"People who have lived here are not simple people. To be able to live like this in the wild, they must be masters," I said.

"No, if you had his equipment, you could also be a master. You see there is a German folding engineer shovel under the straw raincoat, and half a bag of unknown things. It is obvious that he might have come here specifically before he died. He was very well prepared. And you can see that most of the things here are basically what should be prepared in the wilderness. So I think this person either wanted to be an internet celebrity on survival shows, or he fled here specifically." Song Bailu said.

I looked around carefully and it was true. Everything around me didn't seem like the wilderness, but rather like a leisure resort. I was clearly here for vacation, but I probably didn't expect that after all the careful preparations I had made, I would be swallowed by a python.

I continued to inquire and pushed open the door of the wooden house, then I heard a creaking sound. I was startled and hurriedly pulled Song Bailu away. Immediately, the whole wooden house collapsed and broke into pieces. It turned out that the backbone of the house had been eaten and broken by termites, so when I touched it, it fell down like dominoes.

The room was empty, but there was a rusty iron saw and a brown paper book with foreign words written on it. I couldn't understand anything, but I could recognize one or two words, such as "monster", which means monster, but I didn't know anything else.

After taking back practical tools such as notebooks, saws and engineer shovels, Bai Lu and I prepared to retreat. However, before leaving, I saw an extremely precious item next to the scarecrow. This item was more precious than gold on the deserted island.

That is wheat. The wheat has been successfully planted, but it has been too long and no one has taken care of it, so it has been barren. Now it is overgrown with weeds, but the wheat seems to have survived a lot thanks to autopollen. I immediately picked their ears of wheat, and estimated that they weighed about 7 to 8 kilograms. After screening, these are estimated to be able to be planted in about 150 to 200 square meters, nearly a quarter of an acre. Next year, when the planting is successful, we estimate that we can have a bumper harvest of more than 250 kilograms, which is enough for the four of us to eat for two consecutive months.

Although distant water cannot quench nearby fire, it will take at least a hundred days for the wheat to mature, but it is better to have some than nothing. If the wheat is grown, there will be more and more in the future. This is a sure-win investment.

Bai Lu certainly knew the value of this, and she was as happy as I was.

We were about to leave after taking it when I was suddenly attracted by the scarecrow. I took a closer look and saw that its waist was not corroded by termites, but was broken apart. The waist was exposed to reveal the broken wood fibers, which showed that the method was extremely brutal.

monster? The word monster comes to my mind again. Could it be related to this?

Then, we returned along the same route, first cut off the snake skin with a bayonet, picked a lot of red dates from the tree, and finally went to the cave to pick up Yunwen and Yingchun, preparing to go back to the Huoquan old house.

But when I picked up Yunwen and Yingchun, I found that something seemed to be wrong with them. I asked Yunwen, but she didn't want to say, and Song Yingchun was even more reluctant to mention it. This made me very confused about what had happened.

Today's results were good. At least there were still enough wild vegetables and red dates, but there was nothing to fill our stomachs.

Bailu went to process the snake skin and prepare food, while I used a bowl to get water, found a flat rock, and started sharpening the blade of the saw, and also processed the blade of the bayonet.

Not long after, Yunwen came over. Her complexion seemed to have improved a lot. It seemed that the snake gall did help.

"You and Yingchun, are you hiding something from me? Can you tell me now?" I asked.

"It's okay, we just had a quarrel, nothing serious. I came here just to be closer to you. It's safer next to you, so don't think too much. By the way, I'd like to see if there's anything I can help you with." Yunwen said.

"You are weak, so you should rest more. Once you are well, you can help me with the work," I said.

"Well...can I stay with you?" Yunwen almost begged.

"What's wrong with you? Of course, I'd love to have that." I said quickly.

She leaned on me, but I still saw her looking cautiously at Yingchun from time to time. When she noticed that I was looking at her, she immediately retracted her gaze and forced a smile at me.

I continued to sharpen the knife while she helped me water the plants. I saw that she really wanted to help, and after thinking about it carefully, I remembered the notebook, so I quickly asked her to wait for me and took the notebook out of my backpack.

He said, "Our flight is from abroad to China. I think you should know some English, right? Take a look at the diary in this book to see if there is anything recorded. Just consider it as helping me."

Yunwen opened it and looked at it. I saw that she was calm at first, but then she frowned, and finally she widened her eyes and bit her fingers habitually.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"The book says that they are refugees. All their supplies were lost when they came here, and there were only three people left. They were trying to survive on the island. They had already planted the wheat they brought with them and put up dummies to protect themselves from wild boars. Unexpectedly, they encountered that monster. They opened fire, but it soon disappeared. Then the author's two companions disappeared one after another, and he was the only one left. He was very scared and lonely and helpless, so he decided to leave. It's a pity for those treasures..." Yunwen said as she translated and picked out the best parts for me.

Just as I thought, there was indeed a mention of monsters or something like that.

"Baby? Do you mean these shovels and saws and such, or the wheat you plant?" I asked.

"I don't know either. There is no follow-up here. I'll end it here." Yunwen said.

"Okay, then it seems that we should avoid going above the fault. It's safer to stay below," I said.

After sharpening the knife, the "feast" over there was also ready, including a mountain spring wild vegetable and jujube soup, and a small half bowl of wild strawberries. No one had a good meal for two days, so they were already very satisfied with just such a meal.

Moreover, Bai Lu really worked hard and sprinkled a lot of dry ingredients that she had saved up in the soup, such as some special hay, which did help to enhance the flavor. So although this meal was a bit tasteless, it still satisfied her taste buds.

After dinner, I said, "I have a good news to announce. We have found wheat ears. If we succeed in planting them, the food problem can be greatly solved in the future. However, distant water cannot quench nearby fire. It will take at least three or four months to plant the wheat. So I have to go to the coast to try my luck. Let's solve the current food problem first. So I think we should divide the work at both ends so that there will not be too much delay and accidents."

"I understand." Bai Lu was the first to express her support.

"Well, you pick out the wheat seeds that have been bitten by insects and rotten in the wheat ears and put them in order. Yunwen, go measure a piece of land suitable for farming later. I'll tell you where to choose. You can use charcoal to mark out an area of ​​200 square meters. Then the three of you will divide the work and help loosen the soil. Wait for me to come back. Bailu will make the arrangements for other matters first." I said.

"Thank you for your trust." Bai Lu replied.

At this time, Yunwen held my hand, her slender fingers tightly grasped my palm, and said, "I'll go with you, okay?"

I patted the back of her slightly cold hand and said, "Wait for me at home, be a good boy, the beach is too dangerous."

Then I turned around and said to Bai Lu, "By the way, Bai Lu, don't forget what I told you. Yunwen is still not in good health. You picked a lot of herbs today. You must take good care of her when you get back."

Bai Lu nodded, and I gave Yunwen a comforting smile, then I turned around, carrying the package, and set off with my bayonet in hand.