The late summer breeze was blowing gently, and the leaves on the vines surrounding the tree house had already grown. Looking through the window, you could see these lush leaves.
The seeds sown by bees, butterflies and other flower thieves in the spring have successfully grown.
The beautiful flowers have turned into fruits the size of a fingertip.
The side exposed to the sun appears red, while the other side appears a little whitish.
It looks delicious.
When the wind blows, the leaves sway gently, revealing the fruits hidden among them, which is very beautiful.
It was very quiet in the tree house.
The old priest of Youchao tribe sat there, looking at the animal skins spread on the ground, lost in thought. The hunchbacked primitive man sat there, turning his head to look out the window, in a trance.
"$#@♀#..."
I don’t know how long this silence lasted, but finally there was some movement in the tree house.
The old priest, who had been meditating there for a long time, then spoke.
The hunchbacked primitive man, who had been staring out the window for a long time, turned his head and looked into the tree house, listening carefully to what the wise old priest said.
He really had no idea what was happening this time and didn't know how to deal with it.
At this time, it is very good to listen to the old priest's advice.
After all, he is the wisest man in the tribe, and his abilities have long been proven.
The old priest of Youchao tribe spoke slowly, but clearly.
After listening attentively for a while, the hunchbacked primitive man's expression suddenly changed.
He looked at the old priest who was still speaking slowly, his whole face filled with shock and disbelief.
Although he didn't want to interrupt the old priest, the news he heard was too shocking. After waiting for a while, he couldn't help but interrupt the old priest.
"£*%#..."
He seemed anxious to ask the old priest why he did this.
The thing that caused him to have such a big reaction was certainly not something simple - just now, the old priest said that he wanted to split their tribe into two, one tribe would continue to live here, and the other would take its people away and go to a place closer to the Green Bird tribe to establish a new settlement and live there!
Of course he would feel extremely surprised and shocked when he suddenly heard such an unexpected thing.
Before this, he had never thought about it this way, nor had he heard of this news from the old priest.
Compared to the shock of the hunchbacked primitive man, the old priest who told the news seemed much calmer.
Facing the question from the very excited hunchbacked primitive man, he paused for a moment and then began to explain...
Dividing the tribe into two and letting some of the people leave where they had lived for many years and establish a settlement near the Qingque tribe was a decision he made after careful consideration for a long time.
The most important reason for making such a decision was that he was very wary of the neighboring Red Tiger Tribe.
With such a powerful tribe around him, the old priest has always been wary of them.
It’s just that in the past, their tribe had to rely on the Red Tiger Tribe for survival, and they had no other choice. And although the people of the Red Tiger Tribe were domineering, they were still very disciplined when dealing with their tribe.
In previous exchanges, the people of the Red Tiger Tribe did not make things too difficult for them and did not do anything particularly excessive.
But now, things are different.
The people of the Red Tiger Tribe, who used to abide by the rules, began to break them. They used overbearing methods to forcibly take away extremely precious things from their tribe.
Such things made him more wary of the old priest of the Red Tiger Tribe.
Especially after he learned from the hunchbacked primitive man that the Green Bird tribe had taken away a lot of food from the Red Tiger tribe with the help of a sacred bowl, he became even more anxious.
People need to eat food. Those who lack food can do anything.
As a person of this era who is older and has experienced many things, the old priest of Youchao tribe knows clearly how terrible a hungry person can be.
In order to obtain the extremely sacred treasure, the people of the Red Tiger Tribe have lost so much food at once. In the future, there is a high possibility that they will not have enough food.
After this happened, he felt that his tribe, which was so close to the Red Tiger Tribe, would most likely be harmed by the Red Tiger Tribe.
In the past, their tribe mainly relied on acting as middlemen for the Red Tiger Tribe to obtain food.
With this limitation, even though he knew that the Red Tiger Tribe was not easy to get along with, there was no good solution.
But now, things are different.
Now, another tribe has appeared in this piece of land, which seems to be no less powerful than the Red Tiger Tribe.
This tribe has more salt and pottery than the Red Tiger tribe.
This tribe was also willing to exchange their salt and pottery with other tribes.
In this situation, he had some solutions to the problem.
The solution he came up with was what he had told the hunchbacked primitive man not long ago, which was to divide the entire tribe into two, with one part going to a place closer to the Green Bird tribe to establish a settlement.
After being separated and established in this way, even if the people of the Red Tiger tribe suddenly went crazy and became reckless, and abducted all the people of their own tribe who remained there, their own tribe would not have to worry about being destroyed.
Because there are still some people from his own tribe living in other places, and in this large area, there are still many people from his own tribe.
They can also continue to produce the bloodline of their own tribe.
And because they are close to the Qingque tribe, these separated tribesmen can continue to do their old business to obtain food and maintain the life of the tribe.
This was the decision he made after thinking about it for a long time.
After understanding what the old priest said, the hunchbacked primitive man didn't know what to say for a moment.
He thought that the people of the Red Tiger Tribe should not have any major problems, and that it would be fine for the people of his tribe to continue living here.
But the pain on his face and legs made him swallow back the words he was about to say.
"@#% Greenbird^O^..."
After a while, the hunchbacked primitive man began to speak to his old priest.
The general meaning of his words was that the people of the Green Bird Tribe were not good people either.
During this meeting, they took away so many cattle and food from their tribe.
After hearing what he said, the old priest of Youchao tribe also fell silent.
After a long time, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh, looking particularly melancholy.
No matter what, the strength of his tribe was still too weak, and he had no way to deal with tribes like the Green Bird and the Red Tiger.
If your tribe is not strong enough, you will be controlled by others...
The hunchbacked primitive man couldn't help but sigh.
In the past, I always thought that as long as I led the people in the tribe to work hard, I could bring enough food to the tribe, and the tribe would gradually grow bigger and become more prosperous.
But now, I realize that what I thought before was wrong.
In many cases, some things cannot be achieved by one's own efforts alone.
It doesn't mean that you can do a good job just because you want to...
After two long sighs, the tree house with green leaves and red flames on the windows became quiet.
The two of them stopped talking and just sat there quietly, looking very sad.
The atmosphere in the room became depressing...
Time passed little by little, and Youchao tribe became lively.
The hunchbacked primitive man was leading a loaded ox in his hand, and beside him stood a number of people who had already packed their things.
Just by looking at their attire, you can tell that they are preparing to embark on another long journey.
But this journey seems to be very different from the previous ones.
It’s mainly about staffing.
This time, there was a big adjustment as the hunchbacked primitive people went out.
The number of people who used to follow him to do this has dropped by almost half.
There are many new faces in the team.
Moreover, among these new faces, there are quite a few adults who are not in good health, and some minors.
Such a combination of personnel is certainly not meant to be exchanged.
These people were the ones who were separated through the efforts of the old priest and the hunchbacked primitive man and others. They needed to leave the tribe and go to other places to establish new settlements.
Among these people, the majority are hunchbacked primitive people who are experienced and often bring people to exchange with other tribes.
Those who remain in the tribe are mainly old priests.
Although the old priest is old, he still has wisdom and high prestige in the tribe, and he is able to keep the situation under control.
With him around, the hunchbacked primitive man felt at ease.
The people of Youchao tribe have experienced separation many times. For them, it is something commonplace. They have long been accustomed to it and do not feel sad at all.
But this time it’s different. Many people here are feeling very uncomfortable.
Some people even wiped away their tears secretly, and some minors tightly held the hands of people around them, appearing very nervous, with timidity in their eyes.
Not long after, everyone left here. Many people looked back every few steps, appearing to be extremely reluctant to leave. Sadness filled the entire tribe.
The Youchao tribe, who were accustomed to separation, felt sad because of the separation.
Because they know that this time is different.
In the past, people in the tribe would leave and then come back.
But this time, the people in the tribe left, and it was not easy for them to come back.
Because they are going to establish a new tribe outside...
Parting brings sadness, while reunion brings joy.
Of course, this does not refer to enemies.
When enemies meet again, there will be no joy except jealousy.
Here in Jinguan City of the Qingque tribe, there is no sadness as in the Youchao tribe.
They returned with plenty of food and good stuff like ginger, bringing only infinite joy to the tribe.
With the return of Han Cheng and others, and the good news they brought back, the entire Jinguan City became excited.
Joy and excitement filled the entire Jinguan City.
Even the dogs in the tribe seemed to feel the people's joy. They were jumping and dancing here, wagging their tails, and looking extremely happy.
Here in Jinguan City, it seems that even the air is jumping with joy...
Time always flies so fast that before we know it, the end of summer has passed.
When Han Cheng noticed that the sun was setting and the nights were getting especially cool, he realized that autumn had arrived.
Human beings are sentimental animals, so they will be moved by the scenery. This is why writers feel sad about the passing of time.
Han Cheng had experienced such noble emotions before.
But now, he can no longer feel anything, and his heart is filled with only deep joy!
This is certainly not because he saw the beautiful scene of 'a crane flying above the clouds in the clear sky', so he became as happy as if he had eaten magpie shit.
But because autumn is a season of harvest!
He came to primitive society and successfully became a tribal god's son. He had already been trained and had undergone great changes in his values.
When something happens, the first thing that comes to mind is whether it tastes good, not whether it looks good.
Under such circumstances, when he encountered the harvest season of autumn, he was too busy to be happy and could not feel sad or lonely at all.
Before Han Cheng led his men to the Red Tiger Tribe to slaughter the fat sheep, he made a lot of miscalculations.
For example, how difficult it is to do this and how much time it will take.
Also miscalculated was the time it takes for the rice to mature.
The result of such an estimate was that after he and his men returned from the Red Tiger Tribe, the rice planted in the tribe had not yet matured. After waiting for a while, it was finally time to harvest.
Han Cheng was still very happy about this miscalculation. After all, it allowed him to successfully participate in this harvest.
After being busy from last year until now, the harvest time has finally arrived. He is of course very happy to be able to participate in it.
Han Cheng took off his sandals made of flat animal skin ropes and wooden boards, rolled up his trouser legs and walked barefoot on the ridge of the field.
He reached out and pulled over a drooping rice stalk, picked some rice grains from it, peeled off the husks, revealing the white rice.
The rice is very filling.
I don’t know if it’s because the tribe has adopted relatively intensive farming and taken good care of the rice, but the rice that Han Cheng just peeled with his hands looks much larger than those he had seen before.
This discovery made Han Cheng so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.