I am a Primitive Man
Chapter 460 – Iron Fence Courtyard and Bai Xue’s Desire to Become a Mother
After hearing Tu Ba’s words, Han Cheng couldn’t help but smile.
Of course, this thing isn’t for eating.
It’s a case of “southern tangerine, northern thorn.”
Given the current situation, he can’t build a greenhouse to turn these unappetizing fruits into tasty tangerines.
In the future, this plant will have another name in Han Cheng’s hometown: “Iron Fence Courtyard.”
It’s called this because if you plant these trees densely around a courtyard, after a few years, the trees will grow into a wall-like barrier, enclosing the courtyard securely.
The wood is very hard, and it has many thorns, with so dense branches that even a chicken couldn’t get through, let alone a person.
That’s why it got this name.
Planting it around a courtyard is like putting up an iron fence, tightly protecting the area.
Of course, this is a thing of the past. With the development of society and the increase in bricks, tiles, and cement, and as people’s wealth has grown, no one uses such things for walls anymore. They are now only seen in some old courtyards.
Remembering this function made Han Cheng happy, so he eagerly instructed Tu Ba to get more seeds for the nursery.
Once the seedlings are ready, they will be planted densely along the outer edge of the wooden stick formation. After a few years, they will grow into a wall, eliminating the need for constant repairs of the wooden stick formation.
Moreover, this plant wall is much more robust in defense than the wooden stick formation.
It can’t be breached physically and is not climbable like an earth wall.
One would need tools like stone hoes to cut through a large section from the roots to overcome it.
Currently, the Green Sparrow tribe has such tools, but other tribes don’t have many.
Iron Fence Courtyard, indeed a name that lives up to its reputation!
The more Han Cheng thought about it, the happier he became, unable to stop laughing.
As for the issue of the Iron Fence Courtyard growing too tall and obstructing the view from the wall, there is no need to worry too much.
Firstly, it grows slowly and stops once it reaches a certain height.
In Han Cheng’s future hometown, if a child grows very slowly, the metaphor of the Iron Fence Courtyard would likely be applied to them.
Secondly, when the time comes, Han Cheng will arrange for trimming to prevent it from growing too high.
The mature Iron Fence Courtyard is sturdy, but the new sprouts are easy to manage.
After Han Cheng’s explanation, Tu Ba thought for a moment. His eyes brightened.
The Divine Child is right!
He thought with admiration.
While he had only seen the fruit’s inedible aspect and wanted to remove it, the deity had found a better way to utilize it.
This is the difference between ordinary people and Divine Child…
Tu Ba reflected on this in his heart.
He immediately set to work, picking up the fallen Iron Fence Courtyard fruits and knocking down those still hanging on the trees with sticks.
Since many Iron Fence Courtyard seedlings were growing around, Han Cheng instructed them to return and get hoes to dig them all up and plant them around the wooden stick formation.
Seeing Han Cheng’s actions, Shaman was curious and came over to ask what was going on.
After hearing about the Iron Fence Courtyard, Shaman looked at the tiny seedlings, which were less than three meters tall and not as high as the wooden stick formation, and was somewhat doubtful that they could serve the purpose Han Cheng described.
His doubts were dispelled entirely until he visited the orchard and saw the fully-grown Iron Fence Courtyard trees.
He was highly impressed by Han Cheng’s practical solution and paid great attention to the newly planted Iron Fence Courtyard seedlings.
After observing for a while, Shaman untied his belt and generously gifted the seedlings as compensation for his previous misunderstanding.
As the grass grew and the swallows returned, spring was in full swing, with warmer weather and increased birds.
The swallows that had nested under the eaves of Green Sparrow Tribe’s buildings last year had now returned. They perched on the ropes Han Cheng had set up for them, chirping away.
Part of their behavior was building new homes, and another was courtship.
Courtship is the most common thing in the animal world.
With the arrival of warmer weather, Han Cheng also felt restless. Spring had a magical power, making everything in the world burst with vitality.
In this restless spring, Han Cheng, with the door closed and holding Bai Xue, listened to the chirping swallows outside and engaged in strenuous activity.
At that moment, he suddenly realized something.
Why do people later refer to excitement-inducing drugs as “spring medicine” rather than “autumn medicine” or something else…
Sweaty and satisfied, Han Cheng lay on the bed with a mischievous smile.
However, Bai Xue was not smiling. Instead, after a while, she started to cry.
Han Cheng was bewildered.
This was damaging to his self-esteem!
“What’s wrong?”
Han Cheng, moving his tired body, came to Bai Xue Mei’s side, turned her face towards him, and asked, pretending to be clueless.
Bai Xue just continued to cry without answering.
Han Cheng was deeply affected!
Such a blow would be hard for any man to endure.
Just as he was about to summon his energy, Bai Xue Mei sobbed and spoke.
“Why… why is my belly not big… Many people’s bellies are bigger, like Xiao Mei and Xiao Li…”
“Shh~”
Han Cheng let out a sigh of relief.
So that was it…
“It’s because the little tadpoles haven’t found their mother…”
Han Cheng gently rubbed Bai Xue’s head, smiling as he explained softly.
He wasn’t just saying it because the little tadpoles hadn’t found their mother.
There were several reasons for this.
One reason was that Bai Xue Mei was too young. Although people at this time developed earlier than in later times, Han Cheng still considered Bai Xue too young.
Enjoying oneself was fine, but having a child was still too early.
Having a child at too young an age doesn’t have many benefits.
This applies to both adults and children.
To avoid heart-wrenching situations, Han Cheng thought it was better to wait until Bai Xue was older before considering having children.
Another reason was that Han Cheng wasn’t ready to be a father.
In his previous life, he had been single, with no girlfriend, let alone experience as a father.
Lacking experience as a father, he found himself unconsciously avoiding the thought of it.
The result of this avoidance was that, in the end, the little tadpoles that should have found a warm embrace ended up in a cold place…