One Hundred Days on an Uninhabited Island

Chapter 149 The Island Day 85

"Wait a minute."

The forward pace was interrupted, and the turned eyes were watching the back of the walking stick.

The stream has flowed through the wooden house, and the cesspool and excretory of the toilet have also been successfully drained. Although the momentum is a bit weak, the excrement accumulated in the toilet is flushed to the cesspool as expected.

After the successful completion of the two projects, Wen Siqi, who always likes to push herself and others during the day, began to think about how to enrich her life.

As soon as she thought about it, she thought of one of the things she mentioned to Jiang Xinran before Jiang Xinran and Yao Yanan stayed in the northeast.

Go for durians that aren't durians.

Wen Siqi said that in the west of the island, near the stream, she saw several trees full of green fruits.

On this island surrounded by the sea, food has never been afraid of too much or not enough, and they have no reason to refuse to find durians that are not durians in Wen Siqi's mouth.

Thus, the search team was formed.

Wen Siqi, Jiang Xinran, Yao Yanan.

Originally, Wen Siqi was not allowed by Jiang Xinran to go there, but Wen Siqi had the right reason, only she knew where the fruit trees probably grew.

Jiang Xinran compromised, and Wen Siqi replaced Wang Zhenzhen as a member of the search team.

After dealing with other things and waiting for another day of rain, they set off after having lunch.

Walking to almost the seat in memory, I looked across the stream to the bushes on the other side.

Looking around, the sight quickly caught the fruit in memory.

"there."

Wen Siqi raised her hand and pointed.

Jiang Xinran and Yao Yanan looked together.

It's not far from the opposite bank, there are few trees to cover it, and the distance is easy to see, but the leaves are wider, covering the fruits, so they didn't notice when they came and went before.

Yao Yanan leaned forward and sniffed his nose, "It really doesn't smell like durian."

There are about three fruit trees, three fruit trees full of durians, the taste is not friendly at all.

"However, this tree does not seem to be a durian tree, the leaves are completely different."

The leaves of the durian trees are not so wide, and the ripening time is not right. The durian trees in another place still have fruit for a long time, and these trees are still green.

"It is indeed not a durian. Looking carefully now, the appearance of the fruit is quite different from that of a durian, not only in shape, but also without the obvious thorns of a durian."

The distance is not far, and they stopped to look closely. This difference is not difficult to see with Wen Siqi's eyesight.

"Let's go there first, and then we'll see what it is." Jiang Xinran suggested.

"it is good."

The three of them walked across the stream and approached the tree.

A lot of fruit fell from the tree, depending on the degree of aging, it took a long time to fall, and a lot of the flesh showed traces of being eaten.

"It looks a bit like an immature grapefruit." Yao Yanan picked up a fruit and looked at it repeatedly.

Compared with the durian mentioned by Wen Siqi, the surface of the fruit is more like the bumpy surface of pomelo, but the skin is more similar to jackfruit to the touch.

Just when Yao Yanan was racking his brains to recall what she was like in his memory, Jiang Xinran's voice came over.

"It's breadfruit."

With a firm tone, it seemed that she recognized what it was.

"Breadfruit?"

This name made Yao Yanan feel familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember where he had heard it.

"Well, when my sister and I traveled to the Moa Islands two years ago, the locals gave us a fruit similar to it. They called it breadfruit. The flesh is soft and the taste is a bit like bread after roasting. The taste is quite good. .”

"Although I have never tasted it, I have seen some of its value in books." Wen Siqi also pondered: "It is said that it is rich in starch and cellulose, and it can fill the stomach quickly after eating like sweet potatoes. Food, among other things, is rich in many minerals and vitamins."

"In addition to food value, there is also a lot of economic value. The whole tree is full of treasures. By the way, I heard that it has a very high yield. One or two trees can feed a person?"

Jiang Xinran glanced at her and nodded: "Bread trees can bear 100 to 200 fruits a year. There is a local joke that a Satsuma man only needs to spend an hour planting ten bread trees to fulfill his responsibility to the next generation. You can see its output."

"There are three trees here, not counting the ones that have only grown a sapling. There are at least dozens of ripe fruits on each tree, which should be enough for us to eat for a long time."

Yao Yanan roughly estimated the result of going down the tree.

Excluding the fetuses in the stomachs of Wen Suiyun and Han Tang, who are still children, there are still 10 of them. If two people eat one breadfruit, one meal a day, five fruits a day, and fifty in ten days.

A tree is counted as fifty fruits, and three trees are enough for them to eat for a month. After one month, the unripe fruits should be ripe and they can eat for another month.

Of course, they may leave the island without eating for a month.

In any case, these three bread trees can save them from staring at the old man's nursery, hoping that the sweet potato seedlings in the field will grow up soon.

"What are you waiting for, hurry up and take a few back to taste."

Without further ado, Yao Yanan pulled out the ax behind him and chopped at a stubble of breadfruit, then put it in the basket behind Jiang Xinran.

Without hesitation, Jiang Xinran took one off with a machete.

Wen Siqi didn't get involved, and even a crutch in her hand couldn't help, so she simply stood aside and observed her surroundings.

There is a small space around the bread tree, the vegetation is not dense, and most of them are unfamiliar green plants.

There is plenty of light nearby, and the sun shines directly on the bread tree. It may be because of the proximity to the stream, and the soil is relatively wet and sticky. In addition, it only rained yesterday, so it is easy to identify who has been there.

Near the stream are the footprints left by the three of them.

Following Yao Yanan's movement, his gaze moved northward, and several plum blossom spots that were not blocked by dead leaves came into view.

Wen Siqi's expression changed, and she hurried forward with a cane.

There are many footprints, and the divisions are messy, so it is certain that not one came.

For most of the footprints, it can be seen that the depth of the front end is obvious and the rear end is obvious, which shows that the owner of the footprints mainly walks on the front end of the foot.

Among these footprints, Wen Siqi found that some of them were larger than others.

"You guys come here."

"what happened?"

"What did you find?"

Hearing Wen Siqi's call, the two people who were busy picking breadfruit quickly stopped and gathered around.

"These footprints..."

Looking at the messy footprints on the ground, Jiang Xinran squatted down and used a machete to turn over the breadfruit on the ground, only a small piece of the fruit was eaten.

"Is it a wild boar?" Yao Yanan frowned.

On this island, among the large animals they know to live in groups, except for hunting dogs, there are only wild boars that they have encountered all the time. Plum blossom footprints can also be regarded as a characteristic of pigs.

"[-]% yes."

They haven't fully explored this island, and there may be other groups. Wen Siqi conservatively estimated that it is [-]% possible.

"It looks like you have to be more careful next time you come to pick it." Yao Yanan tightly gripped the handle of the axe.

Although they are foreigners, she doesn't mind doing some evil in order to live and live healthily.

Judging from the traces left by the footprints, the wild boars should have just arrived in the morning, and there is a high probability that they will not come again at this time, and they still have time to pick a few more.

"Let's pick a few more and go back."

With the support of crutches, Wen Siqi stood up, and Jiang Xinran quickly reached out to give her a hand.

Without evasive refusal or estrangement, Yao Yanan secretly smiled, watching the two people's not-so-intimate intimacy with great interest.

After picking two more fruits, the three of them went back.

On the way back, they went to the source of the water intake to have a look.

The waterway is well placed there, the stream is gurgling and stretching down, and the sunlight passing through the cracks in the leaves sprinkles a little bit of bright light.

Standing on the highest rock on the slope, looking at the vibrant wooden house hidden behind the layers of green plants, you can vaguely see the figures going back and forth in the spacious yard.

"That's good."

It's good to be alive, it's good to be alive.

Looking back on the experience of almost three months, Yao Yanan suddenly felt that everything now was as unreal as a dream.

But before they came here, they couldn't even realize their dreams.

"As long as you believe in it, you can be better."

Jiang Xinran glanced to her side, then turned to look in the direction of the wooden house with Yao Yanan.

Wen Siqi knew the meaning hidden in the words, she smiled, and she looked away.

His complexion changed accordingly.

"alert!"

With a low drink, Yao Yanan and Jiang Xinran almost subconsciously pulled out the weapons behind them.

"What happened."

Jiang Xinran hurriedly asked, and out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of two old acquaintances not far away.

It can't be said that they are old acquaintances, after all, she can't recognize which end is which, and which end was injured by her. According to Lin Jianfei, he also injured a dog. I don't know if the two in front of him were injured by them. hurt.

Yao Yanan gripped the handle of the ax tightly and stared at the two hounds who were also staring at them. It was not difficult to feel their malice towards them.

Coincidentally, she didn't like them at all, she wished they could all be killed!

A hand was placed on the shoulder, "Don't get excited, we don't have any protection, we don't know if they have any companions hiding nearby, safety is the top priority."

"I know." Yao Yanan took a deep breath to suppress the impulse in his heart.

When they came out, they didn't put on bamboo armor or whistle for the convenience of movement, and they came out with an ax and a machete.

The hunting dogs are much more agile than they are, and they don't carry things like them. Even if axes and machetes can hurt them, they won't give in too much, and the marks left by their claws will never be less.

Mu Jie must be worried.

"Do you want to get closer and test it?" Jiang Xinran asked without turning her head.

The two hounds showed signs of retreating, and the distance was a bit far away, so it was impossible to judge whether they retreated because of fear or intentionally.

The intelligence of hunting dogs is not bad at all, especially like this kind of hunting dogs that grew up in the cruelty of nature, their hunting wisdom is likely to be higher than theirs.

The surrounding area is very quiet, except for the sound of water, rustling leaves, and insects, nothing else is heard, and the possibility of an ambush is not small.

But they can't remain indifferent and let themselves fall into passiveness, they must take some action.

Wen Siqi thought for a while, and said, "Close to Tantan first, if they run away, we will take the opportunity to leave."

"If you don't run... pay attention to your surroundings."

The memory of dogs is not bad. They will not easily forget things that have hurt them. If they don't forget, they will not be rash when they see things that have hurt them.

Unless they have the confidence to hurt them first.

The three bowed and approached slowly, Wen Siqi paid attention to the back, Yao Yanan was alert to the side, Jiang Xinran faced the hunting dog in front of him.

As they approached, the hound retreated more obviously.

Step by step, one of them suddenly raised its head and howled. The howling sound scared the three of them, and they clenched their weapons even tighter.

Just when they were ready for a fierce fight, the two hounds turned around and ran away, disappearing into the bushes in the blink of an eye.

After being stunned for a while, Yao Yanan couldn't laugh or cry, "So... ran away?"

Fortunately, they were nervous for a long time.

"It's good news, isn't it." Jiang Xinran breathed a sigh of relief, and turned her face straight again, "Let's go back now before they bring their companions back."

"Ah."

Yao Yanan nodded hurriedly.

On the contrary, Wen Siqi frowned deeply as she watched the direction the hunting dog was fleeing from, with a heavy heart.

Jiang Xinran looked at her and thought for a while, "Are you worried that something will happen to them later?"

Wen Siqi nodded.

"They are not reconciled to retreat."

Never give up revenge.