After dinner, Wang Lun continued weaving the curtain. Li Ling sat beside him, occasionally glancing up at him as if she wanted to say something, but then lowered her head to continue weaving. After a while, she looked up again, but then went back to weaving. The third time, Li Ling turned around and called out, "Wang Lun!" Just then, the Liu sisters, Ruoling and Ruoxi, pushed open the door and entered. Wang Lun first looked up at the Liu sisters, then turned to Li Ling and asked, "Is something wrong?" Li Ling shook her head, swallowing back what she was about to say. Seeing that Li Ling was alright, Wang Lun said, "Come on, which of you two will weave this? I'll go twist the rope." Liu Ruoling took the pot and bowl from Liu Ruoxi and said, "I'm not weaving! It's so annoying." She then put the pot back on the stove and the bowl back on the shelf. Come over and sit next to Wang Lun, saying, "Wang Lun, how often should we fire pottery again? It feels like we still have a long way to go." Wang Lun said, "Sure, fire more pottery jars. Right now, the cassava and kudzu root powder are in bamboo tubes; if they get damp, it won't be good." Liu Ruoling quickly asked, "Then how often should we fire them?" Wang Lun said, "I don't know, I haven't had time lately anyway." Liu Ruoling said, "No problem, this place will be almost finished soon, then we'll have time." Wang Lun patted Liu Ruoling's head and said, "What's there to be excited about? After we finish building the campsite, we'll go to the beach and take you beachcombing." The three girls were all excited; after all, who wouldn't want to go to the beach? They all imagined sunshine, sand, and naked men. What the heck, naked men?
Seeing that the three girls were excited, Wang Lun said, "Let's hurry up and finish so we can go back sooner." Liu Ruoling asked, "Shall we continue working now?" Wang Lun replied, "Go ahead, good luck!" Liu Ruoling said, "Everyone's going, why am I the only one?" Wang Lun said, "It's getting dark, who's going to go? What if there's a spicy snack that bites you, tsk tsk." Liu Ruoling said, "No way, if anyone's going to bite, it'll bite you first." Wang Lun said seriously, "No way, spicy snacks like to bite those fair-skinned little girls." Liu Ruoling said, "Tch, I'm not a three-year-old anymore, you can't fool me." Wang Lun said, "Oh, you're four now." Liu Ruoling slapped Wang Lun's thigh in anger, and a loud "smack" was heard. Wang Lun immediately felt a burning pain in his thigh and said, "You little brat, you hit so hard!" Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi heard this too. Li Ling looked at Wang Lun and asked, "Does it hurt?" Liu Ruoxi grabbed Liu Ruoling's ear and said, "How could you hit so hard? Apologize right now!" Wang Lun waved his hand and said, "He's just a kid, it's normal." He rubbed his thigh as he spoke. If no one had been there, Wang Lun would have definitely pulled down his pants to see if there was a handprint. Liu Ruoling said, "How about I rub it for you?" and reached out to touch Wang Lun's thigh.
Wang Lun and the other two saw a hand reach down to her thigh and begin rubbing it. Wang Lun was startled at first, then quickly slapped her hand away, saying, "What are you trying to do? You think you can just rub it and be done with it after hitting me? Let me tell you, that's impossible. I'm definitely going to get my revenge." Liu Ruoxi, who had initially been annoyed that Wang Lun had slapped Liu Ruoling's hand away, quickly regained her composure. But Li Ling, standing nearby, seemed completely unaffected, her face showing no change whatsoever. This made Liu Ruoxi, who had been observing Li Ling closely, somewhat impressed; she was indeed a master.
When Liu Ruoling heard that Wang Lun was going to retaliate, she thought about how a slap from him would mean she'd have to rest for days. So, she pretended to be aggrieved and said, "I didn't mean to, please don't hit me." Wang Lun got goosebumps from Liu Ruoling's behavior and quickly said, "You should go back to normal, you look a little scary like this." Liu Ruoling immediately continued in a sweet voice, "As long as you don't hit me, I'll definitely go back to normal." Wang Lun said, "If you don't go back to normal, I'll definitely beat you up." He even gestured with his fist.
Despite the threat of violence, Liu Ruoling regained her composure and asked, "Are we going as soon as we set up camp?" Wang Lun nodded and said, "Don't just think about having fun when we get there. We also need to explore for marine debris and boil salt. It's not just about beachcombing. And do you think beachcombing is as simple as it looks in the videos? Actually, the harvest isn't that much." Liu Ruoling asked, "How much did you harvest before?" Wang Lun thought for a moment and said, "I think the least we ever harvested was a whole basketful. That's too little." Liu Ruoling and Liu Ruoxi's eyes widened in shock. A whole basketful! How long would that last? Seeing their expressions, Wang Lun knew what they were thinking and said, "A basket of seafood really isn't much; it won't be enough for a day. There are a lot of shells, so there's not much meat to eat." The two women recovered somewhat. Liu Ruoling asked, "Did you find any lobsters?" Wang Lun replied, "No big lobsters, but there were some small ones, not many." Liu Ruoling said, "That's fine too, at least we have lobsters to eat." Wang Lun said, "Okay, then you can eat lobsters when you get there." Liu Ruoling said, "Okay, so what will you eat?" Wang Lun said, "We'll just eat coconut crabs; after all, we can't steal your lobsters." Liu Ruoling's eyes widened. "There are coconut crabs too?" Wang Lun said, "To be honest, coconut crabs aren't very good, not as good as lobsters. You should eat the lobsters; we'll eat the less tasty coconut crabs." Liu Ruoling said, "How can you say that? I want coconut crabs too!" Wang Lun said, "Coconut crab is really not good." Liu Ruoling said, "You've never eaten it, how do you know it's not good?" Wang Lun said, "How do you know I haven't eaten it?" Liu Ruoling said, "I knew it, you definitely haven't eaten it." Wang Lun pretended to be caught lying and said, "I have eaten it, what do you think I'll do if I have?" Liu Ruoling fell for it and said, "If you've eaten it, I'll wash your feet." Wang Lun continued to pretend and said, "Really, if I've eaten it, you'll wash my feet." Liu Ruoling said, "Of course, if you haven't eaten it, then you'll have to wash them." Wang Lun said, "Whoever doesn't wash them is a little dog." Liu Ruoling said, "Yeah, whoever doesn't wash them is a little dog." Wang Lun said, "Li Ling, have we eaten it?" Li Ling and Liu Ruoxi next to them both laughed. Li Ling said, "We ate it after we got to the island, there's still a coconut crab shell left, I think it's in the basket." After saying that, she started rummaging through it.
Seeing that she had indeed eaten it, Liu Ruoling panicked and said, "I don't believe it, you're all lying to me." Just then, Li Ling found her, brought over the coconut crab shell, and handed it to Wang Lun. Wang Lun showed it to Liu Ruoling, saying, "This is a coconut crab shell, isn't it?" Liu Ruoling stubbornly insisted, "Maybe you picked it up from the beach." Wang Lun said, "Oh, so you're planning to deny it now?" Liu Ruoling nodded, and Wang Lun said, "Then you're a puppy." Liu Ruoling said, "A puppy it is, I certainly won't wash your feet." Wang Lun said, "I won't let you wash my feet either, just grind this shell into powder." Liu Ruoling quickly agreed, saying, "Okay." She then took the shell, went outside, and brought back three stones.
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