104 Picking honeycombs

"Herbs? Beehive? ”

What does that mean?

"Loos ......" the priest couldn't connect the two things for a moment, "...... What is the relationship between herb picking and honeycomb? ”

"Uh...... Master, in fact, these two least medicinal herbs can be found next to the honeycomb......" Wu Qingchen first explained, and then shook his head regretfully: "That's it...... It's so hard to pick. ”

"Too hard to pick? Because bees bite? ”

It's normal for bees to bite, but ...... What the pastor couldn't understand was, "If a bee bites someone, can't he run away after picking the herb?" ”

"No, the herbs are too close to the honeycomb, and as soon as you go over to pick the herbs, the bees will chase after you......"

Wu Qingchen showed a palpitating expression at the right time: "The first time I went to pick it, I was almost targeted by bees......"

"So dangerous?" The priest frowned slightly, "Are you alright?" ”

From the questioning that followed, it can be seen that the pastor did not believe Wu Qingchen's words, but the incident of bees chasing people did happen relatively rarely.

"I'm fine...... It's really dangerous though! ”

Wu Qingchen has very direct evidence: "When I was looking for medicinal herbs in the forest just now, I also passed through a few honeycombs, Alvin didn't believe it, and ran over to pick medicinal herbs, but he was really bitten by bees, and chased for a long time, and was bitten out of many large bags." ”

The pain of being stung by bees ...... "many big bags" was quite clear to Master Praia, "Is Alvin okay?" ”

"It shouldn't be too much...... Wu Qingchen said pityingly, "I let him go home by himself......"

"Poor Alvin, may the Lord bless him."

The pastor bowed his head and recited a few words of prayer and sighed: "...... Loos, you did a good job, after all, Alvin was bitten by a bee to pick herbs...... In this way, Los, when you go back, tell him by the way, let him lie down well, and he won't have to go in a few days of summer service. ”

"Okay, sir, I'll tell him later...... Lucky Alvin, he will be deeply grateful for your kindness......" Wu Qingchen said sincerely.

Poor Alvin, lucky Alvin, not only will the lord remember you, but the people of the earth will also remember your contributions!

For the Earth team, "Wu Qingchen was chased" is obviously a lie, and "Alvin is chased", that is an inevitability.

The two herbs chosen by the Earth Staff are indeed more suitable for environments close to the honeycomb, and are also more likely to attract bee attacks.

However, in the life experience of the indigenous people of the medieval world, bees were supposed to be relatively gentle animals, and in most cases, did not actively attack humans.

Because of this, in order to minimize the possibility of the priest's suspicion, when Wu Qingchen led the police officers and helpers to look for medicinal herbs, through the arrangement of the herb collection area, he quietly led the crowd through a large area of plants with a pungent smell to bees, and when he arrived at the honeycomb, he deliberately chose an angle that happened to block the bees' path.

Finally, when pointing to the honeycomb warning, Wu Qingchen's tone, expression, and movements were more like encouragement than warnings.

The properties of the herb itself, the pungent plants that pass by on the way, the provocation that blocks the way, and the encouragement of words......

Even with such several arrangements, the bees still don't move, and Wu Qingchen has further preparatory plans, in short, he must let a certain police officer or helper show his dedication.

Fortunately, when he reached the third honeycomb, Alvin, who did not believe in evil, stepped forward to prevent the other police officers, eliminate possible suspicions for the priest, and incidentally make the plan that was more likely to cause the police officers to be injured no longer necessary in real time.

"Kind ......"

Alvin's matter is just a small trouble, and no matter how well it is solved, it can't eliminate the pastor's troubles, "Now, what should I do?" ”

It's troublesome to have no herbs, and it's still troublesome to not be able to pick herbs if you have them.

Herbs, honeycomb ...... Herbs, honeycomb ......

Somebody, the same "inevitable" thought as in "Alvin must be chased by bees", came out of nowhere.

However, the priest decided to make sure first: "Loth, you just said that there are a lot of herbs next to the honeycomb, a lot, how much?" ”

"Hmm......" Wu Qingchen gestured to the empty basket on the right, pointing to the quarter: "It's almost like this." ”

The priest's eyes lit up, and he was sure again: "Is it a honeycomb?" ”

"Yes, a honeycomb." Wu Qingchen nodded affirmatively.

"That'...... If there are two honeycombs......"

"The words of the two ......" Before the priest finished speaking, Wu Qingchen had already pointed to the half-filled basket on the left, "It should be possible to pick so many and use it for about half a month." ”

"Good!" The priest nodded heavily, "Since it's not easy to pick herbs, let's take off the honeycomb first!" ”

"Yes, sir!" Wu Qingchen nodded, and then seemed to have some doubts, "How do you take it off?" ”

"Take off the honeycomb...... Don't you know? ”

The priest looked at Wu Qingchen with some strange eyes, how could there be a teenager in the village of Akri who had never seen a honeycomb picker: "Tie a torch, use a fresher leaf, the kind with a little more smoke, smoke it for a while, and then you can pick it." ”

"Ahh Wu Qingchen shouted in surprise: "In this case, the bees will all fly away, or die!" ”

"Of course!"

It has always been like this to pick the honeycomb, and the pastor felt that Wu Qingchen's surprise was a little inexplicable: "If you don't let the bees fly away, how can you pick them, let them bite?" ”

"But......" Wu Qingchen's expression was full of pity: "...... But...... Summer has just begun, and if you get rid of the bees now, there will be a lot less honey......"

Praia, of course, is well aware of this.

Honey in honeycomb was an extremely scarce and precious delicacy in the medieval world. Every honeycomb deserves to be well protected, and at the beginning of summer, removing a honeycomb will inevitably mean a large reduction in the bowl of honey in the future.

Under normal circumstances, this would certainly be a decision that a pastor would not want to make.

However, if you remove a few honeycombs, you can cultivate a few qualified cattle herds early......

The priest believed that Floran, Ou Rui, and other commissioning units should be willing to charge a little more.

However, there is no need to explain these words to Wu Qingchen.

"That can't be helped...... the priest shook his head slowly, "bee bites are too dangerous...... No way, less honey is less honey......"

"Master, you are so merciful......" A thin mist floated in Wu Qingchen's eyes again: "The police officers will thank you......"

"Ahem...... It's nothing ......" With Master Praia's age, the realm of sycophants is not high, and he hurriedly waved his hand