Chapter 17
Qiao Sheng happily sat on it to test its sturdiness, and even twisted his buttocks. The bamboo chair did not move at all, and it was unexpectedly sturdy. With this bamboo chair, he would no longer have to sit on the ground.
Putting the bamboo chair in front of the dining table, the small dining table that Li Mu had built with wooden boards before seemed pitifully short. In order to eat at this table, he usually either sat cross-legged on a floating board or put two wooden boards under his buttocks. Every time he ate, he insisted on a quick meal, which was really uncomfortable after a long time.
Looking at the short dining table, Qiao Sheng decided to get a new one. The table must use more materials than the small bamboo chair. This time, he did not need to cut the bamboo poles, but used a whole one. Maybe he had failed enough times before, so he succeeded in making it in just two attempts.
The height of the bamboo table and the bamboo chairs are just right. Move the table and chairs near the stove. Now you can start planning the space of the floating board. Put the planting area and the drying area together, and put the stove and the dining table and chairs together. This is the kitchen and dining area. The toilet must be on the diagonal line with the kitchen, as far away as possible.
The bedroom area now has only a lonely bed. The storage area occupies the largest area, and the storage boxes are neatly stacked. However, according to Qiao Sheng’s storage, this area may be expanded at any time.
After being busy for so long, the over-eating dinner in his stomach was finally digested. Lying in bed, Qiao Sheng was thinking that he had to cut back the bamboo forest tomorrow and continue to explore the island to see if there were other crops.
He had no dreams all night, and the sky was bright when he opened his eyes. With his mind full of crazy collection of supplies, Qiao Sheng did not stay in bed at all. He got up to brush his teeth, wash his face and eat breakfast.
When he was packing his backpack, he saw the shark fin on the horizontal surface in the distance. He was surprised to find that he did not have a nightmare last night. This person really should be busy. Once busy, he will be tired. When tired, he has no time to think about random things. He sleeps more soundly and does not have the opportunity to dream at all.
"As expected, idle people will have random thoughts, and people who think too much will have dreams. Or maybe I haven't done enough work? I'm exhausted from playing this game day after day, and I'm still dreaming. That's just wishful thinking." Qiao Sheng decided to be more open-minded.
Sharks and dangerous creatures, she can deal with them when the time comes. She has weapons and can make weapons. Unless the shark swallows her float in one bite, she will definitely be able to fight back if she has the chance. This is the confidence from the top of the biological chain.
Today is also a day with tight schedule and heavy tasks. All the exploration and collection tasks are rushed. She put a lot of fresh water and roasted sweet potatoes in her backpack, and made an extra machete to put in it. The machete has been used frequently recently. When she finished digging bamboo shoots yesterday, she found that there was not much durability left.
In fact, the durability of this machete is quite high. She has been using it since she made it. A piece of steel can be exchanged for so many supplies. It is worth it.
After packing up everything, Qiao Sheng also specially checked the ropes that tied the floating board and the temporary anchor she made yesterday. After confirming that there were no problems, she got off the floating board and headed towards the island.
The first stop was still the bamboo forest of yesterday. This time, she did not dig bamboo shoots, but focused on cutting bamboo. At the beginning, she swung the machete indiscriminately, but later, considering the ecological balance, she actually left a way out for herself, just in case she had the opportunity to drift to this island again in the future. She simply changed her bamboo felling strategy. She did not move the newly grown bamboos, and only looked for the thicker ones to cut.
The machete's durability was reset to zero after she collected about a hundred bamboo poles that took up two slots in her backpack. When she took out a new machete, Qiao Sheng couldn't help but sigh that this thing was really durable.
She had already cut all the thicker bamboos in the bamboo forest, and there were quite a lot of bamboo leaves falling. Between throwing them away and collecting them all, Qiao Sheng still chose the latter because she succeeded in making ropes with the bamboo leaves, which meant that they could at least be used as fuel.
With a mentality of being prepared for any eventuality, she put all the fallen bamboo poles and leaves into her backpack. At most, she would walk a few more steps and run a few more times to the floating board on the shore. She
returned to the floating board, emptied the things in her bag, put them all in the storage box, sat on the bamboo chair, drank some water, ate something, and continued to go to the island.
But this time, she changed the direction to enter the forest. She had entered from the left before, and there was a bamboo forest not far away. This time, she entered from the right.
After entering the forest, she still saw all kinds of trees. This time, Qiao Sheng did not rush to collect them, but decided to walk inside more. Unless she saw something fresh, she would not rush to collect wood boards, leaves, and fruits. There were
quite a few small animals along the way. Qiao Sheng chose to ignore large animals such as wild boars. There was a pile of pork in the storage box waiting to be dried. There was really no place to put it.
But when she saw small animals such as hares, she still did not show mercy. It was not that she would not let go of the meat, but she had to save some fur. After all, people have to have a sense of crisis. It is autumn now, the climate is mild, and the scenery is pleasant.
But no one knows when winter will come, and her cotton T-shirt and linen pants can't keep her warm at all.
Fortunately, she brought the iron gun from home when she went back just now. She is familiar with shooting rabbits with the gun. Before, she just threw it casually for the meat, but this time she wanted the skin, so she needed to aim at the rabbit's head.
This little thing runs fast and is not big, so throwing the iron gun at the head is still quite difficult. Qiao Sheng also tried many times before mastering the rules, although he couldn't hit the rabbit's head every time.
He picked up small furry animals along the way, and used the iron gun to mark the passing tree trunks for fear of getting lost.
The next time she stopped was to chase a wild rabbit that ran very fast. Qiao Sheng looked at the radish field in front of her and the rabbit that ran far away and was happy.
This rabbit was a bit smart. After she led it to the radish field, how could it continue to chase the rabbit? Its attention was drawn to the radish.
When she was pulling out the radish, she was still wondering where the radish seeds came from, until some brown particles on the ground caught her attention. She was a little hesitant when she picked them up. After all, she had never seen this thing before. A wild rabbit just ran past her. Was rabbit poop just in grains?
She picked it up and pinched it with her fingernails, and then she was sure that it was not rabbit poop, but seeds. As for whether it was radish seeds, she would have to wait until she went back and planted them in the planting pots to know.
In a field of radishes, Qiao Sheng pulled out almost all the radishes she could find, because she knew that radishes can be dried in the sun, and she could collect more of them if they could be preserved for a long time.
Looking at the dozens of radishes in the grid of her backpack and the half-filled radish bottle in an empty glass bottle, Qiao Sheng was very satisfied. This was the second vegetable she had collected in so many days. She
continued to search in the forest happily, and she didn't expect that she would actually have a harvest later. She actually found a field of wheat. With wheat, she no longer had to eat coarse grains every day.
In the real world, she eats coarse grains to lose weight and stay healthy. In the game world, after eating sweet potatoes and corn for so many days, she really wants to eat rice and steamed bread. With wheat, she has flour, which can make so many things.
Seeing that it was already past noon, Qiao Sheng did not rush to harvest wheat, but chose to sit aside, take out roasted sweet potatoes and fresh water, and eat and drink to replenish the value bar.
After eating and drinking, she put the gun back into her backpack, took out the machete, held the wheat stalk with her left hand, and swung the machete with her right hand. She almost cut her leg with the first blow because she used too much force.
She had to be more careful and cut slowly. It took her a long time to cut a small wheat field. When she finished cutting, she felt a pain in her waist when she stood up. It was too tiring to bend her waist for a long time. She sat paralyzed in the wheat field for a long time.
Then she stood up, found a tree, collected some leaves, made a lot of ropes, tied the cut wheat with ropes, and put it in her backpack.
After doing all this, she looked at the position of the sun and estimated the time. She felt that she could continue to walk in the woods, as long as she returned to the floating board before the sun went down. She didn't dare to spend the night in the woods. Even during the novice protection period, she didn't dare to try to be out late at night.
As soon as it got dark, her sense of security dropped sharply. Although the torch on the floating board didn't have such a large illumination range, she just felt at ease.
When walking back from the woods, Qiao Sheng was so happy that she could almost see her back teeth thinking about the spoils in her bag. Not only did she harvest wheat along the way, she also picked fungus.
Fungus grows on trees. She discovered it when she was resting against a tree. She was afraid of mistaking it, so she checked it carefully to make sure it was fungus. Then she picked it from the trees.
There were many mushrooms in that area, but she didn't dare to pick them. The system only showed that they were mushrooms, and there was no mark on whether they were poisonous. If she really picked them and ate them, she might be killed.
Don't touch things you are not familiar with. With the idea that life is precious, pick the ones you know.
When she returned to the float, it was already dark. Qiao Sheng still overestimated her ability to find the way and calculate the time. In fact, she did not take the wrong route the whole time, but she forgot that she was very tired when she walked back, so her speed slowed down a lot. In addition, the marks she made on the trees were not obvious enough, which caused her to rush in the dark. She
lit a torch and cooked dinner first. After a busy day outside, she didn't want to cook at all. She put the wild boar directly on the simple grill and took ribs and kelp to make soup. While cooking
, Qiao Sheng first harvested the crops that had matured in the planting pots, took out the radish seeds she had just brought back from her backpack and planted them, and poured fresh water on them. Whether it would be successful would depend on tomorrow morning.
When I passed by the fishing net, I took out all the supplies inside. I was too lazy to clean up and stuffed them all into the unorganized storage box.
After finishing all these, I saw that dinner was ready, so I served it on the table. I sat on the newly made bamboo chair, enjoying the sea breeze and eating dinner. It was actually quite comfortable. If I was not so tired and did not have so much work every day, it would be even better.