i have a super island

Chapter 115 Looking for Cassava
At the beginning, Li Qingman and Fang Fang did not realize the serious impact of long-term lack of carbohydrates. They always felt that as long as they ate enough fish and crab meat, they should supplement enough protein and the problem should not be big.

But later on, the disadvantages brought about by the long-term lack of carbohydrates in food gradually emerged. The main manifestation was that the physical fitness of Li Qingman and Fang Fang dropped drastically. Sometimes they would feel very tired without doing heavy work. Moreover, it is difficult to fully recover from the exhaustion deep in the body.

In addition to the impact on physical fitness, the health of the two is also inevitably affected by the long-term lack of carbohydrate intake. Malnutrition is the most important manifestation. Li Qingman's face has the appearance that only malnutrition can have. Vitiligo.

Thanks to Song Zhixi's words, Li Qingman was awakened, and she realized that it would definitely not work to continue like this. Meat alone cannot survive for a long time, and the problem of carbohydrates must be solved quickly.

So, in order to find possible cassava, Li Qingman and Song Zhixi started walking through the woods.

The area of ​​the island is not too large, with a diameter of about two kilometers, but for the three of Li Qingman, there is still a large area that has not been explored, that is, the jungle on the east side of the island.

There are lush trees and bushes here, and it is the densest vegetation on the entire island. Usually, such a dense forest is full of dangers, and you will not enter this dense forest unless you have to, so this is why the jungle on the east side has become the last place on the island. The area being explored.

"Ji-hee, what does the cassava you're talking about look like?"

The two walked forward with difficulty in the dense forest, and Li Qingman was very curious about what the cassava that Song Zhixi was talking about looked like.

Song Zhixi said: "I only occasionally read information about cassava on the Internet. The origin of cassava is in Brazil. Because of its tenacious vitality, it does not need to be taken care of after planting. Later, it is widely distributed in tropical regions all over the world. It is a tree. , the leaves are pointed at one end and wide at the other end in a rhombus shape, and purple-red flowers will bloom, and what people eat is its roots that grow in the soil."

"Then bless us to find cassava." Li Qingman said expectantly.

"Cassava is poisonous." Song Zhixi reminded.

Li Qingman frowned, and asked in surprise, "Is cassava poisonous?"

Song Zhixi explained: "It is said that cassava contains cyanogenic glycosides, and the cyanogenic glycosides are decomposed to form free hydrocyanic acid, which will cause poisoning to people who consume them. , and died of respiratory failure."

"Ah! Then how do you eat this?"

Li Qingman couldn't help smacking his lips and shrugging his nose. Hearing the name, he thought that cassava and sweet potato should be similar, but he didn't expect cassava to be so dangerous.

"In fact, don't worry too much. It can become human food and is widely planted, which means that there is a way to remove the toxicity of cassava. Cassava must be peeled and then cooked thoroughly, so that the probability of poisoning will be greatly reduced. If it is still Don’t worry, you can peel the cassava first and soak it in clean water for a few days, which can also remove the toxins contained in the cassava.”

"It turns out that's how it's eaten..."

Li Qingman's lips parted slightly, and he had to marvel at the wisdom of human beings, even though they are poisonous things, they can still work out safe ways to eat them.

After learning about the properties of cassava, the two continued to search in the jungle.

Before he went far, he encountered a cliff that was as high as a person. It was a bit difficult for Song Zhixi to climb up to this height. Fortunately, Li Qingman could easily cope with this situation.

I saw that she was stepping on a sunken earth nest, and she grabbed a protruding tree root with her hand, kicked hard, threw herself up, and climbed up easily.

"Give me your hand."

Li Qingman who climbed up the cliff did not forget to turn his head and give Song Zhixi a hand. With Li Qingman's help, Song Zhixi also climbed up smoothly.

The two climbed over the cliff and continued to search forward.

The farther you go, the darker the light, and the tall trees that are more than ten meters high almost block all the sunlight, and the ground is wet and dark. Walking in such a jungle feels wet and sticky all over your body.

Not only is the environment bad, but you also have to worry about the poisonous snakes and scorpions that come out of the corner at any time. This journey is not less frightening. In short, if it is not for finding the carbohydrates that everyone needs, Li Qingman is absolutely unwilling to come to this place on the east side. piece of jungle.

The two wandered around like headless chickens in the jungle for two hours. What was disappointing was that no cassava was found at all.

Li Qingman said dejectedly: "Maybe there is no cassava on this island at all."

Song Zhixi is also a little uncertain. Although cassava is widely distributed in tropical areas, it may not be available on this island.Despite thinking so in his heart, Song Ji-hee is outwardly convinced that cassava can be found on the island.

"The jungle is so big, it's easy to get lost after entering it. Maybe the area we explored is only a small part of it, and there are more places that we haven't visited."

"I hope so..."

At this time, Li Qingman was already dizzy with hunger. He hadn't eaten anything that day, and he had to go through such a large amount of physical exertion. If it were an ordinary man, he probably wouldn't be able to bear it long ago. Li Qingman just relied on willpower It lasted until now.

"It's getting late, we have to go back quickly, otherwise we may get lost in the jungle after dark." Song Zhixi said regretfully.

"Well, let's go."

Li Qingman agreed very reluctantly, she didn't want to go back, but it was going to be dark soon, so she had to go back.

After all, Li Qingman was in a bad mood because he didn't find any cassava. He had been busy for nothing all afternoon, which meant that today's dinner was gone again.

Li Qingman blamed herself for not being able to bring back food for everyone. Thinking of how hungry Fang was, she became even more sad.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If you didn't find it today, it's a big deal and we'll look for it tomorrow."

Song Zhixi hugged Li Qingman's shoulders intimately, and comforted her in time when her mentality was about to collapse.

The light in the jungle was already bad, and the sun was still hanging in the western sky. It was already getting dark in here. Li Qingman and Song Zhixi quickened their pace and wanted to leave here before the jungle got dark.

"Qingman, look ahead!"

The two were hurrying on their way, when Song Zhixi suddenly pointed to the front and let out an exclamation.

Li Qingman looked in the direction of Song Zhixi's finger, and saw a tree more than two meters high not far in front of them. shape.

"Is that... cassava?!!"

Li Qingman, who was already dejected, suddenly seemed to be fully charged, and his eyes almost burst into light.

Song Zhixi was so excited that his lips were trembling, he couldn't believe it and said: "I've only seen pictures of cassava on the Internet, maybe this is the real cassava."

(End of this chapter)