Chapter 122 Regret
After finally sending the fat chicks away, Jian Mo and his friends finished their dinner and went to bed early.
The quilt was warm, the person next to him had a familiar scent, the evening breeze and moonlight were just right, and Jian Mo tossed and turned in bed but couldn't fall asleep.
Wu Jiong gently hugged him to stop him from moving, and asked, "Are you still thinking about the honey sparrow's nest?"
Jian Mo: "Actually, I don't think it's a big loss to exchange it. We have so many supplies. If we exchange them with other tribes for a few more rounds, we can make a profit. It's okay to lose a little on the honey sparrow's nest."
Wu Jiong: "Then let's go again tomorrow and exchange the honey sparrow's nest?"
Jian Mo sighed: "Let's run. It's just a bit embarrassing. We refused so firmly today, and we will go over and change our minds tomorrow."
Wu Jiong touched his head: "Face is nothing. After the exchange, we can collect honey cubes for a long time in the future."
They now have several ways to make sugar, but no matter which one, it can't compare to the sweetness and richness of honey cubes.
If possible, Jian Mo still wants honey cubes.
Apart from other things, the fact that Ji Xun had so many honey cubes that they could be used as seasonings to marinate meat was enough to make people envious.
Jian Mo thought about it and made up his mind: "You are right, let's go again tomorrow."
Wu Jiong: "We will go early in the morning, let's go to sleep."
Having made up his mind, Jian Mo finally settled down, rubbed Wu Jiong, and quickly fell asleep in the familiar breath. The
next morning, after they finished their work, they took their supplies and rode Jiujiu and Yingao directly to the alpine meadow where Ji Xun lived.
When they arrived, Ji Xun was watering the vegetable patch in front of the door. When he saw them coming, after greeting them, Ji Xun sighed and said, "It
's fine if it's half a basket. We get along so well, let's not ruin our friendship over these few supplies." Jian Mo looked at the dark circles under his eyes and guessed that he also hadn't slept well the night before: "That's great, I'll exchange two more honeyeater nests."
Ji Xun: "I have a total of thirty-one empty nests here. If you want, you can exchange them all."
Jian Mo: "That depends on whether we have enough supplies. In addition to exchanging some pearl rice, we also brought some cloth, animal skins, metal, glass and other things. Take a look."
Ji Xun washed his hands and walked over to look at the supplies they brought.
Ji Xun often saw materials such as cloth, animal skins, metals and pearl rice, and he didn't think there was anything strange about them.
However, this was the first time he saw glass, and he was very surprised after seeing it: "God of Beasts! Is this a stone? It looks like a piece of solidified sunset!"
Ji Xun was holding a piece of light red glass. Jian Mo tapped the glass gently: "It's not a stone, it's very brittle and will break if you are not careful. When we brought it here, we specially wrapped it in animal skins. It took several layers of wrapping before we succeeded in bringing it here."
Ji Xun carefully held it up to his eyes and said softly: "It's so beautiful, it doesn't matter if it's brittle."
Jian Mo smiled when he heard this: "You can install it on the window, so you don't have to open the window, you can see the scenery outside . "
Ji Xun imagined the scene and agreed, "It must be beautiful."
Jian Mo: "Yes, how many pieces of glass do you want? Let me make it clear first, glass is very difficult to make and transport. One large piece of glass must be exchanged for ten baskets of pearl rice."
Ji Xun stroked the glass several times and did not bargain at all. He just said, "I have thirty-one honey sparrow nests, so count them as thirty, and I'll give you the remaining one. Then you have to give me twenty-one baskets of pearl rice."
Jian Mo quickly calculated in his mind and nodded, "Yes."
Ji Xun: "I need four large pieces of this kind of glass..."
Jian Mo smiled, "Then you have to give me an extra nineteen baskets of pearl rice."
Ji Xun calculated for a long time and fell silent.
Jian Mo had never thought that he would be able to successfully sell glass to Ji Xun. His mood suddenly changed with Ji Xun, and he was only happy, not distressed: "Do you want to exchange?"
Ji Xun: "I don't have that much pearl rice, can I exchange it with honey cubes?"
Jian Mo thought about it and said: "That's fine, if it's honey cubes, how many honey cubes are equivalent to a basket of pearl rice?"
Ji Xun: "I exchanged with the people of Baizhi tribe for 28 honey cubes for a basket."
Jian Mo: "Then let's use this method."
So, this time when they came to exchange for the honey sparrow's nest, Jian Mo and his team did not lose any pearl rice, but had 532 honey cubes more.
Jian Mo rounded off and only asked for 530 honey cubes.
Ji Xun took out the jar and found that the stored honey cubes were not enough, so he had to take out three fist-sized metal cubes to pay for it.
Ji Xun touched the glass: "It's too expensive. If it weren't for the beautiful glass, I wouldn't have exchanged it."
Jian Mo comforted Ji Xun, who was frowning with heartache: "You have honey sparrows, which can produce honey cubes continuously. If you miss us, you will never be able to exchange it from others."
Ji Xun: "Your exclusive craftsmanship?"
Jian Mo: "Yes, the craftsmanship in my hometown, no one here should have researched it for the time being. At least no other tribe in our area has researched it."
Ji Xun's heartache was slightly relieved.
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong provided after-sales service very patiently.
Using wooden nails to fix the glass was too ugly, so Jian Mo took out the remaining glue, melted it with water, and carefully glued the glass to the wooden window frame, and also fixed the two wooden pieces of the window frame with wooden nails.
Wu Jiong's craftsmanship was very good, and the wooden window frame he made was simple and beautiful. When placed on the window, it instantly replaced the wooden window, bringing in the light from the outside and bringing a faint colorful light to the cabin.
Jian Mo said, "When the weather is good, you can open the window. If the weather is bad, you can close the window and look outside through the glass. Especially in winter when it's windy and snowy, believe me, you will find the existence of glass very beautiful."
Ji Xun looked longing: "You make me want winter to come right away."
Jian Mo: "Winter is not far away. It should be quite early for you to snow here, right?"
Ji Xun: "It snowed in autumn."
Jian Mo nodded and reminded: "The glass blocks the window very tightly. If you light a fire in the house in winter, you have to open a crack in the window or door, otherwise it will be easy to get into trouble."
Ji Xun nodded: "I know, there is a chimney in my house, which is open all year round."
Jian Mo checked and saw the small chimney, so he was relieved.
After helping to install the window, the two said goodbye to Ji Xun.
Before leaving, Jian Mo said, "We are now able to make transparent glass. If you are tired of colored glass, you can come to us to exchange for transparent glass. We will give you less supplies next time."
Ji Xun touched the small flowers in the vase in front of the glass window and smiled, "No need. This glass is already very beautiful. It is enough for me to use for many years."
After saying goodbye to Ji Xun, Jian Mo and his team returned to the Snow Foot Tribe.
Most of the people in the caravan went out hunting or gathering under the leadership of the Snow Foot Tribe, and the Snow Foot Tribe was empty.
Jian Mo walked around the Snow Foot Tribe, but didn't see many people. He felt a little bored, so he walked back and said to Wu Jiong, "It seems that there is nothing to do today."
Wu Jiong: "Don't you need to check people's health?"
Jian Mo reminded: "I have already checked people the day I got here. There are not that many patients."
Wu Jiong: "Then go out and find hunters?"
Jian Mo thought: "Forget it, didn't we take a special look when we flew back? It seems that there are no special prey here."
Wu Jiong laughed: "So what do you think? Let's go to the Baizhi tribe?"
Jian Mo nodded: "The Baizhi tribe is fine, it's a good opportunity to see what their tribe is like."
Wu Jiong: "Then let's go, if we don't go today, we won't be free tomorrow."
Jian Mo: "Okay, I'll ask Jiujiu and the others to come over. Shall we bring some supplies over? The people in the Baizhi tribe are quite friendly, let's bring some supplies to thank them."
Wu Jiong didn't have any objection: "It's up to you."
They loaded up the supplies, rode on Jiujiu and Yingao, and continued on their journey.
The two of them roughly knew the location of the Baizhi tribe, but they had never been there officially, so they had to go there to find it.
They flew northwest from the Xuejiao tribe, flew over the Yuqi tribe, and flew for a long time before arriving at the territory of the Baizhi tribe.
There are many mountains and forests in the territory of the Baizhi tribe, which looks full of green.
Therefore, the brown nest located on the grass in the mountains is particularly eye-catching.
The nest of the Baizhi tribe is a bit similar to that of the Jintuo tribe. They are both high nests with a shed on the top to protect against wind and rain.
The difference is that the brown dry grass on the top of the shed of the Baizhi tribe is particularly thick, like a high-rise cake, giving people a very warm feeling.
When they arrived, a group of Asian beastmen were coming out with baskets.
This group of petite and pretty Asian beastmen saw Jiujiu and Yingao circling on the top, and quickly recognized them, waving and greeting them.
An Asian beastman called out in a clear voice: "Doctor Jian Mo, Chief Wu Jiong - what are you doing here?"
Jian Mo: "I just wanted to come and visit you."
The Asian beastmen seemed very happy and waved enthusiastically: "Welcome - just let Jiujiu and Yingao stop in the open space."
Jian Mo and Wu Jiong did as they were told, and the Asian beastmen came over to help them unload their things.
The leading beastman said, "People in our tribe have gone out to hunt and gather, and we are going too. Do you want to go with us? We can gather some good things today."
Jian Mo became curious: "What good things are they?"
The beastmen looked at each other, smiled mysteriously, and refused to say anything, saying only, "You will find out if you follow them."
Jian Mo thought for a moment and said, "Okay. Let's tie up Jiujiu and Yingao first, can we tie them up in the open space?"
The beastmen said one after another, "They are so well-behaved, why do we have to tie them up? Can't we just let them follow behind?"
Jian Mo did not expect the beastmen to be so friendly, and he smiled and said, "That's great."
Jian put the things away, and the beastmen took them out. The
way these beastmen walked was also very unique, running and jumping at the same time, and walking very lightly.
Jian Mo looked at them for several times, and suddenly he wanted to study them. He remembered that birds have hollow bones and their bodies are very light. He wondered if the people of the Baizhi tribe were the same?
Although the people of the Baizhi tribe are also mammals, they can fly, so their bodies should be a little different.
The beastmen walked and walked, and began to sing.
Their singing was melodious and gentle, and it was a little different from the songs Jian Mo had heard at bonfire parties before.
Jian Mo found that they should have a fixed tune, singing different content, but they kept singing the same tunes over and over again.
Everyone walked together in the dark green forest.
The trees here are very tall, probably more than a hundred meters, and they walked in the forest like little ants.
The forest mist spread, and the sunlight passed through the mist to form pillars of light, making the forest look like a fairyland.
Jian Mo admired the scenery on both sides, and regretted that he didn't have a camera in his hand. If he had, the pictures he took would have been very beautiful.
No, he actually had a mobile phone, but unfortunately it had run out of battery and turned off.
Just as Jian Mo's thoughts drifted farther and farther, the Asian Beastmen stopped under one of the big trees.
They looked up and judged for a while, and said, "This is it."
Jian Mo also looked up, but saw nothing: "What's on the tree?"
The Asian Beastmen smiled mysteriously: "You'll know in a moment."
As they said that, the Asian Beastmen held hands: "Stand farther away, we're going to hit the tree."
Jian Mo looked at them with tears in his eyes.
The beastmen shouted "Hey Ya" and then rammed the tree with their shoulders.
There were more of them, but the tree was bigger. After the impact, the tree just swayed slightly. Something fell from the tree and landed on the ground, rustling like small snowflakes falling from the sky.
Jian Mo looked carefully and it took him a long time to see round and translucent objects on the ground. They looked like seeds of some plants.
Jian Mo: "What is this?"
The beastmen panted and called: "This is our specialty here. Wait a minute, let's ram it a few more times and collect more when more drops fall."
As they said that, the group of petite beastmen held hands and tried to ram the tree again.
These petite guys were so exhausted that they were panting and their faces were flushed.
Jian Mo couldn't bear it any longer, so he bumped Wu Jiong's arm with his shoulder, signaling him to hurry up.
Wu Jiong said in a deep voice, "I'll do it."
The beastmen's eyes lit up, and they held hands and tacitly made way.
Wu Jiong turned around and turned into a giant wolf, then he bumped into the tree sideways in the position where the beastmen had made way.
The forest was very narrow, which was not conducive for the giant wolf to move.
He couldn't run up, so he could only bump into the tree on the spot.
Even so, his force in hitting the tree was much greater than that of the beastmen. After just one bump, the things on the tree fell down like raindrops, rolling and rolling all over the ground.
The beastmen's eyes lit up: "Hey! Great!"
Wu Jiong signaled them to make way and bumped again.
This time, more things fell from the tree.
After several collisions, nothing fell from the tree, and the giant wolf retreated to the side.
The beastmen shouted and thanked, rushed up to collect the fallen things, and called out to Jian Mo: "Doctor Jian Mo, come quickly, this is the good stuff we are talking about."
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