【Quick Wear】My Years as a Mother-in-law

Chapter 291: Primitive Tribe Chieftain Mother-in-law 11

Yun Xi guessed that the tribe in the north had seen that their tribe came to live here, but she didn't expect that the tribe had already started selling slaves. It was quite cunning.

The bag of dried meat the man mentioned weighed two kilograms, which was very cheap. Yun Xi picked out a tall and good-looking man, about eighteen years old, over five feet seventy, with three-dimensional facial features and average looks, which was considered pretty good.

Yun Xi asked, "What's your name?"

The man was silent and numb.

"His name is Guo." The seller said this and left with him.

Yun Xi was not surprised by the man's reaction. In primitive tribes, men did not have a high status. In some tribes, their status was even lower than that of children. For example, in Lian Yuan's tribe, food was given first to middle-aged women, followed by girls, third to elderly women, fourth to boys, fifth to middle-aged men, and finally to elderly men.

"Let's go. Although our tribe is in decline, at least we have enough to eat. As long as we are diligent, we will all be treated the same."

Yun Xi did not discriminate between men and women. In her opinion, hardworking and kind people were the most lovable, regardless of gender.

He handed over a piece of dried meat and said, "Eat it. It will fill your stomach first. There are many old animal skins in the tribe. I will give you two. You won't be cold."

Guo Numu's cold heart rippled slightly, and he quickly took the dried meat and started to chew it.

"Salty!"

"Yes, it's salted."

Afterwards, the two returned to the cave in silence.

"Everyone, look here. This is our newest member—Guo, a victim of the northern wildfires." Yun Xi introduced, "Our tribe has more females than males. I'll slowly fill in the gaps and try to get Tao, Xing, He, and Miao a husband. You should all bear many offspring for the tribe."

Tao looked at Guo. She looked good and was of a decent height. She should be able to give birth to a female.

"Mom, I want him."

"Okay, you're still young, why are you in such a hurry?" Yun Xi hadn't finished speaking. "Shu, go boil some water and give him a bath and a haircut. Lang, get Guo two old animal skins to wear. Xing, turn on the fire and make a bowl of egg custard for him to fill his stomach first."

Those whose names were called responded one by one, and Guo was so frightened by the fire in the cave that he took a step back in horror.

"Ah! Fire!"

He would never forget that huge wildfire. No one knew where it started, it seemed to appear suddenly, sweeping over everything. Wherever the flames touched, everything turned to ashes. The ground was so hot that people couldn't even walk...

So desperate.

Lian turned her head and said soothingly, "Don't be afraid. This fire won't burn anyone. I was also scared at first, but now I'm not afraid at all."

He laughed and said, "What a coward! There are so many of us and you're not afraid."

Xing said nothing, beat two eggs and stewed them into egg custard, then handed it over, "Eat it!"

Guo swallowed his saliva, carefully took the pottery bowl, hid at the entrance of the cave and began to eat voraciously. He finished it in a few bites and seemed to feel even hungrier.

The tree pulled him and said, "Guo, come to this cave and take a bath."

If he was dragged away in a daze, there would be a cave?

Of course men and women cannot bathe in the same cave, no matter how open it is. They must bathe separately.

After everyone left, Tao looked at He, "He, are you attracted to him?"

He was stubborn and retorted loudly, "How is that possible!"

"Oh, you really like him. You can be together next year." Tao thought for a moment, "As for mine, I'll wait until my mother finds me a good-looking male. I won't compete with you for him."

He moved his lips, crossed his arms and turned to the side, "Thank you."

"What's there to thank me for? I didn't even fancy her in the first place!"

Wei looked up at Tao, then at He, and then lowered his eyebrows to stare at Huo, but the back of his figure looked so desolate no matter how he looked at it.

Yun Xi leaned against the pile of firewood, looked around, and nodded with satisfaction. There was no fighting. She knew how to be humble and generous.

"Tonight, we'll have pancakes and stewed chestnuts with dried meat." Yun Xi said, "If it's your first day, you can have an extra pancake."

Yue, who was cooking that night, nodded and said, "I'll make a note of that."

At some point, snowflakes began to fall from the sky again, swirling and flying, then falling on the ice and snow, adding a chill to this cold winter.

"These three are linen clothes, worn next to the skin. These two are animal skin clothes, one on top and one on the bottom. The last one is worn outside. The shoes are also made of animal skin. These are enough to keep you warm."

The trees were very proud. In the past, simply wrapping the skins around the body did not keep them warm at all. The tribe leader taught them how to cut and sew them, and they became what they are today, warm and airtight.

Guo took the unique clothes and put on the animal skin clothes that could even cover his hands and feet under Shu's guidance. The coldness in his eyes disappeared, and his body and mind felt warm. Maybe this was his home?

Apart from practicing our aim every morning, we stayed home peacefully for another month and a half. The snow outside melted, early spring appeared, and small buds bulged on the branches of the winter jasmine.

Yun Xi announced that they could prepare to build the house.

"The ground is still a little hard and I can't dig it up. Let's cut down some trees and let them dry first."

"Ying, take Bing and rest in the cave."

"Wolf, you are responsible for three meals a day."

"Xing, take Shu, Wei, Ya, and Guo to make bricks and tiles. I have already taught you."

"Yue, take Tao and He with you to cut down as many trees as possible. You can use some of them to make beams for the house and some to make furniture."

"He and Lian followed me to find lime."

"Xing and Miao, take the three children and go find some wild vegetables. Take as many as you can find."

Yun Xi made all the arrangements one by one, then left with his people carrying a backpack.

In ancient times, houses were generally built with clay. Clay was very common whenever it rained. The problem with clay was that it was too dusty. Clay and lime mortar could be mixed in a certain proportion.

Of course, there are also glutinous rice paste and clam ash. Don't even think about glutinous rice paste. If you can't find lime, you can choose clam ash, which is made from seafood shells. After grinding it into fine powder, it is mixed with clay and then fired at high temperature. Its hardness even exceeds that of modern lime. The disadvantage is that it is too troublesome and not as convenient as lime mortar, which is a mixture of lime, sand and water.

The most common limestones in nature are micritic limestone, bioclastic limestone, conglomerate, etc.

"System, is there any limestone nearby?"

"Yes, the limestone is widely distributed. Go five miles to the west." The system gave a mark, and Yun Xi was very happy. If there was a lot of it, she could build a few more rows of houses, and she would definitely have a separate room for herself.

"follow me."

The group headed straight for the mark on the map and saw the limestone the system mentioned from afar.

"This is it. Dig it out, carry it back and smash it into pieces."

We didn't have any tools, so we had to dig with crossbows. It was really hard work. Fortunately, we had fed the animals all winter and they were well fed and strong, so we were able to dig efficiently.

Yun Xi arranged the whole process, sometimes checking on the brick kiln, sometimes mixing lime mortar, sometimes checking whether the wild vegetables brought back by the children were poisonous, and also taking into account the food problem. It was quite busy, fortunately, there was the system.