Huahong couldn't tell when the cold season would arrive. Lin Yan checked and found that two hundred and fifty-one days had passed since the last cold season.
It turns out that so many days have passed.
There had long been rumors in the tribe that the cold season was coming, but it had not come for seventy or eighty days. Lin Yan always felt that it was still early.
She thought about it and realized that although people were busy doing other things, they did not forget to store meat. They always had air-dried meat strips, and later smoked meat.
It turns out that preparations have been made for a long time. This is their experience, having been busy storing food for the cold season.
The cold season was coming, and she suddenly felt that there were still many things that had not been done.
Lin Yan didn't go out. He was seriously thinking about what to do as the cold season was coming.
Huahong quickly finished packing and went to find the grass branches, asking Lao Hei to look at Lin Yan.
Lao Hei had just finished eating and was going to make pottery, so he happened to take Lin Yan with him.
"Old Hei, is the cold season really coming?"
Lao Hei thought for a moment and said, "Yes, it's coming soon."
"How many days are left?"
"I can't tell." Although Lao Hei can count now and knows how to calculate the number of days, he didn't have this concept at all, and he doesn't know how many more days the cold season will come.
Lin Yan was silent. Is it really the cold season again?
It has been the hot season these days. Although the temperature is high, it doesn't affect anything I do. But the cold season is different. In order to resist the severe cold, people stay in caves.
The last cold season lasted for ninety days, and this time it will probably be about the same.
Doing nothing for so many days is such a waste. You have to find people something to do.
After having fires, people discovered the magical power of fire. They all used fire to bake the caves they lived in so that they were no longer damp. After baking with fireworks, there were fewer insects and ants.
The ashes of burned vegetation are sprinkled in the cave to prevent moisture and insects. It is paved with straw mats, and the walls are also covered with straw mats to prevent soil from falling off.
Living in caves is not bad now, but we have to find a way to light a fire in the cave to survive the cold season.
This is the first thing to do. As long as there is a fire, pottery, and hot soup and hot water, it will be solved. Also prepare more firewood.
With all the messy thoughts in his mind, Lin Yan had no energy to do anything that day.
When he went back, Lao Hei looked at her worriedly, "What's wrong with you? What's the matter?"
"I'm afraid it will be too cold in the cold season."
"What are you afraid of? With fire, it will not be difficult to get through the cold season." Lao Hei is still very optimistic. "When there was no fire before, I could get through it. Now there is no need to worry."
Lin Yan nodded, "I just can't come out."
"It will pass after you endure it. It's too cold outside in the cold season. Don't even think about coming out. Just stay in the cave."
Hua Hong came back in the afternoon, holding a pile of leathers and moving non-stop, he soon made a set of clothes for Lin Yan.
The upper body is a crew-neck shirt with sleeves, and the lower body is paired with trousers, which is the style Lin Yan told Cao Zhi.
After putting it on and trying it on, Lin Yan praised: "Auntie, you are so good at your craftsmanship and your clothes are warm. I'll make you some clothes too."
"Okay, okay, grandma will do it tomorrow." Huahong was extremely satisfied. It was much better to wear clothes than to be wrapped in leather. There were no restrictions on body movements and she was not afraid of the cold.
"The tribe is making clothes, and there is not enough leather. The hunting team has gone out to hunt rats and rabbits, and the harvest is good."
"If we don't have enough leather, don't we still have linen?"
"The linen can be worn in the hot season, but not in the cold season. It is not as thick and warm as the leather, and the linen is not windproof, so it is useless."
Lin Yan hasn't thought about this yet. The linen now is still very rough. It can't block the wind, and it can only be worn to cover up the ugliness. She said: "It would be better to wear linen under the leather, just like me."
When she was trying on clothes just now, she didn't take off the linen gown and put it on directly.
Hua Hong looked at it and thought it was okay.
I plan to make a few more linen clothes to wear inside. The leather is difficult to clean, but the linen clothes are easy to clean.
"Mom, there are twelve rats and rabbits raised at home. Are they enough for the cold season?"
"It's not enough. We still have bacon and dried meat, which should be enough. I'll go hunting again and stock up on more meat. Just stay at home."
"Mom, we also need to prepare firewood and hay for the rats and rabbits. There are many things to do."
After Lin Yan said this, Hua Hong remembered that the cold season was coming, and he had to store some hay for the pikas, otherwise they would have nothing to eat.
"Don't be too busy making clothes, just wear some. Grandma will go get some grass and come back first." Huahong said, holding the basket and hurried away with Ye Zi.
Mu Shi was making baskets while taking care of Lin Yan and Ye Ya. He was very good at weaving baskets, and some people exchanged things with him.
He seemed to have discovered a way to survive, and he worked even harder on making baskets.
Nowadays, there are many novel things, and people in the tribe have begun to barter, giving many old and weak people a chance to survive.
As long as you are not lazy, work hard and master a skill, you can get food in exchange.
Division of labor began to appear in the tribe, and it was no longer what it was before. Except for the strong people, life was difficult for everyone else.
Lin Yan also discovered this phenomenon. She thought it was very good and it would get better and better in the future.
In a tribe of nearly ten thousand people, the needs are no longer single and will naturally differentiate into various people. This is an inevitable process for the development and growth of a group.
Mu Shi is in poor health and could not do anything before. Now he is busy making baskets, twisting hemp ropes, and weaving hemp nets every day. Other people in the tribe come to him for replacements if they need them.
Lao Hei is a lame and thin, and it is very difficult to live alone. Now he is experienced in making pottery and is good at research. He has fired all kinds of pottery, which is in short supply.
There are many people like them who could only survive in the past, but now they can survive by their own abilities.
There is hope for the future, and work becomes more energetic.
Yeya whispered to Lin Yan quietly: "My father is very busy now and has no time to take us out to play."
Lin Yan glanced at Mu Shi who was making baskets, nodded, and sighed: "I really want to grow up quickly."
He looked down at his short figure and felt even more sad. She wants to grow up quickly, get out of here, find more resources, and improve her living conditions.
Yeya also sighed, "I also want to grow up and go hunting. Lin Yan, does the world you talk about really exist?"
Ever since Lin Yan said she didn't want to live anymore and complained in a self-destructive manner, smart children all knew that she had seen the world and knew everything.
They are very yearning for the world she talks about, and they also want to see that kind of world.
Yeya was no exception. He often followed Lin Yan to ask questions.
Lin Yan nodded affirmatively, "Although existence is unbelievable, it is true. It is a world that humans have built over many years."
"Let's build a world like that, okay?" Ye Ya looked at Lin Yan with starry eyes. He wanted to see such a world.
Lin Yan looked at the simple living conditions in front of her. She also wanted such a world, but she could only think about it.
There is no basic infrastructure, everything is lacking, and nothing is needed to create a new world.
But looking at Ye Ya's shining eyes, she nodded mysteriously and said firmly: "Okay, let's create a new world together."
Lin Yan knew how difficult it was to make such bold words, but Ye Ya didn't know that, so he smiled happily.
