Chapter 45: Just a Small Tribe

Baifeng had no intention of becoming the Tribal Chief of the Suirenshi, and the meaning of those words he shouted out was not truly to become their father; it was purely literal.

However, since the tribesmen understood it that way, Baifeng could not guarantee how Baoxi understood it—whether he knew he was being insulted, or if he felt Baifeng wanted to seize his Suirenshi tribe.

But since they are already mortal enemies now, it does not matter; the other tribes at the gathering should have all been looted, and perhaps some escaped, but Baoxi should have been flying the banner of the Danfu Tribe, so he would not seek revenge against the Suirenshi; currently, only the Baifeng Tribe knows the truth.

However, for the time being, no one in this Dahe river basin knows the specific situation of the Baifeng Tribe; after all, the name was only changed recently, not to mention that the number of people and the territory range disclosed to Baoxi were all fake.

Once back at the tribe, they will prepare to spend the Winter, hiding at home and not going out, waiting for Spring to arrive to plan for the new year.

The eleven women Baifeng brought back have completely resigned themselves to their fate; in the Suirenshi tribe, they would have been taken for sacrifice in such a situation, but Baifeng could not bear to do so—they were exchanged for with a Knife, and they can even weave cloth, so how could he kill them casually?

Because the Suirenshi tribe is wealthy, they also ate well and grew strong; no matter which tribe they were placed in, they could be considered beauties, and the men of the Baifeng Tribe have been coveting them for a long time, but seeing the special treatment they received, they all held back from doing anything to them.

The people who joined forces to surround the Suirenshi scout yesterday, including Chi and Xiong, totaled nine people; although Chi was just there to make up the numbers in a daze, he still contributed.

Eleven women; he let them pick one each to be a wife, and from then on, she belongs to him alone; others cannot sleep with her, and likewise, they cannot go and sleep with others' wives. They were all very happy after hearing this; after all, those Suirenshi women were indeed beautiful.

After nine of the women were picked, they calmed down because they knew they would not die, but the two who were not picked cried and made a scene, and even Sui was scared to tears, thinking they were the final sacrifices left behind.

Xiong asked Baifeng to take those two women, as he has that authority as Tribal Chief; Baifeng stammered and was unwilling to agree; if they were beauties of later generations, it would not be their turn to divide them, and Baifeng would definitely choose first, but Baifeng's only hope and thoughts are currently on Sui, so he really has no ideas about the current beauties.

In order not to let the tribesmen think it was abnormal, he had to say that beauties are rewards for those who have merit, that he himself does not need to rush, but those who have contributed to the tribe must have beauties first.

The tribesmen all cheered together upon hearing Baifeng's words, each full of energy, and they had no complaints about not being assigned a beautiful wife, only wondering why they did not seize the opportunity themselves.

After pacifying everyone, he especially warned the few tribesmen who were assigned wives that they must watch them closely; the ropes were untied, and although it is far, it does not mean they won't run away; they are not allowed to do anything unrelated to marching on the road, and if they want to do it at night, they must ensure they have the energy to march the next day, and so on.

Baifeng keeps Sui by his side at all times; the tribesmen call her ugly, but there is no guarantee that some lecherous ghost won't take advantage of the night to harm Sui, and Baifeng wouldn't even have time to cry.

In ancient times, there was a Deng Tuzi who loved his ugly wife, and then he was written about and insulted as a lecher by busybodies. Now, the tribesmen can only force themselves to believe that the Tribal Chief can turn old women young and ugly women beautiful, rather than believing their Tribal Chief has a deformed aesthetic and a preference for ugly women.

Because they did not manage the journey well, the Dry Rations they brought were a bit scarce, and Baifeng and the others ate generously on the way there, which resulted in not much left on the return trip; with a hundred more people and less food, everyone returned to the state of fleeing from famine, with two meals a day turning into one, and each meal being smaller.

Xiong's Arrow shooting is very accurate; along the way, he and a few tribesmen would suddenly run out of the team to catch prey they saw, and they could also hit some meat to supplement.

When the Dry Rations they brought were completely eaten, and Baifeng would not let them eat the Grass Seed they exchanged for, they could only march while hungry; fortunately, this was the last day, and they would be able to return home by the afternoon.

The Suirenshi women had heard Baifeng say when he was a guest that it would take ten days to reach their territory, and now they were out of food on only the fourth day; there was no light in their eyes—if they were not killed for sacrifice, they would starve to death on the road.

The Grass Seed definitely cannot be eaten; they still have to pick the good ones to save as seeds. Baifeng saw several wild species of crops grown in later generations among them: wheat, buckwheat, millet, Sorghum, and even Wild Rice; Baifeng could not imagine that this place could actually grow rice?

Although the tribesmen were hungry, the familiar Wasteland made them understand they were about to arrive home; once home, they would not have to go hungry, and one by one they sang songs Baifeng taught them in a disorderly manner.

When they saw the abrupt tribe on the plain, the women all thought they were going to raid that tribe for supplies, feeling that their own Soldiers here were a bit few, and wanted to use their Weapon to charge together, thinking the success rate would be higher; once these words were spoken, it made Baifeng and the others laugh out loud.

The confused women saw the Shaman and his tribesmen coming out to welcome them, and thought this was a small vassal tribe of the Baifeng Tribe, but did not expect the Shaman and everyone to cheer together, and even take over the supplies they exchanged back, wanting to take them into the tribe to settle them.

Only then did they realize they had been deceived by Baifeng; where was the large tribe of thousands of people? Including them, there were only five hundred or so; one by one, they knew they had entered a very poor tribe and would have to go hungry, and might not even survive the Winter, so they became dejected.

Listening to the Shaman's report, everything had been stable during the time they were away, and nothing major had happened; looking closer, the city wall that was only twenty centimeters high when they left was now over forty centimeters high. It stretched to surround the entire tribe; if it could be built to four or five meters high, Baifeng would not fear the siege of any large tribe at all—do they understand siege tactics?

Those women only saw from afar that the Baifeng Tribe was very small and had few people; only when they truly walked inside did they discover the difference—what is this high, earth-made thing that is like a cave, and why do you not have Tents?

What is that green thing on top, for rain protection? How does it protect; isn't it enough to spread tree branches and leaves thickly? The smoke rising in the distance and the spring constantly flowing out made this group of women feel dazzled, finding everything novel.

Although we cannot compare to you in terms of numbers and supplies, in terms of infrastructure, we are higher than you by who knows how many levels; Baifeng smiled as he watched the tribesmen take the new women around to get to know their new tribe.

The arrangement of their status was also carried out on the spot; it does not matter if they do not understand, as long as their names are registered and they are assigned to their Production Team, naturally there will be a team leader to explain.

Each team was assigned about three more people, and the gender ratio of the tribe is now somewhat unbalanced. With less than two hundred men but over three hundred women, Baifeng can only say that the capable should work more, and just give birth to more children for the tribe.

In the past, there was no food to raise them, and accidents happened during birth, but now there are no such worries; the number of children in the tribe is too small, and this is absolutely not allowed.

Those who have wives and propose to live separately can do so; they just need to find time to build a house for themselves.