"Son of God, let's build a house here!"
The next morning, the sun had risen from the east, but no sunlight fell on the temporary camp where Han Cheng and his team were located. This was because the sun was blocked by the mountains to the east.
There are so many better things here now. Some time ago, when Han Cheng and his friends were traveling through the mountains and forests, they often had to wait until almost noon before they could see the sun.
It won't be long before the sun, which has already appeared in its prime, sets again on the other side of the mountain.
Everyone who went to bed early yesterday, except for the six people who took turns to keep watch, seemed very energetic.
This is partly because I slept well last night, and another reason is that people feel refreshed when they are happy.
After washing up and eating in the morning, someone brought up the issue of building houses and courtyards.
When they came, Han Cheng had already told these people the purpose of their visit.
On the one hand, we are looking for a place for the tribe to rest. On the other hand, after finding such a place, if there is enough time, we will initially build some things here.
For example, it can provide people with initial resting houses, and it would be best if a small amount of land could be opened up here to grow some crops.
Since the people in the tribe followed Han Cheng and experienced the stable life that farming can bring, they have become more and more fascinated with farming and building houses, and feel that this is the kind of life people should live.
So I was very enthusiastic about what Han Cheng said.
In addition, these people have been away from the tribe for so long and have now found the place they wanted. Naturally, they want to build it as soon as possible, and then rush back to the tribe to tell the good news to everyone in the tribe and let them be happy together.
"Aren't you tired?"
Han Cheng looked at these energetic people and asked.
“Not tired!”
Everyone said this, rubbing their hands and looking impatient.
"We can't just build it now. We need to have a general understanding of the surrounding area before we can start building a house."
Han Cheng said to everyone with a smile.
Building houses has always been a big deal. Even at this time, it cannot be taken lightly. Especially when Han Cheng plans to build a branch tribe here, he needs to be extra cautious.
After all, once construction begins, it will be a major project and the site selection must be cautious.
Otherwise, if you get impulsive and just find a place and start construction, it will be too troublesome if you encounter various problems and have to start migrating.
Therefore, it is very necessary to get familiar with the area first and consider as many aspects as possible before making a choice.
Many times, choosing the right direction is more important than working hard.
After listening to Han Cheng's words, everyone thought about it and felt that what the Son of God said was absolutely right.
Han Cheng's original plan to take a good rest here, at least for two or three days, was ruined. Meeting such a group of tribesmen who were eager to build and contribute to the tribe, he could hardly take a break even if he wanted to. It was really uncomfortable.
Complaining like this, Han Dashenzi, who was unwilling to be a lazy fish, gave orders and asked everyone to start packing up and move forward along the winding river that flowed to the south.
While moving forward, he still put on the same attitude as before, saying "The king asked me to patrol the mountains", and from time to time he would hit the gong in his hand, making a "clang clang" sound.
Han Cheng's gaze was more focused on the stream and the water areas near the stream. He kept searching, more seriously and expectantly than when he had been looking for plants that only grow in the south to confirm whether he and others had entered the south.
It can even be described as a burning feeling in the heart.
This was also an important reason why he asked everyone to move along the river.
Moving along the river, on the one hand, is because the new branch tribe cannot do without water sources, so it must be established not too far from the river.
In this way, by moving along the river, we can better find suitable places to establish branch tribes.
On the other hand, Han Cheng is full of expectations!
His expectation is rice!
According to what he knew about early humans, millet, which is the millet now grown in large quantities by the Qingque tribe, and rice were the two earliest and extremely important food crops for people in the north and the south.
It was only after wheat was ground into flour that millet began to rapidly replace millet and become an important food crop in the north.
As for rice, it has been the main food crop in the south since ancient times.
Moreover, with the development of the times and the painstaking research of many scientists, its yield has become higher, and it has been planted on the black soil from the south to the northeast.
It would be strange if Han Cheng did not look forward to such an extremely important food crop.
Although he was a northerner in later generations, the most common food he ate was pasta and steamed buns, which he basically had three times a day.
But he will still eat rice, especially the rice cooked with Lao Gan Ma, which has seen through everything. It is so delicious that he can put the steamed buns aside without hesitation.
Especially in today's situation where the tribe only has millet and no wheat, rice has become a food crop that he is extremely looking forward to and eager to get.
Once rice is found, planted and cultivated, and grown on a large scale, the tribe will have a food crop whose yield is no less than or even greater than millet, and which can be used as a staple food.
Moreover, rice tastes better than millet, and can be cooked in more ways.
Another advantage is that with this kind of food, even if the millet in the tribe suffers from a serious natural disaster, resulting in a significant reduction in production or even a total loss of harvest, the presence of this rice can greatly reduce the impact on the tribe.
Han Cheng didn't know whether any chaff or straw left over from ancient times had been unearthed through archaeological excavations in the vast land of the Land of Abundance, but it was always good to have such an expectation.
After all, people still have to have dreams. What if they come true?
With such a dream in mind, Han Cheng stared at the plants growing by the water. Even if he didn't drink enough water, he still wanted a miracle to happen.
In this process, everyone slowly moved forward along the winding river, gradually moving away from where they had just come in, and gradually moving farther away from the surrounding mountains. As they walked, their vision became wider and wider.
Of course, it is impossible for all places to be flat. The terrain occasionally has ups and downs, but it is still very flat overall. Especially compared with what they have experienced in the previous period of time, the area in front of them seems even flatter.
Dusk fell again, and the people of the Qingque tribe set up camp again. Smoke from cooking slowly rose up, and against the backdrop of twilight, it always gave people a sense of tranquility and a very comfortable feeling.
In such a scene, Han Cheng blinked his sore eyes a few times, and looked at the fish occasionally jumping up in the distance, or swinging their tails on the water surface, leaving ripples that spread towards the distance. He couldn't help but sniffing.
Throughout the day, he did not find any trace of rice.
Although I know that rice farming will be a long-term endeavor if things go well and it is almost impossible to achieve success overnight, I still cannot avoid some disappointment.
A big part of the reason for this is that it is seen as too important.
Because it is extremely important and carries many hopes, one does not want it to fail, and one's mind will be affected by it.
Just like when you meet someone you really like...
The dusk grew darker and darker, and the rising smoke blended into the night.
The light emitted by the bonfire, which had been inconspicuous before, became brighter and brighter, illuminating a large area. From time to time, a string of bubbles would rise from the bottom of the water, not too far away.
In the light of the bonfire, it appeared half bright and half dark.
They just float quietly on the water, and after a while, some of them will silently break and disappear as quietly as they rose...
As the night deepens, the surroundings become hushed. In this silence, sometimes the cries of water birds can be heard suddenly. I wonder if they are being kissed on the feet by big fish.
However, the calls would not exceed ten at most, and then they would disappear, and the night would return to its tranquility...
The next morning, someone lit the fire, someone pulled the fish cage out of the water, and a new day of life began again in quiet busyness.
Han Cheng withdrew his gaze from the purple soil beside the fire.
By now, he was basically able to be completely certain that the place they were in was the famous Land of Abundance.
Because the soil I encountered all the way here since yesterday was still purple soil.
However, the Land of Abundance today is very different from what I imagined it to be. Looking around, it is not much different from other places I have seen before. It is all full of primitive vastness.
I wonder how long it will take and how many people will have to work hard to restore the land of abundance.
After breakfast, everyone packed up and continued along the river. Because of the influx of water, the river had become several times wider than before.
After everyone walked along the river in twists and turns for about half a day, the river suddenly became wider.
This is not because a large tributary suddenly merged into the river, but because the land here suddenly became extremely flat, and the river water split into many small streams, flowing away into the distance.
As a result, the river water became very shallow, and some of the water was even only a thin layer, flowing slowly along the ground.
In this large area of shallow water, there are many aquatic vegetation and a large number of water birds living here.
Some swam slowly in the water, while others walked gracefully in the shallow water with their long legs, leaving footprints that looked a bit like bamboo leaves.
A small bird, standing there holding onto a grass stem, with its body covered in emerald green, suddenly rushed out like an arrow from a bow, touched the surface of the water, leaving ripples, and when it flew up again, a small fish was already in its belly...
This place is simply a bird's paradise.
Of course, after a group of people arrived with gongs beating, and especially after a few feather arrows were shot at high speed and killed a few big birds, the tranquility and peace in the vicinity was immediately broken, and a large number of birds flapped their wings desperately and flew hurriedly towards the distance.
What primitive people are best at is probably destroying all kinds of scenery, and they do it without any pressure.
Their Son of God would even put up signs to avenge the small fish and shrimps in the water, but they don't have so many thoughts. No matter how beautiful a bird is, it is just a dish in their eyes.
About a mile to the east, there is an area where the terrain is generally higher than here. It would be a good place to build a tribe.
This place is about dozens of miles away from where Han Cheng and his team came in. It is far away from the mountains and has a large enough depth.
If we can develop here in time, we basically won’t have to worry about future development space.
One side faces the river, and the rest of the place is a large area of barren land, which is very suitable for farming.
As for this large swamp area, it also plays a very important role. In addition to providing water for the life and development of the tribe, it can also be used for farming.
With a little bit of transformation, it will become a very good paddy field, perfect for growing rice.
Of course, the prerequisite for doing this is to be able to discover and own rice, otherwise it will be useless to think too much.
Unfortunately, Han Cheng and his team have not found any trace of rice so far.
The rice dream may really become a rice dream, and I can only savor the Lao Gan Ma fried rice in my dreams with saliva dripping from my mouth.
He had people set up a temporary camp in a place with relatively high terrain. After eating some food, Han Cheng took his men to check the surroundings.
The focus is of course still on this swamp-like place. After all, what people want most at this moment is rice.
“Clatter…”
The sound of flowing water was heard. After Han Cheng and his party found no trace of rice at the edge, they began to move into the water.
The actions taken were the same as before, with people wearing rattan armor holding long sticks in their hands, whipping the grass and the shallow water surface hard.
This way, some big guys that may be lurking in the water can be startled out in advance so that everyone can be prepared in advance.
After all, the place where they are now is far away from their tribe and is no longer familiar waters. In this era, no one can say for sure whether something like a crocodile will suddenly appear, so it is better to be careful.
In addition to these, the people who came together were connected with ropes and walked more separately. This was to prevent someone from suddenly stepping into the muddy swamp and falling into it, thus causing serious losses.
In addition to the ropes, some people following behind were carrying some small rafts made of branches.
In order to prevent possible dangers, Han Cheng and his group have taken great pains.
Fortunately, the worst situation did not happen. Many things were startled by the noise made by the crowd, but most of them were flying birds and some old turtles that were sunbathing there.
They did not encounter any particularly deep mud. In most places, the mud was submerged up to their calves before they stepped on the hard mud below.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that they did not deliberately seek death by moving towards those places where there seemed to be a lot of silt that had recently accumulated.
The long tree stick hits the water surface with enough force, and water mixed with mud will splash up and fall to both sides.
They look happier than the children who, after the rain, run barefoot and stomp their feet hard, splashing water in the small pool of water on the ground.
But the fact is that everyone was not happy along the way. Walking in such an environment was even more difficult, laborious and nerve-wracking than crossing mountains and canyons before.
But most of the time, hard work does not necessarily lead to rewards, the two are not proportional, or the rewards are minimal before the effort reaches a certain level.
For example, Han Cheng and his team this time walked in such a place at great risk, and even crossed this shallow water and reached the other side, but did not find anything.
"Son of God, what are you looking for?"
Finally someone couldn't help but ask.
According to everyone's understanding, one of the main purposes of this trip has been accomplished. The Son of God determined from the purple soil that he and others had reached the south, so they no longer needed to rely on plants to make judgments as before. However, the Son of God is still looking for something here. How can they not be curious?
"Rice is a plant that can grow in shallow water. It can be planted on a large scale like millet. Its yield is higher than millet, and it tastes better than millet. It is also more filling..."
Han Cheng, with some dried mud splashed on his face, said to everyone with a smile. As he said this, his face had a yearning look and was full of longing.
It's almost as much as the longing of Grandpa Yuan sitting under the rice to enjoy the cool breeze.
After hearing Han Cheng's description, everyone in the tribe was stunned, their faces full of longing and yearning.
It tastes better than millet, and its yield can even exceed that of millet, and it can be produced in large quantities...
These things that the Son of God said circled in their minds over and over again. Every time they circled, it would stir up huge waves in their hearts, making many people tremble involuntarily.
What are the benefits of Xiaomi? As people who made their fortunes with Xiaomi, they all know it very well. If there were not a large number of Xiaomi to support them, it would be impossible for their tribe to grow to its current scale.
And now, they have learned from the Son of God that a crop is as good as, or even better than, millet in all aspects. How can they remain reserved!
"Son of God! Let's go look for him!"
Under the strong stimulation, some people were so excited that they couldn't control themselves. They shouted something like this in a loud voice and turned to head towards the swamp-like area that had just flowed over not far away.
It wasn't just him. After he howled, the rest of the people couldn't hold back anymore and turned around to head towards the water behind them. They were more enthusiastic than when the Qingque tribe held the happy party.
Han Cheng had anticipated such a scene when he was about to talk about the rice. Having lived in the tribe for so many years, he had a clear idea of the characters of the people in the tribe.
Under his deliberate guidance, when they encounter things that are beneficial to the tribe, they will spontaneously step forward to complete them.
These people have a very high sense of identity with the tribe that they have built together.
"No need! Take a break first before you start! This can't be rushed!"
Han Cheng smiled and quickly stopped the group of bosses in the tribe.
Having just come from the other side, everyone has expended a lot of energy. It would be best to rest for a while before doing this. After all, walking through the mud is not easy.
"Let's take a look around here first, check out the terrain, and then continue looking for rice here."
Han Cheng added, giving a new task.
With this new task, everyone's urgency in finding rice was slightly suppressed.
This kind of observation of the terrain with a sense of walking is more acceptable to everyone at this time than just sitting here and resting.
So everyone formed the same formation as before and started walking on the west side of the swamp-like area.
Basically, it is not much different from the east, with mainly gentle terrain. There are some undulations in some places, but they are not big.
The plants are not much different from the east side.
As for Han Cheng, who brought up this matter, he actually didn't have any hope of discovering anything rare here.
After all, the main reason he said this was that he wanted the people in the tribe to take this opportunity to rest.
But things are like this most of the time, you try to plant flowers but they don't grow, but you plant willows by accident and they grow into a shade.
After wandering around here casually for a while, Han Cheng's wandering gaze stopped at one place. During the short period of time when his gaze stayed still, his expression went through changes such as confusion, thought, sudden realization and surprise.
"Go over there and take a look!"
Han Cheng pointed to a place not far away and spoke to everyone in the tribe with some urgency and joy in his voice.
Where his hand pointed, there was a patch of plants growing.
This plant has relatively narrow and long leaves, about 20 to 30 centimeters long, and is much taller than ordinary grasses.
Although it was still far from late autumn, these guys had grown very tall and together with the dead old vegetation, they formed a conspicuous whole.
It is precisely because of this that it can attract Han Cheng's attention first and make Han Cheng notice it.
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