Chapter 74: Chapter 74: Doubts
The cameraman gave a few more close-up shots.
The fish was very large, and the bamboo pole had already pierced through it, but the fish was still alive and struggling.
Even the cameraman couldn’t help saying, "Over fifteen pounds, that’s enough for you all to have a meal."
[Make it last, maybe it can last for two meals]
[But don’t you think it’s cruel?]
[Gu Miaomiao is quite scary, daring to kill a fish]
[...]
[To those who sympathize with the fish, please don’t eat chicken, duck, fish, or goose in the future, thanks]
[This is a survival show, the program doesn’t provide food, everyone has to find ways to gather food in the wild, if they don’t eat fish, they’ll starve]
[They can eat fruit, there’s no need to eat fish, anyway, these kids are quite scary]
The three children didn’t know that someone was saying they were scary.
As they looked at the big fish, what floated in their minds were braised fish, grilled fish, fish soup, and so on.
"Gurgle."
All three covered their stomachs at the same time.
"I’m so hungry." Tuanzi pouted.
"Then let’s go back." Xiong Chenli suggested.
Tuanzi shook her head.
"But we only have fish, nothing to remove the fishy taste."
Having used the Food God’s skill, she knew the fish needed to be de-fishedy, otherwise it would be hard to eat.
Fu Youyou raised her hand, "I know, we need ginger, cooking wine, that’s how dad usually does it."
Xiong Chenli looked around, "Is there ginger in the wild?"
The three kids started to search.
[Ancient Martial System: Twenty meters southeast, behind the shaded bush, there’s a small patch of wild ginger.]
[Miaomiao: Wow, love you, Little Gu]
[Ancient Martial System: ...]
With the system’s tip, Tuanzi went straight for it.
"Found it!"
Inspired, Tuanzi began to act cute softly.
[Miaomiao: Little Gu, just ginger isn’t enough, are there other seasonings?]
Tuanzi only wanted seasonings, not vegetables; she wanted to eat meat.
[Ancient Martial System: No cheating]
[Miaomiao: How is this cheating? We are just pitiful little guests, wanting to eat better, what’s wrong with that?]
[Miaomiao: It’s not even a competition, look, if it were a competition, Miaomiao wouldn’t cheat]
The Ancient Martial System thought about it, feeling it made sense.
This is just a show.
No one said the guests couldn’t use the system to find some ingredients.
Plus, it didn’t really give anything away, at most it just mentioned where the wild ginger was.
The fish was discovered by the children and caught by the host.
[Ancient Martial System: There are also wild green peppercorns nearby, but the rest are too far, inconvenient for you guys]
Tuanzi and the group successfully acquired wild green peppercorns.
Everyone was brimming with harvest.
Tuanzi carried the big fish, Xiong Chenli carried four not-so-big fish, and Fu Youyou held the wild ginger and green peppercorns.
As they approached the campsite, they discovered mountain spring water seeping through rock cracks, gathering below into a small stream, like a natural water faucet.
"There must be a mountain spring nearby!" Xiong Chenli said excitedly.
Tuanzi stared at the spring water, "Then we can come here to wash vegetables in the future."
The lake water is dirty and inconvenient, and it’s easy to fall in.
This spot is much more convenient.
A few meters further, they found a very strange rock.
The rock was large but had a hollow center, like a natural water tank.
Xiong Chenli quickly said, "Actually, we can keep the extra fish here, then we won’t have to keep catching fish all the time."
Tuanzi nodded seriously, "That’s a good idea."
When they returned, they found the other group of guests had also come back and were gathered around the built bamboo house.
"Wow, big brother, you guys are amazing!"
This bamboo house was much bigger than the small log cabin provided by the show, it looked exquisite, and was much safer than any fancy tent.
Tuanzi felt a bit envious; she wanted to live in a bamboo house too.
Gu Cheng glanced quickly at her, noticing she was covered in dirt, with mud on her hands and clothes.
Dirty Tuanzi lifted the big fish, "Look, we caught it~"
The children, heavily returning with loot, were surrounded in a circle.
Gu Jiujiu’s mouth opened wide in surprise.
"We only found pineapples and mangoes." He was a bit discouraged; he’s a Prince, but not very capable.
Cui Jixing quickly said, "Actually, we found a banana tree, but it’s a bit high up, my dad couldn’t climb it, so we came back to borrow a ladder and take a steel knife to cut the stem and bring a big bunch back."
Tuanzi gave a thumbs up, "You guys are amazing too."
Parents began to count Tuanzi and the others’ spoils.
Five fish, wild ginger, and wild green peppercorns.
Among them, that big fish was enough for one meal.
Fu Guoqiang laughed heartily, "This is the happiest episode I’ve participated in."
Gu Cheng saw the bamboo pole and knew it was his sister’s doing, feeling a bit worried.
"Did you guys go near the lake? You shouldn’t go too close." He regretted not going with them.
"No, no, we stayed far away."
Tuanzi patted her chest with muddy paws, "Children shouldn’t go near the lake, neither should adults, too dangerous."
The other two kids backed her up.
"We stayed far away, Miaomiao threw a rock and stunned the fish."
"Sister Heroine was great, she threw the bamboo pole and skewered the fish."
Xiong Chenfei felt uncomfortable.
The spotlight was stolen by a few kids. She probably didn’t have much screen time!
"Really?" She said sourly, "Didn’t the staff help you catch it?"
Tuanzi pouted, not happy.
She caught the fish, her partners tied the fish, they didn’t rely on the staff.
Gu Cheng’s face darkened slightly, his gaze coldly sweeping towards Xiong Chenfei.
"Are you saying these three are lying?"
Meeting his dark eyes, Xiong Chenfei subconsciously took a step back.
"I was just reasonably questioning," Xiong Chenfei said dryly, "How could a few kids, without tools, possibly..."
"We caught it ourselves!" Xiong Chenli was unhappy too.
Sister didn’t praise him and even doubted them.
He pouted, "We caught it ourselves, the audience can testify."
The little boy was on the brink of tears.
[Yes, yes, don’t cry, we will testify for you]
[What’s with Xiong Chenfei, doubting her own little brother?]
[She just can’t stand others being better than her]
[She’s been looking for camera time all along, even questioning Gu Jiujiu about why his surname is Gu, where his dad went, so malicious]
[You guys don’t have to say that, she was just questioning reasonably]
Xiong Chenli extended his muddy paw aggrievedly, "We dug the ginger."
Xiong Chenfei’s expression was awkward; her little brother really wasn’t giving her any face. Was it wrong just to doubt a little?
Gu Cheng didn’t pay her any more mind, crouching in front of his sister to praise her.
"Miaomiao performed exceptionally today, can order anything you want to eat."
Good food?
Tuanzi instantly forgot her unhappiness.
"Let’s make fish soup, we don’t have other seasonings."
She really wanted braised fish, but they didn’t have seasonings; the show team was too mean.
"Miaomiao also wants to eat canned meat."
Seeing the unused bamboo on the ground, inspiration hit her, "Bamboo rice, want to eat bamboo rice!"
Fu Youyou heard and raised her meaty paw too, "Bamboo rice!"
The other kids echoed, they wanted bamboo rice.
But the problem was, they didn’t have rice.
The parents didn’t want to dampen the children’s spirits and all looked at the program team.
The program team: "..."
Gu Jiujiu coughed lightly, "This Prince commands you to trade with us. We’ll give you some mangoes, and you give us rice."
Tuanzi quickly said, "Prince, Prince, also ask for soy sauce and stuff like that."
The Prince quickly added and generously said, "Then we’ll give you all the mangoes."
Program team: "..." Don’t think we don’t know most of the mangoes you picked aren’t ripe!