After eating the grilled fish and drinking the fish soup, Hǎo Dà, Sū Mèi, Chē Yán, Liǔ Yìjiāo, and Qí Yíngyíng sat around the campfire on the beach, resting and chatting.
“It would be great if the rescue team suddenly appeared!” Qí Yíngyíng said with longing.
“If it gets dark and the rescue team still hasn’t shown up, where will we sleep tonight?” Sū Mèi said, clearly less optimistic.
“Sū Mèi, you jinx! The rescue team will definitely arrive before dark!” Qí Yíngyíng retorted, somewhat frantically.
Seeing her like this, Sū Mèi couldn’t help but feel a little scared and subconsciously moved closer to Hǎo Dà.
“It would be best if the rescue team arrived before dark, but we need to be prepared for both scenarios,” Chē Yán said more objectively.
“Right, so we need to consider where we’ll sleep tonight,” Liǔ Yìjiāo agreed with Chē Yán’s view.
“Where else can we sleep? Just lie here by the campfire all night!” Qí Yíngyíng replied irritably, cursing into the air again, “Damn it! This is the first time I’ve ever suffered like this! Why the hell did the plane have to crash?!”
“The temperature difference between day and night on the coast is usually quite large. Lying around the campfire like this at night will probably freeze us to death!” Hǎo Dà offered his opinion.
“Then what should we do?” Sū Mèi asked softly.
“If we were to build shelters, we’d need wood. There are trees in the woods, but firstly, there are poisonous snakes there! Secondly, we don’t have any tools to cut them down,” Chē Yán said, frowning.
“Then what should we do?” Liǔ Yìjiāo echoed Sū Mèi’s question.
Qí Yíngyíng stared blankly at the campfire, not speaking, her composure on the verge of collapse!
“I have an idea!” Hǎo Dà suddenly said.
“What idea?” Sū Mèi, Chē Yán, and Liǔ Yìjiāo looked at him simultaneously.
“I watched a survival show once, Bear Grylls’s show. In one episode, he was in the snow at night, guess how he slept?” Hǎo Dà said, building suspense.
“How did he sleep?” Sū Mèi, Chē Yán, and Liǔ Yìjiāo hadn’t seen that episode and were more curious.
Qí Yíngyíng, who had been staring at the campfire, couldn’t help but perk up her ears, thinking, how the hell do you sleep in the snow?! Wouldn’t you freeze into an ice pop?!
Seeing he had piqued their curiosity enough, Hǎo Dà began to explain, “He dug a pit in the snow. The pit could block the wind and also provide some warmth!”
“Oh! I get it! We can just dig a pit here on the beach!” Sū Mèi exclaimed in realization!
Chē Yán and Liǔ Yìjiāo also nodded in understanding.
Qí Yíngyíng thought, such a simple method! Why didn’t she think of it just now?! It seems her terrible mood had seriously affected her intelligence!
“This beach is by the sea. If we dig down, won’t we hit water?” Chē Yán raised another question.
“We should choose a spot as far from the sea as possible, and as close to the woods as possible, but not too close,” Hǎo Dà said.
They all understood what “not too close to the woods” meant: not too close to the poisonous snakes!
If they were sleeping in the pit at night and a five-colored poisonous snake suddenly fell on them, that would be too awful! Could they even sleep peacefully then?!
“So, should we choose a spot and start digging now?” Chē Yán looked at everyone.
“Okay! Let’s dig now!” Hǎo Dà stood up directly.
Then Sū Mèi, Chē Yán, Liǔ Yìjiāo, and Qí Yíngyíng also stood up.
Despite her bad mood, Qí Yíngyíng knew that sleeping arrangements were important! This wasn’t the time to throw a tantrum like a rich young lady! If she didn’t cooperate, things would only get worse!
The five walked towards the woods, choosing a spot that was somewhat far from the sea and also somewhat far from the woods. Then Hǎo Dà used the metal rod to draw the approximate length and width on the ground for five people to lie down and sleep side by side. He then prepared to dig a pit with slightly more length and width.
“About how deep should we dig?” Sū Mèi asked.
“About a meter deep is sufficient to block the wind and provide some warmth,” Hǎo Dà replied.
With this general idea, the five of them worked together to dig the pit. This time, even the rich young lady Qí Yíngyíng was digging diligently!
Seeing the team spirit was so good, everyone became more motivated!
After a while, a pit about two meters long, two meters wide, and over a meter deep was dug. Hǎo Dà was the first to lie down in it to test it out. It felt quite good!
“Damn it! Hǎo Dà, you’re going to sleep with four beautiful women tonight. You’re not going to take advantage of us, are you?!” Qí Yíngyíng suddenly thought of this.
At her words, Sū Mèi’s pretty face flushed slightly, and Chē Yán and Liǔ Yìjiāo’s expressions became a little complex.
“We’re all stranded on a deserted island now, not getting enough to eat or sleep, and we’re all dirty. Who has the mood for that?” Hǎo Dà replied, somewhat speechless.
The four beauties heard this and thought, that makes sense! Only when one is well-fed and warm does one think of lust. They were all cold and hungry, and hadn’t showered all day! Who would have the mood for that?!
They instantly let down their guard against Hǎo Dà, the only man.
Next, the five moved the campfire they had made to about a meter away from the pit and then, feeling somewhat bored, continued to sit around the campfire chatting.
Their phones had no signal and no internet, so they couldn’t use them. Besides warming themselves by the fire and chatting, the five had nothing else to do.
Qí Yíngyíng occasionally looked at the sky, clearly still harboring hope that the rescue team would arrive before dark.
She couldn’t bear to imagine how many days the five of them could survive on this deserted island if the rescue team was delayed or never came!
Hǎo Dà, Sū Mèi, Chē Yán, and Liǔ Yìjiāo had also naturally considered this problem, so everyone’s mood was somewhat heavy!
Fortunately, there were five of them, and they could huddle together for warmth. If there were only two or even one person, they would face an unspeakable sense of loneliness and panic!
Since they had only eaten some grilled fish and fish soup earlier, and digging the pit had consumed some energy, everyone was feeling hungry again at this point!
But no one mentioned being hungry, not even the rich young lady Qí Yíngyíng. Everyone endured it. After all, they had eaten something earlier, and this level of hunger was bearable.
They couldn’t possibly ask Hǎo Dà to risk his life again by going through the woods to the stream for fish, could they?! Hǎo Dà had already gone there twice today. They were not related, and he had already done more than enough! The four beautiful women understood this.
Hǎo Dà himself didn't mention being hungry either. He could endure it. Thinking back to the poisonous snakes and black bear today, he still felt scared! He was afraid of dying too! If he could avoid going to the woods again, he would gladly do so! As for what to do tomorrow, they would deal with it tomorrow!
After the five sat around the campfire for another two hours, the rescue team still hadn't appeared, and it was completely dark.
There were stars in the sky, but no moon. The only light on the entire beach came from the campfire.
Various bird calls came from the woods from time to time. Fortunately, they didn’t hear any sounds of wild beasts.
“It’s really getting cold! The campfire isn’t helping much anymore!” Sū Mèi said, hugging her arms.
“Why don’t we go lie down in the pit now?” Chē Yán suggested.
“I agree!” Liǔ Yìjiāo said.
“I agree too!” Qí Yíngyíng said.
“I naturally have no objections either,” Sū Mèi said.
“I have even fewer objections,” Hǎo Dà said. “You all go down first, I’ll be the last one.”
And so, Hǎo Dà stood by the pit, holding a burning piece of wood for light, as the four beautiful women took turns getting into the pit and lying down in a row, leaving the leftmost space empty for Hǎo Dà. Then Hǎo Dà threw the torch into the campfire, and by feel, descended into the pit more than a meter deep, lying down in the empty space left for him on the far left.
As soon as he lay down, he smelled a faint fragrance. This was the feeling of lying down to sleep with four beautiful women. It felt pretty good. Hǎo Dà thought to himself with a wicked grin, finding comfort in misfortune.