The glutinous rice balls grow at a speed that surprises everyone. They grow almost every day.
In just one month, it doubled in size and stood as tall as Jiang Xuan.
This growth rate is simply terrifying.
Along with its size, its appetite has also grown. If it hadn't slowly learned to hunt small prey, Jiang Xuan might not have been able to feed it.
At the same time, almost all the feathers on its body turned purple, except for a circle of blue feathers around its neck, like a blue scarf.
Coupled with its sharp beak and thick claws, Tangyuan has begun to take on the temperament of a fierce bird.
The snakes Tangyuan caught were also getting bigger.
Even those poisonous snakes that tribesmen avoid can only become food after encountering glutinous rice balls.
Its running speed is getting faster and faster. The only pity is that its wings are not full yet and it cannot fly yet.
On September 15th, Jiang Xuan took Dajiao and a few soldiers to drain the water in the pond where the fry were cultivated.
In spring, Jiang Xuan put many female fish in the pond, which laid a large number of eggs and grew into fry.
Half a year later, these fry have grown to the size of a palm and are swimming happily in the pond.
Jiang Xuan picked up all the palm-sized fish, put half of them into other ponds to continue raising, and carried the other half to the creek to be poured into the stream.
The reason why we wait until now to release the fry is because these fish usually only eat grass and grow relatively slowly. If they are released into the water too early, they may be eaten by other predatory fish.
Now that they have grown larger and have a certain ability to protect themselves, their survival rate will be higher when they enter the water.
Dajiao looked at the lively fish in the rattan basket and said reluctantly: "Chief, do you really want to pour them in?"
"Of course, didn't I tell you? If we keep fishing without releasing fry, there will be fewer and fewer fish in the river. Sooner or later, all the fish in the river will be caught."
Dajiao understood the truth, but he took good care of these fish and grew up little by little, but he still felt a little reluctant to let go of them.
"Crash..."
Jiang Xuan took the lead in pouring a whole basket of fish into the creek and watched them swim quickly to the deeper water until they disappeared.
"Come on, these fish can't stay out of the water for too long, otherwise they will die."
Under Jiang Xuan's urging, Dajiao and the soldiers could only pour baskets of fish into the stream and watch them swim away helplessly.
Some of these fish may live in the creek, and some may swim into the wider lobster river. In short, from this moment on, they are free.
Jiang Xuan patted Dajiao on the shoulder and said: "Don't be reluctant, believe me, these fry will bring us more fish in the future."
"Let's go back."
Jiang Xuan took the lead to pick up the empty rattan basket and walk back. Dajiao and the soldiers could only follow and returned to the breeding area to continue working.
But what they had just done by dumping the fish into the creek was seen by many people who were working nearby.
They didn't understand it.
In their eyes, those fish are edible meat. How can they pour the meat into the stream?
Of course, it was the leader who took the lead in doing this, and they did not dare to raise any questions. They could only say a few words of pity in private.
After putting the rattan basket back, Jiang Xuan walked into the crop field again to check the red crystal rice. Gan Song, the leader of the planting team who was working nearby, also ran over.
With the advent of autumn, the ends of the leaves of the red crystal rice plant gradually dry up, turn golden yellow, and gradually spread to the entire plant.
The wheat-ear-shaped red crystal rice becomes plump and crystal clear, just like red crystals, very beautiful.
Jiang Xuan stood under a three- to four-meter-high red crystal rice plant, looking at the heavy red ears, and felt that his mood became more comfortable.
Jiang Xuan said with satisfaction: "In seven or eight days, these red crystal rice should be mature."
Jiang Xuan planted about fifty or sixty grains of red crystal rice. When these red crystal rice plants mature, each plant can produce hundreds of red crystal rice the size of pigeon eggs. The yield is astonishingly high.
If the red crystal rice harvested next year is planted again, it will only take one year for the Vine Tribe to have a staple food that can truly be eaten by everyone!
Gan Song's dark face also showed a bright smile. He has carefully taken care of these red crystal rice this year, fertilizing, watering, loosening the soil, and weeding. I don't know how much effort he put in, and now the harvest season is finally here.
Jiang Xuan added: "Go to other places where red crystal rice is grown."
Because the Vine Tribe had no knowledge of these red crystal rices before, Jiang Xuan planted them in different fields just to be on the safe side.
Some places are drier, some are wetter, some have a lot of light, and some have less light.
Jiang Xuan and Gan Song visited all the red crystal rice planting areas.
He found that red crystal rice grew best in flat lands with moist soil and sufficient sunlight, while red crystal rice grew worst in dry, shady mountainous areas.
Jiang Xuandao: "It seems that these red crystal rices are suitable for growing on flat land with sufficient sunlight and moist soil. Make a note of this and don't plant red crystal rice on those mountainous lands next year."
"Okay, I've written it down."
Gan Song nodded solemnly, because this matter is related to the production of red crystal rice, and the production of red crystal rice is related to whether everyone can fill their stomachs through planting.
He must keep such an important thing in mind.
The two went to the crop fields to check the growth of other grains and vegetables. Some were almost mature, and some still needed to grow for a while.
This year's harvest is good, and the grains and vegetables grown are growing well. It's another bumper year.
On September 22nd, the red crystal rice was finally fully mature, and the vine tribe began its autumn harvest.
After a year of hard work, the day of harvest finally arrived, and everyone was very excited.
Jiang Xuan took a stone knife and chopped down the tallest red crystal rice tree. Then he raised a bunch of heavy red ears above his head and shouted happily: "Autumn harvest!"
Under the sun, those red crystal rice shine like gems, very beautiful and very festive.
The nard cut off another bunch of red ears and shouted loudly: "Autumn harvest!"
"Autumn harvest!"
"Autumn harvest!"
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In the crop field, the people of the Teng tribe burst into cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami, and the entire tribe was immersed in the joy of harvest.
The soldiers of the planting team took the lead in picking up various primitive farm tools, walked into the fields, and started the busy autumn harvest with the scorching sun above their heads.
Those mature vegetables need to twist off the roots one by one, and the round potatoes and stone eggs also need to cut off all the vines first, and then dig up the soil, which is not an easy job.
But even though they are sweating like rain, everyone still has a smile on their face, because these are food!
The tall red crystal rice was harvested by Jiang Xuan and Gan Song themselves. Jiang Xuan pulled the red crystal rice off the ears one by one with his bare hands, and then put it into animal skin bags.
When all the red crystal rice was harvested, there were five large animal skin bags. The output was quite astonishing.
Even Jiang Xuan was shocked by such a high yield of food, and then he felt a burst of ecstasy.
With such a high yield of food, are you worried that there will be no food to eat when the population increases?
Jiang Xuan carried all the red crystal rice back to the tribe.
Then, he weaved several large mats with reed poles and spread them on the open ground. He spread the red crystal rice flat on the mats to dry.
Jiang Xuan knew very well that if the red crystal rice was packed in animal skin bags, it might become moldy if it was not dried in the sun.
If the red crystal rice that we have worked so hard to grow is spoiled, there will be no place to cry.
"Er...Er..."
While Jiang Xuan was drying the red crystal rice, glutinous rice balls also came over. He looked curiously at the red crystal rice spread on the ground and stretched his neck to peck one to taste it.
"Hey, this is not meat."
Jiang Xuan hurriedly hugged Tangyuan's thick neck and pushed it aside.
Tangyuan didn't insist on making trouble because it liked to eat meat and didn't like to be vegetarian. It was just curious about red crystal rice.
Jiang Xuan called two soldiers from the guard team and told them to keep an eye on these precious red crystal rice, so as not to be harmed by the animals raised in the tribe.
The two guard soldiers also knew that this thing was very important, so they stood guard next to these red crystal rice and never left.
Jiang Xuan returned to the crop fields and continued working with everyone, harvesting the grains and vegetables bit by bit and transporting them back to the tribe.
With the efforts of everyone in the Teng tribe, the food and vegetables of the Teng tribe soon piled up like mountains.
These grains and vegetables must be kept well and cannot be left lying around.
Especially those leafy vegetables, if they are not kept well, they will rot quickly.
Jiang Xuan carefully recalled his experiences in his previous life, then made a batch of pickled cabbage jars, boiled some leafy vegetables, dried them, rubbed them with salt, put them in the jars, and turned them into delicious pickled vegetables.
Some vegetables are boiled and then dried directly in the sun and stored in relatively airtight animal skin bags.
Some vegetables are eaten directly while they are fresh, and even the rotten leaves and roots are not wasted and thrown to the domesticated animals.
As for tuber foods such as round potatoes, stone eggs, potatoes, and polygonatum, they are relatively easy to preserve. After drying the soil on the surface, just find a dry place to stack them.
But Jiang Xuan soon discovered that there was too much food harvested, so he couldn't just pile some in each room, right? In that case, I'm afraid some people would get up in the middle of the night to eat secretly.
The tribesmen were frightened of hunger and had no resistance to food.
In order to avoid this situation, Jiang Xuan could only build two granaries.
The granary is entirely made of strong, dry wood, and unlike other houses, it is paved with stones at the bottom and wooden boards to isolate the ground.
These extremely thick wooden boards were cut bit by bit by the warriors of the Vine tribe with stone axes, which was time-consuming and labor-intensive.
Moreover, the roof of the granary is covered with three layers of tough bark, which can effectively prevent water leakage.
After the tall granary was built, all the processed grains and vegetables were put into the granary and piled up like a mountain.
Many people in the Vine tribe have another hobby, which is to take a look at the granary every day. Even if they can't go in, they will feel a sense of satisfaction knowing that it is full of food.
Jiang Xuan asked the soldiers of the guard team to take turns guarding the granary day and night to prevent unexpected situations.
After all, this place is too important.
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Vine tribe, breeding area.
This year, Dajiao breeds a new animal, a long-tailed rabbit brought back by the soldiers of the second hunting team.
The biggest feature of this kind of rabbit is that they have a long, fluffy tail, which is completely different from other rabbits with short tails.
The long-tailed rabbit is also much larger than the ordinary rabbit. The adult long-tailed rabbit weighs more than 100 kilograms and is very fat.
Not only that, except in winter, long-tailed rabbits can give birth once every two months, and can give birth to two to six children each time, so their reproductive capacity is quite high.
Therefore, after Dajiao raised them for a few months, he was surprised to find that he already owned a group of long-tailed rabbits.
He excitedly reported the results to Jiang Xuan and took Jiang Xuan to see these long-tailed rabbits.
"Chief, look, these long-tailed rabbits eat a variety of things. They also eat some twigs, vegetable leaves, grass leaves, and grass roots. They are easy to feed."
"Moreover, they grow very fast, are very big, and give birth to many children quickly. I think long-tailed rabbits are really suitable for breeding!"
Dajiao took out another piece of dried long-tailed rabbit skin and showed it to Jiang Xuan: "Chief, look at this rabbit skin. It is much thicker than ordinary rabbit skin and the hair is soft. If it is made into animal skin clothing, It must be warm.”
"Also, the meat of long-tailed rabbit is also very tender. Whether it is grilled or stewed, it tastes good."
Jiang Xuan observed the fat long-tailed rabbits in the pen.
This kind of long-tailed rabbit has a very long tail, but its ears are shorter than the ordinary gray rabbit. The rest is not much different from the gray rabbit.
After listening to Dajiao's excited introduction, he said with satisfaction: "Yes, this kind of long-tailed rabbit is indeed very suitable for breeding."
Jiang Xuan patted Dajiao on the shoulder and said: "Tame them according to your ideas. I support you. If you need to build a few more pens, I will find a soldier to help you. If you encounter any difficulties, you can also tell me. .”
Dajiao rubbed his hands and said: "Chief, our breeding team can handle the matter of the pens themselves, just those vegetable leaves, vines, roots and the like. Chief, can you ask the planting team to give us more."
"Nan Song is so stingy that he won't bear any rotten vegetable leaves."
Hearing this, Jiang Xuan laughed and said, "Hahaha, no problem. I'll help you ask for it from the planting team. Don't blame Gan Song. He spent countless hours on those crops, so of course he cherishes them."
Dajiao immediately beamed and said, "Thank you, chief. I'll send you a long-tailed rabbit later."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "Okay, I will also try the long-tailed rabbit meat you raised to see if it is different from the long-tailed rabbits on the mountain."
Jiang Xuan checked the other domesticated animals and felt that they were all well raised.
Dajiao does have a certain talent in breeding.
Later, Jiang Xuan went to Gansong and asked him to support the breeding team more so that he could get more fertilizer from the breeding team in the future.
Sure enough, when Gan Song heard the word "fertilizer", his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly promised to give more rotten vegetable leaves to the breeding team next time.
