But Lu Ye is different; he has a very low tolerance for fishy smells, the limit being milk.
So only Violet enjoyed her food that time, while Lu Ye just munched on some fruit on the side.
This time is different.
With a full set of seasonings, Lu Ye first cleaned the crabs, then marinated them for half an hour with cooking wine, oil, and a little soy sauce before grilling them over a fire. During the grilling process, he used a little Sichuan peppercorn oil and MSG to mask the remaining fishy smell.
The crabs sizzled and dripped with oil as they were grilled. Lu Ye glanced at Violet, who was squatting to the side, watching intently. He used a thin wooden stick to pick up a crab and put it into a hollowed-out coconut shell—this was their bowl.
"Be careful, it's hot." Lu Ye handed over the roasted coconut shell.
Violet took out a crab and began to peel its shell, as Lu Ye had taught her how.
Perhaps because it was hot, she peeled the shells slowly and her movements were somewhat clumsy.
Lu Ye sighed, took the crab from her hand, and began to demonstrate.
Although there isn't much crab meat, you can easily enjoy it if you know the trick.
Eating crabs is simple: first, turn the crab upside down and open its belly, then remove the shell from its tail, remove the gills, break it in half, and then remove the crab legs.
The crab was quickly peeled, and the crab legs were saved for last, because the meat would separate from the shell after a while.
Blue sky and white clouds, morning dew.
Lu Ye and Violet sat on the beach eating crabs.
The crab roe tasted good, although it still had a fishy smell, but it was within acceptable limits.
Eating barbecue so early in the morning is really not very polite.
But eating barbecue without drinking beer is even less refined.
Although everyone says that seafood and beer is a gout-inducing combo, it's still not enough for young people.
Unfortunately, the only drink available on this island is coconut juice.
Lu Ye felt that if another two or three months passed, he and Violet would probably have devoured all the coconuts on the island.
After the meal, Violet picked up a tree branch, ready to begin her Chinese training for the day.
Lu Ye suddenly thought of something.
"Oh, right, I have something for you."
He took the axe out of the storage box and handed it to Violet with the same solemnity an old woman would show to her new daughter-in-law when she handed over an ancestral bracelet.
“…What?” Violet asked in barely fluent Chinese.
Lu Ye knew she meant "axe," so he spent two minutes explaining the meaning of the axe and assigning today's tasks.
From today onward, their goal is to build a small cabin that can accommodate two people.
He never wanted to sleep on the cold, uneven stone again. Can you imagine what it feels like to have a snake crawling across your face while you sleep at night?
Health is the greatest wealth, and owning a house can, to a certain extent, guarantee your health and safety.
So, if you want to get rich, start by chopping down trees!
Lu Ye stared intently at Violet.
After training this "tool" for so long, it's finally time to put it to use!
Chapter 10 Hunting Mission
Having skipped class today, on a refreshing morning with a sea breeze, Lu Ye led Violet to a grove of trees on the island.
There are many breadfruit trees here.
After much thought, Lu Ye still felt that it would be better to use breadfruit trees to build the house.
First, wood is light, soft, and coarse, making it suitable for building materials.
Secondly, the bark of the breadfruit tree can also be used to make ropes and other household items.
The string on Lu Ye's first bow was made by twisting the bark of the breadfruit tree, which took a lot of effort at the time.
Although they failed to hunt, the string was sturdy enough that they were able to start a fire.
“Try it, cut it down.” Lu Ye patted the sturdy tree trunk.
According to the book "Simple Log Cabin Construction Instructions", it takes about fifteen large round logs to build a log cabin that can accommodate two people.
It sounds ridiculous at first glance—building a house with only fifteen pieces of wood? Even pyramid schemes wouldn't dare say that!
But that applies to normal houses.
The wooden house that Lu Ye built was solely for living, that is, for resting.
Leaving aside the toilet for now, the kitchen needs to be built separately, since lighting a fire in a wooden house could easily lead to disaster.
Violet nodded.
Now she understood the meaning of "give it a try" and the meaning of "cut". Violet rolled up the sleeves of her SpongeBob SquarePants pajamas, revealing her fair forearms—this was something Lu Ye had taught her: don't get your clothes dirty before you start working.
She slowly gripped the axe and swung it forcefully down at the thick tree trunk.
With a "click," Lu Ye was stunned.
The head of the axe was almost completely embedded in the tree trunk!
He glanced at Violet, whose face was completely dry and showed no signs of discomfort.
Who would have thought that those fair and slender arms could unleash such amazing power?
This unscientific!
However, compared to the fact that she was transported to another world, Violet's superhuman strength is nothing.
That said... was she really that strong in the original work?
Lu Ye thought for a moment but couldn't figure it out. So much time had passed, who would still remember the details?
Violet repeated her slashing motions, not fast, but each strike was methodical. The breadfruit tree trunk cracked at a visible speed and then fell.
Violet completed the mission in two hours.
Fifteen breadfruit trees, all roughly the same size, were neatly piled on the beach.
Lu Ye cut off the branches and then peeled off the bark, thus completing today's task.
Although it's only afternoon, there are still other things to do today.
That is—hunting!
In other words, improve the food.
Lu Ye made up his mind: he would get a goat today and have a feast tonight!
He carried the wooden bow he had exchanged from the shop on his back, and had ten arrows in his hand.
While Violet was chopping down trees, he wasn't idle either; he found a place to practice his archery skills.
Surprisingly, after only a few hours of practice, I was able to achieve a 60% hit rate at a distance of more than ten meters.
That one with extraordinary talent!
This is already quite good for a beginner.
Although Lu Ye had considered whether to teach Violet archery, seeing how long she had been chopping trees, he decided to let her rest.
After all, the one thing I have plenty of right now is time.
He doesn't have to go to school or work, so he has plenty of time to kill, but he doesn't have anything to do with it, like playing games.
Ironically, in the original world, there were many things to kill time, but people didn't have time to kill.
Lu Ye carefully wiped the arrow clean.
Thinking about those things now is pointless; living in the present is the most important thing.
"Hey, would you like some stewed mutton?" Lu Ye handed Violet a glass of water.
“…Lamb?” Violet blinked.
"Yes, it's the thing I told you about before, the thing with horns on its head, its flesh."
Violet lowered her head slightly, pondered Lu Ye's words for a moment, and then nodded.
In her mind, it simply boils down to eating.
It's still a bit difficult for her to connect lamb and meat.
After all, she had only been learning Chinese for two weeks. In her eyes, a sheep is a sheep and meat is meat. How could they be mixed up?
Looking at Violet's reaction, Lu Ye wondered if she understood, and felt that the teaching task was arduous and far-reaching.
"Let's go, I'll take you to hunt one, we'll have a nice meal tonight!"
"The food!"
Violet called out along, knowing that meals meant food.
Just then, the task panel popped up again.
Side Quest: Hunting
[Objective: A goat]
[Reward: 600 points]
[Time Limit: None]
Lu Ye tightened his grip on the bow hanging on his body.
It's like having good vinegar before you can make dumplings.
With all the seasonings ready, how can we not have stewed mutton at least once in a while?
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Because of the presence of the "invasive species" Luye in the western part of the island, the small animals have now all moved to other places.
However, the location of the goat is easy to find.
Lu Ye led Violet to the most exposed part of the island's hillside, where they indeed found five or six goats licking the stone wall.
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