Although there is a lot less snow, it is easy for the reindeer to pull the snow plow even on the dirt. After dozens of days of domestication, the reindeer, which are closer to the tribe or to humans to be precise, have been able to understand some simple commands, such as driving, calling, whistle (sao, fourth sound), oh (third sound).

This is the command given by Ding Qi when he was controlling Xiao Erhei, and he was learned by the soil to train the reindeer, but he didn't expect the effect to be particularly good, and the reindeer quickly remembered the meaning of these four pronunciations, which are the instructions to move forward, stop, turn left, and turn right. The reindeer accepted it so quickly, but Ding Qi was taken aback, and looked at Tu like a monster, thinking that either Tu was a geek who domesticated animals, or that the reindeer had been trained in these four commands before.

But is it possible?

Ding Qi didn't know, and in the end, he could only attribute to the talent of the earth.

Looking at the soil in front of him waiting for the reindeer, Ding Qixin said that it was fortunate that this guy was not slaughtered, otherwise a beast taming genius would be wasted. But when I saw Ding Qi's sharp eyes in the soil of the reindeer there, I was so frightened that I trembled in my heart, wondering if I had done something wrong, and warned myself that I didn't dare to make a mistake, my butt still hurts, and it hurts when I see Ding Qi's buttocks!

That time I was so made that I couldn't get out of bed for several days, and when I got out of bed, I walked on one leg, good guy, and it was too ruthless!

If Ding Qi knew his thoughts, he would have to beat him again, and I didn't fix you, isn't this a smear on me!

In fact, the animal training process is also a process of gradual formation of conditioned reflexes, when shouting those four commands, with the whip or reins in the hand, to give the animal a hint, and slowly accept this directional command. It's a process of exploration, but Tu can learn quickly, which is enough to show that he is a very smart, meticulous and learning person.

Here is a little-known fact, that is, reindeer were not actually domesticated by humans, but were attracted by the smell of human urine and had to follow humans. As long as they are around humans, they can easily obtain human urine to replenish the salt they need for their bodies. They are only interested in human urine and are dismissive of the urine of other animals.

So, the fact is that reindeer were domesticated because they could get human urine. Moreover, reindeer also have a habit, mainly male deer, like to sprinkle their own urine on their two hind legs, through this way to spread the breath of their own urine and their own body to attract the opposite sex and drive away the same sex. It can be seen from this that the reindeer is a strange species, but it is also a very useful species for humans. As a result, humans took advantage of their salt-loving habits to tame countless reindeer for feeding by the 21st century, providing humans with a lot of meat, milk and fur.

The reindeer herd was pulled out of the newly built wooden enclosure of the deer, each pulling a snow plow, and even the baby reindeer were running around with their mother. The reindeer king was no exception, pulling a snow plough in front of his head. It didn't want to be trapped, but after Ding Qi comforted it a few words, he didn't object again, but followed Ding Qi to the front, and he didn't need to drive away, just pull it away, and he was very obedient.

This time he went to the exchange place, Ding Qi was fully prepared and took the two teams with him

The half-veteran team members, fully armed, led the reindeer and pulled a plow full of snow and plows to the destination. The materials consisted mainly of the tribe's unique pottery, bamboo baskets, bamboo baskets, and animal skin short clothes, plus three fishing nets, and at least 50 catties of animal meat on each snow plow.

Ding Qi rode on Xiao Erhei, and together with Cang on a gray horse, he patrolled back and forth in front of the team, checking if anyone or the little reindeer were left behind. In this exchange, Tu was allowed to join, while Ben was left in the tribe to train the two teams of hunting members of the Yuanyu tribe to ensure that after Ding Qi returned to the tribe, the group could meet the standards of the old team members, and the discipline must also be improved.

And they stay in the tribe, and they also have to protect the tribe, and they can't go without patrols every day. They also had to take part in the labor, making bricks in large quantities during the period after Tinch's departure, and firing them when they returned.

At the beginning of spring, the snow has not completely melted, and there is even thick snow in the shade, and some of the buds of the plants have only been extracted, and a large number of plant barriers have not yet been formed to block people's sight, so Ding Qi and Ben don't have to worry too much about the team. But if all the plants are growing, then you have to be especially careful, there may be a fatal danger behind the dense plants.

In the sky, a large number of birds wintering in the south fly towards the north. On the ground, there are also many beasts that have returned to the north under the leadership of the leader, returning to their homeland to reproduce. The beasts were in patches, and their roars were all around them, and the mountains were all over the field. Along with the herd, there are a variety of predators, staring at their prey, expanding their populations as they move, and following the path of thousands of years to the north.

Tinch led his team in a circuitous detour, carefully avoiding the herds in their direction so as not to frighten them, while controlling the reindeer to avoid being harmed or targeted by predators. If the beasts are frightened and go berserk, no one can bear their wrath, and they can only temporarily avoid the edge, and Ding Qi, the team that dragged his family and mouth, could not escape.

When Ding Qi was preparing for the return trip, he would clean up the beasts around him and make the tribe safer. However, looking at these beasts, he is also relatively stable in his heart, believing that the wolf pack led by Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai should have a rich source of meat, and he is looking forward to them bringing more help to the tribe.

Three days later, the team arrived at the Wild Horse Valley, where they arrived at a campsite to join the Golden Feather and Black Feather, who had been sent over after the Chinese New Year. The whole crew tied the reindeer to the woods next to the shack, and the snow ploughs were neatly placed in the open space outside the shack, away from the animal path, so as not to be hit, and it was full of pottery and fragile items. On a tall cedar tree, near the Animal Trail in the Wild Horse Valley, there was a treehouse, which was swaying with the trunk.

Jin Yu and Hei Yu also came up early, and let Ding Qi to the hut where they had recently rested, where hot water was boiling in one clay pot and a pot of animal meat was boiling in the other. He took out a clay bowl, put a pinch of dandelion tea, brewed it, and put it in front of Ding Qi, and began to tell the story of what happened after they arrived.

Ding Qi has always been thinking about the group of horses, the group of Xiao Erhei. He wanted to catch some more horses and add them to the hunting party, and then everyone in the hunting party would have a horse to ride, and what a majestic thing it would be. In addition, the speed of movement increases, many things will be done more and more quickly, and the radius of the tribe will be greatly expanded.

Jin Yu and the others are reliable and brave

This can be seen from the fact that they dared to come out when they were attacked by the saber-toothed tiger that night, and they had also been here and were familiar with the situation here, so they were entrusted with the important task of waiting for the arrival of the horses here.

Jin Yu first introduced the situation here.

"Chief, since the first time we arrived here, we have checked in the Wild Horse Valley according to your arrangement, and we have found no traces of a large herd of wild beasts passing through, especially the tracks of horses.

We built a treehouse on a large tree on the edge of the Wild Horse Valley and looked at it every day. When you have nothing to do, according to your requirements, make a horse pole, and thirty poles have been made so far, which is enough for our hunting team. Even the horses have prepared more than sixty of them. ”

When Jin Yu said this, he picked up a pottery bowl in the corner, took a sip of water, and motioned for Hei Yu to continue. Hei Yu was not polite, and then Jin Yu's words began.

"From what has been observed so far, the herds passing through the Wild Horse Valley are mainly herds of antelopes, bighorn deer, woolly rhinos, small mammoths, and occasionally two herds of bison passing through here.

In addition, we secretly followed the herd of bison for two days along the Wild Horse Valley, which was lined with mountains and forests with many predators. So the two of us didn't dare to go deeper, and quickly retreated back the same way. ”

"Could it be that the wild horses will run over here at night while it is dark?"

Ding Qi took the opportunity to ask his own questions.

"This shouldn't be, we are also very vigilant when we sleep at night, most of the time is spent in the tree house, we will wake up and check at the slightest disturbance, not to mention the movement of these large beasts."

Black Feather thought for a moment and then gave the answer.

Hearing this, Ding Qi nodded, handed another pottery bowl filled with warm water to Hei Yu, and said:

"You've worked hard, and if you can catch more horses, you two should be the first to do it! Let's go to the edge of the Wild Horse Valley and see how it goes. ”

After speaking, Ding Qi drank the bowl of dandelion tea, got up and walked out of the shack, and told the warehouse to take the team and prepare dinner. When Ding Qi passed by the dozens of horse poles, he checked them one by one, each pole is about seven meters long, and they are all made of good birch poles, plus the rope, it will be a very good horse riding tool. As for those horse stumbling children, not to mention, the length is appropriate, and the live buckle is made in advance for easy use.

From these two things, it can be seen that the two of them are careful and conscientious, which is reassuring and reassuring, and they are people who can be entrusted with important tasks.

When he came to the Wild Horse Valley, Ding Qi first took a closer look at the muddy animal paths, all of which were the footprints of some artiodactyl animals, and some thick paw prints, such as mammoths, but others such as horseshoe prints or wild ass prints were not.

Thinking about these wild horses, Ding Qi's heart was hot and itchy. This is the source of the tribe's cavalry, and if you are not excited, it is fake. In the past, when he was in the army, he was particularly envious of the cavalry troops on the northern frontier, and he was even more fascinated by the cavalry described in the middle, and now that he has the opportunity to achieve such a small goal, Ding Qi must grasp it, even if he postpones or cancels the exchange activities.