"I can't dig anymore, let me take a break!"

Lei Hu sat on the muddy ground with his buttocks, and then lay down, except for the ups and downs of his chest that could see that he was still a living person, the embarrassed state was not human at all.

Lei Ju kicked Lei Hu's body, scolded and said: "Get up, you must dig it up today, I gave a military order in front of the leader, and I was beaten sloppily." When the time comes, if the leader does not let me feel better, I will not let you feel better. ”

"Brother, what do you say we are digging in the salt valley, what is the use? I was so tired that I couldn't move. ”

"Yes! The leader, the rocks, and a few of them have taken away all the labor-saving work, leaving our hunting team with hard work. ”

"Why don't you ask the leader, it's not too late to dig up?"

"yes!"

"Effortless?" Lei Ju glanced at a few of his subordinates disdainfully, and was angry: "A few of you also know that making a fish cage is labor-saving, but just a few of you, who has the means of Daddy Ji?" Don't say that I won't give you a chance, I'll compare with Daddy Ji and the rock when I go back, if I can do better than them, I will give advice to the leader and exchange with them. ”

"Save it, Daddy Ji's weaving methods can't be learned."

"The rock guy didn't give it for nothing."

"It's not as good as others, and you're jealous of other people's hard work, but you still have the face to say." Lei Ju was laughed at by the shameless faces of his subordinates.

Lei Ju also wondered if it was Lytton who was deliberately making things difficult for them, no matter what era it was, digging wells was the hardest and most tiring job. What's more, the Manniu tribe didn't have any decent tools for digging wells at all, and they all used very primitive bone shovels and rattan baskets. Not to mention the time and effort, I can't use my strength, and I grit my teeth angrily. The tribe, that is, the chief of the witch, knew some of Lytton's ideas, and wanted to dig a brine well in the salt valley to prepare for the tribe's salt boiling in the future. The location of the salt valley is also very suitable for digging brine wells, and even without digging deep, brine can be produced. There are high mountains on both sides, and a canyon in the middle, and the soil on the mountain is rich in mineral salts, and the water in the mountain collects into the valley. This kind of terrain is very suitable for digging brine wells, and it doesn't take a lot of effort to get a base for salt production, so why not?

The water in the stream is not fresh, but a little salty. So if a salt well is dug in the valley, won't the future tribe have a fixed salt boiling field here?

The population of the Manniu tribe is not large, and there is no need for a large salt pan, as long as it can meet the needs of the tribe.

This is also the reason why Lei Ju and others came to dig wells.

Lei Ju stood in the middle of the soldiers who were constantly complaining and tired, in a dilemma, and glanced at the deep pit that was almost on the scale, that is, it had not yet come out of the water on a large scale, gritted his teeth and said: "Brothers, work harder, and when the leader comes to check in the evening, I will ask for credit for everyone." ”

It didn't take long for someone to shout, "It's out of the water." ”

"Out of the water!"

The water level in the valley is already shallow, so it is naturally easier to get out of the water. At this time, Lytton took the rocks and touched the mountain trail to the construction site of the well. Hearing the shouts of the water, he quickened his pace and ran over. Lytton leaned closer to the wellhead and saw a cloud of blisters, mixed with mud, bubbling out in a muddy manner.

He immediately instructed the wooden shelves he had brought to tie them into a square with rope and reminded: "Lower down the well, and be careful not to let it go crooked." ”

The wooden frames made of logs are placed down one after the other.

Soon, the wooden frame was already level with the ground, and Lytton did not pause, and after placing two more well-shaped wooden frames in succession, he began to erect wooden stakes to fix the entire wellhead. At this time, the water level in the well also surged up, and it stopped rising when it was less than half a meter below the wellhead.

And the well water is also clearer with less agitation.

Lytton eagerly took the scoop and took a sip. Then his brows furrowed, and all the taste buds in his mouth suffered a devastating impact, and the bitter, even stinging taste made him feel breathless. After spitting it out, Lytton poured a few sips of cold water on the edge of the creek and felt better.

"That's right, it's brine."

"Brine?" Lei Ju learned from Lyton's actions just now, and soon it was also tragic.

Brine, that is, saturated salt water. There are even other mineral salts of water, which are unusable and have a very salty and bitter taste.

"Why is it so unpalatable?"

Lei Ju complained and broke the water in the scoop. His heart was empty, as if the day's hard work had been wasted, and it seemed to him that such things were useless. But Litton looked very excited, and said happily: "Yes, the hunting team has been very successful in digging wells, and I will ask Chief Wu to write down this credit to you." ”

"Credit? Can I change pottery? The warrior looked at Litton expectantly, and the pottery seemed to have an irresistible magic that drove everyone in the tribe crazy. The clay embryo made by this guy was the first to be eliminated, and he was frustrated for a long time.

"Absolutely." In fact, pottery was very attractive in the early days, and when pottery production reached a stable period, everyone in the tribe would have this light but fragile utensil. When the time comes, the attractiveness of pottery will be greatly reduced. However, at that time, the members of the tribe were even more inseparable from pottery.

Aoki is a person who likes to ponder, he can't see the real effect of brine, is it possible to replace salt?

"Chief, what is the use of the well we have dug with so much effort, and then the brine that comes out of the well?" Aoki didn't even think the brine was of much value, as the lack of equipment to transport liquids made it difficult to transport brine in large quantities to the tribe's camps compared to solid salt.

Li Dun smiled, and before he knew it, the members of the Wild Bull tribe began to change so much that they couldn't even feel it.

Because they've become willing to think.

Of course, there are many times when thinking doesn't come to fruition, but it's a good thing. Litton thought for a moment and explained, "Brine is the best ingredient for making salt, but it requires a process, which is to cook it over fire. In the past, the tribe did not have large pottery, especially clay pots, so it was not practical to boil salt. But now everything will change. Among the first pottery fired were clay pots, and when the kiln was opened, we could boil salt at the edge of this brine well. The processed salt is packaged and sent to the tribe. ”

"But if you need salt, you can dig it up the mountain!" Lei Ju was dissatisfied, he felt that Litton was working hard and losing money.

"You dig up more salt than salt, how can you eat it?"

Some of Lytton can't explain it too clearly, because he has found a wild bean before, and there are quite a few of them, and he has let the tribe collect a lot of them, and when the time comes, after grinding them into soy milk, they can be used as an important weapon to filter heavy metal compounds in the brine. Although the process cannot be explained, the result can be demonstrated: "As long as the salt is boiled according to my steps, it will have the color of snow, without bitterness, and it is the purest salt in the world." ”

Is there such a salt?

The people of the Wild Bull tribe really hadn't eaten the salt that Lytton had in his mouth. Except for Lei Ju, who didn't believe it as always, the others chose to believe it.

The work on the salt well had come to an end, and Lytton began to return with his warriors.

When he was bypassing Baektu Mountain, Lei Ju suddenly stopped everyone and slowly squatted down. Hiding his tall body in the grass: "It smells of blood." ”

Beast?

Beast of prey?

Lytton became nervous about his fear of the forest, and although he had a unique prestige in the Bull Tribe, he had almost zero experience in the forest.

At this moment, he missed his unfinished sandalwood bow, and if he had a bow in his hand, it might give him a lot of courage.

After hiding for a while, the group slowly began to make a detour, presumably not reaching the tribal camp at night anyway. In the evening, Lei Ju saw a stone spear on the top of a big tree, and Aoki quickly jumped to the tree, using his hands and feet together, and soon climbed to the treetop.

The treetops swaying in the wind seemed to be able to throw Aoki off the tree anytime and anywhere, which made Lyton's heart in his throat, but he didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of distracting Aoki and missing his hand.

Soon, Aoki came down from the tree and took down a spear, and when Lei Ju and the others saw the appearance of the spear for the first time, their faces sank.

After a long time, Lei Ju spoke: "War has come. ”

The blood-stained spear, the blood stains had long since dried up, leaving only a black and purple mark, and the bloody handprints left on the handle of the spear were extremely clear. It indicates that someone has already paid the price of blood, and all this has kept the relatively isolated Barbarian Bull tribe in the dark.

I don't know where the war is, who started it.

However, Lei Ju understood that a massacre not far from the territory of the Manniu tribe had ended, and the tribe that was slaughtered might be a tribe that the Manniu tribe had contact with. Whether they will tell each other about the situation of the Wild Bull tribe is unknown.

At this moment, it was a choice for the Manniu tribe to stand on the edge of the cliff.

Left unchecked, it is likely that before long, the butcher's knife will fall on the Horde's camp. But if they want to take action, for the Barbarian Bull tribe, which has only seven warriors in total, they simply can't afford to lose even the slightest. All the fighters looked at Lytton. At this moment, Lytton found that his scalp was numb.

Thinking about it, he still thinks that he is not prepared.

He needs to return to the tribe as soon as possible and prepare weapons, at least to get a bow and arrow for every warrior of the Wild Bull Tribe, no compound bow, just a longbow.

With long-range attack weapons, it is possible to gain the initiative in the subsequent encounters.

Lytton pondered for a moment and ordered, "Go back!" ”