Chapter 69: After putting meat in your mouth, the taste will remain for a longer time.
Qin Ruoyan, in her studies of traditional Chinese herbal medicine since childhood, does not possess much knowledge related to tropical plants.
She bent down and squatted down immediately, holding her knees with her hands and gasping for breath, and it took a long time before she regained her strength.
After taking a look at the sky, Qin Ruyan, who had no experience in the wilderness, felt that something was wrong with the weather; it seemed that it was very boring, and it was raining.
But even though she thought it might rain, she didn't plan to find shelter; instead, she was secretly happy that it had finally cooled down.
Qin Ruyan then began to search for nearby objects that could be used to satisfy her hunger and help her survive the night.
Soon, two banana trees appeared, growing together.
While she was feeling very happy, she also extended her hand to her chest.
Unlike Qin Rushuang, the younger sister, who doesn't wear any accessories.
As the designated heiress of the Qin family, Qin Ruyan has a pendant with the word "Qin" encased in pure gold around her neck.
The biggest function of this necklace is to serve as a symbol of authority.
In addition, it is used to store five special pills prepared for the heirs of the Qin family in case of emergencies.
Qin Rushuang knew wood charcoal specifically because one of the pills was used as medicinal charcoal.
Meanwhile, inside the pendant is a 5-cm-long retractable knife with the letter "Qin" on the handle. It can be easily extracted with little force after pressing.
It is said to be pure gold.
And it has not been sharpened.
The knife also plays the role of "secondary seal" in daily life.
But during this period of time, this 5-centimeter-long pure gold knife was sharpened with a stone.
It had become an essential tool for Zhen Ruyan and her companion in distress, Gu Qingru, to pick mushrooms, open wild fruits, and extract banana pits.
At this moment, Qin Ruyan was inserting the blade into one of the banana trees, then rotating it forcefully in circles.
Even if it is a simple, sharpened knife, it is still a knife.
Banana trees are very easy to cut down—at least much easier than Zhang Liu's cutting.
After completing the circle, she can begin to skillfully push forcefully with her hands.
The banana tree quickly fell to the ground in the direction of the force.
Unlike Zhang Liu, Qin Ruyan is not so luxurious that he only uses banana tree cores as a source of drinking water.
After removing the outer layer of dry leaves, she cut the banana into pieces and put them in her mouth.
When chewed vigorously, the light, slightly astringent liquid gradually flows into the mouth.
She pursed her lips and swallowed hard.
Only then did Qin Ruyan begin to feel that her throat, which had been very dry, was slowly becoming more comfortable.
She proceeded to feast on the overlooked black bananas discarded by Zhang Liu.
These little banana-like things have a very bland taste and look gross on the inside.
But for her, it is a food that can be used to fill the stomach mucosa.
At the same time, Qin Ruyan had also developed a skill with her classmate Gu Qingru in the past few days.
This means that, as long as you do not bite the black seed, you will not have a bitter taste in your mouth.
After finishing eating, she found a dry grassy area, lay down, looked at the dark sky, and began to remember her classmate Gu Qingru, who had casually left her at the seaside.
They were quickly taken to the beach together. Qin Ruyan woke up first, and then she woke up Gu Qingru, who was lying next to her.
Qin Ruyan and Gu Qingru were living in a state of confusion.
It wasn't until midnight, amid wolves howling from almost zero distance, that they realized they were neighbors with a pack of wolves.
The beach there has only palm trees, and there are no coconut trees, which is the most common food in Zhang Liu.
It was more about mentality, which was different from Zhang Liu's mentality in that he came up with a rough plan for the future in one night.
The two had no idea what they should do or what they could do.
They didn't even think about going to other places and avoiding the wolves.
They stayed on the beach every day and watched helplessly, hoping for rescue to appear the next second.
They could no longer bear the hunger until they ventured into the dark forest in search of food.
Fortunately, the food inside is very plentiful.
There are many types of mushrooms that grow on rotten wood, fruits that have a sweet smell but cannot be named, and so on.
Later, Qin Ruyan discovered that after the tide went out on the beach, they could catch a lot of crabs and the like and then eat them raw.
Over the past few days, although she hadn't had a full day, she hadn't felt very hungry either.
As for fresh water, it simply depends on an entire banana forest nearby.
The suggestion to use banana trees as fresh water after peeling them was made by Gu Chengru, who likes to watch wilderness survival videos.
The two were also interested in exploring where the wolves drink, and they might find plenty of fresh water.
But given the dire consequences of a direct confrontation with wolves, this idea was suppressed.
Now that she had calmed down after seeing the smoke pillar, Qin Ruyan began to feel regret in her heart.
Like her sister, who sometimes complains, her personality is really irritable.
She should go back and make preparations, get some fruit or something, and then have a clear conversation with Gu Qingru before setting off on the road.
But Qin Ruyan was not quite willing to go back directly.
The first is to discredit the idea that it is easy to get lost while walking.
The second is...
She had a somewhat irresponsible idea of self-soothing in her mind.
This was where she and Gu Qingru had been before; although there were many resources, they were always limited.
There is only one banana tree, and after consuming it, they must risk exploring or searching for a place where the wolf drinks water.
After she left, Gu Qingru could live more comfortably by monopolizing those resources.
If we can find rescue and return this time, so much the better.
Qin Ruyan relaxed, forcing herself to enter a state of rest.
She doesn't know how far you'll walk around the beach tomorrow, but physical strength is the most important thing.
But the uncomfortable feeling of hunger and stomach pain in her stomach was tormenting her like crazy.
Very hungry...
Qin Ruyan closed her eyes tightly, placed her hands on her stomach, and squeezed it, hoping to use this external effort to curb her hunger.
I need to sleep quickly!
When I fall asleep, I won't feel hungry anymore.
Waking up tomorrow morning and eating another banana for breakfast.
She tried hard to hypnotize herself.
Qin Ruyan's current condition is very bad, and Zhang Liu is also facing significant problems.
It was not because he was hungry, but because he found that even though the roof of the shelter was built very quickly, it was completed in less than ten minutes.
But the side construction used to block the wind is very troublesome.
Because of the angle of inclination, there is gravity.
Therefore, Zhang Liu's original idea of placing the palm fronds first, then pressing the branches on top, knotting some corners, and using the pressure between the branches to directly attach the palm fronds and hold them firmly did not work at all.
Each time this palm piece is placed, the first few pieces are withdrawn, and the next two pieces must be dropped immediately.
Not to mention the wind coming as a partner, constantly blowing the palm fronds away from the pre-planned fixed points.
As the sky became darker and the smell of dampness in the air became worse, Zhang Liu knew in his heart that he was probably running out of time to build a shelter.
He had no choice but to change his strategy, first fixing twelve of the twenty-four branches on the yellow sand and the "keel," then stuffing the large palm leaves directly into the gap.
Each palm leaf is circled within three branches to form a distinct "川" shape, sort of held obliquely.
Then fasten the remaining twelve threads in the form of a cross, with six threads on the inside and six on the outside.
Although he wasn't sure if it could block the strong winds, Zhang Liu still lay down in this little shelter after doing all this.
Nothing is airtight, but the wind is constantly blowing through the gaps in the palm fronds. This is much better than facing the sea breeze directly.
Take the last few sips of water in the bottle with the banana pits he cut while picking palm leaves in the jungle as a pre-meal filler.
Zhang Liu took out a piece of mutton and began to chew it carefully.
It was cold and hard, and it didn't taste good.
But he took each bite carefully, holding it in his mouth long enough until the cold meat was completely softened to the temperature of his mouth before he swallowed it into his stomach.
With this way of eating, there won't be too much meat.
But he will eat more slowly so that the taste of meat stays in his mouth longer.
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