Chapter 247: Canoe, arrows of various kinds, and Old Li from the Independent Battalion.
With the expedition planned for next year, Han Cheng's anticipation gradually eased, but some anxiety still lingered.
The next step was to prepare for this journey in advance.
The most important thing was constructing boats capable of navigating the river.
Of course, these boats were not Noah's Ark; Han Cheng couldn't build such large ships.
Regarding boat-making, Han Cheng's idea was to burn some large tree trunks, which were too big for several people to embrace, lying around the vicinity of the Green Sparrow Tribe and then chisel a shallow groove on top with stones.
Then, by burning holes, the trunk's interior would be hollowed out to create a suitable canoe for sailing.
However, after actually doing this, it was found that this operation was not easy.
Leaving aside other difficulties, burning such thick tree trunks was challenging.
It took more than half a month to try this once.
However, considering that rafts were prone to leakage and not conducive to long-term stay on them, and now it was winter, the people of the Green Sparrow Tribe didn't have much else to do besides practicing archery and slingshots every day. Spending a little more time didn't matter.
It's worth mentioning that after this seemingly neglectful practice for some time, the people of the Green Sparrow Tribe gradually became familiar with archery and slingshot use.
Their accuracy had improved a lot compared to when they first started.
After Third Senior Brother initiated the groundbreaking move of installing sharpened bones on arrowheads, the feather arrows that the Green Sparrow Tribe now possessed were quite different from before.
They could be described as diverse.
Some were made with bone arrowheads, some with stone arrowheads, some with suitable wild animal teeth as arrowheads, and even one or two had the sudden idea of wanting to have Hei Wa burn a batch of pottery arrowheads...
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For archery, this was a significant leap forward.
Significant progress was also made in terms of slingshots. Although the accuracy was not as good as with bows and arrows, at a distance of thirty to forty meters, quite a few people could still hit two or three out of ten shots.
When they left, Han Cheng specifically instructed them only to pick ordinary rapeseed and not to touch the two patches of rapeseed deliberately separated.
This time, they didn't need to pick too much rapeseed; two not-too-large baskets filled with it would be enough.
There wasn't much cooking for today's meal.
After arranging these matters, Han Cheng added an appropriate amount of water to the cleaned millet and placed it on the fire, instructing Fire One to use a low flame to cook it slowly and occasionally lift the lid and stir to prevent burning. Then, he walked towards the eagerly curious crowd.
Shaman and Eldest Senior Brother had already gone over there and summoned all the adults of the Green Sparrow Tribe.
The people didn't know what this grand occasion meant today, and each of them was very curious.
Han Cheng arrived in front of the gathering crowd and raised his voice. "Over there, I'm steaming millet rice. Later, I will personally stir-fry some vegetables. Do you want to eat this kind of food?"
Because millet rice is scarce, the people of the Green Sparrow Tribe have only eaten it once so far, so it seems even more precious.
Many people had forgotten the exact taste of millet rice, but their vivid memories of its deliciousness became clearer.
The consensus in the Green Sparrow Tribe was that if the Divine Child made it, it must be exquisite.
Upon hearing that the Divine Child would steam millet rice and cook it himself and then stir-fry some vegetables, many people couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
"Want!"
These people, who were usually messy and unorganized actually answered in unison, this time without deliberate arrangement.
Recalling the appearance of Captain Li Da Tuan, Han Cheng also waved his hand and chuckled, "Want to eat? No way!"
"There's only that half-jar of millet rice. With so many of us, who will get to eat it?"
The excited members of the Green Sparrow Tribe were puzzled by Han Cheng's sudden question and looked at each other for a while. Yes, there was only that much millet rice. Who would get to eat it?
Han Cheng thought to himself that Captain Li's method was indeed suitable, but these primitive people lacked the cleverness of the Independent Regiment members, and no one chimed in with questions.
He waited a while, thinking like this, then raised his voice again. "This time's millet rice and stir-fried vegetables are only for those who shoot arrows accurately and throw slingshots accurately to eat!"