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Chapter 238 Ah!Taoyuan!

Everyone had been traveling for several days, and now they were frightened. They were already exhausted physically and mentally. Zhang Tian did not assign any additional tasks. He just had a good rest tonight and would start doing heavy physical work tomorrow morning.

"Xiao, you are keeping the fishhook, right?"

"Yes!"

"Bring them all to me. How much string is left?"

"There are so many! Since the spinning wheel was invented, there are so many ropes that we can't use them all!"

Xiao Xiao took out the fishhook and string from his backpack and asked with a smile: "Are you going to make a fishing rod?"

He cheered up.

Zhang Tian shook his head: "I don't want to make fishing rods."

"Then what are you doing?"

"Make fishing line, grow fishing line."

Xiao Xiao saw Tian continuously tying knots on the ropes, which had long exceeded the length of ordinary fishing ropes, but he had no intention of stopping.

Until the rope was extended to 30 meters, Zhang Tian tied the bone fishing hooks to the long fishing rope at a distance of two meters. Seven or eight fishing rods were tied to one rope, like a gourd with seven melons on a vine. rattan.

Xiao Xiao was surprised: "Can I fish with this kind of rope? How to fish?"

Zhang Tian smiled and said: "This fishing method is called longline fishing. When using it, hang bait, tie one end of the fishing line to the dam, and tie a stone to the other end to sink to the bottom of the water. The principle is the same as fishing with a fishing rod. As long as the fish eats the bait, it will be hooked. The advantage is that no one needs to keep an eye on it. You can just lift the rope and check it every once in a while."

The efficiency of longline fishing is definitely lower than that of fishing, but it can save a lot of manpower and the time cost of making fishing rods. The hooks and ropes are ready-made. He just makes the best use of them. It is important to catch one more fish. One piece.

It’s simple to make, and you’ll know it after just one look.

The remaining fish hooks can be used to make two fishing lines. Each of the two people is responsible for one, and then go to bed after finishing.

It wasn't until dawn that everyone could clearly see the "masterpiece" of the wizard.

It was quite a big piece of scorched earth, much bigger than they imagined!There is almost no end in sight!
Everyone was frightened, but the people of the Yougu tribe were used to it. They even felt that it was not big enough. According to the past output, if they wanted to feed nearly [-] people by growing grains, they should open up more cultivated land.

Zhang Tianlang said: "Desolation is only temporary. When the cold weather passes, we will use our hands to restore life to the earth. Before every cold weather comes in the future, this land will bring us abundant food!"

The words of the Sky Priest are unmistakable.

After everyone calmed down and had breakfast, they divided into two groups. The woman followed Lin Yu to the nearby mountains and forests to familiarize herself with the environment and collect food. Zhang Tian took the men to the lake to fish for aquatic products.

Those who remained in the camp also had tasks.

"Do you remember what pottery is made of?" Zhang Tian asked the group of half-year-old children.

"I know I know!"

“It’s made of clay!”

The children rushed to answer.

"Very well, your task is to dig back the clay, the more the better! Be safe!"

Zhang Tian was not worried. Even if there were four-legged predators nearby, they had been scared away by the fire last night. There were only a dozen older hunters left in the camp, which was enough.

Everyone swam up the Xiaonan River and arrived at the large lake they had only seen in their lives. They all screamed in surprise just like the valley a few days ago.

Nowadays, Gu is a person who has seen the world, and he tells others calmly: "This is called Shuijing Lake!"

Naturally, it was also the name given by Lin Yu.

Without saying a word, the owl immediately cast a net to catch fish. Archers with superb archery skills such as Hu Tou couldn't wait to set up their bows and shoot an astonishing number of birds. Other hunters "caught the lake" along the soft beach and picked up shrimps and crabs. Clams and snails.

Zhang Tian first arranged the longline fishing, then called everyone and took them to another river.

This river is located in the west of Shuijing Lake, and Lin Yu calls it "Huxi River".

Compared with the Xiaonan River, the Huxi River is much shallower. The lake water flows through the scattered hills, and the water is as deep as the calf.

While Owl was learning from the riverside people how to use a fishing net, the others were not idle either and they learned how to spear fish.

At that time, Zhang Tianzheng was hanging out with a group of monkeys and had no chance to see their skills in person. It's hard to say how good they were.

All the hunters claim that "the spears are flawless", who knows how much bragging is involved!
It's a mule or a horse, it's time to take it out for a walk.

Zhang Tian pointed to the stone at his feet and said, "Bring some stones over, just as big as this one."

Everyone found stones and followed the sky priest into the river.

"Pile up the stones, like this, leaving gaps between the stones to allow the river water to pass through, but not too big to ensure that fish cannot pass through."

Zhang Tian demonstrated while talking.

Everyone followed suit, and soon they built a stone weir with stones to block the river.

There is no need to explain. The function of this stone weir is clear at a glance. The river water slips through the cracks in the stones, but the fish flowing down the river are intercepted. They can neither pass nor swim back against the current, so they are trapped here, in a dilemma. People slaughter.

Zhang Tian obviously underestimated the resource abundance of Shuijing Lake.

Since this river has been flowing, no one has ever used this method to catch fish. Not long after the stone weir was set up, countless fish, big and small, were intercepted in such a dense manner. The fish that arrived later did not know that this way was blocked, so they tried their best to catch fish. Squeezing forward, the fish that arrived first wanted to go back against the current, but its escape route was blocked by its companions, making it difficult to even turn around.

The fish were huddled together and were at a loss what to do, their silver-white scales constantly tumbling.

Some large fish with strong tail fins can still struggle to jump over the stone weir and escape, but relatively weak fish are not so lucky.

When the hunters saw this, they burst into laughter and threw away their spears. There was no need for spears with so many fish!Just take out the fish basket to harvest, scoop out the fish basket, it is not too easy!

The fish keep coming, one harvest and another, seemingly endless... The swarms of fish also attract the gluttonous gulls and herons. The hunters wait for the birds, waiting for the gulls and herons who don't know whether to live or die. Get close, draw your bow and shoot immediately.

In just one morning, the fish baskets they brought were filled to the brim!
Everyone was laughing from ear to ear, they didn’t expect to get so much food so easily!

Gu looked at the magnificent Shuijing Lake, held the heavy fish basket, and felt the strength of the fish struggling. He felt extremely happy, and there was an impulse in his chest to shout loudly and express his emotions, so he shouted out : "Ah! Taoyuan!"

In the past, men would have laughed, but at this moment, everyone felt the same way.At this moment, they finally saw a bit of what the Taoyuan looked like in the wizard's mouth.

The fish basket is already full, so we can only go back to unload the fish first and let the fish catch their breath before cutting the leeks later.

Zhang Tian returned to Shuijing Lake. The owl and tiger claws who cast nets to catch fish by the lake also had a good harvest. The fish baskets were already full, and many were thrown on the shore.

Zhang Tian checked the results of longline fishing. With three fishing lines and 22 hooks, he caught sixteen fish in the morning. Even though they were all small fish as big as a palm, they were pretty good.

He hooked up the bait and lowered the rope again.

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At sunset, laborers who went out to fish, hunt and gather returned home with their loads under the sunset.

The men happily counted the fish. In addition to aquatic products, there were also many gulls and herons. The meat harvested today can at least meet everyone's needs for ten days!
The sky priest said that the cold days here are not as cold and long as in the north, and it is enough for them to store food for one to two months.

According to today's trend, we only need to work for another six or seven days!
This is much easier than hunting mammoths!

Bursts of festive songs rang out in the camp. After a winter, the men's songs finally no longer sounded like ghosts and wolves howling. Although they were definitely not good-sounding, at least they had some tune.

The men are so excited not only because of the bumper harvest, but also because the women's harvest is far less than theirs.At this time last year, they went into the mountains to hunt with almost no harvest, causing the tribesmen to starve. They were ashamed and disgraced. Now they can be proud and proud!
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel glad that they had made a wise decision and embarked on this migration road. Although the journey was very difficult and some people died because of it, the result was undoubtedly good.

If we were still in the cave where we were, we would definitely be as hungry as we were last year, no, we would be even worse than last year!

The women acted collectively today, mainly to familiarize themselves with the nearby environment. It is normal that they did not gain as much as the men.

It was the first time for Zi Yan and Wolf Boy to do this kind of thing. The former was a high priest. He had been wearing clothes and reaching for food since he was a child. He didn't have to worry about food. The latter was raised by wolves and usually made a living by hunting. Almost She has never eaten anything other than meat, so collecting things has nothing to do with her.

But all the masters came out in full force, and even the very old Aba went fishing with the men. How could Zi Yan be able to sit still?

So she took the wolf boy with her. The two of them already knew some northern language and could communicate easily. She learned a lot from Lin Yu today. Her knowledge of plants was even inferior to that of the wolf boy who had grown up in the forest. , deeply admired.

After the meal, the women began to make dry food for the winter, and the men began to polish tools for building houses.

The two most important tools for building a house are the ax for cutting bamboo and the shovel for digging the ground.

When they returned from the lake, they also brought back some suitable stones. The women also picked up a lot of stones from the mountains. No matter whether they are needed now or not, there is nothing wrong with storing them.

Tiger Claw picked up a sharpening stone and used it to sharpen his machete. In a few days, he went to the mountains to chop bamboo. This machete was undoubtedly the main output.

This was not his first time sharpening a knife. Due to frequent use, the edge of the knife wore out quickly.

The files were more seriously damaged. The teeth and stripes on the surfaces of the three files were almost worn away. The rubber on the grips was already bald, and they were just around the corner from being scrapped.

The scissors and two kitchen knives are not far behind, only the engineer shovel is in slightly better condition, but there will be a tough battle in a few days.

"Brother Tian! Come and see the clay we brought back!"

The children rushed to claim credit from Zhang Tian.

It can be seen that the children spent a lot of effort and the clay they got back was piled as high as a hill.

Zhang Tian stroked the children's hair and did not hesitate to praise them.

“Are we going to make pottery?”

"That's right!"

I only carried small pottery with me when I set out. I gave away many of them on the way and lost some, so there was not much left.

Pottery will have to be fired sooner or later. In this case, it is better to bake it as soon as possible and enjoy it early.

After settling down, he plans to upgrade the pottery kiln to a vertical cave kiln, which will have a larger kiln room, better sealing conditions, and higher furnace temperature. It will be more convenient for firing pottery or bricks to build a new house in the future.

But now, we still use the old method to build a simple Shengyan kiln, keeping it simple.

Once is born, twice is familiar. With the experience last time, I am more proficient this time.Zhang Tian commanded a group of boy scouts and spent three nights setting up six pottery kilns, one for each tribe. The volume of each pottery kiln was about one cubic meter.

The first furnace was fired during the day on the fourth day, and in the following days, pots, pans, pots, urns, tripods and other pottery were produced one after another.

Seeing the exquisite pottery being mass-produced and completing the task that the mountain tribe's masons would have struggled to complete in a lifetime in just a few days, Crow, Zi Yan and others were dumbfounded. This was a miraculous scene. They were in awe.

The wolf boy was particularly shocked. She had just come into contact with the concepts of tableware and kitchen utensils. These things were very convenient to use. She was already used to using them, but the manufacturing process was completely beyond her knowledge.

Fire and mud fused together and turned into stone!This group of people actually possesses such power!
The power of wisdom is often more convincing than supernatural power.

For the first time, the wolf child had the idea that "human beings are really powerful". Although she didn't want to admit it, she knew in her heart that wolves would never be able to do such a thing.

Facts have proved that although the aquatic products in the lake are abundant, they are not endless. After two consecutive days of great harvest, the fish catch decreased day by day, and it finally took the hunters ten days to catch enough meat for the winter.

If a worker wants to do his job well, he must first sharpen his tools.Although it took longer than expected to stock up on food, the men also polished their tools during this period, so they would get twice the result with half the effort.

At this time, the forest trees in the mountains began to turn yellow in large areas, and the slightly chilly autumn wind blew by, leaving leaves falling and yellow flowers all over the ground.

The temperature has dropped sharply recently, especially at night. Fortunately, I replenished a lot of animal skins during the riverside tribe, which can withstand it for a while.

At most, another month won’t be enough.

Trying to build a home that is both comfortable and beautiful in such a short time is a fantasy.

Zhang Tian's idea was to make it as simple as possible. Functionality was not taken into consideration, and only the most basic functions of the shelter were retained: wind, rain, and warmth.

Houses should be built as large as possible, because the larger the volume, the smaller the ratio of body surface area. In other words, building a house of [-] square meters consumes far less bamboo than building five houses of [-] square meters.

This can effectively reduce the workload of cutting and transporting bamboo.

But you can’t blindly pursue bigness, you must consider the structure and load-bearing capacity of the house.

He thought over and over again and decided to make a compromise and build about 38 square meters. Each bamboo house can accommodate ten people, which means that a total of [-] bamboo houses will be built.

Calculate roughly how much bamboo you need, consider the thickness and length, and leave a margin. It’s better to have more than less.

On the morning of No. 11, Zhang Tian led the eager men to the bamboo forest on the mountain.

(End of this chapter)