otherworldly happiness

In the afternoon, before arriving on land, everyone was staring at the distance on the deck. In hope and anticipation, two large ships sailed opposite. It looked like it should be in a caravan. When they saw each other, they semaphore After reporting their identities to each other, the boat stopped, and when they got close, the other party put down the boat. Several people came to the boat, and everyone knew that there was a big island ahead. Most of the fleet did not suffer much damage in the storm last time. Now that I have arrived on the island to rest and recuperate, the rest of the lost ships have also arrived one after another, and a small part may have deviated too much from the route, or there are some problems, it will take time to catch up, and the worst case is to be buried in the bottom of the sea. It's impossible to rush here. The two ships just rested for a few days and prepared to walk back to see if they could encounter ships that were ignorant or on the wrong route, so that they could be rescued in time.

Although each ship is equipped with personnel who can recognize the direction, and the direction of the course is also notified to each ship by semaphore during the journey, generally there will be no big mistakes, and I am afraid that there will be some losses when encountering personnel who know the course or are proficient in identifying directions. In the vast ocean at sea, it is just headless flies wandering around. If you are lucky, you may encounter a blind cat or a dead mouse and encounter land. However, most of the people are cut off from supplies. Continue to drift on the sea, become a ghost ship until it rots and falls into the water, or directly encounters bad weather and destroys the ship, so the nautical chart and navigation technology to identify the direction are so precious.

The two sides chatted and reported the general situation. There is no danger in the sea ahead. The island itself is uninhabited. Now the fleet is resting. Just go directly. Everyone is waiting until the two ships continue to move forward. Fang sailed to search and rescue, and Li Jian's ship continued to sail towards the island.

When it was dark on the island and the boat hadn't stopped yet, everyone jumped off the boat like dumplings on a rope ladder, and ran to the shore on the sea water. Where there is fire, there is hope, at least There will always be water to drink.

Li Jian staggered along with the crowd and ran across the shallow sea area, and when he reached the beach, he completely collapsed on the beach. He didn't drink much water these days in order not to be too eye-catching, but he was much better than others, and now he is not in a hurry to drink water , not to rob others.

Those who were preparing dinner on the beach saw another boat coming, but the sky was dark and they couldn’t see clearly. I poured it into my stomach when I asked, those people who were going to cook looked at these people and thought that they were like this a few days ago, so they didn't stop them, but seeing this group of chaotic people, some were about to fight for some water, The captains and leaders who came in a hurry were shouting "Stop, don't rush", "Don't drink too much water", "There is a small river here and there is a lot of water, don't worry" and so on.

People who often run on the sea still know some basic common sense. They say that they can’t drink a lot of water at once when they are short of water for a long time. Although the medical skills of this era can’t explain the reason, they probably know that it will cause poor balance of the body.Drinking a lot of water after finding water will not only fail to absorb it well, but will accelerate the loss of water and accelerate death. For example, in modern times, it is known that long-term lack of water leads to dehydration, decreased blood volume, and decreased return of blood. Supplementing water increases blood volume, and a sudden increase in blood return to the heart can easily cause acute heart failure.Also, drinking a lot of water will lead to a sharp drop in plasma osmotic pressure, which can easily cause cerebral edema.

When the excitement of seeing the water gradually calmed down, the time when I found the land and the meeting with the fleet was delayed. At that time, the time when the head was feverish and only wanted to drink water passed. I remembered common sense and the persuasion of everyone around me , finally put down the bucket and basin,

After a while of excitement, we slowly walked together and sat on the beach, took small sips of water handed over by people on other boats and drank it slowly, I don’t know who started it first, from someone whimpering to The voice is getting louder and louder, everyone is crying, this is finally alive, finally able to live, those uneasy, sad and hopeless finally passed, and the people on the other boat who came to help have red circles around their eyes Wiping away tears, those who came back from the brink of death understand what it's like.

After recovering from drinking water and eating something, everyone dispersed to rest. The physical strength of these days of torture was close to the limit, and it took time to recover. This night passed slowly amid everyone's crying and rejoicing.

Get up early the next morning. The captain said that he will rest here for a while. There is a small river here where you can take a bath and fetch water, but you must go to the forest together. There are some poisonous snakes in it that are not small. Come early If you go in, you will be bitten, be careful in everything, and you will be responsible for your own things that need to be cleaned and dried, including taking care of yourself. You will not be responsible for any loss. You must return to the boat to rest at night. It is necessary to arrange carpenters and others to overhaul the ship, and anyone who violates the security law will be dealt with.

Everyone divided into shifts and thought about what they were going to do. Li Jian also picked up his dirty clothes and prepared to wash them. As soon as he walked to the beach, he met a few acquaintances, including Dr. Wang Jun, and they invited Li Jian to come together. I went to the island to explore the road and see if there was anything good. I didn't plan to go, but I couldn't bear the invitation of the other party, so I put the things back and followed them.

For this expedition, Li Jian came here with the intention of having fun. The boat in front brought over ten thousand people. With all these people on this small island, there is nothing left for newcomers like himself. Let’s talk about the coconut trees on the beach. There is a long row along the beach along the coast. It’s a pity that there are only coconut shells under the trees. There are no coconuts on the trees, even small and unripe ones. I don’t know how many years there has been no one on this island. Isn’t it obvious that the coconuts have gone there? This group of people who have been suffocated at sea can be regarded as locusts crossing the border when they see the fresh fruits on the island. , When a poisonous snake is found, someone immediately catches it and eats fresh meat. It can be seen that there are many "foodies" everywhere.But seeing everyone's high spirits, it's not easy to pour cold water on them, so we went to play together.

In the end, a total of seven people went into the forest as a small team. With the snake repellent medicine donated by Doctor Wang Jun, Li Jian was afraid of being bitten by a snake, so he and another Xiao Zhao found a lot of wide leaves to wrap their calves, at least they could protect them from snake bites. Stop it when you are injured, and when you are ready, each person goes in with a small stick.

It feels that the forest is not big outside, but when you go in, you will find that there is no road at all inside. You have to open the road by yourself. Fortunately, everyone is prepared to carry a machete and dagger. I don’t know how thick the rotten leaves are, they will sink if you step on them, and there are some small bugs crawling in and out. In order to prevent the bugs from falling on the head, Li Jian took off his coat and wrapped it on his head, only a pair of eyes came out , and asked everyone to do the same, but was laughed at by Xiao Zhao.

But Li Jian talked lazily about the power of tropical poisonous insects. They rot slowly after one bite. Ordinary medicines don’t work at all. There are also blood-sucking insects jumping on your body. You are dizzy but it is already too late, you have no strength to run away, etc. Xiao Zhao was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he immediately took off his clothes and put them on his head.

The air in the woods was even more stuffy, and the clothes on my body were already drenched. After walking for a while, I gradually saw the simple path opened by the predecessors. The vines on the road were cut down a lot, so it didn't take much effort. As I walked and chopped, I was able to walk faster. I slowly saw some wild fruits, but unfortunately there were not many of them. I saw that the footprints were picked by others. Everyone didn’t pick anything and didn’t care. They continued to walk. .

I came across some brightly colored fruits on the road, but unfortunately no one knew what they were. Only Xiao Zhao was curious about picking each one and wanted to go back and ask someone what it was. Although Li Jian had seen many fruits in modern times, they were all Let’s take a look at the popular ones, which are more common. Although there are some rare and high-priced ones placed in the boutique counters of supermarkets, I really don’t know what the specific plants look like. The forest is full of green, and there are not many fruits. I don't know what kind of tree it is.

The woods were sweltering and hot, and I encountered many snakes and insects. I finally walked to the only small river on the island before noon, looked around there, and took a stick and a machete to cut the tall grass on the side. I got them all, I checked them to see if there was no danger, so I couldn’t resist soaking them in the water. Although there was no shortage of drinking water last night, the place where the boat stopped was just opposite to the flow of the river. It was not convenient to get water at night. Poisonous snakes are even more difficult to find at night, and I didn't even have time to wash them properly. Originally, Li Jian wanted to wash his clothes and take a shower, so let's take a good bubble bath first.

Soaking in the cool water at noon in the heat is like a fairy. Everyone relaxes and enjoys the rare time. Until the hungry stomach is growling, they get up from the water one by one and prepare for lunch. .

After searching for a long time, there were still rabbits in the grass. Only one rabbit was caught in the litter, and it was disposed of by the river. There was no pot, so I had to light a fire to roast it, and stuffed some wild mushrooms in its stomach. There are also a lot of cress picked by the river, before they are cooked, the few who continued to search for ingredients came back, and brought back a large bunch of wild plantains, which were not yet ripe but slightly yellow, and they were not cooked. I know where I got it, and I escaped the "encirclement and suppression" of the previous groups of people and let people like myself meet, it seems that I am lucky.

At noon, I had a full meal with roasted rabbit meat and pancakes with wild plantains. In the afternoon, I took the leftover wild plantains and those unknown fruits, and brought back the most picked wild cress, houttuynia cordata and mint. An extra meal for those who didn't come, I haven't seen any green leafy vegetables for more than a month, it's really delicious, I can't wait to become a rabbit.

I went back and asked a few people. I asked someone who knew about tropical species, which kinds of wild fruits are still edible, such as scrambling fruit, thick-skinned tree fruit, fake wild jujube, mountain litchi, etc. Although some of them taste bad , but it is not poisonous.Hearing that Xiao Zhao was very serious and wanted to find more fruits, he was really afraid that there would be no fruits and vegetables on the boat.

The days that followed were spent searching for wild fruits and vegetables. The island is only about the size of four or five football fields, and there are not many resources. I couldn’t bear the blanket search of more than 1 people. What can’t be hidden? Yes, so later Li Jian went to see the dark cave at the foot of the mountain at the source of the small river, and knew where the water came from, and satisfied his curiosity, so he stopped participating in their search activities.

Li Jian didn’t have a lot of work after packing and drying the medicinal materials with a few people in the pharmacy. They didn’t have so many goods that needed to be dried like those merchant ships, and some things that needed to be dried could be solved on the deck. Besides, there is no need for Li Jian, there are people in charge, looking at the various goods drying on the beach every day, those brightly colored silk and satin cloths, these idle people looked at this scene and jokingly said, "I don't know what the name of this island is. The name, or 'Shaihuo Island' would be good", everyone couldn't help but laugh.

Now Li Jian is obsessed with diving into the sea. At first, he was frightened by the storm. He thought that if there is a chance, he must put a boat in the space. Even a small one is a kind of guarantee. In case the boat appeared last time Unexpectedly, then I can only drift on the sea. At most, I can find a piece of wood and a basin to lie on my stomach. If I have a boat, it will be different. Now there is no place to buy a boat on this deserted island. I have to practice first. Swimming and diving are for life-saving at critical moments. My own swimming can only be regarded as good and I am not proficient. I can’t reach the level of an old sailor. I can walk on the ground in the water and be as flexible as a fish. Diving is even worse. I asked others for help. The other way is to practice a lot. After spending some time listening to the tips given to myself, the rest is my own practice.

Li Jian is now soaking in the sea every day. There is a sandy beach in the middle of this island away from the deep water area where the boat stops, and there is also a shoal, that is, the shallow water area is not small. When the tide is low, the water depth is only up to Li Jian's thigh. It is an ideal diving area. , is not very dangerous.

The seawater here is particularly rich in species, and there are many corals and sea anemones with bright colors underneath, and small fish, shellfish, shrimps and crabs shuttle among them. As time goes by, Li Jian's diving skills are getting better and better. His physical strength is outstanding, and the time spent in the water is longer than others.

When practicing diving, Li Jian still did not forget to use his ability to pluck geese. During the expedition, he dug up many small coconut trees by the edge of the forest in remote places, and he did not let go of wild plantain mountain lychees. There are even more beautiful corals in the sea. You can take it back as a decoration. The big lobster is good. You can eat all kinds of shellfish for Wu You. It tastes good. If you want to eat it, you can eat swimming crabs and crabs. There are also blood coral grasses. Don't let go of the valuable things you know, and accept them all.

The best harvest is that after hearing that others have picked up pearls, I used my much stronger spiritual sense to find a lot of pearls, more than 30 of them, and others did not find many in the near sea. The important thing is that after several days of underwater search and detection, I found and got to know several kinds of mother-of-pearl oysters that produce pearls. I don’t know their names, so I had to distinguish them according to the color of the pearls produced. There are also white-dish shells and golden-dish shells. Some of them also have white pearls, but the shells are obviously not of the same species. It doesn't matter whether they are all put in the sea of ​​space, and they can be kept and reproduced slowly.

In fact, there are many species in the sea and lake in the space. Although I didn't go fishing to see it, there must be pearl oysters. Unfortunately, I have a problem now that I feel uncomfortable when I don't collect good things. Maybe I have obsessive-compulsive disorder. (Please ignore why mother-of-pearl oysters originating from Australia, the Philippines, Japan, and China are all here. Have fun reading fictional stories, and the textual research party must be merciful.)

The price of pearls in this era is not low. All the pearls here are natural in the sea. The output is very small. In addition, it is not easy to pick pearls, so the price remains high. I have added a big harvest project to my space. In the future, when the mother oyster reproduces more, maybe we can study the artificial implantation method to increase the pearl production. The modern method of artificially cultivating pearls is very common. I have seen it on TV. I think there is a column that broadcasts quite well. In detail, you can try it.

The author has something to say: Sorry for being late today, as for the parting, of course it is for a better encounter.