The cold wind blew across the ground, rolling up some fine snowflakes. The wind blew through the bare branches, making a humming sound, like someone was crying, which sounded a little scary.
In a dark cave, a fire was burning continuously and the air was filled with smoke.
People try to sit, squat or lie down as much as possible inside the cave.
Even when it was necessary to walk back and forth, everyone would lower their bodies as much as possible and walk around in the cave with their backs bent.
This is because if you stand up too high, the smoke can easily get into your eyes.
When smoke gets into your eyes, not only will they hurt, but they will also cause tears, which is very uncomfortable.
“#￥%@#…”
Inside the tribe, beside the fire, a man was mumbling something and sometimes gesturing with his hands.
Next to this man sat the female leader of the Grass Tribe.
At this time, the female leader of the Grass Tribe was looking at the man who was speaking, with longing in her eyes.
It's not just her, the rest of the tribe is the same.
They were all deeply attracted by what this person said.
The person who was speaking was originally from the Bark Tribe.
When they were in the original tribe, Shupi told them a lot about the Green Bird tribe. As time went by, they wrote down what Shupi told them.
Then he used these things as topics of conversation and told them to everyone in the Grass Tribe.
In fact, similar words were spoken long before they joined the Grass Tribe. Many people in the Grass Tribe had longed for the kind of life and the tribe they described.
It's just that at that time, their tribe had just acquired fish cages and bows and arrows through these people, and the amount of food they obtained had experienced explosive growth.
Compared with their previous living conditions, there has been a qualitative leap.
Under such circumstances, although they yearned for the higher-level life of the Qingque tribe, they did not rush in too hard.
But now it is different. On the one hand, the early arrival of the cold has destroyed what they thought was a very good life, making them taste hunger again.
On the other hand, they have been living like this for a year, and have a deeper yearning for the higher-level life of the Qingque tribe.
This may be the dissatisfaction of human beings.
When you have something good, you want something better.
At this moment, listening to the man's story again, everyone in the Grass Tribe felt a burning sensation in their hearts.
Even the eyes of the narrator were filled with longing.
Similar things happened not only in the Grass Tribe, but also in other tribes that captured captives from the Bark Tribe.
The people of the Bark Tribe, who were originally dispersed due to the war, are now affecting more people because of this incident.
This has made more people know about the Qingque tribe and yearn for the kind of life there.
Their yearning and expectation were amplified to the greatest extent under the stimulation of the cold and long winter outside...
"#￥5@#!"
Inside the Blackrock Tribe, the leader of the Blackrock Tribe, whose ears had been frozen off, clenched his fists and shouted loudly with fire in his eyes.
What he shouted meant that after the spring, they would attack the Qingque tribe and take over everything that belonged to the Qingque tribe.
In his opinion, so many good things and such a good lifestyle should be enjoyed by those who possess Black Stone weapons.
If the tribe disagrees, he will bring the people of the tribe, the black stone weapons of the tribe, and their rough wooden boards, and tell them who can own those things!
"#￥5@#!"
The rest of the Blackrock Tribe members also followed suit and shouted loudly.
The excitement is so intense that you can feel it just by listening to the sounds.
These days, they kept listening to Shupi talking about these things, and their yearning for that tribe had reached a peak.
How could they not be excited and cheer when they heard their leader say such words?
Shuba was also among the crowd, cheering along with everyone else, applauding the Blackrock Tribe leader for making such a decision. One person's voice was even louder than two others.
The bark is a heartfelt joy.
Such a long time has passed since he came up with this idea. In the meantime, he even completely threw this idea out of his mind, thinking that it would never come true. He felt upset for a long time because of this.
After going through so many twists and turns, now that this thing is finally going to be accomplished, how can he not be happy and joyful?
The damn leader of the Black Stone tribe is finally going to attack the Green Bird tribe, and this damn guy is finally going to die.
If I do it well, I might be able to return to that tribe and live there again...
Inside the Qingque tribe, Han Cheng sat on a rough fur-padded chair. In front of him were several books bound with needle and thread.
Shitou stood aside, pointing at some things in the booklet and saying something to Han Cheng.
As Han Cheng listened, his eyes scanned back and forth across several open booklets, comparing them.
These books are calendars made of stone in recent years, with each year being a separate book.
The stone was made very carefully, with weather conditions, rain or snow marked for each day, and even events such as wind and thunder were recorded.
After some comparison, Han Cheng raised his head and looked at the snow outside that had not melted yet, and couldn't help but sigh.
This year's winter not only came early, but also left late.
At this time of year in previous years, the ice and snow had basically melted, but now, it has basically not melted.
It seems that we must go south.
No matter what, we must find a safe retreat for our tribe.
Thinking this in his mind, Han Cheng talked to Shi Tou for a while and answered some of Shi Tou's questions about geography. Then he asked Shi Tou to put the booklets away.
Such a booklet is very important to the tribe. It enables people to discover and summarize some patterns from it, allowing them to grasp the changes in the weather more accurately.
It is precisely because of this that, in addition to recording on paper, the tribe also recorded on pottery plates in accordance with Han Cheng's request.
Compared to paper which is easily eaten by insects and rats if not properly preserved, things made of ceramic plates can be preserved for a longer period of time.
There was another person who left with Shitou. His name was Heitao. He had been eavesdropping when Han Cheng and Shitou were discussing some issues.
This is a minor, quite smart, especially in astronomy, he has a good talent and he also likes these things very much. Han Cheng asked him to learn more from Shi Tou.
I have been following Shitou for almost three months and can be considered as Shitou's apprentice.
I still don't quite understand the simple calculations of the calendar, but I have learned how to record it.
Able to record in the same format as stone records.
Han Cheng was happy to see such things. After all, if he wanted to make the Qingque tribe stronger and develop for a longer period of time, he couldn't rely on just one person.
It requires more people to make changes and work together to develop the tribe better.
Han Cheng never said in the tribe that reading thousands of books is as important as traveling thousands of miles, and no one in the tribe ever summed it up.
However, after Han Cheng gave some popular science lectures on natural knowledge, many people in the tribe began to think that the world is so big and they wanted to go and see it.
Among them, Shi Tou, a guy with extraordinary talent in these areas, is the most impatient.
After the spring, leaving the tribe and heading south to find a place in an unfamiliar place where the tribe can survive and resist the cold is a great opportunity to go out.
You can use this opportunity to go outside and have a look around.
Moreover, this is a major event that concerns the survival of the entire tribe, and Shitou also wants to participate in it and make a greater contribution to the tribe, so he particularly wants to go on this trip.
Now, Spade had just learned how to record the weather under his hands-on teaching, so he could leave without any worries.
In fact, Spade was able to learn all these things in such a short time, on the one hand because of his interest and talent, and on the other hand it was inseparable from Shitou's desire to go out and see the world.
Stimulated by such a desire, Professor Shitou played Spades with all his heart and soul.
He even brought out the spirit of protracted warfare that Han Cheng talked about every day and never got tired of.
Under such circumstances, Spade's progress must be rapid.
After watching Shi Tou and the other two leave, Han Cheng got up, got some water, took some rough ink sticks, and ground the ink in the inkstone made of pebbles.
While grinding, I was thinking about something.
After grinding the ink, he found a piece of paper, spread it on the table in front of him, and weighed it down with a paperweight made of rhinoceros horn.
Then he picked up a thin brush, dipped it in ink, and began to write carefully.
What he wrote was about the difficulties that might be encountered on the way and the corresponding solutions.
At the same time, it is also necessary to decide how many people to bring and what weapons to bring with them...
Things seem very trivial, but we cannot help but consider them.
In later generations, if you want to travel, you still have to make a travel plan. But in this era, especially when you are going to an unknown area, if you don’t consider as many possible situations as possible in advance and come up with solutions, it would be really irresponsible for your own life.
There are many aspects that need to be considered. Fortunately, there is still plenty of time, so Han Cheng can think carefully.
After thinking and writing for a while, Han Cheng suddenly had an inspiration in his mind.
He stopped writing, sat here and thought for a while with a somewhat excited look on his face, then put down what he was doing.
Instead, he took another piece of paper, found a hard charcoal pencil, and began to draw on it slowly and carefully.
Having learned from past experiences and lessons, Han Cheng now chooses to use the charcoal pencil with a very fine tip when drawing on paper.
And when you start to draw, you won't use too much strength in your hands, just make light marks on it.
This facilitates modification.
When the outline is almost complete, I will switch to a thicker charcoal pencil and trace the previously outlined areas.
In this way, the places where mistakes were made before will not be noticeable.
Children without erasers cannot afford to be hurt, so they can only use this method.
After sketching for about an hour, Han Chengcai put down the charcoal pencil in his hand.
Looking at the pattern on the paper, Han Cheng smiled with slight satisfaction.
With this thing, I will save a lot of energy on my next outing. After all, this thing is a great tool for traveling.
After looking at the drawings in his hand for a while, Han Cheng happily took the drawings in his hand and went to find Bai Xue.
Xiao Xing'er is now over one year old. Compared with before, she is much easier to take care of. At least she can walk slowly by herself and does not need to be carried all the time.
Han Cheng came to the room where he lived, picked up Xiao Xing'er who was walking to the door, kissed her hard on the little face twice, and then used his fingers to tickle the little girl's armpits a few times, making the little girl giggle with joy.
Amid the laughter of his little girl, Han Cheng carried her to the edge of the kang and handed the drawing in his hand to Snow White, who was sitting there sewing spring clothes for Little Pea and Little Xing'er with needle and thread.
After Sister Bai Xue took it and unfolded it, she saw a picture of something similar to a leather bag in the tribe.
Unlike the leather bag, the bag drawn by Brother Cheng on paper is not cylindrical, but looks more like half a cylinder.
And on the half cylindrical plane, two wide bands were drawn with a very strange style.
"Brother Cheng, what is this?"
After watching for a while, Bai Xue looked up at Han Cheng, who was happily holding Xiao Xing'er, and asked.
“It’s a backpack that you can use to carry things when you go out.
After packing your things, you can carry them on your shoulders and they will stick to your back without having to hold on with both hands.
Because the weight is directly distributed to both shoulders, the same weight is much lighter when carried on the body with a backpack than by hand or on the shoulders.
Moreover, when you carry things with a backpack, both your hands are free.
The free hand can be used to hold weapons or do other things, which is very convenient.
When spring comes and we head south to look for a new place suitable for our tribe to live, I plan to have everyone carrying such a backpack before they set out.”
Han Cheng explained to Bai Xuemei with a smile.
In later generations, backpacks are simply a great tool for traveling, especially when hiking, backpacks are indispensable.
This trip after the spring was much more exciting than those hiking trips in later generations. After all, this one was truly primitive and authentic.
If everyone who goes out carries a backpack, it will save a lot of energy and free everyone's hands, which is a great benefit.
It was precisely because of this that Han Cheng was so happy. He thought of not doing anything else and instead concentrated on drawing the pattern of the backpack, and then came to Bai Xuemei and asked her to make it.
Sister Bai Xue has very skillful hands. Not only is she good at weaving, where she is one of the best in the tribe, but she is also one of the best at sewing and mending in the entire Qingque tribe.
Therefore, there is no need to bother other people in the tribe with such matters.
After listening to Han Cheng's explanation, Bai Xuemei immediately became interested.
Such a good thing must be made no matter what!
After all, this is a matter related to the safety of people who are going out.
He immediately started asking Han Cheng more about the backpack.
Han Cheng also explained and described Bai Xuemei based on the appearance of backpacks seen in later generations.
After a while, Bai Xuemei roughly understood what was going on and started looking for materials to make the backpack.
Han Cheng stood aside, occasionally saying a word or two to give instructions.
There was no way. Although he was not a tailor, he had seen so many backpacks.
The material that Bai Xuemei uses to make her backpack is very luxurious, and she uses leather directly.
This is real leather, not faux leather or anything like that.
The cutting is also very simple and rough.
First, cut out a semicircle with a diameter of forty as the base, and then cut out a rectangular piece of animal skin with a width of fifty centimeters and a length of about one meter.
Then sew the animal skin into a cylinder shape, and then find two sticks one centimeter thick and forty centimeters long and place them inside the animal skin cylinder.
The distance between the two sticks is 39 centimeters, one end of the stick is flush with the other end of the animal skin, and then the two sticks are sewn there.
Of course, it is not sewn in a cylindrical shape, but the animal skin between the two sticks, which is 39 centimeters long, is pulled flat and then sewn.
In this way, after the two sticks are sewn together, the original cylinder will roughly become a half cylinder split in the middle.
Then sew the base that was cut out earlier to the bottom of the semicircular cylinder, and the main body of the backpack is sewn.
One thing that needs to be explained is that the part connected to the bottom is the part where the edge of the wooden stick is flush with the semi-cylinder.
There was a ten-centimeter end of the stick that was not sewn. Han Cheng used an awl to poke holes closer to the upper edge and passed a rope through the holes.
In this way, you just need to pull both ends of the rope together, and the upper opening of the entire backpack will shrink together. Then tie the rope, and you don't have to worry about anything falling out.
When sewing the entire backpack, Bai Xuemei did not use a needle according to Han Cheng's request. Instead, she first pierced the holes with an awl and then threaded the small leather rope through them.
A backpack sewn in this way is many times stronger than one sewn with needle and thread.
Whether it looks good or not is secondary, as long as it is solid.
After all, this is going to be a long-distance trip. If it is not made sturdy, it would be embarrassing if the bottom of the backpack suddenly falls off halfway through the journey.
Once you have the main body of the backpack sewn together, start sewing the backpack straps.
Backpack bags are no longer made of a single layer of leather, but two layers.
Because the weight of the entire backpack will eventually be added to the two straps, so double layer is needed.
While sewing the backpack bag, Han Cheng found some soft grass and asked Bai Xue to sew the inside of the backpack strap.
And the backpack is made very wide.
The purpose of doing this is to reduce the pressure on the shoulders so that the shoulders will not be too painful.
After Bai Xue sewed the two bags on, Han Cheng tried them on his back and felt they were pretty good and comfortable.
Then he put some miscellaneous things into it.
For example, bowls and chopsticks, clothes, and enough rations for a few days. After the entire backpack was filled, Han Cheng tied the top of the backpack and then put the backpack, which suddenly became much heavier, on his back. He walked back and forth in the room, feeling whether it was useful or not.
After carrying it for a while, Han Cheng put it down and was very satisfied with Bai Xue's craftsmanship.
"Son of God, let me try."
Wu spoke from the side.
Wu lived in the same house with Han Cheng, and the ice and snow had not melted yet, so the people in the tribe seemed to be relatively idle. Han Cheng naturally could not hide such a commotion from Wu.
In addition to Wu, the eldest brother, the second brother, Yuan and a few others were also here to watch.
"Wu, slow down, this backpack is heavy."
After packing all these miscellaneous items, the backpack now weighs almost 20 kilograms.
Han Cheng carried the backpack to Wu and reminded him.
Wu first reached out and picked up the backpack with some effort, fully feeling the weight of the backpack. Then, with the help of Han Cheng, he put this novel backpack on his shoulders.
After Han Cheng let go of his hand, Wu's eyes suddenly lit up, because he found that it was really as the Son of God said, the backpack that felt very heavy when he lifted it up with his hands, now felt much lighter when he lifted it up with his hands.
Then Wu also imitated Han Cheng's just now, walking back and forth in the room with a bulging backpack on his back.
While walking, he would occasionally put his hands behind his back and touch the backpack. He seemed very excited and curious, just like a child carrying a big schoolbag for the first time.
"Well, Shenzi, this is really a good thing!"
Wu became addicted to carrying this backpack. It took him a while to take it off his shoulders. He excitedly told Han Cheng about the benefits of the backpack and praised it highly.
The eldest brother and several others had already been itching to try out Han Cheng and Wu's actions. After Wu took off the backpack, they couldn't wait to put it on their shoulders to experience this new tool.
After putting the backpack on his shoulders, the eldest brother immediately felt the benefits of this new tool.
He imitated Han Cheng and Wu and walked around the room for a while. Suddenly, he remembered something and ran out quickly with his backpack on his back...
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