(Additional update for book friend Wu Weiqing (4/5)
After walking out of the house that looked extremely luxurious to the people in their tribe, the noseless witch, as always, immediately set her eyes on the pottery that had been carried by the hunchbacked primitive people and placed on the ground.
Although it was not the first time that she had seen this kind of pottery, and there were already quite a few of these in her tribe, the witch couldn't help but feel excited when she saw so many exquisite and precious porcelains that would soon belong to her tribe.
Very happy.
Of course, there are still many differences compared to the first time.
“@#¥@#…”
After she glanced at the pottery placed on the ground by the hunchbacked primitive people, she asked anxiously.
The hunchbacked primitive man had obviously anticipated the question from the noseless witch. After she asked this question, he shook his head without any thought.
After seeing the hunchbacked primitive man's action, the witch became much more discouraged.
She let out a long sigh, extremely disappointed.
"@#3#¥..."
The hunchbacked primitive man was very anxious when he saw this, but there was nothing he could do because the mysterious Green Bird tribe really did not exchange salt with them this time.
However, the mysterious Green Bird tribe member who was very good at communication also said that after a period of time, he would exchange salt with them again.
In fact, it was not just the witch of the Red Tiger tribe who became disappointed when she found out that she did not bring the delicious salt this time. Even he himself was disappointed that he did not exchange for the salt.
Ever since he tasted the salt owned by the mysterious Green Bird Tribe, he, like the witch of the Red Tiger Tribe, began to find the salt soil owned by the Red Tiger Tribe difficult to swallow.
People are like this. After experiencing good things, it is not easy to go back to the way things were.
After the witch let out a long sigh, she began to have people trade with the hunchbacked primitive people.
This time, the hunchbacked primitive people exchanged more pottery from the Green Bird Tribe, and a total of twenty-two cows from the Red Tiger Tribe!
Moreover, this was the result of the hunchbacked primitive people not replacing all the pottery they obtained in exchange with cattle.
If all of them were replaced with cows, we could get about forty of them!
He replaced all the remaining pottery with food.
Then they took out about a quarter of the food and exchanged it for the Red Tiger Tribe's salt soil and pottery.
These salt soil and pottery were used to exchange with small tribes along the way.
The hunchbacked primitive people can actually be described as plucking feathers from a passing goose.
Although they now earn a lot of money by acting as middlemen between the Green Bird Tribe and the Red Tiger Tribe, more than ever before, they have not given up on the tribes that they had exchanged with in the past.
While doing all this, they were also trying to exchange with previous tribes as much as possible.
After the exchange was completed, the hunchbacked primitive people left contentedly, leading the twenty-two cows they had exchanged.
There are a lot of things tied on the backs of these cows.
The largest amount of these was food, and the rest were things like pottery and salt soil.
These were obtained by them in exchange for exquisite pottery from the Green Bird Tribe from the Red Tiger Tribe.
In the past, they would only exchange food from other tribes for pottery and salt from the Red Tiger Tribe, but now, everything has changed.
They used more exquisite pottery to exchange for many things from the Red Tiger Tribe.
Apart from pottery and salt soil, everything else is edible.
While thinking this, he automatically classified the cows they were leading as food that could be eaten.
What such a thing meant, the hunchbacked primitive man had no idea.
But this can't be a reason to stop him from being happy.
After all, they gained so much this time!
Looking at the group of hunchbacked primitive people leaving here leading cattle and carrying a lot of food, the witch of the Red Tiger tribe suddenly felt a pain in her heart and felt that something seemed to be wrong.
Looking down at the exquisite pottery placed at her feet, the witch of the Red Tiger tribe hesitated for a moment and then raised her head.
"@#¥¥%!"
She spoke out loud, pointing at the hunchbacked primitives who had already left and walked some distance away.
The male primitive who was standing not far from her was stunned after hearing the words of the witch.
Regardless of what the witch said, he was very obedient. Without asking any questions, he chased after the hunchbacked primitive people who had already left.
"@#3#!"
He shouted as he chased.
Hearing the shouting from behind, the hunchbacked primitive man stopped and turned back with some confusion.
Seeing this, the man quickened his pace and ran over.
“@##@3…”
He came up to the hunchbacked primitive people and spoke.
A moment later, the hunchbacked primitive man led the cow, brought the people of the tribe, and the things he had just exchanged from the Red Tiger Tribe, and stood in front of the Red Tiger Tribe witch again.
With confusion and trepidation, he waited for this somewhat scary-looking witch to speak and give instructions.
The witch's eyes kept moving back and forth between the exquisite pottery placed on the ground, the cows led by the hunchbacked primitive people, the food they carried, and other things, but she didn't say a word.
Seeing this made the hunchbacked primitive man's heart beat wildly, because he felt that the witch wanted to go back on her word and didn't want to trade with them anymore.
"@##*%..."
During this tense wait, the witch finally spoke.
The hunchbacked primitive man let out a long sigh. Fortunately, she didn't want to go back on her word!
However, this feeling only lasted for a short time before it disappeared completely.
The witch did not regret this exchange, but she told the hunchbacked primitive man that he would no longer need to exchange precious pottery from the mysterious Green Bird tribe.
The Red Tiger Tribe will no longer exchange these precious pottery for other things. What they have now is enough...
The hunchbacked primitive man led the cow and the people in the tribe, bid farewell to the witch again, and set out from the Red Tiger Tribe and returned to their own tribe.
However, compared with not long ago, the hunchbacked primitive man's mood was not at all good.
Over the past few days, he has tasted the sweetness of this exchange.
Now, the witch of the Red Tiger tribe said this and decided not to accept the precious pottery from the Green Bird tribe. This means that from now on, her tribe will get a lot less food from the exchange between the two tribes!
After all, in the exchanges between the two tribes, exquisite pottery has always accounted for the majority.
Not long ago, he was still very happy about the gains his tribe had made in recent days, but now after making the calculations, he was no longer happy.
The good days have just begun, why are they ending?
The hunchbacked primitive man thought so with regret.
If only there was any way to resolve this issue and make the Red Tiger Tribe continue to accept such an exchange.
In this way, their tribe can continue to exchange enough food for the tribe through such things.
The hunchbacked primitive man thought so, and then he let out a long sigh.
It's okay to think about such things, but it's impossible to achieve.
After all, these pottery from the Qingque tribe are already extremely exquisite. They are the most exquisite of their kind he has ever seen. How could there be anything more exquisite than these pottery?
He himself doesn't believe this.
Thinking this in his mind, the hunchbacked primitive man couldn't help but sigh again.
I'll tell this matter to the wise priest when I get back. The priest is very wise, and maybe he can find a way to resolve it.
Of course, that's what he thought. In fact, the hunchbacked primitive man didn't have much hope for this. After all, this matter was different from other things. It couldn't be solved by wisdom alone...
In the Red Tiger Tribe, after the hunchbacked primitive people left, the pottery obtained from the exchange was once again moved into the room where the witch lived.
However, it was not the witch of the Red Tiger tribe who did it, but the rest of the people in the tribe.
The witch of the Red Tiger Tribe has basically reached the point where she will not take action if she can avoid it.
Looking at the numerous pottery pieces in the house, the witch of the Red Tiger tribe had a look of fascination and joy in her eyes.
Of course, this is without considering the large amount of food and prey that their tribe had to pay in order to obtain these pottery pieces.
Whenever the witch of the Red Tiger tribe thought about the food her tribe had paid in order to obtain these things, especially the large and delicious prey, she felt a little painful.
Fortunately, from now on, his tribe no longer needs to use food and other things to exchange for pottery.
不然要是继续下去,自己部落剩余的食物,非得尽数没有。
红虎部落的巫女这样想着,为自己这个英明的决定而感到庆幸。
从今以后,自己部落只需要从那个部落那里,换取到一些好吃的食盐就可以了。
单单是交换食盐,是用不了太多的食物的。
交换青雀部落所出产的食盐当然花费不了多少的食物,因为在红虎部落之中,只有巫女,以及少数几个在部落之中地位比较高的人,才有资格食用从青雀部落那里所换取到的美味食盐。
其余的红虎部落的人,都还是吃她们自己部落所生产的那种带着土以及小沙粒等东西的盐土。
心里想着这些事情,脸上露出一些笑容的红虎部落又一次的叹了一口气。
因为部落里所交换得来的好吃食盐已经尽数没有了,未来的一段儿时间,自己又要吃自己部落所生产的那种滋味很差的食盐了。
这样的事情,想想就让人觉得浑身难受。
真不知道神秘的青雀部落,是怎么将盐里面的土以及小小的石头粒这些东西给弄出去,把盐弄的那样的干净的。
自己部落吃盐吃了那么久了,并且在见到了青雀部落这样美味的食盐的第一时间里,自己就让部落里的人尝试着将食盐中的这些东西给尽数弄出去了。
结果到了现在,这事情也是一点的进展都没有。
难道,自己部落和那个才出现的青雀之间的差距就这样的大吗?
红虎部落的巫女这样想着,不由的有些惆怅……
红虎部落首领的惆怅,以及她所做出来的种种决定,韩成并不知道。
此时的他,正带领着众人,一起在这山林之中穿梭。
经过韩成他们来回几次的行走,和第一次的时候相比,这里已经显得好走了很多。
一些难以行进的地方,被韩成他们用镢头、铜锨等东西给铲出了台阶。
或者是用石头等东西,垒砌出来的一些台阶。
还有一些陡峭的地方,边缘的位置,用树桩、木棍、绳子等东西,修建出来了比较简易的栏杆。
虽然如此,这道路还是显得难以行走。
也好在这个时代的人,都是习惯了在野外行走的,哪怕是那些半大小子们,一个个也都是爬树、上山玩的不亦乐乎,手脚简直不要太麻利。
不然的话,这一趟的行程走下来,只怕是更加的麻烦。
不过,就算是这样,队伍行进的速度也一下慢下了许多。
多人行进,和少数人之间行走,区别可是非常大的。
当然,还有一个原因就是,这一次前来,众人所携带的粮食以及各种工具比较多。
以往的时候,走这一趟的行程的时候,众人是不用携带这么多的食物的。
因为,在行走的途中,可以获得不少的食物。
但是,现在人变得多起来了。
哪怕是前几趟沿着这条硬生生的被他们开辟出来的道路前进的时候,韩成刻意交道,在采集野菜等东西的时候,要尽可能的不伤害它们的根,好让它们继续生长,为日后从这条路上经过的青雀部落的众人提供食物,也一样不成。
实在是这样多的人,每天消耗的食物实太多了!
看着眼前的情景,韩成就忍不住的伸手摸了摸自己背上背着的背包,以及另外几个背着背包的青雀部落的老人手。
这里面装着的就是那几件韩成亲自画图,让黑娃他们专门烧制出来的瓷器。
这几样东西可要带好了,不能有损坏,来到了锦官城之后,许多的食物,都要落到它们身上了!
成为了一名光荣的执旗者的熊有耳,举着用竹竿穿起来的旗子,跟在韩成身边,随着韩成等人一起前进。
伸头看了看不远处的悬崖,下方似乎有云雾在缭绕。
吓得熊有赶紧将脑袋缩了回来。
哪怕他是一个土生土长的原始人,对于这这样凶险的地形,也同样有些畏惧。
但越是畏惧,对于走在他身边不远处的神子,也就越加的敬佩。
这样凶险的地形、走了这么久都还没有到达锦官城。
如果不是神子他们提前告诉了自己等人,那边确确实实有锦官城存在,并且神子他们还与自己等人一起前行的话,这样的一趟行程,熊有耳说什么都不会走下去的。
不是不想,而是因为不敢。
他一向自认为胆大,还尚且如此,其余新加入青雀部落的人,就更不用说了。
而神子他们呢?
神子他们当初从主部落出发的时候,眼前的一切可都是未知的。
但,就是在那样的情况下,神子他们却走过了这么多凶险的地方,往前走了那么的远,然后最终找到了能够抵御寒冷的地方……
这样的事情不能多想,只需要想想,熊有耳心中就会升起无穷无尽的敬意。
这种勇敢,是比能够一个人独自面对凶猛的野兽的勇敢,更加勇敢的存在。
是足可以让他这样的人,都甘拜下风,敬佩不的!
随着加入青雀部落的时间越长、对青雀部落的了解越深,熊有耳就越是喜欢这个部落,越是觉得自己等人加入到青雀部落,成为真正的青雀部落的人,是一个极为英明的决定。
有这样感觉的并不仅仅只有一个熊有耳,其余最近加入到青雀部落的人,基本上也都是这样的感受……
“呼!”
背上背着背包,腿上打着绑腿的韩成,站着这个显得有些光秃的小山岗上,看着眼前一下子开阔平坦的许多了地形,整个人都忍不住的长长的吐出了一口气。
“咱们穿过了大山!明天就能走到锦官城了!”
长出了一口气的韩成,转过身来,看着一路穿梭而来,显得狼狈了很多的众人,大声的说着。
在从韩成这里得到了准确的消息之后,这些随着韩成穿梭而来的、新加入到青雀部落的人,忍不住的大声欢呼起来。
那些随着韩成一起前来、不止走了这一趟的青雀部落老人手,反应虽然远没有这样强烈,但一个个也都是忍不住的满脸笑容。
众人在这里稍稍的停留了一会儿,便随着韩成一起,迫不及待的下了这最后一个山包,来到了相对平整的土地之上。
这种终于来到了平整土地上面的感觉,差点没让一些人哭出声来。
一些人转首,望向了背后那苍茫的群山,一时间有些忍不住的失神。
有些不敢相信,他们之前就是从这样的群山之中,穿行过来的!
走上了平地之后,众人的士气一下子就变得高昂了起来,一个个都显得很是兴奋。
就连为首的韩成,心里也是如同长草了一般。
迫不及待的想到来到锦官城。
倒不是他特别的想念锦官城,而是因为他担心锦官城,可能会在他离开的这段儿时间里面,遭受到一些攻击。
或者是直接整个锦官城,都被别的部落给占领了……
虽然知道这样的事情发生的可能性很小,但韩成还是忍不住的会往这方面去想。
太阳挂在空中,日光洒落,照射在人的身上,已经有些热了。
有风在吹动,被熊有耳双手握住,高高举起的旗子,在风中不住的飘动,哗啦啦作响。
不算太远处、屹立在那里的锦官城围墙之上插着的青雀旗子,同样也在风的吹拂下,哗啦啦作响,两者就好像是在相互呼应一般。
“神子!神子!神子他们回来了!”
锦官城这里,响起了一片激动的喊叫声,在喊叫声响起的同时,还有不少人,从锦官城那里,朝着带着很多人归来的韩成他们跑来。
最先发现韩成他们归来的二师兄,没有在第一时间里加入到这个行列之中。
他先是站在围墙之上,朝着周围迅速的打量了一下,没有发现有其余的人之后,这才带着一些身边人的,迅速的从围墙之上下去,然后朝着韩成他们迎去。
不过在这样做的时候,他还是留下了两个人,让他们在围墙之上守着,仔细的观看周围的动静。
以往的时候,二师兄是没有这样谨慎的。
这一次韩成从这里离开,将贸以及他留在这里,他又是最为能打的那个。
再加上临走的时候,韩成将事情说的很是严重,让二师兄感受到了很大的压力。
在这样的情况下,他想要不谨慎都不成。
看着那在围墙之上,上下舞动的青雀旗子,以及欢呼着朝着自己涌来的众人,韩成心里的所有担忧,一下子就消失不见了。
只余下了满心的欢喜。
他快步的迎接了上去,满脸笑容的大声说道:“回来了!回来了!我们回来了!”
片刻之后,两方人马汇集到了一起……
锦官城内院前方的空地之上,二师兄、贸、猫耳等留守在锦官城的人,看着韩成,以及那随着韩成一起过来的、数量众多的人,脸上满是欣喜的笑容。
神子从主部落回来了,而且还一下子带来了这么多的人!
With the Son of God and these people around, they no longer have to worry about the people from the Red Tiger Tribe coming at this time to attack Jinguan City!
Under such circumstances, if they dare to attack their own tribe, they are just seeking death!
The second brother and the others felt that they suddenly became extremely relaxed, and everything they had been carrying disappeared all of a sudden.
"Thank you for your hard work! You did a great job!"
Han Cheng stretched out his hand and patted the shoulders of everyone who stayed in Jinguan City, and then said this very solemnly.
This was his old trick, but the effect was surprisingly good. Just this one action and these simple words made some people's eyes warm...