This Is My Primitive Tribe
Chapter 178 - 131 Daily Life in the Vine Tribe_2

Chapter 178: Chapter 131 Daily Life in the Vine Tribe_2

So he desperately paddled, but the harder he paddled, the faster the wooden boat turned, barely moving forward.

Jing Jie paddled for a while, then looked at Jiang Xuan in shame and said, "Leader, I’m useless."

Jiang Xuan stood on the riverbank and replied with a smile, "You’ve overcome the difficulties of building a boat; surely you can learn to row."

Jiang Xuan pointed to another oar and said, "Each of you take an oar and sit side by side in the middle of the boat."

The Warrior on the boat immediately picked up an oar, sat side by side with Jing Jie in the middle, and waited for Jiang Xuan’s next instructions.

"Hold the oar correctly, like this palm of your hand. Rowing vertically won’t work, you must row horizontally for strength, understand?"

Jiang Xuan squatted down and demonstrated rowing with his palm in a simple and easy-to-understand way, helping them understand how to use the oars.

Jing Jie and the Warrior immediately adjusted their oars and continued to look eagerly at Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan said, "Now, both of you row together with synchronized movements; the two oars should enter the water almost simultaneously, not one fast and one slow."

"Alright, start rowing!"

At Jiang Xuan’s command, Jing Jie and the Warrior immediately began rowing simultaneously.

Warriors often need to cooperate while hunting, so it’s relatively easy for them to develop a tacit understanding.

Initially, the speed of the two oars entering the water differed, but soon they became more in sync, their movements almost identical.

Then they were surprised to find that the wooden boat, which had been spinning in place, was now moving straight forward!

"That’s great!"

The Warrior on the boat cheered excitedly; Jing Jie, who was sweating heavily, also felt relieved as he was no longer dizzy from the spinning.

Still, just knowing how to advance wasn’t enough; Jiang Xuan next instructed them on how to turn the wooden boat.

"Think about how you spun in place earlier. To turn, paddle faster with one oar and slower with the other, and the boat will turn."

The two on the boat followed Jiang Xuan’s instructions, attempting many times, and finally grasped the basic technique of turning the wooden boat.

Jing Jie finally rowed the wooden boat back to the shore and dragged it onto land.

If he had continued spinning in place as before, he would have had to shamefully call for a raft to tow the wooden boat back with a rope.

Fortunately, under Jiang Xuan’s guidance, they finally learned how to row.

Jing Jie approached Jiang Xuan, bowed his head in shame, and said, "If it weren’t for you, Leader, I wouldn’t know how long I would have kept spinning on the river."

Jiang Xuan laughed and said, "Everything requires experience; practice a bit more and it will be fine."

"Now you’re practicing with a small wooden boat; when the tribe grows stronger, we will build larger wooden boats, there’s still so much to learn."

The small wooden boat is ultimately limited in capacity; Jiang Xuan’s goal is to build large sailing ships.

Only true large sailing ships can travel long distances on the river and bring great benefits to the tribe.

Of course, building large sailing ships is a massive project, much more difficult than these simple small wooden boats.

Only when the tribe develops and grows strong, with enough manpower and materials, and various technical talents, can larger sailing ships be attempted.

Jiang Xuan shared a vision with Jing Jie of a future where the tribe has a large fleet navigating the river.

Moved by Jiang Xuan’s depiction of the future, Jing Jie looked at the small wooden boat differently, trying to imagine what it would look like with a sail added.

However, with the current strength of the Vine Tribe, this depiction is akin to drawing a pie in the sky; even if the tribe can grow successfully, it would take a very long time.

After painting the dream, Jiang Xuan left the Feiyu River and went to a special bamboo house on the outskirts of the living area by the creek.

This bamboo house was not for living but for making clothes, shoes, hats, and other items.

Currently, the Vine Tribe’s attire consists mainly of Beast Hide and Tree Bark.

Beast Hide Clothing is particularly warm, primarily worn in colder weather.

Tree Bark Clothing is made from a type of tough bark, repeatedly pounded and woven, worn for its coolness in hotter weather.

Initially, the Vine Tribe didn’t have Tree Bark Clothing, only simple grass skirts.

But amongst the group of Wanderers brought by Jing Jie, there were a few whose original tribes had mastered the technique of making Tree Bark Clothing.

Jiang Xuan found their Tree Bark Clothing to be excellent and later assigned some people to help them mass-produce Tree Bark Clothing, so that the tribal members could wear these cool clothes in hot weather.

"Thump thump thump..."

As Jiang Xuan walked to the bamboo house, several female tribe members were energetically pounding several pieces of tree bark with sticks.

This tree bark is not only tough but becomes softer after pounding, making it particularly suitable for making Tree Bark Clothing.

"Hello, Leader."

As Jiang Xuan approached, these women greeted him promptly.

"Is Fu Ling here?"

"Fu Ling is inside."

Fu Ling is currently Gou Teng’s wife, known for her skill in making Beast Hide Clothing and her leadership ability, Jiang Xuan appointed her to manage this small primitive workshop.

Jiang Xuan entered the yard where Fu Ling was soaking a Long-tailed Rabbit skin in limewater.

The Vine Tribe’s farming has reached a certain scale, with Long-tailed Rabbits breeding in large quantities, now starting to supply a small portion for tribal consumption.