Chapter 191 The Return of the You Tribe (Please vote, subscribe, and comment)
After some discussion, the two sides agreed on the price and quantity. The Lu Tribe was willing to provide four adult sows and two adult boars. The price of the sows was a full pot of white salt, and the boars was half.
This price was a bit exaggerated, but the Lu leader Ju insisted on the price and refused to budge. The reason was that these pigs were pregnant and could give birth to piglets when they were taken back, and they could give birth every year, so they could not be calculated based on the price of one pig. He also said that even if it was a pot, he would have lost some money.
In the end, the barrel of white salt provided by Luo Chong was exchanged for two boars, four pregnant sows, and 50 piglets. The remaining white salt was left for the You Tribe to eat. Both sides were quite satisfied with the price and quantity.
This was because Luo Chong didn't know. If he knew, he would have laughed for a week with half of the quantity.
In the afternoon, Ju generously slaughtered an old boar to entertain the You Tribe, and You Fu also took out the pottery pot on the car to prepare stewed meat.
"Leader Lu, the blood of the beast can also be eaten. I have seen the Han tribe make a kind of thing called blood tofu from the blood of the beast. It is delicious when cooked with meat." You Fu was standing aside and sharing his knowledge.
"Oh? Han tribe? Blood tofu?"
"Well, the Han tribe is the tribe that makes salt I mentioned. They pour salt water into the blood of the beast, and it won't take long for the blood to turn into a large piece of soft blood tofu."
"Can white salt be used like this?"
This was the first time Ju heard of this novel way of eating, but after thinking about it, he was relieved. Since they can make salt, they must have played with salt in many ways, so it is normal to know some novel ways of eating.
"Of course, you will know after trying it. Anyway, you don't need much white salt, and it is better than wasting blood directly."
"Well, you are right, then you can teach my tribe to make it."
"No problem."
So, just like that, when the pig-raising team of the Lu tribe came back in the evening, all the tribesmen ate blood tofu stewed with pork with salt, and cabbage as a side dish.
Some of the Lu tribe members who were creative threw cabbage into the pot and stewed it together. The result was surprisingly delicious. The cabbage absorbed enough fat, and there was no strange taste when it was eaten raw. It was also very palatable to chew. The stewed meat was not so greasy because of the cabbage as a foil.
One person did this, and everyone followed suit after tasting it. A new dish for the evening meal - cabbage stewed meat, quickly became popular in the Lu tribe.
In the past, the tribesmen did not pay much attention to cabbage, did not take it seriously, and it did not satisfy their hunger when eaten. It also had a special taste. Unexpectedly, it was so delicious as a side dish. In the future, the Lu tribe will definitely increase the "planting" area of cabbage.
During the meal, Youfu and the leader of the Lu tribe, Ju, discussed the "borrowed" pottery. Yes, borrowing, now these pottery are not considered to be Lu tribe's. Ju used it to exchange for more than 50 pigs for white salt. He really couldn't bear to take out some of it to exchange for pottery.
"Chief Ju, we are friends, right?"
"Of course, otherwise how could we eat together."
"Since we are friends, I won't treat you unfairly. How about this? I won't take these pottery away. Except for those used by my own people, the rest will be left to you. How about I use these pottery to exchange some people with you?" You Fu put down the pottery bowl in his hand and said.
"Change people? No, no, our Lu tribe can support our own people, we won't change." Ju refused angrily.
"Don't worry, listen to me, these pottery are useful, don't you need them?"
"Well, you can't change people, I won't agree."
"Don't refuse so bluntly. Let me put it this way. It's not easy for me to get these flower beasts back now. It takes a whole moon to walk this way. But none of my tribesmen have raised this kind of flower beasts, and they don't know how to drive them away. You have to give me a few people to help me drive them away.
I don't need many. You can give as many as you want. As long as they can take care of these flower beasts on the road and drive them back, it's fine. And I didn't say that I must have your warriors. There must be girls who have just come of age. You have to get married anyway. You can't keep them in your tribe to have children. Just think of it as marrying them off.
Give me ten or eight such girls, and some round flower seeds and hat flower vines. Then let your tribesmen help me collect a cart of round flowers to feed the little beasts on the road. It would be best if you could give me some flower beast skins. Then all the pottery here will be yours. Do you think this is okay?"
You Fu's words really made the leader Ju's eyes light up. As long as there were ten or eight girls who had just come of age, it would not be a matter of exchanging one pottery pot for one. In this way, he was actually getting a good deal.
At first, he thought Youfu was talking about a pottery bowl for another, so he rejected it immediately. Now it seems that it is not a loss.
Moreover, the other party's request is reasonable and well-founded. The You tribe does need a few people who can drive pigs, and they only want young girls. Just like Youfu said, they will get married anyway, so it doesn't matter who they marry. Just think of it as marrying that Han tribe. They can also exchange for a lot of pottery, so why not do it.
As for the other conditions mentioned by Youfu, cabbage seeds and hat flower vines, they were promised in advance for free. Now that they can be exchanged for pottery, they are not free.
Another thing is to prepare a cart of cabbages, which is not a problem at all. There are so many cabbages around the Lu tribe, and it takes a long time to fill a cart. The other thing is the skins of flower beasts. The Lu tribe has been raising pigs here for generations, and they have saved a lot of skins. It is no problem to take some out.
"Okay, since you said so, then I agree. Tomorrow I will let the tribe collect these things for you. I will give you ten girls who can drive pigs. Just make it a whole. Just think of it as marrying the Han tribe.
As for animal skins, I can give you 30. Do you think it's okay?" Ju nodded in agreement.
"Okay, any amount is fine. I've said it before. It's up to you. As long as I can get the job done and transport all these flower beasts back, I have no problem."
"Okay, then I will let the tribe prepare it for you tomorrow."
In this way, the You tribe stayed in the Lu tribe for another day, leaving a day for the Lu tribe to collect goods.
There was no white salt, no pottery, and the large space on the ox cart was piled with cabbage, a bag of cabbage seeds, and a bunch of morning glory vines inserted in pottery jars.
The goods were gone, and the You tribe could not move forward. They began to return, carrying a cart full of cabbages, 56 large and small spotted pigs, and ten young girls who had just reached adulthood. The large group headed north and set out on the return journey according to the marks they left on the way.
The sound of "lululululululu" and the humming of the small spotted pigs echoed throughout the journey, and they were not lonely at all.
(End of this chapter)
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