The fine snow drifted down slowly, and the pressurized kerosene lamps were exceptionally bright.
The smoke from the firewood mixed with the snowflakes, giving people a hazy feeling.
In the winter nights, there would always be the howls of wild beasts in the mountains. Many people were already used to it.
In the village at the foot of the mountain, adults and children poured out.
The sound of laughter mingled with the cries of the baby.
No matter what the situation was, the people of the Wei family village were participating in the barbecue party today.
The village was next to the mountain, and they had always used charcoal and firewood, so they provided the firewood.
The Winged Knights hunted a lot of wild animals and prepared them in the snow.
The wild animals were roasted one by one. To put it bluntly, it was a bonfire party.
The bonfire village was in charge of the meat, and the Winged Knights were in charge of the meat.
The seasonings were all placed on plates, and everyone cut meat for dipping.
Everyone in the village came to participate.
They were only responsible for the firewood and did not need to care about anything else.
The weather was cold, and the babies, who were a few months old, cried and woke up from the cold.
The Winged Knights quickly arranged for them to be in an open tent. From here, they could see the barbecue area, and there was no wind.
The Winged Knights took off their cloaks and helped to wrap the babies.
The barbecue meat was cut as it was roasted. First, the elders in the village chose the tender parts of the meat and added two more cuts.
Then it was the women, followed by the children, and finally the adult men.
The Khitans looked at them and expressed that they did not understand.
Shouldn't the best meat be given to the strongest leader? Then it was the others' turn, and finally the weak's turn.
"Li Dongzhu, your method of distributing meat is to tell others that the weak can get more?"
Bacharcha was the last to get his meat. Li Yi got his at about the same time as him.
He carried a bamboo plate over to talk to Li Yi.
"What kind of strong are you if you can't protect the weak? In the wolf pack, the wolf king eats the best meat because it has to suppress the other wolves in the pack and use force to do so.
Humans are not wolves. A human leader does not need to use force to suppress others. Instead, it is his dedication and sacrifice.
For example, I'm very weak and can't fight, but they all listen to me because I don't use force to show my status. "
Li Yi patiently explained the problems of human civilization to Bacharcha.
Bacharcha nodded vigorously. "That's right. Li Dongzhu, you're not good at fighting. We all know that you only know how to use poisonous needles and poisonous smoke. You can only fly occasionally when you have a gun that can kill people from six hundred paces away. You're too weak."
Bacharcha was on the verge of tears as he spoke insincerely.
"You misunderstood. What I meant was that if you attack me now, I can't beat you. You'll know once you try."
Li Yi was still as sincere as ever. To be honest, he was no good at fighting.
Bacharcha kept shaking his head. "Li Dongzhu, I didn't offend you. Don't kill me."
"I mean, let's arm wrestle. I don't have the strength. Alright, let's not compete. Eat meat and drink wine, but don't drink too much. We have to go up the mountain early in the morning. "
Li Yi felt helpless. Why didn't anyone believe him when he told the truth?
The children in the village were simple and willing to believe. Li Yi ignored Bacharcha and the others and played with the children.
He was performing magic. He had a magnet in his hand and used small iron beads to guess how many small iron beads were in the bowl.
Problems occurred as soon as he performed the magic. He didn't control it well and caused the children to laugh.
At this time, Li Yi was no longer mysterious. Instead, the villagers felt that he was a friendly person, like a big kid next door.
The children in the village felt that they had a big brother who was willing to play with them.
Everything was so natural. There was no barrier between the two of them due to their official positions.
As the people grew tired, the laughter gradually faded away.
In the early morning, there was no smoke rising from the chimneys of the Wei Family Village. A thousand Winged Knights stayed behind. A thousand Winged Knights and three hundred and ninety people protected Li Yi as he went up the mountain.
The light snow was still falling, but because it was not heavy, the footprints left by the previous people were still there.
Two days later, Zheng Chunlai led the team and caught up with the person in front of them. It was his cousin, Zheng Chuncheng.
The age difference between him and his cousin was close to 30 years. The age difference between cousins was determined by the time the elders got married and had children.
When the two teams met, the hunters were obviously relieved.
They didn't care about logistics. They were afraid that the ownership of the panda would change. If that happened, they would lose their thousand.
There were a total of sixteen people in the team. Fifteen people had been keeping watch. Zheng Chunlai went back to report.
The old hunter, Zheng Chuncheng, saw Li Yi and smiled. "It's just in front. It doesn't seem to be in good condition. It's irritable."
He pointed ahead. It was actually very far away. He didn't dare to get closer.
The team continued to move forward. Li Yi finally saw the panda.
The temperature here was higher than in Chang 'an. Although it was still below zero, it was not as cold.
A giant panda was sweeping down the bamboos and using its claws to dig at the roots of the bamboos.
From its reaction, it seemed to be looking for something.
"Li Dongzhu, look. It's just like that. It keeps hitting bamboo and occasionally eats bamboo," Zheng Chuncheng said while holding a pair of binoculars.
As soon as he finished speaking, the panda seemed to stop moving its limbs.
After a while, it turned its head and picked up something that looked like a mouse.
It put the mouse down and picked up another one. The two mice looked similar.
After a few times, it chose to leave with one of the mice and left the other behind.
"It's looking for bamboo mice. It's going to give birth. It gave birth to two. It chose the one that it thought was the strongest. Quick, go and bring the one that was abandoned back. No, don't move. "
Li Yi looked and quickly understood the panda's intention. Especially when he saw the two pink 'mice.'
The panda was going to give birth and wanted to find bamboo mice to eat to replenish its protein.
Before it could find them, two cubs were born. The mother chose one and abandoned the other.
It seemed cruel, but he thought about what Zhu De had written about his mother.
"My mother gave birth to thirteen children. Because her family was poor, she couldn't raise all of them. Only eight were left. The rest were forced to drown … "
When it came to survival, even humans were like this, let alone pandas.
Li Yi thought about it and turned around. The guard on Zhuangzi put down the box on the aircraft, opened it, and took it out.
Li Yi had already put on his gloves and opened the other box.
Li Yi stood on it and activated it. With a whoosh, it rose into the air and flew to the position of the abandoned little panda.
He landed more than 20 meters away and ran over with the box. He grabbed the panda that looked like it could die at any time and put it into the box.
He turned around and ran to the aircraft. The panda with the baby in its mouth was already rushing over.
She didn't want the baby, but she wouldn't allow anything else to eat the baby.
"Don't worry, both of them are yours. We'll know in two days."
Li Yi greeted and flew around. He didn't dare to return to the team directly.
After flying around, he came back. He landed and jumped down.
"Where's the milk? Quick, feed it. "Li Yi took the little mouse out of the incubator.
Zheng Chuncheng said anxiously, "It hasn't melted yet."
"Dongzhu, I'm done here." The village master reached into his pocket and took out a milk bottle from under his armpit.
He used his body temperature to keep the milk bottle warm. He took turns. The others were all frozen, but he had to ensure that the temperature was right at all times.
Li Yi took it. The Winged Knights blocked the surrounding air so that no wind could escape.
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