Ancient Eden Chapter 45:

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Li Mang had blood scabs on his feet due to frostbite. Mu Qing did not allow him to walk on the ground, so she took care of him instead. Perhaps because he was young and strong, he recovered quickly. The blood scab fell off within a few days. Fortunately, there were no sequelae, except for patches of black marks on his feet. He may feel ugly himself, but when Mu Qing carefully inspected the recovery of his feet, he was a little secretive. But from Mu Qing's point of view, it was his hero's medal, and there was nothing more beautiful than the black marks.

For nature, this snow collapse was so small that it was almost negligible, but it brought a lot of trouble to Mu Qing and Li Mang. The ice and snow pouring down from the top of the cliff buried almost half of the football field in the valley. The ice and snow piled up near the entrance of the mountain wall to at least two stories high. When Mu Qing went out and saw this scene for the first time, she could hardly imagine how Li Mang dug a passage by himself and pulled her back from the edge of death.

After Li Mang's foot injury healed, the two of them started busy scraping out the remaining snow in the cave and repairing the collapsed door. Naturally, the cave next to where food and firewood was stored was not spared, and was filled to the brim with snow. A few days ago, when Li Mang was recovering from his injuries, Mu Qing once pulled out some food and firewood from the snowdrift. She was fortunate that part of the firewood had been covered with extra leather to prevent it from getting wet. Although it is somewhat damp now, it can basically still be burned. In addition, the kiln they built against the cliff collapsed, the fire wall was washed away, and even some dishes and containers placed in the outer cave were crushed.

The ground is frozen, and now they can no longer dig soil to burn the kiln. Everything can only start again when spring warms up.

Mu Qing’s memories of the rest of this winter are that in front of the fire, Li Mang held her in his arms all night long, and the two of them were wrapped in layers of fur to keep each other warm. When she fell asleep peacefully, Li Mang kept vigil from time to time in the first few days, fearing that aftershocks would happen again.

The earthquake never happened again, and then one day, when the bright sun shone on the thick ice above their doorway, the first drop of water slowly melted from the end of the icicle, and dripped down straight and lightly.

The water dripped more and more, and when she heard the sound, Mu Qing came out, caught it with both hands, and licked it close to her lips. It was very cold, but she felt a little sweet.

Spring is finally here.

Mu Qing has a feeling that the climate here is not as uniform throughout the seasons as she was used to. Spring and autumn here seem to be just a short transition, while winter and summer are extremely extreme. Once it started to warm up, almost like in just a few days, the ice and snow began to melt a lot, and the sun shone on her body, and she could feel a slight warmth.

She likes the warmth and sunshine very much. After a long and almost headless time of ice and snow.

When the last trace of snow in the valley melted away, the waterfalls and streams slowly resumed their flow, and the water gradually became longer. After a winter covered with ice and snow, the land seemed to suddenly wake up, and all kinds of things grew crazily outward. Green leafy plants. As if overnight, the originally white world turned into a sea of ​​green. Crocodile grass, eryngium flowers, pink balls, wild strawberry trees, rock roses and various heather plants... these are all named by Mu Qing, and they spread crazily everywhere in the valley. She squatted quietly in the bushes waiting for dung beetles to pass by, lizards big and small, various birds dressed in floral clothes and singing songs, and slender-waisted wild bees. One day she even accidentally kicked a round rabbit that was not running fast enough while walking. Unfortunately, before she could pick it up, Xiao Hei suddenly jumped up and took a bite, then took it to an unknown place and enjoyed it.

Xiao Hei has now grown up to her thighs, which is a bit bigger than the big dogs she has ever seen. The few white spots on the back of its neck have now grown into triangular upright bone horns, and its color has also changed to light brown. With the oily and shiny black hair all over its body, it looks as majestic as the feet of the gods and Buddhas in the New Year paintings. mythical beast. All the enthusiasm and energy that it had suppressed during this long and cold winter seemed to suddenly burst out. It was running outside almost like crazy, constantly catching small prey in its mouth and throwing them back in front of her, and then showing off as if They circled around her, expecting her reward.

But now Mu Qing no longer dares to hold it and groom it as before, for fear that close contact with Xiao Hei will affect the fetus in her belly.

The scene in the sealed cave still left a psychological shadow on her. Although the post-hypoxia time is estimated to not be very long, otherwise she would not be able to wake up, but there is still some concern that it will cause fatal harm to the fetus. It wasn't until she found that her belly was slightly bulging that she felt a little relieved.

The child who was conceived with Limang blood flowing in her belly will definitely be an extremely tenacious life, just like his father. she said to herself.

Spring is here, and Limang suddenly becomes busy. Apart from hunting, he spent the rest of his time working in the valley. In addition to rebuilding the kiln to burn the pottery that was damaged in the winter, the land was plowed and cultivated. Because he heard Mu Qing say that he wanted to plant millet and potato roots. Within a few days, a large area of ​​land had been plowed out and carefully cultivated, at least three or four acres. Mu Qing estimated that if he talked any more, he might not be able to take care of him in the future. Moreover, he realized that there weren't that many good things to grow, so he stopped.

When she left the settlement, she took out a bag of millet and has carefully kept it until now, just to use it as seeds.

Compared with rice, millet is slightly smaller. Their plants are taller than the modern rice and wheat she has seen, and they also spread out in the shape of ears after fruiting. She asked Limang how to sow seeds here. But Li Mang actually scratched his head and said he didn't know. She burst into laughter. Perhaps due to limitations in tools or production, in their minds, planting may still be considered dispensable, and they may also think that this is a matter for women, and that it is men's job to hunt enough meat and bring it back. But from now on, she wants him to slowly know that once planting reaches a certain level, it can gradually replace hunting and become their more stable source of food. This way he doesn't have to go out hunting every day to satisfy his hunger, and can have more time to do other things.

Mu Qing’s hometown is in the southern countryside. Although I never worked in the fields when I was a child, I still have some impressions of some farm work. She thought carefully and soaked the millet in warm water for a day and night. On the next day, she took the soaked seeds and Limang to the edge of the field and started sowing.

Li Mang squatted down to sow seeds, and she followed him. After he dug a shallow hole and buried a few seeds in it, she used tools to rake back the soil to cover the seeds. Sow holes approximately every palm-width apart. In this way, when all the seeds are sown, there will be less than one acre of land.

Mu Qing couldn't help but regret why he didn't hide more millet and bring it out. But soon she began to focus on her potato roots.

They stored a lot of potato roots before winter last year, and there are still some left. Before spring, Mu Qing picked out a bunch of plump ones, sprayed some water and piled them next to the corner where they burned the fire. They covered them with branches and leaves, which had already sprouted buds. Cut off the bud pieces and stack them with the soaked grass. Now the purple bud heads have grown to less than half the length of a knuckle, and some white fibrous roots are pulled out from below. She figured it was almost done. After it rained that day, she and Li Mang planted the buds in Longdi again. In the remaining land, she and Li Mang went outside to look for various edible wild vegetables. They dug up the entire field with the roots and soil, wrapped it in animal skins, and transplanted it. She even picked up a large piece of rotten wood because it was covered with mushrooms. Of course, the premise is that Limang has verified that these mushrooms are completely edible.

At that time, Mu Qing estimated that after April, her large area of ​​reclaimed land would already be filled with all kinds of things. Except for the slices of millet and potato roots that were planted early and are neatly green, the rest can only be described as a mess. And some were growing well, but the transplant failed and they died. But she didn't care much. After all, this is the first time. In addition to eating these wild vegetables, most of them are just to gain experience for transplanting. After this year, she will know which varieties have high yields and are suitable for transplanting, and she will selectively sow or continue transplanting next spring.

Li Mangxian went hunting and no longer killed all his prey like before. Mu Qing mentioned that he would catch some smaller birds alive. Because she said she wanted to keep them.

He was a little puzzled by her idea at first. But after hearing her enumerate the benefits of raising small animals one by one, such as she can kill them at any time when she wants to eat meat without having to go hunting, and they can also eat pheasants and lay eggs, or let the eggs regenerate chickens, they will understand in the future. There were more and more chickens and so on, and he immediately thought she was making a good point. Although raising them was a bit troublesome, it was very attractive to him so that he could spend more time here with her and the growing child in her belly. So now Mu Qing already owns five female pheasants, two male pheasants with bright feathers, several rabbits, and a few wild birds that she can't name that are bigger than pheasants. She clipped the feathers off their wingtips one by one so they couldn't fly away. Together with Li Mang, they built a high fence on a lush grassland near the cliff to enclose them. There are many insects and ants in the grass, and they can feed themselves.

In addition to keeping these mountain birds in check, the fence also has another function: to keep out the little black ones. Mu Qing still remembers that in the beginning, she only tied one foot of the mountain birds with a rope. Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, Xiao Hei pounced on them and bit them all to death, then shook his head and held them in front of her to claim credit. Having learned this lesson from the previous time, she now had to guard against some black men. Hao Xiaohei is also a clever man who can watch and wink. Since the last incident, he has understood a truth: he can bite things outside, but he must not touch them at home, otherwise the hostess will be angry. So now that it was separated from us by a fence, it would tremble with fear when it came near, and the pheasants and wild birds soon lost interest.

Not long after, another member was added to Mu Qing’s breeding list. One day, Li Mang caught a coiled animal with two horns, which looked very much like a sheep or wild sheep. At that time, its rear hip had been injured by a sharp spear and was dripping with blood. Mu Qing discovered that it was a ewe, and its abdomen was bulging, making it look like it was pregnant. This made her very happy. He asked Li Mang to get some herbs and apply them on the wound to stop the bleeding. He also locked the ewe in a small cave and raised it. He fed it with tender green grass every day and looked forward to the birth of the lamb.

Then by chance one day, Mu Qing discovered that her monkey neighbors had also moved back at some point. The little monkey bitten by Xiao Hei last year has grown up, but because it is missing a large tuft of hair on its buttocks, she still recognizes it at a glance.

The return of the monkeys delighted her for several days.

Mu Qing felt that the valley was gradually becoming lively.

In early summer, Mu Qing was five months pregnant.

Her skin was tanned to a light honey color by the sun, her belly was swollen, she was wearing a sunhat she had woven with rattan herself, a suspender skirt cut out of thin animal skin, and sandals on her feet.

Except for the discomfort in the first few months, pregnancy did not make her weak. On the contrary, she felt that she was much stronger now. And she also likes that her skin color matches Limang's.

Li Mang felt sorry for her bulging belly and refused to let her work. He did almost all the work himself. But when he was not around, she would go fishing in the stream, weed and water the fields, or milk the ewes. She hoped this would make it easier for her to have a baby.

The ewe gave birth to two lambs a few days ago, and the milk was abundant. In addition to nursing the lambs, she would also squeeze some out every day and cook it for herself to drink. Of course, the wild, untamed ewe would not obediently let her squeeze. But she has a solution. As long as Xiao Hei was pulled over and stood staring at him eagerly, the ewe would immediately sit still and let her toss her around.

Xiao Hei is really useful.

That night, after a day's work, Mu Qing lay in Limang's arms and slowly described the structure of the house to him.

In fact, she had already had the idea of ​​building a house. The two earthquakes last winter left her with lingering fears. She was afraid that such a thing would happen again at some unknown time. Living in a cave really made her uneasy. Moreover, when spring came, the underground moisture was very heavy, making living in it not very comfortable. But the two of them had been busy like spinning tops before, so they were delayed. Now that life is gradually getting back on track, Limang has more free time. She felt it was time to consider this issue.

Her ideal house is like a Dai bamboo house. She has done such a guided tour, so now she can still picture the structure of the bamboo house in her mind even if she closes her eyes. The square bamboo building, which is raised above the ground, is warm in winter and cool in summer, and is moisture-proof and shock-absorbing. She used to think it was good.

In fact, the reason why she came up with the idea of ​​building a bamboo building was because one day after spring, Limang dug some bamboo shoots and brought them back. After asking, she found out that there was a bamboo forest here, so she came up with the idea of ​​building a brick building at that time. and bamboo hybrid structure bamboo building. She knows that there may be many difficulties under the current conditions, but as long as she finds a way, she will definitely be able to overcome them. So I couldn't help but bring it up to him tonight.