It seemed that he was inspired by Shi San. Within half a month after he gave birth to his child, two new lives came to the Soaring Snake Tribe.
If there are three children, the nursery in the tribe will come in handy. Only one person will be left to raise them every day. However, if only one person is left, the milk will definitely not be enough, so they will have to squeeze it out and save it. Fortunately, it can only be left for one day. No problem.
Before the rice was harvested, Song Xuan discovered that many of the seeds sown in the vegetable field this year could be harvested. Of course, the most important ones were definitely the dozen or so rapeseeds.
Maybe Song Xuan planted it at the wrong time or in the wrong way. The survival rate was not high. Only a dozen trees grew from a handful of seeds.
Fortunately, those who survived were all mature. Song Xuan had been keeping an eye on them for a long time, but the rapeseed plants in this era were not very tall, basically only eighty or ninety centimeters tall.
There are not many seeds on it, but it is still very useful if used to save seeds.
But it is not that easy to expand to such a scale after two years of planting like rice. Song Xuan was also worried that it was not mature enough, so he did not go to harvest the rapeseed until it was almost split.
Fortunately, the quantity was not large, and it didn't take a while to collect them all. In the end, it was just enough to cover the bottom of the bowl.
As for oil extraction, there is still a long way to go. You must know that Song Xuan has been patient with these little rapeseeds for a long time. After all, they were still very tempting when they first grew up.
In addition to rapeseed, there were twenty or thirty things that should be cabbage, but in order to save seeds, Song Xuan only got a little and tasted it. Although it was not as good as later generations, he was basically sure that this was it.
Although the quantity is not much more than rapeseed, the advantage is that the plants are larger, and after all, they are used for cooking. Next year, they should be picked in small quantities for consumption.
However, I only collected so many kinds of seeds, and it seems that these two are the only ones that can be eaten in the end. Although there are others that are barely edible, they are almost the same as wild vegetables. If you really don’t eat them, you can adjust them, but I want to be the master. The food was still a bit too forced, and other people in the tribe were not very receptive to it, but Song Xuan was still prepared to keep their seeds.
As long as it is edible, it doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not. After all, the main dish in the tribe is definitely meat, and these vegetables are not particularly important.
The original wild vegetable tribe has slowly begun to accept it. Although everyone can't eat too much at one time, this year they have even taken the initiative to go out and dig it.
Of course, the most popular vegetables among the tribe are definitely various wild mushrooms and bamboo shoots. Not only are they delicious, they can also be preserved for a long time, which is very suitable for the needs of the Soaring Snake tribe.
Although some vegetables are good, they do have serious seasonality. There are no greenhouses in this era, so if you plant too much, you may not be able to eat them all.
Fortunately, there is no shortage of salt in the tribe. Cabbage and rapeseed can be pickled into pickles, which gives them a unique flavor.
After working hard for half a year, the rice planted by the tribe is finally ready to be harvested.
Half a month ago, Song Xuan drained the water in the rice fields, and it hasn't rained much recently. Now there are even big gaps in the rice fields, but fortunately the rice has reached the stage of full maturity. , but it has no impact.
After Shi Meng and the others hunted last time, they did not leave the tribe too far, but wandered around. Although the harvest would be less, it was still an adjustment. After all, the next step would definitely be a tough battle. This hundred acres of rice It will definitely not be easy to harvest them all.
The weather is very important when harvesting rice. It's fine in the fields. As long as it doesn't rain continuously, it can be tolerated. There won't be too much rain this season.
After all, autumn has gradually entered. Although it is still green outside, it can be seen from the fruits of various plants that the rain that fell while making coir raincoats was probably the last long-term heavy rain this year.
Although it may not have a big impact in the ground, once it is recovered, it must be dried as soon as possible.
Although the tribe controls a wide area, there is not much open space that can really be used, and only the surrounding area. As for the tribe, there is no big gap for a long time.
With so many people added in the past two years, the available space has already been arranged in the house. There is not much space inside for drying rice.
There is not much open space, and drying after harvesting is also a troublesome task. If it is not done while the weather is good, once it rains, it will be a devastating blow to the tribe, and a year's hard work will be in vain. .
Seeing that the rice is getting yellower and yellower, the tribe has also made preparations. The saws and sickles polished last year have been taken out at this time, and they have been checked for defects. Although everyone had done three or four things at that time. Yes, but the pressure of facing so much rice is also very high.
In addition, Song Xuan also leveled the areas around the tribe that could be exposed to the sun. After all, the food should not be contaminated with too many impurities for the time being, especially small stones and the like.
At dinner tonight, Song Xuan announced the news that the rice would be harvested tomorrow.
Fortunately, everyone was basically fully prepared. Looking at the yellow rice, everyone was a little eager to try it.
Harvesting rice is similar to cutting grass. Everyone has basically tried it in advance. Song Xuan doesn't need any more guidance. After eating and drinking, everyone returned to their residence early. Song Xuan has already told everyone about the situation. Made it clear.
And this is food. Needless to say, Song Xuan, everyone is naturally very interested in it. The tribe has never seen so much food. Although the final collection is definitely not as shocking as it is now, but no matter what, it can satisfy the tribe's consumption for half a year. There is definitely no problem.
Although rice is now very widely accepted among the tribe, it was Song Xuan who promoted it, so he was very concerned about it. He got up early and started arranging manpower. There were so many people in the tribe, although it was definitely a busy day today. The whole clan is out in force, but not everyone can just work in the fields harvesting.
Of course, most of the people must be responsible for harvesting and threshing. In addition, there are also people responsible for polishing saws and sickles. Song Xuan asked everyone to make a few more so that they could be turned. If one is not sharp, hand it over immediately. To the person responsible for polishing.
In this way, as long as the efficiency is sufficient, you will not fall into the embarrassing situation of having no tools available.
The biggest disadvantage of these stone and bone grinding tools is that they are not resistant to wear and tear. In order to ensure sufficient efficiency, this is the only solution. Although it will definitely not be so convenient to use, it is still available at this stage. The best plan that came out.
In addition, there must be a certain logistics team. Those responsible for cooking and transportation each perform their own duties. The main force of transportation is naturally the animals in the tribe, especially cattle, which must carry more than people. many.
Fortunately, the bridge built last year was wide enough, even if people were following the cows, they could easily cross. If we still relied on boats to cross the river, the efficiency would be much slower.
Although Song Xuan got up earlier today, it was only compared to usual times. Song Xuan was usually the best at sleeping in.
So even though they got up early in the morning, Shi Yan and Shui Wu were already busy. If there were not many people in the tribe, they would usually be responsible for cooking.
Since everyone is here today and the work that needs to be done is not easy, breakfast cannot be treated as usual. Usually breakfast is mostly broth and not much meat.
After all, before Song Xuan came, Teng She still had two meals. The tribe couldn't afford it if they were as sumptuous as lunch.
But today's breakfast was not bad at all. Although there was no roasted meat, the meat in the pot was very solid. In addition, a lot of mushrooms and dried bamboo shoots were added, which are everyone's favorite things.
However, the quantity of these things is limited after all, and they usually don't put too much. Today, because the task is relatively heavy, Song Xuan also told the two of them not to save anymore, and to work only when they are full.
"God's Envoy~"
Seeing that the two of them were a little busy, Song Xuan hurriedly joined in.
Fortunately, the pots for boiling water have been transported to the shed, and enough firewood has been prepared, so it will be a lot more convenient for the two of them.
It will definitely be very busy in the next period of time, and there will not be many people who can help. Although eating is more important, it cannot take up too many people. The two of them are mainly responsible. Of course, some children can be recruited to help.
These children were very enthusiastic when they heard that the rice was to be harvested. After all, they had to polish a lot of saws and sickles during the winter, and the rice grew up before their eyes.
Song Xuan, who usually pulls some weeds, would also call them. After all, compared with the lavish adults, it is much more convenient for these children to shuttle through the rice fields, at least they will not trample the rice on a large scale.
When planting rice, some skills were still needed, so Song Xuan did not let them come to help. However, harvesting rice was not difficult for these children, and they had to compete for time, so Song Xuan did not let them go. , except for a few particularly small ones, all were recruited.
In the following days, the tribe does not need to do anything. The most important thing is to concentrate manpower and material resources to harvest these hundreds of acres of rice.
Not only did Song Xuan get up earlier, but not long after, everyone gathered in the main room one after another.
However, although the food was quite rich, Song Xuan did not let everyone eat so much that their stomachs would be too full at once.
After all, you still need to bend down when harvesting rice. The rice is too round to bend down, and if you can't finish the food, you will take it to the field. If you are really hungry, just go to the shed and eat some. .
After everyone finished eating, the sky got a little brighter. Although autumn had already entered, it had just begun after all. The temperature did not drop significantly. It was still very hot at noon. Even with a bamboo hat, there was no way to stay in the ground. Work long hours.
Hurrying slowly, Shi Ban finally made more than a hundred bamboo hats with a bow and three people, but he still didn't do any work and spent all his time on it. Although the tribe couldn't do it with one person. Yes, but people belonging to the three tribes of Teng She should be able to get a share.
As for the original prisoners, they could only rely on other things to protect themselves from the sun. They wove some grass rings themselves and put some leaves on them. Although they looked worse, they were still enough to block the strong sun.
The rest of the tribe still wore the same attire as usual, a grass skirt or an animal skin skirt. The women only wore a tube top, and it only covered the most critical parts.
Song Xuan is the one who wears the most clothes in the tribe. Although he usually only wears an animal skin skirt, today he has to fight in the sun for a long time, so he still made a small vest with leaves, but he chose those. For larger leaves, only use two or three on each side.
"Let's go!"
Song Xuan gave the order, and everyone followed him towards the rice fields with great vigor.
The distribution of personnel has been arranged during breakfast, and everyone has their own tasks.
The average rice field in the tribe is about three or four acres, so it is still the same as when transplanting rice. The number of people should not be too small, otherwise after a busy day, not a single piece of land has been touched, which will still have a big impact on everyone's confidence.
So there are still about 20 people in the field, and the tribe is divided into seven teams. As for the others, they have their own tasks.
Shi Ban and Gong Yi were responsible for polishing the saws and sickles. Song Xuan was even a little worried that the three of them would not be able to handle the workload. However, they also knew that manpower was tight, so they patted their chests and took over the job. Seeing this, Song Xuan If they are too busy, they should speak quickly. After all, it will affect the harvest of the entire tribe.
In addition to cooking, Shi Yan and Shui Wu also have to take care of the dozen or so children under the age of four or five. These children usually do not let them do heavy work, although they will go fishing with the older ones. , but more people still go fishing.
However, they can still help to some extent, but the main purpose is to follow them to fish so that someone can watch them and prevent them from running around. But now the older children are divided into various teams to help harvest rice. Naturally, it can only be left to Shi Yan.
As for the three newly born children, they were taken into the shed together. When they were hungry, they asked Shi San and others to come over to feed them. There was nothing they could do about it. After all, the conditions in the tribe were not that good, and every person had to be put to use. Even the younger children are not completely able to run around and have some help.
After everyone arrived at the fields they were responsible for, they all looked at Song Xuan at the front.
Still looking at the rice field behind him, Song Xuan took a breath, bent down and held a small handful of ripe rice, and then cut it with a sickle.
Although it has been sharpened as much as possible, it is polished with bones after all, and it is definitely not as easy to use as metal. Even though Song Xuan only had four or five in his hand, it took a little effort to cut it off.
But fortunately, everything went smoothly. After cutting it, Song Xuan stood up straight, raised the rice in his hand above his head, and shouted loudly:
"Open the sickle!"
The first ray of sunshine in the morning shone on Song Xuan's body, adding a touch of sacred feeling to Song Xuan, who was already so imposing.
The Tengshe people followed closely behind and also took action. Although they had already experimented with weeds, rice was still tougher after all, so it was not so smooth at first. Then everyone quickly adjusted. Cut two less trees at a time. Although it will be slower, it will be much easier.
However, even though everyone was mentally prepared, the saw and sickle still wore out faster than everyone imagined, and after a while it became blunt and inconvenient to use.
Even with the rougher ones, it only took about ten minutes to cut.
Song Xuan originally planned to use each knife carefully and use it for an hour. In this case, he would not need to polish it many times a day. Shi Ban and the others could work hard if they wanted to, but at this time, they obviously still underestimated the tenacity of rice.
Shi Ban and others who were still taking time to help cut rice were very surprised when they saw everyone suddenly gathered together. However, after all, this was what they were responsible for, so they quickly became busy.
Fortunately, our sickles are only slightly worn, and their shape has not changed much. It is just a bit reluctant to use for cutting. At this time, it only needs a little polishing before it can be put back into use. The polishing time does not take too long. .
However, Shi Ban and the others have not stopped since they started polishing. Before they were finished here, the next batch came over again. Fortunately, Song Xuan asked everyone to prepare a few more handfuls. If it was just one or two If so, it's really not enough.
Seeing this, Song Xuan can only ask everyone to use it more carefully and wear it as little as possible. Even if you cut an extra handful, it will be good. At the same time, once you have saved enough, you can tie them up in time and transport them. Return to the tribe.
This is arranged, and the people responsible for threshing no longer need to work here. More important tasks are waiting for them next.
Uncle Lu seemed to know that today's task was very heavy, so he was particularly obedient. Song Xuan called him out early in the morning to feed him. Naturally, he couldn't have someone to take care of him today like he did during the reclamation. Although the forage had been prepared, he still couldn't. Just pile them in a fixed location and let them eat by themselves if necessary.
Of course, when they are asked to carry it, someone must be holding it next to them. Even if the deer doesn't need anyone to worry about, other deer and cows can't do that.
Although manpower had been arranged in the morning, the first cooperation was still a bit awkward, but fortunately after working for a while, everyone got used to the rhythm. After harvesting, they were tied up directly and transported outside the threshing house.
Although Song Xuan only prepared two stakes for them in each room, there were four people working on them, three of them were responsible for beating, and one was responsible for carrying out the beaten straw.
Song Xuan also knew that the hardest part was actually the few of them. After all, they had just moved in a small amount. When they came out, they saw that the outside was full again, and there was a trend of more and more people. It had a great impact on the mentality. After all, There are more than a hundred people harvesting rice, but only a few of them are responsible for threshing.
Moreover, after being beaten inside, the dust on the rice was suddenly kicked up, so not long after they started working, several people became disgraced.
Since they were assigned this task, no one complained. Of course, six of the eight people here were prisoners, and several of them were more stubborn elements. Song Xuan had already considered this aspect when arranging the people. They're here to do the dirty work.
The other two people are necessary supervisors. After all, if they are only allowed to work here, the work will be somewhat less serious, but the rice harvest cannot be delayed, so the two people who are arranged to come in are the most aggrieved.
When Song Xuan made the arrangements, although he told everyone how dirty they were, he didn't force them to name names and only let everyone make their own decisions. Seeing that the work they had worked so hard to snatch from others turned out to be like this, Shishan and Yangliu, now They felt a little regretful at the time, but now that it was in their hands, they would not compromise on their work.
As for the little regret in his heart, he vented it all on the other people, urging them to speed up their movements.
Although the two of them were not responsible for beating, it was not easy to carry them back and forth, and their bodies were only a little better than the six people inside.
Fortunately, although I am a little tired and dirty, I don't have to be exposed to the sun all the time. The surrounding walls are about the same height as the walls in the house, so most of the sunlight can be blocked.
But this means that by noon, they will definitely work longer than others.
Even though Song Xuan asked everyone to work a little slower, it was almost noon, but the Shiban people were still too busy to work. There were more and more saws and sickles waiting to be polished on hand, and some people even had no knives to use. .
Song Xuan sent the stone over. The people in the tribe naturally had no problem polishing these things, and the stone was not as convenient for others to move around, especially when bending down and squatting for a long time.
The addition of one person relieved the pressure on Shi Ban and the others, but after a while Song Xuan greeted everyone back for dinner.
Although there is food under the shed, for lunch, we still have to go back to the tribe and work all morning. The sun is at its hottest at this time, so we naturally have to avoid this time when working.
It was just a good time to take a short rest. After all, I got up very early today. When Song Xuan cut the first handful of rice, he usually started eating in the tribe.
I have been busy all morning, with almost no rest. This is just the beginning. Everyone’s body can still hold on, otherwise we may not be able to persist for such a long time. Although there is a shed, there are not many people taking a rest. Most of us After drinking a few sips of water and taking a few breaths, I returned to the field.
However, after working hard all morning, everyone seemed a little tired. Looking at the mountains of rice outside the threshing house, everyone was very surprised. They didn't expect that they would get such a harvest after working all morning. Most people didn't need to participate in the transportation. During the work, I don’t know exactly how much has been harvested. Although each team has harvested a small half of the land, after all, this is the first large-scale harvest, and everyone really doesn’t have this concept.
