This is also the first time Song Xuan has done such high-intensity work, but fortunately, although he is tired, the effect is still quite obvious, but it took most of the day to dig through the line from the upstream to the rice fields.
Also to ensure that there is enough water, the starting point of the canal is also kept relatively high this time.
In this way, even when the water level is as low as in winter, the rice fields can draw enough water.
Although it seems a bit unnecessary now, when drought comes, this will become very important. It is a once-and-for-all project, so it is still very necessary to do this.
Of course, this is because the tribe does not have tools such as waterwheels. Otherwise, there would be no need to spend so much effort digging trenches. Just divert water from the river nearby.
But at this time, the water wheel is still a little more difficult for Teng She to make. Even the simplest one still needs to make a runner.
Although it doesn't look complicated, it is difficult to polish it properly now. It is better to dig trenches directly.
It took three days of continuous digging to dig out the large outer ditch. The quality of this ditch cannot be compared with last year's. After all, it was done to meet the construction deadline, and the weather will get warmer soon. , by then there will be a small conflict between hunting and reclamation, and naturally there will not be so many manpower.
However, as long as the general shape is done well and there are fewer people behind, it can be perfected slowly. At least the women in the tribe will not be particularly busy until the weather warms up completely. There are also things like wild fruits. It takes a long time to mature.
In the past, they would naturally go out hunting, but this year it is clear that everything will focus on growing rice.
This was something that had been decided long ago in winter. Anyway, there was enough food in the tribe. Later, when Shi Meng and the others went out hunting and fishing, it should not be a problem to meet everyone's daily needs.
The good thing now is that no one will have any doubts about the work. Although they feel very powerless about the big project proposed by Song Xuan, they still have the energy. Everyone knows how tired they are now after all this work. Then you will be so happy when you harvest at the end of the year.
Everyone's idea is that no matter what, they must wait until the autumn harvest. As long as the rice is harvested, the tribe will no longer worry about food issues.
It was not a problem to have such high-intensity physical work all the time, so after working for five days, Song Xuan let everyone take a day off.
Song Xuan didn't know if others could bear it, but he was already exhausted at this time. If he didn't use this day to make some adjustments, he really wouldn't be able to bear it.
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At this time, Shuiyun and the others, who were heading downstream, were about to reach the location of the Sheep Tribe. Since it was a temporary arrangement, many of them still failed to understand Song Qun's thoughts:
"Chief, why did the envoy ask us to come to the Sheep Tribe again?"
"Yeah, why are you always giving them food?"
"..."
Regarding delivering food to the Sheep Tribe, many people on Tengshe's side did not understand this approach.
After all, most of the food was brought back by everyone's hard work, and it was given to them directly at this time, and Song Xuan had not made any requests yet, so some people were naturally a little distressed.
The most important thing is that the Sheep Tribe had already visited last year, and it was just the beginning of spring. They were rushed here in a hurry. Song Xuan's favor towards the Sheep Tribe actually made some people in Teng She feel a little jealous.
"You can't think of any divine messengers you can think of?"
"But...this is also..."
Shui Yun understood these people's thoughts very well. After all, he didn't understand them at first, but after being the leader for such a long time, he quickly came to his senses.
"You think, if the sheep tribe is about to starve to death and the gods ask us to send them this food, what will happen to them?"
"Everyone has forgotten what the God's envoy did to us in the first place..."
"…………"
After Shuiyun's explanation, everyone gradually understood Song Xuan's actions.
Although I am still reluctant to part with it now, I can imagine how grateful I was when the Sheep Tribe accepted this batch of food when I thought about my behavior when I learned that I could join Soaring Snake.
"But... Chief, can the Sheep Tribe survive until now?"
"Hey...I don't know either!"
This is what everyone is most worried about. Several people on Shuiyun's boat have been to the Sheep Tribe last year. They are naturally more familiar with the situation of the Sheep Tribe.
"I hope, let's paddle faster and try to make it there tomorrow night!"
"good!"
After reaching the downstream, the two boats were basically traveling side by side. At this time, they suddenly accelerated their speed, and the two boats returned to the state of one behind the other.
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It took half a month to finally dig out all the ditches according to Song Xuan's plan.
Overall, the progress is quite good. After two days of rest, Shi Meng and the others set out on the hunting journey again. The climate now is much warmer than when spring first started. Even the fields can be seen near the edge of the forest. until some animals appear.
Young grass has begun to emerge in sunny areas. This is something that has always made Song Xuan feel very strange. That is, the climate of this world is changing so quickly. Warm up.
In just over half a month, it has already changed from late winter to early spring, and it is very obvious.
This time, Shi Meng and the others were considered a real hunt. After bringing five days' worth of living supplies, they were bound to bring back more prey.
Although the manpower was suddenly reduced a lot, fortunately, the main tasks that were taken over were to finish the ditches and deal with the tree roots in the fields.
At least there are still at least two months left before planting rice. In terms of time, it is still very abundant. Judging from the current number of people, it is more than enough. Even if Shihua and the others go out to collect later, as long as half of the manpower can be left, they can come. That's enough.
Of course, when it comes to actual reclamation, the tribe will definitely have to take large-scale actions.
We did not continue working, but also let everyone take a break. After all, this kind of work is still too tiring. They are used to running around, and everyone was suddenly asked to bend down to work. For a while, everyone was not very used to it.
In the past few days, Song Xuan would look downstream from time to time. After all, Shuiyun and the others had left the tribe for half a month, and it was supposed to be time to return. In addition to worrying about the situation of the Sheep Tribe, Song Xuan was also worried about their safety. Although the route is familiar, there are still dangers, especially since they don't have many people.
There was also a lot of food on the boat, which was very attractive to both beasts and people. Fortunately, there were not many tribes to meet along the way. Unless they acted deliberately, they usually wouldn't meet anyone.
"This year should be the time when the Bear Tribe arranges a trading meeting..."
"Why hasn't anyone come to notify you yet?"
Shui Er on the side started talking again while working.
The trading conference is arranged on a rotating basis. Last year it was the Blackwater Tribe, and this year it was the Bear Tribe's turn. According to the rules, Soaring Snake will host it next year.
This is also a coincidence. If it comes a year later, it is estimated that the Soaring Snake Tribe will be in charge this year.
But that's just right. If it were this year, the pressure on Soaring Snake would be too much. Going out to notify various tribes would also require a lot of manpower.
Now that the manpower in the tribe is tight, it is natural to save as much as possible.
The most important thing is that this year's trading conference is not as simple as last year, which is simply used to exchange what each tribe needs.
In addition to exchanging items, this year there is also a very important activity, which is to find spouses for young people of appropriate age.
This kind of event is usually held only once every two years. The main reason is that we don't have many people. There are only a few people of the right age every year. Some tribes even only have one or two people a year. Once a year seems a bit frequent. , so in the end everyone discussed it and decided to do it every two years.
In this way, it will be more lively when there are more people.
It seems that everyone still has the concept of not inbreeding, otherwise there would be no such rules. More than a dozen tribes exchange populations with each other. Although they will become unified over time, you must know that not all tribes They are all in this single social circle.
And everyone will take action. Maybe other tribes will join at some point. In the past two years, two tribes have joined. The most eye-catching among them is naturally Soaring Snake, which can be regarded as an injection of freshness. of blood.
In addition to the tribes in the middle, Song Xuan also knew that there were also tribes around him that maintained certain connections with tribes far away. Of course, due to terrain restrictions, they naturally could not be as close as these tribes now.
Everyone in the tribe attaches great importance to this trading matchmaking meeting. After all, it is a major matter related to reproduction. The Tengshe Tribe has also participated in it with Karasuba before.
However, Karasuba is generally at a disadvantage. Karasuba is the kind that eats people without spitting out their bones. People can only go to them. Thinking about Karasuba, replacing people from there is more difficult than climbing to the sky, and they are all It was given away for nothing, without any compensation.
Karasuba even gave quotas to the surrounding small tribes. Regardless of whether there were enough people, they would always send a few people. But fortunately, compared with here, the gap between the blind dates of the Karasuba tribe was longer. It is held only once every five years.
Of course, it's not that they are out of kindness, but the population of the Black Feather tribe has changed a lot, and a good internal cycle has been formed. Holding it every few years is just to add some fresh blood from other tribes.
A tribe with thousands of people and frequent wars basically doesn't have to worry about bloodline issues. It doesn't have to be a small tribe like Teng She, who has to change people frequently.
