Xiao Xitian drew a one, two, three on the ground with a wooden stick.
"The first point is to find a water source, otherwise we'll die of thirst. People can go six or seven days without eating, but three days without water and they're done for..."
Xiao Jinheng nodded and glanced at the nearby puddle.
They weren't short of water now.
He himself had almost drowned in that puddle.
Thinking of it this way, the little village girl had saved his life, she was his great benefactor...
Xiao Xitian continued, "The second point is to start a fire. Eating raw meat will cause diarrhea, and it's full of bacteria, very unhygienic!~"
Xiao Jinheng raised an eyebrow and asked curiously, "Little village girl, what are bacteria?"
The little monster always said strange things...
"Bacteria are bacteria!~" Xiao Xitian explained with a serious expression.
Xiao Jinheng: "..."
It was truly a waste of ten minutes to listen to her!
"The third point is to find a cave or a place to rest!" Xiao Xitian looked around, but found no caves.
"This way we can avoid being eaten by wild beasts and also shelter from the wind and rain!~"
If all else failed, they could climb trees to live.
But the stinky boy's arm was injured, and her ankle was sprained, so the survival duo couldn't climb trees...
Xiao Jinheng couldn't help but laugh, "So, should we start a fire first, or find a cave first?"
He loved watching the little village girl earnestly babble.
She was very cute and soft.
Xiao Xitian puffed out her cheeks and said, "Of course, we should find food first. I'm almost starving!~"
By this calculation, they hadn't eaten anything for a day and a night since being swept away by the flood...
The bowl of millet porridge they had at home had long since been digested.
"Then let's go catch fish!~" Xiao Jinheng stood up.
When he was in the water earlier, he felt many small wheat-ear fish slithering across his belly, tickling him.
But they didn't have fishing rods or nets, so catching fish wouldn't be easy...
Xiao Xitian had no intention of catching fish with her bare hands. With her space, if she starved to death, wouldn't she be a big fool?
Xiao Jinheng helped Xiao Xitian to the water's edge and peered inside.
"There aren't any big fish in puddles like this. To fill our stomachs, we'd need to catch dozens of small fish!~" Xiao Jinheng murmured.
"No!~" Xiao Xitian put her hands on her hips and said in a tender voice, "Bread will come, and big fish will come too..."
Just you wait.
Then, while Xiao Jinheng was in a daze, there was a sudden commotion in the water.
Countless large catfish fell from the sky with a splash, landing in the water with a patter.
"Stinky boy, look quickly, the fish are here. Heaven is taking care of us and sent a 'fish rain'!~" Xiao Xitian giggled.
Xiao Jinheng was dumbfounded...
Was he seeing things? Such large catfish were falling from the sky.
Where did they fly from?
This was too incredible.
"Little, little village girl, are you sure you're not a monster?" Xiao Jinheng asked seriously.
Xiao Xitian rolled her eyes at him, "Stinky boy, have you ever seen a monster as cute as me?"
Hmph, it was pure nonsense...
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and catch the fish!~" Xiao Xitian casually took out a long-handled fishing net and tried to hand it to Xiao Jinheng.
But thinking of the stinky boy's injured arm, he couldn't exert much strength, so she walked to a large rock and scooped up fish with a swish.
Even if they couldn't eat these catfish, they could survive in the puddle, so it wasn't a waste...
"Little village girl, let me scoop them!~" Xiao Jinheng walked over and said.
"No need, you go start the fire. We'll have grilled fish later!~"
Xiao Jinheng: "..."
Starting a fire was harder than scooping fish.
Friction fire was exhausting, the kind that could make you collapse.
Moreover, the wood in the mountains had been soaked by the rain, and starting a fire was harder than climbing to heaven.
"Okay, I'll try!~" Xiao Jinheng turned and left.
Xiao Xitian glanced back at him and couldn't help but laugh...
She just wanted to tease the stinky boy. She had a flamethrower, a gas tank, and a lighter in her space, so she could start a fire in minutes.
A moment later, Xiao Xitian scooped out six or seven large catfish, and two carp were flopping on the bank.
"Xiao Jinheng, is the fire ready?~" Xiao Xitian walked over and asked.
Xiao Jinheng glared at her with a resentful expression, sweat dripping down his face, "My arm hurts..."
He was determined not to admit that he was too useless to start a fire.
"Then let's rest for a while!~" Xiao Xitian put down the large fish and sat down next to Xiao Jinheng, hugging her knees.
"Little village girl, since you can get fish, can't you summon fire?~" Xiao Jinheng suspected.
Was she deliberately toying with him?
This stinky girl was too wicked!
Xiao Xitian said innocently, "Summon what? I told you, it's because Heaven pities us that we had a 'fish rain'..."
The stinky boy was getting harder and harder to fool.
Xiao Jinheng didn't believe in Heaven at all.
If Heaven had eyes, he and the little village girl wouldn't have been swept away by the flood.
"Starting a fire is too difficult!~" Xiao Jinheng murmured.
Xiao Xitian laughed twice and winked at him, "What should we do? I don't want to eat raw fish, it's too fishy...~"
Xiao Jinheng pointed to the woods, "There are fruit trees and wild vegetables in the mountains. We can pick some wild fruits and we won't starve to death!~"
"But, but we're so short, we can't reach the wild fruits either. Alas, I'm really so hungry!~"
Xiao Xitian covered her stomach with teary eyes, her voice filled with grievance and helplessness.
Xiao Jinheng: "..."
So, you really want me to start a fire?
"Aren't you afraid my wound will reopen?~" Xiao Jinheng asked.
Xiao Xitian was trying so hard not to laugh that she felt like she was going to have an internal injury. She wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, "It's okay, if the wound reopens, I can sew it up for you!~"
Oh my, teasing the stinky boy was too much fun...
She rarely had such mischievous tendencies. It was just that in the wilderness, if one didn't maintain an optimistic mindset, it was easy to become pessimistic, even to the point of seeking death.
Xiao Jinheng's mouth twitched, "Sewing it back and forth, you want to poke my arm to pieces!"
This stinky girl didn't know how to be considerate at all.
It was a shame he treated her so well.
Xiao Xitian stood up and looked at the dry branches on the ground, "There aren't enough of these branches. Go pick some more..."
If she didn't send the stinky boy away, she wouldn't be able to use the lighter to start the fire.
Once he knew she had such a good thing but didn't take it out, the stinky boy would surely be so angry he'd faint.
So Xiao Jinheng went to pick up wood, and Xiao Xitian took out her lighter from her space and started the fire with a 'gaga' sound.
Unexpectedly, just as the small flame shot up, Xiao Jinheng actually returned...