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About twenty days later, the chicks hatched, but unfortunately only nine chicks hatched from the more than ten eggs.
Jungle fowl chicks are similar to domestic chickens. They can move around and find food on their own a few hours after hatching. They are a small, fluffy ball that stumbles along following the hen, looking really cute.
Afraid that the chicks would get out from the gaps in the fence, Wu Yue made the fence thicker. Worried about the coming rainy season, he used hay and branches to cover half of the fence with a roof.
This hen seemed experienced in hatching chicks and was very skilled at raising them. She would summon the chicks under her wings at the slightest sign of trouble, and she would also keep them safe at night to prevent them from getting cold. Wu Yue observed them carefully for a few days and felt a sense of relief when he found the chicks to be lively and energetic.
Hopefully, all these chicks will survive.
The weather has been getting worse recently. Xiao said that the rainy season is coming soon. In the past, when it was at its worst, it would rain heavily for more than ten days in a row.
In order to cope with the rainy season, it goes without saying that the tribe stepped up the construction of houses. Wu Yue was reluctant to let the horses get wet in the rain, so he arranged for some people to build some simple straw sheds. Although they could not completely prevent rain, they were better than sleeping in the open air when they followed the Dama tribe before. The horses were quite satisfied.
After arranging the horses, we naturally have to consider the people. Now all the people of the Sharp Tooth tribe live in houses, but the Big Horse tribe still lives in tents.
The tents were similar to those of the Sharp Fang Tribe, constructed from fur and branches. They could only keep out a light drizzle, but were practically useless during the rainy season. Although everyone had gotten by this way before, now that the Sharp Fang Tribe had houses, Wu Yue would feel a bit bad if he didn't let them live there. After all, they were the ones who primarily provided the bricks for the houses.
Moreover, after the death of Ma Wu, the performance of the Dama tribe has been quite good these days under the leadership of Ma Tian. It has been fifty or sixty days now. Maybe it is time to let them join the Sharp Tooth Tribe.
So, on a clear evening, after everyone had finished eating, Wu Yue tapped his stainless steel basin to attract attention and asked, "People of the Sharp Tooth Tribe, the rainy season is approaching. After discussing with the leader, I think it's time for the Dama tribe to join us and live in sheltered houses. What do you think?"
The Malaysians who were still gathered in a group occupying the south side of the campfire were all stunned when they heard this and looked up in confusion.
How could this happen!?
They envied the Sharp Teeth tribe for their houses, linen clothes, weapons, and breakfast. But they also knew that their tribe had come to this point by their own doing, and that being able to stay in the Sharp Teeth tribe, working to earn a full meal every day, was a blessing. At least they were certainly luckier than Ma Wu and the others who had been driven out.
Now that the rainy season was approaching, even though there were more houses, they didn't dare to dream of building one. The words of the messenger were still ringing in their ears, and they just wanted to reinforce their tents and grit their teeth to get through it. At worst, they could take shelter in the stable.
But now the messenger of God says he wants to accept them?
Due to the honesty of the Malaysian people in recent days, the Sharp Tooth Tribe quickly voted and the results came out, and most people agreed.
As people who have all suffered, the people of the Sharp Tooth tribe also know how difficult it is to spend the rainy season in a tent. At this moment, most of them softened their hearts. After all, the house is empty, so let others suffer less.
"Well, it seems that most people are willing to accept the Dama tribe." Wu Yue nodded and turned to the Dama tribe and said, "Since everyone agrees, then you can join the Sharp Fang Tribe. You will have all the benefits of the Sharp Fang Tribe. Those who have partners can apply for small houses, and men and women without partners will live separately in the big house."
Seeing that they were still stunned, Wu Yue smiled: "Why, you don't want to?"
The Malaysians finally came to their senses and were overjoyed and excited. They thanked Wu Yue repeatedly with tears of gratitude.
"I have to be upfront about this." Wu Yue took this opportunity to speak out what he had been thinking about for some time. "Without rules, there is no order. I have drawn up a few rules and I am announcing them to everyone. If you break them, you will be punished."
There are a few rules in the tribe, such as not killing or injuring others, but they are not comprehensive. Wu Yue took this opportunity to tell all the rules he could think of at once.
Killing and arson are prohibited, not to mention rape and looting. He also solemnly declared that beating, scolding, threatening, stealing, destroying public property, not dressing properly, and defecating anywhere were all prohibited.
If you make a mistake, there will naturally be punishment, ranging from the death penalty to hard labor such as digging stones and digging toilets. The punishment is determined according to the mistake.
For this purpose, Wu Yue set up a patrol team, which was drawn from the hunting team on rest. Once anyone was found not following the rules, they would be caught and brought to him for punishment. In the evening, they would also announce how someone had made a certain mistake and how they would be punished.
After reciting all the rules in one breath, he saw everyone staring at him blankly. He frowned and asked Xiao in a low voice, "Do I have too many rules?"
These primitive people were used to being free and unrestrained, so it was normal for them to feel unhappy when they suddenly had so many things to follow.
"No." Xiao squeezed his hand and said firmly, "These things were wrong in the first place. They should change!"
Wu Yue felt relieved now and raised his voice to ask, "Do you understand?"
Everyone quickly responded to show that they understood. Although they didn't know the meaning of some of the rules, such as not being able to go without clothes and swearing, since the messenger of God said so, they would naturally abide by it.
But some people still raised objections: "God's messenger, if you can't curse people, what if you get cursed by others? What if you see a horse witch?"
Wu Yue was stunned. Indeed, if that old man had the nerve to come back again, wouldn't he be able to stop cursing? Furthermore, even in modern society, quarrels were common. It seemed like human nature couldn't be stopped; even he couldn't help it sometimes. And if cursing became common, arresting and punishing people for every curse word would be a waste of manpower.
"Well, I'll change this rule. Non-violent arguments are allowed, and cursing is fine to vent anger when something bad happens, but one party cannot unilaterally and viciously insult the other, or spread rumors and insult others behind their backs." Wu Yue thought for a moment and added, "We'll analyze each case individually. If you're unsure whether the rules have been broken, we can let everyone vote."
That should be enough.
Everyone agreed this time. After all, most people only cursed once or twice, and there weren't many people who kept on talking and swearing.
After explaining the rules, Wu Yue dispersed the Dama tribe into separate large houses. He didn't want them to cling to each other anymore. If a few people clung together, they would easily become arrogant and demand special privileges from him.
Some couples from the Malaysian tribe also came hand in hand to apply for the small house from him. Wu Yue found Ma Tian and approved all those who he could prove to be partners.
The matter was resolved quickly. Wu Yue glanced at Ma Tian and asked, "What about you and Tao Hua? Why don't you apply for a small house?" Ma Tian was a pretty good person. If Tao Hua applied for a small house, he would be willing to approve it. However, the girl never came. She lived well in the big house and got along well with the young women of the Sharp Tooth Tribe.
People who are diligent and beautiful are naturally popular. From what he saw, there were already several young men courting her.
Ma Tian shook his head and smiled bitterly: "She...will never be with me again."
Wu Yue suddenly became curious and asked, "Why? Don't you have a good relationship?" He could still vividly remember how affectionate they were when he was treating Tao Hua's injury.
Although some things happened afterwards, Ma Wu is no longer with us and Ma Tian is no longer the patriarch. If the two still have feelings for each other, they should reconcile and live a good life together.
Ma Tian shook his head and didn't want to say: "Don't ask."
Well, forget it. After watching Ma Tian walk away, Wu Yue, who had nothing else to do, stretched out his arms and said to Xiao, who was sitting quietly polishing his knife, "I'm going back to sleep. How about you?"
Xiao immediately stood up and was about to grab his hand.
Wu Yue dodged it: "It's so hot, stop covering me."
Xiao missed, but still came forward forcefully. This time, instead of holding hands, he hugged her waist, which was even hotter.
"Brother, you're really hot. Can you please not get so close to me..." It was already hot today, and he had been roasting by the campfire for so long. Now he had to be rubbed against by a primitive man with a very high body temperature. Wu Yue felt so hot that he struggled desperately.
Unfortunately, his struggle was in vain, and instead aroused Xiao's anger, and he lifted him up onto his shoulders.
"You, you fucking put me down!" Wu Yue, who had just asked everyone not to curse, couldn't help but curse. There were so many people here! And he swore he heard whistles in jest. This was really embarrassing!
"Behave yourself." After patting the fleshy part of his body, Xiao carried the man and strode back to the house.
The young leader had completely regarded this small room as his own home. He put the person on the kang and kissed her.
Wu Yue was unhappy and had no time to be affectionate with him. He gritted his teeth and refused to let him succeed.
Xiao's anger had not subsided yet, and now that he saw that he was not cooperating, he became even more angry. He reached out and clamped his jaw, forcing him to open his mouth.
He was extremely strong and Wu Yue was unable to resist. He could only give up struggling and open his mouth obediently to let him kiss him enough.
When he was finally released, Wu Yue's tongue was numb and his lips were scratched. He kicked Xiao and shouted, "What's wrong with you all of a sudden?!"
Xiao pulled the person into his arms and held him still for a while before asking plaintively, "...When will you be willing to be my partner?"
Forehead--
When this was mentioned, Wu Yue rubbed his nose, feeling somewhat guilty. They had agreed to be in a relationship, and it had been a while now. Let alone in primitive society where two people could sleep together simply because they were attracted to each other, even in modern society, cultivating a relationship for this long was enough.
But, how should I put it, he didn't have the idea of spending his whole life with Xiao.
He didn't dislike Xiao's face, figure, or personality; he could even say that he liked him, but that wasn't enough. He felt that they weren't yet deeply in love with each other.
Maybe he was ridiculous and childish, but he just wanted true love.
He is an atheist who believes that people only live once, and he doesn't want to make decisions that he might regret. There's still a possibility of extricating himself from his relationship with Xiao, if they become partners...
He cherishes these two words very much and will never break them easily, but what if the feelings fade one day?
Reaching out to touch Xiao's face, Wu Yue frowned and said in confusion: "I don't know either. I just feel that the time is not right yet."
Xiao lowered his eyelids: "I know, you don't like me."
"No." Wu Yue immediately refuted him, "I like you, but I haven't decided to spend my life with you."
"Oh, that means you don't like me enough." Xiao looked at him disappointedly, jumped off the kang and prepared to go out.
Wu Yue's heart tightened, and he quickly asked, "Where are you going? It's already late!"
"Don't worry about me, I just need to calm down." Xiao paused, clenched his fists in confusion, but still opened the door and left.
Wu Yue was silent, not knowing why things turned out like this.
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