Chapter 142: 100 acres of rice fields
Three days later.
Song Xuan looked at the hundreds of acres of rice fields in front of him with satisfaction, and sighed that his efforts for so long were finally not in vain.
At least now that the scale has been formed, as long as there are no big accidents, this year will be a bumper year.
"Alright, let's go back and rest for two days!"
Hundreds of people have been busy for six or seven days just for this more than 100 acres of rice fields, and they have bent over and hunched their backs against the sun, and they have indeed worked hard.
After all, there is a big difference between the work you usually do and the rice planting, and it also requires an adaptation process for the body.
During this period of time, every time I got up and returned to the tribe, I bent over like shrimp.
Sometimes a night's rest doesn't necessarily come to an end, until the last two days have become a little less intense.
After so many busy days, it is still very necessary to take a break.
All the seedlings were planted in the rice field, and in the end, two plots of land were left empty, almost five or six acres.
Song Xuan didn't waste it, but now if he wants to re-cultivate seedlings and plant seedlings, it may be a little too late, after all, it takes a certain amount of time from seedlings to completely take root in the new rice field, so Song Xuan directly sprinkled some seeds in these two fields, as for how much they can grow, it depends on their creation.
As for the unused rice seeds in the tribe, if nothing else, they will soon be able to be used as food, although the quantity is not large, and it is still possible to adjust the taste at ordinary times.
Of course, it must not be eaten all up, although there are more than 100 acres of new rice fields, but the seeds have to wait until they are ripe to have, before this, Teng Snake has to make corresponding reserves, the surrounding tribes have been looted almost, it is basically difficult to add more quantity, in order to prevent accidents, Song Xuan picked out two hundred catties of relatively good quality and sealed them, these will wait until this year's receipt before moving.
Today is only busy for one morning, so Song Xuan asked Shi Yan to cook a few pots of thicker porridge for everyone at noon, which can be regarded as letting everyone feel what the fruits of their labor taste are, especially Yangyang and them, after coming to Teng Snake, they haven't tasted it yet.
"Yangyang, how are you eating?"
"Uh-huh~"
Because the porridge was a little hot, Yang Yang, who ate it for the first time, didn't grasp it well, sucked it in a big bite, spit it out or swallowed, and couldn't say anything at this time, so he could only nod frantically, indicating that it was not bad.
Although there have always been people on Teng Snake's side who say how the rice they grow tastes, Yangyang and they are also people who are used to eating meat, and they have always been in a state of doubt about it.
When you really eat it, you will understand that although it is not delicious, it is not difficult to eat, and it is perfect with various meat dishes, and it is already very magical to fill your stomach.
In particular, he has participated in the whole process of rice planting, and there is no great difficulty in it, the only difficulty may be to discover it, after all, so many tribes have lived around here for so many years, and no one has ever proposed that this thing can be eaten.
Even many things on Teng Snake's side he had never tasted before, such as dried mushrooms, dried bamboo shoots, and even all kinds of wild vegetables, Yang Yang didn't know before, it turned out that these things could still be eaten, and they could still be eaten like this.
If I had known it a long time ago, the sheep tribe would not have fallen into the state of almost starvation at that time, but now everything is not a problem, although it was joined later, but everyone did not look at them differently, after joining the Teng snake, although there was still some embarrassment in a short time, but after the two sides got acquainted, it was also like a tribe grew up.
"Divine Messenger, let's go hunting with us in the future!"
Yang Yang made this request not long after he came, but at that time, Song Xuan refused without hesitation, after all, they were basically skinny and bones when they just came, let alone hunting, and even long-term activities were a little difficult.
Later, he often proposed to go out hunting with the hunting team, but at that time, the tribe was relatively tight, and although it was much better than when he first came, it was a little choking when he hunted, so Song Xuan never agreed.
But it's been almost three months since they arrived, although they are usually working, but the intensity is not great, and the food on Teng Snake's side is relatively good, and several children have grown round, and they can't see the skin and bones at that time.
Yangyang and their recovery is similar, although they may be thinner than when they were in the best condition, but there is no problem with normal labor.
"Is the body okay?"
"Hmm!"
Seeing that Yang Yang's answer was relatively straightforward, and it looked really good, Song Xuan didn't refuse again this time.
"Okay, then you can go with you next time!"
Now there is nothing that the tribe needs too many manpower, and since they have this idea, and their health is basically up to standard, they can go out and hunt together.
There are still a lot of things they need to learn about hunting, especially the cooperation between them, although the new weapons are not yet proficient, but they all know how to use them, but this cooperation is not something that can be formed in a short period of time.
Because the difficulty of bows and arrows is relatively large, and the production progress of these weapons has not been fast since the beginning of spring, after all, the collection of materials also takes a lot of time, especially the animal tendons, there are not many animals hunted before, and there are fewer eligible ones, so the number of bows and arrows made is naturally relatively small, and I have to come over to help dig the ground and plant rice, and I don't have time to make it.
After surviving, it was only three months after the beginning of spring that five were made, which might as well be used by the women who used them better in the tribe, and as for Yangyang, it was not too late for them to use bows and arrows when they were familiar with other weapons.
And their current archery skills have not yet reached the standard of being able to hunt, this is not the time when the tribe just had bows and arrows, and now the conditions are much higher, if it is too poor, the cooperation with others is not so good, and it will definitely have an impact on the efficiency of hunting.
But no matter what, they will definitely be able to use it later, except for the captives, for other people, there is no requirement in the tribe, it all depends on personal hobbies and abilities.
Of course, ability must be put in the first place, as for hobbies and everything, you can lean back, if a person has archery talent, even if he doesn't particularly like it, he will definitely be placed in the position of archer in the end, after all, talent can't be wasted.
The few people who were on guard before, Song Xuan had already arranged for someone to call them back, although they didn't play a role these days, but it brought everyone a sense of security, and no news is the best news.
The next period of time will be the longest period of time for each tribe to be outdoors, usually speaking, they don't have the energy to think about other bad things, of course, if the Wuyu tribe really has such thoughts, Song Xuan can only accept his fate, and he can't let the people in the tribe do nothing, and specifically guard against them.
I believe that as long as you are sober-minded, you will not harass other tribes during the time when it is easiest to get food, and it will be more convenient to grab them directly when they have almost done it, and now the invasion will not get much benefit except for wasting manpower and time.
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As for the captive who was captured last winter, though he has not been able to ask for anything of value until now.
But after repeated torture, he also understood that if he wanted to eat, he had to work, and although he was unwilling to betray the tribe, it was easier for him to choose between working and dying.
So after the beginning of spring, he entered the endless labor, and everyone arranged some heavy work for him, but he didn't care whether he could bear it or not, in everyone's eyes, he was just a hard-mouthed captive, and he died.
Since he had refused to confess, Song Xuan did not dare to let him come into contact with other captives, so he was kept in a separate room.
Naturally, the food is what everyone usually has leftovers, but although it is relatively poor, due to the large quantity, it is not a problem to fill the stomach.
The other captives, although they all know that there is such a person, they can see it at ordinary work, but they are basically avoiding suspicion, and they will not deliberately contact, even if they encounter it, they will lower their heads and quickly bypass it, everyone knows that if the people who are snaked know that they have contact with this kind of diehard, the end will definitely not be too good, after all, they all saw the fate of Ulin at the beginning.
What made Song Xuan a little curious was that there had been no movement on this person's side of Wu Yu, did he think that the three people who came over were already dead?
Even if it is the Wuyu tribe, the loss of three adult males should be a little distressing, and the other two just fled, as for whether they went back or were buried in the vast mountains, Song Xuan was not sure.
But since they don't come to replace people, then Song Xuan can use it with confidence, anyway, Teng Snake's side will not suffer.
In the coming days, the snake will be officially back on track, and hunting and gathering will be the main thing to do in the tribe again.
After all, these two items are everyone's old business, and before the rice is harvested, Song Xuan doesn't dare to pack a ticket, he will definitely be able to bring enough food.
Before that, it was still necessary to rely on hunting and gathering to meet the daily consumption of the tribe.
Now the tribe's food reserves are out of a month, which can be said to be the most dangerous time.
You know, even if the snake was forced to relocate, there was still a month or two of food, but now the conditions are definitely much better than then, and the time is relatively abundant, even if you don't count the rice, the remaining time, if nothing else, is not a problem to store enough food for the winter.