The good news is that Ayun didn't have any adverse reactions. She didn't feel numb or have a nauseating rash on her body. Except for some soreness in her stomach, most of the soreness was attributed to the vomiting punches the man had just used to help her.
"..." Ayun rubbed her belly. She felt that maybe it would be black and blue tomorrow, but it would be better than dying of poisoning. "Thank you."
The man smiled brightly, if that expression could be called a smile: "I'm so hungry."
He was still imitating Ayun's words, and kept patting Ayun's shoulder with a big hand: "Agulu."
Ayun stared at the man's scary eyes. At this time, she had dropped at least 30% of her vigilance towards the man. Because of the desire to better express gratitude and the fact that men always repeat "Agulu" enthusiastically when they seem to be in a good mood.
"Agulu...?" Ayun chose to imitate the way he spoke, with a certain cadence, a bit like some kind of bird that doesn't sing very well.
Ayun's move made the man even happier. In addition to repeatedly talking about Agulu, he also repeatedly talked about starving to death.
Those two words don't mean well... Even though she thought so, Ayun didn't know how to express: "Thank you for helping me." She gestured as she said it.
"But why do you want to help me?" She pointed in the direction of the rain forest, and then pointed at her face and his face. "We don't know each other and we are not of the same race."
Unfortunately, there was no way to continue the communication. Suddenly, a strange call came from the direction of the rain forest. The sound was very thick. The man stood up immediately after hearing it. He took a breath and let out a similar shout.
Ayun was a little dizzy by the sound. After the man shouted a few times, he said eagerly to Ayun: "Tisuo!" While saying this, he pointed at his face and said, "Tisuotuna!" Ran away in a hurry.
She looked at the man's back as he quickly left. This strange native's limbs were slender and strong, with healthy brown skin and beast fur covering his body, making him run fast like a cheetah.
Ayun looked at the direction the man was leaving and fell into deep thought. The man just pointed at his face and kept repeating "Tisuo"... Did he tell her that his name was Tisuo?
He told her her name, reminded her of the poisonous fruit, helped her induce vomiting, and helped her carry the meat back to the cave yesterday.
At this stage, it is not obvious that Tisuo has any hostility towards her, but this inexplicable kindness makes Ayun not sure how to deal with it. Are you willing to accept his help?
This sounds very good. Traveling to an ancient world, there is a local savage who looks very strong and enthusiastic to help take care of life... If you continue to have a good relationship with Tisuo, the advantages may outweigh the disadvantages, but there is no denying other possibilities.
Tisuo comes from a village with a complete language system. In addition to language, they also cooperate in hunting and are familiar with all the creatures and plants in the rainforest. Ayun doesn't know much about ancient human society...but Tisuo's environment should be a relatively complete society in this era.
In other words, Tisuo's behavior cannot be disordered. He comes from an environment that already has a "system", and his series of good behavior must also belong to some kind of "system". Ayun is a simple and direct-minded person, so she naturally thinks that Tisuo's inexplicable kindness may be a courtship behavior.
This is a good sign, because Tisuo and the other men did not directly press Ayun to force her. Instead, they kept showing kindness and trying to communicate even though the language was different. The development that Ayun is worried about being used as a reproductive tool by the local savages is unlikely to happen.
But there is also a contradiction in this matter. When Ayuncai arrived, he was resisted by local savages and entered the village, but he was quickly thrown out. Proof that the people with a voice in the village didn't want a strange outsider like her to blend into their pack.
So why did Tiso, a local, show his favor to her? Or did she misunderstand that it was not a show of kindness, but some other behavior?
It would be nice if I could search online. Ayun clasped his head and laughed twice awkwardly.
With her current understanding of these people and the era, it was impossible to guess what Tissot wanted from her. Instead of spending time brooding, get on with something while there is still light.
The fruits she picked up couldn't be eaten, so she had to process the roots and store them...
"It would be nice if you were a potato." Ayun squatted down and picked up the roots that had just been scattered on the ground. She lifted one and shook it. "But I don't dislike you. We still want to live together."
It's really good to have potatoes, but it's a pity that they are just as unpalatable when eaten raw without fire. She packed up the things on the ground and moved them back to the entrance of the cave. The raw meat in the insect shells was in a bad state while I was away. There were many palm-sized ant-like insects wandering around.
Ayun has seen these big ants many times. They are not aggressive and there are many of them... somewhat similar to cockroaches. After Ayun drove them away rudely, she used leaves to protect the raw meat again. She hoped that the meat would last until tomorrow and not stink...if it did, it would have to be given to these big ants to eat.
After piling the roots back into the cave, Ayun sat at the entrance of the cave with the selected long wooden stick and broken bones, and tried to use vines to fix the bone fragments to the front end of the wooden stick.
This job is not as simple as it seems. After being tied several times, the bone fragments will fall off after being waved, making it completely unstable. After trying about ten times, Ayun gave up. She went to get the stored stones and started grinding the bone pieces like a kitchen knife.
With the light of drilling wood to make fire during this period, the relatively sharp bone fragments were quickly sharpened. Ayun raised the bone fragment and gestured twice, and was very satisfied... However, the bone fragment was only as big as half a palm, and it was not convenient to hold. It was not a great dagger.
After thinking for a while, Ayun gave up the idea of a self-defense dagger. The bone fragments she collected were not very big, making it inconvenient to pick up and attack. So she sat down again and began to sharpen the front end of the stick with a sharp piece of bone.
The bone fragments are not as sharp, and it is more difficult to cut wood...but it is much better than before! Ayun sharpened three wooden sticks with great enthusiasm. She tested the tips with her fingers. They were very sharp. If she poked them hard, they would definitely cause damage.
After thinking about it, she raised her simple spear and rushed towards the group of large ants that were still wandering near the cave. She poked them in a series. The big ants made a popping sound when they were poked and exploded, which was very relaxing. ...Ayun felt like a brave hunter for a moment.
After bullying the big ant, she happily put her weapon back into the cave, then peeled off a root and gnawed on it. At this time, the sun had begun to set. While taking a rest, Ayun looked at his cave and made some plans in his mind.
This small cave on the green slope was previously inhabited by animals. Ayun forced himself in after driving away those strange rat-like animals. Although it was safe, it was not comfortable. The storage space in the cave was limited and the air was not very circulated. After she put reinforcement branches and insect-proof leaves into the cave as a base, the space became increasingly limited.
... Ayun wants to find a flatter place, build a new foothold, and then completely turn the cave into a storage space, specifically used to accumulate roots and some common tools.
In her mind, she imagined a very cute country cabin, with a ceiling made of broad leaves and strong rattan that were firmly tied together, and walls made of arm-thick sticks, with the gaps filled with soil. There was a large wooden bed covered with furry animal skins.
There will also be a small, always-burning earthen fireplace in the wooden house, with several grilled fish and barbecue slices hanging on the stove. There is a pot of hot tea or coffee next to it. In addition, there is a wooden door full of security, with wooden bolts inside the door that can be locked.
Fantasy always makes people feel happy. Although I know that I will definitely not be able to do this, I still try hard to build a simple but sturdy wooden house! Ayun picked up a thorn stick and put the bone fragment in her waist bag. Walking towards the green slope and the place above, Ayun never took the time to study this place carefully.
Green Slope is probably... according to Ayun's visual inspection, it may be as big as a university campus. She divided the green slope into three areas:
1 The meadow area, where she now lives, is so flat that the slope is barely noticeable.
2. Shrub area. The slope of this area is slightly larger. When you walk up, you will feel a little like "ah, I feel like I am climbing a mountain".
3. Rock area, this is a place Ayun has never been to. There is no vegetation cover, only steep white rock walls, and the slope suddenly increases to 90 degrees. It is a place that needs to be climbed.
Ayun has been moving in the grassy area. Near the small cave where she lives, there are several sudden and huge bulges in the ground, which are small hills, and there are some white boulders around them. A few kilometers uphill over the hills and white boulders is the shrub area where Ayun collects insect-repellent broad leaves.
There is no longer a stretch of soft green turf in this area, only purple, purple, and yellow bushes. The sounds of small animals will be heard here at night. Ayun only comes here at noon, and only in the bushes. Edge action.
The bushes inside are more lush and tall, because there are many spiky plants mixed in, and it seems that there are snakes lying in wait. Ayun will not enter rashly. There are many flat areas where the grassland borders the shrubland, but between the shrubbery and the many nocturnal creatures, this is not a suitable place to settle.
She walked along the shrub area to the east. The shrubs in the east had better lighting, so the colors and types were much brighter and richer. That is, when there were a lot of them everywhere, Ayun discovered that... there was a plant in the shrubs that she was very familiar with.
The oval green leaves have strong spines at the tips, and the leaves all grow on straight green stems. Isn’t this a taro leaf? !
Ayun almost pounced on it. She threw away the thorn stick in her hand, knelt on the ground and kept digging at the soil under the small green plant, like a dog digging for bones.
It's a pity... Ten minutes have passed, and Ayun has dug out nothing. It's just a plant that looks like a taro leaf. Ayun sighed at the small pit she dug. What was she thinking? This was a world tens of thousands of years ago. How could there be plants that looked exactly like those of my time?
She stood up, shook the dirt off her hands, and prepared to move forward. It was also at this time that she discovered that there were a lot more... tomatoes in the bushes? ?
A soft green pole is wrapped around the nearby shrubs, and five or six bright red tomatoes hang on the green pole. Ayun rubbed his eyes, it was indeed a tomato. That five-pointed star-shaped pedicle, the round and plump fruit body... Ayun pounced on it again.
One, two, three, four...
Ayun looked down at his arms happily, and something strange happened. What she held in her arms was not tomatoes, but a pile of leaves.
"Ah?" She picked up the leaf and turned it over, "Where are the tomatoes..."
Ayun turned around and looked around, and found that the tomatoes had grown to another position about two or three steps away from her. She wanted to pounce, but... she vaguely felt something was wrong.
Ayun staggered backwards and exited the bush. Just as she was swaying, she saw a smashed hamburger on the ground at her feet, and a dirty roasted chicken that fell to the ground.
She knelt down and got close to the burger. After taking a closer look...the burger and the grilled chicken had turned into a bunch of little buns.
"..." Without thinking carefully, Ayun knew that he was poisoned.
