By the pond of the Vine Tribe, an insect the size of a thumb flew and screamed happily.
But when it flew above a red flower and was about to suck the nectar, suddenly, two palm-like leaves below the flower flapped upward.
"Bah..."
The bug was beaten to death and then fell into the soil under the flower.
There are roots in the soil that quickly extend upward and wrap up the insect. Soon, the nutrients in the insect will be absorbed by the plant, leaving an empty shell.
This plant is the clapping flower, one of the carnivorous plants planted by the Vine Tribe last year.
Similar plants include water arrowroot, bamboo tube grass, etc., which are planted in the fields of the rattan tribe and are specifically responsible for eliminating insects.
Jiang Xuan and Gan Song walked on the ridge, and they both saw the scene of clapping flowers to kill insects.
Jiang Xuan smiled and said: "When it snowed last year, these plants were frozen to death by the snow. I thought my work was in vain. Unexpectedly, they grew again this year."
Gan Song said: "Yes, and there are more plants than last year. With these plants, we shouldn't have to worry about those bugs eating the crops this year."
Both of them are very satisfied with these carnivorous plants. They can continuously eliminate various pests and protect the crops grown in the ground.
Jiang Xuan walked to a relatively fertile field, then took off a small animal skin bag from his waist, and took out a few seeds that looked similar to red dates, but were smoother and more rosy than red dates.
"This is a seed I used two pairs of wild boar tusks to trade from the expedition team of the Black Tooth Tribe. The tribe of origin calls it ruby, but I think it is more appropriate to call it red crystal rice."
After Jiang Xuan traded the "ruby" seeds back, he tried to cook one. He found that the stuff looked like a cereal crop. After peeling off the outer skin, it had a scent of cereals.
He tried eating some and found that the texture was similar to rice, but more fragrant and glutinous than ordinary rice.
Because of this, Jiang Xuan named it "Red Crystal Rice."
Jiang Xuan continued: "Red crystal rice is very precious. Two pairs of wild boar tusks only cost me a small animal skin bag. To be on the safe side, I plan to plant several plots of land in different soils and under different light environments." "When the autumn harvest comes, we will see in which environment the red crystal rice grows best, and we will plant the red crystal rice in that environment in the future."
Gan Song looked at the red crystal rice seeds in Jiang Xuan's hand with gleaming eyes and said, "Chief, is this thing high-yielding?"
Jiang Xuandao: "I don't know, and the people of the Black Tooth Tribe don't know much about this plant either. This needs to be verified by ourselves."
"If, as I imagined, it is an ear-bearing plant and is easy to grow, then its yield may be very high, no worse than round potatoes."
Round potatoes are currently the most productive food product of the Vine tribe.
Although stone eggs are much larger than round potatoes, stone eggs have higher requirements for the growing environment. They are not as easy to grow as round potatoes, and the total output is naturally not as good as round potatoes.
As for other food crops, the yield is even lower.
When Gan Song heard that the yield was no worse than round potatoes, his eyes shone and he wished he could take a piece of red crystal rice and kiss it hard.
"Chief, let's plant it now, I can't wait."
Jiang Xuan nodded, then planted six red crystal rice in the first piece of fertile land, and inserted a wooden stick next to it as a mark.
Later, he and Gan Song went to various farmlands of the Teng tribe and planted half of the red crystal rice.
Jiang Xuan plans to keep the other half of the red crystal rice temporarily. If something goes wrong with the red crystal rice planted by then, there will be a chance to remedy it next year.
Living in such a harsh environment, Jiang Xuan had to be cautious and make more preparations.
After planting the red crystal rice, Jiang Xuan returned to the bamboo house and arranged for the warriors in the tribe to dispose of the animal bones, teeth, and animal skins left by the old witch.
The teeth and bones of those ferocious beasts are all treasures. Jiang Xuan collected them by category and put them away properly.
Whether it is used to make tools and weapons, or used in future trade with other tribes, it is of high value.
Those animal skins were a bit worse, many of them had been torn to pieces by giant eagles, and they had been exposed to the outside for too long and became hard.
However, because the prey captured by the giant eagle are relatively large, there are also many intact parts of these animal skins.
Jiang Xuan asked people to take these animal skins back, first remove the remaining meat on them, then dig a hole, throw the animal skins in, and soak them in plant ash for several days and nights to soften them.
Then, work hard to cut these animal skins into appropriate sizes, and then they can be made into clothing after drying.
This work took him five or six days.
On March 1st, the weather is getting hotter and hotter.
"Dong dong dong..."
In the bamboo house at the foot of the rocky mountain, Chi Shao was hard at work pounding medicine. She took a medicine pestle and placed the dried herbs in the hollow of a big stone, pounding them constantly.
She finally found this big stone. There is a relatively deep pit in the middle, which is equivalent to a natural stone mortar.
She found a few soldiers to move the big stone back to the yard outside the bamboo house, polished the pit to be smoother, and then used it to make medicine.
Since the population of the Vine Tribe has grown, she has needed to produce more various medicinal powders. The hunting team needs to bring medicine when they go out, and people in the tribe usually need medicine when they are sick.
After learning the witch doctor skills, Chi Shao became even busier and spent half of the day dealing with various medicinal herbs.
"Sister, I brought you meat!"
Jiang Xuan came over carrying an animal leg. It was the hind leg of a bighorn sheep, which was very meaty.
Chi Shao raised her head, her temples wet with sweat. She smiled at Jiang Xuan and said, "Let's hang it on the fire pit first."
"Okay."
Jiang Xuan walked into the bamboo house, tied the bighorn sheep's hind legs with ropes, rubbed salt on them, and then hung them above the fire pit.
The flames in the fire pit last day and night, which can prevent the meat from rotting. When you want to eat it, just cut it into a piece and wash it clean.
After Jiang Xuan hung up the animal's legs, he walked to the yard again. Seeing that it was hard to pound the red peony roots, he walked over, rolled up his sleeves and said, "I'll do it."
"Okay."
Chi Shao and Jiang Xuan didn't need to be polite, so they handed the pestle directly to him.
Jiang Xuan took the medicine pestle and pounded the medicine while talking to the red peony root. After a long time, even though he was a two-color warrior with great strength, he felt that repeating the same action was really tiring and boring.