After returning from Youxiong Tribe, Chenbei planted a few gourd seeds in his yard, and the other gourd seeds were handed over to the planting team. Although it was a little late, it was still time.

Ordinary days always pass quickly, and in a blink of an eye, five months have passed.

The second month of autumn.

"Jiji...Jiji..."

Chen Bei was sitting in the yard, and waves of insects came from the corner of the yard wall.

Above his head was a large shelf made of trees, which were covered with gourd vines, and the lush leaves blocked the hot sunlight and gave a piece of shade below.

Five or six large gourds hung down from the shelf, Chenbei weaved a net bag with twine, and hanged them on the shelf to avoid blowing down when the wind blows.

This kind of gourd has a strong adaptability.

Chen Bei brought back three gourds from Youxiong Tribe, with hundreds of gourd seeds in it, except for Chen Bei planting a few, other gourd seeds were planted in the ground, and they were erected with bamboo, and they also looked very good. The people of the Mang Tribe had basically tasted them.

In addition to gourds, other crops in the Mang Tribe have also grown well this year, and now they have started to harvest a lot.

In the first few days, Chen Bei would also participate in the harvest, but he did not go there later. The Mang tribe is now full of manpower, and after everything is on track, he is relatively relaxed as the leader.

This year, the grain harvest is still good, and the Mang tribe has built several large warehouses in advance. This winter, even if they add some more people, they don’t have to worry about not having enough food.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong!"

"Chief, the jar you want is delivered to you."

Wu Teng's voice sounded outside, Chen Bei was excited and immediately got up and opened the courtyard gate.

Wu Teng took a few craftsmen from the pottery workshop and carried five or six round wine jars with big belly and small mouths outside the yard.

"Put it inside."

Chenbei asked them to put the wine jar under the gourd rack.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Wu Teng hurriedly said, "It's not hard work. The leader will see if it's suitable for use. If there is anything that needs to be modified, let's tell me. We'll go back first if there's nothing to do."

"etc."

Chen Bei called them, then went into the house and took more than 20 kilograms of jerky meat, handed it to Wu Teng, and said, "Take it back and improve your food for everyone."

"Thank you, leader!"

Wu Teng left happily with the craftsmen, and was grateful to the leader because the leader had never treated them unfairly.

Chenbei closed the yard gate and walked to the wine jars.

These wine jars were specially made by the pottery workshop, and they also had a lid to make wine.

Chen Bei picked up a wine jar, checked it carefully, patted it with his hands, and nodded with satisfaction. The pottery making technology in the pottery workshop was getting better and better.

Chenbei washed all the wine jars, then stood upside down and dried.

Then, Chenbei began to clean the raw material for winemaking - wild grapes.

Because there is no wine koji, wild grapes have become one of the best choices for making wine. Just wash it, crush it, put it in a jar, and seal it, and it will automatically ferment into wine.

A lot of wild grapes have been planted in the orchards of the Mang tribe.

When the tribe was established, in addition to planting grain and vegetables, many wild fruit trees were also planted, and wild grapes were one of the varieties that were more planted and reproduced very quickly.

Before we knew it, the Mang tribe had already had a large area of ​​wild grapes on the hillside.

The weather this year is good, and the yield of wild grapes is also very high. This wild fruit that has a sweet taste after ripening is quite popular among the people of the Mang tribe.

Chen Bei took a large vine basket, carried it on his back, and then walked towards the tribe's fruit forest.

Along the way, Chenbei saw many places drying with grain, piece by piece, which looked so happy.

The drying of grain from the Mang tribe uses straw mats woven by the garment workshop. This is also Chenbei’s idea, using lush reeds growing by the river.

Weaving mats is not difficult, it requires a lot of labor and time. Fortunately, the Mang tribe is not short of manpower now.

These straw mats can not only be used to dry food, but also to spread it on the bed to sleep. After all, sleeping on hay is not a comfortable thing, and sleeping on animal skins is too hot in summer.

Straw mats have become a good bedding.

Most people in the Mang tribe now have a straw mat of their own, some of which are woven by themselves, and some are produced by garment workshops, and everyone likes them very much.

"Chief, where can I go to carry a big basket?"

"Chief, do you want help?"

"leader……"

Along the way, many tribe members greeted Chenbei enthusiastically, and some people wanted to help him carry baskets and work. Chenbei responded one by one and rejected their kindness.

Soon, he passed through the tribe and came to the fruit woods.

There are already many ripe fruits in the fruit woods. Some tribes are picking them and taking them back. Those that are resistant to storage will be piled into the warehouse, and those that are not resistant to storage will be cut and dried to dry.

Chenbei walked all the way to the place where wild grapes grew.

These wild grapes are all set on airs, which Chenbei asked them to do, so it is easier to pick, and they grow better, and the yield can be greatly improved.

Most of the wild grapes are ripe, black and purple, and there is a layer of gray-white "frost" on the skin, exuding a strong fruity aroma.

Chen Bei picked the largest one, put it in his mouth, pinched it for a while, and the flesh of the wild grapes broke away from the grape skin and entered his mouth.

The part that was attached to the grape skin was very sweet, but the flesh close to the core was still a little sour, so Chenbei didn't bite it, so he sucked out the sweetness and vomited it.

"It's not bad, I just don't know if the wine tastes good."

Because there is no rock sugar, Chenbei actually doesn’t have much hope for the taste of the finished wine. This is just a try, and it’s good to make it. As for the taste, I dare not ask for it for the time being.

Chen Bei raised his head, picked the ripe wild grapes from the rack, and put them into the basket.

It took more than an hour to pick and choose, and Chenbei picked the large vine basket.

Chenbei carried a vine basket on his back and came to the stream and poured all the wild grapes on the ground.

Chenbei patted the vine basket clean and put the cleaned wild grapes into the basket.

Chenbei did not wash away the layer of "frost" on the wild grapes. This layer of things is useful for brewing wine.

After washing, Chenbei carried the wild grapes back home, then spread them out in a jelly basket woven by the rattan to dry the moisture.

Three or four hours later, both the wild grapes and the wine jar were completely dry.

Chenbei crushed wild grapes with bare hands and threw them into the wine jar. It took a lot of time to pack two large jars.

Afterwards, Chen Bei covered the lid of the wine jar, sealed it with yellow mud, and then placed them in the corner of the room.

Chen Bei clapped his hands, looked at the two wine jars, and said, "Whether it can be successful depends on luck."

In the third month of autumn, most of the food in the Mang tribe was harvested, and the trading team of the Mang tribe set off again.

At the first stop, they went to the Youxiong Tribe and traded back a large amount of fruits, a small amount of honey, as well as animal skins, bones, and teeth from the Youxiong Tribe.

At the second stop, Chen Bei decided to explore the south of the tribe and go down the Lobster River. He was very looking forward to what kind of tribe he would encounter this time?
Chapter completed!