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Song Xuan just squinted for a while when he felt someone rubbing his temples.
The force was neither light nor heavy, and very comfortable. Song Xuan knew from the feel that it was Xue'er coming, and unconsciously tilted his head back a little, so that Xue'er would press it more smoothly.
The two have been together for almost 20 days, and the initial awkwardness has long gone. During those days of busy work in the tribe, helping Song Xuan click on the button every night was a fixed task.
After all, the lecture had just finished and Song Xuan's face looked a little tired. Xueer probably saw this and came over to help Song Xuan relax a little.
After pressing for a while, he felt Xue'er stop. Then, Song Xuan heard Xue'er beside him say:
"Brother Xuan..."
"Um?"
Song Xuan opened his eyes and looked at Xue'er who was walking aside.
Xueer doesn't speak Chinese very smoothly at the moment. Although she has special guidance from Song Xuan, it is still difficult to learn. It is impossible to learn it quickly in a short time. Simple words and titles are no longer a problem, but I want to To express specific meaning, you still have to use gestures and original language.
I saw that Xueer's face was now red to the roots behind her ears. Song Xuan was relatively familiar with it, and knew that it was either due to shyness or a little nervousness. At this time, it was most likely the latter, as his personality was relatively weak. , Song Xuan didn’t rush him.
"Brother Xuan, how about...let...Lang Er and the others go out to play for a while...!"
When Shipi and the others slipped out, Song Xuan noticed the envious expressions on the faces of the children of the Wolf Tribe, but when he saw him looking at them, he put on a serious expression.
Song Xuan didn't let them out. Firstly, he wanted to keep the dozens of children's ears and eyes open for a while, and secondly, he was afraid of being ostracized by Shipi and others.
But now that Xue'er has come to beg him, it's naturally hard to refuse. Anyway, they have been studying all morning, so it's not a bad idea to let them go out and relax for a while.
Seeing that Xue'er was very nervous, Song Xuan rubbed her head lovingly:
"Okay, go talk to them!"
"Okay, thank you Brother Xuan!"
After all, she had just reached the standard of adulthood. When she heard that Song Xuan did not reject his request, Xueer immediately showed a smile. After getting up, she seemed to be about to start running, but she must have realized that she was not in the right place. She looked around carefully and immediately let go. Slowed down.
When Song Xuan saw this, Wan'er smiled, at least she looked quite cute.
Brother Xuan can be regarded as Xueer's unique title. After all, the relationship between the two is unusual. It would definitely not be appropriate for her to also call her God Envoy. This is no different from other people. Even now, she is used to being treated by Teng She and others. Song Xuan couldn't accept being called a divine messenger, but having someone who had been close to him all his life do the same thing.
Then the title Brother Xuan came along, which sounded very affectionate. Judging from his current age, Song Xuan estimated that he was only five or six years older than Xue'er, so he could bear the title of brother.
As soon as Xueer approached the group of children from the wolf tribe, she saw them all standing up:
"Sister Xue'er!"
Fortunately, the members of the Tengshe tribe don't have so many rules, but the captives are different. When they see the leader of the tribe, they have to shout respectfully. Although Xue'er doesn't care about things, she is already a leader in the tribe. There is nothing wrong with a woman who is recognized as an emissary of the gods and counts as the mistress of the tribe.
And let alone these children, even the adults of the wolf tribe had to stop when they saw Xue'er. Although Xue'er didn't adapt, after all, there were no rules.
I saw Xue'er saying a few words to the children of the Wolf Tribe, and their eyes suddenly lit up. But after all, this was in the inner courtyard. Even if Xue'er went over to tell them in person, there were more than thirty children. Still looking at Song Xuan very carefully, seeing the divine envoy nodding, he walked out cautiously.
Although they may not be able to play together, it is not a bad idea to let them try it now. If a conflict occurs, it will also test Shipi's ability to deal with it.
Smelling the aroma of rice, Song Xuan also felt hungry.
Although it was winter, Song Xuan's activities were not much reduced, and he became hungry more easily. However, since it was almost time to eat, Song Xuan simply stopped buying his own snacks.
Even in this season, Teng She's food is still relatively rich. From the smell, Song Xuan knew that today should be grilled fish with broth and rice.
At this level, even in later generations, it will still be quite good, but the taste is not that rich, and the seasoning is only salt.
There are usually some dried mushrooms and bamboo shoots in the broth, with some meat and vegetables and rice. Although the seasoning is not rich enough, the meat quality is good enough. Even if nothing is added, it will be more delicious.
With the bronze knife, it has become easier for everyone to handle food, especially fish, which can easily remove fish scales and internal organs. The fish that Teng She eats are basically fresh. These fish had been brought back to the tribe and raised in tanks and pots. Although there was not much room for movement, it was winter after all, so they would not die so easily.
But after all, the number of tanks and basins is limited, and there are not many fish that can be raised. It is estimated that they will eat for a few days before going to the river to fish again. Usually live fish are available every day, and when they are easy to fish, everyone will They don't eat much, and they also like to eat salted fish. However, in winter, the demand for live fish suddenly increases. There are not many left to eat these days from the dozens of fish that were prepared before.
Although the food the prisoners ate was not pickled, it was fished out a few days before the snow fell. The temperature was relatively low, so there was no need to worry about it spoiling if left outside. When the heavy snow came, they were thrown directly into the snowdrift. good.
It is not easy to catch fish in the river in winter. Even if you are well prepared and dressed very thickly, you still have to endure the cold. Even if this year, the prisoners can do it, Song Xuan is too lazy to bother.
At that time, we must prepare more clothes for the captives, otherwise if they freeze to death, it will be a loss to the tribe. It is better to reduce the number of salvage times, and the captives will eat more frozen food, and Teng She can get some alive.
Although there are not many wild beasts to eat in winter, there are still rabbits and a small number of sheep in the tribe that can be tasted. At the highest number, there were close to 500 rabbits, but then a large number of them died. I don’t know. What causes it.
There are only more than 300 of them now, but these things reproduce very quickly. Even if most of them are eaten and dozens of them are left, as long as some are caught next year, they can reproduce to a considerable number by the end of the year.
Before other livestock in the tribe have grown in size, rabbits can still be used to support them. After this year's autumn harvest, the number of living beasts in the tribe has also increased, mainly goats and deer, among which there are even more sheep. Now, including the lambs that were born, there are more than 40 lambs.
Although if you really want to eat it, it will only take a few days in the tribe, but as long as the number increases and they reproduce, they will naturally become faster and faster. This thing is not like a human being, and there is not much risk in staying in the tribe all year round.
Uncle Deer's hard work has paid off. Half of the doe deer are pregnant with fawns. Together with the deer that have been caught, there will probably be more than 20 deer after the spring of next year.
However, there seems to be no movement in the bellies of those cows. I wonder if Shi Yan is not familiar with cows yet. Next year, Ushikawa and the others can come over and let them take another look. If possible, it would be good to help with breeding. I just don’t know if they have mastered the relevant technology.
The dozen or so horses captured were completely adapted to Teng She's life, and the stables were built according to the descriptions of the captives, plus Teng She's style.
Although the horses are now under the control of Shi Yan, the real people who feed them are the captives of the Black Feather Tribe. In the Black Feather Tribe, they are the ones who take care of the horses. So naturally they have to use their strengths here. Anyway, there is no fear of them not being able to do anything. Feed them with all your heart, and you will know if you are using them carefully by looking at the condition of these horses.
These horses will definitely be of great use. They can help Teng She transport goods in the future and even form cavalry. However, currently there are not many people in the Teng Snake tribe who can ride horses. Even Song Xuan only took the time to ride them for a few laps. None of them were riding wildly, but the only rice fields around Soaring Snake and the tribe could allow these horses to run happily. The rest of the place was covered with mountains and forests, and it was difficult to walk inside, let alone other places.
Although the lower reaches are better, the river network is dense. If the Tengshe Tribe has cavalry, it is unlikely to be able to play a role. The water and soil support the wild beasts. There is no reason why horses do not appear here.
In addition to these animals, the remaining dozen pigs have become much better without their leader to take the lead in stirring up trouble. At least they will not rush into people when they see them. However, the ones released at that time were mainly adult boars, so in the future, Getting them to breed has become a problem, unless Soaring Snake goes to the mountains to catch a batch again.
Groups of wild boars were not easy to catch alive. Soaring Snake wandered around the mountains for many days before catching them by chance.
However, now that the population of Soaring Snakes has skyrocketed, if all the people are mobilized, the probability of success should be greatly improved. However, the mobilization of personnel and the number of animal traps have relatively high requirements, which may not be feasible in a short time. Even next year, it depends on the situation of the captives. After all, capturing the beasts will not be until spring at least.
By then there will be wild fruits outside, and there will be more wild animals. If the prisoners really want to escape, at least it will not be that difficult to survive in the wild.
When Yuan Yu and the others fled to Teng She, it was already late autumn, there were not many wild fruits outside, and there was no time to hunt. Even so, a group of people without many weapons managed to reach Teng She.
As long as it is not winter, the danger of walking in groups in the mountains and forests is not as great as imagined. Of course, the premise is that you cannot easily provoke wild beasts. Some wild beasts have a very strong sense of territory. Even if they are just passing by, they may cause trouble. their attention.
If the prisoners cannot be mobilized to act together, the number of people Teng She can send will be quite limited, and it is hard to say whether they can succeed. Although it is a dozen wild boars, which has brought fundamental changes to the battle situation, but let them After running out, Song Xuan felt somewhat distressed.
Pigs are very important in Song Xuan's plan, especially wild boars. It will take a long time to truly domesticate them into the kind of well-proportioned domestic pigs. Although wild boars don't have much of a problem with eating, they are just slightly It's fishy, but the amount of meat produced is not very high, and the growth is relatively slow.
What Song Xuan wanted most was naturally their oil. Apart from pigs, Song Xuan couldn't think of any other animal that could bring a large amount of oil on a regular basis. Although there were rape seeds in the tribe, the formation of Scaling also takes time, and extracting oil is not that easy.
The most important thing is whether it can be accepted by the tribe. Everyone has been eating animal fats since childhood. When it comes to rapeseed oil with a strong taste, it will definitely not be easy to eat.
But now that there are not many pigs left, we can only start from scratch and take our time. Hunting in the tribe will not stop here anyway, and Soaring Snake still has time.
"Meng, call the children back and pack them up for dinner!"
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"Angel, look!"
As soon as he entered the house, Shipi excitedly raised the big black bird in his hand, but seeing that it didn't move at all, he probably killed it with a sling.
During the meal, Shipi kept talking about the bird-catching process just now. Although it didn't last long, the children's harvest was quite good. They caught twelve live birds and two dead ones. There are more than a dozen of them, although some are big and some are small, but they are enough for the tribe to try new things. As for the living ones, they will naturally have to be played with for a while, but birds have always been difficult to feed, and Song Xuan also took a look, and there was nothing inside. There are no birds suitable as poultry.
When the children are done playing, they can pluck their feathers and eat. It is basically impossible to catch so many birds at once in the summer. Only in the winter can everyone in the tribe enjoy the deliciousness of the birds. .
I usually get an occasional harvest, but only one or two at most. It is still a bit difficult to satisfy everyone's desire to eat.
Birds are difficult to catch, and they are also very troublesome. If the opportunity is not particularly good, Shi Meng and the others are generally unwilling to try easily. Even if they encounter them in the forest, they are unlikely to catch up with them.
On the contrary, it was Shipi and the others. When these children usually fish, they have more chances to encounter birds. If they are lucky, they can hit a few with slings. After all, birds are more alert, and they are still looking for food. When there is no shortage, people will fly away as soon as they come into contact with them, so usually only one or two can be brought back.
Of course, for the birds in the tribe, eating is not the main purpose. Although they are delicious enough, their function is only to fill their stomachs. Other beasts are not much different. The main purpose is to use their feathers to make arrows. Ya, this is what is missing the most.
Winter was just the right time to replenish a wave of birds, so when he learned that Shipi and the others were going to catch birds, Shi Ban had already set his sights on these birds. When he came back, he urged Shipi's people to hand over the bird feathers. This was also something they had agreed upon before.
A group of children wanted to get so many things from Shi Ban, and they couldn't do it without paying a price. Song Xuan also heard about it, and Shi Ban had agreed on a quantity with them. If they didn't meet the standard, they would want it again in the future. , it’s not that easy anymore.
After all, most of the weapons manufacturing is in the hands of Shi Ban, and most of these children also want their own weapons, so everyone has a very good attitude towards Shi Ban.
All tribes are very martial, and Soaring Snakes are no exception. They have been exposed to various weapons since childhood, especially Soaring Snakes. Nowadays, there are many types of weapons, but the most popular ones are naturally bows and arrows.
Bows and arrows are not that simple to make. Even Soaring Snakes took nearly a year to become fully popular among hunting teams. The bows and arrows used by children were either made of leftover materials or inferior wood. , although the effect is not as good as that of the hunting team, there is no problem in using it for practice.
Contact from a young age can not only develop corresponding interests, but also find relatively talented people among them. Although there are many archers in the tribe, there are not many truly talented people, and people like Shi Yu are even rarer. Some people improve through subsequent training.
Although the accuracy and power are not bad, you can still see the difference in a critical moment, especially at long distances. When fighting the Wuyu tribe before, Shi Yu shot three times more arrows than the others. About a third, and almost none of them failed.
More than half of the archers of the Black Feather Tribe were killed by him. Although the others were also conscious, they were easily blocked by the archers on the opposite side and could not aim and shoot in a short period of time.
But Shi Yu was different. The bow and arrow had almost been shot out the moment he saw it, and it was there after he shot it. Some of the children in the tribe also performed quite well. They must be carefully explored in the future.
The role of bows and arrows will only become more and more powerful. Now that we have the ability to kill enemies from long distances, we must reduce close combat as much as possible.
After having bronze tools, Shi Ban is also gradually improving the manufacturing process of bows and arrows. The current bows in the tribe are basically the curvature selected from a circle, and the two ends are not well used. Song Xuan still wants to make it The kind that is recurved, I believe the power and range will be greatly improved.
Shi Ban and the others are already working on the transformation. If it goes well, there should be more powerful bows in the tribe. At the same time, the previous strong bows also gave everyone a very shocking impression.
Although it is inconvenient to move, if it is placed in a tribe, it can snipe enemies from a very long distance. It will definitely need to be improved in the future.
And it can be made relatively easy to carry, so that if there is any external war, it can be taken out. No, having such a bow will also cause huge psychological pressure on the enemy.
With the bronze tools, the weapons in the tribe can be upgraded. Even small optimizations will have a corresponding improvement in the feel, which will definitely make them easier to use.
However, there were too many, and it would definitely be impossible to finish them all in a short time. Moreover, there were still new things to be made, and Song Xuan did not rush Shi Ban or others.
After eating, Shipi and the others ran out again, probably because they had tasted the benefits and wanted to strike while the iron was hot to catch more. In addition to better equipment, this year the resources were also much richer. After all, Teng She burned dozens of acres of forest around them.
Naturally, all the animals inside have lost their homes. Among them, the birds are the most obvious. They can escape easily, but the stored food is not so easy to take away.
It would be pretty good to be able to find a new nest during this period, not to mention that we also have to find ways to get food for the winter.
At this time, when they saw something edible on the vast snow, they naturally flocked to it. Shipi and the others were not polite. They used all kinds of methods. Almost every time they squatted there was a harvest, and the birds they caught this year were all It was relatively large. The one Shipi showed Song Xuan weighed more than a kilogram.
Moreover, the open space has become larger this year. Just walking around the rice fields is enough for the children to toss. Seeing that everyone has gained a good harvest, Song Xuan deliberately relaxes them.
I originally thought that Shipi and the others might have some conflict with the children of the Wolf tribe, but it seems that they are getting along pretty well so far. They asked the children of the tribe to follow them, but they didn't see any resentment from the Tengshe children. , and even some exchanges. Of course, the children of the Wolf Tribe have a lower posture, which can be clearly seen.
But no matter how they get along harmoniously, if these children can grow up together with Teng She's children, their sense of identification with the tribe will definitely be much stronger than that of their parents. This is what Song Xuan wants to achieve most.
Although the people of the Wolf Tribe seem to be very obedient and are trying their best to integrate into Teng Snake, it is impossible to say that there are no strange emotions among Teng Snake and their people. Teng Snake has been influenced by the Wolf Tribe. invasion, but in the end everyone in the Wolf Tribe was captured by Soaring Snake and became prisoners.
The good performance now is all because they have recognized the reality. If they had the ability to live independently again, Song Xuan didn't think they would be so obedient.
Although Lang Chi has taken all the blame, it is impossible for others to get rid of their involvement. At most, it is a matter of responsibility, but no matter what, it has nothing to do with these children after all. They have no decision-making rights in the tribe.
As long as they can grow up well in the tribe, they should not be much different from their own people in the future. If they receive the education of Soaring Snake from an early age, the totems they are not so familiar with will naturally be easily replaced by Soaring Snake. .
At least from now on, it seems that a good start has been made. Song Xuan feels that Xue'er may also play a very important role in this. Although everyone respects the people of Teng She, but for those who came from his own tribe, Xue'er could see their cordiality from the bottom of their hearts, and she was more daring to express it. Of course, Xue'er was also very kind to them, and would usually give them some food. Like today, she would also go out of her way to plead with Song Xuan for this.
