"Hey! God, it tastes really good!"
"No wonder Black and White...oh...pandas like to eat so much!"
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Although everyone was a little skeptical about Song Xuan's words when digging the bamboo shoots, the crisp texture when they ate it in their mouths still made everyone's eyes brighten.
"Angel, do you really want to catch one and bring it back for a taste? The bear... the cat is delicious!"
Before, Song Xuan shook his head slightly and refused.
Shi Meng and his party were just in time, and returned to the tribe in the evening. While eating the bamboo shoot broth in the pot, they were very greedy for the pandas in the bamboo forest.
After hearing that Song Xuan refused to take action, Shi Meng also came to lobby repeatedly.
But since the divine envoy did not agree, Shi Meng would naturally not force the hunt.
Compared with other wild animals, pandas are relatively gentle. Although they are omnivores, they seem to prefer bamboo forests.
Shi Meng also thought about the situations when he encountered pandas in the past, most of which were around bamboo forests. This was similar to what the divine envoy said.
Although Song Xuan did not let them catch the pandas, everyone was not too worried about safety issues. After all, under normal circumstances, pandas would not actively hurt people, and this one probably did not live here for a long time.
All kinds of wild beasts around the tribe had been tracked down by Shi Meng and others. This panda obviously moved here after spring. Song Xuan suspected that it was more likely that it knew that there was a bamboo forest here, and then took advantage of this. Time to come and try something new.
There simply isn't enough bamboo shoots produced in this bamboo forest for the tribe to eat, so let's share them together.
Although it was not easy to pack the bamboo shoots, everyone was very interested in the special taste. After dinner, everyone did not disperse. They all stayed in the main room and started peeling the bamboo shoots.
After peeling the shells, everyone will gently break them open with stones, then collect them and pour them into a pot to blanch them.
Finally, it was spread on the animal skins outside. The weather has been quite good recently, so it was just a good time to dry it. As for the fresh ones, they were available every day anyway, so there was no need to keep them.
Taking advantage of the fact that there was still some time before the exchange meeting, Shi Meng took the hunting team out again. At that time, more than a dozen people would have to be sent out to participate in the exchange meeting. Later, there would be things like searching for ores and going to the cattle tribe to pull livestock. The manpower needed There is not enough food, so everyone wants to take advantage of this time to save a little more food.
The most important thing is that Song Xuan has made an appointment in advance for one month in the tribe after the exchange meeting. Although he doesn't know whether it is more or less, there is always nothing wrong with planning in advance.
Although the time may not be continuous, it should take a constant amount of time to turn over this large piece of land. It is estimated that it will take about twenty days, not to mention the subsequent transplanting, which is short. It definitely won’t be completed within the time limit.
There is still quite a bit of conflict between the time for planting rice and the time when hunting officially starts. Fortunately, the tribe's family was relatively strong last year. In addition, since the beginning of spring, although not many people have gone out, the harvest has been pretty good. It is possible to tolerate Song Xuan's arrangement, otherwise the conflict between the two would be very serious.
Fortunately, Song Xuan was a little relieved that at least this spring, the Queen of the Black Feather Tribe did not come to cause trouble. It must have been the pain from last year.
However, Song Xuan doesn't have much hope for it. Both sides are currently in the stage of accumulating strength, at least for Teng She's side. As for Song Xuan's side of the Black Feather Tribe, it's unknown, but it should be treated accordingly. Caution still has to be arranged.
So even though the manpower in the tribe was so tight, Song Xuan discussed with several leaders and decided to send a few people to guard the only way.
The work of sentry is not tiring. Most of the time, they mainly stay in place and keep watch. The tribe will also prepare enough food for them, which can last them at least ten days and a half. So after a few people put it together, they mainly focus on sending food. The people of the Sheep Tribe used to, after all, their role in the tribe was not very obvious now. Although it was not easy to go on sentry duty, there was no physical activity other than going back and forth.
However, they had no relevant experience, so Song Xuan still selected three people from Teng She. As leaders, one person would definitely not be able to stand guard and would not be able to control the situation with sufficient energy.
The two people can not only take turns to rest, but also take care of each other, especially the people of the Sheep Tribe. Although they can obviously feel their energy and spirit restored, the physical deficit cannot be restored in a day or two.
If they really encounter people from the Black Feather Tribe, it will obviously be too difficult for their bodies to quickly run back across the mountains and report the news.
Although they had blocked the Karasuba Tribe from the mountain pass once last year, and if they wanted to come here again, the possibility of passing by would be much smaller, but no one could be sure that the Karasuba Tribe would definitely change their route, so The main routes still have to be covered.
Fortunately, there are not many directions from the north of Teng She that can come directly. In addition to the two mountain passes last year, there is also the west side of the tribe.
Therefore, the tribe also sent a team of people to the mountain pass in the west this year, but the terrain in the west is relatively gentle, and there are relatively more routes to get there. Whether you can encounter it depends on luck.
Soaring Snake can't take care of every direction. This is just a blockade in the most likely places. If you really want to go around it, there are actually quite a few routes for the Black Feather Tribe.
But no matter how someone is guarding them, everyone should feel more at ease after all. Even if they are not discovered or the Black Feather Tribe has no intention of taking action against the Soaring Snake Tribe, the Soaring Snake side will not lose anything. At most, it will only be a waste of a few people. Just took some time.
But just like last year, once discovered, for Soaring Snake, it is basically the existence that saves the fate of the tribe.
Of course, this sentineling will not last long either. No matter what tribe starts the war, it is usually carried out after the beginning of spring or before the beginning of winter.
Once summer comes, all tribes will find ways to obtain enough food, except of course some tribes in the north, who usually make up for the shortfall by robbing.
Therefore, even the Black Feather Tribe will not take the risk to invade other tribes after summer. Even if it succeeds, it will waste a lot of manpower. This time is the best time for hunting. A trip out can supplement the current busy work. It's been ten days and a month.
Even if a lot of prisoners are captured, it will still be a waste of manpower. At least the prisoners will not be able to create very good benefits in a short period of time.
Not to mention the risk of failure. Once you fail, you will lose everything. It would be better if you lose less manpower. If it is more, it may have a big impact on the development of the tribe, otherwise the Black Feather Tribe will not Last year, I even came here to exchange prisoners with my face licked.
Therefore, during this period of relatively tight manpower in the tribe, there is no need to worry too much about the safety in the future. At least as long as there are enough manpower to defend the tribe, there is no big problem.
Although we took a rest all winter and did not go hunting, everyone's training has never fallen behind. Even if they cannot train once a day, at least half a day every two days is used to train various weapons and tactics. .
And the targets are not limited to wild beasts. Especially after having a shield, everyone's imaginary enemies are more people. To put it more bluntly, they are the people of the Black Feather Tribe.
Therefore, although not many prey have been brought back recently, Shi Meng also said that everyone's cooperation has improved to a higher level than last year, and he knows what he needs to do without even needing extra words.
With this kind of tacit understanding, hunting will naturally be easier, at least it will save a lot of time in manpower arrangement, and there will be less communication between the two parties, and it will be easier to succeed when hunting, and the prey will not be attracted at every turn like before. of attention.
Although there are less prey now and it cannot be seen yet, when the forest becomes more active, more obvious effects will be seen in the future.
Although the shield was designed for fighting enemies, Shi Meng and the others also used it for hunting.
The improved shield is basically about the same width as everyone's shoulders, so wearing it when hunting will not affect your movements, and it can be used in many places, especially when confronting wild beasts. With the shield, everyone's confidence is obviously more A little more than enough.
I am not as timid as before, for fear of being injured by the prey if I am not careful. This can also be seen from the injuries suffered by everyone after going out. The role of the shield can also be seen. Although there are still people injured in the hands these few times, But there are far fewer open wounds like those caused by direct attacks by prey in the past.
It doesn't matter if you use these prey to practice, at least when you face enemies in the future, you will feel more confident. Enemies who have never faced new weapons may even be inferior to these beasts.
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Shi Meng's trip was quite long, a full ten days. Song Xuan also led people to dig bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest for ten days.
As a result, dried bamboo shoots can basically be seen in large and small open spaces in the tribe.
Fortunately, everyone is never bored with food. Looking at the increasing piles of dried bamboo shoots, they are very happy.
It was almost time to rush over to attend the exchange meeting. Song Xuan was also making final arrangements after dinner.
Shuiyun definitely couldn't follow him this time. Presumably the Bear Tribe also knew about the disappearance of the Blackwater Tribe, and it was very likely that several tribes downstream also knew about it.
People from the Blackwater Tribe were naturally not suitable to appear in the exchange meeting, but Song Xuan felt that Yang Yang still needed to go there.
Although like the news about the disappearance of the Blackwater Tribe, some tribes already knew that the Sheep Tribe had joined the Teng Snakes, Song Xuan felt that it was necessary to reassure other tribes and let them know that it was the Sheep Tribe's choice, not the Teng Snakes. malicious annexation.
Even though Song Xuan had always believed that his image among the surrounding tribes was pretty good, it was hard not to have unnecessary associations with one tribe merging into another.
Let everyone understand the whole story, and it will be much easier to accept. Of course, why it is the Soaring Snake Tribe and not other tribes, let them consider it themselves. Who is calling this place, let alone providing help in the snow, even the icing on the cake. Few.
In addition, three children, one girl, two boys, who are about to become adults, also need to be brought there. This time, in addition to exchanges, there are also blind dates. It would be impossible without them.
Whether he is going to the Kite Tribe to see the limestone or going to the Ox Tribe to pull livestock, he will need manpower, so Song Xuan decided to bring more people with him this time.
"good!"
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Hearing that Song Xuan finally wanted to bring more people, Shi Meng and others were very excited. After all, they had always believed that Song Xuan brought too few people every time he went out, at least there was no way to guarantee Song Xuan's safety. .
Even though he has lived here for almost two years, Teng Snake is still a little wary of other tribes. If they are allowed to go there by themselves, Shi Meng must think that it is nothing. The worst is just a life. But if Song Xuan is gone, Teng Snake will No one in Snake wants to imagine what the future will be like. After all, almost all the changes in Teng Snake were brought about by Song Xuan little by little in the past two years.
Moreover, the most critical factor in the joining of the Sheep Tribe and the Blackwater Tribe is Song Xuan. After all, if we get along normally, everyone should be similar. Although there are feelings, they will not be too deep. Even if there is a natural disaster or man-made disaster, then defecting to There is no need to come to Soaring Snake for any tribe to seek refuge.
In particular, people from both tribes knew that Soaring Snake had a very powerful enemy, and that the other tribes were much better off.
Of course, the Yang Tribe's gratitude to Song Xuan would be greater. If Song Xuan hadn't sent people to visit them many times, the Yang Tribe would have disappeared.
After deliberation for a long time, we finally decided to send out three boats, with six people on each boat, that is, eighteen people.
It is almost one-tenth of the current tribe's manpower. Although it is not particularly large, it is still a lot, but compared with other tribes, which can range from four to five to seven or eight people, it is already a lot.
Fortunately, there is no strict limit on the number of people in the exchange meeting, but generally they don't bring too many people. After all, the tribe hosting it has to be responsible for at least one meal of food. In years without blind dates, that means the whole day. It's up to them.
During the blind date years, since the number of people in each tribe will basically double, and asking them to be responsible for the expenses of hundreds of people for a day may be a bit difficult for tribes with relatively average strength, so they will bring some with them. food.
But generally every tribe will bring enough food. Except for a few powerful tribes, most of them don't eat much. Each tribe knows the general situation of other tribes, so eating this meal will not be a big deal. Even having a meal will not make you fall down. Your life has changed so obviously.
On the contrary, it is a waste of food. For a small tribe with only a few dozen people, that may be their ration for several days. There is no benefit in doing such a thing. The most important thing is that every tribe around will take turns. Last time, if we went too far, it would only form a vicious cycle, and in the end, even the exchange conference might not be able to be held.
Naturally, the manpower is mainly composed of people from the hunting team. Including Song Xuan, there are ten people in total. Except for the three children, Song Xuan, the remaining six people, is planning to select people from the gathering team.
Although exchange meetings are usually dominated by men, there are also some tribes that will bring one or two women with them.
Women are relatively better at details and cooking, and if there are too many men, the losses will be greater for tribes that do not have enough manpower.
The current Soaring Snake manpower is still a little tight, so it is understandable to recruit more from the collectors, and Shihua and the others have already expressed their curiosity about the exchange meeting.
Every time I come back, I ask what happened. This time I happened to take some of them over to have a look, which can be regarded as a glimpse of the world. After all, this kind of event only occurs twice a year, and it can be regarded as a grand event in primitive society.
Although a patriarchal society has basically formed and all tribes are dominated by men, no one has ever ignored the role of women in the tribe. Women even participate in hunting in many tribes, even on Teng She's side. , Shihua will also take a group of women out to hunt when there is no way to collect. Of course, they will not go too far.
But it is also full of risks, and they will encounter ferocious beasts. Even if they are not as experienced as Shi Meng and the others, they can basically handle them if they encounter them.
In terms of combat effectiveness, the women of each tribe are not too bad. Of course, I always feel that the women of their own tribe may have stronger combat effectiveness than the men of some small tribes.
You must know that women will also participate in winter training. Of course, the frequency may be less than that of the hunting team, but they will also be aware of the latest weapons and tactical arrangements of the tribe.
Especially bows and arrows. Now nearly half of the women in Soaring Snake and Blackwater tribes are equipped with bows and arrows. Although few can reach Shi Yu's level, most of them are above the level, about thirty meters away. target, as long as the trained people in the tribe can basically keep their arrows from the target.
In addition, they use the stone flowers such as slings and shields quite well, so in terms of combat power alone, they can be said to be unmatched by the surrounding tribes.
Shi Meng also has no objection to Song Xuan's arrangement. After all, they are very clear about the strength of these women. However, not only men will often compete with each other, but women will also often participate. There are winners and losers, especially Shihua, with her good figure, was able to overwhelm a group of strong men.
"Hua, go ahead and arrange the manpower!"
Seeing that Shi Hua was talking happily, Song Xuan simply asked him to spread the news in advance and select people at the same time. After all, he would go to the place of this transaction tomorrow.
"Okay, angel, I'll go right away!"
Seeing Shihua walking away with her hips twisted, Song Xuan felt very at ease.
Song Xuan doesn't have to worry about the candidates. These leaders in the tribe are very reliable in their work, and the people they choose will naturally not go wrong.
As for the other things, Song Xuan had almost prepared them when the Bear Tribe sent people over, and they would be able to set off directly after loading them on the boat tomorrow.
But Shi Meng and Shi Yong had a very heated argument about which leader should go with Song Xuan.
They even looked like they were about to start a fight!
Seeing that both of them wanted to follow, Song Xuan was also a little embarrassed. His original idea was to let Shi Yong follow. There are more people in the tribe now, and Shuiyun's prestige is not enough to suppress everyone for the time being. Although Song Xuan is not worried Something big will happen, but if you go out and cause trouble in the tribe, it won't be good.
In terms of prestige, Song Xuan is naturally the first among the tribe, but closely followed by Shi Meng. Although he was impeccable in the past, his abilities have indeed been growing since he moved here. This is Teng She's Everyone can see it.
Although Shi Yong is not bad, his organizational skills are relatively poor. If he encounters a big event, it will still be a bit difficult for him to make decisions alone.
Even with Shuiyun on the side to help, Song Xuan was worried that these two people would not be able to cope with it. Although it was a bit difficult, Song Xuan decided to let Shi Meng stay in the tribe. The tribe would often participate in such situations in the future, but unfortunately Don’t worry about it once or twice.
Song Xuan also knew that everyone had been holding this in all winter. Even though they went hunting for a while, they had not seen anyone else. Naturally, they did not want to give up this opportunity.
But after hearing that Song Xuan had finalized the decision, Shi Meng didn't say anything more. He just looked at Shi Yong with envy and finally gave him a hammer.
"Bang~"
The two were also good family members who loved each other. Song Xuan smiled and asked everyone to go back and arrange manpower. At the same time, they also had to rest early because they would leave the tribe tomorrow.
"Okay, stop making trouble and leave quickly!"
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For the next tribe, Song Xuan will leave it completely to Shi Meng. Of course, he does not need to continue to lead people to hunt. Song Xuan plans to let Shui Yun lead a dozen people and then select a group of women. People, reorganize a small hunting team, the number of people does not need to be too many, forty people is almost enough.
If there are too many, the tribe will be busy with other tasks. The captives and the sheep tribe are still responsible for dealing with the tree roots in the field.
After working hard for more than half a month, most of the obvious tree roots in the field have basically been cleared away. It is estimated that it will take another half a month to reach the point where farming can be done. With these manpower, we cannot Saved.
In addition, there is still a period of time to dig bamboo shoots. It is better to save more while there is still nature. As the number of bamboo shoots increases, the tribe also adds some other ways to eat them. Everyone especially likes to talk about it. Dried bamboo shoots and marinated bacon are steamed together.
Of course, what is more suitable for this is rice. Even without Song Xuan mentioning it, someone in the tribe thought of rice while eating it. But even if it is eaten just like this, the taste is quite good. Compared with fresh food, it is It has more flavor.
The children also have to be responsible for fishing. Now that there are more children, the number of adults who provide them must be appropriately increased, otherwise they may not be able to manage it.
