Chapter 24 Women Go Hunting

  Shan Zhen said, her eyes somewhat dazed. In her mind, the more crystallized sugar she made, the more things she could exchange for.

  Sang Zhen may not understand, but that doesn't mean Mo Yier doesn't. Unexpectedly, Chu Yan is so clever. Since ancient times, things have been valued for their rarity. If crystal sugar were as abundant as salt, its value would be similar to that of salt. Moreover, the hollow trees are limited in number, and we can't let them all become extinct just for the sake of crystal sugar, can we? "Chu Yan is right, it's better if we refine crystal sugar in small quantities."

  "Mo Ye, last time we old guys made a car out of the tree you cut down, do you want to go take a look?" Kasa had already finished his own breakfast and said this while wiping his mouth with his palm. Since Xiao Hei appeared, Mo Ye had reminded them to wash their hands, so they had started keeping themselves clean, not a speck of dirt on their hands.

  "Alright! Let's go take a look." Mo Yier hastily finished the remaining meat soup in her wooden bowl. She had seen the carriage being put to use when she returned yesterday, and she had been thinking about it ever since.

  The women and children had also finished their breakfast, handing over the bowls to Sang Zhen and Zhang Ji to wash. Xifu Ni followed Mo Yi'er and Kasai as they walked out of the cave, while the car was left outside the small cave where animal hides were stored.

  The whole cart was made of wood and assembled, according to Kasa it took a lot of effort, and after deliberating for a long time, he finally managed to make one. It turned out that there was no strong adhesive here, so Kasa learned from Mo Yi's method of making brick molds last time, using a stone knife to cut out wooden nails to connect the wood. But it was found that this was not very solid, if the things placed on the cart were too heavy, it would easily break.

  Kasa and Liruo studied for a long time, using wooden joints to assemble the parts into shapes that could be bitten together, just like the mortise and tenon joints used in 21st-century furniture making. Mo Yier couldn't help but sigh in admiration at the greatness of human ingenuity, as Kasa and Liruo were like a carpenter and a mason, contributing their strength to the future development of the tribe.

  "Wow, you're so amazing." Mo Yier stroked the wooden car that was completely handmade and created during a time when tools were not fully equipped, and couldn't bear to let it go!

  "Hehe, it's all thanks to your good idea, Mo Yi'er." Kasa was overjoyed, at least his efforts hadn't been in vain. An old bone like him could still produce something useful, he was thrilled beyond measure!

  "Have you guys used this car before? How does it feel?" Mo Yi'er asked, looking at the car which seemed to be still very new.

  "They've used it before, sometimes to transport prey back from traps. But the men are afraid of breaking it, so they almost push it away and still carry the prey back on their shoulders, haha...". Kasa smiled with joy, feeling delighted that his tribe cherished their belongings.

  Mo Yu'er also laughed and reminded the woman, "This car is for women to use. It was made to be used, not to be left idle. Wouldn't it be a waste of effort if we don't use it?"

  The women were delighted, especially Silfeny, who was not so cautious and immediately said that she wanted to use the car to pull a wooden bucket to fetch water.

  Mo Yi'er agreed immediately, although the road to Xiao Shui Tang was not smooth, but being careful should be fine.

  Having obtained consent, Silfeny was excited and ran to fetch a bucket to go to the water tank. The women shook their heads in amusement but didn't stop her. Although they used the cart, all the women went together, mainly to see if this cart is good for transporting water or not.

  Mo Yu'er walked ahead, occasionally moving large stones to the side, so as not to block the way for the cart. Xī Fǎng Nī pushed the cart with great enthusiasm, and laughter filled the air all along the way.

  After fetching water, on the way back, Sang Zhen wouldn't let Silfeni push the cart anymore. The reason was none other than Silfeni's careless nature would definitely cause most of the water to spill back into the cave. So on the way back, it was Sang Zhen pushing, while Silfeni and Qiao accompanied him on both sides, being overly cautious. But in reality, there was no need for that, as the stones on the road had been cleared, and they arrived steadily at the entrance of the cave. Sang Zhen happily said: "Next time we can fetch a few more buckets of water, it's even more convenient than carrying water buckets!"

  "That's for sure, otherwise Mo Yu'er wouldn't have thought of this car." Xī Fǎng Nī had obviously become a die-hard fan of Mo Yu'er, in her heart, everything about Mo Yu'er was the best, and every word he said was absolutely right...

  The old folks went back to work on the second cart, while the kids followed Xiaodi to gather firewood. Moyi rested for a bit before opening up what she had brought down from the mountain peak. It was still too early to plant sunflowers, they needed to wait until the weather warmed up some more. For now, it seemed like a good time to teach everyone how to use slingshots. "All the women who don't have anything else to do come over here, I'll teach you all how to make something that can be used to hunt small prey."

  "What? Hunting, we can also go hunting?" Qiao asked with wide eyes, somewhat disbelieving. Women usually stayed around the cave and at most went to pick wild vegetables.

  "Of course I can, but with a bit less strength, so I couldn't go fight fierce beasts."

  "It's already impressive that you can hunt, Mo Yu'er, quickly tell us what to do." Sang Zhen hurriedly asked, she had always been the one who did the most work and had the greatest strength among women. She had always had a wish in her heart, to be able to hunt like men and make more contributions to the tribe.

  "We first need to make tools, come, take a look at this." Mo Yi'er took out her extra-large slingshot, but no one knew what it was and they all looked at the slingshot with confusion. Mo Yi'er simply picked up a stone and demonstrated in front of the cave entrance, aiming at a large tree about 40-50 meters away from the cave entrance.

  Silk Ni ran out in surprise, shouting as she ran: "Heavens! It hit that tree over there. What is this thing? It can shoot so far, it's so powerful!"

  Actually, just hitting the tree doesn't have much effect, after all, it only breaks a little bit of bark, which is far less shocking than the prey.

  "Mo Yu'er, you're so fierce." Sang Zhen stroked Mo Yu'er's slingshot, her eyes filled with admiration.

  "Those who want to hunt, you can make one yourself, I'll teach you. Those with great strength can make a bigger one, and those with less strength can make a smaller one." Mo Yier said, taking out non-sticky spider silk from the animal skin bag, and also preparing to settle the caught spider.

  "What is this?" Everyone was very curious, a rope-like thing, completely different from the silkworms before.

  "Pull it and see, it's very elastic."