Kiln Fish (Continued)
To prevent any accidents, Wu Jiong specially left Jiujiu behind.
Jiujiu has absolutely no fighting skills, but if anything happens, she can easily carry Jian Mo away.
Before returning, Wu Jiong solemnly Shu Ming, Kuang Ning, and others to take care of Jian Mo.
When they came to collect garlic and Flour Grass last year, they had a acquaintance with Kuang Ning, and the two are now considered good friends.
Everyone solemnly agreed.
After receiving a positive reply, Wu Jiong left, turning back every few steps.
Kuang Ning said to Jian Mo, "I never would have guessed that Chief Wu Jiong had this kind of style."
Jian Mo smiled and said, "He's just a little worried about me; he seems a bit anxious."
Kuang Ning glanced at Jian Mo and said, "You two have a really good relationship."
Jian Mo asked back, "You and Jin Ping don't get along?"
When Kuang Ning heard him mention his partner, he chuckled twice but didn't refute it.
Jian Mo temporarily settled in the Qin Sea Tribe. The people of the Qin Sea Tribe treated him very politely, providing him with abundant food and drinks every day, and always fulfilling his requests. Whenever he gave an order, many people would come to help.
He didn't have much to do. Besides checking on Shu Guang's condition and offering suggestions, he had a lot of free time every day.
That day, seeing Jian Mo the weather was nice and the temperature was high, Jane took out a bar of soap from her personal belongings and planned to take Jiujiu to take a bath.
They've been too busy lately and haven't had much time to take care of Jiujiu; Jiujiu's almost smelly.
Jian Mo saw it playing with the Qin Sea Tribe's cubs every day and felt it was too dirty.
The cubs have relatively weak immune systems, and it would be terrible if the Jiujiu little ones got sick.
Jiujiu is used to taking baths and can even swim. She can paddle with her big wings and swims quite well. She doesn't resist taking baths.
Upon hearing that it was time for a bath, it eagerly carried the bundle in its mouth and followed behind Jian Mo, waddling forward like a duck.
Compared to the big dogs Jian Mo had bathed before, Jiujiu was much more well-behaved.
When they reached the section of the river where it was bathing, Jian Mo let it sit in the shallow water, wet its fur, and then vigorously rubbed it with soap.
For the areas that weren't reached, Jian Mo had to make it lie down and keep rubbing.
Jiujiu was covered in grayish-yellow bubbles. It lay there with its eyes darting around, looking incredibly well-behaved and adorable. Jian Mo couldn't resist rolling up a large bubble and placing it on its head.
While Jian Mo was giving Jiujiu a bath, several people from the Qin Sea Tribe passed by the river. Upon seeing this, they all stopped and enthusiastically asked Jian Mo if she needed any help.
Jian Mo politely declined all offers.
After giving Jiujiu a bath and drying her off, Jian Mo let her lie on the pebbles by the river to sunbathe.
Wringing it dry by hand is too tiring. Now that the sun is strong, lying down to dry it in the sun will make it dry quickly.
After sunbathing its back, Jiujiu can lie down and sunbathe its front. In this kind of weather, it won't get heatstroke, which is perfect.
Just as Jiujiu was sunbathing, the cubs from the Qin Sea Tribe came over.
Among these cubs are both small beastmen and small sub-beastmen who can already transform into human form, and small bear cubs who cannot yet transform.
The little bear saw Jiujiu lying by the river and ran over to nuzzle it.
Other humanoid cubs also came over to watch.
After watching for a while, one of the little ones asked, "Jiujiu, do you want to come and watch us fish?"
Jiujiu caught the keyword and opened its eyes. "Chirp?"
Little ones:
We plan to go fishing by the river.
"The fish in this river are so plump and delicious."
"It has fish roe! The fish these days has fish roe, it smells delicious!"
Before Jiujiu could react, the little ones had already made themselves drool and started swallowing.
Swallowing is a common behavior among almost all living things, Jiujiu immediately understood, excitedly flapping its wings. "Jiujiu!"
The little ones eagerly stroked Jiujiu's soft fur and bottom. "Jiujiu, don't rush, we'll go now."
The little ones, with Jiujiu Chirp in tow, ran home to get their fishing rods and bait.
Similar to modern fishing rods, the fishing rods of the Qin Sea Tribe consist of a short wooden rod and a fishing line and hook at the bottom.
The fishhook is a "V"-shaped fishbone, which can hook a large piece of succulent meat.
After baiting the hooks, people can cast them into the water and start fishing.
After getting the fishing rods, the little ones took Jiujiu upstream to a place that looked like a dam. They sat on the rocks and threw the fishing line and bait into the water.
The little ones are chattering away:
"Jiujiu, wait a moment, you'll be able to catch a fish soon."
"I caught a fish last year that was longer than my arm."
My brother once caught a fish that was longer than a cave.
"My dad doesn't need to fish; he just jumps in and scoops them up."
When food is mentioned, Jiujiu always reacts very quickly and understands very well.
Its mouth watered at the sight of the little ones, but unfortunately, the little ones were very enthusiastic and serious, just not very skilled. After babbling away for a long time, it still couldn't catch a fish.
Jiujiu crouched behind, looking like a pitiful little dog, both obedient and helpless.
The cubs would turn back to look at it, touching its wings to comfort it:
"Jiujiu chirp, wait a little longer, it'll be caught very soon."
"We'll give you the fattest, most delicious fish belly later."
"Jiujiu, you're such a good girl."
Jian Mo came to check twice. Jiujiu was playing quite well with the little ones, but the little ones kept making empty promises, and the bucket remained empty. Jiujiu couldn't even smell a trace of fish.
Seeing Jian Mo come over for the third time, Jiujiu turned around and looked at him pitifully, "Eek."
The little ones turned their heads, and whether they were humanoid cubs or bear cubs, they all obediently spoke up, "Jian Mo-- "
Such polite little rascals are a rare sight indeed. Jian Mo patted each one, paying particular attention to the soft little bear. "Could I borrow your fishing rods for a moment?"
The little ones were very generous. "Jian Mo, just take it if you want."