Live Strong in the Wilderness-Chapter 58: Finding a Vegetable Is Really Hard

Chapter 58: Chapter 58: Finding a Vegetable Is Really Hard

Xu Yi kept swinging his machete continuously; after all, it’s a dense forest with lots of plants and thorns.

Without a machete, he’d have to bring out the Engineer Shovel.

However, the Engineer Shovel isn’t as handy as a machete. So, after getting the 18th cut, Xu Yi didn’t really use the Engineer Shovel much, but he’d carry it with him. After all, there are times when the Engineer Shovel is more useful.

Xu Yi dodged around in the forest, occasionally looking at the trees and the ground.

After all, he needed to find wild vegetables.

Just eating meat isn’t enough; vegetables also have to be included.

So, Xu Yi’s task was quite important on this outing.

Reaching a spot, Xu Yi was attracted by a plant.

"Oh, is this fish mint?"

Fish mint is not only a vegetable but also a medicinal herb.

Fish mint can effectively inhibit catahorm thrombin, influenza bacillus, pneumococcus, golden staphylococcus, etc., and it can be used to create plant antibiotics.

Besides, it can also boost immunity, act as a diuretic, and much more.

Xu Yi really didn’t expect that this world would also have fish mint.

The taste of fish mint is relatively hard to accept for many, but for some, it’s a rare delicacy.

Xu Yi had tried fish mint before; he didn’t find it particularly delicious but didn’t dislike it either.

This is a kind of edible ’vegetable.’

Xu Yi didn’t know if Lu Ke would eat it, but he decided to pull up these fish mints.

After using his machete to clear some of the surrounding chaotic plants, Xu Yi began to pull up the fish mint.

A stretch of fish mint brought Xu Yi quite some joy.

If Lu Ke could also accept the taste of fish mint, then they’d have a dish of vegetables.

Xu Yi pulled for half an hour, bundling together about one or two pounds, then placed it into his basket.

Gripping the machete tightly, Xu Yi continued exploring forward.

The harvest of fish mint gave Xu Yi considerable confidence.

Xu Yi explored more meticulously, unwilling to miss any plant.

Because they might all become a dish on their table.

"It’s already eleven o’clock?" Xu Yi glanced at the time and said somewhat helplessly.

The area he explored wasn’t very large; walking back wouldn’t even take half an hour.

So, Xu Yi turned around and headed back.

If he returned too late, it would worry Lu Ke.

On the way back, Xu Yi quickened his pace a bit, and in just over twenty minutes, he was back at the camp.

In the camp, Lu Ke had already started preparing lunch.

"Xu Yi, you’re back. Have some water first; once I put the fish in the pot, we can eat." Seeing Xu Yi return, Lu Ke’s anxious heart immediately settled.

Every time Chu Yi went out alone, she was always very worried.

Danger lurked everywhere, and accidents could happen at any moment.

"Mm." Xu Yi nodded, laid down the basket, and continued, "I picked some fish mint; do you eat it?"

"You actually found fish mint; of course, I’ll eat it, it’s quite okay." Lu Ke had indeed eaten fish mint before, hearing it could fight cancer, and had been eating it for a while.

"That’s good; I was worried you wouldn’t eat it." Xu Yi grinned happily. Since they both ate it, they could stir-fry a serving in the afternoon.

"I’ll wash it and fry a bowl later." Xu Yi took the fish mint out of the basket and started washing it eagerly.

"Xu Yi, since there’s even fish mint here, there must be other vegetables, right?" Lu Ke, watching Xu Yi wash fish mint, asked curiously.

Honestly, she was craving vegetables.

Cabbage, greens, water spinach, eggplant, cucumbers; just any would be good.

Just thinking about it made her mouth water.

"There should be, but they’re harder to find. I searched for several hours today and didn’t cover much area." Xu Yi hoped for a little harvest each time he went out, and didn’t mind spending more time searching.

"Next time, why don’t we join you?" Lu Ke felt that two people would definitely find more than one.

"Sure, your luck is usually better than mine. Maybe we’ll find some serious vegetables." Xu Yi grinned, thinking Lu Ke was a little lucky goddess.

Yesterday, she went out and coincidentally found salt and coconut.

He had been out for half a day and only found fish mint and no plants suitable for making arrows.

Actually, Xu Yi really wanted to find bamboo, but had no luck at all. 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮

"All done, cleaned." Xu Yi hadn’t washed everything, just part of it.

Lu Ke didn’t quite believe Xu Yi’s claim of being lucky.

Can a lucky person get cancer?

In her view, Xu Yi was the real lucky prince.

By signing up with him, she got the chance to explore this world together and temporarily escape the pain of illness.

Lu Ke took the plump fish mint, and Xu Yi ladled all the fish pieces into a bowl.

Without oil, they could only boil it with some water and add salt later. Stir-frying was impossible.

Not to mention the lack of oil, even the small steel pot wasn’t suitable for stir-frying.

"The mushrooms can only make a small plate; I’ll go pick some." Xu Yi wasn’t satisfied with just one additional dish, so he decided to harvest some mushrooms as well.

The mushrooms, brought back some days ago, were now quite ready to be picked.

Soon, Xu Yi picked a bowl of mushrooms and enthusiastically washed them.

Meanwhile, Lu Ke had finished cooking the fish mint and had served it in a bowl.

"Here, mushrooms." Xu Yi smiled broadly as he handed the washed mushrooms with the bowl to Lu Ke.

Lu Ke took the mushrooms and poured them into the pot.

"Sizzle"

The mushrooms sizzled as they hit the pot, and a fragrance quickly wafted out.

"Just a bowl of rice short; if only it were two dishes and a soup, it would be perfect!"

Looking at the two dishes on the stone plate, Xu Yi couldn’t help but remark.

"Xu Yi, do you think there might be rice in this world?" Thinking about rice, Lu Ke couldn’t help but crave it a bit.

She used to never consider it a blessing to have rice, but now she thought that having a bowl of plain rice would be delicious even without any vegetable pairings.

"It’s hard to say. Naturally, I hope there’s rice. Not just rice, but any type of grain would be good." After all, it’s about surviving 500 days, and without a staple food, just eating meat won’t do.

The modern human stomach is different from our ancestors’; we can’t survive solely on meat and fruits anymore.

"Even some potatoes or sweet potatoes would be good; they can serve as staple foods too." Lu Ke nodded in strong agreement. After eating meat for nine days, she also longed for some staple food.

If they couldn’t find any, she wasn’t sure if she could last the full 500 days.

Food is simply too important for survival.