"In this case, although our tribe has a surplus of food, we still need to store some for the winter. Do you think so?" Hua Xi asked a positive question, and the two of them could only say yes.
Hua Xi continued: "As for the items you proposed, we do not need them, but our tribe needs everyone very much. As long as you are willing to exchange food with us, I guarantee that you will get enough food for the winter."
"This, this is impossible, exchanging people for food..." The two said in unison. Hua Xi could see that they were struggling between moulting and moulting. Although they would lose some tribesmen, they would be able to exchange for the urgent needs of the tribe.
If the food is not replaced, the tribe will die. Maybe after the cold winter, there will only be dozens of tribesmen and frozen corpses left in the entire tribe.
Hua Xi did not interrupt their mental struggle, and slowly left the room and went outside to order the tribesmen to prepare for the banquet. Then he returned to the room and sat down for half a cup of tea. Hua Xi suddenly broke the silence in the room and said:
"Do you think this is okay? Let's each take a step back. You can transfer people to our tribe first and then take them back after the winter. Of course, how about we exchange food with you as usual?"
Naturally, the two of them didn't have much objection to the trade-off proposal put forward by the leader of the Shui Tribe. Not only did they save themselves from exchanging the food needed by the tribe, but they could also take it back after the winter.
At this time, a clan member came in and said: "Clan leader, yanhui (the pronunciation of the banquet, taught by Hua Xi) is ready" and then slowly retreated.
"Everyone has traveled a long way and come here. We have the water tribe but we don't have anything good to entertain you. Now that the food is ready, how about we invite you all to go out to have something to eat and talk about the exchange?" Hua Xi nodded to express his understanding and looked around.
After looking at the three leaders, he smiled and said
After such a long journey, the three of them felt very hungry. However, they did not bring much food and did not dare to eat more. Naturally, a dignified clan leader could not lose his face and manners in front of a foreign tribe. At this moment, they heard that the leader of the Shui Tribe asked to go out.
"Eat", I naturally agreed with my heart, but I didn't say anything, I just nodded my head slightly to express my agreement.
Damn, you are still pretending, I can hear your demonstration at the Five Zang Temple. Hua Xi secretly laughed in his heart.
Soon, accompanied by Hua'an, Hua Feng, Hua Yong and several core members of the tribe responsible for making bows and arrows and pottery, Hua Xi and the three leaders who came to exchange items (it cannot be said to be a transaction) "seated down" respectively.
The so-called "seating" means that everyone sits on the ground, with a pottery pot roasted by firewood in the middle. The pot is naturally filled with fragrant bones, meat and soup. In addition, there is a bowl full of fruits placed in front of everyone.
earthenware plate as well as an earthenware bowl and chopsticks
Seeing pottery and the method of cooking meat for the first time, the leaders of the three tribes including the Keni tribe were all surprised. They all asked Hua Xi about the benefits of these things that looked like mud and stone to answer these questions. Hua Xi made wine and knew them.
When they were able to ask questions, they asked the tribesmen in charge of making pottery to explain to them the methods of making pottery. Those tribesmen cleverly chose to laugh and not answer after eating the bones, meat and soup cooked in the pottery pot.
In the end, they only had one thought in their minds, which was to get this thing called a pot by the water tribe no matter what.
There was a lot of food, and a whole lamb was eaten by everyone in one go, leaving only piles of bones. The soup in the pot was also drank up, and the Suihuo clan and the other two tribes
The leader also took a few unsatisfied glances at the already empty pot.
After the lamb was finished, it was time to get down to business. Hua Xi could see that the deliciousness of the food and the magical pottery pot had been deeply imprinted in their minds. Soon, after a round of not-so-intense bargaining, the Water Tribe and this
The three tribes reached their respective exchange conditions, and the conditions are as follows:
3 sea salt = 1 meat. Because there is no unified standard currency or leather bags, Hua Xi uses clay buckets made from the same adobe to make uniform specifications. Of course, the clay buckets are free, and each tribe gives 10
A clay bucket, a clay pot and 5 clay bowls. Since the Keni tribe delivers the sea salt on foot and the pottery buckets are not convenient to carry, Hua Xi came up with a small idea for the Keni tribe, which is to first
Wrap the sea salt in animal skins, then pour it into a clay bucket and measure it. The chief of the Keni tribe naturally has no objections to this method in exchange for meat according to the measurement.
As for the other two tribes, Hua Xi did not explain how much meat each person could exchange for. He only proposed that 120 days from the day when the other tribe arrived at the Youshui tribe, 30 people from the Suihuo tribe (young and middle-aged male tribesmen) could exchange for 10 goats and 30 goats.
The 80 people of the Pig Black Bird Tribe can be exchanged for 20 goats and 80 pigs. As for how they moved these livestock over several high mountains, whether they would be robbed by others, or eaten by wild animals, Hua Xi didn't care.
Xi made several small suggestions to them
Move the tribe to the vicinity of Youshui Tribe. This will not only facilitate transportation, but also jointly resist foreign invaders.
If you don't want to move here, you can arrange for a few people to live here. If you need anything, you can contact them easily.
The leaders who were still stroking their bloated bellies seemed a little unhappy when Hua Xi proposed tribe relocation. Although the small tribe did not have any ancestral temples for sacrifices, the entire tribe moved to the place next to the Shui Tribe.
What does it look like? Besides, the danger of migration is not small. But the last one is a good suggestion. After each appointed a few smarter people, they took their respective tribes and left the Water Tribe.
However, half a day after these groups of people left, they suddenly turned around and ran back in a panic. Before they even got close to the village gate, they shouted desperately to open the door. Hua An happened to be chatting with a few tribesmen on the earth wall. When he saw it, he gave orders just in case.
The tribesmen strung their bows and opened the door.
Those who rushed in like they were running for their lives were people from the Ni and Li tribes. The Keni people were not among them. When Hua An asked carefully, he was shocked. It turned out that the Kotou people had already arrived in the village, less than half a day's walk from the Keni people.
Because the clan was returning to the tribe in the west, they did not encounter the Kobold clan coming from the south. The noisy sound in the open space of the village obviously alarmed Hua Xi. After hearing the sound, Hua Xi came to understand the situation and quickly asked someone to rescue the people in the woods below the valley.
Hua Yong and others who were trained were called back to defend against the enemy.
As for Huafeng's hunting team of several hundred people, there is no need to call, because firstly, it is too far to reach on foot; secondly, the scope of their hunting is exactly the section of the river with slow water flow, not only the animals within these dozens of kilometers
It is a good place to drink water and the only place for the Kobolds to cross the river. I believe that when the Kobolds crossed the river, Hua Feng and the others also discovered it. With Hua Feng's wit, Hua Xi believed that there is no need to worry about the loss of the hunting team, and maybe it can be delayed.