The gathering team did not act collectively as before, but re-divided into two teams. One team went to the mountain forest a little far away from the tribe, and the other team looked for something to eat near the tribe.
In addition to the increase in manpower, it is also because Song Xuan now has a new plan for the tribe. As for those who are farther away, they will continue to pick wild fruits in the mountains, and those who are closer can have them come over to help at any time.
Although the weather is getting warmer, there are not many ripe fruits outside.
Fortunately, I discovered a lot of edible things last year, including various wild vegetable roots. Even if they cannot be used as staple food, they can still be used to fill the stomach and improve the taste.
Although gathering cannot meet the tribe's consumption in normal times, it is still an indispensable part. No one can bear to eat meat alone.
The tribe has added a lot of people this year, but the house has been unable to expand.
So much so that the newly married couples are still crowded together with their parents. Now that they are not so busy, it is time to get some houses for the people of the Sheep Tribe and the young people.
Song Xuan originally wanted to use these houses as a pilot project and build them directly with bricks, but after thinking about it, it was too troublesome, and it was not as fast as building them directly with wood.
Although the bricks are ready-made, writing them down one by one will definitely take a long time for a group of people who are not very skilled. Now the hands are just a little less nervous than before, and overall they are still very busy.
Everyone in the tribe is very experienced in building this kind of house, especially since the tribe now has a lot of wood, which was prepared last year.
Although most of the trees in the rice fields were burned down by fire, a lot of useful Shiban was brought back with his people. After the beginning of the year, Song Xuan mentioned it to him, and later he deliberately collected more. It is not a big problem to build a dozen houses with some existing wood.
Most of the men in the Sheep Tribe went out with the hunting team, and when they came back, this would probably be a big surprise.
The progress of building the houses is still very fast. At the end of the day, two houses have reached the stage of capping. Naturally, the roofs are still made of a combination of thatch and grass mud. After the tribe's autumn harvest, part of it can be replaced with straw. Of course, the best thing is definitely the brick structure, but it is estimated that there is still a long way to go.
Shitou started firing bricks after spring started. However, due to the busy schedule, it only took a few days to burn one furnace, so the progress was not fast. So far, only ten to twenty thousand bricks have been burned.
Including the previous ones, it is estimated that it can only barely cover two or three houses.
Moreover, Song Xuan plans to use these bricks to build a wall first. The defense of the tribe is the most important thing. As for living, although the existing house is not perfect, it is really no problem for sleeping.
Now Shitou has freed up time, and with Shi Tao helping him, the speed has also sped up a lot.
Thirty or forty people worked hard for five days and built twelve houses. Now only the grass and mud are not completely dry, but a fire has been lit inside the house. I think they will be able to move in soon. .
"Angel, there's not much salt left..."
“Only two jars left”
While Song Xuan was busy setting fire to the house, Shi Yan suddenly ran over and said to Song Xuan.
However, Song Xuan ignored this matter and remembered it before planting rice, but in the end he forgot about it while he was busy. The amount of salt mined last year was not much to begin with. After a whole winter of consumption, plus the addition of salt after the beginning of spring, The tribes exchanged some, and not much was left.
I originally planned to take people over to mine another batch after finishing the rice work, but fortunately, the remaining two jars are enough for the tribe to eat for ten days and a half, so it is still possible to go out now.
If you just eat it, the salt is very durable, but it cannot withstand the various pickling methods in the tribe.
The tribe consumes less than half a bowl of salt every day when cooking, which is about half a catty. Everyone's staple food is meat, which is relatively salty, and the taste is not that strong, so daily consumption is not too much. .
But when hunting and fishing, a lot of it is used for pickling and preservation. Even if you save again and again, you still need two or three bowls a day.
However, seeing that it was almost time for the hunting team to return, Song Xuan decided to wait a little longer. Although there was no shortage of manpower in the tribe, it was more reassuring to send a hunting team for such a long journey, especially at this time of year. Wild beasts are very active. There are many wild beasts around Salt Valley. It is still a bit dangerous to send other people there.
The most important thing is that last winter I prepared several stone mortars for crushing rock ore. The weight of these stone mortars is not light. If you don't have any strength, you will have no luck.
Anyway, two days later, Shi Meng came back with his people.
"Hey, sheep, your house is ready!"
As soon as he entered the tribe, Shi Meng noticed the changes in the architecture. There was not much space left in the tribe, so the appearance of more than a dozen rooms was naturally very conspicuous.
This was obviously prepared for Yang Yang and the others. Although they rushed to build a few more houses after they arrived, the number was still too small. Only a few families could gather together, although the people of the Yang tribe had long been used to it. This kind of life, but who doesn't like a separate room.
Seeing the new house, Yangyang and others were very happy.
"How was your outing this time?"
Song Xuan looked at Yang Yang who was not far away and asked Shi Meng.
"Okay, God Envoy, Lao Yang can lead the team directly by himself!"
It seems that not only is there no problem with hunting, but the relationship between the two of them has also taken a step forward.
Although Yang Yang and others still have obstacles, they have no problem listening, so going out to communicate is not a big problem, and they rely more on gestures and various onomatopoeia when hunting.
To be able to lead a tribe with such a small number of people until now, Yang Yang must have two skills. When he came to Teng She, he was just not used to the weapons here, and the position assigned to him at that time was the position they were better at. It's not a problem for him.
But as for leading a team alone, even if you have the ability, there is no such condition in the tribe now, so you can only wait a little longer.
Moreover, Shi Meng also said that the bodies of the people of the Sheep Tribe are still good. After more than two months of recuperation, it is not a problem to keep up with the rhythm of everyone. Of course, there is also Soaring Snake hunting, which is not as rough as before.
In the past, Soaring Snakes only relied on running on two legs when hunting. If they succeeded, they would get the beast. If they failed, they would lose everything.
But with bows and arrows and slings, they can cause considerable damage to beasts in the early stage. Although they still need to be chased, the distance and speed will be much smaller than before.
Especially for bows and arrows, the sustained damage is not exaggerated. Smaller animals cannot run very far after being fatally injured and then fall directly.
Such intensity is naturally not a big problem for Yang Yang and the others. Yang Yang was originally the leader of a tribe, and the Yang tribe used to be quite large.
Song Xuan definitely cannot give up on such a talent. Even though the manpower is not very sufficient now, Song Xuan still asks Shi Meng to pay more attention to him. According to the number of people, Yang Yang's ability will definitely not be worse than Shi Meng. .
You must know that Yangyang belongs to the tribe of hundreds of people, and his hand is not like Shi Meng. He was completely selected from the taller ones among the dwarfs at that time.
Of course, there is no problem for Shi Meng to be the leader now. Although he still seems a bit naive among the tribe, once he enters the hunting state, he can control him well.
"Meng, take someone with you to collect salt tomorrow..."
"Okay, God Envoy, the team..."
Although the team has just been reorganized, Yanba is definitely more important to Teng She. Fortunately, most of the previous manpower was in Shi Meng's team. Song Xuan thought for a while and said:
"Just be the same as before!"
Normally, Shi Meng wouldn't make any sense of Song Xuan's arrangements, but this time he seemed a little hesitant. Although Song Xuan noticed it, he didn't ask directly. Seeing that Shi Meng didn't answer, he slowly ate the meat. .
Sure enough, after thinking for a while, Shi Meng said:
"God Envoy, why don't you let Yang Yang take the lead? It's not good for everyone to cooperate because of the constant disruption..."
What Shi Meng said was indeed a problem. The cooperation of everyone during hunting was still very important. The three existing teams were also expanded from the previous teams and did not make any major changes.
They have just been formed, and they have to be added to other teams, and they will have to return after Yanba comes back. This will still have a big impact on the coordination of the team.
There are not many people on the hunting team who need to follow the salt mining team, only ten people, nine of whom are in Shi Meng's team.
In other words, there are still fifteen people left. Although it is less than the other two groups, there is no problem at all in cooperating with the hunt. In this case, it is better to let them continue hunting than to separate them.
In fact, the people in the tribe who can lead the team are not without Shi Zhuang from Teng She. Although he is a bit dull, hunting is not a problem. There is also Shui Er. It is no problem to lead the team to hunt alone, but since they are not As a serious leader, this aspect is still a little inconvenient, but Yang Yang has no worries in this regard at all.
He originally joined as the leader, and there were several people from his own tribe among the remaining people, but Song Xuan's only worry was whether he could fully adapt to Teng She's hunting method.
After all, I just came to Soaring Snake not long ago, and it still takes some time to adapt to this hunting method that mainly relies on bows and arrows. Maybe if I still follow the previous method, the efficiency will be much worse.
