The early agricultural civilizations of mankind lived along the river, so ancient legends around the world have rumors of great floods.

China had the anger of Buzhou Mountain, Gun and Yu controlled the flood; Semites had Noah's Ark; Sumerians had the epic flood of Gilgamesh...

But this angry water also gave birth to agriculture, soft and fertile impacting the plains and watering land. If seeds are sown in the soil after flooding every year in the Delta of the Sea, the sludge can grow gratifying crops without fertilizer.

There are pros and cons, and the key lies in how to make choices. The nations on the desert grassland do not have to worry about the flood, but they cannot stand at the top of civilization.

Walking out of the cave and building a village is the first step for Chen Jian to lead his tribe to truly conquer nature. The results of this expedition determine every step in the future.

Standing in front of the pole, the narrow river channel gradually widened, and the people on the boat also learned to use pole and wood pulp.

The speed of going downstream was very fast. Langpi felt that his eyes were not enough. He never thought he could look at the two sides in the river.

This is completely different from walking in the forest. There are no annoying nettles and stings that cut through the skin, and there is no need to worry about the snake suddenly emerging from the grass. A fellow wolf skin sister was bitten to death by a poisonous snake.

There is no need to paddle deliberately, and we will soon arrive at the place where we hunted the deer last time.

This is the fork where the small river flows into the big river. When the sunset hangs on the edge of the mountain, three birch bark boats arrive at the big river.

The river channel nearly two hundred meters wide is full of lush tall grass on both sides, and animals are faintly running in the sunset.

There were drinking sheep by the river, looking curiously at the boat floating in the water, and fleeing hurriedly.

The water is very deep, but the water surface is very stable. The setting sun shines across the water. Occasionally, fish jumping out break this reflection, and occasionally one or two ospreys fly over.

The dusk gradually darkened, and the moisture on the water became heavier.

"Kan, make a fire on the shore?"

Chen Jian shook his head and stood at the bow of the boat and looked out from a distance. There seemed to be a river island in the distance.

Boats at night are dangerous, and camping in unfamiliar places is also an unwise choice.

"Go there!"

Pointing to the island of the heart of the river, three boats flowed along the water to the beach. The delicate sand was very soft when they stepped on it. There were some snails rushing up on the shore, and several water birds were pecking.

Take out a piece of charcoal and draw the flow of the river on a birch bark. Name the small river that came down from the cave Tao River to commemorate my first pottery by the river.

The Tao River flowed for about seventy or eighty miles, and gathered with this big river. More than ten miles downwards is the island of the heart of the river.

The water of the river is as green as green. Unfortunately, the tribe members have never seen jade before, so they named Caohe, which means the color is as grass. The snails on the beach on the island have become the name of the island, Luodao.

In the middle of Luo Island is a very high stone mountain with few trees, because there are flood seasons every year, and trees in low places cannot grow at all.

There are many birds on the stone mountain, and it is white at night, and no one has ever disturbed it, and there are no wild beasts coming on the island.

Wolves and tigers can swim, but generally speaking, they are too lazy to run so far to eat pre-dinner snacks. The most threatening raccoon cats are afraid of water, so this has become a paradise for all kinds of birds.

Wolf skin shouted with a bow and arrow: "Go and eat!"

People laughed. Chen Jian asked Wolf and another cousin to shoot birds. He picked up some dead branches that rushed down from the upstream on the beach, and used a rope to pull the wooden stick to make a fire.

If you don’t know how to wear wolf skin, you will come back with several birds and scream happily. The birds here are stupid and not afraid of people, so they can easily hit them.

Chen Jian was so happy to look at these birds.

It’s not because of food. In his opinion, birds that cannot be domesticated are meaningless, but so many birds must have something - bird droppings!

The women were burning birds there, and Chen Jian called Wolf Skin to go to the mountain to take a look.

This island is not wide, but it is extremely narrow and long. Luoshan is estimated to be about 200 meters high. There is also the sunset light on the top of the mountain, and it is already dark at the foot of the mountain.

After approaching the mountain, thick bird droppings were indeed piled up on the ground, which condensed with the soil, forming some hard blocks.

Birds generally have short digestive tracts, and the nutrients in food are accumulated in feces, which have accumulated over millions of years to form stones.

These are all excellent natural fertilizers, and it is enough to see the thickness of struvite.

I knocked down a piece with a stone and put it in a fiber cloth bag, but the wolf skin didn't understand what it was for.

I looked up at the steep Luoshan Mountain and stretched downward for two or three miles. The Cao River separated from here and then gathered again.

Picking up a piece of gravel from the ground and smashing it hard towards the steep stone wall. The huge echo alarmed countless hidden birds, chirping over the sky.

"Let's go."

After confirming, Chen Jian returned to the river with satisfaction, put the stone in his pocket, and nodded with satisfaction.

After dinner, Wolf Skin stared at Chen Jian and asked, "Jian, what are you looking for? Is it just to find stones?"

Chen Jian closed his eyes and said slowly: "Find a grass that can produce fruit. As long as this island is as big as a place, it is enough for the tribe members to eat in a year."

Wolf skin shook his head in disbelief. He never thought that any grass could bear so many fruits?

The tribe members gathered around and asked, and they heard a dreamy future from Chen Jian.

You don’t need to live in a cave. In the future, you will live by the river. There are plants around you that can fill your stomachs with your tribe. Flying and obese birds are squeaking around you, laying eggs in fixed places every day...

Everyone stared at the fire, imagining this life she had never thought about, her face turned red with excitement, and they were all a little drunk by this.

"Can you really live that kind of life?"

This is the common question of nine people, looking forward to the arrival of the next day.

At night, we took turns vigiling, moved the bonfire away, and used the hot sand to lay a layer of animal skin, which was not cold.

With his hands on his pillow and looking at the unfamiliar stars in the sky, what kind of crops will this bizarre but almost familiar world bring to his tribe?

The next morning, Chen Jian and his tribe carried the birch bark boat to the lower reaches of Hexin Island. Because the river channel was narrow and the water flowed rapidly, he didn't want any accident.

As we went down the river, by noon, the terrain by the river had become flattering, and the silt ground after flooding was covered with various grass.

The wolf skin, who was paddling suddenly pointed to a mountain in the distance and said, "I have been there! It is the place where spring and other tribes gather!"

Following the wolf's fingers, there is an extremely high mountain. There are trees on the hillside, but there are huge stone walls on the top of the mountain. Pine trees grow tenaciously on the top of the mountain, which is extremely eye-catching.

No wonder Wolf skin can recognize it at a glance. This mountain is indeed unique.

"Dang! Grandma said there is a salty stone that can be licked there? Is it there?"

"Yes, right across the mountain. Last year, I was under the pine trees on the top of the mountain with women from other tribes..."

Wolf skin recalled last year, while rowing the birch bark boat to the shore.

I ran to death on the mountain. The mountain looked extremely high. If I really wanted to walk over, I would probably have to walk for a whole day.

He raised his eyes and looked at the grassland around him. Chen Jian took out his bones and dug a few times on the shore.

There is silt below, and it seems that the shore is often flooded by water. There are plains around it, which is different from homes a hundred miles away. It seems that the place where my tribe is located is the remnant of a mountain, and it is the plain at the beginning.

He knelt by the river and prayed to the mountain, "I hope I can find plants that can be planted. The ancestors bless..."

There is no God in this world, and he does not believe in God. His yellow skin and black eyes made him pray naturally to his ancestors, whether it is from this or the previous life.

They stood up and dragged the boat to the shore to put it in place. Two people carried jars of maple syrup and sheep oil and a large bag of dried fish, holding bone horns and stone spears, and ten people walked forward along the grass that was chest-high.

There are many animals here, but the tribe does not live on the grass. For tribes who cannot build houses, it is too empty and insecure.

The truly wild, unconquered land is at your feet, and the tall grass shows the fertility of this ancient land.

I picked a few slices of peppermint and mugwort and applied them to my body. The hateful and terrifying mosquitoes didn't like this smell and had to escape from the distance.

Use a stone spear to carefully push away the grass on the ground, scare away the snakes that are basking in the sun, and occasionally shoot a few birds in the grass.

The hills gradually began to appear in front of me. I dug a few times with my bones. There was no longer any mud in the soil here. Even if the river flooded occasionally, it would not flood here. Several streams that were one person wide meandered around the hills.

Several tall plants grow on the hills in the distance, with slender bodies and strips of leaves.

There were no splendid petals or sweet fragrance, but Chen Jian threw away the stone spear and ran towards the plants.

This is the late spring and early summer, when the plant grows in its prime and has not yet produced any fruits. Chen Jian still recognized this plant at a glance.

I broke one and took a few bites in my mouth. The sweet stems looked a little tender. I dug it with my hands a few times, revealing the dense roots below, which were broken for a section but were very bitter.

"Sorghum, this should be sorghum!"

Chen Jian spit out the roots in his mouth, glanced at the stems and leaves and the protruding spikelets, and was sure that he was right.

At this time, it has not been domesticated and has grown very tall, gathering together in clusters.

The dense roots firmly hold the earth, showing their indomitableness; the straight and straight body gives people confidence and strength.

Only when fruits are born, will their proud heads appear on the ground and show their red shyness.

After a closer look, there are many wild sorghum here, not one or two. Because it grows tall and has a very deep root system, it firmly takes the initiative and presses the weeds under you.

The wolf skin who followed him looked at the unpretentious grass and his heart was full of questions.

"Can this thing prevent the tribe from hunting?"

Chen Jian raised his head and was about to explain when he heard someone shouting loudly.

"Smoke! Smoke!"

The two of them looked back at the same time and looked at a few miles away in surprise.

A straight smoke rose straight up the sky, and it was particularly conspicuous on the empty grass.
Chapter completed!