Chapter 151 Pointing the way
The second Heqin baby was relatively small, and there was no difficult birth. The fetal position was very normal.
Jian Mo's assistance was almost not needed. Xiaoguai recovered a little strength and gave birth to this Heqin baby.
The second Heqin baby was smaller, but in better condition. It could swim flexibly as soon as it was born. It quickly swam to Xiaoguai and the other Heqin baby, rubbing against Xiaoguai and the other Heqin baby affectionately.
Xiaoguai also touched the Heqin baby with his snout.
Xiaoguai gave birth to the remnants and egg shells with difficulty, and fell asleep exhausted.
Jian Mo seized the time and sutured its wound with the tendons of the long-tailed beast, and applied a patch made of the sap of the Kunzhi tree.
The strength of this patch is very average, but it is waterproof and can be used even by river fish.
The people of Shangmeng tribe were shocked by Jian Mo's treatment method and said that they didn't expect there was such a medical method.
Jian Mo smiled and said that it was a technology from his hometown.
The people of Shangmeng tribe were very happy to see that Xiaoguai and the river fish babies were safe, and they specially held a bonfire party to celebrate.
Jian Mo was tired after a day and had no mood to celebrate. He simply ate something at the bonfire party and went back to sleep.
The next day, when Jian Mo woke up, he saw that Xiaoguai had regained his energy and was swimming around the shore.
Two river fish babies were also swimming nearby, and from time to time they swam to the shore to act coquettishly towards the people of Shangmeng tribe.
The people of Shangmeng tribe fed Xiaoguai and the two river fish babies with meat.
They threw the meat high into the river, and the two Heqin babies jumped up to catch the meat, opened their mouths wide and cried "Ah-woo" as they caught it accurately.
As for the meat fed to Xiaoguai, the people of Shangmeng tribe took care of the wounds on its body and fed it directly to its mouth.
Jian Mo observed and found that the little Heqin baby was sometimes naughty and would deliberately splash water on people.
Every time this happened, Xiaoguai would hit the cub with his fins.
After repeating this several times, the little Heqin baby became obedient.
The people of Shangmeng tribe soon noticed that Jian Mo came to see the excitement, and greeted him warmly: "Good morning, Doctor Jian Mo."
Jian Mo smiled: "You come so early to feed Xiaoguai and the others?"
The people of Shangmeng tribe: "Yes, Xiaoguai consumed too much energy yesterday, so give him some replenishment. And the two little Heqins get hungry quickly, so let's feed them more."
Jian Mo: "Let me see Xiaoguai's wound."
The people of Shangmeng tribe made way for Jian Mo and gave him a thumbs up: "We also took a look just now, Xiaoguai recovered very well, Doctor Jian Mo, your skills are really great!" Not bad."
Jian Mo smiled after the examination and said, "It's mainly because Xiaoguai has a good physique and you fed him well, so Xiaoguai recovered so quickly."
The people of Shangmeng tribe were even happier after hearing this: "Then we will continue to feed him like this in the future. By the way, Doctor Jian Mo, do you want to raise a little Heqin?"
Jian Mo raised his head in confusion: "Huh?"
The people of Shangmeng tribe said, "This time Xiaoguai gave birth to two little Heqins, and our tribe leader said that if you want, we can give you one."
Jian Mo lowered his head and looked at the Heqin babies swimming happily in the river, and he was really moved.
The Heqin fish looks too much like a finless porpoise, beautiful and cute, and seems to have a good personality.
It would be very good if he could raise one.
However, this thought flashed through Jian Mo's mind, and he soon sobered up and refused with difficulty: "Forget it, our tribe does not have a particularly large river, it would be unfair to raise little Heqin."
The river outside the Riverside Tribe is wider but not deep. Heqin can grow so big, and the river next to the Riverside Tribe certainly cannot support it.
As for raising it somewhere else, they currently have no intention of leaving the Riverside Tribe.
As the patriarch of the Riverside Tribe, Wu Jiong must advance and retreat with the tribe.
They live in the Riverside Tribe and entrust other tribes to raise little Heqin - it is possible, but not necessary.
Jian Mo thought it through and shook his head regretfully: "I will come to see you when I have time in the future and play with Xiaoguai and the others."
The people of Shangmeng tribe were actually reluctant to send Heqin baby to such a far place. Seeing that Jian Mo was not interested, everyone was very happy: "Okay, Doctor Jian Mo, you are our guest, you can come and play whenever you want."
The people of Shangmeng tribe also invited: "Doctor Jian Mo, you can stay in our tribe for two more days? Wait until Xiaoguai is better before leaving, and we will take you to visit the tribe."
Jian Mo also meant this: "Then I will observe Xiaoguai and the others for two more days."
Heqin baby was born, and the cubs of Shangmeng tribe couldn't help but go down to the river to play with them, and Jiujiu followed.
While playing, the cubs of Shangmeng tribe began to dive under the water to look for food.
Jiujiu followed their example and also dived under the water to look for food.
Jian Mo looked at the scene and guessed that the people of Shangmeng tribe were similar to those of Xuejiao tribe, and they both probably relied on seafood as their staple food.
They guarded this wide river, so it should be easier for them to find food, so the whole tribe was so rich.
Jiujiu had good swimming skills and quickly followed him underwater and caught a lot of shellfish.
When Jian Mo checked, he found that the shellfish in Shangmeng tribe were different from those in riverside tribe.
There were several special species here, all of which were meaty and looked delicious.
Someone from Shangmeng tribe saw it and came over to see: "Jiujiu's skills are good, these shellfish are delicious."
Jiujiu heard someone praising him, and proudly puffed out his chest: "Jiujiu!"
Someone else said: "Jiujiu's luck is also good, these delicious shellfish are not so easy to see. We can hardly catch them if we go down to the river to catch them ourselves."
Jiujiu puffed out his chest even higher: "Jiujiujiujiu."
Others came over and quickly understood what was going on. They couldn't help but laugh and praise: "Jiujiu's swimming skills are also very good, otherwise he would not be able to dive down and catch so many shellfish."
Jiujiu lost himself in the praise and soon became friends with the people of Shangmeng tribe, carrying them on his back to fly and play.
The people of Shangmeng tribe had never come into contact with flying beasts before, and they especially liked Jiujiu flying with them on their backs, and often asked Jiujiu to take them to play.
Jian Mo saw it and turned a blind eye.
Anyway, Jiujiu was only flying above the river, so if the people of the Shangmeng tribe didn't sit firmly and fell down, they would fall into the river, and would not cause too much damage.
They were all adult beastmen and sub-beastmen, and if they wanted to play and fall down once or twice, they would not cause trouble to Jiujiu.
Jian Mo was very curious about the several kinds of particularly delicious shellfish that the people of the Shangmeng tribe talked about, and soon pulled Wu Jiong to collect the shellfish.
Wu Jiong was very good at collecting all prey, even shellfish he had never seen before.
He quickly threw the inedible parts into the river and kept the edible parts.
Jian Mo found animal oil, garlic powder, dried green onions and ginger, and planned to stir-fry the garlic and spread it on the shellfish for steaming.
The smell of green onions, ginger and garlic was so overbearing that when Jian Mo was frying the ingredients by the river, half of the people of the Shangmeng tribe were attracted.
Seeing their curiosity, Jian Mo served them some to taste.
The people of Shangmeng tribe liked the seasonings that Jian Mo cooked very much, and they all expressed their desire to bring things over in exchange.
As they spoke, they quickly ran home and brought back dried scallops and three-eyed fish gallbladder.
- Three-eyed fish gallbladder is particularly useful for treating fever, and Jian Mo did not expect to come across it here.
After Jian Mo confirmed that it was real three-eyed fish gallbladder, he readily agreed, and gave them half of the seasonings he brought, and told them that if they wanted seasonings in the future, they could go to the Riverside Tribe to exchange them.
Their Riverside Tribe specializes in growing these seasonings, and they have the most abundant seasonings.
The people of Shangmeng tribe happily agreed.
Because some of the scallions, ginger and garlic were exchanged with the people of Shangmeng tribe, Jian Mo was reluctant to use too much of the remaining scallions, ginger and garlic, so he found the pickled vegetables he brought with him, cut them into small pieces, sautéed them with animal oil, added pepper powder and garlic powder, and used them to steam shellfish.
The saltiness of the pickled vegetables would bring out the freshness of the shellfish and suppress the fishy smell, giving it a special flavor.
The people of Shangmeng tribe quickly prepared dinner, and everyone ate dinner together. Jian Mo and Wu Jiong invited them to taste the steamed shellfish.
The steamed shellfish made by Jian Mo and Wu Jiong were indeed delicious, and everyone praised them highly.
"You guys are really good at eating. It looks like you can eat shellfish better than any of us."
"We also have pickled vegetables, but I didn't expect the shellfish steamed from pickled vegetables would taste like this."
"Doctor Jian Mo, are you looking for a seasoning? Is the seasoning you are looking for as delicious as the one you brought today?"
Jian Mo answered while busying himself: "I don't know. That seasoning is a special seasoning. People who are used to it think it tastes great, but people who are not used to it can't eat a single bite."
People from the Shangmeng tribe: "We have never heard of the seasoning you are talking about. It should not be a seasoning from our area."
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong had asked about it on the first day they came to the Shangmeng tribe. They knew that they didn't have chili peppers here, so they were not disappointed at this time: "Then let's go south."
The people from the Shangmeng tribe gave them advice:
"Doctor Jian Mo, don't you know the witch doctor Lian Ke? You can look for him."
"Yes, yes, yes, Lian Ke, the witch doctor, has been to many places. His medical skills may not be so-so, but his knowledge is definitely broad."
"You know each other. If you go to find him, he will probably not refuse."
"He seems to be still in the Xia Meng tribe. If he goes out in a few days, it will be difficult for you to find him again."
Jian Mo was moved by what they said.
Lian Ke was able to go from the Xia Meng tribe to their riverside tribe, which means that the place he went to was really far. If they asked Lian Ke, even if they could not get any news about La Jiao, they could rule out some tribes that did not have La Jiao, and it would not be so difficult to find him.
Jian Mo touched his chin and said, "If you say so, we will go and see in two days."
The people of Shangmeng tribe said happily, "Witch Doctor Lian Ke likes supplies the most. As long as there are supplies, he will basically answer any questions you ask."
The people of Shangmeng tribe said, "It doesn't matter whether you have a relationship with him before. As long as there are supplies, you are good friends. You can ask whatever you want."
Jian Mo thought about how he dealt with Lian Ke before and was happy, "We know."
The people of Shangmeng tribe pointed out a clear way for them. After confirming that Xiaoguai's body had recovered and did not need the veterinarian to monitor him here, Jian Mo and Wu Jiong said goodbye to the people of Shangmeng tribe and went to Xiameng tribe.
Shangmeng tribe and Xiameng tribe are connected. Jian Mo and his friends set out from Shangmeng tribe in the morning and arrived at Xiameng tribe at noon.
The Lower Meng Tribe was more open than the Upper Meng Tribe. When the patrolling beastmen heard that they were looking for the witch doctor Lian Ke, they showed them the way without asking any questions, told them where Lian Ke's house was, and let them ride their flying beasts over there.
After Jian Mo and Wu Jiong knocked on Lian Ke's door, Lian Ke quickly came over to open the door.
Upon seeing their faces, Lian Ke showed a look of having seen a ghost: "Why are you here? I didn't lie to you, you wouldn't have followed me all the way here."
Jian Mo laughed: "Do you still remember that you lied to us?"
Lian Ke became more alert: "If it wasn't for this reason, why did you come to me?"
Jian Mo: "Exchange supplies for intelligence."
Lian Ke looked Jian Mo and Wu Jiong up and down, and relaxed a little: "What supplies are exchanged for what intelligence, let's make it clear first, if the intelligence will threaten other tribes, I won't tell you, I am still a person... There is a little clue."
Jian Mo couldn't help but look at him for a second longer, and then said, "We want to ask you about the news about chili peppers."
Lian Ke: "What kind of chili peppers?"
Jian Mo: "It's a kind of condiment. After eating it, your tongue will hurt, your stomach will hurt, and it will hurt when you go to the toilet, but you will feel refreshed and it is very appetizing to eat."
Jian Mo said, and took out a notebook with a picture of chili peppers from his backpack: "Chili peppers may look like this."
The picture in his notebook used colored dyes as pigments, and it was painted quite vividly, and you can clearly see that it is a kind of plant.
Lian Ke flipped through the notebook and exclaimed in amazement: "You Riverside Tribe has so many good things. Give me this in exchange and I'll tell you about the chili pepper."
Jian Mo was surprised: "You really know about the chili pepper?"
Lian Ke: "Yes, I do. It doesn't look like the thing you drew in the notebook, but it's similar to what you said. They are the type that make people feel uncomfortable after eating them. Some people even have diarrhea. I've been asked to see it."
Jian Mo heard him say this and knew that he had probably really touched chili peppers, so he said readily: "Deal. I'll give you a pen so you can write and draw on the notebook."
Jian Mo took out the pen and gave it to Lian Ke.
Lian Ke took it and said to them: "Go southeast from here, about three tribes away, you will see a tribe called Yan Gan Tribe, there should be the chili peppers you want."
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