Ding Qi quickly got the green shrimp, which weighed about two catties, and by the way, he took some deer steaks, a fish and some ingredients back, and the seasoning was there by himself, so he didn't need to prepare. As before, he also brought back the dinner of the two guys, Little Cutie and Little Gold.

Back at the residence, Ben was already boiling water there, while his wife Feng was sitting on a stool and choosing vegetables there, talking and laughing and chatting with Ben. Obviously, he knew that there was something delicious, so he let his wife come over too.

Due to her pregnancy, Feng basically stopped leading the team, and transferred the position of platoon commander to Moo, concentrating on some light work in the garment group with a group of pregnant women.

Speaking of moo, he had already led his platoon of soldiers to set off again after the Ningcheng celebration ceremony, heading to the three tribes he found in the east of the Yuanyu tribe: Fengyi, Youchao, Shanjung, and the tribe called Ma in the north of the Youchao tribe.

Moo's main mission is to serve as the envoy of the Ding tribe, tell them about the establishment of Ningcheng, and exchange the unique products of Ningcheng with them, tell them which products can be exchanged, and get more green onions, green onion seeds, hemp and hemp seeds. In particular, it is necessary to bring back some hemp plants to determine what kind of hemp is poured into the bottom.

In the land of China, there are dozens of kinds of native hemp (pora), hemp and ramie, among which hemp and ramie are the most planted hemp seeds by the ancestors, which are widely used in textiles, ropes, papermaking, and even medicine. Among them, hemp can extract some painkillers, ramie can extract alcohol, and their effects are self-evident. Green hemp is a substitute for hemp and ramie, and in the past, hemp rope was made from green hemp in rural areas, and its seeds can still be eaten.

In addition, Moo also has an important job, which is to make the location of the original feather tribe into another exchange place, and the main object is the many tribes around the nest tribe in the east.

Ding Qi is currently laying out, with Ningcheng as the center, to create a deer tribe exchange place, a feather tribe exchange place, and a north-south exchange place, a total of four exchange places. The four swap sites radiate to the many tribes around the four swap sites, and then use one or two of these many tribes as a springboard to radiate more tribes.

There are two exchange places in the east and west, and there are still two exchange places in the north and south. There are already candidates in the north, that is, Nushui and Qianshui. The two of them had already identified the specific locations of some tribes between the north of Ningcheng and the Great River, and they could suggest which place would be more suitable to set up the exchange place.

As for the south, it is now blocked by the great lake. But it doesn't matter, Jing is now making a model of the fishing boat according to Ding Qi's sketch, and when the boat is made, this matter can be arranged. When the time comes, all these arrangements will blossom and bear fruit, bringing qualitative changes to the entire tribe and the entire wilderness.

As they spoke, the four of them prepared the ingredients needed to cook.

Deer steaks, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, and fungus are stewed in a clay pot, in which salt and fragrant powder are put to taste, and they are stewed thoroughly and then taken out of the pot. The fish is chopped into pieces, fried in lard until golden brown, directly poured into the boiling well water, put in some calamus grass stems and leaves, mainly after a day of fatigue, calamus can activate blood and dissolve stasis, reduce pain, and can sleep well at night. Sprinkle some salt to taste before the fish broth comes out of the pot.

The green shrimp caught in the lake are about the same size as the prawns that Ding Qi used to eat, and he puts the fish basket in the lake every night, and the next day he can catch almost half of the basket. One hundred and ten fish baskets were put in, enough for each person to eat seven or eight.

Blanch the shrimp in boiling water until they turn red, peel out the shrimp, put them in the stirred quail egg mixture, mix well and add some salt to taste. Put the first round-bottomed wok cast by the tribe on the fire, take out the bronze spatula, put in the lard, and a unique fragrance of lard spreads out.

When the oil temperature rises, pour in the shrimp egg mixture, stir-fry out of the pan, pour the oil, pour the chopped leeks into and stir-fry for a while, then pour the quail eggs and shrimp into it and stir-fry together. Immediately, the rich aroma of eggs and shrimp permeated the stove.

Quickly add a pinch of salt and mushroom powder, stir and remove from the pan.

The quail eggs are golden, the shrimp are white and tender, and the leeks are green, and the sound of the three of them swallowing saliva can be heard as soon as they are served to the table.

Ding Qi quickly made a pot of wild vegetable soup to clear away heat and anneal, which can well replenish nutrition and improve the fire caused by eating meat for a long time.

At the dining table, the four of them didn't say a word, and quickly wiped out the food on the table, like a whirlwind of clouds.

"Ben, everything that should be taught to you in farming has been taught to you, you should pay more attention. Now that soybeans, millet and peppers have been planted, after planting the rice, I will take two squads of soldiers along the Mustang Valley to have a look. Our tribe also needs more horses, but also cattle and a kind of livestock called donkeys. ”

Lu and Feng put away the dishes and chopsticks, leaving the space for solitude to the two men. He Ben is not an outsider, so Ding Qi directly said his plan.

Ben has always been obedient to Ding Qi's arrangement, but he is only worried about the safety of the leader.

"It's okay, let Cang follow, just take two squads of fighters. The defense of the tribe is coordinated between you and the stag, and the training of the warrior is handed over to the bear, who is in charge, and you are responsible for supervision, so don't let up. In daily production, you must have more snacks, and you must send people to protect the newly planted crops, and there should be no less weeding, irrigation, and fertilization. If there are insects, remember to use calamus grass roots to boil water in proportion, or use plant ash mixed with water as I told you, which can be used as an insecticide. ”

Youcang followed, Ben was also relieved, and quickly kept the leader's arrangement in mind.

He knew that the tribe did not have enough horses to meet the daily needs of the tribe, especially the warriors could not achieve one person and two horses, which was a request put forward by Ding Qi. As the tribe grows faster and faster, more and more warriors will be needed, just like the one hundred and fifty slaves who were exchanged this time, and they are now training under the leadership of Zhuang. Through training, it is necessary to find out the possible spies inside, and it is indispensable to guard against people, especially the people of the five major tribes.

Therefore, the number of warriors will increase rapidly, especially since there are still dozens of pregnant mares in the herd, which cannot be ridden for the time being. According to the current demand, another three hundred horses will not be enough.

Waiting for Lu and Feng to come out of the stove room, Ben took the wind back, leaving Ding Qi and Lu alone in the courtyard.

In two months or so, the wind will be born, and then the tribe will usher in a fertility wave, and dozens of babies will be born.

As a modern person who has traveled over time, although Ding Qi does not know how to deliver babies, she still knows some precautions for women to give birth. And the knowledge he has has a great chance of saving the lives of these expectant mothers and helping more babies to survive the dangerous period.

The deer looked at the figure of the wind leaving with an expectant look.

Ding Qi, who was feeding the little golden meat strips, shook his head and turned the deer's attention back with a loud voice.

"How's your case going? You five great doctors and witches plus the new doctor cloud are a valuable treasure! ”

Lu Xiao's face flushed, but he was not shy, he took the initiative to meet Ding Qi's gaze and smiled:

"Not to mention, we really learned a lot of knowledge and experience from interacting with each other. Especially the knowledge you said about herbs to heal diseases and wounds, combined with what everyone said, I really remember a lot, but unfortunately it is too troublesome to write on a wooden board. When will you be able to make the kind of paper you are talking about, just listen to you, and wait to write on it! ”

"When I get back from the Bronco Valley, the tribe is so busy that they can only focus on the most important things first. I promise, the first piece of paper made out of paper will be given to you! ”

Ding Qi had just given the deer a guarantee when there was a knock on the door. Ding Qi turned his head and saw that it was Jing, the leader of the carpenter group.

Lu saw that Jing came over, and knew that the other party must have been looking for the leader to report on the carpenter's work

, got up and dragged the little cutie who was gnawing on the rabbit out of the yard.

If the beast that was eating was disturbed, it would definitely be the most dangerous, but when the little cutie saw that it was a deer, her head immediately drooped, and she didn't even dare to have the desire to be angry. The deer is the one who has been in contact with it for the longest time in the tribe except for Ding Qi, and the deer is also very likely to be his father's woman, so let's take it easy!

Wow~

Seeing that the cutie was pulled out, Xiao Jin, who was also tearing rabbit meat, let out a loud roar, as if he was laughing at the cutie.

Jing was a little embarrassed, not knowing that the tribe's doctor witch deer was here, obviously disturbing the time when the two leaders were alone, and suddenly laughed a little embarrassed.

"Let's go, Jing, let's see how the model you made!"

Walking outside, the workers of each group cleaned up one after another and went to the canteen to eat with their own dishes and chopsticks. The tribe pays attention to saving food, which is the first rule that they need to follow from the beginning of their literacy, and it is to save food on the premise that the tribe ensures that everyone is fed.

Passing by the square, seeing Xiong Da and Xiong Er walking around on the road, Ding Qi couldn't help but step forward and make friends with the two guys for a while, feeding them some food, which can be regarded as cultivating feelings. Now in the tribe, Xiong Da Xiong Er is a star, and wherever they go, someone feeds them both, and they are almost eaten into buckets!

Outside the shed where the carpenters' team was located, there was an open space, two torches were lit, and a shelf was placed in the center of the clearing, and a model was set up on the shelf-boat.

What appeared in front of Ding Qi's eyes was a sampan boat, that is, a small fishing boat, similar to the black shed boat in the water town south of the Yangtze River, except that there was no black shed.

This is a boat made by Jing according to the model of the boat drawn by Ding Qi, combined with the principle of the boat, which is one meter five long, about fifty centimeters wide, about fifty centimeters high, and the bottom is flat.

"Chief, it took a lot of work to build this model this afternoon. It's just that the joints between the boards are not made carefully enough, and I am worried that water will seep in after entering the water. ”

Jing pointed out the boat to Ding Qi to see, afraid that he would not be able to see clearly, so he lit another torch to illuminate it.

Ding Qi examined it carefully, and even leaned on the bottom of the boat to watch. The whole ship looks relatively strong, and some places use a mortise and tenon structure, so you don't have to worry about the hull falling apart after the bronze nails are corroded. There is no compartment on the hull, and the light source does not shine through, indicating that Jing has taken into account all the points of attention he has explained.

But just like Jing feared, now there is no waterproof filler at the seams, and water can easily penetrate in. Moreover, the hull is not painted and anti-corrosion, and the hull is very susceptible to water, so it is necessary to find some grease and sticky agent for waterproofing and anti-seepage treatment.

"Well, you're right! This is definitely the place to pay attention. However, you did a great job of being able to get the model out in such a short period of time, which I didn't expect. Tomorrow we will carry the model to the lake, we will test the water to see how the water seeps, and then we will check and fill in the gaps.

As for impermeability, I have one thing in mind that can be made by the means available. However, that embalming thing is more difficult to do, and as for where it is, I don't know, so I need everyone to find it together. ”

Jing nodded, knowing that his leader would definitely be able to find something relevant and solve this little problem.

Now the carpenter in the tribe has more complete tools, and it is relatively easy to make things. As long as there are graphics, it can basically be made, and there is a bug of Ding Qi, and the direction is pointed out, and everyone can make things.

"A few of you must not have eaten, let's go, let's go back together, I'll show you what to use as a water impermeable agent!"