Chapter 66: The Boy and Girl Running in Both Directions

Walking with long strides at the intersection of sea sand and soil, Zhang Liu reached out his hand and pulled out a banana tree core from his back, then bit it into his mouth and chewed it hard.

Although this way of eating will not make the banana pulp in his mouth juicier.

But it would give Zhang Liu the feeling that he was a ruthless person who enjoyed hardships.

As the road progressed, it reached a relatively open area, and the land in this area was severely desertified.

So it's basically sand that leaves a mark when you step on it, and the white soil is inside.

The sun has already reached the top.

This is not the time to rush...

He reached out and peeled off the black shirt that was completely soaked with sweat and stuck tightly to his body, allowing heat to seep out of his chest.

Zhang Liu licked his lips, beginning to feel that his body was a little tired and that the temperature outside was very hot.

He knew that what he should do now was to take a rest instead of rushing blindly.

Zhang Liu quickly ran to an unknown broad-leaved tree, and after ensuring that there were no dangerous snakes or insects nearby, he sat down under the tree's shade to rest.

While eating the lamb, Zhang Liu raised his head, looked at the clear overcast clouds around the sun in the sky, and began to feel sad in his heart.

I shouldn't face the rain.

It is said that when it rains on the beach, there is a high probability that it will be stormy...

In the cave on the other side, Qin Rushuang and Anya also finished the plan for the entire morning and then returned together at noon.

The two were walking towards a hole more than a meter deep.

So, when she returned, Anya had a thick bundle of straw in her hand, ready to make bedding for her bed.

Qin Rushuang was carrying a bundle of firewood on her chest, and near the hole was a small orchard on the mountainside where Qin Rushuang often went.

Although it is called an orchard, there is a lot of dead wood in it.

Zhang Liu used a lot of firewood to roast the leg of lamb yesterday, and they really needed to replenish it.

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"Well... I'm so bored today!" Since there were only girls, her actions were much more daring. She reached over and pulled the black underwear out of her red clothes, and Anya placed them on the newly laid straw mat.

Then she waved her palms forcefully next to her cheeks, stirring the breeze.

“Well, it's actually a bit stuffy,” Qin Rushuang responded while handling the sheep's spine.

The method is fairly simple and crude.

She directly raised the stone and struck it on the hard bone, and after the bone broke into pieces, she picked it up, rubbed it briefly, put it in the oyster shell, and boiled it with the oyster.

It can also be considered a fish and mutton soup.

After all this busy work, Qin Rushuang was so tired that she was dripping with sweat and panting.

“In the afternoon, let's go to the beach and take a shower first; otherwise, I'm afraid we'll be sweaty tomorrow.” Anya raised her arm, put it under her nose, and smelled it. Anya showed a strong smell and an expression of disgust.

“Okay, we'll take a shower too.” Qin Rushuang nodded, indicating that she agreed to Anya's suggestion to take a shower. Then she got up and walked to the place where Zhang Liu painted and used charcoal to draw a painting. Underline the word "正" horizontally.

This marks the arrival of the fifth day.

Qin Rushuang then stared at the word in front of her and said, “It would be nice if there was a place to shower.”

In the past, at home, she lived a privileged life where she could ask the maid to fill the bathroom with hot water if she wanted to take a shower!

Now that she's here, even when wiping her lower body, she still takes off the sponge pad of her underwear to use temporarily.

'Forget it; you shouldn't think about it.' Now that she thought about it, Qin Rushuang felt particularly uncomfortable because of the huge gap between her life before and after.

“Actually, what you said last time about bathing in the hole is very interesting.” Anya walked up to Qin Rushuang, touched the last word of the Chinese characters with her fingers, and then rubbed the spots on her fingers. She said, "Why don't you change your plan this afternoon? I'll go fruit picking, and you'll be in charge of cleaning the hole."

“But we told Zhang Liu that we would go to the nearby area to check resources in the next two days, and he just left for half a day, and now we go deal with the bathtub." Qin Rushuang lowered her head; her tone was extremely embarrassed.

“Let Zhang Liu soak for a while later!” She waved her hand, did a one-armed twirl, and then said in a very confident tone, “At worst, I will rub his back as an apology!”

“Rubbing his back and apologizing...” Qin Rushuang’s expression was a little strange.

As a Chinese person, she still couldn't understand why the Japanese insisted on rubbing their backs so much.

Anya is in front of her now, using it as an apology...

Logically speaking, shouldn't this kind of behavior be considered relatively shameful?

"Yes! Let me also rub it for you later!" Anya nodded firmly at Qin Rushuang.

The latter was speechless, but Anya successfully convinced her.

The idea of bathing is very tempting!

So go to the hole in the afternoon and work hard to clean the stones and plant the plant ash inside.

Remembering that Zhang Liu had said before that the plant ashes might be useful, Qin Rushuang began to think about where it would be safer to place the plant ashes later.

Meanwhile, Qin Rushuang's sister, Qin Ruyan, was resting under the shade of a tree.

Compared to Zhang Liu, who only sets out on the road when he has sufficient reserves of resources, he can sit under the shade of a tree and eat and drink before taking a good rest.

Her situation was even more difficult, as Qin Ruyan could only use her tongue to lick her already chapped lips to moisten them.

There wasn't much saliva on her tongue, so she had to subtly bite the tip of her tongue to put pressure on the salivary glands that were on the verge of exhaustion.

As for Qin Ruyan, this time she just saw the smoke pillar and said goodbye to her distressed comrades. Going out alone to search for a possible rescue was an act of risking her life once her head got hot.

But she also knew that it was not a good idea for her and Gu Qingru to spend time in that area.

When all the edible mushrooms and wild fruits are gone, the banana trees that serve as a source of fresh water will be cut down.

Their fate is death, or they will have to find a new place and face possible wolves.

Since this is the case, it's best to try it yourself first!

She grabbed a handful of large-leafed ferns nearby and rubbed them vigorously to extract some of the dark green juice.

Qin Ruyan licked the salty and bitter grass juice on her fingers as she forced herself to calm down.

She would wait until the sun calmed down, then continue on her way.

Completely different from her sister Chen Rushuang, who, once she fell into a pessimistic situation, would start looking for someone to rely on to gain courage again, Chen Ruyan's character was full of fighting spirit.

Even if she were in the current situation where food and water were scarce, she would still try to think of what she should do and what she could do.

At this moment, the straight-line distance between Qin Ruyan and Zhang Liu is less than three kilometers.

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