Ancient Eden Chapter 8:

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Mu Qing opened the curtain and got out, then stood still and looked around. She saw that the place where she had just come out was on the outskirts of the clan's settlement, which was a bit far away from the leader's house where she had stayed yesterday. Maybe let the young and strong people live on the outside, and the leaders and some old and weak people live inside. This will also be a kind of protection for the people inside if enemies or wild beasts attack at night.

Mu Qing saw a woman in front of her bending down and cooking something over a fire. White smoke was coming out of the clay pot. There were a few children running around, and she was hesitating whether to cook something thickly. Shameless went over to ask her for something to eat. The woman looked up, saw her, and waved to her.

Mu Qing hurriedly walked over. The woman had handed her a bowl of something that looked like wild vegetable porridge. Mu Qingdai took a sip after it cooled down a little. It was the same as the barbecue she had eaten a few days ago, with a bland taste and no salt. But she was already satisfied. After eating wild fruits and coarse meat for several days, this bowl of vegetable porridge was already quite delicious to her taste buds. She almost drank the soup greedily, and after licking the bottom of the stoneware bowl, there was a yellow thing that looked like corn.

She was still very hungry, but she was too embarrassed to show it anymore. She smiled and nodded at the woman, and was about to put down the bowl. The woman laughed, took the bowl in her hand, and used a slightly yellowed one. Bamboo took another bowl out of the clay pot and handed it to her, pointing to a few dark pieces on a large leaf on the ground.

Mu Qing took it and noticed that there were no chopstick-like objects on the side, only a few branches of different thicknesses. I took one and poked one of the pieces, piercing the burnt black skin on the outside. I was surprised to find that it looked like a potato or sweet potato. After she peeled it off, put it in her mouth and took a bite, she rejected her previous thoughts. These pieces should be similar to those potato roots, but they are much rougher in the mouth. After chewing, the mouth is full of meridians, and there is a slight bitter taste.

Mu Qing ate two pieces of potato roots, swallowed all the meridians, and drank all the vegetable porridge in the bowl, then she felt a little full. It felt warm and comfortable in my stomach. Even though the woman didn't understand her words, she still thanked her profusely.

The woman smiled again, pointed to the shed where she first came out, and murmured something. Mu Qing looked back and saw nothing strange. When he looked back, he suddenly understood. Could it be that Li Mang had warned this woman before leaving, so he was able to have a full stomach at this time? Or, no matter how unkind she thought, he might have told the woman to watch her.

She nodded towards the kind woman, indicating that she understood.

Although Li Mang publicly brought her back this morning, Mu Qing was still a little worried that he would meet the leader. The person she doesn't want to see right now is him. She came out just now because she was hungry and felt uncomfortable. Now that her physiological needs were satisfied, she didn't want to wander around in this place where it was unclear whether it was hostile or kind to her.

She touched the face of the little girl who was squatting in front of her and looking at her curiously, smiled at her, and then returned to the shed.

The little girl was very thin and naked, but her eyes were black and white, as clear and pure as the eyes of children she had seen in the outside world.

In the Muqing shack, we stayed up until the sun turned slightly to the west.

During this day, she first lay on the animal skin on the ground and thought for a long time, and then had to admit that so far, everything was still a mess, and she couldn't figure out what to do next. Then she thought about her boyfriend who had just had an affair and found out that she had been struck by lightning and had died. Would he feel a little bit sad for her? Then she suddenly thought of an important question and sat up from the ground suddenly.

If nothing else, she should now belong to all Li Mang's prey. So next, even after the sun goes down today, does she have to have **** with him?

The night before, he molested her and then gave up. She still can't figure out why he stopped midway. Was it because he believed in his heart that good prey should be sacrificed to the leader first, so he did not forcefully have **** with her? Or...she even maliciously speculated that it was because she had been in the jungle for several days without taking a shower and the smell there was not good, so she told him to give up?

She felt a sense of amusement at her thought, and couldn't help but grin.

The animal skin on the door curtain was lifted open by a small hand. The little girl from before came in.

She seemed a little afraid of her, but her eyes were full of curiosity when she looked at her.

Mu Qing then discovered that she was lame in one foot and her walking was uneven.

Her heart was filled with pity, she jumped up from the ground, walked towards the little girl, and then lifted her up high.

Her arm strength is very poor and she can't even do three standard push-ups. But the girl was so light that she lifted it over her head with little effort.

The little girl seemed to have never played this kind of game with adults. She looked a little scared at first, but then she giggled very happily.

Mu Qing placed her on the animal hide. Seeing her looking at him with eyes full of expectation, he thought for a moment, then went to the fence outside and pulled a thin rope in. There are many hanging on it, and it seems that the women here have knitted them with soft bark or grass and vines in their free time.

Mu Qing tied the rope into a knot and then taught the little girl how to play the tumble rope game. Mu Qing taught her patiently and repeated it over and over again. After being demonstrated many times by her, the little girl finally learned from beginning to end that Mu Qing could do more than ten tricks on her own. She looked very happy, giggling non-stop while playing with Mu Qing.

Mu Qing used to think that he was a very impatient person. But now she found that she was actually very patient. At least now, she sat face to face with the little **** the ground and played with the flower rope for at least an hour.

The woman came over midway and called out "Youyou". Then she opened the animal skin curtain and looked at it for a while, with an expression on her face that seemed to be full of interest.

Youyou should be the little girl’s name.

When the shadow of the sun shone westward into the shed, Mu Qing suddenly heard a low horn sound outside.

She and Youyou stopped moving at the same time. The girl suddenly got up from the ground, muttered something to Mu Qing, and then dragged her outside with excitement on her face.

When Mu Qing went out, he was surprised to find that in a large open space in the middle of the settlement, a large number of men and women had gathered. It looked like they were all out, and many people joined in one after another. . On a big tree stump in the middle of the clearing, the leader stood tall.

Mu Qing froze for a moment.

She saw that her telescope was now hung around the leader's neck.

She was pulled by Youyou and moved closer to the crowd. Only then did she see two people standing on the left and right sides of the leader. One is Li Mang, and the other is also a very strong-looking man, very young.

Most of Li Mang's face was covered by his beard and hair. Mu Qing could only judge from his figure and tight skin that he was not very old. But this man is different. There is almost no beard on his face, and his age and ambition can be seen at a glance.

So far, the advanced tools Mu Qing can see here are stone tools or bone tools. She guessed that the beard on his face was slowly shaved off with a stone knife?

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Li Mang on the other side.

If he wants to show his face someday, she might remind him to use the scissors on the Swiss Army knife he confiscated instead of the stone knife.

Her eyes met Li Mang's in the crowd.

Mu Qing lightly turned his gaze away and looked at the crowd around him.

The crowd seems to have almost gathered. Mu Qing roughly estimated that there were less than two hundred in total. There were slightly more men than women. There were not many people as young as the leader.

The leader stood high on the wooden stake and waved his hands towards the crowd. The huge venue was immediately silent, and everyone looked there. He began to speak, and by the time he was finished, there was a loud cheer from the crowd. Then, Mu Qing saw some people carrying some prey into the middle of the field. Some were fresh with blood dripping on them, while others were peeled off and only had skin left. They were piled up next to Li Mang and the young man, forming two piles. Mu Qing saw the pile next to Li Mang. Most of them were brought back with her on the same ship a few days ago, including the giant strange bird head and the snake head. She estimated that the body of the strange bird and other skinned prey should have been cut up and dried into strips.

Youyou kept acting as the commentator. Mu Qing hummed a few times, but still couldn't understand. Until he saw the crowd moving slowly. Everyone took a small stone in their hand, and then placed one in front of Li Mang or the young man's feet.

Soon, a small mountain of pebbles was piled up in front of the two of them. It seemed that Li Mang's pile was higher.

Li Mang's face never showed any emotion or anger, but the expression of the young man next to him gradually changed.

When the latter woman, the woman who fed Mu Qing today, Youyou's mother, placed the stone in her hand in front of Li Mang, Youyou suddenly burst into laughter beside Mu Qing, and everyone Almost everyone turned their heads and looked in her direction at the same time.

Mu Qing only looked at the leader, feeling a little nervous.

She thought she had really escaped. The leader just glanced at her and then looked away, not very interested.

She thought Limang must have used her telescope to convince the leader to return her as his prey.

It was originally hers, but she was transferred from one man's hands to another man's.

She suddenly felt ridiculous.

The crowd stopped looking at her. Everyone's attention is attracted by the two piles of stones in the middle.

Someone came forward and divided the two piles of stones into piles according to the number of ten. Finally, the pile in front of Li Mang was two piles larger than that in front of the young man, and there were four more stones left.

No matter what one of them chooses to do between the two men, it is obvious that Li Mang wins.

Soon, Mu Qing finally understood what they were doing.

The leader asked Li Mang to stand on the big wooden stake, pulled out a pheasant feather from the crest on his head, stretched out his tongue and licked it, and then tapped his forehead.

Then, there was a burst of cheers from the crowd below, as enthusiastic as welcoming a victorious warrior.

Mu Qing guessed that the people in this settlement should be following a traditional method to select a successor in advance when the former leader gets old and frail. However, this successor does not assume the leadership responsibilities immediately, but after the former leader dies. This can be seen from the fact that the leader only plucked out one feather pheasant instead of putting the entire feather crest on Limang's head.

When Li Mang went hunting a few days ago and met her, the young man should have done the same thing as him. Just like Mu Qing is familiar with athletes' competitions, it is to see who can get the most prey within the specified time, plus their usual prestige, and then all the tribesmen choose the next leader they think is suitable.

Youyou looked very happy next to Mu Qing. She broke away from Mu Qing's hand and limped towards the middle, constantly making Limang sounds from her mouth.

Li Mang heard this, separated from the crowd and strode towards Youyou, then picked her up with one hand and raised her above her head, just like Mu Qing did today.

Youyou laughed.

The eyes of Mu Qing and Li Mang met again.

This time, she saw a hint of happiness in his eyes.

He should be very happy about his victory today.

Mu Qing pursed his lips, turned around and headed towards his shack.

When night fell, Mu Qing hid behind the animal skin curtain and looked at the piles of bonfires lit outside, with various meats burning on them, and crowds of people surrounding them who were laughing loudly. It looks like celebrating the birth of the next leader. There were many young men gathered around the little chubby girl. The little chubby girl looked very lively.

Mu Qing cannot survive. She felt hungry again. The two bowls of vegetable porridge and a few root cubes she ate in the morning had already been digested by her strong gastric juices.

She stopped looking, turned around and lay down on the animal skin. Lying down is the best way to save energy.

While she was swallowing her saliva, the door curtain was opened and a small figure came in.

Is by.

She handed her a leaf bag, which contained a piece of roasted meat with residual warmth and a few wild fruits.

Mu Qing took it and was about to hug Youyou for a kiss when she stretched out another hand to her.

Using the light from the fire outside, Mu Qing could faintly see that it was a small piece of brown-black stuff. He didn't know what it was.

She looked at Yuyou hesitantly, but she let out a burst of laughter like silver bells and brought the piece to her mouth.

Mu Qing was a little reluctant to try, but with the little girl's eyes shining, she still stuck out her tongue and licked it gently.

She tasted a strange and sweet taste. This is the only pleasant taste that her tongue taste buds have tasted in the past few days, apart from the sweet and sour taste of wild fruits.

It should be part of a wild bee hive with honey.

Mu Qing doesn’t know why this place is so closed that no trace of modern civilization can be found. She had read travel notes before and said that even the remaining indigenous tribes in the primitive jungles of Africa had already been eroded by modern civilization, such as watches. But here, the food she had eaten didn't even taste salty. In a place where she couldn't even taste the basic salty taste, she naturally knew how precious such sweetness was.

She licked it slightly, nodded with a smile, making a delicious look, and then closed Yuyu's hand and pushed it back to her mouth.

Youyou hesitated for a moment, then stuck out his tongue and licked it a few times, making a low humming sound from his throat, which was a sound of satisfaction.

Youyou licked the honeycomb until there was no trace of sweetness left, and then left happily.

Mu Qing ate the piece of barbecue and found that it was a bit tenderer than before. After a few days, she had become accustomed to mechanically chewing the bland meat in her mouth and then swallowing it down her esophagus. After eating some wild fruits again, Mu Qing sat on the animal skin and listened to what was going on outside. Then she felt that her legs were numb after sitting like this for a long time, so she lay down.

She never dared to fall asleep. She waited for Li Mang to come back and then guessed what would happen next.