The five-day winter hunt is over, the Li people have a rich harvest, the tribesmen happily slaughter, wash the prey, wash the slaughtered prey, pickle a little, and then dry it on the shelf. Looking at the abundant food on the drying rack, the patriarch muttered to himself, "The clansmen should be able to cope with this winter. ”

On the third day after the end of the winter hunt, a group of uninvited guests came to the Li tribe. The other party rode a handsome horse with a long mane and a strong physique, plus the leader was a total of 7 people and 7 horses, standing on the land where the Li people lived. The leader rode on horseback and said to the patriarch standing in front of him: "The Li tribe has a good harvest this year, so many fat prey. ”

"The number of animals in the mountains is limited, and this year's harvest is about the same as usual."

The leader on horseback interjected before the patriarch finished speaking: "There are neither natural disasters nor disasters this year, and the whole territory has a bumper harvest, all thanks to the blessing of the great leader of Baiyi, so this year, the clans under the ghost side have handed over thirty percent of the goods." ”

"In previous years, it was 20%, but this year it has suddenly risen to 30%, and I really can't take so much", the patriarch said in horror.

"Why can't I take it, so much drying by the lake, when I'm blind", the leader was domineering.

"We have to hand over the food and exchange it for daily necessities such as salt, iron, and other necessities, as well as the rations of the people for the winter, there is really not so much, I hope the envoy will understand our difficulties."

"Needless to say, this is the order of the great leader of Bai Tong, my words have been passed to the Li clan, and I will come to receive Sancheng goods in 3 days, you are ready, it is not early, I have to go to other clans to pass the order."

"Of course, if the food is really not enough, the young and beautiful girl can also resist it", the leader who pulled up the horse rope and turned around suddenly said to the patriarch, and then the herald's team left the Li tribe.

Looking at the departing herald procession, Gu Tai and some other clansmen scolded loudly. The patriarch came to the patriarch and whispered, "It seems that this matter is not negotiable, in this case, I am afraid that it will be difficult for all the clansmen to survive the whole winter." ”

"It seems that it is necessary to organize a group of clansmen to enter the mountains."

"Patriarch, no, it's going to snow soon, and the animals will hide in their burrows, and what if they are over-hunted this year and next year, they are still waiting for them to continue to give birth to their young." The patriarch spoke out to prevent the patriarch from entering the mountain again.

"I categorically will not pay tribute to my Li daughter, this is a great shame, the ghost party forced me to live, so I fought with them."

"Yes, fight with them, the ghost side won't let us have a good time, and we won't let them have a good time." The patriarch's words were echoed by many clansmen, and the patriarch shook his head worriedly.

The clansmen fell into a quarrel, one side said that they were fighting against the ghost side, and the other side said that the Li people did not have strong strength, and fighting with the ghost side would undoubtedly be a dead end, and even a catastrophe of extermination.

Gesang said sadly: "Surrendering thirty percent of the goods will undoubtedly force many clans to not survive. ”

Lin Tian asked Gesang, "Why did we hand over the food we had worked so hard to to to the Ghost Fang tribe. ”

"There are three major tribes in Dongyi, Ghost Fang, Soto and Wuheng, and the strength of the three major forces is comparable, and they are all tribes of more than 10,000 people. The three major forces dominate Dongyi, and our Li tribe is in the territory of the Ghost Fang tribe and is under the jurisdiction of the Ghost Fang. Each tribe has to hand over goods to its tribe every year, and the three tribes will also protect the inhabitants of their territory from being bullied by other tribes or foreign forces." Gesang answered Lin Tian's question.

It turned out to be a protection fee, but this year's protection fee has risen, and the Li people can't survive. Raise taxes in a disaster-free year, what a ruthless vampire! A tribe with more than 10,000 people, it is definitely impossible to win, it seems that in the end it is necessary to compromise, it is absolutely impossible to pay tribute to the daughter, and it is still necessary to solve the food. With such a big lake next to the Li people, can't you catch fish to eat, stupid.

Lin Tian thought silently in his heart for a while, planning to help the Li people solve the food problem.

"Uncle Patriarch, with such a big mirror lake, why don't you fish to solve the food problem?" Lin Tian walked up to the patriarch and asked the patriarch.

"I may be able to catch fish for a few days now, but winter is coming soon, and the lake will be covered with thick ice, and even if we can catch fish, it is far from satisfying the consumption of our entire Li tribe."

"Uncle Patriarch, don't worry, my hometown used to fish a lot, I have a way to fish, I can fish in a large area, and get a lot of fish."

When the patriarch heard this, his eyes lit up, and he hurriedly said to the patriarch: "Patriarch, Xiaotian, this kid won't lie and deceive us, he said that if there is a way, there must be a way." ”

Alas... The patriarch took a breath, "Xiao Tian, this child's hometown is really powerful, I guess his hometown must be in that extreme south."

Lin Tian kept silent, anyway, he had already said that he was arrested, who knows which one. Seeing that Lin Tian was silent, the clan elder and the patriarch thought that talking about Lin Tian's hometown would arouse Lin Tian's sadness, so they stopped asking in detail.

The patriarch was also very curious about Lin Tian's hometown, and heard that the clan elder said that it was the extreme south, so it was not surprising that he knew so much about Lin Tian, he had heard the clan elder say that the south was much more prosperous than the north, and many of the things they used in the north were transported from the south.

"In that case, what needs to be done, tell me quickly, and I will let the clansmen prepare immediately."

Lin Tian said to the patriarch: "Don't worry, my fishing method is better when the lake is frozen, I will take a few people to the mountain to cut some straight and willful branches with thick wrists, and then prepare some vines of different sizes, these days we will first make fishing tools." Uncle Patriarch, you should first be busy with the matter of paying tribute, give them food, and remember that this matter must not be leaked out, lest the people of the ghost side increase the quantity of goods. ”

Seeing Lin Tian say this, the patriarch had no choice but to tell Lin Tian to do such a good thing, and also instructed Gesang to cooperate with Lin Tian. After that, he told the clansmen about the solution to the problem of food with faces, Lin Tian's ability Everyone has seen it, and the clansmen heard the patriarch say that Lin Tian came from the south and had extraordinary knowledge, and they all believed the patriarch's words, so they never suspected that Lin Tian was talking big.

Gesang was very happy that Lin Tian was from the south, "Brother Lin Tian, no wonder you are so powerful, it turns out that you are from the prosperous south, I seem to go to the south to see, I especially want to go to Brother Lin Tian's hometown to see, it must be very beautiful." Gesang, who had little stars in his eyes, excitedly talked about his yearning for the south beside Lin Tian.

Lin Tian was at a loss for what to do, and sure enough, a lie needed countless lies to maintain and not be exposed.

Lin Tian still came up with the same old rhetoric, saying that he was arrested, saying that he didn't know much about things outside his hometown. A child who has never gone out of his hometown to see the outside world, and knows nothing about the outside world.