Chapter Seventy-Seven: Round-up
The production of writing has enabled mankind to get rid of barbarism and ignorance, and stepped into the threshold of civilization, which is one of the most important milestones of human civilization.
Because the life span of human beings is limited, it is impossible to come into contact with people who have passed on several generations before and after generations, and before the emergence of writing, the ideas of predecessors can only be passed on by word of mouth from generation to generation, and it is impossible for future generations to directly understand and feel.
Wang Lang knew that his tribe would have its own history in the future, and that his name might be written into myths and legends by future generations after countless years, Wang Lang couldn't help but be a little curious about how his descendants would interpret their own stories.
The tribe, which had been lively for a day, gradually regained its calm, with the addition of forest fires and bark, the construction of the fence was much faster, and the stumps buried two days later were all linked with three ropes, Wang Lang hit these ropes hard, without the slightest sign of damage, and was very satisfied with the performance of these straw ropes.
Once the fence is built, all that's left is waiting.
After panicking at first, the animals in the vicinity of the salt lake found that there was no danger here, and they slowly adapted to the existence of the fence.
Because those giant deer did not come for a long time, Wang Lang took advantage of this time to strengthen the fence again, for that kind of strong animals, the rope is still a little unsafe, in order to catch the prey and make it easier to take care of them, Wang Lang also asked people to build a thatched house near the fence.
The waiting process was very difficult, Wang Lang would climb the high platform every day to look in the direction of the salt lake, but those giant deer seemed to have forgotten this place, and they were not seen for a long time.
A week later, a group of animals with long antlers finally appeared on the horizon in the distance, and Kong Yi, who was in charge of monitoring, saw those animals and shouted excitedly: "Here, those giant deer are coming." ”
Hearing the news, Wang Lang was in high spirits for a while, and hurriedly climbed onto the high platform.
"Where!" Wang Lang said excitedly.
"Over there, over there." Kong Yi pointed in a northeasterly direction.
Wang Lang put his hand on the pergola and looked in the direction of Kong Yi's finger, and saw that there were dozens of giant deer slowly walking towards this side, and because he was too excited, his hand holding the stake turned a little white.
"Tell everyone to get their weapons, and let's go to the salt lake to set up an ambush." Wang Lang instructed Kong Yi.
Kong Yi responded excitedly and hurriedly climbed off the high platform.
"Dog's day, let the master wait for a while, don't try to escape from my palm today." Wang Lang smashed his fist on the stake, and his face was a little hideous.
It didn't take long for all of them, including the three women, to gather and rush out of the tribe with their weapons in their arms, heading for the salt lake, where they had to lay in ambush before the giant deer could reach in order to catch them all.
Eight people worked in pairs, sealed all the retreats, and lurked in the grass waiting for the giant deer to enter the ambush circle.
During this time, Wang Lang repeatedly told them how to act, and they were already familiar with what they were going to do.
The deer herd leisurely followed their familiar route towards the salt lake, only the leading male deer always paid attention to the wind and grass around them, and after seeing the fence not far from the salt lake, the deer herd stopped, this strange thing that they had never seen before, made them vigilant.
The deer stood motionless, their ears spinning, and the stumps in front of them gave them a feeling of great unease.
Wang Lang watched the deer suddenly stop moving, his heart was burning, and the palms of his hands holding the spears were full of sweat, for fear that the others would not be able to make a sound to scare the deer herd away, but fortunately, this kind of thing did not happen for the time being, which calmed Wang Lang's beating heart a little.
The vigilant deer herd watched motionless for more than ten minutes, and after confirming that there was no danger, they continued to move forward.
Watching the deer flock into their encirclement little by little, the sultry weather, coupled with the extremely nervous mood, made Wang Lang's mouth a little dry, he kept swallowing saliva, and he didn't dare to wipe the sweat dripping from his forehead.
As the deer entered the ambush circle, Wang Lang blew his whistle, suddenly burst out of the grass, and Kong Er brandished the spear, shouting and rushing towards the deer.
The deer herd was a little frightened by the sudden appearance of the two humans, although they were much stronger in size and number than humans, but they still chose to flee because of their timid nature, but something that made them desperate appeared, as if no matter which direction they fled, two terrifying humans would pop out of the grass.
The deer crowd huddled in a chaotic group, and the young deer gathered in the herd let out a wail because they were frightened.
Looking at the approaching humans, the deer became more and more panicked, and ran in the direction of the only one without humans, led by the head deer.
Wang Lang and the others saw that the prey had already taken the bait, took the spear, and chased after them vigorously, and the roar was a little louder than before.
Because the other directions have been blocked, the panicked deer rushed into the gap in the fence, the deer who were eager to flee did not pay any attention to the stakes in front of them, and the fastest deer crashed heavily into the stakes, and the huge force broke the ropes, but the sturdy stakes only shook a few times, and were still firmly fixed to the ground.
When the people saw that the deer had run into the fence, they hurriedly ran over and closed the heavy door.
Looking at the herd of deer running around in the enclosure, Wang Lang was extremely excited to think that these animals, which were stronger than horses, would soon be able to be used for themselves.
"Lang, this time it's really lucky that not a single deer ran away." Huo looked at the deer in the fence and said excitedly.
Wang Lang smiled: "This is the result of everyone's efforts, if we make a little mistake, we may not receive anything today." ”
Kong Yi said with a smile: "These big guys, I didn't expect them to be so timid, when I saw them rushing like me just now, my legs trembled, but I didn't expect them to run away first." ”
After laughing for a while, Wang Lang said, "Let's leave some of them, it's too irritating for these deer, and it's not good if they hit the fence." ”
The people nodded, followed Wang Lang and slowly retreated a distance, staring at here from afar.
With Wang Lang and their departure, these frightened deer gradually calmed down, although they were trapped in this strange thing, but there were no deaths or injuries of their companions, which made their emotions stabilize a lot, huddled together and watched vigilantly watching the humans in the distance.
At night, in order to ensure that these deer are not attacked by wild beasts, Wang Lang and Lin Huo live in a thatched house near the fence, and the two take turns to be in charge of the vigil.