Chapter 35: Harvest Season 2
The sky was slightly bright, and Yu Hai, who was still sleeping in the tent, was woken up by the noise coming from outside. After meditating for two minutes, I remembered that today was the day when primitive people began to harvest grain.
Quickly put on his clothes, took his toiletries and went outside the tent to wash, and instead of going to the stream, he took out the spare pure water from the space and washed it on the side.
After tidying up, he took out the bread and walked towards the field while eating.
Along the way, you can already see the flow of people slowly converging in the direction of the fields. In the distance, several large mammoths could already be seen standing, each with an animal trainer sitting on it.
Yu Hai walked towards the place where the patriarch was, at this time the patriarch was chatting with a few people who were about the same age as him, looking at that look, it was definitely a good thing.
The patriarch also saw Yu Hai, so he stopped talking to the others and introduced them: "This is Yu Hai, he is the one who brought these tools to our tribe and taught us to distinguish edible food from the jungle. ”
Then he pointed to several middle-aged primitives on the other side and introduced Yu Hai: "They are all very capable warriors of our tribe, this is the beast tamer Kaba, he is very powerful, he has tamed a lot of wild animals to serve our tribe, and has also taught many excellent disciples, see over there, the mammoths are all Kaba's disciples." ”
"There is also this one, who is also a very powerful man, and he is in charge of everything in the field, when to harvest and when to sow is judged by his years of rich experience. ”
Introduced by the patriarch, the two sides greeted each other, nodded and smiled.
At this time, a sturdy primitive man ran over and told several people here that the personnel had arrived, and the people involved in the harvest were ready, just waiting for the patriarch.
The patriarch walked alone to the side of the platform made of wood, first shouted twice to attract everyone's attention, and then began to bow his head and muttered some prayers that Yu Hai did not understand, until he stopped for a few minutes, and then bowed all around. When the patriarch stood up again, the mammoths standing on either side, under the command of the animal trainer, raised their noses and made a roaring sound, raised their front feet high, and then fell heavily with a loud noise, trampling a cloud of smoke.
When the smoke cleared, the people in the fields had already begun to harvest the crops, and there were people nearby to help deliver the harvested grain and transport it to the open space at the edge of the field.
At this time, the mammoths were also fully assembled, and they all had large net bags behind them, and some of them had several rattan baskets hanging on their backs, tied with vines, and fell on both sides.
The harvested grain was eventually hauled away by the mammoths and stored in their storage areas, where they were then distributed by the patriarchs.
Everyone was busy with their own work, some were in charge of harvesting grain, some were in charge of transportation, some were in charge of preparing water for them to drink, and some left after watching for a while, and when they came back again, they were all holding a large amount of fruit and barbecue in their hands, which was to prepare lunch for them.
The mammoths are also preparing food, and in the distance, there is already a mountain of fruit rising from the ground, slowly growing, and it is their food, which is to thank them for their hard work for the day, but also to celebrate the harvest season.
I could still see several hunting teams in the tribe before, but now they are all gone, and under the explanation of the patriarch, I know that they are all out of the house, hunting, striving to catch more prey, celebrating this festival, and it can be regarded as a reward for a lucky day and looking forward to a quarter.
Yu Hai took his mobile phone and took pictures everywhere to record the joy of this moment.
There weren't many shots, Yu Hai put away his mobile phone, picked up the tools on the side, and joined their harvesting team to work together.
Facing the loess with his back to the sky, a morning passed like this, if everyone hadn't stopped, Yu Hai would have continued to work tirelessly.
A group of people sit on the ridges of the fields, eating food prepared by other tribesmen, chopping large pieces. Yu Hai seemed to be hungry, but he didn't dislike it, he started directly, grabbed a piece of barbecue and started eating.
After a short break and a little recuperation, everyone returned to their positions one after another to continue the unfinished work.
For two days in a row, everyone was busy collecting food. Before the rainy season arrives, harvest all the crops and catch more prey.
During the rainy season, the land becomes very muddy due to the continuous washing of rain, and crops may be washed and soaked by the rain and become inedible.
Jungle hunting and gathering can also become difficult, starting with difficult walks and easy to fall down the mountain. Secondly, the heavy rain blinded the eyes and affected the vision, and if you are not careful, it is likely to become food for wild beasts.
In the usual harvest season, it takes about 10 days to complete the tasks of harvesting, gathering and hunting. Now, thanks to Yuhai, the harvesting is faster and easier, and the harvesting work is replaced by many children, women, and the elderly. Young adults and members of hunting teams who would otherwise be involved in the harvest can now be allowed to go out early to hunt and store enough meat.
In the past, people from other tribes always came to trade on the fourth or fifth day of the harvest season, when the tribe had already collected some of the food available for trade, so that it could be easily traded with other tribes, and after the trade was over, they could leave the jungle before the rainy season began.
This time, the ancient tribe may be able to complete all the food collection before the other tribes arrive, or send more people to trade with the surrounding tribes.
Tribes that are close can come back before the rainy season, while tribes that are far away, such as the Icefields, will have to wait until the rainy season is over.
After two and a half days of hard work, all the crops were collected. Waiting for the last batch of food to be carried away by the mammoths, the next thing that awaits everyone is the revelry.
You can already see people preparing for tonight's celebration. Small fires were set up and scattered in the clearing. There was also a large fire in the middle of the clearing, and the wood was all whole, piled high on top of each other.
There are constantly people carrying and cleaning the prey, some whole, some cut, and they are all placed on the large leaves that have been laid out. The various seasonings that Yu Hai gave to the village chief before were also taken out and placed next to a pile of meat.
Not far from the meat pile, there was also a mountain of fruits, and all kinds of wild fruits were piled on the leaves, including the black burin and popping grapes that Yu Hai had eaten before, and many fruits that he had never seen before.
Near the fire, there is a mountain of food, where some mushrooms and wild vegetables are placed.
There are also several large cauldrons next to it, all of which are filled with half a pot of water, which are ready to cook soup.
Cooking soup, this is the last time Yu Hai taught them, after this period of research, they have been able to operate proficiently, it is said, have studied several kinds of soup that tastes good.
Seeing the skillful movements of these female primitives, Yu Hai also gave up the idea of going up to instruct, his cooking skills are half a bucket of water, he can cook food, and remember to put seasonings, which is already the greatest success. If you want to say whether it is delicious or not, it can only be said that it can be eaten, and it will not make people unable to eat it, and it is impossible to say that it is delicious.
And these female primitive people, they prepare food for several people every day, and after this month's research, as well as the understanding of the food here, the soup cooking technology is definitely better than their own.
Yu Hai was already a little impatient to look forward to the evening party.