Chapter 1156
Sui's funeral was simple.
Though he had once been the clan chief and the smartest person in the tribe, his body was still sent into the great river, drifting away into the distance.
Hope, whom Chen Yu was now playing, was only seven years old, yet control of the tribe was immediately transferred to him.
The people of the tribe did not care who led them. Their intelligence was not particularly high, and their thinking was rather simple.
Since Sui had said before his death that hope could do it, then hope definitely could.
And after actually taking charge, Chen Yu found that he really could handle the job.
Managing them did not require much intelligence. He only needed to keep food and clothing under control.
Though the fields here were barren, food could still meet their needs if they worked hard enough.
There were few animals nearby, but migrating beasts could occasionally be seen. At such times, they could obtain fur and meat as well.
Aside from Sui, the people here could speak as well. Though their language abilities were clearly lacking, they could still understand Chen Yu's commands and complete some tasks.
After comfortably managing them for two or three years, Chen Yu watched the tribe's population grow to two hundred. Various technologies were gradually discovered, and the tribe flourished.
Squatting beside a melon patch, Chen Yu fanned himself as he looked at the village in the distance.
Oil lamps had already been invented, and the village now had some light. New wooden houses had replaced the old thatched huts, making the village look fairly decent.
"This job isn't that hard after all," Chen Yu could not help remarking.
He had thought he could keep taking it easy forever, but then he saw a villager stagger