Shen Gu was currently holding the palm leaf Su Ziqing gave him.
He neither wanted to satisfy Wu Jiayi's request of "making it difficult for him" in front of Su Ziqing, nor could he directly give the meat in his hand to Wu Jiayi.
So he first put down the meat in his hand along with the palm leaves.
Then he picked up another palm leaf that had been placed nearby, quickly reshaped the leaf with both hands, and then handed it to Wu Jiayi and said:
"You should be able to get the meat out of the pot better if you use this."
"If I help you directly, the other two ladies will have objections!"
As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Yang as if asking for help and said:
"Really? Sister Zhou."
And Zhou Yang, as the current "temporary leader" among the four, naturally does not want everyone to have any more conflicts during the meal.
She also saw through it at a glance, Wu Jiayi's real intention in asking Shen Gu to get meat for her.
So he also expressed support for Shen Gu and said to Wu Jiayi:
"Yes, Tangtang. We only have one male guest in our group. It's better for the three girls to save some. You'd better try to do it yourself."
“This not only gives you a sense of accomplishment, but it also tastes better!”
These words made Shen Gu sound like something was wrong.
I always feel that the words "spend sparingly" are a bit strange to him.
But he couldn't say anything to refute.
Fortunately, Wu Jiayi did not insist after listening to Zhou Yang's persuasion.
Instead, he smiled and took the palm leaf that Shen Gu had touched, and then used it to fish out the meat in the picnic pot.
He just said meaningfully while fishing for food:
"All right!"
"Save it as much as you can. Sister Zhou, do you think he can't help it?"
"Just help me get some meat, how much more damage can I do?"
Zhou Yang smiled slightly after hearing this, and what he said almost made Shen Gu spit out the meat in his mouth:
"If you use him alone, he may be able to withstand it, but can Xiaosu and I feel balanced?"
"It's a small matter to harvest meat, but if he does it, I'm afraid it's just the beginning!"
"If the three of us ask him to serve in the future, he will definitely not be able to handle it alone."
"If we were treated differently, some of us would definitely be angry."
"It's better not to use him for whatever you can do."
"Unless it's really impossible without him, why don't we ask him for help again?"
These words made sense, but the more Shen Gu listened, the harder it became to continue listening.
"Don't think so wildly, can't you just be a simple handsome man?"
Shen Gu opened his mouth slightly, then closed it again, lowering his head to eat the meat, and actively restrained himself in his heart.
As for the other two, Su Ziqing seemed not to be affected in any way by Zhou Yang's words.
Among the four of them, she did not eat meat very quickly, but she never stopped eating.
So she was the one who temporarily ate the most meat among the four, and after Zhou Yang said these words, she immediately stood up and showed that she had finished eating.
To put it in slightly regretful words:
"This meat is really delicious, but it's not perfect without salt."
"If you cook it directly with seawater, some impurities in the seawater will make the meat bitter."
"When I have time tomorrow, I will make some filtered salt from seawater. Then I can use it to make pork. It will definitely taste better than now!"
These words immediately reminded Shen Gu of the pork he and Su Ziqing had buried under the beach at the seaside.
Now he heard Su Ziqing say that he would use salt to make the pork taste better tomorrow.
Naturally, I felt that she must be referring to the four wild boar legs that had been "wrapped and burned".
As for Wu Jiayi, after listening to Zhou Yang’s words.
He also lowered his head until Su Ziqing talked about salt, then raised his head again and expressed his opinion on this:
"It's not just about salt, there are many things we need to do to create a better life tomorrow."
Having said this, she pointed to her face, then to her feet and said:
"Before coming to Coral Island, I had to wash my face and feet every night before going to bed."
"And I don't like washing with cold water. It would be great if I could find a way to make a few wash basins, foot basins and the like tomorrow!"
"Then we can heat hot water in a picnic pot and mix it with cold water from the stream."
“Especially after a tiring day, it’s so comfortable to soak your feet in hot water!”
Such a wish, which is difficult to achieve on the island, did not immediately attract the other three people to say that her idea was "unrealistic".
And after hearing this, Zhou Yang sighed slightly and said:
"When I'm at home, my evening habits are the same as yours."
"Especially for us girls, if we don't wash our faces and feet before going to bed, I doubt whether I can sleep in such an unhygienic way tonight!"
As soon as Zhou Yang finished speaking, Su Ziqing, who wanted to leave the pot first after standing up, immediately expressed her attitude:
"I also have a good habit of practicing hygiene before going to bed."
"It's just that the conditions on this desert island are really limited. Even if we can't make nails after dawn tomorrow, we want to make a whole pot-shaped container that doesn't need to be spliced. Unless we cut down a tree with a very thick diameter,
Then use tools to hollow it out into pots!"
After Su Ziqing said this, the three girls all focused their eyes on Shen Gu's face.
In this regard, as the only male on the desert island at this time.
Shen Gu naturally felt obligated and immediately patted his chest to express that there was no problem and said:
"Isn't it just cutting down a very thick tree?"
"As long as the stone ax can last until the tree breaks, this physical work will only take enough time for me."
Having said that, he asked a very practical question, that is:
"But after the tree is cut down, what tools can be used to hollow it out in sections?"
"Even if you just make a pot first, you still need to cut off a section of wood from the entire tree. This is equivalent to spending another time cutting down the tree!"
"Besides, it's not very hygienic to use different basins."
"For you girls, using a basin to wash your face is just barely enough."
"But you definitely can't wash your face first and then your feet. Will you be able to wash your face next time?"
Regarding this point, both Zhou Yang and Wu Jiayi were a little stunned.
Obviously, the "workload" Shen Gu just described, even if he is only responsible for "making basins" tomorrow, it is impossible to meet the objective demand of "everyone has at least one basin".
At this time, Su Ziqing showed a proud smile.
Then he said to Shen Gu as if he had already thought about what to do:
"Actually, I was just kidding you when I said I would use big tree segments to make pots!"
"I just want to see if you have the courage to chop down a big tree with a stone axe!"
Then she turned serious and said:
"Actually, before I came to Coral Island, I especially learned pottery making techniques online."
"Tomorrow you just need to join me and help me bake pottery, and by evening we should have all the pots we want!"
Having said this, she turned to the surprised Zhou Yang and said:
"As for tonight, you and Tangtang can go to the stream together later and wash yourself with the stream water."
“Rather than having cold water, it’s better than not being able to wash at all!”