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Carrying a space full of iron ore, the two rode their horses happily back to the tribe.
It was a rare opportunity to travel far, so Wu Yue kept an eye on the plants on the roadside as usual. If he could find bamboo directly this time, he could cancel his winter travel plans and stay in the house for the winter.
Unfortunately, we didn't see any bamboo-like plants along the way. We did see bayberry trees that were bearing fruit. However, unlike the sweet and sour bayberries cultivated modernly, the wild bayberries were still green even when they were ripe and fell to the ground. One bite would make you so sour that you'd die.
If it could be used to make wine, it would be nice to pick it up and use it to make wine. Unfortunately, their food supply was far from abundant enough, and in the end, Wu Yue only picked up a small bowl to eat for fun.
After two days of walking back, one evening, when they were resting in a tent beside a small river, Wu Yue smelled the sweat on his body and wanted to take a shower.
Back in the Sharp Teeth Tribe, he'd either bathe in the river at night or fetch water inside for a quick wash—in short, he kept himself clean regularly. But these past few days, with Dahei and Xiaohei as his companions, he'd had neither the means nor the opportunity to bathe. Seeing this clear stream, he was naturally drawn to it.
But before washing, he had to get Xiao away, otherwise it might be a little dangerous. He didn't want to be unable to ride a horse tomorrow.
So he casually said to Xiao, who had just started a fire, "My teeth are aching from eating jerky all day. Why don't you go look around and see if you can hunt anything?"
Xiao looked at the sky and saw that it wasn't too late, so he agreed, "Okay, then be careful. Stay close to the fire and don't stray too far."
Seeing Xiao walk away, Wu Yue quickly stripped off his clothes and jumped into the water. The cool water immediately dispelled his heat. After wetting his skin and hair, he took out a few slices of soapberry pulp and quickly scrubbed his hair and skin.
The greasy feeling disappeared immediately, and he comfortably took another step deeper, hoping to raise the water level even higher.
However, after he took the step, he felt a sharp pain in the sole of his foot. At the same time, the water surface fluttered and something brushed against his foot and swam away quickly.
Oh no, it seems he stepped on a fish. He hurriedly went ashore and sat by the fire to check the bottom of his feet. There was a small hole that kept bleeding.
"Oh no, oh no! I don't know if that thing is poisonous or not!" He quickly treated himself the same way he treated horsehair snake venom. First, he tied his legs and squeezed out the blood. Then he took out a small ceramic cup and used it like a cupping jar to absorb the blood from his feet.
Fortunately, the blood that flowed out was always bright red, and he himself did not feel any discomfort. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and guessed that the fish should not be poisonous, but its dorsal fin was just sharp.
However, to be on the safe side, it is better to suck out more blood from the wound. Even if it is not poisonous, it may be infected with some weird bacteria.
He was in such a hurry that he forgot that he hadn't put on his clothes yet, so Xiao, who came back with a fat rabbit, feasted his eyes and swallowed his saliva.
Wu Yue breathed a sigh of relief after he had treated the wound to the point where the bleeding had almost stopped. He looked up and saw Xiao, who had been standing there for who knows how long.
Oh shit!
Cursing silently, Wu Yue took out clean clothes from the space and hurriedly put them on, glaring at him with a red face: "Why didn't you say anything when you came back!"
Xiao didn't answer, but walked up and grabbed his foot to look at it: "Are you hurt?"
"Yes, I wanted to take a bath, but I seemed to have stepped on the dorsal fin of a fish. Fortunately, it shouldn't be poisonous." Wu Yue answered, pulling his collar. He had just taken a bath, but he felt hot again in such a short time.
The dorsal fin of a fish...
Seeing that the wound was not serious, Xiao felt relieved. He went to the river to deal with the rabbit and then pulled two grasses back.
Wu Yue was already very far away from the fire, but it was getting hotter and hotter, and his face was now red.
"I can't have a fever just by taking a cold shower!" He felt something was wrong with his body, reached out and touched his forehead, suspecting that he had a fever.
"You don't have a fever. It's because of the fish you stepped on." Xiao came back and handed him the two plants. "Eat one of these and apply another to the wound. It will heal quickly."
"...Really?" Wu Yue was a little skeptical. He had never heard that Xiao could heal injuries.
Xiao sat down and began to roast the rabbit. He coughed lightly and explained, "If a man's partner is too strong, he will catch and eat that kind of fish. After eating it, his partner will be more satisfied. The same goes for being pricked by the fish's bones. That kind of fish likes to eat this kind of grass. Eating it will make your partner feel better."
This is a little secret passed down from mouth to mouth among the men in the tribe. Even Xia, who is responsible for curing illnesses and saving lives, does not know it.
Wu Yue was stunned. From the sound of it, this fish seemed to have the effect of strengthening or promoting something?
No wonder he felt so hot and dry, something was wrong with him! He quickly stuffed one of the herbs into his mouth and ate it, then crushed the other and applied it to his feet. The herbs didn't have a strange taste, just a bit bitter. After eating them, he drank a few sips of water and the taste faded.
He didn't know if it was a psychological effect or the herb's medicinal effects took effect too quickly, but he suddenly felt much better. He then went back to the fire and asked curiously, "Hey, have you eaten this kind of fish before?"
Xiao rolled his eyes at him: "I don't have to."
Yo, so confident...
Xiao looked at his sly smile, took a deep breath, and explained gently, "I've never had a partner, so there's no need. I've been a good swimmer since I was little, so the adults would ask me to help catch fish. I could trade them for meat when I caught them, and I was often bitten by fish bones, so I discovered this grass can be used for healing."
I see. Wu Yue suppressed his smile and sat down next to him: "It's not easy for you either."
In this primitive society, even the son of a great witch has to work to get enough to eat. How miserable is that?
It was a rare opportunity for him to come over, but Xiao quietly moved to the other side and lowered his head to concentrate on grilling the meat.
"Are you angry?" Wu Yue moved over with a playful smile, "Is this a joke? Are you angry too?" Seeing that Xiao ignored him, he stretched out his fingers and poked the other person's arm again and again.
"...I'm not angry." Xiao finally couldn't help it. He stuffed the half-roasted rabbit in his hand to Wu Yue and got up to go to the river.
Wu Yue was stunned for a moment, then belatedly recalled the scene when Xiao returned. Uh... it seemed that he had gone too far. Xiao didn't take advantage of the situation and kept holding back, but he was still flirting with her.
He said he would wait, and he really waited patiently.
"Hehe." Listening to the slight sound of water coming from the river, Wu Yue grinned.
Two days later, Xiao and Wu Yue returned to the tribe. Since they had made arrangements in advance, everything was normal during their absence. Wu Yue distributed the sheepskins he had exchanged for and then began to work on the iron smelting.
He wanted to carry out the iron smelting in private. Iron weapons were too buggy in this world. He didn't want everyone, especially the Malaysians, to know about the existence of hematite. These primitive people had always lived a hard and simple life and could not withstand any temptation. He didn't want anyone to betray the Sharp Fang Tribe for a little profit, and then the Sharp Fang Tribe would inexplicably have a bunch of extremely lethal enemies.
After thinking about it, he ordered people to clear a piece of land deep in the forest, build a wall and forbid anyone from approaching. He then selected several strong, honest and hardworking men to be trained as blacksmiths to work there.
These people can take turns to rest, and are provided with three meals a day, including meat, vegetables and staple foods. The food and clothing provided are also the best. If you really don't like this job, you can choose not to do it.
This treatment was quite good, so everyone worked very hard. The hematite piled up in the warehouse was gradually turned into weapons. After each member of the hunting team had a spear with an iron spearhead, Wu Yue asked them to make knives.
These knives are distributed to non-combatants. They can be used to cut things in normal times and for self-defense when necessary. In wartime, they can even be used as spears by processing a wooden stick.
The archery team formed by Eagle also had each person equipped with ten arrows with iron arrowheads, which increased the team's power several times.
After everyone was equipped with weapons, Wu Yue asked for a wok. He was craving stir-fry! Ceramic woks were very inconvenient to use. Not only did they get sticky easily, but they could also explode if you weren't careful.
It was already autumn by then. After getting the wok and harvesting the crops, Wu Yue prepared to celebrate with a festival.
This is the first festival of the Sharp Tooth Tribe, and perhaps also the first festival in the world. Everyone is looking forward to it and begins preparations under Wu Yue's arrangement.
The hunting team went out and brought back a lot of prey. The gathering team was also busy. Autumn is the time when delicious fruits ripen, and they also found a lot of edible plants.
Wu Yue sorted out some sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, peanuts, and soybeans from the harvested crops, added salt, and fried them in an iron pan.
Cut a few sections of lotus root into pieces and stew them in a big pot with pork ribs, lily, chayote and some wild vegetables.
Steam the pumpkin and sweet potato together, mash them into a paste, add a handful of wheat flour, knead them into pancakes and bake them in an iron pan.
There are also barbecues and stews, lots and lots of meat.
But at this time, the Sharp Tooth Tribe no longer had such a strong desire for meat. Instead, they were all staring at the new things made by Wu Yue, especially the fragrant fried melon seeds and other snacks.
Fortunately, there were just enough snacks, and everyone in the tribe got a small handful. They all followed Wu Yue's example, carefully cracking the melon seeds and eating the crispy kernels inside. After cracking them carefully, they turned to eat the peanuts and soybeans, which also tasted good.
Wu Yue cracked melon seeds with a crunch, laughing at their poor technique, but at the same time he felt a little sad.
They treasure these things and can eat as much as they want in modern society.
Fortunately, he has a lot of seeds now, so when he expands the planting next year, he won’t have to be so frugal in eating them.
In addition to food, Wu Yue also organized some activities, such as ring tossing and low pole, which are small games with simple materials and gameplay. The winners also get prizes, but they are just some pottery, ironware, pickled radish, roasted sweet potatoes and the like.
After all, they were primitive people who had never seen the world. These games seemed so much fun to them, and there were prizes for playing. No matter how old they were, people participated enthusiastically and had a lot of fun.
"Don't you want to play?" After watching for a while with a smile, he turned his head and asked Xiao. This guy is also a young man.
Xiao shook his head, pulled him into his arms, and rested his chin on his shoulder: "Everyone is very happy today, thank you."
Rubbing his hair, Wu Yue assured him, "They will be happier this time next year, I promise."
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