chapter ten morning
The firewood burning in the fire pit made a "crackling" sound, but the three people sitting by the pond fell into silence. After a long time, the old priest Wu Xing opened the tight wrinkles on his face and said slowly: "Ahao's father is an excellent hunter."
He didn't finish his words, but Fusong and Yonggang had already understood the hidden meaning in the words. Since they were hunters, there was always some trick to deal with wild beasts. Perhaps this was part of Tianhao's inheritance from his father.
"No matter what, Ahao is a member of Panshi Village. His performance yesterday is worthy of the word "man". Although Aping was not cured, he saved Tianfeng. This alone can be a doctor. Especially for today's matters, Ahao has taken the initiative to assume the responsibility of the village. So in addition to sufficient food quotas, we must also give him the respect he deserves. I recognize his identity as a "doctor". When the flowers bloom next spring, we will build a larger and stronger wooden house for him."
Fusong finished his sentence and ended the conversation.
Yonggang raised his head, and his dark skin was reflected by the fire, showing the unique ability and strength of the northern barbarians: "I was wondering, could Ahao kill the violent-bred bear be that he used poison?"
The old priest shook his head: "When I was dividing the meat, I kept watching. The color of the poisoned beast's internal organs changed a lot. Moreover, Ah Hao also divided the meat himself, and he ate a small piece of bear liver on the spot."
"Do you want to send a few people to stare at him?" After saying this, Yonggang immediately explained: "I mean, see how Ah Hao hunted."
The leader Fusong thought for a few seconds: "There is no need. If Ah Hao thinks it can be said, he will take the initiative to find us to make it public. If that is his secret, even if he is forced to tell it, he will definitely hide something."
The old priest's attitude was the same as Fu Song: "Ahao is now a doctor in the village. I used to misjudgment this child and thought he was a lazy person. Now it seems that he is studying hard. I am old and can't hold on for a few years. Maybe Ahao will take over my class and become the priest in the village in the future."
After pausing, Wu Xing's face with dense wrinkles showed a hint of mystery: "I don't know if you noticed the kind of thing Ahao and the others brought back the giant bear. The structure is very simple, two pieces of wood are placed together, and the front is cut into an upward circle. Such a heavy brutal bear was dragged back by the two children... Yonggang, if it were you, can you do it?"
The giant hunting captain fell into deep thought.
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In the wooden house, Tianhao repeatedly washed the pot of boiling meat with boiling water several times. After confirming that there was no oil or granules, he put in pieces of fat cut into small pieces. Under the heavy heat, he gradually turned into liquid oil gathered at the bottom of the pot and brown and yellow oil residue floating on it.
The oil residue he picked up was put in a wooden bowl and handed it to Tianshuang, who was full of greed faces beside him. She hugged her tightly like a baby, couldn't wait to reach out and grab it into the bowl. She immediately retracted her body like a needle prick, and hurriedly put her fingers close to her lips and blew them desperately.
"Don't use your hands, use chopsticks." Tianhao smiled and handed over a pair of chopsticks. They were actually two rough-cut branches.
Tian Kuang, who was huge, grinning while stirring the meat pieces in the wooden barrel. The bear meat he received was very crumbly. Apart from the sea water, there was only one dead leaves with a taste similar to pepper. That was something Tian Hao found in the host's memory. The owner of this body collected some in summer, but didn't know how to use it.
Tian Kuang didn't understand why his third brother asked him to wash his hands with hot water many times before he could do this job? If it were the past, he would have ignored the words of the third brother Tianhao and even sneered. But today he followed Tian Hao to the outside of the village and met the violently maned bear... Now, Tian Kuang felt as if he didn't know this younger brother. In addition to being surprised, he unconsciously felt a little awe.
Tianfeng's injuries need to be recuperated. He turned his head and watched Tianhao take the bucket of meat from Tiankuang's hand, pour it into a hot pot of hot oil, and stir-fry it quickly with a wooden spoon, and a strong fragrance suddenly emanated from the air.
Tianshuang ran to Tianfeng with a wooden bowl, carefully picked up a piece of oil residue with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, his face full of happiness: "Brother, try it, it's delicious."
Although there is no salt, the crispy oil residue tastes really good. It is fried just right and not greasy.
After stir-frying the meat pieces, Tianhao added water to the pot, closed the lid of the pot made of bark and straw, and added some firewood to the fire pit.
The so-called soup is to hand over the rest of the work to time and wait patiently.
He is not against cannibalism. He just tries not to eat people if conditions permit.
Looking at Tianhao who was sitting near him, Tianfeng's eyes were filled with a gratifying smile: "When my dad was alive, he said you were the smartest person in the family."
Tianhao tried his best to make his tone of speaking in line with the host's habits: "No matter what, you are my elder brother."
Tian Kuang washed away the oil from his hands with hot water, sat down, and looked at Tian Hao curiously and admirably: "Three, how did you think of hunting in that way?"
Tianhao smiled and raised his hand, and gently tapped his forehead: "Sometimes, the power of the mind will exceed the power of the body."
He didn't expect Tian Kuang to understand this sentence. He turned around and made a gesture to Tianshuang, who was holding the oil residue bowl and eating happily. The latter hurried to the corner of the house opposite and took out a pair of rusty scissors from the wooden box.
Tianhao took it, held it with his right hand, and slowly groped over his head with his left hand. With the constant "click" sound, he cut off his black hair that had been condensed into strands of dirt.
The northern barbarians do not have the ancient custom of "leaving hair". However, people who have been struggling for food and clothing for a long time will hardly think of things related to "beauty". They rarely build hair unless the hair grows to the point that has disturbed normal life.
After cutting off the long hair, washing her head with the hot water she had prepared in advance, looking at the sewage in the clay basin that was no different from the mud, Tianhao felt that he had come alive and had the motivation to breathe air again.
When her hair swept into the fire pit, it made a slight "crackling" sound. You can see several fat lice jumping out in a panic, but they were caught by Tianshuang, who was quick-witted. She instinctively put her hands to her mouth, wanting to eat the lice as snacks as before. But looking at the serious gaze of the third brother Tianhao, Tianshuang could only put her hands down and, with some reluctance, pressed the lice to death on the floor.
The third brother said: If you eat lice again in the future, you won’t give you meat.
Also, if I find myself secretly and continue to eat lice, I will eat you.
Picking up the scissors, Tianhao walked to the side of Tianfeng and said seriously, "Brother, your hair is long, I'll cut it for you."
Due to long-term bad living habits, there are too many parasites in the host body. In fact, it is not just Tianhao, but the whole family, including the entire Panshi Village, all of them.
Cleanliness and hygiene can first start with yourself to affect more people.
If it were the lazy Tianhao in the past, no one would listen to his words.
But now it is different. He is a doctor in this village.
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In the early morning, when Tianhao and Tiankuang walked out of the wooden house, the entire Panshi Village was still sleeping.
The village wall is very cleverly set up. It is based on the rock foundation and the method of inserting huge logs into the ground. The gravel mixed mud fills the gaps. Whether it is mud or limestone, the texture is very special. The mud mixed with them is extremely hard after drying, which is not much different from the concrete in the civilized era.
The observation tower is set inside the village gate, about fifteen meters away from the ground. The triangular tower structure is stable, and the top is a house surrounded by thick wooden boards. Under normal circumstances, two people will be arranged to take turns to be on duty in the tower. The firewood used for heating at night is supplied by the village, and the night watchers can get an extra portion of food.
The burly Tian Kuang dragged the slid to the watchtower, loosened the rattan rope dragged on his shoulders, and knocked on a slender wooden strip on the side of the tower base. This was a hollow tube, connected to the top of the tower, and could produce a special resonance effect. To a certain extent, it was actually the "doorbell" of this era.
A black head poked out from the window on the top of the tower. Tianhao recognized that it was Mu Tuo, the night-time person in the village. He rubbed his sleepy eyes and took several seconds to see clearly the person under the tower who was disturbing his sleep. The thoughts that originally wanted to get angry seemed to be pouring cold ice water on his head, and instantly faded. He quickly rubbed his face with his hands a few times, his mind became clearer, and his words were filled with kindness and smiles: "It's you! Why, where are you going early in the morning?"
Tian Kuang waved the sharp gun held in his right hand vigorously, and boasted loudly: "Let's go kill the bears, and you'll have meat to eat when you come back tonight."
"Kill the bear?"
"Go out hunting so early?"
Another night watchman, Ajie, also poked his upper body out of the window. His eyes were filled with surprise, envy, and admiration: "Akuan, the bear meat you got back yesterday was so delicious, thank you!"
The giant-like Tian Kuang reached out and pulled Tian Hao who was standing next to him, hugged his shoulder hard, raised his head, and burst out with smug laughing: "That's the credit of our third brother. If you want to thank him, you have to thank him."
Mu Tuo and Ajie were both stunned and didn't know how to answer for a moment. In their opinion, only a powerful warrior like Tian Kuang can deal with the violent maned bear.
As for Tianhao...
Chapter completed!