Chapter 6
Qiao Sheng hesitated for a while before finally asking where the clay came from. When he was talking about it, he felt that it might involve privacy, so he was quite cautious. Unexpectedly, Li Mu didn't take it seriously at all and directly said that it was mud and sand dug from the seabed, and it became clay when it was half dried. Then he
began to give Qiao Sheng a popular science lesson, saying that there were rich mineral resources under each island. This was the third island he had encountered in the past two days. When he encountered the first one, he didn't know anything. He went to the island to search and then paddled away on the float.
He stayed on the second island for a day and killed a wild boar with a trap. When he was wandering around the island, he suddenly found a shiny thing in the sea. He dug it down and found that it was a rare metal. Then he dived repeatedly that day to dig for supplies.
Li Mu's narration opened the door to a new world for Qiao Sheng. It turns out that you can dig for supplies from the bottom of the sea, and it turns out that the European emperor can't pick up everything.
The European emperor next to her has never picked up a simple grill diagram so far. In addition, he is an idiot in the kitchen. He has been eating boiled fish in plain water for two days. He has not picked up potatoes and sweet potatoes in the drifting bottle, so he has not taken in any carbohydrates in the past two days. Qiao Sheng couldn't tell who was more miserable.
The production of coconut oil is rather troublesome. It took more than two hours just to scrape the coconut shells. This was at the beginning. Seeing Qiao Sheng struggling with the machete, Li Mu helped to nail a wooden stool with wooden boards, found a piece of iron and made a lot of clanging operations, concave the iron into a strange shape, and then fixed it to the wooden stool.
Qiao Sheng sat on the new stool, holding the coconut shell in both hands, rubbing it against the iron sheet a few times, and the coconut shells fell into the wooden pile basin below. The wooden pile basin was also made by Li Mu. He went out to find a tree pile, took a homemade gadget, dug in the center of the tree pile for a while, and used a machete to cut the outside circle flat before moving it to Qiao Sheng's floating board.
It can be said that this tree stump pot, except that it takes some strength to lift it, has no other problems.
Seeing Li Mu's amazing ability with hands, Qiao Sheng felt that it was normal for her to live in poverty. Other people's hands are hands, and her claws are obviously not of the same species as his. They may not be as nimble as others.
With the right tools, the work was done much more efficiently. Soon Qiao Sheng scraped out the coconut pulp from all the coconuts that Li Mu brought over, and poured the coconut water into the water tank that Li Mu had just brought over for her. Li Mu took the coconut shells after scraping off the floating board, sat on the rocks and began to rub the coconut shells against the rocks.
Qiao Sheng looked at the other person's operation and then turned his attention back to himself. After the coconut flakes were finished, the next step was to heat fresh water and pour the hot water into the wooden basin containing the coconut flakes to repeatedly scrub the coconut flakes until the hot water turned into milky white coconut milk. Then he squeezed the scrubbed coconut flakes out and finally poured the coconut milk into the big iron pot and stuffed wooden boards into the stove as fuel. It was boiled
in a short while. The coconut milk was bubbling in the big iron pot. Qiao Sheng was afraid that the bottom of the pot would burn at first, so he chopped a wooden stick and put it in the pot to stir it all the time. Later, he found that there was no danger of burning the bottom without stirring, so he simply stuffed the stove with wooden boards and stopped staring at the iron pot.
Looking at the sun, she decided to go for a walk in the forest on the island.
While Qiao Sheng was hanging a water bottle on his body and wrapping food with banana leaves, Li Mu, who heard the movement, finally raised his head from a pile of coconut shells. Seeing Qiao Sheng's movements, he knew that he was going to search for some more supplies. Thinking of her previous defensive attitude, he thought again and again and asked him if he needed a companion.
The floating board was filled with the belongings that people had moved over. Qiao Sheng was also trying to build a good relationship with Li Mu, so he didn't hesitate to nod in agreement when he heard the invitation.
Li Mu collected all the coconut shells on the rocks and put them on his own floating board. He still carried his small leather bag and followed Qiao Sheng into the forest.
"Your small bag is quite convenient, and it seems to have a large capacity, about the same as my medium-sized storage box." Qiao Sheng was holding a rifle in his hand, and had several ropes tied to water and food. He was so greedy when he saw Li Mu's small leather bag.
"I killed a wild boar on the island. It's made of dried pig skin. It's really convenient. There are 15 slots in it, and the upper limit of stacking is 99. If we can encounter wild boars later, we will kill another one and make a small bag for you. It's too hard to collect supplies without a bag." Li Mu, who was originally following Qiao Sheng, walked to the front unknowingly. The plants in the forest grew wildly, and it was hard to walk through many places. At first, Qiao Sheng led the way, and slowly it became Li Mu.
The fellow players were too enthusiastic. Should she accept the reward without any effort? Qiao Sheng didn't hesitate for long before she convinced herself. However, as a reward, since Li Mu was not very proficient in the kitchen, she would help him a little to improve his living standards. He also had to keep up with the carbohydrates. She would go fishing when she returned to see if she could catch more shoe basins.
With someone to accompany them to strengthen their courage, the range of action was larger. Qiao Sheng directed Li Mu to go deeper into the forest. Along the way, they saw several rabbits squatting on the roadside and eating grass. Qiao Sheng showed her toughness and shot a rabbit with her iron gun.
"How did you do it? It's so accurate. I have to set traps every time to catch these animals!" Qiao Sheng's flying gun made Li Mu dumbfounded, and he asked with a little envy.
"Isn't this the same method as throwing a javelin in school? Aim with your eyes and throw it out with your hands." Qiao Sheng walked to the iron gun in two or three steps, pulled the rabbit and the iron gun from the ground, pulled the rabbit off the gun head, and put it in Li Mu's hand.
It's better to put such bloody things in the bag, otherwise it will attract other animals. It's troublesome. Li Mu looked at the rabbit in his hand, and then looked at the woman who pulled a leaf from the side to wipe the gun head. She even dug a hole and buried the bloody leaves in it.
Since then, Qiao Sheng has been regarded as a powerful and culinary master in Li Mu's mind. Such a person must be clung to. The two people who wanted to cling to each other's thighs continued to go deeper into the woods together.
Along the way, Qiao Sheng shot and shot more than a dozen innocent rabbits. Li Mu had changed from being surprised to being accustomed to it. Later, it evolved into Qiao Sheng just throwing, and Li Mu took care of all the work of picking and collecting.
Li Mu's hands-on ability and Qiao Sheng's developed imagination worked well together, and by noon they had collected a lot of edible food.
After cutting down more than a dozen coconut trees, with a stacking limit of 99, Li Mu stuffed coconuts, wood boards, and coconut leaves into his small leather bag. Not far away, Li Mu found a field of ramie. Qiao Sheng didn't know anything about it, but it didn't delay picking. Li Mu gave her a scientific explanation. He
said that this thing is necessary for making hemp rope or linen cloth. They need to have a change of clothes for the clothes they wear. They will have to rely on this in the future. However, weaving the cloth is a bit troublesome. They have to soak the hemp, spin the hemp, and make a loom. But they can collect it first. This thing is hard to come by, so it's always right to save more when you come across it.
He also asked Qiao Sheng to keep the roots and leaves, saying that this thing can be used as medicine after drying.
"A loom? Don't we need a sewing machine to make clothes? Can't this thing be made without a diagram? It's just a waste of raw materials and there's a chance of failure, but it's definitely simpler than your method of going through so many steps. As for its medicinal uses, I can only see that ramie can be used to make linen, but I can't see that it can be used as medicine. How did you know?" Qiao Sheng couldn't tell which was which, so he just dug out a whole root and stuffed it into Li Mu's hand.
"Making things without a recipe? I don't know. Except for the recipes that I got from the message in the bottle, the things I've made so far have unlocked new recipes after successfully making items, but there's no such thing as making things without a recipe. As for the medicinal uses of ramie, I know about it because I've read a lot of books and they're quite diverse, including some books on traditional Chinese medicine." Li Mu put the things into his bag as he picked them. He planned to pack them up after he got back to the float, and it's more convenient to put the whole thing away now.
"You made all the pots, bowls, and spoons by yourself? You are really good at making them. You should try making this cloth without a diagram. Otherwise, you will have to weave it all over the place, and then make a loom, and then have to tailor it to your body. The one you are wearing will be worn out." Qiao Sheng was really impressed this time. He originally thought that he was an emperor of Europe, but now he is a practical person who has accumulated all his current belongings step by step with down-to-earth efforts.
"It turns out that there is strength in numbers. No matter how good I am at making things, I can't do everything. The information gap is too serious. If you don't mind, can we compare the production diagrams tonight? Check for omissions and make up for the deficiencies?" Li Mu's words really touched Qiao Sheng's heart. He was just worrying about how to trick the handsome guy into exchanging some belongings with her. He didn't expect that he would be so selfless. It made him look a little petty and always calculating against others.
She silently said "sin, sin" in her heart, and nodded in agreement. After picking hemp, she even found a clean place to invite Li Mu to eat the grilled fish she brought out. After Li Mu's praise, she also said that she could afford three meals on the island for the next two days. Li Mu, who had not eaten normal meals for two days, was flattered.
After lunch, the two continued to look for supplies in the forest. During the period, they not only killed two wild boars together, but also found corn fields and cotton fields. They fought for a while, and then turned into life players to pick in the fields. They were very busy. They drank all the fresh water in their pockets, and then they reluctantly walked towards the floating board.
Back at the shore where the float was docked, Qiao Sheng did not rush to divide the spoils, but returned to his own float first. The wooden planks in the stove had already burned out. He checked the coconut oil in the iron pot and found that the oil residue had been separated. He took out the empty glass bottle and placed it next to the pot.
Looking at the iron pot and the glass bottle, Qiao Sheng was in a dilemma. The bottle mouth was too small and the edge of the pot was too big. He would definitely not be able to pour it in directly.
He was worrying about how to safely pour the coconut oil into the glass bottle. He did not notice that Li Mu quietly moved his float next to her float. It was not until he spoke that Qiao Sheng realized that the two floats had touched each other.