"Ah, divine messenger...can I...?"
Song Xuan and Shi Meng discussed it and felt that it was more appropriate for Yang Yang to lead the team. However, Yang Yang was a little surprised when he heard the news. After all, he had only been in the tribe for a short time and had just participated in the first round. times of hunting.
"Shi Meng has to follow me to collect salt. I can only leave the team to you to lead it!"
"It's okay, Lao Yang, just do it as before!"
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Shi Yong, Shui Yun and others were also on the side to persuade him. Although Yang Yang was still a little worried, seeing that everyone believed in him, he accepted the task:
"Okay, envoy, leader... I... will come!"
Every time you mine salt, it takes a long time, and it's very time-consuming to go back and forth, so Song Xuan doesn't want to make a trip every now and then.
So this time I will definitely get some more, at least to meet the tribe's consumption for more than half a year. In this way, it can be mined once or twice a year at most, which will not be so troublesome.
Since the small valley was being renovated this time, everyone was not in a hurry to set off the next day, but made corresponding preparations in the tribe.
All kinds of tools had to be packed away, many of which were specially made for mining salt in winter.
In order to improve efficiency, the original few pots are definitely not enough, so Song Xuan plans to add two more pots of various sizes for evaporation. Fortunately, the pottery has been prepared in advance and can be pulled out from the warehouse now.
In addition, the previous idea of using bamboo as water pipes can also be arranged this time.
This would make it much more convenient to collect water. If it weren't for his limited ability, Song Xuan would have really wanted to divert the water directly from the mountain.
After a whole winter, I don’t know what the conditions of the small sheds I built are now. Once they collapse, they will have to be rebuilt, so I must bring the ax and rope.
But thinking about it, even if it didn't collapse, it would probably be in ruins, so some repairs would be inevitable.
The most difficult thing to carry is naturally the three stone mortars. Although each one does not look particularly big, only 50 to 60 centimeters wide and only 30 to 40 centimeters thick, they are extremely heavy.
Each piece weighs three to four hundred kilograms. Although it is a bit troublesome to carry such big stones in the tribe, Shi Meng and the others can handle it alone, but if they want to transport them over long distances, it will not be so easy. .
It's okay to let them carry it a few steps, and even a few strong people can move it, but when carrying it over mountains and ridges, basically no one can do it, so they still have to carry it.
For these three heavy stone mortars, Song Xuan asked Shihua to lead people to weave some very thick ropes.
The five-flowered bun was tied up, and two rings were exposed on it. A wooden stick was passed through them, and two people could lift it up.
Although it is still too easy, it is enough to move forward.
And as long as the wood is long enough, more people can be added at both ends. Shi Meng tried it with three people. It was very easy for four people together, but they may not have lifted things like this, and the walking was still a bit uncoordinated.
It is not common to carry things like this in the tribe. Although large animals are hunted in the wild, they are usually divided into pieces, so that each person can use and carry a part. Even when building a house in the tribe, the thick wood is A few people picked it up and left.
The last time it was used was when building a wooden bridge last year. However, although the wood made last time was very heavy, not only were there many people, but the place was spacious enough and the moving distance was not far. It was not as troublesome as it is now.
However, the stone mortar has already been built. It would be too embarrassing if it cannot be moved. Moreover, even if it is a slow walk, it is only a day's journey, so it shouldn't be a problem to be patient.
Since we were carrying more supplies this time, we also had a lot more manpower, a total of twenty-five people.
The hunting team is mainly responsible for transporting the stone mortar. Since it needs to be carried all the time, it is not an easy task even under these conditions, so Song Xuan asked them to rotate in groups of three to strive for each Everyone has time to rest. If it is carried all the way to the salt mine, it is estimated that not many people can bear it.
Although it is easier to lift with more people, most places in the mountains and forests are not so convenient. Although the two of them are a little tired, the advantage is that as long as it is a place that people can walk, there is no big problem for the two of them, even if In some places where the terrain is slightly different, another person can come up to help.
Although the cargo Song Xuan was carrying was not heavy, it was not small in size. It contained two bags of bamboo charcoal. This was naturally used for filtration. Although some of it was left over from last year, it is unknown whether it can be used after such a long time. , we can only take some from the tribe.
Although there were a lot of goods on them, which slowed down everyone's progress, everyone still arrived in the valley in the evening.
After experiencing the devastation of a winter, one of the wooden sheds also collapsed.
But at least the problem is not big, and it can be used again after a little tidying up, and this time I also brought so many tools to strengthen it.
"Shi Meng, take someone to get some water!"
"Let's cook first and clean up tomorrow!"
It's getting late, no matter how hard we work tonight, we can't get it completely done, and everyone is a little tired all the way here. It's better to recharge our batteries, try to get it done as soon as possible tomorrow, and put it into production as soon as possible.
The wood that was stored here last year is in good condition, and it has dried completely after being dried during this period of time, so it can be used immediately.
Since I carried too many things, I didn't get any kindling this time. I only brought some kindling, and I still had to use a fire bow to make fire.
"Prosperous wealth!"
"Ouch!"
Upon hearing Song Xuan's call, Wangcai from outside the valley responded and hurriedly ran into the valley.
This time Song Xuan still brought Wangcai over. Being with him in the wild seemed less boring. Moreover, Wangcai didn't come in vain this time. All the fire-starting materials were hanging on him.
Song Xuan even prepared an animal skin pocket specially for him. There was a small pocket on each side of his body, with a few pine needles on one side and some small wooden sticks and fire bows on the other side.
Anyway, these things are not heavy and are a piece of cake for making money.
Wangcai now looked exactly like an adult wolf, and probably because he had eaten better, he was still very big. At least there were very few wolves caught in the tribe that were as big as Wangcai.
Although he has been living in the tribe, Wangcai still yearns for the wild. From time to time he will go to the surrounding mountains and forests, but fortunately he will come back at night. The first time is "missing", Song Xuan still has some Worried, afraid that he would run out and never come back.
As a result, Wangcai sneaked into Song Xuan's house quietly in the middle of the night. Song Xuan was shocked when he woke up in the morning.
After doing this several times, Song Xuan stopped caring about him.
Anyway, no matter how much he ran around, he was only around the tribe, and Wangcai would bring back some little surprises from time to time. He would often bring rabbits back, and once he even brought back a lamb.
Obviously, the busy work outside was not in vain.
However, in recent times, Wangcai went out more frequently and came back later and later. Song Xuan sometimes even saw Wangcai coming back in the morning.
I don't know what it is busy with.
"Woo~"
Seeing the coquettish Wangcai clinging to his calf, Song Xuan quickly pulled him away, untied the animal skin bag on his body, and poured out all the contents.
It is very simple to make a fire with the fire bow, especially the tinder has been prepared. The tinder is scraped from bamboo and dried, which is very easy to use. After a while, the flame appeared in Song Xuan's hand, and Song Xuan quickly put it It is placed in pine needles.
Looking at the flames, Song Xuan also lamented that he was not good at it yet. At the beginning, this was his special skill. Without this skill, it would be difficult to suppress these primitive people, but now everyone can use it, and Song Xuan no longer needs to rely on these things.
"God's Envoy! God's Envoy!
Just when Song Xuan was sighing, Shi Meng's shout came over.
After handing the fire to others, Song Xuan hurriedly walked towards Shi Meng.
"What's wrong?"
"Water, is the water gone?"
"(⊙_⊙)?"
After hearing the news, Song Xuan was stunned for a moment.
Water is something that must be used to mine salt. Although everyone brought a little, there was not much left after drinking it all the way, let alone using it for mining salt. Besides, we didn’t drink that little water even in a day. It can't be put to any great use.
Hearing this, Song Xuan also quickened his pace and climbed up using his hands and feet.
As soon as he went up, he saw Shi Meng's big face.
"What's wrong?"
"Angel, there is only so much water in the pit!"
Looking at Shi Meng's gestures, there was probably only the bottom of the water left.
"Let's go over and have a look!"
Before reaching the puddle, Song Xuan could see the difference. When he came last year, the water in the puddle was full and even overflowed from the side. This time, it was indeed invisible at all.
After all, it turned out that there was only a little water left. Although it could still be used, it would definitely not be enough if it was used to refine salt.
This waterway took a lot of effort to build, and he didn't bring so many tools this time. Song Xuan never thought there would be a problem here.
"Let's go up and have a look!"
The water here is drawn from the springs on the mountain. Logically speaking, the flow should not stop for no reason. After all, Song Xuan did not over-exploit, he just changed the direction.
Moreover, the surrounding terrain has not changed much, and the earthquake is obviously not established.
Walking up the ditch, there were a lot of fallen leaves accumulated in the ditch, but Song Xuan couldn't care less about it at this time. The most important thing was to rush to the source first to see what the cause was.
After all, there were no signs of water flowing in or around the small ditch, and it seemed that the flow had stopped for a long time, definitely not in the past few days or two.
