Farming in the Primitive Tribe

"Here, let's dig." Shen Xiaoxiao led them to a relatively dry place with clay, "Goddess, how much do you need to dig?" "

"Dig first. This time we used more soil, and we couldn't dig enough in one day." We also had to burn some tiles, so we used more soil.

The others said nothing and began to dig hard. Some people dug the soil, and some people carried the soil back. After digging enough soil, Shen Xiaoxiao asked them to mix the water and soil together, stir well, and use wooden boards to make it. I made several rectangular models, put the mud balls into the models, flattened them, and then tipped them onto the ground, so that a piece of adobe was ready.

Those who dug the soil, those who moved the soil, those who kneaded the mud, those who made adobes, everyone was busy for a while.

It wasn't until the sun set that everyone stopped. At this time, the ground was full of adobes. Although the others didn't know what she was doing with so many adobes, they didn't say anything. Xiao Yan and the others also came back. Everyone came back carrying a few stones, and they were all piled together into a small pile.

Others were even more confused. They didn't understand why so many stones were needed to build a house. Wouldn't it be better to live in a cave? No need to bother yet.

Then they repeated these things every day. After the adobes were dried, Shen Xiaoxiao also burned the adobes into bricks. However, some of them were burned, but it had no impact. Shen Xiaoxiao was still very happy about this. satisfied.

Xiao Yan and the others also brought back enough stones. The land where the house was to be built had been cleared, and the stones and weeds on it had been cleaned up. Shen Xiaoxiao sprinkled lime on them and marked lines for them to dig out the limestone. It was brought back by Xiao Yan and the others.

According to tradition, breaking ground requires a good day, but she didn't know how to do it, let alone others, so she chose a day with good weather to break ground. The males sweated profusely and took a day to dig. This is still true for humans. In many cases, it will take even longer.

The next day, Shen Xiaoxiao asked them to place the stones they brought back neatly into the ditch, and fill the gaps with mortar.

"Goddess, why did you put the stones in there?" Since they still had to fill it back in, why did they dig so hard?

"This is laying the foundation. Only when the foundation is laid, can you live with peace of mind in this house, otherwise it will be easily knocked down by wind and rain." Shen Xiaoxiao explained, and the others did not say anything after hearing this.

After the foundation was laid, it was time to build the wall. In fact, Shen Xiaoxiao was not at ease asking them to build the wall. After all, they had only practiced for a few days, but the conditions were like this. After all, they were relatively talented and had practiced for a few days. The wall built from the sky is no longer lopsided, at least it is a straight line.

Shen Xiaoxiao searched out all the sparse architectural knowledge in her mind and tried her best to make matching tools. The rest was up to them.

At first, Shen Xiaoxiao was worried about keeping an eye on them, but she didn't raise any questions. She breathed a sigh of relief and let them do it on their own. After all, she had a lot to do now, but she still knew how to do it. Take a look every now and then.

The iron content of the iron refined from the soil was getting less and less, and the nearby rivers were being dug wider and wider. Shen Xiaoxiao asked them to stop this project. Although they only had a few iron knives, they were better than those of other tribes. very good already.

She originally thought that this project would be stopped for a long time, but she discovered iron ore among the remaining stones. In order to verify whether it was genuine, she immediately heated and hammered the iron ore, and then placed it Plant refining in the furnace.

After a long time, Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but raise the corners of her mouth when she saw the smelted iron. She wiped the sweat from her forehead, "Xiao Yan, Xiao Yan -" she shouted a few words, " What's wrong?" Xiao Yan asked anxiously, thinking something had happened to her.

"Where did you bring those stones back from? Take me there." Shen Xiaoxiao said excitedly. Xiao Yan was interrupted by her just as she was about to say something. "What do you think this is?" Shen Xiaoxiao spread out her hand and said it A black thing was clearly revealed.

"Where did it come from?" Xiao Yan naturally recognized what it was, but they were no longer making iron.

"It's made from the iron ore you brought back. I'm going to go there and have a look." There must be more than one piece there. Maybe there is an iron mine nearby. That is an iron ore. With iron ore, the tribe The use of iron is not a problem.

Even if not, if there is one piece of iron ore, there must be a second piece. If they go there and bring all the iron ore back, the tribe will make a profit, right?

"Okay." Xiao Yan did not refuse. He knew the priorities, and nothing would happen if they went together.

"It's a little late now. Tomorrow, let's go again tomorrow. I'll go tell the witch doctor." Shen Xiaoxiao thought for a while and then went directly to the witch doctor.

"What happened? Why is the goddess so happy?" someone asked curiously.

Xiao Yan chuckled, "Aren't you regretful that you can no longer make iron? Xiaoxiao has found something that can make iron."

"Really or not." Others immediately said excitedly. After using iron knives, they were really disgusted when they were asked to use bone knives. It was clear that they thought bone knives were very useful not long ago, but it turned out that there was no comparison. harm.

"Really, we'll look for it tomorrow."

"I want to go too, you must take me there."

"Xiaoxiao has already gone to talk to the witch doctor, and the witch doctor will make arrangements."

"I'm leaving first, let's talk later." The man patted Xiao Yan's shoulder excitedly, and then left.

Xiao Yan smiled and shook his head, then went back to his work.

And Shen Xiaoxiao also decided with the witch doctor who would set out tomorrow. The witch doctor decided to let thirty males go with her. After all, the journey was long. If there were more people, they could bring more people back at one time. Even if there were not, they could protect her. After all, she would encounter something every time she went out. Not to mention Xiao Yan, the witch doctor was scared, especially Shen Xiaoxiao, who was very important to the tribe. Even if something happened to them, nothing would happen to her.

Shen Xiaoxiao followed them and left the next day. Those who were chosen were all grinning, and those who were not chosen couldn't help but want to punch them when they saw their proud faces. After they left, others also went Busy with other things.

Shen Xiaoxiao looked around curiously along the way. Except for the last exchange, this was the second time she went on a trip with them, which was very new to her.

"Are you tired? Do you want to take a rest?" Xiao Yan helped her wipe off the sweat and asked with concern.

"You're not tired, let's keep walking." Shen Xiaoxiao gasped, "How far is it?"

"Almost there." Xiao Yan looked at her distressedly, which was why he didn't want her to follow him before.

"Okay, let's go." Shen Xiaoxiao pushed his arm and stopped talking.

They didn't arrive at their destination until the sun was high in the sky. Everything they saw was stones. No wonder they called it a pile of stones.

Others also sat down to rest. Xiao Yan took out the eggs from the basket and gave them to them. Everyone took them and thanked them. After resting for a while, they started looking for iron ore, but they found nothing after searching for a long time.

Others were a little frustrated, wondering whether it was just a coincidence that there was no other iron ore.