Chapter 4 This winter is not very cold

  Of course, heating is extremely important on days without a warm atmosphere.

  Wang Yang has already started preparing the tools for fetching fire.

  He picked up a branch with a diameter of three centimeters, and near the valley entrance, he asked the adults to cut down a small tree with a stone axe. Then, they took a small section from the small tree, removed the bark, and put it together with the branch in the sun to dry.

  At the same time, also pick some small twigs and dry grass and thorns for fire, all taken to dry.

  It's just such a simple process, but it took a whole half month, no way, the labor force is low, all the adults have to go out to find food for storage, otherwise they can't get through the winter.

  Only Wang Yang's mother stayed behind to help him cut down a tree, and then she also went to find food.

  In the daytime cave, there were only Wang Yang and a group of silly little kids.

  They actually wanted to play with Wang Yang, but every time Wang Yang glared at them angrily. One time a mischievous kid intentionally teased Wang Yang, as a result Wang Yang got furious and beat him up badly.

  From then on, Wang Yang's prestige loomed over their heads.

  Wang Yang is now a busy person, training himself and thinking about how to get through the difficulties, handling everything, even the emperor can't keep up.

  This is not, a fire starting tool makes him dizzy.

  Drilling wood for fire is the most primitive method. Wang Yang has many improved methods, but unfortunately, there are no tools at hand, so he can only make do with it.

  On that small section of tree stump, Wang Yang drew a circle with a diameter of three centimeters using stones. It was not easy to draw a perfect circle, but he managed to do so by placing the branches on top and tracing around them.

  Then he dug in the circle without sleeping or eating, and the adults expressed their dissatisfaction with "Wu Wu" and wanted Wang Yang to go fishing.

  Wang Yang couldn't think of a way to explain it, so he simply let them express their dissatisfaction and continued digging away.

  A few days later, a rough circular hole appeared.

  Of course, a fire pit was also needed, so he took the stone axe and "kaka" carved a large mouth on the wooden stake.

  Finally, he whittled down the rough spots on the branch to ensure it would sink deeper.

  After doing all these things, on this night, Wang Yang started his first fire fetching.

  He put a small handful of dry grass into the fire pit and inserted branches into the wooden stake, asking his parents to hold down the stake and turn it quickly.

  The people in the village didn't know what Wang Yang was going to do, and even his parents didn't know what their demonic son wanted to do.

  Two minutes later, they smelled a burning smell and sparks flashed at the ignition port.

  Hay meets spark, and in darkness rises light.

  The hay caught fire, Wang Yang excitedly grasped it in his hand and burst out laughing loudly.

  The crowd watched in shock, afraid to retreat several steps back. The adults opened their arms and protected the children as they hastily retreated.

  "Fire! Haha! Fire!"

  Wang Yang's mood was overjoyed, he held a small burnt branch and excitedly ran towards the adults.

  The adults saw him running towards them and hastily retreated in succession, their eyes filled with terror.

  Wang Yang hastily stopped in his tracks, he was perplexed by the adults' reaction, and then realized that most animals have an instinctive fear of fire because it can scald them.

  Early apes were the same, before they mastered fire, they were extremely afraid of the wonders of nature, and dared not go out when there was thunder or lightning.

  Because they don't know what these things are.

  Wang Yang did not want them to immediately accept the concept of using fire, so he ignored them.

  He ran to the side by himself, picked up the dried firewood that had been sun-dried, and lit a small bonfire. The warmth from the flames seemed to warm his heart, making him feel safe.

  Before long, everyone else also felt the warmth emanating from the flames and slowly drew closer.

  After a while, they were still fearful, but one by one they surrounded the small fire pit, their eyes full of shock.

  "Waaah!"

  "Ugh!"

  A few days later, they were able to accept the existence of flames and watched Wang Yang make fire again and again. They also understood how to make fire, but they still didn't dare to take action themselves, and every time they had to urge Wang Yang with a hum.

  From then on, the crowd had an additional task on their way to find food, picking up branches and wood from the ground, bringing them back to the cave to dry, and storing them with food.

  In this era, food storage is more troublesome. Without refrigerators, it's impossible to keep food fresh for a longer period, so people would often preserve foods with shells, such as chestnuts.

  Fruits and such should be eaten first.

  ……

  Winter has arrived, a thousand miles of ice and snow are floating everywhere, the sky and the ground are all covered with white snow. At this time, it's not easy to get a bite of fresh meat.

  Squirrels will hoard pine nuts for winter, other mammals are hibernating, streams are frozen, all things wither, and the market economy is in decline.

  Facing a severely declining stock market, even if Wang Yang had a thousand magical powers and ten thousand transformations, he could only sigh helplessly.

  But this winter was not so cold for Wang Yang and the people in the tribe.

  Looking out from the cave entrance at the outside world, the goose feather-like snowflakes danced and fluttered like flower petals, covering the entire world in a layer of silver.

  A cold north wind swept across the land, causing the big trees to shake violently, and countless animals hid in their nests, not daring to come out.

  A few snowflakes fell on Wang Yang's neck, and he shrank his neck, turned around, and walked towards the cave.

  In the dimly lit cave, flames emitted warmth and light, people sat around, huddled together, eating roasted fruits, with smiles on their faces.

  This winter, from now on, no one has caught a cold, let alone had a fever, which is a very good trend.

  Of course, it was entirely thanks to their mastery of fire that they were able to keep warm.

  However, Wang Yang did not let them burn fires twenty-four hours a day, only on cold nights and in the morning.

  The consumption of firewood also gradually increased, and people would occasionally go to pick up branches and even cut wood at the valley entrance, as long as they didn't get sick or die, they weren't afraid of freezing for a while.

  And with fire, everyone fell in love with the taste of barbecue, that crispy and savory flavor, adding a lot of color to their monotonous lives.

  At this time, everyone takes a piece of meat, strings it on a bone skewer and puts it on the fire to roast.

  The oil flowers "crackled" and the fragrance filled the cave, everyone was holding back the urge to start eating immediately, swallowing hard.

  Finally, one person's meat was cooked, he didn't eat it himself, but looked around, locked onto Wang Yang, and ran over to give it to him.

  Wang Yang smiled and took it over, without being polite, biting down in one mouthful, slowly savoring, feeling extremely satisfied.

  In the past, experts said that food roasted over an open flame would produce changes in more than 20 kinds of trace elements, which greatly helped with evolution. The rapid evolution of apes is largely thanks to fire.

  It's just a pity that Wang Yang's lifetime is probably not enough to see them evolve.

  Everyone didn't know Wang Yang's sigh, seeing him eat first before they started eating.

  This is how they express their fondness for someone, but Wang Yang caught a whiff of something different - privilege.

  First was the method of catching fish, then the control of fire usage, his peculiar performance made everyone's living conditions no longer so miserable, naturally producing admiration.

  And loving someone is just the beginning of tribal organization.

  "Am I supposed to let tribal mode appear one million years ahead of schedule?"

  At night, the wind and snow outside continued, while the cave was peaceful and serene.

  The fire was burning on the side, and everyone gathered in a heap, lying on the ground.

  Wang Yang and his parents were squeezed in the warmest middle, his parents held him tightly in their arms, the warmth of body and care of heart, was so warm.

  Wang Yang opened his eyes, gazing at the shadow cast on the wall by the flames, feeling the silent concern and admiration of the crowd, and couldn't help but smile.

  They are so easily satisfied, a pile of fire and a few fish, they get excited.

  At this moment, he decided that even if it wasn't for himself, he wanted them to have a better future.

  Since he has come here, he must change the world.

  With a sweet smile and beautiful expectations for the future, Wang Yang entered dreamland. (Please collect, please recommend votes!)