After the rope ladder was made, a black man held a wooden stick in his teeth and climbed up the tree nimbly.
This kind of tree was thick and tall, and wild bees often chose the tallest and thickest tree to build their nests. Therefore, tools were needed to collect honey.
The rope ladder was a way out. If they provoked the bees, they had to quickly climb down the rope ladder to escape. Otherwise, the tree was more than ten meters high. If they didn't jump, they would be blocked by the bees.
The first person climbed up the tree and hung the rope ladder. The others prepared the tools, held torches, and climbed up the rope ladder.
Li Du asked, "What's the use of the torch? Is it used to make smoke to kill the bees? "
Cheeks shook his head and said, "It's already immoral for us to steal the fruits of the bees' labor. How can we use it to kill them? The torch is to create sparks to attract the bees away. "
When a few black men climbed up the tree, Cheeks waved and the others quickly left, hiding far away.
Just as they were hiding, a magnificent scene appeared in front of Li Du.
The sun was setting, and the forest was dim. Suddenly, a bright light appeared under the beehive. The light bloomed, and then a series of sparks fell.
The sparks were very dense. When the sparks fell from the ten-meter-tall tree, it was as if a waterfall of fire had appeared. Looking at this scene, Li Du saw the real fireworks!
Just as the fire waterfall fell, countless bees flew out of the huge beehive. They gathered to form a swarm and flew down after the fire waterfall.
At this time, the honey collectors in the tree began to work quickly.
They used a knife made of animal bones to cut open the lower part of the beehive and opened a bag. Suddenly, orange sticky honey flowed in.
The honey flowed slowly, and the honey collectors kept stirring at the opening of the beehive with their knives. Otherwise, the sticky honey might block the opening.
Soon, a bag of honey was collected. At this time, a few people went in and cut some propolis with their knives. The swarm chased after the fire on the ground and then began to return to the nest.
At this time, the honey collectors quickly packed up and climbed down to avoid being blocked by the swarm.
Eventually, a few bees found them, but this did not affect the overall situation. They swatted the stinging bees to death, or endured the pain of being stung. In short, they had to climb down quickly.
In this way, they found another beehive and gathered some honey and propolis. Just before the sun disappeared over the horizon, they packed up and left.
Li Du and his group were given a water bag of honey, which was enough for them to roast crocodile meat.
After obtaining the honey, the two parties went their separate ways and hurried back while there was still some light in the sky.
As a result, both parties realized that they were heading in the same direction. Cheeks chatted with Abdo for a while and laughed. "What a coincidence. Our camps are not far from each other."
The lion hunter shrugged. "That's not surprising. There's water, it's dry, and there are mounds to keep out the wind. It's the best place to set up camp, isn't it?"
Sophie was waiting at the campsite, reading something on her e-book.
When they returned, Sophie waved happily and asked, "How was it? Did everything go well today?"
Apodu and the bodyguards went to prepare the food, while Li Du and the others rested.
He said, "Everything went well, and there were other gains. Do you know the Hadza tribe? Let me introduce you. "
Sophie smiled and said, "The Hadza tribe, a nomadic tribe in Tanzania. How could I not know about them? I also saw two Khazai girls come to visit us at noon. "
The two Hadza girls were also from Cheeks' tribe, and their camps were obviously close.
Apodu first cleaned up the giant frog and crocodile, then put the frog and crocodile meat on the fire to roast.
The Zulu barbecued giant frogs in a very primitive way. They didn't skin the frogs, just remove the internal organs, then fix the frogs with wooden sticks with branches, and turn them over the fire to roast.
While roasting, Apodu smeared salt on them. Soon, in the raging fire, the skin of the giant frog began to crack, revealing the tender, white meat inside.
As they continued to roast, the fat in the giant frog meat seeped out. Every time the fat dripped into the fire, it caused the flames to jump and make a sizzling sound.
When the giant frog was cooked, Apodu stuck a knife in it, then held the giant frog in both hands and walked over respectfully to Li Du.
He did this to thank Li Du for saving his life. If Li Du had not helped him in time, he would have been bitten by the crocodile.
Even if he did not get dragged into the water and eaten, Apodu would have lost a leg. For a hunter like him, losing a leg was no different from losing his life.
Li Du and Ah Ow couldn't finish one giant frog, so he cut off two of its legs and wanted to give the rest to Lion Hunter and the others. However, Ah Meow slapped it down and Ah Ow picked it up. The two little ones cooperated and took away the rest of the giant frog.
No wonder they were so anxious. The giant frog tasted good. Li Du cut a piece of frog meat and put it in his mouth. It was like tuna meat, especially tender.
What was rare was that the frog meat itself was chewy and rich in oil, so the more he chewed, the better it tasted.
Sophie was very upset about the frog and refused to eat the giant frog meat. So Mr. Li, who thought he was not interested in the giant frog, ate the two big frog legs with relish.
There was also roast crocodile meat. The crocodile meat was cut into pieces and roasted with butter and honey.
Li Du tasted a piece. The meat was good and chewy. Because of the use of wild honey, it tasted sweet.
He was almost full after eating two frog legs. Plus, he was not interested in crocodile meat, so he did not eat much.
After eating and drinking, Li Du was ready to rest.
However, Lion Hunter was interested and asked, "Li, don't rush into the tent. Do you remember the buffalo calf I killed? I dare say, if we go back now, we can get a lion if we are lucky! "
Li Du came to Africa to find diamonds, not to hunt or risk his life. Besides, the lion did not provoke him, so he was not going to join in the fun.
Seeing that he was not interested, Lion Hunter became interested and said helplessly, "D * mn, if I had known, I would not have wasted that bullet."
The night sky on the South African prairie was exceptionally clear. The moon did not appear, and the sky was filled with countless stars.
Li Du sat in front of the tent and looked up at the night sky, looking at the colorful stars.
The stars were bright and dyed the starry sky into a riot of colors. The starry sky here was different from other places. The night sky was like a black canvas, with yellow and green spots galloping on it.
These spots emitted light and were as bright as lamps, so even though the night sky was black, it could not hide the beauty of the stars.
The prairie was flat, and when you looked out during the day, it seemed like you could see the end of the world.
At night, the light was not good, and you could not see far. However, there were campfires in some places, so there was no hindrance on the ground. Everyone looked at each other and knew how many camps there were around them.
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