Chapter 31
Hundreds of thousands of night owls in the live broadcast room were staring into the tent, and the screen was instantly filled with screams of "Ahhhhh". The production team's phone was blown up again that night. Director Huang was woken up with a sullen face. When he came in front of the camera, he saw nothing.
At this time, Chu Huaiqin, who was sleeping soundly in the tent, was dreaming. He dreamed that a white and tender cute little rabbit was licking his face, making a hissing sound. Chu Huaiqin, who was very happy, was a little confused. Is this how rabbits call?
He opened his eyes dazedly and felt something cold and wriggling on his neck and chin. Chu Huaiqin reached out to touch it and opened his eyes at the same time. At this moment, the tent was also opened, and the firelight outside shone in. Chu Huaiqin and the snake met eyes, staring at each other in bewilderment...
The atmosphere froze at that moment, and everyone's breathing became heavy. Through the lens of the photographer standing at the very edge, everyone in the live broadcast room also saw this scene.
"White Snake and Xu Xian?"
"White Snake is white, Chu Huaiqin's surname is Chu, thank you!"
"Why are you still chatting so calmly? I'm going crazy. What's going on? The snake has already coiled around his neck. Ahhh, help! This is terrifying! I'm terrified of this thing."
"No, you don't know that I screamed several times behind the live broadcast room, and even the neighbors came to scold me."
"Is Chu Huaiqin frightened now? Or what's going on? Why is the snake not moving? I'm so nervous..."
The situation was extremely dangerous, a man and a snake facing each other, neither moving. The snake seemed to sense the presence of people outside the tent, and it raised its head high, spitting out its bloody red tongue and looking at the people surrounding it, its narrow eyes emitting a cold light.
"Chu, Chu Huaiqin, you..." The director stuttered as he spoke, his throat moving nervously, "Why..."
Before the deputy director could finish his words, Chu Huaiqin, who was lying down, suddenly moved. His hand, which should have been hanging at his side, appeared behind the snake. The snake seemed to feel Chu Huaiqin's movement, and it shook its head and pounced on Chu Huaiqin with its sharp fangs. Everyone screamed in fright. The fire outside the tent was blown by the wind, and everyone's vision dimmed for a moment before they recovered. When they looked closely, they saw that Chu Huaiqin's hand was on the snake's neck, and the snake had its mouth open. Its body, which was as round as two fingers, was tightly wrapped around Chu Huaiqin's arm, making its final struggle.
Everyone at the scene and in the live broadcast room swallowed their saliva, their heartbeats began to speed up, and only then did the bodies of those who had survived the disaster send out signals of fear.
"Brother Chu, this hand is so beautiful! I just didn't see it clearly." Lin Yongfu patted his chest.
"It's just my quick hands." Chu Huaiqin climbed out of the tent and went out. He found that everyone was awake. He was about to grab the snake and walk out when Bingxiang came over and said with a smile, "Brother Chu, let's have a midnight snack!"
Chu Huaiqin looked over and everyone nodded, their eyes sparkling as they looked at the snake.
"Okay." Chu Huaiqin handed the snake to Bingxiang, touched its neck, and felt the cold feeling was still there. He walked to the lake. Bingxiang and others were waiting by the lake to kill the snake. Everyone was excited and boiled water to peel the skin. The little monk grabbed the drone and ran to the place where he had found wild ginger before in the wind and rain to look for ginger. He had only pulled out two before because there was no light, but now with lighting, the little monk pulled out a large handful.
Snake soup is one of the most famous dishes in China, which everyone knows. What surprised them was that the person who suggested making this midnight snack was the little monk.
Live broadcast room: Is the little monk who eats meat still a monk?
Chop the snake meat into small pieces and blanch it to remove the blood foam. Then, add water, ginger, and snake meat to a new pot and simmer for 45 minutes. Add oil and salt and boil again for 10 minutes before serving. Due to limited ingredients, this snake soup is very simple, more like snake broth. Each person has half a bowl of soup and two small pieces of snake meat. It's light in flavor, but for those hungry after a late night, it's a delicious treat.
Patting their stomachs contentedly, everyone returned to their tents to sleep, many sighing, "If only there were one more tonight!" Xia En, with a sullen face, silently objected to this suggestion. After everyone fell asleep, he ran to check Chu Huaiqin's tent before going to bed.
Live broadcast room:
"From now on, it's better to stay away from living creatures!"
"The only difference between the snake and the tiger and leopard is that they are protected animals."
The next day, it was still raining heavily. It seemed that everyone was very likely to be trapped, so food became the most urgent thing.
"Fortunately, visibility is still quite high during the day," Su Huaichen said worriedly as he looked at the heavy rain outside. "When you go out to look for food, be sure to pay attention to whether the soil is loose and try to avoid those areas."
"Okay, let's go!" Bingxiang stood up and stretched his muscles.
"Wait, let's make a set of straw raincoats for each of us first!" Chu Huaiqin said. Although wearing a straw raincoat will inevitably get clothes wet, it can still last for a while and prevent large areas of clothes from getting wet, which can reduce the possibility of catching a cold.
"Huaiqin, you don't even know this!" Su Huaichen asked in surprise.
"This is very simple." Chu Huaiqin glanced at Su Huaichen, thinking that he was making a fuss out of nothing.
Su Huaichen: It would be strange if you could do that!
To make a straw raincoat, they first needed palm leaves. Since it was raining heavily, palm leaves were hard to find, so they found banana leaves nearby. After using up all the banana leaves, they still felt it wasn't enough. Traditional straw raincoats take a long time to make, so for this emergency use, they didn't follow the same steps. Instead, they used their sister's needle and thread and followed Chu Huaiqin's instructions to sew them piece by piece. It took them nearly two hours, and they had six pieces of banana leaves, plus the straw raincoat hat. Together with Chu Huaiqin and his sister's waterproof jackets, they had a total of eight sets of rainproof gear for outdoor use.
"How about this: those who have straw raincoats can go further away, and those who don't can just look around near the cave entrance. Don't stay too long, and change clothes immediately when you come back," Chu Huaiqin suggested. "My sister has a waterproof coat. Since your foot is injured, don't go out. Lend it to the little monk, okay?"
"Is it okay?" The little monk was the closest in height to his sister among the group, although he was still a head taller.
"No problem." Lin Zhinan didn't mind this.
"We will split the people going out into two groups. Those who stay behind should bring back the ginger that the little monk found and make some ginger tea. Everyone who comes back should drink a bowl. We should also chop some firewood for the fire."
After a long chatter, Chu Huaiqin asked, "Is there a problem?"
"No." Everyone nodded and began to disperse.
This mountain is quite rich in food. We braved the rain that morning and first found cassava, a plant native to this mountain range. It was a cassava root that tripped the little monk, causing him to fall directly onto a cassava branch, breaking the stem. When he got up and realized it was cassava, he wanted to fall a few more times.
"Hurry up, dig as much as you can," the little monk threw himself on the ground and knelt down to dig the soil, not afraid of getting his clothes wet at all.
Su Huaichen also squatted down happily to help. The smile on his lips made the live broadcast room feel sad. They didn't expect that the movie emperor would have this day.
There were many bushes next to the cassava branches, and the space was too small to accommodate these people.
Xia En's eyes rolled around for a while before he nervously said, "Let's go somewhere else and see if there's anything to eat. Let them dig here."
"Okay." Chu Huaiqin responded, and was about to raise his foot when he was stopped.
"Wow, brother, look, this cassava is so big." The little monk dug out a cassava, which was as big as his arm.
Chu Huaiqin turned around and said with a smile: "Yes, your fall caused us to spill our lunch and dinner today. We are very lucky."
The little monk chuckled happily twice, then seemed a little embarrassed. He scratched his head and got a handful of mud on his straw hat.
"Let's go." Xia En glared at the little monk and urged Chu Huaiqin.
"Well, okay..."
"Wow, brother," the little monk shouted. Seeing Chu Huaiqin turned around, he grinned and said, "Although this one is not as big as the previous one, it is still very big."
Chu Huaiqin was interrupted and replied, "It's amazing. Dig and see if there are any bigger ones. It depends on you whether you can eat your fill today."
The little monk immediately replied, "Okay, don't worry, brother."
"Let's go!" Xia En spoke again.
"Wow, brother, we found another..."
"Wow, bro, this one is bigger..."
Xia Entropy: ...
In the following time, whenever Chu Huaiqin was about to walk away, the little monk's voice was heard, and Chu Huaiqin stopped abruptly every time. Xia En, who had been following Chu Huaiqin, stared at the little monk fiercely, but the people who found the food did not feel Xia En's "hostility" at all.
Xia En gritted his teeth and stopped calling Chu Huaiqin. He just kept walking forward. After walking a distance, he turned around and saw the little monk holding a cassava and talking to Chu Huaiqin excitedly. The shining eyes made Xia En's chest surge with sourness.
Don't turn your head too much, the plants in front of you look familiar. He did his homework before participating in the show and is familiar with basic wild crops.
Xia En scratched his straw raincoat with his fingers, looked in the direction of Chu Huaiqin, opened and closed his mouth, as if he wanted to say something but couldn't, and his face turned red.
Live broadcast room: I really want to help him speak!
"Brother, these are broad beans!"
The loud voice passed through the rain and reached Chu Huaiqin, who was talking to the little monk. He turned around in confusion. It was Xia Entang.
Live broadcast room: ...
"Look, what are you looking at..." Xia En saw Chu Huaiqin's eyes fixed on him, his face turned even redder, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You are older than me, what's wrong with calling me brother?"
"Nothing," Chu Huaiqin smiled, and walked towards Xia En in the rain, pretending not to notice his awkwardness. He walked up to the plant in front of him, examined it carefully, and decided, "It's a broad bean."
"That's impressive! You recognized it." Chu Huaiqin didn't exaggerate. Broad beans and quinoa beans look very similar, but quinoa beans are slightly poisonous and are not cultivated artificially. It's best not to eat wild quinoa beans. Some expedition teams have mistaken them for broad beans and eaten them without cooking them thoroughly, leaving the toxin untouched and causing poisoning.
"Well, it's not that great either," Xia En pouted, pretending to be indifferent and said, "Then I'll take it all back."
"Okay." Chu Huaiqin responded. Just as he was about to turn back, Xia En hurriedly said, "I think there are too many. It will take me a long time to pick them by myself."
Chu Huaiqin looked back and it seemed to be the same.
So the two of them gathered around two broad bean trees to pick broad beans.
After picking all the cassava and broad beans, the four of them were extremely hungry. They returned to the cave along the same route. Bingxiang and his companions had already returned. They had also found cassava and a few pineapples.
This section of the mountain range is tropical and has not yet been developed. It’s a pity that I didn’t come here in summer, otherwise there would be more abundant fruits.
Although this meal was all vegetarian, the quantity was so large that it made people want to cry. There was also pineapple as fruit after the meal, and everyone almost cried while eating.
"How long will it take for the rain to stop?"
"I hope it will rain for a few more days. My sister's foot hasn't healed yet!"
After eating and drinking, everyone sat cross-legged in the cave, watching the heavy rain outside and chatting. In the distance, the sky was covered with dark clouds, and the rain curtain covered the entire lake and green mountains. The wind howled, blowing the rustling sound. The scene was so beautiful that it made people unconsciously intoxicated.
The heavy rain lasted for three days. Fearing that there might be a problem with the water level, everyone waited for another day until the lake calmed down before packing up and leaving.
Everyone arrived at the lake and breathed a sigh of relief when they saw the undamaged raft. Su Huaichen couldn't help but step forward and give the raft a once-over with the gaze of an elderly mother. Although the raft was fine, everyone tied it up again for safety before boarding and setting off.
At this time, a plane landed at the Huaguo Airport. Anthony arrived in China. The director and several members of his team did not rest and drove directly to Director Huang's command center. Then, around 4 pm, just as everyone was preparing to disembark, Chu Huaiqin and others heard a voice from the drone:
"Please note, please note, the competition rules have changed. From now on, the team format will be abolished and the competition will be divided into individual competitions. Only the top five winners will be selected in this competition."
"Please note, please note, the competition rules have changed. From now on, the team format will be abolished and the competition will be divided into individual competitions. Only the top five winners will be selected in this competition."
Everyone: ...
The author has something to say: Don’t eat wild animals easily, everything in the novel is fictional.
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