This Is My Primitive Tribe
Chapter 186 - 134 Mud Brick Thatched Cottage

Chapter 186: Chapter 134 Mud Brick Thatched Cottage

The Crow Tribe and the Jackal Tribe were busy feuding with each other, but neither could destroy the other.

Meanwhile, the Vine Tribe gained a period of relative stability, which allowed them to focus on developing their community and strengthening their capabilities.

Peaceful days always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, several months have gone by.

September 5th.

Vine Tribe, Altar.

"Moo..."

Five young wild oxen were tightly bound and placed on the altar, where they cried out in panic and confusion.

Chi Shao stood in the center of the altar, using ancient, cryptic incantations to pray to the Vine God for the taming of these young oxen.

"Buzz!"

On Stone Mountain, the Divine Vine emitted a green glow, with tendrils hanging down from the mountain to quickly envelop the young oxen.

Before long, the young oxen stopped their frantic cries.

When the tendrils retracted, the five young oxen struggled a bit, then opened their innocent big eyes to gaze at the crowd below the altar.

Each of their foreheads was marked with a faint totem symbol of the Vine Tribe.

Jiang Xuan said from below the altar, "Go and carry them down."

"Yes!"

Warrior Shi Qiu and others excitedly walked to the altar and carried the five young oxen to the open ground in front of the altar.

Jiang Xuan then said, "Undo the ropes."

Following his words, Shi Qiu and others untied the ropes, and the five young oxen immediately stood up, curiously surveying their surroundings, their eyes devoid of fear.

Jiang Xuan marveled inwardly: The taming speed is incredibly fast. If relying on manual taming, who knows how many years it would take to achieve this level.

These young oxen were captured by Hunting Team Two and, without any mishaps this time, successfully brought back to the tribe to be tamed by the Vine God.

Of course, the Vine Tribe can’t always rely on the Totem God for this task. After the first generation of wild oxen are raised, they will give birth to calves, which will become the second generation of oxen.

Taming the second generation of oxen into working cattle will require the Vine Tribe members’ own efforts.

In addition to the five young oxen, six adult Great Horned Deer were also sent to the altar, where they were tamed into mounts by the Vine God.

The Vine Tribe now has over a hundred such Great Horned Deer.

These Great Horned Deer will become powerful steeds for the Vine Tribe, joining the tribal warriors in hunting and charging into battle.

After the taming of the young oxen and Great Horned Deer was complete, Jiang Xuan and others offered some sacrifices to thank the Vine God for their assistance.

"Alright, take these young oxen to the Planting Team, and you can take the Great Horned Deer back yourselves."

"Yes!"

Shi Qiu and the warriors of Hunting Team Two led the young oxen and Great Horned Deer away, looking forward to the new changes these animals would bring to the tribe.

Chi Shao and Jiang Xuan cleaned up the altar together, as there were some remnants of the sacrifices left by the Divine Vine.

After finishing up, Chi Shao returned to his yard to continue his work, while Jiang Xuan headed to the farmland.

After half a year of diligent work, the red crystal rice is finally nearing maturity!

Looking around, the red crystal rice, standing three to four meters tall, stretches across the fields, with the purple-red thick stalks and leaves prominently visible, with clusters of plump red grains hanging down, looking delightful.

Due to accumulated planting experience and extensive use of compost, pond mud, and crushed beast bones, each stalk’s yield is higher than last year.

After this year’s harvest, the Vine Tribe will no longer need to save all the red crystal rice for seeds and can allocate a large portion for consumption.

If they can achieve another bumper harvest next year, the Vine Tribe could potentially sustain half of their population solely with red crystal rice.

In addition to the red crystal rice, other tuber crops like round potatoes, stone eggs, and Huang Jing are growing quite well, anticipated to provide a truly bountiful harvest.

Gan Song and Jiang Xuan walked along the farmland path, enthusiastically saying, "Leader, this year we’ve increased the Planting Team’s manpower, and the yield has increased too. I think those two granaries will definitely be insufficient!"

Jiang Xuan laughed and said, "You mean, you want me to build more granaries, right?"

Gan Song, full of confidence, replied, "Exactly, we definitely need more granaries!"

Looking at the almost mature crops filling the field, Jiang Xuan readily agreed, "Alright, let’s build more granaries, a very large granary!"

"Leader, our harvest will surely fill the new granaries to the brim!"

"Then I’ll wait and see."

Jiang Xuan wasn’t merely placating Gan Song; upon leaving the fields, he immediately started preparing for the construction of granaries.

Previously, the Vine Tribe’s houses were made using bamboo and wood as building materials.

Because these materials are easily accessible, houses can be constructed quickly.

However, the drawbacks of such houses are equally apparent.

Under the effects of wind, sun, rain, and snow, along with the invasion of many pests, they deteriorate rapidly.

The original bamboo house that Jiang Xuan and five companions initially built has now been reinforced multiple times and might collapse someday.

Bamboo wooden structures, unless coated with several layers of tung oil to prevent insect damage and cracking, and covered with tiles for sun and rain protection, cannot last long.

But given the Vine Tribe’s current struggle to only meet basic living needs, building such houses is clearly impossible.

Therefore, Jiang Xuan has been pondering how to construct houses that are sturdy and durable, require no technical expertise, and have easily accessible raw materials.

He first thought about rammed earth walls, using soil as the primary material, reinforced with strong wooden strips as "reinforcement," compacted with heavy tamping, and dried to become very solid and weather-resistant.

But the problem arose: constructing rammed earth walls requires tools, and even the simplest mortise and tenon structure boards are beyond the Vine Tribe’s capabilities.