Chapter 18: Poor People
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“It tastes so good, it’s amazing!”
“I can eat it all myself!”
Zhuo Qianqian was full of praises for the fried seafood, which made Chang Yuan wonder if she was the cool and proud woman he knew. Within a few seconds, the whole fish was eaten by Zhuo Qianqian.
Chang Yuan broke out in a cold sweat when he saw the three women wolfing down the food.
Were they three beauties or three foodies? The amount of food was enough for them for a few days. But now, more than half of the food were already gone.
The crab shell was hard, so was the lobster claws. However, they cracked open the shell effortlessly.
“Holy sh*t, this was so good!” Qiao Yuran was imitating a famous foodie.
She made everyone laugh, and they were all in a relaxed mood.
Meanwhile, at the other part of the island, there was lots of tension in the air.
After Director Liu died, Director Zhang quickly took command. He led the group into the jungle again.
Because they had not found a place to rest for a while, they were all exhausted.
“I’m so hungry! If only I could eat the rabbit meat from last night!” Liu Yufan, a.k.a. the plastic woman complained all the time, which discouraged the already low-spirited group even more.
They all sat on the ground and looked at each other blankly.
Tie Zhu was tall and strong, and he also had a big appetite. He hadn’t eaten anything since last night. He was so hungry that he felt dizzy.
He muttered to himself twice, as if he was hallucinating. He struggled to get up and walked towards Liu Yufan step by step.
Seeing Tie Zhu was approaching her, Liu Yufan retreated with fear.
“Tie Zhu, you b*stard, what are you doing?” Xiao Gu kicked Tie Zhu’s butt, which made Tie Zhu fell onto the ground.
Tie Zhu finally came back to his senses. He scratched his head and said, “I’m so hungry that I’m hallucinating!”
“Behave yourself, or else…”
Xiao Gu was mean to Tie Zhu on purpose because Liu Yufan was hiding behind him. Xiao Gu tried to leave a good impression on Liu Yufan so that she would sleep with her.
However, before Xiao Gu could even finish speaking, Auntie Wang interrupted him, “Enough! You’re just a bunch of fools! If you’re hungry, why don’t you look for food by yourself. Can’t you look for a place to stay when you’re tired? None of you are as capable as Chang Yuan! None of you are acting like a leader at all.”
Aunt Wang’s words made Director Zhang feel ashamed.
His eyes flashed. “Auntie Wang is right. We need to keep our spirits high!”
“If that kid Chang Yuan can survive, so can we!” Director Zhang tried to cheer up everyone. Everyone looked at Director Zhang excitedly as if they had been injected with stimulants.
“Now is not the time to rest. I think this place is not bad. Why don’t we build a shelter here? We need to build a shelter first!”
There were six people in the group, three women and three men. The two elders, Director Zhang and Auntie Wang, could not do much work. Among the other four youngsters, three of them were lazy people.
Tie Zhu was the only one who was truly working, the others were just standing and giving commands to him.
They looked very much like the leaders who ordered the laborers around at a construction site.
Tie Zhu, who grew up in the countryside, was very efficient with labor work. In just a short while, he had collected enough logs and built a shabby shelter.
But it was too tiring to work alone. After he finished building the shelter, Tie Zhu, immediately fell asleep.
“How could he be so lazy? How could he fall asleep now?”
“He is really selfish. Director Zhang hasn’t rested yet and he’s already lying down!”
The three young people looked at Tie Zhu with distain. However, their stomachs began to growl in hunger again.
Their shelter was under a ten-meter-tall tree in the forest. It was a simple and shabby shelter, which could barely fit six people.
The six people squeezed together. Except for Tie Zhu, who was sound asleep, the rest of them looked at each other helplessly. They were starving to the point that their bellies kept growling.
“Xiao Gu, Tie Zhu was exhausted. Now we all depend on you!” Director Zhang said to Xiao Gu without any emotion.
The meaning of his words was obvious.
“That’s right, Xiao Gu. Tie Zhu did his part and built us a shelter. You’re also a young man. Shouldn’t you get us some food?” Auntie Wang spoke. The other two women quickly agreed when they heard Auntie Wong.
Xiao Gu was a little embarrassed. “But… But I…”
“But what? Why can’t you just be a man? The pot we took is useless. We might as well throw it away. It’s so tiring.” Liu Yufan rolled her eyes at Xiao Gu and gave him a disdainful look, as if she was saying that even Tie Zhu was better than him.
Xiao Gu was unhappy. He could not stand to being looked down by a woman.
“I’ll go then. Wait for me here! I’ll bring food back!”
After saying that, Xiao Gu set off.
The sun was setting, and it was getting dark.
At the cave, Chang Yuan packed up the remaining seafood and went to the lookout. He wanted to dry them. He sprinkled a thick layer of sea salt on the seafood to preserve them for the future.
Otherwise, it would spoil after a few days.
Chang Yuan saw a familiar figure walking towards the cave from the platform.
Chang Yuan frowned. “Why is he here again?!”
The figure was of course Xiao Gu.
Xiao Gu, who had no experience of surviving in the wilderness, wandered alone in the forest for a while. When he encountered a poisonous snake, he was so scared that he hurriedly ran back.
However, he knew that he would be looked down by the other two men if he went back emptied handed.
He decided to look for Chang Yuan. Maybe he could get some food from him.
“Hey, what are you doing here? You’re not welcome here. Go away”
Qiao Yuran saw Xiao Gu was sneaking around when she was fiddling with her clothes at the entrance of the cave. She put away the clothes rack and left the clothes on the ground. She immediately picked up the wooden spear and pointed at Xiao Gu.
“What’s going on? Is someone there?”
Tong Wei and Zhuo Qianqian also rushed out of the cave when they heard noise outside.
When Zhuo Qianqian saw the Xiao Gu, she immediately flew into rage.
“Last time, the three of us were forced to the edge of the cliff by you. We almost lost our lives You actually dared to come back here. Aren’t you afraid of death?” Zhuo Qianqian thought angrily.
Without saying anything, Zhuo Qianqian picked up her long spear and pointed it at Xiao Gu.
Chang Yuan, who was on the lookout, saw the scene clearly. He found it very funny. Since Xiao Gu offended Zhuo Qianqian, he would know what it was like to be targeted by a woman..
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