Shortly in the afternoon, the hunter came back early and brought back a wild deer, two rabbits and a half-baked wild boar weighing about 100 pounds.
This is a good harvest in half a day.
Of course, this is far from the normal hunting level of a group of people. The main reason is that hunting is no longer the main goal. They also have a very important task, which is to search the gentle slopes of the mountains and forests along the river bank from the Ba ethnic group to the Wu ethnic group, trying their best to
Drive away ferocious beasts and protect the upcoming road construction project.
In addition, Xu Chen also wants to have another horse-catching activity at the witchcraft conference in September.
There used to be more than 20 wild horses near this section of the river. Later, more than 20 horses that were rounded up and escaped from the Uzbek tribe also joined in. Now they are gathered together to form a large group. If they can be captured, each tribe has
With more horses available, it will be much more convenient whether hunting or pulling carts for communication in the future.
Of course, there are several herds of wild horses on the other side of the river at Wild Wolf Beach, and Xu Chen also has plans to arrange for people to go there and find out more about them after the water in the Wulong River recedes in autumn, and then they can take action together at the witchcraft conference.
Horse-drawn carriages have already appeared. As long as the roads between tribes are built, a transportation network similar to that between towns in later generations can be formed, so that communication and transactions between tribes will be smoother and more convenient.
Right now, these things are already being planned.
Several beasts were disemboweling themselves outside the yard, and a strong smell of blood filled the air.
This smell is familiar to both men and women, old and young, and even Xu Chen is used to it now.
However, Lang Er, who was lying in the warehouse, seemed to be inspired by the bloody smell and had a strong desire to eat. He actually struggled to get up, staggered until he walked to the door of the room, and then fell down again on the corridor with a thud.
Naturally, people in the yard noticed Lang Er's actions, and gathered around to watch. Xu Chen hurried in after hearing about it, and found that the grain porridge placed in the tile basin in the warehouse was still the same as before. He looked at it lying on the ground and salivated at the corner of his mouth.
Wolf Er barked slightly and asked someone to cut a piece of raw meat over.
After all, wolves are still beasts. Although they have been fed cooked food since they were young, this is all forced. In fact, the only food in their genetic bloodline is flesh and blood.
As for the wolf Big Wolf Two, it has been running away for more than half a year. It must have eaten raw meat to survive in the wild, so it is better to give it fresh meat for now.
Soon, a piece of meat weighing two to three kilograms and still dripping with blood was thrown in front of Lang Er.
Feeling the smell of fresh meat, Wolf Er opened his slightly closed eyes, struggled to crawl in front of the piece of meat and began to bite it. Although he seemed to be dying, there was a fierceness in the action of eating the meat.
Under the temptation of flesh and blood and the strong desire to survive, Lang Er finally showed the vitality that a wild wolf should have.
Five wolf cubs that had not yet opened their eyes crawled out of the barn following the scent of the mother wolf, but they were quickly captured by Fang Yun's men.
Wolf Er, who was chewing the piece of meat, looked back, but there was no reaction. Instead, he bit and swallowed harder.
It was able to run back before dying, and actually regarded this place as the safest place. It did not have any hatred towards the Ba people, but the wildness hidden in its bloodline always stimulated it to want to escape. In addition, after it matured
The desire for mating also prompts it to go out and find its own mate.
But it's a pity that they don't understand the outside world at all. The harsh environment and cruel fights eventually cost the brother and sister a heavy price. Soon after the wolf went out, he was bitten to death by other wild wolves, and he almost died.
outside.
Now that he has returned to the Ba tribe and stays with humans, he feels that there will no longer be any danger that threatens himself and his children.
Wolf 2 takes the initiative to eat, which is a very good start.
In order to help Wolf Er recover faster, Xu Chen would feed him two duck eggs every day.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye, and Wolf Er could barely stand and walk. Xu Chen removed all the bandages and linen on his body. The scabbed wound seemed to be recovering well, but the severely injured hind leg looked in bad condition and he was walking with a limp.
He was limping and seemed to have no strength at all.
Xu Chen couldn't deal with it, so he had no choice but to ignore it.
However, Wolf Two finally began to produce milk after eating a lot. Although it was not much, the five wolves finally took their first mouthful of breast milk, and Xu Chen breathed a sigh of relief.
The task of milking the mare was not completed. In the end, I caught a sheep and milked it roughly for several days. The ewe was so psychologically depressed that when I saw someone passing by with a pottery bowl, I simply lay down on the ground and pretended.
Death, so a few rude wild men squeezed in even more happily.
With the care of the mother wolf, the litter of wolf cubs finally had a stable living environment and began to thrive day by day. By the tenth day, all of them began to open their eyes.
For the first time, they saw the world clearly with their eyes. The wolves suddenly became lively, rolling on the straw mat and crawling around the room. Their fur was cleaned by the wolves every day.
, a cute little puppy that is fluffy and soft and looks quite cute.
Because these little wolves have been familiar with human scent since they were born, and are caught and touched by Xu Chen, Ye, Little Witch and other people every day, they are particularly familiar with their scent. Therefore, since they opened their eyes and saw Xu Chen and others
, not only did not have the slightest fear, but also liked to keep crawling at the feet of several people. It really felt like a group of human beings were the same kind.
Although Wolf 2's injuries are getting better, one of his hind legs is probably completely disabled and he walks with a limp. However, his mental state is still very good. Apart from eating, he is nurturing five wolf cubs every day. He is almost unprotected against people in the compound.
, no matter how much the clan members came in and out to clean up the room and watch, and even squatted down and touched the little wolf a few times, there was no reaction. However, they were much more wary of the new members. Every time they saw a woman or a girl from the Yu Gong clan.
Some men who get married in spring will always let out a low roar, but that's it. There is no attack action, just to protect the wolf cub.
It's the end of June in the blink of an eye.
The farmland on both sides of the river valley has entered the maturity stage. Oats have begun to turn golden, and wild beans have begun to turn yellowish brown. The neat crops sway in the wind, filling the faces of the entire Ba ethnic group, men, women, and children with happy and bright smiles.
The Ba people began to fully engage in harvesting work.
More than a dozen wheelbarrows, seven or eight large and small carriages and carts were all put into transportation.
There are more than 150 men, women, and children in the two families. As long as they are able to work, all are dispatched, even children aged five or six are no exception.
The women carried baskets and were responsible for harvesting the farmland assigned by their respective groups.
The men were responsible for pushing carts and carrying loads to the compound.
The children were responsible for spreading them out to dry in the yard to drive away the birds.
Some half-year-olds are responsible for taking care of the babies and providing logistical services such as delivering water.
Ye is still responsible for the weighing and storage of grain.
Xu Chen still led Gu Heju and a group of young men and women with nimble hands and feet to be responsible for harvesting the experimental fields.
Compared with the harvest in other farmland, the harvest in the experimental field is basically next year's seeds.
And when harvesting, you need to carefully distinguish them. Harvest the plants with large ears of wheat and many and full seeds first. The same is true for beans. Harvest the plants with many pods and full beans first, and then harvest the rest.
These seeds harvested separately will be sown separately when sowing next year. In this way, we will continue to select them year after year, and we will slowly be able to select some varieties with relatively high quality and yield.
As for hybridization, Xu Chen simply ignored it.
Now they are all wild species, and there is no point in interbreeding.
In other words, he doesn’t have the skills and abilities, so he can only leave this matter to later generations of agriculturists.
His current responsibility is to manage his own one-third of an acre of land, so that the conquered tribes can have food and clothing, and other barbarian tribes can enter the agricultural era before other tribes can enter the agricultural era, so as to promote the development of human civilization in an all-round way.
Autumn harvest gathering has always been the most important work of the tribe, so all other work is suspended. Hundreds of people are busy in the entire valley every day. Vehicles of all sizes come and go. Men and women talk and laugh loudly while working. The entire Ba tribe
There was an unprecedented harvest scene, and the faces of Muba and other women were filled with uncontrollable excitement and joyful smiles all day long.
As harvesting, drying, and storage continue, some statistical data begins to appear.
Xu Chen would ask Ye to make a report on how much area was harvested every day, how many wheat beans were dried and weighed and put into storage. During dinner, Xu Chen asked Ye to make a report.
After several years of education and subtle influence, the Ba people are now very familiar with the measurement units and numerical expressions created by Xu Chen, and can completely understand them.
Judging from the daily recorded data, the yield of the 400 acres of mature fields on the north coast is significantly higher, about six or seven pounds per acre.
This difference will be negligible in later generations, but now, with a fluctuation of close to 20%, this gap is still quite obvious.
The main reason for the difference is that the north bank is close to the compound, which makes it easy to access and manage. It is a mature field, the soil is softer, and there are fewer weeds in the field. However, the 400 acres of new fields on the south bank are much more troublesome to manage, especially when the weather rises in summer.
After the flood, it was very inconvenient to travel between the two sides of the strait. It was almost laissez-faire throughout April and May. In addition, the rising water submerged dozens of acres of land, resulting in a significant reduction in production.
But even so, the yield per mu on the south bank has reached more than 40 kilograms, while the yield per mu on the north bank has been close to 50 kilograms. After all harvests have been completed, this year's total grain output will reach 35,000 kilograms, which is higher than Xu Chen's estimate.
will increase by nearly 20%, it will definitely be a great harvest year.
Seeing the constant flow of grain delivered home for drying every day and the large granaries that are constantly being filled, the mother and grandmother are so happy that they can't open their mouths from ear to ear. All the women are also so excited that they can't wait to fly and walk.
All with a gust of wind.
With so much food, it is enough for the entire Ba people to eat for a whole year.
And Xu Chen finally let out a long breath. This year, the gods have been kind. Although the harvest has just begun, it is obvious that the farming plan has been completely successful. The Ba tribe has officially evolved from a primitive tribe that drank hair and blood into a farming tribe. It passed the