Shamans

Gao Village Town, the back mountain of the Land God Temple.

"The shaman is not a messenger of the gods; the shaman is a wise man who guides the Mountain Folk to stand up."

As Xiao'e watched the Mountain Folk kneeling before the old woman's grave, devoutly paying their respects, she recalled the old woman's teachings to her during her lifetime.

Those Mountain Folk were not the original inhabitants of Gao Village Town, but slaves who had been captured by the Guifang Kingdom.

The words that Deception Rabbit before leaving spread like wildfire, and soon all the slaves knew about them.

So these slaves, their hopes rekindled, began heading south and gradually arrived near Gao Village Town.

"Which batch is this?"

I never expected that my words would attract so many Mountain Folk.

At this moment Deception Rabbit looked at the Mountain Folk helplessly, completely lacking the carefree attitude he had when he left.

In this day and age, the sudden influx of so many Mountain Folk brings not productivity, but a series of visible hidden dangers.

There was no food, no shelter, and they didn't even know how many Mountain Folk had come...

If the most basic needs of these people—food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—cannot be met, endless chaos and disaster await Gao Village Town and even the entire region.

"This is already the sixteenth batch..."

Upon hearing this, Xiao'e, who had been counting, immediately looked distressed.

This only represents the number of people who came to pay their respects at the old woman's grave.

Only heaven knows how many people haven't come yet or are still on their way.

"I went to ask Non-Crying Child, and he told us to write down the names of all the people who have already arrived."

"In his words, it was about registering and cataloging, recording in advance the areas of expertise and preference of each Mountain Folk..."

"Then, based on each Mountain Folk's area of expertise, we assigned them corresponding positions."

"Building houses, cultivating land, establishing military farms, hunting..."

"Even if it means making them dig holes during the day and fill them in at night, we absolutely cannot let them have any free time."

At this point, Deception Rabbit paused slightly.

"Only by giving the Mountain Folk hope while also expending their excess time and energy can we accelerate their integration into this community."

As a candidate shaman carefully cultivated by the old woman, Xiao'e naturally understood the purpose of this approach immediately.

Only by truly participating in the construction will those Mountain Folk who originally came here as refugees genuinely choose to integrate into this community.

"What about the food? What should we do with the food?"

Given the old woman and Xiao'e's prestige in Gao Village Town, it wouldn't be difficult for them to arrange for some townspeople to manage the Mountain Folk.

As long as it's not a massive influx of outsiders all at once.

Xiao'e was confident that they would develop a sense of belonging to Gao Village Town and gradually become members of the village.

Not to mention, before Deception Rabbit returned, Li Boyang taught him some basic management knowledge.

For example, splitting groups, having earlier arrivals manage later arrivals, selecting outstanding individuals, etc...

However, all of the above is only possible if there is a sufficient supply of basic materials.

Xiao'e realized this after communicating with the town mayor.

Even after three years of bumper harvests, Gao Village Town did not have enough food to feed the additional Mountain Folk.

Moreover, there was no tax system in this era, and Gao Village Town was not a primitive communist system; all the grain was produced by individual households.

They wanted everyone to give their surplus food to these unknown outsiders.

Even with the old woman's prestige, it wasn't an easy task.

"You don't need to worry about the food situation..."

"I called them over, and I'll take responsibility for resolving this."

Deception Rabbit's words greatly surprised Xiao'e.

"What you up to?"

Xiao'e was chosen by the old woman as the new witch, so her intelligence and ability were beyond question. Therefore, she immediately understood Deception Rabbit's implied meaning.

"I'll go do something I've always planned to do; food is just a side issue that comes along."

At the same time, in Li Household Village.

Just as Gao Village Town is accepting those additional Mountain Folk.

Similar situations are occurring in all the villages within a radius of hundreds of miles, and Li Household Village is no exception.

Even more Mountain Folk chose to come to Li Household Village for shelter because of Deception Rabbit's last words.

In just a few days, dozens of Mountain Folk had arrived in Li Household Village, giving the old village chief a real headache.

"Although we have more grain than other villages, it's not enough to feed so many people."

The old village chief deliberately brought Li Boyang to the ancestral temple as well, and then looked at the representatives of each household and said.

No one in the village was surprised by Li Boyang's appearance.

Three years is enough time for the villagers to get used to Li Boyang's behavior.

Everyone believed that this miraculous "Son of the Mountain God" would become a "chosen priest" like the old woman.

Therefore, even if Li Boyang's biological age is only three years old, it does not prevent people from regarding him as a decision-maker or even a future leader.

"So what should we do?"

"Should we go to other villages to buy some grain?"

"Or, let's just expel those outsiders!"

"We've all experienced famine, and we know the terrible things that starving people can do."

The villagers whispered among themselves, their eyes occasionally glancing at the old village chief, Li Yu, and Li Boyang.

After all, everyone knows that in this small village, the old village chief, Li Yu, and Li Boyang are the three people who can truly make decisions.

Let's form real Production Brigade!

After a brief silence, the old village chief made a suggestion that had already been rejected by everyone.

"We incorporated those outsiders into the Production Brigade, and then we led them in hunting, clearing land, tilling the fields, and harvesting..."

"After all, it's only early July, and winter is still almost half a year away."

After a slight pause, the old village chief looked around again and spoke in an unquestionable tone.

"We can try planting a second crop of rice before August."

These words caused an uproar, and the villagers stared at each other in Facial Features.

For Li Boyang, who comes from the 21st century, rice harvesting two or even three times a year is just common knowledge.

But for these Mountain Folk living in a primitive Savage Wilderness society...

It's already incredible that the grain could be harvested ahead of schedule in July, not to mention that a second crop of rice would have to be planted in the second half of the year.

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