Chapter 62: The Despicable Bladetooth Tiger
A very quiet day has passed like this.
Wang Yang and a group of adults who had copied others' old nests happily returned to their mountain cave.
Their harvest was quite rich, and just by digging up bird eggs, they dug up countless ones, equivalent to two days' worth of food for the crowd.
Others excitedly surrounded them, rummaging through one person's pockets and then another's, laughing and shouting "Woo!" with gleeful faces.
Today they got food, in addition to bird eggs, also harvested from the outer forest, dug up small animal dens, caught two rabbits, three moles, and some wild vegetables.
Of course, and also the fish caught.
This way, today's acquired food can be eaten for three days, which is three times the usual amount.
Having a foothold is indeed different.
Wang Yang was overjoyed and forgot everything else. He understood that if nothing unexpected happened, the number would slowly drop to twice its current level.
After all, the number of people is limited, and today's harvest is entirely due to a single method. There are only so many bird eggs, no matter how fast the birds lay them, there's no way to collect them faster. In just a few days, they'll be gone.
At that time, we still have to rely on other means to obtain food.
In short, no matter what, it's a good start. The experience of having no casualties and a big harvest will make them bolder and less fearful of the unknown world.
Everyone happily ate a meal and then put the leftover food deep in the cave.
Wang Yang brought over a wooden bucket for sorting.
He put all the bird eggs in a bucket and then took out a stone chisel, carving two crooked words on the outside of the wooden bucket: "Bird Eggs".
Below it is carved a bird, and below the bird an oval egg, used for distinction.
He doesn't need to be distinguished; he wants everyone to have a concept of classification.
And there is even deeper meaning.
He wants to promote literacy and make people's abstract concepts more perfect, this is a great opportunity.
When others want to eat bird eggs, they will turn over the lid to find them, and then discover that there is a wooden barrel with a picture of birds and eggs carved on it, and the words "bird eggs" written on it, which leaves an impression.
After a long time, an imprint is formed, which is what we call conditioned reflexes.
When seeing bird eggs, people will think of the two words "bird eggs" and pictures.
He didn't believe it, wild dogs can be trained into military dogs, but early apemen couldn't be trained into early wise men.
After he thoroughly finished, he was deeply moved. Who would have thought that his slight action was so painstaking?
That night, everyone became curious babies, surrounding Wang Yang and staring at him unblinkingly. The bone expert took a few bird eggs that had been roasted over an open flame until they were half-cooked, handing them to him while sitting beside him.
The others who did not follow Wang Yang into the depths of the forest also surrounded him one by one, their eyes somewhat dull.
"What are you all staring at me for? Have I got flowers on my face?" Wang Yang knew their question without even thinking.
Where did so many bird eggs come from?
Nonsense, of course it wasn't taken under the nose of a zoo administrator.
Or rather, this question shouldn't be described like that, what they really want to know is still what's deep in the forest.
Anyway, it's just curiosity, wanting to know the unknown world.
Wang Yang didn't waste any words and drew a person on the ground with a tree branch, then drew a tree with a nest on it, and inside the nest were birds and eggs.
Then he drew another picture on the other side, with a man climbing a tree.
Then he painted another one, with birds flying in mid-air and people picking up bird eggs.
"It's up to you to understand it, depending on your comprehension."
After finishing drawing, he threw the branch aside and lay down to sleep somewhere.
The crowd surrounded these three pictures, frowning and looking at them for a long time. Except for the people, nothing else was recognizable.
For them, three consecutive pairs need to be viewed in order and transformed into a picture, which is the heavenly book.
Not to mention that Wang Yang hadn't even helped them get a glimpse of the tree's image, those dozen or so adults who had personally experienced collecting bird eggs didn't see anything out of the ordinary either, and lost interest after a quick glance.
No choice, drip by drip, it's not something that can be accomplished overnight, still have to take it slow.
A night without words.
The next day, Wang Yang entered the depths of the forest with them again.
Those eight who didn't enter the forest yesterday were still a bit afraid today and hesitated for a moment, not daring to go in.
Wang Yang then led the dozen or so adults from yesterday inside.
They soon arrived under the fruit tree "one".
Only to see that Blade Toothed Tiger was standing under the tree, facing the big tree and urinating.
Wang Yang was furious at once, shouting: "Shameless! Actually doing that dirty thing in broad daylight, really treating the wilderness as if it's not a public place!"
He picked up the wooden spear and rushed forward, with everyone following behind him. His heart was racing "thump thump" and it could be seen that he was somewhat nervous.
Wang Yang's anger was justified, yesterday he had already drawn the boundary line, which was three meters behind the big tree. This guy not only crossed the border but also spread his own smell everywhere, planning to re-establish his territory.
This is an outright provocation!
If it were Han Wudi who was still alive, he would definitely wave his long sword and say: "Those who offend the mighty Han will be punished no matter how far away they are!"
Although Wang Yang did not dare to compare himself to Emperor Wu, he would not lose his dignity. He shouted loudly and rushed forward: "Five cents for urination, one yuan for defecation! If you do it this way, the fine is 100 yuan!"
Blade-toothed tiger saw Wang Yang and others, it wanted to fight with them, estimated that its heart was also drumming, wondering if its own tricks were not good enough. It immediately turned around and drilled back into the thorny bush at the border, staring at him with its eyes wide open.
"Look again, look again and I'll eat you up!"
Wang Yang arrived at the border, planted a wooden spear in the ground, and swung his non-existent cloak with a flourish, looking every inch the majestic general guarding the frontier, unapproachable by any man.
The tiger looked at him for a while with a sulky expression, then reluctantly left.
"Waaah~"
Everyone saw the fierce tiger leave, a burst of cheers, surrounded Wang Yang, and was very excited about his just crazy and domineering performance.
Wang Yang was stunned, and the expression they showed him left him somewhat at a loss, was this what it felt like to have all the stars shining down on the moon?
How can I describe this feeling? It's inexplicably exciting, proud, and...
All in all, it's pretty good...
He rubbed his head, smiled a little awkwardly, and he hadn't thought of deliberately showing off just now, and they probably wouldn't understand it either.
He was indeed furious just now, the behavior of Jian Chi Hu can be said to be a taboo in the forest. When one side has an obvious advantage, the other side still wants to run wild, which is absolutely intolerable.
Especially when it comes to disputes over territory related to survival resources.
At that time, the fierce battle between Bao Zhen and Wang Yang lasted for several days and nights, because he hunted on Bao Zhen's territory, provoking it, so he used all means to destroy him.
Later on, he also had some opportunities and wanted to eliminate Wang Yang.
Nowadays, the world has changed hands, new territory and new roles, Bladetooth wants to cross this warning line, but it's not enough.
To be honest, Wang Yang's intimidation is mild, if it were a vengeful wolf pack, he would have to go see Chairman Mao.
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