Of course, the most important thing is wolf skin, which is used to tan the hides and keep them warm.
Tonight's harvest was really great. Every household caught wolves. Some caught one or two, while others caught more than ten. Some were handed over to the team, and many were kept for their own households.
In the latter half of the night, not long after everyone had fallen asleep, the wolf pack attacked again, as expected.
Everyone's spirits were lifted again, and they picked up their stone spears and howled as they went to fight the wolves.
Xiao Tian was sleeping soundly when he was suddenly woken up.
Chen Nong excitedly picked up the stone spear and said, "Let's go, little brother, let's go hunt wolves!"
Xiao Tian: "I want to sleep, you guys go ahead."
As soon as Chen Nong went outside, he heard the familiar howling of wolves. It was the same pack of wolves as before; they really held grudges.
Several wolves charged forward, but were quickly killed by the group.
This time, there were even more wolves than last time. Perhaps the wolf king called over his minions to specifically attack them.
Seeing so many wolves, everyone was incredibly excited, waving their stone spears and shouting with joy.
After one wave of wolves was killed in battle, the remaining wolves did not attack. After a while, they actually retreated.
The crowd roared in anger, "Why are you running away? We haven't had enough yet!"
"Should we go out and chase them?"
"Could it be that the wolf pack was afraid because there were too many of us?"
For safety reasons, the village chief did not let everyone go out this time, but instead told them to go back to sleep.
The next day, the village chief said that the weather was getting colder and colder, and without warm clothing or food, they would either starve or freeze to death if they continued on their journey like this.
Therefore, their main task now is not to travel, but to figure out how to survive the winter.
Two days later, I will go to a nearby town to see if I can exchange some cloth and clothing, and then find a suitable place to spend the winter.
After the sun came up, some people stayed at the resting place to tan the furs, while most of them went out to find food with hoes.
Chen Kai picked up his small hoe and continued planting his beloved cacti.
Chen Nong and his group followed the team to find food.
On the way, the children chattered excitedly about how many wolves they had killed the night before.
"Chen Nong, how many wolves did your family kill last night?" a child asked.
Chen Nong proudly declared, "My family hunted down 37 wolves last night!"
"Wow! So many!" the children exclaimed.
Chen Nong: "It's not that much, it's from several families together."
On the way, they encountered four other teams, but did not strike up a conversation.
On the other side, the three village chiefs chatted for a while, then sent someone to call Village Chief Li and tell him that the team had agreed to let the people of Li Family Village join the alliance.
When Village Chief Li returned, the people of Lijia Village looked at him with excitement.
"Village chief? Is it true? The team has agreed to let us join?"
Village Chief Li said happily, "Yes, they finally agreed. From now on, we can go to the team to get food, supplies, and borrow tools."
The team also gave us six spots to join the guard unit, with guaranteed spots and preferential treatment.
The men shouted excitedly, yelling, "Village chief, let me go! Let me go!"
They had long coveted the treatment of the guards and patrols; not only them, but even the members of the team themselves were envious.
There are a limited number of fixed positions, and you can't get one even if you want to. The only way to get a spot is if someone in the fixed staff gets injured and can't work, and then someone from the rotating positions is selected.
Moreover, those who are laid off due to injury still receive preferential treatment and can continue to enjoy benefits during their injury period.
After recovering from their injuries, they will be treated according to their previous performance. Those who perform well will most likely return to their posts.
The guard team consists of three teams, each divided into two groups of 50 people, for a total of 300 slots.
There are also three patrol teams, each with 50 people, for a total of 150 slots.
The catapult and archery teams don't need to be on duty every day; they only need to go out when something happens. So their treatment isn't as good, and even so, it's not easy to get a spot.
Many people suggested that the village chiefs be given more positions, but none of the three village chiefs agreed.
Limited spots create competition, and competition motivates everyone.
Moreover, the team has no shortage of manpower; with a team of 1,500 people, there are as many people as needed to take turns on duty.
Actually, the main reason is poverty; they can't afford to provide so many people with welfare and preferential treatment.
At the rest area of the Anping Village Alliance, wolf skins are being tanned, baked, and sewn in great activity.
Outside the cave, rows of bonfires were everywhere, with adults busy roasting hides and young children playing around them.
The three village chiefs were very gratified to see this scene. Although life was hard, everyone still had hope.
The three of them then went to check on the work site in Lotus Village.
Lotus Village built an assembly line to produce hand warmers at full capacity, all made to the size of Chen family pottery jars.
The hand warmers that the three village chiefs are currently using are produced in Lotus Village.
Their current goal is to ensure that every household has at least one hand warmer.
The hand warmers produced in Lotus Village were not stockpiled; people came all day long to exchange pottery jars for other goods.
Due to the shortage of goods, prices have been slightly increased, and the exchange rules have changed considerably, with several new rules now in place.
The first method involves exchanging half a pound of cotton for two bamboo tubes of water.
The second method involves using a stone spear or a stone axe, along with a pottery jar, and exchanging a bamboo tube of water for one.
The third option is to exchange half a wolf pelt and a bamboo tube of water for one.
The fourth method involves exchanging 3 jin of grain for 2 jin of water.
Everyone lacks these things, but most people trade them for food and water.
In addition, Lotus Village also produces various bamboo products such as bamboo tubes, bamboo baskets, and bamboo mats.
Just after midnight, the little baby, whose face was all flat from sleeping, was shaken vigorously by his mother.
"Xiao Bao, wake up! Wake up and harvest the sweet potatoes!"
Xiao Bao rolled up in his blanket, turned over, and continued sleeping.
"Xiao Bao, wake up! You're playing with bubble gum!"
"Bubble gum! I want to play!" As soon as he heard about bubble gum, Xiao Bao immediately got up.
He opened his eyes and found himself in a cave, so he lay back down and continued to sleep.
Xiao Shi continued to shake, "Xiao Bao, go back to sleep later, let's collect the sweet potatoes first."
Little Bao, who was so sleepy, had no choice but to put away the sweet potatoes and go back to sleep because of the noise.
Seeing that Xiaobao had finished his work and gone to sleep again, Xiaoshi sighed helplessly and decided to see how things went tomorrow.
I poked Xiaobao's face a few times, and Xiaoshi crawled back into bed to continue sleeping.
Suddenly, the sound of a gong rang out.
"Wolf! Wolf! Wolf is here again!" shouted the night watchman outside the cave.
Dafeng looked at the members of the archery team and said, "It's time to show the results of your training. Tonight, whoever can kill a wolf with a single arrow will keep the wolf and will not need to hand it over to the team."
The archers were all excited.
Chen Nong excitedly rushed out with a stone spear, but just as he was about to squeeze out of the hole, an adult pressed his head down and pushed him back in.
"Kids, go back to sleep. Tonight's wolf hunt is for the archery team's practical training. Even we adults can't go out to hunt wolves. What are you kids doing here?"
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