It's okay for children who have participated in this kind of training before. Shi Meng and the others also specially selected a good place, so it is relatively easy to find it. But even so, it is not so easy for Shipi and the others who are participating for the first time.
So after letting them experience the difficulty of hunting, Shi Meng began to teach them patiently.
Compared with hunting, fishing is undoubtedly much easier. If they are not allowed to truly experience it, many people will probably think that hunting is also a very simple matter.
After finding a suitable route, the next step is to set up traps. There are many types of traps used by Soaring Snake, such as traps, nooses, and spikes, which are commonly used among tribes.
Larger traps like falling wood are more troublesome to set up. Although they are very powerful, they are not particularly good for hunting and are relatively low cost-effective.
Even if the trap is placed on the path of the wild beast, it does not mean that it will definitely be encountered in the past few days of hunting. It is still too time-consuming to set up a large trap, and it would be too wasteful if it is not caught.
After setting up the trap, the most important thing is to ensure it is as concealed as possible. These beasts are not fools. They can even detect anything amiss along the way, let alone such an obvious trap. If it is not covered by fallen leaves or something, In some cases, it is difficult to work.
Fortunately, there are individual tutors from famous teachers, and the dozen or so children have made very rapid progress.
In addition to hunting with traps, Shi Meng will also take them to participate in hunting. Of course, he usually chooses prey that is easier to bully.
It happened that the river water was relatively cold now, and it was too cold to go fishing in the water, so after Shi Meng and the others went back and forth several times, Song Xuan asked Shi Meng to take more children to experience the wild.
This year, because the food preparations are relatively complete, everyone is ready to welcome winter half a month earlier than usual.
I have been busy for more than half a year, and now I am taking advantage of this time to rest and recuperate in the tribe. The houses of the captives have also been re-strengthened, and a separate house has been prepared for them to store wood. Even in the winter, even in the house Inside, it still needs heating.
Song Xuan is also asking the stones to burn more fire pots, so that when making a fire, they can burn directly in the pots without leaving ashes everywhere.
Originally, Song Xuan was thinking about whether he could make a kang, but the current house seemed a bit inappropriate. He could only wait until he built a house with bricks in the future to think about it slowly.
Fortunately, the environment is just a little crude. It is not too cold to stay in the house in winter. After all, there is a fire, and even at night, the animal skins are quite warm.
The Shuiyuns returned to the tribe twenty days after setting off. They just went to inform each tribe, so the pace was quite fast. In order to rush the trip, unless the time was particularly coincidental, they generally would not rest in other tribes.
This is also because I don’t want to trouble others. After all, according to the normal rhythm, everyone is working hard to save more food for the upcoming winter. There are eight strong men up there. If you really want to stay, you will definitely have to eat one or two meals from others. , Large tribes are fine, but some small tribes may not be able to bear it.
So when they set out, Song Xuan told them to cook and eat by themselves as much as possible, and the food of other tribes was not as delicious as Teng She's in most cases.
Whether it is ingredients or cooking utensils, Tengshe must be unique, and this year also preserved a lot of mushrooms. Song Xuan picked out some of the particularly fresh ones, dried them in the sun, and ground them into powder. Sprinkling some on the meat from time to time can also enhance the freshness.
It is packed in a small jar and is very convenient to carry. Soon everyone in the ministry fell in love with this simple seasoning. Everyone will bring some with them, a salt jar, a seasoning jar, and a kettle. It has basically become the standard equipment for everyone in the Soaring Snake Tribe.
When there were only five days left before the agreed time, Song Xuan called Shi Meng and the others back. It was time to attend the trading conference.
Most of Soaring Snake's cargo has been prepared in advance, and all that needs to be done now is to put them all on the boat. The pottery, animal skins, and salt together only make up half a boat.
Although it doesn't look like much, the value is still quite good in this era. Just these two hundred or so bowls can be exchanged for a lot of things.
But this time there is definitely not as much stuff as what I brought back in the spring. After all, most of them are prepared to exchange seeds and rare items with the tribe.
And at this time, few tribes are willing to exchange a large amount of food for something that improves the quality of life. At this time, the first task must be to spend the whole winter safely.
A winter can last at least three to four months, no matter how long it lasts, it is not impossible. The food of most tribes is just enough. They can barely survive a winter on a half-starved stomach like Teng She used to do.
Wanting to be full is just a dream. Not only food, some tribes even don't have enough firewood. Although there are forests everywhere, they still have to have time to get it back.
Just picking up some at ordinary times can only meet daily consumption, and you still have to cut down some on a large scale to bring back. Although it is not impossible to go out even if the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, but at that time, if you want to get a sufficient amount of wood, It was more difficult. There was thick snow, so we definitely couldn't burn it with fire. We could only chop it with a stone axe. Not only was the efficiency low, the wood we chopped back was only wet wood, and we had to wait for it to dry completely before we could use it.
Therefore, tribes with stronger strength generally prepare in advance. Tengshe is now preparing to use wood for the winter, so he has put several rooms in them, all of which are specially built for firewood. In addition, in each room, there are After putting some away, Song Xuan estimated that the wood piled in the corner of the house would be enough for him to burn for most of the winter.
The wood everyone prepared for Song Xuan was all of the best kind. It was not only resistant to burning but also of similar lengths. It was not like piles in other people's houses, but was piled directly on top of each other. Although it was not neat enough, it was no longer there. So messy.
Anyway, it is not particularly busy now, so there are not many people dispatched this time. In addition to Song Xuan, the three leaders also followed. Shuiyun and the others will definitely pretend to be the same as before.
According to the previous rules, there must still be a leader in the tribe to look after the family, but after all, this time has come first, and even with the more than 20 people out, the manpower in the tribe is quite sufficient, and Shi Yu is in charge. , so when Shi Meng and Shi Yong rushed to follow him, Song Xuan asked them to go together.
As for the other candidates, they are mainly people who have participated before. There are so many people in the tribe, and most of them want to join in the fun. It is definitely not realistic to bring them all. It is best to choose familiar ones, so that when communicating with other tribes It's also more convenient. At least after the last time we got along, we have become familiar with each other.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Song Xuan asked Shi Yong to untie the cable and leave downstream along the current.
This is the first time that Song Xuan and several leaders are not in the tribe, but everyone is not too panicked and works according to the normal rhythm. Although several leaders have left, there is no one in the tribe. The two witches in charge are here.
Although witches usually do not have a strong sense of presence, their status is still quite high. Before Song Xuan came, the witches in the tribe were on equal footing with the leader, and their status was even higher.
But when Song Xuan came, Teng She had no more witches, so he took over this role. Although he had a higher status, Song Xuan still had to work like everyone else, but it was just a little easier, and he went back and forth. Everyone got used to it, so when Shi Jiu and the others came back, they quickly integrated in.
But this is only the case in Soaring Snake. The witches in other tribes basically just stay in the tribe to rest. The water witches are similar. At most, they only need to help a little when they are too busy. , but after taking the Soaring Snake, I was too embarrassed to continue to idle, and started to do some easier work.
With these two people as the town, Song Xuan dared to take several leaders out. Although they usually do not participate in hunting, there is still no problem in managing the remaining 100 people, and they have enough dignity. , even if there is a small problem, you can still control the situation.
In addition, Shi Yu was watching from the side, so there was no need to worry too much about the safety of the tribe. You must know that Song Xuan and the others did not bring any bows and arrows, so the combat effectiveness of the tribe was quite good.
Not bringing a bow and arrow is naturally to hide your strength. This kind of weapon has not been used by the surrounding tribes, and it is not difficult to imitate. Therefore, it is best not to reveal it as much as possible to avoid leaking wealth.
They had only used slings a few times in front of Shuiyun and the others before. After returning, they began to study them. I believe that if other tribes were to see bows and arrows, the consequences would definitely be the same. They would see fresh weapons by then, even if they didn't want to. Demonstration, but it is probably difficult to impress others.
So it's better to bring nothing. Anyway, these two tribes have more than 20 people in total, and the overall manpower is the largest among all tribes, so they are not afraid of any unexpected situations.
The floods have long since receded, but the previous houses of the Blackwater Tribe have disappeared. Not even a piece of wood is left, and the original residence is now empty.
Seeing their tribe completely disappearing, Shuiyun and the others were also sighing. Although they had already joined Teng She, they still felt scared when they thought about their previous encounters. If they still stayed where they were, they would probably wait until they starved to death. No hope.
