To the east of the Vine Tribe, on the other side of the Feiyu River.
"There seems to be a tribe here."
Thirty tribesmen hid in the dense virgin forest, carefully observing the second residence of the Vine tribe.
The totem patterns on the faces of these tribal people are very strange. They are actually...rabbit faces. The mouth and nose are painted to look like a rabbit's three-petal mouth, which looks quite funny.
Each of them has a giant rabbit next to them. These giant rabbits are more than one meter tall, have very long ears, and are covered with gray and black rabbit fur.
Different from the long-tailed rabbits domesticated by the Vine tribe, these rabbits have very short tails, their hind legs are very thick, and their jumping ability is amazing.
They are members of the Rabbit Tribe, coming from the east of the Vine Tribe, about five days away from the second residence of the Vine Tribe.
The warriors of the Rabbit Tribe are very cautious and alert, and they usually don't stray too far from the tribe.
This time, there was nothing they could do about why they had traveled such a long way to get here.
The Rabbit Tribe is out of salt, and a medium-sized tribe that used to trade salt with them has moved to another place.
So they can only take risks and go to other tribes to see if they can trade salt.
This team of thirty people was assigned to the direction of the Vine Tribe.
They need to find a tribe with sufficient salt and then trade with them to obtain salt.
Before finding the Vine Tribe, they had already found several small tribes. Unfortunately, those small tribes did not have enough salt, and many people still relied on drinking animal blood to replenish their salt.
If the Vine tribe doesn't have enough salt, they will have no choice but to go back the same way and find another way.
Because there is Feiyu River in front of them, and the people of the Rabbit Tribe cannot cross.
"Let's go and say hello from afar. If they don't welcome us, we'll run away."
These rabbit tribe warriors may not be particularly powerful in combat, but because of the presence of those giant rabbits, their ability to escape is excellent.
Once the giant rabbit starts running, even the beasts in the forest cannot easily catch up.
Thirty people rode on the back of the giant rabbit and hugged the giant rabbit's neck.
The hind legs of giant rabbits are thick and long, and the front legs are shorter. When walking, the front legs land first, and the hind legs follow. Even if they are not running, they look like they are jumping.
"Who?"
The approach of the Rabbit Tribe warriors immediately attracted the attention of the Vine Tribe guards, and one of them shouted loudly.
Soon, the soldiers from the second guard team of the Vine Tribe ran towards this side, holding weapons and staring into the forest.
"What happened?"
Xanthium, the new leader of the second guard team, also came over.
"Chief, someone from outside the tribe is approaching."
Xanthium looked into the forest, and sure enough she saw a group of people riding giant rabbits, looking this way.
At this moment, the warriors of the Rabbit Tribe began to shout.
"Don't attack. We are members of the Rabbit Tribe. We are here to do business with your tribe."
"Rabbit tribe? Make a deal?"
Xanthium observed for a while and found no one else or any intention of attacking, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since you are doing business, then come over."
Xanthium did not ask the soldiers of the guard to put down their weapons, but still remained vigilant to avoid accidents.
"Then... then don't attack."
The warriors of the Rabbit Tribe slowly walked towards the Vine Tribe, but they did not reach the front of the Xanthium and still kept a relatively safe distance.
If they find something wrong, they will run away immediately.
Xanthium doesn't care either. Strange tribesmen should be wary. If these people walk up to him without scruples, he will doubt their purpose.
"This is the territory of the Vine Tribe. I am the leader of the second guard team of the Vine Tribe, Xanthium."
A rabbit tribe warrior said: "I am the leader of the third hunting team of the rabbit tribe, Big Tusk."
Big Tooth is a two-color warrior with two big front teeth, which are very conspicuous.
Xanthium continued to ask: "What do you want to trade with our Vine Tribe?"
"Salt, does your Vine tribe have it?"
Big Tooth stared at Xanthium nervously. He has been disappointed many times. If he is disappointed again, he will have no choice but to return to the tribe.
Xanthium did not reply to him immediately. Salt is a very important material, and Xanthium does not dare to make decisions without permission.
He thought for a moment and said: "I can't make the decision on this matter. You guys wait here for a while, and I'll ask the leader to come over."
When Big Ya heard this, he nodded hurriedly and said: "Go quickly, go quickly, we will wait here."
Xanthium immediately asked a soldier to cross the river to find the leader.
When Jiang Xuan heard that a tribe was coming to trade salt, he was quite surprised.
The Vine Tribe masters the method of making salt, but it has only traded salt with two tribes, one is the Blue Sheep Tribe, which is gone now, and the other is the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
It can be said that the Vine tribe did not gain much benefit from salt, and mainly ate it themselves.
Now, a tribe has come to them and wants to trade salt with them. Maybe this is a good opportunity to make money from salt.
"Let's go over and have a look."
Jiang Xuan did not walk because it was too slow.
He directly asked Tangyuan to take him there without taking a boat to cross the river.
"Hey..."
Soon, Tangyuan landed on the ground of the second residence.
When the rabbit tribe warriors saw the huge glutinous rice balls, they were frightened by the raptor. The giant rabbits even turned around and wanted to run away.
Xanthium shouted in time: "Don't be afraid, our leader is here and he won't hurt you."
After hearing Xanthium's words, the rabbit tribe warriors who were about to run away hurriedly comforted the giant rabbits instead of escaping directly.
One of the natural enemies of rabbits is birds of prey from the sky.
Although comforted by the rabbit tribe warriors, those giant rabbits are still very scared. As long as the dumplings come closer, they will definitely run away.
Jiang Xuan got off Tang Yuan's back and looked at the shivering Rabbit tribe warriors, so he asked Tang Yuan to stand far away and went up to him himself.
"Friends of the Rabbit Tribe, don't be nervous. I am the leader of the Vine Tribe, Xuan. I heard that you want to trade salt with our Vine Tribe?"
When it came to business, Big Ya no longer cared about being afraid. He immediately nodded and said: "Yes, we want to trade some salt with you. Does your Vine tribe have it?"
"We must have some salt, but before that, I want to get to know your rabbit tribe first, otherwise I won't dare to trade casually."
As the saying goes, wealth and silk move people's hearts, and salt is of very high value to tribal people.
If you don’t understand the Rabbit Tribe and trade rashly, it is likely to bring disaster to the Vine Tribe.
For the safety of the Vine Tribe, Jiang Xuan had to be cautious.
Juya nodded in understanding, and then began to introduce the situation of the Rabbit Tribe to Jiang Xuan.
The Rabbit Tribe is a small tribe with a population of about 800. It lives in several mountains and has relatively few contacts with other tribes.
In the past, they had done some transactions with a medium-sized tribe called the Vespa tribe. Last fall, the Vespa tribe migrated to other places, and they could no longer obtain salt.
Because of this, they urgently need to find new trading partners and let their people eat salt again.
"So that's it."
Jiang Xuan roughly understands the situation of the Rabbit Tribe, but whether what the other party says is true or false needs to be judged and verified by himself.
"Our Vine Tribe does have some salt, which was traded from the Black Tooth Tribe's expedition team. If your Rabbit Tribe needs it, we can trade some with you."
Jiang Xuan did not tell the truth, but pushed the matter to the Black Tooth Tribe first, because the Black Tooth Tribe was so famous that the entire Southern Wilderness knew that their expedition team was doing deals all day long.
Jiang Xuan asked again: "What goods do you plan to trade with?"
"We have high-quality stone, is that okay?"
"Of course."
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up. High-quality stones are a good thing for tribesmen. Many of the high-quality stones are precious stones. The polished stone tools are very strong, durable and beautiful, far from being comparable to ordinary stones.
For example, the small stone knife that the old witch carries with him is made of polished high-quality stone, which is both sharp and beautiful.
Juya asked again: "Can I take a look at your salt first?"
"Okay."
Because he often goes out, Jiang Xuan often carries some salt with him. He took out a small animal skin bag and asked a soldier to deliver it to Juya.
Juya and the others remained vigilant. They watched the warrior coming over and found nothing unusual before taking the small animal skin bag.
Big Tooth opened the small animal skin bag, revealing the granular salt inside, which looked very clean.
Big Tooth pinched a little bit and put it on the tip of his tongue.
A salty smell immediately stimulated his taste buds, lifting Big Tooth's spirit up.
"Yes, it's salt, good salt!"
Big Tooth's words also cheered up the warriors of the Rabbit Tribe. After searching for so long, they finally found a tribe with salt that could be traded.
Jiang Xuandao: "Chief Juya, since you have tried salt, why don't you also take out your high-quality stones and have a look?"
Big Tooth reluctantly returned the small bag of salt to the Vine Tribe warrior, then rummaged through the animal skin bag he carried and found a strip of fine stone.
This fine stone is dark green in color and has a very smooth surface.
"Chief Xuan, watch carefully."
Big Tooth got off the back of the giant rabbit and found a flat ordinary stone next to it. Then, he actually held the fine stone and smashed it against the flat stone.
"Click!"
After all, Big Tooth is a two-color warrior with great strength. He actually smashed that flat ordinary stone into four pieces.
Ju Ya handed the piece of fine stone to the warrior of the Vine Tribe and asked him to take it to Jiang Xuan.
When Jiang Xuan got the strip of high-quality stone, he felt it was heavy, and the place where the stone had just been smashed was still smooth and not damaged at all.
"It is indeed a high-quality stone!"
Jiang Xuan rubbed the stone and felt that he couldn't put it down.
The gap between ordinary stone and high-quality stone is really huge. If this kind of stone is polished into a weapon, it will be absolutely sharp and durable, and will not chip easily.
But after all, there was no real deal. After Jiang Xuan read it, he could only ask the warrior to send it back to Juya.
The back and forth of salt and fine stones established initial trust between Juya and Jiang Xuan. At least they knew that the other would not take the good stuff and run away after seeing it.
"Chief Tusk, how many high-quality stones have you brought? How much salt do you want to exchange?"
"We only brought two high-quality stones, but we can go back and inform the tribe to bring more high-quality stones to trade salt with your Vine tribe."
Jiang Xuan thought about it and said: "Then let's trade two pieces of high-quality stone first."
Jiang Xuan held up the small animal skin bag, which contained about half a catty of salt, and said to Juya: "The high-quality stones you brought are relatively small. Two high-quality stones will be exchanged for this bag of salt."
Jiang Xuan originally thought that Big Ya would bargain. After all, high-quality stone is a rare thing for tribesmen.
However, Big Ya said without hesitation: "Okay!"
Afterwards, Juya took out two pieces of high-quality stone of similar size and personally delivered them to Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that maybe his price was low.
However, the words had been spoken and could not be changed. He took the two fine stones, handed the bag of salt to Juya, and completed the transaction.
Judging from the results, both of them were quite satisfied.