A large group of people were carrying monkeys down the mountain. Before they reached the cave, they saw another large group of men approaching excitedly carrying sticks and ropes.
Three men carried back a few monkeys in advance, and then there was an exciting competition. It was probably too exaggerated to describe it. The mother was not only happy, but also frightened. She arranged for a group of young and strong women to go up the mountain to help.
, and quickly sent someone to go straight down the mountain to find the man who was working at the construction site.
Although monkeys are small in size, they are very wild and difficult to deal with. She is worried that too many monkeys on the mountain will stir up a hornet's nest and bring danger to Xu Chen and others.
However, the distance from the cave to the top of the mountain is about the same distance. By the time a group of men rushed back, Xu Chen and others were almost home.
The large group of men who came up looked at the monkeys that were packed into each person's backpack. They couldn't help but let out another burst of howling and howling. Then they rushed to take everyone's backpack and went straight to the cave screaming.
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After nearly two hours of waiting and turbulence, most of the monkeys who were not very drunk had woken up. When they found out that they had fallen into the hands of a group of humans, they all struggled and screamed in fear.
By the time Fang Yun chased a group of wild men who were climbing mountains like flying back to the cave, the front of the cave was already bustling with people.
Not only did all the Ba people come back, a large group of hired workers also went up the mountain at this time and were gathering in front of the cave to watch the strange things.
And as more monkeys were taken out of the baskets and thrown to the ground, struggling and screaming, the noise of surprise and shouting continued.
When Xu Chen rushed back with Gu Heju and others, a burst of cheers suddenly broke out, and everyone looked at Xu Chen and others with an even more fanatical look.
In this wild era, monkeys and humans are the closest and most familiar animals.
Almost every tribe has a group of monkeys near them, and they have all kinds of difficult grievances and grudges with each other.
Although humans have always had the tradition of eating monkeys, without bows and arrows and other sharper weapons, it is very difficult to hunt them.
Yesterday, a group of monkeys invaded the cave. Today, the Ba people captured so many monkeys in one go. Their revenge was so fast and violent that it was completely beyond their understanding and acceptance.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
"Hiss~~hiss~~"
The monkey, whose hands and feet were tied, was thrown heavily to the ground, screaming and struggling.
"Damn it!"
Looking at these annoying monkeys, some hunters raised their sticks and spears and beat them up.
"stop!"
Seeing this scene, Xu Chen rushed into the crowd with a loud roar before he had time to take a breath.
Unfortunately, they were stopped a little late, and several monkeys were killed on the spot, with blood flowing all over the ground.
The dogs are like savages, they are too cruel.
Seeing the dead monkey and the blood flowing all over the ground, Xu Chen's face twitched and he didn't know what to say.
It's not that he likes monkeys, but that killing them like this gave him some mental disorders.
After all, from the perspective of species evolution, monkeys and humans are related species, and there is no need to kill each other with the same roots.
In addition, monkeys are actually not cute at all. Except for the golden monkeys, all other monkeys are quite annoying. When I was inspecting the mountains of Yunnan and Guizhou, the station was often harassed by monkeys. They not only stole food and clothes, but also robbed equipment and instruments.
Yesterday, due to a monkey attack, the tribe almost lost two lives. In anger, he thought of catching a few monkeys to take revenge and scare the monkeys at the same time.
But he hated it, but he hadn't figured out what to do with it after he caught it.
But he didn't think about it. A group of savages had already planned to skin and disembowel them for a full meal.
Eating the hated enemy is the greatest victory.
Facing such ferocious humans, the remaining monkeys were so frightened that they huddled up in a ball and trembled on the ground.
The so-called killing of chickens scares monkeys, let alone killing one's own kind or even companions in front of one's face.
All the monkeys were so frightened that they woke up from drinking. Their eyes were full of fear and they could only let out shrill wails.
Seeing that Xu Chen seemed a little unhappy, the men who were still preparing to continue killing him all lowered their spears and clubs.
"Chen Ga..."
There was a man with a cautious and puzzled look on his face.
Xu Chen also knew that it was too late to say anything at this time, so he could only sigh and wave his hands and said: "Take the dead ones away, and watch the alive ones first!"
So the men who understood began to get busy. A few bloody dead monkeys were lifted to the side, and the remaining ten or so monkeys were all tied into a bunch with ropes and thrown at the edge of the open space.
A group of foreign employees didn't know why Xu Chen was unhappy, so after watching for a while, they all went down the mountain with anxiety and continued working.
Although Xu Chen is young, he has the highest prestige among the Ba people.
All the current changes in the Ba people were brought about by Xu Chen.
Ropes, rattan baskets, straw sandals, pottery, bows and arrows, kilns, linen cloth, fishing nets, houses under construction, and a lot of monkeys caught in less than half a day.
While they continue to use Xu Chen's innovative utensils and enjoy various delicacies every day, they are also constantly learning many new languages and knowledge he created.
The longer they were in contact, the more they respected Xu Chen.
In particular, Xu Chen's cave walls filled with various words and graphics gave them a sense of awe from their souls.
After a large group of foreign men had left, Mother Ba and a group of women came around with faces full of joy and excitement. A group of aunts and uncles held Xu Chen in their arms, touching and pinching them and caressing them for a long time.
He slowly stopped and pointed at a bunch of monkeys and asked what to do.
Xu Chen also had some difficulties at this time.
If it had been in the past, I would have killed two or three of them every day and roasted them.
But how could he eat it? Although he had never eaten a monkey, he definitely didn't want to taste the meat of a distant relative.
The main reason is that there is too much shadow in my heart.
But there were too many monkeys caught this time, four were killed, and there were now twelve left, large and small, and the number captured far exceeded his prediction.
According to his initial thoughts, monkeys should be relatively smart and vigilant animals and would not be easily fooled. Therefore, he spent most of the night thinking about it before planning today's game of outsmarting the birthday card.
But what he didn't expect was that these monkeys were so vigilant that they got so drunk in one go.
If you only catch two or three, you can deal with them in any way. The best thing is to beat them half to death, tie them up, and slowly train them to look after the homes and homes.
Monkeys and dogs have always been the best animals to guard homes and homes in ancient China. Especially families that raise horses will keep monkeys as long as they have the conditions.
There is a saying in Qi Min Yao Shu: always tie a macaque to the horse's square to make the horse fearless, ward off evil, and eliminate all diseases.
The specific principle is not clear, but it is probably related to the active habits of monkeys. They will clean the horse's mane, catch fleas, and drive away mosquitoes, so that the horse can rest more comfortably. In addition, monkeys are more alert and will respond as soon as possible if they encounter danger.
Make a sound to alert the horse.
This is where the word "Bima Wen" comes from, which is just a homophonic pronunciation of "Bima Wen".
Of course, Xu Chen didn't have a horse to raise at the moment. He had a pony, but it wasn't worth raising so many monkeys. If they were really raised together, he would be afraid that there would be too many monkeys and the pony would be bullied to death.
The pony is his treasure.
These monkeys are all a nuisance.
But how to deal with so many disasters really gave him a headache.
Keep it, it's a waste of food.
If you kill them for meat, you might as well let them live.
Even though the four dead monkeys were already there, he had no intention of taking a bite. Not only did he not want to eat them, he also didn't want his tribe to eat them. Therefore, he first had the dead monkeys taken down the mountain, slaughtered, and then given to a group of foreign hired workers.
dinner.
Neither Muba nor a group of men and women expressed any objection.
At present, the tribe is not short of food. Feng leads a group of hunters into two groups to hunt and fish. There is a harvest every day. Relatively speaking, the taste of fish meatballs and sake lees sashimi is much better than ordinary meat.
The skinny monkeys didn't do anything to chew their heads.
Facing the remaining group of live monkeys that were trembling with fear, Xu Chen felt really in trouble.
Damn, why am I wasting a jar of hard-to-buy fruit wine on catching such a bunch of things?
At this moment, he actually began to regret a little.
After thinking about it for a long time, Xu Chen could only temporarily divide the monkeys into two groups. Two small ones and a few not particularly strong ones were left on the mountain. They were kept in front of the cave to guard the cave and drive away birds, snakes and rats.
The rest were all sent to the Shuan Kiln Factory at the foot of the mountain to be raised first. When the big house was repaired, they were left to look after the house and care for the house.
Compared with the difficulty of domesticating a wolf into a dog, which requires many generations, monkeys can be domesticated at any time.
Because monkeys are the closest to human living habits and the most intelligent animals, even the food is exactly the same.
Regardless of whether they are wild monkeys, they can be trained to live with humans.
Even after being well trained, they can even help humans with work, making them more useful than dogs.
The reason why Xu Chen only raised dogs and not monkeys in the era before time travel was because monkeys were protected animals and could not be kept privately. When he was very young, he still remembered that a folk acrobatic troupe from other places brought monkeys to the countryside.
Perform various shows.
It would be great if these monkeys could be trained to be as obedient as the monkeys in the acrobatic troupe.
Although having too many monkeys made him distressed, thinking about the future made him a little excited.