Why not hang yourself on the southeast tree

Chapter 254 Woodpecker: Brain is a good thing (1)

[Knock knock knock…knock knock knock…]

In the quiet night, rhythmic knocking sounds were heard from the woods.

Fortunately, there are few people out and about in the middle of the night, otherwise the noise would be really maddening.

Yes, I, Wang Defa, am now a spotted woodpecker.

It has a black back and a black tail. The fur on its neck and abdomen is uneven, with some black and some white. Its red crest is extremely conspicuous.

From a distance you can see a spot of red among the green, which is very festive.

【Knock, knock, knock! 】

My elderly mother was crying out for hunger, but she still expected me to take care of her in her old age.

Well, it's two years old and 20 centimeters long. I'm only a few months old, and even with my head and tail stretched straight, I'm not even half its length...

A few days ago, my mother was greedy and ate the only egg from the turtledove couple's home a few hundred meters away. She actually looked down on that shabby egg...

Of course, if you kill someone's descendants, you will be retaliated against. The turtledove couple teamed up to peck the beast severely. The old mother's fighting power was amazing. After a fierce battle with feathers flying, she only suffered some skin injuries.

No muscles were injured, and no bones were broken.

But when it came back, it acted like it was seriously injured and dying in front of me. It huddled in the tree hole with only its head sticking out, and cried to me pitifully.

[My son, it’s not easy for me to raise you. I took care of everything. I caught bugs everywhere in the cold weather to feed you. I couldn’t even eat enough myself…]

[Son, I won't live long. Ahem, ahem, please be kind and give me some food!]

[Son, this worm is too dry, it's stuck in my teeth, I want to eat the fatter kind! If I can't catch a longhorn beetle, a moth will do, both of them are fat! ]

[Son, there's a newly built bird's nest over there. What kind of bird is that? It's so pretty. Go and take a look to see if there are any eggs in the nest. Slurp... I'm not greedy. Really, I'm just worried that you're too tired and don't have enough nutrition to grow tall. Slurp... Go and take a look. I'll keep watch for you!]

[Son…]

【Son……】

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[Can you please shut up, my dear old mother? ! ]

You really can't blame me for being angry. Who can tolerate a mother who is lazy, sly, and good at exploiting her cubs?

We live in Yunnan, a place with rich resources, lush vegetation, and countless insects in the wild. Once night falls, the sound of insects chirping one after another is very noisy.

As a result, there were many neighbors in the forest, and they would often fight. The loser had to give up his territory obediently.

The old mother, relying on her fierce bandit style, occupied a large area. If there were any youngsters who dared to build a nest, she would overturn the nest and the eggs. Of course, she would quietly suck up the egg liquid.

o(一︿一+)o

It really likes this, just like a human being who is addicted to alcohol...

During this period, it instructed me to dig holes in the trees one by one, catching insects while practicing survival skills.

The old mother eats five hundred worms a day, big and small.

I am not good at math, and I forget when I am counting. If I count wrong, it will comfort me loudly:

[Son, it’s okay, don’t worry… Mom is waiting here, let’s start over again, right, one, two, three…]

Well, I guess I need to drink a few bottles of Six Walnuts to replenish my brain, which is not even as big as a walnut.

It seems like life is peaceful, but not only do we need to be on guard against birds, the locals also love to eat insects...

In the woods every day, there are people who get up early and work late, with searchlights on their heads, including men, women, young and old.

When they saw insects, they would shovel them silently into the baskets they were carrying. Most of them would take away both the insects and the eggs, leaving us nothing at all.

The adults are well aware of the principle of making a fortune in silence. Even if they have enough food for their own consumption, they can still sell it!

Insects are thick in fat and smell delicious whether fried, roasted or grilled. Set up a small stall in places where there are many tourists. Out of curiosity, everyone will pay for them without even asking the price. Don’t make them too easy to sell!

【Knock knock knock? 】

I was puzzled, why did they want to compete with me? I couldn't win!

Until I heard a conversation between a mother and daughter as they were afraid but still brave enough to dig in tree holes and bushes to look for insects.

My daughter asked, "Mom, how much do I need to pay for my tuition?"

Mother said, "Niuniu, if we can catch as many insects today as we did last night and sell them in restaurants in town, we will have enough in ten days. Ama will definitely support you and let you go to college and leave this poor place! Be obedient, but don't fall in love too early. The mothers-in-law here don't like girls who have read a lot of books and seen the world..."

The daughter rubbed her arms and said, "Mom, didn't the restaurant owner say that bigger insects like bamboo worms, silkworm pupae, bee pupae, and grasshoppers are more expensive? Can we look for them somewhere else? These earthworms are really disgusting, and the price is so low, it's not worth it!"

The mother nodded and straightened the tilted searchlight above her daughter's head. Their family was poor and they only had this one light, so she had to cherish it.

【Knock knock knock, knock knock knock! 】

The mother and daughter walked away, one step deep and one step shallow, and I finally understood -

People are for money, birds are for food.

Are insects so valuable?!

Back when I was still a human being, I wouldn’t dare eat these!

My old mother is crying out for hunger again. The tree hole where she lives is filled with her chattering, and the entrance has become larger.

Humph, if you have that much energy, why don't you go drill holes and catch bugs yourself? !

Well, maybe I am not a biological child, but an adopted child laborer, right? !

The rainy season soon arrived in the woods.

The rain washed most of the active insects underground, and fewer people went into the mountains to catch insects.

It has been more than ten days since the mother and daughter were last seen. I think they have collected enough money for their daughter's tuition, right? !

I thought I had to find the tree trunk with insects to pester, but I ended up doing a lot of useless work.

My mother curled her lips and called me stupid.

[Son, I don't think I forgot to give you a brain, did I? Why don't you adapt? If you peck a few more holes in a good tree, wouldn't it be more convenient for insects to lay eggs? Then, why would they bother looking for them everywhere!!!]

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Yes, my mother has been eating insects for several more years and is indeed smarter than me.

(??????)??High protein, nourishes the brain!!!

The rainy season is a bit long, and the sun can be seen only a few times.

The tree hole where my old mother lived was so damp that mushrooms grew in it. Finally, it couldn't stand it anymore and crawled out by itself.

Two days later, we were chased by two huge eagle-like birds whose names we didn’t know, and we cried for our parents.

The annoying old mother is a thief. She took the bird eggs from other people's houses and didn't even remember to destroy the eggs, leaving only the empty eggshells there...

I...I don’t even know how to scold it to wake it up!

[It’s okay now, I can’t even go back home…]

[Son, hiccup, mommy really can’t catch many worms, it’s worth it to be a full ghost and get beaten...]

[What about me? I was just implicated by you! I have never stolen bird eggs to eat, what's so delicious about them! ]

[Son, oh, you don't understand. Hiccup, I have to mention that when your damn father was chasing me, he gave me a bird egg. I will never forget the feeling!]

[Humph, you are just in love! ]