There are things to be busy with, and time flies by.
Five days passed quickly, and Mang Village was no longer the quiet mountain village.
The village is bustling with activity every day, with people building houses and walls, cutting down trees and transporting soil.
Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua followed Gao Qiang and Lu Yu every day. Ever since they knew that they were going to teach the villagers to cook and sew, they were so excited that they followed them closely.
Not only did they learn it themselves, they also selected eight people from the village to follow them.
Life experience has made Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua understand how rare such survival skills are.
Mang Village is really far away from the big villages, so it is very difficult to learn new things. Now that someone has volunteered to teach them, they are of course very happy.
Not only that, when they knew that they could get food in exchange for working, the people in the village couldn't sit still.
People ranging from children to the elderly came to look for jobs they could do.
This new group of people, the mountains of firewood piled up in the yard, the dried meat strips, and the soft and comfortable fur, all shocked the people of Mang Village.
Who can resist being moved when they learn that as long as they work hard, they can get these good things that they have never seen in their lives.
Over the past few days, Mang Village gradually became lively.
Some smart people are already preparing to slowly improve their wooden houses according to the yard at the east end of the village.
What makes the people of Mangcun even more happy is that Gao Qiang and Lu Yu have very good attitudes, answer all questions and never hide anything.
The same goes for Zuoda, who has a unique skill.
In just a few days, the three of them were living Bodhisattvas in the hearts of the villagers, and their status continued to rise.
Old Man Mu was one of them, but he also noticed that out of the dozen or so people who came, only three remained. The remaining people left early every day and returned late every day, bringing back more food.
After discussing with Mrs. Hua, he and Mrs. Hua rushed to wait outside the courtyard at the head of the village before dawn, hoping to meet Lin Yan and the others.
Just because they listened to Gao Qiang's words, their heads were among those who hunted.
Old Man Mu's cloudy eyes occasionally flashed with light. The excitement in my heart was uncontrollable.
He whispered to Mrs. Hua in a low voice, "You must please good people later, and don't offend anyone."
Mrs. Hua glanced at him and said, "I know, don't be verbose, listen to the noise inside, people are getting up." What she was thinking was that Old Man Mu was too verbose today. How could she not know the big thing in front of her? She was too underestimated. People.
The two of them listened to the movement in the yard and were alert to the surroundings. The village was not safe at night.
Some ferocious beasts specialize in the dark night and are difficult to guard against.
At dawn, people who went out hunting took dry food and walked out of the yard.
Seeing Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua standing outside the door, Lin Yan and Lan Yue looked at each other without any surprise.
They had known for a long time that there was someone outside the door, and they were discovered when Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua first arrived.
Lin Yan asked directly: "What are you doing waiting here?"
Old Man Mu squinted and looked at the girl in front of him. She was about the same height as him. She was dressed in black clothes and had clear eyes. She looked like a girl who didn't know the world.
But he had already found out that this was the head of Gao Qiang and the others.
When they learned that a group of outsiders were going to obey a few girls, Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua didn't quite believe it, but Gao Qiang and the other three were so confident in their words that they had no choice but to believe this fact.
In addition to Lin Yan, Lan Yue and Wen Xue were also the most influential people among the outsiders.
They didn't understand why a group of tall and strong men wanted to listen to a few girls, but this was the fact they found out after a few days.
At this moment, Old Man Mu looked at Lin Yan and then at Lan Yue. He still didn't understand what was so special about them.
Mrs. Hua reacted faster and said first: "Girl, you have brought great benefits to the village. We just want to thank you. Since you came, we have never seen each other again. Old Man Mu and I just want to say See with your own eyes what your benefactor looks like.”
Old Man Mu came back to his senses and said hurriedly: "Yes, the benefactor is too busy and we can't see anyone, so we waited here specially."
"I've seen you, please go back quickly." Lin Yan said with a smile.
"Ah, no, we can't go back like this." Old Man Mu said eagerly.
Lin Yan blinked his big eyes, "Oh, there's something else. I heard Gao Qiang and others talking about you, and I'm very grateful that the village accepted us."
"It's us who want to thank our benefactor." Mrs. Hua said hurriedly, "Benefactor, it's like this. There are also people in the village who are going hunting. Can they come with you?"
This is what Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua are waiting for here. Mang Village makes a living by hunting and fishing. There are many brave men in the village. If they can follow Lin Yan and the others, they will definitely get more prey.
Prey is the most important thing. As long as you bring back one more, many people can survive for a while.
Lin Yan thought for a moment and said: "The place where we hunt is far away and very dangerous. It would be inappropriate for the villagers to follow us. It's better to do this. We also have people who are good at fishing. There is a big river three miles west of Mang Village. Let the villagers follow us." Follow and go fishing.”
Compared with fighting ferocious beasts, fishing is relatively less dangerous. In the past few days, they had gone out early and returned late, and had already figured out the situation around the village.
I originally thought about going fishing in the river in a few days and preparing some river fresh food. Since Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua brought it up, it can be done a few days in advance.
Old Man Mu didn't want to give up the opportunity to hunt. "Our people are all good hunters and will not hold us back. Take them with you and you don't need to take special care of them. Just let them follow."
Seeing the old man's pleading eyes, Lin Yan still refused, "Hunting is very dangerous. Most of the ones we picked were ferocious beasts, which is even more dangerous."
Old Mu and Mrs. Hua did not dare to force it, and agreed to let the villagers go fishing with them.
Lin Yan immediately said: "Jiang Li, Lan Shu, you two stay and take people to go fishing. Remember, we must ensure people's safety."
The two of them hurriedly promised that they were both regular soldiers and were good at activities in the water, especially fishing.
It was already noon when Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua selected more than thirty people and followed Jiang Li and Lan Shu to the river.
These thirty people are all good fishermen in the village, and they often come here to spear fish and fish for parallel imports.
Heizi and Dagou are the best among them. They don't understand why Old Man Mu and Mrs. Hua insist on following them to the river.
They just want to follow and hunt and get rich prey. Let the people in the village have more food.
In the past few days, seeing more and more meat piling up in the courtyard at the head of the village, the young and middle-aged people in the village couldn't sit still and wanted to follow. I didn't expect to be rejected and let them fish.
Jiang Li noticed the vague glances from Heizi and the others, some with confusion and some with disdain. I knew very well in my heart that these people looked down upon me.
There is no other reason. These thirty people are all men, strong and healthy.
In Mang Village, there is a clear division of labor between men and women. Men do hunting, fishing, etc., while women do relatively easy work, such as cooking, washing, and weaving.
Men and women in the village have equal status simply because women can give birth to children, which is an inherent advantage.
(End of chapter)
