Chapter 354: Discovering the Waterway Out of the Mountain 2
"How many nests of wild bees are there? Can they be raised at home?" Du Qingcang's grandfather used to raise bees. He had seen it when he was a child and still had some impression of it, so he became very interested when talking about bees.
"I can only see one nest for now." Yi Ke said to his godmother, "Godmother, I have collected honey."
Yike went outside to bring in the backpack, opened the lid of the backpack, and a wild beehive was revealed.
"Did you take away other people's nests?" The godmother put down the bowl in her hand, walked over and saw the beehive in the backpack and said.
"Hehe, well, I helped them build a new home. The queen bee was moved into the beehive, and the bees will naturally return to the beehive." Yi Ke said proudly.
Du Qingcang nodded and said, "You are right. The queen bee is in the hive and has not moved. The bees will go back to the hive. Should we look for it again tomorrow? Maybe there is still a hive there?"
Yi Ke sat back down and continued eating while he ate, "Sure. That's a river valley, about the same size as the canyon you used to live in. The river next to the valley is very deep and the water is very calm, but I don't know where it leads to. Do you want to explore it?"
Du Qingcang and his wife both stared at Yike in a daze. Du Jiankang had just put the food into his mouth with chopsticks, but he seemed to have forgotten that the chopsticks were still in his mouth and just stared at Yike stupidly.
I felt uneasy at their naked gazes and asked tentatively, "What's wrong with you?
Du Qingcang finally came to his senses and put the bowl in his hand heavily on the table. Wang Cuihua also looked excited. Du Jiankang finally remembered that the chopsticks were still in his mouth. He quickly took out the chopsticks and put them on the table, also looking excited.
Du Qingcang said excitedly: "A river, that's a river."
"It's just a small river, only about 20 meters wide. There's no need to get so excited." Yi Ke said in confusion, "Do you want to fish?"
"Sister, why are you thinking about food?" Du Jiankang looked at Yi Ke with naked disdain.
"Yike, you are really our lucky god. You are the blessed star. Everyone who follows you is blessed." Wang Cuihua held Yike's hand on the table and said excitedly.
"Godmother, what does this have to do with anything? It's just a small river. What does it have to do with Fuxing?" Yi was embarrassed by Wang Cuihua's excitement.
Du Qingcang finally spoke, his voice was a little high and he was obviously very excited.
"The stream, that's not just a stream, that's a road, a road out of the mountains"
"Lu?" Yike immediately understood why they were so excited.
Yes, the stream will eventually lead out of the mountain. With the river, they don’t have to walk along the mountain road to get out of the mountain, they can just take a boat out. No matter how far or near, at least they don't have to carry the heavy load so hard. No wonder they are so excited.
"So, shall we go check it out tomorrow?" Yi Ke asked.
"Go, let's go tomorrow. Call those who are good at swimming, and let your Uncle Li go. They come from the riverside and are most familiar with the river. Prepare the tools tonight, and set off early in the morning." Du Qingcang became more and more excited as he spoke. If it hadn't been for the fact that it was starting to dark outside, he would have wanted to set off right away.
"I'll go talk to Youcai and see what's needed specifically. Who should go? You guys take a rest first and don't wait for me." Du Qingcang stood up excitedly and walked out. He couldn't wait even a moment longer. He wanted to go and share this good news.
The next day, I was awakened by the noisy noise outside. Li Xiaoying's high voice was particularly piercing. Yi Ke couldn't help but shrink his head into the quilt, but he still couldn't resist Li Xiaoying's evil voice.
Yike had to get out of the warm bed. As soon as she opened the bedroom door, the noisy sound became clearer. Li Xiaoying's voice also reached her ears clearly.
"Dad, please let me go. I'd like to go and keep Yike company, okay? You are all men and Yike is the only girl. Please let me go, please let me go." Li Xiaoying meant to act coquettishly and plead at the same time, but her loud voice ruined the whole act.
"What are you talking about, kid? What do you mean Yike is just a girl? Her brother and her father are gone, aren't they? With her father and son here, who would dare to bully her?" Wang Cuihua scolded Li Xiaoying, "If Yike wasn't the only one who knew the place, I wouldn't let her go. Don't you know it's dangerous to go deep into the mountains in this weather? You too, if you want to go, then go. Why are you dragging Yike? And if someone else heard what you said just now, they would definitely get angry with you."
Li Xiaoying stood there pitifully listening to Wang Cuihua's scolding. His father also scolded him beside him: "Why don't you think before you speak? Do you know what to say and what not to say? If you were half as smart and capable, I wouldn't stop you from going with him."
Li Xiaoying couldn't help but mutter: "If you don't want me to go, then I won't go. Why do you want to belittle me and make me worthless?"
"Haha, you go, what are you going for?" Li Youcai was so angry at his daughter that he laughed, "Are you going to compete with me in fighting ability? Or are you going to compete with me in running speed? You will only be a burden if you go by yourself. You have no self-awareness at all."
Li Youcai's merciless criticism silenced Li Xiaoying's loud voice. Yike was happy in his heart: "You deserve it. Who told you to wake me up with such a loud voice? Don't you know I'm still sleeping? And why don't you speak softly?"
Yike was leaning against the door frame watching Li Xiaoying being scolded. Wang Cuihua noticed her and hurried over to pull her towards the bathroom, saying, "My daughter, get up and wash up. We'll have dinner soon and we'll have to leave soon. Hurry up."
Yike obediently went to the bathroom, and when she came out, the food was already on the table.
"Why are there so many people?" Yi Ke found that almost all the indigenous mountain people were present, and couldn't help but ask his godmother Wang Cuihua.
Wang Cuihua stuffed Yi Ke's rice into her hands and urged her, "Eat quickly, don't keep everyone waiting for you."
"It's okay, just take your time to eat, there's no rush." Hu Haohan said cheerfully.
"That's right. Don't compare yourself with them. Men are like tigers, wolfing down their food. Girls need to chew their food slowly." Sun Meili took the meal and sat down next to Yi Ke on his left.
"Aunt, are we planning to have everyone go?" Yi Ke was still curious. Not getting an answer from his godmother, he asked Sun Meili again.
Wang Cuihua patted Xia Ke's back and scolded him with a smile, "He has become stupid after sleeping so well. It's impossible for everyone to think about it. The village doesn't want him anymore and is handing everything over to outsiders?"
Yike just giggled.
Sun Meili also smiled and said, "We are here to see you off. Your uncle Li will lead the team. One person from each family will go, except you."
After Sun Meili finished speaking, she looked at Yike with loving eyes and sighed, "Yike, you are such a good child, and you are really a blessing to everyone. The life we have now is something we could never have imagined before. Now you have helped us find a waterway leading out of the mountain, and it will be easier to sell things in the mountain in the future. As the saying goes, one person's blessing brings prosperity to the whole house, and you are bringing prosperity to the whole village."
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