In the early morning, there was a drizzle outside and a fire was lit inside the cave of the Creek Tribe.
The dancing flames illuminated the cave and the people inside it.
Not far from the fire, there was a person lying.
The man looked old, his body was very dry and had little flesh.
The person lay there motionless. Even though the fire had made her skin very hot, even burning, she did not move.
The reason why she can be so calm and patient is not because of her strong abilities, but because she is already dead.
The person who died was the old primitive man from the Creek tribe who ate a lot of the new white food yesterday, ran outside to the toilet many times, but ultimately came out with nothing.
Her death was not peaceful at all, and even at this time, her body was still a little twisted.
Inside the cave of the Xi tribe, everyone standing here looked very sad, and the atmosphere was very depressing.
The reason why people have this kind of emotion is, in a very small part, because of the death of the old primitive man, but more because with the death of the old primitive man, a piece of news that is difficult for them to accept has come out - the new white food, the new food that they have placed a lot of hope on and are excited about, cannot be eaten, and eating too much will kill people.
This is really sad news for everyone in the Xi tribe.
Even the older female primitives did not feel too grateful that they did not have such a taste tasting, and fell into deep sorrow.
How come something that looks so good and tastes so good cannot be eaten? How come eating it can kill people?
Although everyone felt deeply unwilling and sad about this, no one dared to try it again.
This is not only because the old primitive man has died, but also because the female primitive man died in too much pain after eating a lot of this stuff.
The painful wails and the uncomfortable look of having a full stomach but being unable to speak out make people tremble with fear unconsciously, and they don't want to touch these things again.
After a while of grieving over the fact that a supposed new food suddenly turned into a deadly poison, many people began to become frightened.
Because they remembered that they had eaten some of this yesterday.
Although I don’t have stomach pain or any symptoms of a primitive man yet, it’s still scary to think about.
"ERT#$!"
The leader of the Xi tribe looked at the dead old primitive and thought about her miserable appearance, and he could no longer remain calm.
After all, yesterday, before the old primitive people were allowed to increase the amount for tasting, many people in their tribe ate some of this horrible stuff.
If they were all dead...
He asked people to throw the remaining things out of the cave, the farther the better.
He didn't want to let this kind of thing stay in the cave any longer, for fear that it would cause more deaths.
"#¥%Qingque tribe, Son of God#¥Yan..."
But not everyone is so scared by such things that they want to throw these terrible things away. For example, some admirers of the Green Bird Tribe mentioned the Green Bird Tribe, the Son of God, and salt at this time.
The use of unprecedented stones, wild animal cubs, seeds and other things to trade salt has never stopped over the years.
It’s just that because everything they encounter has basically been traded and new things are hard to find, people gradually become less concerned about these things.
After hearing this man's words, the leaders of the Xi tribe all felt their eyes brighten and they were ecstatic, thinking that they had grasped a life-saving straw.
Using this newly discovered thing to exchange for salt is secondary. The most important thing is that they can ask the wise Son of God what this new thing is and whether those of them who have not eaten much will die painfully in the future like this old primitive man.
Someone suggested that they set out now, carrying this terrifying white mud-like thing to the Qingque tribe to look for the wise Son of God.
But the leader of the Xi tribe seemed a little hesitant. On the one hand, there was not enough food in the tribe for him and others to eat on the road, and on the other hand, it was still raining outside.
My tribe is not very close to the Qingque tribe. It takes nearly two days to get there. It is not a good thing to be caught in the rain for such a long time...
However, the hesitation of the leader of the Creek tribe soon disappeared. This was not because someone said something exciting, but because several people in the tribe began to have stomachaches and their stomachs were a little bloated.
Although it is not as serious as that of the old primitive people, it is still scary enough.
After this happened, the people of the Xi tribe began to panic.
They no longer felt sad about not being able to eat that kind of food, but began to feel worried and fearful about whether they and others could survive.
Under such circumstances, the leader of the Xi tribe no longer hesitated. He quickly led his people out of the tribe and headed towards the powerful and kind Qingque tribe.
Those who had tasted that deadly thing yesterday all followed the leader of the Creek Tribe, without a single one left behind.
Along the way, everyone walked very fast and in a hurry, more actively than when they were hunting for food.
It's not good to be passive, because as time goes by, more than half of the people who tried to eat the white stuff yesterday have developed abdominal pain or bloating.
Driven by fear and under the threat of death, these people cannot help but be active.
The leader of the Creek tribe was filled with anxiety and fear about the animal skin package in his hand.
If it weren't for the need to let the Son of God see what these things were, he would have thrown them far away and would not want to pick them up for a moment.
"#4 Son of God!"
He shouted loudly to the frightened tribesmen to comfort them.
At this moment, he and everyone in his tribe placed their hopes on the wise Son of God, hoping that the Son of God could find a way to solve their predicament...
The dark clouds in the sky gradually dissipated, and a white sun appeared in the sky.
After about half an hour, the sun finally became bright, which announced the end of three and a half days of rain.
In the Qingque tribe, many people had smiles on their faces after seeing such bright sunshine. Even Han Cheng, who liked to watch and listen to the rain, couldn't help but be overjoyed after seeing the sun.
After all, listening to and watching the rain is okay for a short time, but for a long time, it makes people feel a little uncomfortable, especially the seemingly omnipresent moisture that surges up and makes many things wet. That feeling is really uncomfortable.
Not to mention that the Qingque tribe still relies on growing crops for their livelihood, and too many rainy days are not conducive to the growth of crops in the tribe.
As a person who is similar to a wealthy landlord, Han Cheng really can't just ignore his crops and just fan the princes and grandsons.
After a rainy day, a lot of grass will grow in the fields.
It’s strange to say, the people in the tribe weed the weeds in the fields every day and every year, but they can never completely weed them out.
All it takes is a rain for these guys to come out of the ground and start growing wildly.
However, there is no way to weed the grass in the ground now, because the rain has soaked the ground, and people will sink into it if they go into the ground.
You can only wait for a day or half a day, allowing the wind and sunshine to take away some moisture and make the soil more solid before you start weeding.
Without the replenishment of rain water, the small river in front of the tribe gradually calmed down. The water receded, leaving a lot of scum on both sides.
However, the river water is still muddy. If you want it to become clear, you will have to wait for a day or two.
It has been difficult to get water in the tribe these days. The river water is too turbid. If you pick up a jar, you need to wait half a day for it to become clear.
So after half a day of rain, when the rain washed the tiles on the roof clean, the people in the tribe put a lot of water storage containers under the eaves to collect rainwater for drinking...
It seems like it's time to dig two wells in the tribe for drinking water.
Han Cheng looked at the river water which still looked turbid, and recalled the difficulties the tribe had in getting water every time it rained, and muttered to himself.
It just so happens that now is a relatively free time, and according to the schedule, it will take a long time for the eldest brother and the others to come back. Before they come back, it will be enough time for me to have people dig two wells in the tribe.
The saying goes, wind leads to rain, which is exactly what Han Cheng was like at this moment. After this idea came to his mind, Han Cheng immediately put it into practice.
"Son of God, what is a well?"
After listening to what Han Cheng said, Wu looked confused and asked Han Cheng about the new term "well".
“It means digging a deep hole in the ground, water will come out of it, and after a period of rest, it becomes a well.
A well is used for drinking water. It is like a big water tank, but the water in it cannot be drunk up. After drinking some of it, it will spring out by itself.
要是在我们部落里面有了井,以后我们吃水就不用再跑到小河边去取水了,很是方便。
而且,就算是下大雨,河水浑浊了,井里面的水也不会浑浊。
奥,对了,井水还冬暖夏凉,夏天的时候,将一些果子用井水浸泡一下再吃,滋味将会变得更好,用来洗脸也舒服。
冬天的时候,用井水洗手洗脸也不会觉得冻手。”
韩成笑着给巫解释。
并顺便讲述了井水的好处。
“你可以将之理解为泉眼,就跟盐山附近的那一个一样,只不过盐山那里的泉眼距离地面浅,而我们进行挖井的时候,需要往下挖的更深,并且也更粗,好让它能够装上更多的水。”
见巫还不是太明白,韩成想了想之后,继续给巫讲述什么是井,并用盐山那里的泉眼进行类比说明。
在韩成将盐山的泉眼说出来之后,巫立刻就变得恍然起来。
想想一下将一个比盐山的泉眼还要大的泉眼搬到自己部落之中,再想想神子说的种种好处,巫禁不住的怦然心动。
不仅仅是巫,同样在一旁听到了韩成说这件事情的黑娃、石头铁头、沙师弟等这些人,一个个也都心动不已。
“神子,它会不会……会不会和泉眼一样,一直有水往外面淌?”
石头总是能够看到一些其余人注意不到的地方。
就比如现在,在众人都为了韩成所说的井的种种好处而欣喜不已的时候,石头这个家伙却想起了盐山那里的泉水会从泉眼中冒出,往别处流淌的事情。
如果神子说的井和盐山的泉水一样,也会往外淌水,那可就不太好了。
还需要在部落之中挖渠道,将之给引出去。
“不会的。”
明白了石头是什么意思之后,韩成笑着说道。
“井有很深,下面的泉眼距离地面很远,里面的水聚到一定程度之后,就不会再往上涨了,把水吃下去之后,它还会泉上来,但就是不会再往上面涨。”
除非打井的时候打到特别旺的地下水脉,直接成为喷泉一般的存在,不然的话,井水是不会往外面漫的。
听了韩成的解释之后,众人放下心来的同时,对于井的这种特性,也感到非常的神奇。
没花费太长的时间跟众人解释之后,开挖水井的事情就被定了下来。
由韩成提出来的事情,就没有部落里的众人不同意的。
确定了开挖水井之后,接下来需要做的事情,就是确定在什么地方开挖水井。
水井这东西,自然是距离厨房近了好。
毕竟这里是部落用干净的水最多的地方,距离厨房近了取水方便。
而且,按照韩成老家那里的说法,就是井为龙,不论挖在哪里,都不会破环风水。
有了这些,水井的位置就非常的好确定了,在距离部落大饭堂不是太远的开阔地方,很快就被韩成画出来了一个圈。
直径有两米半的那种。
然后让人找来竹子,在圈内点燃,象征性的噼噼啵啵几声,全当是放鞭炮了。
而后就直接破土动工了,干脆利索的一塌糊涂。
天刚刚下过雨,所以泥土很是好挖,再加上部落里的工具比较好用,所以没有用太长时间,就已经往下挖了半米深浅。
不过随着井变深之后,挖掘的速度就变得缓慢起来了,到了一米往下之后,挖掘起来更加的费力。
部落里的铜锨、镢头这些东西的柄太长,在里面根本就施展不开。
不过这样的事情根本就难为不住韩成,让跛拎着锯子过来,把多出来的柄给截断,一切也就都解决了。
虽然短柄没有长柄的用着舒服,但进度还是因此而加快了不少。
打井这样的事情,用不上太多的人。
主要就是井下面的空间有限,容纳不了太多的人在那里挖井。
所有等到井被挖了一米多深之后,就变成了两个人在这里挖了。
而且还是一个人在这里挖,另外一个人在外面等着,两人轮番进行。
在将厨房这里的井确定下来之后,韩成就又带人来到外院距离牲口棚聚集区不是太远的地方画出来了一个圈,让人在这里也挖一个井出来。
这个井主要用来为牲口们提供饮用水。
冬天的时候饮牲口井温水,要比从河里面担来的、砸破了冰层之后的凉水好的多。
一般情况下,韩成是不会让人吃这个井里面的水的,特别是夏季下连阴雨之后。
这主要是因为,会有不少淋到牲口圈里面的雨水,下渗到地下面,然后汇集到井水之中。
牲口圈经常清理的还成,倘若牲口圈清理的不够及时,一场雨水过后的几天时间里,井水就会变得比较黄……
在青雀部落的人在韩大神子的指导之下,开始尝试着开挖水井的时候,以溪部落首领为首的一群人,匆匆忙忙的赶到了青雀部落附近。
“#¥WE青雀!”
远远的看到屹立在那里的青雀部落的围墙之后,溪部落的首领他们忍不住的欢呼起来。
然后加快脚步朝着青雀部落而去,就连脚步都快了不少。
不过很快,他们就又停下了脚步,站在了原地。
因为他们已经被青雀部落散养在部落周围的狗子们发现,这些狗子呜呜叫着跑了过来,拦在了他们前面。
对这样的情况,溪部落的首领他们已经见怪不怪,知道只要不往前硬闯,或者是转身逃跑,这些被青雀部落养着的狼就不会扑上来对自己等人进行撕咬。
因此上就站在这里等待着青雀部落的人过来接自己等人过去。
这边的情况很快就吸引了青雀部落中的人注意力。
片刻之后就一队提着武器的人从里面出来。
“溪!溪!青雀!”
溪部落的首领大声的喊叫着,对冲着自己等人过来的青雀部落的人表明身份。
听到了溪部落首领的呼喊之后,过来的青雀部落人脸上露出了笑容,显得放松了不少。
不过他们并没有直接将狗子们喝退,依然走到了跟前,确定这些人确实是溪部落的人之后,这才将狗子们喝退,带着这些人朝着部落而去。
“¥%#神子,疼……”
在行走的途中,有青雀部落的人向溪部落这些人询问他们的意图,溪部落的首领连说带比划的进行表达,神情显得焦急与激动……
“有事来找我?肚子疼?”
外院之中,正在这里指导打井的韩成,听到先一步回来的人的禀告之后,显得有些疑惑的说道。
“让他们在门外等着,我出去见他们。”
韩成想了一下出声说道。
他担心这些人得了什么传染病,贸然进入自己部落,会传染给其余的人。
交代了这些之后,韩成让人飞快的取来一些用细麻布做成的口罩过来,让准备出去的人带上,他自己也带上了一个。
这种用几层细麻布做成的口罩,效果当然远远比不上后世的医用口罩,甚至于连一次性口罩的效果都不如。
不过总比什么都不带的效果要好一些。
而且还能起到一些安慰剂的作用。
下跪大约是许许多多时代的人都能无师自通的一种表示臣服与祈求的表达手段。
在韩成带着口罩和一些人一起走出部落,来到溪部落的这些人的跟前之后,溪部落的首领就带着溪部落的人跪了下里,并且伏在了地上。
嘴里呜呜的说着一些夹杂着些许普通话的语言。
那些吃的白色泥土比较多、肚子发胀或者是比较痛的人,趴的更加虔诚。
她们渴望智慧的神子能够有办法将她们治好。
不让她们如同老原始人那样,痛苦不堪的死去。
“把那种东西拿出来我看看。”
这样过了一阵儿,大约明白了发生了什么事情之后,松了一口气的韩成对溪部落的首领说道,并将口罩摘下。
既然已经知道这些人是食物中毒,而不是得了什么病,那么他也就不用那样的小心了,也没有再戴口罩的必要。
明白了韩成的意思之后,溪部落的首领显得小心而又带着一些惊恐的将随着携带着的那个兽皮包裹打开,露出了里面包裹着的东西。
在这些白色的泥土露出来之后,包括溪部落首领在内的人都忍不住的往后退了一些,望着这些白色泥土一般存在的东西的目光里,充满了畏惧。
知道了这些人遭遇的青雀部落的众人,也显得比较慌张和警惕。
一些人更是不自觉的挡在了韩成的身前。
“没事,这东西只要不吃去就不会对人造成危害。”
见到自己部落的人这样紧张,看到那些显露出来的白色泥土一般存在的东西之后,心脏不争气的猛烈跳动起来的韩成,稍稍的平息了一下自己的心情,笑着对如临大敌的部落众人说道。
然后迈步朝着这些白色的泥土走去,脚步都不自觉的有些发虚,整个人的嘴唇也有些发干。
This was not because his ability to endure was too weak, but because based on these people's stories, symptoms, and the appearance of the white soil, he thought of something else - Guanyin soil!
It's the kind of soil that people eat when they are too hungry to bear the famine.
As someone who liked to read some historical figures before traveling through time, Han Cheng knew the fate of those who ate Guanyin's soil.
When these indigestible foods are eaten into the stomach, symptoms such as abdominal pain and bloating will appear after a period of time. It is normal to not be able to defecate.
Those who eat Guanyin soil will die as a result.
This is certainly not the reason why Han Cheng is so excited. What makes him excited is that Guanyin Soil has another name - Kaolin!