Chapter 168
Pulling him up and spanking him was out of the question. Xia En wanted to keep Chu Huaiqin to himself. He stood by the lake, watching him toss and turn with a happy fish. He stood on the shore for a while before smiling and walking away, returning to set up camp. They had no food except water, so he had to find something to eat.
The audience in the live broadcast room watched Xia Entang busying himself, and the comments were flying:
"666, I suddenly feel that Xia Entropy has taken over. I remember the little brat who deliberately beat up his brother to make trouble. Haha, he is completely different from the previous person. Is it because he has become tanned and his personality has matured?
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"That's true, but instead of saying Xia En was a child, it would be better to say he was unstable and deliberately trying to attract his brother's attention."
"Are you like a primary school student, always looking for trouble with the people you like?"
"By the way, did Xia Entang and his brother know each other before they started their survival adventure in the wild?"
After this statement was made, many people were silent. After a while, someone replied:
"A broken mirror reunited?"
"love at first sight?"
Or what about the internet discovery? Five minutes later, many people started a poll on Xia Entropy and Chu Huaiqin's past, speculating whether it was a reconciliation or love at first sight.
At this time, Chu Huaiqin was still soaking in the water and refused to get up. The little monk had already washed himself clean, picked up the remaining backpack filled with water, and brought it to Lin Zhinan's tent.
Chu Huaiqin and his team's camp was a little distance away from the other teams. Since the Rolling Team arrived at the lakeshore, everyone's eyes were on them. After looking at them for a while and finding that nothing was wrong, they stopped looking at them.
It was already eleven o'clock when Chu Huaiqin finished his bath. He was starving after not eating anything all morning. Chu Huaiqin went to find Lin Zhinan first. She had already finished her bath and the tent was a little wet, so she dragged it to the lake to wash it. There were blankets, clothes, towels and other things next to it, ready for a big wash.
"Little monk," Chu Huaiqin called out. The little monk was helping Lin Zhinan wash things. Turning around, he heard Chu Huaiqin say, "You and Zhinan stay here. I'll go find something to eat."
"Ah, Xia En has already gone. Are you going to look for him?" asked the little monk.
"No, I'm going to ask someone to pay me back." After Chu Huaiqin finished speaking, he walked around the lake to the other side. On the other side, several teams that arrived earlier were setting up camp.
The little monk blinked at Lin Zhinan, completely confused.
Someone in the live broadcast room remembered that the Maozi team and the Double Eagle team once owed the Gun Gun team a cake and agreed to pay it back with chickens.
Chu Huaiqin came over here. Several teams looked at his energetic appearance. Some were unhappy, some treated him indifferently, and some welcomed him.
"Chu, nice to meet you." Andre, the captain of the Maozi team, stepped forward and hugged Chu Huaiqin tightly.
"Thank you, you have worked hard." Chu Huaiqin knew that they had found someone from the drone announcement.
“Well, we’re missing one
"I'm worried about you, but I also believe in you." Andre said with a look of regret.
Andre patted Chu Huaiqin on the shoulder. Chu Huaiqin raised his eyebrows. He was so happy, but he might be unhappy later.
"I believe you too. By the way, I'm here to collect a debt," Chu Huaiqin said with a smile. "You know, the food boxes we ordered are empty. We just arrived and haven't eaten anything since last night."
When Andre heard Chu Huaiqin mention food, his face froze, "We agreed on a chicken before, and now the chicken..."
"It doesn't matter, bread is fine too, just exchange it for a loaf of bread!" Chu Huaiqin smiled very kindly.
Andre nodded hesitantly, then walked back to the tent and took out a loaf of bread. They had only snatched two boxes yesterday, and after breakfast, only three loaves of bread remained. It would have been fine if Chu Huaiqin hadn't asked, but if he hadn't given them...
The scene of Ford being carried into the director's tent flashed by. As a star, Andre still didn't want to see such a thing happen.
The bread wrapped in bread paper was handed to Chu Huaiqin. Andre could feel the sharp gazes of the team members behind him.
Chu Huaiqin took a loaf of bread, turned around and walked a few steps before seeing Russell running towards him with something in his hand. He smiled at Chu Huaiqin when he saw him.
"Here." Russell handed over the box in his hand, which was the box that contained bread before.
Chu Huaiqin took it and it was quite heavy. When he opened it, he saw that besides a piece of bread, there were also a few pieces of cactus.
"Interest." Russell smiled.
Chu Huaiqin came back with the 'account', handed the things to him, and left again.
The little monk was holding the familiar box, feeling excited. When he opened it, he saw two loaves of bread and a few pieces of cactus. He was stunned and swallowed his saliva. He touched the chicken and murmured, "Ji Jianqiang, where do you think I got the bread? I hope I didn't steal it!"
"Don't talk nonsense. This is what the Double Eagles and the Russians owed us." Lin Zhinan, who was scrubbing his clothes, just remembered it when he saw Chu Huaiqin taking their things.
"Oh, that's right," the little monk exclaimed. Suddenly, he saw the hen rushing towards the box and quickly grabbed it. "If you make a fuss, you will be killed and eaten grass."
The little monk closed the box and put it aside, tied the chicken away, and came back to help Lin Zhinan rub the blanket.
Xia En and Chu Huaiqin both came back half an hour later. Xia En was holding a bunch of cacti, and Chu Huaiqin was holding handfuls of leafy branches.
"Go take a shower quickly." After taking a shower, Chu Huaiqin asked Xia En to put down his things quickly, stuffed some soap into his mouth and pushed him out.
All the tents had been dragged off to be washed, and were left hanging there to dry. Chu Huaiqin could only sit cross-legged on the ground, using a pot to pull the leaves off the tips of the branches one by one and put them in the pot. This pulled three large pots of leaves.
Live broadcast room:
"What is this? What kind of weird food did Chu Huaiqin make? Is it edible?"
"When it comes to something the Rolling Team makes, never ask if you can eat it, just ask if it tastes good."
"Hahaha, if we talk about food abundance, the Rolling Team has always been the best. Following them, I've learned a lot about edible foods in the desert."
"It's Shagai!"
"Indeed, they are still sold in very limited quantities now, and are very expensive."
"Shagai?"
Many people in the livestream didn't know about this until others explained it to them. These days, people prefer the original flavors of farm-raised and wild produce, and the prices are incredibly high, even for sand gai. However, because Changshengdi is located in the desert, it's not commonly found on the market.
After plucking the leaves, Chu Huaiqin cut a few more pieces of cactus. In between, he looked up at the chickens eating vegetables next to the little monk, startling them and causing them to squawk. Unfortunately, the chickens were too strong to stew the cactus.
The livestreamers were all amused. If anyone was destined to be the winner, it had to be this chicken! It accompanied the Rolling Team through their most challenging times, when they were short on water and food, and couldn't kill it to replenish their rations for various reasons. After naming it Little Monk, as long as it stayed with them through the race, they'd have plenty of food and drink for the rest of their lives.
Chu Huaiqin carried four pots to the lake, choosing a spot away from the crowd to wash them. After washing, he carried them back in batches. Cactus soup was the Rolling Team's regular menu, and bread was the main course.
Many people were curious about how Chu Huaiqin would make the sand gai. Some said stir-fry, others boiled. When Chu Huaiqin put water in the pot to boil, many people in China guessed that it was scalding.
Foreign audience: You must make salad.
Chinese audience: It must be served cold.
After the water boiled, Chu Huaiqin quickly announced the answer: cold dish.
After blanching, there was no cold water, so he had to let it cool down and then squeeze out the water. The salt was a bit coarse, so Chu Huaiqin found a stone and smashed it into fine powder, then sprinkled it on top, shook it evenly and put it away.
After finishing these, Chu Huaiqin called the three back. Bread and cactus were foods they already knew existed, but the one that surprised everyone the most was the sand gai, as it was their first time eating it.
There's a subtle mustardy flavor on the first bite, and after chewing it for a while, it leaves a refreshing coolness. Eating this dish in the scorching desert feels like returning all the dust I've recently inhaled and the moisture lost to the sun. It's as refreshing as watching a Sprite ad on TV.
"Ah, delicious!" the little monk exclaimed. "Brother, I think I saw it in many places before. Let's eat this food later!"
"It's really delicious, brother, this thing is really delicious," Lin Zhinan praised it highly, "and the cactus soup is delicious too."
Xia En, who missed out on praise because the food was so delicious, frowned and seemed to be searching for words. After a while, he finally came up with, "Both are very delicious, better than the little monk's cooking."
Little monk: I have a grudge against you!
After the four of them finished their meal, they returned to the lake to wash everything. There were many small trees and bushes nearby, so they could hang clothes and other items on them to dry.
The tent was still drying in the sun, and the temperature was about 36 degrees Celsius. There was a breeze by the lake, which reduced the heat a lot. There was water here, but it was not a food station, so they had to prepare some food. In addition, Lin Zhinan's legs were still swollen, so Chu Huaiqin planned to rest for two days.
"Little monk, you and Zhinan stay in the camp. Once the tent is dry, take it away and let her have a good rest. Xia Entang and I will take a look around," Chu Huaiqin instructed. "Zhinan is in your care."
"Don't worry, brother! I will definitely protect my sister." The little monk said, patting his chest.
"Are you okay?" Xia En looked at Chu Huaiqin suspiciously. This man had a high fever this morning. Could he really be fine after just taking a bath?
Xia En reached out and touched Chu Huaiqin's forehead. It was warm, not too hot or too cold, just right.
After confirming that Chu Huaiqin was fine, the two left.
Chu Huaiqin and the other man took one fan, leaving one behind. The young monk blew the fan at Lin Zhinan, making them both drowsy. When the tent finally dried, they pitched it and crawled inside. The fresh scent of soap brought a silly giggle from the young monk.
Little monk: "Sister, does it smell good?"
Lin Zhinan: “Yeah!”
Lin Zhinan fell asleep quickly, his legs still swollen. The little monk also closed his eyes when he heard no sound nearby.
The little monk slept for a long time before waking up. He walked out of the tent in a daze and was about to go pack up his things when he was frightened by the scene in front of him.
I saw a lion "confronting" the hen that the little monk tied to the lakeside. The hen was clucking and was about to hide in the grass.
The most terrifying thing was that there was a group of lions drinking water by the lake. The little monk counted them and there were more than ten of them.
Less than ten meters away from their camp, the lions also noticed the little monk and turned their gazes towards him...
Little monk: Brother, come back soon, the mountain king is here!
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