A ray of sunlight penetrated the dark clouds, like an unparalleled sword piercing down from the sky, towering above the earth.
Before long, more sunlight came out from the clouds, shattering the dark clouds in the sky, and a sun emerged from behind the clouds.
It didn't take long before the sky, which had been gloomy for many days, cleared up completely.
"#￥%@!"
A man with frostbite on his face noticed the change in light outside. After seeing this scene, he couldn't help but shouting excitedly.
Then the whole tribe was alarmed.
The people wrapped in animal skins and gathered around the fire ran out of the cave cheering.
Looking at the sun in the sky that had not been seen for a long time, looking at the sky that was finally no longer gloomy, looking at the sunlight that was even more dazzling under the reflection of the snow, those who ran out of the cave jumped and danced with joy, and some even prostrated themselves on the ground facing the sun in the sky, tears streaming down their faces.
The sun finally came out! They finally saw the sun again!
The cold that has caused them so much suffering will be driven away, and they will no longer have to suffer such hardship!
These people basically have frostbite on their faces, hands, and feet. Even those who don't have frostbite have many dry cracks with thick scabs on the edges. If you are not careful and touch them, they will bleed and be accompanied by extremely uncomfortable pain.
In the past, they also suffered from the cold in winter, but it was never as severe as this year.
On the one hand, this year seems to be colder than in previous years. On the other hand, the heavy snow fell when they had still stored enough snow.
Under such circumstances, at the beginning, they had to brave the wind, snow and cold to go to the places where they used to collect food, and bring the fruits that they had not had time to pick and collect back to the tribe.
Things like this have caused them enough suffering.
So much so that one person in the tribe had his ear and two toes frozen off, and he was wailing in pain in the cave.
It was also because of this that the work of harvesting food in the wind and snow was stopped after a few days.
If they continued, most of them would freeze to death before the food stored in the cave was finished.
However, because the snow fell so early, the food stored in the tribe was much less than in previous years.
Even if they added the ones they collected in the wind and snow, it would still not be enough.
Except for the minors in the tribe who are still ignorant, everyone else is deeply worried about the lack of food.
In such circumstances, of course we are very happy to see the sun come out and the weather clear up.
In addition, there is another reason. These people feel that the heavy snow fell too early this year, and the sun coming out at this time should be able to melt the snow that fell too early.
Then the weather will get warmer and they will go back to storing fruit on a large scale to get through the colder months.
The weather won't get cold again until they have stored some more food.
Just as they had hoped, after two consecutive days of sunshine, the snow really showed signs of melting, which made these people even more excited.
Even on the second day, their leader brought some stronger men, wrapped in thick furs, and went to the place where they used to collect and store food. They used sticks in their hands to dig through the melted snow to look for fruits that had fallen on the ground.
On a sunny snowy day, the temperature is not high, and is even lower than when it was cloudy before.
On the one hand, this is because the melting of ice and snow and the evaporation of water take away the heat. On the other hand, the dark clouds in the sky can act like a quilt, intercepting the heat on the ground.
Although the temperature is lower than before, your body will still be relatively warm if you are directly exposed to sunlight.
And such bright sunshine makes people feel warm in their hearts just by looking at it.
So those who left the cave and looked for food again found it much warmer than before.
As the weather warmed up and some of the food they found was brought back into the cave, these people who were originally very desperate now became full of hope.
They were more convinced that the weather would remain warm for a while, just as they had expected.
But they didn't know that the time that should have belonged to autumn was occupied by the previous cold weather. According to the time of previous years, it was already winter at this time.
Therefore, their joy only lasted for a few days before it was shattered by another heavy snowfall from the sky.
Some people thought the weather would get warmer and went to a place far away from the tribal cave to look for food, but they were frozen to death outside by the sudden snow and wind.
Their companions did not abandon them. They trudged through the snow and braved the cold, and still managed to drag back their frozen companions.
However, there was no funeral, instead they were roasted over a fire...
The snow that fell again was heavy, even heavier than in previous years, and the temperature became even lower.
In some tribes, after getting up in the morning, there would often be one or two people with strange smiles on their faces, and they would never get up again...
Cold, hunger and death, like the dark clouds outside, enveloped them tightly...
The Qingque tribe, which was further south than them, was covered with heavy snow after experiencing a period of cold weather.
The distant mountains, nearby trees, and surrounding fields are all covered with heavy snow, looking all white.
Under the silver blanket, the entire tribe seemed quiet, and most people became lazy.
After the arrival of the Son of God, their winter was no longer like before, when they had nothing to do but stay in the cave, eat, sleep, and go hungry. Now, even in winter, there were still many things to do.
However, compared with the rest of the time, winter is still very leisurely, which is a feeling that can be deeply felt both physically and mentally.
Of course, the tribe seemed so quiet at this time because the children who liked to play snowball fights had not arrived at the battlefield.
If the children arrived at the battlefield, the tranquility after the snow would immediately disappear without a trace amidst the flying snowballs, cheers and laughter.
On the east side of the Qingque tribe, about thirty miles away from the bamboo forest, a small piece of land was cleared.
Some rather shriveled grains of millet were scattered on the ground, and a large straw sieve woven with bamboo was propped diagonally above the grains.
A rope was tied to the lower end of the stick that supported the grass sieve at an angle.
The rope leads all the way to the bamboo forest.
Near the edge of the bamboo forest, there is a low-lying area that is like a trench.
The rope that leads to the bamboo forest stops here.
Han Cheng is now squatting in this low-lying area, holding the rope in his hand.
On his left is Fu Jiang who is squatting rather than standing, on his right is Little Pea who is standing with his head sticking out, and on the other side of Little Pea is the chubby giant panda Tuan Tuan.
The two men, the dog and the panda were now standing or shielding in a row, with only their heads showing. None of them said a word, and all of them stared at the erected sieve.
Such a scene seems to be very funny, but also has a sense of vulgarity that is overwhelming and cannot be shaken off.
Under their gaze, birds that could not find food elsewhere chirped and hopped around the grass sieve, looking around.
Faced with such seemingly unexpected food, most of these birds seemed to be relatively cautious. They did not eat it directly, but stood there and looked around.
People die for money and birds die for food. This saying is absolutely true. In such a season, faced with such food, these birds cannot resist the temptation from delicious food no matter what.
After looking around for a while and finding no danger, the birds happily came under the grass sieve to eat the food.
"dad."
Little Pea lowered her voice and shouted to Han Cheng, reminding him to pull the rope.
"Wait a minute, the two big doves haven't gone in yet."
Han Cheng also lowered his voice and spoke to Little Pea.
Not only did the turtledoves not go in, but also the birds were basically staying at the edge of the grass sieve, and not many of them went in. If the rope was pulled at this time, many birds would fly away, and not many would be caught.
After waiting for a while, the birds finally relaxed their vigilance and came to the grass sieve where there were the most grains to peck at the food on the ground.
The two large turtledoves also joined the ranks.
"Now it's OK."
Han Cheng whispered to Little Pea.
Then he pulled the rope in his hand hard, and the stick supporting the straw sieve fell down. The straw sieve, losing its support, fell down all of a sudden.
The reason why the straw sieve is buckled so quickly is, on the one hand, because the straw sieve is not raised high and the distance between it and the ground is small.
On the other hand, Han Cheng tied two bricks to the upper part of the straw sieve.
With such weight, it will of course fall down faster after losing the support of the tree stick.
The tree sticks were pulled down and the grass sieves were pressed down, and the birds that were immersed in the delicious food were immediately startled.
The birds that were close to the edge of the bamboo sieve and reacted quickly flapped their wings and flew away in panic. Those birds that were too engrossed in eating were directly caught on the ground by the bamboo sieve. There was an immediate sound of fear and anxiety, and many birds were flapping their wings hard, trying to fly out of the bamboo sieve.
But this was impossible. The straw sieve was so big, and there were two bricks pressing on it. How could they possibly fly? They could only flutter around inside it.
“Wow~!”
“Woo woo woo~”
Under the grass sieve, when many birds were in panic, Little Pea rushed out screaming, along with the excited dog Fujiang and the chubby Tuantuan.
Han Cheng followed behind with a big bag in his hand.
After reaching the straw sieve, he did not rush to lift it up. Instead, he used the bricks that had been placed not far away to build a circle about thirty centimeters high around the straw sieve, leaving a gap about twenty centimeters wide in one place, and stretched out the bag in his hand to completely cover the gap.
After doing all this, Han Chengcai lifted the bamboo sieve from the side with the opening.
The moment he lifted the bamboo sieve, some frightened birds flew into the bag through the hole.
As for those birds that did not get into the bag at the first time, it didn't take long for them to get into the bag obediently.
This was not because the bag was so attractive, but because Little Pea, Fu Jiang, Tuan Tuan and a few other guys were clapping and shouting at the bamboo sieve.
The birds trapped in the bamboo sieve can see the outside scene through the holes at the bottom of the sieve.
Bombarded by these three terrifying guys together, it would be strange if they didn't crawl into the bag.
When there are no more birds under the bamboo sieve, Han Cheng squeezes the mouth of the bag, and all the trapped birds cannot escape.
This time the harvest is not small. Together with the two big turtledoves, there are more than a dozen of them, big and small. If we continue like this, if we catch a few more times, we will be able to have enough for a dinner for many people.
Of course, if they were used to make soup, the ones we caught now would be enough for everyone in the tribe to have a delicious meal of bird soup...
Among all the birds he caught, Han Cheng’s favorites were the two big turtledoves.
Except for the color of its feathers, this thing looks very similar to a pigeon and tastes similar. It is not the smallest among birds and has meat on its body.
Whether it is grilled or boiled, it tastes very good.
However, Han Cheng's favorite way to eat it is to boil it first, remove the meat, tear it into strips, and then mix the shredded meat with the soup used to cook turtledoves and eat it with noodles.
However, this way of eating can only be thought about for now.
In later generations, birds and other animals have been eaten by humans and their breeding grounds such as forests have been destroyed and shrunk, so their numbers have decreased rapidly and most of them have become protected animals.
But in this primitive era, compared with the huge number and variety of birds, humans are more like precious species that need to be protected.
The name of the Qingque tribe is Qingque, and the gods they worship and their totems are all Qingque, but the people in the tribe are not friendly to these kinds of birds.
It is mainly these birds that always like to come and eat the crops when they are about to mature and after they are harvested.
Under such circumstances, it would be strange if the people of the Greenbird Tribe had a favorable impression of these birds.
However, despite this, it does not prevent them from continuing to worship the Green Bird Totem.
Because what they worshipped was the bluebird that had been processed by the Son of God and appeared lifelike in the form of paintings, sculptures, and embroidery, not the birds that came to them to make a living when the crops were ripe.
After putting the bag of birds on Fu Jiang's back and tying it up with a rope to prevent it from falling, Han Cheng pointed to the direction of the tribe. Fu Jiang then spread out his four legs and ran towards the tribe, leaving behind strings of plum blossoms in the snow.
After General Fu left, Han Cheng and Little Pea set up the trap again.
Remove the bricks, set up the bamboo sieve, and sprinkle the dried millet again.
After finishing all these, the two men and the panda hid in the bamboo forest again, and Fu Jiang also ran back from the tribe.
The bag he carried back was empty, and it had also moved from his back to his mouth, like a folded bag.
Han Cheng took the bag from Fu Jiang's mouth, and then reached out and touched Fu Jiang's head.
When Fu Jiang was touched on the head, he wagged his tail happily.
"Son, you come this time."
Han Cheng handed the rope to Little Pea.
Little Pea took the rope, feeling excited and nervous.
After what happened just now, there were no birds around the sieve for a long time.
After this situation continued for a while, some birds began to be unable to resist the temptation of the delicious food, flew over from somewhere else, landed on the edge of the bamboo sieve, and continued to test.
There was a bird here, and soon other birds flew over one after another.
"Dad, pull?"
Little Pea looked at the birds with a tense face. It was obvious that he seemed nervous and uneasy.
"It's up to you. If you think you can poop, then poop. If you think you can't poop, then wait."
Han Cheng did not give a direct answer, but threw the question back to Little Pea, letting him figure it out himself.
After getting this answer, Little Pea was a little unsure. He looked at the birds and wanted to pull the rope, but he couldn't make up his mind.
Then he turned his head and looked at Han Cheng as if asking for help, wanting to get help from his father.
Facing Little Pea's pleading gaze, Han Cheng still did not give any answer. He just reached out and touched Little Pea's head, smiled and whispered, "You can take care of it yourself. Daddy won't care."
After getting no answer from his father, Little Pea had to turn his head again and stare with his dark eyes at the bamboo sieve twenty or thirty meters away, as well as the birds around the sieve.
After watching for a while, he suddenly pulled the rope in his hand.
The rope was pulled, the wooden stick fell, and the bamboo sieve that was pressing down on the bricks fell down.
Almost at the same time, birds flapped their wings and flew away in panic.
After the rope was pulled, the strange combination of two people, a dog and a panda ran towards the bamboo sieve.
After that, Little Pea, whose heart was beating non-stop, lay down on the bamboo sieve and looked inside through the fine and dense holes in the sieve.
After seeing this, Little Pea almost cried.
Because there was only a small bird caught in the bamboo sieve, the rest of the birds flew away. Compared with what his father did just now, the difference was huge.
"Dad~"
Just like before, after getting the little bird from under the bamboo sieve and into the bag, Little Pea looked at Han Cheng and shouted with both grievance and anxiety.
"It's okay. This is your first time doing something like this. When dad was trying to catch birds like this, he didn't catch even one in half a day. You've already done better than dad did."
Han Cheng said to his son with a smile.
Then the father and son worked together to tidy up the place and hid in the bamboo forest again.
"dad."
Little Pea passed the rope in his hand to Han Cheng. The previous blow was too great for the child, and he was afraid to do such a thing again.
Han Cheng didn't answer, but smiled and shook his head, saying, "Keep pulling. You did a good job just now. Just pull more and it will be fine."
Little Pea could only continue to hold the rope, but he felt even more nervous than before.
"Think about it, why was only one bird caught just now? The rest flew away."
Han Cheng looked at his son and asked with a smile.
Little Pea reached out and touched his head, his eyes blinking.
After a while, he said, "I, I pooped too early."
"So what should we do this time?"
Han Cheng smiled and said to Little Pea.
"Later, later." Little Pea said uncertainly.
"Well, do as you wish."
Han Cheng nodded in affirmation of Little Pea's words.
Children of this age already have some knowledge about many things and can understand some things, so Han Cheng takes this opportunity to educate the little ones.
More or less, the little one can always know something.
As the place returned to calm, birds gradually began to fly over from other places again.
After some attempts, he began to go under the bamboo sieve to eat the millet underneath.
Looking from a distance, there were about eight or nine birds that had come under the bamboo sieve, and they were relatively close to the middle.
At the same time, there were a dozen birds hovering around the periphery.
According to Han Cheng, it was possible to pull the rope and take down the bamboo sieve at this time, but Little Pea never pulled it.
Han Cheng knew that this was caused by the lesson he had learned from going up to pull too early, so he did not rush.
Compared with catching some birds to satisfy his appetite, Han Cheng cares more about the education of Little Pea.
Some birds have not yet been taken seriously by him.
Little Pea's face was tense, and there was some sweat on the palms of his gloved hands that were holding the rope. His eyes were fixed on the bamboo sieve.
He was waiting for the birds outside to come under the bamboo sieve, but these birds just wouldn't go in.
Either they walked in, pecked twice and then quickly walked out, or one bird walked in and the rest walked out.
He had always wanted to see more birds coming in, but that never happened.
So he just waited like that but nothing happened.
But the effect was not good. After a while, the situation he was waiting for not only did not happen, but the birds also flew away one after another.
This is because the shriveled millet scattered under the bamboo sieve was basically eaten up by the birds.
"puff!"
The longer he waited, the fewer birds there were. When there were only three left, Little Pea finally couldn't wait any longer and pulled the rope in his hand...
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