Chapter 29 Encouraging Tribesmen

  Mo Yi'er took care of Chu Yan personally with a very complicated mood, and put aside the matter of going to the Langya tribe to find Fan Gong for the time being. This was also an unavoidable thing.

  The next day, the tribe continued to do their own things in a very regular manner. However, before the hunting team departed, Chu Huo, who had just woken up from his coma, repeatedly reminded them to be careful and safe. During this period, there were no high-end tools, only the power of human beings themselves and simple stone knives for hunting, making it extremely unsafe. In the past, it was always Chu Huo who gave orders, and when he wasn't around, Fan Ge would take command, which could reduce the risk factor. They managed to catch some prey.

  It's possible now. Neither of them can go hunting. It's hard to let go in their hearts.

  The men of the hunting team all nodded in agreement. Mo Yier also wasn't very reassured, saying: "You all be careful. Just catch herbivores, that's fine. If you encounter ferocious beasts, then run."

  "Yes, we know." Yashi nodded and led the men away. He was a skilled hunter, although he had never been in command before, but now they could only rely on someone with more experience like him.

  After the men left, Chu Yan closed his eyes to rest, but his eyebrows were still furrowed together and couldn't be smoothed out. Mo Yier looked at him like this, with a hint of guilt in her heart. "Sorry, Chu Yan, it's all because of my things that distracted you."

  Chu Yan heard the words and opened his eyes. Seeing Mo Yier's listless appearance, he shook his head: "It's not your fault. It's my own problem. During the hunt, I couldn't concentrate my mind. It was my mistake."

  Mo Yu'er heard the words and didn't know what to say. Indeed, she had a part of the reason. Chu Yan should also take responsibility for this matter. Her original intention would not change. But she couldn't bear Chu Yan being hurt either. Alas. "Alright, now the most important thing is still to recover from injury."

  "Uh, don't worry. I'll be fine in a few days." Chu Yan was very confident about his body. Although he had just started to have a fever yesterday, there was no problem now.

  During the day, women are no longer content with just practicing on stones and have started aiming at small birds in trees. Although they are very small, bringing them down to make soup is also good. Xia Lai Lai returns with the children to collect firewood, looking at her heart itching. She begs Mo Yi Er to teach them how to make slingshots and shoot birds as well.

  Mo Yu'er smiled and said, "You guys really want to catch birds or are you just bored and looking for something to do? If it's the latter, I actually have other things to teach you."

  "What's the matter." Xiao Lai was very interested. In fact, it doesn't matter if you can't use a slingshot. After not long, he will also be able to go hunting with the men like them. His target is not those small birds.

  "Uh-huh. It's about traps. The current trap will scare away many prey. Let's process it."

  "Can I? Great!" He clapped his hands excitedly. The last trap was dug by Lirui and the others, which made a great contribution to the tribe. This time he could participate too, so he was very happy.

  "Alright, come on. Bring me the wood and stone knife. I'll teach you." Mo Yi'er looked at Chu Yan who was also excited and instructed. The children's strength might not be great, but it's okay to slowly whittle down some wooden thorns to pass the time. Then fix the thorns to the bottom of the trap. When an animal falls in, it will be pierced to death and won't escape again.

  After Xia Lala brought the stone knife and wood, Mo Yier explained clearly how to do it, and also explained its future use, making Chu Yan's eyes shine brightly. He began to get a little restless. "Let me come too. It's okay to move my hands a bit."

  "No, at least not until the wound heals. You're moving your arm around and it's going to affect the injury." Mo Yier immediately shot him down. This Chu Jiao really didn't care about his own body at all.

  Chu Yan looked at Mo Yuer's fierce appearance and didn't dare to make any more unreasonable demands. He just worked hard every day, but occasionally taking a break to rest his injuries made him feel very uncomfortable. Fortunately, he was someone who could endure it. Who knows what would happen if it were someone else?

  The men of the hunting party returned with their heads hung low in the late afternoon. Without the leader's command, they had only managed to hunt a small wild goat all day. Even if they roasted the whole thing, it wouldn't be enough for everyone in the tribe to eat for dinner. If this were the case in previous springs, they would just have to starve. Fortunately, fortunately, they had stored grain this year and wouldn't go hungry.

  "Don't be so downhearted. Things will get better eventually. Just keep trying tomorrow."

  "But, but... we're useless. The leader isn't here and we can't hunt anything. We're too useless." Ba Jin said as he pounded the ground beside him. The other men didn't say a word, but it was clear they were thinking the same thing.

  "No, how can it be useless? You're just not used to not having a leader yet. If it's useless, you won't even be able to catch this one goat. I believe in you, and later on, you'll definitely hunt down more prey."

  "Really?" The men looked at Mo Yi'er in confusion. They had lost confidence in themselves today.

  "It's okay, I believe in you all. Why don't you believe in yourselves? As long as you work hard, you'll reap the rewards. If not, it means you're not working hard enough. The gods are watching from above, and they don't like people who hang their heads in despair." Mo Yier said with a mischievous grin to herself. Oh great god, if you really exist, don't blame me for randomly summoning you out... Hehe..."

  But this kind of talk is indeed useful for our tribe. Everyone's eyes have become determined. Although it's not a happy face, they also have a goal and a faith that won't give up. "Yes, we will definitely let the gods see how hard we are working."

  Chu Bai slept for half a day and was now full of energy. He was delighted to see the tribe members regrouping and getting back on their feet. He called over Ya Shi and shared with him his experience in commanding the tribe members to hunt.

  The men, who had just hung their heads in despair, suddenly felt very hungry after regaining their spirits. It seemed that they had only just realized that they hadn't even prepared dinner yet. The women were also not in the cave. Zhang Lang looked at Little Hei, who was sleeping soundly on the kang, and asked: "Where have the women all gone?"

  "Hmm, it's so late and he still hasn't come back. He should have contacted me at that place yesterday to play the slingshot. I hope nothing happened." Mo Yier's heart was in a panic. Chu Huai had scared her yesterday, and she couldn't calm down completely today either.

  Nothing's going on around the cave. I'll go take a look. Hula, being older, said calmly and went out to find the women.

  Several men also followed out. Mo Yier looked at Chu Yan now and didn't ask any questions, so she took the initiative to deal with the prey and prepare dinner herself.