After a while, the scent of millet and bean porridge spread in the forest.
Mu Feng whistled, and Yao Xiaoqing and Quan slid down from the tree.
With a hoarse voice, Dashi shouted at the tree: "Huoli, we are not leaving. If you can, just stay on the tree and don't come down. You will starve to death on the tree."
After Yao Xiaoqing and Muba passed by, they cut down a few dead trees around them, piled them together, and lit a bonfire.
There were so many mosquitoes in the forest, and there was a "buzzing" sound in his ears. Yao Xiaoqing took out the moxa he had prepared and lit it, and the mosquitoes were reduced a little.
Dayang and Mufeng took out leather mats and spread them on the ground. Everyone sat together, looking in the direction of the pass, slowly drinking porridge and eating dried meat.
The fire raccoon and the black badger sat on the tree, looking at the fire in the distance. They took out the dried meat, took a bite and chewed it vigorously.
The sky is slowly getting dark, the sounds of chirping are rising and falling in the forest, and the sound of big birds flapping their wings back to their nests can be heard.
The smell of blood in the forest attracted wild beasts to peek in the dark. Several cattle stood up and restlessly, trying to break free from the rope.
Mufeng and Muba went over and calmed the cattle, letting them calm down and lie down under the tree.
Leopard added a few thick sticks of firewood to the fire, and the fire burned brightly.
Everyone held the machetes in their hands and looked quietly at the faint light in the distance. In their ears, they heard the low roars of wild beasts snatching food.
Those wild beasts were snatching food, and the corpses of those dead people. Yao Xiaoqing deeply felt the atmosphere of ancient times.
The fire raccoon and the black badger were hiding in the trees, closing their eyes and holding their breath, not daring to even move.
Dashi glanced at Yao Xiaoqing: "Xiaoqing, Mufeng, Bao, Quan, Muba, you go to bed first."
"Okay." After several people agreed, they leaned against the tree trunk and closed their eyes.
Dashi, Dayang and Wolf didn't dare to relax for a moment while holding the machete.
The forest was quiet for a moment, and the ox began to stir uneasily again. Muba and Dayang went over to stroke the ox and softly comforted it.
Dashi looked at those in the forest and looked at the dim light here from a distance, "There are wild beasts patrolling nearby."
Muba took a look and said, "The fire is so strong that they don't dare to come over."
"Alas!" Dashi sighed, "Those who died were dragged away by wild beasts."
Quan said with a sullen face, "It's all the fault of this guy Huoli. We all ran away from him, but he still insists on biting us. It's best to bring some big cats and drag him away."
Yao Xiaoqing closed her eyes, thinking about how to pass the pass tomorrow.
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Qiushan Fair, Yan Yu walked around the market, but still didn't find anyone from the Yaoshan tribe, nor did he see any rare food seeds.
Qing Huo followed behind and murmured in a low voice, "From the beginning of the market to now, I have been coming here several times a day. People come early if they want to come!"
Yan Yu turned around and glared at him, then walked toward the tribe in frustration, wondering if he should find an excuse to go to the Ning River to have a look.
As soon as the two of them reached the entrance, Kun stepped forward to stop him and said with a smile: "Hey! My little brother, what's wrong with you?"
Yan Yu's eyes flashed with coldness, "You'd better not mess with me, or I'll throw you into the mountains to feed the wolves!"
Kun puffed out his chest and tried to make himself taller, "If you dare, my father will not let you go!" He was not as tall as Yan Yu, which was a thorn in Kun's heart.
"If you don't believe it, just try it!" Yan Yu said and walked away.
Kun touched his chin, watched him enter the tribe, and said to a man with a deer head and rat eyes next to him: "Pheasant, why is he wandering around the market these days?"
Pheasant shook his head, "I don't know, he looks like he's looking for someone."
Kun ordered: "Go and keep an eye on him quietly to see who he is looking for?" It must be this wolf cub who stole the dried meat and salt I hid in the cave, and those people also died in his hands.
inside.
Pheasant gave Kun a troubled look, "Yan Yu is a little different from before. Anyone who follows him will be beaten!"
Kun pinched his ears and smiled ferociously, "Aren't you afraid that I'll beat you?"
Pheasant put his head forward, "Afraid, afraid, I'll go! I'll go!"
When Yan Yu returned to the cave, Chong came over and looked at him with a playful smile, "I heard that you are going to the market several times these days. Who do you want to see?"
Yan Yu was polishing a wooden arrow there without even looking at him.
"Hey!" Chong sat next to Yan Yu, "I heard that the Giant Bear Tribe will come tomorrow, and they will bring Cui Yu, the leader's daughter."
"Also, You Lu from the Wuxian tribe also came with his sister, and the woman named Mu Ya."
Yan Yu rolled his eyes at him, "Whether they come or not, what does it have to do with me?"
Chong pointed at him, "Look at you, rolling your eyes is what you learned from Qing Wu. Honestly, what are you thinking?"
Yan Yu glanced at him and said, "You should worry about your own affairs!"
Chong spread his hands and said, "What do I have to worry about? No one will force me to match up with others!"
"You have nothing to worry about, but you worry about me every day?" Yan Yu looked at the polished wooden arrows and always felt something was wrong, "I remember that the top of the Yaoshan tribe's wooden arrows had two feathers sandwiched between them. Why did they
How about tying a feather to a wooden arrow?"
Chong picked up the wooden arrow and said, "How do I know this? Why didn't you ask the Qingsha when you went to Yaoshan last time?"
Yan Yu shook his head, "Let's go and watch them harvest beans."
Chong frowned, "No need to look. I just came back from the fields. Most of the beans were dried to death, and the harvest was much worse than last autumn."
Yan Yu was a little worried, "We still have to find a way to bring the water in the cave down from the mountain. It would be too troublesome if we all rely on fetching water from now on."
The Dawu tribe lives in a mountainous area surrounded by mountains on three sides. There used to be a river ditch that flowed across the tribe. Since the sky dried up, the water in the ditch has become less and less, and there is a tendency for the water to run out.
Da Ma led people to the mountains in the south. There was a cave there, and in the cave there was a large bottomless pool, which was where the Dawu tribe used water during the dry season.
Yan Yu felt that it was too troublesome to rely on people to fetch water every day, so he wanted to dig a cave and put the water down the mountain.
Da Ma told him that if the cave was dug, the entire Dawu tribe would be flooded.
Chong looked at him, "Yan Yu, I think Qing Sha must have a way."
Yan Yu glanced at him, "You think I haven't thought about asking her to pay for it. She doesn't care about food, she only wants rare seeds. Have you found it?"
He thought of the bamboo tubes he saw in the bathroom of the Yaoshan tribe, and couldn't figure out what method they used. If salt and dried meat were used as payment, Qingsha would probably agree, right?
Chong shook his head and thought for a moment, "Yan Yu, you see, the gathering has just started. In two days, more tribes will come. You see, Ju Xiong and Wu Xian will not arrive until tomorrow."
"Let's go! Go take a look." Yan Yu raised his feet and walked out.
The two went out and saw that the bonfire had been lit, and they saw two more tribes arriving before dark.
Chong smiled and said: "Look, another tribe is here. Come tomorrow morning to see if there are any rare seeds."