The night before this group was to set off, the old leader of the opposite base suddenly came over and said he wanted to go with them.
The old leader initially wanted to refuse, but then the other old leader said that if they went out and reached the plains, their two tribes could become one.
Since most of the remaining people are old, weak, sick, or disabled, if they are still separated, it will be very easy for other races to occupy them in the future. It would be better to merge them into one and work together. In this way, if they go out and do not want to merge with other bases, the two races can be merged into one.
Moreover, both of their ethnic groups have lived in the southwest region for many years.
In a way, we're from the same place, so why can't we become one?
We'll decide who becomes the leader later, but the overall score will definitely be better.
Finally, the two tribal leaders hit it off and set off together. The other side had two huge tractors and three electric vehicles. Everyone knew about it when it was buried underground, since they lived not far apart and sometimes they would sit together to discuss governance plans.
The previous war was also caused by the struggle for food and water. If food and water were plentiful, no one would have started that war, and many people died in it.
This relocation of the entire clan has, in a way, brought everyone closer together.
However, families in the clan who had already lost members were still very dissatisfied with the merger of the two clans.
They didn't understand why, after people had died in the battle, they were now being forced to relocate as a whole clan. Moreover, according to the old leader, they might be able to reunite after moving to the plains. How could they bear to live with the people who killed their fathers and mothers?
But saying more is useless; they are just small fry to the whole tribe, and they have to rely on their leader to survive.
So after their anger subsided, everyone unanimously chose to keep quiet, deciding to wait until they moved to the plains before making any further statements.
Several families who had lost men or women had privately discussed whether they could join other bases if they moved to the plains.
After all, they really wouldn't want to live with the people who killed their parents.
It took a large group of people nearly four months of hurried travel to reach the plains.
The two old leaders led their people to migrate to a desolate, uninhabited area with a large expanse of land.
The houses in the village had all collapsed, but the fields surrounding them were very large.
This was also the wrong time for them; it was already winter, they didn't have many seeds with them, and the seeds were basically unsuitable for planting in this place.
However, they brought with them a lot of medicinal herbs that were unique to the southwestern region.
The two old leaders traveled together to the nearest base, accompanied by several strong tribesmen, hoping to exchange them for some vegetable or grain seeds that could be planted in the winter.
It was the same base I'd first met, and the same leader.
After seeing the group approach and express their wishes, the base leaders pondered for a moment before agreeing to the exchange.
The goods included ginseng, cordyceps, and various medicinal herbs unique to the Southwest region, such as Sichuan achyranthes and Huai achyranthes. In exchange, they acquired several hundred kilograms of cabbage, radish seeds, and wheat seeds.
Originally, the leaders of this base did not agree to the exchange, but then they thought that everyone is now developing agriculture and animal husbandry. If they did not exchange now, the other side would not have enough food and might pose a threat to their base. It was also possible that they would steal or rob their base.
Although I'm not afraid, it's always better to avoid trouble, especially since everyone is focused on production right now.
Another point, and most importantly, is that the Chinese medicinal herbs they brought were indeed something they lacked, something that was not available in their area.
On the other hand, they had accumulated a lot of vegetable seeds and wheat seeds from their previous agricultural development, so exchanging some of them now wouldn't be a big deal.
After exchanging what they wanted, the two old leaders headed back. Their location was actually quite far from the base, and the group had traveled there by electric tricycle, which took more than two hours.
The first thing to do upon returning is to announce the unification of the two tribes. Regardless of any conflicts, everyone should put them aside for now and focus on building houses and planting vegetables and grains. These three things are the top priorities, otherwise their survival will be greatly threatened.
Almost all the houses in the rural area had collapsed, but fortunately, there were many people in the village, so the men started to rebuild the houses together.
The women would first cultivate small plots of land to plant vegetables, while larger fields would be cultivated collectively after the men had finished building the houses.
The first house was repaired, the second house was repaired, the third house was repaired, and slowly, one wooden house or a house built of stone and mud was built.
The men also hurriedly threw themselves into cultivating the fields.
Moreover, because these fields have not been cultivated for a long time, they are overgrown with weeds, and the roots of the weeds have grown very deep.
They were forced to use tractors for the first time to clear the land. A tilling device was installed at the front of the tractor.
It uses a little more fuel, but there's no other way.
The grass roots were so long and dense, intertwined in the fields. If it were just by manpower, who knows how long it would take to cultivate such a large area of land.
The woman wasn't idle either; she gathered up a lot of rotten leaves, branches, and rotten soil from the nearby grove and spread them on the field.
Then a fire was set to burn all the leaves and weeds in the field, and the ashes left behind became a valuable fertilizer.
In their first year stationed here, they struggled to get through the winter on a small amount of food they brought back from the southwest and vegetables they grew themselves.
However, after spring arrived, the fields could be cultivated, and wild vegetables and fish became available for consumption. Gradually, everyone's lives improved.
The leadership contest came to an end, with the former leader's son ultimately succeeding him, and the others were all considered to be quite popular.
The leader's son was a kind and honest man, and his clansmen had witnessed his growth, so he was highly respected and considered reliable by both clansmen. In the end, after several months of getting along, the two clansmen finally reconciled.
Moreover, the first thing the leader's son did after taking power was to introduce a series of corresponding policies to govern the new ethnic group.
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