Chapter 12 Catching Birds

  "Huh." Mo Yi'er was full of question marks in her head. She didn't quite understand what the old man meant.

  "You'll know later." The old man didn't say it so clearly. Although the primitive people had no dignity, Xiaojun was very respectful to Moyi'er. He did this as his grandfather. The old man wasn't being unreasonable. He made everything clear with his granddaughter-in-law before saying anything.

  "Oh." The old man said so. Mo Yier didn't think too much about it. Her attention shifted to the issue of sanitary napkins and yesterday's failed slingshot. She finished drinking her vegetable soup. Hurriedly picked up a new, unused piece of animal hide. The animal hide was very clean, washed and dried in the sun, already quite sterile. Was she supposed to use it as a sanitary napkin? But it felt so uncomfortable with its fluffy texture.

  Just thinking about it, Mo Yuer only felt a surge of water under her body. It seems that she couldn't care about anything else anymore. She used the animal skin as a makeshift sanitary napkin for now. At least it's better than letting it flow down her legs like Sang Zhen and the others did. Alas, in primitive society, menstruation is always a troublesome thing.

  Let's see if it's possible to find silkworms and weave some silk scarves again.

  She picked up the broken slingshot and wandered around among the big trees nearby. There were many types of trees, none of which she could name. The trees here were particularly large and looked very sturdy. She had no choice but to break off a branch from each type of tree and try them out one by one. In the end, she chose a branch from a tree with fruit as the material for her slingshot.

  This branch is very flexible and has elasticity. Mo Yi'er saw that the branches that had fallen under the tree for a long time were still difficult to break. It's probably can be used for a long time. This kind of tree is not hard to find either, there are some by the small pond in the canyon. She has seen it before and even eaten the fruit on the tree, which was very sweet and similar to the taste of jujube. Mo Yi'er then named this tree Jujube Tree at this time, and the fruit on it is called Jujube.

  With last night's experience of making a slingshot, Mo Yi'er quickly made a new one. After repeatedly confirming that the spider silk knots were secure, she decided to give it a try.

  The old man was dozing off not far away, looking extremely leisurely. Mo Yi'er smiled secretly and hid behind a large tree, finding a peach-sized stone to shoot at the old man's feet.

  However, Mo Yi'er only played with slingshots when he was a kid. Now that he's using it again, his aim is really off. The stone didn't hit the old man's foot as intended, but instead shot straight at his forehead.

  Mo Yi'er whispered "It's over". His body hastily retreated, hiding the slingshot in his animal skin clothes.

  The old man's sleep was interrupted. His head was also hit. He couldn't help but let out a "ouch" and jumped up from the ground. "Who, who hit me?"

  He looked around but didn't see anyone. He lay down on the ground again with a huff and prepared to continue sleeping.

  Mo Yi'er patted her own chest, "Good grief! Almost got caught!" She playfully stuck out her tongue and then stroked the slingshot she had just made. "Hmm, not bad. It's perfect for shooting birds or other small game." The only thing was that she needed to practice her aim a bit more; otherwise, it would be too hard to hit her target.

  Not far away in the grass, Cai Feng was still digging for food. Mo Yi ran over and patted its back, then sat on it. "Cai Feng, let's go catch birds." As if to say, your family's Cai Feng is also a bird, right?

  Cai Ling'er is a obedient and silly peacock. Flapping her wings, she flew up slowly in the direction Mo Yi'er pointed.

  There are many small animals in the forest, almost all of which are herbivores, with a few omnivores occasionally appearing. So, it's not uncommon to see animals that can be killed or stunned by a slingshot. Mo Yi'er had Cai Feng'er stop on a tree and calmly sat down on a branch. She took aim at a blood pigeon (its body was similar to a pigeon's, but its feathers were red, so Mo Yi'er called it a blood pigeon). She pulled the slingshot and shot...

  Uh-huh. No direct hit. Hit the leaves next to Xue Ge's body instead. Xue Ge flapped its wings and quickly escaped from the scene. Mo Yi'er regretfully hit the tree.

  Cai Feng'er didn't understand what her master was doing. She just stood quietly on the tree waiting.

  Before long, another blood pigeon flew over. This area is a nest of blood pigeons, so there are many blood pigeons here.

  Don't lose heart, Mo Yi'er. Make preparations again. This time it was just a little short. The Blood Pigeons escaped. It's been several times like this. The Blood Pigeons also discovered that this place is not safe and no longer land on this tree. Mo Yi'er had to relocate and lurk on a nearby tree.

  There was a large blood pigeon nest on this tree, built with bookstands and leaves. Mo Yier thought it was very beautiful. She let Cai Feng'er bring herself closer to the blood pigeon nest. Inside, there was a blood pigeon looking at the pigeon eggs. Mo Yier's approach made the blood pigeon flustered.

  Mo Yu'er felt a little unbearable in her heart. Ah, it was protecting its own child. But this unbearable feeling only lasted for two seconds. Haha, what a joke. Do you expect someone who likes to eat bird eggs to care about the eggs? That's simply a dream.

  Because it was very close, the Blood Pigeon mother didn't want to leave her eggs behind, so Mo Yi'er drew his slingshot under the Blood Pigeon's gaze. The moment the stone shot out, the Blood Pigeon tried to abandon its eggs and escape on its own. But it was too late. The stone hit its head, probably knocking it unconscious. It fell straight down from the big tree and landed on the ground.

  Mo Yu'er couldn't help but let out a cheer. He took the egg from the bird's nest and then picked up the victorious Blood Pigeon as he descended the tree.

  Back in the territory, she couldn't help but loudly boast: "Grandpa, look what I caught." The Blood Pigeon had already woken up by this time. Its legs were just tied up by Mo Yuer, and it was impossible for it to escape now.

  The old man opened his eyes and glanced at Mo Yuer sideways, then his eyes lit up: "You caught the Blood Bird." Here, all flying things are collectively referred to as birds, so the old man called the Blood Pigeon that way.

  "Not a blood bird, Grandpa. I call it a blood pigeon. Let's stew it in soup later."

  "Good. I love to eat blood birds." The old man was very happy. His hair had been bald for many years. He hadn't caught a long-winged prey for many years either. "Huh? How did you catch it?"

  "Haha. Want to know." Mo Yuer couldn't help but tease.

  "Speak quickly." The old man was impatient and glared at Mo Yier with a threatening gaze, urging her to speak up.

  Mo Yi'er rolled her eyes and waved the slingshot in front of the old man, then took out the pigeon egg again.

  "What is this." The old man took over the slingshot. Seriously measured it. "You used spider silk to make it."

  "Yes, this can shoot down flying birds. Not bad."

  "It's not bad. Teach Grandpa how to use it." The old man came with interest. This way, even if you can't fly, you can still hit birds.

  "Ah. You're really helpless. Come, it's like this." Mo Yuer taught the old man how to use a slingshot as if teaching a child. If you want more, you can read Orange's other completed work "Four Husbands Fighting for Favor: Each Husband is Infatuated", now two updates a day is already Orange's limit, explosive updates will be added on weekends with VIPs!