Wang Lun was at a loss, so he went to help Li Ling and the other woman sort through the wild vegetables. They quickly finished sorting them. By then it was getting dark, and it was time to start preparing dinner. Of course, dinner was still cooked by Liu Ruoxi and Li Ling, with Liu Ruoling helping with whatever she could. Wang Lun just waited to eat.
At dinner, Wang Lun asked for everyone's opinions on what they could do recently. His mind was in turmoil; he wanted to explore the woods for new food, catch some freshwater fish in the river to raise in the pond, widen the river channel to extend the raft's journey towards the camp, and gather more wild vegetables to improve their future. Of course, Wang Lun hadn't yet told Li Ling and the others about these things.
When Li Ling and the other two heard that Wang Lun was going to ask for their suggestions, their first reaction was that Wang Lun might be sick. After all, he had been the one leading them and they had all followed his instructions. Liu Ruoling immediately touched Wang Lun's forehead and said, "You don't have a fever, why would you say something like that?" Wang Lun slapped Liu Ruoling's hand and said, "Do you think I don't know whether I have a fever or not?" He then glared at Liu Ruoling, turned around, and said, "I haven't been very busy lately, so I wanted to see if you had any ideas. If they can help our lives, I'll adopt them and find some time to implement them."
Hearing Wang Lun's words, the three of them finally understood. Life was gradually getting back on track, giving Li Ling and the others some room to grow. Having Wang Lun single-handedly control the team's direction wasn't ideal. Firstly, it would be exhausting for him, and exhaustion could lead to problems. Secondly, one person's wisdom couldn't match the wisdom of a group. Therefore, Wang Lun was willing to give Li Ling and the others some room to develop their abilities.
Li Ling was the first to say, "I'd like to plant more wild vegetables, and if possible, even some fruit trees near the camp." Wang Lun, Liu Ruoxi, and Liu Ruoling all agreed to this suggestion, since it was for everyone's benefit and achievable. After all, such a large island must have plenty of fruit, and there would surely be some that were easy to grow.
Then Liu Ruoling said, "I hope there will be lots of small animals, so we'll have endless meat to eat." At first, everyone thought it was just a child wanting more animals to play with. But after hearing this last sentence, it suddenly seemed she hadn't changed—a true foodie. Before Wang Lun could speak, Liu Ruoxi said, "Sure, then you can raise them yourself." Liu Ruoling said, "I'll raise them, I'll eat them all by myself." Liu Ruoxi said, "I definitely won't fight you for them." Liu Ruoling thought that made more sense. Li Ling said, "I hope you'll still be able to eat them then. After all, these ten or twenty animals are already exhausting us. You want to raise even more? Then all we'll have to do is cut the grass every day." Liu Ruoling thought about how she already had to cut the grass every other day, and she was already annoyed. What would she do if there were even more?
The thought of having to mow the lawn every morning after waking up and continuing until bedtime is so tedious. So she immediately said, "No, no, I'll find another one." Wang Lun said, "Actually, this one is alright, but we need to build a bigger yard to raise the rabbits and pheasants. It's just a lot of work." Liu Ruoling said, "That's too tiring. We were exhausted when we built the fence, and now we're doing it again? I really don't know if we can keep going." So Wang Lun continued, "Building a farm will definitely be very big, but the walls don't need to be too thick, given the amount of work involved, and we also need to put a roof on it, otherwise the pheasants will fly out." Liu Ruoling said, "How long will it take us to complete such a big project?" Wang Lun said, "I don't know, and I don't want to do it." Liu Ruoling said, "What? You planned all this time, and now you're not going to do it?" Wang Lun said, "Yes, the profit from this isn't great. We don't have that much food, it's simply not feasible, unless we find a very suitable place that can save a lot of work, then we might be able to try. But the probability of that is very small." Only then did Liu Ruoling realize that Wang Lun didn't actually intend to build this farm.
Liu Ruoling said, "Then I want to raise a few more fish, and if possible, some coconut crabs too." Wang Lun slapped her on the head and said, "How can you keep coconut crabs here? They won't survive. If we encounter a sea turtle later, I'll catch a baby one for you to keep." Liu Ruoling said, "A sea turtle? That's fine too, enough to cook a whole pot." Wang Lun was immediately taken aback. He was going to keep it as a pet, and now he wanted to cook it and eat it. Liu Ruoxi said, "Eat, all you think about is eating, keeping it as a pet." Liu Ruoling said somewhat aggrievedly, "What's so good about keeping a pet? It's better to stew it." Hearing this, Liu Ruoxi slapped Liu Ruoling's head as well. Wang Lun and Li Ling laughed.
Li Ling laughed as she said, "Don't talk about Ruoling, Ruoxi, what do you want to do?" Liu Ruoxi thought for a moment and said, "Let's plant some flowers to beautify the campsite." Wang Lun thought for a moment and said, "That's a good idea. Maybe we'll even encounter bees later, and then we'll have honey to eat." Hearing about honey, the three of them put aside their fear of bees and changed their minds, supporting the flower planting. Liu Ruoxi said, "But what about our safety if there are bees?" Wang Lun said, "It's alright. We'll plant the flowers on both sides of the stream in front of the campsite, so it won't really affect us. If we need to go to the stream, we'll just be careful, and it'll be relatively safe." Liu Ruoxi nodded in agreement.
Li Ling said, "We've said everything, what about you?" Wang Lun thought for a moment and said, "I hope we can have a cow, so we can use its power instead of relying on manpower to transport these things every time." Hearing Wang Lun's words, the three of them immediately thought how wonderful it would be to have a cow. It could be used to transport supplies normally, and if food became scarce, a cow could feed the four of them for a long time. But they had been on the island for over two months and hadn't seen a cow, only deer or goats.
Liu Ruoxi said, "Could we catch more deer or goats to transport supplies?" Wang Lun replied, "That's possible, but deer and goats can't compare to oxen. Firstly, there's the weight they can carry. Secondly, oxen are easier to tame and more docile than deer. Deer and goats, on the other hand, often run off. If they're not led, they can disappear without a trace." Liu Ruoxi nodded, understanding.
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