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Chapter 50 The villain
The deciduous forests in the mountains were all bald almost overnight, and the few strong dead leaves on the treetops danced in the cold wind, crumbling, and the maple leaves on the hills in the distance had already changed into red makeup, and now they are even more red and purple. In a few days, the pieces will wither away.

This is a sign of approaching cold weather.

But this cold weather came too early, which caught him and his clansmen by surprise, and they hardly made any preparations.

Most of the plants that grow in warm weather have withered, and most of the trees that originally produced sweet and sour fruits have not produced fruit. Amphibians, reptiles and rodents were originally one of their main sources of food, but these days they have entered the mountain. Hunting is rare, presumably these beasts are also looking for a place to hide and hibernate.

Song Guo stood outside the cave, looking at the increasingly bleak scene in the mountains and forests, his expression was as stern as the scene in front of him.

He had an ominous premonition: it would be a long, hard cold day.

This is true for humans, and it is also true for wild animals. If they hibernate early without storing enough fat and food, most animals will die in this cold day, which will lead to a reduction in hunting gains in warm days. If the next The cold weather isn't getting any better...

Song Guo didn't dare to continue thinking, he shook his head and threw unnecessary thoughts out of his head.

The next cold weather is still too far away for them, he must first lead the tribe through the current crisis.

The women used the mysterious and ancient leaves to boil some soup and tea for the tribesmen to drink.

They have rich experience of starvation, and they deeply understand that as long as people drink more water, they can’t die even if they don’t eat for many days. What’s more, the current situation is not so bad. They still have something to eat, but they are not full enough That's all.

Song Ye gave a bowl of steaming leaf tea to Song Cone outside the cave, and asked softly, "What are you thinking?"

Song Guo took the wooden bowl and drank the tea with his neck back. The warm tea poured into the stomach along the mouthpiece, and a warm current flowed from the stomach to the limbs. When I got up, my spirits were immediately lifted.

He handed the bowl back to his sister, finally made up his mind, and said seriously: "I plan to take some brothers to go to a place far up the river to see, and I may not be able to come back tonight. You take good care of the clansmen for me, and I will take care of them tomorrow." Come back, at the latest, tomorrow, tomorrow."

"Far up the river..."

Song Ye changed his face slightly, looked at her close relatives in surprise, and said hesitantly, "You don't mean to..."

Song Guo knew that she couldn't hide it from her sister, and said frankly: "Don't worry, I just went to see, I heard that those people have endless food, if it is true, maybe we can use this thing to exchange for enough food from them .”

He fumbled a small handful of dark brown pellets no bigger than a fingernail from the folds of his coat.

That happened not long ago. At that time, the weather was still warm, the plants in the mountain forest were still luxuriant, and the animals were thriving. They could encounter large herbivores almost every day. They often only hunted for half a day, and the food they got was enough for all. people ate.

Now think about it, if more wild animals were hunted and stored at that time, why would they face the current predicament?

But who would have thought that at that time, everyone thought that the warm weather would last for a long time, and there was no point in storing food too early, and the food would spoil before the cold weather came.

Because of this, they released many wild animals that were close at hand, including the sheep.

When they found the sheep, it was licking the stones on the ground intently and greedily. It was so fragrant and devoted, as if it was a rare delicacy in the world, so that after scaring it away, Pine Cone couldn't help it. Zhu also lay down on the ground and licked like a sheep.

Then he found these crystals in his hand, also the treasure that the great tribes never said where they got it: salt.

Songye's expression became more complicated. She naturally understood the value of salt. At the annual tribal meeting, those tribes who possessed salt would exchange it with other tribes for food, stone tools, bone tools, animal skins, woven fabrics, and women of the right age.

It can be said that it is precisely because of the possession of salt that those tribes have become stronger and stronger.

Matsuba thought that they could become such a big tribe after discovering salt. Not only her, but all the tribe members had the same vision. Unexpectedly, before the tribal meeting was held, they fell into the crisis of food shortage.

"Why do you have to go so far away to trade with those wicked people? Our ancestors created fire to keep us warm and cook food, but they used it to burn down the forest that raised us. The tribal assembly has expelled them. If you go and What will the nearby tribes think of us if they make an exchange?"

Song Ye was worried, and said: "If you want to exchange salt for food, it is very easy. Just on the other side of the river, isn't there a tribe that is weaker than us and needs salt? How many people do you bring?" Let me go with a brother, and I will be there tonight."

"Sister!" Song Guo sighed helplessly, "You also said that the Dahe Tribe is weaker than us, and now even we don't have enough food. Mom said that they have rich experience in gnawing bark, what should we exchange with them? Bark?"

Song Ye was momentarily at a loss for words, unable to refute.

Song Guo went on to say: "It is abnormally cold in the forest now. Other tribes must be in the same situation as us. Salt is important, but how can it be compared with food? Now there are still enough food, except for those big tribes. Let's kill those villains. The big tribes have salt and don't need to exchange it with us, so we can only go to those villains."

Matsuba thought for a while before following his brother's logic.

Her younger brother has been smart since he was a child. Whether it is learning to knot a rope to remember things, or learning to weave and polish, he learns faster than others.She believed in him more than anyone else, and relied on him more than anyone else, and because of this, she was more worried about his safety.

The clansmen never spend the night outside except to attend tribal conventions, let alone to deal with notorious villains?How can this tell her, as a sister, not to worry?
Seeing her sister's worry, Song Guo pretended to smile relaxedly, and comforted her and said, "It's no problem, think about it, those villains were expelled from the tribal assembly, no tribe is willing to exchange supplies with them, they must be very short of salt .We only need to pay a little salt in exchange for a lot of food. We do this quietly, how will other tribes know?"

Song Ye was persuaded, and she had always been inferior to her brother in the matter of reasoning.

"When are you leaving?"

"Now."

"Put on the wolf fur coat, and I'll get it for you."

Song Ye went back to the cave and took out the only snow-white wolf fur coat in the tribe, put it on for his strong brother, smoothed the folds carefully, then took two steps back, carefully looked at his eyes, and showed a satisfied smile.

Her younger brother is good at everything, but his life is too rough, and it doesn't matter when he is with the tribe. He is here to represent the Dashu tribe, so he must pay attention to his image.

The clansmen stood at the entrance of the cave and watched the men walk into the forest and hide in the bushes.

(End of this chapter)