Chapter 64
A chorus of regret filled the livestream, and the few people squatting at the kiln entrance were also disappointed. They pulled out the broken pieces of the can. The large ones were the size of two palms, while the small ones were the size of plates. Lin Zhinan looked at the broken pieces before him, his lips pursed, and he was almost crying.
"Don't be sad, sister. I think I saw a good one inside." The little monk crouched on the ground like a frog and looked inside. He could see a dark red pot inside the small kiln. "Brother, dig it out quickly."
The little monk urged.
"Don't worry."
Chu Huaiqin threw away the stick, wrapped his hands with two banana leaves, took the tactical knife next to him, and lay down outside the kiln like the little monk, so that he could see the whole inside.
He carefully thrust his tactical knife inside. Since the knife wasn't very long, he had to get close to the kiln to get inside. His arm, which hadn't been able to hold onto it, felt a burning sensation. However, the knife was already stuck under one of the pots, so he couldn't let go. He just endured it.
Xia En, who was standing nearby, quickly noticed it, ran away for a while, came back with a piece of clothing, folded it twice, and placed it on Chu Huaiqin's arm. He then fanned him with a sunflower fan. Chu Huaiqin's head, which had been dizzy from the smoke, finally became much clearer, and his movements became faster.
Chu Huaiqin said: "I moved it out."
Upon hearing this, everyone became nervous instantly, holding their breath and staring closely at his hands, watching him move the earthen pot out bit by bit. When the earthen pot arrived at the kiln entrance, Su Huaichen and everyone else were so nervous that they held their breath.
The little monk, lying on the ground, saw it first and shouted, "Yeah, it worked!"
The dark red earthen pot was moved out, and it was intact. Not only did the little monk cheer, but many people in the live broadcast room clapped their hands in joy unconsciously. Then they were stunned for a moment: No, he is a competitor of our team, why should I cheer?
The first one was taken out intact, and the safety net made everyone feel a bit relieved. Seeing the third one being taken out was less broken than before, there was still some sadness, but there was still some disappointment. When it came time to take out the fourth one, Xia Entang pulled Chu Huaiqin, whose face was red and sweating, to his feet and bent over to take it out. He took out one by one. There were two large ones and one small one intact, and the rest were in pieces. Some of the large pieces were barely usable as plates.
The atmosphere was cheerful, and the five people were grinning around the three earthen pots.
"We should have sealed the kiln to cool it down, but we don't have time so we can only do this." Chu Huaiqin sighed.
"Will there be any problem with this?" Su Huaichen asked when he didn't understand.
"It will be short-lived, but we only need a month, which is enough." Chu Huaiqin clapped his hands, wiped the sweat from his face, looked up at the sky, and wondered, "Shouldn't it be dawn by now?"
"Oh, right," Su Huaichen replied, and quickly checked his watch. He realized it was already seven o'clock. Normally, it would have been light at six o'clock. "It's going to rain."
My attention was on the kiln just now, and when I came to my senses, I realized something was wrong.
"I'll go to the beach first," Xia En quickly stood up and said to Chu Huaiqin, "You should get some rest."
"I see. Take your time. If the wind is too strong, don't go out to sea. Look around the rubble. If you can catch anything, do so. If not, come back. Bring your shrimp cage with you and see if you can use it."
"Okay, I'll go alone." Xia En looked at Chu Huaiqin steadily.
"Okay." Chu Huaiqin responded readily. We need manpower here too!
Only after Xia En left did things really get busy here. To protect the thatched hut from rain, they finally covered it with a layer of banana leaves and sunflower seeds. The bed hadn't been made yet, and the stones hadn't been moved back into the hut...
There was too much work to do and no one had the appetite for breakfast. Chu Huaiqin threw a few breadfruits into the kiln to roast, while two people reinforced the thatched hut and two others made beds.
The little monk climbed up to the roof neatly, and Su Huaichen handed something to him from below. Chu Huaiqin's side was not difficult either, and the time was of the essence.
The bed was made into a rectangular shape, 40 centimeters high, with vines tied up and a layer of wood laid on top of the frame. Since the bed was made entirely of solid wood and was too heavy to lift, it was tied directly inside the thatched hut.
Everyone worked hard. At ten o'clock in the morning, they were so hungry that their chests were sticking to their backs. Chu Huaiqin threw a roasted breadfruit to each person and took one, wrapped it in banana leaves, and gave it to Xia En.
The live broadcast room shouted that Chu Huaiqin was stingy. Chu Huaiqin definitely didn't want others to know about the breadfruit.
Chinese audience: "Of course. They don't even look at how many breadfruit trees there are. These few can't even feed everyone, so how can they feed others?"
Chinese audience: "Exactly. I counted the breadfruits now. There aren't many left after we picked them last time. Who should we give them to?"
Chu Huaiqin walked out of the woods, breadfruit in hand. The fishy smell that hit him was unpleasant, and the wind was so strong that he almost lost his balance and was blown away. Glancing around the beach, he saw the raft tied to the rocks, knowing that Xia Entang hadn't gone out to sea. Chu Huaiqin headed towards the rubble on the cliffs. Before he even reached them, he heard a bustling noise. It seemed that not only them, but others had also realized something was amiss and were storing food.
At this time, everyone also noticed Chu Huaiqin's arrival. Some people looked at him unkindly, and Chu Huaiqin gave them a bright smile.
other side:……
Xia Entang also spotted Chu Huaiqin coming and climbed out of the sea, carrying a shrimp cage. There were already a few fish in it. Xia Entang said the fish might have sensed the storm and flocked to the bay to take shelter. Wiping the water off his face, Xia Entang took Chu Huaiqin's toast and broke it open. A burst of toasty aroma filled the air. He took a bite, and his dimples reappeared in his smile.
"So happy?" Chu Huaiqin couldn't help teasing him.
"Yeah," Xia En replied, his eyes flickering a little, as if he wanted to say something. His eyes swept across Chu Huaiqin's smiling face, and he whispered, "I'm glad you sent it to me."
Chu Huaiqin, who was observing the sea: ...
The time it took to roast a breadfruit was still too short. After eating it, Xia En secretly blamed himself for eating too fast and decided to eat it more slowly next time.
"No, why aren't you sleeping?" Xia En finally reacted.
Chu Huaiqin lied without changing his expression, "I just woke up."
"Then go back to sleep and I'll go check on you."
"Come back soon."
"Yeah, okay."
The two looked reluctant to say goodbye during the livestream, a sentiment that fans of the couple considered an official sweet gesture, incredibly sweet. But at that very moment, something happened on Island A. The five members of the Jin Kingdom, ignoring the other teams' dissuasion, insisted on swimming to Island B. They jumped down, backpacks on their backs, but after swimming just over 20 meters, they encountered a swift current. One person drowned, and the other four rushed to save him, akin to "the Calabash Brothers saving their grandfather, one at a time."
In the end, the program crew stepped in to rescue them all, but they were also eliminated.
Chu Huaiqin had just returned to the camp when this news was released, which also showed that none of the five groups left on Island A had found the knife. The fans of the five teams could no longer hold back and started to scold the production team, but they were not bothered and allowed to continue scolding.
"The Rolling Team must have cheated, otherwise why didn't we find it and they did?"
With red eyes, the Korean team members yelled at the drone and the on-site directors. The livestream also erupted in chaos, with Korean fans shouting, "One of the three main directorial teams is from China," using this as a topic, not only causing a commotion in the livestream but also posting on Heilian.com and Yan.com, drawing the attention of many international viewers.
"That's because you're stupid."
The sub-director just said this when the Korean team contestants were speaking rudely to them.
Everyone was stunned by what he said, and then they reacted. Some people cursed: The program crew spoke rudely.
Someone said that the retort was well made: There are fifteen teams here, why are you special?
"Brother, will the remaining four teams really be trapped there?" The little monk had already cleaned the house and climbed down to build a grass wall with Su Huaichen.
"It's hard to say," Chu Huaiqin thought. What if they didn't find the knife either? Self-destruction was out of the question. He could break off some small trees the size of his arms and tie five waterproof bags underneath them. The trees' weak buoyancy would be a problem. Dividing the group into two groups shouldn't be a problem. Plus, Xia Entang and the little monk were good swimmers, so he might give it a try.
Chu Huaiqin thought so and told the little monk and the others so. Then everyone realized, yes, as long as the zipper of the backpack is zipped up, it will be sealed and waterproof, and the buoyancy will also increase. You can hold it as a swimming ring to cross the sea!
Everyone then realized: So why did the people of Jin carry it on their backs?
Little monk: He is indeed worthy of being his brother.
The bed and the thatched hut were not completed until three o'clock in the afternoon. At this time, raindrops began to fall. Chu Huaiqin called the young monk Su Huaichen, and together they slowly moved the stone into the hut, and then began to nervously spread straw and banana leaves on the bed. After finishing, they walked out of the hut and felt the wind getting stronger. Chu Huaiqin frowned, wondering why he saw someone before Xia En came back. Before he could be happy, he saw that Xia En was angry again.
"You didn't sleep." Xia En stared at Chu Huaiqin in disbelief.
"Wait a minute to sleep," Chu Huaiqin said in a flattering tone, intending to calm his anger. He then continued, "Three earthen pots, give one to Brother Sheep. What do you think?"
"I agree." Su Huaichen nodded.
"I agree with both hands." said the little monk.
"Okay." Lin Zhinan responded much more obediently.
Since they were sending something, they might as well take a few breadfruits with them. The trees were almost all picked clean, and they didn't have many. But when they heard that they were sending something to the Sheep Kingdom, everyone was generous enough to give them a few.
Live broadcast room:
"Jealousy makes me jealous."
Xia En also followed Chu Huaiqin, his whole body wet, and he didn't try to clean himself at all.
Chu Huaiqin was also helpless, but he didn't persuade him to go back. Maybe if he took a walk, his anger would subside.
After Chu Huaiqin left, the monk and Su Huaichen went to collect firewood, which was crucial for their ability to eat cooked food later. Lin Zhinan began to prepare the food, her cooking skills improving.
The two of them wrapped the breadfruit in banana leaves, held a clay pot, and walked along the way to check. Although Chu Huaiqin didn't know where their camp was before, but based on the information he provided them, Chu Huaiqin could roughly judge where they would set up the camp.
After walking for a while, the two of them saw them four or five meters away from the coast into the woods.
They were delighted to see Chu Huaiqin arrive, and nearly lunged at Tuguo when they saw him, only to be stopped by Xia Entang. The two groups exchanged a few words before returning. Strangely, they didn't ask Chu Huaiqin where he'd picked the breadfruit.
Good person!
Chu Huaiqin sighed like this.
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