Chapter 235 The Tyrannical Crab
"Eeh..."
To be on the safe side, Jiang Xuan asked Tangyuan to land far away from the tribe's residence.
As soon as Tangyuan landed on the ground, a large number of warriors rushed out of the strange tribe, ran over here, and surrounded Tangyuan.
Tangyuan raised his chin slightly, his eyes showing some contempt, obviously not taking these people seriously.
Unless the opponent's totem god takes action, or a ferocious bird that is equally powerful as it appears, no one can stop it as long as it wants to fly away.
Those bone and stone spears couldn't even penetrate Tangyuan's hard feathers.
However, Jiang Xuan noticed another thing. Behind those soldiers, there were countless huge crabs waving their big claws and crawling towards them quickly.
Crabs are different from other animals. Most animals walk forward, but crabs walk sideways. With their two big claws, they look very domineering.
These big crabs are blue-gray in color and very large in size, almost every one of them is as big as a millstone.
Such a big crab should be delicious, right? Jiang Xuan thought so in his heart and couldn't help swallowing his saliva secretly.
Of course, he would never show it, let alone say it out loud, otherwise he would probably be attacked fiercely by the tribe.
Because he saw crab-like green totem patterns on the faces of those warriors.
In other words, this tribe should be a crab tribe, and their totem god should be a super big crab.
Whether in the previous life or this life, no matter where you go, respecting local customs is the most important thing. It is both to respect others and to protect yourself.
Eating crabs in the crab tribe is the most serious provocation and will definitely be attacked by everyone.
Jiang Xuan sat on Tang Yuan's back and shouted to the Crab Tribe warriors, "I am the leader of the Vine Tribe, Xuan. I came from far away specifically to do business with you. I have no ill will towards you."
"The Vine Tribe? For trading?"
A short and fat middle-aged man walked out from the crowd, and the surrounding Crab Tribe warriors made way for him, obviously respecting him very much.
The tribesmen eat poorly, live in poor conditions, and exercise an abnormally large amount. They are generally dark and thin, and there are very few fat people.
But this middle-aged man is fat and is really an anomaly.
The middle-aged man said to Jiang Xuan: "Are you here to make a deal?"
"Yes, I brought some goods, maybe you will like them."
"Show me a few."
Jiang Xuan took out a pottery bowl from the animal skin bag and said, "This is the exquisite pottery made by our Teng tribe. Take it."
Jiang Xuan threw the pottery bowl to the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man looked fat, but he was very agile. He stretched out his hand and caught the pottery bowl steadily.
He looked through the pottery bowl and saw many exquisite patterns on it, including flowers, trees, and birds.
Not only that, these patterns are all colorful! This is the latest technology developed by the Tengtu Pottery Workshop under the inspiration of Jiang Xuan - painting and glazing.
They first painted patterns on the pottery with mineral raw materials, and then applied glaze made of clay, stone powder and water on the surface after it dried.
After being fired at high temperature in the kiln, a layer of glass-like glaze will appear on the surface of the pottery, and the pattern inside the glaze will also appear.
This kind of pottery, although not yet porcelain, is close to porcelain! The middle-aged man was stunned when he saw this kind of pottery. He had never seen such exquisite pottery in his life!
He held the pottery and admired it over and over again, and simply couldn't let it go.
After he finally regained some sanity, he immediately looked at Jiang Xuan with a warm smile on his face.
The middle-aged man waved his hand to let the warriors put away their weapons, and then said to Jiang Xuan: "Friends from afar, welcome to the Crab Tribe. I am the leader of the Crab Tribe, Shanxie."
"We in the Crab Tribe love to trade with people from other tribes. Come down quickly."
Jiang Xuan asked, "If I go down, the warriors from your Crab Tribe won't attack me, right?"
The mountain crab patted his chest and assured: "I swear to the Crab God that the Crab Tribe warriors will never attack you!"
Jiang Xuan then nodded. Oath to the totem god still had some binding force on the tribesmen.
What's more, there was a vine given by the divine vine wrapped around his left arm. It would not be easy for others to kill him unless they encountered the totem god of a large tribe.
“Boom!”
Jiang Xuan took a leather bag and walked calmly along Tangyuan's wings.
The warriors of the Crab Tribe all had envy in their eyes when they saw this scene. Who wouldn't want to own a ferocious bird that could carry them and understand human nature? "Chief Xuan, I'll return this pottery bowl to you."
Although Shanxie was reluctant, there was no transaction yet, so he could only return the pottery bowl to Jiang Xuan.
Jiang Xuan smiled and pushed the bowl back, saying, "This bowl is for the Mountain Crab leader as a gift."
"This... How can this be so embarrassing?"
Shanxie said embarrassed words, but he retracted his hands and held the pottery bowl tightly.
"Hahaha, if you feel embarrassed, Mountain Crab Leader, just treat me to a barbecue. I'm hungry after running so far."
Shanxie said generously: "One barbecue meal is not enough, we need to eat at least three meals!"
"Chief Xuan, come on, I'll take you to eat something delicious."
As the saying goes, "A man who receives favors from others will be grateful to them; a man who eats from others will be grateful to them." Shanxie got a valuable and exquisite pottery bowl and became enthusiastic towards Jiang Xuan.
The two of them walked and talked with their arms around each other, laughing happily, just like old friends who had met again after a long separation.
Along the way, Jiang Xuan observed the surrounding environment.
He found that the river bank was full of holes, and in each hole there lived a big crab.
When Tangyuan landed on the ground, these big crabs and the soldiers surrounded Tangyuan. After the misunderstanding was resolved, these big crabs spread their eight long legs and crawled back to their own burrows sideways.
On the big rocks by the river or on the trunks of big trees, many totem patterns are painted with blue-gray pigment, which shows that the Crab Tribe has lived here for quite some time.
After entering the Crab Tribe, Jiang Xuan saw a large number of steamed bun-shaped buildings.
These buildings are relatively low. Jiang Xuan observed carefully and found that they are three-story structures.
The innermost layer is solid wood, the middle layer is mud, and the outer layer is a kind of banana leaf-like leaves, which they weave into a waterproof roof.
Apparently, there were very few outsiders visiting the Crab Tribe. After Jiang Xuan and Mountain Crab entered, countless tribesmen gathered around to look at them with curious looks.
The feeling of being watched was very bad, making Jiang Xuan feel like an animal in a zoo.
Fortunately, not long after, he was invited by the mountain crab to a larger steamed bun-shaped house in the center of the tribe.
The house was neither wide nor very high. There was a fire pit in the middle and a bed covered with animal skins next to it.
Because the riverside is relatively humid, the beds of the crab tribe are made of stones and wood, about thirty centimeters above the ground, so as to isolate themselves from the damp ground.
Because the space was relatively small, after Jiang Xuan entered, he could only sit on the ground with the mountain crab.
Of course, the ground was covered with broad leaves and animal skins.
"Chief Xuan, please sit down for a moment. I will treat you to a delicious meal!"
Shanxie walked to the door and gave a few instructions to a soldier. The soldier nodded and ran away.
After Shanxie came back, Jiang Xuan asked curiously, "What delicious food do you want to eat?"
The mountain crab smiled mysteriously and said, "You will know in a moment. This thing cannot be eaten in other tribes."
Jiang Xuan was even more curious about this. Could it be some special product? But since the mountain crab didn't tell him, he had no choice but to wait patiently.
While waiting, Mountain Crab cut several pounds of meat, cut it into small pieces and roasted it for Jiang Xuan to eat.
It is actually very troublesome to grill meat without oil. If you put a large piece of meat directly on the fire, it is very likely that the outside will be cooked but the inside will still be raw.
Therefore, cutting the meat into finger-sized pieces and grilling them on sticks is a better choice because it cooks faster and more thoroughly.
Of course, some tribesmen often eat half-cooked meat as long as it can fill their stomachs.
After Jiang Xuan had eaten a few skewers of meat, a rustling sound was heard outside. The mountain crab was suddenly alert and stood up immediately.
"Chief Xuan, good stuff is coming!"
Shanxie walked towards the door first, and Jiang Xuan followed him out out of curiosity.
When he came outside, he saw a very strange scene.
I saw more than a dozen crabs as big as millstones standing in a row in the open space at the door. Each big crab had two strange "worms" clamped in its claws.
This insect is pink, about thirty centimeters long and as thick as an ordinary glass. It has no eyes or nose, only a mouth.
The insect's abdomen has two rows of finger-long tentacles, which looks very strange.
When the mountain crab saw so many insects, his face was full of smiles.
"Chief Xuan, you are in for a treat today. You can't usually catch so many fleshworms."
"Meat worm?" Jiang Xuan was full of confusion. Why was this thing called a meat worm?
The mountain crab explained: "This worm is made of meat all over its body, so we call it a meat worm!"
"Meatworms live at the bottom of the river and swim very fast. Only the big crabs in our crab tribe can catch them. Other tribes can't eat such delicacies."
Jiang Xuan looked at these plump pink bugs doubtfully, wondering whether they were really as delicious as the mountain crabs said.
Because in many places, local delicacies can only be enjoyed by locals and are simply difficult to swallow for outsiders.
The mountain crab waved to the big crabs and said, "Let them go."
More than a dozen big crabs dropped the worms in their claws and quickly crawled away.
The pink fleshy worms were wriggling on the ground, trying to get back into the water.
Mountain Crab quickly collected all the worms. Then, he used a sharp stone knife to cut the head and tail of the worms and easily pulled out two chopstick-sized intestines from them.
Finally, he wrapped the worms in two large leaves and took them back into the house.
Shanxie dug up the fire pit in the house, put a layer of burning charcoal on the bottom, and then put a layer of ash on the charcoal. Finally, he put the meatworms wrapped in leaves in the middle, covered them with some ash, and then covered them with a layer of burning charcoal.
In the following time, Mountain Crab chatted with Jiang Xuan while waiting for the meat worms to be slowly cooked.
"Captain Crab, do you know how far this place is from the central part of the Southern Wilderness?"
"It's in the middle of the Southern Wilds. It's still seven or eight days away from here, but you can ride a big bird and fly faster."
Shanxie asked curiously, "Chief Xuan, which tribe are you going to find in the central part of the Southern Wilderness?"
"I heard it's very lively over there. I want to go take a look and do some business with other tribes."
Shanxie nodded in understanding, but didn't ask any further questions.
It is normal for people who specialize in trading to go where there are more people.
About two hours later, the mountain crab dug up the firewood and burning charcoal on the fire pit.
The leaves had been burnt and the worms inside had all been cooked.
"Come on, Chief Xuan, try the meat worms from our crab tribe."
At the invitation of the mountain crab, Jiang Xuan picked up a roasted worm and took a small bite with doubt.
Jiang Xuan was surprised to find that these meatworms not only had thick meat, but also very tender meat with a special fragrance, which made people linger after eating it.
While eating, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but give the mountain crab a thumbs up and said, "It's delicious, it's really a delicacy!"
"Hahaha, I knew Chief Xuan would like it. Come on, eat more."
Mountain Crab was very happy because the precious ingredients he brought out were praised by the guests, which made him feel a sense of pride.
Jiang Xuan and Shan Xie ate up all the worms and were still not satisfied.
Jiang Xuan said: "Captain Crab, the meat worms are so delicious, can we raise them?"
Mountain Crab was stunned: "Raising meat worms?"
"That's right. You can dig a small lake by the river and raise the worms you catch in it. If you raise a lot, you can catch them and eat them anytime in the future, right?"
After hearing what Jiang Xuan said, Shanxie asked hesitantly, "Will this really work?"
Jiang Xuan smiled and said, "We'll know if it works after we give it a try. It's just digging a lake anyway."
Shanxie thought about it, then nodded decisively and said, "Okay, let's give it a try!"
Although meatworms are delicious, they are difficult to catch, and if you catch them frequently, their numbers will decrease.
If they can be artificially bred, we won’t have to rely on big crabs to catch them in the river when we want to eat meatworms in the future.
The mountain crab's idea is very simple. It just wants to eat more meatworms in the future. Anyway, no matter whether the breeding is successful or not, the crab tribe will not suffer any loss.
At this time, he did not know how much benefit the breeding of meat worms would bring to the Crab Tribe.
After eating and drinking, Jiang Xuan began to trade with the Crab Tribe.
Although Jiang Xuan came alone this time, he also prepared a lot of goods.
Transportation in the primitive world was extremely inconvenient. If each tribe wanted to obtain the supplies they needed, apart from trading with nearby tribes, they could only rely on teams like the Black Tooth Tribe that traveled long distances to trade.
Therefore, the identity of a traveler is a good disguise. When you go to an unfamiliar tribe, as long as you say you are there to trade, few tribes will refuse.
Jiang Xuan didn't carry much cargo, and even less than what he took off Tangyuan's back, only a few pieces of pottery, a bag of salt, and two animal skin backpacks.
Even so, the mountain crabs were very satisfied, because salt was a necessity, and the pottery and animal skin backpacks of the Vine Tribe were good things they had never seen before.
Shanxie exchanged goods with Jiang Xuan, such as the skins of water beasts, fish teeth, turtle shells, and gems fished out of the river.
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(End of this chapter)
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