"Red crystal rice, delicious and beautiful red crystal rice. You can exchange it for five big coins for one hundred kilograms. Come and take a look."
"Insect wax, good quality insect wax, can heal wounds and diseases. It can also be used as an offering to worship the totem god. The witch will definitely praise you if you buy it back."
"Animal skin clothing, an animal skin clothing that does not let in the wind, specially made by the Vine Tribe, strong and warm..."
Qie Ye was walking on the streets of the Teng Tribe trading area, surrounded by bustling crowds, with solid bluestone pavement under his feet, tall and solid houses in front of him, and a dazzling array of various commodities, and various solicitations came to his ears.
And the sound of bargaining...
Although he had been here several times, the trading area of the Vine Tribe still gave him an extremely unreal feeling. In addition to being attracted by all kinds of new things, he also felt a sense of confusion and fear deep in his heart.
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They are both tribes, but there seems to be a bottomless gap between the vine tribe and the ant tribe. The gap is so huge that it is despairing.
The same goes for the tribesmen of the ant tribe, especially those who came to the trading area for the first time, as if they were in a dream, top-heavy and as if they were falling into the clouds.
Everything in the trading area is new to them. Walking on the street, they can't see it with their eyes, and they can hear excited discussions all the time.
Qie Ye's trance did not last long. When he heard the clanging of knives and coins in the animal skin bag, his mind suddenly became clear.
He looked down at the bag of knife coins he was holding tightly in his arms, and realized that most of the prosperity on this street actually had nothing to do with him, so he looked at the locations of the grain shop, salt shop and pottery shop, and quickly
Move forward step by step and stop focusing on things you can't get for the time being.
Soon, he came to the grain store, which was also the largest store in the entire trading area. There was an entire granary connected to the back, and all kinds of grains were piled up like mountains.
The clerk at the food store greeted him enthusiastically: "Friends from the ant tribe, we meet again. What food are you going to buy this time?"
Qie Ye looked around and asked in a low voice: "Which grain is the cheapest?"
"The cheapest?" The clerk at the food store was stunned for a moment, but he reacted quickly and started to introduce it immediately, without making the customer feel embarrassed.
He pointed to a place on the left and said: "If you want a more affordable price, guests can take a look at these stone eggs. They are large and durable. A small knife coin can be exchanged for twenty kilograms, and a large knife coin can be exchanged for two hundred kilograms."
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Qie Ye looked in the direction of his finger and saw huge stone eggs piled up into a hill. They were dusty and looked like a pile of large oval stones.
Stone eggs are one of the food varieties brought by the Vine Tribe from the north and successfully grown on a large scale in the central part of the country.
It has strong adaptability, is large in size, and is durable in storage. It has many advantages, but its disadvantages are also obvious, that is, its texture is hard and difficult to chew when eaten raw, and it is not very tasty when roasted.
Especially when the food of the Vine tribe became rich and diverse, people were more willing to eat crisp, tender, sweet round potatoes or roasted potatoes with a soft and glutinous texture.
The clerk at the food store pointed to another type of food and introduced: "There are also fish scale fruits. This thing was only available to the crocodile tribe in the past. It was later introduced by our leader and was planted on a large scale in the central part of the country."
"The fish scale fruit is crisp, tender and delicious. The price is the same as stone eggs. A small knife costs twenty kilograms. However, it cannot be stored well. You must eat it as soon as possible after buying it. Otherwise, it will rot if kept for a long time."
After listening to the waiter's introduction, Qie Ye immediately understood why his father asked him to buy stone eggs and fish scale fruits, because these two foods were really the cheapest.
As for the unpalatable stone eggs and the easy-to-break fish scale fruits, they may be disadvantages to the people of the Vine Tribe, but they are not disadvantages at all to the Ant Tribe.
Let me ask, because a tribe that can't even fill their stomachs doesn't have to think about whether the food is unpalatable or not durable. All they think about every day is how to fill their stomachs.
Qian Ye put down the animal skin bag and asked his assistant to help him count out two-thirds of the large knife coins and buy all of them for stone eggs and fish scale fruits.
Later, the warriors of the ant tribe carried the stone eggs and fish scale fruits that had been traded, and followed Qie Ye to the salt shop.
After arriving at the salt shop, he set aside five big-knife coins for cutting leaves, and bought the cheapest coarse salt with the remaining big-knife coins. As for the fine, white high-grade salt, he didn't even dare to take a look at it.
Finally, he came to the pottery shop, but stood at the door for a long time without going in.
At this moment, Jiang Xuan happened to be patrolling here and saw Qie Ye leading a group of people standing in front of the pottery shop, so he stepped forward to say hello warmly.
"Cut leaves."
Qie Ye turned around and saw Jiang Xuan striding over. He felt happy to see his old friend, but also a little overwhelmed, and even had an evasive mentality of turning around and running away.
Since the Ant Tribe became a subsidiary tribe of the Vine Tribe, the status of the two people has undergone tremendous changes. Although Jiang Xuan is as enthusiastic about Qie Ye as ever, Qie Ye's mentality has not returned to the past.
The strength and wealth of the Vine tribe, and the abject poverty and hardship of the Ant tribe, gave Qieye a subtle inferiority complex, which became even more serious when meeting the friends he had made as a boy.
Jiang Xuan walked up to Qie Ye and hugged his shoulders warmly: "We haven't seen each other for a while. Come on, come to my place and I'll treat you to dinner."
Qie Ye twisted his shoulders unnaturally, and then took half a step back slightly: "Thank you, Chief Xuan, for your kindness, but the tribe is waiting for us to go back, so let's eat next time."
Jiang Xuan looked at the ant tribe warriors carrying large and small bags, and then at Qie Ye, whose expression was a little unnatural. He had always been a thoughtful person, and it was easy to see that Qie Ye didn't want to go, so he didn't force it.
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"Well, that's such a pity, but it doesn't matter. Anyway, we live close by and there will be many opportunities to eat in the future."
Jiang Xuan glanced at the pottery shop again and asked Qie Ye: "Do you want to buy pottery? Why don't you go in?"
Qie Ye avoided Jiang Xuan's gaze and lowered his head slightly, feeling increasingly uncomfortable: "I want to buy pottery, but I also want to visit other places."
This chapter is not finished yet. Please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Jiang Xuan thought for a while and said: "Okay, I still have some things to do. You guys need to look around first. If you need anything, you can come directly.
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Qie Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you, Leader Xuan."
Jiang Xuan patted Qie Ye on the shoulder, smiled at him, then turned and left.
However, Jiang Xuan did not go far. He went around to the back door of the pottery shop and quietly called the shopkeeper over:
"The Ant Tribe is having a hard time now, but we can't just give things away, otherwise it will make the people of the Ant Tribe lazy, and they will even resent the Vine Tribe in the future. If Qie Ye comes in to buy pottery later, you can make the price cheaper and buy it.
After giving him a few more pieces, we will be considered as helping the ant tribe."
The shopkeeper of the pottery shop nodded: "Don't worry, chief, I know what to do."
"Well, you just have to know what's going on."
Jiang Xuan waved his hand, and the shopkeeper of the pottery shop bowed respectfully to Jiang Xuan, and then hurried back to the counter.
On the street, Qie Ye hesitated for a long time, and finally plucked up the courage to step into the door of the pottery shop.
When he led people into the pottery shop, the shopkeeper of the pottery shop immediately greeted him personally with a smile on his face.
"Guest, what kind of pottery do you want to see? Our Vine Tribe has all kinds of pottery, including pottery for water storage, food cooking, ornamental pottery, and sacrificial pottery... As long as you tell me a purpose, I can find the corresponding pottery for you."
Qie Ye took a cursory glance at the various beautiful pottery placed on the cabinet. Many of the pottery was obviously new, colorful and very beautiful.
However, most of these pottery were valuable. Qie Ye squeezed the remaining five large sword coins in the animal skin bag and had the urge to turn around and run away.
However, he eventually grew up and used his reason to suppress his thoughts of escape.
He took a deep breath, raised his head slightly and said to the pottery shop owner: "Is there a cheaper pottery tripod? It doesn't matter if it's damaged, as long as it can cook."
"Broken pottery tripod?"
The shopkeeper was slightly startled, and soon thought of the difficult situation of the ant tribe and Jiang Xuan's explanation, so he said enthusiastically: "Of course, we have too many pottery from the vine tribe. It's always difficult to move around and bump into each other.
It's inevitable. The broken pottery used to be piled up in the corner of the warehouse. If you want it, then come with me."
Hearing the shopkeeper's words, Qieye felt happy and ordered the soldiers to wait where they were, then followed the shopkeeper to the warehouse behind.
After arriving at the warehouse, Qieye saw a lot of pottery that was not fired well or was damaged due to bumps.
These pottery were piled haphazardly in the corner, and some were even covered with dust.
The shopkeeper found a few larger broken pottery tripods and said, "Brother Qieye, look, can you use these pottery tripods when you take them back?"
Qieye stepped forward and looked through it. One of the pottery tripods had its ears missing, the edge of another tripod was broken, and one of the tripod's legs was broken...
The more he looked at it, the happier he became, because these were all minor problems. The main body of the pottery tripod was not broken and could still be used to cook food.
Qie Ye touched the pottery tripod with a chipped edge and asked the shopkeeper: "How many coins does this pottery tripod cost?"
The shopkeeper smiled, waved his hand, and said: "The broken pottery tripod can't be sold, it's not worth much money, so I'll give it to you."
"Give it to me?" Qie Ye pointed at himself in disbelief.
The shopkeeper then pointed to the broken pottery collecting dust on the ground: "Yes, not only this pottery tripod, but also the broken pottery on the ground. If you like it, ask people to move it back. It's useless to leave it here anyway."
"This...how can this be done..."
Qie Ye was both surprised and a little unbelievable, feeling as if he was in a dream.
The shopkeeper waved his hand and said: "There's nothing wrong with it. Even if you don't move out, I'll have to ask someone to come over and clean it up after a while. There are still guests in front of me, so I won't accompany you. After you make your selection, call a few people in."
Just move away."
After the shopkeeper finished speaking, he turned around and left without stopping at all. He was not worried that Qie Ye would do anything bad if he stayed in the warehouse.
Qie Ye stroked the Tao Ding and stood there, unable to recover for a long time.
He was not a fool. He vaguely realized that this was the Vine Tribe's care for him, and it might even have something to do with Jiang Xuan.
However, the broken pottery on the ground was indeed full of dust, indicating that the value of these pottery was not high as the shopkeeper said.
Qie Ye thought for a long time, and finally called a few warriors from the ant tribe to come in, move out the usable pottery tripods and some pots, and keep an eye on the warriors the whole time to prevent them from touching the intact pottery.
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When leaving, Qie Ye resolutely gave all the five large sword coins in the animal skin bag to the shopkeeper, not really taking them for nothing.
Perhaps, this kind of behavior seems a bit stupid to others, but Qieye followed his heart and insisted on doing it.