"No." Everyone shook their heads.
"Then go back and pick some people. After you've picked them, it's best to bring them to the raft to practice. Those who are too scared can't be taken on. I'll give you three days, and you have to teach them how to row the boat within three days. At that time, there will be four people on a raft, two people in a group, taking turns rowing the boat. We'll set off in three days." Qiao Yu said.
After all, when sailing on water, the most important thing is to be familiar with it. If anything goes wrong, at least there is someone on board who can jump in and rescue you.
It was still early spring, and although the river had completely thawed, there was still some snowmelt flowing into the river from the mountains, making the water very cold. Trying to learn to swim now would only make you sick if you didn't learn how.
So this matter can only be dropped.
Anyway, Qiao Yu will go back with them to pick them up, and with her taking care of them, everything should be fine.
After returning to the tribe, Qiao Yu took Man and Liushui with him to the breeding area and told them where to build wooden houses, where to set up sheds, and where to repair fences.
"After the work in the breeding area is completed, you will lead everyone to cultivate the planting area."
As she spoke, Qiao Yu took out a sled. This was something she had recently come up with.
After all, she had never plowed a field before and knew nothing about farm tools. She had only seen pictures online and based on a vague impression, but it took her a lot of effort to finally make this plow. From its initial failure to its current success, she experienced more than a dozen failures along the way. When she succeeded, she was moved by her own perseverance.
Because there was no iron, the plowshare was made of stone.
"This is called a plow, a tool used to cultivate the land."
Qiao Yu handed the rope to Liushui and asked him to pull it in front. Man held the plow from behind and instructed them to plow the land once.
Man and Liushui were surprised to see the soil turned up from the place they had just walked past.
But now they no longer ask silly questions like "How did you come up with that?" No need to ask, just ask because Yu is smart.
Smart people, what can't you think of?
"That's great. With this, we can cultivate the land several times faster." Man smiled and couldn't let go of the plow.
The area Qiao Yu had chosen for planting didn't have many trees, so there was no need to dig up any roots. However, there were still a lot of thorns and weeds. They had cleared it a while ago, but reclaiming the land was not easy.
With this plow, things are much easier.
"Team Six was busy building a raft a while ago and didn't have time to work on this. I failed at a dozen attempts before finally succeeding with this one, and it saves a lot of effort. All you have to do is have each group make their own plows based on mine. Remember, the curvature and other details must be copied from mine, and the plowshare must be polished accordingly, otherwise the plow won't work properly."
Man nodded repeatedly.
The next day, Qiao Yu set off on a raft with forty people.
The river was wide and the current was not fast. Qiao Yu was a cautious person. During the half month that everyone was building a raft every day, he walked along the riverbank to confirm that there were no dangerous sections of the river from the new tribe to the old tribe. Only then did he feel at ease to let everyone set off.
Rowing was indeed faster than walking. Qiao Yu had walked down the river from her old tribe to find the new location, and she remembered it took seven days. Now, they were paddling upstream on a raft. Because the river was gentle and everyone had plenty of strength, their pace wasn't slow. They reached the riverbank near their tribe in just five days.
"Haha, you're finally back."
"My father must have been very surprised to see me back."
Everyone tied up the raft and walked on the familiar road, excited about seeing their loved ones soon.
Qiao Yu couldn't help but pour a bucket of cold water on everyone: "I came back once when I was inspecting the river. Everyone knows you will be back in the next few days, so there is no such thing as an accident."
Everyone: “…”
Well, accidents don’t exist, but there are always surprises, right?
Of course there are surprises.
After entering the tribe, Qiao Yu was too lazy to watch the scene of people crying and holding their heads in their hands. He responded to everyone's greetings and followed the tree to the mountain to return to his cave.
The wound at the foot of the mountain has completely healed, but I lost half of my foot and can only walk with a cane.
"Is everyone done packing?" Qiao Yu asked.
"I've packed it up. I just don't know when you'll be back, so I didn't dare dig the sweet potato and chestnut seedlings on the back mountain in advance. I wanted to wait until you come back to dig them." Shan Dao.
Busy at her new home, Qiao Yu hadn't had time to thoroughly search the nearby mountains. She wondered if there were any chestnut trees or wild yams there. But regardless, she planned to dig up some seedlings and plant them there.
"It's okay. I'll take people to dig tomorrow and also dig some bamboo roots to bring over. There are no bamboos over there." Qiao Yu said.
Bamboo is very useful and must be planted in the tribe.
"The chestnut seedlings are so small. If we plant them over there, how long will it take for chestnuts to grow?" Shudao said.
Everyone knows the benefits of chestnuts. They're delicious and filling. Best of all, the chestnut forest is right near the tribe, so there's no need to search for them. Just go there every fall or early winter and you could fill half a cave with chestnuts. The thought of not being able to take such good things away pains the tree.
"It took us only five days to paddle the raft here, and it would be even faster to go back downstream. It's such a short distance, so we can come back every autumn to harvest chestnuts. We won't let such good things rot in the mountains." Qiao Yu said.
Only then did the mountains and trees become happy.
But think about it, over the years, many people in the tribe starved to death, but they let the chestnuts rot in the mountains, which made the mountains feel very upset.
Seeing that Shan was in a bad mood, Qiao Yu changed the subject and asked, "How has everything been going in the tribe lately? Have those people from the Giant Stone Tribe been causing any trouble?"
"Very good. No, they are all very honest." Shan Dao.
The men of the Stone Tribe were all working in the new tribe, so what could the women and children here do? Worried about causing trouble for the men, they were all very quiet.
Besides, I used to be starving to death in the Stonehenge tribe. Now I can eat half full every day, have charcoal grilling, and have my children taught. If I am still not satisfied with this, am I really dreaming of heaven?
Because Qiao Yu asked everyone to pack up their things when he came back last time, Qiao Yu led people up the mountain the next day to dig up all the saplings that needed to be dug, wrapped them in wet mud and leaves and tied them up. The rest of the people, led by Yan and others, carried their luggage packed in rattan baskets onto the raft, and they were ready to leave that afternoon for the new tribe.
"Alas, we have lived in the valley for our entire lives, and now we have to leave like this. I really can't bear to leave." Several old men walked out of the tribal gate and looked back at the valley, their faces full of reluctance.
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