"Mom, I just discussed with the clan leader. You don't have to go collecting tomorrow. I have something here that I need your help with."
After parting ways with the clan leader, Yan found his mother and informed them of the arrangements for the next day.
"What's going on?" Ning was very surprised and asked curiously. You must know that Yan has become less and less involved in tribal affairs recently.
"I plan to enrich the food types in the tribe and study how to eat animal offal, so I need your help." Yan explained with a smile.
"What's there to study? You won't even eat the internal organs of wild beasts in the jungle. Do you still want us to eat that?" Ning said to Yan with some disgust.
"I want to eat! Big brother's food is the most delicious." Yu, a snack foodie, often eats Yan's food during this period. He admires his big brother's cooking skills very much. Hearing his mother's suspicion, he immediately shouted in support.
"Haha! Our Xiaoyu is the best. I trust my brother so much." Yan Meng picked up this little cutie, lifted her into the air amidst laughter, and said dotingly as she pressed her forehead against his.
"This is just a snack. If you give her a little help every day, of course she will believe you." Mother Ning looked at the interaction between the two brothers with a smile, nodded Yu's head, and scolded with a smile.
"However, I don't care about you. Since the clan leader agrees, I will bring Shan and Yu to help you tomorrow."
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The next day, Yan completed his training mission at the top of the mountain as usual, and then walked slowly down the mountain road in the morning light. When he arrived at the tribe, the hunting team was about to set off.
"Yan, you're here so early! Is it true what you said to the clan leader yesterday?" Seeing Yan walking over in a hurry, Lei said hello and asked impatiently.
"Yes, Yan." Several other captains gathered around and confirmed. Apparently, the clan leader had discussed it with them after Yan left last night.
"I'm somewhat certain, but I still have to give it a try first to be sure."
Yan nodded with a smile, but did not give a definite answer to the others. Instead, he asked: "It's you, the clan leader should have discussed it with you last night! How was it? Has the result been reached?"
"We think your proposal is a good one. But whether it can be implemented will ultimately depend on the situation on your side." Tiger, the tough-looking hunting captain with a voice like a walking subwoofer, replied at this time.
While several people were talking, the clan leader walked over quickly, glanced at the captains, and ordered: "It's getting late. I think the clan members are all ready. Don't delay any longer. Let's go."
After saying that, he looked at Yan again and said, "Yan, so are you. Get ready early. I will ask someone to bring a pair of viscera back in advance."
"Okay, clan leader." After several people agreed in unison, they each greeted their teams to leave the tribe and gradually disappeared into the dense primitive jungle.
In the blink of an eye, the tribe that was lively and noisy just now began to become much quieter. On the contrary, in the jungle at the foot of the mountain, the sounds of chasing and shouting began to be heard in the distance.
In the tribe, Yan found a relatively open place under a giant tree not far from the entrance of the cave, and planned to build the first stove of the prehistoric human race here.
"Mom, Shan and I will be responsible for building the stove here later, and you, my second sister, and my third brother will be responsible for transporting stones here." After choosing the address, Yan called his mother and others together to briefly assign tasks.
The most indispensable thing in the tribe is stones. Since the tribes settled here, the caves where the tribes lived have been repaired and expanded several times, and many stones have been taken out.
"Brother, let me carry the stones. I'm strong." Shan suggested after hearing Yan's arrangement.
Yan waved his hand to stop Shan who was opening his mouth, and said to his mother who was about to speak: "Just do as I say! My arrangement makes sense."
"Okay, it's all up to you." Although he was a little confused, seeing that Yan was serious about what he said, Ning didn't object anymore and nodded in agreement with the arrangement.
"Yan, do you need our help?" Several tribesmen came over and asked enthusiastically.
"Thank you! But it's enough for me to have Mu Ma and the others here. Your own affairs are not easy, so you don't need to come to help." Yan smiled and rejected the kindness of the tribe.
Although some old and weak members of the tribe stayed in the caves because they could not adapt to the intense and dangerous life in the jungle, they each had their own jobs.
Since Yan brought fire to the tribe, these left-behind people had an additional task. They needed to cut down wood in a relatively safe area nearby for the tribe's fire use.
At the same time, some people need to take care of the children left behind and make backpacks, stone tools and other tools for the tribe that are needed for production and life.
Therefore, except for children, the work of everyone in the left-behind tribe is actually not easy.
Of course, this was not the reason why Yan refused them to come and help.
After a few kind-hearted tribesmen and his mother left, Yan Ye took Shan and started to take action.
Yan took out a backpack that looked old but had some special rhythm. This was the first backpack he made, and it was long used as a model for tribal basketry making. Later, after the tribesmen became familiar with the production method, he took it away for his own use, and nourished it with spiritual energy from time to time. Now it has become faintly extraordinary.
"Shan, go and get a basket of fine soil." Yan handed the basket to Shan's hand and told him.
After Shan left with the backpack, Yan went straight to the nearby jungle and took out a straight tree trunk with a diameter of nearly one meter. He kept cutting it with a stone knife, and in just a moment, he made a pair of wooden barrels from the trunk.
"Brother, do you think this soil is okay? Is it enough?" Shan walked over with a basket full of fine soil on his back, fell to the ground with a bang, and asked.
Yan glanced at the mounds of soil on the ground, nodded with satisfaction, pointed to the two wooden barrels he had just made, and continued to arrange: "The soil is enough. Go get some more water and soak the soil in it." ."
Shan didn't have any rebellion against his eldest brother's orders. He knew that his eldest brother was very capable and would not harm him, so he immediately replied after hearing the order: "Okay, brother. I'll go right away."
Although Shan had never seen a barrel like this before, he had seen a lot of things with similar functions, so he knew how to use it after just a few glances.
He quickly carried two buckets of water back from the nearby mountain stream. While pouring it on the mound, he excitedly said to Yan, "Brother, this thing is really useful."
"This is a wooden barrel. If you think it's useful, you can make one yourself." Yan stood aside with a smile, watching his brother work, with no intention of helping.
"Yan, are you embarrassed to watch your brother do his work? If nothing happens here, hurry over and help your sister and the others transport the stones." This scene happened to be seen by Ning, who was just returning from transporting the stones. She gave him a fierce look and shouted loudly scolded.
"Haha! Mom, my task today is mainly to talk. As for the hands-on work, I'm afraid I still need you and a few younger brothers and sisters." Regarding his mother's scolding, Yan didn't feel any guilt at all. Instead, he said with a smile that went beyond the limit.
"What did you say? Say it again?" Ning was so angry that he took off the stone from his back and threw the empty basket towards Yan.
"Hey! Mother, don't be anxious!" Yan jumped to avoid the oncoming backpack. Looking at his mother who was about to get mad and rush towards her, he hurriedly waved his hand and explained:
"You see, I'm not the kind of person who likes to eat and is lazy. Since doing this must make sense. It may bring you unexpected benefits in the future."
