Immortality, but people in primitive society

Chapter 36 The Beginning of Private Property

The next morning, during the day, he went hunting with the hunting team.

There was no other way. If Naida wanted to be with Lingran, Bai Tian, ​​the young father, would have to pay a betrothal gift to the Pingshan clan leader. This was a hole he had dug himself, and he had to fill it.

As for how much betrothal gifts to give, he was weighing them during the day. He couldn't give too much, as that would put too much pressure on those who came after him; but he couldn't give nothing either, as it was his idea, after all.

I don’t know if it was good luck or what, but the team encountered a group of sheep not long after leaving the tribe.

Naida was like a mad bull, rushing forward and pressing the two sheep down.

Seeing Naida's desperate look, Bai Tian felt both amused and sad, but at the same time quite relieved.

Isn’t it a happy thing for a man to have a goal in his life that he is willing to fight for?

The Lai Ri tribe was really lucky today. After encountering the flock of sheep, they encountered two tigers.

Normally, if you encounter a tiger while hunting, you can only run away. Tigers are really fierce, and it may take more than 20 people to hunt a tiger.

But today, the tiger is going to

During the day, Naida was first arranged to attack a tiger, and then Naida ran away. It was a feint attack, and then the tiger was lured away from the mountain.

Then, Bai Tian and Kamu and others attacked another tiger.

Once a person has brains, even a tiger cannot stop him.

Just recently, they successfully killed a tiger.

When the other tiger that had been chasing Naida came back, its companion had already been killed, so it could only run away. But Naida went crazy today and managed to outrun the tiger without any damage...

In the evening, everyone brought the prey back to the Lai Ri tribe, and the whole tribe was excited.

Six sheep, two of which were still alive, and a tiger. This was a great harvest for the tribe.

While everyone was cutting meat, Bai Tian said loudly: "Everyone is here, let me say a few words."

"Everyone knows about Naida and Lingran. I also told the Pingshan tribe and gave them a betrothal gift. But after all, we all hunted the prey together."

"Here's what I think. The sheep that Naida gave us today, and this tiger skin, are used as betrothal gifts. But we don't just take them away; we borrow them. In other words, we owe them to the tribe, and we'll have to pay them back slowly..."

"Borrowing means I'll use it temporarily; returning means that even if I can't give you the same thing later, I should give you an equivalent prey. For example, if we want to give the tribe an extra sheep later, and we can't find this tiger skin, we can exchange it for two sheep, or a cow, and return it to the tribe..."

This concept does not exist now because it came after the establishment of private ownership.

He could have taken the sheep and tiger skins directly during the day, but he didn't do it. He had to think about the future of the tribe, because sooner or later the tribe would enter private ownership.

Once the city is built, private ownership will become more obvious.

Listening to Bai Tian's words, Kamu and the others were very surprised. Kamu said, "Brother Bai Tian, ​​there's no need to be like this. It was because of Naida that we were able to kill this tiger today..."

"No!" Bai Tian shook his head firmly. "It has to be this way, otherwise everyone will feel a little uncomfortable. We all go hunting together, but taking the things is a personal matter between Naida and me. The two things are different."

"Kamu, you have to remember that not everyone in the tribe is the same. Someone might be sick, or they might not want to go hunting one day, but if they still take meat from the tribe, then they are borrowing it from the tribe and they have to return it later."

"Of course, I'm not saying you should fight and hunt on your own; that's dangerous. But since you've borrowed it, you should hunt harder, get a bigger share of the prey, and return it to the tribe."

Kamu pondered. He had never considered this before. In the Lai Ri tribe, if there was food, everyone ate together; if there wasn't, they all went hungry together. Of course, there were some who slacked off hunting, but no one paid much attention to it.

This reminded Kamu of his deceased wife, the chief of the tribe, who had mentioned her hunting problems to him before.

Kamu had a vague feeling that the "borrowing" he proposed during the day was the beginning of personal ownership...

After the agreement, Bai Tian asked Naida to take a sheep and a tiger skin, and then Bai Tian called Kamu, and the three of them went to Pingshan tribe together.

As they walked out of the tribe, Kamu whispered, "Brother Bai Tian, ​​the borrowing you just mentioned is very similar to what my child's mother said before."

Bai Tian couldn't help but marvel at the fact that the former female leader was really perceptive. It was a pity that she became addicted to fishing and was killed by an electric eel.

Bai Tian explained softly, "Kamu, our tribe is very stable now, and we haven't encountered any danger. Later, we will form a super large house with the Pingshan tribe, and everyone will be more stable."

"Stability is a good thing, but it also makes people more likely to overthink things. By then, many people in the tribe will definitely want to go out hunting on their own. Therefore, individual ownership is inevitable... I call it private ownership."

"We currently own it jointly, and the tribe has the final say. This is called public ownership. Later, when we move to individual ownership, the tribe will only be responsible for management and coordination, which is private ownership."

"This is an inevitable process, as our conditions are improving. You have to allow others to have different ideas and not conform to everything the tribe does. Otherwise, it will be difficult for the tribe to progress. Look at the difference between our Lai Ri tribe and the Pingshan tribe; they are very creative and are equally fierce hunters."

These words were said to Kamu and also to Naida.

The Lai Ri tribe is too dull and doesn't like to use their brains. They need to change. They must think more, so the tribe can progress.

Kamu sighed sincerely: "Brother Bai Tian, ​​you have a good brain and can think of so many things."

Bai Tian smiled and said, "You will have the same idea later. When other tribes pass by and you have more contact with them, you will have other ideas."

Kamu nodded and changed the subject: "Brother Bai Tian, ​​is it really possible to build a super-large house as you told Chief Pingshan?"

"I don't know now," Bai Tian shook his head. "We will encounter a lot of trouble, but if this can be achieved, the tribe will not be attacked for a long, long time."

"Of course, the first problem is tools. We need a lot of trees to dig holes, and we can't just rely on these bones in our hands. But how to solve it, I have to think about it."

"Little Dad, I think I can do it." Naida suddenly interrupted.

Bai Tian was stunned: "Why?"

Naida shook his head. "I don't know either. I just feel like it could work. This place is really great. There's a lot of prey, and wild beasts rarely rush into the tribe. I just feel like this place is really great."

This kid is not stupid, he knows how to read the terrain.

But what I worry about during the day is not ordinary beasts, but vicious beasts...

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