Dihao's civilian life

Yu Su and Feng Xi weaved grass curtains to cover their faces. They tried to make the holes as small as possible so that the bees couldn't get in. However, this was just a delusion, because there is a saying among Yu people that if you eat honey, you will be stung by bees.There must be two holes in the grass curtain for eyes to peep, and the wild bees will drill in any place in a hurry, and it is not uncommon for the stings to sting all over the face.The price of honey is high, but honey is an extremely rare sweetness in the world, and people flock to it.

Jigu on the western outskirts of Yucheng is a deep place, where there are many wild bees, and most of their nests are built on trees.The trees in Jigu are tall and thick, towering trees, straight into the sky.It is said that the timber for the construction of Yucheng came from the northern suburbs, and the timber in the western suburbs escaped disaster because of the difficulty of cutting.This is an old forest, and people from Yucheng often come here to pick mushrooms, poultry eggs, honeycombs, hunt, and even have trysts.

A few days ago, Yu Zhou came to dig out the bird's nest, and found a beehive on a very high treetop, and the beehive was huge, densely packed with countless wild bees.There is a mark under the big tree with the beehive hanging, telling Zhou that he is not the first to discover it.A large piece of honey can be exchanged for a pork leg in Yucheng, which shows that people love it.

Yu Zhou was originally from Nanhuan, and moved to Yucheng with his remarried mother when he was young. He had no farmland in the south of Yucheng, nor did he have a fishing boat, so he mainly lived on gathering and hunting.Honey is a rare delicacy for Yu Zhou, and he will not give up just because someone is one step ahead of him.Yu Zhou recognized the symbol carved on the tree as a spider, and he guessed it was the Zhu family of Dongshe.Zhou Zhou paid attention to Zhu Shi who appeared in Jijigu, asked about it, and asked Zhu Yun who came to pick mushrooms. Zhu Yun said that it was the hive she found, but her brother was guarding it, and she couldn't take down the hive by herself. , I wanted to call Feng Chuan for help.

So a group of people met to pick honey, lively and joyful, including Feng Chuan Zhu Yun, brother and sister Yu Yun, Yu Zhou, Feng Xi, and Yu Su.

After the division of labor, Yu Su and Feng Xi made straw curtains, and Yu Yun and his siblings went to pick palm leaves, which would be useful later; Feng Chuan and Zhu Yun burned smoke, and Zhou Zhou poked honeycombs.

After the grass curtain was woven, palm leaves were piled all over the ground, everyone put on the grass curtain and started to act.Feng Chuan and Zhu Yun used bamboo baskets to pack the materials for smoking—beast excrement and half-dried grass leaves. They lit the cigarettes, climbed up the tree at two ends, hung the bamboo baskets on the treetops close to the beehives, and then quickly climbed down , crawl slowly but will be stung by the wild bees that come out of the nest.The wild bees have been smoked out of the hive—of course there are still some wild bees who refuse to leave and are still guarding their positions. At this time, when going up for another week, he must also move quickly and accurately.With a hemp rope tied around his waist, he quickly climbed up the tree and poked down the beehive with a long-handled tool. He couldn't care less about being stung, and the wild bees burrowed into the eyeholes of the grass curtain.

The honey was knocked off in pieces and fell to the ground. The swarm of bees buzzed angrily and circled down. The noise was endless.The people under the tree either waved the palm leaves vigorously to drive away the bees, or quickly picked up the honey and stuffed it into clay pots.Seeing the black swarm of bees coming, Feng Chuan shouted: "Run!"

After giving an order, they ran together, chasing the angry wild bees behind their buttocks, fleeing in all directions, and were stung to jump their feet.Everyone was running forward, Feng Chuan and Zhu Yun were behind, they swung the palm leaves desperately, scattered the bee colony, and retreated while "fighting".

After escaping from danger, everyone checked their injuries. The one who got stung the most was undoubtedly Yu Zhou. The others also had a few bumps on their faces, but it was worth it. They picked up a clay pot full of honey and held it on Zhu Yun arms.

After escaping from the forest, the partners took off the grass curtains on their bodies, looked at their harvest on a grassy hill, and pointed at each other's bumps on their heads and faces to make fun of each other, feeling the joy of sharing weal and woe.

The honey is wrapped in green banana leaves, and it is delicious after being roasted on the fire for a while.With one hand, break off a small piece from the roasted honey, put it in your mouth, and taste it carefully, it is so sweet.

A large pot of honey, eat a small portion, and Feng Chuan divides the rest into seven parts, and the two largest parts are given to Zhu Yun and Zhou Zhou. Everyone agrees.Zhu Yun was the one who discovered the beehive, and it was up to her to smoke the bees to drive them away; Zhou's family was poor, and she was credited with stabbing the beehive, so it was fair.

Yu Su wrapped his own honey in palm leaves, a small portion, wrapped in a square shape, tied it with rattan, and put it in his arms. He wanted to take it home and feed it to his parents.Yu Yuan learned from Yu Su, wrapping up the honey and making it scattered, it was Feng Xi who tied it up for her.Yu Zhou carried his own honey in a bamboo basket, he looked at Feng Xi, and when Feng Xi was done, he went to Feng Xi's side and secretly gave Feng Xi a piece of honey, it was the purest piece, yellow and orange, without impurities.Feng Xi shook her head and refused to answer, Feng Chuan had sharp eyes, patted Zhou Zhou's shoulder vigorously, and asked with a smile: "What are you doing?"

"There is a strange sound there, could it be a wild boar?" Yu Yuan pointed to the dense forest in front of her, and she heard the sound of "hmm, hum, hum", which was not loud, mixed with the calls of birds and beasts.

"It's not a wild boar." Zhu Yun blushed, and pulled Yu Yuan away. With her excellent eyesight, she had already seen what was going on in the forest.

Compared to the shyness of his female companions, Yu Zhou was very curious, even excited. He squatted down, trying to get closer to the source of the sound quietly, and put a small stone next to Yu Yun.But he is also a talent, passed by quietly, came back quietly, with a strange smile on his face: "It's Yu Zheng and Feng Yu."

As soon as he finished his words, he heard Feng Xi's little "Huh". In fact, not only Feng Xi was surprised, but his partners were also a little surprised.They both knew these two men, they were two men, only slightly older than them.

Yu Su blushed inexplicably. It wasn't the first time he knew that men could have a tryst, but it was the first time he saw it. Although he was far away, he couldn't see anything clearly.

"What's wrong with this man..." Yu Yun showed a troubled look, and held his chin in deep thought.

"One of them has to be a woman..." Yu Zhouxie smiled, before he finished speaking, he strangled Feng Chuan's arm, Feng Chuan told him to shut up.

There are female companions present, not only Feng Chuan's younger sister, but also Yu Yuan doesn't have a lover yet, besides this kind of thing, it's better for the men to talk about it in private, so why bring it up and say it in front of the three girls.

Yu Su was silent all the way, with a burning face lowered, flushed, silently followed the crowd back to the city.

On the flowery slope of Jigu, there is the oldest tree in Jigu. Under the big tree is a place where young men and women meet. People are accustomed to this kind of behavior of married men and women.For so many years, it is natural for the people of Yucheng to be buried in the northern suburbs when they were old, and fall in love with Xigu when they were young.

But sometimes, there are couples on Huacaopo, not necessarily men and women. Yu Ren will have a mocking attitude towards such people, but he thinks it's nothing, I'll do what you like.As long as you enter Jigu, you will leave Yucheng. People seem to have returned to the era of hunting and slashing. At that time, marriage did not exist, and children only knew their mothers, not their fathers. In those years, the love between men , is also considered normal.

When Yu Su came home from Jigu, his heart was still pounding. He had never taken a girl to Huacaopo for a tryst, but he had seen men and women who kissed me there.He didn't think it was a special thing before, but this time it gave him a big impact.He thought of Si Hao who hugged him and carried him on his back, and thought of himself taking a bath by the lake, undressed, he had some strange feelings.Naturally, Yu Su couldn't tell anyone about such a thing, he could only analyze and understand it by himself.

Since returning to Yucheng, Yu Su often thinks of Si Hao, thinking of him grazing at the foot of Jiaoshan Mountain alone, with only one pottery pot boiling water at home.Yu Su really wanted to visit Si Hao again, but the journey was far away, and he couldn't reach Jiaoshan with his own strength.

Days passed, and Yu Su's idea of ​​going to Jiaoshan did not fade with time. It was not until today, when he remembered the two of them by the lake again, that he realized that this person was not just for him to take care of him. benefactor.

In Yucheng at dusk, Yu Su sat by the fire pond and had dinner with his parents.Yu's mother glanced at the lump on Yu Su's forehead, but said nothing. Yu Su had been recuperating at home for ten days, so she couldn't keep him locked at home and not let him go out.

"Su'er, when will you go back to Da Taofang to help?" Father Yu knew that Yu Su followed his companions to Jigu to collect honey today.He has been idle for a few days because of a leg injury.

"Father, I'll go over tomorrow and make an agreement with Uncle Ren." Yu Su is not an idler, and he also wants to go back to the pottery workshop as soon as possible.

"Why don't you ask him to make pottery? The pottery kiln is so hot in summer that people can be steamed." Mother Yu hoped that Yu Su could work in the palace, so she always disapproved of him making pottery.

"It's not good to burn pottery. Standing on a city tower as a soldier, isn't it also to roast people." Father Yu felt that Yu Su was not suitable to be a guard, and he also liked making pottery, so he couldn't force him to do anything.

"You..." Mother Yu was at a loss for words.

Yu Su didn't interrupt, just sipped the porridge, and he knew his mother just said that she would not forbid him to help in the pottery workshop.

At night, after her parents went to sleep, Yu Su went out of the yard with an oil lamp and went into the utility room.The dim light shines on the wooden shelf, and there are four pieces of pottery on the shelf: pottery goblet, pottery goblet, pottery pot, and pottery bowl.Yu Su fired fine white pottery, painted with vermilion and black patterns, and painted pottery.

Yu Su wanted to bring these painted pottery to Si Hao, but his parents, who didn't know what he was thinking, thought he was helping Yu Yun's family to make pottery. After all, Yu Yun's servant had come to deliver pottery several times.

Yu Su stroked the double-eared clay pot with her hand, as if she saw Si Hao walking the mountain road sweating under the scorching sun, and returning home to boil water.There is no well where he lives, and no matter how clear the water in Tanxi is, drinking it may cause stomach upset.If the shepherd grew up in the local area, he might be able to adapt, but he must not be able to adapt, so every time he goes back and forth between Falling Feather Hill and the pasture, he just wants to drink a sip of clean water.

He was originally a stranger, he spent a few days with me, why should I care about him so much, Yu Su would think so sometimes, but he just remembered Si Hao, his appearance and habits.

Yu Su returned to the house, put out the oil lamp, and closed the door.He sat by the firepit for a while, thinking about things in front of the firelight, thinking that sooner or later he would go to Jiaoshan again, just waiting for a chance.

The author has something to say: Director: I will go to Mr. Hao in the next chapter.Speaking of which, Mr. Hao will move to live in Yudi sooner or later.