Chapter 240

“Humming”, the bees were flying all around in front of him . The bees were like a small kidney bean in the size with their black hair clearly seen . At that time, Yuan Zhou suddenly recalled some words like wasp waist and long legs, which best applied to these bees .

On the plump and impressive chest was its sharp mouthpart . The soft and thin waist enabled it to sting people from various angles . The slender and strong legs helped the bee to attach its body tightly to the people when it stung them .

“Sir, there are too many bees . Let me go to collect it,” said Liuzi lightly, with his mouth basically shut when he talked . It was presumably one of the unique techniques of collecting the honey .

“Wait a moment,” answered Yuan Zhou with a low voice while tilting his head toward him .

Naturally, Yuan Zhou was enquiring the system at that time .

“System, the bees look fairly ferocious . Since it is the reward, will it sting?” Yuan Zhou asked earnestly in his heart .

The system displayed, “Xiongyi bee is capable of producing a lot of honey and can likewise produce a lot of royal jelly . It’s the ideal breed to produce both honey and royal jelly as well as the pollen . “

“Xiongyi Bee is in bright orange color . It is quite conspicuous and adorable . The size of the worker bee is big . The first three terga at the abdomen appear to be orange with a black annulus on each of them while the following three are in black color . Except for the last two terga at the abdomen, the remaining ones are usually in orange color . This is its most distinct characteristic . ”

“Besides, they live a life of social nature . There is one queen bee, many drones and worker bees in every honeycomb . They are hot-tempered and tend to get infuriated easily . Moreover, they have two stingers that are poisonous at the tail . After being stung, the affected part will usually be itchy and become red and swollen . “

“So what? Will it sting me? This is the main point . ” Only by its appearance, Yuan Zhou knew the creature was a tough opponent . They were so big and moreover flying around him with a sound of “Humming” .

The system displayed, “This creature is a natural species . So please be careful, host . ”

“Ho Ho . It seems that I’m going to die young if I venture to collect the honey,” said Yuan Zhou inwardly while looking at the numerous bees . As a blossoming flower of the motherland and a future somebody, he can’t take the risk .

After keeping silent for quite a while, the System then displayed, “This creature produces propolis, which is neutral in nature and tastes bitter and spicy with a hint of sweetness . It has the functions of moisturizing the skin, promoting granulation, diminishing inflammation and relieving pain . The propolis can be used to relieve the affected part . “

“You are really so considerate . ” Yuan Zhou indicated that he truly didn’t know what to answer .

“What do you think?” Having waited for Yuan Zhou to speak for a long time, Liuzi thought that he was considering the matter and then asked .

“Let’s do the work together . You teach me,” Yuan Zhou looked at the flying clustering bees and said with a determined tone .

“Ok . ” Liuzi didn’t try to persuade him anymore and just answered with a nod .

Even if Yuan Zhou had been able to make the top-notch delicacies apart from his swift hands and sharp eyes, and even applied a repugnant paste to bees on his exposed skin, he still couldn’t resist the ardent love from the bees . Just in a little while, his pretty face was covered with several bulges .

“Hurry up . Let’s leave now . ” Liuzi went up and dragged Yuan Zhou, who had collected the honey, climbing up the clifftop like monkeys . Since the enemies suddenly disappeared, the bees soon scattered away .

“Thank you,” Yuan Zhou took a breath and then said carefully .

“You are welcome . ” Having estimated the time, Liuzi stood up and shook his head .

“We have a good harvest . ” Taking the honey of almost the whole honeycomb, Yuan Zhou said happily .

“There are still many pupae . You can fry them in oil . ” A smile was revealed on Liuzi’s swarthy face . He was supposedly recalling the wonderful taste of the fried pupae .

“Humm . They all belong to you,” said Yuan Zhou generously .

“You can daub the medicine on you face,” with a smile, Liuzi pointed at the big bulges on Yuan Zhou’s face and said .

“Don’t worry . The propolis inside can cure them,” Yuan Zhou said to him while pointing at the honeycomb .

“Yeah, right . ” Liuzi nodded the head affirmatively .

“Let’s go back . ” Yuan Zhou looked at the cliff and began to untie the rope around his waist, preparing to go back to the village .

“Ok . ” Liuzi helped to clear everything up .

Then, the two people walked back along the same route .

On the way back, Yuan Zhou carried the honeycomb on his head . Although it was heavy, Yuan Zhou felt it well deserved his efforts . It had to . After all, he had sacrificed his pretty face to get the honeycomb .

Of course, if it wasn’t because the propolis was solid at the beginning, he would have already daubed it so that he needn’t carry the several big bulges on his face .

“Uncle, are you also sick?” when Yuan Zhou and Liuzi walked into the aged man’s home, the little boy came out of the house and asked Yuan Zhou in surprise .

“Nope . ” Yuan Zhou denied .

“Then what’s the matter of the big bulge on your face?” Asked the boy persistently .

“Ah, it’s stung by the bees . Don’t worry, it will vanish soon after I daub the propolis,” said Yuan Zhou with indifference .

“Oh, I see . ” When he heard that, the little boy turned around and left quietly . It seemed his mood was likewise affected and he was not as lively as before .

“Let’s get the bee pupae out . ” While looking at the little boy, Yuan Zhou pulled himself together and then turned around, saying to Liuzi .

“Ok, Let me do it . ” Liuzi offered to undertake this work .

“Then I leave the work to you . Please get all the pupae out of the honeycomb . I don’t need them,” said Yuan Zhou with a smile .

“Thank you . ” While receiving the honeycomb, Liuzi said to Yuan Zhou .

“You are welcome . ” After a nod, Yuan Zhou stood up and prepared to wash up so that he could daub the medicine .

Meanwhile, Liuzi opened the honeycomb carefully . What leaped to the eyes next was a hexagonal honeycomb inside of which some amber honey in both liquid and solid form was scattered along with some beautiful pink crystals as well .

“This honey is quite different from what I have collected before . ” Looking at the pure and beautiful honey, Liuzi said with puzzlement .

“This is produced by Xiongyi bees . ” Yuan Zhou told him nothing more but the name .

“So it’s the Xiongyi bee . No wonder the stings are so severe,” after recognizing it carefully, Liuzi said affirmatively .

“Yeah, it’s indeed ferocious . ” Yuan Zhou pressed the bulges on his body and refrained himself from scratching them .

“So it is . That creature is omnivorous and also eats meat,” said Liuzi with some lingering fear .

“It doesn’t matter . We don’t need to go there again . ” Yuan Zhou signaled Liuzi to get the pupae out first . Only after that could he cut, boil, purify and then use the propolis .

When Liuzi finished, it was almost the dinner time . As usual, Yuan Zhou headed for Mr . Ma’s home while carrying two bowls of Clear Broth Noodle Soup . However, he was straightforwardly sneered at before he had barely entered his home .

“Tsk-tsk . This young man went to collect the honeycomb today, huh?” Appeared on Mr . Ma’s face was a manner of contempt when he spoke .

“This is your dinner . ” Yuan Zhou just neglected his question and set the bowl on the table .

“You aren’t really stupid and even know that propolis can cure the bulge . ” As a matter of fact, there were only a few inconspicuous red points left on Yuan Zhou’s face . It was just that Mr . Ma smelled the flavor of the propolis .

“Thank you . ” With a calm manner, Yuan Zhou thanked him for his compliment . Yes, Yuan Zhou had basically taken such words of Mr . Ma as a compliment .

“Ho Ho . You feed me the noodle soup every day . It seems that you can only cook that single food . ” Mr . Ma looked at the Clear Broth Noodle Soup with a manner of contempt . Despite that, he acted quickly and started to eat .

“It’s convenient and suitable for you,” Yuan Zhou said concisely .

Naturally, Mr . Ma didn’t talk to him while eating . Therefore, Yuan Zhou just stayed at the side and began to eat his noodles quietly .

Concentration was a must during the process of savoring delicious food .