Chapter 42: The Tree Moving Incident

  After Xiao Hei and Si Fen Ni finished their work, the sky had completely darkened. Everyone was eating by the bonfire when Chu Huo said: "Men, hurry up with your food, then follow me to the water pool to lift a few trees back."

  "Carry trees?" Everyone was puzzled, why would they want to carry the trees back? The leader didn't go hunting all day, no one knew what he was up to.

  "Yes, let's eat quickly, we'll know what to do when we get back." Chu Hu said, putting a large piece of meat into his mouth. The other tribesmen also quickened their eating pace, only the women were still slowly sipping their soup. Sang Zhen asked Xiao Cha Cha: "What did Mo Yi'er and Chief do by the water pool during the day?"

  "We are digging up trees!" Xiao Lazi was very diligent, so the women all liked him.

  "What's going on with digging up trees? What are you trying to do?" Women are always the most curious, so she wanted to know sooner.

  "Mo Yu'er said she wants to make a water bucket, it's probably similar to the water pot we made last time!" Xiao Ci Ci guessed, but thinking that the whole tree was dug up, it must be to make a large water pot. So, large water pot = water bucket. Xiao Ci Ci's logic is actually not bad, after all, they are both containers for holding water.

  The men filled their bellies in over ten minutes, then whooshed to the edge of the water pool. Mo Yier put down the unfinished barbecue and picked up a torch from the bonfire, saying to Sang Zhen: "Sang Zhen, let's go too, take the torch to light them up."

  Although the moonlight is very bright, it's still better to hold a torch to light the way when walking through the woods.

  "Good!" Sang Zhen hastily put down the food, excitedly picked up the torch and followed Mo Yi'er and others to the edge of the water pool. When the tribespeople saw the fallen big tree, they were all shocked, saying that the leader and Mo Yi'er were so powerful.

  "Me too, I also dug up a tree!" Xiao Lai Lai shouted, wanting to be praised. Everyone burst out laughing, and Mo Yi Er patted Xiao Lai Lai's head seriously: "Right, and you, you're very impressive. You need to eat more food so that you can become stronger and stronger."

  "Mo Yi'er, don't worry, I'll definitely become very strong in the future. When the leader and Wang Ge get old, I'll protect you!" Xiao CiCi patted his own chest, speaking very seriously, which made Mo Yi'er burst out laughing, while Chu Yan and Wang Ge's gazes became much more complicated!

  In Mo Yi'er's eyes, Xiao Lai was just a child, but in front of others, Xiao Lai had almost reached the signs of adulthood. Mo Yi'er's hair was short and her figure was very petite, even if she were an adult, she would not be much older than Xiao Lai. The two people could possibly develop into an impure relationship between a man and a woman.

  However, this was just an interlude, and the tribesmen soon threw themselves into the work of moving trees. The first to be moved were two smaller trees. The 12 adult men in the hunting team were divided into two teams, with six people on each team. The first team consisted of Chu Huo and five other men, followed by Mo Yi'er's torch for lighting. The second team was led by Fan Ge, with Sang Zhen providing the light. Xiao Ci also lit a torch and walked at the front, shouting whenever they encountered large rocks or slopes. Although this road had been traveled many times before, Mo Yi'er felt that it was still necessary to be cautious, so he let Xiao Ci scout ahead.

  Everything went smoothly, and the two small trees were soon carried to the empty space in front of the cave. The women and children gathered around, looking curiously and chattering about something.

  The people who lifted the tree and lit it up returned along the original route, this time, twelve people worked together to lift that big tree. Mo Yier was slightly worried, she asked Chu Huo: "Will it be okay? This tree is so thick!"

  "No problem!" Chu Yan didn't think so, they were all strong men, what could happen? Could this tree be more dangerous than a fierce beast?

  Chu Yu was at the very front of the big tree, Fan Wei was at the back, and they were different from Tiao's small tree. Mo Yi let them use a different method. Just now it was six people standing in a row to lift, this time it was two people in a group, respectively on the left and right sides of the big tree, so even if the big tree was very thick, it would not cause it to roll down from their shoulders.

  The people of the tribe were of different heights, but the adults didn't differ much. Mo Yi'er had them line up in their respective groups. The path towards the mountain cave was slightly downhill, so Mo Yi'er arranged the taller members of the tribe to go first with Chu Yan, and similarly, the shortest ones went last with Fan Ge. This made things difficult for Fan Ge, as although he was young, he wasn't the shortest.

  After lining up, the men shouted "Hei yo!" and lifted the tree. Chu Yan exclaimed: "I didn't expect it to be so heavy!" Apparently, 12 men lifting this big tree together was much more laborious than the six people lifting the small tree just now.

  They had only walked a few dozen steps forward when everyone began to feel somewhat exhausted, and the 12 people's pace was inconsistent. Chu Yan and Fan Gong, who were at the front and back of the group, couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. When they passed over a small slope, Zhang Peng's foot slipped, and he stood in the middle, perhaps because he had been taking care of Si Fen Ni earlier and was tired, and he lost his balance and fell backwards. Suddenly, the pole tilted towards him, and the other five men on that side lost their balance.

  It was a narrow escape. Xiang Zhen threw down the torch and rushed over to take the place of the craftsman who had been holding up the beam before, and fortunately everyone was saved!

  "First, stop for a moment and put down the big tree." Mo Yi'er was shocked to break out in a cold sweat. The tree had branches and leaves, and it was not easy to carry. If it weren't for Sang Zhen's quick reaction and some physical strength, the five men on that side might have all been crushed under the big tree.

  The villagers listened quietly, putting the trees on the ground, all sitting on the ground panting heavily.

  "Xiang Zhen, thank you!" Zhang Bao looked at the woman he used to like with gratitude, if that tree trunk had pressed down on him just now, he would have been either dead or crippled!

  Xiang Zhen smiled and shook her head at him: "Let me do it instead, you're tired from taking care of Si Fen Ni, you don't have the energy."

  "But... you're a woman..." Zhang Meng's face was extremely ugly, he was simply too humiliated, actually needing a woman to help him?

  "What's wrong with women? Women can do many things! Men can do what women can, but not all men can do what women can, such as giving birth!" Mo Yi'er could probably see that Huo Tong was struggling with something, and she wasn't used to this feeling of belittling women. Moreover, if he continued to insist on going on like this, it's very likely that everyone would get hurt. There were only a few minutes left before they arrived, and Mo Yi'er believed that Sang Zhen could definitely hold on until they carried the big tree back to the front of the cave.