Chapter 158 Secrets
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong specially brought two chicks to see Ji Xun.
When they arrived at the top of the mountain where Ji Xun's home was, Ji Xun was taking care of the vegetable garden in front of his door.
Seeing Jian Mo and Wu Jiong coming, Ji Xun was very surprised and waved his hands vigorously: "Long time no see, why are you here?"
Jian Mo: "We came to the Baizhi tribe and came to see you by the way. How are you recently?"
Ji Xun: "Very good, come in, I'll make tea for you. Today I caught a very delicious bird with a trap, I'll roast it for you later!"
Jian Mo observed the expression on Ji Xun's face and felt that his face was rosy, his eyebrows and eyes were relaxed, and he didn't look uncomfortable. He couldn't help but feel a little confused.
Ji Xun washed his hands enthusiastically and prepared to roast the bird for them.
Jian Mo then noticed that there was a large, shabby basket turned upside down by the door, and underneath the basket was a large bird about the size of a duck, and it looked quite plump.
Ji Xun picked up the bird with one hand and took it aside to deal with it.
Jian Mo wanted to go over to help, but he dodged and said, "No, I can do it."
Ji Xun obviously had experience in dealing with this kind of bird, and he was very skilled in bleeding and plucking.
Judging from his skillful movements, he should not be feeling uncomfortable, at least he feels okay now.
Ji Xun dealt with the bird in no time, carried the bird into the house, found bottles and jars, mixed honey powder and spice powder into a paste, spread it evenly on the inside and outside of the wild bird, and rubbed it for a while.
He mixed the remaining spice paste with stems and stuffed them into the bird's belly. Then he hung the bird in a large clay pot with a horizontal bar in the middle, put the large clay pot on the fire pit to roast, and piled charcoal around the large clay pot.
Jian Mo looked at the large clay pot and felt that it looked like the prototype of a certain oven: "Where did you get this large clay pot?"
Ji Xun: "I specially asked the Tianning tribe to make it. It is very useful, but it is easy to crack. Two large clay pots have cracked this year. I don't know if this third one can last until next year."
Jian Mo calculated: "That depends on how many times you use it in autumn and winter."
Ji Xun laughed: "I think it's spicy enough."
Jian Mo: "You said it yourself, I didn't say it."
The three of them sat by the fire pit and talked about recent events.
Ji Xun heard that they went to the jungle tribe and was very envious: "I wanted to travel before, but unfortunately I could never find the opportunity. I always had other things to do."
Jian Mo: "Then in the future, the tribes in our area will communicate more and more, and it will be safer and safer. It may be more convenient to go out in the future."
Ji Xun nodded in agreement: "I also feel this trend."
While chatting, the bird meat was roasted, and Ji Xun took it out to share with them.
Jian Mo watched Ji Xun cut the golden skin of the bird meat with one knife, and the rich meat juice inside flowed out. It looked very tender and smelled very fragrant.
Ji Xun cut the bird meat, took out the stems inside, and divided the meat and stems into three portions, one for each person.
Jian Mo took a bite: "It's delicious!"
Ji Xun blinked with some pride: "This is one of my best dishes."
Jian Mo raised his thumb: "It's delicious, and it's convenient to eat like this."
Ji Xun: "Yes, if I were alone, I could eat a roasted bird like this for a whole day."
Jian Mo looked at him eating, and he didn't seem to be uncomfortable.
On the contrary, his appetite seemed to be better than that of ordinary people.
Ji Xun noticed Jian Mo's gaze: "What's wrong?"
Jian Mo organized his words: "Actually, we came here because of Zhu Zhi's request. He felt that you were not feeling well, so he asked us to come and see you."
Ji Xun was stunned for a moment: "Did he notice it?"
Jian Mo nodded.
Ji Xun: "I'm not feeling unwell anywhere. Please tell him a message and thank him for me."
Jian Mo thought for a while: "Have you always been fine, or were you feeling unwell before but are better now?"
Ji Xun reached out and touched his belly: "I felt uncomfortable for a while a few days ago, but it wasn't for any other reason. It was because I was pregnant."
Jian Mo didn't expect this to be the reason: "Ah?"
Ji Xun smiled embarrassedly: "Please keep it a secret for me."
Jian Mo immediately agreed: "Don't worry, we won't talk nonsense."
Then Jian Mo asked again: "If you are pregnant, do you need to get checked? Just do a prenatal check-up or something."
Ji Xun put the plate aside, looking a little entangled: "Actually, I haven't decided whether to have this baby or not."
Jian Mo was even more surprised, he glanced at Wu Jiong.
Wu Jiong stood up: "You guys chat, I'll go out for a walk."
Ji Xun didn't try to keep him: "Thank you."
When there were only two people left in the room, Ji Xun organized his words and said: "You know I don't like dealing with people, so I live alone in the mountains."
Jian Mo nodded to show that he understood.
Ji Xun smiled: "I'm used to the mountains, but if there is a cub, it would be a bit pitiful to let him accompany me alone in the mountains."
Jian Mo thought for a while: "So you don't hate the cub, you just doubt whether you can raise him well?"
Ji Xun: "I still doubt whether I need to change my lifestyle? You know, it was not easy to make the decision to live alone in the mountains. If I have a cub, whether I go down the mountain or not, it will disrupt my life alone."
Ji Xun frowned and said with difficulty: "I can't say for sure . "It clears my mind, but I'm facing huge changes and difficult choices now. I'm not sure what kind of life I want—"
Jian Mo sat face to face with him, feet touching: "Maybe you have your own philosophy of life, and you're not sure whether to change your life philosophy."
Ji Xun: "Although I didn't understand, I seem to understand what you mean."
Jian Mo smiled: "Just listen to it together, it's always difficult to express."
Ji Xun: "Anyway, that's probably what I mean. I'm not sure whether to give birth to this kid."
Jian Mo's expression became serious: "If you don't want it, do you want to abort the baby in your belly?"
Ji Xun nodded: "Yes, my original tribe has abortion pills, and I know several other abortion pills."
Jian Mo: "I remember they all have risks?"
Ji Xun: "It's okay, I'm in good health and can handle it."
Jian Mo said seriously: "Even if you are in good health, the risk of taking medicine is very high. The older the fetus is, the greater the risk you face - you need to make a decision as soon as possible."
Ji Xun: "Okay."
Jian Mo: "If you really think it over, I hope you can come to the Riverside Tribe to find me, don't take abortion pills alone in the mountains, it's too dangerous."
Ji Xun also agreed.
After obtaining Ji Xun's consent, Jian Mo helped him check his body.
His body is quite healthy, and the fetus seems to be developing well, and it has already started to move.
This is one of the reasons why Ji Xun hesitated.
After the examination, Jian Mo prepared to say goodbye and gave Ji Xun the peppers he brought as a gift.
Ji Xun returned with the tubers and honey cubes he had grown.
Ji Xun asked: "How are your honey sparrows doing now?"
Jian Mo: "They should be okay. They produce nectar cubes very quickly. We collected honey cubes twice and they adapted well to it and didn't resist."
Ji Xun: "Then they must have gotten used to your way of raising them. After late autumn, it will be more difficult for them to feed and they will be easily caught by the cold. You should pay attention to them then."
Jian Mo: "They are okay. We have planted a lot of pink tube flowers in our tribe, which should be able to provide them with some nectar in late autumn and winter."
Ji Xun thought for a moment and said: "That's okay. You don't have many anyway, so it shouldn't be too difficult."
After a brief chat, Jian Mo was ready to say goodbye.
Before saying goodbye, Jian Mo hesitated and asked, "Ji Xun, can I tell Zuozhi about your situation? Or you can tell him in person if you have a chance. They care about you a lot and are a little worried now."
Ji Xun agreed, "Please tell him and ask him to keep it a secret for me. I'll tell him in person when I see him."
Jian Mo nodded, "He is quite reliable and he shouldn't tell anyone."
Ji Xun smiled, "I know, thank you guys."
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong rode the two winged beasts back to the Baizhi tribe.
After hearing that Ji Xun didn't have a stomach problem, but was just pregnant, Zuozhi was a little worried: "She's pregnant and still wants to live alone in the mountains?"
Jian Mo persuaded: "He should know what's going on, and there won't be much danger. As an adult sub-beastman, he may want to stick to his own ideas and life philosophy."
Zuozhi frowned and nodded: "You're right, then we will visit him more often when we have time."
Jian Mo: "Okay."
Jian Mo and his friends planned to go directly to the Jiunian tribe while it was still early.
Zuozhi quickly took out the return gifts prepared for them.
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong sent peppers over, and the Baizhi tribe sent pearl rice in return.
In addition to the pearl rice, Zhuozhi also prepared a small bundle of large-leaf garlic for them: "Last time when you chatted, you said that you wanted to grow large-leaf garlic that is not bitter? Although this bundle of large-leaf garlic is a bit bitter, it is not as bitter as ordinary large-leaf garlic. It may be helpful to you. You can take it back."
Jian Mo was surprised: "Really? Let me taste it!"
He said, plucked a leaf, divided it into two halves, tasted half himself, and gave the other half to Wu Jiong.
As soon as the large-leaf garlic leaves touched the tip of his tongue, Jian Mo still felt a spicy bitter taste, but it was much better than the bitter feeling that made people want to vomit before.
Jian Mo: "It's really not that bitter. How did you grow it?"
Zuozhi: "We didn't plant it on purpose. We just planted some large-leaf garlic that we couldn't eat all of, in front of and behind the house. It grew more and more, and as it grew, it became less bitter."
Jian Mo: "It's true that planting is 30% effort and 70% luck - thank you for the large-leaf garlic, we'll take it back."
Zuozhi waved his hand: "Take it. By the way, we also prepared white milk fruit for the Jiunian tribe, please help bring it back. This should be the last batch of white milk fruit. The weather is getting cold, and it will be difficult to get it in the future." The
white milk fruit is a fruit that protects fabrics from being dyed. The Jiunian tribe once asked Jian Mo and his team to bring it, but they were busy at the time and ultimately failed.
Jian Mo didn't expect that Juezhi had actually prepared this time, and he said with emotion: "You are so thoughtful and considerate, you are worthy of being the tribe leader."
Juezhi blushed: "Nothing, we will take you there."
The Jiunian tribe is very close to the Baizhi tribe.
Jian Mo and his men arrived very quickly.
The entire Jiunian tribe is very familiar with them. The patrolling people always shouted when they saw them from afar: "Doctor Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong - didn't you go out for a trip? How did you have time to come?"
Jian Mo hugged Juejiu's neck: "I came to see you after I came back from the trip. How is it? Have you accumulated tree cloth and cotton cloth recently? We want to exchange another batch."
The patrolling beastman said enthusiastically: "We have accumulated it! Wait a minute, I will go and call our tribe leader!"
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