Chapter 279: Winter Goes to Spring
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But the reverence of this god, for a long time in prehistory, was only enough for them to organize small tribes to forage for food and defend against natural disasters and wild beasts. The appearance of the totem made this kind of god's awe a step further, so that a larger scale of tribes appeared, and a more effective division of labor and cooperation was carried out, resulting in the Vulcan tribe that Wang Chuan saw, and the tribes of the Taijiang River.
But this scale was maintained at this level of basic functions until the advent of large-scale agriculture or animal husbandry. No matter how high-level the social organization is, there is only the tribal alliance.
The Ransom Clan was unable to organize a higher, more effective social organization, so they had to cooperate with each other for the three tribes to exist at the same time.
And this kind of alliance, under the social productive forces that Wang Chuan can see at present, is basically the larger the scale, the looser the form.
The three tribes of the Ransom Salt Clan cannot be provoked, as they are tightly knit and useful to the River Tribe. But for the alliance of Daze in the north, Wang Chuan felt that there was no need to avoid it.
After obtaining the tribal information of the Ransom Clan, Wang Chuan did not change his plan to plunder the northern population through trade. However, there is an additional restriction in this plan, the tribes that go north to plunder the population must be accompanied by the people of the River tribe, otherwise the people who plunder back from the River tribe will not be accepted.
This is to avoid blind plunder, but also to avoid offending the bears.
The plan of the year lies in spring, and this harvest on the first day of the new year made Wang Chuan feel very good. In the next few days, Wang Chuan put down all the things of the tribe and took the students of the tribe out to fish, hunt, barbecue and ski, and have a lot of fun.
For many children who joined the tribe, this Chinese New Year really experienced the fun of playing.
But the happy times go by very quickly. The Spring Festival holiday is five days, and after five days, everyone starts to go to class, and Wang Chuan is as busy as ever. But with these five days of rest and the return of the tribe to work, everyone's enthusiasm has increased a little.
Wang Chuan knew that he was not a person who could achieve great things, and he could only be cautious along the way when he led the River tribe forward. His philosophy of doing things is very simple, one pay, one gain. On this basis, try to do what you can do or don't, and try to do it. You can't plan a thousand miles, try to plan ahead. In this way, even if there are regrets, there is nothing to regret.
In the past few days of the Spring Festival, Wang Chuan analyzed the food problem of the tribe next year and found that the situation is still not optimistic before the Mid-Autumn Festival agricultural harvest. It is also difficult to guarantee the harvest of large-scale cultivation in the first year. Faced with this situation, Wang Chuan felt that the practice of the Xiniu tribe could be used as a reference, that is, to find a suitable valley and build pastures. And this work is best done before the beginning of spring.
As a result, many people in the tribe who did not want to go to class were liberated from the class. Together with the slaves, they found a suitable valley in the vicinity and began to cut down trees and build fences, and they were busy.
For this small ranch or large-scale animal pen, Qi is also very interested.
Regarding Wang Chuan's suggestion to learn less, Qi really has no way to listen to it. In her opinion, everything is good in the River Tribe. If you can learn a little bit of everything, you may be able to starve for a few days and die a few fewer people. How can these things be missed?
Not only did she work hard to learn all kinds of things from the River tribe herself, but she also let other Yi people keep learning all kinds of things.
But as the winter wore on, she had less and less time left, which made her increasingly agitated.
In February, the eaglet she was caring for fell ill. If Wang Chuan hadn't discovered it in time and treated it with herbs for a few days, maybe the little eagle could really only stew.
The weather was warmer this year, so spring came earlier.
Wang Chuan compared the solar terms, this spring came half a month earlier than last year. Wang Chuan stopped all the classes and began to organize spring plowing and animal hunting.
It was also at this time that Qi took Yi people to say goodbye. They want to follow the beast tide north and return to the tribe as soon as possible. The River Tribe still has a lot to learn, but they want to bring what they have learned back to their tribe as soon as possible.
Wang Chuan gave each of them a lot of things, bows, crossbows, iron tools, iron pots, and other needles, threads, and brains. Each of them carried a leather backpack filled with the goodies of the River Tribe.
Wang Chuan rode a baby elephant and sent them to the thin forest passage, and a winter of getting along made Wang Chuan a little reluctant.
At the time of parting, Wang Chuan felt that he had forgotten to tell them a lot of things: "The seeds you brought back are clearly divided between rice and gourd, and the two things are planted in different ways...... If it's already past May when you go back, you can keep it for next year and plant it again, but it's really not good, so go back and grind it for Ke to eat, and you can move as much as you want when you come in the fall...... Remember to keep ironware dry...... The medicine can't be confused, the pack of anti-insect medicine will be boiled for Ke to drink, but don't drink too much. If you really can't do it, you will bring her in winter, and I will cook it for her myself...... You can't eat soap, so be careful not to eat it on the road......"
Qi looked at Wang Chuan's eyes full of resentment: "Isn't it better for us all to come over, you feed us?" ”
Wang Chuan said: "This is the best." ”
Qi said: "Our god does not allow it. ”
In the past few months, the eaglet has been roosted very well, and now the eaglet is a little reluctant to leave the perch.
Wang Chuan waved his hand and said, "It's really not good, you can take it back." The gods of your tribe are birds, and it is appropriate to keep them. Just don't let it eat too much. Birds need to be lighter to be able to fly. Now it's best to let it touch living creatures, rats, rabbits, etc., and let it peck at itself...... Then you look at its feathers, and when its feathers are full, you have to teach it to fly. I have a very reliable way to teach it to fly, which is to find a very high place and drop it down......"
Qi said: "I don't want to leave it to you, I'm afraid you will cook it." But I don't understand what you're saying, so you'd better keep it. If I don't see it in winter, I'll tell Ke that I'll never come to you. If you fall it, I won't let you take care of it. ”
I can't bear the eaglet, but I also know that I can't raise it. A previous illness of Kitty made her understand that raising these animals is not easier than raising people.
Qi is even more reluctant to be Wang Chuan, this child is really incomprehensible. After grinding with her ears and temples for a winter, the child didn't touch her, but taught her how to seduce men every day, which almost collapsed her self-confidence.
After pulling these things, Wang Chuan said to Qi seriously: "There are some things in the River tribe, which may be too advanced for your tribe. I understand your eagerness to go back, but you have to be careful, if someone in your tribe is against this, you'd better change their minds slowly and not be too anxious. There are things that go against the will of your God, and it will be troublesome. ”
Wang Chuan didn't feel it, but the conservative forces of every era are terrible, and the fear of the unknown sometimes makes people do a lot of crazy things, which have to be guarded against. As for whether Qi can listen to it, only God knows.