After eating, I lay back on the wooden bed, crossed my legs and hummed there.

Karl has been released, and the time for my departure is coming soon. This guy will definitely come to save me.

I didn't sleep well yesterday, so I decided to take another nap.

In the confusion, there were footsteps again. It was the guards who were dragging Xiaoman back. Xiaoman lowered his head and growled. He was holding a bloody chicken in his hands.

Also covered in blood.

I felt sick as I looked at it, "Although this monkey has no hair on its body, it still can't change its nature of consuming hair and drinking blood."

The guard pulled Xiaoman into the cell and opened the lock of the cell door. One guard pulled Xiaoman to the cell door, but Xiaoman held on to the chain and refused to enter the cell door. Another guard raised his leg.

Kicked, "You bastard, are you sick? Why didn't you listen to me today? You didn't do any somersaults, you didn't dig into the fire ring, you just know how to hold a chicken and eat it."

In the end, Xiaoman was driven into the cell by the guards, and the lock was locked again before the chain was untied. The guards cursed a few more times before walking away with a bang.

I already know that the guards took Xiaoman away in the morning to perform for Prince Hamid.

Xiaoman was holding the dead chicken and still gnawing there.

I lay on the wooden bed and looked at this inhuman ape, "Haha, buddy, is it really that delicious? It's a pity that there is no fire here. If there was a fire, I would help you roast that chicken.

You will know what delicious food is."

Xiaoman hugged the chicken and was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and started eating.

I saw that Xiaoman seemed to have tears in his eyes, but he still refused to stop. Did my words hurt his self-esteem?

Anyway, I had nothing to do, so I continued to chatter with Xiaoman.

"By the way, you must have eaten cooked food before you were caught. Australia has wildfires from time to time, and wildfires will burn some birds and beasts to death. But the meat is not considered cooked food at all. There is neither salt nor

The condiments were still half-cooked and tasted no different from raw meat. I once went to find a burnt deer in the woodland burned by wildfires. After a few bites, I couldn’t swallow it. My father was beaten because of this.

After a meal, he was not worried about me eating raw food, but he was worried that I would be burned to death in the wildfire, or that I would be caught and eaten alive by the indigenous people like the chicken in your hand."

"Haha, but how did he know that I have been in contact with the indigenous people a long time ago, not once, not twice, but countless times, I can't even remember them. These indigenous people don't eat raw food at all, and the delicacies they make are not so good.

It is no worse than any hotel or restaurant in Australia, only better. They will pluck the skins and feathers of the wild beasts and birds they hunt, then hollow out the internal organs, fill them with condiments and roast them. To be honest,

You said, I learned my barbecue skills from the aborigines. The meat they grilled was very delicious. Later, I followed their method to barbecue, but I just added more seasonings to make the meat taste better.

, my current barbecue skills have also intimidated people like Wood, Governor, and Hamid. Don’t you think it’s interesting?”

At this time, Xiaoman suddenly stopped talking, looked at me, his throat rolled, and he made a vague sound of "Gu Rui - Gu Rui -". I shook my head: "I don't understand what you said. Hey, what if

It would be great if you can speak English, and Chinese too. We can have a heart-to-heart talk, and I can also teach you some barbecue techniques so that you don’t have to eat birds anymore. My mother, Anne, is a doctor. She once told

I, there are many bacteria and viruses in the meat of birds and wild beasts and cannot be eaten raw. If eaten raw, people will get sick. The same goes for you. As a primate, it is better to eat less of this kind of raw meat, as it will affect

for your lifespan.”

"Just now, I ate the same chicken as you, but it was cooked chicken legs that Dolly sent over. It was very delicious. When I go out, I will make you some cooked food for you to try too. Hey

, It’s a pity that I didn’t study biology well when I was in school. At that time, the teacher taught us Darwin’s theory of evolution. If I see the biology teacher again, I have to ask him whether a giant ape like you that can walk upright has evolved into a human.

Opportunity."

Xiaoman hugged the chicken and stopped nibbling. He seemed to be listening to my teachings attentively. I was a little tired from lying on my stomach for a long time, so I simply turned over and lay on the bed, holding a piece of grass in my mouth and watching.

On the roof, continue to teach Xiaoman.

"However, even if you want to evolve into a human, it is quite difficult. I heard from the teacher that it is very difficult for apes to evolve into humans. First, they must be able to walk upright, and then they must get used to cooked food. The prerequisite is of course the mastery of artificial fire. Of course, it cannot

Just eat meat, but also eat grains and vegetables, as well as eggs and milk, so that the nutrition is balanced. The most important thing is to be able to make tools, farm tools, hunting tools, cooking utensils, and learn to write and communicate with similar people.

Exchange feelings and live like a human being. This process may take thousands or tens of thousands of years."

Xiaoman was a beast after all, and he gradually became impatient. He did not know what to do on the bed opposite, making the bed board creak.

"Xiaoman, you have to be a little patient, okay? When we humans are in class, we all have to straighten our backs, put our hands behind our backs, and listen carefully for 45 minutes. Otherwise, the teacher will scold us. Of course, we have to leave homework after class. Only if we finish it

You can only play when you have homework. Adults don’t have to study, but they have to work. Do you know what work is? It’s not easy to explain to you. It means that you have to work, and you have to work every day, just like you hunt wild animals every day.

Same, you have to go rain or shine. Only when you have a job, you have a salary. By the way, you don’t have the concept of salary. Salary is money, and money is a good thing. It can buy everything, including rice.

You can buy noodles, you can buy meat, and if you have money, you can buy a female monkey."

"Hey, actually sometimes I feel that being a human being is quite tiring, but that's just the lower class. Some people are different. People from the upper class are just like the kings of your tribe. They drink it every day.

Tea, reading the newspaper, chatting with the people below when I have nothing to do, I earn money, and I earn the most. Yes, the governor, mayor, and police chief are such people. They don't have to go hunting and farming.

And so on, we lower-class people do these jobs. Just like yesterday, Nemo and I brought cows and sheep for them to eat. Unfortunately, our brothers didn't even eat a bone. If Dolly hadn't given it to me

Delivering food, I'm still hungry now. So if one day you evolve into a human, you must be a superior person, that is, a person at the top. That way it won't be very hard. If you can only be a person at the bottom, I guess

It’s better not to evolve into a human being.”

"I also have to remind you that when you become a human being one day, you must also understand the principle of contentment and happiness. One of my neighbors is very good-looking. He saw others living in a villa, so he borrowed money from the bank to buy a house. He is beautiful.

Although they have lived in the house, it is a pity that they still have to pay back the bank money year after year. The family has to plan carefully, live frugally, and go out to work hard to make money. Let alone live like a grandson, I would say even you.

Worse than a monkey."

"But then again, people have to have their own dreams, and you monkeys also have to have monkey dreams. If you ask me, you should make becoming a human being your first goal. Although it is difficult to evolve into a human, dreams are not that big.

It's easy to achieve, just work hard, it all depends on the monkey! Even if you don't become a man, don't be discouraged. Didn't Zeng Zicheng also say that he doesn't care about harvest, but wants to work hard."

I thought about it, and I guess Xiaoman didn't understand such profound knowledge, so I taught him to explain it in simple terms, "Don't be discouraged without talking about these big principles. You can already walk upright. Although this is a small step, it is

This is a big step for you to transform from a monkey to a human. From now on, I will first teach you how to eat cooked food, collect fruits, and learn how to barbecue. I estimate that these three courses will be enough for you to learn for a lifetime. After you have a son, I will teach him artificial intelligence.

Make fire, make tools, and when you have grandchildren, I will teach your grandchildren how to speak human language, memorize ancient poems, pick up girls, etc. As long as you monkeys show the spirit of Foolish Old Man to Move Mountains, your children will have grandchildren, and your grandchildren will have children.

If you work hard on behalf of others, you will definitely succeed in becoming a human being. Do you understand?"

I searched my guts and explained the problem in a very simple way. I don’t know if Xiaoman can understand it. Here, a sentence came from the other side: "I am sick!"

My good intentions were treated like a donkey's liver and lungs, and I couldn't help but get angry. I jumped in front of the cell door, slapped the cell door and cursed: "You are the only one who is sick. Your whole family is sick!"

The vibration of the cell door caused a cloud of dust to fall from the roof, which landed on my head. I waved my hands to disperse the smoke, but I still choked and coughed a few times. Then I was stunned for a moment. Can Xiaoman speak? I was stunned.

Looking at it, "Hey, Xiaoman, are you talking?"

Xiaoman was speechless. I ran to the iron window and looked outside, but there was no one around.

I scratched my scalp and couldn't help but wonder, "Did I hear wrongly?"

But I immediately rejected my idea. I heard correctly. The other party said a sentence clearly. Although there were only two words, I could understand it.

I came to the cell door again and looked at the cell opposite, "Xiaoman, are you talking? If you can speak, it means you are a human, not an ape, let alone a beast. Let's chat. How did you get captured?

Incarcerated? How long have you been imprisoned?" I asked a series of questions, but there was still no sound from the other side.

Xiaoman still remained silent. I watched him holding the chicken and looking at me blankly, with no expression on his face.

I feel like my head is a little messed up. What is going on? Xiaoman can speak, which proves that he is not a beast, but no one here treats Xiaoman as a human being, including the little maid Dolly? Why did the Governor

Lock him up, feed him raw food every day, and raise him like a wild beast? Why has Xiaoman been ignoring me? Could it be that he is a savage and can't speak. He has only said a few words to me from yesterday to now.

One sentence is "Gu Rui" and the other sentence is that I was sick just now. Of course, these are curse words.

I slapped my thigh fiercely. The Gurui in Xiaoman's mouth was not referring to the Gurui tribe of Australia's indigenous people. Someone once counted that there are more than 200 indigenous tribes in Australia. Although they have lived in Australia for a long time, they have their own unique characteristics.

Our own languages ​​are different from each other, but many sign languages ​​are close or similar, so the indigenous people of different local tribes often communicate with each other through signs.

Nemo and I once visited the Bama tribe and met the elder Bama there. Because their tribe was relatively close to the east coast, they came into contact with modern society earlier. Old Bama could understand some English. Nimo and I

Mo once escaped danger and ran to the Bama tribe. Lao Maba enthusiastically provided help to us. As a reward, we gave Lao Bama a big kangaroo we hunted. The Bama people were very happy.

I slaughtered and skinned kangaroos and barbecued them. From then on, I often went to Lao Bama. If there were enough prey, I would leave half of the prey for them. Gradually, Lao Bama and I became good friends and we have been friends forever. Lao Bama

He told me about other surrounding tribes, including the Nuga tribe, the Pallava tribe, and the Gurui tribe among them. Thinking of the Gurui tribe, I suddenly realized that this little barbarian was not a beast at all, and he was also the beast described by the guards.

, but the Australian aborigines, yes, the Australian Gurui tribe.

I rushed to the cell door, shook it violently, and shouted: "Xiaoman, Xiaoman!"

Xiaoman just glanced at me and then lowered his head to eat the dead chicken. His eyes were dim and his expression was depressed.

I said to him: "Gu Rui, Gu Rui!"

Xiaoman's eyes lit up, he looked at me, and said "Gu Rui, Gu Rui" in his mouth.

I was overjoyed and made a sign to him. Fortunately, I had learned a lot of sign language from Lao Bama. I pointed to my heart, then put my hands on my face, with a smile on my face. This sign language meant to tell Xiaoman

, I am his friend and have no ill intentions towards him.

Xiaoman pointed at me and then outside, asking me: "Who are you and where do you come from?"

I thought about it and told him in sign language, "I was arrested by those people."

Xiaoman spread his hands and put his thumbs together. He was telling me, "He was also arrested. We are brothers in distress."

I asked him in sign language, "Can you speak? I just heard you speak."

Xiaoman shook his head, but I was very happy, because in the language of the indigenous people, shaking the head means "yes", and nodding means "no", which is exactly the opposite of ours. Xiaoman told me

, "He only knows a little bit, and he learned it from the people here."

I asked Xiaoman how he was captured, and Xiaoman told me, “Two years ago, the place where the Gurui people lived was occupied by a group of strangers. They wanted to dig rocks there. That’s where the Gurui people lived.

The homeland they have lived in for generations, the elder Gu Rui led his tribe to regain their homeland. Unfortunately, the opponent's weapons could emit flames and shoot bullets, and many tribesmen were killed. The Gu Rui tribe failed in the battle, and Lao Gu Rui
To be continued...