You Owe Me, My Love novel Chapter 300

Chapter 300 What Do You Want Me To Do

Worried that the scent would attract predators nearby, he wasted no time. He strode fast to the shore and started skinning it.

Meanwhile, Bai Rong stacked up stones to create a wall. This was to ward off the wind so that they could start a fire.

Due to the heavy rain the night before, most of the twigs and branches were soaked. After collecting a bunch of them, she left them out to dry under the sun.

Gu Mingchen noticed she was getting a sunburn. He reflexively handed her the umbrella. After making sure she was fine, he started crafting the tools to start a fire.

He began by making two holes in a piece of wood. Next, he inserted a thin rope into the holes. All Bai Rong had to do was pull the ends of the rope in a rotating motion. The repeated friction would eventually start a fire.

This was far more efficient than starting a fire with their own hands.

Once again, they were lucky. She could start one within an hour.

Meanwhile, Gu Mingchen had drained the blood and butchered off the boar’s head.

Since this was his first time, he was not sure what to do with its head. He decided to wrap it up and bury it later.

Bai Rong walked up to him.

He had cut open the boar’s stomach, revealing its inside. Looking at the gross mess, he suggested, “Let’s just eat its meat. I don’t really eat intestines anyway.”

Bai Rong contemplated for a moment. She had experience cooking animal intestines. However, they lacked the proper ingredients and tools. Even if she tried, it was impossible to get rid of its strong odor.

“All right. Just the meat.”

Hearing her, he cleared the intestines into the same bag with the head.

She interjected, “Leave the suet. We can use it to substitute oil. We might find some vegetables to fry. Oh, and the pig’s heart as well.”

He was slightly taken aback by her instructions.

That was when she realized. She had gone against what she had agreed on earlier.

Time flew by fast. By the time he finished handling the boar meat, it was three in the afternoon.

Meanwhile, Bai Rong was boiling the suet to produce cooking oil.

Gu Mingchen prepared the meat into slices for her to cook it easier.

There was just one item lacking, a spatula for frying. So instead, Bai Rong decided to use a wooden stick as a replacement.

By the time they started eating, it was already four o’clock.

Gu Mingchen said, “After we’re done, let’s collect more branches. The sun will set in about an hour or two. We need to dry out as many as we can so that it’ll last us the entire night. This way, it’ll fend off predators and attract attention from passing boats. Let’s make do with this tonight. We’ll be more prepared tomorrow.”

She nodded in agreement.

It was fifteen minutes to five by the time they finished eating. They wrapped up the leftover meat before starting on their walk to collect branches. Gu Mingchen had brought along the bag containing the boar’s remains.

Time seemed to move differently in the forest. The dense trees prevented most of the evening light from passing through. It was near pitch black.

Both of them decided to take the safer route and walked along the island’s coastline. At around the two kilometers mark, they spotted a patch of bamboo trees.

Bai Rong remarked, “Look! We can use bamboos instead. It’ll be easier to start a fire with it.”

“Yeah. Let’s go!” He grabbed onto her hand as they sprinted towards the bamboo trees.

After collecting a good number of them, she tied them up together.

Meanwhile, Gu Mingchen dug a hole, approximately thirty centimeters deep. He buried the bag of boar remains.

Before they left, he chopped off a particularly large bamboo pole while Bai Rong dug out six smaller ones. They each carried a pile back.