Chapter 33 Some People Don't Like Shooting Birds

  "Not yet, maybe later. You really can't stay still." Mo Yier said with a smile, holding a stone axe to repair the small tree that Li Ke had brought back from outside the cave. The branches on it could also be used. Fixing the branches in place, it looked like a fence. Can't it be used as a simple wall for the toilet and bathroom? It seems simpler than using dry grass to weave. Okay, let's decide to use the branches."

  The tree that Pear Cut came back with is not bad. The branches are also well-grown. It's just that there aren't many uses for it. Not many of the right length and thickness. Looks like after cutting down the tree, he still needs to climb up and cut off some branches. This shouldn't be a problem for Pear Cut. Even the men who fell inside the pit can climb trees without issue.

  In order to save Lai Ke's time, Mo Yi Er cut down all the branches and put the short ones aside to dry as firewood, while leaving the longer suitable ones for wall decoration.

  Chu Yan finally couldn't help but come out and take a look several times. As for taking care of Xiao Hei, he wasn't enthusiastic at all. At noon, Xiao Hei woke up crying with hunger. Mo Yier hurriedly ran to the place where the women practiced archery to find Xī Fǎnnī to come back and feed him milk.

  It doesn't matter at first glance. The women are all looking for birds to hit. Poor birds have mostly flown far away. Only those who don't know the situation come and crash into the stones.

  "Mo Yi'er, how did you get here." Qiao was using a slingshot and wasn't very good at it, so he was a bit distracted. He soon discovered Mo Yi'er.

  "I'm here for Silfeny. Xiao Hei is crying with hunger. Silfeny, hurry back and feed Xiao Hei milk." Mo Yier shouted at Silfeny who was continuously launching stones. Silfeny unwillingly turned around: "Tomorrow morning, boil an extra bowl of meat soup. Just feed him the meat soup when I'm not around."

  "That's not okay. He's still so young. Hurry back. Don't come in the afternoon. Help me do some work at the entrance of the cave." Mo Yier couldn't help but poke Silfeny's head. Xiao Hei having such an unreliable mom was really frustrating.

  "What's going on? I think I'm still more suitable for playing basketball."

  "Cut firewood. Don't go too far from the cave. Little Hei will starve." Mo Yier wouldn't let her make excuses. Catching birds was more important than feeding her son.

  "Alright, alright." Silken angrily put away the slingshot and walked towards the mountain cave. She was just protesting with her mouth, after all, she couldn't bear to let her son really go hungry.

  Mo Yu'er smiled at Qiao, who was still looking at her, then turned to leave. But Qiao called out: "Mo Yu'er... why don't I help you chop branches instead? My bird-hunting skills are really terrible. Until now, I haven't even hit one."

  Qiao hung her head in despair. Among the women, she was the worst at shooting a bow. She had lost all confidence. Moreover, she didn't really like this kind of work either.

  "Alright, you can come back now. By the way, who else doesn't like using slingshots? Let's do something else. And practicing with slingshots isn't about going bird hunting every day in the future. When wild vegetables grow out, we'll still need to go pick them." Mo Yier didn't mind Qiao's attitude. After all, everyone has different thoughts and not everyone likes the same things.

  "Hmm, I...I also want to go back and do other things." A mosquito-like voice entered Mo Yier's ears. Mo Yier turned her head to look at this woman. Her name was Yao Nu. In the tribe, she had the least interaction with Mo Yier. Moreover, she always had a timid posture. The other women in the tribe didn't like to be with her much. At that time, people generally didn't like those who weren't brave.

  "Good." Mo Yier smiled at her. The others expressed their desire to continue practicing. The best would be to hit the birds for the tribe's dinner, which would make the women feel accomplished.

  Yao Nu is a rare introverted woman. On the way to the mountain cave, she didn't say a word. If it were Si Fan Ni, she would have chattered on for at least half a day. Even Qiao would occasionally exchange a sentence or two with Mo Yi Er.

  At the entrance of the cave, Silfeny was feeding Xiao Hei milk, completely disregarding the presence of men nearby. But this wasn't surprising either, as they would still expose those two turbulent guys outside during summer. Mo Yier suddenly thought, such a big guy, at this time, not wearing any underwear, won't it sag soon?

  "Yao Nu Qiao. You guys are back too." Silfeny said as she saw the three of them.

  "They didn't like playing with the slingshot, so I asked them to help me with something else." Mo Yuer saw that the two women were a bit uneasy and quickly helped them respond, otherwise Xifen Ni, this woman who wouldn't notice the atmosphere, might say something hurtful to them.

  "Oh, I see. Hehe. Mo Yi'er, with them helping you out, can't I go catch birds now?" Silfeny giggled and ran to Mo Yi'er's side. Xiao Hei, who was still nursing, almost choked. But her mouth was still firmly holding on to it. Poor little thing, she must be starving."

  "You go ahead, but it's best to bring Xiao Hei along too, don't let him get hungry again." Mo Yier looked at the little black in Silfeny's arms, who was eating milk with a difficult posture. She said as she watched, previously when Silfeny worked, she would carry him on her back, he was already used to it. In short, children can't go hungry. Moreover, there is Zhang Ji, a woman who has experience taking care of kids, watching over them while they practice shooting slingshots will be better."

  "Alright." Sifen didn't mind bringing her son along. If they managed to catch a bird, she could even show off in front of him.

  Mo Yu'er saw her agree to come down and helped prepare the beast skin and beast skin straps. If Silfeny came by herself, she would definitely tie Xiao Hei very uncomfortably.

  Very soon, Xī Fǎngnǐ had already walked away with Xiao Hei on her back. Chǔ Huǒ also didn't have anything to do. So he went to find Shí Fǔ and followed Mò Yìér's side. Mò Yìér silently looked at him and asked: "Are you sure you're okay? Don't move your wound."

  "It's really okay. I'll be careful myself."

  "Really? No way. Let me see." Mo Yier was still uneasy, putting down the stone axe in her hand and going to pull Chu Yan's beast skin robe.

  Chu Yu didn't stop her. Letting Mo Yi'er open his clothes, inside was a clean gauze bandage, white and without any bloodstains. It seemed the wound had already healed and wasn't bleeding anymore. But Mo Yi'er didn't put her mind at ease just yet, carefully opening the gauze to look at the scabbed-over wound. "Hmm, it's healing well. Chu Yu's body is quite good, looks like he recovers quickly too." "Alright, let you help for now, but soon I'll have to go rest."

  "Good." Chu replied and followed Mo Yuer in cutting branches from the third tree.

  Qiao and Yao's daughter also followed over. She asked: "Leader, what do we need to do?"

  Chu Yan didn't even lift his head. He simply said calmly: "Listen to Mo Yier's arrangement."