"Brother Shishan, don't be sad." Yaohu interrupted Shishan with a smile, "We didn't have any harvest this autumn, and I felt uncomfortable. Xiaoqing advised me, father, think about how many people died in one earthquake. People, it doesn’t matter if we lose some food! You should be glad that we are still alive after a major disaster. As long as people are alive, there is hope.”
After hearing this, Shi Shan thought for a moment, "Yes! There is hope for everyone alive." He looked at Yao Hu with a smile, "Tomorrow we will send Ah Xing to the Yaoshan tribe!"
Yao Hu smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Brother Shishan!"
"Thank you, Uncle Shishan!" Mu Feng also saluted and thanked him.
"Haha!" Shi Shan looked at Mu Feng and laughed with satisfaction.
He took the two of them around the tribe again and pointed at the wooden house happily, "These are what the Green Witch taught us."
Yao Hu smiled and nodded, "Yes, it will be warm to live in a house like this. Before it snows, cut down more dead trees and burn more charcoal to save. It will be convenient for making a fire in winter."
Grandma looked at the food and animal skins in the basket, then picked up a brown sugar brick and asked Ah Xing curiously, "What is this?"
Ah Xing said with a smile: "Mom, this is the new food Mu Feng sent me. I said it can be soaked in water to drink. It's sweet."
Grandma heard that it was sweet, so she picked a little and put it in her mouth to taste, "Ah! It's really sweet. Come over here and give You Xiang a taste."
The child next to me heard that it was sweet food, so he pulled Big Mom and said, "Big Mom, I want to eat it, I want to eat it!"
Axing cut a small piece with a bone knife and put it into his mouth, "Eat! Auntie will give you water to drink!"
The eldest mother looked at her daughter and said reluctantly: "Axing, you went to the Yaoshan tribe and lived a good life. Do you understand?"
"I got it." Axing glanced at her and said, "Mom, please help me more and live a good life."
Big Eminem curled his lips and said, "It would be fine if he didn't hit me."
Axing looked at her and said, "You don't care about anything. How can my father not beat you?"
"I'm too lazy to pay attention to you. I help your father speak for you every time." The big mother angrily picked up her grandson and left.
Axing looked at her and shook his head helplessly.
Shishan took Yaohu and his son around for a while before sending them out.
Yaohu and Mufeng led the ox back along the river. The cold wind blew the withered yellow leaves and fluttered in the wind.
The people netting fish by the river seemed not to feel the cold, and were busy pulling the cane-woven fishing nets in the cold river water.
Everyone wanted to save more food to survive the cold winter before the river froze.
Yao Xiaoqing returned to the tribe and saw Lang leading dozens of men busy digging foundations in the south.
Ah Hei saw Yao Xiaoqing coming back and ran over happily with a few other men, "Qingsha, Wolf said that on the day of the winter sacrifice, we can also go into the tribe to sacrifice with everyone. Is it true?"
They learned from the mouths of Wolf and Ada that the Yaoshan tribe would hold winter sacrifices for their dead tribesmen, and the names of the dead tribesmen would be recorded. The descendants of the tribe would also hold sacrifices for them.
They also make new clothes for the matched men and women and hold a family ceremony.
Those who surrendered worked hard to join the tribe as soon as possible, find a woman who likes them, and start a family as soon as possible.
Seeing their happy expressions, Yao Xiaoqing smiled and nodded, "Yes! You are serious and responsible in your work these days. The leader said that you should also participate in the sacrifice."
"Ho ho!" A group of men waved and shouted happily, "We can also participate in the sacrifice!..."
Yao Xiaoqing returned to the tribe with a smile and saw Bao Amu and his people dyeing cloth at the entrance of the cafeteria. Pieces of black and red cloth were hung to dry on bamboo poles.
The black cloth is made from boiled saltwood, and the red dye is the madder found by Jiang Li.
Chun Amu and the others were boiling red dye with madder. We were all novices, and the color of the dye was not pure at all, but everyone was equally happy.
Shan Amu came over with a piece of cloth, "Xiaoqing, has Leader Jiang Li painted the clothes for us?"
Yao Xiaoqing smiled and nodded, "He showed me the painting. It was made of black fabric and red. It looks very nice."
Shan'am handed the cloth to Chun'am, "When he sends the pattern, our cloth will be dried in the sun. I want to get the wool from the warehouse and try dyeing it. What do you think?"
"Okay! Wool can be dyed just like fabric." Yao Xiaoqing thought about it and said, "The rapeseed oil has been squeezed, and the bean paste in the vat has been dried long ago. I will take advantage of the bright sun today.
Que and An Nuan are going to wash the jars and pack the bean paste."
"Okay," Shan Ammu responded with a smile.
Yao Xiaoqing went to the warehouse, took Ah Que and Ah Nuan to the sink, cleaned them, and scalded them with salt water before moving them to the open space to dry.
The bean paste in the miso vat has turned reddish brown and exudes a burst of soy sauce aroma. Because of the earthquake, I didn’t have time to make soy sauce this year, so I will have to try it again next year.
In the afternoon, Jiang Li sent the drawings to Shan Amu and explained them to her in detail.
Shan Amu looked at the clothes on the painting and looked at him with a smile, "Chief Jiang Li is just like us Xiao Qing, no matter what he does, he is great. Do you have a girl you like in this tribe matching? I want Amu to help you.
Making new clothes?"
Chun Amu smiled and said: "Tell us to help you take a look. Leader Jiang Li is so strong, he needs to find a woman."
Jiang Li glanced at Yao Xiaoqing, who was standing aside with a smile, and his face turned red immediately, "Emma, I'm far behind the Green Witch. You guys are busy, I'll go to the refining room to find Uncle Tiger."
Leopard's mother looked at Jiang Li, "Hahaha! Look at leader Jiang Li, his ears are red." She is very happy these days! Leopard finally figured it out and found a woman to match with.
"Young people don't have much face." Shan Amu looked at the way Jiang Li looked at Yao Xiaoqing and said cheerfully.
"Qing Wu, I'm leaving." Jiang Li walked out with a red face. He was going to go to the refining room to find Yao Hu to continue making the bullock cart.
"Jiang Li," Yao Xiaoqing went out and called him, "it will be the winter solstice in a few days, and we plan to hold a sacrificial event. After the sacrificial event, we will hold a celebration for the people who have paired up and started a family.
You bring Heiba and the others over, and we can all have a good time together. It’s cold and wintery, so it’s time for you, sir, to take up your post!"
Jiang Li looked at her joking look, turned around and walked to her, looked at her with a smile, and said warmly: "It's okay for you to take over, sir. Qingwu, can you help me knit a sweater and do some repairs?" After that, he said again.
Afraid of her anger, "It doesn't matter if you disagree."
Yao Xiaoqing smiled and nodded, "Okay, I'll knit a sweater for you and make a bunch of it."
"Did you really agree?" Jiang Li didn't expect that she would agree so easily, and was stunned for a moment.
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