Author: Zhuang Shenchen

"Oh God! Come help!"

"coming!"

Hearing Aunt Lanhua's call, Zhang Tian walked over quickly.

Grandma waved to him and said, "God, sit over here."

Zhang Tian knew that his mother was holding back her words.

What happened in the past two days, whether it was the stories he told or his urging everyone to come out of the cave and face the thunder beasts, they were all challenging the rules that Grandma had set in the past.

Others may not notice it, but grandma will definitely notice it, but because of the name of her ancestors, she cannot be tit for tat.

But bringing the savages of unknown origin back to the caves where the tribesmen have settled for generations probably touched my grandma's bottom line. She couldn't pretend to be deaf and mute and turn a blind eye.

Zhang Tian is very self-aware. He knows that although he has gained the trust of his people under the guise of the name of the sky and his ancestors, the trust he has gained is insignificant compared to the prestige accumulated by his grandmother over decades.

The ancestors he relies on are all in the sky and out of reach, but his grandmother is a living ancestor. Without her support, it will be difficult for him to make a difference in the tribe in the future.

On the road from Lin Yu's side to his mother's side, Zhang Tian quickly weighed the pros and cons and knew in his heart that at least on the matter of the savages, he had to make some concessions.

"I heard from Lang Ya that the savage was encountered in the mountains downstream of the river?"

Grandma's expression was as usual, her tone was gentle, and there was no hint of blame.

Langya is my uncle's name. My uncle's attitude is very clear. He is the most opposed to bringing the savages back among the four people.

Zhang Tian didn't know what he said to his mother, so he carried his second uncle out first: "Langzhao said, this wild woman has white hands and feet, which is very rare. When I take her to the next tribal meeting, maybe she can be replaced.

Good stuff. Xiao Xiao and I both agree with Wolf Claw’s opinion.”

Grandma changed to a serious tone: "Wolf Claw also told me. The savage wore different clothes and spoke different words from us. I think she is not from the nearby tribe."

"This kind of savage of unknown origin, you'd better stay away from her. Who knows if she carries any unclean things, otherwise why would she be kicked out by the tribe? The reason why her hands and feet are so white, maybe she is

This is the reason."

"I will tell them this later. I have no control over other tribes, but no one in our tribe is allowed to touch her, and we cannot have children with such a wild man."

Zhang Tian understands what his mother means. Some tribes specialize in replacing women that other tribes do not want to go back to spend the winter. To put it bluntly, they are used as tools for men to release their sexual desires.

Grandma forbade the men in the tribe to touch Lin Yu. This was what Zhang Tianle saw, so he nodded repeatedly: "What Grandma said is true, I will pay attention to it in the future."

"Good boy." Grandma smiled, "There should be some time before the tribal meeting. The tribe does not support idlers. I will let the women teach her how to weave bamboo cages and grind stones. You men will leave it alone."

Zhang Tian said he was nice, and his mother didn't blame him as he expected, but just asked him to keep a distance from the men and the savages. This was a reasonable request and easy to do.

"Grandma! Try this bear skin!"

At this time, the men rushed in excitedly holding the newly peeled bearskin to make a bearskin coat for grandma.

Grandma waved her hands and said: "The mink coat on me is very warm, so I don't need it. Let's make new clothes for Tian and Xiao. They haven't changed their clothes for a long time."

"This is good!" Honghua laughed, "The two brothers have been inseparable since they were young. Even the clothes they wear are made of the same deerskin. I think this bearskin is big enough to make one for each of them.

!”

The women took the bearskin and gathered around Zhang Tian and Xiao to measure their size.

Both of them are smiling. Who doesn't like new clothes?

The deerskin dress on my body has been worn for several years. Adolescent children look the same every year. Compared with two or three years ago, both of them have grown taller and stronger. This deerskin dress has been changed and mended again and again.

Okay, it's time to replace it with a new one.

The women measured the size and cut the huge bear skin in half, preparing to take it to the river for cleaning tomorrow.

The cut pieces of meat were carried into the cave one after another, and the cave immediately became busy.

Zhang Tian and the children built several more bonfires. The women cooked the bear meat using the stone cooking method. The men used bamboo to build a vertical square frame that was taller than a person above the bonfire and hoisted the cooked bear meat.

stand up.

The smoke produced by burning vegetation can take away the moisture inside the bear meat, dehydrating it and adding a layer of protective clothing to it.

When there is insufficient sunshine, tribes often use this method to smoke excess meat. The smoked and dried meat can be preserved for a long time.

Everyone smoked the bear meat, and tonight's dinner was the remaining fish from yesterday and the rats, rabbits and birds that were hunted today.

Cutting up fish, threading bamboo sticks, and grilling... I was busy working when I suddenly heard a cry from the entrance of the cave: "Hooves!"

Turning his head to look, he saw the savage who was tied at the entrance of the cave lifting his exposed feet, wagging his tongue, and saying in an extremely awkward pronunciation: "Hooves! Fire!"

Lin Yu's feet were much more delicate than this group of primitive people who were barefooted all year round. Moreover, she was tied to the entrance of the cave, and her feet could not move. She was also far away from the bonfire and could not keep warm. As the night grew darker and the temperature dropped, she was already cold.

I was shivering, and my feet were the first to bear it, almost cracking from the cold.

Fortunately, after listening to the conversation for so long, she secretly learned some simple vocabulary, but primitive people made a distinction between human feet and animal feet. The word she used at this time was animal feet, which is similar to the Chinese word

Claws, hooves, etc.

Worried that the savages had not heard clearly, she repeated loudly: "Hooves! Fire!"

Everyone burst into laughter immediately, and the cave was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Lin Yu looked at the laughing crowd, feeling inexplicably surprised. He thought he had said the wrong thing, so he changed a few more outrageous words, trying to express that his feet were cold and needed to be warmed by the fire.

Grandma had a strong ability to understand and understood immediately. She ordered: "Lanhua, please bring her in."

Then he called the men over and warned them about what he had just said to Zhang Tian.

The people in the tribe unconditionally believed in Grandma's words. When they heard that this wild woman was likely to carry unclean things, and they felt that her skin was really sick with such white skin, she might really have some serious illness, so they immediately stayed away, fearing that they would be harmed.

Get infected.

Lanhua untied the hemp rope from Lin Yu's feet, supported her, and limped to the campfire to sit down.

She straightened her legs, and her feet, which were red from the cold, came to the fire. Her arms were tightly tied, and she could only rub her hands slightly and breathe into her palms.

My body gradually warmed up, and my frozen toes were gradually able to move.

She continued to be an observer, and soon discovered that the men's attitudes towards her had changed subtly. As soon as she looked at them, they would immediately avoid looking at her, as if they were avoiding any intersection with her, even if it was just a visual intersection.

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Including the young man named Tian who had tied her up repeatedly, he was hiding far away at this time, looking at a respectful distance.
Chapter completed!