Huo choked and said: "Chief Yaohu, we are willing to join the Yaoshan tribe. We just want the children of the tribe to survive."
More than a dozen small tribe leaders begged, "Please, Chief Yaohu, we are willing to join the Yaoshan tribe, we do not want to become cannibals."
Yaohu looked at them with difficulty. God knows how long the cold will last. If he doesn't share the food with them, will he really see them turn into cannibals? If the food is given to them, the people of the Yaoshan tribe will also starve to death.
He thought for a while, but his own people were more important, "Brothers, we really don't have much food, and it's difficult for us!"
When Huo saw that he rejected them, his vision turned black and he fell down. Yaohu and Shanyang hurriedly hugged him, "Chief Huo, what's wrong with you?"
"Put him on the kang to sleep." Yaohu imitated Yao Xiaoqing and put his fingers under his nose to check, then turned to look at the wolf, "Wolf, hurry up and call Xiaoqing."
"Yes!" Lang Fei ran back to the tribe and said to Yao Xiaoqing, who was grinding beans with Yun Amu and the others in the cafeteria: "Xiao Qing, a tribe leader has fainted."
"I know, I'll go over right away."
Yao Xiaoqing thought for a while and thought it might be hypoglycemia caused by hunger. She turned around and went to the kitchen to open the cupboard, poured some sugar into a bamboo cup, and went to the guest room.
Yao Hu waved anxiously, "Xiao Qing, come and see how the fire leader is doing?"
Yao Xiaoqing nodded, stepped forward to check his pulse, poured some boiling water into the cup, and said to the wolf: "Feed him to drink."
"Yes." The wolf held the bowl and fed the fire with the sugar water and drank it with Shan Yang.
The deer begged: "Qingwu, please take us in. We are willing to join the Yaoshan tribe."
An old leader looked at Yao Xiaoqing and burst into tears, "Qingsha, there is no food to eat. If we continue, some people will become cannibals and eat human flesh."
Yao Xiaoqing was also very embarrassed when he saw that their faces were sallow and skinny. The fish in the river were not easy to catch now. The fish traps set by Ah Zhongbo and the others could not catch many fish, and they were often stolen.
In order to save food, she led her people to cut down all the millet grains that were originally eaten by livestock, fry them, grind them into powder with a stone mill, and mix them with pumpkin, chestnut, poria, and kudzu powder, using the remaining big bones
Make soup and make slices of soup to eat.
There is food in the tribe, but she is used to preparing for the worst in everything, so she can lead the tribe through the famine when it comes.
In the spring season of March, there is no sign of the weather getting warmer. If they are accepted and food is given to them, if there is no harvest this year, the Yaoshan tribe will be hungry next year.
But she couldn't bear to see these people starving to death and eating others.
"Qing Wu, the fire leader is awake." Shan Yang interrupted Yao Xiaoqing's meditation.
Yao Xiaoqing walked over and took his pulse, then turned to look at the wolf and said, "Wolf, let Huo drink the tea."
As soon as Huo woke up, he looked at the two and begged: "Leader Yaohu, Qingsha, please take us in. We only need a bite to eat. As long as you take us in, we are willing to be slaves."
The other people saw that Yao Xiaoqing put out the fire with a glass of water, and they wanted to join the Yaoshan tribe even more.
The leaders of more than a dozen tribes begged together with Huo, "Chief Yaohu, Qingsha, we only want a bite to eat, please take us in."
Shan Yang and the other dozen or so tribal leaders looked at them coldly.
Yao Hu looked at them hesitating and turned to look at Yao Xiaoqing.
Yao Xiaoqing looked at them for a while and wrote down the leaders who offered to join the tribe. After a moment of silence, he looked up and said, "You guys go back first. My father and I will go back to the tribe and gather the people together. We will discuss them before getting back to you."
After hearing this, everyone's eyes showed hope, "Qing Wu, we will wait here."
Yao Hu and Yao Xiaoqing turned back to the tribe and summoned Jiang Li and all the team to the cafeteria.
Yao Xiaoqing told the leaders of the Fire Tribe, the Deer Tribe and a dozen small tribes about their proposal to join the Yaoshan Tribe, and asked for their opinions.
Leopard stood up and said, "Chief, Qingsha, how much food do we have?"
Yao Xiaoqing glanced at Yun Amu and Chun Amu, "Amu, tell everyone how long our food can last."
Yun Amu stood up and looked at them proudly, "Even if there is no harvest this year, if we save food, we can survive until next summer. If the grain crops in autumn are not wasted, we can save food and last for two years."
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"Ah!" Leopard and Muba all stood up and looked at them in surprise, "Do we still have so much food?"
They all thought the tribe didn't have much food left.
Chun Amu looked at them, "Yes, Xiaoqing has thought of many ways to save food. Even the millet grains and chaff used to feed pigs are ground into powder and added to the food."
Agen stood up and said: "I kept some of the chickens, ducks, and rabbits for seed, and killed all the others."
Ah Chun stood up and looked at everyone with a distressed look on his face, "Xiaoqing was worried that there was not enough fodder to eat, so he killed several big cows, pigs, and a lot of sheep."
The warrior of the hunting team gave them a thumbs up, "Xiaoqing, Amu, Abo, you are so amazing, you have saved so much food."
Yao Hu looked at them and said, "Don't think that there is so much food and you just want to eat it with all your heart."
Leopard said happily: "We will eat whatever Amu and the others do. I originally thought that the tribe would soon run out of food. Now I am not afraid anymore."
Yao Xiaoqing looked at them, "Your contribution is also part of this. You captured the dried meat, bacon, and bacon bones in the warehouse."
Yao Hu nodded, "Everyone, sit down and let's talk about whether we want to accept those small tribes?"
Leopard and Muba laughed and said: "We have nothing to say. If the leader and Qingsha think they can take them in, they will take them in."
Yao Hu looked at Jiang Li and said, "Jiang Li, please tell me."
Jiang Li nodded and looked at Yao Xiaoqing, "How many people are there in the small tribe you plan to join?"
Yao Xiaoqing thought for a moment, "I remember that the Fire Tribe and the Deer Tribe have about two hundred tribesmen, and the other tribes have dozens and dozens of small tribes. Together, they may have five or six hundred people."
Jiang Li said: "If the weather can warm up before summer comes, we can still go out to hunt for a season of prey, and we can also sow all the grains.
As long as there is a harvest before winter comes, there should be no problem in feeding them. I am worried that after we bring them through the difficulties, the tribal leaders will not be willing to accept control."
Yao Hu thought about it. He looked at Yao Xiaoqing and said, "Xiaoqing, what do you think we should do?"
Yao Xiaoqing looked at him, "Take them in and tell them the rules of the tribe. If someone refuses to be controlled after the winter, use force to drive them to the opposite mountain."
She paused and continued, "When the weather gets warmer, take them farther out to find pine forests. Poria, mushrooms, and fungus are easy to find in pine forests that have not been searched before."