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Chapter 49
A new member of the clan is welcomed in the tribe, which usually only happens in the spring or autumn when the new life is born. It is unprecedented to accept a big girl as a member of the tribe.

Grandma asked her: "Do you have a rope?"

Lin Yu shook his head.

"Do you remember how old you are?"

Only Zhang Tian knew Lin Yu's real age.

She is 25 years old, two years older than her uncle. In the tribe, only her grandmother and a few old people are older than her. If it comes to seniority, Zhang Tian has to call her a big aunt.

Naturally, Lin Yu would not report her real age, which was too shocking. She counted carefully with her fingers, and finally shook her head and said, "I can't remember."

Zhang Tian nodded secretly, thinking that Dr. Lin was worthy of being a professional counterpart, and this wave was handled in detail.

The people of the tribe have no clear concept of natural numbers, so they have no way to really "remember" their age, and must use fingers, knotted ropes or notches to explain.

For example, if Zhang Tian wants to explain his age to other people, he has to bend nine fingers to show that he is nine years old. To put it bluntly, these primitive people are still unable to understand abstract things, so they need to use physical objects to assist memory.

Age is calculated according to the number of winters spent. Every time a child spends a winter, he becomes one year older. When a child successfully survives ten winters, finger counting is not enough and needs to be replaced with a rope.The people of the tribe call this age-recording rope "year-old rope", and having a year-old rope is a sign of adulthood.

Lin Yu said that she didn't have an age rope, and the clansmen knew that she was underage, so they couldn't help but feel a little unbelievable.

It's not completely different. The biological age of a 25-year-old modern person is not much older than a ten-year-old primitive person. What's more, Lin Yuben has a childish appearance, and his skin is surprisingly good, better than many children's skin. Judging by the face, there is no problem in pretending to be a minor.

But she was too tall, taller than many men.

An underage girl is taller than they are, and men reject this reality from the bottom of their hearts.

Lin Yu also had no other choice.

Representing the tribe to mate with men from other tribes is the obligation of every adult woman, which she cannot fulfill. In order to avoid unnecessary troubles, pretending to be a minor is undoubtedly the best choice.

She felt that she was still qualified to impersonate her, and her colleagues said that she just looked at it!
Grandma was a little surprised. After thinking about it, she leaned into her ear and asked softly if she had menstruation. This kind of intimate topic about women is never discussed in front of men.

Lin Yu shook his head decisively.

Grandma nodded and said, "Then I will give you the rope when you have your period."

Then he said to the tribe: "From today, we have another daughter!"

The crowd cheered, the men slapped their stomachs loudly, and urged the women to cook supper quickly. The tribe was blessed with a daughter. Naturally, such a great event should be celebrated with extra meals, extra meals must be added!
"Heaven, Xiao, come here."

Zhang Tian and Xiao walked up to Grandma and Lin Yu.

Grandma said seriously: "You two are the oldest children in the tribe. From today on, Lin will be your younger sister. You should take good care of her and teach her to speak patiently."

The two said yes at the same time.

Lin Yu stood up and greeted with a smile: "Hello, brothers!"

Xiao raised his neck and looked at his younger sister who was a head taller than him. He suddenly felt a lot of pressure, and his smile was a little forced.

Zhang Tian was so happy from ear to ear, this development was something he didn't expect, it's a good thing, Lin Yu has become his big sister, from now on he can use the guise of teaching language to discuss with her openly, no need to use Notepad dialogue.

The women cooked supper, and the men ate and drank happily.

The children chased Lin Yu to ask more details about the "Xanadu". Lin Yu's description was more detailed, just like a fairyland, which fascinated the people leisurely.

Lin Yu tentatively said: "The place where I used to settle was sparsely populated. The warm days were long there, the cold days were short, and supplies were plentiful. In fact, we can migrate there..."

Before the voice fell, he was unanimously opposed by the tribe.

To Zhang Tian's relief, the reasons for the people's opposition were no longer "the ancestors have lived here for generations", nor "there are terrible thunder beasts infested there", but "we live well here, why bother What about migration?"

Although they are also unwilling to migrate, there is an essential difference between staying in a corner because of old-fashioned and fear, and not wanting to change because they are satisfied with the status quo.

It seems that my ideological work during this time was not in vain.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt a little sense of accomplishment and complacency, and took advantage of this excitement to mobilize the tribesmen to say, "Let's build a wooden house for Lin!"

"The wooden house?"

"The wooden house is like a cave, it can provide shelter from the wind and rain."

The tribesmen felt strange: "Then why is it not called a tree hole?"

Zhang Tian said with a smile: "It can be called a tree hole, but it is a very big tree hole, at least one person must be able to live in it."

The clansmen felt even more strange: "We already have a cave, why do we need to make a tree hole? Doesn't Lin live with us?"

"Lin is a member of our clan, so of course she lives with us. But at the same time, she is also a wizard. When a wizard heals us, he should not be seen by others. She needs a place that is sufficiently hidden."

Zhang Tian didn't give them a chance to continue asking, and directly moved the ancestor out: "I also heard what my ancestor said, why don't we ask Lin to see if she needs a wooden house?"

"need!"

Lin Yu almost blurted out that she needs it so much, there is no need for a luxurious wooden house, as long as it is strong enough and tight enough to keep a little privacy for her.

She gave Zhang Tian a grateful look, how could she not see such obvious care?
After being confirmed by the wizard himself, everyone no longer pursued why.

In fact, the reasons given by Zhang Tian have already convinced quite a few people, who hasn't had one or two unspeakable secrets?For example, uncle, he thought that he would find a wizard to cure his baldness in the future, and he would never be laughed at by those bastards again.

The clansmen had never seen a wooden house, let alone built one, and Lin Yu knew nothing about it. Everyone's eyes fell on Zhang Tian, ​​and they believed that their ancestors would give him guidance.

Although Zhang Tian wanted to strike while the iron was hot, it was too late today, so he decided to start work tomorrow.

After the clansmen fell asleep, he opened the notepad and read Lin Yu's reply by the light of the fire:
"To Savage Days:
Have you had contact with other tribes?
To be honest, I am very curious about this tribal assembly. There are as many conjectures and theories as there are archaeologists about the social interaction and economic activities among primitive humans, but there is no truth.

And I'm about to witness and participate in its operation, I'm very excited to think about it!Just this one topic is enough for me to write three papers!

Aren't you going to burn some pottery?I don't have any cooking utensils at hand, which severely limits my cooking skills.How about I burn it, I know the method of firing, although I haven't practiced it. "

(End of this chapter)