Qiao Yu nodded: "I know."
This is also the reason why she tolerated this family to stay in the tribe even though she knew that Shan was plotted against by Qinglang, and that Huo and Qinglang were secretly dissatisfied with her and would stab her at any time.
The tribe is so small that many people marry close relatives. Families are closely related to each other.
Huo's maternal clan, his wife's clan, and his younger sister were all related to a certain family in the tribe. Add to that Qinglang's wife and younger sister... It could be said that out of the forty or fifty families in the tribe, at least seven or eight were related to his family. Expanding the kinship of these seven or eight families would involve the entire tribe. Even the original owner's mother, Shan's wife, and Qinglang's mother were cousins.
If she openly retaliated against the Huo family, the tribe would undoubtedly resent her. After all, if the Huo family were driven away, they would surely die. Qinglang's crime wasn't punishable by death, let alone the consequences for his entire family. She was the leader, she was strong, and she was the stronger one; Qinglang lost the election, and he wasn't as strong as her. If she retaliated against him, everyone would think of her as bullying. They would think of themselves—if they had offended Yu, would their entire family be expelled as well?
By then, the people in the tribe will look at her with strange eyes.
Now was the time for her to develop the tribe and win over the people. She couldn't afford to lose sight of the bigger picture because of Huo and Qinglang. Huo was under Lu's watchful eye, and Qinglang was under Man's. They couldn't cause any trouble.
In this way, she was naturally happy to show her magnanimity.
Shan's words just now were also based on this. He endured his enemy silently for the sake of his daughter.
"Let's go, let uncle carry you back to the cave." Qiao Yu stood up. "Besides the lecture, I have other important things to tell you."
This time the mountain did not object and let the tree carry him back to the cave.
The tree knew that they had important matters to discuss, so he carried the mountain on his back and went out.
With Qiao Yu's strength, carrying Shan in and out would be no problem. But Shu always considered carrying her brother her responsibility, always taking the initiative. Furthermore, Shan was only in his thirties, in the prime of life, and it would be awkward for everyone to have Qiao Yu, her almost-adult daughter, carry him. So, she didn't bother to take the initiative.
After a while, Koizumi called Lu, Shi, Wu and Huo over.
Huo, with a sullen face, walked over to Shi and sat down without saying a word. Wu, however, did greet everyone.
Wu is a man of peaceful and quiet character, living in a quiet corner of the tribe. Normally, if no one calls him, he will tinker with his herbs by himself, rarely coming out, let alone joining in everyone's conversations.
Because he helped Shan treat his injury, Qiao Yu had contact with him several times and felt that Wu was a modern technical talent who focused on his own field and was indifferent to other things.
She once curiously asked Shan how the witches in the tribe came into being.
Shan said that the medicine was usually passed down from father to son. If there were no sons, or if the sons lacked the aptitude for it, a gifted child would be chosen from the tribe for training. His successor would only become a sole practitioner after the old witch passed away.
In addition to treating illnesses and injuries, they also predict the weather. When the tribe encounters a major issue and faces difficulty in making a decision, they use tortoise shells to predict good or bad luck.
In short, the shaman holds a transcendent position in the tribe, even more important than the chief when it comes to predicting good or bad luck during major events. After all, the chief can be replaced, but the shaman cannot.
Wu was now in his early forties, raising two sons. The eldest, a mere twenty-something with no talent for medicine, was currently out hunting with the First Squad. The younger, Ji, was fifteen, had considerable talent, and was currently studying with Wu.
Qiao Yu ignored the anger, smiled at Wu, said hello, and then said: "Everyone is here, so let me tell you something first."
She told them about making the wooden shovel and repeated what she had said to the first team about studying hard.
Finally, she concluded, "When I was little, I listened to everyone's discussions in the cave a lot. What I heard, saw, and thought about was naturally different from others. These past few days, I've heard people praise me for my intelligence a lot. I don't think I'm smart, but rather that I'm knowledgeable and experienced. And Yan, who was carefully taught by Lu, is obviously smarter than others."
When Lu heard Qiao Yu praising Yan, his heart was immediately filled with joy, and he felt that it would not be long before Qiao Yu and Yan's marriage could be put on the agenda.
Qiao Yu said this and glanced at Huo: "Qinglang's brain works better than others. I think it's the result of Huo's careful teaching."
A hint of pride flashed in Huo's eyes, and his tense face relaxed a little. However, Shan, Lu and others were full of disdain.
Huo himself was full of ulterior motives and had a crooked mind, and the same was true of the child he had raised. From their perspective, Huo was better off not teaching him, as Qinglang had been raised astray.
"So I think educating children is particularly important," Qiao Yu continued. "We can't wait for their parents to teach them. After all, some people only know so much. They don't know themselves, and they don't know how to teach their children. Perhaps some exceptionally bright children will be buried. The same goes for character."
The mountains, roads and rocks kept nodding.
If they had taught Qinglang, would they have raised him to be a smart and well-behaved person? Even Hei, although born stupid, might have become more intelligent if they had taught him well.
This shows how important it is to have people who teach children.
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