Ancient Eden Chapter 57:

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Mu Qing woke up in the early morning, gently moved Li Mang's arm away from his body, and got off the bed. After washing and cooking a simple breakfast, she went upstairs and took off her shoes, walked to the balcony barefoot, took out a rolled up mat from the corner and made a rectangular mat with hemp, spread it on the floor, sat cross-legged on it, and listened to the breeze and the sound of birdsong. Started practicing yoga.

This habit started after the birth of my second son, Pili. At that time, I wanted to get back in shape, so I took up yoga from the past. After practicing for a while, she discovered that practicing yoga in the morning not only woke up her sleeping body, but also made her energetic for the rest of the day, so she persisted. Not only has her figure stayed out of shape after giving birth to two children, she is now more flexible than before. It is estimated that her long-term persistence in yoga has played a big role.

After half an hour, she was already sweating lightly, and she climbed and knelt on the blanket to relax in the baby's position. She closed her eyes and just when she felt comfortable, a hot hand touched her buttocks.

Mu Qing knew who it was without looking back. He was about to get up, but his back was held down and he couldn't move. There was already a low laughter behind him.

Mu Qing turned his head and knocked off his other big hand that was wandering around his body with his backhand, and said coquettishly: "Stop making trouble, I heard the children making noises down there. We are about to set off soon."

Li Mang groaned. She thought he heard it, but she didn't expect that he picked her up and walked into the house.

When Mu Qing finished packing and came down, he saw Li Mang tying several large sacks to the back of Shizhao's horse. Lightning and Pili were happily running around Xiao Hei. When they saw Mu Qing coming out, they cheered and ran over, grabbing her from left to right.

The stone-clawed horse was named by Mu Qing. It was similar in size to a modern horse, but had claws on its feet and was shaped like a stone, hence its name. This is a herbivore on the Langda grassland. It runs very fast and is generally difficult to catch. When they went there last year, a local happened to hunt one. It kicked and injured someone because it was wild and untamed. They were about to kill it when Mu Qing saw it and stopped him and exchanged it. There are dense vines and trees in the jungle, and the horse can't run very well. She likes it because it can carry heavy loads. As for the wildness and untamability, it's very simple. After Xiao Hei roared and jumped on his back and pressed him to the ground, he became much tamer from then on. His hooves would even tremble when Xiao Hei got close. But now the situation is much better, and he has almost become a good helper to their family.

"Mom, you and Abba are so slow. No, you are even slower than Abba! My brother and I have been waiting for a long time!"

While dragging Mu Qing forward, Lightning turned his lips to blame her.

Mu Qing looked at Li Mang reproachfully, but he pretended not to see it and just filled the sacks on horseback with stone axes and bags of salt, which were to be transported to Dalang Grassland for exchange.

When Lightning was four years old, it was also this season. Limang Muqing begged, and a family of three took Xiao Hei eastward along the river to the grassland he had mentioned to Mu Qing. Mu Qing just wanted to see the outside world. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the edge of the grassland and forest, he accidentally discovered a tribe called Lukan. It was a large tribe of about four to five hundred people who made a living by hunting. But it was very lively there at that time. It turns out that every year at the end of summer, people from many nearby tribes would bring their own specialties here to exchange with others to meet their daily needs. It was not only an exchange of goods, but also a gathering for mutual exchange. They happened to come across it, and after learning that there was such a tradition there, they would set out to go there every year at this time. The stone axes produced by Limang and the salt they brought became very popular items, and they exchanged them for bow handles, gorgeous bird feathers, animal skins or jade. Mu Qing likes to travel like this once a year. From her point of view, this can be regarded as an annual family outing. In addition to exchanges, the important thing is to allow Lightning and Pili to have more contact with the outside world, which is not a good thing. Lightning got to know several children from the Lukan tribe in this way. He reluctantly said goodbye last year and made an appointment to meet again this year. He made several slingshots early and put them in his backpack, waiting to be given to them when the time came. them. Seeing that his parents had not shown up for a long time, he was so anxious now. If his father had not strictly ordered him not to break into their house at will, he would have rushed in long ago.

Li Mang saw Mu Qing being grabbed by his sons. He came over and picked them up one by one like a chicken and put them on the back of the stone-clawed horse. Then he smiled at Mu Qing and asked in a low voice: "Are you tired?" ?Can you still walk?"

Mu Qing rolled his eyes at him, ignored him, and walked forward. Li Mang felt bored, touched his head, and followed with a smile. The two of them checked the small animals in a large net cage and the fence in the ground. After seeing that everything was fine, they were ready to set off.

Based on past experience, their trip will take about twenty days. Because of that experience many years ago, Mu Qing later thought of a way. She asked Li Mang to build the frame, and she made a large net with rattan and hemp rope to cover the frame, just like Toriyama in the zoo. From now on, when they want to go out every year, they will drive the small animals in. There will be enough fodder inside, and there is already grass on the ground. When they come back, there will usually be no major problems. As for the sheep, there is no problem. As long as the hanging door at the valley entrance is closed, they will go out by themselves during the day and return to the cave at night. The millet has been harvested in the fields, leaving only some potato roots and vegetables. The fields are fenced off so that the sheep cannot get in and nibble.

The heavy hanging door creaked and was lowered. Li Mang led the horse, and immediately sat his two sons. Mu Qing and beside him, a family of four and Xiao Hei set off towards the morning sun.

Xiao Hei no longer ran around happily like he did when he was a child. It walked steadily and leisurely beside Mu Qing.

Seven or eight days later, the trees on both sides of the river gradually became sparse, and they were approaching the Lukan tribe in Langda grassland. The closer they got to Lukan, the stranger Mu Qing and Li Mang became. At this time in previous years, they would often meet people like them on their way to Lukan with their belongings. But this year, until now, they still haven't seen anyone.

In the evening, they finally arrived at Lukan.

The people of Lukan received them very warmly. Every year they prepare straw huts as temporary homes for people coming from afar. When Mu Qing and the others went there, they found that some people from the grassland tribes were already living there, but from the direction of the jungle, their family was the only ones who had arrived so far.

Many of them were old acquaintances in the past few years, so when they saw Li Mang, the men seemed very happy and stepped forward to express their welcome in their own way. Lightning and Pili disappeared immediately. They must have gone to find their friends here. It was not until dark that they were sent back by a few Lukan people.

"I don’t know what’s going on. The neighborhood is very unstable. Some wild beasts often appear from nowhere. A few days ago, a leopard almost killed one of my tribesmen. We will arrange manpower to patrol at night. , tell your children not to run out."

The Lukan people kindly warned Li Mang.

Because of their instructions, at nightfall, Li Mang asked Mu Qing to sleep inside with his two sons, while he lay outside, with sharp spears and bows and arrows lying beside him. Although he had the bronze sword Yijia sent him, he seemed accustomed to using his original weapon. Xiao Hei is not with them. Afraid that its arrival would disturb the people here, as in previous years, when it entered the Lukan people's residence, they let it go.

At nearly midnight, Mu Qing was woken up by the loud snoring of several men sleeping in the hut nearby. Remembering that the mosquito repellent incense should be extinguished before going to bed, I stood up to light the pot. At this time, I suddenly heard a roar not far in front of me.

In the stillness of the night, this sound sounded particularly harsh. Soon Mu Qing heard another shouting and driving sound, which should have come from the people watching Lukan.

Li Mang immediately jumped up and ran towards the source of the sound. But he stopped after a few steps, turned around to signal Mu Qing not to come out, and stood outside holding a sharp spear. At this time, the people in the hayloft on the side also woke up one after another, and hurriedly took weapons and surrounded Li Mang.

A rustling sound came over, and something suddenly jumped out of the bushes in front of their hut.

It was a beast in size and shape similar to that of a leopard. Under the bright moonlight, its whole body was a beautiful oily maroon red, its eyes were sparkling, and its streamlined body was strong and graceful. It looked like a female.

The red leopard was probably driven away by the Lukan people and rushed here in a panic. Suddenly seeing so many people, he let out a low, threatening growl from his throat. Seeing that the person in front of him did not retreat at all, but instead raised the spear in his hand towards him, as if he was angered, he suddenly rushed towards Li Mang in front of him, who was blocking his way.

Mu Qing screamed.

Before she stopped shouting, she suddenly heard another familiar roar.

That's Xiaohei's voice. It's back from wandering outside!

Amid the roar, Xiao Hei had already rushed toward the red leopard like a black lightning bolt. The two collided with each other, making a dull sound of flesh touching each other.

Compared with Xiao Hei, the red leopard was much smaller. It was knocked away and rolled several times on the ground. When it stabilized and saw Xiao Hei standing majestically in front of him, he seemed to be surprised, but soon, he actually roared and rushed towards it again with his shining white teeth bared.

This is probably the first time in the past few years that Xiao Hei has encountered an opponent who was deflated but did not run away after a round. His anger was obviously drawn out, and he raised his two forepaws, almost standing upright, like a seat. The red leopard pounced on him with a sudden force like a mountain, and bit the back of its neck.

Red Leopard let out a cry of pain, threw off Xiao Hei from his back, and fled towards the side like a gust of wind. Xiao Hei was not willing to let go, and chased after him with a low roar.

This scene shocked Lukan and the people nearby who were rushing over. When they found out that the black beast descending from the sky was actually the Limang family, they all showed expressions of shock and envy.

After the commotion, everyone slowly dispersed. Mu Qing rushed Lightning and Pili, who had woken up early, to go back to sleep. Li Mang patrolled the area and saw nothing unusual, so he came back.

Mu Qing is not worried about Xiao Hei. Although the red leopard was fierce, it was obviously no match for Xiao Hei. It should definitely be able to do it on its own. Maybe she can make herself a red fur this winter. That thing's red hair looked like it was oiled. It looked very beautiful in the moonlight, and it must have been very comfortable to touch.

The family stayed in Lukan for two days, and almost all the grassland tribesmen arrived one after another. But they knew that more than a dozen jungle tribes had come last year, but not one of them came. It wasn't until the trade fair started on the fourth day that a tribe named Bima arrived in a hurry.

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