I'm bad and I'm hitting a wall, primitive life requires hard work

When Xi Yiqi slowly opened his eyes, the originally gloomy and gray sky had already been shrouded in darkness, and it was still drizzling outside the cave. Although the blazing bonfire was covered with wet animal skins, the yellow flames still illuminated most of the cave.

Looking at the shadows swaying on the stone wall with the firelight, Xi Yiqi's brain was still a little confused.

Maybe she was too tired, she didn't know how she fell asleep.

"Tongzi, Tongzi, how long have I slept?"

She shouted in her mind for a long time, but Tongzi didn't respond.

"Is the Do Not Disturb mode turned on again?!" she muttered to herself.

As soon as I woke up, I felt hungry, so I got up quickly.

She lifted the rough and thick animal skin covering her body, stretched her arms upwards, yawned loudly, and stretched.

This was the most sound sleep I had in the past few days, except that I felt a little sore in my back.

Even though there was hay on the ground, it was still very uncomfortable to sleep directly on the hard and uneven stone ground.

Tongzi, I have had enough of going through this unprecedented hardship!

She sat up slowly and looked around. The hunting team and the gathering team had returned to the tribe.

Siduo and Nimei were busy using the collected rainwater to simply wash the wild vegetables they picked. The backpack they had woven a few days ago was filled to the brim with these "cabbage-like" wild vegetables.

Looking closely, they also picked up a basket of various eggs, and the wild fruits were scattered randomly on the ground nearby.

It seems that the collection team at least gained a lot from this trip.

Then, she turned her attention to the hunting party sitting at the entrance of the cave, and was surprised to find that Nia was holding a rather large pika in her hands.

He sat with his back to the cave entrance, and skillfully used a stone knife to peel off the pika's fur. Blood mixed with rain water flowed out, and the air was filled with a faint smell of blood.

There were several children sitting around, staring at the pika with their eyes fixed, and making swallowing sounds from time to time.

"Chief, what did the hunting team get this time?" Xi Yiqi walked up quickly and asked curiously.

Chen Qi frowned, shook his head gently and said, “The rain a few days ago was really heavy. We searched the forest for a long time and could hardly see any traces of wild animals.

The strong wind blew the trees all over the place, and there were fallen branches everywhere. The weather was also gloomy, making it difficult to see the surroundings. We finally found a pika under a fallen tree, and its legs were crushed by the tree. Seeing that it was not dead yet, we took it back to the tribe.

There was a heaviness and worry in his tone, and he was obviously very disappointed with the outcome of the hunt.

There were seven or eight people on this trip, but they got nothing except the pika in Nia's hand that was unable to escape due to injury.

In the end, everyone could only pick up some fruits that were blown down by the wind on their way back.

However, these scarce fruits were far from enough to fill the stomachs of a tribe of dozens of people.

Fortunately, the collecting team had a good harvest and brought back a lot of wild vegetables.

This way, at least everyone won’t go to bed hungry tonight.

"If the weather remains like this tomorrow, we must find a way to go fishing in the river!" Xi Yiqi frowned slightly, staring at the continuous rain outside the cave, and said in a firm tone.

It seems that rainy days have indeed brought great difficulties to hunting, and now we can only turn our attention to the fish in the stream.

After all, fishing in a stream is much safer than hunting around for prey.

However, the automatic fishing trap is no longer usable, so what method should we use to catch fish?

"This is the only way." The patriarch closed his eyes and suppressed his inner anxiety.

As the tribe leader, he had to calm down and deal with the problem at hand. Fortunately, this time, compared to the past, the tribe had one more witch!

This made him feel fortunate.

Today's water purifier is another miracle she brought!

The only sounds around them were the crackling of sparks from the fire and the rustling of leaves in the night breeze. The two of them fell into deep thought.

Nishi Ichiki silently stared at the chief in front of him. Although his features were as sharp as a knife, he was only in his early thirties but his face was already full of wrinkles. He must have been worried about the survival of the tribe.

At this moment, this face full of fatigue is also filled with deep worry.

What else can I do?

Nishi Ichiki has never been a hard-working person. Instead, she enjoys lying down. However, the simple people in the primitive tribe make her want to do something more...

After a while, the clan leader opened his eyes again, looked at Nishi Ichiki with relief, and patted her shoulder gently.

He said in a low and solemn voice: "By the way, Wu Xiqi, after we came back, we heard that you had solved the water problem. The 'purifier' did a great job. The filtered water is very sweet and delicious. You have solved a big problem for the tribe!"

“Thank you for your service to the tribe, and thank you to Mother Nature for teaching you so well!

"I think after a few more winters, you will be able to stand on your own and become a great witch."

When talking about this matter, Xi Yiqi couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. He really was worrying for nothing before going to bed.

Although some impurities in rainwater cannot be filtered out directly for drinking, it does not mean that rainwater cannot be boiled and drunk directly.

However, Ster was in poor health, and boiling filtered water was better than boiling rainwater directly.

Alas, I was too young after all. I became impatient when something happened and did not consider things carefully enough. I wasted a lot of effort and ended up carrying a large tank of water back.

She did not hide anything and told the clan leader everything about her oversight without hiding anything.

After hearing this, Chen Qi was silent for a moment, without any blame, and just slowly said: "Wu Xiqi, there is not much firewood left in the tribe."

As soon as he opened his mouth, Nishi Ichiki understood what he meant.

There is not much firewood left, and if the rain does not stop, the water will not be able to be burned.

Shen Qi continued, "It doesn't matter. You are still young. This matter is not meaningless. Even if Yan Luo and Arthur followed us to hunt, they might get nothing in the end. You don't have to blame yourself for this."

Although his original self was only fourteen years old, Nishi Ichisu is already an adult in modern times.

When I think about the past two weeks of traveling, I can't help but feel bad that I wasted the first week due to the language barrier and did some useless work in the second week.

"call--"

She took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and then said with some concern: "The water filter is filtering too slowly. If there is not enough firewood to boil water, there will not be enough water for the tribe to drink."

The patriarch was silent for a while, his brows furrowed.

This incessant rain has indeed brought many difficulties to the tribe, and the current situation is already quite serious.

He sighed deeply and said slowly, "What if we make more water filters?"

The tribe also had extra linen clothes to use.

It really doesn't work...

It’s not impossible to let Wu Yu donate his piece as well.

(Witch language: Listen to me and thank you.)

Nishi Ichiki tilted his head to look at the water purification device in the cave, and replied in a very soft voice: "Chief, to be honest, I have thought about this before, but we don't have enough containers to hold the filtered water!"

There was a hint of helplessness and frustration in her eyes.

Problems keep coming up one after another as we solve them.

The clan leader's face darkened, his eyes looked deeply at the dark sky, and he sighed deeply: "Alas..."

In the past, before the rainy season came, the tribe would prepare food and fruits in advance to ensure that they could survive the rainy season safely.

When the water in the stone jar was not enough, they drank some rain water, and this is how they survived day by day.

Once someone falls ill, they will ask the witch to cure him.

But who could have imagined that this time there would be a shortage of food, water and herbs.

There are not many stone pots and stone jars in the tribe, because these things are extremely time-consuming to grind and are not very useful in daily life. They are usually made by a lame old man in the tribe.

But now, those things that were once not cared about have become scarce supplies in the tribe.

The patriarch sighed heavily again: "This rain came too suddenly..."

Nishi Ichiki bit his lip and sighed secretly in his heart.

Only when I really lived in the primeval forest did I realize that my previous ideas were too idealistic. Even the most basic survival resources have become the biggest problem at present.

We can only wait until the rain stops before making any plans.

Fortunately, the rain has been falling all day and there is no sign of it getting heavier. Maybe it will stop tomorrow.

"I hope God can bless the Yanyuan tribe." She prayed silently.