sbdcsierra Chapter 128 Old Lady 3
Chapter 128 Old Lady 3
Zhou Guo looked back and saw that his master had also followed him. Just as he was about to say something, the old man said, "I'm not doing this for you this time. I'm doing this for your old lady. She's dying and wants to have some honey. As someone who has received her kindness for so long, it's only right that I help her a little."
Zhou Guo closed her open mouth again and rode her horse into the mountains. Nothing could be seen in the forest at night, so she had to light two torches, and she and the old man each took one.
She is not searching aimlessly. Bees usually collect nectar within a radius of three to five kilometers, which requires there to be a clean water source nearby, the place where the nest is built must be sheltered from wind and rain, and the nectar source must be abundant, that is, a place with many flowers.
Whenever she encountered a big tree along the way, she would take a closer look. The old man had sharp ears, which came in handy at this time.
So the search was quite quick. After confirming that there was no trace of the tree in one place, they went to the next one. The woods became denser behind them and the horses could not move, so the two men had to dismount and walk.
But to be honest, it's such a big mountain, it's all dense forest, and it's night, it's so dark in the forest that you can't see your hand in front of you, it's really not easy to find it.
Zhou Guo kept looking up and around while holding a torch, so he didn't pay much attention to his feet. He fell twice in just a few feet, hitting his knees on rocks, and bleeding profusely.
She glanced down and saw that the wound was not deep so she ignored it and thought that the bleeding would stop soon.
"You should also watch your feet. Your knees are made of iron, right?" The old man frowned, feeling a little distressed.
Zhou Guo nodded randomly.
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The two searched in the mountains for a whole night, and finally when the sky was just beginning to turn pale, they found a nest of honey under a protruding cliff.
It was a big nest, with honey pieces hanging vertically on it and drooping downwards. The largest one looked as big as a bathtub, and it was densely packed with bees, which formed layer upon layer of honey around it, looking like a black mass.
"I found it, but it's so high, how can I get it?" The old man looked up at the height. It was about three meters high and there was no support point.
Zhou Guo thought about it, turned back to the woods, found a tree about the size of a bowl, and thought it was tall enough, so he pulled out his dagger and chopped it off, then carried the tree with difficulty and walked towards the cliff.
The old man was shocked to see her carrying such a big tree, a live tree, with her bare hands. Although the tree was not big, it was long and the branches were not even trimmed. He didn't know how heavy it was.
Zhou Guo gritted his teeth. This tree was really heavy. It was heavy, but the key was that the branches were not pruned, which made it even more difficult to remove the branches and twigs along the way.
She carried the tree to the foot of the cliff, thrust it down hard towards the place closest to the honey, and leaned it against the cliff. The tree ladder was ready.
The old man was stunned.
Zhou Guo threw five or six bamboo tubes onto his body, spat a little saliva into his palms, and climbed up the tree on tiptoe like a monkey.
After all, the old man was afraid that she would fall down if she lost her balance. The child had not yet learned the martial arts of lightness, so he hurried forward to hold on to the tree.
She climbed all the way up to the treetop, leaned over to look inside, and was frightened by the dense swarms of bees. The buzzing of thousands of bees made her want to cover her ears.
He took out a piece of cloth from the bag in front of him and wrapped the lower half of his face. He broke off a bunch of branches, lit them with a flint, and held them towards the honey nest.
After fumigating for a while, a lot of dense bees fell down. She couldn't wait any longer, so she threw away the torch, broke a branch, and scraped the bees off layer by layer from head to tail.
The bees were stimulated and their buzzing sound became louder. In an instant, she was surrounded by bees.
Fortunately, these bees were stunned by the smoke and had no aggressive power, but I was still stung a few times, and the upper half of my face that was not covered was stung twice.
Seeing that it was almost time, she pulled out the dagger, opened the bamboo tube on her body, cut a piece and stuffed it into the tube. However, in doing so, the honey in the nest began to flow out.
The old man was watching from below, feeling heartbroken.
The apprentice didn't care. He thought it was okay anyway. The small tree she had planted looked like it was growing in the ground. It was very stable.
He took out two bamboo tubes from his body and connected them together.
Two bamboo tubes were not enough. Honey was dripping everywhere and just flowed onto the ground. He felt so distressed that he opened his mouth and stretched his neck to catch the honey, one mouthful after another.
Zhou Guo on the tree had filled several bamboo tubes. She had not yet finished harvesting a piece of honey. Seeing that there was still so much honey left, she was reluctant to leave. She opened the bag in front of her, which was filled with her private money, more than fifty taels. She threw it all down and put all the harvested honey into the bag.
The old man who was catching honey was almost hit. He looked down and saw silver ingots all over the ground. "...What are you doing? Don't you want these silvers?" he shouted towards the tree.
"Come down to collect it later. I have nothing else to put in it. I can't put it together with the silver." Zhou Guo cut off a large piece and stuffed it into the bag carefully.
Although this bag is small, it can hold a lot of things. Almost half of the honey has been harvested, and the bag is now bulging.
She carried her bag and five or six full bamboo tubes on her back and climbed down the tree in no time.
He picked up all the silver coins on the ground and stuffed them into his chest, which immediately became bulging. He patted his chest to make sure nothing would fall out, then said to the old man, "Master, let's go."
The old man had a belly full of honey, which was all over his face and beard. He wiped his face casually and burped.
Zhou Guo was carrying a bag full of honey and walking hurriedly into the woods. The honey inside slowly seeped out and dripped down all along the way.
They followed the trail they had taken last night and soon found two horses, then rode out.
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After Huang had dinner, she gradually felt better. She took Li's hand and explained the family affairs one by one. She gave her all the money in one go. She looked at Xu and said earnestly, "Second wife, I'm leaving now. You will have to take more responsibility for this family in the future. The eldest wife is useless. She is so depressed by such a small matter. Da Ya and Damao are both old. I'm afraid their marriage will still fall on your shoulders. You have to take good care of Ermao too. That child is always a man of few words and keeps everything to himself. You have to take more care of him.
"And Sanlang, this kid has a hard life. He lost his parents before he even got married. He has always been stubborn, so he may have to go through some troubles in getting married. If you find a suitable one, find him a suitable one, so that he can have someone to talk to and feel warm. I feel more relieved that you are watching over Sanmao and Guoyatou. You have to take good care of yourself, too. Don't be like me, who gave up early and left the whole family to come to us. You can't go, remember?"