Chapter 14 The Stone Tool Master
Early the next morning, before the sun came out, all the children in the cave woke up. A few of them probably thought too much and didn't sleep well at night, and their eyes were all black.
Moore was still confused when he was woken up. This was something he had never encountered in the cave before. Yesterday, he practiced a knife and slaughtered a few night swallows. There were several injuries on his arm, which vary in depth and had applied herbs.
Despite his doubts, Moore stood up, carrying a knife on his back, waiting for what happened next. He found that five other children in the hole were together, holding straw ropes and black things, squeezing at the entrance of the hole. He looked at Shao Xuan from time to time.
"The sun is coming! The weather is definitely good today, so we can go fishing." A child said, looking at the sun in the sky.
"But it was also the same good weather yesterday. Isn't it impossible to catch fish? Will it be the same today as yesterday?" Another child poured cold water.
Most of the children in the cave couldn't hear such unlucky words and glared at the children who just said "like yesterday".
No matter if you can fish today, you still have to eat breakfast, otherwise you won’t have the energy to work. Since you have an investment, Shao Xuan has eaten something every morning. At first, there were children who were reluctant to eat it. As a result, when fishing, he was so weak that he had no energy and was not as efficient as others. The next day, he set up a stone pot like Shao Xuan. There was no way, if you don’t eat, you don’t have the energy, you can’t work. If you can’t work, it means that there are less prey than others and you will be hungry. This is a vicious cycle.
Eat and drink, and feel refreshed.
Seeing Moore's actions, there should be no big problem, Shao Xuan asked him to go fishing together. Several night swallows that Moore slaughtered yesterday were contributed to the group for breakfast, and the other people in the group's attitude towards Moore also softened a lot.
All the people in the cave left, no one was guarding them, Shao Xuan was not afraid of being stolen, and the straw ropes and black blocks that could float on the water were carried. As for the fish, the tribe would not come to steal the food of the children in the cave, otherwise they would be severely punished and despised by the entire tribe. Therefore, even if the fish were left outside and sun, no one would come to take them. Apart from these, there was nothing in the cave that could attract the tribe's people, so there was no need to send someone to guard them, and Caesar was taken by Shao Xuan.
The river surface today was also very calm, but it was not as quiet as yesterday. Seeing the flashing waves on the water surface, Shao Xuan felt a little relieved. He asked stammer and Tu to tie the straw rope to the stone worm and take it over, and try throwing a stone worm first.
There were about twenty children standing behind Shao Xuan, staring at the stone worms that were thrown into the water without blinking. If they couldn't see the stone worms, they stared nervously at the black block floating on the water.
"A Xuan, how is it?"
"It should be okay?"
"Have the fish returned?"
The man couldn't help but whispered.
Shao Xuan stared at the water surface. He did not "see" the aquatic creatures with tentacles today, and the trembling of the black blocks also returned to the previous level, which was the struggle of the underwater stone worms.
"It shouldn't be asked..." Shao Xuan was interrupted by the situation on the water before he finished speaking.
The black block that was originally floating on the water suddenly sank, and a familiar pulling feeling came from the rope. Shao Xuan was happy, and stammered and tightened the rope in his hands and quickly pulled it back.
"There are fish!"
"It's a fish!!"
"The fish is back!!"
Seeing this, the other children jumped happily in place. When the familiar hideous faces in the water were completely exposed, the twenty children finally felt completely relieved.
It was just a day later, and I missed it so much that the rope in my hand was already unbearable. After Shao Xuan signaled, the little boys began to catch fish in groups of five skillfully.
"More, come with them, and tell him what to pay attention to. I will take Caesar to dig stone worms. The ones I dug just now are far from enough. Remember, don't go into the water or fight. If you have time to fight, it's better to pull a few more fish and hurry up. Winter will come in a few days. If you find something wrong, go find the warriors guarding there." Shao Xuan said the words behind him to the others standing by the river bank.
In fact, it doesn’t take Shao Xuan’s instructions that these children cherish today’s opportunities after yesterday’s incident. None of them knows whether the fish will leave tomorrow. So, it’s better to catch more fish. Who has the leisure to fight?
While the children who came out of the cave were busy fishing, some people living near the foot of the mountain came here and followed them to catch fish.
This kind of situation is common recently. The guards are not nervously running over to warn them when they see someone approaching the water. Now they are just sitting not far away and watching. They remind them not to get too close to the water, and to inform them in time when they find any abnormalities.
I have to say that these fish have indeed solved some people's urgent needs. Several families in the foot of the mountain were injured when they went out to hunt. They were unable to participate when they went out for the last time in winter. If they didn't go out to hunt, there would be less food. Winter is difficult and their families were anxious. Now, they are much more relaxed. Who would have thought that these guys in the water were so easy to hunt? Even the old, weak, sick and disabled people in the tribe could come and help.
After experiencing these things, Shao Xuan was also well-known to people near the foot of the mountain. In the past, everyone only remembered that there was a child who took a wolf every day. Now because of the fish, he had to trade with Shao Xuan for the black block that could float on the water. Finally, he remembered Shao Xuan's name. I heard that Shao Xuan wanted to change the skin, but it didn't matter whether the new or old, so he cleaned the skin that was not needed at home for the time being and rushed to exchange it with Shao Xuan.
When Shao Xuan came to the gravel land, there were already seven or eight people there. When he saw Shao Xuan and others, he greeted Shao Xuan. He heard Shao Xuan say that fish could be pulled by the river today, and his eyes staring at the ground were even more eager. He wanted to quickly pick up the underground stone insects' nests and take them to the river to lure fish.
Recently, the stone worms on the gravel ground were caught in seedlings. They nodded slightly and were dug out by people who rushed up. They simply cut off half of them to escape. They were not allowed to be pulled out of the ground. In the past, even if they crawled out of the ground and squirmed slowly in front of people, no one would take a look at them. But now, let alone the gravel on the ground moved slightly, someone would dig it over to see if there were stone worms underneath and pulled out as soon as they saw it.
However, compared to Caesar, these people are much less efficient. The gravel-digging worms can dig out one by one by one after a few sniffs.
This wolf's nose is really tamaling!
Some people also thought about weaving a large net with straw rope to catch fish, but the facts proved that this trick was not good. One net could indeed catch a lot, but before I could pull it up, the net was bitten by the fish one by one. When I took it back, there was no fish in the net that was bitten. As a last resort, everyone should use this troublesome method, one by one.
In the afternoon, the children fishing by the river were summoned by Shao Xuan to the cave and ate the food divided by the tribe. They didn't want to continue to hang in the cave and weaved straw ropes. They weaved it for a day yesterday, and the straw ropes were enough. It was still some time before dark, so they thought they would go to the river to catch them for a while.
Shao Xuan did not object, but he did not go there with him in the afternoon. The stone worms had already caught a lot in the morning and assigned them to five groups, enough for them to use.
Look at the moon last night, winter is coming soon, and they have to catch more fish before winter comes. Once winter comes, the outdoor temperature drops sharply, and the river water near the river bank will freeze. At that time, people who do not have the power of awakening totem will basically not leave the house, they cannot withstand the wind and snow, and do not have thick fur and clothes, so they can easily freeze to death when they go out.
Shao Xuan did not follow the children to the riverside, but carried two fish out of the hole. Shao Xuan pulled one and asked Caesar to drag one. He also carried an animal skin bag, which contained the stones slightly better quality picked up by Shao Xuan when he went to the training ground some time ago. Because more and more people were digging stone insects in the gravel field, Shao Xuan transferred the stones. Now the cave is different from the past, and the little boys who put the stones beside him dared not rob them.
Every time he picked up a good stone embryo that could be used to make tools, Shao Xuan would use it to exchange food with the stone master, and the person who chose to exchange was also fixed. Shao Xuan observed several stone masters near the foot of the mountain before he finally chose it.
The stone maker was named Ke. I heard that the hunting team was responsible for the trap. But he lost one leg during a hunting trip and withdrew from the hunting team. He became a stone maker near the foot of the mountain. He usually helped people make stone tools to make livelihoods.
Shao Xuan pulled the fish to a wooden house. There were no doors in many rooms around him, but he was covered with thick leather curtains or straw curtains woven by plant vines. The same is true for Ke. Shao Xuan could hear the sound of grinding stone tools inside, so he shouted "Uncle Ke".
The people inside did not respond, but the covered leather curtain trembled for a moment. This is actually telling you that the owner agreed to you to go in. If Shao Xuan directly lifts the curtain without permission, it will not be able to lift it. Many things here look simple, but in fact it is more complicated than those of nearby residents. Other people's curtains can be lifted directly, but they won't work here. If you forcefully enter, you will definitely be the one who is unlucky.
Chapter completed!