Ancient wasteland

The salt-changing team continued to move forward, and walked out of the lake water area two days later. Jing Zhuo drew it on the map according to the estimated area and control ratio.

It's a pity that until they finished the lake area, Shan didn't remember where the water in the lake started to dry up.

Jing Que was a little disappointed, poking at his own parchment map and thinking about it, it seems that he has to wait until the hottest time of the dry season to come out and take a look.

Confirm the exact situation, just the area he walked by the lake!It can be said that the land is fertile and wide, a bit like a plain surrounded by water.

At present, the area that can be seen is at least thousands or even hundreds of acres of wasteland. Jing Yu feels that this place is very suitable for opening up wasteland and farming.

But there is a more difficult problem, that is, the road they traveled in the past three days, Jing Que did not see other small streams and rivers.

It stands to reason that this lake has such a large area that there should be many streams flowing into it. How could there be no running water flowing into it.

He rode a moo beast that seemed very docile under the threat of the wild, so he didn't have to work hard, so he had time and energy to start thinking about problems.

Taking advantage of the rest, holding the map and looking at it, beckoning Ye Ye over, pointing to the other side of the lake on the map, "Here...

That is, we walked across the lake, have you been there?Has anyone in the tribe been there, is there a source of water, and is the land level? "

Ye looked at the map and remained silent for a while, pointing to the area he asked a little further, "This is the Water Tribe, and there are many rivers around their tribe."

Jing Que frowned slightly. It seemed that his plan had failed. After thinking for a while, he continued to ask, "Do people from the Water Tribe usually hunt?"

Ye shook his head lightly, "They don't hunt, and the Water Tribe has fewer fighters than our tribe, only the mountains, the wind, and me.

There are no strong men in the water tribe. They can weave nets to catch fish and things with hard shells from the water to eat. "

Jing Qu slightly smiled, "It's true that people rely on mountains to eat mountains, and water to eat water. Our tribe can hunt, and people in the water tribe can fish.

We just passed by the lake, and we didn't see any traces of human activities in the lake, so it seems that the water tribe can't go fishing in the lake.

Either the fish they caught in the small river were enough to eat, or they only had elementary fishing skills and could not go to deep water areas. "

It may be that the ship has not been built yet, Jing Yu thought in his heart, he is more inclined to the second possibility, after all, they are all primitive tribes.

It's impossible that the Mountain Tribe doesn't even have a basket, but the Water Tribe already knows how to build boats? !Tell me who will believe it.

Put away the parchment map, and began to think about going to the Wading Tribe to see the situation there after they returned from the Great River Tribe.

Walking through the range of the lake and entering the hilly area, the road surface began to become rough, the temperature was suitable during the water season, and various plants grew wildly.

I have covered up the traces of the people in front of me, but fortunately, Shan is indeed a competent guide, and it seems unreliable to bluff on weekdays.

I took them forward at critical moments and never lost my way. In the forest, the trees were tall and overgrown with weeds. The soldiers opened the way in front, so that the moo beasts carrying goods behind could pass by.

In the primordial forest that can be said to block out the sun, the light is very dim, and the road can't be seen clearly. They even need to use torches to illuminate the depths.

They are all careful to guard against poisonous snakes and insects, especially Shan. He was bitten by a poisonous snake and almost didn't wake up.

If there was no Jing Zhu, he probably would have returned to the embrace of the beast god long ago, so he followed Jing Zhu's advice very carefully and first took a wooden stick to explore the way.

When the poisonous snake lurking in the grass fled in a hurry, I just reached out and grabbed it, squeezed it to death, and waited to make it into barbecue. It was not soft at all.

The water season has just passed, and most of the plants in the forest have ended their flowering period, and there are green and small fruits hanging on them. It is very gratifying to see the stars and stars.

The ones with a slightly longer flowering period are still blooming, and the slim ones grow there. When Jing Que meets a small piece of lily, it is all white petals.

It opened there quietly, and one could smell a strong fragrance of lilies from afar. Next to it were two big pine trees, with many pine nuts falling on the ground.

While the team was resting, Jing Que picked out all the pine nuts that fell on the ground, put them in the burlap pocket that he carried with him, and waited to fry them during the rest.

When he set off again, pine nuts became his snacks. When he was bored, he took out two and threw them into his mouth to satisfy his cravings.

The Moo Beast doesn't like this kind of deep forest environment. It has to strike many times, but it is turned into a beast by the wild beast and roared back to its original form.

The temperature gradually started to get hotter, and the humid and hot environment really made people feel unhappy, just when Jing Zhu began to feel bored.

At last they came out of the woods.

Seeing the sun again, Jing Yu couldn't help but run two quick steps, walked to the slightly dazzling sunlight and raised his head, "I want the sun to sterilize more.

The area of ​​this forest is too big, the sun is not visible in it, and it is difficult to tell whether it is day or night, and I don't know how long I walked. "

At first, Prospect was able to estimate the time a little bit, but later on, as he said, he couldn’t see the time day and night, and he hunted and cooked when he was hungry.

If I was too tired, I would rest at the same place. Repeated this many times, even the concept of time was blurred by Jing Yu, and I just knew to keep going!

After walking out here, he had no way of estimating the size of the road he just walked, and how long it would take to walk.

Jing Que sighed helplessly, looking around at the tired and happy soldiers around him, he couldn't help raising the corners of his mouth.

No matter how big the forest is, anyway, they have come out now, and they should be happy that they don't have to be bored in the damp forest at last.

As for the map... Don't worry, when he returns, he will first make a time-recording tool and bring it with him, so that he can estimate and predict.

After coming out of the woods, I climbed over two mountains and saw a river.

A big river!A very wide river, how big is it? That is, Jing Yu is still on the top of the mountain, and he heard the sound of water and looked over.

I saw drinking water rushing continuously, rolling countless yellow sand and soil, flowing forward surgingly, on the top of the mountain where he was standing.

Looking at it at a glance... He Kuan couldn't see the end at all, probably tens of miles away.

Jing Que was dumbfounded, stood with his scepter in his hand, and sighed softly, "Wow... this is the Yellow River, right?!

It has long been heard that there are traces of human activities in the Yellow River and Yangtze River Basin. Are we the primitive humans who lived in the Yellow River Basin in the legend? .

What a coincidence, this is going to be written into the textbook. "

Inexplicably feel very proud of what is going on! ?Jing Qu looked at the vast and endless river in front of him, feeling very excited and happy.

Looking at the shore again, the yellow sand rolled up by the splash of water made me feel even better, although the river in the Dahe Tribe is indeed a river.

It's not the sea area he imagined, but does it matter? It doesn't matter at all. He wants to find the sea because there is salt in the sea and sand on the seashore.

But now there is salt in the Great River Tribe, and they have enough goods that they can exchange salt with the Great River Tribe, so don't worry about it.

The sand on the river bank was a windfall for the salt team. When they went back, they had to bring as much sand as possible.

Walking out of the deep forest, everyone was exhausted, Shan decided to rest and have a meal at the foot of the mountain before continuing to the Great River Tribe.

This decision was unanimously approved by everyone, and they all showed joy, and began to organize materials and build a stove, preparing to light a fire to cook soup.

According to the requirements of Jing Que, I scooped up water from the river with local materials, threw in two pieces of charcoal, and waited for it to settle before boiling it for drinking.

They traveled a long distance this time and could not carry a large amount of drinkable fresh water, so they found water sources and used them locally.

Charcoal can absorb impurities, and it is simple and easy to operate. Just save some charcoal and put it in your pocket when you turn off the fire after cooking.

Just keep it for the next cooking to bring clean water, which is very convenient and does not delay time, and it is easy to stick to it.

They were all in the forest these days, eating barbecue and drinking the cold boiled water that was put in the frame with a teapot, and they were already a little thirsty.

Now that there is a source of water, there is no rush to eat, so I fill my stomach full of water first. Jing Que looks at the mountains surrounded by the kettle, waiting for the water to boil.

Go over and talk to him, "How far are we from the Great River Tribe?"

Shan licked his dry lips, looked forward along the river, his face was ecstatic, "I can go there before dark, come out of the forest, from daytime to dark, I can go to the Great River Tribe .”

Jing Que, "...Okay."

I am not very satisfied with this answer. Calculated based on 24 hours a day, the length of time occupied during the day is about twelve hours or even longer.

The time when the salt team comes out of the woods is uncertain every time it is changed, it may be morning, noon or evening, it is possible.

He really couldn't estimate how many hours Shan said it would take to go from daytime to dark... This concept is too vague.

Think about it for a while, get two handfuls of sand from the bank near the water, put a piece of leaves on it and wait for them to dry, and then find a knotted tree trunk from the woodpile.

Sitting by the fire and started to work, Shan waited until the water in the pot boiled, and drank happily from the pottery bowl filled with water, seeing him poking the wood there.

Then he leaned over and asked, "Jing, what do you want to do?"

Jing Que focused on doing his own thing, without raising his head, he just looked at the wood and replied, "I want to make an hourglass to keep time."

Shan heard vaguely and didn't understand very well. He was a little ignorant, and carried forward the spirit of asking when he didn't understand, "What is an hourglass and what is timekeeping? I don't understand."

Jing Qu raised his head and smiled at him, "The hourglass is... I will make this piece of wood into the shape of two funnels combined.

There will be small holes in the middle to connect with each other. After it is finished, sand will be filled inside, and the sand will leak through the small holes in the middle to the bottom. I will set the standard.

Try to keep it within two hours, so that when we go back to the woods, we can't tell whether it's day or night.

You need to hold a torch to move forward during the whole process, and you can also confirm the time and estimate how far you have to go! "

Shan's face was full of bewilderment, and he forgot to drink the bowl of water in his hand. He was so confused that he said "Oh" in a daze, "Okay."

Although I didn't understand what it meant, but what Jing said seemed very powerful... Of course, what Jing said was always very powerful.

The priest said that it doesn't matter if he doesn't understand, anyway, just do what Jing says, and those who listen to Jing do what Jing says, and the tribe will have a good day!

Shan firmly believes in this in his heart!Quickly drank the water in the bowl into his stomach in two or three mouthfuls, put down the bowl and moved to Jing Que, with a courteous attitude.

He hurriedly asked, "Jing, what are you going to do, tell me and I will help you."

Jing Que shook his head slightly, "It's okay, I'm still thinking about it... I have to test the specifications, so I can do it myself.

If you are bored, go fishing there, just in those areas where the water flow is very gentle, and there is no water flow, there must be fish. "

Shan Yan looked at him eagerly, "What is fishing?"

Jing Que, "...?!" I just want you to play next to me!

Looking at Shan's eyes full of curiosity, Jing Zhu told himself in his heart not to get angry, but to treat everyone in the tribe gently.

At Shan's age, he is very curious about everything, which is a rare quality. After all, only curiosity and thirst for knowledge can have an innovative spirit.

Their ancient ancestors, relying on these, slowly developed to the level of the world he knew.

I am just standing in the world they have worked hard to learn from the experience they have explored, and I have nothing to be proud of.

Putting down the wood in his hand, Jing Qu thought for a moment, took a silver needle from his belt, and bent it into the shape of a fishhook with the fire in front of him.

Put a hemp thread on the tail of the hook, and tie the hemp thread to a long wooden pole. The simple fishing rod is made, and you can hold it in your hand and try it.

The hemp thread and the hook were fixed firmly, and he stood up with the fishing rod and smiled and talked to Shan, "Come on, let's go to the river and teach you how to fish."

By the way, along with a piece of venison hunted in the forest, Jing Zhu went to the selected place and sat down, and cut the venison into small pieces with a knife.

Put it on the fishhook as bait, throw the fishhook to the surface of the water, and explain the principle to Shan, "This is called a fishing rod, and the bent silver needle is a fishhook.

The venison hung on the hook is called bait. There must be fish in this kind of water. When they see the meat we throw down, they will come to eat it.

When their mouths are on the hook, they can be pulled up. This process is called fishing... a fish is hooked! "

Talking to Shan, he felt the fishing rod sink in his hand. Jing Zhu was overjoyed, and quickly pulled the fishing rod to drag the hook out of the water.

As the fishing line retracted, the fat fish, about a foot long, broke through the water and was pulled and fell to the ground next to it, thumping vigorously there.

Full of energy, jumping three feet high, looks quite strong.

Shan looked at the fish that had been pulled out, his eyes sparkled, "...So that's how the water tribe catches fish? It's easier than hunting!"

Hurry up to pick up the fishing rod in Jing Que's hand, "Come and try it for me."

After Jing Qu put the bait on the hook again, he handed the fishing rod into his hand, moved away from the position on the stone, and taught him experience by the way.

"I didn't make a float here. You have to rely on your own feeling. If there is a fish pulling on your fishing line, just pull it up. Try twice more to find the feeling."

He was originally worried that the mountain was inexperienced, but it was obvious that the fish in the water were even more inexperienced, being pulled out of the water by the mountain one after another.

After watching the meeting, Jing Que took a fish to the side and taught them how to handle it. The fish mainly needs to be scraped and the scales and gills should be scraped.

Otherwise... the whole fish is bitter and smelly, and it cannot be delicious no matter how you do it.

While leading people to handle the fish, suddenly, a loud roar came from in front of them, and Jing Que felt like the ground was shaking and the mountains were shaking, and he couldn't stand firmly!

That was the direction where the Great River Tribe was.

Ye went to check the situation and hadn't come back yet, Jing Que's face changed slightly, and he threw away the fish in his hand, "Ye is fighting with someone!"