We made you the chief, and now you've become the world's chief?

Chapter 106 "Wedding Night"?
The plank road to be built wasn't particularly complicated.

It's basically just binding two wooden strips together to form a right-angle frame.

One end is inserted into the mountain wall, forming a rigid connection with the mountain, while the other end rests against the inclined mountain wall surface.

Like simple steps, they create pathways between the giant stone platforms on the mountainside.

From the outside, Yanquan Mountain looks like a large tree stump, but from inside the mountain, it looks like a large trumpet.

For mountains that are thicker at the bottom and thinner at the top, this method is the fastest.

After a day of guidance from Xia Minghao, the Da tribe team that was building the plank road had become fairly proficient.

It is estimated that a road leading to the top of the mountain will be completed in two or three days.

After instructing the people of the Wanda tribe, Xia Minghao decided to make one more thing: a large wooden barrel.

The purpose of making large wooden barrels was not to use them as containers, but for bathing.

It's for Dali to bathe with, but of course, a romantic swim together wouldn't be out of the question...

Of course, this is only the surface purpose. In reality, Xia Minghao wanted to make "bathing in a wooden tub at weddings" a custom of the Xia tribe.

It goes without saying that it will be clean. If you have a wooden tub, you can't just leave it at home unused. Naturally, the people of the Xia tribe will develop a love for bathing and a habit of cleanliness.

Beyond that, it is even more important to create new demands.

For the time being, Xia Minghao only plans to make one wooden barrel because there is currently a labor shortage.

But later, when the Da tribe became part of the Xia tribe, their labor force became much wealthier.

Not only will the labor shortage be alleviated, but a labor surplus will also emerge.

With each additional demand comes an additional job opportunity.

Xia Minghao will create more demand in the future, which will not only meet the Xia tribe's needs "from survival to life", but also allow everyone to fully realize their value.

This will prevent a shortage of jobs in the Xia tribe, thus avoiding unemployment.

With the birth of private ownership, classes will also emerge. If someone becomes "unemployed" at this time, serious internal conflicts are very likely to occur.

Because of his modern knowledge, Xia Minghao foresaw this possibility and naturally made preparations in advance to prevent such a situation from occurring in the first place.

Building a large wooden barrel is not difficult.

If you're making those small wooden barrels, you can indeed use the method of burning away the core of the tree.

But if we want to build a wooden tub that people can bathe in, only the old tree at the cave entrance meets the standard, but that would be such a waste.

Therefore, Xia Minghao chose to use the splicing method, which is actually based on the principle of mortise and tenon structure.

First, saw out the planks, then use straw rope to tie the wooden bucket into its barrel shape.

Finally, find a gap, use a hammer to drive the crucial wooden board in, and you're done.

Now we still need three or four people and it takes half a day.

But once they become skilled at making wooden barrels and have more bronze tools, five barrels can be made in a day by two people.

By the time the plank road was almost finished, the wooden barrels were also completed.

Construction of the houses has begun.

With the combined efforts of the Xia tribe, they quickly built seven or eight more earthen houses.

The Da tribe has now built nearly twenty earthen houses, almost filling the entire high ground.

After thinking about it, Xia Minghao decided to divide the two highlands into one dormitory area and one family area.

His own earthen house was the first earthen house on another high ground.

Everyone knew this was a house built for the chief, so they were much more careful in their work.

It took as long to build this one mud house as it did to build two others.

The day after the earthen houses were completed, at dusk, the people of the Da tribe arrived.

Dali followed her father to the Xia tribe, but there was no sign of the wise man.

This time, Damon was smarter; he didn't bring any men, only a dozen or so women, in case the Xia tribe detained him again.

In reality, they were overthinking it. The Xia tribe was temporarily relieving its manpower problem thanks to the men left behind by the Da tribe. Even if more men came, they didn't plan to stay.

"Chief of the Da tribe, you may stay here today and attend our wedding."

"wedding?"

Upon hearing this word, Damon's face showed confusion.

Xia Minghao then explained, and Damon finally understood.

Weddings were essential, especially in the primitive era when the institution of marriage had just emerged.

This is the step of declaring ownership to all.

This is the first "rite," the first order in the transition from primitive to civilized.

In the future, there will be more "rites" to regulate people's morality and law.

By restricting freedom, we can guarantee the freedom of all people.

As dusk fell, the traditional wedding ceremony began.

There was no master of ceremonies or anything like that; it was just eating and drinking.

Each earthenware pot was filled with a variety of food, including blackfish from the Xia tribe, taro from the Da tribe, and various wild vegetables from the swamp.

Adding a pinch of salt makes it even more flavorful. Xia Minghao also explained to everyone what marriage is and told all the people of the Xia tribe that once they get married, they can own their own earthen house.

This stirred a sense of excitement in the Xia tribe, while filling the Da tribe with disbelief and a touch of despondency.

They are not from the Xia tribe. Even if they had a stable partner, as the Xia tribe chief said, they would not be able to live in such a nice house.

After witnessing firsthand the situation of the Xia tribe, Damon felt both relieved and distressed.

He was naturally relieved that his daughter could become the woman of the chief of such a powerful tribe.

However, it is distressing that the Da tribe cannot be like the Xia tribe.

Once the pots and pans were clean, the Xia tribe played "Jasmine Flower" again.

But this time, a completely new instrument has been added.

Animal hide drum!
This was also done in the last few days.

Not only can it be used as a musical instrument, but it can also play a significant role in the event of war.

The sound of the drums, accompanied by the melodious tune of the bone flute, added a touch of majesty and awe.

For the Xia tribe, this is the climax of the night.

Of course, this wasn't the case for Xia Minghao and Dali...

When the song ended, the pot and bowls were clean.

Xia Minghao also brought Dali to his house.

The mud house now only contains a bed made of haystacks, a large wooden barrel, and Xia Minghao's tent.

I had just closed the door and turned around when I was surprised to find that the beaver pelt had been tossed aside!
Xia Minghao was also startled by the scene before him.

How can it be so big!
I couldn't help but swallow hard.

At the same time, he looked at the small beaver skin illuminated by the burning cattail.

It seems this beaver skin has really suffered these past few years; it must have been under immense tension to not break.

"We, create humans..."

At that moment, Dali's sweet voice came through, her tone filled with obvious anticipation, but also with fear.

Because she had heard her mother say that it would be extremely painful...

"You go in first and wash up."

Hearing Dali's words, Xia Minghao could even hear his own heartbeat.

But he first pointed to the wooden barrel at Dali.

Dali nodded and stepped into the barrel.

The wooden bucket contains hot water that was boiled in a large earthenware pot before the meal.

It should still be around 40 or 50 degrees Celsius.

As Dali went in and squatted down, the large fruits on the slender branches gradually disappeared below the surface of the water.

Xia Minghao stared at Dali's little head peeking out, lost in thought.

Do we really want to have a baby?
This……

To be honest, Xia Minghao, who was originally a normal man and is now back to his original state and even healthier, has long had that feeling of being "suppressed".

However, there is still one hurdle that cannot be overcome: what if we actually have a child?

Should they really be raised to adulthood in primitive times?
From Xia Minghao's perspective as a modern person, this was an extremely irresponsible act.

If you have a child, you must raise him well and give him a safe and happy life.

Judging from the current state of productivity, it is far from sufficient.

But is he really going to act like a saint like Liu Xiahui?

Is this appropriate?

This is very inappropriate.

Suddenly, Xia Minghao realized something.

I'm a modern person, and I've read so many learning materials. I can definitely do something that neither creates humans nor...

As soon as she finished thinking, Dali stood up from the wooden tub.

But at this moment, the fear on her face deepened; Dali was terrified of pain…

It was this imagined fear that rendered her speechless. She simply lay down in the haystack, appearing completely at Xia Minghao's mercy.

Xia Minghao coughed twice, stood up, and mentally prepared a draft, but he felt a little embarrassed to actually say it.

But considering the surrounding atmosphere and the fact that this is in prehistoric times, this hammer is rather awkward...

"Dali, you, cough cough, you eat..."

A blush had already crept onto Dali's cheeks, but when she saw what Xia Minghao was pointing at, the blush on her cheeks faded considerably.

Instead, his eyes showed confusion.

"This...you can't eat it..."

"Um, you, you try it first..."

(End of this chapter)