Xu Chen was self-aware and did not participate in the hunt at all.
The purpose of following him out was not to hunt, but to familiarize himself with the environment. At the same time, with knowledge far beyond that of this group of primitive people, he could identify and find things that could be useful for the long-term development of the group.
For example, salt, metal ores, plants suitable for weaving, food that can be cultivated and grown, livestock that can be kept in captivity, etc.
Therefore, when a group of hunters were busy hunting, he followed them from a distance and looked around for his target.
Of course, there is still something gained.
For example, he discovered several soybean-like plants among the lush weeds. They were more than one meter tall and had sparse fruit pods. They were now beginning to mature and were green and yellow in color. When the fruit pods were opened, you could see some black or
Yellow seeds.
Soybeans are rich in plant protein and are a crop with very high nutritional value.
However, many beans in nature are poisonous, so Xu Chen was not sure that these beans were edible, so he picked some and took them back to find someone to try them.
He has the belief to be a Shennong, but he does not have the courage to be a Shennong.
Shennong, the great pioneer of human civilization, decided to let other tribesmen take up the responsibility.
In addition, he also found dandelions, shepherd's purse, thistle, isatis root, purslane and other common wild vegetables and plants on the river beach.
Although these plants all grow taller without exception, we can judge from the plant shape that they are all normal species.
From this he became even more certain.
This is an environment that is very similar to the earth we were familiar with. The only difference is that it is very primitive and ancient, and the huge climate and temperature differences cause animals and plants to be in a super development period and grow very full.
And this is also consistent with geological analysis.
Judging from climate laws, the earth has been in a process of constant cooling, from the Archaean period after the formation of the earth to the later orogeny of large-scale volcanic eruptions, to the Cambrian, Ordovician, Silurian, and Devonian periods.
From the Carboniferous to the Permian to the Jurassic to the Cenozoic, life on earth has experienced five large-scale prosperity and extinctions. This repeated process is actually due to drastic changes in climate.
The biggest impact is the temperature of the earth.
And it has been continuously declining.
During this period, the sea water receded, the land expanded, and the air changed. A large number of creatures that had no time to evolve and adapt to the new environment continued to die out on a large scale. The remaining ones were either naturally selected or escaped species.
Humanity today is still in the primitive tribal period.
But while enjoying the prosperity of this species, there are actually many hidden dangers.
Because the temperature of the earth continues to decrease, if this is really the earth, there will be another mass extinction of life, which is the flood period recorded in human history.
The flood that swept across the world was a catastrophe for the earth's creatures, but it also prompted humans to fight for survival and advance to a higher level.
However, according to time calculation, this flood period will not arrive for at least several thousand years.
Xu Chen believed that he could not live that long, but in this limited life, he still wanted to live longer.
To die before the age of forty is definitely a sad life.
Therefore, he must lead his people to completely get rid of this living state of living like hair and drinking blood.
At this time, the sun was already heading west, probably around two o'clock in the afternoon.
After a group of primitive people recovered their strength, they also packed up and headed back home.
It was another day of nothing.
Therefore, on the way back, the mood of the group of people seemed to be a lot lower. No one was yelling or talking or laughing loudly. Everyone had their heads drooped and carried baskets on their backs, carrying spears and clubs, just like a group of people.
The client who visited a brothel without money and was humiliated and kicked out looked extremely depressed.
Xu Chen was full of energy, and his small backpack was filled with harvests, including wild fruits, bird eggs, seeds, and several barks that he thought could be used for spinning and weaving.
Of course, he collected too many barks, several large bundles, and stuffed them into other people's backpacks.
The only thing he regretted was that the bow and arrow he had spent several days making had no chance to make a contribution after coming down the mountain. A group of rude primitive people fought over and used it several times. Not only did the bow string break, but several arrows were damaged and lost.
, now he has completely become a fire stick.
Cross the valley mouth and follow the winding river all the way to the habitat.
On the river beach where the sun sets, many animals gradually gather to eat grass and drink water. In the grass in the distance, birds fly from time to time, and sometimes you can see wild wolves, foxes, wild boars, lynx and other wild animals.
Go out and hunt various wild birds and small animals in the thick grass and river beaches.
In the seemingly peaceful and peaceful place, murderous intent is hidden everywhere.
Wherever you pass by, you can see all kinds of insects and snakes everywhere, including four-legged snakes half a meter long, centipedes more than a foot long, frogs as big as rice bowls, and all kinds of colorful snakes, swimming among the branches and grass, whizzing around.
It's creepy.
In order not to lose money empty-handed, a group of primitive people worked hard and managed to get a big snake as thick as two arms, wrapped it on a spear and carried it home.
This is considered meat for today.
However, this meat, which has no oil or water at all, is not popular among the tribe, and neither women nor children like to eat it.
Although Xu Chen liked to eat snake meat, he couldn't swallow it if it was roasted and dried without any seasoning, so he walked around looking for some plants that could be used as ingredients.
With good luck, he quickly found some wild onions and leeks.
A few days ago he also found some wild turmeric near the cave.
So there are some simple seasonings.
It would be nice if there was another pot.
Xu Chen was depressed, but he didn't give up completely.
If you can't make an iron pot, you can still make a pottery pot, but the prerequisite is to find clay suitable for making pottery pots.
So on the way back to the mountain, Xu Chen took a wooden stick and dug in the grass on the roadside from time to time to see if he could find clay. Unfortunately, he kept walking back to the cave and found no trace of clay.
There is a lot of sand on the river beach, the hilly areas at the foot of the mountain are mostly mixed soil, and the mountains are all covered with thick layers of humus soil and weathered sandstone soil.
However, he did not lose heart and decided to make a stone hoe and bring it with him next time.
Clay is the most abundant soil layer in nature and is found almost throughout the earth.
According to his simple digging along the way, there should be clay beneath the low soil hills at the foot of the mountain.
You just need to dig a little deeper to find out.
With clay, you can make pottery pots and various daily utensils, and you can eat stews and cooked food in the future. The quality of life will change greatly.
In addition, with pottery, many food crops can be stored better.
Moreover, there are many kinds of wild fruits in the mountains, which can even be used to make wine.
Xu Chen's saliva flowed all over the floor at the thought of stew and fruit wine. Walking back to the cave, the vine armor in front of him was all wet.
Although the group of men did not hunt any delicious meat, in addition to two big snakes, they still collected several baskets full of various fruits collected on the road and some edible seeds. In fact, the overall harvest was pretty good.
Therefore, a group of women and children were very happy and came to help sort them and at the same time began to arrange dinner.
Xu Chen also gave some fruits and bird eggs that he picked up on the road to Ye and a group of children, and then threw the bundles of different types of bark he collected into the mud pit under the spring to soak.
Although Ye didn't know why Xu Chen did this, he was still very happy to help him back and forth. After he was done, he helped him take the rattan armor, bone dagger and bow and arrow basket into the cave, and placed them neatly in Xu Chen's cave.
Next to the grass nest where I sleep every morning.
Xu Chen couldn't laugh or cry.
In fact, these things will not be lost wherever you throw them.
But this way, it will avoid being damaged by a group of children. After all, it is quite troublesome to make.
Soon, the smell of barbecue food began to fill the front of the cave.
Xu Chen selected some of the wild onions, leeks, and turmeric he had collected, washed them, put them in a stone pit where food was often pounded, and pounded them carefully, and then put them in a clam shell.
When Muba called for the banquet to start, he came on the stage with the condiments and took a bite of the roasted snake meat with a simple sauce. He found that the taste was not bad. Although there was no oil, salt, sauce and vinegar, it was rich in onions, ginger and leeks.
Covered up by the spicy taste, the dry snake meat that is difficult to swallow actually tastes much more delicious.
Seeing Xu Chen's strange behavior and contented look on his face, a group of primitive people were very surprised.
The two men sitting next to him came up to smell it with surprise on their faces. Some even planned to take a lick, but Xu Chen quickly covered the clam shell, then tore off a piece of snake meat and made a dipping sauce.
Demonstrating the action, the two of them also tore off a piece of snake meat, dipped it in and stuffed it into their mouths.
"Sigh!"
When the snake meat entered the entrance, the savage's movements froze, with an expression of extreme shock on his face.
Your uncle, why don’t you just talk nicely?
Xu Chen's head was covered with black lines and he wanted to stuff a clam shell into this guy's mouth.
It's supposed to be a good idea, but when put together it's weird.
Could it be that what Japan inherited is the pronunciation of ancient Chinese?
This is somewhat possible because Japanese originated in China and its pronunciation is similar to ancient Vietnamese.
Ancient Yue and Hakka are the same system and are a very ancient Chinese language.
But this is no longer important. In order to facilitate communication in the future, he decided to start promoting Mandarin among the primitive tribes.
When I saw this thing and said it was delicious, several big hairy hands stretched out from the front, back and left, took the snake meat and dipped the clam shell into the sauce.
Then there was a bigger roar and exclamation, so a large group of wild men gathered around. Before Xu Chen could recover, the dipping sauce inside the clam shell was completely dipped, and even the clams were completely wiped out.
The shells were all snatched away by the wind, and it greedily licked them all away with its thick, flexible and powerful tongue.
A bunch of dogs and a few people.
Xu Chen was sitting messily by the fire with the snake meat.
"Chen Ga, Dun Dun Ga Ga!"
The wind was still full of enthusiasm, and he handed over the clam shells that were cleaner than those licked by dogs, and then pointed to the place where Xu Chen was pounding the sauce. He obviously wanted to have another bowl.
The other savages all nodded as well, with extremely flattering looks in their eyes.
Mother Ba and a group of women, children, old and weak all looked at each other in shock.
Xu Chen recently had a special status in the ethnic group because of his invention of twisting ropes and rattan baskets, but his relationship with a group of men on weekdays was also very average. But he didn't expect that because he made some strange things, he would be so popular among a group of men.
So the mother couldn't calm down anymore, stood up and followed Xu Chen to see what he had done.
A group of women also dropped their food and swarmed after him.
I have seen wild onions, and I have also seen leeks. Turmeric is a kind of rhizome found in the mountains, but it is quite bitter and pungent. Although it is edible, it does not taste good. It is only occasionally mashed and used to treat abdominal pain and brain fever.
Although Xu Chen picked not many wild onions and leeks today, there were still two big handfuls. They were just experimental, but now so many people want to eat them, so Xu Chen cleaned them up and prepared to pound them for dipping.
material.
However, seeing how clumsy he was, Mother Ba took a few older women to help, and quickly picked it, cleaned it, and brought it over. Then, under Xu Chen's guidance, she put it and a few pieces of turmeric in a stone pit and pounded it.
Crush it, put it into seven or eight shells, and bring it to the fire pit.
So a group of people sat down again, tore off the snake meat and dipped it in to eat.
After this taste, Muba and the group of women suddenly understood the reason why the men were fighting for it. The taste was really delicious.
So the dinner became lively, and soon the two big snakes were devoured, and all the dipping sauce and shells were once again fought over and licked clean by a group of men.
Ye and a group of children also followed Xu Chen and took a few bites, but they didn't seem to particularly like it. They all stuck out their tongues and pursed their lips.
Soon after dinner was over, a group of women continued to pack the food they had collected, while a group of men reluctantly licked their fingers and surrounded Xu Chen to make bows and arrows.
Although the bow and arrow did not perform as well as it should today.
But through today's test, we also know that this weapon is indeed suitable for carrying and long-range attacks.
The reason why it is difficult to use is naturally because the power of the bow and arrow is too weak.
For a bow to be powerful, it must be made of thicker and more elastic wood and stronger ropes. In addition, the arrows also need to be made longer and stronger.
Xu Chen took out the broken bow and arrow and carefully demonstrated the process of making it. After a group of people understood it, while the sun was still bright, some took stone knives and axes to look for suitable wood in the woods, and some rubbed it according to Xu Chen's requirements.
Stronger rope.
Amidst the busy work, it soon became dusk, and the primitive people who had been busy for a day started to go to the cave to sleep. Xu Chen was also tired from walking today, so he washed his face and hands early to prepare for bed. However, before entering the cave, he was pulled to the cave wall by Ye.
He also gave him a stick of charcoal.
Xu Chen's face twitched. Writing a diary has become a homework and it is no longer fun.