Chapter 89 Return (Please collect and recommend)
On Babao Mountain, Luo Chong led everyone to hold a cremation for the two young men who died in the battle. Du'er was still recovering from his injuries, and Dali was able to work. Except that his face was still swollen, there were no other problems. However, Luo Chong did not let him do any heavy work, but just asked him to take care of Du'er, cook for everyone, and keep an eye on the bison.
Luo Chong led the other 16 people, holding bronze shovels and digging ore hard. The most collected chalcopyrite and tin ore, filled with 24 large baskets, and it took twelve cows to carry them back. Each cow carried two baskets, and another 10 baskets of pyrite were loaded. The rest were loaded with kaolin and limestone.
Due to the large number of people, plus the copper shovels that could work more efficiently this time, it actually only took one day to collect these things, and most of the other time was wasted on the transportation route.
On the afternoon of the seventh day after everyone set out, Luo Chong led his tribe and the cattle team full of ore back to the river, where he met up with the five wooden pigs who stayed behind on the wooden boat.
Seeing that the tribesmen who came back were all exhausted, and some were injured, and two of them were missing, Mutun asked what happened.
After walking for a day and a half, everyone was exhausted. Luo Chong asked them to rest on the spot and unload the ore from the cows' backs so that the cows could rest.
In the afternoon, the tribesmen caught some rabbits nearby, had a meal together, and exchanged what had happened in the past few days.
Mutun and his five companions were very surprised, but they were also a little lucky. They did not encounter the enemy because they stayed to guard the wooden boat. The five people just hunted nearby in the past few days. Not to mention the enemy, they did not even encounter a single person.
The next morning, everyone pushed the hidden wooden boat back into the water and began to load the ore. One by one, the big baskets were directly placed in the boat bucket. Fortunately, the wooden boat was long enough, otherwise it might not be able to hold so much.
20 big baskets of ore have made the wooden boat a little difficult to load, and now only five or six people can be loaded to operate the boat.
Luo Chong was still in command, and he called two wounded men, Dali and Du'er, on board, as well as Mu Tong, Shu Zhuang, and Yu Mao. The others all rode their cows home, and Da Shu rode Rou Rou to lead the team temporarily.
The wooden boat went downstream at a very fast speed, and there was basically no need to paddle. The only reason to bring a few people to operate the boat was to adjust the boat's sailing attitude and direction. If it deviated to one side, the other side would paddle a few times.
The wooden boat drifted on the stream for less than two hours. Luo Chong, who was sitting at the bow, had already seen the people of the Black Rat Tribe stationed on the east bank, and the women of the Han Tribe fishing on the other side of the stream.
The people of the Black Rat Tribe really did not try to cross the river, but waited for Luo Chong to come back on the shore. They were all very curious and wanted to see what kind of magical thing the wooden boat was.
The elders of the tribe who stayed behind also knew what had happened, and also knew that the Black Rat Tribe wanted to join the Han Tribe. The elders and other tribesmen were very happy. Some tribesmen who came from the Black Rat Tribe for trade also stood by the river, looking at their relatives who had been away for more than a month. Now they can see each other every day.
When the wooden boat was less than 500 meters away from them, the beast teeth on the shore had already discovered the wooden boat drifting on the river, and immediately waved and shouted to Luo Chong.
"The leader is back, the leader is back, the leader, we are here."
When the people of the Black Rat Tribe heard that the leader was back, they also hurriedly looked up the river upstream, and indeed saw a strange wooden object floating on the water, going down the stream, and then they also waved and shouted, not knowing what they were excited about.
"Chief, chief, we are here. We are here."
"Fuck, what are you shouting for? Are you calling for souls? There are so many people, can't I see them?" Luo Chong covered his face and sighed speechlessly.
The other people on the boat were very excited, waving their arms in response to the crowd on the shore, and greeting them happily.
A minute later, the wooden boat arrived at the intersection of the stream and the artificial river. Luo Chong stood at the bow and threw the rope tied to the boat to the women of the Han tribe, asking them to hold the rope. Luo Chong paddled on the boat, cooperating with the women pulling on the shore, and drove the wooden boat into the artificial river.
"Chief, chief, we are here. Don't abandon us." Shitou watched Luo Chong sailing away on the east side of the stream and shouted anxiously.
"What's the hurry? Don't you see that the wooden boat is full now? Wait until all the stones are unloaded, and then come back to pick you up.
Tell me, you guys, huh? How long have you been here? You are still on the other side of the river. Why don't you find a way to come here by yourself? Can't you just swim across such a narrow river?" Luo Chong got off the boat and stood on the shore and said to Shitou unhappily.
"Chief, it's not that we don't want to swim over there, it's that Rat Da and Rat Wu want to see what the wooden boat looks like, and they can't swim, and there are many children, so they haven't swam over there." Shouya explained hurriedly.
"Well, okay, you just wait a little longer, and we'll come back to pick you up after we unload all the ore."
Just as Luo Chong and Shouya were talking, Qubing led Benben to Luo Chong's side as soon as possible. As soon as Luo Chong got ashore, he kept chattering around him. The white Benben looked much more energetic, no longer sleepy all day, and followed Qubing around, looking for the newly exposed grass on the ground with his head down.
"Chief, chief, those long-necked alpacas have lost their hair, the bison have lost their hair, and the rabbits have lost their hair. But Benben has not lost his hair. By the way, chief, why doesn't Benben grow hair? Is it because he hasn't grown up yet?" Qubing recounted everything that happened in the past few days.
"Rhinoceroses like Benben don't grow long hair. They are not woolly rhinoceroses. Benben only grows some sweat hair. Even when they grow up, they won't grow hair. Remember that?" Luo Chong explained to Qubing.
"Chief, is it fun outside? Why do you always bring so many tribesmen with you every time you come back?" Qubing continued to ask.
"Of course it's not fun outside. This time we encountered a very powerful enemy. We almost died outside and could never come back. So you have to grow up quickly. When you grow up, you can protect yourself and our tribe."
"Well, when I grow up, I will also learn archery, so that I can protect the tribe and hunt a lot of prey for everyone to eat." Qubing said firmly with his fists clenched.
"Well said, then you grow up quickly. Now go play by yourself first. We still have a lot of things to do."
"Well!"
Qubing nodded and led Benben to the bank of the stream again.
The women dragged the rope of the wooden boat on the shore and pulled the wooden boat to the westernmost end of the artificial river. Several people carried a basket and lifted all the ore on it down.
Luo Chong then directed the four people on the boat to row the wooden boat into the stream and take all the members of the Black Rat Tribe over.
The members of the Black Rat Tribe were very excited to ride on a wooden boat for the first time. Some adults and children even sat on the side of the boat and used their hands to stir the water in the river.
The eight-meter-long wooden boat, with ropes tied at both ends, was pulled across the river by people, almost occupying the river surface that was less than ten meters wide, and could be used directly as a bridge.
The members of the Black Rat Tribe climbed onto the wooden boat one by one, and then went from the other end of the wooden boat to the other side of the stream and directly onto the west bank. From then on, there was no more Black Rat Tribe, and they were all members of the Han Tribe.
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