Seeing Chen Jian rush in, I suddenly noticed that the grove in front of me was full of bright red fruit, which looked particularly eye-catching.
Chen Jian rushed in like a madman, pounced on a tree, picked two fruits, and stuffed them into his mouth without even wiping them.
After finishing it, he turned to me like a madman and exclaimed, "Brother Sihai, this peach is fucking sweet!"
I glanced at Chen Jian, then at the monkey that was already perched on the peach tree.
That monkey was really intelligent, because I noticed that it actually picked peaches from the tree and threw them to Chen Jian one by one, as if it were helping us pick fruit.
Chen Jian went completely mad at this point, even taking off his shirt to catch the peaches the monkey threw down.
The man and the monkey were extremely busy, so I put away my gun and quickly ran forward.
I picked up a peach that had fallen to the ground, popped it into my mouth, and took a bite. Mmm, it's so sweet.
The apples we picked earlier were sweet, but they weren't juicy. This peach, however, is very juicy.
Moreover, although that apple orchard had a lot of fruit, compared to this place, the fruit here was ten times larger.
Besides, I also saw many other fruit trees growing next to the peach tree. What pleased me most was that on the other side of the fruit tree, there were many grapevines growing densely.
The grapes, some green and some purple, are particularly pleasing to the eye.
Chen Jian was completely obsessed, constantly eating peaches and picking other fruits, while the monkey diligently piled up the fruits we collected.
I stood next to those grapevines, looking at the thriving grapes, and couldn't stop smiling.
Thinking back to yesterday when Xiao Qiang and Wang Xiaoxiao were eating those two grapes, one of them was refusing to let the other have them. Now we have so many grapes for them to eat, they can even eat their fill. How do you feel about that?
After Chen Jian and I went crazy for a while, we collected all the fruit and piled it up in one place.
This presented another problem, because there were just too many fruits in the area. Chen Jian and I filled our clothes to the brim, even tucking our trouser legs in, but it still wasn't enough.
Finally, Chen Jian sat down to the side, wiping his sweat and sighing, "Did we pick a bit too much? Anyway, all these orchards are here, we can come back next time... Oh, I'm hungry now, let's eat some fruit to fill our stomachs."
I nodded, naturally agreeing.
Chen Jian and I had a huge meal of fruit today, but there was still a lot left that we couldn't take. Chen Jian felt it was a pity, and I naturally felt bad too. So, we decided that I would stay here and wait for Chen Jian to go back and deliver the fruit, and then come back.
We used a tree branch as a flat surface to take off all our clothes and pants. It was quite heavy. Chen Jian said he would go back and wait a while, and then bring Wang Xiaoxiao or Xiao Qiang back with him, so that they could take more back.
I stayed here with the little monkey for more than three hours before Chen Jiancai finally brought Liu Jiaojiao and Wang Xiaoxiao.
The four of us picked a lot more fruit and carried it all back to the top of the mountain.
Bai Wei and his group were eating outside when they saw us bringing back so much fruit, and they were all very curious.
One of my male colleagues who had come with us to the foreign camp last time came over with a grin and said, "Brother Sihai, where did you find so much fruit? I saw peaches and a lot of other kinds I've never seen before, and so many grapes. It looks so tempting. After all, once you're stranded on this deserted island, all you have to eat are those smelly fish and shellfish with hardly any meat. So much fresh fruit, what would it taste like to eat it?"
Before I could say anything, Chen Jian, who was standing next to me, chuckled coldly and said, "What does it matter to you what it feels like? Hurry up and get out of our way. Go back to your boss Bai and follow him. You won't starve, will you?"
The male colleague looked rather displeased after being rebuked like that, and turned back to Bai Wei's camp in a huff.
We took all the fruit we had picked up to the waterfall in the cave, washed it clean, and brought it into the house, where we placed it in the clay pots we had previously fired.
“This time, you don’t need to push each other around, just eat as much as you want. We’ll go pick more after we’ve finished eating.”
With a beaming smile, Wang Xiaoxiao picked up a particularly large peach and handed it to Xiao Qiang.
"Xiao Qiang has worked so hard these past few days, taking care of Wang Ping and us as well. Thank you so much."
This was the first time Wang Xiaoxiao had said thank you since she had known Xiao Qiang for so long.
Xiao Qiang was also taken aback. After a moment of surprise, she looked at Wang Xiaoxiao and chuckled, "What are you saying? We're all friends, and here we're the most respected people in the world. Saying thank you would be too formal. Hurry up and eat. I'll get some grapes and peaches for Xu Wei later. I can also make peach tea. Let's clean the clay pot properly later and make some herbal tea to drink tonight."
Wang Ping's leg still aches slightly, but he can now hop on one leg to get down.
They sat down next to us, picked up some fruit and started eating, finally satisfying their cravings.
We ate all of the two large bowls of fruit.
Xu Wei regained consciousness in the afternoon, but still looked somewhat tired. Xiao Qiang said that he was frightened and exhausted, and that he would be fine after resting for a couple of days.
"Brother Sihai, I've saved those rice seedlings for you."
The first thing Xu Wei said to me when she woke up was this, and it made my heart ache.
I held Xu Wei tightly and whispered, "Nothing is more important than you. You fool, how could you risk your life for those rice seedlings? If something really happened to you, how would I live?"
Xu Wei looked up at me, wiped the sweat from my forehead, and curled the corners of her lips into a smile.
"Brother Sihai, I know how important those rice seedlings are to you, so I must protect them for you. Fortunately, none of the rice seedlings were damaged. Chen Jian told me that the rice seedlings are growing well. Does that mean we'll have rice to eat in a while?"
Looking at Xu Wei's thin and pale face, I felt a pang of sadness in my heart.
I always thought that I had been working hard every day since I was stranded on this deserted island, but now it seems that my efforts were not enough.
"Don't worry, from now on we'll not only have rice to eat, but also fruit. No matter what, I won't let you suffer anymore..."
I was talking to Xu Wei when Xiao Qiang suddenly walked in and looked at me with a rather unpleasant expression.
I thought Xiao Qiang was angry again because I was getting too close to Xu Wei, but to my surprise, Xiao Qiang looked at me and whispered that Bai Wei had brought people over.
"Judging from his expression, he probably wants to ask where our fruit came from. Chen Jian is arguing with them. You should go and check on him."
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