Chapter 049 Distribution of Materials

Li Tie had a plan in mind. He said, "Cook one-third of the chicken, duck, and rabbit, five pieces of fish, and use one-third of the wild vegetables, mushrooms, and eggs as you see fit. Don't cook the wild boar; just divide it up after dinner. I'll explain the specific division later."

While dinner was not yet ready, Li Tie continued to inquire about the exploration team's progress.

Lu Xuan didn't say much, and Wu Cheng was mainly responsible for explaining. Others supplemented the explanation appropriately, including why they decided to walk towards the waterfall, how far they had walked, what the geographical environment was like along the way, etc.

"The waterfall we found is really big. Even if there's a drought for a few months, the water source shouldn't be completely cut off. Plus, the pool below the waterfall is full of big fish. We can often catch fish to eat."

"Only a litter of wild boars has been found nearby, with no signs of other wild animals. The women in the village can go and gather some wild vegetables and mushrooms."

"Don't think we brought back several baskets today, as it seems like a lot. Actually, we went hunting mainly. We didn't have time to pick a lot of wild vegetables, and we didn't search everywhere carefully. If we searched carefully, we should be able to get several times more than today!"

The villagers surrounding him became more and more satisfied as they listened.

It’s good to have abundant supplies, because with abundant supplies they don’t have to worry about running out of food.

It would be better if there were no beasts.

Although living in a big cave is safe, the range of activities is limited. It is inevitable that they will feel suffocated after a long time. If possible, they also want to walk around.

The members of the exploration team even took out their new weapons to show others.

Before, everyone's mind was focused on the prey, and they didn't pay much attention to the changes in weapons. Now, seeing Li Jing, Zhang Chengming and others who had never shown hunting talent before easily piercing the tree trunks outside the square with bows and arrows, they were immediately shocked.

“Amazing!”

"No wonder you were able to kill the wild boar without getting hurt at all."

"With such a powerful weapon, even if we really encounter a bear or a big tiger, we can still defeat it."

Someone borrowed an arrow and looked at it. "This arrow is quite useful, but it will eventually wear out if used too much, right? What if it breaks?"

The person from the exploration team said, "Lu Xuan said we can trade with him. The minimum exchange is ten arrows at a time, and each arrow is worth one pound of meat or two pounds of food."

Ten sticks mean ten pounds of meat or twenty pounds of grain.

It sounds a bit expensive as a consumable, but the arrows they used more than once while hunting today are still as good as new. The arrowheads are obviously more durable than ordinary iron arrows, so they probably don't need to be replaced frequently.

What's more, without new weapons, their gains today would be minimal, so changing arrows is still very necessary and worthwhile.

Who can say that it is expensive to have weapons that can protect yourself in the mountains and get a lot of prey?

Because of this, everyone in the exploration team, whether they were of the same generation as Lu Xuan or Wu Cheng, was very impressed by Lu Xuan and respected and revered him more than before.

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With the concerted efforts of many female family members, dinner was ready in no time.

Because this meal had a bit of the flavor of a celebration banquet for the first successful hunt (exploration), and was made with hunted prey, the four people from the Lu family did not eat separately from the villagers.

Today's staple food is still brown rice, and most of the dishes are meat.

We made a dish from each of the meats: chicken, duck, and rabbit. They were stir-fried duck, braised rabbit, and pheasant stewed with mushrooms. We also picked five relatively small pieces of fish and steamed them together.

The wild vegetables we picked were combined with cucumbers from various households to make several large pots of refreshing and de-greasy cold dishes.

The soup is a bone soup made from wild boar bones that were freshly processed today. Some meat was left on the bones. Lu Xuan also kindly provided pepper and mushroom powder that Lu Qing had dried and processed before to add flavor to the soup. Not to mention the taste, just smelling it makes people drool.

All the pheasant eggs were made into egg custard, and each kid in the village had a bowl.

The audience in the live broadcast room were almost going crazy with greed.

[There are so many dishes, what's wrong with you giving me a bite?! ! !]

[Share (dark crawling)! Open the share (distorted screaming) quickly, I really can't stand it all day! ]

If we had opened the "Taste Sharing" program, I can't imagine how cheerful and happy a child I would have been!

Lu Xuan: You guys are hurting my eyes.

After the food was served, everyone continued to share their afternoon gains while eating heartily.

Before, it was the exploration team who were talking, and now it was the turn of the villagers who stayed behind to talk about their achievements for the afternoon.

For example, they found a lot of thorns nearby and wrapped them around the fences around the square. The men who stayed behind dug a circle of pit traps outside the fences to further increase the safety of the living area.

The women used vines and branches taken from the trees that were cut down when the square was built to make many rattan baskets for storing supplies and fish baskets, as well as wide-brimmed straw hats for sun protection.

Originally, the idea was to place the fish baskets by the stream to catch some small fish and shrimps. Now that they knew there was a more suitable waterfall and pool, the women decided to make some bigger fish baskets and take them to the waterfall to catch big fish.

They also worked with Carpenter Ye to make a number of crude cabinets, so that households that did not have space could put their wrapped items in them, making it easier to take them out and not taking up too much space.

About ten wooden beds were also made, and they were given priority to families with elderly and weak people, so that they would not have to suffer from the physical strain of sleeping on the cave floor which was only covered with grass for insulation.

Because the raw materials have not been dried, the service life of these wooden furniture is not long. They are easy to deform and rot. However, they do not plan to live in the cave for a long time, so it will be enough for the time being.

In addition, they also made a lot of wooden basins, wooden buckets for fetching water and other daily necessities.

The audience in the live broadcast room were deeply moved.

Although technology had not yet emerged in ancient times, people still relied on their own wisdom to survive. As expected, human beings are very tenacious no matter what era.

After dinner, the women put away their dishes and chopsticks, but instead of rushing to wash them, they sat back in their seats and looked at the village chief expectantly, waiting for him to distribute the meat to everyone.

Li Tie stood up and looked at everyone. "You've all seen the results of the exploration team. Lu Xuan's contribution to today's capture of so many prey items cannot be ignored. Therefore, I intend to give Lu Xuan one-third of the remaining prey items. Does anyone have any objections to this?"

Everyone shook their heads, "No objection!"

“It’s my duty!”

"If it weren't for Lu Xuan, we wouldn't have been able to kill four wild boars in one go. This is what he deserves."

According to other members of the exploration team, Lu Xuan killed all three pigs himself, so he could easily have at least four or five hundred kilograms of meat by himself.

Now they only get 30%, so they still get the advantage.

Li Tie: "Lu Xuan is much stronger than the others. From now on, whenever he goes hunting with us, the division will be based on today's division. In addition, 20% will be kept by me as a shared resource for the village."

The villagers were confused. "Village head, what does public supplies mean?"

Li Tie explained, "For example, when we asked Lu Xuan to replace the security door and space ring, didn't we ask each family for food? Even when we borrowed the chainsaw from Lu Xuan to cut down trees, that also required consumption. We can't always ask Lu Xuan to do both the work and the supplies, right?"

The villagers nodded.

Li Tie: "But it's a bit of a burden to have everyone contribute food every time, so I thought we could take 20% of the daily hunting or gathering harvest. If something like this happens again, we can use this public supply to exchange for things, so everyone doesn't have to use their own food reserves."

The villagers' eyes lit up, what a good idea!

The harvest from hunting and gathering is free in the first place, so the 20% that is taken out can be regarded as if it did not exist in the first place. They don’t have to spend 20 or 30 kilograms of food every now and then, so no matter how you look at it, they are making a profit.

"No problem! I think this is great!"

"That's right! I trust the village chief's decision!"

Li Tie smiled and said, "If everyone has no objection, this rule will be implemented from today. Also, let's discuss the specific division of labor in the village."

Li Tie then moved on to the second topic, "I have discussed with several elders in the village that the village will be divided into three teams: a hunting team, a gathering team, and a guard team.

The hunting team is responsible for exploring the environment and obtaining prey. It is composed of young and strong men who join voluntarily. The team members can get 50% of the prey they harvest, 20% as supplies for the village, and the remaining 30% is distributed equally to every household in the village.

"Because Lu Xuan's ability is too outstanding, if Lu Xuan goes out with us, Lu Xuan will get 30%, and the other team members will get 30%. 20% will still be shared, and the remaining 20% will be divided among each household."

"The gathering team is primarily composed of women. Their responsibility is to search for as many edible wild vegetables, fruits, mushrooms, and other foods as possible within the areas that the hunting team has determined to be safe. The distribution is the same as for the hunting team: the team members receive half of the harvest, 20% is confiscated, and the remaining 30% is distributed among the households."

The reason for distributing the income by household is mainly to take care of the elderly, weak, sick and disabled who cannot be recruited by both teams, or to avoid having no source of income when some villagers have special circumstances.

Li Tie continued, "The guard team is primarily responsible for the security of the large cave and the giant tree square. They accompany the foraging team when they go out to collect, provide protection, and those on night watch are selected from the guard team. They also help with manual labor when needed. The guard team's wages are paid by the village using public supplies, and are distributed according to work."

Those who join the hunting team can also join the guard team, but because hunting team members have to take care of both sides, they will do less guarding tasks than others, so their remuneration will be lower than those who only join the guard team. "

Li Tie looked at the families who seemed hesitant to speak, and said, "I'll make up for the wages of the night watchmen after the meat is distributed."

Several people who were thinking about this matter immediately showed satisfied smiles.

Li Tie thought about whether there was anything else to add.

"By the way, considering that some people join the hunting/gathering team just to get a bigger share of prey but don't work hard, I'll ask the other team members for their opinions every once in a while. If I find anyone trying to cheat and slack off, I'll kick them out directly. No discussion!"

The few people who actually had this plan immediately shrank their necks. Oh no, they were predicted.

Li Tie: "Hunting and gathering teams don't have to go out hunting or picking wild vegetables every day. You can split into two or three teams based on the number of people and take turns going out. Days not scheduled are free to go wherever you want. You don't need to hand in any prey or wild vegetables you find during your free time; they remain yours. Likewise, if you encounter any danger, you will be responsible for it yourself."

All belong to you!

The eyes of the members of the exploration team, who had achieved great results, lit up.

With new weapons in hand, they couldn't even think of hunting wild boars alone, but it shouldn't be a problem to kill a few more pheasants to add to their family's dishes, right?

"This includes the guards protecting the gathering team. If they hunt game during their protection period, that's considered personal income. Similarly, if the hunting team gathers any wild vegetables, that's also personal property. But don't confuse priorities; always prioritize your team's responsibilities."

Li Tiedao said, "Also, we've just arrived in the mountains and are still adapting these past few days. Cleaning up the square is tiring, so we've been eating from a big pot. This afternoon, those who stayed behind set up a lot of stoves. Although there aren't enough stoves for every family, they're enough for everyone to use on a rotation basis. Starting tomorrow, each family can cook their own meals."

"Okay, that's all I have to say. If there are any additions or improvements that need to be made later, we can slowly adjust them later. Now let's start dividing the meat!"

The villagers, whose minds were still a little confused, immediately put aside the issue of which team to join when they heard the word "divide the meat".