More than a month has passed in the blink of an eye, during which time we had some more disputes with Bai Wei.
Bai Wei and his gang always believed that whatever we found, we should share it with them. Even with the jade mine incident, they would come over every few days to cause trouble.
However, given our firm stance, Bai Wei and his group were willing to give up.
However, Bai Wei was still unwilling to give up. Every day, he would stare at us with wide eyes, looking like a moving camera, which made our scalps tingle.
However, since he didn't come over to cause trouble, we couldn't do anything to him, so we had to just put up with it.
Liu Jiaojiao has finally started to show signs of pregnancy recently, and she no longer has the urge to eat everything she used to, and she vomits everything she eats.
Dried sea fish is something I can't even look at.
Wang Xiaoxiao and Xiao Qiang felt sorry for Liu Jiaojiao, who had been losing weight these past two days. They even gave all the eggs laid by the short-legged birds they kept in the back to Liu Jiaojiao.
Fortunately, Liu Jiaojiao could still eat these eggs, but she would vomit after eating them every day, and she became pale and thin, and it was clear that she was starting to suffer from malnutrition.
Chen Jian was so anxious that he stomped his feet, but there was nothing he could do.
That afternoon, we were sitting inside the house thinking about whether we should go to the irrigation canal office that evening to catch some freshwater fish and make some fish soup for Liu Jiaojiao.
Liu Jiaojiao's tastes have been quite unpredictable lately, but she could still eat some of the fish soup since it had bell peppers in it.
Then Chen Jian rushed in, his eyes red and swollen.
I thought he had argued with Bai Wei and the others again, so I quickly stood up: "What's wrong? Did Bai Wei and the others pick a fight again? Damn it, they don't want any peace and quiet. Are they waiting for me to go out and beat them to death!"
Wang Xiaoxiao grabbed me from the side: "Sihai, don't panic, let Chen Jian tell you what happened."
Chen Jian watched as Wang Xiaoxiao sniffed, looking utterly dejected: "Jiaojiao has been vomiting constantly. She used to love grapes, but now she can't even eat them, she can only drink water. Looking at her like this, I'm afraid... I'm afraid..."
At this point, Chen Jian started to cry. Seeing him like this, I couldn't help but feel sorry for him, so I quickly patted his shoulder to comfort him.
"Don't cry. This isn't as difficult as you think. She can still eat some bird eggs, right? I'll go check if there are any left in the birdcage in the back."
Chen Jian shook his head, his eyes still red: "Wang Xiaoxiao took all of Sihai's bird eggs for me a long time ago. Now she's taken all the bird eggs from my house. She won't eat anything else except bird eggs. But this can't go on. The baby still needs nutrition. Under these circumstances, do you think it's my fault for getting her pregnant?"
Chen Jian has been immersed in the joy of becoming a father for some time now, and seeing him so worried makes me feel terrible.
However, Liu Jiaojiao only ate bird eggs and fish soup, and we had very little food to begin with on the deserted island, so our options were even fewer.
Of course, I can't give her the same nutrition as pregnant women in the city, so I completely understand Chen Jian's concerns.
I looked at Chen Jian, then at Wang Xiaoxiao and the others: "You two go to that room and keep Liu Jiaojiao company. I remember we still have some sea cucumbers and shrimp here. See if you can get her some wild vegetables to make soup so she has something to eat. Have Wang Ping watch over you at the camp. Chen Jian and I will go into the woods. I think there should be many bird nests in the woods. If we can catch some bird eggs, we can hold out for another two days."
Wang Xiaoxiao nodded: "Sihai, don't worry. You go and stay with her. We still need to make some clothes for the baby. Having someone to talk to will distract her and make her feel better. You two go ahead and be careful."
Chen Jian expressed his gratitude to Wang Xiaoxiao and Xiao Qiang with a face full of thanks. Then he followed me, each of us taking a gun and a bamboo basket, and went down the mountain.
I had already reached the mountain pass and descended the mountain when suddenly I heard two squeaking sounds. I looked up and saw that DouDing and DouDing's mother had also run down the mountain.
DouDing stood on my shoulders, and DouDing's mother stood on Chen Jian's shoulders. Chen Jian was in a bad mood.
But seeing Dou Ding, he still managed a rare twitch of his lips: "You little brat, it's not so bad that you're staying in the cave, why do you want to come with us in the woods? Don't tell me you two want to eat fruit again?"
DouDing stared at Chen Jian with wide, adorable eyes, but her fingers were still in her mouth, tucked in like a little child.
I patted Dou Ding's head and looked at Chen Jian: "Alright, let's take them both with us. They've been stuck on the mountaintop the whole time. They're animals, after all, and it must be tough for them to stay in one place all the time. It'll be good to take them out for a walk. Don't rush things. Let's see if there are any mushrooms around here. If we can catch a couple more rabbits, we can go back and improve Liu Jiaojiao's meals. If we can catch rabbits tonight, we'll have a barbecue with sea salt and shrimp powder. It'll taste really good."
Chen Jian smirked, and the two of us, along with Dou Ding and Dou Ding's mother, walked into the woods. After walking quite a distance, Dou Ding suddenly jumped out of my arms and onto a tree. After running up there, he disappeared from sight.
DouDing's mother wasn't in a hurry. She followed DouDing up the tree, and then both monkeys disappeared.
Chen Jian looked around and shouted for a long time, but received no response.
He sighed, "Brother Sihai, did those two really run away? I don't think I can keep these wild monkeys. Sigh, if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have been so nice to them. Now that I think about them leaving like this, I still feel empty inside."
I felt just as uncomfortable, after all, I took them both back then, and they've spent a long time together since then.
At night, DouDing and his brother would be very alert and keep watch over me while I slept. Now that they're gone, I can't help but feel a sense of loss.
After all, people are made of flesh and blood.
However, we already knew that these monkeys' final resting place was the forest, and we couldn't be so selfish as to force them to stay with us.
I patted Chen Jian on the shoulder: "Forget it, maybe our fate ends here. Let's go, or we won't be able to get back once it gets dark."
Chen Jian nodded, and we continued walking forward.
After walking for about half an hour, Chen Jian suddenly spotted a rabbit. Just as I raised my gun to aim behind me, I heard a squeak. Turning around, I saw Dou Ding standing on a tree branch, holding several bird eggs in her arms, looking bewildered behind me.
After seeing me, it even chirped at me, as if showing off the bird eggs it had found.
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