Everyone was thinking about the feasibility of her question.

"But we don't have meat to eat, so where can we get the meat to feed the wild animals?" someone asked.

"We can raise wild animals that only eat grass and not meat." Qiao Yu said with a smile.

Everyone's eyes lit up.

"Also, I went to the east mountain to check out the fruits today." Qiao Yu added.

"I've discovered that some of these fruits are also eaten by birds and animals. Since they survive, we humans can eat them too. So we can give it a try. I'm planning to send a small team to catch live rabbits and goats tomorrow. Once we catch them, we'll pick the fruits and feed them to the rabbits and goats. If they're fine after eating them, then we'll have another edible food."

"Can you be full by eating fruits? I think it's more reliable to raise prey." Someone said in confusion.

"How do you know it won't be full if you don't try?" Qiao Yu said, "Women are all out gathering food anyway, so it doesn't matter what they pick."

Everyone thought so too.

Since the fruits women pick nowadays are not enough to satisfy their hunger, it’s okay to try picking something else. Of course, that is, provided that the fruit is not poisonous.

Some of them had nothing to eat in the winter, so they ran to the wild to pick wild fruits indiscriminately and eventually died of poisoning.

The fruits that the women in the tribe pick now are all non-toxic and edible, as confirmed by their predecessors after generations of trials. Many people have been poisoned to death because of these.

Now Yu said that it would be a good idea to try it with rabbits and goats. If they survived, then maybe the fruits could be eaten.

Seeing everyone was silent, Shan gathered his strength and said loudly, "I can eat first. I'm a useless person anyway, so it doesn't matter if I die of poison. If I can give everyone another thing to eat, then my death will be worth it."

"Mountain..." Everyone was very moved.

"Let me eat first."

"I can eat first, too."

The few disabled people left in the tribe who depended on their families for support also rushed to speak out.

"I can do that too." Shi said, "Anyway, I've lived for so many years, longer than anyone else, so I'm not afraid of death."

"Thank you everyone. But don't worry, I will never let you take risks. We can try it with more animals and then eat it in small amounts. Generally speaking, there will be no problem." Qiao Yu said quickly.

She looked around at everyone again. "Those who taste the fruit are risking their lives so that everyone can have more food to eat and survive the harsh winter. So, I suggest that for everyone who participates in the tasting, the first person to taste each fruit and survive will receive an extra portion of meat from the tribe, and the second person to taste it will receive half an extra portion. This will last for one month. What do you think?"

"good."

"We agree."

Even if these people considered themselves useless, and in previous years many had gone out to die in winter so as not to burden their families and tribes, they still felt guilty about letting others eat something that might be poisonous.

If these people discover one more edible food through their attempts, what would it matter if they distributed more meat?

After hearing this, the family members who signed up to taste the poison felt much more comfortable.

If disabled people are still alive and have not committed suicide, it is naturally because their families have deep feelings for them and are willing to support them. Their families naturally do not want them to die in vain.

But for the sake of the tribe, they couldn't bring themselves to stop it.

Now the tribe is willing to compensate with meat. Although it is nothing compared to life, at least this life has value.

However, there are also different opinions.

Someone asked, "What if he dies? How many portions of meat will be given?"

Qiao Yu glanced at him and realized it was the disabled man who had signed up for the food tasting earlier. His name was Mang, and he was a few years older than Shan. He had broken his leg while hunting this past spring when a wild boar hit him. Since the bone healed, he'd been limping, and naturally, he couldn't go hunting anymore.

Fortunately, he has two sons, one seventeen years old and the other fifteen years old, both of whom are old enough to go hunting with the hunting team.

But besides these two sons, he also has two children, the youngest of whom is only five or six years old. A family of six relies on two teenagers hunting to support the family, which shows how hard life is. If Mang hadn't been worried about his family, he would have died long ago.

I guess he had already made up his mind to die in winter.

She replied, "Same."

"How can it be the same?" Mang frowned and said, "This is not fair."

Everyone thought the same and looked at Qiao Yu.

Qiao Yu didn't look at him, but said calmly to everyone, "I'm worried that some people might secretly eat poisonous weeds in order to earn more meat for their families."

Everyone was stunned for a moment, turned to look at Mang, and fell silent.

Mang's face flushed red.

"We do food tasting to add another kind of food to the tribe, not to kill people to earn meat for their families," Qiao Yu added.

"Father, we don't need you to earn meat. We can hunt to feed you, Mom, your brothers and sisters." Mang's eldest son Dali quickly advised.

His second son Xiaoli also said: "That's right, we can support you."

"Woo woo, Mang, if you die, I won't live either." Mang's wife Chun said.

The two little ones also started crying.

Looking at this scene, everyone looked sad.

Hunting is so dangerous, and no one knows whether the Mang family’s today will be their tomorrow.

"So, this is why I want to engage in breeding and try more food." Qiao Yu's firm voice rang out amid their cries. "If we want to survive and live a stable life, we can't rely on hunting anymore. If we raise more wild animals and plant edible fruits near our tribe, then we won't have to go up the mountain to hunt and gather, and we'll still have food to eat, right?"

Imagining the scene described by Yu, everyone's eyes gradually lit up.

If we can raise more wild animals and plant more fruit trees, we can really live a stable life as Yu said.

"So tomorrow, everyone should catch rabbits, goats, pheasants, and other docile, herbivorous, and omnivorous animals and bring them back to my father and Mang to feed. They're not useless, and they can do a lot for the tribe. Every time one of those animals gives birth to a cub, it's like hunting prey for the tribe."

Hearing this, light appeared in Mang's dim eyes.

"Really?" he asked with trembling lips.

Qiao Yu nodded: "Really. As long as we try, I believe that our tribe's life will get better and better."

"Okay! Okay! I will do my best." Mang wiped the tears from his face.