Chapter 921: Congratulations to the three of them on holding hands (two in one)
The emergence of any system must be supported by actual conditions, and it must be in line with reality, such as the spouse system of the Qingque tribe.
There is a situation in the tribe itself where a person has multiple wives, and Han Cheng, who only married one Bai Xuemei, has no mandatory requirement, and everyone in the tribe must be matched for monogamy like him.
It's not that this is macho or anything like that, but the actual situation in the tribe is here, and it will not work at all if you don't follow it.
In the tribe, there are now more than twice as many adult women as adult men, and if monogamy is forced, more than half of the female primitives in the tribe must be beaten as singles and become old girls.
This is not good at all, it is not conducive to the internal unity of the Qingque tribe, and it is too cruel for these female primitives.
How can you sleep alone after a long night?
It's good if it's really living alone, but the key is that the Qingque tribe is still practicing Datongpu, except for a few, a family can't live in a house, let alone a house for one person.
In this way, the problem arises, listening to the melodious primitive tune, it is difficult to fall asleep......
Another reason is that this is extremely detrimental to the increase in the population of the Qingque tribe.
It is also because of this that the current spouse system of the Qingque tribe is formed, which is not particularly clear, but it is basically a convention.
It is foreseeable that as the ratio of men and women in the tribe gradually balances out, this system will inevitably change, and slowly move towards monogamy.
After all, no one wants to lie on the kang at night and only listen to others humming a little song......
The cold wind could not dispel the fiery hearts of the people, and the rough and tactful singing sounded here and there, and it was not long before a pair of young men, who had attracted each other by singing, threw away the flax they were peeling in their hands, went to the river to wash the mud off their hands and arms, and then ran one after the other, very cheerfully, to a grove not particularly far away.
With their successful examples, the rest of the young people suddenly became more active, especially the male young people, who were all excited and sang much louder.
Even a few people who are not very good at singing on weekdays, or who are more shy, all open their mouths and sing loudly, especially the sister of Miko who once taught everyone to be sung the most on the bow of the boat.
The second is "Crossing the River", which Miko once taught everyone, which is the song "A bend ~ bend ~ river in front of my brother, and my sister sings a sweet ~ sweet~ song opposite my sister."
It didn't take long for someone to run hand in hand again to the grove not far away.
It's just that unlike the previous pair, this time there were three people, a man and two women, running hand in hand to the grove.
Wu sat on a small bench, pinched a torn hemp head in one hand, and held a hemp rod in the other, and blocked it on the small wooden stake nailed in front of him, and then pulled it a little harder, and the hemp skin was pulled off.
He is very skilled at doing this kind of thing.
While peeling the hemp, Wu raised his eyes and looked around, looking at these young people who were trying to sing, or running towards the grove after singing, their wrinkled faces were all smiles.
He can't get enough of this kind of thing.
After today's incident, after a while, there will be a lot of newborn dolls in my tribe.
People are about the same, when they get old, they always want to watch their children get married and have children, and then their children and grandchildren run around their knees.
Those who are older and already have spouses are also looking at these with great interest, recalling what they have done, and comparing them with the scene in front of them, their hearts are full of warmth.
There are also some who are more playful, not only recalling themselves, but also helping their partners recall.
From time to time, he would whisper something in his partner's ear that only two people knew, causing the other party to laugh for a while.
Because of the holding of this event, the work of peeling hemp, which was supposed to be relatively cold, suddenly became warm.
Everyone was talking and laughing about these things, and they didn't feel how bitter they were.
Another thing that needs to be mentioned is that the young people of school age living in the Tongshan residential area will also rush back to the main tribe from the Tongshan residential area before the mahjong peeling is about to begin, to participate in this grandest mate selection activity for the tribe.
Fortunately, people far outnumber the rest of the species, as long as there is enough food and energy, they can be used anytime and anywhere, unlike the rest of the remaining species, most of which have a fixed estrus period.
Otherwise, this flipped hemp pair of songs will be changed to spring.
Of course, there are still many places that need to be improved in the current system of the Qingque tribe, and one of the most important things is how to avoid the problem of unwittingly close relatives.
Since it is still in its infancy, everything is still improving, and the next generation has not yet grown up, or has not been born directly, so this matter is not too urgent.
In addition, Han Dashenzi is very busy day by day, so it has been put aside for the time being, but later, he will find a way to solve it......
"Puff~"
The copper shovel was inserted into the dirt, and a piece of soil with water was pried out with both hands and pried it up.
Because of the water, this sound comes out when the mud is pried up.
Han Cheng, who was rolling his trouser legs, moved his hands slightly, buttoned off the piece of soil on the copper shovel, and straightened up, his back aching.
Cultivating paddy fields is not easy at all, and it is more tiring than dry fields.
On the one hand, there are a large number of aquatic plants in the water, and all kinds of rhizomes are intertwined, and often a shovel can not dig up a piece of soil.
On the other hand, there is water, it is inconvenient to walk, and it is still frozen feet and legs when stepping on it, and the pickaxe is such a sharp tool for digging soil, which basically cannot be used, because a hammer goes down, it will splash a piece of water, and because the mud at the bottom of the water is too soft and not very easy to pry, there is no fulcrum.
It is also for this reason that the speed of opening up paddy fields is far less fast than that of dry fields.
And that's not all, it's the most important thing, as time goes on, the weather gets colder and the water gets colder, and the time will definitely not be able to go into the water to do such things like now.
If you have long rubber shoes or rain pants or something like that, you can do this, but the current Qingque tribe obviously does not have such conditions.
However, if the work is stopped in winter, the paddy fields will not be able to open up too much, and there will definitely not be too much rice planted next year.
Not to mention that all the rice that we have obtained now can be planted as seedlings, and it is very good to be able to plant one-third of the rice we have obtained.
Of course, Han Cheng didn't want to see such a thing happen.
Because this means that if you want to open up Jinguan City here, you need to invest more manpower and material resources and spend more time.
But this kind of thing, it is not easy to solve it, after all, there is a lack of various tools now, and Han Cheng, a traveler who has seen the world, has more contact with dry fields in later generations, and for paddy fields, he has not had much contact with them, and he does not know enough, so there are not many ways to think about it.
However, many times people are forced out.
Well, if you don't push yourself, you will never know how good you are.
Faced with such a situation, it really made Han Dashenzi think hard and meditate, and came up with a solution.
His method is very simple.
Since paddy fields are not easy to develop, it is enough to simply turn them into dry fields.
Of course, this so-called turning into dry land is not a complete transformation into dry land, after all, Han Cheng opened up these fields to be used to grow rice, not millet, and this era has not yet cultivated the kind of rice that can grow directly in dry land.
The conversion to dry land that he spoke of was only temporary.
It is to first dig a ditch around a designated area, use the excavated soil, enclose the ridge, isolate this area from the outside water, and then open an opening to release the water surrounding it.
As a result, the water inside will slowly dry out and turn from watery land to dry land.
After becoming dry land, the speed of development will be greatly improved, and in winter, people can continue to develop these dry lands without worrying about being soaked in cold water and frostbite.
After turning over all these fields, clearing the intricate grass roots that have grown in them for many years, and turning the wasteland into farmland, then digging a hole in the outer side of the ridge can bring in water and turn the treated field back into a paddy field for rice cultivation.
Of course, this cannot be done simply by building ridges on the periphery, because the water inside is not easy to run clean thoroughly.
Therefore, while doing this, Han Cheng also led people to continue to dig and widen the deeper places according to the topography of this shallow water, and make them into channels.
In this way, the water gathers into this sinuous channel and flows downstream.
When this is done, many places that were previously flooded are exposed to the surface and dry up day by day.
In tandem with the approach taken, many places have been turned into drylands.
What Han Cheng is doing now is digging a canal here with the rest of the people, trying to get as much dry land as possible before the weather becomes completely cold and unsuitable for people to enter the water barefoot.
In this way, when the weather starts to get cold in winter, he and the people of the tribe can dig these places with peace of mind.
In order to dig as many ditches as possible and gather the water of this body of water, after the twelve tiled houses in the inner courtyard of Jinguan City were built, Han Cheng also directly stopped the construction of the houses, and asked these people to join in the work.
As this matter progressed, Han Cheng and the others also got another harvest by the way.
This harvest is a lot of fish and shrimp.
After a large area of water became waterless due to Han Cheng's efforts, many fish and shrimp that did not have time to leave with the flowing water were left in place, tied up in shallow puddles or mud.
These guys who ran in the water very quickly, after leaving the water, immediately couldn't get up, and only stayed there obediently to be 'picked up by the people of the Blue Sparrow tribe'.
As a result, the number of fish and shrimp obtained by the Qingque tribe during this period of time has doubled.
Han Cheng is not worried that it will happen, as long as they open up this place and reintroduce it into the water source, there will soon be fish and shrimp to grow again in this water.
When the time comes, a fish pond may be cleared out of the vicinity and used exclusively for the cultivation of fry.
In the spring, when water is released into the paddy fields, some fish fry are put into the paddy fields and let them grow together with the rice.
After the rice is harvested in autumn, you can release some water and you can happily harvest the last batch of fish and shrimp.
Moreover, fish growing in it not only does not affect the growth of rice, but can also eat a lot of insects, and fish manure can also provide a lot of nutrients to rice.
If you can't harvest and plant rice twice a year, it is also very good to harvest the last batch of fish and shrimp while harvesting rice.
Looking at this place that has changed greatly because of their efforts, Han Cheng imagined a better life in the future, and then began to dig here with a copper shovel.
A good life is not something that can be achieved just by imagining, and it takes a lot of effort to achieve it and live the kind of life you want.
While Han Cheng and the people of the Qingque tribe who went south were working hard to build everything they dreamed of here, the older female primitives were also working hard for what they wanted.
After some days of walking, a cave appeared in the eyes of the older primitive women.
In the vicinity of this cave, there are some old and weak people, who play here or get some food.
For the older female primitives who appeared in the field of vision, most of these people appeared to be more panicked, and hurriedly ran towards the cave, ready to hide.
“#¥ER¥!”
In the process, someone shouted out a little strangely.
With his shout, the people who were hurrying into the cave all stopped, and looked at the older primitive women who were gradually approaching their cave.
Their gaze fell on the pottery that was carried by the older female primitives......