The leaves of the trees with large leaves had all fallen off, leaving them bare. On the other hand, the leaves of the trees with relatively small leaves were still holding on.
However, after the snow, there would probably be a lot more 'light'.
Zhou Ji quite liked this scene, but Xiong Ye did not let him look at it for long. "It's snowing so heavily. It's so cold. Let's stay at home and not go out, lest we freeze."
Xiong Ye was really worried about Zhou Ji. Seeing that Zhou Ji had no reaction, he continued, "You don't know, but a few years ago, a child in the tribe was starving. He ran out to look for food, but after walking in the snow for too long, his feet froze. After he returned to the tribe to warm himself by the fire, his feet even fell off his legs … Later on, he died."
As Xiong Ye said this, fear and sorrow appeared on his face.
"Something like this will not happen again." Zhou Ji hugged Xiong Ye.
Xiong Ye was not old. A few years ago, he had not even reached adulthood. The person he was talking about … might be a companion of his age. As for the frozen feet … After staying in a cold place for a long time, the fingers and toes could easily freeze to death. If they were not taken care of properly, they might fall off.
"That's right!" Xiong Ye quickly became happy. "In the future, everyone will definitely not go hungry. Just the soil eggs and barley alone can feed many people. These things can be grown more next year."
Zhou Ji nodded.
It was impossible for the tribe to grow by just relying on hunting and gathering. But if they developed farming … they could feed many people.
Zhou Ji and Xiong Ye returned to their bedroom together.
Considering that Xiong He's animal form was very big, their bedroom was also very big. It was about five meters in length and width. And in this bedroom, besides a bed, there was also a very big pit.
Zhou Ji spread animal skin beside the pit and lit a fire in the pit. The room became warm.
The walls were very, very thick mud walls. The windows were also sealed. They only relied on the lit fire for light … The room immediately became warm.
Zhou Ji placed his recliner by the fire and took out some pumpkin seeds for Xiong Ye to eat.
After he brought back the pumpkins, the tribe began to plant them.
The pumpkin had a sweet taste, so the priests liked it very much. The children in the tribe also liked it very much, so they carefully kept the pumpkin seeds, preparing to plant them next year.
Zhou Ji asked for all of these seeds. To the outside world, he said that the seeds were in his hands so that it would be convenient to sow them next year. But in fact … he fried half of them into pumpkin seeds. After all, there was no need for so many seeds to plant pumpkin.
He didn't put anything in the clay pot. He first heated it up and then poured the pumpkin seeds inside. After stir-frying for a while, he added a little water that had dissolved a lot of salt. After stir-frying for a while, the pumpkin seeds with a salty taste were ready.
Unfortunately, there were too few of them.
"What is this?" Xiong Ye asked.
"Try some pumpkin seeds," Zhou Ji said.
Xiong Ye grabbed a few pumpkin seeds and tossed them into his mouth. He chewed and chewed. "They're quite delicious."
Zhou Ji chuckled. "If you like it, then eat more."
He took a few pills and slowly popped them.
Xiong Ye found it funny that Zhou Ji was actually shelling such a small thing.
The shell of the pumpkin seed was not hard, so there was no need to peel it! But it would probably taste better if it was peeled.
Seeing that Zhou Ji was eating so slowly, Xiong Ye didn't touch the pumpkin seeds anymore. He could finish such a small amount of pumpkin seeds in a few bites. If he still didn't find it delicious, he might as well leave it for Zhou Ji to eat.
However, this matter of shelling made Xiong Ye think of something he could do — he found some tools and a big bucket of barley and started shelling the barley.
After the new house was built, Zhou Ji had planted quite a lot of barley in their courtyard. These barley had been harvested and dried long ago, but they didn't have time to shed their shells. Now that they were free.
Zhou Ji ate the pumpkin seeds while Xiong Ye gently knocked on the barley to shed the barley. The two of them surrounded the fire and enjoyed a rare moment of leisure.
"This house is really nice. I used to live in a cave. Even if there was a fire, it was still cold," Xiong Ye said. He used to live in a cave. At that time, even if he had a lot of animal skin and feathers under his body, he still felt cold. However, this house was different.
The soil under their feet had been smashed tightly and even roasted with fire. Now, there was a fire … Now that he was sitting beside the fire pit, the soil under him was warm, making him want to lie down.
"Next year, we can get the people in the tribe to build more houses so that everyone can live in," Zhou Ji said. Although the col was safe, the living conditions were definitely not comparable to a house.
"I think so too!" Xiong Ye told Zhou Ji about his many ideas for the future. He also began to talk about the various things he had encountered during the winter.
"In the past, I didn't have salt during the winter, so the meat I ate started to stink. Later, I made a pile of snow outside to freeze the meat. In the end, the meat was stolen by someone …"
"I went to catch fish during the winter. I dug a hole in the ice, and those fish would poke their heads out. I caught them accurately! I'll go catch them for you in a few days! "
"Winter has just passed. When the snow melts, a lot of tender grass will grow. It's quite delicious."
…
Zhou Ji rubbed Xiong Ye's head. Xiong Ye was talking about real grass, so it definitely wouldn't taste good. The reason he found it delicious was probably because he was starving.
"Don't touch my head …" Xiong Ye said. As he spoke, something was stuffed into his mouth. He chewed it and realized it was a peeled pumpkin seed.
Zhou Ji had been peeling it just now, and when he peeled a small handful, he ended up eating it!
Xiong Ye said, "Forget it, you can touch it if you want." Zhou Ji probably liked his fur because he didn't have a beast form. As for touching his head … was it because only his head had fur after he turned into a human form?
Xiong Ye felt that he could still tolerate his partner's little hobby.
In the past few days, Xiong Ye had been very busy. Now that he was suddenly free, he had nothing to do. After peeling the barley, Xiong Ye said, "Now that I'm full and warm, I don't want to hibernate at all. I don't want to go out either. There's nothing to do."
"There's something to do," Zhou Ji said. "Let's learn how to read."
Xiong Ye: "…"
Zhou Ji said again, "If you can learn twenty words today, I'll tell you a story."
Xiong Ye immediately became spirited. "Okay!" When Zhou Ji taught him how to fight, he had told him stories. Those stories were very nice, and Xiong Ye especially wanted to hear them.
"Then start learning. After you're done, I'll tell you the story of Big Bear and Bramble," Zhou Ji said again. Zhou Ji said again. Then, as he taught, he recalled a certain cartoon in which the main character was a bear, and he began to make up a story.
It was definitely impossible to tell him the cartoon directly. He would just tell him the story of Big Bear and Bramble's adventures outside and finally becoming a beast king. Xiong Ye would definitely like such a story.
Just as Xiong Ye was thinking about listening to the story and started learning excitedly, in the priest's cave, the tall Xiong He sat opposite the skinny priest, his face full of despair.
In winter, a strong man like him, who had a lot of food, should be in his own cave, hugging his woman to sleep. Why did he have to face the old priest's wrinkled face and carry things?
Xiong He couldn't help but say, "Priest, I can't communicate with the Beast Deity. I don't think I'm suitable to be a priest." He had never felt the Beast Deity before!
The priest was extremely calm. "It's fine. I can't communicate with the Beast Deity like you."
Xiong He: "…"
While Xiong He was feeling depressed, Xiong Ye had already learned twenty words. Then, he laid comfortably beside Zhou Ji and started to listen to Zhou Ji's story.
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