"I've checked out the yams planted in the tribe. Although they were flooded for a while, they're still alive and well. We've planted quite a few, and we'll be able to harvest them soon."

Having said that, Qiao Yu sighed.

The loss of yams was not great, but the outlook for her millet and rice crops was not optimistic; the ginger harvest would also be affected.

"In addition, we have the animals that the tribe has killed, and the fish and shrimp that we have caught and dried. Add in the yams and chestnuts, and we should be able to get through this difficult time."

Hearing this, although everyone knew that the food Qiao Yu mentioned could only last until next spring and summer, seeing her calm demeanor, they still breathed a sigh of relief.

Qiao Yu is so smart, he must have a way to solve the problem.

"So, the focus of the tribe from now on will not be on hunting, but on gathering," said Qiao Yu.

When the hunting team saw that the rain had stopped, they were eager to go out hunting more and stock up on dried meat. However, the focus of the tribe shifted to gathering, and everyone was a little discouraged.

"How do we feed the remaining animals on the farm? Do we need to feed them boiled water?" Mang asked.

"That is all the hope of our tribe, so you have to work harder and boil water for them to drink. I will assign some more people over and let those who can't do heavy work boil water." Qiao Yu said.

"Also, the rain has stopped today, but we can't go up the mountain yet. Everyone, gather your men and horses and deal with any stagnant water. If it can be diverted into the ditches, divert it there. If it can't be diverted, shovel the dirt and fill it up. Stagnant water breeds mosquitoes. Once mosquitoes bite diseased animals, they can bite people and easily spread disease."

Everyone looked at each other, but no one said much.

Everyone understood that we couldn't drink raw water because of dead animals, but they couldn't understand why we couldn't have mosquitoes in the tribe.

Primitive people really couldn't care less about so many things.

Things are going well in the Dragon Tribe now. Every household has a toilet. The septic tanks behind the toilets are cleaned in a timely manner, and the fertilizer inside is taken to the planting area to fertilize the crops.

Before they could, there were no toilets in their original tribe, so urinating and defecating anywhere was common. Even near their caves and tree houses, they would often step on feces. Mosquitoes and flies were a common sight.

Now the Dragon Tribe doesn’t even allow mosquitoes. Isn’t this a bit too particular?

Qiao Yu felt helpless when he saw everyone like this.

Why did primitive people have short lifespans? In addition to poor living conditions and medical care, poor personal hygiene, which led to frequent illnesses, was also a very important reason.

She repeatedly stressed the importance of hygiene, that the tribe and home should be cleaned regularly, that people should not urinate or defecate anywhere, that people should take baths and change clothes frequently, and drink boiled water. These people thought she was particularly picky.

Let’s not talk about anything else, just the rule of not urinating or defecating anywhere. It takes a long time for every new member of the tribe to learn to abide by this rule.

"If you don't want to get sick or die, just listen to me." Qiao Yu said with a straight face.

"Everyone must do as Qiao Yu says." Lu also supported Qiao Yu today. "She asked everyone to do this for everyone's own good."

No matter what everyone thought, they all nodded, indicating that they would do as Qiao Yu said.

The next day, the rain stopped, and everyone went up the mountain. It wasn't harvest season yet, so everyone decided to go up the mountain and have a look.

Qiao Yu, who seldom goes out now, also brought a team composed of deputy captains of each team, and planned to walk towards the Sun Tribe for a few days to check the situation in various places and look for edible plants along the way.

Half a month later, they came back.

"How is it? Did you find something to eat?" When the elders heard that Qiao Yu had returned, they hurried over to ask.

"Found it," Qiao Yu said with a smile. "Walk south for five days, then a little further west, and you'll find a large chestnut forest. I see there are a lot of chestnuts there. Picking them can provide the tribe with food for a month."

A member of the Sun Tribe had tipped them off about the chestnut forest. After they arrived, Qiao Yu had people bring chestnuts for them to identify and then took them to areas where chestnuts and yam were grown. Those who had a familiarity with these two plants offered a location.

"We also found a place with a lot of wild yams," she added.

The hairy sweet potato is very resilient and has a strong reproductive capacity. If it grows in a certain area, it will grow abundantly every year.

In the Valley Tribe's original potato field, if you leave a few small tubers when digging, vines will grow again the following year. In the fall, when you dig, you'll find another large nest.

"In addition, we also found this." Qiao Yu took out something that looked like a stick.

"This is yam. Like yam, it can also fill a hungry stomach."

There's actually a lot to eat in the mountains. Ferns, mushrooms, wood ear mushrooms, and all sorts of wild fruits are everywhere.

But Qiao Yu was initially hesitant to touch mushrooms because so many were poisonous. Once people knew they were edible, who knew if they would just pick and eat them, regardless of whether they were poisonous or not? So she simply kept it from everyone.

Qiao Yu herself wasn't sure whether other items like bracken and wood ear mushrooms were actually these, or whether they had any problems. Furthermore, these items were just a side dish and couldn't fill her stomach, so she didn't bother developing them.

Anyway, every tribe has wild vegetables and fruits that have been tested by their ancestors for generations, and there are many varieties. What everyone lacks is not these things, but starchy plants that can fill the stomach.

So Qiao Yu was particularly happy to find yams in the mountains. The tribe now had another crop that could satisfy their hunger.

Of course, not developing the area doesn't mean she's giving up. This time, she discovered a wild jujube forest. She'll pick the ripe dates when they're ready.

"How's the hunting going?" she asked.

Everyone sighed: "Not very good."

When Qiao Yu said that at the meeting, everyone was still optimistic, thinking the situation would not be as serious as Qiao Yu said. But unexpectedly, it turned out to be even worse than she said.

"Many wild animals died in the mountains, and there were rotting carcasses near the water source. We caught some alive with traps, but we didn't dare eat them. We kept them in the farm. Wu Yu said that we should wait a while to make sure they are not sick before we can eat them."

Qiao Yu nodded.

This was also what she had told Wu Yu before she left. After all, the tribe wasn't short of food. Seriously injured animals would be killed and made into jerky, then placed separately, with Ming writing a description. Those with minor injuries would be treated as best they could and kept in the farm.

Anyway, because of the flood, a number of animals were killed on the farm, and there happened to be some empty space on the farm, which could be used to raise the hunted wild animals.