Chapter 245: Waiting for the Other Ministry
Although several tribes rushed over together, the time would not be too bad, but the two of them were basically enough, even if the time difference between different tribes was a little big, it was a big deal to wait a little and gather a wave of people to go together, anyway, the distance was not far, and it couldn't delay too much time.
The other tribes have a relatively more reasonable time, after all, they send people to inform at the same time, according to experience, as long as there are no accidents, they will basically leave on the same day, and the arrival time will not be too different, almost the same day.
And Teng Snake still has to estimate it, so in order to prevent accidents, Song Xuan advanced by a day, but fortunately, Shi Mao also sent people out in advance, so far away, Song Xuan and his party saw the two people on the riverbank.
In order to be eye-catching, the two of them also raised the huge animal skin with wood, which was still very easy to notice, at least on the banks of the river where there were not too many tall trees.
Song Xuan was also thinking about whether he should get some flags or something like that for the tribe, first, it was easier to distinguish, and at the same time, it looked a little more magnificent, but although the flag was easy to make, it was not easy to get the tribal totem up, especially on the animal skin, Song Xuan secretly noted in his heart that he could only wait until he went back to find something that could be made into paint.
The two had obviously been here for a short time, and there was nothing to do to wait here, and they were napping on the river bank at this time, and they didn't notice it until Song Xuan and his party rowed the boat in front of the two.
Although this task is indeed a bit boring, but the two of them are obviously a little derelict in their duties to take a nap like this, although there are more eye-catching flags, but the tribe that came in case they didn't notice, it was not so easy to find it after crossing, and it was safe for someone to stare at it, and the time was just these two days, the two of them took turns, and it wouldn't be too boring, and the vision of this piece was not bad, and there was no need to keep staring, just glance at it from time to time.
Song Xuan gave Shi Ying a look, and Shi Ying nodded and jumped ashore from the boat lightly, basically without making a noise during the whole process.
Although after experiencing the previous events, Shi Ying became less talkative, but after receiving the task arranged by Song Xuan, he has never slackened this winter, needless to say, the killing ability is not to mention, this is all obtained from hunting, the most important thing is the ability to conceal, as long as you don't pay attention to it, it is not easy to detect the stone shadow under normal circumstances.
Not to mention that at this time, the two of them kept their heads on the ground like chickens pecking rice.
Walking lightly in front of the two, Shi Ying didn't speak, and directly took out two short knives and put them on their necks.
The cold touch suddenly woke the two of them up, and when they looked up, they found that the divine envoy had already brought someone over.
When there was a task, he was caught touching the fish, although they also knew that Song Xuan would not punish him too severely, but there was still shame after all, after Shi Ying put away the short knife, the two hurriedly stood up, lowered their heads, and stammered and shouted:
"God...... Oracle! ”
Song Xuan really didn't blame the two, scaring them could be regarded as a small lesson for the two.
"Take us there when you wake up!"
"Yes, oracle!"
Although the possibility of the other tribes arriving today is not very large, it is still possible to let one person stay, and at the same time find him a companion in the team, which is not too boring.
And the two of them, whether it is rest or cooking, it is more relaxed, although it is close to the river, but after all, it is already in the wild, and the safety of multiple people can also be improved a lot, there is generally a lot of wind on both sides of the river at night, and the terrain here is relatively flat, and it is not possible to make a fire for a long time, so it is naturally safer for the two to be together.
"Shizhong, lead the way, how far is it?"
"Divine envoy, you can get there in half a day, just go up the stream in front, but you may have to go ashore later!"
At this time, it was not yet noon, Song Xuan thought about it, and estimated that the normal afternoon start time should be there, but fortunately, there was plenty of time, and there was no need to rush to the road.
Song Xuan also asked about the situation on Shi Mao's side, and after learning that it had basically been arranged, he was relieved that Shi Mao was still relatively reliable.
This piece of terrain was very flat, and not long after setting off, Song Xuan's young man saw the new exchange address, which was a small hilly area, but there were many low hills.
Although Song Xuan didn't scold the two, Shi Zhong also seemed cautious along the way, and Song Xuan didn't say anything.
Because it was indeed not far away, Song Xuan still wanted to walk directly over in one go, when the river became narrower and narrower the further he went, and finally it was not so convenient for the boat to be dragged inside, the speed was naturally much slower, even if the distance was not far, Song Xuan still decided to finish eating and then continue walking, after all, this section of the road that seemed very close would have to take an hour, to say the least.
After eating, the group did not think about resting, and came directly to the foot of the mountain in one go, and it took more than two hours before and after, not counting the time to eat, at most two hours to arrive, there were already several wooden stakes on the shore, and two boats were docked.
After bolting the canoe, leaving one person to guard, Song Xuan asked Shizhong to lead the way to the valley, in fact, the next road was quite obvious, although it was not completely cleaned up, but a path for two people to pass side by side had already appeared in the eyes of the group.
The hill is not high, so it only took about twenty minutes to turn to the mouth of the valley, Shi Mao was leading people to clean up the ashes in the valley at this time, although it is simple to set fire to the mountain, but the consequence is that it will leave a thick layer of plant ash, which is naturally a rare fertilizer in the rice field, but it will be a little hindered here, and you can't sit down and make the ashes fly all over the sky.
However, it is not difficult to clean up, clean up the key areas with cut branches, pile up the rest of the place, and then get two basins of water to wet it, as long as it does not affect the exchange too much.
But although it is not troublesome, after all, they are all gray, and several people look very embarrassed at this time, and they all have big faces.
Seeing Song Xuan and his party who suddenly appeared in their eyes, they were very happy, and they dropped the branch in their hands and ran over, and the running wind brought up a burst of dust.
"Ahem...... Ahem, ahem! ”
Looking at Song Xuan and the others who were choked by the dust, Shi Mao suddenly became a little embarrassed, scratched his head and said:
"Oracle, you're here!"
Song Xuan nodded, and after a little relief, he took Shi Yu and them to join the cleaning team, at this time, only a small part of the area had not been cleaned up, and the sooner they were busy, they could finish work earlier.
As for piling up the ashes, don't worry about them, as long as they are kept moist during the exchange meeting, and then it will be cleaned up when it is windy and rainy.
There were simple brooms in the tribe, but they didn't bring them out, so Song Xuan had to follow the example of Shi Mao and break branches from the surrounding trees to clean up.
The number of people was doubled, and the speed was suddenly faster, and even the places that had been neglected before were cleaned again, and by sunset, the valley was already very clean, except for a few pieces of grass and wood ash piled together, which were somewhat conspicuous, and the rest of the place was at most a few tree stumps that were somewhat conspicuous.
However, these stumps are not in the way, so there is no need to clean them up.
Although there were only five tribes in total, there were seven sheds in the valley, which were kept aside for backup and in case there were more people.
According to Song Xuan's idea, this place will be used as a venue for blind date meetings as much as possible in the future, and if there are special circumstances, it is more convenient for Teng Snake to send someone to be in charge of it.
Since it has been cleaned up, it is good to wait for the other tribes to come later, after all, it is in a hurry, and after floating on the river for so long, Song Xuan took out the animal skin and lay down after he was done.
The location of the valley is not bad, the only drawback is that there is no water source nearby, and if you want to use water, you can only go to the stream at the foot of the mountain to get it.
This is a lot of trouble, but fortunately, there are enough people on this trip, and Song Xuan has also specially prepared some relatively large clay pots for other tribes, which are simply tied with ropes, and can be picked up with wood, two basins of water for one person, although the number is not much, but it is almost enough to meet the use of one or two days.
In the future, if necessary, a small cistern could be dug here, but this is not necessary at the moment.
The first batch of six pots of water were all used on the ashes of the plants, and after being watered, they were directly covered with leaves, so that it did not look so obtrusive.
It's getting late, and several other tribes shouldn't be able to arrive today, and they have also paid attention to the selection of the site, as long as the speed is normal, they should all be able to arrive tomorrow morning.
In this way, with only one day of delay, they can each return with what they want the day after tomorrow, so that whether it is an exchange meeting or a blind date conference, each tribe will take about nine or ten days to visit.
It's not that you can't save some time, but then you will have to spend a little more effort on the road, and for most tribes, time is not so important, and a day or two away will not make a difference.
In the past few days, the movement of a few people is obviously not small, and the surroundings seem to be extremely quiet. There was no sound except for the occasional bird's call, but it was a good thing, at least there wouldn't be any wild beasts.
After learning that there is a cave dug in the mountain. Song Xuan asked people to move the things on the boat in, but Teng Snake didn't bring too much food here, mainly salt used to exchange things, so he was not afraid of being targeted by wild beasts.
In this way, there is no need to send someone to watch the boat, after all, there are only some pottery left on the boat at this time, and this is not like the previous place, the canoe may float away, just the width of the creek, even if it is not tied with a cable, it will not float far.