Looking at the rice fields in front of him, Song Xuan came up with the idea of raising fish in the rice fields.
You must know that the rice flower fish is also quite famous in later generations.
Moreover, if such a large piece of land is not fully utilized, to be honest, it will be a bit regretful for everyone's hard work. The tribe has been busy for several months to develop this hundred acres of rice fields.
The fish in the tribe are currently limited to the fences that everyone has enclosed in the river. After several rounds of expansion, seven larger fences have been formed.
However, the fish raised here are mainly large fish, and the smaller ones can move freely along the gaps.
The density is relatively high. If the gap is small, it will not be a good thing for the fish inside. Therefore, every fish caught is either eaten or kept in captivity. Of course, some are also pickled. But after all, this requires a lot of salt, so the quantity is relatively not too much, so I will provide you with different flavors.
Sometimes fish weighing less than a pound are thrown directly back into the river. After all, the tribe doesn't have enough space to raise them. It's better to wait for them to eat fat in the river and then fish them out.
But it would be a good thing to keep them in the rice fields. Compared with the river, the rice fields do not lack all kinds of food, especially during the flowering period. Rice flowers are also good food, which satisfies these requirements. Whether it is big or not, but not particularly small, the survival of the fish is not a problem.
The most important thing is that the area of the rice fields is large enough. Even if there are 180 fish in one field, these 100 acres of rice fields can bring thousands of kilograms of fish. From now on, the tribe will definitely focus on growing rice. to make a living, so if you can make full use of it, it's not a bad thing for you.
Moreover, there are no pesticides or other things used in growing rice now, and the fish growing in it are naturally completely pollution-free.
Thinking of this, Song Xuan silently remembered this in his heart. It would definitely be too late this year.
Even if there are small fish, they probably won’t grow much by the time the autumn harvest comes.
And if you want to raise fish, the rice fields will definitely have to be redesigned. There will definitely need to be a few deeper ditches. Otherwise, when there is less water in the rice fields, these fish will have no living space.
But no matter what, raising fish in rice fields is a very cost-effective thing for the tribe.
Returning to the tribe at noon, Song Xuan found a pottery tablet and wrote it on it.
songs Blocks can also be used for logging.
After being a teacher for two years, Song Xuan has become accustomed to this way of writing. Although he still yearns for paper, it is not available in the tribe for the time being. After all, there are not many things that need to be processed and recorded.
So even though he knew how paper was made, Song Xuan never took action.
It took a lot of effort just to write two words, and the things produced may not be easy to use. Song Xuan felt that it was not necessary yet.
The most important thing in the tribe to record is each sacrifice. In the past, it was carved directly on the stone slab. Since the stone slab is inherently difficult to make, recording it once requires a large area, so it is quite troublesome, but Now that Teng Snake knows how to make pottery, it will be much easier.
The two priests will go to the stone to customize a ceramic plate before each sacrifice. In most cases, it is about half a meter.
After the stone was made into a pottery base, the two priests directly wrote the sacrificial things on it with thin bamboo sticks. Of course, in order to maintain the tradition, the most primitive hieroglyphics were used here. Although it is simple, it is also intuitive. Most of them You can tell what it is at a glance.
After writing, just put it in the kiln and burn it overnight. The record board produced in this way is not only convenient and fast, but the words on it are also very clear. Unlike the stone slab, there is only a shallow mark after being carved for a long time.
And there is an advantage of ceramic boards, that is, if you occasionally use the wrong one, it is okay. It is better to just smooth it out and rewrite it. Unlike stone boards, if you carve the wrong one, you will leave different marks no matter how you polish it.
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When the pavilion in the rice field was almost completed, Song Xuan saw that the hemp in the pond was almost ready.
Although he is not next to the tribe, Song Xuan will still go and take a look every two or three days.
The hemp began to ferment within a few days of being put into the pond. Fortunately, it was covered with a bamboo roof and a lot of thatch, otherwise the rotten smell could be smelled from a distance.
Song Xuan only opened one corner at a time, using a stick to pick up part of it and take a look.
The fibers I took out when I went there last time were rubbed a few times to reveal the fibers inside. After a few days, I think they can be taken out and washed in water. .
So Song Xuan asked Shi Hua to keep ten people in the tribe early in the morning. Of course, the majority of them were the former captives. Teng Snake would still leave this kind of dirty work to them for now.
Although she was very interested in Ma, after listening to Song Xuan's description, Shihua still firmly rejected Song Xuan's idea of letting her go over and have a look.
Of course, this was just a joke by Song Xuan. He knew how strong the taste was.
So when they got up in the morning, Song Xuan told these ten people to try not to eat breakfast. Now there is a high probability that they will vomit it after eating for a while. Wasting food is not a good behavior.
"Angel, is it really that smelly?"
Seeing the others eating deliciously, Hua He, who had a good relationship with everyone, couldn't help but ask.
After getting Song Xuan's affirmative answer, she couldn't help but worry about the work she needed to do next.
Huahe was one of the first captives to join the tribe, so his status was naturally higher than the others, and he was not from the Karasuba tribe, so he had no other nostalgia for Karasuba. In addition, Gongyi's situation Here, I quickly integrated into the atmosphere of Soaring Snake. For such people, everyone is welcome, and if they go in both directions, the relationship will naturally be better.
Therefore, they usually communicate with everyone more. Basically, they are no different from Teng She's own people, but they definitely do more in the face of this kind of hard work.
However, Teng She was not bad to them. You must know that Gong Yi and the others had a separate residence not long after they arrived. This was unmatched by others. Therefore, although the work they usually did was heavier, Hua He never had anything Complain.
He also had to rush there, so Song Xuan didn't dare to eat too much. He rested his stomach a little, and then asked the master to get ready to go. Looking at Shi Ban who was eating so much, Song Xuan was looking forward to seeing him take over. It's a good performance, anyway, I have already reminded you.
"Okay, open it!"
Sure enough, it had been completely fermented. As soon as Song Xuan came in front of him, he smelled a very strong smell. You must know that it was still blocked by a thick thatch. Once it was lifted...
"Ugh~"
Although everyone was mentally prepared, when they took the thatch away, most of them couldn't help but retched.
Especially the thatch in the arms, after more than ten days of edification, the smell itself is not light.
Of course, the most difficult thing was the subsequent salvage. Looking at the black and green water inside, everyone got goosebumps.
"Angel, do you want to... go down and fish for it?"
The dryness just now was almost complete and he was about to vomit out what he had eaten in the morning. At this time, Shi Ban became even more worried and regretted that he had not listened to Song Xuan and asked him to eat less in the morning.
"Use the stick first!"
Since the widest part of the whole pool is only three meters, it is relatively easy to salvage. Song Xuan also chose this place because of this advantage. If it was like other pools, which were often more than ten meters wide, it would not be possible. No more water.
Of course, it is impossible to completely salvage it with wooden sticks, and it is unavoidable to go down. But after fishing out most of the water, you can wait until the water in the pool is almost empty before going down, which is relatively easy. Some, and it won’t last too long. It’s always a little better.
Only then did everyone realize that Song Xuan asked them to bring wooden sticks. These sticks are curved at one end and can be directly hooked on some hemp and dragged up.
But after this stirring, the rancid smell in the pool water was completely aroused.
"Ugh~"
Shi Ban was suddenly hit by the stench, and he couldn't bear it anymore. He even vomited it out before turning his head completely behind him. Fortunately, Song Xuan was not close to him, otherwise it would be inevitable to get splashed all over him. .
When he was in the tribe, Song Xuan thought that it might not be particularly smelly. After all, although the smell was strong the previous two days, it was still within the tolerable range. But as soon as he came here today, Song Xuan clearly felt that something was wrong. He was covered with thatch. The smell is almost as good as the last time I came here, and you can imagine the confusion after opening it. .
So Song Xuan silently opened a distance of about two meters from Shi Ban. Unexpectedly, it actually worked.
After vomiting, everyone slowly got used to it. Although the smell was still strong, fortunately there was nothing left in the stomach, so they could endure it, but they would have to go far away to take a breath.
More than a dozen people acted together, and the speed was not slow. Looking at the hemp in the pool, less than half of it had been fished out. Song Xuan and Shi Ban were directly on the south side, opening a small opening to let the smelly water flow out.
However, I have personally experienced how overpowering the smell is, so the water flow is not large. Otherwise, if it all flows into the river at once, the fish downstream will probably suffer a big disaster.
But even so, I still told the children in the tribe that we should go upstream to the tribe for fishing today. Although the conditions upstream are worse and the fish catch is not so abundant, fortunately the fish are not polluted. As for going from here to You have to wait until the dirty water is drained.
It’s not like there are no such conditions in the tribe. It’s better to eat clean food.
