"We'll have coconut chicken today. We'll also wash some wild vegetables, peel a yam, soak some kelp, and make a side dish." Li Yinsheng quickly decided what to have for lunch.
Upon hearing that they would be having coconut chicken for lunch, Zhao Liying excitedly went to collect rainwater to boil water and pluck the chicken feathers.
Li Xiang killed a chicken, Liu Yifei washed wild vegetables, Zhang Yixing peeled yams, and Huang Xiaoming started a fire; everyone got busy.
After killing the chicken, Li Yinsheng asked Li Xiang to pick out all the chicken giblets, wash them clean, and then stir-fry them with vegetable porridge for dinner.
The two chickens caught were not very big. After removing the feathers and internal organs, they weighed a little over three pounds of meat. There were six people to eat, and each person could only have a small bowl of chicken.
Once everything is ready, pour coconut juice into the pot, scoop out the coconut meat with a spoon, cut it into small pieces and put it into the pot, add a piece of chicken, lemongrass and wild ginger to remove the fishy smell.
Bring the water to a boil over high heat, skim off the foam, and while the chicken is cooking, Li Yinsheng prepares a sauce with salt, chili flakes, chopped wild onions, and unripe passion fruit. She then drizzles hot oil over it, and the aroma instantly fills the air.
Li Yinsheng nodded in satisfaction. This special dipping sauce would definitely add a lot of flavor to the coconut chicken.
"Master, simmer over low heat for half an hour until the chicken is tender and flavorful, then we can start eating."
Zhao Liying tirelessly added firewood to the fire, occasionally glancing up at the changes in the pot with anticipation, her nose gently inhaling the rising steam.
Instantly, a rich aroma wafted over, the perfect blend of chicken and coconut milk. Zhao Liying's eyes sparkled with anticipation as she said, "This smell is so enticing!"
Liu Yifei had already washed the wild vegetables and set them aside for later use as a side dish.
Zhang Yixing had almost finished peeling the yam. He carefully sliced the yam into thin slices, intending to add them after the chicken was cooked to make the soup more delicious and nutritious.
As time went by, the aroma became increasingly enticing, causing everyone to swallow hard.
Finally, Li Yinsheng exclaimed, "It's ready to eat!"
Li Yinsheng served a bowl to everyone.
They first tasted a sip of coconut chicken soup. The soup was refreshing, and the delicious flavor exploded in their mouths. The sweetness of the coconut and the freshness of the chicken blended perfectly. When paired with the special dipping sauce, the chicken was even more unforgettable.
"It's so delicious! This is simply heavenly!" Zhao Liying couldn't help but exclaim.
“Yes, Yin Sheng’s cooking skills are getting better and better,” Liu Yifei chimed in.
"Wow! Group A is having a great time. It's pouring rain and wind outside, but they're eating coconut chicken in the shelter. How idyllic!"
"The shelter in Group D was swaying precariously in the strong winds, and everyone was reinforcing and securing it."
"Group C isn't having an easy time either; in just a short while, the shelter started leaking."
"The mortise and tenon shelter built by Group A is the most sturdy and durable, truly a testament to the intangible cultural heritage passed down from our ancestors."
"After this typhoon passes, I don't know how many people will be killed."
"It seems that Group A has a better chance of winning the championship."
As the typhoon approached, Jinsha Island was hit by strong winds and torrential rain. Viewers watching the live stream started discussing the situation, with various speculations and comments scrolling across the screen.
Meanwhile, the members of Group A were sitting around a warm campfire, enjoying the deliciousness and warmth brought by the coconut chicken.
"Teacher Li, you often participate in various wilderness survival activities. Do you often not see your wife and children throughout the year?" Li Yinsheng asked Li Xiang curiously after taking a small sip of chicken soup.
"To be honest, I lost both my parents when I was young and grew up relying on the kindness of others. I've always been self-reliant and lived alone, so I know a little bit about everything."
Perhaps due to the environment, I also enjoy surviving and living alone in the wilderness. For me, every time I step into the unknown wilderness, it is a challenge.
Although to outsiders such a life may seem lonely, to me it is the enjoyment of freedom.
As for my family, it's true that due to the nature of my work, I spend relatively little time with them. But my wife and children are very understanding. I'm also getting older, and after participating in this wilderness survival activity, I wanted to win the prize money so I could retire and spend my retirement with my wife and children.
Over the years, I have let my wife and children down. Years ago, my wife and I fell in love at first sight. My in-laws looked down on me, but my wife was devoted to me and insisted on marrying me, which is why we got married.
"I'm so fortunate to have met my wife." Thinking of his wife and children, a smile involuntarily spread across Li Xiang's face, and his eyes shone with boundless love and longing for the wilderness.
Upon hearing these words, Li Yinsheng had a sudden inspiration. It seemed that there was a song that would be very suitable for Li Xiang, called "Three Lives, Three Fortunes".
"Fatty, Fatty, what are you thinking about? You're so engrossed in your thoughts. I've called you several times, but you didn't hear me." At this moment, Liu Yifei called out to Li Yinsheng. Seeing that Li Yinsheng's eyes were blank and she didn't know what she was thinking about, she nudged Li Yinsheng and called out.
"Hearing Teacher Li's story and about him and his wife, I had some inspiration and thought of writing a song for Teacher Li called 'Three Lives, Three Blessings'," Li Yinsheng said, coming back to her senses.
"Wow! Fatty, you write songs really fast? You got inspiration so quickly?" Zhang Yixing exclaimed in surprise.
"Fast? Inspiration comes from life. The more experiences you have, the faster you'll write songs," Li Yinsheng said in a Versailles-like manner.
Zhang Yixing and the others had no room for rebuttal and could only nod and laugh awkwardly in agreement.
They knew the composition departments of Tsinghua and Peking Universities were impressive, but they didn't expect them to produce such high output.
It seems that Li Yinsheng has a natural talent for creation, always able to capture those delicate and subtle emotions unintentionally and transform them into moving melodies and lyrics.
"Have you decided how to write it? The phrase 'Three Lives, Three Fortunes' sounds like it has a lot of story to tell," Liu Yifei asked curiously, her eyes sparkling with anticipation for Li Yinsheng's new work.
Li Yinsheng smiled slightly, a thoughtful glint in his eyes: "It's still in the planning stages, but I want to use this song to tell the love story of Teacher Li and his wife, from their first meeting to their growing understanding and commitment. I hope it was you in the beginning, you in the end, and you in the end. If I don't love you, who will? That's probably the feeling."
"Wow, it sounds so romantic!" Zhao Liying couldn't help but exclaim, imagining how the unfinished song would touch people's hearts.
"Don't worry, I'll do my best." Li Yinsheng nodded in agreement, knowing that she could directly write down the parts that needed to be copied.
She originally liked this song; she knew the lyrics and melody very well, and she just needed to copy it down in a few days.
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