August 20th, the first year since the establishment of the Vine Tribe.
The autumn wind blows, and in just a few days, the crop fields of the Teng tribe have become golden.
In the crop field, Jiang Xuan personally took the bone and carefully dug out a large round potato with red skin under everyone's gaze, and then raised it high above his head.
"Autumn harvest!"
With a joyful smile on his face, Jiang Xuan shouted, and the loud voice spread throughout the tribe.
All the people in the Teng tribe cheered immediately. Although there were not many people, the tribesmen had loud voices and sounded quite powerful.
Even the old witch who did not belong to the Vine Tribe was affected by the atmosphere and looked a little excited when he saw this scene.
"Excavate!"
Gan Song held the bone in one hand and started working immediately after the people cheered.
Soon, everyone joined in digging for round potatoes.
After working hard for more than half a year, the harvest time finally came. Everyone was happy from the bottom of their hearts as they watched the round potatoes being dug up from the ground.
This is all food!
In the crop fields of the Teng tribe, the laughter and laughter of the tribe could be heard from time to time. Although the work was hot and sweaty, no one complained about being tired, and no one was lazy.
With this food, they don't have to worry about food shortages in winter.
The old witch was walking in the crop field. He picked up a round potato, wiped the soil on it, and said excitedly: "Through planting, we can actually harvest so much food!"
Although he had long noticed that the planting methods of the Vine Tribe were different from other tribes, he was still deeply shocked when he saw the food output of the Vine Tribe with his own eyes.
In fact, in the Eastern Wasteland, all the large tribes have basically broken away from slash-and-burn farming and have accumulated some planting experience through long-term practice.
Even so, their planting methods are still very backward.
The food obtained through planting is far less than that obtained by raising some herbivores.
Not only in Donghuang, but also in other places.
Large tribes usually focus on hunting, breeding some herbivorous animals, and planting some high-yielding, easy-to-live fruit trees and wild vegetables to maintain the food needs of the tribesmen.
They also understand the importance of plowing the ground. Tools such as bone grass, lěi, si (lěi, si) were invented based on the need to plow the land.
They also learned to weed, catch insects, and even preliminary fertilization, which meant spreading some plant ash into the ground and burying some bones.
But after all, they are not mainly engaged in planting, and their accumulated experience is very limited.
What's more, once there is a natural disaster, insect infestation, etc., the crops planted may not be harvested.
Because of this, tribal people do not attach much importance to planting. They spend most of their energy on hunting and domesticating herbivorous beasts.
Therefore, when the old witch discovered that the crops grown by the Vine Tribe had a very high yield, the shock in his heart was difficult to describe in words.
The old witch walked up to Jiang Xuan, grabbed his hand, looked at the big round potato in his hand with shining eyes, and asked urgently: "How did you do that?"
"What?"
Jiang Xuan felt a little confused, and the old wizard's mental state was a little crazy.
"Why can you harvest so many round potatoes from your vine tribe?"
Jiang Xuan finally knew what the old witch was asking. Just now he thought the old witch was crazy.
Jiang Xuandao: "Actually, it's nothing, just some planting experience. I just tell you this, and it's hard for you to understand. Wouldn't it be better to live in our tribe for a year and see it for yourself?"
"Go and see for yourself?"
The old witch frowned and thought for a long time. Then, he let go of Jiang Xuan's hand and his brows relaxed, but his eyes became firmer.
"Okay, then I'll try to live longer and see for myself!"
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "I will send this round potato back first. This is the first round potato dug out this year. It will be used to worship the Vine God."
"Sacrifice?" The old witch accurately grasped the key part of Jiang Xuan's words.
"Yes, if it weren't for the protection of the Vine God, our small tribe would have disappeared long ago."
"Now that the crops have been harvested and the breeding has achieved preliminary success, the food in the tribe is relatively sufficient. I plan to take this opportunity to hold an autumn sacrifice to thank the Vine God."
"Not only that, if the Vine Tribe can grow smoothly, we will hold a sacrificial ceremony after every autumn harvest, using the best food, fish, livestock, prey and other sacrifices to worship the Vine God."
Jiang Xuan has been thinking about this for a long time.
If you want Shen Teng to protect the tribe for a long time, you must give Shen Teng something in return, and you cannot ask for it unilaterally.
Holding a sacrifice is the best way to repay Shen Teng.
Rich sacrifices can allow the divine vine to absorb more nutrients and grow better.
Jiang Xuan guessed that this was the reason why Shen Teng agreed to become the patron saint of the tribe.
Judging from the current situation, Shinto cannot move, at least not yet.
In this case, as it continues to grow, the soil under the stone mountain will only become more and more barren. If the divine vine wants to absorb more nutrients, in addition to desperately extending its root system, it can only rely on the occasional prey it catches.<
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But as time went by, the nearby beasts and birds did not dare to approach, and it became difficult for Shen Teng to obtain more nutrients.
The appearance of Jiang Xuan and others and their sacrifices to it solved the problem of the divine vine being unable to absorb more nutrients.
The Shen Teng protects the tribe, and the tribe repays the Shen Teng with various sacrifices. This is completely mutually beneficial for the Teng tribe and the Shen Teng.
The stronger the Vine Tribe, the more sacrifices the Divine Vine can receive, and the Divine Vine will become stronger, forming a virtuous cycle.
The old witch nodded and said: "Yes, it is time to make a good sacrifice."
"However, since there are no witches in your tribe, who will preside over the sacrificial ceremony?"
Jiang Xuan said sheepishly: "I hosted it last time."
"You know how to offer sacrifices?" The old witch looked at Jiang Xuan in disbelief.
"No." Jiang Xuan answered honestly.
"Then how did you host it?"
"Just...send the sacrifice to the altar, then invite the Vine God to enjoy it, and pray to the Vine God to protect the tribe..."
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"You don't need to say anything, I understand." The corner of the old witch's mouth twitched a few times and turned his head slightly.
As a shaman who has learned various sacrificial rituals since childhood, when he heard Jiang Xuan's simple and crude sacrificial rituals, he just couldn't bear to look at them.
The old witch thought for a while and said: "If you don't mind, I can teach Chishao the sacrificial rituals and let her preside over this autumn sacrificial ceremony."
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up and he said honestly: "I don't mind, of course I don't mind. I'll thank you on my sister's behalf first."
The old witch waved his hand and then left, obviously despising Jiang Xuan's embarrassing sacrificial method.
Jiang Xuan didn't care either, and even expressed his approval of letting Chi Shao become a witch.
After all, this is his biological sister!
Without red peony root, he would have died in the dangerous jungle by himself.
Even the position of leader was given to him by Chi Shao.
Therefore, he has no worries about being seized of power in the future.
Jiang Xuan returned to the bamboo house, put away the first big round potato dug out, and then participated in the autumn harvest.
Soon, the cellar that the Vine Tribe had dug in the tunnel came in handy.
Those tuber foods that can be stored for a long time, such as round potatoes and stone eggs, are put in the cellar to keep them warm and moisturized and not easy to rot.
Jiang Xuan also put some of the leafy wild vegetables in the cellar, and dried some of them into dried vegetables, which can be cooked and eaten.
After a large amount of food was piled in several bamboo huts, everyone felt at ease, and even woke up laughing from their dreams at night.
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