allonlinenovel Chapter 32: Going to the Seaside to Make Salt 2
Chapter 32: Going to the Seaside to Make Salt 2
After three days of traveling, Li Mingsheng finally saw the long-lost sea at the river outlet. They arrived in the evening, and the colorful clouds in the sky were reflected on the sea, which was extremely gorgeous.
He parked the cart on the beach, facing the salty sea breeze. Looking at the endless blue sea, his heart suddenly calmed down.
"It's so beautiful!" Yanli jumped off the cart and looked at the blue sea. He had never been to this place before.
Seagulls in the sky fly along the coastline, swooping into the sea from time to time, and rising with fat sea fish in their mouths.
"Are we there yet?" Yanli asked, looking at the beautiful scenery.
"Well, we're here. Put your things away first. I'll pick you some coconuts to drink later!"
Li Mingsheng looked at the beach in front of him. After the changes from the snow season to the spring, there was no trace of his previous life here. The coconut trees on the beach were full of coconuts. This discovery was an unexpected gain. The last time he came here, it was bare.
"There is a bamboo forest over there. Bring your bone knife and cut some bamboos. We'll build a simple shed and live in it at night." After Li Mingsheng made arrangements for Yanli, he happily left with the bone knife.
Because it was already evening, they had to build a small shed as quickly as possible so that they would have a place to sleep at night instead of sleeping on the ground in the open air.
While Yanli went to cut bamboo, Li Mingsheng was not idle either. He first cut four thick logs and stuck them deep into the sand. Because it was at the edge of the beach and the mountain, the sand was not deep.
After the wooden stakes were driven into the soil, they were very stable. He then prepared the frame for the roof of the shed. When Yanli came back dragging a large bundle of bamboo, he split the bamboo and spread it on the roof.
Then he evenly spread the branches and leaves he had just brought back.
After several hours of hard work, the simple shelter was built. Although it was drafty on all sides, it was fortunate that there was a place to shelter from the rain.
The sea level is calm, and this simple shed should be enough for them to live here.
He tied the bamboo tightly with vines, made it into a bamboo raft shape, placed it on the ground, covered it with hay, and then covered it with animal skins. In this way, a simple small bed was made.
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The beach was dark and quiet at night, with only the sound of waves in the distance. The fire in front of them seemed to be the only light in the endless darkness.
By the time Li Mingsheng was done, the water in Yanli's stone pot had also boiled. They got this fresh water from the river outlet. Originally, Yanli wanted to get it from the sea, but Li Mingsheng directly rejected it.
After he explained, Yanli probably understood that the large area of water in the sea was not suitable for direct drinking.
After that, Li Mingsheng went to the beach and picked up half a basket of pound crabs and lobsters. These things can be found everywhere on the beach where no one is around. They are big and look very plump.
He casually threw it into the pot, added ginger slices and salt, and just boiled it.
"Ali, keep an eye on the fire while I go pick some coconuts!"
"it is good."
Picking coconuts is something that only Dawn can do. Although the beast form of Yanli can climb trees, it is still a bit strenuous.
Li Mingsheng is different. His beast form can climb trees directly.
He made his beast form smaller, and climbed up flexibly within the support of the coconut tree, reaching the top in an instant.
Yanli looked at Li Mingsheng's shrunken beast form and looked around in panic. He was relieved when he saw no human figure.
The transformation into beast form should be the opponent's special ability, just like his own ability to fake his death, Yanli guessed.
However, the special abilities of orcs are generally kept strictly confidential. After all, this is one of their means of preserving their lives.
Li Mingsheng was concentrating on picking coconuts, and he had no idea what Yanli was thinking in the distance.
He had basically plucked all the coconuts from the tree. He threw more than twenty coconuts onto the beach. Seeing that the others were still very small, Li Mingsheng climbed down. After turning into a human form, he put the coconuts in a backpack and carried it on his back, with five or six large coconuts in his hands.
"Here, give it to me!" When they returned to the shed, Li Mingsheng picked out the biggest one, cracked the coconut shell open, put it in a thin bamboo tube, and handed it to Yanli.
He also held one in his hand, took the bamboo tube and took a sip. The slightly sweet coconut water instantly drove away the heat. The fragrance of coconut made him appetite. Looking at the crabs and lobsters in the pot, which were already cooked, he put the half-drunk coconut aside, picked up a bamboo basket to scoop them out, and then cooked the second pot.
"Was it your special ability to transform into a small beast just now?" Yanli bit the bamboo tube and sucked up the coconut water slowly. The sweetness of the coconut water made him so happy that his eyes narrowed. He asked casually.
"Yes, my special ability is the change of body shape, but I have never used it before. I tried it today and it was surprisingly useful."
Yanli was silently chewing on the prawns, but he was already very happy in his heart. The other party did not hide anything from him, but stated it directly.
"what happened?"
Li Mingsheng looked at the other party eating the prawn into a mess and suddenly felt like he had a heart attack.
"Have you forgotten what I taught you last time?" Li Mingsheng snatched the prawn from his hand and looked at it, which had been bitten beyond recognition.
He suspected that if the shell was softer, the other party would eat the meat and the shell together.
"I forgot." Li Mingsheng saw that Yanli answered so clearly and frankly that he didn't think there was anything wrong with it at all. Instead, it seemed that Li Mingsheng was making a fuss out of nothing.
"..."
"Here you go!" Liming peeled a large shrimp and put it in his hand.
"Brother Li, I want more!" Yanli finished eating quickly, then looked at Li Mingsheng with his hands held up.
"Hey...you're getting more demanding." Li Mingsheng pretended to be angry, but when he saw that the other party was laughing and was not affected at all, he had no choice but to become a shrimp peeling master.
The two of them had a very satisfying meal in the evening. They ate three large pots of seafood and a few coconuts. Then they cleaned up simply. Li Mingsheng sprinkled some stinking grass powder around the shed and then went to sleep.
Li Mingsheng had been to this beach last time and had not encountered any high-level monsters. This time he came again, he had made some preparations and was not too worried about being attacked.
At the endless seashore, the sky had just turned white, the sea and the sky formed a line, and the fiery red sun slowly emerged from the horizon. The few clouds beside it seemed like its veil, and it showed its head from time to time, shyly and timidly.
When Li Mingsheng woke up, he saw such a beautiful scenery and couldn't help but admire the wonder of the Creator.
Early in the morning, after the two of them had tidied up, Li Mingsheng went to chop wood, leaving Yanli to make a fire and set up the pot. After simply cooking two pots of seafood, Li Mingsheng also came back with firewood.
After the seafood dinner, they boiled salt while the sun was not too hot.
Only then did Yanli realize that salt was boiled from sea water, and he kept praising it as a wonder.
Because he wanted to see the salt first, he behaved very actively. Li Mingsheng lay aside with nothing to do, which made him look idle.