HLnovel Chapter 286 Return to 2
Chapter 286 Return to 2
The banana leaf was opened, and the aroma of meat inside wafted throughout the cave as if it had grown wings, making everyone swallow hard.
The aroma of the fish soup next to it was completely masked by this overpowering fragrance.
Inside the cave, a campfire blazed brightly, and everyone sat around it, drinking fish soup and eating beggar's chicken. Laughter and cheerful voices filled the air. At that moment, everyone felt completely at ease, as if they had returned to a normal gathering of friends before the natural disaster.
Jiang Li gnawed on a chicken leg, her red lips glistening with oil, as if she had applied rouge.
Ye Jingmo held his bowl and chatted with Wang Hao beside him from time to time. His eyes swept over Jiang Li and watched her as she secretly buried her head in her food, looking like a greedy little fox. A faint smile appeared in his eyes.
After the commotion subsided, everything returned to calm.
Everyone lay contentedly on the bamboo mats, filled with the joy of returning home, and slowly drifted off to sleep.
In the early morning, Jiang Li heard a commotion, her eyelids twitched, and she hesitated for two seconds before getting up.
Ye Jingmo packed his backpack, stuffing everything he could find inside.
Pudding lay on the ground, wagging its tail when it heard the noise, its eyes half-closed and listless, as if it hadn't woken up yet.
After working in the cave for about half an hour, the group picked up their full backpacks and headed down the mountain.
Although it wasn't their first time hiking the mountain trails, the group remained extremely cautious, tapping the ground with bamboo poles to avoid encountering snakes.
"Captain Wang, do you see banana trees up ahead?"
Wang Tang couldn't help but swallow hard when he saw the banana tree laden with yellow bananas.
Halfway down the mountain, Wang Tang thought he needed to relieve himself in the woods and saw a lush banana tree.
Wang Hao, who came with him, also saw the banana tree. Since the natural disaster, he had not eaten any fruit, and he couldn't help but be tempted by the bananas in front of him.
"Captain Wang, let me go up and pick some, shall we take them back to base?"
Wang Tang said longingly, his eyes fixed on the bananas, unable to look away.
Wang Hao pondered for a few seconds, then said hesitantly, "Carrying this bunch of bananas will probably slow us down the way down the mountain."
He didn't want to add to the problem.
A voice called out from outside the woods, "Captain Wang, Wang Tang, are you ready?"
Zhang Tianmeng, Liu Yu, and the others who were waiting outside noticed that they hadn't made any move for a long time, so they asked loudly out of concern.
"We are here."
Wang Tang flicked the beam of his flashlight in the direction outside to indicate their location.
Soon, the group left into the woods.
"Wow, this banana looks really sweet."
Looking at the yellowing bananas and imagining their sweet taste, Zhang Tianmeng couldn't help but salivate.
Seeing his teammates' longing for bananas, Wang Hao took a deep breath, walked to the banana tree, and nimbly climbed up the trunk with both hands.
Wang Hao pulled out a sharp knife from behind his back and cut the banana stem in half with one stroke, causing the banana stem to fall to the ground with a thud.
Wang Tang, who had been waiting under the tree, used his clothes as a net to catch the banana stalks. He couldn't wait to pick a banana from the tree, peel it, and put it in his mouth.
So sweet.
That was the only thought in Wang Tang's mind, and he finished the banana in two bites.
Wang Hao jumped down from the banana tree and, seeing Wang Tang's movements like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey, patted him on the shoulder helplessly.
"Eat it back in the car."
"This...is really delicious."
Wang Tang swallowed the banana in his mouth, a satisfied smile spreading across his chubby face.