August 8th, the feeling of autumn is getting stronger and stronger.
Although it is still very hot during the day, the wind at night has become very cool, even with a bit of chill.
The fruits on the mountains and the crops of the vine tribe are maturing day by day, and the scene in the fields is very pleasant.
The big-horned bugs, colorful ducks, giant bamboo rats, and fish in the pond are all getting better and better. Those colorful ducks can even tie one foot and take a walk outside on a rope.
In the crop field, Jiang Xuan carefully dug up the soil with a bone blade, revealing fist-sized red-skinned round potatoes underneath.
Jiang Xuan said with satisfaction: "They are growing well. In a while, these crops will be ready for harvest."
Gan Song, who was standing aside, had a simple and honest smile on his face.
After working in the fields for a long time, he, who was originally a hunting warrior, gradually acquired the temperament of an old farmer, and his hands were covered with calluses.
"Chief, can we have a good harvest?"
Ever since Jiang Xuan once described to him the scene of a bumper harvest and a warehouse full of grain, he remembered this word deeply and worked hard for it.
In fact, these fields have only been cultivated for less than a year, and their fertility is limited. These plants are planted for the first time, and they have experienced insect pests, so the yield is definitely not high.
However, no one in the Vine Tribe has ever seen what a real harvest looks like. Jiang Xuan looked at Gan Song's face full of expectations and did not want to dampen his confidence.
So, Jiang Xuan decided to tell a little lie.
"Of course we can have a good harvest. You have grown these crops very well and the yields are much higher than in the wild. How could there not be a good harvest?"
The smile on Gan Song's face grew wider. He looked at the crops on the ground and felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart.
This year, he worked hard to reclaim wasteland, plant seedlings, take good care of them, fertilize and weed, and prevent droughts and floods. He never dared to be careless.
Now, the food harvest is about to come, and the excitement and satisfaction in his heart are incomprehensible to others.
"Let's go and see how those stone eggs look like."
Jiang Xuan walked towards the place where the stone eggs were planted, followed closely by Gan Song.
Stone eggs were planted next to the hillside. According to Jiang Xuan's idea, they were divided into three batches for trial.
The first batch of stone eggs were planted in places with big rocks, just like the environment where they grow in the wild.
The second batch was planted in a field with more rocks.
The third batch was planted in ground with almost no stones.
Jiang Xuan first went to those boulders. He found that the stone eggs here grew particularly well, the vines were very strong, and the underground tubers also grew very large.
Then, Jiang Xuan walked to the field with a lot of rocks. A thick branch was inserted next to each of the stone eggs in this place to facilitate the vines of the stone eggs to wrap around.
"These stone eggs are a little worse in appearance. The vines are not as thick as the ones you saw just now, and the fruits are not as big."
Jiang Xuan buried the excavated soil again, his expression unchanged.
"Let's go and see another place."
Jiang Xuan had already anticipated this situation, and the reason why he tried it in batches was because he didn't want to give up.
Jiang Xuan walked to the land with almost no stones again. The stone eggs in the ground did not grow very well. The vines were very thin, the leaves were yellow, and the fruits were small and few.
Gansong on the side said helplessly: "No matter how carefully I take care of the stone eggs in this area, no matter how much I fertilize, it's useless. Some of the seedlings even withered directly."
Jiang Xuandao: "It doesn't matter. At least it proves that stone eggs can only grow better when they are next to boulders."
Although Jiang Xuan said this, Gan Song still blamed himself.
Jiang Xuan didn't care to continue comforting Gan Song. He squatted on the ground and thought carefully.
If stone eggs need to absorb certain nutrients from stones to grow, then why can’t they grow well when there were a lot of stones in the land before?
Jiang Xuan suddenly lifted up a stone egg vine, and he discovered that there were many air roots on each vine of the stone egg.
He found that the stone egg vines wrapped around boulders had relatively long and thick aerial roots, while the vines in the rocky ground had much fewer aerial roots.
In this land without stones, the aerial roots of the stone egg vines are so thin and short that they are almost invisible unless you look carefully.
Jiang Xuan guessed that the growth of stone eggs probably requires the aerial roots on the vines to absorb certain nutrients from the stones in order to grow smoothly.
Jiang Xuan told Gan Song what he had discovered.
Gan Song thought about it carefully, slapped his thigh and said: "Yes, why didn't I think of this problem? Chief, you are so smart!"
Later, Gan Song said helplessly: "Then we can only plant the stone eggs next to the big rocks in the future."
Jiang Xuandao: "Actually, this is also a good thing."
"A good thing?" Gan Song was a little confused about Jiang Xuan's words.
"That's right." Jiang Xuan pointed to the surrounding hillsides and said, "The most indispensable thing here is stones. If we grow other crops, we would even think these stones are in the way."
"But the stone eggs happen to need these stones. Do you know what this means?"
Gan Song shook his head in confusion. Due to lack of knowledge, he felt a little confused.
Jiang Xuandao: "This means that those hillsides with more rocks and less soil can all become our crop land, greatly increasing our cultivated land area."
"As the cultivated land area expands, food production will naturally increase. This is a great blessing for the tribes."
"Yes!"
Gan Song finally understood. When he thought about the mountains and plains being filled with stone eggs, he felt very excited.
At the same time, Gan Song admired Jiang Xuan so much that he recognized the young leader even more.
After checking the condition of the stone eggs, Jiang Xuan went to see the growth of the round potatoes.
This kind of fruit is spherical in shape and has a red outer skin. It grows well in the fields of the vine tribe and the yield this year should be pretty good.
Except for stone eggs and round potatoes, the growth conditions of other crops vary from good to bad, but overall they are acceptable.
With these more than 30 acres of crops, plus the farmed insects, fish, colorful ducks and bamboo rats, the Teng tribe should not have to worry about food shortages this winter.
Not only that, Jiang Xuan even considered adding more people to the tribe.
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After all, the manpower of the Vine Tribe is too small. As the tribe develops, it becomes increasingly insufficient.
After checking those crops, Jiang Xuan was ready to go to the breeding area to have a look.
At this moment, Gan Song suddenly pointed to the sky and shouted: "Chief, look, a big bird is flying towards us."
Jiang Xuan looked up and saw a big black bird in the northeast sky quickly approaching the Vine Tribe.
"Huh? There seems to be a person on the back of that big bird!"
After Jiang Xuan became a warrior, his eyesight was much stronger than that of ordinary people. He keenly discovered that the big bird was carrying a person on its back.
As the big bird quickly approached, Gan Song could see clearly that the big bird was indeed carrying a person on its back.
"Chief, he seems to be coming towards us."
This big black bird is indeed coming towards the Vine Tribe, very fast.
Jiang Xuan noticed something was wrong, and he immediately yelled: "Everyone, return to the bamboo house immediately!"
After hearing Jiang Xuan's roar, the entire Teng tribe, no matter what they were doing, immediately ran to the bamboo house, because there was a tunnel in the bamboo house that could lead directly to the stone mountain.
However, the speed of the big bird was too fast. Before the tribesmen in the distance had time to escape back to the bamboo house, the big bird had already flown over the vine tribe and then landed on the ground.
This is a large bird with a wingspan of more than 20 meters. It is so big that it is as big as a house after landing.
This is a giant eagle, an extremely fierce bird of prey.
On the back of the giant eagle, there is an old man wearing animal skin clothing, a bright feather crown on his head, and totem patterns painted on his face.
The old man looked at the small Vine Tribe casually and paid no attention to the Vine Tribe people who were still running.
His eyes looked at the huge ancient vine wrapping around the stone mountain.
After a long while, he sighed: "What a psychic vine!"
Jiang Xuan was hiding in the bamboo house and happened to hear the mysterious old man's words. He immediately understood that the old man was probably here for the ancient vine.
This made him feel nervous.
Gu Teng is the totem god of the Teng tribe. This mysterious old man doesn’t want to do anything to Gu Teng, right?
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