Chapter Twenty-Nine: The White Grim Reaper
Chu He was stunned: "You mean, you went to the south to plunder, are you sending them to death?" Then why are you going? ”
The old shaman smiled bitterly, his face full of sad folds: "It's the White Grim Reaper...... When the white death comes, the overwhelming death will come, cattle and sheep, adults, children, will all die......"
"So, every year, we can only send half of our people to the south to threak in the grass valley, and if they can bring back food, everyone can live, if they can't bring it back...... Then they will die outside, and they will not consume the food of the tribe. ”
After the old shaman finished speaking, Chu He was silent a lot.
Song Nian waved his hand to let the old shaman walk away, and then looked at Chu He: "White Death, it should be ...... It should be the winter wind and snow. After the snow covered everything, the cattle and sheep who could not find food would die in groups, and without the sheep and sheep to provide goat milk and meat, the Hu people would starve to death in large numbers, so they had to venture south...... Even if he dies in the trench in front of the fortress, he will not fight with his wife and children for food.
One South and One North...... Farming is no different. ”
Chu He was silent for a long time before he said slowly: "However, since I am a person from the Great Yongguo in the south, I can only think about the affairs of the Great Yongguo. As for the life and death of the Hu people...... ...... with me He Gan......"
Song Nian smiled and said, "Yes, I think so too." ”
Chu He was stunned: "Then what you just said ......?"
Song Nian smiled: "What Fang just said, is there a problem?" ”
Chu He frowned, suddenly shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Song Nian, what do you want to say?" ”
"You guessed it?" Song Nian smiled and looked around: "In the past, these Hu people almost all fell in Sanchuankou, or even ...... If you can't get to the cloud field, you will be killed and injured, but this year, it went straight to Jiuyuan Mansion, if my guess is right, I'm afraid that Jiuyuan Mansion will be difficult to keep. ”
Chu He nodded: "So ......"
Song Nian continued: "So I know, you know, that the reason why this year is special is because of ...... Black Sky Demon God Cult! The Black Sky Demon God Sect used the Hu people's magic medicine to control the warriors of the Hu tribe, and at the same time, with the organization of the Black Sky Demon God Sect, the Hu people's invasion of the Central Plains was no longer an unorganized death, but a real attack. ”
Chu He narrowed his eyes and looked at Song Nian: "Could it be ...... You're going to ......"
Song Nian smiled: "Yes...... I just want to become the immortal of the Hu people, the god of the Hu people...... I would teach them how to grow food, how to hide from the White Plague, how to trade with the Southerners and buy enough food and salt...... If they can live well, who wants to die under the fortress of Mikawaguchi? ”
Chu He closed his eyes and was silent, and suddenly said, "What if...... What if there is an emptiness within Dayi? There have been several times in history when the south was empty and was taken advantage of by the Hu people......"
Song Nian said lightly: "Take advantage of the void and enter...... That's the South's own problem. If you don't have problems yourself, others will naturally not attack and will not be able to attack. ”
Chu He was silent, and after a while, he said, "What you said has some truth, but ...... Right now......"
Song Nian said lightly: "But right now...... It is the turn of spring and summer, and it is the season when the grass grows and the warbler flies, so why don't the Hu people choose to graze horses in the grassland, but choose to go south to raid? ”
Chu He smiled bitterly: "I know...... It's the magic medicine of the Hu people......"
Song Nian nodded: "Yes, it's the Hu people's magic medicine, but in fact, you also know that behind it is actually the Black Sky Demon God Sect." As long as the Black Sky Demon God Sect is removed, and the Hu people are traded for grain and salt at an appropriate price every winter, and then they buy cattle and sheep from the Hu people, the combination will be mutually beneficial.
As long as it can be exchanged at the right price, who wants to fight hard? ”
Chu He frowned: "But...... This is just your speculation. ”
Song Nian smiled: "Of course...... But don't you want to give it a try? ”
Chu He smiled bitterly: "It seems to be ...... I can't talk about you every time. ”
Song Nian tilted his head: "If you can't say it, I'll be obedient." Now, go down and help me salvage something...... Remember not to drink water from the well. ”
Chu He was stunned for a moment, but he still obediently went down the well, and after a while, he crawled out of the well wet.
"How do you know there's this thing down here?" Chu He handed the black glass jar in his hand to Song Nian.
Song Nian smiled and did not answer.
Do you want her to tell Chu He that this thing is a task reward, flashing white light? But this time, how to hide in the well, so that she can find it easily.
Now that you have collected three black glass bottles, can you summon the dragon by collecting seven?
Song Nian casually touched the mouth of the glass bottle.
It seems that the ancients of this period already knew how to polish the mouth of the frosted glass bottle to increase the sealing.
It's just that...... Why did this thing appear in the well?
Song Nian tapped the glass jar with his index finger, turned to look into the distance, and beckoned the old shaman of the tribe to come over.
"Have any outsiders come to your tribe these days? Has anyone ever touched a discount well? ”
The old shaman smiled bitterly and said, "Bodhisattva, our well is extremely famous in the vicinity, and people often come to trade, this well is the most precious treasure of our tribe, and it is generally not allowed to be touched by outsiders. ”
Song Nian frowned: "Is there anything special?" Are you sure no one has touched it? ”
The old shaman hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Seven or eight days ago, there was a group of people, who were very difficult to provoke, and forcibly came to fetch well water. Originally, our tribesmen wanted to help them fetch water, but they refused. ”
Song Nian frowned: "You just let them fetch water like this?" ”
The old shaman smiled bitterly: "These people are very bloody and mysterious, and they will curse us if they get closer...... We dare not refuse. ”
"Seven or eight days ago...... Where have these people gone now? Song Nian asked lightly.
"They came from the direction the sun was setting, and they went in that direction."
"Sure enough......" Song Nian looked in this direction and muttered to himself.
"Chu He, I have something to do." Song Nian turned to Chu He and said.
"What's the matter?" Chu He was stunned.
"Get in the carriage and say!"
On the carriage, Song Nian asked Chu He to spread out the map, and the three of them stared at the map.
"This plague on the grassland, I began to think it was an accident, it was the herdsmen who accidentally dug up the glass jar buried by the people in the far west, and after accidentally opening it, the contents ran out and spread the epidemic, but now I look at it...... It should be, someone deliberately spread it! ”
"Deliberately spreading and spreading epidemics...... Chu He frowned: "But what evidence is there?" ”
Song Nian pointed to the watery glass jar next to him: "This thing is the evidence." ”
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