Every living thing has its own way of life and its own social relationships. Of course, they also have their own arena.
Ren Hailuan felt very grateful when he saw that the older male monkey was injured because he went to collect medicine for Tang Zhong. And now, she finally understood why the White Monkey King asked the older male monkey to go out in the first place, but the older male monkey was a little reluctant, and his expression was slightly frightened. It turns out that they have long known that besides them, there is another group of more ferocious species living in this valley - wild wolves.
Wild wolves, like monkeys, are social animals. They also have complex social relationships and a strict hierarchy. Their IQ is no worse than that of monkeys, and sometimes they are even more cunning and changeable.
When Ren Hailuan heard the howling of wolves at first, she didn't pay much attention to it. That was because she had never dealt with wolves before. The White Monkey King must have lived in this valley for a long time and has a good understanding of the situation here. And based on its IQ, it is obviously far superior to all other animals in the valley. The reason why the monkey king immediately became nervous when he heard the howling of the wolves was probably because he and his monkey grandchildren had dealt with these wolves many times and knew their situation well. Ren Hailuan also judged from the howls of wolves in the valley just now that the wolves even pursued the male monkeys all the way to the bottom of the cave. However, because the cliff was too high and steep, they could not be as casual as wild monkeys. Climb up, so I chose to give up.
Fortunately, the male monkey's injury was not serious. After Ren Hailuan applied a herbal bandage on it, the male monkey actually grinned at her in a friendly manner. It seemed that it would not be angry because of the injury.
The monkey king and the other little monkeys were immediately relieved when they saw that the older male monkey was fine, so they took the lead and turned back to cook, and also instruct the little monkeys to prepare for the meal.
Ren Hailuan still went back to the kitchen to help, but when the monkey king saw that all the male monkeys had returned home safely, Yeli suddenly felt more calm and immediately speeded up the cooking. The skill of his technique and the precision of seasoning were no worse than those of the chefs in restaurants in the city, or even worse. Ren Hailuan, who was helping out at the side, was fascinated by it. If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes here, she would never have believed that there was a monkey in the world whose cooking skills were much better than most humans who thought they were smart.
Although Ren Hailuan is alone, she rarely cooks and doesn't even spend much time in the kitchen. Previously, the White Monkey King was moving slowly, and Ren Hailuan could keep up with the rhythm. But now the Monkey King was moving like a storm, coming and going like the wind, which only made Ren Hailuan dazzled, and he was even a little busy handing things over.
The Monkey King is very particular about cooking. He puts in oil, salt, sauce, vinegar, chili, Sichuan peppercorns and other seasonings. As long as they are needed, they will not be left behind, and the amounts are just right. It is like they have been carefully calculated. Same. Every time the monkey king prepared a dish, he would bring it to Ren Hailuan with a smile, but he would let her taste it first. After getting praise and affirmation from Ren Hailuan, he would give the dish to the little monkeys.
The Monkey King is very skilled in his techniques and does not take any time to cook all the dishes.
Already done. When the last dish, which was the insect pupae that Ren Hailuan had cleaned before, came out of the pot, the Monkey King handed it to Ren Hailuan for her to try as usual. But when Ren Hailuan saw those fleshy chrysalises, she immediately thought of their soft and fleshy appearance, and felt a little disgusted in her heart, and she didn't dare to eat them. Usually when she eats vegetables, if she eats an uncleaned caterpillar, she will definitely feel sick for many days. Now that she knew they were bugs, but she continued to let her taste them, how could she eat them?
Seeing that Ren Hailuan didn't dare to eat it, the Monkey King tried to eat one with chopsticks, and then gave Ren Hailuan a thumbs up with a smile to show that it was very delicious. Ren Hailuan seemed to believe it, and she was embarrassed to let down the Monkey King. After all, after she and Tang Zhong broke into the cave, the Monkey King not only did not make things difficult for them, but also took great care of them. For this reason, even if the chrysalis was very unpalatable, she still had to try it, at least to express her feelings.
So she picked up the chopsticks and tried to eat one very nervously, but she felt that it was extremely crispy and delicious. The Monkey King really didn't lie to her. It seems that the tastes of monkeys are still similar to those of humans. At least the taste of the monkey king is roughly the same as that of humans.
Ren Hailuan tried to eat an insect pupa and found it very delicious, so she immediately gave the monkey king a thumbs up to express her praise. Seeing that Ren Hailuan was very satisfied, the Monkey King was extremely happy. He took out two pairs of chopsticks from the chopstick basket, picked up the last dish and went out.
All the dishes have been served, and the four stone tables are fully placed. Ren Hailuan didn't think so before, but when he came out to take a look, he discovered that the Monkey King had prepared four tables of meals in just a moment. The delicious taste and exquisite techniques were all at the level of a first-class chef.
Ren Hailuan has been wondering, there are clearly three pairs of chopsticks in the chopstick basket, why did the Monkey King only take two pairs?
The little monkeys were all standing around the four tables. Some of the little monkeys didn't even follow the rules at all and just picked up their rice bowls and climbed onto their mother's body. What surprised Ren Hailuan was that although these little monkeys were all carrying rice bowls, and the bowls were full of rice, there was not even a pair of chopsticks on the four tables.
The monkeys were still very polite. Although they were extremely greedy, they kept waiting until the Monkey King and Ren Hailuan arrived, and no monkey ate at all.
Ren Hailuan saw that all four tables were full, and each table was occupied by more than ten monkeys, not counting the little monkeys riding on their mothers.
Although the four stone tables are all round tables, even so, they can only seat more than ten people at most. Ren Hailuan and the Monkey King came out, but there were no seats at all. When Ren Hailuan was thinking about where to sit, the Monkey King had already sat on his Monkey King throne, and there happened to be a small round stone table in front of it, with various dishes served in small bowls on it. Divided from the table.
There is also a stone chair on the left and right sides of its throne, which is also very exquisite and luxurious. The Monkey King pointed to the seat on his left, and then asked Ren Hailuan to sit on it. It seemed that he also understood the principle of "respecting the left".
Ren Hailuan didn't understand why the Monkey King actually understood these social etiquettes belonging to humans. Could it be that it had had close contact with humans before and was not just a wild monkey that lived in the mountains and had never seen the outside world? Ren Hailuan even felt that the Monkey King's knowledge was much broader than his own. This can be seen just from the fact that it knows how to use various seasonings and prepare four tables of delicious food.
Ren Hailuan guessed that the reason why the Monkey King did not sit and eat with the little monkeys was probably because he simply couldn't sit down. Although Ren Hailuan felt that he should not sit and dine on an equal footing with the Monkey King, because there was no other place to sit, he could only sit on the stone chair to the left of the Monkey King.
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When the monkey king saw that all the "people" had arrived, he barked and ordered "dinner". Although, except for Ren Hailuan, the other monkeys are actually not humans at all. However, they actually knew the rules and were polite, which surprised Ren Hailuan.
However, Ren Hailuan soon discovered that he was wrong. Just as the monkey king gave the order, monkeys suddenly made noises in the cave, as if they were fighting, and food was flying all over the sky, as if they were not eating at all, but grabbing food. But in fact, there is not enough food on the table, and there is a lot of it, but the monkeys just love to grab it. It seems that eating this way is enjoyable, but a lot of food is wasted on the ground.
Only now did Ren Hailuan understand why the Monkey King had to eat alone, and why there was a rule that he had to wait for his order before eating? Because it doesn't want to compete with the little monkeys for food, nor does it want them to waste the food too much. Some little monkeys have even put their paws directly into the wooden basins containing boiled fish to fish for fish. Even though the soup inside is still boiling and has not completely cooled down, they are not afraid.
Seeing this, the White Monkey King had no choice but to shake his head helplessly, then handed Ren Hailuan a pair of chopsticks, and each of them tasted the food slowly. It seems that even the White Monkey King is helpless in the face of the monkey grandsons' eating behavior, and cannot restrain or stop them at all. Because this is the nature of their monkeys, if we have to train all the monkeys to be as knowledgeable about human nature and principles as the White Monkey King, it is simply impossible. Such a group of monkeys is no longer a group of monkeys, they are no different from humans at all.
Ren Hailuan took the chopsticks and discovered that it turned out that the two pairs of chopsticks the Monkey King had were for him and himself. None of the little monkeys in the lobby below knew how to use chopsticks. They all grabbed food directly with their claws.
Monkey also uses chopsticks well and eats in a civilized manner. From time to time, he even "ouches" and "chats" with Ren Hailuan. But Ren Hailuan didn't understand what it was talking about and could only guess, so it was very difficult to chat with each other.
In less than a moment, the monkeys had finished eating. To be precise, they should have finished grabbing the food. It was such a mess outside the house that it was impossible to look directly at it. Although the food prepared by the Monkey King was large, it was immediately wasted by the monkeys, and all that was left were scraps.
After a while, the Monkey King and Ren Hailuan finished their meal. At this time, the Monkey King gave an order, and the little monkeys immediately cleaned up all the tableware and wasted food, and washed their own tableware one after another. went. It seems that there are many benefits to having more "people" at home. At least the monkey king does not have to wash the dishes himself, and he only needs to give an order, and the monkeys can clean up the house very quickly.
Ren Hailuan originally wanted to help, but at this time the Monkey King had already brought the freshly steamed bird egg porridge. Ren Hailuan immediately understood the meaning, so he hurriedly took it and went straight to Tang Zhong's room.
