Liu Jiaojiao exerted a lot of effort during childbirth, and coupled with the great shock she had suffered earlier, she was still in a very weak mental state.
Fortunately, Xiao Qiang had prepared a lot of blood-replenishing herbs long ago, and they have come in handy now.
The female colleague cooked rabbit soup for Liu Jiaojiao, adding herbs to it so that Liu Jiaojiao could drink it, firstly to replenish her qi and blood, and secondly to supplement her nutrition.
The weather was a bit chilly, so the baby couldn't be taken out. But Chen Jian, as if showing off a treasure, dragged a few people he was particularly close to into the house to see the little angel who had just been born into this world.
The child's face was only the size of a palm, wrinkled, with big eyes and a constantly moving little mouth, wrapped in soft, white rabbit fur, making it very cute.
Wang Ping looked at the child with shining eyes, and Chen Jian was overjoyed, constantly telling us that he wanted to name the child and asking us what names we should give him.
"Of course, this is something you parents should discuss! Whatever name you choose for your child is fine! I think you shouldn't get too agitated right now. Go outside quickly, I'll pop the blisters on your hands and put some herbal medicine in them, otherwise, you won't be able to work with these hands by tomorrow!"
After Wang Ping finished speaking, he grabbed Chen Jian and tried to leave, but Chen Jian didn't care at all: "It's okay, it's okay. Anyway, I'm full of energy right now. If you asked me to catch a wolf, I could do it without a problem. I want to spend time with them, mother and daughter. Sihai, you guys go out and get something to eat!"
“But we’ve been through so much this night, and you haven’t rested or eaten anything. Xiao Qiang and the others are here to look after you, so don’t worry. Anyway, the baby has been delivered safely and healthily. It doesn’t matter when you come to see the baby, right? Come and eat something first! Listen to Wang Ping, treat the blisters on your hands, and then we have other things to talk about.”
Chen Jian finally calmed down, and his expression became somewhat serious.
"Yes, this place is not safe. I can't let such a young child be threatened right after birth... Okay, I'll listen to you!"
After saying that, he followed me and Wang Ping out of his wooden house, one after the other.
Wang Ping used a sharp thorn to pop the blister on Chen Jian's hand, releasing the fluid inside. Then he applied herbal medicine and tied it up with a rag. Meanwhile, the soup that some of the female colleagues had made for Liu Jiaojiao was already boiling.
We served two bowls of the best ones, and then added some water and mushrooms to the rest. We all ate some of it too.
Everyone was exhausted after a whole night of running around, but we knew that just because we made it through tonight didn't mean tomorrow would be the same.
While we were eating, I told everyone that starting tonight, we would have to be more careful, because you never know when these indigenous people might come and attack us.
The door was smashed down, and they now knew about the traps outside, so these traps were obviously not very useful. Even if they came again next time, they would definitely be prepared.
Besides reinforcing the wooden door, we also need to figure out what kind of ambush to set up around our camp to stop the attacks from these indigenous people.
Yang Rui, who was gnawing on a piece of rabbit meat, wiped his mouth as he looked at us and said, "I think we can't be passive like this. We should take the initiative. Since they've already found us here, we can find their lair too. They can launch a surprise attack, so we can launch a sneak attack too!"
Wang Ping glanced at Yang Rui and curled his lip: "Do you think they'd expose their hideout to us so easily? Besides, this deserted island is so big, do you know where they are? What will happen to the women and children left behind if we all leave this camp? Don't even think about that. We don't have many people to begin with, and the camp is our last resort. If you leave, it's like handing the camp over to someone else. So let's think of something else!"
Before he had children, Chen Jian was a bit impulsive, but just now I felt that Chen Jian had changed. He seemed to know what kind of responsibility a father should shoulder. After hearing what Wang Ping said, Chen Jian nodded.
“I also think that going out to launch an attack is not a good thing. The weather is getting colder and colder. If we launch a large-scale attack, the camp will be empty. What use are some women who can't carry anything? If these natives come to attack, these women will all become prisoners. Then, if you want to rescue them, things will become more complicated.”
"That's why I said we should recruit those foreigners on the beach into our ranks. That way, we can have people leading them out to attack, and we can also leave people in the camp. That way, we won't have to worry about what you just mentioned!"
Seeing that Yang Rui was still trying to persuade us to take over those foreigners, I felt increasingly disgusted with him.
If these foreigners truly wanted to get along with us amicably and unite as one, we would have already come together long ago without them having to say a word.
But these foreigners only stand on our side when they are truly in danger.
I'm really worried about putting them in this camp.
Putting aside the communication barriers and different customs, their ambitious nature alone makes it impossible for me to keep them in my territory.
Otherwise, if a dispute arises, things will become even more uncontrollable.
"Forget it, let's talk about this tomorrow. After we finish eating, let's not sleep. Let's repair this wooden door first, and then we'll figure out how to reinforce it when it's light tomorrow. The trees around here are fine; it'll be troublesome for these indigenous people to break through them. But this door is the only way in and our only barrier. We have to make it incredibly strong."
After listening to me, Wang Ping nodded: "I think Sihai is right. Besides reinforcing the door, we must also be careful with these lynxes."
These beasts can climb up the trees, allowing them to leap to the top of the mountain and launch a surprise attack on us.
Several of my female colleagues had their legs scratched by those lynxes. Putting aside the risk of infection, just the fact that these lynxes keep coming over and causing trouble every few days makes our lives anything but peaceful.
I looked at Wang Ping and urged him to continue. Wang Ping nodded: "So I think we should make two preparations. First, to prevent these indigenous people from attacking again, and second, to prevent these lynxes from running into the camp and causing trouble for us again."
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