"The new tribe is very good, you will know when you go there. Once you live in the houses of the new tribe, you will never miss the caves here anymore." Yan said.

He patted his grandfather's arm and said, "Grandpa, let's go."

"Let's go." Lu turned around and strode towards the river. "Thinking about the new tribe Yan described to me, I can't wait to see it."

Inspired by the conversation between the grandparents and grandchildren, the reluctance in the hearts of the elders disappeared, and they followed everyone on the road.

When they got to the river, even Shan, who was always too embarrassed to flatter his daughter, couldn't help but admire the raft floating on the water. "Yu, how did you come up with this? These pieces of wood are so heavy, how can they float on the water instead of sinking?"

"Because it is quite large, it cannot sink," said Qiao Yu.

"Oh." Shan still didn't understand the principle, but when Qiao Yu said this, he pretended to understand and nodded.

Huo was a little scared: "Even if it can float on the water now, it will sink if so many of us stand on it, right?"

"No," Yan explained quickly. "We've tried this before. There are twenty of us in our team, all strong men. If we all stand on the logs, they'll still hold. Now each raft only carries fifteen people, and with the four rowers, there's only nineteen people, so there's no problem at all."

Lu Dao said, "Don't worry, Huo. Could it be that one of our own people will harm one of our own?"

Huo thought so too.

Yu is Shan's daughter, Yan is Lu's grandson, and the others who came to pick up the others also had relatives on board. Could it be that they were so tired of living that they came here to drag everyone else along to become water ghosts?

Qiao Yu had stood on a large rock at some point and shouted to the crowd, "Everyone come here, I have something to say."

When everyone saw it, they quickly gathered around.

"The raft is floating on the water and is not stable. The river has just thawed, and the water is also melting from the snowy mountains. The temperature of the water is very low and very cold. If you fall into the river, you will definitely die. So, once you are on the raft, please stay in your seat and don't move. If you need to relieve yourself, please stand up slowly and go to the toilets arranged around the raft."

Because everyone will stay on the raft for four or five days, so many people need a toilet to take care of their physiological needs.

When Qiao Yu was building the raft, he had someone build a one-square-meter toilet with thatched grass in the gaps between the wood. Given the limited conditions, they had to make do with what they had and overcome the difficulties.

She explained the importance of toilet hygiene and added, "Because the raft is extremely unsafe, everyone is required not to move around unless they are using the restroom. Children under ten must be led by an adult when using the restroom and not allowed to wander around."

She glanced at everyone. "Once someone falls into the water, they're dead. No one can save them. So for everyone's safety, I emphasize again: stay where you are. Don't get up and move around unless you absolutely have to go to the bathroom. Try to drink less water and go to the bathroom less often these few days."

"Did you hear that?" she asked, raising her voice.

"I heard it clearly." Everyone answered in unison.

Except for a few old people like Lu and Shi, everyone else was extremely excited about moving to the new tribe, especially after hearing the men say how good the new tribe was.

But when they heard Qiao Yu repeatedly emphasize the issue of safety, everyone suddenly felt a great fear of the raft.

Lu and Huo also felt bad.

Yan had just comforted them, and now he was scared again. What should he do?

Qiao Yu would not allow them to retreat. He said, "Now, listen to my command. Stand at attention, everyone turn left. The first fifteen adults step out and follow Yan and the others onto the boat. This number of fifteen does not include children under five years old. Children must be brought aboard with their mothers."

Yan immediately led everyone to stand in a row, counted out fifteen adult women from the crowd closest to him, and prepared to help them onto the raft.

"No, I, I'll go up later." Someone was timid and kept shrinking back.

"When it's your turn, if you don't get on the boat and don't listen to the tribe's arrangements, then you will have to stay in your original tribe." Qiao Yu's voice came from behind.

Everyone was shocked.

Although Qiao Yu was usually a friendly person, always smiling when speaking to her, she was always the final word on all matters of the tribe, big or small, and would not tolerate any disobedience. Especially with people of high status like Huo and Qinglang, Qiao Yu was always harsh and firm. With such precedents, how could anyone in the tribe dare to cross Qiao Yu's line?

Staying in the original tribe, what's the difference between that and being expelled from the tribe? Upon hearing this, the woman who had originally wanted to retreat immediately said, "I'll do it, I'll do it." Then, holding the baby, she trembled and got on the raft under the protection of the men.

With this precedent, no one hesitated or procrastinated anymore. Everyone got on the raft when it was their turn, and the order was very good.

When a raft had enough people on board, it would leave, leaving the dock for the next one. Once the women and children were aboard, the men would take their turn. Finally, the farm workers and their livestock would arrive.

Animals are not like humans who can understand words and be docile just by being frightened. Sometimes they are uncontrollable.

To be on the safe side, Qiao Yu tied up the limbs of all the large animals and threw them onto the raft; the rabbits were placed directly in wicker baskets. Two members of the animal husbandry team were assigned to each boat to feed them regularly. In four or five days, the animals should be fine.

Fortunately, there were not many uninjured animals hunted in the autumn, and winter was not the breeding season, so the valley tribes did not raise many livestock. The four rafts were enough to accommodate all the livestock.

Qiao Yu counted the number of people as they left the tribe, and counted them again as they boarded the boat. After making sure everyone was on board, she gave the order and the bamboo raft slowly left the shore and headed towards the tribe's new address.

"Hey, it really didn't sink." Sitting in the boat, watching the trees on both sides slowly retreat, they sat steadily, and the worry in their hearts finally settled down in their stomachs.

"Haha, I told you not to worry." Yan said to his grandfather with a smile.

The only men who originally stayed in the tribe, apart from the breeding team and underage boys, were Shu and ten other people stationed in the tribe.

So they all got on the same raft.

Seeing Yan and another person paddling here and there with wooden poles, Shu and others were extremely curious.

"Yan, what are you doing with that thing?"

Yan smiled and said, "Paddle the boat. The boat is pushed by the current, so it will move very slowly. We use the wooden pole to push it forward with the water. It can also control the direction to prevent the raft from colliding with rocks or trees on the shore."

"How did you come up with this idea?"