Chapter 378: Warm Teng Tribe
In the northern part of the Southern Wasteland, Teng Tribe, a small courtyard in the bamboo forest.
“Woo woo…”
Outside the window, the cold wind was howling and snowflakes were flying. Inside the house, because of the fire pit and the thick wool and animal skin clothes she was wearing, Chishao did not feel cold.
“Ding, ding, ding…”
She held a bronze hammer in her left hand and a gemstone chisel in her right hand, concentrating on carving the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map.
At first, the huge stone used for the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map was placed in the old witch's house. Every time Chishao found a new herb, he would go there to carve it.
Later, the weather became increasingly cold, especially after it snowed, making it inconvenient to go out. Chishao asked the warriors in the tribe to move the huge stone into their own house so that they no longer had to run around.
"call……"
After carving a herb, Chishao blew away the stone powder and gravel on it, then placed his hand on the herb pattern and used witch power and the special recording method taught by the old witch to record the shape characteristics, growth habits, medicinal properties and effects, as well as the corresponding diseases of the herb on it.
This is a detailed and efficient recording method, but only witches can understand it. Ordinary people can only see a large number of hieroglyphs carved on the stones and cannot see the real content at all.
"Another herb has been added."
After recording the contents of the herbs, Chishao looked at the densely packed list of various medicines on the Great Wilderness Herbs Map, and felt a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.
Although most of the herbs here were recorded by the old witch, after the old witch left, Chishao was able to often find new herbs with the help of the Teng tribe's trading team and fleet. Many of the herbs on the Great Wilderness Herb Map are her masterpieces.
"I don't know how the old witch is doing in the Eagle Tribe."
The old witch had been gone for a long time and there had been no news of him. Chishao couldn't help but feel a little worried, fearing that she would never see that knowledgeable and wise old man again.
"Cry!"
At this moment, the cry of an eagle was faintly heard outside, but because of the strong wind and the distance, it was not very clear.
But Chishao inexplicably felt that the voice was somewhat familiar. As the chief witch of the Teng tribe, her six senses were very sharp, and she believed in her intuition.
"It looks like the old witch's giant eagle!"
Chishao put down what he was holding, stood up immediately, walked straight to the door, and opened it.
“Huff…”
The cold wind instantly rushed into the house, taking away the warmth, but the cold also lifted people's spirits and made them instantly awake.
“Rustle…”
Chishao walked into the yard. The thick snow was above her ankles. Fortunately, her fur boots blocked the coldness from the snow.
“Squeak…”
In the side room of the courtyard, two girls who were studying witch medicine opened the door upon hearing the noise. When they saw Chishao had walked into the courtyard, they immediately asked in confusion, "Witch, where are you going?"
"Cry!"
At this moment, an eagle's cry sounded again, the sound was much clearer than before, and it was obviously closer to the Teng Tribe.
Chishao said in a slightly excited tone: "It's the old witch's giant eagle. The old witch is back!"
"What? The old witch is back?"
The two girls were stunned at first, then felt pleasantly surprised. They hurriedly put on thick animal skins, closed the door, and walked to Chishao.
"Let's go to the sacrificial square to welcome the old witch."
Chishao opened the gate and strode towards the sacrificial square. The two girls hurriedly followed.
After arriving at the sacrificial square, Chishao first respectfully saluted the divine vine, then raised his head and looked towards the northeast.
I saw a black shadow flying towards this side at a high speed through the vast snow and wind.
That was the old witch's giant black eagle! "It's really the old witch. The old witch is back!"
The two girls cheered, and Chishao looked quite excited, but as a witch, she had to pay attention to her image at all times and could not shout loudly outside.
"Cry!"
After the black giant eagle flew over the vine tribe, it also felt very excited. It made a loud eagle cry and kept circling around the huge divine vine.
“Buzz!”
The ice-covered sacred vine emitted a faint light and released a trace of divine power. The giant eagle shivered suddenly and landed obediently on the ground.
At this time, many members of the Teng tribe had heard the noise and came out. As soon as the black giant eagle landed, it was immediately surrounded.
"Old witch, you are finally back."
"Old witch, is it snowing in the East Wilderness?"
"Old witch, are you cold..."
Amid the enthusiastic greetings from the crowd, the old witch took off the animal skin bag and got off the back of the giant eagle.
Being surrounded and cared for by so many people is a very heartwarming feeling.
"Old witch, I'll help you move into the house..."
Chishao walked up to the old witch, took the two animal skin bags from his hands, refused the help of Uncaria and Nanxing, and carried the animal skin bags directly to the house where the old witch used to live.
She is not good at speaking and can only express her feelings in this way.
“This girl…”
The old witch laughed in silence. While responding to everyone's greetings, he followed Chishao into the bamboo house.
A clever warrior quickly ran to the house and helped the old witch light the fire. By the time Chishao, the old witch and others arrived, a raging fire had already burned in the fire pit, dispelling the coldness in the house.
Surrounded by the crowd, the old witch finally returned to the house.
He was surprised to find that the original bamboo house had been rebuilt into a solid and spacious mud brick house, but the layout inside was the same as before, and all items were clean without any dust, obviously someone cleaned it regularly.
Chishao put down his things and explained to the old witch, "The bamboo house was used for too long. It was exposed to the sun and rain, and was eaten by insects. It was not strong enough, so I asked them to rebuild a new house."
The old witch looked at the new house and felt very moved. He even felt that he was more valued than when he was in the Eagle Tribe.
When people get old, they are particularly afraid of loneliness, being looked down upon, and being forgotten.
But in the Vine Tribe, the old witch felt only warmth and respect, which was one of the reasons why he couldn't wait to return after settling down in the Eagle Tribe.
However, the old witch looked around the house and found that the most important thing was missing.
"Where is my Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map?"
Chishao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'm over there. I was just carving new herbs."
Then, Chishao said to Uncaria and Nanxing, "Go to my room and bring the Great Wilderness Hundred Herbs Map back here."
"Okay, we'll go right away."
Gou Teng and Nan Xing ran excitedly towards the bamboo courtyard, and quickly carried the huge stone engraved with the Great Wilderness Herbs Map back to the old witch's new house.
“Boom!”
The huge stone engraved with the Great Wilderness Herbs Map fell to the ground and was placed in the position that the old witch was familiar with.
The old witch stroked the Great Wilderness Herbs Map and looked at the newly carved herbs on it, feeling very excited.
"Chishao, you carved very well, really well, thank you for everything you have done for me..."
Chishao and the others all showed smiles on their faces. The old witch was satisfied, and they were also very happy.
Uncaria said, "By the way, the old witch must be starving after running so far. I have some fresh venison. I'll go get a few pieces."
Nan Xing said, "I have a few jars of pickled vegetables, perfect for cooking meat. I'll go get one over here."
Chishao said to a girl who was following her, "Go to my room and get some of the best red rice, spices, salt, and lard."
"yes!"
The girl also ran out in a hurry.
Soon, all the ingredients were gathered together. With everyone busy, the rich aroma of meat soon came from the pottery pot in the fire pit.
The old witch's eyes became moist involuntarily as he watched all this. These children from the Teng tribe gave him the warmth of home and the care of his family, which was so touching.
During the meal, the tribesmen of the Teng tribe left tactfully, leaving only the old witch, red peony root, Uncaria rhynchophylla and Gelsemium elegans in the room.
The old witch looked around and asked Chishao, "Where are Xuan and Shiqiu? Did they go out hunting?"
Chishao said: "They went to the central part of the Southern Wilderness. I heard that they established a new territory there. They should be very busy now."
"Going to the central region to build a new territory?"
The old witch was very surprised. He didn't expect that the Teng tribe had already developed to the central part. It was unimaginable how big the territory of the Teng tribe would be in the future.
I would like to thank the author of this book, "閒看苑", for the reward of 10,000 book coins. Qingshi expresses his gratitude.
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