Early the next morning, all the kids in the cave woke up before the sun came out. Some of them had dark circles under their eyes, probably because they didn't sleep well last night.
Mo-Er was still confused when he was woken up. This was something he had never encountered in the cave before. He had killed several Night Swallow yesterday, so there were a few wounds on his arms. The wounds were of different depths, and he had already applied some herbal medicine.
Although he was confused, Mo-Er still stood up, carrying the knife on his back, waiting for what would happen next. He found that the other kids in the cave were all in groups of five, huddling at the entrance of the cave with straw ropes and pieces of black stuff in their arms, discussing something. They looked at Shao Xuan expectantly from time to time.
"The sun is out! Today's weather must be good. We can go fishing. "A kid looked at the sun in the sky and said.
"But yesterday's weather was also good, and we still couldn't fish. Will today be the same as yesterday? "Another kid poured cold water on him.
Most of the kids in the cave couldn't bear to hear such unlucky words. They all glared at the kid who just said "same as yesterday".
No matter whether they could fish today or not, they still had to eat breakfast, or they wouldn't have the strength to work. Since he had some income, Shao Xuan would eat something every morning. At first, he didn't want to eat because of the other kids, but when he was fishing, he didn't have the strength to do it. The next day, he set up a stone pot just like Shao Xuan. There was no other way. If he didn't eat, he wouldn't have the strength to work. If he couldn't work, he would be hungrier than others. It was a vicious circle.
After eating and drinking, he felt refreshed.
Seeing Mo-Er's actions, Shao Xuan asked him to go fishing with him. Mo-Er contributed the Night Swallow he killed yesterday to the group for breakfast, and the others in the group also softened their attitude towards Mo-Er.
All the kids in the cave left, so there was no one to guard. Shao Xuan was not afraid that the things in the cave would be stolen. He took the straw ropes and the floating pieces of black stuff with him. As for the fish, the people in the tribe wouldn't steal the food of the kids in the cave, or they would be severely punished and despised by the whole tribe. Therefore, even if he put the fish out to dry, no one would come to take it. Other than these, there was nothing else in the cave that could attract the attention of the people in the tribe. There was no need to send someone to guard the cave. The Shao Xuan took the Caesar with him.
The river was also very calm today, but it wasn't as eerily quiet as it was yesterday. Looking at the flickering waves on the water, Shao Xuan felt a little more at ease. He asked Ba and Tu to tie the stone worms on the straw ropes and bring them over. Then, he threw one stone worm to test it out.
Twenty children stood behind Shao Xuan. They stared unblinkingly at the stone worm that had been thrown into the water. When they couldn't see the stone worm, they nervously stared at the floating black block.
"Xuan, how is it?"
"He should be fine, right?"
"Is the fish back yet?"
Someone couldn't help but ask softly.
Shao Xuan stared at the surface of the water. He did not "see" the aquatic creatures with tentacles today, and the trembling of the black block had returned to its usual intensity. It was the stone worms struggling underwater.
"I don't think so …" Before Shao Xuan could finish his sentence, he was interrupted by the situation on the surface of the water.
The black block that had been floating on the surface of the water suddenly sank, and a familiar pulling sensation came from the rope. Shao Xuan was overjoyed. He and Ba tightened the straw rope in their hands and quickly pulled it back.
"There's a fish!"
"It's a fish!!"
"The fish is back!!"
Seeing this, the other children were so happy that they jumped on the spot. When the familiar ferocious face in the water was completely revealed, the twenty children finally felt completely relieved.
It had only been a day, but they missed the fish so much. The straw rope in their hands was already shaking unbearably. After Shao Xuan gave the signal, the group of children began to skillfully catch fish in groups of five.
"Mo Er, you go with them. Tu, you tell him what to pay attention to. I'll take Caesar to dig up the stone worms. The ones we dug up just now are far from enough. Remember, don't go into the water, and don't fight. If you have the time to fight, you might as well catch more fish. Hurry up, winter will come in a few days. If you find something wrong, go and find the guards over there. "Shao Xuan said the last part to the others standing by the river bank.
In fact, Shao Xuan didn't need to remind them. After what happened yesterday, these children especially cherished today's opportunity. None of them knew whether the fish would leave tomorrow, so it was better to catch more fish. Who would have the leisure to fight?
When the children came out of the cave and were busy catching fish, the people living in the mountain foot district also came over to fish with them.
This kind of situation was often seen recently. The guards didn't nervously run over to warn people as soon as they saw people approaching the water. Now, they just sat not far away and watched. Every once in a while, they would warn people not to get too close to the water. If they found anything unusual, they would inform them immediately.
It had to be said that these fish did solve some people's urgent needs. Several families in the mountain foot district were injured when they went out to hunt. Before winter, they couldn't participate in the last hunting trip. If they didn't go out to hunt, there would be less food. Winter was difficult, and their families were anxious. But now, they were much more relaxed. Who would have thought that these fish in the water were so easy to hunt? Even the old, weak, sick, and disabled in the tribe could come and help.
After going through these things, Shao Xuan was also known by the people in the mountain foot district. In the past, they only remembered a child who wandered around with a wolf every day. Now, because of the fish, they had to trade with Shao Xuan in exchange for the floating black pieces. Finally, they remembered Shao Xuan's name. When they heard that Shao Xuan wanted to trade for animal skins, they didn't care whether it was new or old. They all cleared out the animal skins that they didn't need for the time being and rushed to trade with Shao Xuan.
When Shao Xuan arrived at the gravel field, there were already seven or eight people there. When they saw Shao Xuan, they even greeted Shao Xuan. When they heard that Shao Xuan said that they could fish by the river today, they all stared at the ground with even more eagerness. They couldn't wait to seize the nest of the underground stone worms and take it to the river to lure the fish.
Recently, the stone worms in the gravel field were in trouble. As soon as they broke through the ground, they would be dug out by a swarm of people. Those who were more straightforward would cut themselves in half to escape, and those who weren't straightforward could only be pulled out of the ground whole. In the past, even if they crawled out of the ground and wriggled slowly in front of people, no one would give them a second look. But now, not to mention showing their heads, even if the gravel on the ground moved a little, people would go and dig to see if there were any stone worms underneath. They would pull them out as soon as they saw them.
However, compared to Caesar, these people's efficiency was much lower. The people digging the stone worms in the gravel field saw that Caesar could dig out a stone worm with just a few sniffs, and they were envious.
This wolf's nose was really f * cking sharp!
Some people thought about weaving a big net with straw rope to catch fish, but it turned out that this method didn't work. When they put the net down, they did catch a lot of fish, but before they could pull it up, the net was bitten through by the fish. When they pulled the net back, there was not a single fish in the broken net. So they had no choice but to use this troublesome method to catch fish one by one.
In the afternoon, the children fishing by the river were called back to the cave by Shao Xuan. After eating the food distributed by the tribe, they didn't want to stay in the cave to make straw rope anymore. They had made enough straw rope yesterday, and there was still some time before dark, so they wanted to go fishing by the river for a while.
Shao Xuan didn't object, but he didn't go with them in the afternoon. They had caught a lot of stone worms in the morning, and distributed them to five groups. It was enough for them to use.
Looking at the moon last night, winter was coming soon. They had to catch more fish before winter came. Once winter came, the temperature outside would drop sharply, and the water near the river would freeze. At that time, people who hadn't awakened their totemic power wouldn't go out of the house. They couldn't withstand the wind and snow, and they didn't have thick fur clothes.
Shao Xuan didn't go with the children to the river, but left the cave with two fish. Shao Xuan pulled one fish, and Caesar pulled the other one. He also carried an animal skin bag with him. In the bag were some stones of better quality that Shao Xuan had picked up from the training ground. Because more and more people came to the gravel field to dig for stone worms, Shao Xuan had moved the stones away. Now the cave was different from before, and the kids didn't dare to snatch the stones away from him.
Every time he picked up good stone embryos that could be used to make tools, Shao Xuan would trade them with a stoneware craftsman for food, and the person who would choose to do the trade was fixed. Shao Xuan had observed several stoneware craftsmen in the mountain foot district, and he finally chose one.
This stoneware craftsman was called Ke. It was said that he was responsible for setting traps in the hunting team, but he lost one of his legs in a hunt, so he quit the hunting team and became a stoneware craftsman in the mountain foot district. He usually helped others to make stoneware to make a living.
Shao Xuan pulled the fish to a wooden house. Many of the houses around didn't have doors, but were covered with thick leather curtains or grass curtains made of vines. Ke's house was the same. Shao Xuan could hear the sound of stoneware being polished inside, so he called out, "Uncle Ke."
The person inside didn't respond, but the leather curtains shook, which meant that the owner of the house allowed you to go in. Without permission, Shao Xuan couldn't lift the curtains directly. Many things in Ke's house looked simple, but they were actually more complicated than those in the houses nearby. The curtains in other houses could be lifted directly, but not in Ke's house. If you forced your way in, you would be the one in trouble.
Even though he had lost one of his legs, Ke was responsible for setting traps in the hunting team, so he still had his skills.
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