Chapter 187 An Uneasy Winter
Since many of their livestock died in the snowstorm, there was no need to save on meat at this time.
Led by Zhou Xu, the crowd, who were already dizzy with hunger, started to eat voraciously.
This time, I don’t care about the portion size, I’ll just eat as much as I can.
After eating a lot of food, Zhou Xu felt like he was alive again.
After an overly sumptuous breakfast, Zhou Xu patted his round belly and looked at everyone.
"The next main task is to clear the snow. After all the snow on the roofs and in the village area is cleared, there will be nothing else to do today. Everyone can go back and rest!"
As soon as Zhou Xu said this, all the villagers present were stunned. They had never expected that at this difficult time, their leader would let them go back and rest.
According to the villagers, during times like this, everyone should work harder.
But the villagers obviously did not consider one question, that is, what is the point of working hard?
Don't forget, it's snowing heavily now.
Because the previous snowstorm had injured many of them, and those who were not injured were very tired.
If this continues, everyone will be ruined.
It just so happens that it is snowing heavily now, and there is not much that can be done. Unless it is necessary, forcing the villagers to work will only increase the risk of injury.
Instead of that, it would be better to let them take a thorough rest for two days to let them recuperate.
During this period of time, the villagers have accumulated enough experience in clearing snow, and each of them is quite familiar with the work.
Although the start time of work in the morning was delayed due to some minor accidents, they still cleared all the snow in the village by noon.
Then, following Zhou Xu's instructions, some people were left on duty while the others returned to their residences to rest.
At this point in time, what they wanted to do most was to sleep. After all, the fatigue from yesterday had not completely subsided yet.
When they woke up, it was not yet dark, and they did not need to go to work. They just needed to wrap themselves in quilts and sit in front of the stove to keep warm. They also boiled a pot of hot water. After all, their leader had also said that they should drink more hot water.
Although it was snowing heavily outside and they even suffered from a snowstorm yesterday, now they felt an indescribable sense of comfort. This feeling was so wonderful for people living in this primitive era. It was simply unimaginable in the past.
At the same time, life in Huangshan Village was not as comfortable as they were now.
The first snow after the beginning of winter also fell here, but it was just an ordinary moderate snowfall, which covered the rising and falling mountains with a layer of dazzling silver.
Under Shi Lei's leadership, Huangshan Village, which was officially upgraded to a village, has developed quite well over this period of time.
Especially after the tribe built ox carts, the transportation efficiency between villages was greatly improved.
The ability to transport various materials and equipment stably and relatively efficiently has largely relieved Shi Lei of his worries.
Until this winter comes...
The winter of this era is a test for any tribe.
Shi Lei, who once served as the leader of a tribe, knows this point very well.
But this winter, the feeling he had was completely different.
Their leader seemed to have thought of all the troubles they might encounter after winter, and had made full preparations before winter came.
The climate in the mountains is already quite cold in late autumn. When winter comes, they put on fur vests early to keep warm, and they also have houses to shelter them from wind and rain.
In addition, it would be more difficult to obtain food in winter than usual, so they had already stockpiled food as early as the fall.
These things are easy to say, but not so easy to do.
Otherwise, so many people wouldn’t die in each tribe every winter.
Since the beginning of winter, the mountain roads have become slippery and difficult to walk on since the snow fell, and many tasks have been restricted. Now, the people in Huangshan Village are following Shi Lei's instructions, eating the food they stored before the winter, guarding their own land well, and waiting for their leader to mobilize the troops after the spring.
However, Shi Lei was not so naive that he would not think that if they were well behaved, other tribes would also be well behaved.
As mentioned before, winter is not easy in this era.
Primitive tribes did not know how to farm and raise animals, they only knew how to hunt and gather, and had no way of obtaining large amounts of food.
Once winter comes, hunting becomes difficult and the amount of food that can be collected becomes less, so many people die in primitive tribes every winter.
The only way to survive, besides resisting head-on, is to plunder food from other tribes! Recently, when the snow started, the opposite tribe, which had been avoiding them, began to wander around their tribe out of necessity.
"We must not show weakness at a time like this. If they dare to get even one step closer, we must fight them back immediately without hesitation!"
As early as early winter, Shi Lei had already dispatched additional personnel to the sentry tower outside their Huangshan Village to guard against this situation.
A situation like this is like two wild beasts meeting each other and testing each other's ability to intimidate each other. In this process, the one that shows weakness will be immediately killed by the other!
Shi Lei's orders were given in a crisp and clear manner. Since their Huangshan Village was geographically adjacent to the opposite tribe, they had experienced many small-scale conflicts on weekdays, and they had accumulated a lot of them during festivals. How could they be polite to the opposite tribe now? "Kill!!!"
A roar rang out on the snowy ground in the mountains. After two rounds of attacks by the slingers, facing the enemy tribe members who began to turn around and flee, the people of Huangshan Village showed their strong attitude and rushed forward one by one with swords in hand.
Obviously, after equipping the soldiers with equipment, the forging department in Black Moon Village was also not idle.
The new batch of raw materials for rattan shields, rattan armor, etc. have not been processed yet, so they cannot be made. However, there are swords, and the warriors in Huangshan Village have already been equipped with them.
In the case of a single sword, too much training is not required. Basically, as long as you learn simple chopping, you can develop a certain combat power.
After all, you have to believe that the primitive people on the opposite side will only be more amateur than them.
Compared to the energetic and aggressive warriors of the deserted mountain village, the primitive people on the opposite side pale in comparison. With just one encounter, they were killed and their army was routed while blood was drawn on the blades! The snowy mountain road was slippery, and it was even more dangerous to flee in a hurry. Several injured primitive people who fell behind slipped and fell directly.
When he saw that he couldn't escape, he simply surrendered, and the battle temporarily came to an end.
(End of this chapter)
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