Chapter 51 Hairy Horned Beast
The people of the Jintuo tribe failed to dig the corner of the wall, and left with the skills of burning charcoal and making a furnace, happy but a little frustrated.
In order to show the enthusiasm of the tribe, Qing Kuang originally wanted to send someone to see them off, but after asking, no one in the tribe was willing to do so.
The people of the Jintuo tribe walked too slowly, and the impatient big cats and dogs couldn't stand it at all.
Compared to sending people off, the beastmen would rather go hunting.
It has been quite warm these days, and the snow outside has melted a lot, revealing the withered and yellow grass.
The beastmen said that in this weather, it is time to go out hunting, and there will probably be prey running out to eat the grass.
Jian Mo also heard the news that the beastmen wanted to go out hunting. He was also very bored in the tribe and asked Wu Jiong: "What kind of prey are there now? I remember that some herbivorous prey have migrated to the south, right?"
Wu Jiong: "The small prey are still there, and some prey living in the mountains are still there. Didn't we see those hairy-horned beasts in the mountains when we went to collect honey?"
Jian Mo immediately remembered: "Then why don't we catch them? If we can catch fresh prey, it must be better than eating frozen meat."
Wu Jiong: "They run very fast, and they can run very fast. They are amazing . They can run for a whole day and a night. In the mountains, the beastmen’s beast forms may not be as flexible as theirs, and they may easily fall off the mountain when running in the mountains. "
Jian Mo didn’t think of this: "That seems a bit dangerous?"
Wu Jiong: "Hunting is not particularly easy. You are right. Eating fresh prey is always better than eating frozen meat. We have to take advantage of good weather and replenish a batch of meat."
Jian Mo: "Then do you want to go?"
Wu Jiong: "Go ahead, I will discuss it with them tomorrow."
Everyone hasn’t gone out hunting and gathering for a long time. When they heard that they could go out, there was no objection in the tribe.
So everyone got ready and planned to go out together.
Jian Mo didn't expect that the beastmen could also go out, and he was a little worried: "Aren't the hunters said to be very powerful? Moreover, in winter, the beasts lack food, and will be more irritable than usual, right? If we go with them, will we be a hindrance?"
Qing Kuo: "It's okay, they just take us to the mountain. Then they go hunting, and we just collect on the mountain."
Jian Mo was relieved: "Okay, I want to go too. What's on the mountain at this time?"
Ye Luo next to him said: "There are a lot of things to eat, we can collect moss and mushrooms , some mushrooms will dry directly on the mountain. We have collected them in previous years, so we can go and have a look again this year. "
Zhou Fu came over and said, "In fact, we can also dig the stems in the soil. The vines on them may dry up, but the stems will not be damaged. If we dig them out now, they will definitely be fresher than the stems stored at home."
Qing Kuan saw that Jian Mo's eyes lit up, and smiled, "There are also fruits left on the branches and insects in the soil, which can all be collected."
Jian Mo listened to them talking, and the more he listened, the more excited he was, and he couldn't wait to set off immediately.
When he went out, he specially stacked two large backpacks together, so that he would not have enough food to carry when he went out later.
Wu Jiong took the backpack from him: "Food is indeed scarce in winter, and we shouldn't need two backpacks this big."
Jian Mo pushed Wu Jiong's shoulder: "I don't care, the backpacks aren't heavy anyway, we'll take them with us just in case." As
usual, everyone gathered in the open space before setting off. Jian Mo sat high on Wu Jiong and turned his head to look around.
Eighty percent of the people in the tribe came out, including some old people and children.
It seemed that everyone was feeling suffocated and couldn't wait to go out and relax.
After gathering everyone, the beastmen quickly transformed into beast form and ran.
It was cold outside, and after running for a while, Jian Mo felt that his ears and nose tip were very cold. Especially the tip of the nose, because the nose protrudes from the middle of the face, and the tip of the nose stands in the wind, it is almost frozen.
He had to pull down his fur hat, and then pull up his fur coat to cover himself, trying to cover all the exposed skin, leaving only his eyes to see the road and his mouth to breathe.
Despite this, he was still so cold that his front teeth hurt.
He turned his head and looked around. The beastmen tried their best to change the parts of their bodies back to beast form - they couldn't turn into beasts as a whole, but they could transform the ears, eyes, noses and other parts into beast marks.
Obviously, the beastified parts are much more resistant to the cold. Everyone looks energetic, and even if their cheeks are red from the cold, they don't look wolfish.
"Are you cold?" The giant wolf turned his head and looked at Jian Mo worriedly, "Lie down, it will be warmer if you lie down."
Jian Mo released his hand covering his mouth and smiled, "It's okay."
Giant wolf: "Tell me if you're cold."
Jian Mo nodded.
After the giant wolf turned its head, Jian Mo lay on top of him.
His body temperature was transferred to him, and he felt much warmer after being covered.
Jian Mo also tucked his hands under his fur to warm them, and slowly he recovered.
There were no prey worth hunting near the tribe, so they had to go to the edge of the tribe, to the top of those high mountains.
After rushing for half a day, when the sun was almost at its zenith, they finally arrived at one of the mountains in a certain mountain range.
Wu Jiong said to Jian Mo: "We are going up the mountain to hunt hairy-horned beasts. You and other beastmen in the tribe will gather here. Don't be alone. It is very dangerous to be alone in this season."
Jian Mo agreed seriously, and said: "You also have to be careful. It's good enough to be able to hunt. Safety first."
After the two sides said goodbye, the beastmen went hunting, and the beastmen took their cubs to gather.
Jian Mo mixed in with them, and was surrounded by the kids, who said they wanted to listen to his stories.
The mountain was dry and cold, the land was covered with ice and snow, and the rocks underfoot were unstable. They fell down with a gurgle. Jian Mo was in no mood to tell stories. He waved his hand and said to the cubs, "We'll tell you when we get back . Now everyone, please be careful.
" The little cat Banqiu, who was walking beside Jian Mo, glanced at Jian Mo and ran to the front quietly, "Brother Jian Mo, I'll help you find the way, you follow my footsteps."
When the other cubs saw this, they immediately ran to the front, "Brother Jian Mo, we'll help you find the way too."
Qing Kuang stopped them, "No one is allowed to run! Walk slowly and get to the middle."
As soon as Qing Kuang spoke, the cubs immediately stopped being naughty and all behaved well in the crowd.
Jian Mo touched his nose.
Qing Kuang patted his shoulder: "You should also go to the middle with the kids, it's safer."
Jian Mo nodded: "Okay."
The kids included little beastmen and little asian beastmen. Regardless of gender, the kids had to learn to gather to lay the foundation for independent survival in the future. The
adults in the tribe taught the kids very carefully and in detail when they brought them out. Jian Mo followed and learned a lot.
The types of food they collected were also very diverse, from hibernating insects to small animals, from mosses to mushrooms to ordinary stems, nuts, fresh fruits, etc.
As long as it was edible, everyone would try to take it back, even if some food was not so delicious, everyone would not waste it.
Jian Mo and the others walked along the ridge. The wind made his head hurt a little, but the harvest was really a lot.
He collected half a basket of moss alone.
Ye Luo said that this kind of moss is delicious. Although it is relatively old, it has a little sweetness and tastes fresher. It is more delicious than the bitter wild vegetables and is very good with barbecue.
Jian Mo smelled it and also smelled a pleasant aroma, but it was indeed very rough. He estimated that only ruminants could digest it on Earth.
But it doesn't matter. Eating a small amount is also good for supplementing fiber and vitamins.
Considering the cubs, everyone walked for a while and rested for a while.
Jian Mo felt that today's collection process was relatively smooth, at least not as tiring as before.
They walked all the way to the middle of the mountain, and occasionally they could hear the long howls of the beastmen.
The beastmen's calls sounded quite scary. Jian Mo guessed that they used this call to drive away prey, so it sounded particularly oppressive and loud.
Qing Kuang listened to these sounds and said, "They should have a good harvest today."
Ye Luo: "It's good to have hairy horned beasts to eat in this season."
Qing Kuang: "I think so too. It's winter now. It's good to have enough to eat."
After that, the two smiled at each other.
Jian Mo guessed from their smiles that the taste of hairy horned beasts might be average.
But it's really good to have fresh meat in this season.
The meat they stored at home would thaw slightly during the day and freeze again at night due to the large temperature difference between day and night. Now it is not so fresh anymore.
Although some of the meat is stored in caves and its condition is a little more stable, it is still not as good as fresh meat in the end.
It is nice to have fresh meat to eat.
It is a rare opportunity to go out, so everyone stayed in the wild until the afternoon. When the sun was close to the top of the mountain, they shouted to each other to send signals and called out to each other to go back.
The beastmen came to pick them up.
Jian Mo watched a group of big cats and dogs running down from the ridge. Almost every big guy was carrying a huge prey. It was obvious that the harvest was very good.
Everyone was in a good mood, their furry faces were full of joy, and even their ears looked more energetic.
The beastmen brought their cubs and climbed onto the beastmen's backs and in front of the meat.
Jian Mo also climbed onto the giant wolf, holding its neck with his hands, and behind him was the tied-up hairy-horned beast.
The hairy-horned beast was so huge that it almost covered half of the giant wolf's body.
Jian Mo was a little worried, and whispered in the giant wolf's ear: "Is it too heavy?"
Carrying too heavy a weight is not good for the spine.
The giant wolf turned around with a smile in his eyes: "It's okay
, I can still carry it." Jian Mo reached out and touched his nose. The tip of his nose was warm and dry, as if it was okay: "When you are tired and want to rest, tell me, I can come down and walk for a while."
Giant wolf: "Okay."
When they said this at the end, Di Ya had already started running with Qing Kuang, Ban Ju and Mao Jiao Beast.
Behind Di Ya was Ban Ming, who was carrying Ye Luo and Mao Jiao Beast alone, and he didn't seem to be struggling.
The situation of other beastmen was similar, they all ran more easily and quickly. Even the way down the mountain did not cause any hindrance to everyone's speed.
Instead, Jian Mo observed for a while and felt the scenery on both sides "whoosh" backwards. Going down the mountain also brought a sense of weightlessness, which was a bit uncomfortable, so he hugged the giant wolf's neck, buried his face in his fur, and closed his eyes.
It was dark when they returned to the tribe.
Most people in the tribe went out hunting today, and the prey was easier to divide. Just two or three families could share one prey, and it was divided in a few minutes.
The Wu Jiong family and the Qing Kuang family shared a large hairy-horned beast.
They carried it directly to the river and cleaned the hairy-horned beast out with a knife.
Ban Ming took a knife in his hand and volunteered to skin the hairy-horned beast: "Now that we have a metal knife, it is so smooth to peel the skin."
Qing Kuo: "You cut two pieces of meat first, we will go back to cook, and you continue to deal with the remaining beast meat here."
Ban Ming: "Okay, Dad, which piece do you want to eat today?"
It was already dark, and Jian Mo's eyes could not turn into beast pupils, and his vision was like a beast. Ban Ming's strength was relatively poor, and he couldn't see the appearance of the hairy-horned beast clearly, so he could only ask: "Which piece of meat is more tender?"
Ban Ming pointed with the back of the knife: "Those two strips on the back."
Jian Mo: "How about cutting these two strips? We can stir-fry them and eat them. After two days, they will not be so fresh and the meat will not taste good."
Ban Ming agreed immediately, cut the meat quickly, but held it in his hand and did not pass it out.
He looked at his dad, then at his father, and coughed softly: "It's so late, do our two families want to eat together?"
The little cat Banqiu, who had been squatting obediently beside him, brightened his eyes and raised his round head to look at Jian Mo: "Meow, eat together?"
Qingkuang patted Banming's head: "You are taking advantage of Jian Mo's delicious cooking!"
Jian Mo smiled and said: "Let's eat together, I'll cook, and everyone can help."
Banming and Banqiu immediately cheered.
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