Chapter 14: Martial Rites

Zheng Haoyu nodded and said, "That's right, village chief, this bag is a gift from me." ”

Village Chief Niu hurriedly thanked: "Thank you so much Mr. Zheng." Da Niu, you go and tell my wife to kill the hairy beast in the backyard, and I will treat Mr. Zheng well today. ”

"Okay!"

With the friendship of this bag of salt, the attitude of the village chief Niu was a little more enthusiastic. Zheng Haoyu struck while the iron was hot and said, "Village chief, I still have a lot of salt like this. I'll trade with you at the price of salt in Blackstone, how about it?"

As soon as he said this, Village Chief Niu was a little stunned. This kind of refined salt is a high-quality product in Blackstone Town, and ordinary people can't afford to consume it at all.

And Zheng Haoyu actually wants to sell it to them at the price of ordinary salt, isn't this a loss-making business?

The village chief Niu asked: "Of course this is a good thing, our Niujia Village is naturally happy." But Mr. Zheng, I take the liberty of asking, why are you doing this?"

There can be no white pie in the sky, and the village chief Niu has lived for seventy or eighty years, so he naturally understands this truth.

Zheng Haoyu couldn't think of any good explanation reason, so he had to say: "Village chief, I naturally have my reasons for doing this, anyway, there will be no problem for your village chief." Isn't it just some salt and general supplies? It doesn't seem like a big deal, does it?"

Village Chief Niu thought about it, and this is also the truth. Salt is more precious to them, but it is not worth much money to those who have status. The most precious material in this world is still the resource used to practice martial arts.

And what they trade, those strong people basically don't look down on. Isn't it a fool to take advantage of it?

Village Chief Niu nodded and said, "Okay, I agreed to this matter." But when we trade, can some of the materials be traded with crystals?"

Zheng Haoyu asked the reason, and only then did he know. It turned out that the village went to Blackstone Town to sell things, not just for living supplies. It is also to earn some crystals, buy weapons and quenching fluids, and train the children in the village.

If a child can become a warrior and be recruited as the city's most guard, he may be able to make a big difference in the future, which is the most important thing for everyone in the village.

Zheng Haoyu can only guarantee that there will be crystal coins in the future, and only table salt can be used in the current transactions. The village chief Niu agreed, and they were not in a hurry.

"Village chief, I still have something to ask for. I heard from Da Niu that some nearby villages, like you, also go to the town to set up stalls to sell supplies, and I want to talk to them about business. It's just that there are no acquaintances to introduce you, and I'm afraid that they don't trust them or encounter danger......"

As soon as Zheng Haoyu finished speaking, Village Chief Niu waved his hand and said, "This is a trivial matter." I'll let Da Niu accompany you, he is the best hunter in the village, and everyone in the surrounding villages knows him. ”

"Thank you village chief for that!" Zheng Haoyu arched.

Next, the village chief Niu entertained Zheng Haoyu. At the village chief's house, Zheng Haoyu had his first meal in the other world!

I don't know why, but there are flour and rice here. But the taste is completely different from the earth, the big white steamed buns are sweet and delicious, and even the rice grains are bigger and sweeter.

Zheng Haoyu couldn't help but wonder if he could become a famous agriculturist if he brought the seeds of these crops to the earth?

In addition to these, there was more food that he had never seen. For example, the meat of the long-haired beast specially killed by the village chief is cooked by them, and the meat is rich in toughness and chewiness, and the aroma is tangy. After taking a bite, Zheng Haoyu felt that his whole life was satisfied.

If anything, there is anything happier in the world than eating ......one meal of meat? Countless tons!

If it weren't for the fear of causing an uproar and unnecessary trouble, Zheng Haoyu really wanted to bring something back to Earth.

After eating, Village Chief Niu invited Zheng Haoyu to visit the "martial arts" in the village together.

The so-called martial arts ceremony is a ceremony held by children before they formally practice martial arts. This ritual is very important, equivalent to the coming-of-age ceremony of men in ancient China.

In the open space of the village, the villagers gathered together, and the village chief asked people to move a bronze tripod. The bronze tripod was two people tall and had a huge volume. On the tripod body, there are all kinds of birds and beasts carved, and it is said that many of them are famous monsters!

The village chief began to preside over the ceremony, and some children in the village who had reached the age of five and had not yet received the martial rites came out.

"All enter the Ding!" the village chief Niu ordered, and some strong men told them to take off their clothes and put them in the ding.

Later, they carried large vats, added water to them, and some added various medicines. Under the ding, it is chopped firewood.

Zheng Haoyu was confused, what is this? The barbarian tribe cooks children? He asked a villager next to him in a low voice, and the villager explained, "This is to temper their bodies and improve their cultivation qualifications." ”

"Our village couldn't afford to buy more quenching fluid, so we had to let them go with them and add some medicine to help. ”

Quenching fluid is actually one for one person.

"Ignite the fire!" the village chief Niu gave an order, and a raging fire ignited under Dading. The children above not only did not feel scared, but also became excited.

And their parents looked at them expectantly. After tempering, some children will show extraordinary talents and become famous powerhouses.

"No matter how painful it is, don't move!" Village Chief Niu ordered, casually pouring the quenching fluid that Da Niu bought from Blackstone Town into Dading.

In the middle of the great ding, the water has turned jet black. The children screamed, and the liquid passed through their pores into their bodies, causing pain.

Zheng Haoyu finished watching this ceremony for a full hour. The water in the big ding was boiling hot, and the children with red skin were pulled out of the ding.

Then they lined up in turn and walked in front of the Niu village chief and asked the Niu village chief to take care of the bones. It should be mentioned here that the head of Niu Village is the only martial artist in Niujia Village now, and he has the existence of Yuan Li.

Don't look at him in his seventies and eighties, now the big bull is not his opponent! Yuan Li can make people reborn and become an existence in another realm.

In the words of the earth, that is the innate master, and the internal force alone can defeat the enemy. Zheng Haoyu has been strengthened by the system, which is equivalent to an acquired master, at the level of a big bull, because he is not proficient in moves, his strength is a little worse.

Every child Niu village chief touched the bones, and most of them behaved averagely. These people, if they don't have adventures, will generally be reduced to ordinary villagers, at most they have more strength.

There was only one exception, and it was a little girl. He was very thin and looked frail and sickly.

Village Chief Niu nodded and said, "The roots and bones are good. ”

Her mother was overjoyed and hurriedly asked, "Village Chief, can this baby learn martial arts?"

Village Chief Niu was silent for a while, and then sighed: "If you are in the city, there is still a few chances. But she was born sick, let alone practicing martial arts, it is difficult to become a normal person. ”

As soon as he spoke, the woman burst into tears, knelt down to the village chief, and begged: "Village chief, please, please teach my baby to practice martial arts! If I don't practice martial arts, how can I live?"

The little girl walked up to her, with a little grievance, and with a little comfort: "Mom, don't cry. ”