The creation of any system must be supported by actual conditions and must be in line with reality, such as the spouse system of the Qingque tribe.

There were already cases in the tribe where one person had multiple wives, and Han Cheng, who only married one sister, Bai Xue, did not have any mandatory requirements that all the people in the tribe must practice monogamy like him.

This is not because of male chauvinism or something like that, but the actual situation in the tribe is here, and it is impossible not to comply with it.

In the tribe, there are now more than twice as many adult women as adult men. If monogamy is forced upon them, more than half of the primitive women in the tribe will remain single and become old maids.

This is not good at all. It is not conducive to the internal unity of the Qingque tribe and is too cruel for these female primitive people.

The night is long, how can I fall asleep alone?

It would be fine if he really lived alone, but the key point is that the Qingque tribe still uses large dormitory beds. Except for a few people, it is impossible for a family to live in one house, let alone one person per house.

This is where the problem comes in. It’s hard to fall asleep even when listening to this melodious primitive tune…

Another reason is that this is extremely unfavorable to the increase in the population of the Qingque tribe.

It is for this reason that the Qingque tribe has formed the current spouse system, which is not particularly clear but basically a customary system.

It is foreseeable that as the ratio of men to women in the tribe gradually becomes balanced, this system will inevitably change and slowly move towards monogamy.

After all, no one wants to lie on the kang late at night and listen to others humming songs...

The chilly wind could not dampen the enthusiasm of the people. Rough and gentle singing voices rang out here while they were peeling hemp. Not long after, a young couple, attracted to each other by the singing, dropped the hemp they were peeling, went to the river to wash the mud on their hands and arms, and then ran happily, one after the other, to a small woods not too far away.

With their successful example, the remaining young people suddenly became more active, especially the young men, who were so excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and their voices became much louder.

Even some people who were not very good at singing or were shy opened their mouths and sang loudly. Among them, the sister who was once taught by the Son of God and sat at the bow of the boat was the one who sang the most.

The second is the song "Crossing the River" that the Son of God once taught us, which is the song "There is a winding river in front of the brother, and the sister is singing a sweet song on the opposite side."

Not long after, two people were seen holding hands and running towards the nearby woods again.

The only difference from the previous couple was that this time there were three people running hand in hand towards the grove, one man and two women.

The witch sat on a small stool, holding a torn hemp head in one hand and a hemp pole in the other. He placed it on the small wooden stake nailed in front of him, and then pulled it with a little force, and the hemp skin was pulled off.

He is very skilled at doing this kind of thing.

While peeling hemp, the witch looked around, looking at the young people who were trying hard to sing or running towards the grove after singing. His wrinkled faces were full of smiles.

He could never get enough of things like this.

After what happened today, in a short while, there will be many new babies born in my tribe.

People are probably all the same. When they get old, they always want to see their children and grandchildren get married and have children, and then have their descendants running around their knees. Even if the little ones occasionally act naughty and annoy them, they still feel very happy inside.

Those who are older and already have spouses also watch these with great interest, recalling what they have done in the past and comparing them with the scene before them, feeling warm in their hearts.

There are also some people who are more adept at this, who not only recall the memories themselves, but also help their partners recall the memories.

From time to time, she would lean over to her partner's ear and whisper something that only the two of them knew, causing the other person to laugh.

Because of this event, the job of peeling hemp, which was supposed to be quite cold and hard, suddenly became warmer.

Everyone was talking and laughing while doing these things, not feeling at all how hard it was.

Another thing worth mentioning is that young people of marriageable age living in the Tongshan residential area will rush back to the main tribe from the Tongshan residential area before the mahjong peeling game begins to participate in this most grand mate selection event for the tribe.

Fortunately, humans are far superior to other species. As long as there is enough food and energy, they can have sex anytime and anywhere, unlike the rest of the species, most of which have fixed sex periods.

Otherwise, this hemp peeling and singing competition to choose a mate must be moved to spring.

Of course, the current system of the Qingque tribe still has many areas that need to be improved. One of the most important things is how to avoid the problem of inbreeding without being noticed.

Since it is still in the start-up phase, everything is being perfected, and the next generation has not yet grown up, or has not yet been born, so this matter is not too urgent.

In addition, Han Dashenzi was very busy every day, so it was put aside for the time being. However, later on, he would find ways to solve it...

“Puff~”

A copper shovel was inserted into the soil, and with both hands it was pried up hard, and a piece of wet soil was pried out.

Because of the water, this sound is made when the mud is pried up.

Han Cheng, with his trouser legs rolled up, moved his hands slightly to push off the piece of dirt on the shovel, and stood up, feeling a little sore in his back.

Reclaiming paddy fields is not easy at all, it is more tiring than cultivating dry fields.

On the one hand, there are a large number of aquatic plants in the water, with various roots and stems intertwined. Often, one shovel is not enough to dig up a piece of soil. It takes several shovels to break all the roots on the soil.

On the other hand, the water makes walking inconvenient, and your feet and legs will be frozen if you step in it. A hoe, a sharp tool for digging the soil, can basically not be used because it will splash a lot of water when the hoe is used, and the mud at the bottom of the water is too soft and difficult to pry because there is no fulcrum.

For this reason, the speed of developing paddy fields is much slower than that of developing dry fields.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that as time goes by, the weather gets colder day by day, and the water becomes colder and colder. When the time comes, we will definitely not be able to go into the water to do such things like we do now.

If they had long rubber boots or rain pants, they could do this, but the Qingque tribe obviously does not have such conditions.

But if we stop working in the winter, we won’t be able to open up many paddy fields, and we definitely won’t be able to grow much rice next year.

Not to mention planting all the rice we have now as seedlings, it would be very good if we could plant one third of the rice we have obtained.

Han Cheng certainly didn't want to see such a thing happen.

Because this means that in order to develop Jinguan City, more manpower and material resources will be needed and more time will be spent.

But it is not easy to solve such a problem. After all, there is a lack of various tools now. Moreover, Han Cheng, a time traveler who has seen the world, has mostly come into contact with dry fields in his later life. He has not had much contact with paddy fields and does not know enough about them. Accordingly, he does not have many good solutions.

But, people are often forced out.

Well, if you don’t push yourself, you will never know how good you are.

Faced with such a situation, Han Dashenzi really came up with a solution after much thought.

To put it bluntly, his method is very simple.

Since paddy fields are difficult to develop, just turn them into dry fields.

Of course, this so-called transformation into dry land does not mean that it will be completely transformed into dry land. After all, Han Cheng opened up these fields to grow rice, not millet, and in this era, rice that can grow directly in dry land has not yet been cultivated.

The transformation into dry land he mentioned is only temporary.

First, dig a ditch around a designated area, use the excavated soil to enclose a ridge to isolate this area from the outside water, and then make a hole to release the water trapped inside.

In this way, the water inside will gradually dry up and the water land will turn into dry land.

After becoming dry land, the speed of development will be greatly increased. In winter, people can continue to develop these dry lands without worrying about getting their feet soaked in cold water and frostbite.

After all the fields have been turned over and the intricate grass roots that have grown inside for years have been cleared away, turning the wasteland into farmland, a hole will be dug on the outside of the ridge to bring water in, turning the treated fields back into paddy fields for growing rice.

Of course, this cannot be accomplished simply by building ridges around the fields, because the water trapped inside is not easy to flow out completely.

Therefore, while doing this, Han Cheng also led his men to continue digging deeper and widening the deeper water areas according to the terrain of this shallow water area, turning them into channels.

In this way, all the water gathers into these winding channels and flows downstream.

After this was done, many places that were originally submerged in water emerged from the water and became dry day by day.

In line with the measures taken, many places have become dry land.

What Han Cheng is doing now is to dig canals here with other people, trying to create as much dry land as possible before the weather becomes completely cold and it is not suitable for people to go into the water barefoot.

In this way, when the weather starts to get cold in winter, he and the people in the tribe can dig these places peacefully.

In order to dig as many ditches as possible and gather the water in this area, after the twelve tiled houses in the inner courtyard of Jinguan City were built, Han Cheng directly stopped the construction of the houses and asked these people to join in this work.

As this matter progressed, Han Cheng and his team also gained another benefit.

The harvest is a large amount of fish and shrimp.

After a large area of ​​water became dry thanks to the efforts of Han Cheng and his colleagues, many fish and shrimps that did not have the time to leave with the flowing water were left behind, trapped in shallow puddles or mud.

These guys who ran extremely fast in the water could not jump up immediately after leaving the water, and could only stay there and be "picked up like dried fish" by the people of the Green Bird Tribe.

As a result, the number of fish and shrimp obtained by the Qingque tribe doubled during this period.

Han Cheng is not worried about the possibility of fishing in a dried-up pond. As long as they open up this area and reintroduce water, fish and shrimp will soon grow again in this area of ​​water.

When the time comes, maybe we can clear out a fish pond nearby and use it specifically for breeding fish fry.

When water is released into the paddy fields in spring, some fish fry are put into the paddy fields to let them grow together with the rice.

After the rice is harvested in autumn, release some of the water and you can happily harvest the next batch of fish and shrimp.

Moreover, the fish growing in it will not only not affect the growth of rice, but will also eat a lot of insects, and the fish feces can also provide a lot of nutrients to the rice.

If it is not possible to harvest and plant rice twice a year, it is also very good to harvest a batch of fish and shrimp at the same time as harvesting rice.

Looking at this place that has undergone tremendous changes because of their efforts, Han Cheng imagined a better life in the future, and then started digging here with everyone using a shovel.

A good life cannot be obtained just by imagining it. If you want to realize it and live the life you want, you need to put in a lot of effort.

While Han Cheng and the people of the Qingque tribe who moved south were working hard to build everything they dreamed of here, the older female primitive people were also working hard for what they wanted.

After walking for some time, a cave appeared in the eyes of the older female primitives.

Near this cave, there are some old and weak beings, they are playing here or getting some food.

Most of the older female primitive people who appeared in their sight seemed quite panicked and hurriedly ran towards the caves, ready to hide.

"#￥ER￥!"

During this process, someone shouted out in a strange voice.

Following his shout, the people who were hurriedly running into the cave stopped and looked at the older female primitive people who were gradually approaching their cave.

Their eyes fell on the pottery carried by the older female primitives...