Farming in the Primitive Tribe

They broke open the stale charcoal stove to reveal the dark charcoal. Shen Xiaoxiao did not care about the dirt, took out one and broke it open. The middle was already burned through. She took a few more and broke them apart, and the same was true. Couldn't help but smile with joy.

"Isn't this what's left from the fire?" Xiao Yan asked curiously. Isn't this the black wood that sometimes has a section left from the fire? Is it just for this little thing that Xiaoxiao expends so much effort?

"It's different." Shen Xiaoxiao explained to him with a smile. Xiao Yan nodded in understanding. When he heard that this thing could be used to forge an iron sword, the curiosity in his eyes instantly overflowed.

Shen Xiaoxiao laid a layer of charcoal on the bottom of the iron-making furnace, then put the mud ball mixed with charcoal into the furnace, then poured the charcoal on top, ignited the charcoal, and asked Xiao Yan to pull the blower, and the flames became more and more intense. As it gets bigger, the temperature gets higher and higher, but this is not enough. Shen Xiaoxiao adds charcoal every few minutes, which takes about two hours.

"You take a rest first, and I'll do it." He had been working on the blower, and he was probably tired. It would be easier for the two of them to take turns.

"No, I'm not tired." Xiao Yan said softly, wiping the sweat off his forehead. His hands were sore after pulling for so long, but he couldn't bear to let Xiaoxiao do such tiring work.

Just when Shen Xiaoxiao was about to say something, she saw other people coming. Seeing that they wanted to get closer, Shen Xiaoxiao quickly stopped them. There were cubs among them. It would not be a joke if they accidentally bumped into them.

"Is something wrong?" Shen Xiaoxiao asked slowly.

"Goddess, what are you doing? I see you and Xiao Yan have been busy with this. What are you doing?" Shi An asked curiously, and he also burned the fire so big that they could feel the heat even after being so far apart. I wonder what the goddess is doing?

"You will know then." Shen Xiaoxiao gave it a try. Shi An and others asked curiously, but when they saw that Shen Xiaoxiao really refused to tell them, they gave up. After all, they could see the goddess when she was ready. , and there is no rush for this moment.

"Goddess, can't you really say it now?" Shi An asked without giving up. He was really curious about what it was. He didn't know it at first. Only when he came back from hunting and listened to other people talking about it did he realize that the goddess was playing in the mud again, but he didn't know it. Instead of making pottery, he guessed that the goddess must be doing something unknown to them again.

But now the goddess refused to tell them. He was itchy and really curious.

Shen Xiaoxiao shook her head lightly, but the expression in Shi An's eyes was truly heartless.

But he had no choice, "Goddess, you must tell me what it is when it's done." Shi An said pitifully.

Shen Xiaoxiao couldn't help but laugh, "Okay." She had no intention of hiding it, but she hadn't done it yet, and she didn't want to be chased by them all the time, so she didn't tell them until the iron was really smelted. It's not too late to tell them again.

"Then you watch the fire here, and I'll go back and cook some food." Shen Xiaoxiao thought for a while and said, it's already dark now, one person can do it, so she might as well go back and cook something.

Xiao Yan nodded in agreement, and Shen Xiaoxiao said a few more words, "Be sure to remember to add charcoal. I taught you. You should still remember how to tell the time." Shen Xiaoxiao was a little worried.

"I remember it and I won't forget it." Xiao Yan said with a smile, "When the needle jumps to the next word, add charcoal to it."

"Okay, take your watch and I'll be back soon." Shen Xiaoxiao was relieved.

Soon after Shen Xiaoxiao returned, someone mysteriously appeared near Xiao Yan and whispered, "Xiao Yan, what are you and the goddess doing?"

Xiao Yan glanced at him and said, "You will know it when it's your turn."

Shi An sat on the ground frustrated and scratched his hair, "I'm really curious. If you tell me, I will never tell anyone else. Tell me now, otherwise I will keep thinking about it." , I promise I won’t tell anyone else, anyway, we will know when you are done, so tell me in advance now.”

Shi An scratched his head and said pitifully, "Brother Yan, brother, you are my brother, just tell me."

Xiao Yan was speechless for a while. Although he already knew his virtues, he could refresh his knowledge of him every time.

"It's useless for me to tell you now, it's not done yet."

Shi An immediately said, "It's okay, I don't care, just let me know what it is, otherwise I will keep thinking about it, and every time the things the goddess makes are so useful, I want to be the first to know that the goddess is here What are you doing?" Then he said with a flattering smile, "Of course, you can't compare with Brother Yan."

"Just tell me. You have to tell me what you have done anyway. I promise not to tell anyone else, otherwise I will bother you every day."

Xiao Yan sighed. He knew that Shi An could really do such a thing. After all, there was no other person in the entire tribe who could act rogue like him.

"Really want to know?" Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows lightly.

Shi An nodded like a fool, staring at him with bright eyes.

"Add those charcoals into it." Xiao Yan pointed to the charcoal placed in a basket aside. Shi An hurriedly picked up the basket and poured the charcoal into it. After finishing, he stared at Xiao Yan.

Thinking that they would know about it in the future, Xiao Yan wrote lightly in order not to let Shi An bother him, "I don't know what it is. I heard Xiaoxiao said that it is an iron knife, which is sharper than a bone knife. As for what it is like, I haven’t seen it either.”

"Iron sword?" Shi An frowned slightly, his mind full of doubts, what kind of sword is that? A knife made of dirt? Does it work?

Shi An was suspicious, but when he thought that it was the goddess who did it, he swallowed the suspicion back in his stomach, "Brother Yan, aren't you kidding me?"

Xiao Yan raised his eyebrows slightly, "Don't believe it?"

Shi An quickly said, "No, no, I'm just shocked. You guys have been playing with dirt all day, and now you tell me that you are making a knife that is sharper than a bone knife. How is this possible?"

Xiao Yan chuckled softly, "That's it anyway. If you don't believe it, forget it. That's what Xiaoxiao told me." After a pause, "It doesn't matter if you want to tell others, but one thing is that you yourself Explain it clearly to them, don’t let them ask me, I don’t know what it is.”

Xiao Yan said calmly, but what he said shocked Shi An. "If you dare to bother Xiaoxiao, be careful I'll beat you up."

"Brother Yan, am I that kind of person?" Shi An said quickly. He couldn't bear a beating from Brother Yan. No matter how curious he was, he didn't dare to bother the goddess. He'd better wait until they finished it. .

"I'm leaving first. When it's done, you must tell me what it is." Shi An stared at him closely and said.

"Get out of here." Xiao Yan shook his head helplessly, with a smile on his lips.

Shi An laughed twice and then left.

Shen Xiaoxiao went back to the cave to heat up the remaining dumplings and cooked egg soup. Since she didn't have to cook any more vegetables, she finished it quickly. She took the pot directly and went back to get chopsticks and bowl.

"Come here and have something to eat first. Don't worry about it. Just wait until the charcoal is finished burning."

"Okay." Xiao Yan put down the things in his hands and went to the river to wash his hands before taking the bowl handed over by Shen Xiaoxiao.