"Think about it yourself. I want to participate anyway. I've been practicing spear and archery for so long, and I finally have this opportunity, so I must perform well. Maybe I can go hunting in the mountains in the spring." said one of the women.
Space for livestock and pottery teams was limited, and the original crops grown were limited. The tribe still relied primarily on hunting and gathering. While hunting was laborious, the rewards were far greater than gathering. The tribe used traps and snares for hunting, and with long-range weapons like spears and bows and arrows, the danger was greatly reduced.
Therefore, any woman in the tribe who thinks she can climb mountains and wade through water hopes to join the hunting team to hunt.
There was no opportunity before, but now Qiao Yu teaches the women martial arts and archery. The women are now full of confidence and feel that as long as they practice hard, they can kill even larger beasts if they encounter them.
After hearing what she said, the woman who was still hesitating also signed up.
Not only women, but also some children aged six or seven ran to sign up.
Ye looked at the little kid in front of him, speechless for a moment: "Wang Shitou, you're so small. If you go to fight someone, aren't you afraid that they'll punch you to death?"
Not everyone in the tribe uses their fathers' and grandfathers' names as their surnames. Some, feeling they have no outstanding ancestors, are not accomplished themselves, and don't have good names, choose surnames with fewer strokes from the ones Qiao Yu gave them. This is the case with Wang Shitou's family.
Wang Shitou, only six years old, said seriously with a stern face, "I'm the best archer in our children's group. Yudu has praised me before. I'm not competing with others in fists. I'm just standing on the city wall and shooting arrows. How can it be impossible? Ye, do you look down on children?"
Ye was both angry and amused: "I'm not looking down on kids. It's just that the targets you usually practice archery with are placed according to your strength and are very close. Shooting accurately doesn't mean you can shoot far. If you stand on the city wall and shoot down, can your arrows hit the enemy?"
Wang Shitou was speechless.
He thought about it, and felt unconvinced. He turned around and looked around. He saw Qiao Yu standing not far away, smiling at him. His eyes lit up, and he ran over and said to Qiao Yu, "Yu, you said that children can also sign up, right? Why didn't Ye let us sign up?"
In the apocalypse, cubs are precious and scarce. All humans will do their best to protect them when they see them, and will choose them first when there are good things.
When Qiao Yu was training the children's group, he was particularly tolerant of these children.
Wang Shitou is the most talented child in the children's group. He has a very high accuracy in archery. He is highly valued by Qiao Yu and is often praised.
Qiao Yu admired Wang Shitou's courage. She couldn't help but reach out and touch his head. She said to Ye, "Let them sign up."
Wang Shitou felt comfortable immediately, turned his head and snorted at Ye, making a face.
"Yu..." Ye called out disapprovingly.
She was straightforward and carefree. Others might have taken Qiao Yu's position as leader into account and obeyed him, regardless of whether they agreed or not. But Ye didn't care. She said whatever she thought.
"There are only so many places on the wall. If you let these kids go up there, it will be too crowded and affect everyone's archery. This is not a normal practice, but a war. You can't spoil them."
When Wang Shitou heard this, he scratched his head and felt that what Ye said made sense.
He couldn't help but look up at Qiao Yu.
"Shi Tou, do you think what Ye said is right?" Qiao Yu asked him with a smile.
"Yes." Wang Shitou nodded without hesitation.
"So what do you think? Do you still want to sign up?"
Wang Shitou hesitated.
After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Besides the city walls, is there any place close enough for them to shoot arrows?"
"You have to know that the closer you are, the more dangerous it is. Once they find you, they will pounce on you and chop you with knives, and you may die. So do you still want to sign up?" Qiao Yu looked into his eyes and asked seriously.
"I'm not afraid. I can do it." Wang Shitou raised his hand and waved his fist. "I shot them to death before they could pounce on me. And I'm not alone. We have many children. Yu, didn't you tell us a story? Ants bite tigers to death. We are ants. Even if we are small, as long as we have many people, we can still defeat them."
The original story was about ants biting an elephant to death. But there were no elephants in this place, so Qiao Yu changed the elephant to a tiger.
"Yes, we are not afraid." Some children who were standing behind Wang Shitou were still hesitant. After hearing his words, their morale was also aroused. They imitated Wang Shitou, raised their fists and shouted.
Qiao Yu knew very well that children were the hope of the tribe.
Although she was very busy, always running around outside and had no time to sit down and teach these children in person, she never relaxed her education of the little ones.
Every afternoon, the children attend classes, learning to read with Ming and various survival skills with the elders. Team leaders with special skills, such as Mang and Luyan, also teach them about animal husbandry and carpentry. In the summer, a male and female hunting team sends a small group, each with boys and girls, to the river to learn how to swim, raft, and catch fish and shrimp. They also take them to nearby hunting sites, putting into practice what the elders have taught them.
In other words, except for the morning when these children would go to collect food to help their families earn some food, they spent the rest of their time studying.
After Qiao Yu comes back from outside, he will take time to teach these kids personally.
She did not teach them various skills, but told them stories, and did some small activities and games to inspire and cultivate their good qualities such as bravery, kindness, unity, prudence, studiousness, and good thinking.
Now seeing that the children were not afraid of danger and were brave enough to fight, she was very pleased and praised Wang Shitou and several children who raised their hands.
Seeing this, the other children quickly raised their hands and asked to sign up.
Seeing Ye anxious, Qiao Yu comforted her, "Don't worry, I won't let them occupy the position on the city wall. I will arrange a good position that is both safe and close."
Since the elders all said not to capture them alive, the best way to deal with the enemy was to form a circle inside the tribal gate, lure the enemy in deep, and then encircle and annihilate them. It was also necessary to select a spot within this circle for the children to participate in, allowing them to grow through the battle.
How can we cultivate outstanding talents if we worry about our children's harm and don't give them opportunities to train?
When the children heard what Qiao Yu said, they were very happy and chattered about it.
Although the mothers were a little worried, they felt relieved when they saw Qiao Yu's confident look and thought that ever since she became the leader, there had been zero casualties in every battle against the enemy.
They also understand that children cannot be spoiled and protected, they must be allowed to grow up.
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