Early the next morning, I was the first to go out of the cave to investigate the situation.
The fog was present in the morning, and it was very thick.
It seems that Wang Ping and his group encountered such thick fog when they came here yesterday, which is why they were affected.
Fortunately, the fog doesn't affect me at all, but since it's so thick right now, I can't take the others out, so I'll just have to wait a little longer.
The fog outside didn't gradually dissipate until the hands of the pocket watch pointed to noon.
Wang Ping and Chen Jian also breathed a sigh of relief, because at least they could finally have a chance to come and go.
I instructed Bai Wei to lead Chen Jian to guard the cave entrance.
Wang Xiaoxiao and Xiao Qiang, along with the others, went to tidy up the site where we were going to build the house.
Wang Ping and I, along with a few foreigners, planned to first go to the beach to collect some food, and then gradually bring back the usable equipment we had left at the beach camp.
After all, starting from scratch and redoing everything piece by piece would take a lot of time, so going there to check the situation and see what else is available and picking it out is the safest approach.
When we left in the morning, we carefully covered up the entrance again.
After all, although this place is very secluded, we still have to be prepared for any eventuality.
After setting off, we were pressed for time.
Because it was already quite dark around 8 p.m., we had to make the time to get back.
Our first stop was back at the same campsite we had visited before.
There are still some things left in the camp: the cart is still usable, the iron pot we made before is still usable, and there are still a few wolf and rabbit pelts left.
What surprised me most was that the axe and shovel I used before were still there.
We loaded all the items onto the carts, then scoured the beach for three more carts full of food before returning to our current campsite.
For the next seven or eight days, we kept cutting down trees and then built our first house.
Although it's a bit small, at least the women no longer have to live a life of hardship, which makes us feel a little better.
During this time, the people of the Ertas tribe did not come to search for us once. We went out to hunt, and although we could not find any large wild animals, we caught some rabbits, found some birds and collected some bird eggs. In addition, the fish and shells we collected from the sea were enough to fill our stomachs.
We've never run into Xiao He and his group.
Wang Ping said that it was possible that Xiao He and her group had already been wiped out by the Ertas tribe.
But I felt that this was impossible, because although Xiao He and the others hadn't been in contact with us for long, I knew that these people were definitely not simple characters.
In addition, Yang has always given me the feeling that he is a man of few words and deep thoughts.
He's been lurking around here for so long, and I still don't know what he's up to.
This feeling of being unable to know the true state of other people's hearts makes me feel quite helpless.
During this time, we went back to the shrubland, but this time it was almost completely burned down. There was nothing left, not even the jicama buried underground.
I don't know exactly what went wrong, but it was certainly a heavy blow to us.
After all, in the very beginning, those jicama gave us endless hope.
After another busy half month, our house is starting to look promising. Although it's all made of nailed wooden boards, this time we still used mud to seal all the gaps to keep out the wind and rain, and also to keep it warm.
With all the house plans completed, the most important thing left was finding food.
The entrance was very narrow, requiring only two people to guard it, preventing anyone from rushing in. This made us feel much safer when we went out to find food.
I had Bai Wei and Li Peng guard the cave entrance, and then I took the foreigners, Wang Ping, and Chen Jian out to find something to eat.
The forest is now beginning to recover, and the burned and withered branches are starting to sprout new buds. However, no wild boars or wolves have been seen in this area.
When we first arrived on this deserted island, our biggest fear was encountering wolves, but now I'm eager to run into them.
Because these wolf pelts are exceptionally thick, they provide very effective insulation, and the wolf meat is also quite good.
But after searching for two days, we still couldn't find any trace of wild boars or wolves.
Wang Ping sat under the tree roots with a glass of water and sighed, "Sihai, what are we going to do? Now we're back to the same predicament we were in when we first ended up on this deserted island. Adults can handle drinking soup all the time, but children can't."
"Moreover, it will be hard work for us to reorganize this campsite. Look at everyone, after all the ups and downs we've been through, not to mention how thin and weak we are, we're all really exhausted. And we haven't had any oil or meat for a long time. If it really doesn't work, I think we should go deeper into the woods and take a look."
"I figured if those large wild animals can't come out, they'll definitely look for a place with a water source nearby. Didn't we often see herds of wild boars at that freshwater ditch we found before? Why don't we go there and take a look?"
Chen Jian nodded in agreement with Wang Ping's words: "I think so too. Anyway, we have guns and we can't run out of bullets. Why don't we go and take a look? If we can catch a few wild boars, that would be a good thing."
Actually, I've always wanted to go further afield, but if I really go too far, and something goes wrong at the camp here, I'm afraid I won't be able to help in time.
I naturally didn't want to tell Wang Ping and the others about this worry, lest they share my concerns.
I sighed and was about to speak when I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps on the grass in the distance, as if something was walking through the grass towards me.
I immediately looked at Wang Ping and Chen Jian and made a gesture to them.
Wang Ping was taken aback and immediately stopped talking. Chen Jian looked at me with some confusion, but also shut his mouth.
We both fell silent. I listened carefully, and the noise seemed to be getting closer.
I whispered to Wang Ping, "Listen, it sounds like something is coming."
But Wang Ping looked blank after hearing what I said: "No, there was no noise. Sihai, you must have misheard me."
I shook my head. How could that be? I definitely heard some noise coming from there. But Chen Jian and Wang Ping followed my example, pricking up their ears and listening carefully to the sounds around them. But after a long while, they both shook their heads.
But to my ears, the sound of footsteps on the grass was even clearer...
I'm sure I didn't mishear.
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