Chapter 50 Harvest
August 20th, the first year of the establishment of the Teng Tribe.
The autumn wind blew, and in just a few days, the fields of Teng Tribe were already covered with golden color.
In the field, Jiang Xuan personally took the bone hoe, and under the gaze of everyone, he carefully dug out a big round potato with a bright red skin, and then held it high above his head.
“It’s autumn harvest!”
Jiang Xuan's face was filled with a joyful smile, and he shouted loudly, his loud voice spreading throughout the tribe.
All the members of the Teng tribe cheered immediately. Although there were not many people, the tribesmen had loud voices and the cheers sounded quite impressive.
Even the old witch who did not belong to the Teng tribe was infected by the atmosphere when he saw this scene, and his face looked a little excited.
“Start digging!”
Gan Song held the bone hoe in one hand and started working immediately after people cheered.
Soon, everyone joined in digging round potatoes.
After working hard for half a year, the harvest time finally arrived. Seeing the round potatoes being dug out from the ground, everyone was happy from the bottom of their hearts.
This is all food!
In the farmlands of Teng tribe, the laughter and joyful chatter of the tribesmen could be heard from time to time. Although they were sweating profusely from the work, no one complained of being tired, and no one was lazy.
With these foods, they no longer have to worry about food shortages in winter.
The old witch walked in the fields. He picked up a round potato, wiped the dirt off it, and said excitedly, "Through planting, we can actually harvest so much food!"
Although he had long noticed that the planting methods of the Teng Tribe were different from those of other tribes, he was still deeply shocked when he saw the grain output of the Teng Tribe with his own eyes.
In fact, in the Eastern Wilderness, all large tribes have basically gotten rid of slash-and-burn agriculture and have accumulated some planting experience through long-term practice.
Even so, their planting methods are still very backward.
The food obtained through planting is far less than that obtained by raising some herbivorous animals.
It's not just in the Eastern Wilderness, it's the same in other places.
Large tribes usually rely mainly on hunting, and they also raise some herbivorous animals and plant some high-yield, easy-to-grow fruit trees and wild vegetables to meet the food needs of the tribe members.
They also understood the importance of turning the soil. Tools such as the bone hoe and the plow were invented based on the need to turn the soil.
They also learned how to weed, catch insects, and even how to apply fertilizer in a preliminary way, which was to sprinkle some wood ash on the ground and bury some bones.
But after all, they are not mainly engaged in planting, and the accumulated experience is very limited.
What's more, if there are natural disasters, insect plagues, etc., the crops may not be harvested at all.
Because of this, the tribesmen did not pay much attention to planting, and they spent most of their energy on hunting and domesticating herbivorous beasts.
Therefore, when the old witch discovered that the crops grown by the Teng tribe had a surprisingly high yield, the shock in his heart was difficult to describe in words.
The old witch walked up to Jiang Xuan, grabbed his hand, looked at the big round potato in his hand with shining eyes, and asked anxiously: "How did you do it?"
"What?"
Jiang Xuan felt a little confused. The old witch's mental state was a little crazy.
"Why can you harvest so many round potatoes from the Teng tribe?"
Jiang Xuan finally understood what the old witch was asking. Just now he thought the old witch was crazy.
Jiang Xuan said: "It's nothing, just some planting experience. It's hard for you to understand just by telling you this. Why don't you live in our tribe for a year and see it for yourself?"
"Go and see for yourself?"
The old witch frowned and thought for a long time. Then he let go of Jiang Xuan's hand. His brows relaxed, but his eyes became more determined.
"Okay, then I'll try to live longer and go see for yourself!"
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "I'll send this round potato back first. This is the first round potato dug this year. I'll use it to offer sacrifices to the vine god."
"Sacrifice?" The old witch accurately grasped the key part of Jiang Xuan's words.
"Yes, if it weren't for the protection of the vine god, our small tribe would have been gone long ago."
"Now that the crops have been harvested and the breeding has achieved initial success, the tribe has sufficient food. I plan to take this opportunity to hold an autumn sacrifice to thank the vine god."
"Not only that, if the Teng tribe can grow successfully, we will hold a sacrificial ceremony after the autumn harvest every year, using the best food, fish, livestock, game and other offerings to worship the Teng God."
Jiang Xuan has been thinking about this matter for a long time.
If you want the divine vine to protect the tribe for a long time, you have to give it some rewards instead of asking for it unilaterally.
Holding a sacrifice is the best way to repay the divine vine.
Rich offerings can allow the sacred vine to absorb more nutrients and grow better.
Jiang Xuan guessed that this was also the reason why Shen Teng agreed to become the patron saint of the tribe.
According to the current situation, the sacred vine cannot be moved, at least not for now.
In this case, as it continues to grow, the soil under the stone mountain will only become increasingly barren. If the divine vine wants to absorb more nutrients, it can only rely on occasional prey captured, in addition to desperately extending its root system.
But over time, the wild beasts and birds of prey nearby did not dare to approach, and it became difficult for the divine vine to obtain more nutrients.
The appearance of Jiang Xuan and others, and their sacrifices to it, just solved the problem of the divine vine's difficulty in absorbing more nutrients.
The divine vine protects the tribe, and the tribe repays the divine vine with various sacrifices. This is a completely mutually beneficial thing for the tribe and the divine vine.
The stronger the vine tribe becomes, the more sacrifices the divine vine can receive, and the divine vine will become more powerful, forming a virtuous circle.
The old witch nodded and said, "Yes, it is time to offer sacrifices properly."
"However, your tribe has no witch, who will preside over the sacrificial ceremony?"
Jiang Xuan said embarrassedly: "I was the host last time."
"Can you perform sacrifices?" The old witch looked at Jiang Xuan in disbelief.
"No." Jiang Xuan answered honestly.
"So how do you host it?"
"Just... send the offerings to the altar, then invite the vine god to enjoy them, and pray for the vine god to protect the tribe..."
"You don't have to say it, I understand." The old witch's mouth twitched a few times and he turned his head slightly.
As a witch who had learned various sacrificial rituals since childhood, when he heard Jiang Xuan's simple and rough sacrificial ceremony, he just couldn't bear to watch it.
The old witch thought for a moment and said, "If you don't mind, I can teach Chishao the sacrificial ritual and let her preside over this autumn sacrifice."
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up, and he said, "I don't mind, of course I don't mind. Let me thank you on behalf of my sister."
The old witch waved his hand and left, obviously disgusted with Jiang Xuan's awkward sacrificial method.
Jiang Xuan didn't care and he fully supported letting Chishao be a witch.
After all, this is his biological sister! If it weren't for Chishao, he would have died in the dangerous jungle by himself.
Even the position of leader was given to him by Chishao.
Therefore, he was not worried at all about being deprived of power in the future.
Jiang Xuan returned to the bamboo house, put away the first big round potato he dug out, and then participated in the autumn harvest.
Soon, the cellar that the Teng tribe had previously dug in the tunnel came in handy.
Those tuber crops that can be preserved for a long time, such as round potatoes and stone eggs, are placed in the cellar to keep them warm and moist, and prevent them from rotting easily.
Jiang Xuan also put some of those leafy wild vegetables in the cellar, and dried the rest into dried vegetables so that he could cook them later.
When large amounts of food were piled up in the bamboo houses, everyone felt at peace, and they would even wake up with smiles in their dreams at night.
Thanks to the book friend "爨爩我" for the reward.
Thanks to the book friend "I who imagines myself in the sea of books" for the reward.
Thanks to “book friend 20200213134731090” for the reward.
(End of this chapter)
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