Survival in Primitive Society

Xie Wei'an watched Lilian appearing at the entrance of the cave holding a huge leaf, which looked very interesting, like a villain in a fairy tale, so a smile appeared on his face, "Well, the rain is really heavy today. Big."

Lilian nodded while patting the raindrops on her body, "No, but usually the first rain is like this when spring comes." After finishing speaking, Lilian raised her head and looked at Xie Wei'an. Do you want to go?"

Xie Wei'an shook his head, "No, it's not convenient to go on the road under such heavy rain. I discussed with Drew that if the rain stops, we will leave tomorrow."

Lilian nodded again and again, "I think so too, let's stay here for one more day today," Lilian said as she took out something held in a leaf and handed it to Xie Wei'an, "Oh, yes, I brought you something Some of this here."

Xie Wei'an looked down at the package that was careful not to get a little rain, and asked curiously, "What is this?"

Lilian put the things in Xie Wei'an's hands, and said with a smile, "You'll know if you open it and have a look."

Xie Wei'an opened the package wrapped in leaves according to his words, and found that there were some dry petal-like things inside and some small fruits that were about the size of peppercorns and peppers that he had seen in modern times. Xie Wei'an looked up with some uncertainty. Lilian, "This is... berry thorn and pepper fruit?"

Lilian smiled and clapped her hands after hearing this, "You are so smart, you can guess right."

Xie Wei'an smiled a little embarrassedly, "I just asked about the taste, and I'm not sure."

Lilian stepped forward and sat down by the fire to dispel the cold from the rain, and explained, "I heard yesterday that you are leaving today, although I saw it was raining after getting up, but I am not sure if you are I still do it according to the original idea. I’m afraid I don’t have time to take you to see the appearance of the thorns and peppers, so I brought you some dried ones. But since you will leave tomorrow, then go It can't be better, if you're lucky today, the rain might stop after noon, and then I'll take you around to see the thorns and peppers."

Xie Wei'an's heart was warmed by Lilian's enthusiasm, he hugged the packet of seasoning and thanked, "Thank you."

Lilian waved her hands nonchalantly, "Thank you, you are Drew's friend and mine, and besides, you brought us new things. I don't give you as much as you give us!" Looking at Lilian, she asked again, "Speaking of which, the potato is quite filling, it's a good thing."

After hearing this, Xie Wei'an also sat down next to Lilian, and said with a smile, "Yes, I usually eat it mixed up like this." Xie Wei'an thought about it and said, "But if the potatoes germinate, you can't eat them, they will be poisoned , but it can be used for planting, and a large batch can be harvested when it matures."

Xie Wei'an's words made Lilian a little confused for the first time, "Kind?"

Xie Wei'an nodded, and took a potato distributed to Drew and demonstrated it to Lilian, "Yes, after the potatoes germinate, cut off the germinated parts, about this much, and then bury them in the soil. You can properly sprinkle some plant ash on the side, but don't get too close to the potato sprouts..."

Lilian was taken aback by what Xie Wei'an said, "What is this plant ash?"

Seeing Lilian's puzzled look, Xie Wei'an realized that he was not in school or in modern times, but in such an era when people hadn't even touched planting and animal husbandry. Xie Wei'an was a little embarrassed when he recovered. Smiling, he explained to Lilian in the simplest possible language, "Plant ash is what is left after grasses and trees are burned..."

Xie Wei'an explained very confidently, Lilian also listened very attentively, and Drew silently tore the roasted meat aside, and then handed it to Xie Wei'an, Xie Wei'an smiled at Drew and began to talk while eating.

It was still raining heavily outside, but Xie Wei'an and Lilian were chatting enthusiastically inside Drew's cave. After Drew finished testing Xie Wei'an's meat, he began to sharpen his hunting tools.

"This process is probably like this." Finally, Xie Wei'an took a sip of cool water to moisten his dry throat, and concluded.

At this time, Lilian, who had been a student for a long time, looked at Xie Wei'an with an expression full of admiration, "Oh, Wei'an, you must have been a priest in your tribe, you know so much?" This is really amazing!"

Lilian's unsparing praise made Xie Wei'an blush, "No, no, no, I'm not that good, it's just that my clansman taught me." Xie Wei'an didn't dare to take such great credit for himself.

After hearing this, Lilian showed a regretful expression, "Your clansmen are also very wise, it's a pity..." At this point, she suddenly realized that it seemed inappropriate to say these things in front of Xie Wei'an, so she laughed. Then he changed the subject, "How long will it take for this potato to mature after it germinates and is planted?"

"About four—" Xie Wei'an opened his mouth and wanted to say four months, but after realizing that they didn't calculate time like this, he changed his words, "About 150 days."

This answer made Lilian a little speechless, "Wow, that's really a bit long," but the expression on her face was still very happy, "But even if the time is a bit long, it is a very good thing to get new food Nah."

The genuine joy on Lilian's face also infected Xie Wei'an. He nodded and continued, "If there is no accident, wait until the potatoes are ripe this time, and plant them once in [-] to [-] days. Then it will only cost [-] It will be harvested again in a day or so."

Such an answer made Lilian's eyes light up, "Really?"

Xie Wei'an replied conservatively, "It should be fine, but I can't guarantee it, because I don't know if the soil here is the same as the place where I used to live."

Lilian waved her hand, "It's okay, it's always good to try, if you can get a second harvest, then the whole winter won't be as hard as it used to be," Lilian said, looking at Xie Wei'an with a grateful expression, " Wei An, thank you for telling me this, you are a kind and good person, really, I just don't know how to thank you."

Xie Wei'an smiled and shook his head, "It's nothing, you are also very warm to me, I am willing to share this with you."

Xie Wei'an's words brought a trace of apology on Lilian's face, "You are really a good person, really, but yesterday..."

At this time, Drew who was standing aside intercepted the topic, "When the rain stops, I want to take Cortes and the others to get some bamboo back."

"Huh? What are you doing with bamboo?" Lilian was confused by Drew's nonsensical words.

Drew replied, "Do the door."

"Door? What is this?" Lilian said the awkward words, and the puzzlement on her face became more intense.

Drew got up and went to the edge of the hole and explained to Lilian, "Make the bamboos about the same height as the hole and put them in a row at the hole. This is the door. The corners on both sides can be blocked with big stones. It can not only resist the wind and cold, but also prevent the sneak attacks of wild animals, and you don’t have to send people to watch the night outside every day.” Drew said and pointed to the open space outside the cave, “We can even surround that open space with bamboo, In this way, it can resist the attack of wild animals."

Lilian's eyes widened as she listened. She looked at Xie Wei'an, who was watching Drew's explanation with a smile on her lips, and suddenly realized, "This is what Wei'an taught you, right?"

Drew nodded frankly, "Yes."

After getting this expected answer, Lilian looked at Xie Wei'an in a different way. Xie Wei'an felt that there was even a hint of reverence in it. Lilian murmured, "What kind of existence are you and your tribe? ..."

Xie Wei'an naturally turned everything into nonsense, "Actually, there were too many wild beasts in the place where we lived, and the lesson of blood made us come up with such a way to resist the attack of wild beasts, not..."

Xie Wei'an's explanation made Lilian laugh again, "I know, which tribe's wisdom doesn't accumulate slowly like this," Lilian said and looked at Xie Wei'an seriously again, "But, to be honest, I really I want to thank you, even the people of our tribe would like to thank you, you may not know how much what you tell us will help us, and even how many people in our tribe can be saved from the disaster by what you told us. Yu was starved to death and killed by wild animals. You really, really are the benefactor of our tribe."

Lilian's words and expression once again made Xie Wei'an feel uncomfortable. He was not used to being looked at by people looking at the savior like this, so he waved his hands again and again, "No, it's really nothing, I just said what I should say. I I believe that every life has the right to exist and is worthy of respect and reverence, and if we can avoid the loss of those lives, this is of course the best."

"Every life has the right to live..." Lilian repeated this sentence in a low voice, thought for a while, then raised her head and nodded to Xie Wei'an and said solemnly, "No matter what, I still thank you. If there is anything that needs help, please feel free to ask, and I will do my best."

Xie Wei'an knew that it would be hypocritical to be polite at this time, and it would not make Lilian happy, so he nodded and said, "Of course."

Drew, who was on the side, looked at the two chatting happily, with a smile on his face.

According to Lilian's words, the torrential rain really stopped at noon, and the sun even cast a ray of sunlight through the gaps in the clouds. Even so, Xie Wei'an still had to leave tomorrow, because the ground soaked by the heavy rain was already muddy one slice.

After lunch, Cortes came to Drew, "Shall we go hunting this afternoon?" Seeing Xie Wei'an who was sitting next to Drew, he nodded awkwardly at him as a greeting.

Xie Wei'an responded with a smile, and when he heard that they were going to hunt, Xie Wei'an couldn't help but asked curiously, "It's muddy everywhere outside, is it convenient for hunting?"

Maybe it was because he reflected on his attitude towards Xie Wei'an at night, or maybe Lilian said something to him, today Cortes took the initiative to answer Xie Wei'an's question before Drew, "Generally, after the first rain in spring, there is a A kind of prey called mammoths will come out of their caves to look for food, and this is a good time to hunt them," Cotes added at a very fast speed with an unnatural expression, "Besides I can let you take some back home, it’s so boring to eat small prey every day.”

Although such a sentence was spoken fast, Xie Wei'an still heard it clearly. He looked at Cortez who turned his head to look elsewhere unnaturally, knowing that if he said something again, the other party would definitely explode, so he was very considerate. Looking at Drew who was looking at him, he smiled and said nothing.

Drew cleaned up and went out hunting with Cortes. Not long after, Lilian came to Drew's cave again, "Weian, I'll take you to see the berry thorns that haven't been picked. And pepper fruit?"

Seeing Lilian and that sunny smiling face, Xie Wei'an also smiled, "Okay."