Now that it has been determined that the stones here can be refined into salt, then the purpose of this trip has been basically achieved, Song Xuan has refined a pot of stones, although it is the ore from different places selected, but the output is not too much, a large pot of salt ore, more than thirty catties, and finally can get three or four taels of salt.

After a busy life, it was already sunset, and more than a dozen people knocked and knocked for an afternoon, and the results were still very remarkable, and the stones that were knocked down were finally piled up into a small knoll, and these stones alone are estimated to be able to refine twenty or thirty catties of salt.

Even though it was already dark, everyone still seemed more excited, and some people even lay on the rock wall after eating, and finally Song Xuan took them down, and they all came at night, so they should have a good rest, it is a habit to go to bed early here, if it is too late, tomorrow's work will not be good.

Following.

Today's task is not to mine ore and refine salt.

Although this is the main purpose of my trip, in addition to determining whether the ore here can be refined and developed, there is also something that needs to be done, that is, to find out the situation in this area, and at the same time build a prototype of the camp here.

The first thing to bear the brunt of nature is the water source, this place is relatively flat, at least everyone didn't see an obvious water source when they came, Shi Meng They also hunted around, and they didn't find it for the time being.

Therefore, everyone's task is to find a relatively stable source of water in this area, no matter how far or near, first of all, you have to find out the location, otherwise you have to run to a small lake five miles away to get water.

This is nothing if you hunt in normal times, but refining salt requires a lot of clean water, and if you take water from such a distance, the loss of manpower is too great, because the tools for filling water are not large, even if you use a clay pot, you can't hold much water at that time, and it is unusually heavy.

So now everyone is centered on this valley, walking from the inside out, slowly searching for water.

"Meng, what should you do if you can't find water when you come out?"

Song Xuan, who was a little bored, asked Shi Meng, although the surrounding forests are dense, the water source is not necessarily near your hunting ground, and this situation should occur from time to time.

"I usually rest not far from the water source, and I always carry water!"

As he spoke, Shi Meng also patted the empty water bladder.

There are generally two kinds of water storage tools in the tribe, one is the traditional leather water bladder, and the other is the kettle that was modified after the discovery of bamboo.

The kettle made of bamboo tube has a little larger water volume, although it is not convenient for individuals to carry, but if it is carried by one person, it will be easier.

However, like Shi Meng, they are hunting outside, and they generally prefer water bladders, which are easy to bring and do not affect their usual running and various actions.

These bladders are usually made of very intact hides, and the ends are tied with rope and wood, which were previously plugged from solid wood.

After having bamboo, Song Xuan also modified it slightly, and the end of the drink has now been replaced with a slightly thinner bamboo.

Then make a stopper with cork, so that it will be a lot more convenient to drink, just pull out the stopper, you have to untie the rope before, and then take out the cork, and then tie it back after drinking, the whole set of actions is very cumbersome, and a little tied is not tight enough, the water will leak out.

As for the bamboo kettle, there is generally a special person with two or three sections on his back, each section is also thirty or forty centimeters long, and a water kettle can hold three or four liters of water, which is generally the work done by the person in charge of baggage.

In order to have the strongest combat effectiveness after departure, in order to deal with all kinds of unexpected situations, after all, in the wild, a group of beasts may pop out at any time, so most people only carry their own weapons, as well as a small amount of water and food, such as tinder, tents and cooking utensils, which are generally in charge of special personnel.

However, going out is not so particular, and it is generally enough for two people to carry these things in a small team.

This time is an operation with the most supplies, just this Song Xuan's team of twenty people, it used four people to carry things, but the main thing is that there are more pots, and the others are nothing, at most, a smaller tent was prepared for Song Xuan alone, and this tent Song Xuan still carried it himself.

After coming to Teng Snake for so long, Song Xuan is no longer the "powerless person" before, he has eaten meat for many years, so it is naturally easier to grow stronger, and he usually does not lie idle in the tribe, but now he is also a body of muscles, and the lines are relatively good-looking, at least Song Xuan thinks so.

Shi Meng then said:

"If you really can't find any water, you can find some grass to eat! If you can't drink some blood, hehe, no matter what, you can't be thirsty! ”

Hearing this, Song Xuan was still a little shocked, but after thinking about it, isn't Ru Mao's drinking blood the best description of primitive people.

The people of the Teng Snake tribe were already quite civilized, at least Song Xuan had been here for so long, and he had never seen them eat raw meat and animal blood.

These behaviors are generally done in the absence of a way, Shi Meng said that there is a clump of grass not far away, although the taste is a little bitter, but the water content is really high, this kind of grass is still widely distributed in this forest, so it is not easy to be thirsty.

"Whoa~"

"Stop!"

Although they were chatting all the way, Shi Meng's ears were still very useful, and he suddenly asked everyone to stop halfway through, and then listened attentively.

Sure enough, there was a faint sound of a very small stream of water coming from a hill not far away.

"Oracle, go over there and have a look!"

In terms of survival in the wild, Shi Meng can be said to be the best person in the Teng Snake Tribe, which is also an important reason why he can become the leader.

In addition to hunting for prey, finding safe camps and water sources is also an important skill.

So I calmed down and searched carefully, but in half a day, I had already found a place with water.

This is the hill to the north of the valley, the mountain is not very high, it looks like it is only a hundred meters, but it is not close to the valley, it is estimated that there are three or four miles.

But what exactly is going on, we have to actually investigate to find out.

With the goal, it was faster to walk, and in ten minutes, everyone had already reached the foot of the mountain, although they had not yet seen the water source, but at this time the sound of the water was getting louder and louder, and it seemed that the sound was not a small stream, because the sound was too loud.

Sure enough, following the sound, I turned to the other side of the mountain, and a natural waterfall appeared in the eyes of everyone halfway up the mountain, the waterfall was not big, only three or four meters high, half a meter wide.

Below is a small stream that flows north with water, and not far from the top is a bubbling spring.

Song Xuan hurriedly took a sip with his hand, sure enough, it was as sweet and clear as ever, there was almost no too dirty water in this era, as long as it was flowing, it was generally very clean, and it could be directly drunk, of course, like the kind in the river, Song Xuan still liked to boil it before drinking, after all, there might be some parasites and other things in it.

The people of the Teng Snake tribe didn't have this habit before, and since Song Xuan came, everyone has been used to drinking boiling water, but everyone is still not as particular as Song Xuan, and it doesn't affect if they drink it if they don't pour it.

This kind of mountain spring is very safe, and everyone is also hurriedly filling their own water bladder kettle, there is not much water around here, and it will be a big loss to run back and forth without filling it.

Although the distance is not too far, if you carry water back and forth, it is still very laborious, and you have to walk for more than half an hour on the mountain road for three or four miles.

Walking to the open space next to the waterfall, although it was on the northern slope of the mountain, he could still see the valley through the ridge, and carefully checked the nearby terrain, Song Xuan could lead a section of water to the south.

At that time, even if it flows not far from the foot of the mountain, it can save some effort, and it is not easy to climb the mountain, and it must lead as far as possible.

Watching Song Xuan jump up and down, Shi Meng also waited patiently on the side, and sure enough, it didn't take long for Song Xuan to discuss with him.

The tribe still has a certain amount of experience in the matter of water diversion, after all, the water in the rice fields and the domestic water in the tribe now are also brought from the upper reaches of the river.

Song Xuan even let the stone fire a few pottery pipes, but the current output is too low, and it can't satisfy his slightly big idea, Song Xuan thinks that in the future, the water in the tribe will be directly brought from the upstream with pottery pipes, so as to avoid some impurities or something.

But the current water quality is not bad, except for the occasional drop of leaves at most, this canal Song Xuan will let people inspect it every day, anyway, it is not far, and it will only take half an hour to go back and forth, mainly because I am worried about whether there will be some dead things in it.

The same idea is here, digging an aqueduct along the lower end of the falls, slowly skirting the ridge and heading south.

The amount of work is not large, the waterfall is forty or fifty meters away from the ridge, and it is much easier to bring the water to the south side of the mountain.

In order to facilitate water access in the future, this canal must be done, and a group of people will simply do it at one time, and when they come back in the future, they will directly mine and refine it on the spot.

The only inconvenient time is that everyone came out in the name of hunting, and did not bring any farm tools, only two small shovels, or in order to easily dig out the place to put the pot when cooking, after all, not all places have stones, at this time you have to get a small underground stove.

If you don't have the right tools, you can only take the most convenient things at hand, such as javelin stone axes are directly handy, although a little distressed, but at this time I can't care so much.

After Song Xuan planned the sixty-odd meter route around the ridge, everyone began to act, and after careful exploration, they all chose the ground that was easy to excavate.

And Song Xuan's requirements are not high, as long as the water can flow through here, twenty or thirty centimeters wide is almost enough, and it doesn't need to be too deep, just dig about seven or eight centimeters into the ground.

Looking at the spring and the waterfall, the water here should flow all year round, so you don't need too much of a canal, just let it flow slowly.

Twenty people and more than twenty people acted in a group, and at sunset they had already dug the canal to the other side of the ridge, and if they dug it up at this time, the water would flow directly down the small ditch.

However, this alone could not satisfy Song Xuan's thoughts, Song Xuan had already taken advantage of this time to observe the terrain situation, although he could not directly lead the water into the valley, but he could leave it in a depression that was only more than a hundred meters away from the valley.

There are no big ups and downs along the way, it's basically a curve, so from here, you just need to dig the canal in the direction of the valley.