Flames flickered inside the cave and the aroma of food spread inside the cave.
The minors of the Grass Tribe ate food cooked in pottery with salt for the first time, and felt their bloated stomachs, all of them expressing their great curiosity and anticipation.
After dinner, they did not go to bed early as they did before, but gathered around the leader of the Grass Tribe, constantly asking about the Green Bird Tribe, with each of their little faces filled with longing.
They were deeply fascinated by everything the chief said about the Qingque tribe.
They no longer felt afraid of those people from the Qingque tribe who looked a little strange but were very kind, liked to smile at them and cooked delicious food for them. Instead, they felt very friendly with them, as if they were originally members of their tribe.
This situation continued for a long time before these well-fed minors finally felt tired and began to fall asleep one after another.
With unprecedented satisfaction and peace of mind.
They fell asleep, but some people couldn't sleep, such as the leader of the Grass Tribe.
She came to the sleeping grass root lying on the ground covered with hay and animal skins, and leaned against it...
According to the aesthetic standards of people of that era, the leader of the Grass Tribe was considered very good-looking.
This can be seen from the fact that she can become the leader of the Grass Tribe.
As a woman, to become the leader of a tribe, it is not enough to rely on wisdom alone, you must also have a strong body.
In this era, strength represents power and beauty.
So the grass roots didn't show much courtesy, and after a moment, a moving primitive tune was heard in the cave.
After the melodious primitive tune ended, Cao Gen fell asleep quickly.
But the leader of the Grass Tribe was still very energetic. She did not sleep, but came to the male citizens of the Green Bird Tribe...
It was already very late at night, and the cave where the Grass Tribe was located finally became completely quiet.
Along with the leader of the Grass Tribe, five male citizens of the Green Bird Tribe, an old male slave of the Green Bird Tribe, and a new male slave all fell into a deep sleep.
They had never slept so soundly since they left the tribe.
The ones keeping watch were the female citizen from the Qingque tribe, and the old slave from the Qingque tribe who was grouped with the leader of the Hecao tribe.
But they were both a little sleepy and kept dozing off while sitting there.
On the one hand, it was because they were very tired after traveling for nearly twenty days in a row. Another reason was that not long ago they were influenced by the leader of the Grass Tribe and joined the ranks of humming songs.
Although he didn't hum as much or for as long as the leader of the Grass Tribe, he still felt sleepy at this time.
The leader of the Grass Tribe, who was believed to be extremely tired, was not actually asleep at this time.
She lay there, secretly opening her eyes a crack, looking at the scene in the cave.
Originally, according to her previous idea on the road, after experiencing all this, under the current circumstances, she should have quietly taken some people from the tribe and left quietly.
She was very familiar with the area around the tribe. As long as she led the tribe members away from here under the cover of night and found a place to hide, these people would not be able to find her and the others.
And these people still have to go back.
The Qingque tribe is so far away from my tribe. It is impossible for them to run so far just for us and cause trouble for us.
He only needed to hide outside with his men for a while. After these people left, he could return to the cave of his tribe and continue to live here without worrying about the evil Black Rock tribe oppressing him and others.
And I have learned a lot during my life in the Qingque tribe, and I am confident that I can lead the people in the tribe to live a better life.
But now, the leader of the Grass Tribe was lying here motionless.
It wasn't because she was too tired to walk, but because she suddenly realized that her previous thoughts might not be right.
The image of the children in the tribe eating the fruit candies with joy and appreciation appeared before her eyes again.
This scene made her happy and sad at the same time.
In the Qingque tribe, children there can eat some fruit candies every now and then. They can also often eat an egg in the morning, or something made by adding water and salt to an egg, stirring it, and then steaming it in a clay pot. The people there call it egg custard.
Deer milk and goat milk are also commonly available. Some children in the Qingque tribe don't even like to drink these things. They need to be scolded by adults before they will drink them reluctantly.
In addition to eating, the clothes she wears are also very enviable.
The children of the Greenbird tribe have their own shoes and can wear clothes that are different from fur but are particularly comfortable to wear when the weather is warm.
When wearing this kind of clothes, you don’t have to worry about getting itchy little bumps on your body, nor do you have to worry about your skin peeling off due to the strong sunlight.
The children there don't have to work every day. They spend half a day sitting in a spacious and bright house, being taught some things by people in the tribe.
The leader of the Grass Tribe didn't know exactly what was being taught, but she knew it was something very important.
Because the minors of the Qingque tribe who were often taught this way seemed to be much smarter and more clever than the children of their own tribe...
Although he had learned some things in the Qingque tribe, there were many more things he had not learned. Moreover, even if he had learned some things, they would not be of much use if he left the Qingque tribe.
For example, the things she did most there were digging and hoeing the ground.
Although it was heard that a lot of food could be obtained through such labor, the leader of the Grass Tribe realized after careful thought that this kind of thing would not be of much use to him after leaving the Green Bird Tribe.
Because she couldn't make those sharp and easy-to-use tools, and she didn't have those delicious little fruits to spread on the soil.
As for those things called harrows or plows pulled by deer and donkeys, he was even more helpless.
It's not just these things, there are also candies, salt, pottery, comfortable clothes... sitting in a spacious house and learning things, making the children in the tribe smarter, and so on, these things and things, you can't make them by yourself.
In this case, even if I could successfully escape with the people in the tribe and then return to the tribe to live, what would that matter?
The life they can lead is still far inferior to that of the Green Bird Tribe.
The children of the Qingque tribe often eat things that the children of their own tribe can never eat.
The children in the tribe followed me and got nothing in return except hardship and suffering.
Not to mention the terrible cold that might come again...
The leader of the Grass Tribe was lying here, squinting his eyes, looking at the scene inside the cave, constantly thinking about these things.
After a while, she quietly stood up and walked towards the blocked hole in a somewhat strange posture.
Quietly moved the blocked cave and came to the outside of the cave.
The female citizen of the Green Bird tribe who was on night watch and was dozing off glanced at the cave entrance secretly, tightened the weapon in her hand, and then continued to doze off there.
The leader of the Grass Tribe did not see any of this.
She came out of the cave, squatted on the ground, and looked up at the starry sky for a while amid the sound of water.
After the sound of water disappeared, he stood up and looked around.
The surroundings shrouded in the night seemed extremely desolate, as if it was the open mouth of a giant beast that could swallow a person in one gulp.
The leader of the Grass Tribe looked at all this and a smile appeared on his face.
She didn't stay outside any longer and turned to walk towards the cave where the firelight was coming from.
After arriving at the cave, she blocked the entrance carefully and quietly returned to her sleeping place. Not long after lying down, she fell into a deep sleep.
This was the deepest and most peaceful sleep she had ever had since she was captured by the Green Bird Tribe.
The female citizen of the Green Bird Tribe who was on night watch glanced at the sleeping leader of the Grass Tribe and continued to doze off...
Before they knew it, the sky had brightened again. The aroma of food filled the air in the cave of the Grass Tribe, and there was laughter and joy all around.
After breakfast, when the sun rose from the east and the morning dew had not yet disappeared, a group of people walked out of the cave of the Grass Tribe and headed towards the distance.
The minors of the Grass Tribe ran with curiosity and anticipation, accompanied by laughter.
After walking like this for a while, Cao Gen leaned over, picked up a little girl who was a little tired, put her on the deer's back, and let the deer carry her.
The new and unprecedented experience made the little primitive man a little scared.
But after sitting on it for a while, the fear had completely disappeared, and what remained was only the excitement and joy.
这样的一幕，看的其余草部落的未成年人们羡慕不已。
于是，没过多久之后，他们就被草根等人轮流抱上鹿或者是驴子的背上行走，喜得这些孩子们合不拢嘴。
草部落的首领看着这一切，脸上的笑容就没有消失过。
爬上一个树木少的山坡之后，众人在这里稍作休息，草部落首领回首往曾经生活的洞穴所在的方向看了一眼。
洞穴已经看不到了，和那个小山连为了一体。
“走了！”
领头的草根呼喊了一声，队伍再次启程，草部落的首领也忙迈动脚步，和众人一起行走，为众人引路，再也没有回头往回看过……
草根与草部落首领一行回到黑石部落所在的地方之后，又等了两天的时间，所有外出的队伍都回来了。
其中数草部落的人最多，连大人，带小孩，一共有二十九个之多。
其余部落的人，大多都在十个人与二十个人之间。
这是因为去年冬天时的那场寒冷，让这些部落大多损失惨重，身子没有长成的未成年人，与身子弱的人死去的最多。
而大师兄他们那一组，这一趟出去，一个人也没有接过来。
因为在他们过去的时候，那个洞穴里已经没有人了，只有一些被野兽啃咬之后，已经发臭的残肢存在……
众人汇集起来之后，在黑石部落这里停歇了半日与一晚上，就再次分作七组，朝着剩下的七个部落而去。
至于被接过来的这些人，则都暂时留在了黑石部落，等待着大师兄他们归来。
因为在见到自己部落的人的时候，这些人就已经被告知成为了青雀部落的人，将会前往青雀部落过那种好生活，所以加上黑石部落，一共是七个部落的人，在这里倒也相处比较和睦。
毕竟在他们的意识里，他们都是青雀部落的人，同为一个部落的人，自然不用有太多的争斗。
甚至于，就连松针等原黑石部落的人，现在都非常的友善，不再如同之前那样，欺压其余部落的人。
又是六天的时间过去，分作七组的外出的大师兄、草根等青雀部落的人，再一次全员回到黑石部落。
在这个过程里，没有哪个人进行反抗之类的事情，对于离开原来生活的地方，来到青雀部落生活，都非常的乐意……
现在的黑石部落，显得很是热闹，比当初黑石部落首领他们还在的时候都要热闹。
这一次，黑石部落的人，再加上另外十三个部落人，大师兄他们一共接到了二百四十六个人。
如果另外一个部落没有遭受到野兽袭击，导致留在部落里的所有人都死掉，而之前冬天又没有冻死那样多的人的话，大师兄他们能够接到的人将会更多。
不过，就算是这样，现在汇集在这里的人也已经足够多了。
加上大师兄他们这四十五个青雀部落的公民，以及前来的那三十四个新老奴隶，汇集在这里人，以及达到了三百三十五人之多！
将所有部落的人都接过来之后，只在这里歇息了一晚，大师兄就带着人从这里出发，朝着青雀部落所在的方向而去。
这一方面是因为，他想要早些回到部落，另外一方面就是，汇集在这里的人实在是太多了！
倒不是说大师兄担心这些人会闹出什么乱子，这两百四十六个以老弱为主、少有青壮的人，还没有太被拎着带着青铜刺的藤盾的大师兄放在心上。
根本就不用那些新老奴隶动手，他们这些青雀部落的公民，就能将这些人给轻松的镇压。
而是因为所携带的食物不多了。
这么多的人，每天所食用的食物，就是一个很恐怖的存在。
纵然是从部落里出发的时候，他们携带了极为充分的食物，并且在经过铜山居住区的时候还补充了一批，在前行的路上，遇到食物比较充足的地方，都会进行补充，但一路行走下来，来到黑石部落之后，他们所携带的食物，也已经被消耗掉了一小半。
在这里停留的十三天半的时间里，这些食物被进一步的消耗。
如今，他们所携带的食物，差不多只剩下了来时的一半。
但是需要吃食物的人，却比之前多出来了许多。
如果不抓紧时间赶路的话，没有回到部落，所携带的食物就会被吃完是一定会发生的事情。
就算是抓紧时间赶路，食物也不够吃。
所以，在开始赶路之后，大师兄就开始消减了每日的食物供应。
在做这些的同时，也让人这些新奴隶们，给他们原来部落的人进行解释，说明现在之所以会这样做，并不是青雀部落不富裕，部落里没有食物了，而是长距离的行走，他们所能够携带的食物有限。
现在这样的情况只是暂时的，等到到了部落之后，就不会再这样了。
这样的解释，很快就让那些有些慌的人安定下来。
不过还是有少数的一些人比较慌，比如原黑石部落的松针，但大师兄他们对此次并怎么在意。
该解释的他们已经解释过了，如果这些人还是慌，不愿意听他们解释，那也就只好让他们继续慌下去了。
如果敢因此而捣乱的话，那他们可不会客气。
他们一点都不介意让这些人好好的见识一下青雀部落除了善良与富裕之外的另外一面。
没有办法，握有刀把子的人就是这样的强势。
当然，除了节省食物这样的办法之外，大师兄他们也在赶路的同时，也尽可能多的采集食物。
比如狩猎那些遇到的野兽，遇到大片可以食用的野菜与果子的时候，就会令队伍暂时停下来，让所有的人一起动手采集食物。
至于到了宿营之地，有水源存在的地方，往里面下诸多的鱼笼，更是常规的操作。
不过虽然大师兄他们想要早些赶回部落，并且与来的时候相比，对道路也比较熟悉，但还是没有来的时候行进的快。
这主要是因为队伍中的未成年人实在是太多了，这些未成年人们，虽然有着极高的热情，但体力上毕竟不行，赶不上成年人。
最开始的时候还可以，行走了几天之后，就有人越来越跟不上了。
大师兄会让人将他们扶上驴子或者是鹿的背。
有些时候还会让成年人背着他们前行。
这还不是最为麻烦的，最为麻烦的是在回去的路上他们遭遇了一场不小的雨。
大雨的降下，不仅仅耽误了他们两天的赶路时间，还让一些人生了病。
他们这一趟出来，虽然有携带兽皮帐篷、斗笠蓑衣这些东西，但回去的人实在是太多了，不可能将所有的人都给遮蔽住。
就算是及时给这些人熬煮了柴胡片喝，还是有三个人死掉了。
还没有回到部落，就死掉了三个人，这样的事情却没有影响到丝毫的士气，相反，在这样的事情发生之后，这些人反而变得更加热情高涨、更加的想要早些加入青雀部落了。
这主要是因为，这一次因为淋雨而发烧生病的人，足足有十九个之多。
这样的情况，放在以往他们的部落，能够活下来一半的人就已经很是不错了，而现在，在青雀部落众人操作之下，却只死掉了三个！
其余的人都陆陆续续的好了。
这样的治愈率，放在后世，那个诊所早就已经被人给砸了，连医生都会被病人家属打烂头。
但是放在这个时代，这样的事情对于这些没有见识多少草药神奇的人而言，这简直就是神迹一般的存在！
就这样，众人一路前行，十七天之后，显得比较狼狈的大师兄一行，终于走到了铜山居住区偏北方的八字岭之中。
沿着坡走出八字岭，一片的农田就出现在众人面前。
目光越过一片农田，位于西南方的、长得很是奇特铜山、以及铜山下方不远处的铜山居住区就出现在了众人眼前。
看着这已经抽出了谷穗的大片谷子，以及那屹立在那里的铜山居住区，大师兄等人，都忍不住的长出了一口起，带着归来的轻松与喜悦。
而一些在田间劳作的青雀部落的人，也已经看到了大师兄他们这一行人。
他们这一行人的数量这么多，想不让人发现都不可能。
这些在田间劳作的众人，看到大师兄他们这乌泱泱一片的人，第一反应就是，又有类似黑石联军那样的存在，过来攻打部落了。
这样意识升起之后，他们不仅仅没有丝毫的慌张，相反，还一个个还比较兴奋雀跃。
下一刻，当他们的目光落到那面被人举起来的青雀旗子上面的时候，心里的兴奋就刚加的浓郁了。
“首领！首领他们回来了！”
随着这声呼喊，铜山居住区这里一下子就变得变得沸腾起来了。
至于这些经过一路跋涉，终于来到铜山居住区的人，一个个早就已经呆住了。
They looked at the large number of people who came to greet them, the extremely tall cave that was like a hill, and the various prey kept in the strange cave, and they were all amazed.
It turns out that this is the Qingque tribe. It turns out that there really is such a powerful tribe in this world.
At night, after they had a meal here that was extremely rich and delicious, they had a more intuitive understanding of the wealth of the Qingque tribe.
However, three days later, when they arrived at the Green Bird main tribe along the Bronze Highway, they discovered that the tribe that had amazed them before was just a branch of the Green Bird tribe.
There is also a bigger and better Qingque tribe here...