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 expressed 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.
Seeing this scene, the other minors in the Grass Tribe were extremely envious.
So, not long after, Cao Gen and others took turns carrying them onto the backs of deer or donkeys, and the children were so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
The leader of the Grass Tribe watched all this and the smile on his face never disappeared.
After climbing a hillside with few trees, everyone took a short rest here. The leader of the Grass Tribe looked back in the direction of the cave where they used to live.
The cave can no longer be seen and has become one with the hill.
“Let’s go!”
The leading grass root shouted, and the team set off again. The leader of the grass tribe also hurriedly started walking with the others, leading the way for them, and never looked back again...
After Grassroots and the leaders of the Grass Tribe returned to the Black Stone Tribe, they waited for another two days until all the teams that had gone out returned.
Among them, the Cao tribe had the largest number of people, including adults and children, a total of twenty-nine people.
The rest of the tribes mostly had between ten and twenty people.
This is because the cold weather last winter caused heavy losses to most of these tribes, with the largest number of deaths being minors and the weak.
As for the group led by the eldest brother, no one took over this trip.
Because when they passed by, there was no one in the cave, only some stinking body parts that had been bitten by wild beasts...
After everyone gathered together, they rested at the Black Stone Tribe for half a day and a night, then divided into seven groups again and headed towards the remaining seven tribes.
As for the people who were brought over, they all stayed in the Black Stone Tribe temporarily, waiting for the eldest brother and others to return.
Because when they met the people from their own tribe, they had already been told that they had become members of the Green Bird Tribe and would go to the Green Bird Tribe to live a good life. So together with the Black Stone Tribe, there were a total of seven tribes, and they got along quite harmoniously here.
After all, in their minds, they are all members of the Qingque tribe. As people from the same tribe, there is naturally no need for too much conflict.
Even the people from the former Black Stone Tribe, such as Pine Needles, are now very friendly and no longer bully people from other tribes as they did before.
Another six days passed, and the people of the Qingque tribe, including the eldest brother and grassroots who had gone out and were divided into seven groups, all returned to the Black Stone tribe again.
During this process, no one resisted. They were all very happy to leave their original place of residence and come to live in the Qingque tribe...
The Blackrock Tribe now seems to be very lively, even more lively than when the Blackrock Tribe leaders were still around.
This time, including the people from the Black Rock Tribe and the people from thirteen other tribes, the eldest brother and his team received a total of 246 people.
If the other tribe had not been attacked by wild beasts, resulting in the death of all the people left in the tribe, and if so many people had not frozen to death in the previous winter, the eldest brother and his companions would have been able to receive more people.
However, even so, there are already enough people gathered here.
Together with the forty-five citizens of the Green Bird tribe including the eldest brother, and the thirty-four new and old slaves who came here, the number of people gathered here reached as many as three hundred and thirty-five!
After bringing all the people from the tribe here and resting for only one night, the eldest brother led his men out from here and headed towards the direction of the Qingque tribe.
On the one hand, it was because he wanted to return to the tribe as soon as possible, and on the other hand, there were simply too many people gathered here!
It’s not that the eldest brother was worried that these people would cause any trouble. These two hundred and forty-six people were mostly old and weak, with few young and strong people. The eldest brother, who was carrying a rattan shield with bronze thorns, did not take them too seriously.
There is no need for the new and old slaves to take action. The citizens of the Green Bird tribe can easily suppress these people.
It was because they had little food left.
The amount of food consumed by so many people every day is a terrifying existence.
Even though they had brought plenty of food with them when they set out from the tribe, and had replenished their supplies when they passed through the Copper Mountain residential area, and would replenish their supplies whenever they came across places with more abundant food on the way, by the time they arrived at the Black Stone Tribe, half of the food they had brought with them had been consumed.
During the thirteen and a half days of stay here, the food was further consumed.
Now, the food they brought with them was only about half of what they had when they came.
But the number of people who need food is much greater than before.
If you don't hurry up, the food you carry will definitely be eaten before you return to the tribe.
Even if we hurry on our way, there won't be enough food.
So, after starting the journey, the eldest brother began to reduce the daily food supply.
While doing this, the new slaves were also asked to explain to the people of their original tribes that the reason they were doing this was not because the Green Bird tribe was poor or there was no food in the tribe, but because they had to walk long distances and the food they could carry was limited.
This situation is only temporary now. Once we reach the tribe, it will no longer be like this.
Such an explanation quickly calmed down those who were a little panicked.
However, there are still a few people who are quite panicked, such as Pine Needles of the former Blackrock Tribe, but the eldest brother and the others don't care much about this.
They have already explained everything that needs to be explained. If these people are still panicking and don't want to listen to their explanation, then they have no choice but to let them continue to panic.
If you dare to make trouble because of this, they will not be polite.
They didn't mind letting these people see another side of the Qingque tribe besides its kindness and wealth.
There is no way, the person who holds the knife is so powerful.
Of course, in addition to saving food, the eldest brother and his companions also collected as much food as possible while they were on the road.
For example, when hunting wild animals and encountering large areas of edible wild vegetables and fruits, the team would stop temporarily and let everyone work together to collect food.
As for the camping place, where there is water source, it is a routine operation to put many fish cages into it.
However, although the eldest brother and his companions wanted to return to the tribe as soon as possible and were more familiar with the road than when they came here, they still could not move as fast as when they came here.
This is mainly because there are too many minors in the team. Although these minors are extremely enthusiastic, they are physically weak and cannot catch up with adults.
It was fine at the beginning, but after walking for a few days, some people were unable to keep up.
The eldest brother would have people help them onto the back of a donkey or a deer.
Sometimes adults even carry them on their backs.
This was not the most troublesome thing. The most troublesome thing was that they encountered a heavy rain on the way back.
The heavy rain not only delayed their journey for two days, but also made some people sick.
Although they brought animal-skin tents, bamboo hats and raincoats with them on this trip, there were so many people returning that it was impossible to shelter them all.
Even though these people were given boiled Bupleurum slices to drink in time, three people still died.
Three people died before they returned to the tribe, but this did not affect the morale at all. On the contrary, after this happened, these people became more enthusiastic and wanted to join the Green Bird tribe earlier.
This was mainly because there were as many as nineteen people who became sick with fever due to being caught in the rain.
In a situation like this, in the past, it would have been very good if half of the people in their tribe could survive. But now, under the operation of the people of the Qingque tribe, only three died!
The rest of the people recovered gradually.
With such a cure rate, in later generations, the clinic would have been smashed and even the doctor would have been beaten on the head by the patient's family members.
But in this era, for those who have not seen much about the magic of herbs, such a thing is simply a miracle!
In this way, everyone moved forward all the way. Seventeen days later, the eldest brother and his entourage, who looked rather embarrassed, finally arrived at Bajiling, which was located in the north of Tongshan residential area.
Walking out of Bajiling along the slope, a field of farmland appeared in front of everyone.
Looking across a field, the peculiar-looking Tongshan Mountain in the southwest and the Tongshan residential area not far below the Tongshan Mountain appeared before everyone's eyes.
Looking at the large fields of millet that had already sprouted ears, and the Tongshan residential area standing there, the eldest brother and others could not help but breathe a sigh of relief, with the relief and joy of returning.
Some people from the Qingque tribe who were working in the fields had already seen the eldest brother and his group.
There are so many people in their group that it is impossible not to be noticed.
When those who were working in the fields saw the large group of people led by the eldest brother, their first reaction was that there was another existence similar to the Blackrock Alliance coming to attack the tribe.
After this awareness arose, they were not at all panicked. On the contrary, they were all quite excited.
The next moment, when their eyes fell on the Green Bird flag that was raised, the excitement in their hearts became even stronger.
"Chief! The chief and the others are back!"
With this shout, the Tongshan residential area suddenly became bustling.
As for those who had traveled a long way and finally arrived at the Tongshan residential area, they had all been stunned.
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...
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