It was now the time when each tribe started to work, so both parties did not delay. After eating early the next morning, Yuan Yu came over and invited Song Xuan to see where the limestone was.
Obviously, the manpower had been arranged, so Yuan Yu didn't bring too many people. He just picked up two men and three women, and took Song Xuan to the southwest.
Since it took two days to arrive, both sides had brought enough food and equipment, and weapons were in their hands. There was considerable danger if they strayed too far from the Kite Tribe.
When meeting with other tribes, Teng She will not carry bows and arrows. If they do, they will be placed on the boat and will not be displayed in front of everyone.
Therefore, the weapons carried by people on both sides at this time are similar, mainly spears and stone axes.
As for the sling, because it is relatively concealed, it usually does not attract the attention of others, and the projectiles are also packed in animal skin bags and cannot be easily seen, so they are usually brought with them.
Teng She had already given everything to him, so Yuan Yu was naturally not stingy and described the general situation to Song Xuan along the way.
If you want to find a special stone, it's obviously not good to just pick it up everywhere. Those kinds of stones are almost the same from any tribe. Naturally, there is no way to cheat Soaring Snake...in exchange for food.
So most of the time, I look for some unusual ones from caves, rock walls, and unexpectedly exposed piles of rocks. Of course, the Kite tribe doesn't search for them deliberately, and they just take them back when I encounter them occasionally.
In order to meet Teng She's requirement that the address must be known when exchanging, Yuan Yu also thought of a special method, that is, each type of stone should be handed over to one person.
It is obviously very difficult for a few people to remember the provenance of dozens of stones. Not to mention primitive people, even in modern times, probably no one can remember so many places, let alone the status of stones in everyone's hearts. So important.
But it is not that difficult for one person to remember one, especially since the candidates are selected from among the few people discovered, the reliability is relatively high.
Limestone was also discovered under such circumstances. When the collection team of the Kite tribe was picking wild fruits, a heavy rain suddenly began. In order to avoid the rain, they entered a cave.
Just when everyone was preparing to surround a stove with stones for cooking and keeping warm, they did not expect that the stones in their hands were extremely fragile. Some of them remembered that Yuan Yu asked everyone to collect stones, so they brought them back.
Unexpectedly, this stone is really useful. Not only did the exchange meeting bring some pottery, but there was also a follow-up exchange this year. This was completely unexpected, so when Song Xuan heard about it, Song Xuan said After returning to the Step Tribe, he immediately paid attention to it.
I took this stone and found the few people who found it at the time. Since the personnel arrangements were very clear every time I looked for the stone, I quickly found the person responsible for remembering the source of the stone.
Although the cave is not very close to the Yuan tribe, it is still within the scope of their tribe. In order to ensure that it was indeed found in this cave, Yuan Yu sent people to make another trip, and the stones they got back were given to him with Song Xuan. Unique.
Just two days after returning, Song Xuan came over and the price he was offered was very satisfactory to him. Naturally, he was very enthusiastic at this time.
We all live in the same area, and the surrounding environment is similar. Although there are not many mountains on the Yuan Tribe side, they are relatively undulating.
Sure enough, it was just as he described. We arrived at our destination in the evening of the next day. There were stones at the entrance of the cave and the trees were blocking it. It seemed like there was no silver in this place.
Yuan Yu moved the branches at the entrance of the cave, lit the torch, and walked in first.
Song Xuan has also discovered along the way that the Kite tribe still uses the same method of making fire as Teng She did before, which is to retain fire, even in the wild.
Although it is very fast to make a fire if the fire is not extinguished, in an emergency or if the fire is extinguished, it will be more difficult to think about life, especially in the wild.
There are usually multiple fires kept in the tribe. Even Soaring Snake is like this now. There are at least three fires in the tribe that are burning all year round. It is basically impossible for them to be extinguished at the same time. But once you leave the tribe, But it’s hard to say.
Song Xuan also felt that Fire Attack seemed to have the potential to sell a batch among the surrounding tribes. Even if the production difficulty was relatively low, it was not a problem to make a one-time sale.
However, you must pay attention when selling it to ensure that most of the tribes are present to get the benefits, maximize it, and ensure a sense of mystery.
The cave is not very tall and you still have to bend down a little to walk in, but it is quite spacious inside and can accommodate at least twenty or thirty people without any big problems.
There were also many stones scattered on the ground that showed a faint white color under the light of the fire, but the sparks from the fire were still yellowish. Song Xuan was not sure at this time.
Picking up a piece casually, it feels pretty much the same.
"Angel, this is it!"
Obviously, under the illumination of the two torches, the cave still looks a bit dark, especially the entrance, which is tilted toward the northeast and the sunlight does not easily shine in.
"Meng, light some more fires!"
Wood and fire-igniting thatch are also common items at home. When there is fire, the fire will quickly burn. Shi Meng also searched for some dead branches around, and soon lit fires in every corner of the cave. heap.
The small cave suddenly became bright.
Song Xuan didn't care about the stones on the ground, but picked up the stone hammer and gently knocked on the surrounding rock walls. However, there was no obvious change for four or five meters at the entrance of the cave. The stone hammer was still hard when he hit it, but it went deeper. It's inside that it's different.
Most of the places deep inside the cave appear to be relatively fragile. When the hammer hits it, it breaks apart, and the exposed stones are all glowing white.
Song Xuan also took samples and preserved them in time, wrapping some of them with a piece of animal skin at a distance.
Even if it can basically be determined, it still needs to be rigorous.
Seeing that Song Xuan was so busy that he forgot what he was doing, Yuan Yu had no choice but to start cooking dinner at the entrance of the cave. Obviously, he couldn't start again today. It was already at this time, so why not rest here tonight and return to the tribe tomorrow.
Song Xuan didn't collect too many, just one or two pieces from each direction would be enough, otherwise it would be inconvenient for everyone to carry too many, but even such a full animal skin pocket weighs more than twenty kilograms. .
"Angel, what are you looking for stones for?"
Although she knew it was inconvenient to ask, Yuan Yu couldn't restrain her curiosity and asked Song Xuan about the purpose of the stone while eating.
"Build a house!"
Although Song Xuan was telling the truth, Yuan Yu obviously didn't believe it.
But Song Xuan said so, so he could only accept it with hesitation and continue to struggle, but it was a bit rude. After all, he was short-tongued and soft-handed, and he had received a lot of benefits from Teng She.
The two parties even agreed that the ownership of this cave belongs to the Tengshe tribe for the time being. It is just a cave and is not very important in Yuan Yu's eyes. On the contrary, Song Jun said that if the stone in it is true, Tengshe He came here to do some mining, but this matter made Yuan Yu pay more attention to it. .
Although the cave is not important, the surrounding area is indeed the sphere of influence of the Kite Tribe. Although the surrounding tribes do not have an exact division of power, everyone obviously has a rough hunting range, which is the self-identified territory of each tribe. .
Even if the tribes are relatively close, they will deliberately keep a distance at the intersection. There is no essential difference between hunting and invading other tribes when they enter the range of other tribes.
The two talked about it for a while, and finally agreed. If Teng Snake takes any action, he must send someone to inform the Yuan tribe. Otherwise, it will not be explained clearly. Once there is a conflict between the two parties, it will be It violates the principle of tribal friendliness.
Although this kind of report makes Song Xuan feel a little unhappy, it is also the survival principle here, and it is not easy for Teng Snake to offend it. Anyway, the Kite Tribe cannot know the specific purpose.
Although the transaction was not complicated, both parties seemed very satisfied and got what they wanted. Although it wasted some time for Song Xuan, Limestone was basically confirmed.
When no one was paying attention, he secretly threw a piece into the bowl. Although the stone was not big and was not crushed, he could still feel the temperature on the surface after taking it out.
The only thing that made Song Xuan dissatisfied was that it was not close to the river. Song Xuan also asked Yuan Yu about the specific location. It would take at least a day to walk to the river.
This still increases the difficulty of mining. It is already far away from Tengshe, so it takes a lot of effort to mine. At this time, there is no way to reach the river quickly. If Tengshe really takes action, he wants to It takes a lot of trouble to use lime. Fortunately, there is not much demand for Tengshe at the moment. If it is used, the dosage will not be too large. As for the greater demand in the future, we can only hold our noses and admit it. , who said Teng She is not nearby?
It is estimated that the departure time was relatively early, and the terrain here in the cave was relatively high, so it only took a day and a half for everyone to return to the Kite Tribe. While it was still early, Song Xuan did not continue to stay overnight. First, he wanted to go earlier. Come back to the tribe and try to avoid embarrassing things at night as much as possible.
Even though Yuan Yu repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, he still took someone with him on the way back.
"Angel, can this stone really be used to build a house?"
It seems that not only Yuan Yu doesn't believe it, but even Shi Meng is a little skeptical. After all, the limestone in his hand is too fragile. Some places will turn into powder if he pinches it lightly. Shi Meng is showing Song Xuan the powder in his hand. .
It is not that no one in the surrounding tribes uses stones to build houses, but the stones chosen are relatively strong and large, so the houses built are naturally very strong. However, this method of building houses requires Teifei's manpower and material resources. Not to mention that building a house is a waste of time, even searching for those stones is not an easy task, so not many people have used this kind of house, and most tribes still use wooden structures.
However, some tribes will also use stones to surround the bottom with a knee-high circle for reinforcement. The Tengshe strengthens the wall in a similar way.
But no matter how the stone is selected, it is always hard. The limestone in Shi Meng's hands obviously does not meet this requirement.
But Song Xuan only nodded to indicate that it was indeed used to build a house, and did not elaborate on the specific use.
Seeing that Song Xuan still maintained a sense of mystery, Shi Meng did not continue to ask. He put the lime that he had squeezed into powder into a bowl and watched the bubbles popping up. It was very interesting.
In his opinion, although he didn't quite understand it, since the God's envoy had said it, there would basically be no problem. Even if he couldn't use Teng She, he wouldn't have suffered too much loss. Those pottery pots were ruined in Shi Meng's eyes. It's nothing important.
The trip back was relatively fast, and we didn't have many other supplies. We just went down the river, occasionally speeding up, and returned to the tribe in five and a half days.
Seeing that more than forty acres of land had been dug out, Song Xuan nodded and expressed great satisfaction. It seemed that everyone had been busy these days since he had been away.
However, the paddy fields currently being reclaimed are all along the rivers, which are relatively less difficult. There are not many trees in them. As for the grass roots, it is not particularly difficult for plows.
The farther you go, the difficulty will naturally increase a lot. Even if everyone has cleaned it up, it is obvious that there is no way to completely clean up the tree roots in the ground. The primitive method in the tribe can only remove some. The relatively big obstacles, in some places, even tree roots as thick as a wrist are still left in the ground. After all, there are too many such tree roots, and it is still too troublesome to clean them completely.
Let alone wrist-thick tree roots, even if they are finger-thick, they cannot be opened with a plow, so Song Xuan's request to everyone is not to completely turn them over and dig wherever they can, and dig wherever they can. Just plow. As for the really difficult things, just take the grass and plow it a few times to try to make it looser.
Even if only half of the land is dug out, the increase in rice yield will be very obvious. As for the tree roots inside, let time take care of them.
"Angel, what should we do next?"
Song Xuan imagined at the time that the entire tribe would participate in the reclamation, but after observing everyone's progress, it seemed that this was no longer necessary. In ten days, everyone had solved at least one third of the problem. , although the next world will be more difficult to conquer, it is obviously not a big problem to clear it up before planting.
In this case, the arrangement of the hunting team is particularly important. It is certainly a good thing to let them participate in reclamation. With their participation, the speed of reclamation will inevitably increase a lot, but this kind of is too time-consuming. Let them do the work, which is a bit humiliating.
"Leave one team behind, the others should go hunting!"
After weighing the situation, Song Xuan decided to let Shi Meng and the others be mainly responsible for hunting. After all, Soaring Snake's expenses were still very high. After a period of hard work, the previous food reserves only had more than a month left to consume.
Although it can still support large-scale labor, the risks are also huge. Once something unexpected happens, the tribe will be a little panicked. It is better for others to spend more time and let Shi Meng and the others continue hunting. Now It's a good time for hunting.
Even if there are only forty or fifty people, it can basically be filled up after a day of busy work, but it is just what is needed for the day.
In addition, some of the money brought back by the children from fishing can even be saved. It seems that this method is more secure.
"Then let Shi Yong stay?"
"No, the leaders are all out, you can just choose some people to stay."
"Okay, divine envoy, I will discuss it with them right now..."
The leader still plays a very important role in hunting. It is very important to grasp the overall situation and coordinate personnel, especially when hunting more dangerous animals, and the leader will be relatively stronger.
When hunting, they will take the lead and rush to the front, and they can also play a leading role in improving morale. Hunting and fighting are actually not that different. Having a brave leader is always a good thing.
It doesn't matter whether there is a leader or not when digging in the tribe. No one is lazy anyway, and Song Xuan is also watching. Even though he is hunting, Song Xuan thinks he is not as good as Shi Meng and the others, but he still does better than them in terms of life. good.
Let them choose because they want those who are slightly worse in hunting performance to stay. Since the main force has been chosen to stay outside and those who go hunting, the stronger the ability, the better.
Such changes can be made this year, and Yang Yang and the others have played a very important role in it. Since they have been in Tengshe for more than two months, it can be clearly seen that everyone in the Yang tribe has recovered well.
He is no longer as thin as when he first arrived. Although he has not yet returned to his best condition, he can do normal work without hesitation.
It may be a little difficult for them to keep up with Soaring Snake's hunting rhythm, but these tasks in the tribe are indeed no problem for them, and they can handle them easily.
But even if they were still busy in the fields, Song Xuan would let them take some time from time to time to get used to Soaring Snake's weapons, especially bows, arrows, slings and the like.
Both of these require a lot of experience and are difficult to get started in a short period of time. If you don't train them now, when the rice is planted later and you let them actually hunt, there won't be much time for them to learn. At that time, it will become a laggard in the team.
As for other weapons, it is not a problem for Yang Yang and the others, and the ones on Teng She's side are obviously easier to use.
Since there were too many new gadgets on Teng She's side, Song Xuan couldn't let them master them all at once, so he could only pick the ones that would be useful soon and train them first.
Although the people who stayed in the tribe were slightly worse at using various weapons, they were more than enough to guide Yang Yang and the others.
Even Song Xuan is not a problem. Although Song Xuan rarely participates in actual combat, he never hesitates during training and puts in a lot of effort. Although his use of various weapons is not top-notch among the tribe, he can still be ranked in the middle. , and bows and arrows are even vaguely capable of reaching the top few.
Although he is usually a secretive person, his strength should not be underestimated. This is naturally because in such an era, if you are still as weak as when you first came here, it is really difficult to be in the same tribe with you, especially with Soaring Snake. The strength is growing rapidly, and new people are constantly joining.
Although Song Xuan's image has been maintained well, hard work is the most intuitive thing in this era. Song Xuan doesn't want to be the strongest, but at least he has to be able to do it.
It may be lacking in actual combat, but there is no problem in using it to bluff people.
Of course, Soaring Snake would not let Song Xuan take the risk to charge into battle or fight with ferocious beasts. Even if this happened, he would be more of a commander first, but it was always useful to enhance his own strength.
The four leaders renegotiated the manpower of the hunting team. Those who are still in the hunting team are relatively strong. We can walk quickly in the mountains and forests, and we are relatively proficient in various weapons.
Naturally, they can maximize efficiency when they go hunting. As for all other manpower being left in the tribe, responsible for digging the ground, Song Xuan also made certain adjustments to the manpower based on Shi Ban's feedback these days.
There are those who are responsible for using it, such as preliminary excavation, and there are also those who are responsible for using plows for further reclamation. At the same time, two people are specially assigned to help Shi Yan and Shui Wu mow the grass.
The new cow and two deer have also joined the reclamation team. The daily consumption of the three cows in Liuzhi Road is not a small amount, especially when they are fed fresh grass. When they come out to cultivate, they naturally don't have time to leisurely search for themselves and come back when they are full.
It's morning now. Before everyone starts taking action, let's get some grass so that they can eat well so that they won't have an empty stomach when it's time to officially pull the plow.
I will also bring some over during breaks to help them replenish it.
As for the children in the tribe, they are still responsible for fishing. If they are asked to dig the ground, it will obviously be too difficult. This job requires a lot of physical strength and endurance. It is still too strenuous for the children in the tribe. .
Naturally, some of the kids can come and do it, but the fishing side also needs someone's efforts, and they won't play a big role here. It's better to continue their old business and get more fish back, everyone. It’s also more comfortable to eat.
Doing this kind of heavy and tiring work requires very high dietary requirements. Basically, you eat a lot of meat and fish every day.
The proportion of wild mushrooms and bamboo shoots collected before was relatively small now. Although they tasted good, they were not enough to replenish physical strength. They were far less substantial than fish and meat, and they still hurt after work. Enjoy a bowl of broth, which is full of meat.
