Naturally, plowing cannot be completed in one pass, so Song Xuan's idea is to use a relatively less fragile wooden plow for the first pass, so that it will not be broken due to hitting hard objects and become unusable. After it was opened, it was carefully cultivated with a stone plow.
The first time to open up wasteland is always the most difficult, and it is impossible to achieve the ultimate perfection, especially when facing hundreds of acres of land, so Song Xuan does not expect to do it well, as long as he can open up the surface of the land, Just make it more comfortable to plant rice.
The production process of the straight-shaft plow did not encounter too difficult problems. Of course, this is also related to the relatively simple design structure. Song Xuan does not know what will happen after it is put into the ground. He can only wait until the snow melts next year. Try it. Although it is not a big problem if you use artificial simulation, there are still some differences between humans and animals, and how to control the depth after going to the ground has to be explored later.
Now it is more like a technical reserve, and some major accessories are being made at the same time, so that if the experiment is feasible, it can be assembled next year.
Although the wooden plow and shovel have not been made yet, considering the level of Shi Ban and the others, it is not a big problem. Song Xuan is now thinking about making the shaft of the curved shaft plow. The biggest difference between the curved shaft plow and the straight shaft plow is the shaft. Changes, one is straight and diagonally upward, the other is bent forward. The curved shaft is easier to exert force, and the effect of plowing is naturally much better.
Although he knows the principle and has seen the general shape, Song Xuan is not very clear about how to bend it. Now he can only get some wood to experiment. Fortunately, there is quite a lot of wood bending in the tribe. I have reached a mature level and have made so many bows. Now I want to bend the wood into whatever shape I want to achieve the desired effect.
However, although there is a large amount of wood in the tribe, most of it is dry. The best way to bend the wood is while it is still wet.
Although it's snowing heavily outside, it's not too troublesome to go out and get some arms-thick wood.
As soon as Song Xuan stepped out of the courtyard, he saw several people from Shipi squatting next to the tree. They were still holding a long rope in their hands. The end of the rope was connected to an upright branch. The branch supported a daily use basket.
This is the bird-catching method that Song Xuan told them last winter. Unexpectedly, they have already used it this year. Compared with using a sling, this bird-catching method is easier and more efficient. It usually catches birds in one go. I can get several back.
Tiptoeing from the side to the bottom of the tree, he brushed the snow off the heads of several people:
"Go back when you're done playing, don't freeze!"
"Okay, angel..."
Seeing Song Xuan coming over, the children were a little nervous at first, but seeing that Song Xuan had no intention of blaming them, their attention was focused on the basket.
Song Xuan smiled and began to find suitable wood.
Although they are still children, their daily tasks are not light. They are basically responsible for fishing. It is rare for them to have fun. Song Xuan will not stop them, but they have to pay attention to their health. After all, it’s freezing cold, and there are no good treatments for getting sick in this era. Basically, you can only bear it. Fortunately, these children have been used to wild things since they were young, and their physical fitness is also very good. After a year Not many children will catch a cold or anything.
Of course, there is also survivor bias. Most people usually don't get sick very often, but once they do get sick, the outcome will not be very good, otherwise the life span of primitive people will not be so short.
Among the dozen or so tribes around, those over sixty years old are very old, and there are only a handful of such people in each tribe. Before Blackwater joined Tengshe, there was not even a single person in Tengshe. Salt, is a little older, but still a few years younger. As for where people of this age have gone, one can imagine.
"Boom~boom~boom!"
Since the wood that needs to be chopped is not thick, Song Xuan does not need to use fire to burn it. Moreover, there is snow all around, so the fire is not easy to light. He can use a stone ax to chop slowly and it will take a long time. break.
"Angel, do you want us to help chop it down?"
Song Xuan didn't expect that just after he had cut twice, Shipi came up and asked.
However, Song Xuan didn't want to disturb their interest, and simply couldn't cut down a few trees, so he refused:
"It's okay, just go and play"
"Remember to keep the feathers for making bows and arrows!"
Since Song Xuan didn't need their help, Shipi jumped back happily and said as he walked:
"God's envoy, we are keeping them all!"
Although people usually collect some feathers on purpose, the number is not too much. And as more and more people use bows and arrows, the demand for feathers has also increased a lot. Even if one arrow is not wasted, it will have a big impact. There were no vacancies. Shi Meng and the others usually hunted in the forest. There were not many opportunities to encounter birds, so they could only catch pheasants to make up the numbers.
On the contrary, Shipi and the others were responsible for most of the arrow feathers. No matter what they went out to do, they would always wear their own small slings around their waists. When they met birds on the road, they would throw some at the right time. Although they were not always successful, they were often successful. If people cooperate, the probability is still very high.
Basically, there are small gains every day. Although it doesn't seem like much, over time, it adds up to enough to meet Soaring Snake's current consumption.
When Song Xuan finished chopping the wood and came out, he saw that Shi Pi and the others had already gone back. They must have been very cold. Although Song Xuan was also outside, he was still swinging the stone ax with great effort, so now not only did he not feel the cold, but he was also covered in sweat. Sweat, this is because the tiger skin jacket on my body is too warm. Although it is not that tight, this one can basically get through the winter. However, if you don’t move much, you still need to wear an animal skin outside. Just fine.
Although Shipi and the others were wearing relatively good animal skins, in order to ensure sufficient privacy, they squatted under the tree and remained motionless. As time passed, their little faces turned red from the cold.
Sure enough, as soon as he entered the house, he saw several people gathering around the stove to keep warm.
When the heavy snow fell, these children still had a lot of fun. When they saw more of them later, they were too lazy to go out.
He handed the chopped wood to Gong Yi and drew several different curvatures on the ground. Song Xuan didn't need to worry about it. They were better at this aspect, and it didn't take more than one or two to bend the wood well. If Tian can succeed, he first wants to peel off the bark of the tree, then nail the mold with wooden stakes on the ground, slowly bend it to the desired degree bit by bit, and then wait until it is completely dry.
Even if there is a stove in the house, it will take ten days and a half to complete this set. In order to ensure sufficient quality, this is something that cannot be rushed.
After leaving several carpenters' houses, Song Xuan came to the main house again. In winter, this is the largest house and has the most people. Basically everyone comes here to make things.
This also saves fuel. If everyone stays in their own house, a lot of wood will be used for heating every day. Although there is no shortage in the tribe, it still takes a lot of effort to get it back. If you can use less, use less. .
At this time, Shi Meng and Shi Yong were each holding a big stone and beating it. This was also the task given to them by Song Xuan, which was to make a stone mortar each.
There are many places where the stone mortar can be used in the tribe. In addition to shelling rice, it can also be used for crushing salt ore. In the past, it was crushed on the shallow hole on the big bluestone, although it can also be used. , but it can only be unsatisfactory. Now that someone has time, it is natural to make a special stone mortar to be better.
As for why I chose two people, I also wanted to temper their temperament. Although they were very strong, they always gave Song Xuan a feeling of being more than brave but lacking in intelligence, and his temper was a bit impatient. Although this kind of thing needs to be done slowly, It was not difficult for the two of them, but the challenge was not small. As soon as they saw Song Xuan coming over, the two of them started to hum:
"Angel, please let me sharpen the arrowheads..."
Although they are all polishing things, no matter how slow the arrows are, two or three can be polished in half a day, but the stone mortar is different. Not much progress can be seen in one day. Song Xuan naturally knows what the two of them are thinking. What was it? He ignored them and went over to pat them on the shoulders:
"Do it slowly, don't rush, there are still many more waiting for you to grind!"
"ah?!"
Sure enough, two wails came from behind. The slow winter had just begun, so we had to have some fun.
Then we walked around the house again. Everyone was completing what they needed to do. Although it was not as busy as usual in winter, everyone still had tasks, but the time requirements were not so strict. Let’s chat. , doing the stuff in your hands is just to pass the time.
As for the children in the tribe, Song Xuan still had to teach them as usual, especially the dozen or so children who had joined the Blackwater tribe this year.
Although speaking and communicating is not a big problem for most of these children, after all, they have not learned systematically, and Song Xuan also wants to teach them some simple Chinese characters and arithmetic.
"Come here, come here, come here quickly!"
Upon hearing Song Xuan's call, a group of children moved over slowly and reluctantly. This was also the most uncomfortable period of their day.
Seeing that the children were almost here, Song Xuan also started his daily routine of suffocating the children:
"Shui Shi, please write your name down!"
Asking questions by name would be a very scary thing even in later generations, let alone in this primitive society.
Seeing Song Xuan starting to ask questions, these children were just like Song Xuan in his memory. They all lowered their heads to the ground, fearing that Song Xuan would see him. Shui Shi, who was pointed by Song Xuan, also stood in an extremely slow motion. He stood up and moved towards the stone slab step by step.
