Walking in the jungle, Jiang Xuan looked at his bamboo spear thoughtfully. To be precise, it was the juice on the bamboo spear.
"Sister, do other tribes know this kind of cage vine?"
Chi Shao turned his head and said: "I don't know, this kind of vine is relatively rare. I have only heard stories about the cage vine from people in the hunting team. This is the first time I have seen it."
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up and he said: "What do you think if we plant a large number of cage vines around the tribe to protect the tribe?"
In this primitive world, the most dangerous thing is not only the beasts, but also other tribes, such as the Deer Tribe, which was wiped out by the Crow Tribe.
Every year, countless tribes rise in the primitive jungle, and countless tribes are destroyed.
A tribe like the Vine tribe with only five people would be wiped out if they were not careful.
Therefore, self-protection is something Jiang Xuan must consider.
Jiang Xuan felt that a ferocious plant like the cage vine was very suitable to be used to protect the tribe.
Chi Shao thought for a moment and said: "Other tribes will try their best to eradicate these dangerous plants when they encounter them. I don't know if they can be used to protect the tribe. You can give it a try first."
Uncaria on the side asked curiously: "Chief, this kind of cage vine is so rare. Where can we find enough vines to protect the tribe and plant them?"
Jiang Xuandao: "There will always be a way. Not only cage vines can be planted, but other ferocious plants can also be planted. This matter is not urgent."
The five people continued to walk forward, and after walking not far, Chi Shao seemed to see something. He quickly walked under a rock, pulled a dead vine from the rock, and then followed the vine to find the location of its root. "Nan Xing, bring me the bone."
Nanxing, the youngest, carries a bone pick, which is specially used for digging plants.
"Coming."
Nan Xing ran to Chi Shao and handed her the bone.
Chi Shao took the bone grass, scraped away the dead branches and leaves and weeds on the ground, and then dug up on the ground.
Jiang Xuan walked over and asked curiously: "Sister, what are you digging for?"
The red peony root answered while digging: "Dig the stone eggs."
"Stone egg!"
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up, he already knew what it was from his memory.
This is a gray-white vine tuber. The largest one can grow as big as a washbasin, and the smallest one can be as small as a bird egg.
Because it usually grows next to rocks and its color is similar to rocks, the original tribesmen thought it was an egg laid by a stone, so they called it a stone egg.
After roasted, stone eggs taste like potatoes, are rich in starch, and can satisfy hunger. They are one of the traditional foods of tribal people.
This is good stuff!
Jiang Xuan keenly realized that if stone eggs could be grown in large quantities, then the Vine Tribe would have its first food crop!
Soon, the soil on the ground was dug up, and the stone eggs hidden underground were gradually revealed.
It is about the size of a soup basin, and the outside is like a rock, slate gray, and relatively round. Jiang Xuan roughly estimates that this stone egg should weigh seven or eight kilograms.
Red peony dug up all the soil around the stone egg, then hugged the stone egg with both hands, and twisted it hard. There was a "crack" sound, and the rhizome at the bottom of the stone egg was broken.
"What a big stone egg!"
Chi Shao picked up Shi Dan and let out a sound of admiration.
"Show me."
Jiang Xuan took the stone egg over and it was heavy, exuding a faint fragrance of tuber plants.
Jiang Xuan said with satisfaction: "This thing is very good. We can dig up the small ones and plant them. If everything goes well, we will have endless amounts of stone eggs in the future."
After listening to Jiang Xuan's words, the red peony root lowered its head and started digging again.
She is an action person, doesn't like to talk too much, and works quickly.
After a while, Chi Shao dug out seven or eight small stone eggs from the ground. The big ones were as big as an adult's fist, and the small ones were only as big as a thumb.
Jiang Xuan packed these small stone eggs in separate animal skin bags and said with satisfaction: "With these seeds, we can go back and try to plant them."
Because stone eggs like to grow close to rocks, Jiang Xuan plans to plant them in a place with big rocks, trying to keep them consistent with their living environment in the wild, and try other planting methods in the future.
After digging out the stone eggs, the group continued walking forward.
"Moo..."
In the distance, a group of bison walked by. They were covered in brown fur, with a pair of sharp horns on their heads. Their shoulders were taller than humans. The weight of an adult bison is at least three thousand kilograms.
Such a bison can be described as a truly behemoth!
Jiang Xuan felt his scalp go numb when he thought about having to hunt a bison alone to become a three-color warrior.
Bison usually gather in groups. Once injured and become crazy, they will become very violent and take the initiative to attack.
Therefore, if you want to hunt an adult bison, in addition to strength, speed, and hunting skills, you must also have a smart mind. Otherwise, if you fail to hunt, you may be buried under the horns.
Jiang Xuan has no intention of provoking these big guys, at least not now.
In the future, when you become stronger, you can try to catch a few calves and domesticate them. If you can successfully domesticate them, they can be used for plowing the fields, which can greatly increase productivity.
After bypassing the bison herd, Chi Shao discovered a large wild fruit tree. There were some small saplings around the wild fruit tree.
Chi Shao picked up a fruit about the size of a fist and covered with hard thorns from the ground, and cut it open with a stone knife to reveal the light yellow flesh inside.
"This is called a thorn fruit. You should have eaten it. The outside is covered with sharp thorns, but the inside is full of pulp. After you pick it up, you can roast it over a fire and eat it. When it is cooked, the thorns on the outside will be almost burned." Jiang Xuan also picked up a thorn fruit from the ground. The pulp inside was a round ball. It was not divided into two halves like a chestnut, nor was it wrapped in a hard shell.
The pulp of the thorn fruit tastes similar to other nuts, and is larger in size. It is a good thing to fill your stomach.
In addition, it is durable in storage. Even in the wild, it will take a long time to crack and rot after being dropped on the ground.
"This is a good thing. Dig up all the saplings and plant them, and pick up all the edible fruits."
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Red Peony nodded, and then used the bone blade again to dig up the surrounding small thorn fruit trees with their roots and soil, wrapped the roots with wide leaves, and then placed them in the rattan basket.
With the efforts of five people, they picked up a basket of intact thorn fruits and dug five small saplings.
After finishing it, Jiang Xuan wrote down the location of the big thorn fruit tree.
Chi Shao looked at the sky and said, "It's already getting late. We can't go any further. Let's go back first."
It is extremely dangerous to spend the night in the wild, because no one knows whether they will be attacked by wild animals at night, and no one is willing to spend the night in the wild if it is not possible.
"Okay, let's go back first and come out earlier next time."
Jiang Xuan nodded in agreement and returned the same way.
"Uncaria, come down quickly." Jiang Xuan raised his head and shouted.
Uncaria has climbed to the top of the big thorn fruit tree. This guy likes to climb trees.
"Okay, I'll be down soon."
Uncaria stood on the high treetop, agreed, and looked at the surrounding scenery reluctantly.
Standing at the treetops, he could see the forest further away. He liked this feeling very much.
Just when Uncaria was about to climb down, he suddenly saw a line of green smoke in the distance.
"Huh?"
Uncaria did not climb down anymore. He observed it carefully for a moment, and his expression gradually became serious.
"Why haven't you come down yet?" Below, Jiang Xuan was urging him.
Uncaria lowered his head and said: "Chief, someone seems to be lighting a fire over there."
When the four people below heard these words, they suddenly became nervous.
It is not a good thing to meet people from other tribes in the forest. If you encounter a barbaric tribe, you will fight directly.
"Do you see clearly?" Jiang Xuan asked.
"Look clearly, someone must have started a fire."
"I'll come up and take a look."
Jiang Xuan immediately climbed up the tree. He was already a warrior of one color and climbed the tree very quickly. It didn't take long for him to stand side by side with Uncaria.
"Chief, over there." Uncaria pointed to the south.
Jiang Xuan looked in the direction pointed by Uncaria and saw a thick smoke rising straight into the sky. It was indeed the shape of smoke that would appear when a bonfire was lit.
Jiang Xuan's heart sank. Although that place was still far away from here, no one could guarantee when those people would appear around the Vine Tribe.
It seems that the environment the Vine Tribe is in is not that safe.
"Go back first."
Jiang Xuan and Uncaria climbed down from the tree together. Jiang Xuan briefly told Chi Shao and others about the smoke.
For fear of danger, the five people did not stay, let alone investigate the source of the smoke, and returned directly to the Vine Tribe.
Although they haven't seen anyone from other tribes yet, a sense of crisis has enveloped the five people's hearts.
The Vine Tribe has just been established and is too weak to withstand any blow. Jiang Xuan hopes that these people are just passing by and will not pose a threat to the Vine Tribe.
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