[Ting Yu] Abandoned in the wild

09. Provocation

From that day on, taking a bath every two or three days, and cleaning yourself with soap locust mud by the way has become a good habit developed by Chen Ting's family of three.Fortunately, while the days are advancing rapidly, summer is gradually approaching, and there are more and more saponins on the trees, so there is no need to worry about the problem of cleaning tools.

It's just that Chen Ting couldn't find a suitable way to move the wild wheat found on the mountain outside his house, so he had to go up the mountain every day to take care of it, hoping to bring the wheat back home and replant it after the autumn harvest.While taking care of the wheat, he opened up more mountain space for himself, and at the same time discovered many plants that can be used and eaten. He moved all the plants that could be transplanted to the stone house and taught Xiyu how to take care of them.

There are three wild sweet-scented osmanthus trees on the road extending from the tribe. Walking up the mountain, the people in the tribe call the mountain on that side the Front Mountain.From the front mountain to the halfway up the mountain, there is a small waterfall. The waterfall flows down from the top of the mountain and splashes down into the water of the mountain stream pool. There are two forked roads beside the pool, one is sunny and the other is dark. The dark place is Chen Ting. I haven't been there yet, but I have been to Xiangyang place too many times in the past few days.From here, you can walk to the other side of the mountain, and then walk down the road until you reach the foot of the mountain by the river. This is the place where Chen Ting has found the most red clay in the past few days.Generally speaking, the clay that can be fired into pottery is a plastic aluminosilicate with very small particles. In addition to aluminum, clay also contains a small amount of magnesium, iron, sodium, potassium and calcium, which is an important mineral raw material.The above are all theories in books. Chen Ting's only chance to practice was when his mother took him back to his hometown when he was still alive. He pointed to the red soil on the side of the road and said that the soil was very high in iron, so it turned red.He also said that the red soil in his hometown has very good plasticity and excellent adhesiveness. It can be shaped into pottery and solidified. It is a commonly used material in local construction.

Looking back now, he is not sure whether the red soil he saw in front of him is the same as what his mother said, but since he found it, he naturally wants to give it a try.So in the past few days, he always goes up the mountain after sunrise and eats. While exploring new territories to find more ingredients, on the other hand, he tries to pinch some bowl-shaped containers on the red soil near the river, and then throws them in the It is fired in a stone tower like the one built when the stone was burned in the bath last time.However, Chen Ting, who was a complete layman, had no idea of ​​the ratio of water and soil to clay. The pottery bowls he kneaded out countless times were thrown into them, and they cracked and exploded before they could be cooked.

Today’s result is still the same. He walked back from the riverside a little discouraged, lingered for a while when passing the fork of the waterfall, and walked around the pool for about 500 meters to the dark place on the other side, trying to find other people. new ingredients.Although he has had little luck firing research clay pottery, he is a good food finder.This time he found a clump of garlic-like plants on the slope by the side of the road, and when he dug it up, it turned out to be white garlic.He was so happy that he dug a lot and took them home, planning to eat some tonight, and plant the rest outside the stone house.

After these few days of thinking and observation, he was not very satisfied with the building address chosen by the previous owner of this body.Too far away from the tribe, it might be a good place to escape for the former A Ting who was crippled due to injury.But for Chen Ting, who wanted to survive in the wilderness, it seemed a bit remote.It is convenient to go up the mountain from home, but now that summer is approaching, many animals and beasts on the mountain are beginning to move around. When he explores the road many times, he can vaguely see a huge figure flashing past not far away.Therefore, he couldn't even imagine the safety of Xiyu and the baby who stayed at home. If some ferocious beasts went down the mountain to look for food when he was not around, wouldn't they be very dangerous.

So these days Chen Ting has been thinking about a better location to build a house. It just so happens that his clay research project has been in progress. The sticky mud is used to build stone houses, which solves the problem of keeping the house warm.The place that Chen Ting took a fancy to was next to the three sweet-scented osmanthus trees at the corner of the path from the stone house to the tribe.It is closer to the creek next to the house. If it is built properly, my house will become a good place for osmanthus trees outside the creek behind the door.At the same time, it is still on a straight path with the tribe. If there is any accident, the people from the tribe from far away can come here and see the situation here, which is the most convenient.

Holding the garlic sprouts and bulbs he dug in his hand, Chen Ting was still thinking about many problems habitually. Even if the matter of building a house with clay could be solved, he was still thinking about how to get two windows for the stone house. .The current stone house only has the doorway and the light coming from the cracks in the stone. If the door is blocked with animal skins in cold weather, the house will become completely dark.But there is no gauze or white paper here, even if he can make a wooden window, there is nothing to block it.

This matter made Chen Ting feel a little worried, and his pace was a little faster, worried that Xiyu and Baobao would be hungry if he went back late.Go down to the foot of the mountain and turn the corner along the path to go home.However, when he walked under the big tree at the corner, Chen Ting did not hear the laughter and laughter of the two family members in the past. Instead, there were a few discordant voices.

"No, Xiyu didn't steal anything." The little wife timidly denied it in a panic, and Ah Zhan, who was following at her feet, faced so many outsiders for the first time, and hid behind her father in fear.

"You're lying, these straws were obviously put on the wall of the tribe before, but we couldn't find them these two days. Who did you steal? What's the use of straws? You don't know how to weave shoes. This pair Where did the shoes come from, obviously you stole them."

There were three or four thin men with short hair and short hair who broke into the door of their house. The looming totem tattoos on their chests declared their identities.The leader pinched his waist with one hand and held a pair of straw sandals that were basically formed, yelling bossily at Xiyu.

Chen Ting's face was a little ugly, and his eyes were a little gloomy.

"No, Xiyu didn't." The little wife couldn't speak well, and being blocked by these people at the door, she was so nervous that she wanted to forget everything, but she just shook her head, "Xiyu didn't, this is... Xiyu made it, Ah Ting did it."

When those people heard him mentioning Chen Ting, they couldn't help laughing mockingly, "When I heard you were talking, that man in your family is already limping and can't even walk. What kind of shoes are he wearing? And Even if he wanted to wear them, would you do it? Before you couldn’t even dry straw, and when your man was injured, you couldn’t even find food, but now you can even weave shoes?” Those people didn’t believe Xi Yu's words, firmly believe that Xiyu's straw and the pair of straw sandals were stolen from the tribe.

"That's right, the tribe has always lived in peace. You and Ah Ting went back to the tribe and lost our things. Who else could it be if you stole it." Another man wearing a tiger skin coat said.

"No, Xiyu didn't." Xiyu anxiously wanted to prove his innocence, but he didn't know how to prove it. He was so anxious that he watched the only pair of shoes he worked so hard to make in someone else's hands. Shaking back and forth like it was about to break down, I was about to cry.

"Humph……"

Seeing Xiyu's appearance, the leading man was somewhat proud, and took two steps towards the door with haughty steps.It's still early today, and Xiyu is always used to making dinner in front of the door. The tomato and potato are still mushy after eating for several days. The black salt grains from some walnut rhizomes are exuding the unique aroma of meat.

"Bonny, don't talk to him so much, let's take these things back, you tell Handa about this tonight, let him deal with these two people." Another man in gray wolf fur followed Said.

"That's right." The other two also echoed and urged.

The partners in their family all have hunting tasks. Unlike the partner of Boni, the quasi-leader of the tribe, they will be very tired after returning. They all want to take the straw and go home to cook as soon as possible.

However, Boni looked at the two servings of food by the wall of the stone house with a stiff face, and resentment flashed in his eyes.She used to be the most outstanding female in the tribe, and the pattern of the totem on her chest was more gorgeous than anyone else. Since childhood, both father and father said that she would marry the leader of the tribe in the future.And in his heart, he had always regarded Ah Ting, the leader's only son, as his partner.

However, everything changed from the appearance of this person in front of him. Ah Ting went out hunting for seven days, and when he came back, he brought back not only rich prey, but also a strange person who couldn't even say such a thing.No one knew what happened between Ah Ting and this strange man, but Ah Ting, who was the quasi-leader of the tribe at the time, ignored everyone's objections and asked the priest to marry this man in front of him.The final result is obvious. The stubborn A Ting does not accept anyone's advice and insists on becoming a partner with this person. However, Boni, who was originally considered by everyone in the tribe as the leader's partner, has become a joke.Bo Ni only felt ashamed, angry and embarrassed, and Ah Ting stopped him from asking Xiyu many times.Just when he was full of hatred and had nowhere to vent, Ah Ting was accidentally injured and limped, and since then he lost the ability to hunt. He was naturally pulled down from the position of quasi-leader of the tribe and replaced by a on his handa.Not long after Handa became the quasi-leader of the tribe, he asked himself to be a partner, and Boni became the leader's partner of the tribe again.

However, in front of him, this Xiyu, who used to have no place stronger than himself, barely supported his precarious home with his thin shoulders even when his partner was injured and his child was too young. He immediately won the praise of many people in the tribe. This made Bonnie even more angry.At this moment, seeing that the food he made was better than I expected, I was even more angry.

Almost without thinking, he raised his foot and kicked towards the stone pot and barbecue grill.

"what……"

Xiyu only had time to let out an exclamation, and the other people who followed seemed to be taken aback, but the next moment, they only saw a black figure rushing to Bonny's side in a blink of an eye, blocking him with one arm. The leg to destroy the food.

"Ahh..." Boni was also taken aback by the person who jumped out suddenly. After being blocked for a while, his body lost his balance and fell backwards, and he fell to the ground.

"Ah Ting." Xiyu realized that the person who suddenly appeared was his partner who had returned late after the initial shock. He couldn't help but calm down and took his son to Ah Ting's side.

"Are you all right?" Ah Ting pulled him up and down to look up and down, and after making sure there was nothing unusual, he bent down and picked up his son, "Ah Zhan, is he good today?"

"Good boy." The little guy has recently received a lot of love from his father, and he seems to be more confident. He has learned to talk and laugh indulgently in front of his father, "Ah Zhan, Daddy works, and Ah Zhan helps." The little guy's stuttering has begun to sharpen, and he is learning how to speak to his father in a decent manner.

"It's really good." Ah Ting praised his son.

After warming up with his wife and children, he slowly looked down at Boni who was still on the ground and the few people behind him who were too scared to approach.

"Please leave my home." His voice was icy cold, making everyone who heard it shudder.

As soon as the few people following Boni saw him coming back, they immediately felt that their side must have lost their advantage, and hurried over to help Bonny leave.Sitting on the ground looking up at Ah Ting, Bo Ni was a little stunned. The man standing in front of him was backlit by the setting sun, casting a golden shadow around his body, just like countless times before, he secretly hid in the tribe Peek under the big tree outside the wall to see his heroic appearance after hunting.Once the most outstanding man, but because of an injury, he became a cripple.Just when he was complacent that this useless person would be unlucky immediately if he gave up, and he was still in the position of the leader's partner.But he found that this man still ignored him from the beginning to the end as before, even though he had become a cripple who couldn't even hunt.

Boni felt ashamed, angry and embarrassed. He pushed away the people who were about to help him, glared at Xiyu bitterly, threw the shoes in his hand on the ground, turned around and left the stone house quickly.Seeing him leave, the other people didn't dare to stay, and hurriedly followed him.

Xiyu quickly squatted down to pick up the pair of shoes, checked and touched them repeatedly in his hands, for fear of being damaged.

"It's okay, I won't let them make trouble again in the future."

What happened this time further strengthened Chen Ting's idea of ​​quickly building a new stone house, and this time he wanted to expand the yard to the maximum extent and add a wooden door in front of it.Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for someone to come to his house to provoke him.

"Xiyu made it, give it to Ah Ting." The little wife checked to make sure there was no problem, and hurriedly handed over the shoes.

Chen Ting looked down at Xiyu's feet, smiled and took the shoes, and dragged Xiyu into the room.

"Ah Ting, don't you want to eat?"

"Eat, I found new ingredients, wash it and stuff it into the rabbit meat and paste, it tastes better."

"Ah."

The setting sun is shining softly, and the dinner for a family of three has just begun...