Chapter 263 - 170: Ox Plowing the Field
After dealing with the Mantis Tribe, winter had quietly descended.
After the heavy snow sealed the mountains, the Vine Tribe, like every winter before, continued their efforts as ordinary tribesmen crafted various tools while the warriors fished and hunted during the winter to provide more food for the tribe.
It’s worth mentioning that because food was relatively abundant, Jiang Xuan selected some skilled wanderers outside the Vine Wall to join the Vine Tribe to polish stone tools, craft weapons, and sew beast hide clothing for the tribe.
As for those wanderers without skills, Jiang Xuan left them a means of survival by having them work for the Vine Tribe.
Polishing stone tools and beast bone tools is a very time-consuming task, and to make enough tools for the entire tribe requires a significant investment of time.
Therefore, Jiang Xuan distributed some stones and bones, allowing those wanderers to polish them day and night in exchange for a little food or beast hide, so they wouldn’t starve or freeze to death.
At the same time, Jiang Xuan allowed these wanderers to trade with members of the Vine Tribe.
For example, some wanderers, if luck permitted, found better stones or beast bones in the forest.
They could bring these stones and beast bones to exchange with the Vine Tribe for food, beast hide, or even salt.
Relying on employment and trade, some strong and lucky wanderers managed to survive this winter.
As for those who were weak and unlucky, they were only left to be eliminated by nature.
Because even if they worked hard to obtain a little survival resources, they could very likely have them snatched away by stronger people.