012. The Story of the Chicken and the Egg (Part 1)
In fact, for Ruoshan, today is also an opportunity to discover that the tiger baby has already entered the first stage, otherwise the child would not be able to recognize the monkey. But Ruoshan missed it, and he did not realize this, because the person was Panhu pointed out
Ruoshan and other tribesmen took it for granted that Huwa was the most familiar with Panhu and understood what Panhu meant, so they helped Panhu speak out.
The monkey who did the bad thing was caught, but Gu Xin hadn't left yet. He said to Ruoshan: "I have another request today. We want to exchange three muntjacs for a live rooster. Last night I had
As I said, I have brought all the muntjacs today, I hope you can agree."
Three muntjacs were exchanged for one rooster. If only meat was counted, the people of Lucun could make a lot of money. But of course Gu Xin had other purposes. The reason why he gathered the elite tribesmen and built a bridge on the cliff was not just for the purpose of building a bridge over the cliff.
He came over in person to apologize in order to bring the living creature back safely.
The origin of the matter must be traced back to what Huwa and Panhu did more than a year ago. The chicken that Panhu chased over the cliff later found its way to the vicinity of Huahai Village and was obtained by the people of Huahai Village.
Huahai Village and Lu Village have intermarriages and usually have the most interactions. They have long heard about the people in Lu Village raising chickens and laying eggs, and they are very envious.
The hen was raised like a treasure by Huahai Village. The henhouse it lived in was more comfortable than the houses of ordinary people. It could lay an egg almost every two days, and it had been like this for more than a year. But the hen
Although eggs are laid, chicks cannot hatch. Over the past year or so, people in Huahai Village have also inquired and found out that a rooster is needed for breeding.
If they get a live rooster and bring it back for breeding, they can hatch chicks, and then Huahai Village will have more chickens. If they keep raising them like this, they won't have to exchange swan eggs and Lucun eggs for eggs in the future.
Moreover, swans lay eggs seasonally and cannot be picked up most of the year, but chickens and eggs can always be found from now on.
Gu Xin had a beautiful thought, and Ruoshan smiled and replied: "I also said last night, don't ask me about this matter first, but ask another person."
Gu Xin said in confusion: "I don't understand what Master Shan means. Who else to ask if not you? Is it Granny Shui?" Ruoshan has been the patriarch of Lu Village for many years, and Ruoshui is almost as mysterious as him. Even if he is
Gu Xin, the patriarch of Huahai Village, would also call them Shanye and Granny Shui.
But Granny Shui shook her head, pointed at the tiger child and said, "Instead of asking me, you should ask the child. As long as he agrees, there will be no problem."
Gu Xin was stunned. He didn't expect that Master Shan and Granny Shui would decide to ask him to ask a child who looked only five or six years old. Could it be that the people of Lu Village were still dissatisfied with Huahai Village because of the monkey's behavior, so
Did you reject him in such a way? When the monkey yelled a lie yesterday, the first person he heard was the tiger boy, and it was also the tiger boy who identified the monkey in public today.
Gu Xin thought of another possibility. Master Shan and Grandma Shui were not willing to let Huahai Village breed chickens so that they could always keep such good things as eggs as their own. But today he brought his tribe here to sincerely apologize.
Grandma Shui and I didn't want to be too stingy by refusing in public, so they let a child speak. Children at such a young age often start to have the idea of possessing things, and they will definitely not agree easily.
But seeing that no one from the Lu clan expressed any objections, and apparently all acquiesced to the decision, Gu Xin had no choice but to walk over and squat down, and said to Huwa pleasantly: "Good boy, we will exchange three muntjacs for a rooster in your village."
, okay?" Seeing that Huwa didn't say anything, he added, "Do you like eating swan eggs? If you agree, Huahai Village will often give you swan eggs to eat. Not only swan eggs, but also swans.
Meat!"
When he said these words, Gu Xin felt his face was a little hot. He was raping an ignorant child, but in his heart he hoped that Huwa was still ignorant and hoped that the child only saw three muntjacs.
It has much more meat than a rooster, but it is unclear what the people of Huahai Village really plan to do.
Huwa turned around with a smile and asked the dog beside him: "Panhu, do you like to eat swan meat?"
Panhu was a greedy dog. When he heard this, he stuck out his tongue and nodded vigorously. Huwa asked Gu Xin childishly again: "Does your village also want to hatch chicks?"
Gu Xin's little thought was actually exposed by a child, and his face couldn't help but blush on the spot. He could only nodded and replied: "Yes, we have a hen in Huahai Village but no rooster, and we want to breed it to lay eggs."
Chicken, are you willing to help?"
It cannot be said that Huwa is smart or straightforward, because he knows what the rooster is used for. Young roosters can be killed for meat, and when they are raised, they can crow, often attracting birds of prey that fly by, and their most important use to the tribe is
It means mating with a hen so that the hen can lay eggs that can hatch into chicks. Now that he knows about it, he can think of it.
Everyone is waiting to hear Huwa's answer? It's hard for Gu Xin to understand why Shan Ye and Granny Shui did this, but in the eyes of Lucun people, the reason is very simple. Because the earliest nest of chicks in Lucun is
They were brought back from the chicken shed in the Qingshui Clan's Walled City. They originally belonged to the Qingshui Clan.
Although chickens are living creatures, they are also a tool for producing eggs and chicken. Among primitive tribes, production materials like this are basically public and belong to all tribesmen. However, not all the Qingshui tribe members have been extinct, at least according to Lu
As far as the clan members know, there is still a tiger baby left behind. Now in their minds, the tiger baby is completely a member of the Lu Village, so these chickens also belong to the Lu clan. But when dealing with such a problem, they naturally have to ask
Huwa's opinion.
In fact, even if there is no such reason, as long as Master Shan and Granny Shui make the decision together, the Lu tribe will not raise any doubts. Huwa said with an innocent smile: "Okay, then I will give you a rooster.
You choose it yourself.”
Everyone in Huahai Village smiled, and some were still cheering quietly. Of course Gu Xin was extremely happy, and kept expressing his gratitude to Huwa, Ruoshan and others. He ordered his tribesmen to take the three muntjacs they had hunted on the spot.
He carried it over, and then wanted to pick the rooster. Ruoshan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, you are guests from the other side of the mountain and you have brought so many things. Let's finish the meal together before leaving. Since the tiger baby
I have already agreed that I, the clan leader, will give you another hen on behalf of Lu Village."
This was an unexpected surprise. The people from Huahai Village were able to bring back two chickens, one male and one hen, and get a meal for free, and the meal was extraordinarily rich. The people from Lucun Village peeled and skinned the wild boar and chickens sent by the people from Huahai Village on the spot.
A roe deer cuts and cooks meat in the open ground. This much meat is eaten in one meal, and other miscellaneous grains such as sweet potatoes, arrowroot powder, elm pod powder, and acorn powder are also added.
Gu Xin brought more than 60 strong men, and together with all the people in Lu Village, there were more than 500 people in total, which was certainly enough to eat. Huahai Village was not as wealthy as Lu Village, and few people in the tribe were like this.
How happy they are to have the opportunity to eat meat happily and enjoy such a rich variety of delicious cereals!
They made no secret of their gratitude and praise to Huwa, Shanye and others. They felt that this child and the Lucun patriarch were simply the best people in the world! As for the monkey who did something wrong and deceived the Lucun people, that was of course even more hateful.
They felt ashamed when they thought about it. Some people couldn't help but comment that if a good boy like Huwa could grow up healthily, he should become the next clan leader of Lu Village in the future, and the people of Huahai Village would definitely respect him.
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The situation in Huahai Village and Lu Village is different. They don't have a figure like Shan Ye who has always been the clan leader. Gu Xin has been the clan leader for less than ten years, so everyone has different ideas. They will think about the issue of the next clan leader.
Everyone was eating and drinking happily, with the exception of the monkey. He was tied to a big rock far away, smelling the smell of meat and basking in the sun. Just now, many children ran up to him and spit. The little girl Luluo always likes good things.
She ate very quickly. She was the first to finish the portion of food given to her. Then she burped a few times and rubbed her belly while walking around the open space. As she walked, she came to the monkey and stared at it with wide eyes.
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The little girl's gaze had a sense of judgment. Monkey did not dare to touch her gaze. He closed his eyes and lowered his head. Suddenly, he heard Lu Luo asking: "Is your name Monkey? You don't even look like it!"
Your mother must have wanted you to be flexible, but she didn't expect you to do such a bad thing, right? Tell me, why did you do that yesterday?"
Li Qingshui, who was on the tree hill in the distance, was also looking at what was happening in the village. At this moment, he couldn't help but smile secretly. This little girl had loved to inquire about all kinds of things since she was a child, and the look and tone when she spoke at this moment made her laugh.
Li Qingshui recalled that many years ago, when he was Li Zheng in charge of litigation and punishment in Pakistan, he often interrogated people in this way.
The monkey replied weakly: "The day before yesterday, Chief Gu Xin discussed with the tribesmen that they wanted to exchange swan eggs and wild boars with the people of Lucun. I heard about it and wanted to eat eggs very much. I also wanted to have water cloth to make clothes. Later I
I went for a walk by the Flower Seaside and luckily picked up five swan eggs. I quietly collected them without giving them to the village, so I wanted to exchange them privately without telling anyone."
Green Radish: "So you have five swan eggs, so why don't you exchange them for ten eggs?"
The monkey explained: "I originally thought so, but when I got to the edge of the cliff, I found that there was fog in the mountains and the people on the other side couldn't see who I was, so I had other thoughts."
Luluo nodded and said, "Oh, so that's it!" It looked like she understood, but no one knew what she really understood.
At this time, the monkey said again: "I have told you everything, can you also tell me one thing?"
Luluo stared at him and said, "What do you want to know?"
Monkey: "Huahai Village wants to bring back a rooster in order to mate with hens and lay eggs to hatch chicks. Why do Master Shan and Granny Shui let the child Huwa decide whether to agree or not?"
When Li Qingshui heard this from afar, his heart tightened secretly, hoping that Luluo wouldn't tell the "truth", but unfortunately he couldn't stop him.