Chapter 4 Who said there were no men in the house?
Jiang Xiaorou did not doubt it, and told Yi Yun a lot of general information about this different world.
Originally, Yi Yun thought that this might be a world where martial arts are respected, but after listening to Jiang Xiaorou's description, Yi Yun found that he still underestimated the status of force in this world.
To be precise, it is a world where martial arts are life.
In this world, human beings have their own cities and camps, and the wild is the world of wild beasts and wild beasts.
Whether human beings go out to farm or hunt, they may be attacked by wild beasts and wild beasts, because these terrifying giant beasts compress the scope of human activities, so for the people at the bottom, the materials are very scarce.
For a camp, a city, a high-level warrior is a lifeline!
Without the protection of high-level warriors, the inhabitants of the camp and the city are likely to be slaughtered by the wild beasts overnight.
And Yi Yun and Jiang Xiaorou's clan is unfortunately, a small tribe without high-level warriors.
The whole tribe is in turmoil and could be wiped out at any time.
Because of their weakness, the food that this small tribe can produce and collect is very limited, and they cannot feed themselves at all, so they can only survive by processing weapons for the tribes in the big cities, such as arrows and armor, in exchange for some food and animal meat.
Jiang Xiaorou made arrows, the materials were transported by the big tribe, and she was only responsible for processing.
"Yun'er, you go into the house and sleep, tomorrow I can exchange these arrows for a lot of food, and I can also exchange it for a piece of desolate beast meat, do you remember the desolate beast? That is the most powerful beast, only a very large tribe can hunt it, eat a piece of its meat, you can grow a lot of strength! If you eat it for a long time, you will soon become a warrior!"
Jiang Xiaorou said, a little fascinated, if his younger brother could also become a warrior, it would be great.
It's a pity that they only have the opportunity to eat the meat of the wild beast once in a few months, and becoming a warrior is destined to be a luxury.
And in the big tribes, those young people take the meat of the wild beast as food, and in fact, the meat of the wild beast is not precious in the big tribe, although the wild beast is difficult to hunt, but a big wild beast is more than ten meters long, tens of thousands of catties in weight, and its meat is enough for ten people to eat for several years.
For the pride of the heavens of the big tribes, the meat of the wild beast is eaten by inferior people, and they eat the bones of the wild beast, that is, the wild bones.
The essence of the desolate beast is all in the desolate bones, a huge desolate beast skeleton, which has been refined by special techniques, can refine the desolate bone essence the size of soybeans.
This desolate bone essence can help warriors break through the realm, as well as open up the meridians, stimulate the bloodline and other benefits, it is simply a dream of a warrior.
Of course, the Wild Bone Essence is basically equivalent to a legend to Jiang Xiaorou and Yi Yun, the poor people of the lower tribes.
Not to mention that barren bones are rare, even if you get a barren bone, if you want to boil it into essence, you need many means, many secret methods, and it is difficult for ordinary people to succeed in boiling it.
"Wild beast meat, barren bone essence ......"
Yi Yun muttered to himself, he heard this term from Jiang Xiaorou's mouth, and was a little surprised that Jiang Xiaorou's knowledge was so extensive.
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There was nothing to say all night, and the next morning, Yi Yun got up early, he didn't wake up from sleep, but from hunger.
After not eating for a few days, he drank some porridge, and Yi Yun's hunger can be imagined.
"Sister Xiaorou!"
Now Yi Yun is used to calling her sister, and in the small talk with Jiang Xiaorou yesterday, Yi Yun knew that his used to call Jiang Xiaorou was "Sister Xiaorou".
"Hmm...... Sister Xiaorou, how can you ......?"
Yi Yun was stunned in his heart, he saw that Jiang Xiaorou's clothes were stained with heavy dew, and her eyes were bloodshot and her spirit was extremely tired.
Looking at the two bundles of arrows held in Jiang Xiaorou's arms, how could Yi Yun not see that Jiang Xiaorou hadn't slept all night at all, and had been working to make arrows!
The family is poor and can't afford to light an oil lamp, Jiang Xiaorou relied on the glimmer of fireflies attracted by Cordyceps, and the moonlight in the sky, making arrows all night under such difficult conditions, the damage to the body can be imagined.
Jiang Xiaorou smiled, "Yun'er, you fell and injured before, I have been taking care of you, and I was busy burying you and worshiping two days ago, so I don't have much time to make arrows, today is the day to change food, if you don't hurry up and do a little more, our sister and brother will not be able to eat, and I will give you stewed beast meat today to replenish your body!"
While speaking, Jiang Xiaorou touched Yi Yun's head lovingly.
Yi Yun's expression darkened, he didn't know what to say, he watched Jiang Xiaorou take the oilcloth, carefully wrapped the two large bundles of arrows, and his eyes were full of joy and satisfaction.
Yi Yun exhaled heavily, he clenched his fists slightly, and secretly resolved that no matter what, he would let this sister who cared about him live a good life.
"Let's go, let's go change food!"
Jiang Xiaorou pulled Yi Yun, held two bundles of heavy arrows, and came to the grain drying field where the grain exchange was located with great anticipation.
There are already quite a few people gathered here.
The most eye-catching is a man in a brocade robe on a high platform.
He was about twenty-four or five years old, sitting on a large animal-skin chair with a well-made sword hanging from his waist.
At this time, the brocade-robed man was scanning the busy suffering people below him with a lazy gaze.
These people were carrying bundles of arrows, as well as well-made leather armor, and for each piece they carried, there were people who looked like masters next to them to keep accounts.
And beside the brocade-robed man, there was also a well-dressed old man in a yellow shirt, his face was full of smiles, and his face was full of flattery.
"Master Tao, are you still satisfied with the soft armor of the weapon this time?"
The old man groveled, and the folds on his face were all huddled together.
The brocade-robed man glanced at the old man, snorted in his nose, and replied.
Although the man in the brocade robe looked arrogant, the old man did not dare to show the slightest dissatisfaction, and still had a smile on his face.
This Lord Tao is the messenger of the big tribe, responsible for collecting weapons, although Lord Tao may not mix well in his tribe, otherwise he would not be sent to do this kind of errand, but for the old man in the yellow shirt, the other party is a big man.
Jiang Xiaorou also handed over the two bundles of arrows she made in exchange for two small wooden plaques.
Holding two wooden cards, Jiang Xiaorouqiao's face was slightly red, her little hands were clenched tightly, and her palms were slightly sweaty, this wooden card was the rations for her and her younger brother.
After a quarter of an hour, all the weapons and soft armor were loaded onto the cart, and two horses with horns on their heads pulled the cart away.
Master Tao lazily glanced at the account book, asked people to take down a large wooden box from the car, threw it in front of the old man in the yellow shirt, and left with his entourage.
The old man in the yellow shirt had a smile on his face, and sent Master Tao away, only then did he stand up, and the smile on his face converged and changed to a majestic color.
The people of the tribe had been looking forward to it for a long time, "Chief, quickly divide the grain." ”
"yes, we haven't seen meat in months!"
Some of the half-grown children were already yelling, and they were all waiting to get the food and meat and go home to fill their stomachs.
"Be quiet!" The old man in the yellow shirt pressed his hand and motioned for everyone to be quiet, Yi Yun didn't expect that this old guy who didn't seem to have any backbone was actually the patriarch of the clan.
"Since everyone is so anxious, let's send food first!"
As soon as the words fell, several sturdy men rushed forward, drove the ox cart, and pulled the grain out of the warehouse, and the grain bags were quickly piled into small piles.
"No, patriarch, why is there so little food this time!"
"yes, there's a lot more than that! And why don't you see beast meat?"
There were many people who shouted that they had handed over more weapons than usual, but that they had received very little of what they had received, not only more than half of the food, but also the long-awaited meat of the beast.
"The Huoyun tribe deceives people too much, so they use this little thing to send us?"
"Patriarch, what the hell is going on!"
Seeing that the noise below was getting more and more fierce, the old man in the yellow shirt snorted coldly, "Shut up for me! I will explain this matter in a while, now divide the grain! Hand in the wooden card, the amount of grain is as much as you want!"
As the old man in the yellow shirt spoke, a momentum faintly emanated, which made many dissatisfied people suddenly shut up.
This old man in a yellow shirt is a warrior.
Although he was a low-level mortal blood warrior, he was really the pillar of the clan, and few people dared to disobey him in normal times.
"Those who are in the warrior reserve camp will receive food first!"
The old man in the yellow shirt waved his hand as he spoke, and a group of men wearing animal skins stepped forward, the youngest of these men was fifteen or sixteen years old, and the eldest was thirty or forty years old.
These people are the members of the warrior reserve camp, and they are also the hope of the tribe, the warriors in the warrior reserve camp are selected those young people with good physique, trained from an early age, except for occasional hunting, they are neither engaged in farming, nor engaged in production activities such as making arrows and soft armor.
However, if there is good meat and food in the tribe, it will be given priority to supply the warrior reserve battalion, because once a high-ranking warrior is produced among them, it will be a great wealth for the tribe.
Not to mention the protective effect of high-level warriors on the tribe, just talking about their production capacity, high-level warriors are already strong enough to go into the wilderness to hunt alone, once they hit a few large beasts, it is enough for the entire tribe to eat for several days!
It is no exaggeration to say that a high-level warrior can feed a small tribe!
There were dozens of people in the warrior reserve battalion, they were not engaged in production, and naturally there were no wooden signs, but everyone resisted a large bag full of grain.
The small grain bags went to one-fifth at once, and the people who did not receive food were dozens of times that of the warrior reserve camp.
As a result, many people are destined to starve.
By Yi Yun's side, Jiang Xiaorou suddenly clenched the wooden card in her hand, her little face was a little pale, if she couldn't get food, how would they live.
The clansmen were silent, and the soldiers of the reserve battalion had received no less food than before, and if it went on like this, it would definitely not be enough.
"If you have a first-class male in your family, come and get food!"
The old man in the yellow shirt once again gave the order, this world, with force as life, outside the warrior reserve camp, other men are also divided into three, six, nine and so on.
The simple test method is to compare strength, and a man who can lift a stone lock of 300 catties is a first-class man!
Further down, the lighter the stone lock that can be lifted, the lower the rating will naturally be.
The families of the first-class men breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stepped forward to receive the food, the wooden card was just a reference at this time, and the food received by these families was a lot less than usual, but they finally received it.
These families were originally wealthy, and they usually had surplus food at home, so they were a little less strapped for life in the future, but they were not too much to survive.
"If you have a second-class male in your family, come and get food!"
The old man in the yellow shirt spoke again, compared to the groveling to the "Tao Gongzi" before, the old man in the yellow shirt with a cold and resolute expression at this time was like two people.
The second-class men can lift 250 pounds of stone locks, and the food they get is a lot less.
The number of grain bags decreased rapidly, and with each grain bag missing, Jiang Xiaorou's face turned pale, and she held the wooden card in her hand tightly, her palms were full of cold sweat.
It's not a matter of missing a few sacks of food, it's a matter of life, without food, they'll starve!
Originally, she had great hopes for this ration, not only to receive food, but also to receive a piece of animal meat for Yi Yun to stew to replenish her body, but now, there is no ordinary food.
"If there is a third-class male in the family, come to receive food!"
The food was getting scarcer and less, and Jiang Xiaorou was already holding her breath.
The old man in the yellow shirt also frowned, the food was too poor, many people couldn't get it, and someone was destined to starve to death in the next few months.
But for the sake of the interests of the clan, in order to fight for the opportunity of the carp to jump over the dragon gate, the old man in the yellow shirt could only be ruthless and sacrifice some weak people.
In the tribe, it is common for people to starve to death and die of disease, and the harsh living environment makes the average life expectancy here frighteningly short.
"The rest, come and get the food. ”
As soon as the old man in the yellow shirt finished speaking, a group of people suddenly rushed up, Jiang Xiaorou screamed, and was directly overthrown to the ground by the surging crowd.
She fell bruised, but she still clutched the wooden card in her hand, as if this wooden card was her sustenance and could bring her hope.
"Sister Xiaorou. ”
Seeing Jiang Xiaorou falling to the ground helplessly, Yi Yun didn't know where the strength came from, squeezed out of the crowd, and pulled Jiang Xiaorou up.
"Sister Xiaorou, are you okay. ”
Yi Yun was nervous in his heart, if he fell and was trampled on in the crowd, it would be dead.
Jiang Xiaorou held Yi Yun's hand, her heart full of helplessness......
"Squeeze anything, give me honesty!"
The old man in the yellow shirt roared, and his voice seemed to be infused with some kind of energy, which made the people who had originally swarmed up a lot quieter all of a sudden.
"Line up, come one by one!"
The old man in the yellow shirt was full of voice, no one present dared to disobey him, you know, he has absolute strength, and he is in charge of the clan rules, whoever does not obey his orders, it is not impossible for him to kill people on the spot.
People began to line up to receive food, even if the food distributed to each family was pitifully small this time, but after all, there were many people, and after a while, the food was gone.
Jiang Xiaorou's heart sank, without food, they couldn't support it at all.
"Wang Long, take a few people to take out the surplus grain from the tribe's treasury. The old man in the yellow shirt said to a strong man beside him.
This strong man named Wang Long is the family member of the old man in the yellow shirt.
"Yes, Patriarch. ”
Wang Long strode away, and soon, he pushed a small cart over, and took down a few bags of grain, which were the tribe's stored grain, but all of them were coarse grains.
On the planet, eating whole grains means multivitamins and means health.
But in this other world, this is not the case at all.
Coarse grains are left over from the last round of grain grinding, which is mixed with wheat bran, and the food made from coarse grains has a difficult taste and is difficult to swallow at all.
And coarse grains mean low calories, not only not easy to digest, but also provide less energy, ** one pound of grain, equal to eating two catties of coarse grains.
Although it is coarse grain, it is better than nothing, people have to accept their fate to receive food, everyone receives very little food, Jiang Xiaorou was originally ranked last, and when it was her turn, there was not much coarse grain.
She handed over the two sweat-soaked wooden cards, but she only received two palm-sized bags of coarse grain, even if she and Yi Yun ate wheat bran porridge every day, they could only eat it for ten days.
Jiang Xiaorou was completely stunned, holding the fluttering grain bag in her hand, unable to accept this result.
My brother has just come back to life, so are they going to starve to death together?
"Why are you still staying here, don't get in the way!"
The man in charge of the food distribution said impatiently, wanting Jiang Xiaorou to leave quickly.
Jiang Xiaorou felt angry, she worked hard all night to make arrows, and only got such a small amount of food. Although she is a weak woman, at this time, she gritted her teeth and faced a group of strong men who symbolized the dominance of the clan.
"Why is it so little, I handed over two bundles of arrows, but not only did I not receive any fine grain, even if it was coarse grain, it was far less than the usual one!"
The man in charge of the distribution of food was stunned for a moment, as if he didn't expect that the little girl in front of him would have the courage to question him.
"You don't know the rules! You are a little child, and you are a girl, and you don't even have a man at home, what's the use of asking for so much food, it's a waste to eat too much!"
In this world, small tribes are patriarchal.
In the big tribes, there are all kinds of desolate beast meat, and even desolate bone essence is supplied, and the physical gap between men and women is nothing, and female masters are not much more than men.
However, in small tribes, the innate physical superiority of men over women is an insurmountable trench, and few women can compare physically with men.
Being discriminated against, Jiang Xiaorou was even more angry in her heart, "Who said that there are no men in my family!
Jiang Xiaorou said, grabbed Yi Yun's hand, and stood with Yi Yun!