After they had quickly built the wooden house, Qiao Yu taught them how to make a simple wooden bed: use four thick wooden pieces of wood to form a U shape, put small branches on top, and then cover them with the straw mats that everyone had woven after dinner, and a large bed is ready.
After two days, everyone was living in the cabin.
"Yu said this is called a bed. We won't have to sleep on the floor anymore. We can sleep on the bed."
Looking at the big bunk bed in the cabin, everyone was very curious. They quickly spread the animal skins on the mattress, each took a position, and then lay down to feel it.
"Hey, I was wondering how I could sleep on wood, it was so nasty. Now that I've put the mattress on, it doesn't feel nasty at all. That's great. Sleeping on the snow was really too cold, I'd wake up every night from the cold."
"Yu also said he wanted to burn charcoal. When the time comes, we will use the charcoal to light a fire, and the whole house will be warm." said another person.
After hearing this, the two people from the Stone Tribe silently felt the softness of the mattress and were also full of expectations for the future.
They also roasted charcoal in their original valley tribe.
During these days, the four people ate, worked and slept together. Although they were not from the same tribe originally, they quickly established a revolutionary friendship. The people of the Stone Tribe could already speak freely in front of their companions from the Valley Tribe.
The people of the Stonehenge tribe exclaimed, "How could your leader be so clever? How did she invent things like houses and beds? I heard from the others that the leader said that the houses we'll live in in the future will be sturdier and warmer than this one, and that the bed will be warm even in the coldest winter. I can't even imagine what it will be like. It's incredible, isn't it? Your leader is truly amazing."
The one living with him is Li.
He glanced in the direction of the speaker, made a smug expression, and said, "Of course not. Do you know how to use a noose and trap prey? That was all Yu's idea. There is no one smarter than her in this world. How she came up with it is something that stupid people like us naturally can't figure out. So I don't think about it. I only listen to Yu. I do whatever Yu tells me to do."
Another member of the Valley Tribe said, "Stop calling our leader 'your leader' all the time. Yu is our leader, but what about him? Are you still thinking about your leader Shuo?"
The people of the Stone Tribe were startled and quickly said, "No, no. We don't miss him. Seeing the life you live, with such a smart and capable leader, we envy you so much that we can't wait to join the Valley Tribe and become Yu's subordinates. Isn't it because you didn't accept us? That's why I said that."
Hearing this, Li said, "You're right to want to join us. Look at our tribe. We now have houses to live in, beds to sleep in, and fish and meat soup to drink. Even the gods in heaven can't live like this. What do you miss about the days when you were on the verge of starvation? Just follow Yu Gan honestly, listen to Yu's words, and strive to become a member of our valley tribe."
"Yes, you said exactly what I wanted to say."
"We are working very hard and being obedient. We hope Yu will allow us to become members of the Valley Tribe soon."
Such conversations took place in every cabin.
After letting everyone settle down, Qiao Yu took everyone to a slope the next day.
Compared to the flat ground below, this area is significantly higher, preventing flooding during mountain torrents and offering a panoramic view of the area below. Adding a wall at the foot of the mountain would provide another line of defense. Behind this slope is a cliff overlooking the river. And here, there's a path, the same path Qiao Yu had climbed up from the river—a way out.
The area on this hillside is quite large. Houses are built one level at a time like terraces, so it is easy to accommodate two or three hundred families.
When the people of the Valley Tribe heard Qiao Yu talk about the advantages of this place, they were all very excited and couldn't wait to start construction.
The people of the Stone Tribe were stunned.
They didn't know that Yu had put so much thought into just choosing a place to live.
As a result, people like Dian who still had some ambition were convinced by Qiao Yu.
They believed they couldn't conquer such a place; on the contrary, they wanted to live in such a place. Therefore, it was better for them to be Yu's subordinates rather than overestimate their own strength and become her enemies. With an opponent like Yu, being her enemy would only lead to death.
Qiao Yu then began to assign tasks: "Everyone's next task is to clean up the site. During this time, you must clear away all the wood, thorns, vines, and dead grass in this area."
"Over the past few days, I've divided the area with branches, with each team responsible for one area. The team leader then subcontracts the area assigned to his team to the other group, with each group responsible for an area of similar size. Next, we'll evaluate the progress based on the level of cleanliness and the level of cleanliness. The best will receive a reward, and the last one will be punished."
"The fifth group of each team is specially selected by me to be more skilled in polishing stone tools. These five groups do not need to participate in the cleanup work. They only need to polish the stone axes needed by their team."
The trees here were not the small trees they used to build log cabins, but large trees that could be hugged by two or three people. Cutting down such large trees with a stone axe was both laborious and time-consuming.
Qiao Yu took this into consideration when forming the groups. He specially picked out a dozen people from the Valley Tribe and the Stone Tribe who were good at sharpening stone tools. He formed several groups and assigned them to the teams to specifically sharpen stone axes for the team members.
After hearing what she said, Dian said to himself in his heart: "As expected."
"Next, the team leaders and group leaders come forward, and the others watch from a distance. I will demonstrate to everyone how to cut down trees so as to avoid killing or injuring anyone in the process." Qiao Yu said.
Everyone gathered around as Qiao Yu carefully explained where to chop the tree, which direction to let it fall, and what precautions to take when the tree fell.
She had never cut wood herself, but she knew from TV and movies that if you weren't careful, trees could fall and kill people. So, while the men in the tribe were building their cabins, she went up the mountain and cut down a few trees herself, pondering and summarizing some of her experiences and lessons before sharing her experience with everyone.
During the day, they cut wood and cleared the place; after dinner, Qiao Yu did not let everyone lie down immediately, but picked a lot of vines and asked everyone to weave vine baskets around the fire.
"Yu, what are we going to do with this wicker basket?" someone asked.
When they came, they carried their luggage in wicker baskets, and now there are still several wicker baskets piled up in each cabin.
Now Qiao Yu asked everyone to weave baskets again. After a few nights, they would have two or three hundred. What would she do with all those rattan baskets?
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