The things that stunned Zhang Heng turned out to be three animals, a huge snake, a toad as big as a dustpan, and a weird thing that looked like a cat, dog, or rat, with a small head, a pointed mouth, and a long tail, which accounted for almost half of it.
.The most indispensable thing in space is animals, but the season in front of us is completely inappropriate!
The wild snake bit the toad, and the weird-looking animal bit the snake again. This was a bit like a mantis stalking a cicada and an oriole behind it.
"King, it's a mongoose, a mongoose." The warning voice sounded again at first.
"Meerkat? What is this?" Zhang Hengyi was so bold that he took action during the questioning. However, this move made him lose face. The speed that he was proud of was actually lost to this animal called mongoose.
I suffered a loss in the past. I made three consecutive attempts without even touching the heel hair. In the end, I almost got bitten back.
In the end, the whip tail of the Bi'an was finally used to get it entangled. It only weighed about ten kilograms in the hand. The big cats in the village weighed more than this, and they were able to hunt down a giant mang that was more than four meters long.
Snake and Toad were not completely dead yet, but they had no time to counterattack, so they died in the hands of Big Beard and Yun respectively.
Toad is a toad, and it is called "Leikebao" in the Sichuan dialect. This thing is rare anymore, even rarer than the yellow soil frog. Although it looks disgusting, the old people in the village occasionally use it to treat diseases.
Animals that belong to the medicinal category.
After a few minutes, Zhang Heng inspected the snakes and toads. There were some differences in their physical features, mainly in their size. What surprised him was how the hibernating snakes and toads came out during this season.
And the mongoose in his hand made him even more curious. This little thing actually became the final winner.
"What's your name? Come and tell me what a mongoose is?" Zhang Heng called the soldier he called just now.
Who would have thought that this man could only speak simple Earthly language. He couldn't communicate with him, so he asked Su Xiu to translate. After a moment, Zhang Heng smiled. This man was born in a small tribe in the north, and his name is pronounced Tubo. This tribe used to
He has raised this kind of mongoose. According to him, this kind of mongoose is a treasure. Where there are mongooses, pests such as snakes, insects, rats, and ants will not appear. Even birds do not dare to appear. They are almost equivalent to food guardians in the tribe.
Moreover, what the mongoose eats does not conflict with the food needs of primitive people. Therefore, there will be no situation of guarding and stealing.
"Haha, isn't this the same as being a cat? And it's an enhanced version of a cat. While cats can still steal fish, mongooses only give without expecting anything in return!" Zhang Heng said cheerfully.
Unexpectedly, Su Xiu said again: "Wang, he said that mongooses like to eat snakes the most, and they can eat any snake."
Zhang Heng nodded and said: "Since mongooses have many advantages, let's raise them, land dog. From now on, the matter of raising mongooses will be left to you. When you go back, you will work for Ah Qi!"
This is a big promotion for the original warrior. From now on, he can not only eat three meals a day, but also eat well. Ah Qi is in charge of breeding.
"Kneel down to the Sun King!" After understanding this, the earthpatch immediately knelt down.
Zhang Heng smiled and personally pulled the soil dog up and said loudly: "In the future, anyone who can contribute to the tribe, even if it is just a suggestion, will be rewarded!"
"Long live the Sun King!" More than two hundred people cheered one after another. There was a faint hierarchical system within Taihao. Although it was vague, as time went by, many people understood that they should try their best to climb up. The higher the status, the better the treatment.
The better. For example, when eating, the most prestigious people will be allowed to take the food first. Zhang Heng did not have detailed rankings, but it affected them.
Another example is that when there are good things and clothes, those with high status are chosen first. This not only satisfies a better life, but also creates a competitive mentality. There is also a leader among animals, let alone humans. This kind of
Hierarchy will appear sooner or later. When primitive people are separated from the problem of eating, their thoughts will diverge and seek more pursuits. Perhaps this is the difference between material and spiritual life. There is material first and then spiritual pursuit will appear.
This was just a small episode. At this time, Zhang Heng naturally could not imagine how valuable this kind of mongoose was.
"King, the temperature has changed and eased!" Su Xiu suddenly said.
Only then did Zhang Heng realize that he was not afraid of the cold, nor were Qin Shou and others, but Su Xiu was the most sensitive to the temperature. This reminder made him look happy and said: "Although this is my first time seeing a swamp, according to the
From previous experience, clouds and fog are most likely to appear in places where there are good things. The clouds and fog here are so thick, I guess there must be good things. Everyone should cheer up and shout loudly if they find anything."
After a pause, he whispered again: "If I had known that I was looking for rice, I should have brought a few ducks here."
"Duck?" Su Xiu heard his words and asked in confusion.
"Well, after the rice is harvested in the village, ducks are put into the farmland. The biggest advantage of ducks is that they can find every scattered grain of rice. No matter whether the terrain is dry or in water or mud, ducks can pick up the rice.
If we find it, people will fall in this swampy terrain, but ducks will not. If there are rice plants, ducks will be hundreds of times better than us looking for them. But it's a pity that my body can't find ducks now.
, it would be faster to find it than to go back to Taihao and bring the ducks here. But if we return to Taihao, then this trip will be in vain. We are already here, and I am really unwilling. Send the order, and on the second
When the five heavy snows fall, it’s time to return, hoping to find rice plants!” Zhang Heng said somewhat speechlessly. This was because he was speechless. He actually forgot this little common sense, otherwise he would have missed it before entering the valley.
The duck should be ready.
"Wang, look, duck!" This was Qin Shou's voice. Although he didn't quite understand what Wang just said, he understood that Wang wanted ducks now.
"What?" Zhang Heng asked in surprise.
For a while, they walked less than a hundred meters, and they seemed to have entered another world. The climate here was like autumn, more than ten degrees higher than the temperature just now. It was also foggy, but not cold.
More like water vapor.
Animals, a large number of animals appeared in front of us. Although they are all small animals, many of them should not appear in this season. For example, the snakes and toads we just saw, there are more birds, and there is an endless reed-like animal.
Plants appeared, and there were many puddles of different sizes and meandering small rivers. There was a cold air on the water, which gathered together to form the mist they saw.
"Flapping!" The birds were frightened, and among them was the duck that Qin Shou was talking about. Zhang Heng saw that it was indeed similar to the ducks raised in the tribe, except that the one in front of him could fly into the sky and was also smaller, weighing two pounds at most.
"Catch a few dozen of them for me, be careful of the ground, work in pairs, one behind the other, and tie them to their waists with canes!" Zhang Heng ordered.
After all, the more than 200 people he brought were elites selected from all Taihao's warriors. It was not a problem to catch some birds, but it would take some effort to catch them alive.
He didn't need to take action on such a trivial matter. Just as he was about to think about something for a while, Qin Shou suddenly called out: "King, a tribe has come!"
"Tribe! What do you mean?" Zhang Heng woke up. Qin Shou said that he had found traces of human activities when he crossed over, but he didn't see any traces of human activities along the way. Unexpectedly, he found them again now, and he was right.
, only in this environment can human beings live.
"Qin Shou, you and Yun together, take twenty people to check to see if you can find this tribe, and return here when you are hungry." It is difficult to move with too many people, and there is a small half
The weather was completely sufficient, so he didn't ask any further questions. It was better to leave the survey matters to professionals.
Soon Qin Shou set off, and he took advantage of this time to lead people to explore the road. He didn't need to go far into the swamp, as long as he could collect reeds. These things could be used to make beds. He had to spend the night here tonight. Before, he could
I didn't even sleep well, and living in a world of ice and snow was indeed not a life for human beings.
In the evening, Qin Shou and others returned without success and did not find the population. Zhang Heng was quite speechless, but he suppressed his curiosity because the duck-like bird had already been found.
They cut off the top section of feathers so that they couldn't fly, and tied them up with thin canes. There were quite a few of them, more than forty of them, which should be enough.
"Wang, how do you plan to use these ducks?" Su Xiu asked curiously. There was no end to the swamp. In the afternoon, just surveying a distance of more than 100 meters to collect reeds almost caused someone to die. Although the ducks were tied with rattan,
It's up, but the rattan can't push the duck too far.
"Have you ever heard of killing a chicken to obtain the eggs?" Zhang Heng asked rhetorically.
"I've heard of it, what's wrong?" Su Xiu was puzzled. She was talking about ducks, but why did she get involved in chickens?
Zhang Heng smiled and said: "The metaphor is a bit inappropriate. Let me tell you this. After ducks eat, they consume it very slowly. They will accumulate it in their small stomachs, which are only as big as a baby's fist. They are called (subao) in the village.
, located exactly at the end of the neck, that is, the arc in front of the chest. The ducks in the village will return to their cages when it gets dark. At this time, the villagers will selectively touch the stomachs of some of the ducks to identify the ducks.
Whether it is full or not, if not, some grain will be fed at this time, so that the duck can digest it at night after it is full, so that it can grow meat."
"I understand, but I don't seem to understand!" Su Xiu asked confusedly.
Zhang Heng suddenly showed a cruel smile, "I put these ducks into the swamp to look for food and scattered them in all directions. After the ducks were full, I cut open the duck's stomach directly, because ducks digest very slowly. If it is really
After eating millet, the millet taken out from the stomach can also be used as seeds, now do you understand!"
Although Su Xiu's personality is different from that of ordinary women, she was also shocked that such a cruel method was used. But if you think about it carefully, isn't this the law of survival in this world? People eat animals, and animals eat people.
!
"Okay, go to sleep now. Whether it succeeds or not will be decided tomorrow! By the way, tomorrow the team will be divided into two teams. One part will lead the ducks to look for food, and the other part will hunt the birds in this area to check the stomach
Is there any rice in it?" The early birds have food to eat. Birds generally eat in the morning and evening, so the most suitable time to cut the stomach is mid-noon or early night!