She looked around and asked the man, "Is Shi from the Shanyin tribe working on the farm?"
She knew the family situations of Fang, Shi and the other three children. Today, she saw Shi training with the fifth team.
Taking advantage of her opportunity to check out the farm, she planned to ask him about Zuo's situation.
When adults encounter such situations, they often choose to protect themselves, being cautious and unwilling to tell the truth. However, children do not have such complicated thoughts.
Shi was from the Shanyin Tribe and a member of the breeding team. Zuo was from the Valley Tribe, and Daxue was from the Giant Stone Tribe, both members of the hunting team. Qiao Yu felt that Shi, being an outsider, would be more likely to speak the truth. If he didn't know the inside story, he could ask him about it. That would be more accurate than Qiao Yu doing it himself.
"Yes." Although it was strange that Qiao Yu would come to look for Shi, the man still told Qiao Yu where Shi was.
When Qiao Yu walked over, she saw Shi waving a large broom to clean the sheep pen. She asked curiously, "How do you deal with this sheep manure?"
Shi was concentrating on his work and was startled by her sudden voice.
He stopped what he was doing and looked outside the fence. When he saw that the person coming was Yu, he was shocked again.
"Yu, Yu..." he stammered.
Qiao Yu nodded and asked, "Your name is Shi, right?"
"Yes, yes." Shi looked at the broom in his hand, hesitating whether he should put it down.
In the Shanyin tribe, upon seeing a respected master, one must put down what they are holding and bow. But in the Long tribe, this custom seems to be absent. Upon meeting a master, one simply greets him respectfully, without delaying their work.
He was just struggling when Qiao Yu waved at him, "Come here first, I'll talk to you for a while. If I've delayed you, I'll say hello to Mang and ask him to lighten your workload today."
"No, no." Shi quickly waved his hand, "I can just work a little longer at noon."
Working here is not like working in the Shanyin tribe. In the Shanyin tribe, those doing odd jobs have to work from dawn to dusk without a moment's rest. Here, they can rest for a while at noon, and then continue working when the sun sets, and finish work before dark.
He put down his broom and went to the stream to wash his hands.
Qiao Yu originally chose this area for her breeding grounds because it was relatively low-lying and close to the edge of the tribe. Heavy rains would prevent the water from the breeding grounds from spreading to other areas. To prevent flooding in this area, she also had a canal dug to divert water from the mountain stream into the area.
It rained a lot during this period, and the ditches were full of water. But because it was flowing, the water in the stream was very clean.
After washing his hands, Shi stood in front of Qiao Yu a little awkwardly.
"You are only eleven years old this year, and you live with a thirteen-year-old brother and an eight-year-old sister, right?" Qiao Yu asked Shi Dao with a smile.
Shi didn't expect that Yu not only knew his name, but also knew his family situation.
He nodded excitedly and nervously.
Seeing Shi's uneasiness, Qiao Yu originally wanted to ask about their life in the tribe, but to prevent him from overthinking, he got straight to the point: "I came to you for no other reason than to ask you about Zuo's situation."
Seeing Shi look up in surprise, she added, "I saw him beating and scolding someone from your training team this morning. I'm considering whether to replace him."
She smiled at Shi and said, "Because you are not from the Fifth Hunting Team, nor from the Valley Tribe or the Stone Tribe to which the scolded and abused Daxue belongs, I think it would be more accurate to ask you for information."
Shi Wanwan didn't expect that Qiao Yu came to him for this matter.
As the leader of the tribe, she not only took care of the matter personally, but also came to ask him about the whole story in person, and even planned to remove Captain Zuo from his position.
Each and every one of these things was beyond Shi's imagination.
In their Shanyin tribe, not only the leader but also the people around him were all high and mighty. Not only did they beat or scold people, but even if they killed some powerless ordinary people, no one dared to say anything.
A neighbor's sister, who used to live with them, was incredibly beautiful. But one day, a steward forcibly took her away and never returned. Not long after, they heard she had died. Her father and brothers dared not say a word, fearing they too had met with misfortune. They simply pleaded, tearfully, until the sister's body was retrieved and buried in the mountains.
So, in Shi's view, Daxue was merely being beaten and scolded, and there were reasons for it; it wasn't a big deal. He simply sympathized with Daxue, without the slightest thought of complaining or resisting. He was also secretly thankful that their team leader, Mang, was such a good person.
But now that Qiao Yu came to ask in person and with such a kind attitude, Shi was still willing to tell the truth.
"I, I'm not sure either." Shi said, "It was just that Hui told me this morning..."
He repeated what Hui had said and scratched his head again: "I don't know if what he said is true."
"Is Hui also from your breeding team?" Qiao Yu asked.
She didn't recognize Hui. She recognized Shi because his name was the same as Elder Shi's. Furthermore, when she was counting the special groups of the Shanyin tribe, such as the orphans and the disabled, she remembered his family situation.
"Yes." Shi said, "He is over there in the rabbit breeding area."
"Then can you help me call him over?" Qiao Yu said, "Before I find out more about Zuo's situation, I don't want to alert too many people, lest it get out and cause trouble. So I hope you can keep this a secret for me, and don't mention me when you call Hui."
This is also the reason why she did not ask Shan, Liushui and others first.
Understanding from a top-down perspective can lead to many problems, just like Man's attitude. Understanding from a bottom-up perspective, seeing things from the perspective of those at the bottom, can provide a more thorough understanding and a clearer understanding of the problems with tribal management. It can also provide a deeper understanding of the real situation of those living at the bottom of the tribe.
"Okay." Shi agreed and ran quickly towards the rabbit breeding area.
Not long after, a tall and thin young man came over with him. While being dragged by the stone, he kept asking, "Why did you call me over here? Do you know how much work I have to do over there? Can't you talk about it after work tonight? Why did you have to drag me over here at this time? What do you want to do..."
Shi seemed to be used to his chattering and turned a deaf ear to him as he ran. He didn't stop until he was close to Qiao Yu. Then he smiled and called out to Qiao Yu, "Yu, I called Hui over."
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