The noise stopped after two hours. Qiao Qingqing heard the cheers from the people on the outer boats. She couldn't help but smile and quickly said to Shao Shengan who was soaking in the water: "The danger is over. Come up quickly and don't catch a cold."
"Wait a minute, I want to go somewhere else."
"You want to get shark meat?"
Shao Shengan smiled and said, "Yes. If anyone of you wants to go, we can go together." This is a good thing for feeding chickens and ducks.
Zeng Guangyu was immediately tempted: "I want to go! We really haven't seen any sharks over there, and it's hard to imagine what the sharks here look like." She was very scared just now, but when the crisis was over, she wanted to eat the shark meat.
"Let's go. I'll take off my clothes. Where's the net bag, brother? Wait for me to come back with the fish!" Liu Zhen jumped into the water.
They went into the water together and came back an hour later, each with a harvest in their hands. Qiao Qingqing smelled the strong smell of blood on them and reached out to wipe the blood clots on Shao Shengan's hair.
"Outside the protection circle was all red, with shark carcasses everywhere. I even saw half a shark head, which was taken away by the fleet."
"No wonder you all smell like blood, come up quickly or you'll catch a cold."
"Give me a bucket." Shao Shengan said. At that time, he also made a lot of wooden barrels, most of which were in the space, leaving only a few outside.
Father Shao quickly took out a wooden barrel tied to the stern of the boat and said, "Give me the fish and I'll take care of it. You hurry up and get on board."
Shao Shengan handed the fishing net to his father, then climbed up the edge of the boat, his whole body wet. As he had been eating and sleeping on the boat these days, he didn't care about that much. Qiao Qingqing gave him clean underwear and pants, and he wrapped his lower body with a bath towel and put them on directly.
He looked at the holes in his pants and sighed, "Since the sea water has become saltier, clothes have become less and less durable."
Liu Zhen echoed: "That's right! I'm about to run naked!"
"I got two big pieces of shark meat. I wonder if they taste good or not, hahaha!" Zeng Guangyu excitedly held up half a pig-sized piece of bloody shark meat. "It's just that the weather is cooler now, so the meat can be stored for a longer time. I won't have to worry about food for the next five days!"
Liu Zhen panted as he poured the chopped fish from the net bag into the wooden barrel. "You, you, that doesn't taste good! It's bitter and astringent. If you don't believe me, try it! I was making gestures to you just now, but you ignored me and focused on picking the biggest pieces of shark meat. You have to get a few fish that were affected. That's what tastes good. Otherwise, you'll be so miserable eating shark meat that you'll doubt your life!"
Zeng Guangyu was stunned: "Ah? Is it so exaggerated?" She took a bite hesitantly, and after chewing a few times, her face wrinkled like an old bitter gourd, but she swallowed it very firmly, and took a while to speak, "Oh my God, how can there be such unpalatable meat!"
Qiao Qingqing couldn't help but laugh: "Although it tastes terrible, the big advantage is the large quantity. You can't break up the fish carcass without a net bag, so it's more convenient to take large pieces of shark meat like this."
Sheng An also brought back shark meat. Shao's father picked up the smallest pieces and chopped them up to feed the chickens and ducks directly. He also cut a separate piece for Dabao to eat.
The chickens and ducks were eating happily and clucking non-stop.
Shao's father said, "Find some time to take the duck out for a swim. It's not good to keep it locked up like this."
These unpalatable shark carcasses became the biggest savior for the survivors. Most people were tired of eating tree roots and weeds. Eating that kind of food would not kill them at most, but they would not have the strength to do so. So no matter how unpalatable the shark meat was, they ate it all with their eyes closed and their noses pinched.
This day was full of ups and downs. First, the shark attack made everyone frightened, and then the crisis was resolved and they could find meat for food, which greatly alleviated the food crisis and everyone was very happy.
But the happy atmosphere did not last long, and the fleet received a new order: move.
"This sea area is filled with the smell of shark carcasses and flesh, which will attract more predators, so migration is imperative." Upon hearing this order, Qiao Qingqing was relieved. The leader of the Tangzhou fleet was indeed reliable.
She smiled. "Get ready. We'll get to safer waters before the sun sets completely."
The fleet began to move, with the big ship leading the way and the small boats following behind, and the fleet's patrol speedboats constantly patrolling. Compared with the huge number of refugees, the number of ships was small. Qiao Qingqing stood up and looked behind the team with a telescope, and saw a large group of people, carrying their own luggage, holding wood barrels and other things, trying to follow behind, like a large group of seaweed chasing the light, even if they were hit by a wave, they would still try to get out of the water and continue to move forward.
Wade through the waves and the dawn is just around the corner.
Qiao Qingqing felt a little sad. Such days had lasted too long. Natural disasters swept in, only giving a little breathing space, and then destroyed it with their own hands, leaving everyone homeless and without a place to rest. Today they were still on the sea, at least it was real water. Qiao Qingqing didn't dare to think about what would happen next time.
"Qingqing? What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Shao Shengan asked worriedly.
"No, I'm just a little sleepy."
"Then sit down and sleep with me, come on."
Qiao Qingqing leaned against Shao Shengan and closed her eyes, and her body and mind found their home.
The fleet was not moving very fast, and it took a long time for the team to move. By the time they settled down, it was already completely dark. The night was even more dangerous, so the fleet turned on lights and torches to illuminate the newly enclosed protection circle.
When the water waves sway, the light reflected underwater also sways. The whole world continues in light and shadow, fire and water. Human beings are sandwiched in the middle, so inconspicuous, fragile and tough.
The survivors settled down again, leaving all the crises and deaths behind. They prepared for the late dinner, packed up their soaked luggage, and called out to relatives and friends who were looking for food in the nearby waters. There were also children shouting, "Mom, I found shrimps!", and some people were cursing, "Who took my pants!" and "Who the hell is shitting here? Is he mentally ill?"
The breath of life is everywhere.
Qiao Qingqing's family also had dinner. Shao Shengan turned on the portable stove and started to cook fish soup with radish. Just add some salt and MSG and it will taste good. There is nothing to complain about. This is already a top-notch delicacy. Each person ate two large bowls, and everyone was very satisfied. Zeng Guangyu ate the raw shark meat, almost spitting it out while eating. Shao Shengfei frowned and secretly gave her two pieces of his dried fish balls.
"It's delicious," he said.
Zeng Guangyu took it, looked at the yellow-brown "meat" in his palm, and swallowed his saliva: "What is this?"
"Meatballs." Shao Shengfei said seriously, "They are delicious. I give them to you."
"They are fish meatballs, cut into slices and dried for easy storage," said Qiao Qingqing.
After eating such disgusting raw shark meat, Zeng Guangyu thought Dabao's butt was delicious, not to mention the meatballs made of fish meat. She immediately ate a piece and then shed tears, which scared Shao Shengfei.
"What's wrong? Is it not delicious? It's obviously delicious." Shao Shengfei quickly ate a piece and it tasted delicious.
"No, it's delicious. It's so delicious." Zeng Guangyu covered his face and wiped his tears embarrassedly.
"I'm taking the ducks out for a walk. Qingqing, are you coming with me?" Shao Shengan asked.
"I want to go."
"I'm going too!"
Shao's father said, "You guys go ahead. I'll stay at home. Don't go too far."
There were too many people in the inner area, so the fleet provided a large number of simple rafts for the survivors without boats to use. The inner area was filled with wooden boats, rafts and various sundries. Fortunately, their boat was close to the passenger ship, and there was a gap between the passenger ships, so their kayaks got out through the gap.
After going out, Shao Shengfei quickly opened the bamboo basket. The ducks and chicks that had not left the bamboo basket for many days were extremely excited. The ducks swam happily. If there were no ropes tied to the feet of each duck, no one would know where they would swim to!
"That's great, the ducks are so happy, so I'm happy too." Shao Shengfei's face was full of an innocent smile. He caught the chicks struggling in the water one by one, and Shao Shengan took out a wooden board and gave it to him.
"Let the chickens move around on it."
"Uh-huh!"
So the ducks swam, and the chicks ran back and forth on the floating wooden board, chirping and occasionally lowering their heads to drink water. Dabao was not afraid of water. Qiao Qingqing suspected that it had mutated into another species. It paced a few steps reservedly, then spread its wings, fluttered twice, and flew up.
It flew three or four meters away in an instant!
"It seems that Dabao has really mutated. He doesn't look like a hen at all." Qiao Qingqing was a little envious. Dabao had mutated to adapt to this world of natural disasters, so why didn't humans have similar changes? If humans also grew wings, earthquakes and continental collapses would no longer be a terrifying crisis, right?
There is no place on earth for them, so they can soar in the sky.
Thinking of this, Qiao Qingqing was amused by her own wild imagination.
Shao Shengan was also in a relaxed mood, and asked her what she was thinking: "You are smiling so happily."
Qiao Qingqing told him her fantasy: "Do you think this is possible?"
"I think your idea is very good. If we can really evolve like this, the survival rate of humans can be greatly improved. However, growing wings does not conform to the laws of human evolution. Even if humans want to mutate, they should still retain human characteristics, just like Dabao. Although it can fly and swim now, it still looks like a chicken, but it is a little bigger. If we mutate... maybe we can run faster, jump higher, and have better endurance."
Listening to Shao Shengan's serious analysis, Qiao Qingqing laughed even more happily.
"...So it probably won't be able to grow wings." Shao Shengan laughed as he spoke.
The ducks were quacking, the chickens were chirping, their little feet were clattering on the wooden boards, and there was Shao Shengfei's cheerful laughter. Qiao Qingqing was sitting leisurely beside Shao Shengan, with a smile still in the corner of her eyes.
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