Ancient Eden - Chapter 145
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The earthquake didn’t come again, and then finally one day, when the bright sun shone down on the thick ice that was knotted above their doorway, the first drops of water slowly melted out of the end of the icicle, dripping straight and gently down.
The water dripped faster and faster, hearing the sound, Mu Qing came out, caught it with both hands and licked it close to her lips, it was very cold, but she found it somewhat sweet.
Spring had finally come.
Chapter 145
(45.2)
Mu Qing had a feeling that the climate here wasn’t like the one she was used to before, where all seasons were even. It was as if spring and fall here were just short transitions, while winter and summer were unusually extreme. Once it started to warm up, it was almost as if the snow and ice in large quantities melt in just a few days, and she could feel a slight warmth when the sunlight shone on her.
She loved the warmth of the sun very much. After a long world of snow and ice that almost seemed to have no end.
As the last remnants of snow in the valley melted away, the waterfalls and streams slowly resumed their flow, the flow of water gradually increased, and the land that had been covered in ice and snow for a winter seemed to have suddenly awakened, frantically growing all sorts of green plants outside.
It was as if overnight, what had been a white world turned into a sea of green. The laying grass, the prickly flowers, the pink balls, the wild strawberry trees, the cliff roses, and all sorts of bushes …… those were all names given by Mu Qing to those plants that spread wildly all over the valley.
In the bushes, there were lizards of all sizes crouching silently, waiting for dung beetles to pass by, there were birds of all sorts singing in their beautiful dresses, and thin-waisted wild bees. One day, as she was walking, she even accidentally kicked a round like a ball rabbit, which did not run quickly. Unfortunately, she didn’t have the time to pick it up, before Xiao Hei behind her jumped on it and bit it. Xiao Hei then carried it off to some unknown place to enjoy it.
Xiao Hei had now grown up to her thighs, and was bigger than the largest dog she had ever seen. The few white spots on the back of his neck had now turned into triangular pieces of bony horns, and their color had become light brown, while its whole body had shiny black fur, looking as powerful as the beasts in the New Year’s paintings, laying by the feet of the gods and Buddhas.
Mu Qing realized that Xiao Hei was very sensitive to the sound she made when she whistled, as long as it heard the whistle, no matter what it was doing, it would immediately run to her side to await her orders. So now, she simply hung the whistle around her neck with a string and used it as a tool to summon Xiao Hei.
All of Xiao Hei’s enthusiasm and energy that had been suppressed because of the long cold winter seemed to be exploding violently now, and Xiao Hei was running outside as if crazy, constantly carrying small preys it had caught and flinging it in front of her, showing off while circling around her, waiting for her reward.
But now Mu Qing no longer dared to hold Xiao Hei and groom it like before, fearing that having close contact with Xiao Hei would have an effect on the fetus in her womb.
The previous experience of having been trapped in the cave had left a psychological shadow on her to this day. Although she estimated that the time she had been deprived of oxygen shouldn’t have been very long, otherwise she wouldn’t have been able to wake up, but she was still a little worried that it would cause fatal harm to the fetus. She only felt slightly relieved now, now that her belly was slightly bulging.
This child in her womb that had Li Mang’s bloodline flowing through his vein would surely be an extremely resilient life as well, just like his father. She said this to herself.
Spring came, and Li Mang immediately became busy. Apart from hunting, he spent the rest of his time working in the valley. In addition to rebuilding the kiln to fire the pottery, to replace the ones that had been destroyed in the winter, he was also turning over the soil and clearing the land.
Because he heard Mu Qing say that she wanted to plant millet and potato roots.
In just a few days of work, a large area of land had been turned over and carefully plowed, a surface of at least three or four acres. Mu Qing estimated that if there were any more, she was afraid that she wouldn’t be able to take care of it later, and they didn’t have that many good things to plant now, so she asked him to stop.
Translator : Laura
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