Chapter 313: The Eighth Year of the Teng Tribe
In the winter of the seventh year since the Teng Tribe was founded, a major earthquake occurred, and minor earthquakes occurred from time to time, which lasted for nearly two months.
In this disastrous winter, people from many tribes, except the Teng tribe, did not survive.
But time always passes, and the cold winter will not last forever. When the sun shines on the earth again and the ice and snow begin to melt, all the suffering will end.
Before we knew it, the eighth year since the founding of the Teng Tribe had quietly arrived with the sunshine.
“Clatter…”
The melted ice slid down from the tree in the yard and hit the head of Yueya, a black wind rhinoceros who was just about to go out for a walk. Yueya shook his head and two streams of white steam came out of his nostrils in dissatisfaction.
"Eer..."
Not long after, a bird cry was heard in the sky, and a huge purple ferocious bird descended from the sky and dropped a prey into Jiang Xuan's yard.
“Squeak…”
The wooden door of the main house was opened, and Jiang Xuan walked out with sleepy eyes. The dazzling sunlight made him squint slightly.
“The sun is finally out!”
Jiang Xuan stretched out, basking in the sunshine, listening to the melting ice and snow around him, and felt the gloom of the entire winter dissipate.
"Eer..."
Tangyuan let out a low hum, then held the prey in its mouth and threw it in front of Jiang Xuan, with a look of obvious pride in his eyes.
"Hey, Tangyuan, you caught a two-horned beast so early, that's awesome!"
Jiang Xuan's generous praise made Tangyuan raise his head with pride, and at the same time he gave a provocative look at the lazy black wind rhinoceros next to him.
The Black Wind Rhino Crescent didn't care about it at all. It walked slowly towards the forest. With every step of its huge hooves, the ice on the ground shattered into pieces with a "crackling" sound.
It is a herbivore and has no interest in meat. When the mountain is covered with ice and snow, it can only eat some dry grass. Now that the ice and snow have melted, it will go to the forest to eat the green leaves.
Jiang Xuan walked to the pool in the yard and washed himself with the melted snow water. He felt refreshed and woke up from his sleepy state.
He first called two warriors for help, skinned the two-horned beast that Tangyuan brought back, cleaned out the internal organs, and then used a bronze knife to remove piece by piece of meat from the two-horned beast. Soon, only a skeleton was left of the huge two-horned beast.
The animal skins will be sent to the clothing workshop, and it won’t be long before they are made into exquisite animal skin clothes by the people of the Teng tribe.
Animal bones and tusks are sent to bone tool workshops, some of which will be made into weapons and tools, while others will be made into beautiful handicrafts and sold in the trading area.
As for the animal meat and internal organs, half was left for Tangyuan to eat, and the other half was distributed by Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan first gave some meat to the two soldiers who came to help, then picked out a piece of the best meat and gave it to Chishao, and gave some to Uncaria rhynchophylla, Stone Loach, Arisaema confusa, Schizonepeta tenuifolia and others. After a round of giving, there was not much meat left.
Jiang Xuan cooked some in a big pot, and pickled the rest with salt, then put it in a clay pot and ate it slowly.
“Gurgle gurgle…”
In the fire pit, the broth in the big pot was boiling, and the rich aroma of meat filled the whole room.
Jiang Xuan sat beside the table, unfolded a brand new bamboo slip, then mixed some paint, dipped a hair brush in the paint, and started writing on the bamboo slip.
"The eighth year of the Vine Tribe, January..."
After finishing writing, Jiang Xuan put down the animal hair brush and sighed: "It's been eight years. Time flies."
…
A few days later, with the joint efforts of the sun and the warm south wind, the ice and snow finally melted away, the water of the Feiyu River began to rush again, the gate of the vine wall opened again, and all the members of the Vine Tribe began their busy new year.
"The trading area is open!"
When the gate of the trading area slowly opened, tourists and people from nearby tribes who had been waiting for a long time rushed in.
The long winter has passed. Some people are in urgent need of food and salt, some need new weapons, and some need various tools. The demand for trade is very strong.
Dong Kui, the head shopkeeper of the trading area, also came out. She shouted to the crowd, "Everyone, please stay calm and line up. Our Teng tribe has sufficient supplies, and we will make sure that everyone can buy what they need."
"Everyone line up, don't push!"
Nanxing came over with the guards. Hundreds of soldiers armed with weapons merged into the crowd, then separated the crowd into groups and made them line up one by one.
Soon after, the chaotic scene in the trading area disappeared. Under the command of the guards, long queues formed in front of all the shops and transactions were conducted one by one.
When Dongkui saw this scene, she immediately breathed a sigh of relief, then put on a warm smile and walked around the shops in the trading area, helping the shop assistants solve various problems.
In addition to the trading area, the hunting team, fishing team, planting team, breeding team, construction team, and various workshops of the Teng tribe all became busy again, and the entire tribe was full of vitality.
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In early February, the eighth year after the establishment of the Teng tribe, the leader of the Shangui tribe, Shanjia, took the initiative to visit Jiang Xuan.
"Chief Xuan, these are mushrooms that just grew this year. I'm giving them to you to try."
In the room, Panther put down a large bag of fresh mushrooms and opened the bag.
Jiang Xuan stepped forward, picked up a fist-sized mushroom and took a look at it. A fresh mushroom scent immediately filled his face.
Jiang Xuan put down the mushrooms and said with a smile, "Thank you, Chief Panther. I have some fresh meat here. We will grill mushroom skewers and eat them later."
The pangolin volunteered, "Then I'll go find some fresh branches to make the chisel. I'm the best at this."
The pangolin did what he said and immediately went outside to find suitable branches, which he then cut into skewers for the grill.
After returning to the house, he volunteered to wash mushrooms, cut meat, and thread the skewers. He only had some free time after marinating and grilling the skewers.
“Sizzle…”
After the mushroom skewers are brushed with oil, they will soon present a charming color and tempting aroma when baked over charcoal fire.
While waiting for the skewers to be cooked, Jiang Xuan asked casually, "Chief Pancake, you are not here to grill skewers for me this time, right?"
Ever since Shanjia came in, Jiang Xuan felt that he must have something going on, but he was just using being busy to cover it up, or to give himself more time to think.
Shan Jia smiled unnaturally and said, "Nothing can be hidden from Chief Xuan's eyes."
"If you have anything to say, just tell me. We are old friends and we can discuss anything."
Jiang Xuan's words made Shan Jia feel a little more relaxed. He turned the mushroom skewers over, took a deep breath, then turned to look at Jiang Xuan and said seriously, "Chief Xuan, if our Shangui tribe wants to become the fourth affiliated tribe of the Teng tribe, would you accept it?"
When Jiang Xuan heard this, his face became serious: "Chief Shanjia, it is not easy for me to decide on this matter alone. I need to ask the opinions of the vine god and the witch first. Let's eat first."
"Well... okay..."
Although Shanjia was eager to get an answer immediately, he also knew that Jiang Xuan was right. It was impossible to ask the totem god and the witch about such a big matter. He could only wait patiently.
After the mushroom skewers were grilled, they tasted quite good, but the pangolin was very nervous, as no matter how delicious the food was, it still tasted like chewing wax.
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