"By the way, my lord …" The elder looked at Xiao Hua and tried to sound him out. "I heard that a long time ago, there were many humans who were as strong as you. However, they couldn't withstand the high temperature of summer and died one by one. Only us humans who are suitable for the high temperature of summer are left. You …"
"We may be different from them. We are not afraid of the heat …" Xiao Hua explained. "So we survived!"
"Oh, oh, that's good, that's good!" The elder smiled and continued, "I know that humans like you will plant some plants. The beginning of autumn means that autumn is coming. It also means that the plants are beginning to bear children. After the beginning of autumn, it will be the harvest day. Unfortunately, we don't plant fruits. We can't let you see the joy of harvest … "
"That's right!" Xiao Hua thought of something and asked, "Elder, is there anything else in your clan?"
"Of course!" The elder replied without hesitation. "It's only a few months before winter. The food we need is not enough!"
"Haha, how about this!" Xiao Hua patted his chest and said, "I will help your clan prepare food for winter. After I'm done, can you show me around? And tell me about the six solar terms of autumn? "
The elder was stunned for a moment before he replied fervently, "It's a deal, it's a deal!"
In just a few days, Xiao Hua had prepared a lot of food for the elder and his clansmen. The elder was a straightforward person. After seeing this, he ordered his clansmen to divide and store the food. Then, he accompanied Xiao Hua to leave the clan.
Although the elder was in human form, he was actually similar to an ant. His clansmen were actually similar to the colony of ants. The elder said that he was within a hundred miles, but in fact, he had never been more than fifty miles away from the clan.
That was why when they had just left the clan grounds, the elder was still extremely excited, continuously talking about this and that, as if he was quoting from the classics. However, when they were more than a hundred li away from the clan grounds, the elder's words began to lessen, because what he saw here was already a bit different from what he thought and knew.
When they were a thousand li away from the clan's land, the elder became completely speechless. It was because this place was still golden in color, but the earth was flat. Plants that were only a few feet tall were everywhere, and wherever the wind blew, the heavy fruits would rise and fall like waves.
Xiao Hua knew what the elder was thinking. He didn't say much and just walked forward quickly. After another thousand li, the number of plants decreased and the number of fruits and trees increased. There were also humans here. They were similar in size to the elder but they had wings on their backs and no tentacles on their foreheads. They were similar to bees.
"This … this is what I … I said before …" The elder opened his mouth and said excitedly, "The first summer after the beginning of autumn, should … should be the solar term for the harvest of fruits in autumn. You see, 'first' means the end of the season. The first summer means that the heat is about to pass and the summer heat will end on this day …"
Just as the elder spoke up to this point, a voice suddenly rang out from a tree not far away. "You dare to show off your half-baked knowledge here? What kind of summer was the solar term for autumn harvest? Right now, it's the autumn eagle of the fifty-four marquises. It's the sacrificial bird, and it has nothing to do with the heat! "
"Who? Who? "The elder's face turned red as the tentacles on his head waved rapidly. He clearly wanted to explain himself.
Xiao Hua was also puzzled. After all, he had seen many beemen and mothmen along the way, but none of them could talk. Why was there someone here who could talk like the ant-man elder?
Following the elder's question, a beeman flapped his wings and flew out. This beeman was like the elder and wasn't particularly afraid of Xiao Hua. He looked at Xiao Hua and said, "Greetings, my lord …"
"My lord!" Xiao Huayu understood a little. Whether it was the beeman or the ant-man, the 'lord' they were referring to was' big '. It was definitely not the honorific used by ordinary humans.
"Greetings!" Xiao Hua smiled and squatted down. He stretched out a hand and placed it in front of the beeman. He didn't ask for the beeman's name because he had already tested the ant-man elder. The ant-man elder didn't even know what a name was. The ant-men communicated with each other through their tentacles. It was extremely rare for him to talk to another ant-man.
"You … What did you say about the 54 seasons?" The ant-man elder didn't wait for the beeman to fly to Xiao Hua's palm and asked in a slightly reproachful tone, "It's clearly the 18 seasons!"
"What 18 seasons? It's the 54 seasons!" The beeman didn't back down and argued, "I've lived for 13 years. If I survive this winter, I'll be the longest-living human within a hundred miles. Am I wrong?"
"Huh?" Xiao Hua and the ant-man elder were both shocked. However, the ant-man elder immediately shouted, "I've lived for 13 years too. How come I don't know?"
"You? You've lived for 13 years too? " The beeman was shocked and landed in Xiao Hua's palm. He looked at the ant-man and asked, "Are … are you serious?"
Clearly, the beeman and ant-man were somewhat sympathetic towards each other.
The two humans talked for a while and Xiao Hua understood. The beeman's year was different from the ant-man's. It was the 54 seasons. There were three seasons, spring, summer, and autumn, and each season had 18 seasons. The summer in the ant-man's words should correspond to the three seasons for the beeman. They were the eagle, the sacrificial bird, the beginning of heaven and earth, and He Naideng. He Naideng was the true time when the fruit ripened.
Hearing that the eagle was the sacrificial bird, Xiao Hua smiled and asked the beeman, "Have you seen an eagle?"
"Eagle?" The beeman shook his head blankly and said, "I don't know!"
"Then what do you mean the eagle is the sacrificial bird?"
"What's the point?" The beeman asked, "Isn't it just a season? What's the point of it? "
"Then what about He Naideng?"
"Didn't I just say it? It's when the fruit ripened! "
"Then have you seen 'He'?"
"Never heard of it!" The beeman shook his head blankly. At this moment, the ant-man elder hurriedly said, "I've seen it, I've seen it …"
The beeman asked curiously, "Where have you seen it?"
Of course, the ant-man elder didn't know what 'He' was before. However, when they had just walked through the plantation, Xiao Hua had told him the concept of rice. He hurriedly told him everything that Xiao Hua had said and then said proudly, "That's the real He Naideng!"
"How … How is that possible?" The beeman blushed and said, "I've lived for 13 years …"
"I've also lived for 13 years!" Before the beeman could finish, the ant-man elder interrupted him and said, "But … I've been walking with you for these few days, and I feel that I've seen more things than I've seen in my 13 years!"
"This … This …" The beeman's eyes lit up with excitement and he said anxiously, "Can … can you take me with you?"
"Sir …" The ant-man elder looked at Xiao Hua and said, "If there are no accidents, he and I won't be able to survive this winter. Can we take him and go on a trip together? I … I want to see … things that we've never seen before before we die … "
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