I know what Xiao Qiang is worried about, but if I continue to stay here, I'll go crazy.
Xiao Qiang and I were at a standstill for a moment. She sighed softly, turned around and walked over to the group of foreigners, discussing things with them in a low voice.
After a long while, Xiao Qiang finally turned around and looked at me.
"They won't give us that big umbrella, but Oliver just said that if you're willing to trade, you can exchange one of your guns for a piece of plastic sheeting."
I frowned and traded a gun for a piece of plastic sheeting.
Their business practices are really too domineering.
It even made me feel like they were taking advantage of the situation.
I knew long ago that no matter how much I interacted with these foreigners, I would never develop any feelings for them.
But now it seems that these foreigners not only failed to develop any goodwill with us, but also seem to be trying to get back the guns they gave us as compensation for saving their lives.
If it were just a few of us grown men here, I'd love to rush up and beat that bearded foreigner up right now, and then leave this place without a care in the world.
But now that this matter involves Xiao Qiang, I don't want Xiao Qiang to continue to suffer with me.
We are stranded on this deserted island with extremely limited medical equipment. If we get a fever and there is no way to treat it in time, it could be fatal.
Xiaoqiang is a delicate and frail girl. She and I traveled back to the camp in the pouring rain. It must have been a tough journey.
As I gritted my teeth, pondering whether this was a worthwhile deal, Xiao Qiang squatted down beside me and took my hand.
She looked up at me with a smile in her eyes, which instantly calmed my anxious mood.
"Sihai, don't be afraid. We can't trade these guns. In the current situation, we risked our lives to get these guns and ammunition. If you trade these guns for a piece of plastic sheeting, I will definitely not live a peaceful life!"
Just as I was about to speak, Xiao Qiang squeezed my hand, signaling me to continue listening to her.
“Listen to me, I already ground a lot of herbs when we were in the cave, and I’ve sealed them all in the clay pots you made. These herbs can cure diseases, and I believe I’m not that weak. As long as we can get back to our current camp, we can solve everything. So don’t bow down to them, and don’t accept their conditions, understand?”
Xiao Qiang's eyes were very firm. I seemed to see once again the decisive and ruthless Xiao Qiang who had accompanied Bai Wei to negotiate contracts and do business in the company.
"But the journey back will definitely not be peaceful, do you understand?"
Xiao Qiang smiled and nodded.
“Since we were stranded on this deserted island, what day has been peaceful? So I feel that no matter how peaceful it is, as long as you are by my side to protect me, I am not afraid of anything. Let’s not talk too much now, let’s hurry up and go while it’s still light.”
I took a deep breath. Xiao Qiang was right. In this situation, if I compromised with these foreigners, I wouldn't be able to live like this anymore.
I got up and pulled Xiao Qiang out of the cabin. Chen Jian and two male colleagues were already waiting in the cabin. Chen Jian must have already told the two male colleagues that we were leaving.
Although the two male colleagues looked uneasy, they didn't want to stay there any longer.
After all, being stuck in these foreigners' ship's hold is like a flock of sheep falling into the jaws of wolves.
It's really unsettling.
"In a little while, we'll go to the edge of the woods and pick a few vines. We'll wrap them tightly around our waists and then hold onto them as we walk forward. This will prevent us from getting lost in the rain if it gets too heavy and we can't see the road ahead clearly. Also, if we encounter any wild animals, we won't get lost in the chaos."
Chen Jian nodded, took out a fruit knife from his pocket, and was the first to get off the boat. I followed closely behind, supporting Xiao Qiang and leading two male colleagues. The rain outside was pattering against us, and besides being cold, it was also bone-chilling.
I held Xiao Qiang's hand tightly, trying my best to keep him warm, but after walking for a short while, Xiao Qiang still couldn't help but shiver.
I quickly took off my own clothes, even though they were already soaked through by the rain, and still forcibly covered Xiao Qiang with them.
On a particularly clear day, it would take us about two hours to walk from the beach to our current cave.
But with the rain pounding on our faces and making it impossible to discern the road ahead, it took us about five hours to finally see the mountaintop where our current campsite was located.
The rocks on the mountain became exceptionally slippery due to the rain.
Fortunately, we had pulled some vines on our way here. I clung desperately to a rock, trying my best to stay steady, and then pulled the people below one by one to the top of the mountain.
When we finally stood on the mountain, the rain not only didn't lessen, but actually intensified.
It was only then that I realized Chen Jian's little treehouse had collapsed, and the ground was covered in mud.
The rice seedlings we transplanted earlier are still intact in the warehouse we've already built. It seems that Baiwei and Wang Ping abandoned all the seedlings in the warehouse after it rained.
Chen Jian was trembling violently. He rushed to the treehouse and looked around, but Liu Jiaojiao was nowhere to be found.
I quickly grabbed the almost frantic Chen Jian and shouted, "Liu Jiaojiao must be in our treehouse. Don't worry, let's go to our treehouse to take shelter from the rain."
Chen Jian nodded, and I quickly ran back to our treehouse with Xiao Qiang and Chen Jian. But when we opened the gate, we found that the door to our treehouse had fallen off, and rainwater was constantly pouring into the treehouse. It was obvious what the situation inside was like.
Ignoring the fact that I was soaked to the bone, I rushed into the treehouse and saw three women and the monkey crammed together on a wooden bed.
Next to the wooden bed, there was a large pile of things covered with wolf skins, which should be the dried fish and shellfish we had dried.
Liu Jiaojiao and the others were all deathly pale, while Xu Wei was sandwiched between Wang Xiaoxiao and the others. Seeing Xu Wei's eyes tightly closed, my heart skipped a beat. Could it be that Xu Wei was sick?
When Wang Xiaoxiao and Liu Jiaojiao heard the noise, they looked up at us. Wang Xiaoxiao, who had always been very strong and had a very tomboyish personality, burst into tears the moment she saw me.
I was incredibly nervous, and I quickly moved closer to Wang Xiaoxiao, but she reached out and threw herself into my arms...
"You're finally back!"
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