The morning wind was blowing, bringing with it a bit of coolness, making people unable to help but tighten their clothes.
The green bird flag was gently dancing in the air, driven by the wind, making some noise.
Han Cheng, who was wearing a backpack and leggings, turned his head and looked back.
In front of the tall wall of the Qingque tribe stood many people bidding farewell.
Among them, Xiao Xing'er and Little Wandou, who were standing next to Sister Bai Xue, were still waving their hands at herself.
Han Cheng waved at them vigorously, turned around, and continued walking forward with everyone.
The lucky general, who looked a little old, followed Han Cheng and walked in sync with him.
Having bred a large number of offspring, it has now become quiet and not as lively as before. Even when it is in the tribe, it no longer practices sparring with Uncle Deer when it has nothing to do as it used to.
Compared to the last trip, this time the team was much larger.
In addition to forty adult citizens, Han Cheng also brought sixty adult slaves.
Among these slaves, twenty were old slaves in the tribe, and the remaining forty were new slaves from the Blackrock Alliance who had joined the tribe a few months ago.
In addition, there were also twenty minors aged approximately eight years or above.
These minors can also do a lot of things.
For example, using fish cages to catch fish and shrimp, and using bamboo traps to catch loaches in swamps to help people get food.
No matter how Han Cheng promotes education in the tribe, one thing cannot be denied, that is, the current production level of the tribe is simply not able to support all minors to attend full-time classes.
While going to school, these children have to participate in labor. While mastering basic life skills, they also have to learn some techniques and delve as deeply as possible.
Except for a small number of people who can go further on the road of learning, more people will officially engage in various production and life activities of the tribe after finishing the fifth grade of elementary school.
Having been influenced and enlightened by Chinese and mathematics, they are more likely to achieve results in various production and life activities than the original people.
Learning is never the goal. The real purpose of learning is to master and understand something through learning and apply it to life, making life better and work more outstanding.
What you learn through learning can be some knowledge or some spirit.
That is why Han Cheng brought these twenty minors on this trip.
Of course, their studies will not be delayed. After arriving at the place, they will be taught personally by him, the principal of Qingque Primary School, which has just set up the framework and has been closed before the official school opening.
Compared with before, the composition of the citizens who came this time is also different.
Mao, the living map, and Junior Brother Sha, the archer, both followed him and went south with him again.
Maoer and two other people from the carpentry room were also in the team heading south, each carrying their tools.
In addition to them, there are several people who are good at making pottery and firing tiles, as well as two stonemasons who learned from the stonemason Mu Tou.
Compared with the last time, there are more technicians this time.
Of course, due to the limited number of people and the fact that many things cannot be professionalized, the Qingque tribe is still taking the path of universal military service.
These technicians also participate in training, but not as frequently.
Even so, when faced with a crisis, these people are still able to pick up their weapons and rush forward.
In addition, forty-eight donkeys and deer, the two main animals used for transportation, were also brought.
At the same time, they also brought 150 living sheep and some chickens with clipped wings from the tribe.
The chickens were going to be raised in Jinguan City.
As for this flock of sheep, Han Cheng also planned to raise them there.
Of course, bringing so many sheep at one time, besides keeping them alive, also has another use, which is to slaughter some of them for emergency use when food is insufficient.
Because of the dogs, deer, donkeys and a large flock of sheep, Han Cheng and his group looked a bit like the migration of a nomadic tribe.
Amid the bleating of lambs and the barking of dogs running around, Han Cheng and his group headed south.
The tall tribal wall behind them and the people standing in front of the wall were gradually left behind.
As the crowd walked, the sun gradually rose, the thin morning mist dissipated, and the fields on both sides of the road and the crops in the fields gradually disappeared, replaced by weeds and bushes...
The people who had been standing in front of the tribe's gate to see them off gradually dispersed, picked up their sickles, set up their donkey or deer carts, and carried wooden pitchforks to go to the fields to harvest and pull the crops.
Among them, the largest number of people were loading the harvested millet into neatly piles onto trucks and transporting it to the threshing grounds.
This is because there is moisture in the morning, which not only makes it easier to load the truck, but also prevents the grains from falling off.
Therefore, the millet that was harvested yesterday was not transported to the threshing floor.
In the threshing ground, some people pushed down the piles of millet with wooden forks, or pulled them down with rakes.
Then use wooden forks to push, spread small piles all over the place, and then shake them out.
These grains were piled together and fermented. When they were spread out, they were exposed to the sun and the wind, and they were easily "burned". When a donkey or a deer pulled a stone roller to roll them back and forth, many grains would fall off...
When Han Cheng and his companions left the tribe and headed south towards the second branch tribe, Jinguan City, while the people of the Qingque main tribe and the Tongshan residential area were working hard for the autumn harvest, in a place in the south, a group of people carrying animal skins and simple weapons left their cave halfway up the mountain and walked towards a place under the leadership of an older female primitive.
"#¥5RT..."
While walking, this older female primitive turned around and said something to the people in the tribe with a sense of excitement.
After she said this, many people in the team seemed excited. They also started talking in a loud voice. Some even stretched out their hands, opened their arms and tried to gesture out a large object.
Inspired by their actions, some people who seemed reluctant and worried about leaving the tribal cave gradually became happy.
In the cave behind them, people were coming in and out one after another, all dressed in the same way.
Most of them carried packages, or some fruits in fish cages, into the cave...
Mao, wearing rattan armor and holding a bronze short spear, was identifying the path there.
“Go from here!”
He greeted the people.
The path they were walking on now was no longer the same path they had taken when they first set out, but the corrected path they took when they returned.
After two or three months of growth, some grass had grown on the path they had opened up when they returned, and the path was blocked by some new branches.
However, the previous traces are still there, and it is relatively easy to identify unless there are sparse vegetation.
When passing by here, many people waved their sickles and hatchets to remove the branches and twigs that were blocking the road.
That's why the passage became wider after they passed through.
It becomes more conspicuous and also easier for people to pass through.
This is already the sixth day since Han Cheng and his companions left the tribe. They tried to walk as straight a line as possible heading south, and yesterday they had already left the Qingque Alliance's sphere of influence.
After walking for a few days, the minors in the team, who originally seemed cheerful and curious, were no longer as cheerful and curious as before, but instead seemed a little worried.
However, after seeing the flying blue bird flag and the Son of God walking in the team, their worries and fears about heading into an unknown territory also dissipated.
The Son of God and the Green Bird Flag are with us all. What is there to be afraid of?
Not to mention, the Son of God and his companions had already built some preliminary houses there, and also discovered delicious rice and sweet millet.
This time, I and others are going there to build it up together with the Son of God.
Not only do they need to build walls and houses, but they also need to open up fields there and plant delicious rice and sweet millet that can be used to make sugar around the tribe.
When the time comes, all you can see at a glance are edible rice and sweet millet stalks, just like the main tribe today, where you can see millet, soybeans and other crops everywhere.
After such thoughts and beautiful scenes emerged in their minds, these minors no longer felt uneasy. On the contrary, they couldn't wait to come to Jinguan City as soon as possible and devote themselves to the construction of the sub-tribe. They wanted to build the sub-tribe as soon as possible, just like when the Son of God and the chieftain built the main tribe in the beginning...
Going forward a little further in time, we arrive at Jinguan City where there is only one house left.
With the departure of Han Cheng and others, the place regained its former tranquility and peace, a peace that carried with it a sense of primitive vastness.
各种各样的水鸟,在这片沼泽地里面活动着。
一些如同老僧入定一般的站在那里一动不动,一些则迈动着大长腿在优雅的走动,还有一些在引吭高歌。
有一两只则一条腿支地,用力的朝后伸长另外一条腿,同时,那一侧的翅膀也随之展开,看上去就像是在伸懒腰一般。
“¥%6@3!”
也就是在这样的氛围里,有喊叫之声自远处响起。
差不多到人胸口处的荒草之中,显露出一些人来。
这些人身上围着兽皮,手里拿着一些简陋的武器,和另外一些杂七杂七的东西,正是几天前从部落里出发,朝着这里进发的老些的女原始人她们这一行。
此时,走在最前面的老些的女原始人,踮起脚伸长了手臂,指着远处高地上面的奴隶小院,兴奋的呼喊起来,兴奋之中带着一些炫耀。
毕竟这样神奇的洞穴,可是她带着人发现,并且试探出它的真正作用的。
如果不是她,自己部落里怎么能够得到这样好的洞穴用来居住?
其余跟随着的人,也都纷纷随着老些的女原始人手指的方向朝那里望去,看到了那个坐落在高地之的古怪洞穴。
已经从老些的女原始人她们这里得到一些关于那洞穴消息的他们,远远的看着那古怪的洞穴,带着新奇与兴奋。
和老些的女原始人说的一样,这个显得古怪的洞穴属于他们部落了。
而能够拥有这样的一个洞穴,对于他们而言,无疑是一个非常值得人高兴的事。
于是,下一刻这里就响起了一片的兴奋的呼喊声。
随后这些人就都趟着杂草等这些东西,一跳一跳的在那里跑着。
这样的动静,很快就惊动了那些安静的栖息在这里的鸟类。
于是,很快这里就响起了一片的振翅声,大群大群的鸟从这一大片的水域之上飞起,如同一片片飞速移动的云彩。
有几个原始人看着从头顶飞过的鸟群,忍不住的大声喊叫起来,并奋力的投掷出手里握着的棍子或者是石头。
然而,这样的行为显然是徒劳无功的,连一根鸟毛都没有碰到,手里投掷出的东西,便无力的掉落在了地上。
这些人只能是看着这些鸟类吞咽了几口口水,呜哩哇啦的说上几句话之后,寻找到刚刚被投掷出去的武器,然后继续沿着这岸边,朝着下游而去。
来到他们曾经对岸前去的地方之后,便显得小心下了水,踩着烂泥以及一些生长在上面的植物,朝着对岸而去。
他们迫不及待的想要来到那显得古怪的洞穴之中,去仔细的看看属于他们部落的新洞穴。
这样的愿望是这样的急切,以至于他们连生长在水中的、那一片片好吃的小果实都没有去留意。
一番显得有些艰难的跋涉过后,这些沾染了两腿泥的人来到了这片水域的对岸。
将沾满泥巴脚在岸边的草丛上使劲的蹭几下,把脚板上的泥巴大致上弄掉之后,这些人就在老些的女原始人的带领之下,直接朝着那显得古怪的洞穴而去。
“#¥5@#D!”
过了一阵儿之后,这些腿上沾着泥巴,身上围着兽皮的人来到了锦官城的奴隶小院之前。
离得近了,就更加的能够感受到这古怪东西的高大。
他们之前所居住的洞穴,在半山腰上,与山峰融为一体,实际上要比这这栋奴隶小院大。
但是因为是和山峰连在一起,被对比之后,就显得不怎么起眼了。
现在这栋房子就孤零零的立在这没有什么太多东西地方,没有高山这些进行衬托,自然而然就显得高大了起来。
这其实就跟五岳之首的泰山一样,论起高大雄伟,处在第三阶梯的泰山,比不上一二阶梯的不少山,但就是靠着周围平坦地势衬托,一下子就显得它格外的高大起来。
在众人显得惊叹的声音中,老些的女原始人走上前去。
门环之上,她们上次离开的时候缠绕在上面的藤蔓,还是如同之前那样缠绕着,没有被动过的迹象,这让老些的女原始人更加的放心。
看来她之前想的一点都没有错,这个洞穴就是被废弃了。
不然为什么这么长时间过去了,这个部落的人还没过回来过?
她用手将缠绕在上面的藤蔓一圈圈的解下,然后伸手将门推开。
这使得这栋房子看上去就如同一个张开嘴巴的巨兽一般的恐怖。
一些第一次来到这里,见到这些的人,见到这个情景,忍不住的握紧了手中的武器,脸上带着畏惧的神色,甚至于都做好了随时转头跑掉的准备。
而老些的女原始人却径直的走了进去,走进去之后还转过身去,一脸笑容的朝着他们招手,让他们都来到这古怪的洞穴之中。
这样的一幕,看的那些第一次来到这里的人,一个个都是惊叹不已,为老些的女原始人的胆量而感到无比的敬佩。
然而,他们并不知道的是,背对着他们的老些的女原始人,也是不着痕迹的用手在肚子上狠狠的拧了一下之后,才一把推开房门,然后若无其事的走进去的。
在老些的女原始人带头下,在另外一些曾经来到过这里、进入到这屋子里面的人的带动下,这些人都陆续进入到了这在他们看起来极为古怪的洞穴之内。
各种新奇都随之而来,特别的像刚刚进入水帘洞的花果山的猴群。
而那些曾经来到这里的人,则开始连说带比划的对这些人说着他们之前的种种经历,那个头上带着鱼笼的人,更是将不少人带到曾经发现鱼笼的那个房间之中,向众人讲述着发现那种神奇、美观、好用的东西的事情。
好一番的热闹之后,这些人才终于安静下来。
他们将携带来的东西,按照他们自己的审美放在这古怪洞穴之中显得顺眼的地方,然后拿出携带的果子等东西开始吃食物。
这样吃了一阵儿,又在房屋之内休息了一会儿之后,这些人就老些的女原始人的带领之下,走出了房屋,关上房门,朝着之前走过去地方而去。
淌过泥水,又沿着不久之前走过的路往前走了一段儿距离之后,一片低垂着脑袋的草就出现在了面前。
这种草上面长满了细碎的小果子。
于是,在这个老些的女原始人的招呼之下,这些人就再次下到泥水之中,来到这片长满小果实的水草边缘。
一些人将拿着的兽皮摊开,双手拉着、或者是两个人一起拉开,在这种水草的下方接着。
另外的人则双手拿握着这些草穗,将上面的小果实用手捋掉,或者是将之搓掉。
随着他们双手的不断动作,这些带着壳子的小果子就纷纷往下掉落。
大部分都落在了下面抻着的兽皮上面,小部分落在了下面的泥水之中。
这些小果实虽然已经成熟了,但一些还是长得比较结实,他们这样的一番操作过后,绝大部分的都会掉落下来,但也有零星留在上面。
这些人显然不是第一次做这些事情,动作显得很是熟练,尤其是老些的女原始人。
随着他们的不断动作,这一大片的水稻上面结着的稻谷,就渐渐的被他们弄掉,并收集起来。
他们行过之后,这里变得狼藉一片,水稻上面没有了稻谷,大量的谷杆都被踩踏倒了,进入到了泥水里,立在那里的也显得比较歪斜……
“#45@#!”
将所有所携带过来的兽皮都装满之后,老些的女原始人就再次开口下达了命令。
在她的命令之下,这些人就纷纷将兽皮小心的拉起,将上面存放着的稻谷小心的包裹起来,然后拎着往下游而去,从原来的地方穿过这片水域,一路来到锦官城的奴隶小院前面。
在老些的女原始人的诉说下,有人开始用力的拔草,在房屋前面清理出来了一片空地,并用脚将之踩实。
将这些完成之后,老些的女原始人就带头将她拎过来的那个兽皮包裹摊开,然后扯着兽皮包裹的边缘往上一拉,这些刚刚被他们从稻秆上面弄下的稻谷,就倾泻到了地上。
其余人见此,就也纷纷学着老些的女原始人的样子,将兽皮包裹摊开,将上面所包裹着的稻谷倒在这一片刚刚被他们清理出来的空地上。
在所有人都这样做了之后,老些的女原始人就跪在了地上,在地上爬行。
一边爬行一边伸出一只手,将一小堆、一小堆的稻谷用手摊开。
“@34¥%!”
这样的事情她没有做完,将大约一半的谷子这样摊开之后,她开了口,并用手指了指一个女原始人和剩下的稻谷。
于是这个女原始人就学着她刚才的样子,显得有些不怎么熟练的将剩下的这些一小堆一小堆的谷子用手摊开,尽可能的摊均匀。
After doing this for a while, the older female primitive people led these people out again, wading through the water from their original location, and after finding the aquatic plants, they continued to use the previous method to pick these small fruits.
By the evening, these people made two more trips back.
A lot of rice was piled up in front of the slave yard in Jinguan City.
“Chichi~Chichi~”
As the sky gradually darkened, some people began to squat there and drill wood to make fire.
While he was drilling wood to make fire, the older female primitive brought some people to gather the rice that was drying outside, covered it with animal skins, and pressed stones on top of the skins.