Section 10 Early in the morning
The firewood in the fire pit made a "crackling" sound, but the three people sitting around the pond fell silent. After a long time, the old priest Wu Xing opened the tight wrinkles on his face and said slowly, "Ah Hao's father is an excellent hunter. β
He didn't finish his words, but Fu Song and Yonggang had already understood the hidden meaning of the wordsββββ since they were hunters, they always had some kind of trick to deal with beasts. Perhaps this is part of the inheritance that Tianhao inherited from his father.
"Anyway, Ah Hao is a person from Panshi Village. His performance yesterday fully deserves the word "man". Although he didn't cure Ah Ping, he saved Tianfeng, and with this alone, he could be a healer. Especially today's matter, Ah Hao has taken the initiative to take responsibility for the village. So in addition to an adequate food quota, we must also give him the respect he deserves. I admit his status as a "healer". When the spring blooms next year, we will build him a bigger, sturdier wooden house. β
Fu Song made the final decision and ended the conversation.
Yonggang raised his head, his dark skin was reflected by the firelight, showing the unique ability and toughness of the northern barbarians: "I'm wondering, the reason why Ah Hao was able to kill that tyrannical bear was because he used poison?" β
The old priest shook his head: "I have been watching from the side while the meat is being divided, and the color of the internal organs of the poisoned beast has changed greatly. What's more, Ah Hao himself also divided the meat, and he also ate a small piece of bear liver on the spot. β
"Do you want to send a few men to keep an eye on him?" After saying this, Yonggang immediately explained: "I mean, look at how Hao hunts. β
The leader, Fu Song, thought for a few seconds: "There's no need for that. If Ah Hao thinks he can say it, he will take the initiative to find us and make it public. If it was his secret, even if he was forced to tell it, he would definitely hide it. β
The old priest's attitude was the same as Fu Song's: "Ah Hao is now a healer in the stockade. I used to mistake this kid for a lazy person. Now it seems that he is immersed in learning. I'm too old to last a few years. Maybe in the future, Ah Hao will take over my class and become a priest in the village. β
After a pause, Wu Xing's wrinkled face showed a hint of mystery: "I don't know if you noticed the kind of thing that Hao brought back the giant bear. The structure is simple, with two pieces of wood on top of each other, and the front is cut into an upward circle. Such a heavy maned bear was dragged back by two children...... Yonggang, it's you, can you do it? β
The giant-like captain of the hunt fell into deep thought.
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In the wooden house, Tianhao washed the pot of boiling meat several times with boiling water to make sure that there was not the slightest oil stain or flesh particles, and then put in pieces of fat meat cut into small pieces, which gradually turned into liquid grease gathered at the bottom of the pot under the boiling fire, and the brown-yellow oil residue floating on it.
The scooped up oil residue was put in a wooden bowl and handed to Tianshuang, who was full of greed next to him. She hugged her like a baby, and couldn't wait to reach out and grab it into the bowl, but she was immediately scalded back like a pinprick when the temperature had not yet dropped, and she hurriedly put her fingers close to her lips and blew desperately.
"Don't use your hands, use chopsticks." Tianhao smiled and handed over a pair of chopsticks, which were actually two coarsely cut branches.
The gigantic Celestial Maniac grinned as he stirred the pieces of meat in the barrel. The meat of the bear was very minced, and the condiment was only a dead leaf with a taste similar to that of Sichuan peppercorns, except for seawater. It was something that Tianhao had found from the host's memory, and the owner of this body had collected some in the summer, but he didn't know how to use it.
Tianmad didn't understand why the third brother asked him to wash his hands with hot water many times before he could do this job? If it had been before, he would have turned a deaf ear to Lao Sanhao's words, and even sneered at them. But today I followed Tianhao to the outside of the village and met the storm-maned bear...... Now, Tianmad felt as if he didn't know this younger brother, and in addition to being surprised, he unconsciously had a trace of awe.
Tianfeng's injuries require bed recuperation. He tilted his head sideways and watched as Tianhao took the bucket of meat from Tianhao's hand, poured it into the hot oil pot, and stir-fried it back and forth with a wooden spoon, and a strong aroma suddenly emanated from the air.
Tianshuang ran to Tianfeng with a wooden bowl, carefully picked up a piece of oil residue with chopsticks and put it into his mouth, his face was full of happiness: "Big brother, you taste it, it's delicious." β
Although there is no salt, the crispy oil residue tastes very good. Fried just right, not greasy.
After the meat pieces were stir-fried, Tianhao added water to the pot, closed the lid made of bark and straw, and added some firewood to the fire.
The so-called soup boiling is to leave the rest of the work to time and wait patiently.
He is not averse to cannibalism. Just try not to eat people when conditions allow.
Looking at Tianhao, who was sitting nearby, Tianfeng, whose arm was fixed, had a relieved smile in his eyes: "When Abba was alive, he said that you were the smartest person in the family. β
Tianhao tried his best to make his tone of voice conform to the host's habits: "No matter what, you are my eldest brother." β
Tian Yan washed off the oil stains on his hands with hot water, sat down, and looked at Tian Hao curiously and adoringly: "Third child, how did you come up with that method of hunting?" β
Tian Hao raised his hand with a smile and lightly tapped his forehead: "Sometimes, the power of the mind will exceed the strength of the body. β
He didn't expect the madness to understand it. Turning around, he gestured to Tianshuang, who was happily eating with the grease bowl, who hurriedly ran to the opposite corner of the house and pulled out a pair of rusty scissors from the wooden box.
Tianhao took it, held it with his right hand, and slowly groped with his left hand on the top of his head, cutting off a handful of black hair that had been condensed into locks of dirt in the constant "click" sound.
The northern barbarians did not have the ancient custom of "keeping their hair". But people who struggle for a long time to make ends meet hardly think about things related to "beauty". They rarely build their hair unless it grows to the point where it interferes with normal life.
Cutting off his excessively long hair, washing his head heartily with the hot water prepared in advance, and looking at the sewage in the clay basin that was no different from the mud, Tianhao felt that the whole person came to life and had the power to breathe air again.
When the hair was swept into the fire, there was a slight explosion of "crackling", and several fat lice could be seen jumping out in a panic, but they were caught by the quick-eyed Tianshuang. Instinctively, she put her hand to her mouth, wanting to eat the lice as a snack as she had done before. But looking at the third brother Tianhao's serious gaze, Tianshuang could only put his hand down, and with a little reluctance, pressed those lice to death on the floor.
The third brother said: If you eat lice again in the future, I won't give you meat to eat.
Also, if I catch sneaking around and continuing to eat lice, I'll eat you.
Picking up the scissors, Tianhao walked to Tianfeng's side and said seriously; "Big brother, your hair has also grown, I'll cut it for you."
Because of long-term bad habits, there are too many parasites in the host. In fact, not only Tianhao, but also the whole family, including the people in the entire Panshi Village.
Cleanliness and hygiene must first start from oneself in order to affect more people.
If it was the lazy Tianhao in the past, no one would listen to him at all.
But now he is different, he is the healer of this village.
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In the early morning, when Tianhao and Tianmad walked out of the wooden house, the entire Panshi Village was still sleeping.
The wall is cleverly set up, relying on a rock foundation, inserting huge logs into the ground, and filling the gaps with gravel mixed with mud. Whether it is cement or limestone, the texture is very special, and the marl mixed with them is extremely hard after drying, which is not much different from the concrete of the civilized era.
The watchtower is erected inside the walled gate, about fifteen meters above the ground. The triangular tower is structurally stable, topped by a house surrounded by thick wooden planks. Under normal circumstances, two people would be on duty in the tower, and the firewood for heating at night would be supplied from the stockade, and the night watchman would be given an extra piece of food.
The burly man dragged his sled to the watchtower, loosened the rattan rope on his shoulder, and tapped a slender wooden strip on the side of the tower's base. This is a hollow tube, which communicates with the top of the tower and can produce a special resonance effect, and to some extent, it is actually the "doorbell" of this era.
A black head poked out of the window at the top of the tower, and Tianhao recognized it as Mu Tuo, the night watchman in the stockade. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, and it took him several seconds to see the person under the tower who disturbed his sleep, and the thought that he wanted to be angry seemed to be like cold ice water pouring down on his head, and it faded in an instant. He hurriedly rubbed his face with his hands a few times, his brain became more sober, and he spoke with a bit of kindness and smile: "It's you!" Why, where are you going early in the morning? β
Tian Mad waved the sharp throwing gun in his right hand vigorously, and showed off loudly and loudly: "Let's go kill the bear, and we will come back at night to have meat to eat." β
"Kill the bear?"
"Going out hunting so early?"
Another night watchman, Applejack, also leaned out of the window, his eyes flashing with surprise, envy, and adoration: "Mad, the bear meat you brought back yesterday is delicious, thank you!" β
The giant-like Tianmad stretched out his hand and pulled Tian Hao who was standing next to him, hugged his shoulders hard, raised his head, and laughed very proudly: "That's the credit of our third child, if you want to thank him, you have to thank him." β
Mu Tuo and Applejack were stunned, not knowing how to answer for a while. In their opinion, only a warrior as strong as the Heavenly Mad could deal with the Stormmane Bear.
As for Tianhao......
Celestial Mania has never been a patient person. Yesterday's success made him look forward to today's hunt. Seeing that the two night watchmen in the tower fell into a stupor, Tian frantically pulled the rope on the skid, and yelled unhappily: "Open the door, let's hurry out." β