Chapter 802 Regret (Update 2)
Now that food was available, Ji Feng immediately led people and carried food to the three surrounding small tribes to return the food.
Although these three tribes, under the leadership of the Green Mountain Tribe, also had a bumper harvest this autumn, food was precious and winter was not over yet. Now that they had food, it would be better to return it early.
The Green Mountain Tribe had food, and everyone could eat their fill.
But even so, the hunters would still take turns going up the mountain to hunt according to their previous groupings. Sometimes they would return empty-handed, but everyone would not be discouraged, because prey was hard to find in winter, and everyone knew it. If
they could catch prey, everyone would naturally be very happy, and the tribesmen in the tribe would also be able to have a good meal.
Although there is not much to do in winter, the people in the Green Mountain Tribe are not idle.
With the addition of 150 people, they must build a wooden house.
Where to build it, how big it should be, how much wood it may take, and where to cut the wood, all of these need to be thought out in advance.
In addition, how many plots of land should be reclaimed this spring, and who will be responsible for guarding these fields. Yes, the so-called guarding here is not only for people from other tribes, but also for wild animals in the mountains.
The chief's wife also gathered the women together to make how many pairs of straw sandals and sew how many clothes.
Without the food crisis, everyone is full of hope for the future life under the premise that everyone has enough food.
When the discussion got heated, they couldn't help but want to pick up the axe and start working.
It can be said that the Green Mountain Tribe was thriving.
In contrast, the Linshui Tribe was in a state of depression.
First, the food in the tribe was in short supply. When the three chiefs wanted to take the tribe to find another way to make a living, Yao Shi restored two meals a day in order to win the hearts of the people, hoping to keep most of the tribe members.
This trick was indeed very useful. At that time, many tribe members who were originally going to risk their lives outside the tribe chose to stay in the tribe.
However, the days of two meals a day did not last long. After only 10 days, the food in the tribe could not support it, and the Linshui Tribe returned to the days of one meal a day.
At the beginning of one meal a day, the porridge in the bowl was still thick, and everyone endured it.
But as time went by, the food in the tribe became less and less, and the porridge that everyone ate every day became thinner and thinner.
If they were not full and had no strength, even hunters would not dare to go into the mountains.
Going into the mountains would not only mean that they might not find prey, but also consume physical strength. If they could not catch any prey, they would be so hungry that they would not even have the strength to go down the mountain. It was really a loss.
So, no one thought about going to the mountains to hunt, and they stayed in the cave.
At this time, they began to miss Dashu.
Dashu was one of the best hunters in the Linshui tribe. He was not only good at hunting, but more importantly, he was good at finding.
In the forest in winter, others may not be able to find prey, but he can!
In the past winter, when the food storage in the Linshui tribe was sufficient, they would basically go into the forest to hunt. The team led by Dashu could bring back prey eight out of ten times, which was much better than other teams.
Because the tribe was not short of food in the past, everyone did not realize the importance of Dashu, but in this year's situation, the tribesmen of the Linshui tribe remembered Dashu's ability!
Whenever they felt their stomachs growling and they felt their stomachs burning, they couldn't help but imagine that if Dashu had not left the tribe, he would definitely be able to catch prey with his ability to find.
This way, they won't go hungry.
Chief Yao Shi and the two tribe leaders also regretted it. This time, it wasn't that they hid the food and didn't give it to the tribe members, but that there really wasn't much food left in the tribe. They could only have a little more rice than the porridge their tribe members had. It was not enough to eat their fill.
They hadn't been hungry for a long, long time, and it was really unbearable for a while. The first
tribe leader sighed, "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have let Dashu go. At least, with him around, we could take the tribe members to the forest to hunt. No matter how much, it's always food!"
The second tribe leader also covered his stomach with one hand, "I don't know what Dashu was thinking. He's not from the third tribe leader's branch, but he just followed the third tribe leader! If he stayed, everyone in the tribe would be able to take care of him. Now--"
He sighed.
However, if Dashu really stayed, who would take care of whom?
Yao Shi's stomach was aching with hunger, which made his expression even gloomier. "The third chief has always been ignorant of good and evil! So what if he took his people to the Green Mountain Tribe?"
"Some time ago, I received news that the Green Mountain Tribe didn't have much food. Ji Feng is also a fool. His own tribe worked hard to receive the food, but he was so generous to share it with outsiders!"
"They deserve it, the whole tribe is hungry now!"
Yao Shi's expression was embarrassed and he was irritable. Now even the tone of his voice became gloomy and harsh.
"The people of Lushanbuluo are so unfortunate. How could there be such a stupid chief? He doesn't care about his own people, but outsiders!"
"If it were me, I would never do such a thing! Outsiders can starve to death, what does it have to do with me? As long as my people are alive and well and have food to eat, that's enough!"
Yao Shi was really ashamed of Ji Feng's behavior. He was even more annoyed when he thought that their Linshui tribe would be on par with the Lushan tribe in the future, and Ji Feng would suddenly rise to the same status as him.
How could he be worthy of such a person?
How could the chief not sense what the other party was thinking? He tried to force a smile and said, "Chief, there is no need to be angry. You also said that the Green Mountain Tribe has been short of food half a month ago. Now, it is hard to say how many people are left in the entire tribe!"
The second chief heard what Yao Shi was concerned about and immediately followed up, "The chief is right. Lack of food is a life-threatening matter. The Green Mountain Tribe suddenly has 150 more people. How can we feed so many people?" It's not easy to feed more people. Maybe half of the Green Mountain Tribe has starved to death now."
Yao Shi thought of this result and felt better, "You're right! Chief Ji Feng wanted to strengthen himself by absorbing the tribesmen brought by the three chiefs. Haha! He certainly didn't expect that this group of people would bring a devastating blow to the Green Mountain Tribe!"
Yao Shi laughed a few times, "This is what you deserve!"
Just at this time, the tribesman who had been responsible for keeping an eye on the Green Mountain Tribe came back.