When it rains, walking slowly in the rain is something Han Cheng likes to do very much.

Because when he walks in the rain, he will become very calm, as if all the worries and distractions in his heart are washed away by the falling rain.

Of course, this kind of rain does not include heavy rain.

It is a very comfortable thing to do this in the drizzle, but walking in the heavy rain will not have any other results except being soaked and being regarded as a fool by others.

However, this is not the later times, and the medical and health conditions are far inferior, so Han Cheng is not as carefree as in later times and does not even hold an umbrella.

Of course, Han Cheng didn't hold an umbrella now, but he was wearing a hat and a straw raincoat.

Walking in the drizzle, looking at the mountains with a hint of green in the distance, the fields that were more than half turned over nearby, and then looking at the large fish pond in front of him that still had not much water, Han Cheng took a deep breath of the air mixed with the fragrance of apricot flowers and cooled his lungs, and he felt relaxed all over.

This big pit in front of us will become a fish pond for the Qingque tribe in the near future.

This big pit was certainly not dug specially, but it appeared after Han Cheng designated such a fixed location for taking out things when he was expanding the tribe. As the walls and houses of the Qingque tribe were gradually raised from the flat ground, it appeared.

In fact, if Han Cheng had not remembered the grain cellar later and had people move the place where soil was taken to the inside of the tribe, the fish pond could have been expanded further.

However, this fish pond with an area of ​​nearly three acres is enough for the tribe.

We just need to wait for a few more rains so that more water can accumulate in the fish pond. Then we can catch the fish from the creek and release them into the fish pond.

Thanks to Han Cheng's fishing moratorium policy, the number of fish in the river has recovered somewhat in the past two years. However, the fish in the river will swim back and forth, which is far from being as stable as raising them in a fish pond.

You are from your own tribe, you are from your own tribe. Why don’t you use your ability to grow legs under your body to get out of the fish pond and swim all the way to the river on land?

Of course, amphibious creatures like turtles need to be excluded.

With such a large fish pond, when the fish in it can grow up, the fish produced every year, plus some caught from the river, basically, the tribe will not have to be as nervous about eating fish in the future.

But the human stomach is so small. If you eat more of something else, you will have to eat less of something else.

If there are more fish in the tribe, we can save on food and other things.

After Han Cheng came here, he started his business by selling fish, and he has a deep understanding of the importance of fish.

When the spring ploughing is over, the people in the tribe will plant crops around the fish pond with iron fences.

This is not done to prevent someone from stealing fish, or some unscrupulous person from poisoning the fish pond.

This is mainly done to prevent minors in the tribe from falling in.

These fish ponds that have been dug now, after being filled with water, will be deeper than the small river in the tribe, and they are also closer to the tribe. If they are not enclosed by a circle of iron fences, with so many children running around in the tribe, if one of them falls into the pond without being carefully watched, then a good thing will turn into a bad thing.

Therefore, it is necessary to enclose the fish pond with a piercing iron fence while there is not much water in it.

The drizzle fell on the straw hat and the raincoat, slowly gathered into small crystal drops of water, stayed at the end of the withered grass stems for a while, and then fell to the ground.

Han Cheng stared at the fish pond which had only a small part with a shallow layer of water, and imagined the future of the tribe's fish pond.

After thinking about it for a while, Han Cheng couldn't help but sigh.

He was not sighing because it would take a long time to fully raise the fish in the pond, but he was regretting that he had not found any lotus roots until now.

Otherwise, it would be a beautiful thing to plant some lotus roots in the shallow water of the fish pond, watch the lotus leaves, the fish playing among the lotus leaves, and the crystal water drops rolling on the lotus leaves.

Especially when the lotus flowers are in full bloom, feed the fish in the pond with some grass and let them eat the lotus flowers that fall into the water. Then you can catch the fish that have eaten the lotus flowers, cook them and slowly stew them in a ceramic pot. This will make a lotus fish that will never die. Just thinking about this makes Han Cheng feel refreshed.

And it can also make up for the regret when you go to the park in the future, lie on the railing, look at the fish that are within reach, and swallow your saliva.

It costs three hundred yuan to catch a fish in the lotus pond in the park. Now I am fishing in my own fish pond. Let’s see who dares to fine me again!

Well, even if someone came to collect it, Han Cheng couldn’t take out a penny.

In addition to lotus fish, the plump lotus pods are also very attractive.

Among the green lotus leaves reaching the sky, there were the sounds of a woman's laughter and melodious singing. As the lotus leaves swayed, a small boat appeared from among them.

Then the singing gradually died down, and a lotus-picking girl, holding a bamboo pole, with her trouser legs rolled up and barefoot, appeared from the vast expanse of green lotus.

As the lotus-picking girl's face turned red, a large lotus pod covered with dew flew towards her...

Just thinking about such a scene made Han Cheng intoxicated.

Some sounds were heard at the gate of the courtyard, interrupting Han Cheng's thoughts.

He turned his head with some dissatisfaction and looked in that direction, only to see some women from the tribe, including Zhuang, wearing straw hats and raincoats, walking out from there.

Looking at their masculine bodies and listening to the rough voices coming from afar, Han Cheng shuddered.

After replacing the gentle and lovely Jiangnan lotus-picking girls with these strong women in the tribe, Han Cheng's fantasy of building a lotus pond in the tribe was shattered.

Putting aside the question of whether the boat would be sunk, Han Cheng felt that he would be hit by these strong guys in the tribe and bleed from the nose just by the shy action of throwing the lotus pod...

His thoughts were interrupted, and after imagining this scene, Han Cheng suddenly lost the mood and courage to walk outside, and turned around and walked towards the tribe...

Inside the tribe, Han Cheng held the teacup in both hands, sipped the hot water in the cup to drive away some of the coolness, while looking to the side.

Not far away, the eldest brother was concentrating on adjusting the leather-covered rattan shield in his hand.

The eldest brother is very fond of this rattan shield. It can not only be used to block damage, but also to knock down enemies...

Han Cheng looked at the rattan shield in the hands of his senior brother, with a thoughtful look in his eyes...

The rattan shield is a defensive weapon that Han Cheng invented not long after he came to this world.

Basically, together with spears, bows and arrows, and slings, these weapons can be called the first generation of weapons of the Qingque tribe.

With Junior Brother Sha, who is very obsessed with bows and arrows, Han Cheng only needs to give some guidance from the side.

The bows and arrows in the tribe today have a much longer range than the simple bows and arrows that Han Cheng made at the beginning.

As for the spear, after the invention of bronze, it was replaced by the bronze halberd. Among these four weapons, it was the one with the fastest update and the most advanced one.

The slingshot has also been improved to a certain extent under the skilled operation of the second brother.

The rattan shield has also made some progress compared to the previous one. Its biggest improvement is that it is covered with a thick layer of leather.

The shield is a weapon that has always been associated with cold weapons and will never become outdated.

Even until the end of the cold weapon era, in the era of hot weapons, shields could still be seen from time to time in our lives, such as explosion-proof shields.

With the improvement of various manufacturing levels of the Qingque Tribe and the emergence of demand, things like shields will also be upgraded in the Qingque Tribe.

Of course, not now.

The reason why Han Cheng stared at the shield for a while and had so many thoughts was because he thought of another kind of self-protection - armor.

Compared to a shield that can only cover part of the body, armor provides more comprehensive protection.

Moreover, it only needs to be worn on the body, and does not need to be held in the hand all the time like a shield.

People wearing armor can do things like shooting arrows with a bow and wielding a long spear.

It can provide 24-hour personal protection, safe and comfortable.

In fact, as early as when the tribe started to develop the first generation of weapons, Han Cheng had considered armor, and it was the first thing he considered.

The reason why they later abandoned armor and chose shields was because at that time, the tribe did not have the conditions to make armor.

Neither the lame weaving skills nor the knives in the tribe are satisfying.

It's not impossible to knock it out by force, but it consumes too much manpower and material resources, and it has not been popularized. Making one or two pieces would have little practical significance for the tribe at that time.

So the matter about the armor was left alone.

In the subsequent tribal conflicts, the people of the Green Bird tribe, relying on their advantages in numbers, weapons, tactics and logistics, relied on these advantages that were enough to crush their opponents, and basically achieved great victories at a very small cost.

It was precisely because of these victories that Han Cheng had always neglected the matter of armor.

At this time, seeing the eldest brother taking advantage of the rain to repair the rattan shield, he suddenly remembered the armor.

It's time to try making armor.

As long as we can manufacture useful armor and equip the archers and slingers in the tribe, when the tribe encounters any conflict, these two long-range high-attack forces will be able to break away from the protection of the vine shield to a certain extent.

High attack, strong defense, just thinking about such an existence makes people feel exciting.

"Big Brother, there is a new protective weapon..."

After thinking for a while, Han Cheng held up the teacup, took a sip of hot tea and said to his senior brother who was resting seriously with the rattan shield in his arms.

The eldest brother stopped what he was doing and listened to Han Cheng carefully.

Shang walked in from outside, and after hearing what Han Cheng said, he stood there and listened to Han Cheng carefully.

Because of the spring ploughing, the members of the trading team did not go out to trade after the spring, but instead stayed together in the tribe to work on the spring ploughing.

In fact, even if there is no spring plowing at this time, the people in the trading team do not need to go out to trade.

Because in the past winter, the surrounding tribes that often traded with the Green Bird Tribe, after the Green Bird Tribe attacked the Semi-agricultural Tribe, used the donkeys, slaves, peas and other things they received in exchange for large amounts of salt. At least for half a year, they will not lack salt to eat.

Listening to what Han Cheng said about the armor, both the eldest brother and Shang looked thoughtful.

"It's like a shield that can be worn like clothes..."

Seeing that the two of them didn't react for a while, Han Cheng continued to explain.

After saying this, the eldest brother hesitated for a moment, and then put the rattan shield in his hand on his arm...

Looking at the senior brother who was wearing a rattan shield and gesticulating in front of him, looking a little confused, Han Cheng couldn't help but smile. A rattan shield is a rattan shield, and it certainly can't be used as armor, but the rattan armor woven with rattan strips can be let Bo try.

While the eldest senior brother was waving the rattan shield in front of him, Shang beside him was scratching his head with his hand.

Different from the eldest brother who was simply confused about what the rattan armor looked like, Shang was confused about why the Son of God suddenly wanted to make this kind of protective device which was said to be more convenient than the rattan shield.

In his opinion, the weapons the tribe currently has are sufficient for the tribe's use.

Most importantly, they had bronze spears, bows and arrows, and slings, which were weapons with very strong attack power.

With them around, your tribe basically doesn't have to worry about other tribes.

In fact, according to Shang, even the rattan shield is not too important. In these battles, the role played by the rattan shield is far less significant than the other weapons.

And now, the Son of God is actually trying to make defensive weapons...

As the number one warmonger in the tribe, it is not surprising that Shang has such thoughts.

So after hearing what he said, Han Cheng did not refute anything too much, but smiled at Shang and said: "Then let's give it a try after the armor is made."

Shang's idea of ​​only focusing on attacking but ignoring defense is very dangerous. Han Cheng has a deep understanding of how many accidents there are in the world and how fragile life is.

So he wanted to change the concept of Shang and those in the tribe who were like Shang, who only saw the gratifying results of the attacker but ignored the defender.

However, if you want to change a person's mind, empty talk is obviously not very convincing. The best way is to let them personally experience the huge benefits of defense.

Shang looked at the Son of God with a bright smile, and for some reason, he suddenly felt a little cold...

(I recommend a new book on foreign history, "Reborn in Britain as a Master" written by Yunhua Pavilion Master. Friends who like to read foreign history can go and have a look. If it suits your taste, wouldn't it be wonderful? Yunhua Pavilion Master is an old driver. The previous book "From Textbooks to History" was written after reading his book... ps: The pace is relatively fast, much faster than my slow pace.)