the audience's attention, this world was very precise in its timing.
The countdown began on the screen in the live stream.
The last three minutes.
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Li Sheng left the axe and lure in the nest where the little girl was sleeping. The helicopter ladder was lowered, and he put on the special safety harness. The little girl looked at them with reluctance as she was held steadily against his chest.
Upon seeing the commotion, Cuihua and the children quickly hid inside the house, leaving only the eldest sister holding an egg custard, standing alone beside the food, staring blankly at Li Sheng and Naituan.
The last three seconds
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The drone's congratulatory chimes sounded, then the live stream ended and the crew returned to the cabin prepared by professionals. Li Sheng fastened his safety rope, climbed up, and finally sat down. Naituan was already sobbing uncontrollably. The helicopter slowly ascended, moving further and further away from the island.
Li Sheng glanced down and saw that the young woman had put down the steamed egg custard at some point. The entire gorilla seemed to be acting strangely, roaring at the helicopter in the sky. Perhaps at that moment it understood why Milk Ball had been so sad earlier.
They drifted further and further away until they disappeared from sight...
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