If that's the case, then the camp we're currently in isn't safe either.
This grove of trees is only about 20 kilometers away from our fruit orchard, but it is less than 10 kilometers away from our current campsite.
So, with so many of us living and moving around up there every day, making all that noise, these indigenous people must have already discovered our presence. Perhaps they've been hiding in the shadows, observing us all along.
Thinking about it like that gives me the creeps.
Chen Jian also tensed up at this moment, looking at me with a pale face: "Brother Sihai, I don't think this place is safe, let's leave quickly."
I nodded, and Chen Jian quickly pulled up his pants and turned to leave.
But he hadn't taken two steps when he cried out "Ouch!" again. Wang Ping turned to look at Chen Jian and couldn't help but scold him.
"What's wrong with you, kid? Why are you so impulsive?"
Chen Jian also looked utterly devastated, his brows furrowed. He glanced at his feet and then gagged twice.
"Damn, there are two piles of shit here!"
I suppressed my nausea and leaned closer to take a look, and sure enough, it looked like human feces.
Wang Ping's expression also turned somewhat grim. He pulled Chen Jian aside and told him to quickly rub the soles of his shoes on a nearby rock.
I suspect that group of wild men may have also appeared in this place. I wonder if they also knew about that fruit grove.
After all, they live here year-round, and these fruits might be lifesavers for us.
For them, it's also a source of vitamins.
I shook my head: "I don't know what's going on, but no matter what, the appearance of such a strange pile of stones and such excrement here is not a good omen. Anyway, we've already picked the fruit, and both the wolves and the savages are dangerous to us. I think we should hurry back to the camp, otherwise it will get dark soon and it will be difficult to escape if we encounter any more danger."
Chen Jian nodded, quickly wiped the soles of his shoes clean, and ran to our pile of fruit baskets. He and Wang Ping each took one end of the baskets and walked forward quickly.
I quickly picked up the bucket of fruit and followed behind Wang Ping and the others.
We returned to the camp almost without taking a break. Once inside, I called Wang Xiaoxiao and the others into the house.
“Some unpleasant things have happened around us, so please don’t go into the woods alone recently. If you’re missing any wild vegetables, be sure to call us male colleagues. You just need to stay in the camp. Otherwise, we can deal with wolves if we encounter them, because even if they’re smart, they’re still just a bunch of beasts. But there are some indigenous people here whose situation we don’t know. We can’t afford any more accidents like this.”
Wang Xiaoxiao and Xu Wei's expressions turned somewhat frightened upon hearing this: "How could they have tracked us here? We've lived here for quite a while now, but we've never found any trace of them."
Chen Jian stomped his feet to the side, having already thrown his shoes aside and covered them completely with sand, clearly feeling very annoyed.
"Yes, we didn't expect it either, but on the way back we did find those strange piles of stones. Those piles of stones clearly couldn't have been made by animals, so I think we should be careful. Starting tonight, the three of us will take turns keeping watch. That way, you women can rest and get some sleep. Fortunately, we just caught those wolves a couple of days ago. Even if we don't go down the mountain, this food is enough for us to eat for several months."
I nodded in agreement with Chen Jian's words. Liu Jiaojiao's face looked rather unpleasant. Suddenly, Liu Jiaojiao gagged and then rushed out of the wooden house.
Xu Wei was taken aback, and immediately followed him out with a look of nervousness, holding the water.
I looked at Chen Jian and whispered, "Have you been eating anything unclean lately? You have diarrhea, and Liu Jiaojiao feels nauseous. You really need to eat properly when you get back. The water down the mountain is very clear, but you absolutely can't drink it if it's not cooked properly. Who knows if there are any parasites in that water?"
Chen Jian nodded and said, "Of course I know. I'm very careful when I eat. I can't let these parasites kill me before I even get to the wolf's mouth, can I? Brother Sihai, I'm a little worried. I'll go out and check it out first."
After saying that, Chen Jian also followed him out in a panic.
Wang Ping sat next to me with a sullen face.
I patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, no matter what, we always have the ability to protect ourselves. When we lived by the sea, we had so few tools and weapons, but we survived so many hardships, didn't we?"
"Now that we're in such a high position, and although Bai Wei and his male colleagues are pretty useless, they still outnumber us. I'm sure even if those indigenous people know we're here, they won't dare to attack us easily. So, we're safe for the time being."
"When it gets light tomorrow, we should make more pointed wooden forks during the day. It would be best to fence off the entire area around Shandong. That way, it will be safer. Besides, we still have DouDing's mom and DouDing here. That little rascal is a very alert sleeper. He wakes up and pulls my hair when someone walks outside to remind me. If there is anything to offer, DouDing can keep watch for us at night. You just need to sleep well, take good care of your body and your legs. Leave the rest to Chen Jian and me."
After hearing my words, Wang Ping looked up at me with some gratitude: "Sihai, I really didn't expect that I wasn't good to you at the company, and even bullied you with Bai Wei and that beast Lin Xubo when we were stranded on this deserted island. Yet you were still so generous as to take me in, help me build a house, give me a place to stay, and treat me so well. I was really blinded by greed back then, and I did so many things against my conscience. I'm so sorry."
Looking into Wang Ping's eyes, which were full of sincerity, the last trace of resentment I had for him completely vanished.
I patted Wang Ping on the shoulder and laughed heartily: "What are you talking about? In terms of age, I should call you 'big brother.' Life is full of ups and downs, isn't it? As long as we can talk things out, we can still be good buddies, right?"
Wang Ping nodded in agreement. We were chatting happily when Xu Wei suddenly rushed in. When she saw me, her face turned pale, then she blushed when she saw Wang Ping. She stammered, clearly having something to say.
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