The second beggar volunteered, tied a hemp rope around his waist and hung a wicker basket filled with fresh mugwort on his shoulder, and then climbed up the tree trunk.
The mugwort was picked nearby, and it was only lighted with the help of some dry branches.
The basket is woven from rattan hanging between tree branches, just like a katydid cage. For men, this is a piece of cake and they have been playing with it since childhood.
Erlaizi was fully armed, wearing work gloves on his hands and a bamboo hat on his face, which somewhat hindered his movements.
The bark was rough and prickly, and every step upward was more difficult than usual.
Fortunately, I have been exercising with Zhao Wei these days. I can’t say that I am as light as a swallow, but I am a lot lighter now than before.
As he slowly approached, a more intense buzzing sound came from the tree hole, and swarms of wild bees circled at the entrance of the hole like a rolling black cloud.
When he climbed to the tree hole, Erlaizi's back was already soaked with cold sweat. He tremblingly took out the mugwort and lit it. The billowing smoke immediately enveloped the beehive.
The swarm of bees was enraged and rushed towards the source of the smoke frantically, trying to attack Er Laizi.
The second beggar held on to the tree trunk tightly and reached his right hand into the tree hole to feel around.
As soon as his fingertips touched the sticky honeycomb, he was suddenly stung hard. The piercing pain made him scream and he almost let go and fell.
I didn't expect that even with the protection of gloves, these guys could still pierce through and hurt themselves.
The main reason is that there are too many bees, and some of them are lucky enough to pierce through the work gloves.
Zhao Wei on the ground immediately shouted: "Don't panic, you idiot! Hold your breath! Move quickly!"
Following his prompt, Erlaizi gritted his teeth and continued.
He touched the edge of the hive and pulled it hard, and the entire hive fell down.
But the violent shaking startled the bee colony, and in an instant thousands of wild bees swarmed out of the hive, forming a scene that covered the sky and the sun.
The second bee was covered with bees, but luckily his clothes were thick enough so they were not pierced.
"Come down quickly! Be steady and don't panic!"
At the same time, Zhao Wei picked up the beehive and put it into a bamboo basket, then directed several of his apprentices to light the spare mugwort, and the thick smoke formed a protective circle around them.
The second beekeeper slid down the tree holding the beehive and was surrounded by a swarm of bees as soon as he landed.
He waved his arms desperately, but he was still stung by several big lumps on his body.
The other disciples hurriedly held the mugwort to his side. The pungent smoke protected Er Laizi, and several people fled in panic in the forest.
They led the swarm of bees to a pile of rotten leaves, and several people jumped in and buried themselves, thus avoiding being stung.
He waited until the buzzing sound above his head disappeared before he came out again.
"Good boy, you have guts! You did a great job this time!"
Zhao Wei patted Erlaizi's shoulder and looked at his hand which was swollen like a pig's hoof, feeling both amused and relieved.
The golden wild honey was still dripping from the beehive. It was the first time for the few people to eat this kind of wild honey, so they were naturally a little greedy.
Zhao Wei was not stingy and gave each person a large piece so that they could eat their fill at once.
This is intended to be put into the beehive to lure bees to settle down there. There is also a large piece left, which is enough for use.
But that’s not enough, we have to keep trying to bring the queen bee back home.
This beehive is just the outer part. There may be more inside. We have to go back.
Typically, there are sunken vents at the bottom of the hive where the queen bee hides.
This time, Zhao Wei did not let his apprentice go up and try, but went by himself.
He not only wants to catch the queen bee, but also wants to catch swarms of bees, as many as he can.
After being improved, the mosquito net has been made into a fishing net, and it has a closing edge on it.
Use a three-meter-high bamboo pole to gently tap the entrance of the tree hole, which will scare the swarm of bees away again.
This time more fish came out than the first time, and they all got into the net bag he had set up in advance.
Soon, most of the net bag was filled. The buzzing sound made Zhao Wei's eardrums hurt. The bees trapped in it made the net surface buzz. But it was not time to close the net yet. He was not sure whether the queen bee had entered.
Then he asked one of his apprentices to aim the smoke cage at the vent of the tree hole. The pungent smoke seeped in through the sunken gap, causing another commotion in the tree hole, and many more bees ran out.
When it was almost done, he quickly tightened the opening rope and closed the net bag.
Looking at it again at this time, there are still some scattered bees on the big tree, flying around like headless flies.
Zhao Wei asked his apprentice to move the smoke away a little, lest the queen bee be killed by the smoke if it was smoked for too long.
After carefully checking the net bag again and confirming that there were only some ordinary worker bees, Zhao Wei could only climb up the tree by himself.
This time he was not stung and was treated better than the second beggar.
Those scattered bees did not pose much threat to him, and he easily took out a large piece of the honeycomb.
He glanced under the tree and threw it to a few disciples.
Then it took a lot of effort to find the queen bee.
This little thing is laying eggs at the moment and is fully busy doing this task, unable to take care of other things, so it appears to be moving very slowly.
Zhao Wei locked it in a small cage, then thought about it and decided not to let go of the eggs, as they would grow up in the future.
When Zhao Wei returned with a full load, his disciples on the ground were stunned and couldn't help but burst into cheers.
"Master, you are so amazing! So amazing!"
The second beggar held up the pig's trotter, his eyes full of admiration.
Zhao Wei wiped the sweat off his forehead with a smile, then carefully hung the queen bee in the net bag.
After looking at the sky and about to leave with his disciples, he felt a creepy feeling coming from his back.
This is an intuition that only comes when you are frequently faced with the threat of death.
Zhao Wei threw down the net bag without even turning his head.
"Oh no, there's danger, don't look back, run!"
He grabbed a few of his disciples and went into the woods.
Several people were already accustomed to following his orders, and upon hearing his words, they broke into a run without hesitation.
It was at this moment that they heard the deafening roar.
It's a blind bear.
This guy loves honey, he must have come here because of the scent.
Fortunately, Zhao Wei reacted quickly and distanced himself from the blind bear in an instant.
Otherwise, if a blind bear pounces on you, you will be crippled if not killed.
There was a beehive in that place. After howling, the blind bear did not chase them, but was busy eating the honey.
This was something that everyone had worked hard to get, so how could we let this guy get it for free?
When Zhao Wei felt the danger was over, he fired a shot.
Bang!
The birds in the forest were startled and flew away in an instant, breaking the original silence.
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