Alvin and Stark agreed that they would have only an hour on shore.
When you were traveling by boat like this, if you wasted all your time on shore looking for food, you'd probably never reach your destination, even by next month.
An hour later, Alvin hauled a large amount of grass from shore and dumped it on top of the boat.
He took off his "terrifying" armor and had Little Ginny get some grass for Little Rhino.
Then Mr. Battleaxe himself went back to shore and returned carrying several freshly dug-up bamboo shoots and a few tender palm hearts.
After planting a kiss on Fox's grinning lips, Alvin grabbed a harpoon and went to the ship's rail, bringing all his senses to bear as he searched for fish.
Thankfully, Borneo's great river didn't disappoint. Alvin soon harpooned a "thick-lipped bass."
He easily lit the charcoal left over from yesterday, put some rice and water in a clay pot, and left it to simmer.
Then he quickly cleaned the thick-lipped bass, fried it in a small frying pan until it fell apart, and finally added water to simmer it.
By the time Stark, who was nearly half an hour late, came aboard with Nick and Little Harry,
Alvin opened the clay pot and looked at the rice porridge, which had simmered until it was nearly dry. He set a strainer over the pot and poured his special fish stock into it.
A wonderful fragrance soon began to spread across the deck...
Nick, carrying a huge bunch of bananas, set his spoils down on the deck. Sniffing as he looked toward Alvin, he finally gritted his teeth and said to Little Harry beside him, "Being a loyal friend is really painful!"
As he spoke, Nick looked at the huge bunch of