Chapter 938 We are the tribe you mentioned.
Yan said he didn’t know whether the bread was made of grain or not, but he could see that the other tribe was very powerful. First of all, they had convenient means of transportation. The thing pulled by wild beasts could seat more than ten people, and could also be used to carry many other things.
Moreover, the other party could tame beasts. They had more than twenty of those very tall animals. They could not only ride them directly, but also tow the load, that is, the car. But he didn’t know what it was called.
The cooking utensils used by this group of people were also very strange. They were not the pottery they were familiar with, but something they didn’t know what it was called.
More importantly, the other party seemed to come from the east where they were going. So could this tribe be the tribe in the east that Biao mentioned, the one that could grow grain? !
The elder obviously thought of these things. He suddenly asked Yan, "Yan, they seem to be from the land of sunrise. Do you think this tribe is the tribe that can grow grain that Biao said?"
Yan was not thinking about this at all. He was still thinking about the group of wild goats. If he went a little later, the group of wild goats would probably run away. They didn't have those tall four-legged beasts to ride. If the goats ran far away, how could they chase them? More importantly, what would they eat for lunch? ! This is a fatal problem. There are still hundreds of people in the tribe waiting for food.
"Elder, let's think about what to eat today. If there is no more prey, I'm afraid we can only hold on for a few days. If there is no prey in the future, we, we will have to abandon some people." Yan said anxiously.
"Yan, don't be anxious. Why don't we go and ask those people first if they know the tribe that grows grain in the east? If they know, or if they are the tribe, then maybe we don't have to go east anymore!" The elder patted Yan's shoulder, then stood up with his cane, took the two bags of food, and asked Yan to follow him to the Han tribe's convoy.
Not far away in the temporary camp of the Han tribe, Ye Ying was leading the horse to drink water while looking at the reflection in the water, and smiled at the people around him.
"Hey, look, it's hooked!"
The others around him laughed as well. Sure enough, in the reflection of the river, there was an old man with a wooden cane and the young man from the hunting team walking towards them.
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of horse hooves in the distance, and the three Jinwu guards who had gone out hunting were driving a flock of sheep back. That's right, they didn't shoot the sheep to death, but drove the sheep directly over.
Driving sheep is a specialty of the herders. The Han tribe dominates half of the grassland, and has nearly 100,000 herders. Some Jinwu guards who have been active in the grassland for a long time are also good at driving sheep. They saw that there were 20 to 30 sheep, and they only had three people. In this case, if they shot the sheep to death, each of them could only take two at most. It would be better to drive all the sheep here.
The sheep were chased by three cavalrymen and rushed straight to the camp of the Han tribe. But the sheep were not stupid. Seeing more hunters in front, they hurriedly wanted to turn. But before they could break out of the encirclement, a cavalryman rushed over on the side. He lay on the side of the horse's back and chopped off the head of the sheep with a knife.
Such a fierce hunting method, and the weapon that chopped off the sheep's head with a knife, stunned the elders of the Qiao branch and the captain of the hunting team, Yan. They had never seen such a sharp hunter.
Ye Ying also saw this situation by the river. He knew that the three cavalrymen drove the sheep back to seek their support.
"Get on the horses, don't let any of them go!" Ye Ying called out to the people around him and jumped on the horses. The people dispersed and surrounded the sheep from the outside, preparing to encircle and annihilate all the wild goats here.
Twenty war horses formed a big circle, surrounding the sheep in the center. The eight drivers in the car team were even more powerful. Although they were dressed as infantry and had no war horses, they were good at using the crossbows.
The eight people found the crossbows in the carriages and stood directly on the four carriages, looking down at the entire range of the encirclement.
Chirp -
a whistling sound of the crossbow arrow rubbing against the air sounded, and a goat trapped in the encirclement and running around fell to the ground on the spot, followed by a series of crossbow sounds.
Clang - the bowstring was released in an instant, then tightened by the bow arm, and the crossbow arrow was also ejected at a high speed.
The sound of arrows chirping continued, and the sheep in the encirclement soon fell to the ground. There were a total of 28 wild goats, but none of them could escape the encirclement of the Han tribe. They all fell to the ground and died.
Such a scene made the Qiao tribe next to them dumbfounded. They had never seen such efficient hunting!
No, that's not right. This should not be called hunting, it should be called killing!
If the sheep in the middle were not sheep, but people, I'm afraid the result would not be much different!
This team, who belonged to an unknown tribe and did not know what they did, was so powerful!
However, after being shocked, when the elders of the Qiao tribe and Yan saw the other party picking up the dead goats on the ground, Yan suddenly collapsed and wanted to cry without tears.
Aren't these the goats he had just targeted? Now the whole flock of sheep has been killed by the other party. Where can they find other prey? Are they really going to let their tribe starve to death on the way of migration?
"Elder, what should we do?" Yan asked the elder helplessly.
"Keep calm, the other side has few people, they simply can't eat so much meat, they deliberately killed all these sheep, they have their own intentions, they are deliberately luring us over." The elder analyzed very shrewdly.
Eh? It seems to be true! Yan also suddenly reacted. The total number of the other side is only 40 or 50 people. Even if they only eat meat, how much can they eat? There is no need for them to kill all these sheep, but they still did it. It can only be said that they have other purposes, and their purpose is probably us.
Thinking of this, Yan secretly raised his vigilance.
The dead sheep were handed over to the soldiers and the driver to deal with. Ye Ying and Mo Xin had already discovered that the Qiao elder and the captain of the hunting team who came with him were coming, so the two simply stopped waiting and went directly to meet them.
Ye Ying and Mo Xin walked forward, clasped their fists to the old man and Yan, and then asked, "Two friends, what do you want to say?"
The elder and Yan naturally didn't understand, they just used gestures to express their meaning as much as possible, mainly by the elder narrating, and Yan relaying between them.
"Are you from the tribe in the east? Where are you going? Do you know a tribe in the east that can grow grain? They have a lot of people. Where can we find them? Our tribe is migrating, and we hope to find that tribe and ask them how to grow grain. If we can find a new place to live, it would be even better!"
The elder and Yan repeatedly expressed these questions, hoping that the other party could understand.
In terms of understanding body language, the Jinwu Guards are still relatively good. After all, they come into contact with many strangers. Even within the Han tribe, many new people who have not yet learned Chinese often need to communicate with gestures, so it is not very difficult for Ye Ying to understand what the other party means.
Ye Ying understood the other party's question, and his eyes lit up. He didn't expect that this group of people would take the initiative to go and surrender. You know, there are only two tribes in the east, one is the Takuhai County of the Han tribe, and the other is the Tang tribe. The tribe that can grow grain in the far east mentioned by the other party is probably the Tang tribe.
Why did Ye Ying make such a judgment?
Because if Biao had met the Han tribe at the beginning, and let the Han tribe know that there was such a tribe, I'm afraid he would have sent people to recruit this tribe long ago, and why would he wait for the other party to come to find him? !
However, Ye Ying would not be stupid enough to send the people who were sent to the door to the Tang tribe, so he said.
"We are the tribe in the east you mentioned, because from here to the end of the east, it is all our tribe's territory. From here to the end of the west, after passing the big lake, and then to the west, it is still all our tribe's territory. There are dozens of settlements with a population of over 10,000 in our tribe, and all together there are hundreds of thousands of people."
Ye Ying said while gesturing, and Mo Xin was also supplementing on the side.
When the elders of the Qiao family and Yan turned their palms back and forth and figured out how many hands there were in the hundreds of thousands of people, they were all stunned on the spot.
My God, the other tribe actually has so many people, and the territory is so huge, even the place where they are standing is actually the other party's territory? !
This may be a bit overbearing, because now this is a no-man's land, but since the people of the Han tribe have come here, can it still be someone else's territory?
The distance between Takuhai County and the capital is destined to be impossible for other forces to exist in the Han tribe.
Seeing the two people standing there stupidly, Ye Ying was afraid that they would not believe it, so he directly pulled the two people to the carriage. When they came to the carriage specially loaded with food and supplies, Ye Ying pulled a few sacks from the carriage and opened the bags to show them to the other party.
"Look, this is what you call grain. If you plant one like this in the ground, it will produce a lot of grain. We call it rice, and it is the main food of our Han tribe.
"And this one, this is called flour, which is also made from a grain called wheat that grows in the ground. Use this, add water, knead it into dough, and then steam, bake or roast it to make food. The flatbread I gave you just now is made of this." Ye Ying said, pointing to the flatbreads in the two small cloth bags in the other party's hands.
Then, as if showing off his wealth, he opened another bag of grain.
"This is called corn flour, also called cornmeal. By the way, I remember there are a few corn cobs in the car. Wait a minute, I'll find them for you. "Ye Ying seemed very active. He turned over and jumped onto the carriage, rummaged through several bags, and finally found a bag of golden corn cobs. He opened it, took out two and handed them to the other party, introducing them to them.
"This is the corn cob. Pick this off, bury it in the soil, and water it, and it will grow. This seed can grow into a corn plant that can grow to a person's height, and then two cobs like this will grow on it. When it is ripe, break it off and dry it, and then grind it into cornmeal like this to make food.
Of course, if you want to roast or cook it directly, that's also possible. "
The elders and Yan were also very surprised to see Ye Ying taking out the same kind of 'grain' from the car like magic. They didn't expect that this tribe not only had grain, but also had so many kinds.
And the elders also carefully discovered that in addition to the three kinds that Ye Ying introduced to them, there were several bags of other things on the car that Ye Ying didn't introduce to them, and they were also different from these three kinds. In fact, those bags were all beans, which they used to feed horses. Of course, they could also be eaten by people, but beans could not be used as staple food.
After introducing the grain, Ye Ying took the two of them to the cooking place on the Han tribe side, let them look at the rice that was almost cooked in the pot, and then continued.
"You look like you don't have much food left after migrating all the way. If you are willing to join our Han tribe, I am willing to introduce you and provide you with a place to live. I can also provide you with food on the road. When you get there, you must obey our management, and we will also send people to teach you various skills, such as farming, raising livestock, spinning and weaving. Have you seen our clothes? These are also made by our own people. "
The elders of the Qiao family and Yan were very moved after listening to Ye Ying's words. They had been migrating for a long time, and with an uncertain future, they had no idea how far they had to go. If they continued like this, they might not be able to hold on soon.
Now this person who seemed to be a super-large tribe promised them a place to live, the ability to grow food, and other various production technologies. The only price was that they had to obey the other party's management. Of course, there was no problem with this. Anyway, whoever joined had to listen to him, and it was the same everywhere.
The key was that the elders and Yan really saw the real things the other party took out. They had cars, could domesticate animals, and could take out several kinds of food at will. This was what really touched them. Otherwise, could others just brag a few words and deceive them? You have to have real things to take out.
Now there is only one last question left. The elder thought for a while and asked Ye Ying.
"Are you the leader of this tribe? Does what you said work? Can you really get us to join your tribe and do the things you just said? Teach us to farm? "
Ye Ying was asked this question with a smile on his face. How could he be the leader of the Han tribe? He had never even seen the leader. Of course, if you don't count the photos and coins
(End of this chapter)
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