"Very good." Qiao Yu nodded and said, "If any of the prey are sick, they must be killed immediately and buried in a deep pit. The burial site must be far away from water sources."

"Yes." Liu Shui, who came after hearing the news, responded.

It has to be said that the high-level leaders trained by Qiao Yu are still very capable, and her image of being smart and wise is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

Although everyone thinks she is a bit picky about hygiene, given that everything Qiao Yu does has her deep meaning, even if it is not obvious at the time, its deep intention and excellent effect will be revealed later.

Even though she was away from the tribe during this time, her orders were still strictly followed. Not only did everyone follow her instructions and carefully handle the prey they hunted, but the tribe's sanitation and access to hot water were also strictly enforced.

After she returned to the tribe, everyone found that several of the prey they hunted were sick. At Qiao Yu's insistence, everyone reluctantly killed and buried the prey.

Not long after Qiao Yu returned, the leaves began to turn yellow, the weather began to turn cooler, and autumn arrived quietly.

When Qiao Yu first went out, he brought the deputy captains of each team with him. One reason was to let them learn to identify various edible plants, and the other was to let them know the way.

Next, she assigned tasks to each team, and asked two teams to form a team, a total of thirty people, to go to the location she designated to harvest various edible foods such as sweet potatoes, chestnuts, yams, etc.

By the time autumn ended and winter arrived, the Dragon Tribe's warehouses and newly dug cellars were overflowing with a variety of edibles. Qiao Yu had also dug a small reservoir adjacent to the river below, which he planned to use as a water storage facility. All they had to do was wait for the river to freeze over, then dig a gap to connect the reservoir. Then, they would build dams upstream and downstream to intercept the river and divert the water to the reservoir. The project would be complete.

"In order to prevent food shortages due to severe drought next year, everyone's food will be rationed. Team leaders and neighborhood committee directors must do a good job of ideological work among everyone," said Qiao Yu.

"Don't worry, they will understand." Everyone said.

While it's easier to go from simple to luxurious than from luxurious to simple, the vast majority of the Dragon Tribe have experienced hardship. In the past, starvation and freezing during the snowy season were commonplace. Although they've had enough food for a while now, after experiencing natural disasters, everyone is content to have survived illness or starvation, and they fear future disasters.

At this time, everyone will definitely understand if we ask them to reduce their fullness from 80% to 50%.

Moreover, what Qiao Yu said about a severe drought after a flood seemed to have come true.

In previous years, snow would have already begun to fall by this time, but now the river was slowly freezing over, the ground was frozen, and the first snow had yet to fall.

Everyone in the tribe was very uneasy.

At this time, no one would mind eating only 20% or 30% full, let alone 50% full.

Therefore, although they were hungry, Qiao Yu ordered everyone to build a dam and store ice in the cellar. Everyone was very active and had no complaints.

But the work is not much, and it only takes young and strong men to do it for a while.

At other times, everyone stayed in the warm and sturdy house, gathered around the stove, and drank a bowl of soup made with wild vegetables when they were hungry. They didn't have to worry about the snow collapsing the simple tree house, nor did they have to worry about everyone starving to death when the dry season came next year - the abundant food in the warehouse gave everyone an infinite sense of security.

In addition, everyone in the tribe is equal, there is no oppression and no unfairness.

Although everyone didn't eat much, no winter had ever been so peaceful and harmonious. For the people of the God Tribe and the Sun Tribe, who used to live at the bottom of society, such days were like heaven.

…

The ordinary people of the Sifang tribe, which is ten days away from the Dragon tribe, feel like they are living in hell.

The terrain of the Sifang tribe is not low, and although there was flooding in the tribe, no one was drowned.

However, due to the continuous rain, the people living in the simple tree houses had nowhere to hide and nowhere to go. They lived in the low, leaky tree houses for a month, and many people fell ill and died.

The Sifang tribe was a large one, seemingly quite wealthy, but that was only relative to the upper class. The common people needed to work hard at hunting and accumulate some dried meat to survive the long snowy season.

However, a month of continuous torrential rain prevented everyone from going up the mountain to hunt. After finally surviving this month and being able to go up the mountain, they found many animals had drowned or starved to death. The remaining beasts, lacking food, were twice as ferocious as usual.

The sudden decline in animal numbers and the increased difficulty of hunting cast a shadow over the tribe. But the bad luck didn't stop there. Soon after, many people in the tribe fell ill from drinking contaminated water and eating meat from diseased prey. Furthermore, the disease was contagious.

The nobles living in the caves panicked, and their leader, Ji You, immediately issued an order: "Drive out all the sick people, drive them all out, and set aside a place for them to live outside the tribe. Wait until autumn or the snowy season when they are no longer sick, and then let them come back."

"But we have no harvest in the summer. We could have hunted more in autumn, but now a large number of people have fallen ill. Those who are not sick also have to take care of their families. If we drive them out and there is no dried meat to hand over, the tribe will have a hard time during the snow season." Ji Zhan said.

Ji You had many women and many sons, and Ji Zhan was just one of them.

However, last time he cured Ji You's illness with the herbs collected by Wu Zhi, he won the king's favor. Later, he continued to do several things to win the king's favor, and now he has finally become Ji You's most trusted son.

But because of this, he was envied by other princes and became the target of public criticism.

As soon as he finished speaking, someone jumped out and said, "If we don't kick them out, will they get sick here, infect others, and cause more deaths? Can you afford the serious consequences? Besides, they can't go up the mountain to hunt when they are sick, right?"

The other prince said, "No, no, no. I think Fourth Brother is very thoughtful. It's not right to let them go out like this. After all, although some of them are sick, there are many more who are not. Driving them out will be disadvantageous to us."

"But letting them die of illness in the tribe isn't a solution." He looked at Ji You. "I think it would be better to let Fourth Brother take them out and carve out a territory for them to manage. That way, those who are driven out won't feel like the tribe has abandoned them. And Fourth Brother will also collect the corresponding amount of dried meat they hunt and bring it back according to the rules, so the tribe won't suffer too much loss."

When the other brothers heard this, they all agreed: "Yes, I think this is a good idea too."

Ji Zhan's face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Ji You glanced at his fourth son.

He naturally knew why his other sons excluded Ji Zhan. Under normal circumstances, he would have protected Ji Zhan.

But the situation is special now. Sending Ji Zhan to manage those people will benefit both him and the tribe. After all, Ji Zhan has certain abilities and is better than his other sons.