Chapter 15 Helping Friends and Neighbors Send Tinder
Take the fire back and light the fire, live a good life on the fire for more than three months, the people of the mountain tribe, under the leadership of the mountain uncle, full of energy, hard work, the harvest of hunting continues to increase, every day there is a larger harvest, the days are getting better and better, the more happy they are, the fire of the four fires is also burning more and more vigorously. In order to have dry firewood to burn after the rain, everyone usually collects firewood and stores it in the cave where they used to live, and a large amount of hay, dried leaves and dry firewood have been stored. Rolling cigarettes and smoking with tobacco leaves has become a daily habit of the mountain tribesmen, and most of them are addicted to smoking, and they can no longer do without cigarettes. The small domestic animals in the stone fence have gradually grown up and grown fat after being carefully raised by a group of girls and boys such as Xiaohua. When people saw it, they all smiled and were happy......
One night, everyone was happily eating fragrant barbecue and sweet and sour fruits around the fire, and smoking fragrant and refreshing cigarettes. Suddenly, it started to rain, and it was getting heavier and heavier, and Uncle Gao Shan told everyone to smoke and keep the fire, and people quickly lit the cigarettes and smoked them one after another. It rained all night, and all four fires had been extinguished by heavy rain. At dawn the rain finally stopped, and the sun appeared in the east.
Uncle Gao Shan immediately arranged for a few people to carry back the dry firewood and hay stored in the cave, and Xiao Ye and Xiao Zhuang quickly lit four fires with cigarette butts. The people of the mountain tribes, around the fire, eat fragrant barbecue, after being satisfied, smoke the fragrant smoke, they continue to pick fruits, hunt wild animals, raise livestock and other labor, and are not affected by the heavy rain to extinguish the fire, still live a carefree, stable and happy good life, everyone once again realized that smoking can retain the role of fire.
An old lady said with deep feeling: "This rain is really heavy, and it has extinguished our big fire, and if it weren't for the men smoking, we would have lost the fire again."
It was on the fourth day after the heavy rain, it was about to get dark, and the mountain tribe came with four guests, one was the leader of the grassland tribe, the second was the second leader of the grassland tribe, the grassland brother, in his 40s, he was full of black hair, garden face and big eyes, and was strong, and he was the right-hand man of the grassland uncle. The third is the head of the Tupo tribe in his 40s, this person is tall, decisive, upright, enthusiastic about people, and has a high prestige in the Tupo tribe. The fourth is the wife of the Tupo tribal chief, named Sister Tupo, who is in her 30s, she is of medium height, black hair and shawl, ruddy and beautiful face, and warm and generous to people. Uncle Gao Shan warmly received the guests, Xiaoye introduced Uncle Grassland to his father, and Uncle Grassland introduced the other three one by one. Uncle Gao Shan thanked Uncle Meadow for the previous time he went to the grassland tribe and successfully took the fire with the help of Uncle Meadow, and immediately arranged for four guests to sit down around the fire, and the enthusiastic hosts handed the barbecue to the guests to eat, and gave the big ripe fruits to the guests to quench their thirst.
Uncle Meadow expressed his gratitude to the host for his hospitality, and explained his intentions: "Uncle Gaoshan, the four of us came to the Gaoshan tribe this time to make fire, four days ago a heavy rain put out our fire, lost the fire and simply couldn't live, everyone can't eat bloody raw meat at all, endure eating a little raw meat will have diarrhea, especially the children who are still ignorant, don't eat raw meat at all, don't listen to anyone's words, crying all day long, making noise, want to eat barbecue meat, and a few women, haven't eaten anything in a few days, Some of them have started to get sick, there is really no way, so I came to see if you have been here, whether it has rained heavily, whether there is still a fire, today I am very happy to see that you have a fire, we want to take the fire back here, relight the fire, let everyone eat barbecue as soon as possible, to avoid the disease. ”
Uncle Gao Shan understood the intention of the guests and said, "It also rained heavily here all night, and the fire was also extinguished. But we learned to smoke, we kept the fire, and in the cave we stored enough hay, dry firewood, and the fire was rekindled after the heavy rain, and our lives were not affected."
The four guests were full of praise for the vision of the mountain tribes. Uncle Gao Shan said: "You have come from afar, take a look around, don't worry, I will definitely send someone to help you get the fire back, light the fire, and let everyone eat barbecue meat soon." The guests were very happy to see that Uncle Gao Shan had promised Bang Zhu to fetch the fire and go back.
Uncle Gao Shan and Xiao Ye led the four guests to visit the nests of each family, the cigarettes rolled by each family, and the livestock raised in several pens.
Uncle Meadow asked, "Uncle Gaoshan, why are you burning two fires outside the fence?" Uncle Gao Shan replied, "In the past, wolves often came to steal and eat the domestic animals in our pens, and burning these two fires is to protect the domestic animals, and the fierce beasts are most afraid of fire, and as long as they see the fire from afar, they will not dare to come and steal our domestic animals." The guests nodded in understanding, and they all thought that this method was very good, and said: After taking the fire and going back, we will also take this method to protect the livestock.
Uncle Gao Shan smoked a cigarette as he walked, he stretched out his hand holding the cigarette and said, "You see, this cigarette has a great effect, and if you learn to smoke, you will retain the fire." This cigarette is very fragrant, and it can also refresh the mind, and people are tired of taking a few puffs of cigarettes."
Uncle Gao Shan saw that the guests were listening very carefully, he became more energetic, and then said: "When we lost the fire, everyone ate bloody raw meat again, many people were sick, my wife and youngest son, and more than 20 other people fell ill and died because of the loss of fire and eating raw meat. In order to find the fire, we sent people twice to the south, east, west, and northwest, and paid the heavy price of the dead, and found the fire from the meadow uncle. In order to get the fire back, he also tried his best, and used torches to make fire many times failed, and as a result, smoking was invented, and the fire was taken from the grassland tribe more than 200 miles away, and the mountain tribe was taken back to the mountain tribe to light the fire. You can see how important fire is to us humans."
Uncle Meadow said with deep understanding: "Our tribe also eats raw meat due to the loss of fire, and there are a few people who are sick, and two of them are still very sick, we want to take the fire tomorrow and rush back, and rush back a day earlier, so that some diseases will be reduced." ”
Uncle Gao Shan agreed again: "Don't worry, I will send someone to help you get the fire back early tomorrow morning, help you light the fire, and at the same time, help you learn to collect tobacco leaves, smoke cigarettes, keep the fire, and you will not lose the fire in the future." The guests were very happy and nodded yes.
After everyone ate the barbecue that night, Xiaohua brought fruit to the guests, in order to welcome the guests, the girls and boys sang and danced, very lively, and invited the guests to join the ranks of dancing, late at night, only to stop singing and dancing.
Xiao Ye and Xiao Zhuang came to Uncle Cao's side, asked long and short, Xiao Ye said: "We are very grateful to Uncle for his strong support for us to make fire last time, we walked for two days when we came back, took the fire back, and lit the fire with cigarette butts very smoothly." This time you also encountered a heavy rain on the fire, my father told me, arranged for me and Xiaozhuang to send you fire, uncle rest assured, will soon light a big fire for you, everyone will soon be able to eat fragrant barbecue meat. ”
After listening to Xiao Ye's words, Uncle Grass said very happily: "It was you and Xiao Zhuang who sent us the fire, of course I am relieved, because you two have experience, and it is certain to light the fire for us, so I will thank you in advance." They also talked about some household things, and when they were tired, they slept around the fire until dawn.
Xiaohua and Xiaotao have been accompanying Sister Tupo to talk about the past of the mountain tribe, and the tragic situation of losing fire, as well as the situation of finding fire, lighting the fire and the current development. Sister Tubo also introduced the life of the Tubo tribe and the current situation, and they have become very good friends.
The next day, just after dawn, after everyone had eaten barbecue around the fire, Uncle Gao Shan gave Uncle Grassland and Tupo Chang a bundle of rolled cigarettes and barbecue to eat on the road. He also sent Xiao Ye and Xiao Zhuang to light cigarettes, smoke cigarettes and send the guests back, asking them to help light the fire, teach everyone to collect tobacco leaves, roll cigarettes, smoke, and keep the fire. The two happily accepted the task and hurried back with the four guests. Uncle Gao Shan led everyone to see off the guests, and sent them far away before saying goodbye to the guests and going back.
Uncle Grassland and his party of six people were in a hurry without stopping, and they didn't stop when they were hungry, eating barbecue while walking, and still sleeping on the big trees at night. Early the next morning, everyone had breakfast again and continued to walk briskly. Xiao Ye and Xiao Zhuang smoked cigarettes one after another, not letting the smoke go out. The journey was smooth, and I rushed to the grassland tribe before the dark.
The people of the grassland tribe were very happy to hear that the grass uncle came back from the fire, and they all came to greet him, and the grass uncle arranged for everyone to bring the hay and dry firewood, Xiaoye and Xiao Zhuang, and soon lit the fire with cigarette butts. The people of the Meadow tribe cheered: "We have fire again!" We're on fire again! It's time to eat barbecue again! "Those who were sick also came, as if they were half healed. The innocent children were so happy that they were making noise and jumping, urging their parents to quickly barbecue meat and eat it.
The fire was recovered, and everyone was so excited that they shed tears. They all brought delicious pheasant meat and wild duck meat to the guests to eat. The men of the grassland tribe happily lifted Xiao Ye Xiaozhuang and threw it into the air and caught it, and then threw it into the air. This is the best way to thank their benefactors for their .......
That night, the grassland tribe can be lively, after everyone is full, the girl and the boy take the lead in singing and dancing, and then all the people who fall, regardless of men and women, young and old, are driven, dance cheerfully, the guests are invited by the girl and the boy, and they are also happy to participate in the dancing procession, everyone holds hands, dances around the fire, and is a moving song, and is a joyful laughter, until late at night everyone is tired of dancing, this stops, everyone sleeps sweetly around the fire.