After solving the mantis tribe, winter has quietly arrived.
After the heavy snow closed the mountains, the Teng tribe continued as it did every winter before. Ordinary tribesmen worked hard to make various tools, while warriors went on winter fishing and hunting to add some food to the tribe.
It is worth mentioning that because there was sufficient food, Jiang Xuan selected some skilled tourists outside the vine wall and asked them to join the vine tribe to polish stone tools, make weapons, sew animal skin clothing, etc. for the tribe.
As for those unskilled tourists, Jiang Xuan also left a way for them to survive, which was to work for the Teng tribe.
Polishing stone and bone tools is a very time-consuming task, and it takes a lot of time to make enough tools for the entire tribe.
Therefore, Jiang Xuan distributed some stones and bones to the tourists to polish them day and night, and then exchange them for some food or animal skins, so that they would not starve to death or freeze to death.
At the same time, Jiang Xuan allowed these tourists to do business with the Teng tribe.
For example, some tourists are lucky and find better stones or animal bones in the forest.
Then they can take out these stones and animal bones and exchange them with the Vine tribe for food, animal skins, and even salt.
By being hired and traded, some strong and lucky tourists can survive this winter.
As for those tourists who are weak and unlucky, they can only be eliminated by nature.
Because even if they work hard and obtain some survival resources, they are likely to be robbed by stronger people.
This is the tragedy of being a weakling.
No matter whether people are living well or not, time always passes at its own pace, little by little.
In the blink of an eye, the cold and torturous winter passed.
There are many people who sleep in winter forever, and there are also many people who survive the winter and usher in the spring.
It's early January, the fifth year since the establishment of the Vine Tribe.
"The sun is coming out!'
'We finally got over it!'
When the long-lost sun warmed the earth again and the ice and snow began to melt, the tourists outside the vine wall jumped up with excitement.
Winter is desperate. Under the heavy snow, it is very difficult to find some food. Things are different in spring. Even if you eat grass roots, wild vegetables, and insects, there is always a way to survive.
In the rattan tribe, Jiang Xuan carved a line on the Hsinchu slips made in winter: In the fifth year of the rattan tribe, January 1st was sunny.
"The fifth year!"
After Jiang Xuan finished carving, he felt very emotional.
When he first came to this world, he didn't know how to survive in the face of various traps.
But in the blink of an eye, four or five years passed.
Although he encountered various difficulties and dangers, he survived them all
The Vine Tribe has grown from five people at the beginning to more than two thousand people now, and it is even continuing to grow.
"Squeak
Jiang Xuan opened the door of the house and looked at the sunshine in the yard, feeling relaxed and happy. "Yier...
Tangyuan walked out of the giant bird's nest in the bamboo shed and flapped its wings excitedly, causing the snow in the yard to fly everywhere.
In another bamboo shed, the Black Wind Rhino Yue Ya lay in his nest, shaking off the snowflakes that flew to his head, snorting helplessly, and exhaled two streams of hot breath from his nostrils.
In terms of body shape, it can't compare to Tangyuan, and in terms of combat power, it can't compare to Tangyuan. Therefore, even if you are dissatisfied, you can only endure it.
Tang Yuan held his head high, not looking at the crescent moon at all.
It skillfully opened the courtyard door, then went out through the gate that had been widened several times, trotted all the way to the open space in front of the altar, and took off directly.
It can't wait to find fresh prey.
"Crescent Moon, come on, let's go out for a walk.'
Jiang Xuan greeted, and Yue Ya immediately stood up from the nest, shook the fur on his body, walked to Jiang Xuan, and knelt down to make it easier for Jiang Xuan to sit on.
After Jiang Xuan sat down, Yue Ya stood up again, and then led Jiang Xuan outside.
At this time, although the sun has risen, only a small part of the ice and snow has melted, and many bamboos bent and broken by the heavy snow can be seen everywhere.
Fortunately, the Vine Tribe had already cleared a very wide road in the middle of the bamboo forest, otherwise it would have been difficult to get out.
Outside the bamboo forest, most of the people from the Teng tribe came out to bask in the sun.
Jiang Xuan walked to the house on the left side of the tribe and saw Uncaria and Poria. Poria was still holding their child in her arms.
Jiang Xuan jumped off Yue Ya's back, walked to Fuling, and looked at the child she was holding. "Oh, little Tiandong is growing up very fast!"
In just over four months, Tiandong grew from a wrinkled baby to a plump and fat doll.
Round face, long eyelashes, big eyes, cute little nose, rosy little mouth, fat lotus-like little hands, very cute,
Fuling smiled and said: "Thanks to the tribe, there is enough food and I eat well."
The Vine tribe gives preferential treatment to pregnant women, lactating mothers and babies. Even in winter, they will try to let them eat as much winter-caught fish, fresh animal meat and other foods.
Jiang Xuan shook Tiandong's little hand and said, "Grow up quickly and become a brave and powerful warrior in the future!"
At this moment, Xiao Tiandong grinned, an innocent smile that made people feel better when they saw it.
Undo beside him also laughed. Since becoming a father, he has become much more mature than before and has become more stable in his work.
Jiang Xuan teased the child again, and then continued to patrol the tribe on Yueya.
When he walked outside the stone tool workshop, he was surprised to find that many people from the planting team were here, and everyone looked quite excited.
What is this doing?
Jiang Xuan felt confused, so he got off Yueyue's back and prepared to go in and take a look.
At this moment, the people inside ran out one after another.
'Come out, come out!'
Everyone gathered around Old Man Blackstone, their eyes focused on an instrument in his hand.
Jiang Xuan only glanced at the utensil and couldn't move his eyes away.
"Quyuanli! It's really made!'
What Old Man Heishi is holding is a curved shaft plow made of wood and stone.
The plow shaft is made of naturally curved wood, and the plow tip and plow bed are also made of fine wood.
The plow blades and plow walls are made of fine stone.
Among them, the most important plow and shovel are made of high-quality stone, which is extremely hard and not easily damaged.
Although this curved shaft plow looks simple, it has actually been made for a long time and has been improved countless times.
If it can really work, the productivity of the current production methods of the Vine Tribe will be greatly improved!
After Jiang Xuan arrived, the onlookers made way to let Jiang Xuan in.
Everyone respects the leader very much.
After Jiang Xuan entered, he saw Gan Song squatting on the ground, stroking Quyuli like a treasure, his movements very gentle.
"Is the manufacturing completed?" Jiang Xuan looked at Old Man Blackstone.
"It's done." Old Blackstone nodded affirmatively.
"However, we will have to wait until the snow melts to try it out with the cows in the field to see if it can be used."
Jiang Xuan nodded and said: "Then let's wait until the snow melts and try it. If it works, your stone tool workshop will have made a great contribution, and the rewards you deserve will not be less."
Old Blackstone said humbly: "Thank you, chief."
On the ground, Gan Song didn't even want to say anything. He only had Quyuanli in his eyes.
He was looking forward to whether this thing could bring about huge changes to the planting team as the leader said.
People on the planting team, including other spectators, were also talking excitedly. Everyone wanted to know what kind of effect this thing could have.
After five days, the temperature gradually increased and most of the thick snow on the ground melted. "Wow!
In the Feiyu River, the water began to flow again. Because a large amount of ice and snow melted, the water level even rose a lot.
In the crop fields, as the sun shines, the soil has become moist and soft, and it is ready for experiments with cattle plowing.
"Moo.
Dajiao personally pulled one of the most obedient cows, and Old Man Blackstone brought a bent-shaft plow with a rope attached to it and hitched it up.
The planting team sent a soldier with the most experience in farming, holding a bamboo whip in his hand, and walked excitedly behind the cow.
Jiang Xuan, Chi Shao, and many members of the Teng tribe gathered beside the crop field to watch this historic scene.
"We must succeed, we must succeed!"
Gan Song stood aside nervously. If he had not only had one hand, he would have conducted this experiment himself.
Jiang Xuan walked to the soldier responsible for plowing the fields and taught him how to use the curved plow. "The left hand is holding the plow, the right hand is holding the bamboo whip and the cow rope, yes, I have it.
Under Jiang Xuan's guidance, the planting team soldier nervously set up the plow, held a bamboo whip, and held the cow rope.
"Okay, now drive the cow and make it move forward."
"Hey, let's go!"
Under Jiang Xuan's instructions, the warrior swung his bamboo whip, but it did not land on the cow's butt. Because this cow has been tamed by the divine vine, it is very obedient and does not need to have its nose pierced or whipped vigorously.
"Moo!'
The tall cow roared low, then lowered its head and dragged the curved shaft plow forward.
At the shoulder of the ox, there is a curved piece of wood with strong ropes tied to both ends, connected to the curved shaft plow.
When the ox moves forward, the plow will be dragged along by it.
"Tsk tsk
After the cow has taken two steps, the plow is brought into the soil and continues to move forward. The soil was first dug up by the plow, and when it hit the curved plow wall, it immediately fell to the left.
As the cattle continued to move forward, a line of turned soil was left in the crop field. It was not only dug deeply, but also very evenly.
When the cow reached the edge of the crop field, Jiang Xuan walked over again and instructed the soldier to swing the plow tail over first, and then pull the cow rope to make the cow turn.
This step was a little more difficult. The warrior and the cow had to cooperate four or five times before they finally learned how to turn. Time passes little by little.
The cooperation between the soldiers and the oxen, from stumbling at the beginning, to a tacit understanding later on, the plowing speed continued to increase, and the rows of soil turned over quickly.
When the crop field was completely plowed and the oxen dragged the plow ashore, everyone at the scene cheered.
"Success, success!"
Gan Song waved his fists excitedly, his face flushed with excitement.
Jiang Xuan was also very happy. Finally he no longer had to rely entirely on manpower to plow the land.
Old Man Heishi breathed a sigh of relief. He had been making the Quyuan Plow for a long time, and now it was a success. Finally, his hard work had not been in vain.
The soldier responsible for plowing the land looked at the turned over land and felt as if he was in a dream.
He squatted on the ground, grabbed a piece of soil, and said in disbelief: "It's so fast, it's really fast, much faster than us digging with a bone.'
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "Of course, the cooperation of Quyuanli and oxen can dig much faster than a few people digging together."
"In the future, we will make more curved shaft plows and domesticate more oxen. In this way, we can cultivate more fields and produce more food.'
Jiang Xuan's words made everyone excited again, and they looked forward to that day. “Keep plowing.
The soldier in charge of holding the plow calmed down and drove the cattle to another field.
There is no shortcut to mastering the art of plowing with oxen, you just need to spend a lot of time and effort practicing.
Soon, another crop field was filled with people.
Everyone watched with great interest the magical oxen pulling the plow and the rapid turning of the soil.
Naturally, Gan Song couldn't let just one person learn it. He arranged for several soldiers to learn it in turn. Later, more curved shaft plows were made and more oxen were trained to pull the plows, so the planting teams could cultivate wider fields and produce more food.
