One Hundred Days on an Uninhabited Island

The sun rose from the far side of the sea, and it was dawn.

Jiang Xinran opened her tired eyes, raised her hand to wipe her spirits, and looked around.

No exception.

Suddenly he was relieved.

Just as Wen Siqi guessed, that man appeared last night and hid carefully behind a tree. If a snake didn't appear suddenly and startled him and screamed, they wouldn't have found out that the other party was right next to him. nearby.

She shot an arrow at him and hit it, but he ran away.With the arrow she shot, she disappeared into the darkness and never came back.

Standing up and stretching, a wave of dizziness flooded my head, and after a while, my body felt comfortable.

Rubbing her temples, Jiang Xinran looked towards the crematorium.

Through the hole, Jiang Xinran saw that the fire was about to go out, only a few flames were still swaying, and she could see the difference in the carbon pile.Most of the bones were still there, especially the skull, with the two eye holes facing her.

His heart beat violently, and he took a half step back subconsciously.

Concentrating on her mind and taking a deep breath, Jiang Xinran folded her hands together and bowed to him, then hung up her bow, carried a quiver made of bamboo on her back, and walked towards the beach.

Wen Siqi was swimming there.

I don't know what they picked up, but looking at the plastic bottle in her hand, I have to say with emotion: good bamboo shoots out of bad bamboo.

I am afraid that most of the luck in this life will be on her daughter.

Shaking her head, Jiang Xinran stepped forward to say good morning, then bent down and splashed water on her face.

A bit cold, still fishy and salty.

After going back to the beach, they lit a fire and set up a pot. Watching the water smoke in the pot, Jiang Xinran picked up the bow and arrow, and walked towards the tree where the man squatted last night.

After circling the tree, Jiang Xinran approached the tree after making sure there were no snakes on it, and lowered her head to search for traces nearby.

He couldn't find it, and there was no blood on the sand around him. It seemed that the arrows shot last night didn't cause him too much damage, at most it was a layer of flesh.

I can't say I'm sorry, but I'm a little worried about whether the injury will anger the other party.

It seems that you have to be more vigilant.

Reining in her thoughts, Jiang Xinran turned around and went back.

Breakfast was ready soon, Yao Yanan and Mu Jie hadn't woken up yet, and they didn't bother to bother, so they ate breakfast on their own.

After hastily eating breakfast, Wen Siqi went to look at the cremation stove again, the flames were even weaker now, only sparks and red coals remained.

Using crutches to poke the carbon through the wall hole, Wen Siqi estimated the hardness of the wreckage, and it was almost time to turn off the flame and wait for it to cool down.

The movement of dialing the carbon seems to have disturbed Mu Jie, so she looked over with sleepy eyes.

Just about to get up, the weight on her shoulders made her sit back again, carefully moved her head resting on her shoulders, and watched Wen Siqi come over without moving.

"Want to do it yourself?"

Wen Siqi handed over the axe, seeing that Mu Jie's still awake head was even more confused.

Seemingly understanding Mu Jie's doubts, Wen Siqi smiled and said, "Without a certain temperature, the bones cannot be completely incinerated into ashes, and most of the crematorium staff break the bones after the cremated ashes cool down." , before putting it into the urn."

This can be regarded as quite unpopular knowledge, most people don't know about it, and they don't go out of their way to learn about it. It's not surprising that Mu Jie doesn't know about it.

"I……"

Mu Jie opened his mouth, and hesitantly ripped out his dry throat.

Do you want to knock?Use the back of the axe to smash the bones of the uncle who he regarded as his own into ashes one by one.

to knock?He raised his hand and dropped his axe, listening to the shattered groans from the remains of his beloved uncle.

Want to go?

No!How could it be possible to do it.

Mu Jie lowered her head and did not respond for a long time.

Wen Siqi withdrew her hand, "Let's discuss it with Yanan. If you can't do it, I can help you pack the ashes."

Looking up in astonishment, there was a chuckle without fear in front of him.

"But you..."

"I've seen images of bones being smashed, and I'm prepared."

Wen Siqi smiled.

Looking at the smile in front of him, his hesitant heart no longer swayed, and he nodded slightly, "I see, thank you."

"You're welcome."

Turning around, going around to the other side of the furnace, standing in front of the furnace door and taking a deep breath, Wen Siqi picked up a machete to scrape away the caulking soil, and pried out the blocked stones one by one, a steaming heat wave followed.

After prying open the furnace door, Wen Siqi knocked off the furnace wall a little bit upwards, expanding the opening to speed up the cooling time.

There was still a lot of carbon in the furnace and it was glowing red.

The cooling time was a bit long, from six o'clock in the morning until nine o'clock in the morning, Wen Siqi and Jiang Xinran continued to dismantle the furnace wall together.

Wen Siqi didn't stop dismantling the stove when only the face Yao Yanan and the other two were left. Wen Siqi carried the urn and an axe, bowed to the remains, and started knocking.

The sound of broken bones was not loud, and the sound of wind blowing and waves hitting was even less audible.

However, this is just Jiang Xinran's feeling alone. Whether it is Wen Siqi who is picking ashes behind the wall, or Yao Yanan and Mu Jie who are kneeling by the wall, the crackling sounds are lingering in my ears. It was as if they could hear suppressed groans.

Yao Yanan woke up when Wen Siqi started knocking on the furnace wall. After listening to Mu Jie repeating what she said, Yao Yanan was silent for a long time before making a decision to ask Wen Siqi to help break the bones into ashes.

It took a long time, about an hour before Jiang Xinran saw Wen Siqi put down the axe, and tied a part of the film cut from the plastic film to the mouth of the jar with a rope.

Seeing this, Jiang Xinran hurried forward to help him up.

With the help of Jiang Xinran, she got up and stood still for a while before Wen Siqi felt the sensation in her legs regained.There are also bursts of numbness, and I can't even open my legs.

"Can you stop?"

"Well, much better, thanks."

After the plain conversation ended, Yao Yanan and Mu Jie's faces rose from behind the wall, their expressions were eager but they didn't speak for a long time.

"Everything that can be seen has been put into clay pots, and the rest is mostly mixed with wood ash. Sorry, I can't do anything about it." Wen Siqi spoke first.

As soon as the words started, Mu Jie answered with concentration: "It's okay, it's enough, thank you."

"thanks……"

The clay pot containing the ashes was finally handed over to Yao Yanan and the two of them.

After her legs returned to normal, Wen Siqi untied the plastic bag and went into the sea. After Jiang Xinran pushed down the last furnace wall, she glanced at Yao Yanan and the two followed.

The sea water covered her knees, and if she went forward, it would cover her waist. Jiang Xinran stopped and washed her hands, then looked up. Wen Siqi had to go further, farther away where her feet could no longer stand.

she is swimming.

Or in a bath, soaking with clothes, floating in the sea without moving.

Jiang Xinran didn't go there, she was still on her period today, she couldn't go into the water, and she shouldn't go down, so she simply sat on a rock floating on the surface of the water.

Look at the sky, look at the sea, and see when Wen Siqi will sink.

Unfortunately, I couldn't see it.

It didn't take long for Wen Siqi to come back wet. She was stunned when she saw her sitting on the rock, and then asked with a calm smile, "Why is Miss Jiang here?"

"Prevent accidents." She replied frankly, "However, it seems that I am worrying too much."

"Well, I've disappointed you, and I'm really sorry."

No one wants you to be sorry!

Seeing the wicked smile in front of her, Jiang Xinran felt a little pain in her head, and couldn't help thinking, how did this kind of person make friends!

If you think about it, you can't figure it out; if you look, you can't see it clearly.The water droplets falling from the cheeks shone with dazzling light, the light seemed to be as big as the pupil, easily occupying the line of sight and blurring the vision.

Jiang Xinran suppressed the thought of paying back, and went to the beach after getting into the water, "Since you're fine, go back quickly, and clean up the remains of the crematorium."

"And that cabin."

The following words made Jiang Xinran a little confused, "But isn't the wooden house not easy to burn? It will be dangerous."

With a slight smile, Wen Siqi explained: "We can dismantle the wooden house, move the boards that can be moved to the beach and burn them, and the rest will be burned together with the remaining maggots."

This method is not impossible. Remove some wooden boards, reduce the height of the wooden boards, and reduce the materials that provide heat for the fire, and the fire will be easily controlled.

Jiang Xinran agreed to the suggestion, turned around and went to the bank.

Seeing her walking away, Wen Siqi breathed a sigh of relief, and walked back.

Just two steps away, Jiang Xinran in front suddenly stopped.Without looking back, Wen Siqi waited for her for a long time before hearing her hesitantly say: "Are you all right?"

Wen Siqi fell silent subconsciously.

After hearing no sound, Jiang Xinran turned her head and glanced at her.

Just smiled: "No problem."

The hasty smile couldn't hide the thought of escaping.

Jiang Xinran saw it, frowned slightly, and asked, "Are you all right? But I saw that you were in a bad state just now."

"It's just remembering some old memories, and I'm a little out of shape for a while, it doesn't affect it."

"Can……"

"Miss Jiang, don't be too curious, and don't pursue her personal affairs to the bottom, it is likely to make you regret this time at some point in the future..."

"I don't need Miss Wen to remind me if I regret it. Since it's my own decision, even if it's wrong, I won't regret or complain about my current decision."

"The reason for talking too much is because I don't want to see someone who was still laughing one second, and then collect her body the next. Everyone can't be sure where their limit is, and neither do you.

I promised that Suiyun would take good care of you, and since I promised, I won't just watch you suppress yourself and remain indifferent. "

The conversation was broken again and again, and finally ended in Jiang Xinran's stern rebuttal.

Looking at the receding figure, Wen Siqi was silent.

Well, the figure walked further away, leaving only a silhouette, and the field of vision was almost occupied by piles of wreckage on the beach.

Wen Siqi pursed her lips, her face full of memories was full of pain.

It was a memory that I didn't want to recall anymore, and it was also the beginning of a new life towards darkness.

That was when the great-grandfather was sent to the funeral parlor for cremation, and while her mother was caring about her younger brother, she followed other adults into the crematorium again.

At that time, the crematorium in the small town was poorly built. After entering the gate, you could see a row of incinerators, and the family members sat on the row of chairs opposite the incinerator with the urns in their hands and waited.

When she went in, a furnace was open, and on the furnace board where the coffin was placed lay a broken human skeleton mixed with wood ash.The staff turned their backs to grandpa and father and picked up the hammer.

She remembered the stove, the first time she touched it, her great-grandfather's coffin was swallowed by it.

That day, the sky seemed to have collapsed, and the whole day was majestic.