Chapter 74 Walnut Cart and the Rogue Whistle

Life went on at a leisurely pace. Hagang and Pingyao led the members of the Black Deer tribe back from the depths of the primeval forest to transport timber.

This was the first time Xu Que had seen Ha Gang carrying a bag of dried food made of animal hide.

"What's inside? It's round and bulging!" Xu Que asked, looking at the bulging sacks in Ha Gang and Pingyao's animal hide food bags.

"I brought you these green walnuts especially! They're quite delicious!" Ha Gang said, taking off the bag he had slung over his shoulder—a bag twice the size of a typical tribe member's animal hide food bag—and handing it to Xu Que.

Pingyao also brought over her large bag and handed it to Xu Que.

"Don't you want any? You won't even leave one for yourselves?"

"Look at my hands! They've been corroded by the green walnuts! They've turned black! I ate too many green walnuts today!" Ha Gang said, holding up his hands for Xu Que to see.

Pingyao did the same, extending her hands for Xu Que to see.

Their hands, due to prolonged contact with the tannins from green walnuts, will turn black after oxidation!

When Xu Que was a child, he was quite playful and ate too many green walnuts, so his hands were almost always black! It didn't look very nice, and it was difficult to wash off in a short time.

Xu Que took out a boning knife from the system warehouse, found a relatively soft piece of animal hide in the primitive cave of the Black Deer Tribe, and put the hide in his hand to further prevent the tannin juice from the green walnuts from getting on his palm, which would easily make his palm turn black!

After making these preparations, Xu Que found a wooden stump, took out a boning knife, and used the knife to cut off part of the front and back ends of the green walnut until the hard shell inside was exposed.

Then, at the crack in the hard shell, gently push inward with the tip of the boning knife. If you feel that you haven't gone in deep enough, lift the knife and tap the walnut on a wooden block. This way, the walnut can be easily split into two halves.

Divide the two halves into four halves using the same method. Then, take one half of the walnut that looks like a crescent moon, place a piece of animal hide in your hand, and use the tip of a boning knife to pry it out. The walnut kernel will come out! After that, peel off the light yellow membrane covering the kernel. The white walnut kernel is both crisp and creamy, and the more you chew it, the more fragrant it becomes.

Following the method he used when he was a child, Xu Que scooped out a large pile of walnut kernels, peeled off the skins, and swallowed them all in one bite. Chewing them was incredibly delicious!

Xu Que sat alone in a secluded spot, chopping green walnuts with a boning knife for almost two hours. After chopping them, he spent another two hours gouging out the shells, and then an hour peeling off the thin outer skin.

Hou is designing and styling the hair of the Black Deer tribe members.

Suddenly she realized that Xu Que had not appeared in her sight for a long time, and she felt uneasy and a little panicked!

She put away the electric clippers and started looking for Xu Que.

"Brother Xu Que! Where are you?" Hou shouted as he tried to walk out of the tribe.

"I'm here!" Xu Que's voice came from behind a large rock in the Black Deer tribe.

Hou came behind the big rock and found a pile of snow-white walnut kernels in front of Xu Que.

He swallowed hard twice: "Was this peeled for me?"

"No! Hehehe!" Xu Que grinned mischievously!

"No, no! Put it in your mouth first! Hahaha!" With that, he grabbed the walnut kernel that Xu Que had peeled and put it in his mouth to chew.

"Mmm! It smells really good! Give me a slice and you give me a slice! One slice each!" While Hou kept putting slices into his own mouth, he didn't forget to put some into Xu Que's mouth as well.

She ate one piece herself, then fed Xu Que one piece, and the two of them sweetly finished off a pile of walnut kernels!

"Aren't you going to design and fix haircuts for the tribe members anymore?"

"Oh! Now that you mention it, I remember! I need to go over and tell Sister Hua to help me groom the caveman for a while! I don't want to groom him now, I want to eat walnuts with you."

Thinking of this, Hou quickly got up, ran over to make the necessary arrangements for Hua, and handed her his hairdressing kit.

Xu Que watched as Hou squatted there, waiting for him to scoop out the walnut kernels, and he casually whistled at her.

Hou's curiosity was piqued, and he stared at Xu Que in astonishment: "How did you make that sound? Do it again so I can see! I want to learn! I love the sound and feeling of whistling!"

"Alright! Watch closely! I'm going to blow!" Xu Que said, then pouted and gently exhaled, producing a sound similar to a nightingale's call.

"Wow! That sounds so good! Try playing it for a longer time!" Hou said to Xu Que while pouting his lips and making "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sounds as he tried to play it!

"Go ahead and blow! I need to observe carefully! I need to see exactly how your mouth shapes to make the sound!" After saying that, Hou put his face close to Xu Que's mouth and carefully observed how he pronounced the sound.

After practicing for almost three to five days, on the morning of the fifth day, she was finally able to make simple sounds with her lips!

"Brother Xu Que, we both have mouths made of flesh, so why is the sound you make so much more pleasant than the sound I make?" Hou asked Xu Que again, puzzled.

Xu Que pointed to his lips and said to Hou, "The magic power of your lips is naturally inferior to that of mine! So the tunes you play are naturally not as good as the tunes I play! That's roughly the reason!"

Hou's head was spinning again after Xu Que's words: "Then I want to know, how can I quickly improve the tone of my whistling? Simply put, how can I make the sound I whistle not be harsh but pleasant to the ear!"

"I have a way! It can make your voice take a qualitative leap in a short time!" Xu Que said to Hou in a serious and earnest tone.

"What's the solution? Tell me quickly!" Hou said, sounding both impatient and anxious.

"You can absorb some magic power from my mouth! Let it simmer for about three to five minutes, then try whistling. I guarantee your voice will instantly become incredibly pleasant! You can try it if you don't believe me!"

"Hahaha! Don't think I'm a child! You want to coax me? If you want to kiss me, just say so! Beating around the bush isn't the way of a hero!" After saying that, he went up to Xu Que, put his arms around Xu Que's neck, and kissed him for a while.

Then, I tried pursing my lips and whistling again, and I actually managed to make a sound! The tone was also much better!

"Huh? It's actually true! Hahaha! Looks like I was overthinking it! Brother really didn't lie to me! I love it! Since inhaling can enhance my whistling power, I might as well inhale for a while longer and make the whistling tone hotter and hotter!" After saying that, Hou walked quickly to Xu Que and forcefully pulled down his neck to inhale.

"Hmph! This time I'm going to absorb your magic power for thirty minutes!"