This Is My Primitive Tribe-Chapter 127 - 106: People Must Have Principles

The second year of the Vine Tribe’s establishment, October 11th, Frost Descent.

Last night, the cold wind howled. After Jiang Xuan got up in the morning, he found that outside had already turned into a vast expanse of white.

A layer of white frost had condensed on the ground and rooftops, even the grass in the yard was frozen solid, making a crisp "crunch" sound underfoot, as if stepping on paper.

In the forest, there was a layer of rime on the trees, whiter than snow and very beautiful.

The scenery was nice, but the weather was getting colder. Even Tang Yuan was not as lively as usual, huddled in the bamboo shed with its head tucked under its feathers, sleeping.

Jiang Xuan returned to the bamboo house, found the calendar bamboo tube, and carved the words "Frost Descent" next to today’s date.

He flipped through last year’s calendar bamboo tube and found that last year’s Frost Descent was on September 12th, which meant it was a whole month different.

"That’s too much of a difference. It’s a headache."

Jiang Xuan scratched his head, unable to figure out why. It seemed that creating an accurate calendar was a long-term task.

However, he didn’t get discouraged; after all, it was just a matter of recording every day, which didn’t take much time.

"Chief Xuan."

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and Tang Yuan in the bamboo shed also raised its head and stood up, looking very alert.

Tang Yuan now had grown full purple feathers, its beak was sharper, and its claws more robust and powerful, looking very fierce, already possessing the demeanor of a Fierce Bird.

Jiang Xuan walked into the yard, and Tang Yuan followed him closely.

When the door opened, Jiang Xuan saw Dong Kui.

He felt a headache and wanted to close the door again, but Dong Kui quickly squeezed into the yard.

"Chief, why such hostility? I won’t eat you."

Dong Kui had a triumphant smile on her face, but the next moment, a big head reached out in front of her.

"Tang... Tang Yuan..."

Dong Kui pretended to be calm, but in fact, her heart was a little uneasy facing Tang Yuan’s sharp eyes.

"Tang Yuan, go back to sleep."

Jiang Xuan pushed Tang Yuan’s big head away.

Tang Yuan looked at Dong Kui and then wobbled back into the bamboo shed, squatting down to sleep again.

"What do you need?"

"Chief, do you have any torn beast hide clothing that needs sewing? I just learned how to sew beast hide clothing, and I brought this!"

Like a magician, Dong Kui took out a sharp bone needle and some thread made from animal intestines from her belongings.

The bone needle was quite large, with a sharp tip and a hole at the end for threading.

The tribe’s beast hide clothing was mostly sewn with such bone needles and intestine thread.

It’s said that the first tribe people to sew clothes were inspired by observing a kind of tailor bird make its nest.

The tailor bird is a very peculiar bird with excellent sewing skills, able to use spider webs, cotton, and other natural threads to sew several large leaves together to build its nest.

The tribe people, skilled at learning, first used sharp bone spikes to punch holes along the edges of beast hides and then sewed several pieces together with thin rope to make the simplest beast hide clothing.

Later, someone found it troublesome to thread through holes made by bone spikes, and the holes were quite large, making the clothing drafty.

So they came up with a method: drilling a small hole at the end of the bone spike, turning it into a bone needle.

The bone needle could carry the thin rope through while making the hole, not only making sewing faster but also not needing to punch large holes, making the beast hide clothing less drafty.

Eventually, the tribe people found that both tree bark rope and grass rope were easy to break over time and rough, making it hard to pull through small holes while sewing.

After constant experimentation, they unexpectedly discovered that thread made from animal intestines was smooth, thin, and durable, perfect for sewing beast hide clothing. frёeωebɳovel.com

So they started using intestine thread to sew beast hide clothing, and this method continues to this day.

Jiang Xuan looked at the bone needle and intestine thread in Dong Kui’s hand and said helplessly, "Thank you, but I don’t have any beast hide clothing that needs sewing."

Dong Kui, disappointed, put away the bone needle and intestine thread, then peeked into the bamboo house and immediately saw some half-finished stone tools on the ground, so she said, "Then let me help you grind stone tools. I’m really patient and will surely do a good job."

"No need..."

Before Jiang Xuan could finish his sentence, Dong Kui had already entered the house and started grinding away with "swish, swish" sounds, leaving him no chance to refuse.

Facing this situation, Jiang Xuan, with no experience of this kind, had no choice but to let Dong Kui slowly grind stone tools inside.

Grinding stone tools is a task that requires a lot of patience and strength.

Because a good stone tool often requires grinding for ten days or even months.

From a stone of the right shape, grinding it into a rough model and then shaping it, and some stone tools even need holes drilled, which takes a lot of time.

The tribe people usually do a little grinding every day, during rainy days when they can’t go out or during other leisurely times, slowly working on it.

However, Jiang Xuan heard that some tribes have professional Stone Artifact Masters who don’t need to hunt or do anything else but specialize in grinding stone tools, and they are very skilled.

If there’s a chance in the future, Jiang Xuan also plans to train a few Stone Artifact Masters in the Vine Tribe so that the tribe members can use truly good stone tools.

Jiang Xuan quickly freshened up and began preparing breakfast. He noticed that Dong Kui was still sitting by the fire pit, diligently grinding stone tools with no intention of leaving, so he sighed slightly and silently made an extra serving.

Jiang Xuan was using a small three-legged round pottery cauldron with a lid, and there were two handles on it, making it easy to move.

He first carried the round cauldron outside to wash it, then used a ladle made from a gourd-shaped plant to add several scoops of water into it. He also put in some clean beast meat, round potatoes, stone eggs, and some pickled vegetables.

Then he moved it back into the fire pit, placing burning firewood underneath the three-legged round cauldron to heat it.

Before long, steam began to rise from the round cauldron as the water inside started to heat up.

Jiang Xuan was not idle either. He took a beast tooth and slowly began to grind it into a tooth knife.

While grinding, he asked Dong Kui, "Why do you always come looking for me?"

Dong Kui raised her head and looked at Jiang Xuan with bright eyes and said, "Because I want to live with you and have many children for you."

Jiang Xuan helplessly said, "Tell me the truth."

"That is the truth."

Jiang Xuan said, "If you don’t tell the truth, I’ll kick you out."

Dong Kui was silent for a moment, then slowly lowered her head and said, "Alright, I admit, I just want to become a real member of the Vine Tribe and not be driven away someday."

"Who told you that you would be driven away?" Jiang Xuan asked helplessly.

Dong Kui said, "Every tribe is like this. When food runs out in winter, unimportant people are driven out to starve or freeze to death."

"Some tribes even eat us as food, like the Mosquito Tribe."

Jiang Xuan couldn’t help but say, "But our Vine Tribe has plenty of food. As long as you don’t harbor other intentions and work well, you’ll become a true member of the Vine Tribe eventually!"

Dong Kui retorted, "But what if the tribe encounters a disaster before becoming a member?"

Jiang Xuan was momentarily at a loss for words. Everyone has priorities; if a disaster really struck, the real tribe members would certainly be considered first.

Dong Kui continued, "So, I want to have a few children for you, and that way, you wouldn’t drive me out for the sake of the children."

Jiang Xuan looked at Dong Kui’s face. She wasn’t very old, still a bit immature, and her body hadn’t fully developed.

But perhaps due to the harsh environment, her mindset had already matured into that of a real adult, knowing how to use her body to exchange for some benefits.

Honestly, Jiang Xuan felt a bit of pity for this, but it didn’t mean he would accept Dong Kui.

He believed that people should have a little more self-restraint.

Jiang Xuan’s bottom line was not to do unspeakable things without any feelings or understanding.

Jiang Xuan wanted to say something, but in the end, he remained silent.

Dong Kui continued to lower her head, grinding the stone tools. The crackling sound of the firewood burning in the fire pit occasionally snapped, as the water in the pottery cauldron slowly started to boil, and the food began to roll...