The next morning, before the sun even rose, the tribe members were already getting up. Before leaving, Jiang Xue was careful enough to bring along the two flints she had used to start the fire that day.
Although her hands were almost broken when she started the fire, she had to admit that she had finally found the trick. The speed at which she could start a fire with flint was now much different from the first time.
Each backpack contained five pottery bowls, a total of one hundred and ten, and five pairs of straw sandals, also a total of one hundred and ten pairs.
Jiang Xue didn't know whether straw sandals could be accepted by other tribes, but at present, although the Snake Tribe was not completely accustomed to them, at least they would wear them when going to places with many stones.
Before the sun rose, the grandmother in charge of the food had already prepared food: grilled fish, roasted pork, and some berries that they had saved. The berries had lost their moisture and looked a little dry. Berries were hard to come by in the forest these days, so it was no small feat for them to have saved them.
What Jiang Xue didn't expect was that the food they brought was only enough for them to eat for two days.
Mu Feng and the others were completely used to it and didn't say anything. Jiang Xue only found out during yesterday's meeting that they usually only brought two days' worth of food when they went to the flea market.
After all, they had to go through the forest, and they could get fresher food by hunting on the way.
But never before had it been like this year, where more than half of the young and middle-aged people in the tribe left at once.
There are more people going this time, so they will spend longer on the road.
Jiang Xue followed them, stopping and walking along the way, and it took her seven days to reach the flea market.
As soon as she entered the market, Jiang Xue was a little disappointed.
This market is too desolate.
It was a stall about twenty meters long, divided into sections on both sides, with each tribe occupying a stall. The difference was that tribes varied in size, and the number of people who came here to barter also varied.
Some stalls may have four to six people watching, but the vast majority have only two or three people, which is really sad.
Although each tribe had its own territory, the size of the territory varied and was not fixed. For example, this time, they had over twenty people, so they needed a large area. Furthermore, each of them carried a backpack, something no other tribe had ever seen. These things also took up a certain amount of space, so their territory had invisibly expanded again.
As they walked along, they naturally attracted the attention of other tribes.
Jiang Xue hadn't expected the market here to be so tiny. Disappointed as she was, she soon realized that the other tribe members seemed to enjoy their attention.
They made their way through the crowd and arrived at their own territory.
Jiang Xue was even more disappointed.
How could this place be called a territory? It might as well be called a wasteland! But she had no choice. After all, they would be staying here for the next few days.
The flea market has a set of rules. Tribal members who come to the market do not have to worry about their own safety, but if there are vendettas or other things that disrupt market order due to personal grudges, there will be someone responsible.
The punishment is very harsh. You have to make a choice: one is not to come to the market when it opens for the next two times, and the other is to pay the fine on your own initiative.
Currency has not been invented here. Their hard currency is actually weapons, or food and animal skins.
If you want to live more comfortably in the market, you need to find a way yourself.
Jiang Xue walked all the way here. The weather had been very good in the past few days, with sunny days almost every day. Therefore, the tribes that came here did not set up tents without exception. Instead, they spread a piece of animal skin on the ground and rested around the campfire at night.
But what they didn't expect was that the people of the Snake Tribe had already made sufficient preparations.
Before they reached the market, their backpacks were filled with dry firewood, straw, and even bamboo that they had picked up on the road.
They specially selected small bamboos that were about one finger thick and two meters tall, and used the straw ropes they had twisted together when they rested at night. When they put down their backpacks, they started to build the shack without stopping.
The shack didn't need to be too high, one person's height would be enough. But it had to be big enough, since there were more than 20 of them this time, almost three times more than usual.
The others began to build their shacks, and Jiang Xue, in full view of everyone, took out two stones, knocked them together, and quickly started a fire. Then she set up a clay pot and boiled a pot of water.
Her amazing move stunned everyone.
The organizers of this market never provide fire to people from other tribes for free. Even though they know you need fire, they will still charge a certain amount of compensation even if you just take out a burning piece of firewood from their campfire.
The reward is not fixed, it can be salt or meat, but one thing is that fire can only be used in the market and must never be taken out.
Because of this, no one has ever been able to start a fire like Jiang Xue by just knocking two inconspicuous stones twice, which makes everyone envious and jealous.
After they put out the pottery bowls and straw sandals one by one, people from other tribes came over to see the wonder.
Every member of the Straw Sandal Snake Tribe has a pair of pottery bowls. The bowls look small and delicate, and even reflect a special luster, which is beautiful and elegant.
They didn't dare to go forward, but just watched and talked from a distance.
These people came to see something new, and Jiang Xue also wanted to see something new.
After she boiled the water, she brought a bowl of water to Mufeng and said, "Mufeng, Ah Qing and I are going out for a walk."
Mu Feng glanced at the market and responded readily, "Then please be careful."
"Don't worry, we are not furry."
With that, Jiang Xue took Ah Qing to the market.
After walking along the way, Jiang Xue also had a general understanding of this market.
No wonder it is called a flea market, this market is really small.
She was born in the end of the world, where online shopping was extremely popular and even the delivery people were all robots. She had hardly ever seen a market, let alone this extremely primitive flea market.
There is actually nothing worth visiting in the market which is about 20 meters long.
You can tell the difference from the beginning to the end. Most of them sell hides or meat. Some tribes sell salt, and one or two also sell stone tools.
There are not many types of stone tools, and stone knives, stone spears, etc. are considered the best weapons.
Items like stone bowls are extremely rare and valuable.
She walked along the way but didn't see anything she liked.
Finally, she and A Qing walked around and finally stopped in front of a stall.
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