新石器时代

Ji Huaifeng was awakened by a blinding glare.Instinctively, he raised his hand to cover his eyes and squinted for a while before opening his eyes to take a serious look at the surrounding environment.

He—to be precise, he and Gu Xiaolu were both on a big banyan tree.He was riding on a large branch that stretched out horizontally, with his back firmly leaning against the huge trunk of the banyan tree.Gu Xiaolu was also riding and sitting opposite him, but his posture was different.

Gu Xiaolu lay all over him, holding his waist tightly with both hands, and resting his head on his shoulders—like a kitten that has been strayed for a long time suddenly found a place to shelter, Desperately trying to absorb more warmth.

Only when he was sleeping unconsciously, Gu Xiaolu was willing to get so close to him.

Ji Huaifeng really wanted to get a black cloth the size of a football field, and cover the whole banyan tree under it.This way Gu Xiaolu might be able to sleep longer.

This is of course just imagination.After a while, he supported Gu Xiaolu to sit up slightly, took off his coat, and then covered his head with Gu Xiaolu, leaving only a small gash near his nose.Fortunately, Gu Xiaolu slept soundly, he only moved his lips when he was doing this.After he put his clothes on, Gu Xiaolu fell asleep again.

Ji Huaifeng breathed a sigh of relief.

The weather seems to be a little different.Although he took off his clothes, he didn't feel too cold.There is a slight, burning sensation all over the body.Although it was only a little bit, it seemed that someone had lit a fire in a very far away place.

It took him another moment to realize what had happened.

He saw some tiny, golden light falling on Gu Xiaolu's hair.

He stretched out his palm suspiciously to catch the light.Looking in the direction of the light, he saw a dazzling thing shining among the dense branches and leaves of the banyan tree.

Although it was very glaring, he stared steadily for a long time, until his eyes were filled with water, and he had no choice but to lower his head.

He felt it was time to wake up Gu Xiaolu.

He leaned into Gu Xiaolu's ear and whispered, "Little Lu, little Lu, wake up, wake up quickly."

"Well, what are you doing?" Gu Xiaolu adjusted to a more comfortable posture while half asleep and half awake, and continued to sleep soundly.

"The sun is coming out."

"Ah."

"Did you hear that? The sun is out."

"Huh?!"

"Quick, take a look," Ji Huaifeng lifted his chin, and gently patted his cheeks on both sides: "The sun is coming out"

The sun, which had disappeared from the sky for three full years, finally reappeared shyly.

Gu Xiaolu opened his eyes in a daze, but the ecstatic expression Ji Huaifeng imagined did not appear on his face.He just looked up at the sky, and then gave a normal "oh".Then said: "You are so excited, have you never seen the sun?"

Ji Huaifeng: ""

He had some doubts, did Gu Xiaolu never notice the disappearance of the sun?

"Uh, I mean, it's dawn, it's time to get up."

"We didn't sleep in the bed, why get up?"

Ji Huaifeng was choked back again.

Gu Xiaolu rubbed his eyes a few times, and finally came to his senses.Seeing the scene in front of him, he pushed Ji Huaifeng away suddenly: "You! Take advantage of me while I'm asleep!" Suddenly, he found that he was still wearing Ji Huaifeng's clothes, tore them off, and fell back .

Ji Huaifeng didn't argue with Gu Xiaolu, because it would be useless to argue even if he knew it.He just pulled back his clothes silently.Did they sleep separately last night?I don't know who is taking advantage of whom.

Well, in terms of cheapness, he did take advantage of it.

Ji Huaifeng yawned, "It's dawn. Let's go see if the charcoal is ready."

There is a small stream under the banyan tree.They squatted by the stream and washed their faces and hands casually, and went a little upstream to drink some cold water.A icy cold feeling slid down his stomach, at least easing his hunger.Ji Huaifeng was thinking about where to get game to fill his stomach later, when he saw Gu Xiaolu uprooting a fern that grew by the stream.He saw patches of pale green bulbs the size of birds' eggs growing from the long roots of the plant.Gu Xiaolu took them all off, put them in the water and wiped off the dirt on them, then threw them into his mouth and started chewing.While eating, he said, "There are also ones next to you. If you want to eat, you can make them yourself."

Seeing him chewing with gusto, Ji Huaifeng remembered that he was so happy drinking a pot of bitter vegetable soup last night, thinking that the taste of this food must not be much better.Thinking about it, I was a little worried: "Aren't you afraid of being poisoned if you eat like this?"

Gu Xiaolu puffed his cheeks and said vaguely: "The actor said that this food can be eaten, but if you eat too much, it may cause diarrhea. I will fill my stomach, and if I really have diarrhea, I will treat it as a stomach cleanse—how much do you eat? Go ahead, it tastes good."

Ji Huaifeng didn't believe it at all.But his stomach was screaming like it was going to explode, and he had to find a way to comfort him nearby.Following Gu Xiaolu's example, he pulled out some roots and washed them clean, first picked a small piece, put it in his mouth and bit it carefully.The thing was crunchy and juicy, and nothing special about it.Just a faint fragrance of plants can be smelled while chewing.

Ji Huaifeng ate some, pulled out a lot, washed it, and put it in his pocket.Gu Xiaolu laughed at him: "You're still learning from the film king." Ji Huaifeng asked back: "Since you think it's delicious, why don't you pick some more and put them home?"

"No, if I still have this at home, I definitely don't want to work or hunt. Eating it alone is not nutritious, and I will lose weight sooner or later."

Ji Huaifeng: ""

Gu Xiaolu is quite good at motivating himself.

The two returned to the entrance of the town one after the other.I went to the side of the charcoal pit and saw that there was only a thin wisp of smoke left on it.Ji Huaifeng said that when there is no more smoke coming out from the top of the mound, the charcoal below will be ready to burn.Gu Xiaolu watched carefully for a while, and was so happy that he stretched out his hand to dig the soil.

Ji Huaifeng dragged him back: "Don't move! The charcoal that has just been burned is still burning! If you want to take it away, you have to put it out with water and dry it. Now that your barrels are all burned, who else in the town Got a barrel? Go borrow one—"

Gu Xiaolu thought for a while and said, "The actor's house has a wooden barrel."

Ji Huaifeng: "Oh, is there anyone else?"

Gu Xiaolu scratched his head: "Last time I passed out, I almost forgot about everyone, how can I remember who has a bucket?"

"What do you want barrels for?"

Ji Huaifeng had a headache.Even if the actor was once an actor, did he need to find such a elusive person?

The film king came out of the town with his rattan basket Shi Shiran on his back, still holding the stone knife in his hand.He scanned Gu Xiaolu up and down in an open and aboveboard manner, and then said: "My wooden bucket has long been unusable. I use bamboo tubes to hold water now. What do you want to do?"

Ji Huaifeng felt that his eyes seemed to be a little nervous, and then he was relieved, and kept thinking about what he meant.Ji Huaifeng didn't speak, so Gu Xiaolu replied concisely: "Collect charcoal."

The actor looked at the pit on the ground and understood: "You can use your own pot. Anyway, the charcoal is not poisonous, so it's fine to turn off the fire inside."

Gu Xiaolu slapped his forehead, and rushed to get the pot like a bullet.Only then did the actor turn to Ji Huaifeng, and said provocatively, "Not bad, I slept outside for a night, and I'm in good spirits!"

Ji Huaifeng went up to him: "Thanks to your great blessing, I was not eaten by wild animals. Why, are you tight recently? Come out so early every day to collect herbs."

The film emperor suddenly lowered his voice, and his tone became less hostile: "That's not true. Because I'm going on a long trip, I want to change something to eat on the way."

"Traveling away? Where are you going? Why is it so sudden?" Ji Huaifeng was taken aback.The actor seemed very nervous, Gu Xiaolu, why did he want to leave all of a sudden?Doesn't he leave Gu Xiaolu to himself in vain?After thinking about it again, life is the most valuable these days, that little bit of emotion—even something that doesn't even count as emotion, I'm afraid it can be thrown away casually

In any case, it's a good thing that the actor is willing to go.Ji Huaifeng then became more friendly: "Since it's a long trip, it's better to prepare more things. Be careful on the way."

In fact, leaving aside the matter of Gu Xiaolu, Ji Huaifeng actually admired the actor a little bit.Now few people in Longhu Town come out to wander around every day, and even if they come out, they go back to the town as soon as possible.Only the film emperor dared to walk all over the mountains and plains like this all day long.Just look at the stone knife in his hand, he is the one who has really adapted to this environment.

The actor lowered his head slightly, as if he was making a very difficult decision.

"I am going far away. In fact, this decision is not sudden. I have been waiting for this day for a long time."

Ji Huaifeng was puzzled: "This day? Today—is today a special day?"

There are no calendars, no clocks, and the days are mixed with each other. People nowadays have forgotten the existence of time.

The actor didn't speak, and pointed his index finger at the top of his head: "Isn't this special enough?"

The color of the sky is still as dim and dim as it has been in the past three years.The difference is that in the middle of the thick smoke clouds, there is a round of sun that appears and disappears.

"Are you staying here just to wait for the sun to come out?" Ji Huaifeng didn't understand again.The sun is out, and the most impact is that the weather will become warmer, and their lives will not be any different from before—is there any inevitable connection between this and the actor's leaving here?

The actor came over suddenly, put his hand on his shoulder, and asked seriously: "Ji Huaifeng, are you real?"

Ji Huaifeng was stunned for a moment, and his whole body tensed up instantly: "Yes, I swear on my life. But it doesn't matter what your business is?"

The actor shook his head: "Okay, I can see how you treat Xiao Lu these days—I have a discussion with you. If you want to be true to him, just help him this time."

When Gu Xiaolu came back with his half pot, he saw Ji Huaifeng and the film king standing by the side of the charcoal pit, looking at him.The eyes of both of them were very strange, as if they had just reached some evil agreement in private.

"Hey, why are you looking at me like that? I washed my face today!"

The film king burst out laughing, "Go ahead, I'll dig herbs." Ji Huaifeng patted him on the shoulder for the first time: "Be careful yourself."

The film king left with a dashing back, leaving his handsome figure behind.Gu Xiaolu rushed to Ji Huaifeng in a hurry: "You boy, you hooked up so quickly! You took advantage of me last night, how dishonest! You are too careless, beware of being struck by lightning!"

Ji Huaifeng: "Give me the pot. I'll fill it with water."

Gu Xiaolu handed him the pot, completely ignoring his ostrich policy, still chasing after him: "Hey, how did you get married? Don't say that you kissed someone hard, they obeyed you—"

Ji Huaifeng almost went crazy: "I didn't!"

Gu Xiaolu spread his hands: "When a person is caught by others, usually the first reaction is to immediately deny it. I understand."

Ji Huaifeng rushed out in grief and indignation.

The principle of burning charcoal is actually very simple.Raw wood burns incompletely in the absence of oxygen, and when the fire is extinguished before it begins to burn to ashes, all that is left is charcoal.Ji Huaifeng returned with Gu Xiaolu's half-filled pot filled with water, and then used a few pieces of bark from yesterday to push aside the soil buried on the pile of logs, and then took two long thin wooden sticks to remove the soil. The charcoal in the pit was caught out, immersed in the water in the pot and extinguished.The burning charcoal made a rustling sound in the water, and the steam evaporated on the water, as if something was dying.

Gu Xiaolu just got burned because of impatience.Now he is being honest, squatting obediently by the pit to watch Ji Huaifeng extinguish the charcoal piece by piece, and then carefully stack them together.

"When can we move back?"

"Wait until everything is cold."

"So much charcoal, how much meat can be exchanged?"

"You can change as much as you say."

Gu Xiaolu was completely overjoyed.

Ji Huaifeng strikes while the iron is hot: "By the way, Xiaolu, we won't build that house for now. We'll concentrate on burning charcoal and weaving things these days, and we'll talk about it after the trading day."

"Eh, it's true, how many things can we do if we concentrate on working these days, but where do we sleep at night? Don't you want to sleep in a tree these days? I won't do it!"

Ji Huaifeng can't laugh or cry.

"I made an agreement with the film king. Let's go to his room to squeeze him for a few nights."

Gu Xiaolu snapped his fingers: "Okay!"

Although Ji Huaifeng said it very easily, he was still a little upset in his heart - he has now completely regarded it as his own responsibility to take care of Gu Xiaolu, so running to the actor's house like this feels a bit desolate.Gu Xiaolu didn't care about it at all.As long as he has a place to sleep, he is very happy.Ji Huaifeng suppressed the guilt in his heart and buried himself in his work.

Because the burnt charcoal is scattered, they can't move it with their hands.Gu Xiaolu went to pull some rattan and weave a temporary basket to put it back, and temporarily put it in the actor's house.The two of them worked hard for another day, Ji Huaifeng burned another kiln of charcoal in the pit, and Gu Xiaolu cooked rattan baskets on the spot.Lunch and dinner were all provided by the movie star—the raw and crispy wild potatoes dug from the woods, roasted on the fire, fragrant and hot, more delicious than anything else.

Of course, there are side effects of only eating wild potatoes.For the next half day, all three of them farted loudly.