On the north side of the Amazon River, Gu Lang and Wang An ate a piece of compressed biscuit and drank a few sips of hot water that they had boiled in the morning, which they regarded as lunch.
In the end, the salted fish did not raise any substantive objection to Xiao Huang's differential treatment of him, but chose a method of using his own "leopard" method to treat the "leopard" in its own way: Xiao Huang ignored him, and he ignored Xiao Huang, which made Xiao Huang angry to death.
At this time, he and Wang An were standing on the river bank, putting the luggage into the kayak for balance, and buckling the telescopic oars into the protective cover on the edge.
Wang Ping sat on Xiao Hong's back, chewing on a piece of beef jerky. A dog under him was forced to stuff a handful of mint leaves into its mouth because it was disliked for having a bad breath, and was chewing it with a painful look on its face.
“Huh~”
When the water level on both sides of the kayak was equal, Gu Lang let out a breath, held his waist and glanced back maliciously at Xiao Huang who was napping on the ground, muttering: "I remember that cats are afraid of water, right? Tsk tsk~"
"Here we go again~"
Wang An patted him lightly with amusement and shook his head, "How come you are like a child, even holding grudges against animals."
"Nonsense, I never bear grudges~" Gu Laosan couldn't hide the gloating on his face, and pretended to be serious and said: "I'm telling the truth. Cats are afraid of water. It's normal that Xiao Huang doesn't dare to come up later."
After mocking the leopard, Gu Laosan murmured with a soothing look on his face: "I'm not making fun of it. After all, I heard that there seem to be piranhas in the Amazon River. It's normal to be afraid..."
There was a moment of silence on the river bank, Wang An frowned and glared at a salted fish. Wang Ping stopped chewing the beef jerky, put the bag aside, and rolled up his claws to hit someone. As if sensing the murderous intent of the big guys, Xiao Huang and Xiao Hong also looked at Gu Lang inexplicably, with ill intentions in their eyes.
"Well… "
Gu Lang immediately realized that he had said the wrong thing again, and without waiting for Wang An to remind him, he consciously raised his hand and slapped his mouth.
"Pah, pah, pah! What piranhas? If there are any, they are only found by Han Dasha. How could we possibly encounter them? Hehehe..."
"snort!"
Wang An pulled the corner of his mouth, waved his fist and threatened: "Next time if you can't control your mouth, I will seal it with tape!"
“I was wrong…” Gu Lao San looked innocent, and then quickly clapped his hands to divert everyone’s attention: “Okay, we’ve rested enough, let’s go now!”
Turning around to untie the rope on the kayak, Gu Lang held the edge and let Wang An sit in first. Before he could turn around to greet a badger, a leopard print flashed by his side, and he saw Xiao Huang, who was supposed to be "afraid of water", walking past him in a cat-like manner, bending his hind legs and jumping directly into the kayak.
With a weight of more than 100 kilograms suddenly pressing down, the edge of the kayak sank instantly and Gu Laosan almost couldn't hold on to it.
"I..."
A certain lazy guy opened his eyes wide and opened his mouth, watching the little yellow leopard lying in front of Wang An with a dull face, filling the already small kayak to the brim, and suddenly froze in place.
"Here... where do I sit?"
Wang An had obviously underestimated Xiao Huang's weight and size before, and now he looked a little helpless. He looked at the boat several times with a little confusion, then raised his hand to hold Xiao Huang's body and pulled it into his arms, pointing to the space less than 20 centimeters behind it and said, "How about... let's squeeze in?"
Gu Lang frowned and hesitated for a long time before tentatively putting one foot in. The edge of the kayak was almost falling onto the water surface. It was obvious that the load had reached its limit. If he went up any further, it would sink.
"Oh, forget it!"
Gu Laosan sat there dejectedly, waving his hand and saying, "You guys go ahead! Then come back and pick me up!"
Wang Ping turned his head away, unable to bear watching. He had just mocked the jaguar for being afraid of water, but in the blink of an eye there was no place for him on the kayak. Even a badger felt embarrassed for him. This idiot didn't even think about it. How could a tough guy who dared to catch a caiman be afraid of water
Scratching his scalp under his hat, Wang Ping thought for a while, then he picked up the "ball" under him, raised his paw and threw it into the boat. He then sat next to Gu Laosan, holding the bag of beef jerky.
"Huh? Hehe~ At the critical moment, the boss is still loyal enough!"
Gu Laosan put a thumb in front of Wang Ping's nose. The badger simply rolled his eyes, then scratched his eyelids and mocked him secretly.
"If you're not watching here, if any mouse runs over, Xiu'er will throw you into the river. Do you believe it?"
In another direction, three people who had come out of the swamp on the east side of the Rutai River sat on the river bank, panting. Their shoes were covered in mud, and Old Han's pants were even covered in water grass. No one knew which ditch they had fallen into.
After sharing some of the compressed food that Yi Jiuyang brought with him as lunch, Old Han said after a long pause: "Jiuyang, take out the inflatable boat. Let's cross the river first!"
"ah?… "
A part-time anchor with a face full of biscuit crumbs looked up in astonishment, looked at Han blankly and asked: "What inflatable boat? I didn't bring it..."
"You... I..."
The two looked at each other in silence for a while, and then Yuan Xiaoxiao cursed something and stood up and walked towards the woods on the side.
"Hey, where are you going?" Han Daxia shouted.
"Go find a dead tree to serve as a lifebuoy for you two idiots!" Yuan Xiaoxiao turned around and shouted in annoyance, and her figure disappeared behind a tree.
Yi Jiuyang scratched his ears which were a little hot, and explained to Han in a low voice with an embarrassed look on his face: "Brother Han, I really didn't expect that we would have to cross such a wide river..."
"It's okay! Don't listen to her nonsense, that's just her character!"
Old Han patted Yi Jiuyang's shoulder as if to comfort him, raised his head to look at the nearly 200-meter-wide river, and said with a smile: "Remember when we were trying to survive on the island, we swam from the yacht to the island? We swam so far, and this is only 200 meters, it's a piece of cake!"
“That’s right!”
Yi Jiuyang smiled, and then the two of them stood up and went to the woods to find suitable branches, planning to make a simple raft to hold the backpacks.
The lifebuoy was not something Yuan Xiaoxiao just said casually. When crossing a river in the wild, especially in unfamiliar waters where you are not familiar with the undercurrent, it is very dangerous to swim directly into the water. The safest way is to find a piece of dead wood to hold on to. Although it is slow, it is safer.
However, when she returned to the shore dragging a piece of almost rotten log, she saw Han Daxia and Yi Jiuyang had found a bunch of thick rattan and were weaving something.
"Hey, don't tell me you two are planning to build a raft! A river 200 meters wide, what's the big deal!"
"Sister... it's like this,"
Without waiting for Han Da Xia to speak, Yi Jiuyang said straightforwardly: "Brother Han said that you can't go into the water these days..."
"Fuck..."
Old Han raised his hand and pulled him, secretly cursing this naughty kid for daring to tell the truth. Then his scalp went numb, and he felt a murderous gaze sweeping across his neck.
Just as she was about to turn around and explain with a wry smile, she saw Yuan Xiaoxiao throw down the log, turn around and walk back into the forest, waving her hand and saying, "Make that bundle tighter. If I fall into the water, the first thing I'll do is kill you two!"