Chapter 151 Do you have salt?
East of the Teng tribe, across the Feiyu River.
"It seems there is a tribe here."
Thirty tribesmen hid in the dense primeval forest, carefully observing the second residence of the Teng tribe.
The totem patterns on the faces of these tribesmen are very strange, they are actually... rabbit faces, with their mouths and noses painted to look like rabbit's three-petal mouths, which look quite funny.
Each of them has a giant rabbit by their side. These giant rabbits are more than one meter tall, with very long ears and covered with gray and black fur.
Unlike the long-tailed rabbits domesticated by the Teng tribe, these rabbits have very short tails, their hind legs are very strong, and they have amazing jumping ability.
They were members of the Rabbit Tribe, coming from the east of the Vine Tribe, about five days’ journey from the second settlement of the Vine Tribe.
The warriors of the Rabbit Tribe are very cautious and alert, and they usually do not stray too far from the tribe.
This time, they had no choice but to run such a long way to get here.
The Rabbit Tribe has run out of salt, and a medium-sized tribe that used to trade salt with them has migrated to another place.
So they had no choice but to take the risk and look for other tribes to see if they could trade for salt.
This team of thirty people was assigned to the direction of the Teng tribe.
They needed to find a tribe with sufficient salt and then trade with them to obtain the salt.
Before finding the Teng tribe, they had already searched several small tribes. Unfortunately, those small tribes did not have enough salt, and many people still relied on drinking animal blood to supplement salt.
If the Teng tribe also doesn't have enough salt, they can only return the same way and find another solution.
Because there was the Feiyu River in front of them, the people of the Rabbit Tribe could not pass.
"Let's go, let's say hello from a distance first, if they don't welcome us, we'll run away."
The fighting power of these rabbit tribe warriors may not be particularly strong, but because of the existence of those giant rabbits, their ability to escape is amazing.
Once the giant rabbit starts running, even the wild beasts in the forest will not be able to catch up with it easily.
Thirty people rode on the giant rabbit's back and hugged its neck.
The giant rabbit's hind legs are thick and long, and its front legs are shorter. When it walks, its front legs land first, followed by its hind legs. Even when it is not running, it looks like it is hopping around.
"Who?"
The approach of the Rabbit Tribe warriors immediately attracted the attention of the Vine Tribe guards, and one of them shouted.
Soon, the warriors of the second guard team of the Teng tribe ran over here, holding weapons and staring into the forest.
"What happened?"
The new leader of the second guard team, Cangli, also came.
"Leader, someone from the outside tribe is approaching."
Xanthium looked into the forest and saw a group of people riding giant rabbits, looking over here.
Just then, the warriors of the Rabbit Tribe began to shout.
"Don't attack. We are from the Rabbit Tribe and we are here to do business with your tribe."
"Rabbit Tribe? To make a deal?"
Xanthium observed for a while and didn't find anyone else, nor did he find that they had any intention of attacking, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Since you are here to make a deal, come over here."
Cangli did not ask the guards to lay down their weapons and remained vigilant to avoid any accidents.
"Then...then don't attack."
The warriors of the Rabbit Tribe walked slowly towards the Vine Tribe, but they did not get close to the Xanthium sibiricum and still kept a relatively safe distance.
If they find something is wrong, they will run away immediately.
Cangli didn't care. It was right for him to be wary of strange tribesmen. If these people walked up to him without any scruples, he would become suspicious of their intentions.
"This is the territory of the Teng tribe. I am Cangli, the leader of the second guard team of the Teng tribe."
A Rabbit Tribe warrior said, "I am the leader of the Rabbit Tribe's hunting team three, Giant Fang."
Giant Fang is a two-color warrior with two large front teeth that are very conspicuous.
Xanthium continued to ask: "What do you want to trade with our Teng tribe?"
"Salt, do you have it in your Vine Tribe?"
Juya stared at Xanthium nervously. He had been disappointed many times. If he was disappointed again, he would have no choice but to return to the tribe.
Xanthium did not reply to him immediately. Salt was a very important material and Xanthium did not dare to make the decision on its own.
He thought for a moment and said, "I can't make the decision on this matter. You guys wait here for a while. I'll ask someone to invite the leader over."
When Giant Tooth heard this, he nodded hurriedly and said, "Go quickly, we'll wait here."
Cangli immediately sent a warrior across the river to find the leader.
When Jiang Xuan heard that a tribe was coming to trade salt, he was also quite surprised.
The Teng Tribe mastered the method of making salt, but they only traded salt with two tribes. One was the Mountain Sheep Tribe, which is now gone, and the other was the Mountain Turtle Tribe.
It can be said that the Teng tribe did not gain much profit from the salt, as they mainly consumed it themselves.
Now, some tribes came to them and wanted to trade salt with them. Perhaps this was a good opportunity to make a profit from salt.
"Let's go and take a look."
Jiang Xuan didn't walk because that was too slow.
He just asked Tangyuan to take him across without having to take a boat across the river.
"Eer..."
Soon, Tangyuan landed on the ground of the second residence.
When the rabbit tribe warriors saw the huge Tangyuan, they were frightened by the bird of prey, and the giant rabbits turned around and wanted to run away.
Xanthium shouted in time: "Don't be afraid, our leader is here and will not harm you."
After hearing what Xanthium said, the Rabbit Tribe warriors who were about to run away hurriedly calmed down the giant rabbits and did not run away directly.
One of the rabbit's natural enemies is the birds of prey from the sky.
Although comforted by the rabbit tribe warriors, the giant rabbits were still very frightened. As long as Tangyuan got closer, they would definitely run away.
Jiang Xuan got off Tangyuan's back and looked at the frightened Rabbit Tribe warriors. He asked Tangyuan to stand further away and went to meet them himself.
"Friends from the Rabbit Tribe, don't be nervous. I am the leader of the Vine Tribe. Xuan, I heard that you want to trade salt with our Vine Tribe?"
When it comes to business, Giant Tooth no longer cares about being afraid. He immediately nodded and said, "Yes, we want to trade some salt with you. Does your Vine Tribe have any?"
"We definitely have some salt, but before that, I want to get to know your Rabbit Tribe first, otherwise I won't dare to trade casually."
As the saying goes, money moves people's hearts, and salt is of great value to the tribesmen.
If you don't understand the Rabbit Tribe and trade rashly, it may bring disaster to the Vine Tribe.
For the safety of the Teng tribe, Jiang Xuan had to be cautious.
Ju Ya nodded in understanding, and then began to introduce the situation of the Rabbit Tribe to Jiang Xuan.
The Rabbit Tribe is a small tribe with a population of about 800 people. They live in several mountains and have little contact with other tribes.
In the past, they used to trade with a medium-sized tribe called the Wasp Tribe. Last autumn, the Wasp Tribe migrated to another place, and they could no longer obtain salt.
Because of this, they urgently need to find new trading partners to allow their people to eat salt again.
"So that's how it is."
Jiang Xuan had a general understanding of the situation of the Rabbit Tribe, but whether what the other party said was true or false, he needed to judge and verify it himself.
"We in the Vine Tribe do have some salt, which we traded from the Black Tooth Tribe's caravan. If your Rabbit Tribe needs it, we can trade some with you."
Jiang Xuan did not tell the truth, but pushed the matter to the Black Tooth Tribe first. Because the Black Tooth Tribe was famous, the entire Southern Wilderness knew that their traveling team was trading everywhere all day long.
Jiang Xuan asked again: "What goods do you plan to trade?"
"We have the finest stone, is that ok?"
"sure."
Jiang Xuan's eyes lit up. Top-quality stones are good things for the tribesmen. Many of the top-quality stones are gems, and the stone tools polished from them are very strong, durable and beautiful, far beyond what ordinary stones can compare to.
For example, the small stone knife that the old witch carries with him is made of high-quality stone, and is both sharp and beautiful.
Giant Tooth asked again: "Can I see your salt first?"
"Can."
Because he often went out, Jiang Xuan always carried some salt with him. He took out a small animal skin bag and asked a soldier to deliver it to Ju Ya.
Juya and the others remained vigilant. They watched the warrior approaching and took the small animal skin bag when they did not find anything unusual.
The tusk opened the small animal skin bag, revealing the granular salt inside, which looked very clean.
The giant tooth pinched a little bit and placed it on the tip of his tongue.
A salty taste immediately stimulated his taste buds, and Giant Tooth's spirits were lifted.
"Yes, it's salt, good salt!"
Giant Fang's words cheered up the warriors of the Rabbit Tribe. After searching for so long, they finally found a tribe that had salt to trade.
Jiang Xuan said, "Captain Giant Fang, since you have tested the salt, why don't you show us your top-quality stones?"
Giant Tooth reluctantly returned the small bag of salt to the warrior of the Vine tribe, then rummaged through the animal skin bag he carried with him and found a strip of high-quality stone.
This high-quality stone is dark green in color and has a very smooth surface.
"Chief Xuan, watch out."
Juya got off the giant rabbit's back and found an ordinary flat stone nearby. Then, he actually held the high-quality stone and smashed it hard at the flat stone.
“Crack!”
After all, Giant Fang was a two-color warrior with great strength. With this blow, he actually smashed the ordinary flat stone into pieces.
Ju Ya handed the top-quality stone to the warrior of the Teng tribe and asked him to take it to Jiang Xuan for viewing.
When Jiang Xuan got the strip of high-quality stone, he felt it was heavy in his hand, and the place where he had hit the stone was still smooth and not damaged at all.
"It is indeed a top-grade stone!"
Jiang Xuan rubbed the stone and couldn't let it go.
The gap between ordinary stone and high-quality stone is really too big. If this kind of stone is polished into a weapon, it will definitely be sharp and durable and will not break easily.
But after all, the transaction had not been actually completed yet. After watching it, Jiang Xuan could only ask the warrior to send it back to Giant Tooth.
The exchange of salt and high-quality stone established initial trust between Ju Ya and Jiang Xuan. At least they knew that the other party would not just take the good stuff and run away.
"Captain Giant Fang, how much high-quality stone have you brought? How much salt do you want to exchange?"
"We only brought two pieces of high-quality stone, but we can go back and inform the tribe and bring more high-quality stone to trade salt with your Teng tribe."
Jiang Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's trade two pieces of top-quality stone first."
Jiang Xuan held up the small animal skin bag, which contained about half a pound of salt, and said to Ju Ya, "The high-quality stones you brought are relatively small. Two high-quality stones in exchange for this bag of salt."
Jiang Xuan originally thought that Ju Ya would bargain for the price. After all, high-quality stone is a rare thing for the tribesmen.
However, Giant Tooth said without hesitation: "Yes!"
Afterwards, Ju Ya took out two pieces of high-quality stone of similar size and personally presented them to Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that maybe his price was too low.
However, the words had already been spoken and could not be changed. He took the two pieces of high-quality stone, handed the bag of salt to Giant Tooth, and completed the transaction.
Judging from the results, both of them were quite satisfied.
(End of this chapter)
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