Yaohu looked at her puzzled, "What is iron?" ”

Yao Xiaoqing pointed to the bone knife on Yaohu's waist and said, "Father, iron can make weapons that are sharper than bone knives, and can also make hoes, shovels, sickles, iron pots, locks and other utensils, in short, it can make a lot of things." ”

After hearing this, Yaohu looked at her excitedly, "Is it as sharp as the shovel given to you by the gods?" ”

Yao Xiaoqing shook his head, "It's not that sharp, but it's much sharper than your bone knife, and the arrows made with it can easily shoot through the black bear skin." An axe made of iron can easily cut down a large tree without shattering. After it is blunt, grind it and you can continue to use it. ”

She felt that the refining process in front of her was of low purity, and it was absolutely impossible to reach the sharpness of the sapper shovel. If you can find limestone and add it to it, the purity should be higher. Looks like I'll have to go find some limestone when I have time.

Yaohu's face turned red with excitement after hearing this, and he nodded with a smile, "That's great, we won't be afraid of the giant bear tribe in the future." ”

Yao Xiaoqing smiled and nodded, "Hmm! I won't be afraid of them in the future. "It seems that he still doesn't know what kind of sharp weapon iron is.

Yaohu looked at the black thing in his hand and said to Yao Xiaoqing: "Xiaoqing, don't reveal this kind of thing first, Father will let the leopards go out to hunt tomorrow, leaving the big stones, mountains, bulls, and bulls in the tribe, and follow you to learn how to make iron." ”

Yao Xiaoqing looked at him, "You mean, except for Uncle Dashi, everyone else is unreliable?" ”

Yaohu shook his head and nodded, "Xiaoqing, it's not that anyone is unreliable. Father wants to type out what you said first. If it's really as you say, I'm afraid that the leopard and the Muba are in a hurry to get revenge. ”

"With our manpower, against the giant bear tribe, no matter how powerful the weapon is, we can't win. My father also wants revenge, and I am the leader who thinks more than them. If there are no warriors in the tribe, they will only be forcibly occupied by others, what should women and old uncles and children do? ”

Yao Xiaoqing understood, he was a little uneasy about the leopard and Muba, worried that after they knew the power of the iron weapon, he would impulsively go to the giant bear tribe and seek revenge on them. The tigers can't stand the wolves, no matter how good the weapons are, more than 30 warriors, they can only be sent to death if they find them. ”

She nodded and said, "Father, your idea is right, just do as you say." ”

The father and daughter discussed, and after Yaohu put the iron for Yao Xiaoqing, they went to the canteen together.

Night food, there is fish soup, hare roasted taro, kudzu root powder wild vegetable cake.

After everyone ate the food, Yaohu said to Shan Emu and Chun Eminem: "From tomorrow, you bring a few bone knives, and everyone should not collect food separately, and don't go too far, so as to be careful of being caught." ”

"Yes, Chief." The two responded in unison.

The men went out to the stone room to polish their weapons. The weather was too hot for the meat to be stored, so the old uncle peeled the skin and cut the meat, tanned the fur, and the woman washed the animal guts and roasted the jerky.

Before going to bed, Yaohu called Dashi to his house, showed the piece of iron to a few people, and told them what the iron was used for.

Mu Feng, Yu and Xiongniu, after seeing the piece of iron, looked at her in surprise, "Xiaoqing, is this what those stones are burned?" ”

Yao Xiaoqing smiled and nodded, "I didn't expect it!" ”

The three of them shook their heads honestly, "I didn't expect it." ”

"Xiaoqing, that thing you asked me to make is used to fight this black thing?" Yama was also surprised.

Yao Xiaoqing smiled and nodded, "Hmm! ”

Yaohu said to them: "A few of us know the method of making ironware, don't tell the others until I think about it." ”

The four of them nodded in response, and they were all very happy in their hearts, feeling that even if there were other people, they were still the people that the leader valued the most.

Early the next morning, Leopard and Mu Feng went out to hunt and gather rock salt.

Yao Xiaoqing took Yaohu to the mine, and she went to the Lingque tribe to deliver medicine to Qiushan. Seeing that Qiu Shan's spirit was much better than that day, and her belly was not so big, she left the medicine and told them to take it on time, and left for the mountain.

With Yaohu, they came back with iron ore, found bamboo tubes and wooden boards, and made Shan make another blower and build a larger furnace.

After the ore was prepared, the two furnaces were filled with mineral sand and charcoal, and the bull and the ox took turns to pump the blower, and the fire became more intense.

When the refined iron is put into the furnace and re-refined, the purity is even higher. Yaohu and Dashi, one of them clamped the iron block, and the other used a stone hammer to hammer it, and after the iron block was quenched, it was made into a stone axe.

Yao Xiaoqing looked at the axe, and his heart was excited, thinking that he had finally bid farewell to the Stone Age and entered the Iron Age.

"Father, I have to find a whetstone, sharpen the blade, and cut things to save more effort."

Yaohu looked at her, "Xiaoqing, isn't the whetstone, the kind of stone we use to sharpen stone axes?" ”

Yao Xiaoqing nodded, "It should be." ”

"There are still a few pieces at the foot of the mountain, I'll go and pick up one," said the mountain, who strode toward the base of the mountain, and in a short time returned with a stone for polishing stone tools.

Yao Xiaoqing scooped half a basin of water, and Yao Hu took the stone axe and sharpened it on the grinding stone, and it took half an hour to sharpen the blade.

Looking at the silver Limang with the edge of the axe, he said excitedly to a few people: "Let's go, let's go to the forest to find a tree and try." ”

Oishi nodded, "Yes, find a tree to try." ”

Several people followed Yaohu to the forest outside, found a thick eucalyptus tree and cut it down hard, and cut a hole with an axe, and the edge of the axe was not broken at all.

Yaohu looked at the edge of the axe, "Hahahaha!" What Xiaoqing said was indeed right, the blade was not broken at all! ”

After a few Dashi went up to see it, they all laughed excitedly.

Yu Chong Yaohu smiled and stretched out his hand, "Chief, give me a try." ”

Yaohu smiled and handed him the axe, "Here, see how many axes you can cut it?" ”

He proudly puffed out the muscles on his shoulders, "I can cut it with four axes." ”

Several people stood aside, watched him walk over, picked up the axe, and slashed it four times, then raised his foot and kicked it, and the eucalyptus tree fell with a bang.

Yaohu looked at Yao Xiaoqing, "Xiaoqing, this is a good thing." ”

Yao Xiaoqing thought about the things that have been used for thousands of years, can it not be a good thing? Stone tools have long been annihilated in the torrent of history.

"Father, make a hammer first, and then it will be more powerful when you temper iron. And the corn and wheat must be harvested with a sickle, and we will first make the sickle, and then make hoes, shovels, plowshares, axes, and knives, and iron pots. ”

Yaohu nodded excitedly, "Okay, the iron in the furnace should be refined by now, you can draw the scythe to us and let's make it first." ”

Yao Xiaoqing nodded, "Oh! I also have to play a pair of tongs, so that the bamboo clip is always burned by the fire. ”

Dashi smiled: "Xiaoqing, you draw it, let's take a look." ”

(End of chapter)