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

Chapter 71 A Surprise Delivered to Your Door (Seeking first subscription, thank you!)
"Yes, sheep!"

sheep!
Xia Minghao's eyes lit up; he had finally waited for this moment!

Sheep are among the most valuable animals in the livestock industry.

Lamb is a given; even a simple hot pot in clear broth in the dead of winter is not only satisfying to eat, but also warms you from the inside out.

Especially when it's snowing heavily outside, the snow crunches under your knees as you step out, and then you have a bite of freshly cooked mutton – it's incredibly comforting.

In addition, there is goat milk.

Goat milk is not just any ordinary goat milk; goat milk yogurt, cheese, and all sorts of other dairy products have also appeared in droves, creating a frenzy of flavor battles for the taste buds.

And then there's wool and sheepskin. These two things will be used for spinning and leather making, and wearing them will be so comfortable.

Moreover, sheep are not like pigs, which need to be fed by people.

Let the sheep graze freely. The forestry resources around this salt spring are so abundant, just let them graze freely.

It can be said that if goat animal husbandry can be started, then it is like riding a goat from "survival" to a better life.

Xia Minghao had seen the traps several times before, and his original plan was to kill the bear and then catch a few more.

But after killing the bear and entering the Salt Spring Mountain, the flock of sheep disappeared...

I don't know if it's because my tribe is very active, or because the smell of blood left after the human-faced bear was killed is too strong.

"Lipa, you and your men come with me, let's go catch sheep!"

"Liba, don't come any closer, keep digging the clay!"

When Xia Minghao saw that Li Ba, that hairless idiot, also wanted to come along, he quickly stopped him.

Following Lipa and the women of the Wu clan out of the cave, they soon spotted a goat.

It's a pity there's only one. If I could get two to make a pair, that would be great.

You can't start training goats from adult goats. Xia Minghao wanted to catch goats because he couldn't find any goat calves.

The same principle applies to catching wild boars; the idea is to catch them first and then get the cubs.

But it doesn't matter. If you have one, you'll have another sooner or later. Let's take care of what's in front of us first.

"Don't move."

Xia Minghao had been observing the direction the Wu clan woman was pointing. When he saw the goat munching on grass with its head down, he immediately whispered to the people around him.

Everyone immediately stopped and looked into the distance, where they also spotted the goat that was still unaware of their presence.

"Lipa, you take five men to the back. Never mind, I'll take the men. You guys wait here. When you see me over the goat, then head towards the goat."

Just as Xia Minghao was about to leave with his men, a member of the Li clan suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Chief, chief, when we get closer and circle this goat, whose orders should we follow?"

He glanced helplessly at the person who asked the question, thinking to himself that it seemed the establishment of this hierarchical system was still a bit complicated for these primitive people, and they hadn't quite grasped it yet.

So he patiently pointed to the animal teeth on his neck and reminded them.

"Count them, are there more on Lipa's neck or on mine?"

The man immediately looked at Lipa's neck and said "one".

Then he looked at Xia Minghao's neck and actually started counting.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, eight..."

"No, the number 6 is followed by a number 7, not an eight."

"Oh, then I'll count again."

They actually started counting them?
Just as Xia Minghao was about to speak, Lipa couldn't hold back any longer and immediately lowered his voice.

"No need to count, no matter what, we must listen to the chief first."

"Yes, yes, the chief is always right, we must listen to him."

These words seemed to trigger a deep-seated code in the man's mind; he stopped counting and simply nodded.

Xia Minghao then led his men stealthily toward the goat. The sound of people breathing out could be heard from behind, probably because they had been cut by the bushes and thorns nearby.

But they all remembered the chief's words and tried their best to keep quiet.

In the end, it circled around to the side opposite Lipa.

Seeing the goat's bouncy, big buttocks facing him, Xia Minghao straightened up confidently and greeted Lipa across from him.

Both sides simultaneously spread out on one side and approached on the other.

When they were only ten steps away, the goat finally discovered the problem.

They were immediately startled and began to try to run away.

Seeing that this goat's jumping ability was truly amazing, it actually jumped higher than a person, flying directly over the head of the Li clan man opposite.

"The chief wants you; you can't run away!"

Lipa reacted quickly, leaping up and barely managing to grab the goat's hind leg, pulling it firmly in place!
Both the man and the sheep collapsed in the bushes.

"Come on!"

Xia Minghao roared, startling everyone awake. Just as the goat was about to get up and run away, the countless men from before immediately grabbed the goat's two feet.

Unexpectedly, the goat lifted him up.

"what!"

Luckily, the man had a good grip and held on tightly, otherwise he would definitely have been thrown away.

Damn, all the animals in this other world seem to have been enhanced.

Xia Minghao was shocked. It was the first time he had ever seen a goat lift a burly man so high that he was like a trapeze artist.

"You guys, pick up the goat and lift it off the ground!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Minghao's group immediately did as instructed. No matter how large the goat was, the men of the Li clan could easily lift it up. Instantly, they felt weightless, their feet no longer touching the ground, and without friction, its imposing presence was greatly reduced.

More and more hands reached for the goat, and finally the poor wild goat was unable to move and was carried towards the cave.

"Don't go anywhere, Lipa, go get the thick rope first."

When they reached the giant tree at the entrance of the cave, Xia Minghao told everyone to stop.

There's not much food in Yanquan Mountain, and more importantly, there's nowhere to hang the rope securely, so it's better to just leave it outside.

Although there weren't many trees around the giant tree, the grass and shrubs were quite lush, making it perfect for raising goats.

The wolves in the vicinity have all been killed, so there's no threat from predators. Adding a fence will be enough.

Lipa quickly brought three thick ropes, which were originally intended for emergencies, but now they came in handy.

Xia Minghao murmured as he tied the sheep to the old tree trunk and saw that it was still struggling.

"Still trying to run? Let's see if you can break this thick rope or snap this old tree."

Brushing off the remaining shrub leaves from his clothes, Xia Minghao intended to gather some wood to build a fence.

Then, it was suddenly noticed that the goat's abdomen was noticeably bulging, and its two genitals were also like small hills.

This……

Xia Minghao quickly looked toward the goat's private parts.

really!

No small cones!
This is a female goat, and a pregnant one at that!
Xia Minghao had originally planned to catch another alien goat to pair with.

This is much more convenient!

Since she's a pregnant female goat, we can't let her struggle; we don't want to harm the fetus.

This broken key is the key to unlocking the door to the livestock industry!

But goats can't understand human speech. Xia Minghao racked his brains and an idea came to him.

"We'll try anything, no matter what. Lipa, go get a piece of salt!"

As soon as Xia Minghao gave the order, even though he had just returned with the thick rope and was still a little out of breath, he ran back to the cave without stopping.

He quickly took a piece of salt and handed it over.

Xia Minghao quickly put the salt stone to the mother goat's mouth.

Originally, the mother goat refused.

But after taking one lick, I couldn't resist taking a second one.

We linger by the cave, all for this one bite!
As she ate the salt, the mother goat calmed down, seemingly feeling that although she was tied to the tree, she was still glad to have salt to eat.

After all, when we went to the mountains to lick salt rocks, we had to be constantly afraid of the human-faced bear.

Seeing that the mother goat was calm, Xia Minghao was relieved. He put the salt stone on the ground and started to have people bring wood to build a fence to surround the giant tree.

Moreover, the area enclosed is quite large, which is also because occupying the salt spring will attract more domesticated animals to come to the trap.

If we don't make the enclosure bigger now, we might have to redo it later.

After arranging the fence, seeing the much more docile female goat, Xia Minghao suddenly thought of the saber-toothed tiger he had encountered in the cave of the Xi tribe.

Unfortunately, there wasn't time to skin the saber-toothed tiger.

When I have the chance to row back again in the future, I'm definitely going to get my revenge.

After a busy day, it was already afternoon when Xia Minghao led the Li clan members back to the cave.

By this time, a pot of salt had already been boiled up under Hima's arrangement.

The color is a bit off; it's red, somewhat like the "Himalayan mineral salt" I once saw on an online shopping platform.

Although the color was a bit strange, Xia Minghao wasn't worried at all.

The Nada tribe has been eating this for so long, and there haven't been any problems.

They ate salt stones that had significantly more impurities, a mixture of mud and bear droppings.

If something really happens, they might end up like the Wu tribe in the past, praying for forgiveness from some fabricated god of unknown origin.

Xia Minghao didn't plan to eat any of the salt rocks. With clear salt springs available, why would he eat that stuff?

Therefore, it was all used for processing animal hides.

After most of the day, more than a dozen pottery jars had been made.

This was all in preparation for a major project later on: brick making!

Increasing the number of pottery jars used for water collection would allow a larger number of people to participate in the water collection efforts, thus meeting production needs.

Otherwise, it would just be like now, with a large amount of clay piled up waiting to be used, and the speed of water attack far exceeding the speed of digging clay and sifting pottery clay.

Before the next heavy rain, fire enough bricks to build houses so that there is nowhere to shelter from the rain.

Similarly, Xia Minghao also planned to trade this pottery jar to the Da tribe later.

If the "wise man" of the Da tribe that Daka mentioned is indeed a wise man, then he must understand how important pottery is to a settled tribe.

"Sigh, water is such a difficult thing to deal with."

Looking at the dry lips of the busy crowd, Xia Minghao just hoped to get the first batch of pottery jars fired as soon as possible.

At that moment, Xia Minghao caught a glimpse of a figure moving out of the corner of his eye.

Why did the Wu tribe return so quickly today?

Could it be that they discovered some naturally formed passage with few obstacles?

Just as I was beginning to suspect something, I turned around and saw a group of uninvited guests emerging from the cave!
The people of the Da tribe have arrived!
(End of this chapter)