"There's a bamboo grove here." After resting enough, instead of climbing up the slope, we walked to the right and soon found five or six clumps of bamboo.
These bamboos stand tall and green, their leaves swaying gently in the breeze, making a rustling sound. Sunlight filters through the gaps in the leaves, casting dappled shadows and adding a touch of mystery and vitality to the bamboo grove.
"There are quite a few bamboo shoots. What kind of bamboo shoots are these? Are they edible?" Huang Xiaoming went forward to check and found many bamboo shoots under the clumps of bamboo. The bamboo shoots had smooth skin, bright color, and glistening dewdrops hanging from their tips.
"These are sweet bamboo shoots, which are edible and very sweet. They're excellent for stir-frying with pork belly, cured meat, chicken, or duck." Li Yinsheng quickly recognized what kind of bamboo this bamboo grove was.
Upon hearing this, Huang Xiaoming's eyes lit up immediately. He rubbed his hands together excitedly, as if he could already smell the delicious aroma of stir-fried bamboo shoots with meat.
At that moment, a series of faint sounds came from deep within the bamboo forest.
Huang Xiaoming and Li Yinsheng exchanged a glance, both seeing curiosity and wariness in each other's eyes.
They moved slowly and quietly, following the sound. As the sound drew closer, a fluffy, plump bamboo rat poked its head out of a burrow, its big, dark eyes curiously scrutinizing the two uninvited guests.
The bamboo rat seemed to sense danger and immediately withdrew its head.
"They're bamboo rats! They usually live in bamboo forests and feed on bamboo shoots and bamboo. Their meat is delicious and a rare delicacy. It's a pity Teacher Li isn't here, otherwise he could set up a few traps, and we could eat bamboo rats tomorrow." Li Yinsheng said with a happy expression.
"Let's dig up some bamboo shoots first, and then I'll bring Teacher Li over to set up the traps later." Huang Xiaoming nodded, his eyes gleaming with eager anticipation.
After digging up a few bamboo shoots, Li Yinsheng cut down a few bamboo stalks and then headed back home.
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On the other side, Li Xiang led Zhang Yixing to explore Jinsha Island to the left of the camp. They walked and stopped along the way, observing the terrain and remembering the wild vegetables that could be eaten. At one point, they found a wax apple tree and picked some wax apples after they ripened.
“Teacher Li, this Jinsha Island is truly a treasure trove. Not only is the scenery picturesque and the vegetation abundant, but even the wild fruits are so tempting. Look at this wax apple; it’s juicy and thick-fleshed, much tastier than the ones sold in the market,” Zhang Yixing said after taking a bite of a wax apple.
"Yixing, don't be fooled by the abundance of wild vegetables and fruits we have now. These things don't last long. No matter how much fruit and wild vegetables we eat, it's not as good as the rabbit and seafood we had last night."
When surviving on a desert island, you need to supplement your vitamins, but you also need to supplement your protein, fat, and carbohydrates. This is the only way to maintain your body's energy and immunity, so that you have the strength to work and persevere.
However, I have also explored the area around our camp in the past few days. The vegetation is indeed abundant, and there are quite a few edible wild vegetables. In fact, there are so many, but it is not enough for the six of us to eat for ten days or half a month. We will finish them in the meantime, and we will also need to supplement them with other meats.
Otherwise, just eating vegetables and fruits won't keep you full or satisfying.
After half a month, when we've eaten most of these wild vegetables and fruits, if we can't find food in the sea or catch small animals like pheasants or rabbits, then we'll face an even greater challenge.
In general, when surviving on an island, the island is rich in resources in the early stages, and it is relatively easy to obtain food. However, as time goes on, food sources become extremely limited, especially if our tracks are detected by other wild animals on the island. They may become more cautious and hide, reducing our hunting opportunities.
Of course, the above are some common problems I've mentioned that you might encounter when surviving on a typical island.
However, our group's chubby girl is really lucky. Every time she goes out to find food, she either gets spicy strips, lobster roe, or at the very least, coconut snails. Every time chubby girl goes out to find food, she brings us surprises, and today will probably be no exception.
Or, we can just rely on Fatty to carry us to victory.” Li Xiang spoke quite seriously at first, but then he thought of Fatty’s luck, which seemed to be unmatched. Now, there were dozens of smoked fish, coconuts, coconut shells, bananas and the like hanging in the shelter. Even if they didn’t go out to find food for three to five days, it would be enough for them to survive for three to five days.
"What Teacher Li said makes a lot of sense. In the early stages of island survival, it is relatively easy to obtain food, but in the later stages, the food source becomes extremely limited, and the main source of food is still the sea."
"That's right, Fatty is really lucky. This time she not only found sweet bamboo shoots, but also bamboo rats in the bamboo forest. Once Teacher Li sets up the traps, the bamboo rats will be easy to catch."
"Group A is going to get to eat meat tonight. Everyone, tell me, what dishes will Fatty make tonight?"
"Looking forward to what Group A will have for dinner tonight."
"Wow! Look at Hu Ge and Dilraba from Group C, they're chasing a flock of wild chickens."
"How could Brother Hu and Dilraba be so stupid? You can outrun a pheasant, so try to set a trap or snare to catch it."
"Isn't the direction that Brother Hu and Dilraba were chasing the pheasant the same as the location of Yixing and Li Xiang?"
"Holy crap! The members of Group A and Group C are going to meet up! How exciting and surprising!"
Viewers watching the live stream got excited as they saw the members of Group A and Group C about to meet.
"Cluck cluck cluck cluck!" Just as Zhang Yixing was about to say something, he heard a series of rooster crows, accompanied by the flapping of wings, and then he heard someone talking.
"Teacher Li, where are the pheasants?" Zhang Yixing pointed in the direction of the pheasants. In a bush not far away, several colorful pheasants were being chased by someone, and the pheasants flew into the air.
"Brother Hu, it's you two, Reba." Zhang Yixing's face lit up with a surprised and delighted smile when he saw that it was Brother Hu and Reba chasing the pheasant.
When Hu Ge and Dilraba heard Zhang Yixing's voice, they stopped chasing him, turned around and looked at him, both of them with smiles on their faces.
Hu Ge, seemingly having thought of something, looked wary and said, "Yixing, you guys better not cross the line. This area was designated for our Group C by the production team. Wild Chicken is in our Group C's area, it belongs to our Group C. You can't cross the line to catch it."
Hu Ge pointed to the area enclosed by colorful ribbons.
“We won’t cross the line. We’ll just set a trap for the pheasants and let them crawl over on their own. Teacher Li, it’s up to you.” Zhang Yixing said to Brother Hu in an annoyed tone.
I wanted to catch up with you, but you're worried about us catching pheasants. In that case, let's see who can do it best.
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