Chapter 17: The Surprise Brother
The elder brother led eight men and twelve women of the tribe to walk in the snow, and the cold made them all shrink down.
The second senior brother who likes to drool on the belly has a small ice cube hanging on his beard.
The arduous trek in the snow, the cold and hunger, and the long distance walking had already drained their strength and calories.
The atmosphere in the ranks was low.
All the strong laborers of the tribe were dispatched, and they worked in the cold and snow for a whole day, and all they got were two scrawny pheasants......
In such a situation, it would be strange if their emotions could be high.
The elder brother in the lead looked very dull and worried, he was the leader of this tribe, and he had to worry about a series of things.
Without food, there was a lot of pressure on him.
It seems that the food supply will continue to be reduced, except for the few people who were initially curtailed, the children of the tribe and the women who are too weak to be able to move in the snow for long periods of time.
Only in this way can the small amount of food be eaten by the able-bodied, and only in this way can enough strength be preserved to find food for the tribe and keep the tribe alive.
This method is not intended to be implemented by the senior brother, if it is possible, he wants everyone in the tribe to have enough to eat, but it is just a reality......
The familiar cave is right in front of you, with a warm fire, warm hay and fur, and its own people.
However, the elder brother seemed a little hesitant, he did not want to bring back to the tribe the sad news that there was no prey......
The blocked door suddenly opened, and out of it poured out a group of children and the women who had been left behind.
They cheered and ran towards the elder brother and the others who had returned from hunting.
When the senior brother saw this scene, his mood became more and more depressed.
From the current scene, he could guess that the clansmen left in the cave must have been hiding at the entrance of the cave, looking through the gaps left, looking forward to the return of hunting and bringing back enough food to make the people in the tribe no longer starve.
It's just that......
It's just that I only brought back two skinny pheasants......
He looked at the crowd cheering towards them, and the senior brother suddenly had a thought of wanting to run away.
"Chief!"
"Chief!"
The children of the tribe ran to him, greeted the elder brother, and ran towards their father and mother in the group.
The elder brother was a little strange, because the children who came and the women who stayed in the cave with them were not as disappointed as he imagined when they saw that the team had not brought back any prey.
When he saw Wu standing at the entrance of the cave and looking here, the senior brother's heart warmed, needless to say, this must be Wu worried that he and others would feel uncomfortable, so he explained in advance.
Thinking like this, he ignored the woman who wanted to stop talking, quickened his steps to the entrance of the cave, bent down to the witch who was smiling at him peacefully, and called out respectfully: "Wu." ”
The voice was a little low, full of guilt, shame and warmth.
Wu smiled and reached out to touch his head, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Go back, warm"
The corners of the elder brother's eyes were a little moist, nodded vigorously, lowered his head slightly, and entered the cave.
Wu stood at the entrance of the cave, touched the heads of each of the people who came back, and said, "Go back, warm." ”
It was an encouragement for them to brave the cold to go out hunting for the tribe.
Han Cheng stood aside and watched, nodding secretly for Wu's wisdom, after he did this, the atmosphere of the entire hunting team had improved greatly, and everyone became more and more united.
"Fish?!"
"Lots of fish?!"
Hearing the disbelief of the elder brother coming from the cave, everyone who knew the inside story, including Wu and many children, laughed happily.
Among them, the happiest laugh is the lame leg, who laughed out of his tears.
Hearing the exclamation of the senior brother, and seeing the expressions of the people who stayed in the cave, the rest of the people who did not enter the cave couldn't help but wonder, what happened in the tribe on the day when they and the others went out to hunt? How can there be fish?
Looking at the hundred and ten fish piled up in the cave, everyone who had returned from hunting outside fell into a state of stupor.
They couldn't figure out why there were so many fish in the tribe all of a sudden when there were no fish now.
Of course, not everyone was shocked, such as the second senior brother, after the initial moment of shock, this guy's saliva immediately flowed out......
"Wu, this ...... This ......"
The senior brother didn't know what to say for a while, so he asked Wu about things.
Wu's face was full of smiles, he pointed to Han Cheng, who was standing on the side, and then pointed to the lameness that seemed a little restrained at this moment, and began to speak......
The flames in the cave ignited, and the aroma of grilled fish spread throughout the cave, and the oppressive atmosphere caused by the food crisis was swept away, and the cheerful atmosphere infected everyone.
The elder brother made a lot of money tonight, and this time he took out forty fish.
Let all the people in the cave who have not eaten well for a long time eat to their heart's content.
Forty fish were roasted, and they were all placed on the stone slabs where the food was usually placed, and they were piled up high.
The elder brother first chose a very delicate fish of suitable size and grilled, and held it in both hands and sent it to the witch who had returned to the deepest part of the cave.
Then he came back, but instead of taking some food and leaving with his family as before, he carefully selected a fish of about a foot and walked towards Han Cheng with both hands.
Bent down at Han Cheng and said, "Fish, eat." ”
Han Cheng waved his hand at the senior brother, signaling that the senior brother didn't need to do this, but the senior brother insisted on refusing, so Han Cheng had no choice but to take the grilled fish from him with a smile.
The elder brother returned to the food pile again, and this time he picked out the largest fish from it, which weighed more than two feet and weighed nearly ten pounds.
Just when everyone thought that the senior brother was going to take the biggest fish and eat it, something unexpected happened to them.
The senior brother held the fish with both hands, walked to the outermost cripple, bent down to the lame and said, "Fish, eat." ”
Lame was stunned by the senior brother's action, and he waved his hands and shook his head again and again.
The senior brother put the fish directly into his arms and said, "Eat." ”
Then he smiled and touched the lame head, and then went back to fetch food for himself.
Standing there with the biggest fish in his arms, he was a little stunned for a while, and after a while, tears suddenly rained down......