Chapter 176 Tribal affairs, small talk
That night, the dozen picky children of the Xia tribe did not eat any food, and Xia Jin locked them in the room to check their memorization.
These more than ten children are mainly between the ages of five and seven. Children under five and over three are not punished by memorizing numbers, but they still have to be starved.
Fox Xiaohu looks like a very smart little devil, but he always forgets when reciting numbers.
His little hand was beaten many times with Xia Jin's cane, but he still couldn't get it out.
Xia Jinke tortured them, first along the back, then backwards. He would be beaten every time he made a mistake, and then he would teach them again. After teaching them, he would let them learn on their own again, and then check them one by one, torturing these children to exhaustion.
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Xia Jin took Xia Mu and Xia Guang with serious expressions. The children were like little mice in front of the three of them, and they would tremble when they saw them.
The little fox escaped several times, but was caught by Xia Guang and spanked, and then he calmed down.
The one who was most worried about Hu Xiaohu was Grandma Fox. She heard the sound of Hu Xiaohu being beaten from across the room, and her heart ached. She wanted to go out to see Hu Xiaohu, who beat him so cruelly?
The other women in the room couldn't persuade him.
Hu Meizi came back from outside in a hurry. She knew that Aunt Hu was protective of her shortcomings, and that little fox was her weak point.
She pulled Aunt Fox and refused to let her go out.
"Mommy, don't go, this is specially arranged by the King."
"Why did the king beat them?"
"The king is angry because they don't eat food and waste food. Xiaohu has been picky about food since he was a child. No one in the Fox tribe could control him before, but it's different now. In the Xia tribe, the king wants to change their bad habits.
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"Your Majesty should not treat them like this. Your Majesty's heart is too..."
Hu Meizi hurriedly covered her mouth.
"Mommy, what are you talking about?"
Aunt Fox woke up and felt that she was really stupid and dared to speak out against the king. Without the help of the king, their tribe would have disappeared long ago.
Everyone in the room became quiet, feeling that the words of Aunt Fox had reached the king's ears, and the king still didn't know what to do with them.
Hu Meizi said seriously:
"Mommy, what the king did was not wrong. Those children should be punished for wasting food. It is not easy to get food now and cannot be wasted. The king found a way to hunt across the Yong'an River and cast a net in the river.
Fishing. When the king manages such a large tribe, he needs to keep everyone fed and clothed, and he also has to deal with other barbaric tribes in the wilderness to protect everyone's safety, so it is not easy for the king."
"Hey, Meizi, I'm confused. Your Majesty did the right thing, Xiaohu's bad habits need to be changed."
Hu Xiaohu is not from the Fox tribe, but from the Hu tribe. Hu Xiaohu’s mother is Grandma Hu’s daughter. She died of dystocia when she was giving birth to the little fox. The sad Grandma Hu took the little fox to her.
He was adopted into the Fox Tribe and took great care of him. His doting on him has already exceeded the limit of many people in the Fox Tribe.
Hu Meizi said to the other women: "Your Majesty needs everyone to respect you. Don't talk nonsense behind your back. If you have any dissatisfaction, tell me and I will go find your Majesty."
All the women knew that Hu Meizi was favored by the king and knew about her relationship with Xia Dazui. Even though there were women from other tribes in the room, everyone would listen to what she said.
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In the hut.
Mei is also asking whether Wang Wei punishes children too harshly?
Wang Wei didn't take it seriously.
In the afternoon, he learned from Xia Cao's words that in the Xia tribe, not only children were wasting food, but some adults were also wasting food, but they were not caught. Since he knew that there were children wasting food, it was really important to treat the children first. This was really
Killing chickens to scare monkeys can only achieve the effect of knocking mountains and shaking tigers.
Think about it, how long does it take for everyone to have enough food before some people start to dislike or be picky about food? If we don’t stop this unhealthy trend, how will we manage it in the future?
"Mei, let me tell you something, you will definitely be happy."
"What happened?"
"I'm going to go to the Blackstone Tribe."
Mei, Su Xiaoxiao and Hua were doing handiwork. She heard Wang Wei say the question she had always wanted to ask but didn't dare to ask. Both she and Hua looked at him in surprise.
"Is it true? When will we go?"
"Waiting for Xia Feng to come back."
"Are you going? Can I go?"
"I want to go, but you stay behind with the Xia tribe. You may encounter trouble this time. The Wild Wolf tribe is difficult to deal with. Besides, we won't have many people going this time."
What Wang Wei thinks is that someone must guard the Xia tribe. Mei can't go, and Xia Da's mouth injury hasn't healed yet, so he can't go either. This time he can only take Xia Feng and Xia Lei's second and third hunting groups, or at most more
Twenty people from the Xia tribe, a total of forty people, had to dress up as a caravan to hide their whereabouts.
"Are you going to bring back the people from the Blackstone Tribe?"
"If they are willing, I can take them back to the Xia tribe. I am mainly going to collect iron ore this time. You know that the lack of iron tools in the Xia tribe has greatly affected development. The city construction site needs more shovels, shovels, and hoes. The most important thing is
There is still a lack of weapons. Without the protection of weapons, the Xia tribe will not be safe."
"Can Xia Feng come back tomorrow?"
"I don't know, it should be. He can't set off immediately after he comes back, because I have to expand the hunting team and train a lot before setting off."
As the number of people in the hunting group increases, and everyone in the hunting group is equipped with rattan armor and rattan helmets, Wang Wei plans to train them systematically so that they can discover their shortcomings, identify gaps, and solve problems during training.
He was still thinking about setting up the Xia tribe's army organization before, but considering that everyone is accustomed to the current grouping and the group as a unit, Wang Wei will not make changes for the time being and will make plans after the new city is established.
"Be careful when you go to the Blackstone Tribe."
Mei was very worried about him. This trip would take a few more days, which made her feel empty.
The same goes for Su Xiaoxiao and Hua. They both know that in the Xia tribe, there is a difference between having a king and not having a king. With the king around, they will feel much more at ease.
"Mei, you need to teach more people to help you. If there are men who want to learn medicine, let them learn. For example, Xia Shuang, he was originally the descendant of his tribe's witch, and he also knows about medicine. From now on, the Xia tribe
When a hunting group goes out, they should bring a medical practitioner with them so that any injured people can be treated promptly."
"Is that Natsu Do the one who painted the birds?"
"Yes, his broken hand probably hasn't healed yet, and I haven't arranged for him to do any specific things. It's a waste of talent for you to do odd jobs only in building the city."
"I see."
Wang Wei then said to Mei and Su Xiaoxiao:
"One more thing, you should pay attention to the pregnant women in the Xia tribe. I heard from grassroots elders that there seem to be three women who are pregnant. You should have them check their bodies regularly to understand the various stages of pregnancy.
status, increase and accumulate experience.”
Mei and Hua nodded repeatedly.
"You must be confused about how to record the experience you have gained and how to let more people know about it, right?"
Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Yes, how to record it? It will be forgotten if it takes too long."
"Has May ever thought about how to record the things you know?"
Mei has never considered this issue. When she was a witch, the previous generations of witches would tell her some things by word of mouth, but as time went by, they forgot many things. Likewise, she would also forget some unimportant things.
Hua said: "That Xia Bing was tying knots on the rope and recording."
Mei said: "It's useless. If you tie too many knots, you will forget the previous ones. I did this a long time ago, but I stopped doing it later."
Wang Wei did not expect that Mei also had the experience of tying knots to remember things. She knew the disadvantages and gave up. No wonder he had never seen it.
"Mei is right. Knotting ropes to record events is not very useful, especially when you want to record more things. You cannot record them completely. And this cannot be passed on to future generations."
"Is there anything your Majesty can do?"
Chapter completed!