Thousands of years ago, when it was still a primitive society, there were no borders in the world. In the primeval forest of a large mountain in the southern region, there lives a mountain tribe of 62 people, who wear leaves and animal skins to protect themselves from the cold, and in order to escape from the fierce beasts, they can only live in large tree nests for a long time, these primitive people have gradually evolved from the previous group life to family life.

The leader of the mountain tribe is named Uncle Gao Shan, 45 years old, he is tall, square face, gray hair, thick eyebrows and big eyes, upright, decisive and fair, highly respected, and has strong appeal. The 62 primitive people led by him, under the brutal and extremely difficult environment of wild beasts, all worked collectively, relying on picking wild fruits and eating raw beast meat obtained from hunting.

The wife of the leader Uncle Gao Shan, named Aunt Gao Shan, is in her 40s, she is of medium height, with a melon-shaped face, a pair of kind eyes, long hair up to her waist, she is virtuous and capable, she is very good at housework, raising children, is the right-hand man of Uncle Gao Shan, she gave birth to four sons and one daughter, all of whom have grown up.

The eldest son's name is Xiaoshan, 21 years old, is a famous warrior of the tribe, he is strong, his face is very similar to that of the mountain uncle, thick eyebrows and big eyes, brave and outstanding, loyal, is a master of hunting. Xiaoshan's wife is 20 years old, she is of medium height, with shoulder-length black hair, beautiful and kind, down-to-earth and hardworking, and is also very filial to her parents, and is a good helper for her mother.

The second son's name is Xiaoshu, 20 years old, he is tall, rectangular face, also has thick eyebrows and big eyes, infinite strength, smart and capable, has a strong personality, wants to compete for the first place in everything, and is a good hunter.

The third son's name is Xiao Ye, 18 years old, medium height, naturally curly black hair, a pair of smart big eyes on a rectangular face, smart and active, witty and brave, love to use his brain to think about problems, many ideas, good methods, is the right-hand man of Uncle Gaoshan, very praised.

The fourth son's name is Xiaocao, 17 years old, his face is bloodless, his body is thin, frail and sickly, but he is very well-behaved, and he is very loved by his parents and brothers.

The little girl's name is Xiaohua, 15 years old, born just like her name, like a flower, she is of medium stature, a pair of big eyes, long black hair shawl, ruddy melon seed face, very beautiful, and can sing and dance, but also very hardworking, usually, she assists Xiaocao to raise young animals, but also helps her mother do housework. There were many young men who proposed to her, but she rejected them, and she only liked Xiao Zhuang, a strong, thick-eyed, shrewd and capable young man......

The people of the mountain tribe are very industrious, under the leadership of the mountain master, they go out early and return late every day, collect wild fruits, and hunt cattle, horses, sheep and other wild things with wooden sticks, stone axes and stone knives. All the harvest was distributed on a per capita basis, and although it was hard, it was still barely surviving.

Suddenly, one day, near the primeval forest where the mountain tribes lived, there was a lightning strike, and the lightning quickly ignited the primeval forest, and the fire spread rapidly. For the first time, people saw this ferocious fire, and they saw wild creatures screaming, jumping, and running in all directions. People were simply terrified and overwhelmed. At this time, Uncle Gao Shan decisively decided to move and flee for his life. He led everyone to take all the food they could take, and soon escaped from the burning primeval forest.

They came to a small hillside. Everyone gathered together, Uncle Gao Shan counted the number of people, and found that there were still 6 sick people who could not escape and had been burned to death by the fire. There were only 56 people left in the whole tribe, and everyone was frightened and sad, and they were crying.

Uncle Gao Shan comforted everyone and said: "Most of us can escape, we can live, don't be sad, don't be afraid, our tribe can survive." Uncle Gao Shan instructed everyone to take out all the food they brought out, distribute it centrally, and eat sparingly. Young men were sent to stand guard at the intersections with sticks in their hands to prevent wild beasts.

The fire in the primeval forest burned more and more fiercely, and continued to spread, only two days, the small hill was also threatened by the fire, the temperature soared, everyone was very hot, it seems that it will soon burn to the small hill.

At this time, Uncle Gao Shan carefully observed the momentum of the fire, and decisively led everyone to escape for the second time, this time escaping the entire forest area and coming to a small river beach. Although there were no casualties in the second escape, the food had been eaten, and everyone had to eat river water to satisfy their hunger. Uncle Gao Shan knew that it was difficult for people to survive by drinking only water, so he asked everyone to look around for food that they could eat.

When people were looking for food, they accidentally found a large cave in the mountain rock by the river, and when they went in, they saw that it was very wide inside, and there were many small holes, which could accommodate more than 100 people, and it was also safe from wild beasts. Uncle Takayama decided that everyone would live in the cave for the time being.

For two days, everyone drank only some water and no other food, and the adults could bear it for the time being, but the 11 children were crying with hunger. Uncle Gao Shan was very anxious, the food of 56 people was indeed a big problem. He led the men everywhere in search of food, but found an unknown thing in the creek, they swam in the water (that is, we now call fish), the river was very shallow, but could not be caught, the mountain master told everyone to go down and round and catch it, and beat it with sticks and stones, and with great effort, at last they caught more than 10, each of which was a little bigger than the palm of a man's hand, and had a lot of meat. Uncle Takayama took one and plucked up the courage to taste it, and found that it tasted good, but there was a gap. Uncle Gao Shan sent people to send these more than 10 back to the cave for the children to eat, and said: "This thing grows in the water and grows a lot of meat, let's call it "water meat", and we will continue to catch it."

After sending the "water meat" back to the cave, the mothers bit down the "water meat" one by one and fed it to the children, and the children especially liked to eat it, because the meat was very delicious, and more than 10 "water meat" were eaten quickly, and the children cried and made a fuss to eat.

The men continued to catch "water meat" in the river, and by the time it got dark, they had caught more than 70 of them, all of which were taken back to the cave for distribution. One for each adult, and the rest for the child. One girl, who was so hungry that she accidentally slashed her throat, screamed, and with great difficulty pulled out the thorn. Uncle Takayama reminds everyone not to get stuck in the thorns and to eat carefully. And assigned the task of the next day, continue to catch "water meat".

The clever Xiao Ye thought of a way to sharpen the other end of the stick on the stone that night, and sharpened it very sharply. As soon as the morning dawned, Xiaoye led everyone down to the river to catch the "water meat", his method was really effective, seeing that the "water meat" stabbed down violently, the water meat was skewered up. Everyone also learned Xiaoye's method, and soon caught more than 200 "water meat", happily took it back to the cave, adults each divided three, and the rest was left for the children to eat, the children were very happy, but after eating one after another, they always couldn't eat enough......

The primeval forest is still burning, and the people of the mountain tribes are still continuing to catch "water meat", and after more than 10 days, there are fewer and fewer "water meat" in the river, and the "water meat" caught every day is not even divided into one per person, and people's lives are too difficult. On this day, everyone came to the river early in the morning, looking at the river, how much they wished they could have more "water meat!" ”

At this time, people were pleasantly surprised to find that a burned bison slowly came to the river to drink, Uncle Gao Shan asked everyone to hold wooden sticks, surrounded the burned bison, and beat indiscriminately, at this time the bison that had been burned could withstand such a violent blow, and was quickly beaten to the ground. Xiaoye used a sharpened wooden stick to slash, and Xiaoshan slammed the bison on the head with a wooden stick, and the bison was quickly killed, which was the largest prey hunted since escaping from the primeval forest, and everyone was very happy. Uncle Gao Shan arranged for the hill and the small tree, and divided the bison with a stone knife, and all the people who fell were divided into a portion, and they had not eaten for a long time, and this time they were beautiful and full for a few days. After a few days, the beef was eaten, and the days were even more difficult, and there were so few "water meat" in the river that even children could not eat enough, and the people who caught the "water meat" could only drink the river water to satisfy their hunger when they were hungry.

Uncle Gao Shan thought: This river must be very long, and there are very few "water meat" here, so why not change another place to catch "water meat", there will be more "water meat" upstream. So he led the people upstream, and after walking for several miles, a hanging rock appeared in front of him to block the way, and there were many fruit trees on the right side of the river, but there was not much fruit on them. Uncle Gao Shan arranged two teams of people, one team picked fruits, and the other team went down to the river to catch "water meat", and through most of the day's efforts, more than 300 fruits were picked and more than 200 "water meat" were caught. Even in extremely difficult times, it is a great harvest! People went home happily, and Uncle Gao Shan made arrangements, and the adults each had 3 fruits, 3 strips of "water and meat", and the rest were left for the children to eat.

The next day, Uncle Gao Shan led everyone to the place where the water meat was caught yesterday, although the "water meat" in the river has decreased, but through hard work, 180 pieces were still caught, but the people who picked the fruits only picked more than 100, and even some of the fruits were not ripe and were picked back.

After a few days in a row, the "water meat" was so small that it was difficult to catch a single one, and there was no fruit left. Uncle Gao Shan was thinking about what to do next, when Xiao Ye said: "Dad, we can't catch "water meat" here, we can go to the place where we used to catch "water meat", and then go downstream to see if there is "water meat", if there is, we can also maintain a life for a few days." Uncle Gao Shan said: "That's it, let's go downstream and have a look." ”

When we went downstream, we found that the river was very narrow. The current is rapid, the river is very deep, and there is no "water meat" in sight. Everyone was so hungry and tired that they sat on the shore with nothing to do. Uncle Gao Shan also sat on the shore and rested for a while and said, "We didn't have a little harvest today, what do dozens of people eat?" The most pitiful thing is the children who don't know how to do it, they only cry when they are hungry, and they cry so much. We can't go back empty-handed, I see that there are woods and bamboo forests on the shore downstream, and we will look and see if we can find fruit or other food to eat. Xiao Ye said: "Yes, we should go and find something." "Everyone followed Uncle Gao Shan and walked to the woods and bamboo forests downstream.