I hurriedly hurriedly and slowly along the way, and finally returned to the tribe in five days.
Everyone relaxes a lot after returning to the tribe. The tasks for this year are basically completed. Next, we can hunt, catch fish, stroll around, and wait for winter to come.
Although it hasn't snowed yet, the temperature has been very low, and many animals have hibernated, so most of the work is still a pastime.
"The angel is gone?"
Looking at the two canoes without much stuff, Shi Yu was a little stunned. After all, he loaded a few boats back last time, but this time he had almost the same things he took away. Wouldn't it be like running away this time? Feeling lonely.
However, seeing that there were some seeds in the package, he realized that his feelings were exchanged for seeds. Until now, most people in the tribe have not realized the importance of rice, but Song Xuan came up with it. things, so even if there are some superfluous thoughts in my heart, they have never been expressed.
"Angel of God!"
There were still quite a few tribesmen in the late autumn, so it seemed very lively, and everyone greeted Song Xuan when he came back.
After several days of traveling, Song Xuan was a little tired, so he asked everyone to sort out the seeds and carry the stones into his house. After resting tomorrow, he would see if there was anything worth using among the rest.
Although everyone still doesn't know the wonderful uses of rice seeds, they are not completely unaware of Song Xuan's ideas. Just like the hemp in it, it is very useful in the tribe. In many places, it is used to replace the original animal skins, and it also brings The effect is quite good, especially on some relatively sophisticated weapons.
The total weight of so many seeds is only a hundred kilograms. Everyone sorted them out very quickly.
The seeds of different tribes are packed in different clay pots. Fortunately, except for rice seeds, the number of other seeds is not very large, usually two or three handfuls.
This also saves the need for a small jar for each type of seed. Although there are not many jars and jars in the tribe, it is not so wasteful.
As for whether there is anything useful inside, we can only wait until next year to plant it.
The next day, Song Xuan, who finally had a good sleep, woke up early in the morning. The weather was getting colder now. Even in this primitive society, everyone would not get up too early. It was definitely not as warm as inside the house outside. .
Especially now, most houses have a larger clay pot, which is a simple fire pot. Since the entire wall and roof are covered with thick grass mud, the thermal insulation effect is also good. When you stay in the house It doesn't use much firewood once it's warmed up, and the effect is pretty good.
Once used, everyone quickly fell in love with this gadget. In this way, at least cleaning will be much easier. After burning, the ashes will naturally fall to the bottom of the basin. Just pour it out every few days, and It can also be moved. In the past, although fires were used for heating, they were always in fixed places, usually in the middle of the house. Although the effect was not bad, it was not as convenient as this.
Shi Meng and the others did not go out hunting, but rowed a small boat to go fishing downstream. On the way back, they saw too many big fish, which also made them feel a little itchy. Instead of fighting wild beasts in the mountains, It would be better to catch a few big fish with a net.
Fishing in winter is naturally not as convenient as in summer. The current river water is too cold. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is generally not easy to enter the water. Therefore, the fishing nets have also been arranged from being directly launched into the water in the past to being set up on the boat now. Although the efficiency will be lower. It's slower, and it's easy for fish to take advantage of it, but it's still better than going into the water.
And after several generations of improvements, today’s fishing nets are very long. A fishing net is seven or eight meters long and three or four meters wide. As long as the place is chosen well, you can catch some fish even if you don’t need to put them together to form an array. .
However, after so many times of fishing around the tribe, there are not many big fish anymore, but since they are interested, Song Xuan is still very supportive. No matter what he does now, as long as there is a harvest, it is considered very good. Looking at the weather, It will only take more than half a month at most, and the heavy snow will fall. It is a rare time for everyone to do what they want to do, and just let everyone be happy.
He returned to the house and started to knock the stones again. This time, the harvest was a little better than on the boat. Just like the red stone in his hand, Song Xuan always felt that it was similar to iron ore. It's a bit similar, but after all, it's still very different from the pictures I've seen before. It just feels vaguely similar, and the feel after smashing is different from other stones. The ingredients inside must have their own special features. , but I don’t know if it’s not metal.
Even so, this is a big breakthrough. The hope of this kind of stone is always higher than others, and even if this is not the case, when collecting ore in the future, we can let everyone follow this standard, don't Just like this time, all kinds of rubbish were stuffed in.
Song Xuan didn't understand it very well the first time. In addition, the surrounding tribes also wanted to pick up stones to exchange for pottery, so they were not very interested. Naturally, they couldn't be so lenient in the future. Without any requirements, Teng Snake It's still a bit of a loss.
Since they want to exchange things back from Teng She, they naturally have to pay something. The things picked up all over the mountain are not enough. However, after this transaction, they will want to get stones that are easier to find in the future. It’s not that easy anymore.
"Eh~"
Song Xuan did not expect that he had just discovered a potentially useful stone. This time he made a new discovery. The pure white stone in his hand did not even need to be knocked by himself. Some places could be crushed with a little force.
Moreover, after touching it, there was gray-white powder stuck to his hands. In Song Xuan's knowledge, there seemed to be not many things that matched this kind of ore, and the most commonly used one was lime.
And the way to identify whether it is lime is very simple, just throw it into the water, so Song Xuan hurriedly brought a basin of clean water.
From the corner that was easiest to break, he took some and threw it into the water. As expected, the basin started to bubble as soon as he threw it in. Song Xuan carefully tried it around with his hands, and the originally cold water started to bubble. It was already a little warm by now, but since the amount put in wasn't much, the feeling wasn't too strong.
But even so, it shouldn't be a problem to determine that the ore is lime.
Although it is not a metal ore, lime has many functions. Song Xuan knows about several types. Among them, the most used one is naturally used in buildings. If Song Xuan remembers well, among them is the famous Sanhe soil in ancient times. It should also be mixed with lime.
It just so happens that there is a lack of adhesive between the bricks in the tribe. The ones made with clay can only be unsatisfactory. Although it can be used, the effect is not very good. It is still strong enough to be burned for several days like building a kiln. But if nothing is done, there will still be obvious cracks after drying.
As for cement, Song Xuan had never thought about it. Although he knew there was such a thing, he didn't know anything about the raw materials and the production process.
If the tribe could come up with a Sanhe soil, it would certainly be of great help in building houses in the future. Walls made of soil would still be much less solid.
After all, Sanhetu is something that has been tested by history. The fact that so many buildings in ancient times can still be used after thousands of years shows their sturdiness.
Among them, lime is a little harder to find, and other clay and sand are plentiful around the tribe.
Song Xuan also only hoped that no matter how big or small it was, it would be best if it was a lime mine. The population of the tribe was not large, as long as it was not too small. This stone was found like the stone they got from the Yuan tribe. At least Teng She had a pretty good relationship with them. As the two relatively powerful tribes in the tribe, there was no conflict between the two sides. Teng She also exchanged a lot of pottery with Yuan Yu and the others.
Moreover, the Yuan Tribe is not very far from Teng She, about six or seven days' journey. The Yuan Tribe is also on the upper reaches of another river, which is further up than Teng She. If it is really limestone, it will not be transported later. It would be too troublesome, most of the way can be done by going straight down the river.
Just when Song Xuan was thinking about the future construction of the tribe, Shuiyun and the others who went to the Sheep Tribe had indeed returned. What Song Xuan didn't expect was that the round trip was three or four days longer, and these people were only behind him. Come back one day.
"God's Envoy, God's Envoy, we are back!"
As soon as Shui Yun came back, he went straight to Song Xuan. Song Xuan also put down what he was doing and hurried out to greet them. After all, it was a task he had assigned to them, and Song Xuan also knew what happened to the Sheep Tribe.
"Shuiyun, what happened to the Sheep Tribe?"
"No, it's nothing serious, I just don't have anything to eat!"
There was nothing to eat, so it wasn't a big deal. Song Xuan was also a little irritated by Shuiyun's brain circuit.
"Then why don't you come to the exchange meeting to exchange for some food?"
Shuiyun quickly shook his head and explained:
"Looking at how they look, they probably have nothing to change. The last heavy rain washed away all their food and fur. They were still hunting outside during the days we exchanged!"
Although the damage to the Sheep Tribe was less than that of Shuiyun and others, they only managed to save the cave, and how much water would it take to wash away the cave?
So after a flood, I was basically destitute, with only some temporarily rescued food left. I barely survived the rainy season, hunted for a few months, and suddenly returned to before liberation. In the next six months, I It is still very difficult to save enough food, so Yangyang and the others are always running around to get food.
So much so that they even missed the exchange meeting. It wasn't until Shuiyun went there again that they remembered that this happened, but even if they participated, it was of no use. They could barely use the animal skins for their own tribe, let alone Don't talk about exchanging things for food.
