The snow and ice melt, the warm sun shines all over the land, winter is gone, spring is coming, and the new year is coming.

The snow outside the cave finally melted, and the snake tribe, both adults and children, ran outside with cheers.

It was very uncomfortable for them to stay in the dark cave except for the time to eat, but now they finally don't have to stay in the cave all the time, they can run freely, and they can breathe fresh air.

Jian and his people have been joining the Snake Tribe for a month, and they have plenty of food every day, as well as the kind and friendly people, making it very easy for Jian and his people to integrate into the Snake Tribe.

Because of Jian and his people, the total population of the snake tribe reached 181 people, including one witch, one leader, one divine envoy, 26 adult males, 53 adult females, 88 minors, and eleven elderly and disabled people.

Compared to this time last year, the snake tribe has increased by twenty-eight people, which is a very big improvement.

"Come here, come here."

Standing in the middle of the clearing, the leader shouted loudly that he wanted all the people to come and assemble and prepare to set off for the river to wash.

After spending a winter in the cave, it was good to grab a handful of snow and swallow it in his stomach when he was thirsty, but there was no water to wash it, and everyone was dirty, even Su Yan was no exception.

Therefore, whenever winter ends and spring comes, the snake tribe will collectively go to the river to wash their bodies, even the elderly and disabled people who are inconvenient to move will also go together.

A moment later, all the clansmen gathered in the open space, minors, pregnant women with limited mobility, the elderly, the disabled, Wu, Derpy, and Su Yan inside, and the leader with adults with weapons surrounded to protect them.

A large group of 181 people slowly advanced towards the small river more than 200 meters away.

When they came to the river, they took off the dirty and smelling animal skins on their bodies, squatted on the riverside, scooped water from the river with their hands and poured it on themselves, washing the dirt on their bodies, and at the same time they had to be careful of being bitten by the fish in the river.

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Winter has just passed, the river is still a little cold, just poured the cold river water on the body, many people can't help but shiver.

After washing the body and washing the hair, after washing the hair and washing the animal skin, the interesting thing is that some people have a swimming fish directly bite the hair when washing their hair and are caught, which is also an unexpected gain, and the clansmen grinned and laughed after seeing this scene.

During the frolicking, the tribesmen had finished washing, shook the washed animal skins vigorously, shook off some moisture, and put them back on their bodies.

Return home.

The people who returned to their settlements did not relax, and before breakfast was eaten, some tribesmen brought dry firewood and grass to light it, and a bonfire appeared, and fish were put around the bonfire to barbecue.

One winter has passed, and there is not much fruit left, but there are still many fish.

When the weather gets warmer, these fish will quickly spoil, after eating this meal, the tribesmen will wash and hunt and fish, eat fresh food, these fish that will spoil will be thrown away from the area where the snake tribe lives, they will attract wild beasts, but they can not be thrown closer to the snake tribe's residence, it is likely to bring danger to the tribesmen.

There are also some tribesmen who go into the cave, and in one winter, the cave becomes dirty, and the tribesmen have to clean the cave again, and no one wants to live in a dirty place, even primitive people.

The minors did not play around, they gathered on a wall outside the cave, and there were two obvious marks on the wall, one high and one low, the high one was about 1.5 meters above the ground, and the low one was about 1.4 meters above the ground, and this was the place where the snake tribe checked whether the people were adults.

The snake tribe does not judge the size by age, but by the size, even if the age is young, the height is considered to be an adult, and people like Dali, who have faster physical development, are actually much younger than others.

Minors are allowed to stay in the tribal settlements except for the small river that is not far from the tribe's settlement, and they are not allowed to leave the area at will, and there are countless dangers in the woods, and adults cannot avoid the dangers, let alone minors.

Just as the people of the snake tribe feel bored when they stay in a small cave in the winter, and the minors who have been staying in a limited area for all these years also feel bored, and they yearn for the outside world to see what the outside world is like.

When they reach adulthood, they can follow the hunting team and fishing team to leave the tribe to see the outside world, which is what they dream of, even if the outside world has countless dangers, they hope that they will grow up to adulthood soon.

Whenever the snow melts, the minors gather to see if they are tall enough to reach the adult standard, and the other minors look at those who have reached the adult standard with envy, and they really want to be an adult soon.

Su Yan was pulled by Xiaohua Xiaoyue and also came to the wall to watch the excitement, and one by one the minors who thought that their height reached the standard stepped forward and stood in a place with deep scratches, wanting to prove that they were adults, some people did reach the standard height, and more people were still a little short of the standard height.

Proving yourself to other minors is not enough, you must be approved by the chief, and you are only an adult if the leader thinks you are an adult.

After a while, the leader also came to this side, and the leader stood aside, and the people who had just reached the height standard in the presence of their companions stepped forward again, and lined up one by one to stand against the wall again.

The leader stretched out his hand and gently pressed it on the head of the person being assessed, and seeing that the height of the person being assessed was indeed up to the standard, the leader would smile and pat him on the shoulder, as if congratulating him on becoming an adult.

The standard for male adulthood is one meter five, and the standard for female adulthood is one meter four, and eventually, in the presence of the chief, three more men and two women have reached adulthood this year, and the labor force of the snake tribe has increased by five more.

The snake tribe will also hold a coming-of-age ceremony for the five people, and after the hunting team goes out to catch the prey in the past few days, the snake tribe will hold a grand sacrifice for the beginning of the year, in the sacrifice, the five people who have just come of age will have a witch on behalf of the god to give them blessings.

After the leader left, the other minors also stood under the wall, wanting to see how far they were from the standard height of adults.

Sister Xiaohua Xiaoyue also stood where the female adult height was marked, and used two outstretched fingers to indicate how far she was from the adult height.

In the past, the food of the snake tribe was not sufficient, and the physical development of children was not sufficient, but in the future, the snake tribe will have enough food, and the physical development of children will be faster and faster, and the height will increase faster and faster.