Although Shan knew that what Qiao Yu said was the truth, he was still worried about Qiao Yu.
However, no matter how worried he was, he knew that as the leader, this was something Qiao Yu had to do. If she didn't participate in this matter, no matter who she sent, it wouldn't be as effective as her leading the team herself.
"Yu, can't I go with you?" Shu felt that it was very exciting to do things with Qiao Yu. He hoped to be by Qiao Yu's side.
"The tribe is very important," Qiao Yu said. "You are stronger than Man, Cang, and Liushui, and you are more steady in your work. It is most appropriate for you to stay."
"Oh well."
Shu also knew that one of the main reasons Qiao Yu kept him was because she was worried about Shan and Xiaoquan. As Shan's younger brother, he could protect Qiao Yu's family and the rear area.
After a while, he picked out the people who wanted to stay.
The ones he kept were all honest and capable. As for Qinglang, Yan, and Hei, Qiao Yu would take them to a new place.
"The team leaders will go and inform those who are leaving one by one. Tell them to take enough dried meat, yams, and chestnuts to last them two months and leave early tomorrow morning."
Qiao Yu talked about some things that needed attention, and then everyone dispersed.
The next day, Qiao Yu had some people pack up the tribe's belongings, placing them in wicker baskets, primarily food for the captives, and had some people carry them. The tribe only had three wild horses, and including the one she'd ridden back last time, there were only four. She was reluctant to use them to carry the load.
She also sent Man to give two roasted potatoes to the people of the Stone Tribe. After they finished eating, she announced their departure.
"Where are you taking us?" The people of the Stone Tribe inexplicably ate two raw potatoes and were taken out of the cave. They suddenly felt uneasy and asked in panic.
"Okay, be quiet." Hei roared at Qiao Yu's signal.
He looked like an iron tower and had a loud voice. When he roared, everyone fell silent.
At this time, the people of the Valley Tribe and the Stone Tribe came out of the cave and stood in the open space. The two tribes filled the open space.
Not only the mountain, but also the other people in the tribe frowned when they saw it, and felt that they should really move the tribe.
Qiao Yu stood on the high stone at the entrance of the tribe.
"The men in the tribe, as well as the men in the Stone Tribe, will follow me and leave the tribe to go to our new tribal location. There are no suitable caves there for everyone to live in. It is too cold during the snowy season, and everyone will have to walk on the road for several days. People with weak bodies cannot stand it, so the elderly, women, and children will stay in this tribe. After we have built everything over there, spring comes, and the weather warms up, we will move there together." Qiao Yu said.
"Before leaving the tribe, the families of the Stone Tribe can meet once."
When the women and children of the Stone Tribe were brought here, Qiao Yu did not lock them up together. Instead, he asked each family in the group of women and children to choose one person to meet the man in their family, exchange a few simple words with them, and then separate them.
Now that they could meet again, and as a family, everyone started crying.
Qiao Yu watched the Stone Tribe weeping and sobbing, and quickly added, "Everyone, if you have anything to say, please hurry up and speak up. The team will be leaving soon."
The woman in the couple closest to her couldn't stop crying after hearing her words: "Wuwuwu..."
The man had been planning to offer some gentle words of comfort, but now he quickly said, "Stop crying, we're leaving soon. Let me ask you, have you had enough to eat since you were brought here? Has anyone hit or scolded you?"
The woman hiccuped and tried her best to suppress her emotions, and tried her best to explain the situation of herself and her child to reassure the man.
"There was no beating or scolding, and the food was pretty good, almost the same as in our tribe. They also let the children gather together to listen to the elders tell stories. They even use something called charcoal to make a fire in the cave, which is very warm and not cold at all."
The men were imprisoned and starving, but they had eaten this much before when they were short of food in the Stone Tribe. Now, they had a handful of chestnuts each in the morning and evening, which was already very good.
What they worry about most is their families, fearing that the tribesmen in the valley will beat and scold them, let them starve, or even take their wives or daughters.
Now that they knew their families were doing well and the things they worried about had not happened, they felt at ease and secretly made up their minds to behave themselves and be accepted by the people of the valley tribe as soon as possible.
"You must be obedient. As long as you are obedient and work hard, they will treat us as members of their own tribe and allocate caves to us. Then we can live together as a family." The man warned.
"Yeah, that's what they told us." The woman finally wiped away her tears and looked up at her husband. "You must work hard and don't even think about resisting. After all, we all hunt for food in every tribe. There's no need to go against them."
"You don't know where you'll be taken, or what kind of work they'll ask you to do. No matter what, you have to try your best to survive. The children and I will be reunited with you in the spring."
Qiao Yu stood on the boulder and watched every family saying goodbye, not only the people from the Boulder Tribe, but also those from the Valley Tribe.
Seeing that the time was almost up, she cruelly interrupted everyone and said, "Well, we don't have to wait long. It will only take sixty days for us to be reunited. We can talk about anything we want to talk about then."
"I'll reiterate to the Stone Tribe again: as long as the men are obedient and work diligently, we won't starve them, nor will we beat or scold them. We will work within our capabilities and won't force them to death."
"As for women, as long as you stay in the tribe and do what we tell you to do, you'll get enough food. When the spring comes and it gets warmer, you can migrate with us and live in your own caves, and your families can be reunited."
When Qiao Yu built a new tribe, she naturally couldn't let everyone live in caves anymore. She wanted to build houses and set up kangs so that everyone could live comfortably.
But when she said the word "house", these primitive people who had no idea what a house was could not understand her at all, so she said "cave".
Sure enough, after hearing the solemn promise made by the young and beautiful female leader of the Valley Tribe, who was admired by everyone in the Valley Tribe, the people of the Stone Tribe felt more at ease.
"Okay, now everyone line up and get ready to go," Qiao Yu ordered.
Man and others immediately asked the people of the Stone Tribe to line up and tied the vines around their waists again, so that there was a certain distance between each person to facilitate walking.
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