Of course, modern times do offer alternatives; greenhouses can grow out-of-season fruits, but they are ultimately different from these fruits.
Moreover, those fruits are not as delicious as these, and they are not as big.
Xia Hua picked up a pomegranate bigger than her head. "It's probably due to the climate here that all those fruits ripen in one season. Don't think too much about it, just put these away."
Such big and delicious fruit, it's a pity we can't pick it anymore.
"I'll eat one pomegranate later, and I'll pack the rest away." I took out a storage box, put the fruit inside: three pomegranates, one for Huahua, eight bananas, and more than thirty lychees.
Perhaps because the lychees are relatively small, only slightly larger than regular apples, we picked a whole sack full of more than thirty lychees.
She only took out the food to eat after everything was packed.
The next day, the group didn't go anywhere else. Instead, they set up a mahjong table on the deck and played mahjong all day. Every morning, they would go around the blue line once, and since they couldn't leave, they would continue playing.
They would play mahjong when they had something to do, and sometimes they would compete in shooting. They were never bored until more than a month had passed and the weather turned cold, at which point they stopped.
"Huahua, do you think this awful weather will snow?!" It was only slightly cold the day before yesterday, and today she has to wear an animal skin.
Because there were no thick clothes, if you went out on the deck, you could only wear animal skins to keep warm.
Xia Hua shook her head. "I'm not sure. If it snows, we're all doomed because we don't know how heavy the snow will be. After all, everything here is ten times bigger."
"If the lake doesn't freeze, we can survive the winter with animal fur. But if it freezes, there will always be animals that aren't afraid of the cold, and they will come back to the lake. Our lives will be in danger."
I don't know when I'll be able to leave this wretched place. If it really snows, I'll have to find somewhere to hide.
“If it really snows, we’ll go to that small island over there, instead of staying on the sea. We’ll blast a hole in it, set it up inside, and we’ll definitely be able to get through the winter,” Xiao Yubai said.
They have plenty of blankets, animal skins, and food; they'll definitely make it through.
"Let's leave it at that for now. Let's rest tonight and see what happens tomorrow," Cheng Yumo said.
The next day, none of them washed up and went straight to the deck. It wasn't snowing, but it was very cold, so they had to run back to their rooms to get dressed.
Covered in animal skins, Xia Hua took a generator from her warehouse, followed by several small heaters, and placed them in the corner, warming the room.
I would glance outside every now and then to make sure it wasn't snowing before I felt relieved.
As the weather got colder, the leaves in the forest turned yellow and began to fall. In just a few days, almost all the leaves had fallen.
An Shuyi took out her phone, pointed it at the distant island, zoomed in, and took a few photos. "Huahua, I didn't expect that what they saw was really a pterosaur."
She was just walking around on the deck when she saw animals flying on a small island in the distance. She looked through her binoculars and realized they were pterosaurs. She then took out her phone and took a few pictures.
Xia Hua nodded. "Look at the innermost part of that small island, that's a Tyrannosaurus Rex, right? It's huge, even a tiger isn't as tall as its leg."
Now they just hope they can leave as soon as possible, otherwise they'll have to find another place. Staying here will eventually lead to them being discovered by dinosaurs.
Those pterosaurs still fly over the island every day, but they don't fly on the outer perimeter, otherwise they would have been discovered long ago.
"I saw it too, but it's blurry; the phone's camera isn't good enough."
"It's not that the phone's camera is bad, it's that it's too far away. It's already pretty good that you can take a picture at all. You're still complaining about the phone? Be content. Go look through binoculars."
Xiao Yubai and Cheng Yumo also stood to the side, looking at the dinosaurs through binoculars. They understood why the other women said they were so powerful. Otherwise, if they went to the island, such large animals could easily kick them away.
"I'm not watching anymore, let's go back and eat, it's too cold." She shivered as she finished speaking.
"Let's go back. Let's have hot pot again tonight. Otherwise, the stir-fries will get cold in no time," Xia Hua said.
Although it didn't snow, the weather was extremely cold and gloomy, but there was no fog, the sky was dark and heavy, and it wasn't raining.
"Let's go."
The group returned to the restaurant. An Shuyi took out the portable gas stove, then placed a bowl inside, poured the food into it, added water, and set out a few oil dishes, bowls, and chopsticks. They were ready to eat.
"Let's have some strong liquor tonight, ginseng wine, and deer blood wine, but we'll drink it another day."
"Can!"
They took out the wine jar, poured four large cups, and the group drank one cup each before starting to eat. The dishes were a mix of several kinds, almost like a stew, with everything in between.
There were various kinds of meat and vegetables in the warehouse, but none of them were too lazy to wash them because they needed hot water, and cold water would be too cold.
Several people would wear the same clothes for a few days, then throw them away when they started to smell, without ever washing them.
Although Xiao Yubai and Cheng Yumo offered to wash their clothes, the two refused because the water was too cold; their hands would turn red from the cold as soon as they touched it.
They wash with hot water, but they have to be quick, otherwise the water will turn cold in no time.
There were already eight small suns in the room, but they still had to be covered with animal skins.
"Hot pot is still the best, it's not cold at all," An Shuyi said, as she gathered up all the bowls and chopsticks and put them into the storage box.
These bowls and chopsticks can only be washed when they return home. Fortunately, there are plenty of bowls in the warehouse, so there's no worry about running out.
After tidying up, the group rested for a while, then took the little sun heater into the cabin. Finally, they divided the little sun heater among themselves and went back to their rooms to sleep.
As the weather turned colder from the sky, the water heated up too slowly, so the group didn't take a bath. They just did a simple wash, and apart from feeling uncomfortable, they didn't smell too bad.
Lying in the warm room, the group quickly fell asleep. It was too cold outside, so there was no need to keep watch anymore. In the middle of the night, An Shuyi suddenly woke up.
"Wife, what's wrong?" Xiao Yubai sat up and asked.
"Get dressed, let's go out." She had a feeling that tonight was the time for them to leave, she didn't know if it was true, but she wanted to try.
"I'll put it on now."
The two quickly got dressed and called to the next room to wake Xia Hua and the other girl up.
After she got dressed and put on the animal skin, she ran out and saw a blue light on the sea, like a door standing on the surface.
But this scene also attracted animals to come this way.
"I'll go get the yacht." Xiao Yubai ran to the control room and steered the yacht toward the blue light.
"Yu Bai, hurry up!" Cheng Yumo urged.
Those animals were moving so fast—sharks, snakes, and dinosaurs—all coming this way. Further out on the outskirts of the small island, many more animals were standing.
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