Xu Chen placed the polished knife and sword on the edge of the pool beside the well.
Gu and Ju, who had returned from patrolling the farmland with a group of children, ran to the well to drink water and take a shower. When they saw these beautiful-colored and strange-looking things, they couldn't help but exclaimed.
Gu even quickly picked up a small knife, looked at the sharp edge, and couldn't help but lightly scratch his arm.
"Be careful~"
Xu Chen's words to stop him were half a beat too late. The sharp copper knife had already cut open the skin, and a stream of blood came out instantly.
antiquity:……
"Ouch~~"
After staring at the wound for a long time, the long reflex arc finally appeared, and then he let out a scream like a ghost, lost the copper knife, and quickly covered the wound with his mouth.
The copper knife clattered down onto the well platform.
Xu Chen's face turned black and he quickly picked it up and saw that it had fallen out of shape, especially the newly polished tip, which was curled up.
How many dogs are savages!
Xu Chen's face twitched with distress.
Zhou was already frightened, and quickly put the other knife in his hand gently on the edge of the table.
"Let me see the wound!"
Although Xu Chen felt sorry for the copper knife, he had no choice but to accept his fate after it broke. So he asked Gu Liang to take a look at the wound, and found that the injury was not shallow. The wound was an inch long, and blood was still flowing out like spring water. Gu felt distressed.
It was so bad that I kept it in my mouth and kept swallowing it.
Xu Chen couldn't laugh or cry.
Drinking your own blood is definitely a model of economy, and no nutrients are wasted at all.
I just don’t know if people can form a new blood circulation balance if this continues.
"Let's go in and bandage it!"
Xu Chen put away the three polished knives and swords and went into the house. He quickly found a small rattan basket, took out some medicinal powder from it and applied it on the wound, then carefully wrapped it with a bandage.
Seeing that the blood did not continue to come out, Gu finally regained his mood and looked at the several copper knives placed on the table. He was very curious, but he did not dare to pick them up again and make gestures on his body. Instead, he grinned and showed his full body.
Yahuazi asked a few questions about the blood, and Xu Chen briefly explained that it is used to cut things that are not too hard, and also demonstrated it on the spot.
Copper knives are not not sharp, they are just not hard enough and cannot withstand wear.
Even a piece of paper can cut human skin as long as its hardness reaches a certain level, let alone a metal.
The weakness of copper is only compared to harder metals such as bronze and iron.
In fact, after the knife is polished and sharpened, it can easily cut through flesh, ropes and even leather. As long as it is not used continuously, it can still produce enough destructive power while maintaining the sharpness.
It's just like if he used this sharp copper knife now, he could easily cut Gu Heju's throat, but he couldn't use it head-on. It would definitely not work if he cut someone, because the blade would curl as soon as it encountered a bone.
Seeing Xu Chen gently cut open a piece of suede, the smooth and smooth incision made Gu and Ju couldn't help but tremble at the same time.
In fact, these three swords are just toys made by Xu Chen, just as souvenirs, and they are not intended to be used, because they are not durable at all and cannot be cut with wood. At most, they can be cut from rope or fabric.
What can really be used are these three small copper hammers and copper plates.
These three small copper hammers are similar to the hammer heads of later generations, but they are smaller and more simple, with four corners and eight corners, and a wooden handle is inserted into one of the holes.
The size and weight vary, ranging from a few pounds to a pound.
The wooden handle has been carefully trimmed with a stone knife, and the hammer head has also been simply polished with a stone. Therefore, it looks like a primitive hand-made trace, but it also has a clear sense of craftsmanship. It is obviously different from a simple tool such as a stone knife or a stone ax.
It has a touch of industrial civilization.
Xu Chen took out a small piece of gold, placed it on a copper plate and gently hammered it with a copper hammer. With a few animal bones of different thicknesses, he slowly made it into a gold ring-like ring. For the sake of beauty, he also used stone flakes.
Gently tap a few fine patterns on the inside and outside of the ring, then polish it carefully with suede, and a sparkling gold ring is officially released.
Xu Chen put the ring on his middle finger and tried it. He found that the thickness was just right, so he handed it to Gu with a smile: "For you!"
"Wow, give me wow!"
Gu was overjoyed, and instantly felt that the wound no longer hurt. He quickly took the gold ring carefully, followed Xu Chen's example, put it on his middle finger, turned it over and over, and smiled innocently from ear to ear.
Gu Heju is similar in age to Xu Chen. Among the three, Gu should be the oldest, Xu Chen is the second, and Ju is the youngest.
The personalities of the three are also very different. Let's not talk about Xu Chen, who is a bastard. He has no idea what he was like before time travel. He only knows that he almost died young. Judging from the age at which he died, he is probably the second best.
Gu is honest, honest and upright, but in fact he is a bit stupid. He is generally reckless when things happen, he likes to be in front, and he never feels tired when he is working.
Ju's personality is slightly more introverted, he doesn't like to talk, and his reaction to trouble is slow, but his bravery is on par with ancient times. He is a boring gourd when it comes to work, and he never says no to Xu Chen's arrangements.
Character.
As the saying goes, brothers working together can cut through metal.
The three cousins now have a trinity relationship like Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Xu Chen is in the middle to coordinate and issue orders. The two of them follow closely and work together, so that many things planned by Xu Chen can be carried out quickly.
Therefore, Xu Chen still attaches great importance to and appreciates these two cousins.
After all, it’s not good for adults to do things that seem like a joke.
The three of them did whatever they wanted, whether good or bad, just for fun, and they didn't have any objections.
Looking at the gold ring Gu wore on his finger, he held it next to him with an envious expression.
Xu Chen took out another small piece of gold, placed it on the copper plate and tapped it gently, and soon produced a similar gold ring and handed it to Ju: "For you!"
"Sheiga!"
Zhu was obviously much more sensible than Gu. He took the ring in surprise and even said thank you.
Xu Chen immediately looked at him with admiration.
Gu and Ju got the creative rings given by Xu Chen and ran out excitedly to show off to others.
Xu Chen didn't care. He smiled and took out a dragon's tooth from the wall. He held it in his hand and looked at it for a long time. Then he selected a piece of gold the size of a pigeon egg, placed it on a copper plate and began to jingle it.
There were many things hanging on the wall of the room, including a pair of deer antlers, several cow horns, an expanded dragon skin, two dragon teeth, and the skull of an unknown beast.
These beast bones, teeth and horns were obtained from two tribal gatherings.
He originally wanted to stuff the dragon skin with grass and make it into a specimen, but the room was too small and there was no place to put it. He could only use grass and wood ash to dry it and then hang it on the wall. It looked like a two-meter-long terrifying monster lying on the wall.
Above, if you are not used to seeing it, if you suddenly open your eyes in the middle of the night, the shadows will scare the shit out of you.
The antlers have not been put to use yet, so they are hung on the wall as a rack, with many smaller beast bones and teeth and other decorations hung on them.
Xu Chen planned to use the horns to make things, but he didn't have the tools to cut them right now, so they could only be used as decorations for the time being.
Horns are widely used. In addition to their medicinal value, they can also be made into various items, such as horn combs, horn horns, horn bowls, horn cups, horn pots, ornamental sculptures, etc. Many ethnic groups in Guizhou retain the habit of hunting with fire guns.
, so almost every household has a gunpowder pot made of horns, which men hang on their waists when hunting, which is very primitive and barbaric.
These bison horns vary in size and are very hard in texture. The bison are large and fast, making them difficult to hunt. They will eventually be put to use when collected.
The two dragon teeth were sharp and strange, and Xu Chen was very interested. Now that he had a simple tool like a copper hammer, he could decorate it with gold, copper, green pine, etc., and make two luxurious decorations to add to his dark and narrow room.
Add some luxurious atmosphere to the room.
After all, people are different.
Although it is good to buy rare goods without respecting the virtuous and expensive, the era I experienced before time travel seems to have nothing to do with this primitive and natural style.
In the final analysis, although human beings have always been pursuing peace, they have always been at war. It is a development process full of contradictions.
All animals know how to compete for territory, let alone highly intelligent humans.
Therefore, Lao Tzu's ideal development model of a saint who does nothing but does everything, strives for himself without fighting, and is not selfish so he can achieve his own selfishness, is destined to be inconsistent with the evolutionary state of human civilization.
Laozi's thought can be regarded as a noble philosophy for the development of civilization, but it can never be used in real social activities.
Although Xu Chen did not want to prematurely break this primitive, natural and harmonious living state, valuable goods were the most effective way to demonstrate status, such as the feathers worn by clan leaders and older women.
Because of its rarity and beauty, it has achieved its special value and significance.
Xu Chen doesn't want to seize power, but he needs to plan something beneficial to himself in advance to show his uniqueness and establish an identity that transcends tribal existence like Wu.
He needs to build his own power of faith to fight against or even surpass witches, so that he can have enough prestige to win over other tribes, especially those with witches.