I am a Primitive Man
Chapter 424 – Cao Geng met the Flying Snake Tribe
The work on the farm was never-ending. After finishing the second round of harvesting grain, the fields where hemp had been planted were fully mature; the hemp leaves had nearly all fallen off.
Recognizing this, Han Cheng divided the people. Some continued to harvest the third round of grain, while others began to gather the hemp.
Simultaneously, they started cleaning out last year’s hemp-soaking pits. After draining the water inside, they expanded them because the hemp planted by the Green Sparrow Tribe this year yielded more than what had been harvested in the oil hemp fields last year.
These soaking pits were connected to a small river. During heavy summer rains, the pits would fill up with water from the river, which would then recede once the water level dropped.
So, after draining all the water from the pits, a surprise emerged: black-backed fish were floundering about in the shallow mud, caught in quantities of two cartloads.
With the wild hemp harvested and submerged in water, the third round of grain was also successfully harvested.
It was necessary to thresh the grain stalks multiple times. Not only did they yield over four hundred pounds of grain this time, but after three successive thrashings, the grain stalks had become soft enough to feed the deer just right.
With these abundant grain stalks, Tie Tou and the others didn’t need to prepare too much-dried grass for the winter; the deer would have enough to eat.
“Yo-yo!”
In the already autumnal wilderness, the deer stretched their necks and called out freely, filled with joy.
From the start of the grain harvest, they and their herd had never left the tribe, pulling a stone roller in the yard.
Now that the third round of grain was harvested, they could finally stroll in the wilderness.
Of course, this kind of joy wouldn’t last too long because, not long afterward, the Green Sparrow Tribe would start planting rapeseed. With Han Cheng around, they still couldn’t escape their fate.
Fortunately, the Green Sparrow Tribe hadn’t yet brought out the plow. Otherwise, these deer would have faced an even more tragic fate.
“Ho-ho, ho-ho!”
At a certain distance from the Green Sparrow Tribe, the Flying Snake Tribe, the shaman was imitating the sound of something in his mouth.
The giant solitary monster with its horn had grown quite a bit, following alongside him as he walked forward.
Its four hooves moved like a small mountain shifting forward.
Some of the thinner trees were directly bent and broken by it.
The people of the Flying Snake Tribe watched this giant creature, born and raised in their tribe, with a mixture of fear and reverence.
They gathered around, showing a mixture of awe and fanaticism.
The three leaders of the Flying Snake Tribe led the way with some people in front, while the shaman led the horned monster, following closely behind.
This group consisted of more than fifty adults, plus the horned monster, who gradually left the tribe and disappeared from view.
The chief of the Flying Snake Tribe, looking at the departed shaman and the others, made some sounds and began to arrange things.
Not long after, the people of the Flying Snake Tribe began to gather food.
Today, as the chief of the Flying Snake Tribe hunted, he found himself constantly looking in the direction where the shaman had left.
Hopefully, the shaman’s words were true. If they were, their tribe’s strength would grow stronger in the future.
……
“Smack!”
A ripe fruit fell from the branch and dropped into the grass.
Cao Geng picked it up, wiped it casually with his dark hand, and put it into his mouth.
As he ate the fruit, his gaze kept drifting towards the area where the stupid wolves and the damned deer had been encountered twice.
Not far from him was a pine tree with a significantly large hole in it, big enough for a person to stick their hand inside.
Two large-tailed squirrels sized up the detestable hairless monkey while carefully and swiftly transporting pine cones into the hole, fearing the hairless monkey might discover their tracks and return later to plunder.
Spitting out the fruit core, Cao Geng glanced back at the sneaky squirrels, revealing yellowed teeth as he chuckled.
If necessary, these two squirrels’ hoard would still be plundered this winter.
Two others from his tribe were also in this area, picking edible food while keeping an eye on an empty space.
It wasn’t yet time for large-scale food harvesting and storage, so they were able to move around here, waiting for the damn deer to return.
Cao Geng swore that this time, when reencountering those damn deer and wolves, he wouldn’t let them leave in peace.
As he thought this, he suddenly heard some movement from behind, and the noise was not slight.
After a brief daze, Cao Geng immediately tightened his grip on the weapon in his hand, bent down a bit, turned, and looked toward the source of the noise.
After a glance, Cao Geng was astonished.
What surprised him wasn’t some fierce wild animal appearing there but a large group of people wielding weapons and wearing animal skins.
These were unfamiliar faces to him.
The next moment, something even more unbelievable happened: behind this group of people appeared a giant monster with a long horn and long fur.
The monster was massive, making the people beside it look extremely small.
This sudden turn of events left Cao Geng petrified with fear.
He pressed his body even lower, peering stealthily through the gaps in the grass and bushes, afraid of being discovered by the numerous and formidable-looking people, especially that awe-inspiring monster.
However, before long, something even more frightening happened.
Instead of going elsewhere, these suddenly appearing people headed straight towards his location.
After waiting for a while and seeing the group approaching closer and closer, Cao Geng realized he couldn’t hide. Without further hesitation, he emerged and sprinted away in one direction.
“^#$%$#$^”
As he ran, he shouted to alert the two other tribal members nearby.
Moreover, the direction he ran wasn’t towards where the tribe was located; he didn’t want to lead this numerous and strange-looking group of people to their tribe.
“#%#$^”
The sudden leap and departure of Cao Geng from the bushes startled a group of people from the Flying Snake tribe.
After hesitating, the shaman leading the giant horned monster at the rear issued a command.
Immediately, seven or eight armed individuals swiftly chased after the terrified fleeing Cao Geng.
The commotion here alarmed two other Cao Geng’s comrades nearby, prompting the Flying Snake tribe to send out over ten people to chase after the other two.