It is late autumn now, and the main force will of course still focus on hunting, fishing, and picking fruits. There are hundreds of people, so what if they starve to death if they don't store more food?
Fortunately, there is no shortage of salt in the tribe, so they pickle as much fish and meat as possible. When the fish and meat are about to go bad, they cook and eat the remaining part and pickle the next batch of fish and meat. This cycle continues, and the freshness of the pickled fish and meat can be guaranteed as much as possible.
Of course, you should try to store as much firewood as possible for the winter. It would be useless if there is no firewood in the wooden house.
The weather is getting colder and colder. The twenty or so people stationed at the Bear Tribe have returned for the last time and they don’t need to go back anymore. It’s winter time, and everyone feels safer together.
Heavy snow fell, and winter had truly arrived. The bonfire in the wooden house was constantly burning. Ma Yue personally experienced it several times and finally felt relieved. It was still relatively warm. For primitive people with thick skin and flesh, this condition was super good.
For the primitive people of the Hai tribe, this was happiness enough. No matter old or young, they all had a piece of animal skin to wrap themselves in. With a fire, this winter was not too cold.
This is the benefit of a wealthy tribe. Ultimately, it is due to the special existence of salt. Otherwise, how could you exchange it for so many precious animal skins?
Whether on the defensive platform within the timber fence or in the sleeping cabin, Ma Yue's orders required that someone be on duty at night, prioritizing safety. Those on the defensive platform prevented sneak attacks on the tribe, while those on duty in the cabin added firewood to maintain the hearth and prevented it from starting a fire.
We always have to be prepared for any eventuality, right? The two priests and three chiefs of the tribe also took turns on duty in the large log cabin.
Ma Yue felt relieved only after everything was arranged.
Even in winter, the hunting team needs to go out when appropriate, and there is also the collection of firewood, breaking ice to fish, and many other things. With two priests and three leaders, Ma Yue doesn't have to worry about them.
The two little hyenas gradually grew up and began to eat meat. Meat, for primitive tribes, is the most precious food. Fortunately, the hyena cubs didn't eat much for the time being, and coupled with Ma Yue's special status as a charlatan, no one said anything.
It would be nice if they grew a little bigger. Two hyenas are always more alert than humans, right? It would always be useful, right? The half-grown puppies were still very clingy, but Ma Yue still needed training. For a certain period of time, the two half-grown puppies would still need the second priest to look after them.
The Second Priest loved raising rabbits, and even the puppies. The abundance and joy of the Hai Tribe allowed the Second Priest to quickly integrate into this new tribe. Of course, most importantly, with the presence of the great charlatan, Ma Yue, the Second Priest had complete faith in him.
In the Sea Tribe, the former High Priest was the best at learning and enriching the language. Since they were all in their winter, Ma Yue decided to further enrich the language of the Sea Tribe. The people who had merged into the original Bear Tribe also needed to improve their language skills as quickly as possible.
No matter what "dialect" the original people of the Bear Tribe spoke, they were all integrated into one tribe, and language unification was a must. This was a mandatory order from the charlatan Ma Yue, and who dared to disobey?
Fortunately, despite the differences in the languages of the many nearby tribes, the general meanings of the words were similar, making integration relatively easy. It was roughly comparable to a Beijinger learning to speak Northeastern dialect. After Ma Yue's training last winter, the Hai tribe's language had gained many more verbs and particles and reduced much of the body language.
This is very good. All he needs to do is enrich his vocabulary. Ma Yue has already made gradual progress.
As for writing, it's impossible to force it. Did primitive people have writing? The high priest wrote the word "fish," which looks like a simple drawing of a small fish. This might be the most primitive form of hieroglyphics.
Such a description is too vague and crude.
No matter what, characters might be useful in the future. For those who are willing to learn characters, Ma Yue has nothing to do in his spare time during cultivation, so he can teach them.
The high priest and the second priest were the most active and pious. Ma Yue said that these were the words of Professor Poseidon, how sacred they were.
Learning Chinese characters is difficult, let alone the Chinese characters taught by Professor Ma Yue. It all depends on whether you are willing to work hard to learn.
The two priests, along with the second and third chiefs, Shuichong and Wuqi, blindly revered Ma Yue's sea-god script. Even these burly men actively joined in the effort to learn the script. The great chief, Hai, had only studied for a few days before losing his patience. Learning was harder than hunting.
The small vegetable and bird farmers, the yams, iron eggs, winnowing baskets, chrysanthemums, lotus flowers, orchids, tables, and chairs in the hunting team were the first to sit in front of Ma Yue and learn the characters. Ma Yue did not demand how well they could learn the characters.
Once they have learned it, these leaders, both big and small, will go back and teach other tribal members who are willing to learn the characters.
There is no paper or pen, so you just have to write on the stone wall with a burnt wooden stick. As for others who want to learn, it doesn’t matter whether you gesture on the ground or describe on the snow, as long as you can write, it’s fine.
Ma Yue teaches at most five words every day. Perhaps, after a few days, he will still be teaching these five words. It is better to bite off more than you can chew.
Ma Yue came up with a solution for a few people. For example, if Shan Yao, Tie Dan, Bo Ji, Ju, He, and Lan couldn't learn five Chinese characters at once, what would they do? Each person could concentrate on learning and memorizing one character and then share their experiences with each other.
Enriching your language and learning characters can also enrich your spare time. Otherwise, what else can you do after work every day? You can't just get together and have children, right?
Only during the cold winter, when work is relatively light, is the best time to enrich the language and learn the written language. Language and writing will be the best indicators and foundation for a tribe's future cohesion.
Isn't it good enough for daily communication without using too many words?
The high priest and the second priest have the richest language skills, thanks to Ma Yue's patient teaching.
"Shengun! I know the word 'god'. The sea god is a kind of god. What does 'stick' mean? Why are you called 'Shengun'?" the high priest asked curiously.
"The stick is..." Ma Yue picked up a thin tree trunk, pointed at the wooden pole of the flying spear, and then pointed at the bone pole used for sacrifice by the high priest.
"I understand. This is what the god's stick means. The god of the sea wants you to be the god of the sea's weapon, to conquer and sweep away all the evils in time." The second priest was indeed very imaginative.
The high priest agreed with the second priest's understanding.
Well, it's fine if you understand it that way. In fact, Ma Yue calling himself a "divine stick" is basically a bad taste.
The Chinese language is too rich. A stick can be called a 'stick', a 'rod', a 'pole'... Ma Yue didn't want to make it so complicated. After all, primitive people's learning ability was limited.
However, at the call of the high priest and the second priest, certain thin and long parts such as harpoons, gun barrels, and shovel handles were called "sticks" to show their sacredness.
The appearance of the Seagod's writings once again gave Ma Yue an aura of mystery, and his power of faith also increased slightly. This was good, wasn't it? Ma Yue really liked the power of faith. As a charlatan, he often went to the log cabin to communicate with the "people" and increase affinity. It was very necessary.
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