Chapter 868: Savages Also Need to Hold Meetings

The Snow fell for two days and finally stopped, but the accumulated Snow remains very thick. With nothing to do recently, work that should have been halted was halted, so most people enjoyed a two-day holiday during this time.

Those Savages outside the city—no, now they can also be called citizens of Huaxia—just have relatively poorer conditions. They must clear the accumulated Snow from their Tents at fixed times every day to avoid the Tents being crushed, and they must also guard against suffocating themselves.

In the past, they did not need to consider this; the accumulated Snow certainly had to be cleared, but as for suffocation, there was absolutely no need, because they originally lived in Tents that leaked wind everywhere, or in wooden sheds and caves. Snow could get in, wind could get in, and air could naturally get in too. Aside from the cold, there was no other danger.

It was just unexpected that they would encounter such a thing just after arriving in Huaxia. It is indeed not easy, but fortunately, it can be considered a good thing; otherwise, if this Snow had fallen on the road while they were returning, that would have been the real suffering.

Huaxia officials must also notify them in advance to clear the accumulated Snow, pay attention to ventilation, and also be careful with fires; they cannot let them go out, nor can they let the smoke choke people, as both are dangerous.

Since they are not Slaves, there are naturally no Soldiers stationed to guard them; they are all their own people. Huaxia also hopes that during this Winter, they can abandon their original tribal concepts and get along as one family, so that when they build together in the future, there will not be any problems of forming cliques or confronting each other.

Once the Snow stopped, the tenant farmers and Slaves began to sweep away the accumulated Snow everywhere. In the city, it is impossible to wait for the Snow to melt by itself; otherwise, what would people be used for?

Once the accumulated Snow is swept into a pile, it is hauled by cart to those flower beds, green belts, or nearby water channels and similar places to wait for it to melt by Nature. As for the road surface, once the sun comes out a little, it will dry out very quickly.

Today, a meeting is also officially being held to discuss some major events to come. Officials from all departments are present, and Baifeng even had people call over the Tribal Chiefs of those few tribes, having people arrange for them to bathe and change clothes so they can also attend the meeting, just to get them familiar with Huaxia's operating mode in advance.

It is just that those Tribal Chiefs were all in a completely bewildered state. Early in the morning, they were called up by people and then followed them to a courtyard. They did not know what it was for, but in the end, they were firmly required by several men to take off their clothes and wash with hot water.

They even used very rough stones to rub their bodies. This feeling was just like how they processed animal hides, which made them extremely afraid for a time, thinking that they were going to be washed clean and eaten.

Only Ma was able to keep a stable mindset. Even when the stones grinding on his body made him wince in pain, he did not dare to make a sound, because he felt that they should not be taking them to eat meat, and sacrifices did not require such meticulousness.

After they finished washing and were red all over, someone brought thick cloth to dry them off, and then put the group of naked men into a room, letting them roast their hair and beards dry in front of a strange pottery stove.

It was also their first time seeing a stove made in that shape; there was not even any smoke. Had the fire burned the stove body red? And until they left, they never saw anyone adding firewood inside.

They finished washing and their hair was dry, after which they were sent a pile of clothes, and then they took turns trying them on to see which set fit their size just right. They were even given a pair of strange little short pants; wearing them felt very uncomfortable.

But these were clothes after all, and made of Hemp Cloth at that. How could they have any objections? They also looked very new, and everyone was very happy.

After that, it was time to dress their hair, tying up that messy hair that was dry like Grass, binding it well with rope, and then taking a comb to comb their messy beards.

After the group of Tribal Chiefs, bewildered, finished letting people handle them, they looked at each other and could not help but laugh, because they all had a feeling of not recognizing each other. Looking at their dress and appearance, they were already living, breathing Huaxia people.

The people who tidied them up were also very satisfied; their job was to do this, and now it looked very successful.

Subsequently, the brand-new Tribal Chiefs were led out. When they left, each was even issued an animal hide cloak to keep out the cold. As Tribal Chiefs, they were not lacking in animal hide clothing, but they had truly never seen animal hides made into clothes like this.

Although they were all newcomers and could even say that the people under them were pitifully few, Baifeng still attached enough importance to them because Baifeng needed to win over their hearts. Even if they were arranged to go to wild places to expand territory for Huaxia in the future, the hearts of these people would still be with Huaxia.

Just like this, they were led by Soldiers all the way to the Chaotang where the meeting was to be held today. However, on the road, these Savages did not stop their eyes for a moment; on the way, they could occasionally see Workers sweeping the Snow.

The path that must be taken to the Chaotang is now clean, and only on other roads can one catch a glimpse from afar.

They now already know what is inside those neat walls: rows of good-looking houses. Inside the houses, they also felt it, but it should not be that every one is like that; perhaps some are specifically for bathing.

The few people walked on the road, their eyes looking around everywhere, but their hearts were still very flustered. Ma could not help but ask, "This Leader, what are we going to do?"

That little Soldier could not help but laugh and hurriedly gave them the bottom line: "I am not a Leader, just a Soldier; you must not call me that randomly."

"Calling you to go should be for a meeting, but I also don't know why they are calling you to a meeting. Anyway, I think you should just watch when the time comes. When the King tells you to speak, then you speak; just don't talk randomly."

Ma was very confused: "What is a meeting?"

"It is a group of people together discussing things; that is called a meeting."