Ancient Eden Chapter 37:
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At the entrance of the cave, Mu Qing smelled a smell that seemed to be burnt. Then he woke up as if from a dream, screamed again, released his grip on Li Mang's neck and jumped from his body. He got down and ran in hastily barefoot.
The light in the outer cave is already very dim. Li Mang lit a torch made of resin and inserted it into the crack in the cave wall, and the inside was illuminated.
The barbecue was set up on the fire, and the side facing the fire was completely charred. The grilled fish leaves wrapped on the stone platform on the other side were also pulled apart. Only one was left inside, and the remaining three were missing.
Mu Qing heard a suspicious smacking sound in his ears, which seemed to come from behind the stone platform. He poked his head over and saw Xiao Hei holding the fish with his front paws and licking it with gusto. When he heard the sound, he raised his head and fought with Mu Qing. When they met, he immediately lay down on the leftover grilled fish to protect him, as if he was afraid that she would come and **** him.
When he first picked up Xiao Hei, Mu Qing considered that it was a cub of some kind of mammal, and was afraid that it would be used to feeding on its mother's milk, so she would chew everything before feeding it. Unexpectedly, unexpectedly, it smelled the aroma of grilled fish and came over to eat it.
The teeth in Xiao Hei's mouth have just sprouted sharp tips, so he doesn't eat very much. It's just that the three fish on the ground have been bitten by it one by one, and they look like they are covered in shiny saliva. Even if you take it back from its mouth now, you can't eat it.
Fortunately, the last one was left. Mu Qing comforted himself, and then looked at the barbecue which was equally miserable.
Li Mang squatted at her feet and looked at her crying face with a smile.
If a similar situation happens next time, no matter how much Li Mang charms her, she must remember to come back first, hide the food out of Xiao Hei's reach, and put out the fire. This is especially important.
Li Mang reached out for her knife, probably because he wanted to deal with the pieces of roasted meat. But she avoided it. She wanted to put the delicious meat into his mouth by herself, and then wait for him to admire it.
Although the side of the barbecue facing the fire is too black to eat, the side facing up is roasted by the residual fire for a long time and is shiny and golden. It looks not only edible, but also very tempting.
She used a knife to remove all the charred parts of the meat, saving it for tomorrow, and cut it into pieces on the stone tablet that she planned to eat now and put in the salt for cooking today. Considering that the fish tastes better if eaten while it's hot, I turned up the heat again, brought the remaining grilled fish closer to it, roasted it a little, and cut it into small pieces. Then he picked out a piece of tender fish with a pair of chopsticks, picked it up, and carefully brought it to Limang's mouth.
The chopsticks were cut from small branches that she found during the day. Two pairs. She plans to consciously cultivate Li Mang's habit of using chopsticks to pick up food from now on, instead of picking up food directly with her hands and then smearing the oil on her body casually.
Li Mang seemed to be attracted by her deft movements of holding the two thin wooden sticks in her hands. He just stared at her hands without opening his mouth.
Mu Qing touched the fish meat to his lips, he opened his mouth and took it in.
He chewed a few times, and Mu Qing looked at him with wide eyes.
He swallowed. But there didn't seem to be any special reaction. Just like eating normally.
Mu Qing was a little unbelievable, almost thinking that he had forgotten to apply salt. I couldn't help but take a piece and put it in my mouth.
Perhaps because it grew up in a stream without any pollution and with plenty of natural bait, the fish meat is extremely tender and tender, and has a hint of burnt aroma. Especially when she tasted the fresh and salty taste on her tongue, she couldn't bear to swallow it after savoring it.
How could he swallow it without taking it seriously?
She thought of Zhu Bajie and ginseng fruit...
She didn't give up, so she picked up a piece of fat rabbit meat and brought it to him. While asking him to open his mouth, she looked at him and whispered almost pitifully: "It tastes different. It tastes different." ?"
Li Mang responded to her by sticking out his tongue and licking his lips, and smacked his lips a few times. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something, and took the tip of her chopsticks into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and then his eyes It lit up.
Mu Qing finally breathed a sigh of relief.
His belated mouth must have finally tasted the special taste of salted meat, right?
She raised her head almost proudly, waiting to receive his joy and admiration for herself.
But no, instead of praising her, Li Mang stretched out his hand to grab the meat on the stone slab, picked it up and threw it into his mouth. He kept chewing and swallowing, his cheeks were stuffed and bulging, and he couldn't help but moan at her. nod.
For the first time, he grabbed food from her, and he grabbed it with his hands!
Mu Qing tapped the back of his hand with his chopsticks, trying to stop him, but he ignored it and started moving his hands instead.
She had to give up the idea of reforming him for the time being. Seeing that a large piece of meat suddenly disappeared from the stone slices, her greed was also hooked out, and her mouth overflowed with saliva after two months of indifference.
You have to grab something to make it delicious.
For the first time, the two of them kept stuffing things into their mouths like children, for fear that they would not be able to eat if it was too late.
The last piece of meat was left, but her chopsticks were no match for Li Mang's hand, so he snatched it away.
She uttered an ouch and opened her mouth to him reluctantly.
Li Mang stopped immediately and obediently put the meat on his hand into her mouth.
Mu Qingmei pursed her lips and chewed a few times with a smile on her face. But she was stunned.
He actually stretched his head over and kissed her on her oily lips, his tongue brushing across her teeth. Then he sat up straight and looked at her with a proud smile.
His expression was nowhere near as calm as usual, and he clearly looked like a naughty child.
Mu Qing's face suddenly turned red.
She had refused to kiss him before. Because he didn't want to brush his teeth with that stick every day like she did. Even if she forced him to do it, it seemed like it was just perfunctory. So every time he wanted to kiss her lips, she always wouldn't let him.
I guess he was worried about this, so he attacked her just now when she wasn't prepared.
But she was not angry. On the contrary, she felt a little sweet in her heart.
Hmm. Next time, maybe you can consider giving him a kiss in exchange for making him consciously develop a good habit of brushing his teeth every day?
There are a few pieces of fish left. Li Mang stopped fighting with her and pushed him in front of her.
They still had a few pieces of meat left on the side. But that's set aside for tomorrow. Now if Tu Pain had eaten all the food, if he was not lucky enough and couldn't hunt anything tomorrow, she would starve with him.
He can eat one meal for three days, or he can go three days without eating.
But she is different. He hoped that if she followed him, she would have enough to eat every day. What's more, this was the first time he tasted delicious food.
He likes to see her satisfied, whether it was at the pool before or now.
He told her that he was full and could no longer eat the remaining fish.
After hearing this, Mu Qing put a small piece into his mouth with a smile, then took another larger piece and put it in his mouth. One piece for you and one piece for him. Until all the fish meat on the stone plate was eaten up. Then share the fruit.
She was very satisfied after eating the salty meat and some juicy and plump fruits.
Xiao Hei, who had been hiding behind the stone platform and nibbling his trophy, now came to Mu Qing's side and stuck out his tongue to lick the fruit juice dripping from her fingers.
It must have been thirsty after eating too much salted fish, so Mu Qing simply threw it a big fruit and let it bite and play with it.
The light from the torch gradually dimmed. Li Mang stood up.
He can't rest yet. The trench has not been dug yet. The digging had to be completed today before he could go out hunting early tomorrow to prepare for the start of her first long winter with him. They don't have much time left.
Mu Qing has always been by his side. She wanted to do something to help him, but he wouldn't let her. She had no choice but to sit on the edge and hum a song to him in a low voice.
At the zenith of the moon, the wide and deep trench was finally dug. When he inserts short spear poles with sharp tips at the bottom tomorrow morning, and then puts camouflage on top, even if something gets in here by mistake, there is no need to worry about it climbing up and hurting Mu Qing.
That night they both hugged each other and fell into a deep sleep.
Early the next morning, Li Mang set up a trap and went out hunting, carrying a bow, arrow, sharp spear and a few pieces of barbecue she put in the pouch on his waist.
Mu Qing and Xiao Hei sent him to the trap entrance. She stuffed the knife into the leather pouch on his waist, watched him step on the horizontal trap and climb up the ladder to get out, then put the ladder away and hid it, and then the tall figure disappeared around the corner of the mountain wall.
Such a small knife may not be of much help to him in hunting, but it is sharper. She just hoped she could help him a little while he was out hunting alone instead of having a companion to look after him like before.
When she pretended to be calm and told him not to go too far and come back early, he saw a hint of worry hidden in her eyes. But he didn't say anything, he just rubbed her hair hard again, smiled at her and nodded.
Limang was born to belong to this jungle. He is a brave hunter and warrior in this forest, and he is naturally the darling of the jungle.
She said this to herself.
Mu Qing exhaled the turbid air in his mouth and chest and started his busy day.
The first thing she did was to go to the waterhole yesterday and throw the monkeys at them because they were not interested. She picked up all the fruits and filled a big bag full of leaves. Although some of them have been broken, it does not affect the results after they have been washed and dried. There may be abundant fruits outside the valley, but she dare not go out rashly. She could only find food by storing this amount.
The monkeys did not leave after a night, and they seemed to be old residents here. When Mu Qing bent down to pick it up, he startled the monkeys on the dense branches. They all poked their heads out and grinned at her. They didn't look very friendly. She probably didn't welcome her uninvited neighbor who disturbed their peaceful life. But Mu Qing, on the contrary, was very happy that she would have such a group of neighbors in the future. At least Limang would feel less lonely when she heard their calls from time to time, even if they were angry or threatening calls.
Probably because of the autumn harvest season, this group of monkeys are very picky. Many fruits fell on the ground under the branches where they were perched. Some of them had rotten or insect bite marks, but most of them looked like gnawing marks. It was probably from the monkeys. Throw it away if it doesn't taste good. She originally wanted to pick them up, wash them and dry them, but she was also a little worried about whether the ancient monkeys had bitten the fruits and might have brought some strange germs to them. So although she felt regretful, she finally gave up the idea and just went to the edge of the low-rise Pick some fruit from some branches that she can get.
At noon, she ate a few fruits, sat down and repaired yesterday's net again, smoothed out the knots at the end, widened the net body, and then laid it again at yesterday's stream, etc. The plump fish throw themselves into the trap. This kind of net woven with fresh rattan will probably be scrapped after only a few uses, but until you can't find suitable materials, this is a good choice. The worst case scenario is that if one is broken, another one will be made up. When setting up the net in the water, she remembered that Li Mang asked her how to catch the fish last night, and she showed him her net. He showed that surprised and complimentary expression at that time, and couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.
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