Chapter 12 Write your name

The small team started exploring again.

Lin Yan changed his mind.

"When you see plants and trees that look different, tell me. If I know them, I will tell you so that we can all learn from them."

This is an opportunity for Fat Bao to record all species, which may be used in the future. He can also gain contribution points, killing two birds with one stone.

Huahua was the first to say: "Okay, okay, Lin Yan, you know so much, I'm so envious."

"That's right, Lin Yan knows everything. If we don't know anything, we can find her." Ye Ya said in a draggy voice. He is the youngest child besides Lin Yan.

These days, I have become familiar with Lin Yan, and he has become her little follower and staunch supporter. Everything Lin Yan says is right, and everything Lin Yan does is right. Lin Yan is the most powerful person.

Mu Shi was walking around the tribe with five children. When he passed other houses, some children saw him and followed him.

After a while, there were more than ten children.

All the children were so happy. While playing, they looked for unknown plants and trees, and then listened to Lin Yan tell them their names, uses, etc.

These things are too novel for them and open a magical door to simple children.

They yearn for everything unknown and long for knowing everything.

Lin Yan seemed to know everything and could talk freely about anything he encountered.

The group of children was getting larger and larger, and their problems were various and chaotic, but Lin Yan was able to deal with them with ease.

Mu Shi was also fascinated by what he heard. It turned out that these seemingly ordinary plants and trees were so all-encompassing and so different.

A child asked: "Some grasses have very similar names, why are they so different?"

Lin Yan was stunned, "Are you saying the name sounds similar when pronounced?"

"Yes, they sound similar, but they look different, and they don't look like the same kind." This is an older child, Shuisheng, who is already ten years old.

I didn't go hunting with my mother today and rested at home. I saw this group of children and followed them out of curiosity. I was fascinated by it as soon as I heard it.

"Those are different words, but the pronunciation is the same." Lin Yan said smoothly, and as soon as he finished speaking, he had a premonition that something was wrong.

Sure enough, Xiao Shitou immediately asked: "What is the word?"

"Well, characters are words, used for recording." Lin Yan explained.

But the children who had never been exposed to words couldn't imagine what it was, and they pestered Lin Yan to figure it out.

She gave an example and wrote her name. She used a familiar font, Simplified Chinese.

Also gave examples of numbers.

It immediately attracted the attention of all the children, and they all asked Lin Yan to teach them how to write their names.

Finally, Lin Yan decided: "Starting from tomorrow, I will teach you how to write and count."

Lin Yan made this decision carefully.

Although the conditions are not yet mature and there is no paper and pen, there are always more solutions than difficulties. People are busy surviving, but the children in the tribe have nothing to do. They can just learn and use it.

Over the past few days, Lin Yan has discovered that the children in the tribe are not stupid, they are very smart and have good memories.

Even after a few days, they still remembered the things she said once.

Not only the children, but also the wood and stone.

Mu Shi is old and has poor health, but his brain is very good.

As long as you have a good mind, why are you afraid of not being able to survive?

Next, she will lead everyone to create and improve the lives of savages.

It was getting late, and Mu Shi came back holding Lin Yan and holding Ye Ya.

After spending the entire afternoon accepting new things and being so addicted to it, Mu Shi didn't even bother cutting down trees, and the three of them returned empty-handed.

Mu Shi was making dinner and simmering broth when Hua Hong and Ye Zi came back.

"It smells so good, I can smell it from afar." Ye Zi took a deep breath, "After having fire, the food I eat is so good that I never want to eat raw meat again. Fire is such a good thing."

While checking whether Lin Yan was injured, Huahong said: "Fire is good. Now that we have used it, no one eats raw meat. Today I met Ahong from Huang Ye's family and said that with fire, her mother-in-law Huang

Ye can eat now and his health is gradually getting better."

"Is it true?" Ye Zi was surprised, "Huang Ye is the oldest person in the tribe, and her health is getting worse and worse. If this is true, that would be great."

The old man has experienced a lot and can bring life experience to the tribe. Everyone hopes that Huang Ye can live longer.

"It's true. Ah Hong specifically told me that she was grateful to Lin Yan for discovering fire."

"That's good. I hope the yellow leaves can survive a few more cold seasons."

After the broth was cooked, several people had a simple meal and prepared to rest.

Mu Shi suddenly said: "Today, Lin Yan talked about letters and numbers, and tomorrow he will teach the children to learn."

Huahong and Ye Zi were startled and asked in unison: "What is that?"

Mu Shi picked up the burnt stick, one end of which was burnt black, and picked up a stone slab.

Under the light of the fire, he slowly wrote the words wood and stone on the stone slab.

The handwriting was crooked and his hands were shaking. Mu Shi was very excited. Ever since Lin Yan scratched his name on the ground, he had remembered it in his heart.

I have endured it since I came back, but I still can’t help but write it out.

After writing, he looked at Lin Yan, "right?"

Lin Yan nodded appreciatively, "That's right. Mu Shi, you are so awesome, you can do it just by looking at it."

Huahong asked quickly: "Is this Mu Shi's name?"

"Yes, grandma, do you want to know how to write your name?"

Huahong immediately said: "If you want, teach me quickly."

Ye Zi also came back to his senses, not to be outdone, "There is also mine, I want to write my name too."

What others have, they must also have, this is what they think at the moment.

Lin Yan took the slate and wooden stick and wrote the names of the flowers and leaves.

The two of them had quickly found slates and wooden sticks and started practicing according to Lin Yan's instructions.

Mu Shi found two more slates, gave one to Ye Ya, and wrote his name on the slate one stroke at a time.

Then, Lin Yan found that several people were staring at the slate with their names written on them, and the smiles on their faces became brighter and brighter.

After a while, Huahong came back to his senses and asked: "This is just words. What's the use of writing down names?"

"Aniang, there are so many people in the tribe, not everyone knows you. Familiar people know you as Huahong, but what about those who are not familiar with you? If everyone knows the written word, just write it down, and even strangers will know your name.

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"Writing is a kind of record and inheritance. When everyone understands writing, whatever you want to leave to future generations can be passed on through writing."

Ye Ya suddenly had an idea, "When grandma is not at home, someone is looking for grandma. I also want to send a message to grandma, but I don't want anyone to know. I can also convey it through words, right?"

"Yes, Yeya is so smart." Lin Yan immediately praised him.

Yeya's eyes brightened even more, and her small body straightened up unconsciously.

"Words have many uses, and everyone will know about it in the future. Next, we will learn to count, starting with 0 to 9..."

Several people studied very seriously and memorized everything Lin Yan said. Some of them were easy to understand immediately, while others they couldn't understand were memorized first.

That night, the four people who learned their names and numbers were very satisfied and couldn't sleep due to excitement.

In other families in the tribe, those who have children following them are talking words to their family members, writing their names, and showing off the numbers they have learned.
Chapter completed!