The people of the mountain tribes, under the leadership of the mountain masters, work hard every day according to their respective division of labor, return early and evening, hunt and pick fruits, the harvest is not bad, and the life is also very good. However, young men and women in the tribe are at a high stage of marriage and childbearing. With the rapid growth of the population, the burden of life is gradually increasing, and it is difficult to meet people's growing needs with limited food. Uncle Gaoshan had to think day and night about the future of the mountain tribes, how to take the next step, and how to make the lives of the mountain people better......

Xiaoye and Xiaotao, Xiaozhuang and Xiaohua have been married for more than half a year, these two couples, loving, hardworking, and filial piety to the elderly, have been praised by people. Coincidentally, Xiaotao and Xiaohua are both three months pregnant. Since they were pregnant with a child, they couldn't taste it, and even the fragrant barbecue meat had no taste, it was difficult to eat, even if they ate a little bit, they would vomit, and they were both emaciated.

Xiao Ye and Xiao Zhuang were very anxious when they saw that their beloved wife had lost weight, but they couldn't think about it. After thinking about it repeatedly, Xiao Ye thought of the delicious "water meat", and discussed with Xiao Zhuang on this day: "Xiao Zhuang, you see that Xiao Tao and Xiao Hua have been unable to eat barbecue since they were pregnant, and they often vomit, both of them have lost weight, it is not good to go on like this, it will definitely collapse the body, adults and children have to be nutritious, we have to find a way to open the smell of the two of them, and they can eat more." I think the "water meat" we caught in the river was very fresh and delicious, so we went to catch it and try it, and I wondered if we could open up the taste of the two of them. ”

After hearing this, Xiao Zhuang happily replied, "Wow! This method is good, we can catch "water meat" to eat for them, try it, if we can open the taste, it will be better. ”

So the two of them reported their thoughts to Uncle Gao Shan, and after hearing this, Uncle Gao Shan immediately said: "Your method is very good, let them eat "water meat" may open the taste, our tribe has 9 pregnant women, all need to open the taste, I will send four people with the two of you to catch "water meat", after the catch is distributed to 9 pregnant women to eat, tomorrow will go." Seeing that their father agreed to their request, Xiao Ye and Xiao Zhuang happily went down to prepare.

The next day, Xiao Ye and Xiao Zhuang and a group of six people came to the river, because they had not caught "water meat" for a long time, they found that there were really a lot of "water meat" in the river, they took the previous method, stabbed with sharpened wooden sticks, and soon caught more than 200 "water meat", and also caught more than a dozen "monsters" by the way. Let's get it home.

That night, everyone was given a piece of "water meat", and the rest was left for the 9 pregnant women. People put on "water meat" with branches, barbecue it over the fire and eat it, it tasted so delicious that 9 pregnant women ate one and wanted to eat two, and each of Xiaohua and Xiaopeach ate three. Xiaohua said happily: "I didn't expect this barbecue "water meat" to be tender and fresh, it is really delicious, much better than eating raw "water meat". "The pregnant women were so happy that they could eat more.

At this time, Xiaoye took the burned "monster" and gave it to Uncle Gao Shan to eat first, and after Uncle Gao Shan ate it, he said happily: "This monster" is so delicious, fragrant and fresh, it is better than eating raw before, and it is quickly distributed to each pregnant woman, they must like to eat it. ”

Xiao Ye gave each of the 9 pregnant women a burned "monster", and they shouted delicious while eating. Xiao Ye said: "They all said it was delicious, and we will catch more tomorrow so that you can eat enough and eat comfortably." ”

As soon as the day dawned, Xiao Ye and the other six people were sent again, and soon came to the river, because of full preparation, catching "water and meat" was very smooth, and after a while, more than 200 were caught, and more than 100 "monsters" were caught.

After getting home, the adults not only ate the burned "water meat", but also tasted the burned "monster", everyone said that it was too delicious, that is, catch less, catch more is better. Xiao Ye and the six people were naturally very happy, because the fruits of their labor had been recognized by everyone, and the six of them discussed, and they would catch more tomorrow so that everyone could be full.

This morning, thunder and dark clouds rolled in the northwest, as if it was going to rain heavily, but there was no rain locally. Xiao Ye's six people are still full of hearts and decide to catch "water meat" and "monsters".

They soon came to the river and began to catch "water meat", this time it was more difficult than the previous two times, because after catching it for two days in a row, the "water meat" in the river was reduced a lot, and they were busy for a long time, catching more than 100 "water meat" and dozens of "monsters", Xiao Ye discussed with Xiao Zhuang and said: "It's not too early, it's better to go ashore and go back, and come back after a while." Xiao Zhuang also agreed, and called everyone ashore, ready to go back, after everyone went ashore, with Teng Tiao to put on the "water meat" dressed, the "monster" tied in the hand, was about to go home, at this time, Xiao Ye suddenly found a large "water meat" in the middle of the river, he aimed the stick at the "water meat" and threw it, accurately stabbed the big "water meat", everyone shouted in unison: "Pierced, stabbed." Xiao Ye was very happy, because this was the biggest "water meat" in the thorn that day, so he quickly went down to the river to catch the "water meat".

At this time, there was a sudden flash flood, and everyone shouted in unison: "Xiao Ye is coming ashore, Xiao Ye is coming ashore, and the flood is coming." Xiao Ye didn't catch the "water meat" yet, and when he heard everyone's shouts, he immediately returned to the shore, but it was too late, and he was quickly washed away by the flood.

Xiao Zhuang saw that Xiao Ye was swept away by the flood, he was very panicked, and immediately led two people to chase downstream along the shore, calling Xiao Ye while chasing, Xiao Ye's head could be seen at first, and after a while, there was no figure, Xiao Zhuang cried anxiously, he was very sad, the water and flesh were caught less than the sky, and Xiao Ye was also washed away by the flood, what should I do now! He sat on the shore and wept bitterly. The others cried sadly. It was not early, and Xiao Zhuang had to lead the four of them home dejectedly.

People knew that Xiao Ye was swept away by the flood in order to catch "water meat" for everyone to eat, and they all cried, especially Xiao Tao and Xiao Hua cried even more sadly, and Uncle Gao Shan could only secretly shed tears. He knew that Xiaoye had been swept away by the flood and that there was little chance of surviving, but he still decided to try his best to find it again.

The next day, he personally led Xiao Zhuang and five others to search downstream along the river, and searched for a whole day, but there was no trace of Xiao Ye at all. At this time, Uncle Gao Shan was already dizzy, sitting on the shore with weak limbs, and the sky was getting dark, so he had to lead everyone back.

That night, Uncle Gao Shan was in great pain because of the loss of Xiaoye, unable to sleep, the loss of Xiaoye is a great loss for the tribe, he invented smoking, made fire successfully, and kept the fire; He invented traps to kill the tigers and ensured the safety of all the falls; It also easily hunts a lot of wild animals; He has done a great job for the mountain tribe, and he is gone! Uncle Gao Shan cried bitterly.

Xiaoshan, Xiaoshu lost his younger brother in great pain, the two brothers hugged their heads and cried, and had to endure the pain to comfort their father, and the two brothers couldn't sleep late at night that night, missing their smart and lovely brother.

Xiaohua and Xiaotao cried like a tearful person, they knew very well that Xiao Ye was washed away by the water for them to catch "water meat", one lost her husband and the other lost her brother, and they were very sad in their hearts, and they couldn't stop crying. Xiaoshan, Xiaoshu and Xiaozhuang all endured the pain to comfort them, and persuaded them: "You are all pregnant, you must take care of the child in your belly, if you are angry and hurt the child in your belly, you still have to endure the pain and eat something." Under everyone's persuasion and comfort, the two stopped crying, but the pain in their hearts was long-term, especially at night, they couldn't sleep at all, and the painful thoughts made them insomnia.

The people of the mountain tribe were very sad in their hearts, how could they forget Xiaoye's contribution to the tribe, they all came to Xiao Tao and Xiao Hua, and gave the big and ripe fruits that they were reluctant to eat, and comforted the two to take care of their bodies. Little Peach and Little Flower thanked everyone for their concern, but they still couldn't get rid of the pain......

After Xiaoye was swept away by the flood, he ate a lot of river water, and when his life was dying, he fortunately caught a broken tree in the river that was washed away by the flood, so that he would not sink to the bottom of the river and drown. He knew in his heart that he couldn't swim, and if he left the tree, he would lose his life, and if he drowned, how sad would his father be? What to do with Peach? What to do with the child in the belly of the little peach? I can't die, I must live! Gotta Live! So he held on to the tree with both hands and didn't let go, and when he was washed downstream, the current stopped and the tree he grabbed drifted slowly downstream.

It was dark, and he was too tired, so he still clung to the tree and didn't dare to let go, I don't know what time it was, he was confused, he didn't know anything......

He was washed all the way to the nameless lake downstream, this lake was very large, about dozens of miles from Fang Yuan. On the upper right side of the nameless lake is a prairie with a square garden of several hundred miles. There are many caves near this nameless lake, and these caves are inhabited by 39 people of the Shiyan tribe.

The leader of the Shiyan tribe is Uncle Shi, who is in his 40s, he is tall, with black hair, a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, careful and decisive, has many ideas in case of trouble, and is fair, with high prestige and strong appeal in the tribe.

Uncle Shi's wife is 40 years old, known as Mrs. Shi, with a medium build, a garden face and big eyes, long black hair up to her waist, she is hardworking and capable, and she is very kind to people.

Mrs. Shi gave birth to two sons and a daughter, the eldest son is named Shi Da, 20 years old, tall, square face, with a pair of clever eyes, is a strong man, is a master of hunting and killing wild animals.

The second son's name is Shi Er, 16 years old, medium build, big eyes, and a capable young man, who has developed a good ability to hunt hares.

The daughter is 12 years old named Shimei, she is very well-behaved, with a red face, big eyes, long hair and a shawl, innocent and lively, and can also do housework.

All the people who fell, all dressed in animal skins, under the leadership of the chief Uncle Shi, used stones and wooden sticks as weapons to hunt wild sheep, hares, pheasants, wild ducks and pick fruits on the grassland for a living.