Chapter 5 Picking Herbs
The sun gradually climbed up the three poles, and the blazing sunlight poured down from the sky, scorching the earth, making the whole land in a steaming place, swinging layers of heat waves, and even the branches and leaves of the plants and trees were curled up and drooping low, and they were sluggish.
In the open space of the tribe, the tribesmen were still busy with their work, and they also felt the excessive enthusiasm of the sun, and left one after another, looking for shade from the leafy trees, or returning to the stone houses to continue their work.
The children have long since finished their boring studies and are running around the tribe to play.
The blue sky was as beautiful as a huge pale blue crystal, and the clouds were very white, like clumps of light cotton floating in the sky. A few vigorous old trees stand alone on the top of the mountain, with tall and thick trunks and luxuriant foliage. The breeze was blowing, and the branches of the old trees were gently swaying, as if they were about to reach out and touch the white clouds of the sky.
The mountains are overgrown with vines and shrubs, and the summer heat sweeps by, and the branches and leaves of shrubs and weeds rustle and rustle. In addition to the sound of the breeze blowing the leaves, there are also occasional insect chirping and bird chirping, which is very beautiful and peaceful.
At this time, dozens of children ran out of the scattered stone houses on the mountainside and ran to the top of the mountain where the tribe was located. They crossed the low bushes in the mountains, through the cracks of the rocks, all of them were like clever beasts, galloping all the way, moving quickly and quickly, and their bodies were also very alert, their eyes constantly scanning the surroundings, always observing the abnormalities of the bushes and grasses around them, and beware of the poisonous snakes and foreign objects hidden in them.
Living in the wilderness of the mountains, they understand that poisonous insects are sometimes more terrifying than the fierce beasts of the mountains and forests, lurking among the grass and trees, which is difficult to prevent, and even adult people who are experienced in jungle hunting will be bitten by these poisons if they are not careful, and their lives will be threatened.
Although the hunters often cleaned up the beasts near the tribe, from time to time there were beasts that came out of the mountains and forests and broke into the vicinity of the tribe's gathering place, threatening the lives of the tribesmen. Therefore, the adults of the tribe do not allow them to leave the mountain where the tribe is located, so on weekdays, the children can only play in the mountain where the tribe is located.
"Afan, what are we going to do on the top of the tribe's mountain, there's nothing fun there!" Mo Shan looked at Mo Fan with a puzzled look in his eyes. It was Mo Fan's suggestion to go to the top of the mountain to play today, and he didn't understand it.
Mo Shan is the son of the hunting leader Mo Xiong, with a tiger head and a tiger brain, thick eyebrows and big eyes, a strong and solid body, now only seven or eight years old, the height is comparable to the ten or so years old children in the tribe, and he always professes to be the 'leading brother' of this group of children on weekdays, he holds a bone spear polished from the snow-white bones of fierce beasts, with a length of four or five feet, running in front of many children, a posture of opening the way for the brothers in front.
"Brother Ashan, I saw a few medicinal herbs that were about to mature in the bushes on the top of the mountain, and now they are almost ripe and can be picked. "Mo Fan is extremely clever and smart, he can always think of all kinds of interesting ideas, and he is regarded as a 'little military teacher' by a group of children, at this time, his little face is a little red, and he said embarrassedly.
He held a short sword sharpened from jet-black horns, while the other children followed them closely with a variety of sharp weapons in their hands.
From time to time, big birds fly over the mountains where the tribe is located, and even steal the meat of the beasts dried on the boulders of the tribe, and sometimes attack the tribe's people, so when the children leave the tribe guarded by adults, they will carry weapons with them to prevent attacks from birds and beasts.
"Afan, you follow Grandpa Mo Yuan to learn to identify so many medicinal materials, it's too boring, it's not interesting at all. Mo Shan said sympathetically to Mo Fan.
"Yes, learning to identify herbs is too boring, it's better to hone your body, or practice your fists and feet, and your archery, and you can hunt beasts in the future. When a group of children heard Mo Shan's words, they all agreed and complained.
They remembered that the elders of the tribe forced them to learn to identify and taste the medicinal herbs, and the bitter and unpleasant smell of the medicinal herbs suddenly turned bitter gourd color, and they never wanted to experience such a thing again.
"No, I don't think learning about medicinal herbs is boring at all, it's fun. What's more, Grandpa Mo Yuan said that only by tasting and identifying medicinal materials and mastering the mystical pharmacology can you concoct a medicine powder with a better effect. In this way, in the future, if the uncles of the tribe hunting are injured and apply medicine, they will not shed so much blood, and their bodies will heal quickly. Mo Fan's little face turned red and retorted loudly.
"Afan, I'm sure you can. An abrupt voice sounded, and Mo Ning firmly supported Mo Fan.
Mo Ning's Abba is Mo Li who guides the children in the morning exercises, since Mo Li was injured and can no longer participate in the tribe's hunting team, Mo Ning, who was originally lively and cheerful among many children, has also become silent and introverted, usually speaking little, but at this time he stood up to support Mo Fan.
"I believe in you too, Afan. Mo Shan suddenly approached Mo Fan and said to him, then pinched Mo Fan's red little face, laughed and ran away to the top of the mountain.
"Brother Ashan, you ......" Mo Fan stomped his little feet angrily, shouted loudly, and hurried towards Mo Shan.
When the children saw the two of them playing in front of them, they all laughed and chased after them vigorously.
After a while, the top of the mountain arrived, and Mo Fan walked straight towards the place where the medicinal herbs in his memory grew.
"Look, Uryuzuko. ”
Before he had walked a few dozen steps, Mo Fan shouted excitedly, and everyone heard his shout and followed his gaze.
I saw that in the bushes there were several strange herbs with black leaves, and the edges of the leaves were dark purple in the hot sun, which was very conspicuous among the green shrubs.
Mo Fan stepped forward quickly, carefully picked the black bell grass, and looked at the few mature black bell plants in his hand, a happy smile appeared on his face.
"Let's go......"
The sun hung high in the sky, like a great furnace, and the blazing sun continued to erupt from it, spilling down on the earth, as if it was about to burn the heavens and the earth. On the gentle hill scattered with hundreds of stone houses, dozens of children's lively figures ran and jumped on the dense grass in the mountains, without boring study, nor the fear and panic of fierce beasts intruding into the tribe, chasing and playing carefree under the blue sky and white clouds.
Suddenly, there were several sad and painful bird chirpings in the distant sky, and the children who were running on the top of the mountain stopped when they heard the sound. Mo Fan raised his head and suddenly saw a gray-feathered eagle dove in the sky chasing a blackbird flying towards them.
"Hurry up and gather together, and be careful not to get caught by the big birds. When he saw birds and beasts flying in the sky, Mo Shan's expression suddenly became vigilant, he clenched the bone spear in his hand, and shouted loudly to the other children.
Hearing this, dozens of children raised their weapons in their hands, carefully guarded, and quickly approached Mo Shan, while their eyes were fixed on the movements of the birds in the sky.
The eagle's eyes were like lightning, and its momentum was fierce and invincible, and from time to time it used its sharp claws and sharp beak to attack the little black bird that fled in front of it. The little blackbird, however, had no power to resist it, and only flapped its wings desperately to get away, and when the claws of the gray eagle dove landed on its body, the blackbird let out a few terrible chirps, and a few blood-stained black feathers fell from the heights.
In a few moments, they flew over the mountain.
At this moment, the eagle dove let out a high-pitched roar, and it suddenly flapped its huge gray wings with great force, and its body swept high suddenly, and instantly approached the blackbird, and its two sharp claws reached out like lightning and grabbed the body of the little blackbird.
"Woo ......"
A particularly terrible bird chirp sounded in the sky, and listening to this sound made people's hearts tremble, their hairs stood on end, and their skin and bones were cold. The little black bird, on the other hand, fell from the sky, and it seemed to have been injured by the eagle's talons to its wing bones, and its wings could no longer flapp, and it landed vertically in the dense grass not far from the children.
"The blackbird fell from the sky. Mo Fan stared at all this with round eyes, and was taken aback in his heart.
"Quick, let's get over there, don't let that blackbird escape. Mo Shan saw the blackbird fall into the grass, brandishing a bone spear, and immediately cried out excitedly.
"Quick...... Hurry!" the other children exclaimed, too, excitedly.
They quickly ran to the grass where the blackbird had fallen to the ground, scattered in all directions, chased and intercepted, and caught the blackbird in the grass that was fleeing in panic and flapping its wings to escape.
The gray-white eagle dove was flying high in the sky, and it saw the Terrans below snatching its prey, its eyes were full of rage, and its body swooped rapidly, and two sharp claws stretched out from its belly, grabbing at the children below.
"The eagle dove has flown down, be careful, everyone. Mo Fan saw the eagle dove swoop down in the air and hurriedly shouted.
When the children heard Mo Fan's reminder, their excitement about catching the blackbird suddenly rose, and their hearts immediately became vigilant, and they quickly gathered together, back to back in a circle, and at the same time raised their weapons in their hands, staring at the eagle dove flying down, carefully guarding to prevent being attacked by it.
Seeing the children's posture, the eagle dove seemed to be afraid, and after confronting the children in the air for more than ten breaths, it circled rapidly, flapped its gray wings, soared into the sky, and flew towards the mountains in the distance.
It was not until the figure of the eagle dove disappeared without a trace and could no longer be seen that the children let down their guard, put away their weapons, and the muscles of their bodies were no longer tense, and their minds gradually relaxed.
"It's so scary, the big bird is so fierce. ”
"I'm scared to death, this gray eagle dove is putting too much pressure on people. ”
A group of children looked in the direction of the eagle dove, and they were all very nervous just now, worried that the eagle dove would pounce and scratch people.
"The little blackbird's wings seem to have been broken. After a short pause, Mo Fan walked to Mo Shan's side, he carefully looked at the blackbird that was caught by Mo Shan, and then muttered softly.
The body of this blackbird is a foot long, a pair of wings spread more than two feet, the feathers on the body are as black as ink, black and shiny in the sunlight, but at this time the feathers are very messy, and even some of the feathers are broken and fall, and the blood-red flesh is exposed from the wound caught by the eagle's claws, hanging on the black feathers, one wing is flapping hard, and the other wing is weak to hang down.
"Be careful, don't get caught by its claws. Mo Ning stared at the blackbird, he was very cautious and attentive, and opened his mouth to warn everyone.
"What about this blackbird?"
"Then what are we going to do with it? It's so small, I'm afraid it doesn't have much meat. ”
The children stared at the fat blackbird with burning eyes, and exchanged ears and talked a lot.
"Otherwise, bring it back to the tribe, and when it grows up, we may have birds in the future, and let it help us bring back prey from the mountains, and even take us into the sky." Mo Fan looked at the blackbird that was caught in Mo Shan's hand, fluttering his wings, trying to break free, his eyes like black jewels revealed a panicked color, and his chirping was also mournful, as if begging for mercy, listening to it made people feel pity, and his little face showed an unbearable look.
Hearing Mo Fan's suggestion, the children thought about it carefully, and for a moment their eyes lit up, and they all spoke in agreement.