The weather was getting warmer and the air was humid. But when the sun came out, the humid air was gone.
Shao Xuan took the small bag of grains down the mountain and went to the tribe's farmland to discuss it with someone.
A few days ago, he asked an elder in the tribe who was good at farming. He planned to bring the grains to the elder today and ask for his opinion and suggestions.
Shao Xuan knew about farming. But after coming to this world, he didn't recognize most of the plants because they didn't even exist in the other world. Not only that, but after coming to this world, Shao Xuan was' blind 'again. Although he knew some, the main crops here were different from what Shao Xuan knew. Their growth habits were also very different. Shao Xuan could only ask someone who was more experienced.
Most of the tribe's farmland was at the foot of the mountain. From the mountainside to the foot of the mountain, there were plots of land. Each plot was planted by several families. As for how the land was distributed after planting, the tribe didn't care.
Shao Xuan came to a plot of land near the foot of the mountain. An old woman with a head of silver hair was sitting there. Her name was Qi Qi. Her mother was from the Taihe tribe. The Taihe tribe was better at farming than the Yanjiao tribe. They had a better grasp of many techniques so Qi Qi knew more about farming. The people who worked in the fields often came to ask her questions.
"You're here." Qi Qi saw Shao Xuan and quickly stood up. In many tribes, people had to pay their respects to people of high status. Yanjiao also had this kind of etiquette on important occasions. But it was usually more casual.
Qi Qi obviously still felt that she had to bow to Shao Xuan. But as soon as she stood up, Shao Xuan stopped her.
Shao Xuan didn't say much. He took out the bag and poured out a few grains. "Take a look at this."
Qi Qi's attention immediately shifted to the dark gold grains in Shao Xuan's hand. These were grains that she had never seen before.
After taking a closer look, Qi Qi shook her head. "This is the first time I've seen such a grain. Is this the 'Thousand Grain Gold' you mentioned?"
"Yes, that's it."
Shao Xuan had told Qi Qi where he found the Thousand Grain Gold. After some consideration, Qi Qi suggested that Shao Xuan find a place similar to where he found it. That way, it would be safer. No one knew what kind of environment this plant liked to grow in. There were all kinds of plants. Some liked the sun, some liked the shade, some liked the humidity, and some liked the drought. They couldn't be lumped together.
"However, Elder, you can plant some in every place. When the time comes and you see which place has the best growth, you can plant them there." Thinking about how Shao Xuan said that these grains were extremely rare and precious, Qi Qi paused.
Since it was rare and precious, how could she waste it like she did with other seeds? But looking at the dark gold grains in Shao Xuan's hand, Qi Qi's heart itched. She wanted to try planting these rare grains. As someone who had been farming since young, these few grains were very attractive. Even if she hadn't eaten them before, she could give a rough evaluation just by looking at them and smelling them.
They were very attractive!
But Shao Xuan was an Elder and these grains were very precious. She couldn't ask for them.
Sensing Qi Qi's gaze, Shao Xuan thought about the thousand grains in his hand and counted a hundred for her. "If you have time, can you help me plant these?"
For someone as experienced as Qi Qi, it would save Shao Xuan a lot of trouble. It was better than Shao Xuan messing around.
Qi Qi hurriedly promised, "Of course, of course! Don't worry Elder, I will do my best! "
As she spoke, she took out a cloth bag and carefully took the one hundred grains from Shao Xuan. She decided to discuss this with her fellow farmers first. They would carry out their plan after they came up with a plan. If she succeeded, she would definitely get more benefits from Shao Xuan. But to Qi Qi, the most important thing was that she could try planting something so rare. This would give her a sense of achievement.
After giving the grains to Qi Qi, Shao Xuan looked at the people working in the field. Everyone used many types of farming tools, such as plowing, watering, harvesting, threshing, etc. Many of them learned from the slave masters in the six tribes. They were very useful in plowing, planting, plowing, processing, etc. These tools were mostly made of wood and stone. It was said that the slave masters used bronze tools. But in the tribe, no one could bear to use bronze tools. Stones and animal bones were also good substitutes.
After looking at them for a while, Shao Xuan went back to find some materials and improved the tools. He even made a plow for them to cultivate the land.
Shao Xuan's plow was simpler than what he had planned because of the limited tools. It was also made of wood and stone. After a few attempts, he improved and perfected the plow to make it lighter and easier to turn around. It was easy to operate and its flexibility was satisfactory. This way, the efficiency of farming would also increase.
After making it, Shao Xuan went to show it to the farmers and taught them how to use it.
Perhaps the slave masters already had similar farming tools, but this was the first time the people in the tribe had seen it. They felt it was new and very happy. As soon as Shao Xuan brought the plow over, everyone surrounded it.
"Elder, what is this?"
"Can this be used for farming?" Everyone was curious.
The plow was a farming tool. Usually, it was tied to the animal that pulled it, such as a cow. But there were no domesticated animals here, so it could only be pulled by humans.
Luckily, the Yanjiao tribe had a lot of manpower, so it was easy for them to use it.
"That's it. Use it to break up the soil and make trenches. I saw that everyone was busy preparing for the planting of seeds. This plow should make it easier for everyone."
After the demonstration, Shao Xuan gave the plow to the others to try it out.
Many people wanted to try it, but it was snatched away by Qi Qi's granddaughter, Ji Ling.
Ji Ling was only 15 or 16 years old. She was as beautiful as a flower and had already awakened her totemic power. She had just returned from a hunt a few days ago, so it wasn't her turn to patrol. She had nothing to do, so she came to help Qi Qi. She didn't expect to see Shao Xuan with the plow. She rolled up her sleeves and squeezed the others to the side. She copied Shao Xuan and started to plow. Another middle-aged woman helped from behind.
Ji Ling stopped when she came across a rock in the ground. She didn't use a knife. Instead, she reached out and dug out a rock the size of winter. She didn't even look at it. With a toss, she threw the rock far away.
Shao Xuan saw the rock the size of a winter melon draw an arc in the sky. It flew over the river in front of the tribe and landed in the forest far away, startling a few birds. He turned his head and looked at the field again. Ji Ling was pulling the plow while sharing the feeling of pulling the plow with a few hunting companions who were rubbing their palms together.
Shao Xuan was speechless.
In the tribe, women were like men, and men were like ferocious beasts.
Those who worked in the fields weren't all people who hadn't awakened their totemic power. Most of the time, totemic warriors were the ones who did the hard work. After all, they didn't have hunting shifts every day. Girls like Ji Ling, who Shao Xuan thought looked like a flower, also worked in the fields like the others.
In the tribe, there were two kinds of people. One was the weak group who hadn't awakened their totemic power, and the other was the warriors who had awakened their totemic power.
At this time, many people were busy sowing seeds. Shao Xuan didn't know until now that other than the fields in the tribe, there were also people who were planting seeds in the forest on the other side of the river. However, unlike the meticulous planting in the tribe, they were more casual in the forest, and still used the primitive method of burning sticks.
First, cut down the weeds, vines, and bushes in the forest, and then set fire to them. After the rain, when the soil was wet and soft, they did not plow or dig. Instead, they planted some seeds, and the burned vegetation became fertilizer for these seeds.
When sowing seeds, the people in the front poked holes in the ground with spears or other tools, and the people behind would put the seeds into the holes. After planting, they didn't take much care of it. Sometimes, they would go over to take a look, or chase away the birds and beasts. After all, their main source of food was hunting, followed by the fields in the tribe. As for the fields outside the tribe, they were just there to pass time. As long as they harvested more than what they sowed, they would be satisfied. After harvesting what they planted, they would move to another place, and the original plot of land would be idle. They would wait for a few years, or even longer, before moving back to plant again. There was a lot of land here, and the forest was big, so they could afford it.
Shao Xuan didn't plant the seeds in the fields, nor did he go outside the tribe. He used a wooden fence to enclose a seventy square meters of empty land behind the house. After doing some preliminary work, he planted a hundred grains.
The Thousand Grain Gold was discovered on the top of the mountain. Shao Xuan lived on the top of the mountain, not far from the top. Although the mountain wasn't high, Shao Xuan didn't feel safe planting it on other mountains. After all, there were too many birds and beasts on other mountains, and Shao Xuan couldn't keep an eye on them all the time.
Different mountains had different climates and geology, but Shao Xuan didn't think too much about it. He just wanted to try it out. Speaking of which, he wasn't very interested in planting the Thousand Grain Gold, and wasn't obsessed with it. It would be good if he could plant it, but if he couldn't, he would just cook the remaining grains and eat them. After so long, he should still be able to eat them.
After a while, the seeds behind Shao Xuan's house sprouted. Out of a hundred seeds, more than half of them had sprouted. Shao Xuan was very satisfied with this.
But when Shao Xuan was called over by Qi Qi, he realised that most of the grains had already sprouted two to three leaves. With a hundred grains, the survival rate was more than ninety percent. It was much better than the ones in Shao Xuan's backyard.
She was indeed experienced.
Seeing the seedlings, Shao Xuan was happy too. It didn't matter who planted them, as long as they were alive.
Qi Qi and the rest were even more excited to see the seedlings. Every day, when they had time, they would go and look at the seedlings. They found spots from the top to the bottom of the mountain, and planted ten grains in each spot. At this stage, the seedlings at the bottom of the mountain were growing the best.
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