"Brother Cheng, I want to be a fish"

The July sun was scorching the earth like a furnace. The sound of cicadas could be heard intermittently from the distant woods. Sometimes, the cicadas would suddenly become silent.

Han Cheng didn't know whether cicadas appeared earlier than humans, but one thing was certain, that is, they already existed now, and judging from the universality of their distribution, they should have appeared much earlier than now.

Han Cheng has a love-hate relationship with cicadas.

After a summer rain, the larvae that have been dormant underground for three to five years begin to quietly crawl out from the ground under the cover of night. Thick and tall tree trunks are their favorites. If they cannot find a tree trunk in a short time, some grass stems around them can also be used as spare tires.

Going higher is not just a human characteristic, cicadas do the same.

Like humans, cicadas climb to higher places as soon as they are born. This is also to avoid danger and obtain better living conditions, allowing themselves to spend their short life in a more successful manner.

Most cicadas can successfully avoid all kinds of dangers and become part of the summer choir.

If you are unlucky, you will be knocked down from the tree by a small hand or a bamboo stick before you can climb high, and enter into all kinds of strange containers. Before you can perform the unique skill of escaping from the shell, you will disappear into mouths of various sizes.

The next day, he emerged from the land of reincarnation of grains and quickly ended his life, which was already short.

Young cicadas are Han Cheng’s favorite. Whether they are stir-fried or fried, he can’t get enough of them, until now.

In later generations, in his hometown, young cicadas were always called "Pacha".

I like it because it tastes good.

Although he likes to eat young cicadas, he hates the sound of cicadas, just like he likes snow but hates being hit by snow.

As the cicadas chirped, Han Cheng felt his mind was in a mess. Maybe this was tit for tat.

The cicada chirping today was not as disruptive as in the past. It was not that Han Cheng suddenly changed his personality, but that there were things that made him more frustrated than the cicada chirping.

The emergence of the zodiac signs is a good thing for the Qingque tribe. The bad thing is that the calendar of the Qingque tribe appeared too late.

Looking at this group of people who chose their own zodiac signs, Han Cheng couldn't help but twitch his face.

It’s so cruel!

It's okay for Tietou, Heiwa, Ruhua and others to say that they are born in the year of the sparrow, considering they are fifteen years old this year, which is barely acceptable. But it's a bit too much for Baixue to say that she is born in the year of the fish.

According to the current Year of the Rabbit, there are several options for Sister Bai Xue's age - two years old, fourteen years old, twenty-six years old... None of them are suitable.

Excluding those born in the first year of Qingque or later, more than half of the rest have zodiac signs that do not match their actual age.

"You are born in the year of the sheep, right? Look at this sheep, it is as white as clouds, how beautiful."

Han Cheng spoke to the child bride with a hint of enticement in his voice.

"Sheep is white, and Snow White is also white. She also has two pigtails, so she must be a sheep."

According to the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Goat, Sister Bai Xue is now ten years old in age, and nine years old in years, which should not be much different from her actual age.

Xiaomei, Xiaoli and the others are only about ten years old.

Compared to later generations, people in the tribe developed earlier.

This may be related to the fact that the living conditions of people in this era are too difficult and it is not easy to live to a old age.

In order to continue the race, we can only adapt to nature and change ourselves.

Survival of the fittest, be it cruel or inspirational, many species are eliminated little by little in this way.

Those who could not adapt to the changes in the environment disappeared, and those who were unwilling to make changes also disappeared.

What this world lacks the least is competition, or substitutes.

The dinosaurs that once dominated the earth disappeared, but their disappearance did not cause much sensation. The earth continued to rotate at its inherent speed. After a brief period of silence, other species spread across the entire planet, which were no less powerful than in the past.

To put it in a smaller context, it's just like a profession. Some say it's good, some say it's bad.

Some people don't want to stay even for a day, while others are trying their best to get in...

"…That means he was born in the Year of the Sheep… Hearing it as Brother…"

Sister Bai Xue touched her pigtails with her hand and said with a smile on her face.

How could the little girl resist the deception of Han Cheng? After not long, she completely changed sides and only obeyed Han Cheng.

After solving the zodiac sign problem of the child brides, Han Cheng corrected the zodiac signs of those minors as well.

In principle, we just make a rough estimate based on height so that the zodiac sign does not differ too far from the actual age.

As for those adults, Han Cheng let them do whatever they wanted.

After all, the main purpose of his coming up with the zodiac was to cooperate with the Qingque calendar and change the way the tribe judged whether they were adults based on their height...

While the Qingque tribe was becoming enthusiastic about the zodiac signs, other things were also going on.

With the iron axes, chisels, saws and other tools that carpenters need most, the wooden plow cart also took shape little by little during Han Cheng and Bo's exploration and experiments.

Han Cheng remembered the shape of the plow clearly, but he didn't understand how it was made.

For example, how is the wooden bucket with seeds on it made, how are the three hollow legs of the plow connected to the holes under the wooden bucket, and how to ensure that the number of seeds entering the three legs is the same...

These specific problems all require them to explore and solve them.

With the right tools, these things, although troublesome, can be done bit by bit.

The millet growing in the millet fields on the west side of the Qingque tribe is growing stronger and stronger.

Although the scorching sun often makes them look wilted, behind the wilting appearance lies a vitality.

The scorching sun is more conducive to photosynthesis.

If you want to wear the crown, you must bear it.

It's not just people who want a good harvest, it's the same for millet as well.

The millet that was planted early has begun to ear, and at first glance it looks like foxtail grass.

If this trend continues, the first crop of millet can be harvested in just a month.

The Qingque tribe will also usher in its first real grain harvest.

It’s a pity that we haven’t found wheat now. If we could find wheat, after harvesting millet, we could plant another crop of wheat. With two seasons a year, we could increase income and production.

Fortunately, there is a lot of land around the Qingque tribe that can be reclaimed for farmland, and it doesn't matter if it is left fallow or only for one season a year.

At this time, the contradiction between population and land is not acute at all, and "vast land and sparse population" is not enough to describe the current situation.

The vast land that can grow food and the millets that strive to grow under the scorching sun are the basis for Han Cheng to lead the people of the tribe to stability and prosperity.