"Look at the other side, we have water!" Just as Zhou Chong sat on the beach and lost his desire to survive, Xie Lingyun, who was standing next to him, pointed to a place behind them and shouted loudly, with surprise in her voice.

Hearing Xie Lingyun's surprise voice, Zhou Chong immediately turned his head to look, and found that what Xie Lingyun pointed to was a bamboo forest next to the woods. The bamboo forest was not very big, but the bamboo grew very thick and danced gently under the caress of the sea breeze. But except for the bamboo forest being a little special, Zhou Chong did not find any suspected water source.

Just as Zhou Chong was about to ask Xie Lingyun, he saw that she was already running towards the bamboo forest. Zhou Chong had no choice but to follow him. When they came to the bamboo forest, Xie Lingyun immediately squatted down and pressed her ears on the bamboo one by one and knocked them one by one. At first, there was a "empty" sound, but when she tried a few, the sound of one of the bamboo joints suddenly became significantly different.

"Hurry, cut this bamboo open!" Xie Lingyun said happily at this time, with a happy smile on her face that she had never seen before. Zhou Chong lifted the knife and asked Xie Lingyun to cut it under the bamboo joint that he pointed at. As a result, he never expected that from the hole he cut, extremely clear fresh water flowed out of the hole he cut.

"This..." Zhou Chong really didn't expect that there would be water in the bamboo joints, so he couldn't react for a while.

However, at this time, Xie Lingyun reached out and pressed Zhou Chong's head and said anxiously: "Drink quickly, don't waste it!"

Zhou Chong also woke up at this time and hurriedly climbed down to drink the water flowing from the bamboo. As a result, he found that the water in the bamboo was not only sweet, but also had a bamboo fragrance. It was several times better than ordinary mountain spring water. The only pity was that there was too little water in the bamboo. Zhou Chong drank a few big mouthfuls and disappeared, which made him feel that he was still unsatisfied.

When Zhou Chong stood up, he suddenly found Xie Lingyun standing beside him, stretching out his pink tongue and licking his cracked lips, his eyes full of desire. Seeing this, Zhou Chong couldn't help but feel ashamed. He just cared about drinking by himself, but actually forgot that Xie Lingyun had never drunk water.

Xie Lingyun also noticed Zhou Chong's embarrassment at this time. However, she smiled and said, "Let's look for it again. This land is very wet, and it is also shady, so there should be a lot of bamboos with water."

After hearing Xie Lingyun's words, Zhou Chong felt a little embarrassed. He immediately started to knock on the bamboo with a knife. After a while, Zhou Chong also found a bamboo joint with a wrong voice. After calling Xie Lingyun, he cut a hole under the bamboo joint with a knife. Sure enough, clear water flowed out.

Now Ling Yun no longer cared about anything else, and also leaned down and put her cherry lips on the bamboo and drank it. It was not until she finished drinking the water from the bamboo joints in one breath that she stood up and breathed a sigh of relief: "It's the first time I feel that drinking water is a happy thing."

Zhou Chong smiled and asked, "Miss Xie, how do you know there is water in the bamboo?"

"Hehe~, actually, when I was at home, I like bamboo more. The house I live in was full of bamboo. Over time, I have gained more understanding of bamboo habits. For example, the bamboo forest we are in is in the shade, and the sun is not easy to shine, and the ground is relatively humid. Bamboo grown in this place can easily accumulate some water in the bamboo joints. As for the specific reason, I am not very clear!" Xie Lingyun explained with a smile. She didn't expect that her hobby of bamboo would save her life here.

After hearing this, Zhou Chong also shouted that he was lucky. If Xie Lingyun had not understood the habits of bamboo, he would have thought that even if he wanted to break his head, he would not have thought that some bamboos would contain sweet fresh water.

Next, Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun knocked all the small bamboo forest, and found twenty-five bamboo joints filled with water. For these bamboo joints, they all carved marks with knives, and they could cut them off and drink when they drank the water.

"Huh?" Just as Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun were sitting in the bamboo forest for a while, and were about to leave and move the fire to the beach here, Zhou Chong suddenly found something strange on a bamboo, which made him squat down and watch immediately.

This was a bamboo that had just been cut open by Zhou Chong. The water inside had been drunk, but when he cut it open, he was still soaking outwards. This discovery made him very happy. He hurriedly drilled a hole in the bamboo with the tip of a knife, and then cut a thin bamboo into it. Sure enough, he saw the water slowly oozing out of the bamboo tube and dripping down the thin bamboo tube. Although it was very slow, compared to the water in the bamboo joints, the water that oozed out of these bamboos could be regenerated.

"Zhou Chong, you are so smart, so we don't have to worry about the water in the bamboo joints being gone without water!" Xie Lingyun looked at the clear water droplets dripping from the thin tube and jumped up like a child and shouted. Although the bamboo joints they found were more than twenty knots, there would always be a day after drinking. Now Zhou Chong found that water was constantly leaking out of the bamboo joints, which was equivalent to a continuous source of water. Just get a few more water seeping out of the bamboo, so that they no longer had to worry about drinking water.

Zhou Chong was also very happy. He immediately cut down a bamboo, then made one of the bamboo tubes into a bamboo tube and placed it under the thin tube, so that the water droplets could just drip inside. Then he did the same thing, drilling holes and inserting bamboo tubes on the other bamboos, and making more than twenty such water collection devices in a row, and then he and Xie Lingyun came out of the bamboo forest.

Next, Zhou Chong discussed with Xie Lingyun and decided to settle down on this big beach. First, the terrain here is wide, which is conducive to the search and rescue people finding them. Second, someone needs to guard when collecting water in the bamboo forest to avoid being ruined by animals and seabirds. So they returned to the original beach and cleaned up some useful things. In fact, there was nothing at all. It was nothing but fire and some things found in the debris of ships. Although they couldn't use it now, they might use it in the future.

He brought the fire to the big beach where the bamboo forest was located. It was already noon. Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun raised the fire again to cook. This time, Zhou Chong caught two big fish at once. In just one hour, two large bamboo tubes of clear water had been collected in the bamboo forest, which shocked and happy. He did not expect that the bamboo itself had such a strong water absorption function. At this collection speed, they no longer had to drink the water in the bamboo joints.

During lunch, the two of them ate grilled fish and drank water. This should be the most comfortable meal they had after they were wandering to this deserted island. There is no need to worry about safety. There is also a source of food and water. Now they only need to survive here. The Xie family will definitely send a ship to find Xie Lingyun. As for whether to take Xie Lingyun hostages and threaten the Xie family to send him back? He has not yet thought about this yet.

After lunch, Zhou Chong discussed with Xie Lingyun. The two decided to build a temporary residence on this large beach. After all, they didn't know when the rescuers would find this place. Maybe they would stay here for more than ten days or even longer. In addition, the weather on Shanghai Island is unpredictable, so it is necessary to build a place that can shelter from wind and rain.

This beach is the windward slope of the island and may usher in a strong sea breeze. Therefore, the temporary residences built must be strong. Of course, it is best to be natural residences such as caves. Unfortunately, there are only sand and reefs on this beach, and there are no caves that can accommodate people. Of course, there may be such caves on the cliff behind the forest, but they are too far away from here.

Finally, Zhou Chong discussed with Xie Lingyun for a long time and finally decided to build a temporary residence beside the woods. First, it is close to the bamboo forest, which makes it easy to get water. Second, it can use the trees in the woods as pillars. The built residence is not easily blown down by the wind.

Zhou Chong found two solid trees side by side by side by side by tree, and cleared a clearing of the middle of the two trees. Zhou Chong was worried about some bugs underground, so he specially piled up firewood and burned them. Only when the ground was burning hard and white, did he start building the house with satisfaction.

Zhou Chong cut down a thicker tree, nailing the two ends of the thicker wood to tie it tightly. The next step was much simpler. Zhou Chong and Xie Lingyun cut down a lot of thinner wood, and then put one end on the thicker wood to tie it tightly. As for the other end, it only needs to be buried underground, and the formed slope just faces the direction of the sea breeze, so that no matter how strong the wind is, it will not blow over it.

The two of them worked hard all afternoon and finally built this simple shack. Both sides and front were blocked by the broken wooden boards they brought. Moreover, the nails on the wooden boards were all taken down by Zhou Chong, making the shack very strong.

"Huh~, it's finally built!" Zhou Chong nailed the last piece of wood, then sat in front of the shack and gasped.

Xie Lingyun next to her was also very tired. She raised her hand to wipe the fragrant sweat from her forehead, but she did not sit down to rest. Instead, she walked to the open space in front of the shack, lifted the last large wooden board with great effort, and moved into the shack bit by bit.

Seeing this, Zhou Chong couldn't help but feel a little surprised and said, "Xie Lingyun, why are you moving the wooden boards? Do you want to make a bed inside?"

"I..." Xie Lingyun's face turned red at this time. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said, "I want to separate the inside, you don't need to help you!"

Zhou Chong finally understood what he had done. It turned out that the shack was built, and they were alone and widowed and had to live in the same room. Xie Lingyun must be worried about what Zhou Chong would do to her, so she wanted to separate the space.
Chapter completed!