It has been more than four years since the mountain tribes moved to the nameless island, and in the past four years, their fireworks have never stopped, and they are burning more and more. Since becoming the leader, Xiaoshan has lived up to expectations, led everyone to work hard, and has developed rapidly in hunting, raising livestock, picking fruits, transplanting herbs, fishing: "water meat", raising "water meat", etc., and has achieved gratifying results. The mountain tribes are once again at the peak of marriage and childbearing, and the population has grown to 86 people. Xiao Tao gave birth to a little daughter named Xiao Yanye, who is one year old and looks very much like Xiao Tao, but well-behaved, Xiao Ye likes her little daughter very much. Uncle Gao Shan and Aunt Hehe are happy, teasing the little grandson for a while, hugging the little granddaughter for a while, always happy every day, this is really a family fun!

In the past few years, Xiaoye, who is not willing to be lonely, he saw that the clay bowls and clay plates given by the water and grass tribe were damaged by the children, and he always wanted to burn clay pottery. In addition to hunting and other work with everyone, he also tried to make clay pottery, but he failed after many attempts to burn, and some of the clay bowls broke before they were burned. As a result, he found the cause of his failure: the soil on Nameless Island was dark and not sticky, so it failed. The soil of the aquatic grass tribe is yellow-red and very sticky, so it can be successful. He walked across the single-plank bridge to the Stone Rock Tribe, looking around for yellow-red dirt, but he was disappointed not to find a single yellow-red clay.

That night, after Xiao Ye let Xiao Tao and the children sleep, he lit the wooden veneer and put it on the stone table with two small stones, he smoked a cigarette and pondered, he recalled that everything he did in the past few years had been successful, only this time the production of clay pottery failed, he was unwilling to fail, and made up his mind that he must do everything possible to make clay pottery. He thought of Sister He again, her beautiful figure appeared in front of him, her beautiful singing voice echoed in his ears, reluctant to give up when parting, the situation with tears in her eyes was really sad, I don't know what happened to her after separation, is she okay? I had promised to see her, but I still haven't fulfilled it. Tomorrow I want to make it clear to my father that I have recently made a trip away from home, one is to go to the water and grass tribe, and learn to make clay pottery from the water baby again, and the other is to visit old friends, and my father will definitely agree. Thinking of this, he lit another cigarette, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled the cigarette, with a smile on his face.

At this time, Xiao Tao woke up, and she saw that Xiao Ye hadn't slept yet, so she urged: "Xiao Ye, it's late at night, go to sleep." ”

Xiao Ye came to the stone bed, and saw that Xiao Yanye was sleeping very well, he bent down and kissed Eryan gently, and said with a smile: "Our daughter sleeps so well, her brother sleeps next to her grandfather, and he is also very well-behaved, and he has never cried." ”

Then he changed the subject and said, "Xiao Tao, let me tell you something." ”

Xiao Tao sat up and asked, "What do you have to do, you can say it." ”

Xiao Ye took a puff of cigarette and said: "I am going to tell my father early tomorrow morning, I want to be away from home for a while, mainly to learn to make clay pottery, our clay bowls and plates are damaged by Huohuo, I am going to make a set of clay bowls and plates for everyone who has fallen." And to visit an old friend, you go with me, and let you see how the other tribes live. ”

Xiao Tao heard that she wanted to go out with her, and hurriedly said: "You have something to do outside, I will affect your work if I go with you, besides, we have two children, the children are very young, and the parents are old and can't take care of the two children, I want to take the children at home, you go alone." ”

Xiao Ye listened to what Xiao Tao said very reasonably, so he said, "Okay, I'll get back soon." ”

The next morning, when everyone was eating barbecue around the fire, Xiao Ye came to Uncle Gao Shan and called out kindly: "Dad, you are good, I want to talk to you about one thing." ”

Seeing his son's anxious appearance, Uncle Gao Shan hurriedly said, "Xiao Ye, if you have something, tell me quickly." ”

Xiao Ye took a deep breath of cigarette and said: "The clay bowls and plates we brought back from the aquatic grass tribe a few years ago are all damaged, I want to make 86 clay bowls, 86 clay pottery plates, all of them, one set per person, but I have tried to do many times and failed, even one did not succeed, and then I found that the soil here is not sticky, not suitable for making clay pottery, I want to prepare for the outside today, go to the water and grass tribe, learn to make clay pottery with the water baby, again, is to take some time to visit old friends, Look at how they have lived over the years, what can we learn from, can Dad say okay? ”

Uncle Gao Shan listened carefully to Xiao Ye's words, took a puff of cigarette, thought for a while, and said: "The first thing you said Xiao Ye is to learn to make clay pottery, and each person will be given a set, and everyone's life will be more convenient, which is very good; The second thing is to visit old friends and learn some good things from them, which is conducive to our future development, which is also very good; I think there are more important things for you to do, I have been thinking about it for a long time, that is, to go further southeast along the Nameless River, there must be many people who have not used fire so far, but because I am too old to send fire to them, you have to ride a horse, and then go to the southeast of the Nameless River, you must help them light the fire, so that more people can live a good life on fire, and also teach them to smoke and smoke, keep the fire, torches with traps to hunt, fishing for "water meat", etc., now we have fire in the west and north, It would be even better if all the tribes in the southeast lit the fire. Go today, prepare more dried beef and cigarettes, and go to the grass to go together, and it is best to have one more helper. ”

Xiao Ye listened to his father's advice, his mind was more open-minded, a road map of the outside appeared in front of him, and he excitedly said to his father: "I must complete the task assigned by my father this time, and let the people in the southeast live a good life as soon as possible!" ”

Uncle Gao Shan said very happily: "Child, you go, I believe that you can overcome unprecedented difficulties to complete the task, I am waiting for your good news at home." ”

Xiao Ye saluted his father, immediately came to Xiao Tao's side, and said excitedly: "Xiao Tao, Dad agreed that I should go out, in addition to learning to make clay pottery and visiting old friends, he also gave me an important task, that is, to go along the southeast direction of the Nameless River, light a big fire for the people who have not had a fire so far, so that they can all live a good life with fire, I will go there for a longer time this time, you take care of the children at home, and I will come back after completing the task." ”

Xiao Tao was a little reluctant to leave Xiao Ye in her heart, but she still smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will take the child with me, you have to pay more attention to your body, you must go back quickly." ”

Xiao Ye hugged Xiao Tao and kissed her face, kissed the two children, and hurriedly prepared a bag made of cowhide, loaded with dried beef, stone knives and stone axes and a bundle of rolled cigarettes, carrying a heavy cowhide bag, saying goodbye to her parents, brothers and sisters and all the people who had fallen, and smoking cigarettes.

He walked across the single-plank bridge, called the red horse that was grazing on the grass, the horse saw Xiaoye was very affectionate, it barked twice, as if thanking Xiaoye for taking care of it every day, Xiaoye touched the horse's head kindly, put the cowhide bag on the horse's back, and rode the horse to the Caoyuan tribe. In the afternoon, Xiaoye rushed to the Caoyuan tribe very smoothly.

Cao San, the leader of the Caoyuan tribe, was very happy to see Xiao Ye, who was like a brother, arrived, Xiao Ye just got off the horse, he ran forward and hugged Xiao Ye tightly, and said excitedly: "Xiao Ye, we meet again!" Then he shouted loudly: "Sister He, come quickly, look who is coming!" ”

When Sister He heard the cry, she hurriedly came from the cave, and when she saw that it was Xiao Ye, she said happily: "Xiao Ye, you finally came to see us!" "Old friends are so affectionate when they meet, and the people of the Caoyuan tribe come to say hello when they see Xiaoye coming.

Xiaoye tied the horse to a grassy place to eat grass, and then followed Caosan into the cave where Caosan lived, and the two sat on the stone bench next to the stone table, and Hemei brought a plate of big and red fruits and put them on the stone table, and said: "Xiaoye, eat fruits, this fruit is very sweet and delicious." ”

Xiao Ye took one and took a bite, then said happily: "This fruit is really delicious, you can eat it too." ”

Cao San asked while eating: "Xiaoye has been very busy, how can you have time to come and see us this time?" ”

Xiao Ye said: "I visited your family today to ask the two of you to go to the southeast to complete a task together. ”

He Mei asked urgently, "What is the task?" Say it quickly!"

Xiao Ye smiled and said: "I was going to visit my old friends, and I also had to go to the water baby to learn to make clay pottery, and then my dad gave us an important task to complete, that is, to go southeast along the nameless river, for those who have not used the fire so far, to help light the fire, so that they can all live a good life with fire, I must fulfill my father's wish, I want to ask you two to join me, and then go to Sister He, the four of us go to the southeast together, to complete this task together, and then learn to make a batch of clay pottery to bring back, Would you two like to? ”

After hearing this, the river sister jumped up with joy, and she shouted with a smile: "I do, I do!" I miss Sister River so much, we haven't seen each other for a few years, and it just so happened that last month our children had found someone to take with them, and now I am free to come and go. ”

Seeing that Hemei was dancing happily, Cao San also said excitedly: "I often recall the days when the four of us were together, how beautiful it was!" This time I am willing to go to the southeast with Xiao Ye, and I will temporarily hand over the affairs of the tribe to my friend Caogen, who has been with me for a few years, and can completely manage the affairs of the tribe. ”

Seeing that the two of them were willing to go to the southeast together, Xiao Ye said happily: "Okay, today Cao San can find the grass roots, and leave the affairs of the tribe to him, and we will send it early tomorrow morning." ”

Cao San took a puff of cigarette and said: "I told the grassroots before the dark today, and now everything in the tribe is normal, and he will definitely agree to act as an agent for a period of time and take care of the affairs of the tribe." ”

Hemei continued: "I also believe that the grassroots can manage the affairs of the tribe well, and it should be relieved to leave it to him for the time being." ”

The next morning, when everyone was eating barbecue around the fire, Cao San said to all the people who had fallen behind: "Today I announce a big event to you, I and River Sister are going to complete an important task with Xiaoye, that is, to go southeast along the Nameless River, help those who are still eating bloody raw meat, send fire, light the fire for them, and let them also live a good life with fire, after I left, the leader of the tribe is represented by the grassroots brothers, I have asked the grassroots brothers last night, and he has agreed." Everyone must obey his arrangement, he will definitely manage better than me, last night the grassroots brothers asked me how long it would be to be back, and I also told everyone that in a few months or years, I will be back. ”

Immediately after that, the grassroots preached: "Third Brother Cao should help people this time, I will definitely do a good job of the things he handed over to me, take care of the affairs of the tribe, and wait for Third Brother Cao to come back victorious." Cao San and Hemei applauded, and everyone applauded......

Xiaoye rode a red horse, and Cao San rode a white horse with Hemei, bidding farewell to everyone and running towards the riverside tribe. Before noon, she arrived at the riverside tribe, the river sister was very excited, she walked in front and went straight to the cave where the river sister lived, and it was more than ten steps away from the cave, and the river sister shouted excitedly: "Sister He, we are back!" ”

Sister He was packing up in the cave at this time, and suddenly heard the familiar cry of Sister He, and immediately came to the cave, and was pleasantly surprised to see Sister He, Cao San and Xiao Ye, who was looking forward day and night, she was very happy, she ran forward and hugged Xiao Ye tightly, for fear that Xiao Ye would fly out of her arms, and said with tears of excitement in her eyes: "You finally returned to me, I really want to kill me, I will never let you leave me again!" ”

At this time, Xiao Ye was also very excited, hugged Sister He tightly, kept kissing her beautiful and moving face, and he said excitedly: "I will never leave you again, even in the future, I will take you back to the mountain tribe!" ”

The two hugged tightly, and refused to let go after smoking half a cigarette, putting Sister He's sister and Cao Sanliang aside, they understood Xiao Ye's mood with Sister River very well at this time, and after a while, Sister River smiled mischievously and said, "Sister He, have you forgotten the two of us?" Let's go into the cave and sit down, and make out tonight! ”

Only then did Sister He let go of her hands and invited the three of them into the cave to sit. Xiaoye Tongcao tied the horse three times, entered the cave and sat on the stone bench next to the stone table, Sister He brought a plate of fruit and a bowl of dried beef that had been cut into slices and put them on the stone table for everyone to eat.

While eating, Xiao Ye said the purpose of this visit. Sister He's eyes kept looking at Xiao Ye, she was very happy after hearing this, she said with a smile: "The four of us can do things together again, I have handed over the affairs of the leader to Sister-in-law He three days ago, she is nine years older than me, she is very capable of doing better than me, and my child has also been handed over to her to raise." You see that I have packed my things and am going to go to the mountain tribe tomorrow to find Xiaoye, I really didn't expect you to come, this is better. ”

Xiao Ye said happily: "Okay, we will prepare this afternoon, and we will go early tomorrow morning, and the two of them will ride a horse and go along the nameless river to the southeast, and if they find that there are people living in it, they will give them fire, help them light the fire, and keep going until there is no fire." The other three agreed with Xiao Ye's opinion, and they prepared five days of dried beef and fruit, and prepared stone axes, stone knives, bone knives, wooden sticks, and two stacks of good cigarettes.

That night, Xiao Ye and Sister He hugged and kissed each other, and said a lot of confidant words. Cao San and Hemei are the same, excitedly looking forward to the good days ahead, and the two pairs of young people fell asleep late at night......

At dawn, the sun showed a smile, the four of them had eaten barbecue, brought barbecue and travel, Xiao Ye and Sister He rode on a red horse, Cao San and Sister He rode on a white horse, bid farewell to the people of the riverside tribe, smoked cigarettes, and galloped along the nameless river to the southeast.