Chen Jian's words made Wang Xiaoxiao laugh, and Wang Ping, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement.
“I’ve noted down those words for Accountant Wang. If you deny it later, we have plenty of ways to torture you.”
Chen Jian chuckled foolishly, his whole demeanor unusually excited. He hurriedly gathered up the vines and nets he had gathered, urging everyone to hurry up and catch those short-legged birds so he could make some delicious food for Liu Jiaojiao as soon as possible.
"Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. Of course we should go early, but none of us have eaten yet. Are you going to go catch short-legged birds on an empty stomach? Although these short-legged birds aren't very aggressive, they're fast, and they can even fly when they're in a hurry. If you go there on an empty stomach, you'll be exhausted by then. You won't have the energy to catch those birds. So I think you should fill your stomach first before you go."
Chen Jian was very obedient. He ate his food and then dragged me and Wang Ping towards the grove of low bushes.
Fortunately, we had been to this grove of shrubs many times, so we remembered the route back and forth very well, which saved us a lot of time.
After entering the woods, Chen Jian began to make meticulous plans, trying to figure out how to catch more of those short-legged birds. He was extremely busy.
Wang Ping sat to the side, watching Chen Jian busy himself, chuckling to himself, and couldn't help but tease me.
"It's said that a man can only be a man if he gets married and starts a family. Now it seems that this old saying is still very accurate. I always thought Chen Jian was just a greenhorn, but he has changed completely since he got together with Liu Jiaojiao. Look at him now, he is very responsible and considerate. Even his actions are much more mature than before."
I nodded. Having known Chen Jian for so long, I naturally knew his temperament and character.
Looking at it now, Chen Jian has indeed changed a lot compared to before, and he is much more outstanding than before.
I am truly happy for Liu Jiaojiao and the baby in her belly. Chen Jian is such a responsible person. Whether on this deserted island or back in the city, he is still someone you can entrust with your life.
After Chen Jian worked for a while, Wang Ping and I followed him to set up the traps. Fortunately, these short-legged birds came to eat at the same time every day, but we just couldn't find their nests. Otherwise, we could have saved a lot of time.
After setting up the vine nets and traps, the three of us hid under the roots of a tree and sat there, waiting for the short-legged birds to walk right into our trap.
Wang Ping sighed. Normally, if he were out and about, he would definitely find time to smoke. But since he was stranded on this deserted island, not to mention cigarettes, even a lighter has become a high-class tool.
Now even smoking has been forced out of me.
After listening to Wang Ping's words, Chen Jian moved closer to me and Wang Ping, squinted at Wang Ping, and offered his suggestion.
“Brother Wang, I once heard my grandfather and others say that if you really have a craving for cigarettes, smoking tree leaves is the same thing. They said that although the taste of tree leaves is not as strong as the taste of cigarettes, it can still relieve your mood.”
Upon hearing Chen Jian's words, Wang Ping bared his teeth at Chen Jian, then laughed angrily and patted Chen Jian's shoulder.
"You silly boy, I was just praising you for being steady and having a clear head, but it seems you're still not very bright. We haven't even used any paper here, let alone rolled-up leaves?"
Chen Jian's face immediately turned somewhat embarrassed after being teased by Wang Ping, and he could only force a smile to ease the atmosphere.
As we were talking, we suddenly heard the shrieks of the short-legged birds. I looked at Chen Jian and nodded: "Hurry up, let's catch them now. Maybe we can catch more. Otherwise, if all the short-legged birds are frightened, we won't be able to catch any today."
Chen Jian nodded and immediately dragged Wang Ping out, while I quietly went around to the other side to ambush the short-legged birds.
We spent over an hour trying, but this time we were very successful. Chen Jian's vine net was so dense that he caught more than a dozen short-legged birds in one go. In addition to the traps we dug earlier, there were seven or eight more, making a total of more than 20 short-legged birds. Three of them died.
Although it's a bit of a pity, it's still quite good. After all, we can eat the dead ones when we get back tonight, which will improve our meals.
Wang Ping was very excited and patted Chen Jian on the shoulder: "You made a really good net, kid. Next time we come, I'll make another one with you so we can catch even more."
I nodded as well, noticing Chen Jian's approving expression.
Chen Jian scratched his head, still a little embarrassed, but he quickly grabbed a vine from the side and tied all the short-legged birds' legs together. Then he took the branches we had brought earlier and hung all the short-legged birds on the tree trunk.
Wang Ping and the other man each took one end of the birds and carried them back to the camp.
We had just come out of the woods when Wang Ping stopped Chen Jian and me: "I think Liu Jiaojiao should eat more fish now that she's pregnant. After all, she gets tired of eating these short-legged birds all the time. Eating some fish can also supplement her nutrition. The big silverfish in that freshwater stream we went to before tasted very good, and they were much better than sea fish. Why don't we go there together again? We're already here anyway."
I was a little thirsty at the moment, and when I heard Wang Ping's suggestion, I nodded.
We really should eat some freshwater fish to improve our palate; sea fish just don't taste good.
So the three of us chatted as we walked towards the freshwater stream.
When we reached a grove of trees, Wang Ping suddenly stopped and then grabbed me and Chen Jian.
I turned around thinking Wang Ping needed to pee and wanted me to help him, but when I reached out to grab his tree trunk, Wang Ping shook his head at me and then gestured towards the woods with his chin.
Before I could understand what he meant, Wang Ping leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Look, there seems to be someone in that grove of trees."
I was taken aback and immediately looked in the direction Wang Ping was pointing. I saw that there really was a foot sticking out of the bushes next to the woods, and judging from the style of his shoes, he must be a modern person from the city.
Chen Jian also saw the foot at this moment, and glared at me and Wang Ping.
"Is this Lin Xubo? We couldn't find him before, he's probably dead here, right? I've been wearing these shoes for a long time, Lin Xubo's shoes should still be fine. You two wait while I take his shoes off."
We didn't have a good impression of Lin Xubo, so his life or death was meaningless to us.
But when I heard Chen Jian say that, I shook my head at him: "Don't go yet. We don't know if he's alive or dead, and who can guarantee that this is really Lin Xubo? Let's observe for a while longer and move over carefully. Safety is the most important thing."
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