After they had filled the entire sack, there were very few ripe apples left in the apple orchard.
We returned with a full load, so we immediately began our return journey.
When we returned to the cave, we found that the Americans had already woken up. They were sitting next to the rocks, fishing with nets and rods in their hands, catching and fishing. Their movements were so leisurely that they really looked like they had just come from a beach vacation.
Several foreign women even pulled out their bikinis and strolled along the beach, chatting and laughing as they watched the sunrise, looking incredibly relaxed.
A group of male colleagues had never seen such a sexy foreign woman before, and they all stared at her with wide eyes.
Even Bai Wei couldn't help but take a few more glances.
After all, a blonde, blue-eyed foreign beauty is quite a novelty.
I didn't have time to look at pretty girls, after all, pretty girls don't fill you up. I carefully carried the basket and took all the fruit up to the cave.
Xu Wei and Wang Xiaoxiao went to the top of the mountain to wash all the apples they needed for the day, while I took the half-green, half-red apples into the cave.
Xiao Qiang and Liu Jiaojiao have already prepared lunch. Since there isn't much rice and noodles left, we basically won't eat them for a while. We've been eating dried fish and seafood soup for several days in a row.
Liu Jiaojiao sorted all the ripe fruits into categories, and then put the half-ripe fruits into a basket and covered them with tattered clothes.
Xu Wei sliced all the ripe fruit and hung them to dry at the entrance of the cave.
The apples here are all naturally grown, without pesticides or preservatives, so they don't last very long. In addition, the island's hot climate means they will rot in just a few days if left in a hole without ventilation.
Only by drying all the apples into dried apples can they be preserved for a longer time. Even if there is no fruit to eat later, eating dried apples can still provide some vitamins and trace elements.
We were busy until noon, and just after we finished lunch, Xiao Qiang told me to take a good rest. Wang Xiaoxiao and Xu Wei were also exhausted, so they lay down on the straw bed and fell asleep with steady breathing.
I was planning to rest for a while, and then go out early in the afternoon to catch some short-legged birds and dig up some jicama.
Xiao Qiang's leg has almost fully recovered, and the bruises have gradually faded.
I plan to take Xiao Qiang out this time to collect some more herbs in the woods, just in case.
Moreover, Xiao Qiang was also finding it difficult to stay in the cave, so when she heard my suggestion, she happily nodded in agreement.
But before I could even lie down on the bed, I suddenly heard a series of loud shouts and curses coming from down the mountain.
There was the commotion of Bai Wei and his group, as well as the foreigners who were speaking foreign languages.
I quickly peered down into the cave and saw that the two groups were very close, almost close enough to hit each other's noses with a single hand.
Wang Ping stood at the front, so his expression couldn't be seen, but his body language revealed that he was very angry.
Seeing that the foreigner opposite them was also furious, rapidly babbling a string of gibberish, it seemed that he had a conflict with Bai Wei and his group.
Xu Wei, who was next to me, frowned: "That foreigner said this was their territory and told Bai Wei and the others to get lost. But they're being too domineering. Even if we're talking about who arrived on this deserted island first, we were the ones who came later. Why are they bullying us like this?"
Xu Wei is gentle and very kind. Although Bai Wei and Lin Xubo had bullied us before, Xu Wei still sides with her compatriots.
His facial expression was filled with unease, which was incredibly cute.
Wang Xiaoxiao nodded, her face full of sarcasm: "I knew there would be a dispute, but I didn't expect it to be over territory. But these foreigners are really too domineering. Bai Wei and his group didn't even go to their moored spot, so why can't they let Bai Wei and his group move around on their own boat?"
I watched as one of the foreigners waved the seaweed around, making a whooshing sound. I guessed it was because these foreigners felt that there wasn't much food left on the beach, and if Bai Wei and his group picked up some more, they would have even less to eat.
So they wanted to intimidate Bai Wei and his group so that these foreigners could do whatever they wanted.
From now on, if we want to eat something, we'll have to watch their expressions. They've really got a plan.
I snorted coldly: "Since they're being so shameless, we're not going to be trifled with either. You stay here, I'm going down to check it out."
But this time, all the women disagreed.
Wang Xiaoxiao looked at me and quickly waved her hand: "If you go down and argue with them now, what if a fight breaks out? I think I should go down and persuade Bai Wei and the others to go back to the cabin first. We can discuss it slowly later. We can't force it."
"Yeah, Brother Sihai, there are guns on the other side. I think you'd better not go."
Wang Xiaoxiao and the others were worried about a fight, but I was worried that if these foreigners became too arrogant, they might not take us seriously.
With their colonial and enslavement mentality, we probably wouldn't be able to survive.
Besides, the beach is so big, what right do they have to claim this land as theirs?
"Don't worry, I have my own plans."
However, Wang Xiaoxiao and the others still disagreed with me going down the mountain by myself. In the end, I had no choice but to take Wang Xiaoxiao and Xu Wei down the mountain with me.
As they went down, Wang Ping and one of the foreigners with a pointed mouth and monkey-like face were almost about to fight.
The atmosphere was very oppressive.
The foreigner's face darkened even more when he saw us come down. Wang Ping and his group, however, seemed to have been given a shot of adrenaline and shouted at the foreigner a few more times to boost their morale.
I led Wang Xiaoxiao and the others over, and Chen Jian quickly jumped to my side: "They're not letting us live! We usually collect seashells on this beach, and we even piled up these stones on the beach to catch more crabs, but they say that everything on this beach belongs to them and that we are not allowed to collect anything to eat anymore."
Wang Ping nodded, looking indignant: "Yes, their domineering attitude is really shameless! They're practically making it impossible for us to live!"
Xu Wei's English is also very good. I pulled Xu Wei over and looked at her: "Tell these foreigners that this sea is public. They can pick up seashells to eat, and so can we. We won't stop them, but they have no right to stop us either."
Xu Wei translated the words, but the foreigner suddenly let out a contemptuous laugh, turned to look at me, and started spitting out gritted teeth.
After hearing this, Xu Wei frowned, her expression turning somewhat unpleasant.
"They said whoever has a gun is the boss, and that we shouldn't be ungrateful, otherwise they won't be polite to us."
I couldn't help but laugh when I heard this. Who gave them this confidence?
Hmph! Do they think they're dogs? Just because they peed somewhere, does that make this their territory?
"Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun," and I have a gun too, so it should be a contest of who is more willing to risk everything.
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