But at least Teng She had enough manpower, and the most important thing was that there was no shortage of food. Until now, only about half of the food that had been saved had been consumed.
Although everyone intentionally saves a little bit, it is still two-thirds of the usual amount.
So even if they were allowed to eat freely, the food stored in the tribe would be enough to feed the 1,670 people for two or three months, not to mention a lot of fish as reserves.
Although everyone will go out to catch fish from time to time in winter, the amount each time is not too large, usually about 180 kilograms, and each time they catch it, they will eat two or three meals.
The fish raised are only eaten about half, or even a little less.
Although the quantity is not large, the effect is still quite large, at least ensuring that everyone can still eat fresh things this winter.
As for the animals raised in the tribe, except for the rabbits, the others did not move much. That is to say, Song Xuan was greedy and only killed a sheep, but the others were still alive and well.
Even for rabbits, the consumption is not large. In almost three months, I have eaten less than forty rabbits. The main reason is that the scale is too small, and everyone does not dare to eat them freely. Otherwise, there will be more than a hundred rabbits. That’s enough for two meals.
Now that the weather is more suitable and the work is done, Shi Meng and the others focus on training.
The cooperation between everyone is naturally much better now than in the winter, especially with the addition of the shield, everyone will pay more attention to the thoughts of those around them.
Although the prisoners did not have shields, they still used the same weapons as Soaring Snake. Song Xuan also agreed, and the shields made next would be given priority to them.
Although they might be used as cannon fodder during the battle, Song Xuan did not dare to waste them easily, especially since most of their hearts were already on Teng She's side.
Up to now, most of the more than 30 captives have formed new families, except for a few who are alone.
Moreover, Song Xuan had been urging them to complete the task of reproduction as soon as possible. Those like Gong Yi and others who were earlier were already pregnant with children, and judging from the size of their bellies, they should have been pregnant before winter.
The bond between children is still very obvious. After having children, you can clearly feel it. They will be more attentive when working, as if they want to become a Soaring Snake faster.
After all, they cannot remain captives all the time, and they have no choice but to become captives themselves. But for their children, being slaves from birth is obviously a very tragic fate. As people of the Karasuba tribe, they have seen too many Although Teng She's handling of such matters is different from Karasuba's, no one dares to bet on what will happen next.
Although half of them are already members of the Tengshe tribe, the hierarchy is still relatively clear. The highest ones are naturally the Tengshe people and Shui Yun. After nearly a year of getting along, most of them have completely integrated into this group.
Naturally, the next ones are people like Gong Yi who later joined the Soaring Snake Tribe. Skilled people like them are still more valued. Technicians can take advantage of them wherever they go, especially since Song Xuan doesn't want too many people to master bows and arrows. Production Method.
Although the others are also members of the Soaring Snake Tribe, their treatment is nominally better. They still live in the original prisoner's yard, but it is relatively less crowded. Two or three families can live in one room. .
The three at the bottom of the entire tribe are those prisoners, especially those with poor attitudes. The best among them is the person caught before winter. Even after many rounds of torture, he could not ask too many questions. The news came out.
Even Song Xuan sent Gong Yi and others to persuade him, but it didn't have any good effect. Fortunately, there were still people who recognized him among the prisoners, and they finally knew his name.
Wu Shi, the name fits his temperament very well, as hard as stone.
Naturally, there is no good treatment for such die-hards. They have always been held in solitary confinement. Not to mention, the food they eat is just some broken bones left by the prisoners, and the food they drink is snow water. Even because of the cold weather, he could only grab the snow and stuff it into his mouth.
Even Wangcai shook his head when he looked at the food he ate. Although the room was very cold, he managed to carry it like this, but he was just a lot thinner than when he started.
When Song Xuan saw that this person was not getting along well, he gave up the idea of persuading him to surrender, and kept it as a bargaining chip when negotiating with Wu Yuluo in the future.
Until this moment, Wu Shi was still tied up and imprisoned in the woodshed. Only when Song Xuan remembered, would he be loosened a little, otherwise all his limbs would have been lost after one winter.
However, the difficult conditions also made him lose the idea of escape. At first, he would struggle to move outside, but he was basically discovered by everyone, especially Wangcai, who was the first to notice something strange every time, and then So he woke up Song Xuan, back and forth. Every time Wangcai woke up at night, Song Xuan knew what was going on.
The weather is getting colder and colder, and even if I occasionally eat a little more, I still huddle in the house.
Although his will is relatively strong, his head is relatively clear. At this time of year, there is no chance of a hungry person surviving in the wild.
Although they can't live a good life in the Soaring Snake Tribe, they can still save their lives.
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The temperature changes are still very rapid. In just half a month, the snow has begun to melt, and the snow in the tribe is basically invisible.
But now is also the most troublesome time. The ground outside freezes at night, but when the sun rises, the frozen soil melts again, making it impossible to go out and move around.
A group of people are even more depressed than when winter first started. They can only huddle in the house all day long. Otherwise, when they go out, the animal skins on their feet will be stained with a thick layer of mud, and they will soon be unable to walk.
First of all, we can only lay some bricks made from burned stones between the main walking houses. Although there are a lot of bricks, it is still too extravagant to pave the road, and we want to use bricks for the entire tribe. Covered, it's still much worse.
After struggling for so long, the stone was only burned into the shape of 20,000 to 30,000 bricks. If it was really used to build a house, Song Xuan estimated that one or two houses would be used up.
Bricks are reserved for great use. Naturally, Song Xuan cannot use them on a large scale. This can only make it a little more convenient for everyone.
We can only wait for the weather to gradually warm up, and when most of the snow has melted, the situation will be much better, at least it will not affect the life of the tribe.
The sound of water flowing from the small river outside has also been heard, but there is still a relatively thick layer of ice on it. The ice accumulated over the winter is still four to five centimeters thick.
Song Xuan is actually very greedy for these ices. After all, in summer, even if he stays in the house, he will feel a little stuffy.
Naturally, Teng She didn't have anything to relieve the heat. She could only fan herself with a few leaves, but the effect wouldn't be that good.
Every time the heat became unbearable, Song Xuan thought about how comfortable it would be if there was a glass of ice water.
But it is obviously difficult to achieve, let alone making ice, even mining ice cubes at this time and storing them until summer is difficult for Teng She to achieve.
After all, it requires digging a very deep cellar. Although it is not impossible to pile it up by manpower, the difference between the input and the output is a bit too far.
So basically Song Xuan could only watch these ice cubes slowly melting with greed.
It would be difficult to have any hope of eating ice in the summer. Although Zhong also knew that saltpeter could make ice, finding saltpeter seemed to be more troublesome than digging a cellar.
Song Xuan may also know other things. As for the saltpeter, Song Xuan only heard its name but never saw its shape. Of course, if he found it, Song Xuan's idea would definitely be to use it to make gunpowder first. It would definitely be a weapon that transcends the ages.
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Although the outside is not suitable for human activities yet, animals like Uncle Deer, which have long been suffocated, are already thinking about going out.
The little hooves suddenly played a big role. Although they were still stained with mud, they no longer affected their movements. Song Xuan would often climb on Uncle Lu's back and take him out for a walk.
Since Uncle Lu started to move around, Song Xuan has also relaxed a lot. Finally, he no longer has to stay in the tribe for a long time. Others do not have this treatment and can only watch Song Xuan walking around in circles from time to time. Fortunately This kind of thing has been going on for many years, and everyone can tolerate it.
The time has not yet come, all we can do is wait.
