Jiang Xuan would observe the red crystal rice seeds hanging on the beams every day, hoping that they would germinate smoothly.
On the first day, the second day, and the third day, there was no movement from the seeds.
Jiang Xuan felt a little anxious. Isn't the method of soaking in water to promote germination feasible?
But the bubbles were all gone, and he had no choice but to continue to wait patiently.
It wasn't until the fifth day that Jiang Xuan got up early in the morning and opened the animal skin bag. He unexpectedly found that almost all the red crystal rice in the animal skin bag had grown buds, and the sizes were almost the same.
"It turns out there was not enough time. I thought it was soaked."
Jiang Xuan breathed a sigh of relief. He picked up a seed and observed it carefully for a moment, then put it back into the animal skin bag with satisfaction.
Then, he took off his animal skin bag and walked out to the paddy field that had been prepared.
The red crystal rice in the small animal skin bag was used as a test product. After germination, it was planted in the paddy fields.
The other red crystal rice has been planted in the ground according to the original method, but it has not sprouted yet.
"Chief, has the red crystal rice germinated successfully?"
Not far away, Gan Song saw Jiang Xuan approaching and hurriedly stepped forward to inquire. He was very concerned about the seeds soaked in water.
"It worked, you see."
Jiang Xuan opened the animal skin bag and revealed the plump red crystal rice seeds inside. Each seed sprouted a bud.
Gan Song picked up a seed, looked at it happily for a long time, and said, "It's really sprouted, that's great."
Jiang Xuandao: "You can plant it now."
"Grow it now."
Jiang Xuan and Gan Song came to the paddy field.
The paddy field has been divided into many rows, and a drainage ditch will be dug between the two rows.
Now, most of the water in the paddy fields has been drained away. There is only a small amount of water in the drainage ditch, but the soil is very moist.
Jiang Xuan walked barefoot into the field, and then, together with Gan Song, planted the red crystal rice seeds in the animal skin bag into the field one by one.
Red crystal rice plants are very tall and cannot be planted as densely as rice. Sufficient spacing must be maintained.
Therefore, although there was not a lot of red crystal rice in Jiang Xuan's animal skin bag, after planting it all, he planted more than half an acre of land.
After planting, Jiang Xuan and Gan Song washed the mud from their hands and feet by the stream.
Jiang Xuandao: "We have just planted them now. We cannot irrigate the fields. Just keep water in the ditch. Once these red crystal rice take root and grow firmly, we will start trying to irrigate them."
Kang Will he be drowned?"
"If the red crystal rice is drowned, it means that the water cannot submerge its roots. If it is not drowned, it can continue to grow, which means that it is not afraid of water and can be irrigated with the entire field."
Gan Song nodded at the side and said: "Chief, I have written it all down."
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "Don't be nervous, these red crystal rice are only a small part. It doesn't matter even if the experiment fails, we can still harvest a large amount of red crystal rice in autumn."
"Of course, it would be best if it succeeds, which proves that our idea is right. If the yield in the paddy fields is higher than that in the fields, that would be even better."
After listening to Jiang Xuan's words, Gan Song was already looking forward to the harvest of red crystal rice in the paddy fields.
"Okay, I'm going back first. You should pay more attention to the paddy fields."
"Don't worry, chief, I will take good care of these red crystal rice."
Jiang Xuan washed his hands and feet and turned to leave. Gan Song hoped that the sprouted red crystal rice would grow up quickly and that the paddy field experiment would be successful.
Jiang Xuan was not as nervous as Gan Song.
The fruits of red crystal rice are in the shape of ears of wheat. One plant can produce several ears, and one plant can have hundreds of them. Each red crystal rice is as big as a red date, and the yield is incredibly high.
As long as there are no natural or man-made disasters and the red crystal rice can grow and mature normally, the Vine Tribe will have a huge harvest this year. The red crystal rice alone is estimated to be able to fill the existing granary.
If there is a good harvest of other grains, a granary will have to be built.
Therefore, Jiang Xuan can accept half an acre of red crystal rice in the experimental field, whether it is success or failure.
Back in the yard of the bamboo forest, Jiang Xuan walked into the house and took out two other important seeds, namely colored peppers and black bean beans.
These were things that the old witch brought back from abroad last year. They were not in large quantities. After being dried by Jiang Xuan, they were stored in clay pots.
He first opened the first clay pot and took out a bunch of dried colored peppers.
Colorful peppers are colorful, and almost every fruit is different. They are extremely spicy. Jiang Xuan tried it himself last year.
Jiang Xuan guessed that the colored pepper was one of the native peppers in the Southern Wilderness, but he didn't know what its yield was.
People who like chili are not happy about spicy food, but people who don't like it will avoid it.
Jiang Xuan happens to be the kind of person he likes. He has missed this exciting taste for a long time.
"Gaba..."
Jiang Xuan broke off a dry colored pepper the size of his thumb, and a pungent and spicy smell suddenly filled the air. At the same time, the seeds inside were exposed.
The colored pepper seeds are similar to the pepper seeds Jiang Xuan had seen in his previous life. They are very small. A colored pepper the size of a thumb can contain dozens of seeds.
Jiang Xuan gently scraped off the seeds, then broke open another colored pepper and continued scraping the seeds.
After scraping a bunch of dried colored peppers, Jiang Xuan got hundreds of seeds.
He took these seeds to the vegetable patch in the yard.
This vegetable patch has been cleaned up a long time ago. The gravel, tree roots, bamboo roots, and grass roots have all been picked up almost completely.
At the same time, Jiang Xuan dug a lot of black fertile soil from the forest and covered it with a layer on the vegetable plot.
He squatted in the vegetable field, patiently planting dozens of colorful pepper seeds one by one, and covering them with a thin layer of soil.
As for the remaining pepper seeds, according to the principle that eggs cannot be put in one basket, he will plant them in different crop fields. Even if one place is not good, there are other places that can make up for it.
After all, there are only so many colored pepper seeds, and if something unexpected happens if they are planted together, it will be too late to cry.
After planting, he patiently covered the vegetable field with a layer of hay to keep it warm and moisturizing, allowing the pepper seeds to germinate and grow faster.
Afterwards, he went to other crop fields, planted colored peppers one after another, and asked the soldiers of the planting team to take care of them carefully.
Then he returned to the yard and opened a second jar.
This jar contains about fifty or sixty black beans. Each one is as big as a quail egg, as round as a black pearl, and as black as a translucent one.
Beans are also one of the important food crops. Although they cannot be used as a staple food, they can provide people with high-quality protein. Eating them regularly is good for the body.
The Vine tribe currently has no beans crops, so these black beans bear Jiang Xuan's hope.
He even thought that if black bean could be grown successfully, he would find a way to find a stone cutter to get a stone mill so that he could grind soy milk for drinking, or even try to make tofu.
When he thought of the fresh tofu and sweet soy milk, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but lick his lips, recalling the delicious taste in his mind.
He walked to the vegetable patch in the yard and carefully planted half of the black beans, and the other half into the fertile crop land.
After planting the colored peppers and black beans, Jiang Xuan erected a tall fence to surround the vegetable field in order to prevent the glutinous rice balls from getting in and causing damage.
After closing the fence door, Jiang Xuan nodded with satisfaction and said, "It's much safer this way."
"Hey..."
At this moment, the glutinous rice balls that went out to hunt came back and landed in the yard.
It actually caught a big python in its claws!
The boa constrictor was as thick as a small bucket and seven or eight meters long. It had complex patterns on its body, but its head had been pecked to pieces by glutinous rice balls.
"You really have a soft spot for catching snakes."
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Jiang Xuan looked at the big python, a little dumbfounded.
Tang Yuan is growing bigger and bigger, and its height has far surpassed Jiang Xuan's, with a wingspan of eight meters. If the bamboo shed hadn't been built so big, it might not have been able to accommodate it.
But its habit of catching and eating snakes has not changed at all.
"Hey..."
Tang Yuan picked up the big python in his mouth, placed it in front of Jiang Xuan, and pecked the middle part.
"Give me half?" Jiang Xuan asked.
Tangyuan nodded. This guy's IQ was higher than expected and he could already understand a lot of people's words.
"Okay, thank you for the glutinous rice balls."
Jiang Xuan took out a sharp stone knife and peeled off the entire skin of the python.
Snake skin is a very good material for tribal people. It can be used to make real "snake skin bags" and can also be used to make clothing.
Then, he cleaned the internal organs of the python, took out a stone axe, and chopped the python into two halves, giving half to the glutinous rice balls and half to himself.
As for the internal organs, Jiang Xuan buried them in the vegetable field, and they could be used as fertilizer after they rotted.
Tang Yuan picked up the half-cleaned python meat, waddled into the bamboo shed, squatted in the nest and started to eat.
Jiang Xuan cleaned half of the python meat, chopped a section and threw it into the pottery tripod. He added some spices, salt, etc. and slowly cooked it. The rest was hung on the fire pond and roasted slowly.
Eating it stewed and eating it roasted are two different flavors, and Jiang Xuan likes to eat them both.
After eating and drinking, Jiang Xuan found several mushrooms growing on a piece of rotten wood in the corner of the yard.
Jiang Xuan said to himself: "The mushroom season is here. There should be a lot of magic mushrooms growing in that mushroom forest, right?"
Jiang Xuan thought about going to the Shangui Tribe to make a deal in exchange for some magic mushrooms to enhance the strength of the tribe's warriors.
Just as he said, Jiang Xuan immediately went to Chi Shao and expressed his thoughts.
Chi Shao said: "It's okay to trade some mushrooms, but you have to pay attention to safety. I don't know where the Crow Tribe is now. I'm worried that they will take action against the Teng Tribe."
Jiang Xuandao: "We are not going into the forest. I will take a few people and ask the old witch to borrow a giant eagle to fly there. There will be no danger."
Chi Shao nodded and said, "That's fine. The tribe is protected by the Vine God. You can go without worries."
"Okay, let's pack up and go there tomorrow."
Just as Jiang Xuan was about to leave, Chi Shao suddenly stopped him.
"Xuan, wait."
"Anything else?"
Chi Shao hurriedly walked into the house, took out several small clay pots with corks, and put them into Jiang Xuan's hands.
"This is the healing medicine I made from magical plants. Take it with you and be careful on the road."
Jiang Xuan looked at these small pottery bottles and felt Chi Shao's concern. He was silently moved in his heart. This sister was so kind to him.
"Okay, thank you sister, I will be careful."
Jiang Xuan put the small pottery bottle into the animal skin bag he carried with him, and then left Chi Shao's yard.
After returning, Jiang Xuan notified the others, and then began to prepare the items to be brought to the Shangui Tribe for trade this time.
The last time he went to the Mountain Turtle Tribe to trade, he used the teeth, bones and skins of wild beasts.
This time, in addition to ordinary goods, he also planned to bring salt made by the Vine Tribe.
Salt was of high value to most tribes.
Only a small amount of salt is needed to exchange for a large amount of supplies.
In the past, Jiang Xuan did not dare to bring him because he was afraid of bringing disaster to the tribe. After the attack from the Crow Tribe, he realized that the Vine Tribe was not as weak as he thought.
In this case, he can safely trade salt with other tribes.
Of course, he would not say that the salt was made by the Vine Tribe, as that would be too jealous.
Another commodity used for trade is pottery. Exquisite pottery is often very popular among tribal people.
Jiang Xuan prepared a bag of salt, a dozen pieces of pottery, some animal bones and teeth, and filled several large animal skin bags.
The next day, Jiang Xuan took Uncaria and three warriors and went to the old witch to borrow the giant eagle.
"Going to the Mountain Turtle Tribe to do business?"
After hearing Jiang Xuan's words, the old witch suddenly became interested.
"I'll go with you. I also want to see the Mountain Turtle Tribe."
The old witch has already spoken, can Jiang Xuan still refuse?
So, they brought their goods, sat on the back of the giant eagle with the old witch, and prepared to set off.
"Huhuhu..."
The giant eagle flapped its huge wings and began to take off.
However, not long after the giant eagle flew far, Tangyuan actually caught up.
"Er...Er..."
Tangyuan flew behind the giant eagle and kept chirping.
Jiang Xuan turned around and shouted: "Tangyuan, go back quickly, we are going somewhere far away."
However, Tangyuan did not go back, and still insisted on following.
At this moment, the old witch said: "If it wants to go, just let it go. I will make the giant eagle fly slower, which will also exercise its ability to fly long distances."
Jiang Xuan thought about it and thought it made sense, so he didn't let Tang Yuan go back, but asked him to follow him closer.
Tangyuan was very happy, spread out its big purple wings, and followed behind the giant eagle. When it got excited, it would even try to rush to the front.
Two raptors, one large and one small, flew across the sky and flew in the direction of the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
It takes two or three days to walk from the Vine Tribe to the Mountain Turtle Tribe, but it doesn't even take a day to ride the Giant Eagle.
This is because Tangyuan followed the giant eagle, flew slower, and rested three times in the middle.
When the giant eagle and glutinous rice balls landed on the open space not far from the mountain turtle tribe, a large group of mountain turtles immediately gathered together and stared at this side warily as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
The warriors of the Mountain Turtle Tribe each held weapons and surrounded the two raptors from a distance.
When Jiang Xuan saw this situation, he immediately stood up and shouted: "I am the leader of the Teng tribe, Xuan. I have made deals with you before."
On the Shangui Tribe's side, after hearing Jiang Xuan's shouting, Shan Jia, the leader, discovered that he was really from the Teng Tribe, so he immediately asked the warriors to put down their weapons.
"It turned out to be Leader Xuan. I thought it was those damn crows that came back again. Misunderstanding, it's all a misunderstanding."
The mountain beetle walked forward, but out of fear of the giant eagle, did not get closer.
Jiang Xuan got off the back of the giant eagle and said: "Chief Shanjia, the Crow Tribe also attacked you?"
Shanjia said bitterly: "Yes, fortunately our tribe is protected by the Turtle God, otherwise it would be in danger... Wait, your Vine tribe was also attacked by those crows?"
Jiang Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, but we were forced back by our Vine God."
Shan Jia was surprised. If this was the case, the Vine Tribe could be considered a powerful tribe.
Shanjia greeted warmly: "Let's go, Chief Xuan. We're tired of running all the way here. Let's go inside the tribe and talk."
Jiang Xuan asked Undou and others to unload the goods, and then walked with Shanjia to the Shangui tribe.
Along the way, Jiang Xuan saw many signs of fighting, and many houses were being repaired. It was obvious that they had been seriously damaged before.
