After waiting for about half a month, the ground was finally able to walk.

The snow outside has almost melted, and except for the shadows, there is basically no snow to be seen.

After staying in the tribe for a winter, the Teng Snake people also began to become active, although it was not the best time to hunt, but Shi Meng had begun to lead people to clear the tribe around.

This is also something that needs to be done every year, before and after the beginning of winter, you have to walk around the tribe, for no other purpose, mainly to deal with some fierce beasts that suddenly appear.

The main people who move around the tribe are women, the elderly and children, and compared to the hunting party, the combat effectiveness is still relatively poor, especially when dealing with wild beasts.

There will inevitably be casualties when facing ferocious beasts, so it is better to avoid this situation as much as possible.

However, it is only a preliminary visit, and it is estimated that most of the beasts have just begun to complete their hibernation, and there are not many activities that come out.

There is nothing to eat in the wild, and it still takes a while for wild grass shoots to grow, and there are naturally few herbivores.

This year, in addition to the previous hunting direction, Song Xuan also asked Shi Meng to focus on solving the beasts in the mountains on this side of the rice field, which was also worried that the rice would be destroyed by some beasts after planting, and the mud in the field was still quite attractive to many beasts.

Although it is already considered to be the beginning of spring, the field is still not suitable for reclamation, the surface soil is fine, and the bottom is still a little hard before noon, and it is relatively wet, and it is very laborious to forcibly reclaim.

Although it is not possible to dig a large area, it is still possible to try the plow in the tribe.

The cow has not yet been trained, and this is the first time that Song Xuan is still ready to use Uncle Lu to test the water.

"Yo~"

After eating enough, Uncle Lu was still very obedient, and let Song Xuan pull him across the river.

This area also becomes a place for it to spread joy after spring, although there is no young grass to eat, but it is spacious enough.

Except for the roots of the big tree, the others on the surface are already too obvious, and they can be left to the family of Uncle Deer to have fun on it.

In winter, Song Xuan tested it with Uncle Lu, so he didn't particularly resist the noose on his body, but shook his head a little dissatisfied.

"Yo hum~"

Although there was no problem with Quyuan plows in winter, Song Xuan still moved both kinds of plows out this time.

Quyuan plough is easy to use, if it is not easy to use, you can also take an ordinary plow to make up the number, after all, if it is not successful, then the adjustment time behind is not a fixed number, this is also a guaranteed plan, but this time the main attempt is still Quyuan plow.

The land selected by Song Xuan is also the easiest to reclaim, there are no tree roots entangled underneath near the riverbank, most of them are some weeds, after last year's burning, there are only some grass roots underground.

The further you go, the more trees there are, and the more rhizomes there will be, even if it was the place where Teng Snake dealt with last year, it could only pick some of the more outstanding ones to solve, and they were all concentrated in this small circle around the trunk.

It's not realistic to dig it all up in this day and age.

Shi Ban was also very nervous on the side, after all, this was the first time Quyuan plough had tried to go into the field, and he also knew the importance of ploughing in future farming.

If it is not easy to use, it will be very troublesome to grow rice in the future, and now everyone in the tribe is very enthusiastic about rice, if you can only dig it little by little with a rake, the pressure will be great for many people.

Song Xuan was slightly appeased by Uncle Lu's side, while Shi Ban was responsible for the installation and commissioning of the plow, and he had to help the plow forward.

"Divine messenger, the plow is ready!"

Song Xuan turned around, and saw that the plough shovel had already penetrated into the ground at this time, but this time it was not deep, according to the discussion between the two of them before, it was better to be shallow at first, and slowly move from shallow to deep.

"Good!"

Seeing that everything was ready, Song Xuanbian patted Uncle Lu on the back and motioned for him to move forward.

"Yo~"

Although Uncle Lu is usually more arrogant, in general, he still listens to Song Xuan's words very much, and he probably knows the difference between a saturated meal and a full meal.

Under Song Xuan's command, he walked forward slowly, after all, all this was experienced in winter, and now it was just a change of place, and soon, the animal skin rope was straightened.

Song Xuan could also clearly see that Uncle Lu's strength now seemed to be a little greater than in winter.

But fortunately, the position of the plough shovel is not deep, although the speed is not fast, but it is also moving forward, as the deer advances, the soil under the plough is quickly divided.

However, he didn't take two steps, and then he stopped all of a sudden, tried to move forward twice, but couldn't pull it, he could only turn his huge head sideways, looked at Song Xuan, and probably said:

What's going on here?

"Divine messenger, the plow has suddenly become deeper!"

It's no wonder that Uncle Deer, the depth of the plough was not well controlled, and it plunged down, and the resistance suddenly increased several times, which was naturally not easy to pull.

Uncle Deer's size, although it can be regarded as the best among the deer that Song Xuan has seen, just the two huge horns can catch up with the size of an ordinary sika deer.

But after all, it is not a completely muscular body like an ox, and if you plow too deeply, you will have more than enough strength to do so.

"Did you just press the wooden handle?"

According to the previous design, the top wooden handle is used to control the depth of the plow, if you want to be shallower, press down slightly, so that the plow shovel is warped a little, if you want to be deeper, tilt up, and then press forward.

"Hold on, but I can't control it!"

After all, it's the first time to use it, and it's normal to not be able to grasp it, and the experimental area in the tribe was relatively small before, so basically Uncle Lu could only be allowed to walk a few steps, and it basically ended without using it.

Although I didn't go far just now, I had already turned over more than a meter, and the environment under the soil here must be much more complicated than what the tribe had artificially created.

After trying several times in succession, it has always been intermittent, and even Song Xuan's results after getting started were similar, and the farthest one was seven or eight meters away.

The round piece of wood didn't seem to be as easy to control as expected, even if Song Xuan had two hands, the sudden shaking was difficult to control.

The rest of the parts are not bad, although the plough is made of stone, but there are no problems with it until now, and it is basically the same as in the design, and the soil is turned over with the stones behind it directly to the sides.

This twenty or thirty-meter distance not only used a lot of strength, but was also directly pulled to a stop from time to time, which made Uncle Lu very unhappy.

At this time, he kept banging on the ground with his hooves.

Seeing that the main problem appeared in how to control the plough and suddenly dive and float, Song Xuan also had an improvement direction in his heart, Uncle Lu was a little impatient, so he simply untied the rope on his body, patted him on the shoulder, and signaled that he could go.

"Yohe~......"

Uncle Lu, who had exhausted his strength, snorted dissatisfiedly, and walked towards the tribe with his head and tail.

"Oracle...... This? ”

"It's okay, carry it back!"

Only half an hour after they came out, the two of them returned to the tribe with the plow.

"Oracle, can this still work?"

There is no problem with normal use, the main thing is to strengthen its control, since a piece of wood is not easy to control, then change it slightly, add a horizontal beam at the back, and it will be easier for both hands to control the handlebar.

Listening to Song Xuan's plan, Shi Ban also nodded thoughtfully, and casually took out the wood beside him and began to process it.

At least for the time being, in addition to this small problem, the normal use of the plough is not a big problem.

Even if the plough shovel is about ten centimeters deep, as long as it moves, Uncle Deer can pull it, but at this time it is very difficult, and it can't be pulled far.

However, in Song Chen's plan, this kind of work is not something that he can complete alone, when he really pulls it, he can match a doe, and it will be much easier for two deer to pull it up in the future, male and female matching, and he is not tired of working, of course, it is naturally not a difficult thing for cattle.

This time it was just to save trouble, so I only called Uncle Deer a deer, but fortunately, with his strong physique, it is still quite good.

………………

Shi Meng didn't bring many people with him when he went out this time, after all, he was not far from the tribe, and he was mainly concentrated within a radius of four or five miles.

There won't be too many beasts to face, and it's a matter of luck to be able to meet a few, and the area has been cleaned a few times, and even if there is, it suddenly broke in from the lower place, so I came back that night.

Shui Yun stayed in the tribe and started the first fishing of the year with people.

Although the ground has only been dry for a few days, the river has long since thawed, and although the fish are not so active, it is not fishing either, as long as there are fish in the river and they are in the position where everyone casts their nets.

So it was only a little half a day, and one by one they happily walked back with the fish.

"Oracle, hehe!"

Although the fish is not big, it is better than nothing, the income in the first year is not much, and the winter mainly relies on eating fish, but Song Xuan is a little tired of eating, but this year is okay, as fresh food, and the practice is also more abundant, Song Xuan has not been tired of eating.

However, seeing Shui Yun, Song Xuan remembered another thing, that is, the sheep tribe that failed to participate in the exchange conference last year.

After that, although he sent someone to take a look, he didn't bring much food, and the state of the sheep tribe was not very good at that time, and Shui Yun's persuasion to join the Teng Snake was also unsuccessful, and at this time, Song Xuan was also worried that there would be any accidents in their tribe.

Although this year's winter is not particularly long, it is still at a normal level, and it is also a very big challenge for the sheep tribe.

Song Xuan was worried that they wouldn't be able to survive such a winter, but the heavy snow would come soon, and Teng Snake's side couldn't send anyone over to check on their situation.

Although the population of the sheep tribe is not large, there are more than 20 people, and half of the adult males are among them, which is still different from the proportion of other tribes, and the population of most tribes is relatively evenly distributed, and the male and female children are about the same.

The most important thing is that the sheep tribe in Song Xuan's heart is a force that is relatively easy to pull over, no matter how small its population is, no matter how small the mosquito is, it is still meat.

Now that he remembered it, Song Xuan still decided to send someone over to check it out.

Although it is already spring, but now this time is still similar to winter in most tribes, even if you go out, it is difficult to hunt enough prey, for most people it is better to lie in the tribe, and wait for the weather to be warmer, but it will be more reasonable.

So if winter starts with snowfall, it's about three or four months, but if you add both before and after, it's four or five months.

For a normal tribe, it was enough to save enough food for the winter in the remaining time, but this was still a big challenge for the sheep tribe, at least from the information he got from the last time he went to their tribe last year, Song Xuan felt that even if they saved again, they might not be able to hunt smoothly.

Shi Meng and Shi Yong were not in the tribe, and Shui Yun was also the most familiar with this route, so Song Xuan still decided to send Shui Yun over to take a look.

It just so happens that there is no shortage of manpower in the tribe now, so that they can also afford it in the tribe in the past.

"Shui Yun, do you remember the sheep tribe?"

"Huh? Oracle, what's wrong? ”

After a winter of studying, Shui Yun's ability to speak has also improved a lot, at least now it is not as jerky as it was at the beginning.

Nowadays, except for children, communication in the tribe is basically without hand.

"The sheep tribe doesn't know if it's still alive, and they didn't come last year!"

I couldn't call the sheep tribe over last year, and Shui Yun has always remembered this matter in his heart.

"So I want you to take someone to see it again, and give them some if the food isn't enough!"

"Huh?"

Listening to the words that came out of Song Xuan's mouth, Shui Yun was very surprised.

For Song Xuan's generosity, he was the first to understand, but Song Xuan's image suddenly became stronger in his mind.

Originally, I thought that Song Xuan was just a little concerned about the sheep tribe, but I didn't expect Song Xuan to directly ask him to send food again.

"Oracle, this?"

Song Xuan naturally knew his inner thoughts, and for most of them, it was undoubtedly a hot face and a cold ass, especially since the sheep tribe didn't show much kindness last year.

But the icing on the cake is how to send charcoal in the snow, if the sheep tribe is in danger at this time, Teng Snake's move is still very helpful to them.

Even if they survive until now, Teng Snake is nothing more than losing a few people's time for ten days, which is not a big problem.

"It's okay, you pick a few people, pack up, and set off tomorrow!"

Seeing Song Xuan's decision, Shui Yun began to arrange manpower with an extremely respectful gaze, this time the main one is to go fast and return quickly, so the ones selected are all better rowing.

Song Xuan didn't let them bring too much food, although there was no shortage of food in the tribe, but for the sake of safety, they still had to keep a month or two of stock in case of emergencies.

In this way, the sheep tribe can only be given seven or eight hundred catties, and these foods can be eaten for at least more than a month.

But on the side of Teng Snake, it is seven or eight days, and it is still eaten sparingly, and it will be eaten in four or five days if it is consumed normally.

In addition to the huge difference in population, most of the people on Teng Snake's side are in a state of activity, and they consume too much, so we have to replenish it by eating more.

I believe that at this time, no tribe can be as active as Teng Snake, and it has just started to move around.

Shui Yun originally decided to use only four people in a boat to go over and have a look, but Song Xuan thought about it, and decided to let him take a few more people to row two boats together, one is for the safety along the way.

Second, there are more rowing boats, and the loading of things will be less crowded, after all, this journey still takes a short time, in addition to food, you must bring enough daily necessities.

Dry firewood, tents, and covers have to be arranged, although it is already spring, but the temperature at night is still very low, it is okay in the tribe, the brazier in the house is a lifetime, and there will even be a little heat.

When you get to the wild, you don't have such good conditions, especially if you have to camp outside, prepare a little more, the conditions will naturally be better, since the tribe has this strength, there is no need to live too hard.

Moreover, the two boats can also share the weight, and the speed can be increased somewhat, at least with less effort.

After Shi Meng and Shi Yong came back, they learned that they had no objection to the arrangements to be sent, compared with Shui Yun, the two of them were still able to understand Song Xuan's thoughts more, and Song Xuan would sometimes mention future arrangements.

Especially the part related to the Black Feather tribe, which makes the two of them attach great importance to it, although Shui Yun and they also take care of the Black Feather, not only do they not know the strength of the Black Feather, at least it will not be as profound as the Teng Snake's side.

Even because the Teng Snake side has repelled the black feather, he feels that the strength of the Teng Snake is also very strong, but the truth is that the Teng Snake side is really very clear.

The gap in population alone is a chasm that Teng Snake is difficult to cross, not to mention the combat experience, the black feather is more abundant than Teng Snake's side.

Therefore, the manpower that can be won together has long become the consensus of Teng Snake's side.

Early the next morning, I took a few other people with me and took two canoes and headed downstream.

Due to the large amount of snow throughout the winter, the water level is also very high, and the flow rate is not slow, which is a good thing for going downstream.

However, at this time, the purpose of the snake is to arrive quickly, and the existing flow rate can save at least half a day's time, and if everyone tries to row a few more times, it is not impossible to arrive even a day or two in advance.

It would take more than ten days to come and go, and Song Xuan could only wait quietly, hoping that there would be no accidents in the sheep tribe.

Even if the food is not enough, I hope that they will still be alive when Shui Yun arrives, otherwise it will be a loss.

But all this is not easy to say, Song Xuan was very skeptical about whether they could survive the winter, let alone spend the winter, not only to collect a trouble, food and use are indispensable, most of the time they still need to be warmed, Song Xuan does not think that the sheep tribe has enough time to collect dry firewood.

………………

In just two days, Shi Ban changed the curved plow, in addition to adding a handle behind the wooden handle, Shi Ban also specially thickened the main wood.

Although it has become heavier, it feels a lot more stable in your hand.

This experiment was very good, although the plough was always crooked because the two were not particularly familiar with each other, but it was rare to see the sudden deepening or shallowness like before.

The speed is not as fast as Song Xuan remembers, but compared with the excavation of people little by little, it can also be said to be a revolutionary change.

The only drawback, of course, is that the plow can only dig where there are not too many roots, and it is very difficult to move forward once it encounters obstacles, and the small grass roots do not have much effect, but as long as the roots are slightly thicker, the plough made of wood cannot cope with it.

But this is also something that Song Xuan has known for a long time, at least except for the first reclamation, having a plow behind will speed up everyone.

Especially in the future, planting will be much more convenient, a plow of an ox is worth the speed of more than ten or twenty people.

"Okay, then follow this change, try to get everything done these days and use it for a while!"

"Alright, oracle!"

As time progresses, the earth has gradually reached a state where it can be cultivated, and it won't take long if it's just a simple assembly, but it still needs to be adjusted, so it still takes some time to get it right.

Shi Ban also let Gong Yi and them join in, and Song Xuan did not keep it a secret about the plow, mainly because the volume of the plow is also relatively large, and the structure is not complicated, mainly because it is difficult to find out the details, if it is really necessary, it can be figured out quickly.

For most tribes, the plough really didn't have much need for them, after all, even the Teng Snake before it was difficult to understand Song Xuan's practice of burning and digging, and finally harvesting a little bit of food.

The same is true for most tribes now, even if Song Xuan told them that they could eat it this way, it is estimated that few tribes would be able to make up their minds to specially open up a large area of open space for planting rice.

Compared to hunting, planting is not intuitive, and it does not seem to be fast in terms of efficiency, unless there is a large number of seeds the first time, but a large number of seeds means a large amount of investment, and most tribes still cannot afford it.

Since everyone doesn't know how to do it, there is no need to hide it, and Song Xuan has also received the seeds that are relatively easy to find around, when exchanging with other tribes, rice seeds are also the most important one, and relatively speaking, it is very intuitive, after all, it was proposed by Teng Snake alone, so the surrounding tribes are also more concerned, basically they all found the surroundings of their tribes, of course, Song Xuan gave them the things that were exchanged very satisfying, and both sides seemed relatively happy.

If other tribes want to develop cultivation, they can only start from a small scale like Teng Snake for the first time, for them, it is better to go hunting in the mountains, and the things they hunt can be eaten immediately.