Although they couldn't watch around, everyone in the tribe still feasted on the two wolves from a distance.
Although the she-wolf looked scared, she still moved in slowly under Wangcai's push.
After seeing the two wolves come in, Song Xuan directly signaled to the mother wolf the cub in his arms, and then quickly walked to the small cage where Wangcai usually stayed.
He gently put the three little wolves in. Because they were not walking very fast along the way, the three little wolves, which were a little noisy at the beginning, were already lightly asleep at this time, but they came into contact with the inside of the cage. After making hay, I woke up from the torment.
When the mother wolf saw the three cubs being let down, she didn't care about the crowd around her or Song Xuan beside her, and got into the cage directly.
"Woo~"
Perhaps because they sensed their mother's presence, the cubs groped their way into the female wolf's arms, then found the right spot and started sucking.
I haven't eaten for a few hours, so I'm probably starving.
Wangcai was very dedicated and lay at the door guarding the family. He had given them a lot of dried meat before, so they probably wouldn't be too hungry at this time. The next feeding would be given to them after everyone had finished eating. .
However, Song Xuan still brought out the basin of wealth.
Wangcai's treatment is no worse than that of other people in the tribe. He is given a water basin and a rice basin. In other tribes, even the leader may not enjoy this.
Song Xuan could also feel it. Wangcai must not have had a good rest in the past two days. He encountered the she-wolf giving birth. Although he was immature, he must have been by his side.
Then he returned to the tribe and asked Song Xuan to bring the little wolf back, which naturally took a lot of trouble.
Although she had returned to the tribe at this time, the mother wolf was not familiar with this place after all. With so many people watching, she still looked very nervous even though she was feeding the cub, so he had to stay by her side.
"Let's go and eat quickly!"
When Song Xuan came back, he knew that everyone was living at the entrance of the tribe. They were waiting for him. It was getting dark. After running such a long mountain road all afternoon, he was very hungry. He had planned to The good food was also fed to the two hungry wolves.
"God's envoy, this is Wangcai's child?!"
"A prosperous fortune is really bad, no wonder he runs out when nothing happens!"
Everyone is still very curious about the Wangcai family.
But even Song Xuan didn't know it for long, but fortunately things were still very clear, and Wangcai had a reliable explanation for his frequent absence from home these days.
While eating, Song Xuan described what happened in the afternoon to everyone.
There were usually few topics of conversation among the tribe, as most of the family members were short-tempered. Now that they encountered such a thing, they naturally pestered Song Xuan to talk about it.
Although everyone knew that Wangcai was very understanding of human nature, everyone was still very surprised when they learned that he came back on his own initiative and pulled Song Xuan over.
After finishing the meal, Song Xuan also discovered that everyone had a little more meat left on their bones today, probably because they were trying to make up for the two wolves.
This can be regarded as everyone's intention, so naturally it is not appropriate to criticize it, but it is definitely not something that can be promoted more. I can only remind you before eating in the future, otherwise it will be a bit of a waste if you think about it every day.
But after all, there are now two wolves, and there are still three wolves waiting to be fed. If the nutrition cannot keep up, they may not grow well, and Wangcai will definitely have to guard the mother wolf these days. Before she is fully familiar with it, Before the tribe, we couldn't leave easily, so everything was supported by the tribe.
Originally, after getting rich, when everyone gnawed the bones, they were no longer as clean as before. Before, there was no trace of flesh on them, and it could be said that a fly would fall twice if it stood on it.
There are even small pieces of meat on the bones today. Although each person only has a little bit left, there are still more than a hundred people in the tribe, which adds up to a lot.
Since Wangcai started to hunt alone, Song Xuan was not as generous with his food as before. He caught it himself, plus some minced meat left on the bones of the tribe, it was very easy to fill his stomach. .
Although the mother wolf stayed in the cage all day long, it was fortunate that she had settled in the tribe. When Song Xuan went to deliver food, he would touch the cub twice, and the mother wolf no longer had the previous resistance.
Although others still can't get too close, Song Xuan's situation is basically no longer a problem. When the wolf cub grows up and the mother wolf has time to interact with everyone, this situation will definitely change.
At least with Wangcai here, the she-wolf shouldn't be able to escape. Even if she escapes, it will be very difficult for them to support the family outside.
After the whole family moved in, Wangcai was finally able to maintain his family in the tribe safely.
But now they basically don't go into Song Xuan's house. Most of the time they stay outside the cage. The weather is hot, so Song Xuan also built an extra shed for their cage.
Although the environment is not as quiet as in the mountains and forests, the little wolf is growing very fast, and it can be clearly noticed that it has grown up almost every day or two.
After Shi Meng and the others came back, they were inevitably envious. Encountering wolves in the wild was a very troublesome thing. After all, wolves are more flexible and like to stay in groups. According to Shi Meng and the others, the largest one around the tribe There are at least thirty or forty wolves in the wolf pack, and the hunting team does not even dare to provoke them easily.
Unexpectedly, the tribe has developed into a pack of wolves.
Perhaps because the smell of blood on her body was too strong, the she-wolf seemed very wary of people like the hunting team. As soon as Shi Meng and the others got closer, the she-wolf stood up and stared at them very vigilantly.
Although he didn't know where Wangcai abducted the she-wolf from, Song Xuan looked at the she-wolf and it didn't look like she was walking alone. The smell of Shi Meng and the others made the she-wolf uncomfortable, which was understandable. After all, Every time when he came back, Song Xuan would ask them to clean up and quickly go to the river to take a bath.
If you go hunting, the conditions will be much worse. After all, not all places have sufficient water sources. Although the springs in the mountains absorb a lot of water, some water sources can barely satisfy the drinking needs of dozens of people, let alone Let’s talk about taking a bath.
And the most important thing is that everyone in the hunting team is very tired from killing wild beasts during the day, so it is unrealistic for them to take time to take a shower.
Unless you are really covered in dust or splattered with blood, you can just make do with it. The eldest brother, not to mention the second brother, everyone is the same, everyone is the same.
So every time Song Xuan came back, he would ask them to clean up before eating. Otherwise, if this group of smelly sweats entered the main room, you can imagine the impact it would bring.
There is a small river in front of the tribe, so it is very convenient to take a bath, especially in this season. You can just take off your clothes and jump in.
Although the concept between men and women has been slightly strengthened after Song Xuan came, it is still very limited. In most cases, being naked means being naked, and everyone even makes fun of each other.
The tribe now has a fixed place for bathing. Unlike before, you could drill wherever you wanted. Song Xuan asked everyone to tidy up this area a little. A lot of pebbles were picked up from downstream and paved on the ground.
Although most people are not used to wearing shoes, there is a section of cobblestone road where you can get some moisture on your feet, so that your feet will not be covered with dirt as soon as you step ashore.
Although they usually have to run back and forth in the mountains and forests, everyone is also trained. Song Xuan feels like they have radar on their feet. Although they are often injured, they dare not wear shoes like Song Xuan. People who step into the forest are much better.
Song Xuan's shoes were made of animal skin and were very simple. They were just an animal skin sole tied up with animal skin ropes. Although it doesn't look good, it is still comfortable and relatively cool to wear in summer. Although the toes are not even wrapped, there is something on the bottom of the foot, which makes walking feel more comfortable, and the piece of animal skin under Song Xuan's feet is still It is very thick and cannot be penetrated easily by ordinary things.
Of course, no one wears shoes. This only applies when the weather is hot. In winter, the feet are still wrapped thickly. Otherwise, few people can really bear the temperature of dozens of degrees below zero.
In everyone's eyes, shoes and clothes are more for the purpose of keeping warm. If it were not for hiding shame, in summer, even the last piece of cloth on the body would probably be torn off.
Song Xuan was observing the condition of the three wolves every day. Ten days after arriving in the tribe, they finally opened their eyes one after another. However, with the feeding of the female wolf, it would be much easier for them to grow up. She still has to rely on human milk for support.
After opening his eyes, the little wolf no longer knew how to cocoon like at first, and began to try to crawl slowly.
After Wangcai became the wolf father, Song Xuan could also see that he had matured a lot. He no longer ran around having fun like he did before. Now even if Uncle Lu comes to call him, Wangcai is indifferent to most situations. , still sticking to the side of the mother wolf and the wolf cub.
But you still have to play. After eating and drinking, you will have some fun with a few deer in the tribe, but basically you will not leave the yard.
It has been a year since the deer came to the tribe again. Although they are not as big as Uncle Deer, they have basically reached adulthood.
For the breeding of these fawns, the tribe will definitely have to work hard this year. Wangcai has a child, and other things must be taken care of. Deer still have a very important position among the snakes, and they can usually be used It can be used to carry goods and can also be used to pull a plow during farming.
Before the number of cattle in the tribe reaches a sufficient scale, deer should play the role of the main livestock power.
And even if the number of cattle increases, larger deer are very suitable for carrying goods. Although the load capacity is not much, only about a hundred kilograms at a time, it can almost catch up with an adult.
The most important thing is that deer have a very docile temperament. Even if not all deer are as smart as Uncle Deer, they will basically not hurt people as long as they can be fed.
Even children can easily tame them. At least half of the fish caught in the tribe this year were brought back by these deer. Of course, the fish that are transported all day long will inevitably have a fishy smell, which often troubles the deer uncle very much. , so Uncle Lu is very resistant to this matter.
He also often prevented the children from leading other doe deer. This year, the children often fought with him in guerrilla fights.
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Although there is not much rain in the rainy season this year, it seems to be average in other seasons. It rained twice in a row recently. Not only was the rain heavy, but it also lasted for a very long time.
And now happens to be the most critical moment for rice, and this kind of weather is obviously unfavorable.
The harvest will be ready in less than a month, and Song Xuan doesn't want to cause any problems at this critical moment, so he goes out in the rain every day to check the water level in the rice fields.
Although it rained, the temperature did not drop much. Although it was not particularly cold after being caught in the rain, it was still very uncomfortable to be exposed to the rain.
Wearing an animal skin can block most of the rain, but in this temperature, wearing animal skin is better than not wearing it at all. The thermal insulation effect of animal skin is really good. If you go out fully armed, it is estimated that not many people can Can bear it.
But getting wet in the rain every day is not a problem. Although you can hold some animal skins or even make a simple umbrella, you often need to clean the ditches when you go to the fields, so you won’t be able to use them at that time, and it’s not convenient to move around. .
Song Xuan was thinking about whether he could make a simple coir raincoat and bamboo hat. It didn't need to be too good, as long as it could block most of the rain.
Song Xuan had always had this idea before, but because there were not many places to use it, he did not start making it.
The recent continuous heavy rain really made him a little upset. It seemed that it would continue to rain in the next two days, and he didn't know when it would stop. So Song Xuan thought that while everyone was in the tribe, he might as well think about it. Come out.
Therefore, it is not difficult to make a bamboo hat, but it is not so easy to make it well. However, Song Xuan did not want a good effect, as long as it does not affect the rain and does not affect his movements.
Since planting rice, Shiban has improved on the shield. As the only sun-shading tool at that time, the shield was still very good. However, although the sun-shading effect was first-class, the only drawback was that it was too heavy. I don't feel it even when I hold it in my hand, but if I put it on my head, it will feel a little uncomfortable after a long time.
Moreover, the shield can only be hung on the back of the head reluctantly. It can be used when bending down, but it is inconvenient to stand up.
Therefore, after Shi Ban’s improvement, the bamboo hat is woven from the thinnest branches. Since it is only for sun protection, it does not need to be too wide. It can only protrude about ten centimeters from the head.
So Song Xuan asked him to make a skeleton, and fill the other parts with thin bark. This way, it can still maintain a strong shape, but the disadvantage is that after encountering rain, it will easily soften after being soaked for a long time. , and if the rain is heavy, the effect will not be very good.
So now we have to remodel it to make it as rainproof as possible.
And for the convenience of weaving, it was just a hollow circle with nothing in the middle. It was put directly on the head, and then there were small ropes hanging down on both sides and tied to the lower jaw.
If you want to keep out the rain, the middle piece will naturally have to be added.
Song Xuan also knew that the best material for weaving coir raincoats must be brown, but this plant was not found in the tribe.
However, as far as he knows, it can also be done with other grasses, but the effect is slightly worse, and the effect is not the most important thing now. The first thing that needs to be solved now is whether there are any problems. As for whether it is easy to use, we will slowly improve it. That’s it.
So Song Xuan directly chose the thatch used by the tribe to build houses. Although it is not easy to weave, it is easier to collect in this weather. The tribe has it ready-made, and the rainproof effect is good after being stacked. The key is to dry it. The dried thatch is not heavy at all, so it should be relatively light to wear on the body.
Fortunately, the hemp in the tribe has been harvested. Otherwise, Song Xuan may not be able to do it if he uses animal skin ropes. Although he has harvested half a house of hemp, the number of hemp ropes is not large, so it is not possible. I can only save it.
Fortunately, Song Xuan didn't want to be very good, as long as he could simply keep out the rain, and he never thought about the fine and dense weavings he saw in later generations.
The traditional coir raincoat is very particular. It is divided into three parts: shoulders, chest, and skirt. After they are made, they are spliced together. In this way, the whole body can be covered, and the protection can be said to be quite adequate.
But Song Xuan didn't want to go through so much trouble. As long as he could cover his upper body, as for the bottom part, he just wore a small leather skirt. He just tried it on, but it didn't matter.
Although it is inconvenient to weave thatch, it is not without its trouble-free aspects, that is, the thatch is relatively wide, and a handful of thatch can be spread out to cover a very large area. Song Xuan laid it in a random row and only used a handful.
Now weaving the coir raincoat, Shi Ban's previous experience in making rattan armor can also come in handy. Although now he only needs to make a breastplate, at the beginning, he had a complete set of them figured out, and the shoulder armor is also prepared with Song Xuan now. The braided shoulders are almost the same.
According to his memory, Song Xuan directly knitted the shoulders into something like a fan, and the curvature was very large. After spreading out the thatch shape and having an idea in mind, I braided it with hemp rope. Now I just use hemp rope to string them up one by one. It can’t be said to be too tight, but fortunately the coir raincoat is not in one layer. It has to be laid in several layers in a stepped manner, so it doesn't have much impact if it's a little bit off.
The thatch used for weaving coir raincoats cannot be used from beginning to end like building a house. Song Xuan only selected a part of it. The head and tail were not used. The head was too long and the tail was too thin, which did not meet Song Xuan's requirements. Only the middle was used. That section is quite wide and light, so it’s very suitable.
It took Song Xuan more than half an hour to knit out the general shape, and even the collar. However, although it still looked the same, the thatched collar was very hard and very comfortable to wear. The uncomfortable kind.
However, there is no better way at this time, so I can only bite the bullet and do it. The next step is to shape the collar, and then add some thatch on this basis to make it more layered and improve the waterproof performance. , just relying on a thin layer is of little use.
The shaping of the neckline is relatively simple. Song Xuan directly found a large wooden stake that was about the same thickness as the neck. He fixed the neckline and then slowly continued to knit it around. There was no need to continue to lengthen the sides of the shoulders. , the length of thatch is almost enough to cover the elbow and upwards. It has rainproof function and will not affect work too much. It just needs to be braided more densely.
It took half a day to finally complete the entire shoulder. The next step was to wear it on the body. Shi Ban was responsible for improving the bamboo hat, and Song Xuan was responsible for making the coir raincoat. The division of labor between the two was very clear. .
In the next part, Song Xuan directly used the rattan armor and directly found a straw man target. After putting on the rattan armor, he knitted it around his neck. This kind of target is usually used to practice archery, but now it comes into play. Other functions.
The next part is much simpler than the shoulder part, it's nothing more than weaving it layer by layer, and Song Xuan also grasped the distance. Although the top part is more important, after all, most of it already overlaps with the shoulder part. So after adding another four or five centimeters, Song Xuan braided another layer. It only took about ten knots for the whole body, so it already covered the buttocks.
Song Xuan slightly lengthened it so that it could cover the middle of the thigh.
The entire coir raincoat is relatively simple to knit since you don’t have to consider sleeves like clothing.
After braiding, the final work is done, and it is also the most troublesome process, which is to find a way to make the braided pieces softer and denser. This is mainly done by gently beating to break up each piece of thatch. ,
Of course, the main thing is the inner side, and then it is fixed with ropes. This way, it will have a certain shape and will not appear loose. The outermost side can also block most of the rain.
This is the most time-consuming. Every little place must be taken care of, especially the collar and shoulders. Not only does the thatch need to be softened, Song Xuan also cuts a few pieces of rabbit skin and sews it on so that it will not pierce the body. The thatch was not only sharp but also very piercing. Song Xuan suffered a lot just while weaving.
If these details are not properly handled, the pain will be even greater when wearing it.
Even though Song Xuan kept saving, when he was counting the materials after finishing the work, he was still very distressed. He actually used one-third of the hemp rope that Shihua and the others had kneaded out these days.
Although I had already made preparations and knew that I wanted to make a set, so I would definitely use a lot of rope, but using so much rope was actually a bit beyond Song Xuan's expectation.
Originally, he planned to make a few more sets at a time, but now that Song Xuan has given up on this idea, he will just make one set and use it. At worst, he will go out and take a look every day. In most cases, there are not many places to clean, and one person can At most, it just takes more time. Compared with using hemp rope, Song Xuan feels that it is harder for him.
Although it's a little tiring, at least it doesn't hurt my body anymore. You have to know that these numbness have been obtained after a lot of hard work. At this rate of use, this thing in the tribe won't last long.
