Chapter 452: Back to the Tribe
The caravan to Antigua City encountered a lot of robbers along the way, probably knowing that there were more millet transporters at this time, and seeing that there were big bags of suspected grain in the caravan, the robbers were afraid of the black bear caravan, at this time they were also greedy, and they took a lot of risks and lost their lives.
For the robbers, the caravan will never keep their hands, and if they are let go this time, they will continue to be beaten next time. Knowing that they are black bear caravans and still come out to rob, then I'm embarrassed, killing you is not negotiable. Therefore, in order to reduce the trouble in the future, the people of the caravan shot very absolutely, but there will be no fewer people who rob every year, and a batch is slaughtered, and another batch comes out.
Some robbers are not forced to survive by life, but they just feel that robbery comes easier.
The giant bears of the black bear caravan, although they looked a little cowering when facing Shao Xuan, but in the face of the robbers, it was ferocious, Shao Xuan saw several times when the giant bears directly tore people in half, but they rarely ate human flesh.
If the bears were hungry, the caravan men would look for food for them, and the bears had a wide range of recipes, from grass shoots and berry ants to bird's eggs and river fish, and sometimes they would follow the caravan to eat the prey they had brought back, and even the half-rotting beast corpses that had been killed by other beasts on the road would eat a little.
Fortunately, most of the places I walked were in the mountains and forests, and there was a lot of food around, so I didn't go hungry on the road.
After two or three days of rest, Shao Xuan has recovered almost completely, and the prey he hunted will also be distributed to the caravan, and the giant bear that has been camel for three days has also been rewarded a lot, so that the giant bear will approach to beg for food when he sees Shao Xuan.
The caravan went all the way to the black bear caravan's stronghold outside the city of Antigua and Barbuda, the bears carried the goods up the mountain, and the people of the caravan would not enter the city immediately, they would unload the goods brought back from the royal city here first, and then transport them to the city of Antigua and Barbuda in batches little by little.
Shao Xuan brought eight bags of millet from Wangcheng this time. The Golden Valley produced by Jingu Grange, Jiju gave Shao Xuan ten bags, sold two bags to the Black Bear Caravan, and brought back the remaining eight bags, of course, the most important thing was the fine seeds he brought from Jiju. These need to be kept. There are also some axes given by Gongjia Heng, all of which have to be brought back, and there are a lot of goods to be brought back.
"Wait a few days, it's almost winter by this time, and the tribe will come to Amba City again, sell the hoarded hides, and go back with them when the time comes. Broadly suggested.
Guangyi was worried about encountering robbers, and he and Shao Xuan couldn't take care of those goods. The Black Bear Caravan people would not escort them all the way to the Tribe, so it was best to wait here for a few days, and they should be able to wait for the Tribe's trading team soon.
Shao Xuan is right to think about it, he came out with the trading team at this time last year.
If Duo Kang came to Amba City with a trading team, the people of the Black Bear Caravan would definitely know that Shao Xuan asked Mao Da to help inquire, until now. There was no trading team coming.
"Then keep waiting. Shao Xuan made a decision.
The goods are placed in the stronghold of the black bear caravan outside of Antigua City, compared to inside Antigua City. It's safer here.
When Mao Da walked to Amba City with a batch of goods, he said to Shao Xuan: "You guys will live here first, and if I see you Yanjiao people, I will have someone send a message." ”
There was nothing to do when they entered the city, so Shao Xuan and Guangyi stayed in the stronghold of the black bear caravan outside Antiba City first, but it was not for nothing. During the day, Shao Xuan and Guangyi went out hunting, and the prey they brought back would also be given to the people of the black bear caravan.
Five days have passed, and there has been no news of the caravan.
"Is something wrong?"
In the past, although the trading team of the tribe did not have the time of the year, it was only a few days, and it would not be staggered too much. In the past, it was rare to delay it for too long, unless something delayed the trip.
Fortunately, I didn't see anyone from the Tai River tribe, if I only saw the Tai tribe and didn't see the Yanjiao tribe, it would be a big problem with Yanjiao.
"Wait, and if we don't see them in another five days, we'll go back first. Shao Xuan made a decision.
On the fourth day after Shao Xuan said this, Mao Da finally sent someone over to inform them that the trading team of Yanjiao and Taihe had arrived, and there seemed to be nothing wrong with it, and Shao Xuan's heart was slightly relieved.
The people who came to report the news took Shao Xuan to a place outside the city of Amba, accompanied by people who had transported goods in the past, and the trading teams of Yanjiao and Taihe brought a lot of furs, and they had to move the goods.
It was still the same place as before, in that forest, Shao Xuan saw the team led by Duo Kang.
Seeing that everyone was okay, Shao Xuan and Guangyi breathed a sigh of relief.
Seeing Shao Xuan and Guangyi, Duo Kang's face was also full of joy, "You are finally back!"
"What's the matter, the time to come here has been delayed a lot?" asked Shao Xuan.
The joy on Duokang's face was slightly reduced, and he shook his head, "A little thing, let's talk about it when I go back." By the way, what are you carrying these?"
Guangyi commanded the people to move those grains and weapons from the black bear caravan, and when he heard Duokang's words, he couldn't help but show his smugness: "It's all good things!" After speaking, he shouted to the few people who were moving things in Yanjiao, "Be careful!"
After trading with the people of the Black Bear Caravan, after a short rest, the people of the trading team walked back with the goods they had exchanged.
This time, the team is bigger, and Shao Xuan is not worried about being robbed by others.
Although I also encountered robbers on the way, on the whole, it went well. On the way, Shao Xuan and Guangyi told Duo Kang about the affairs of the royal city, except for the thousand grains of gold, the others picked and said, and some things were not good to say on the road, in addition to the people of their Yanjiao, there were also people from the Taihe tribe.
"What are you delaying this transaction for?" asked Guangyi. He knew that Duo Kang didn't say it before, just because he didn't want others to hear it, and now that there were no people from the Black Bear Caravan here, Duo Kang didn't have to hide it anymore.
"Salt thing. "It's because of the trouble at the salt mine that we and the people of Taihe have postponed the time to trade." ”
Most of the salt used by the tribe was obtained from a salt mine, and the salt mine was divided among the five tribes, and the others who could not get the cake could only trade with these five tribes. The Yanjiao tribe and the Tay tribe are two of them. It was the result of the battle for the salt mines.
In addition to the two tribes of Yanjiao and Taihe, the other three are the Fox Tribe, the Mountain Wind Tribe, and the Sen Tribe. This Shao Xuan knows.
"Is it solved?" asked Shao Xuan.
Duo Kang shook his head, "The Flame Fox Tribe and the Forest Tribe want to occupy that salt mine, and the Mountain Wind Tribe has already fought with them. But the people of Liehu and Mori were very resolute this time, and besides, they also found some allies, which was not easy to do. Anyway, let's talk about it when we go back, and see what the leader decides, if there is going to be a war, this winter must be well prepared. ”
"Hmm. Hearing this, Shao Xuan and Guangyi also became serious, and starting a war is not a trivial matter. In particular, it involves five tribes.
When he finally saw the mountain that was not too high in Yanjiao, Shao Xuan's nerves that had been tense relaxed, whether it was in the royal city or on the road, he always had to be on guard, and he would be relaxed when he arrived here, as if he had unloaded his burden.
There were some children feeding the ducks by the river in front of the tribe, and when they saw the trading procession coming back, they all ran to greet them with shouts. There are some of their elders in the ranks.
"Elder, Elder Shao Xuan!"
A child ran towards Shao Xuan. looked so excited that he couldn't stop immediately when he ran in front of Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan scooped up the child and put it on his shoulder to sit, and the people in the tribe often did this, including the chief and Duokang, so sometimes Shao Xuan would do the same with them.
This little kid Shao Xuan knows. He was the second person to touch duck eggs from the river, which is rare for others to touch, but he touched them the first time he went into the water, and later he was also very active when feeding the ducks.
was scooped up by Shao Xuan and sat on his shoulder, and the child looked a little cramped. Then he was very excited and took out an egg from the pocket of his clothes.
Duck eggs?
"Are there any eggs at this time?" ducklings have already hatched ducklings, and these mallards don't expect them to lay eggs often, after all, they haven't been domesticated, and they basically won't regenerate eggs except for one or two fixed laying periods a year.
"I picked it up by the river!" the child's eyes lit up and he handed the egg to Shao Xuan.
Shao Xuan took the egg and looked at it carefully, it was not damaged, but it didn't look like it had been born for a long time.
"White eggs, no, white fruits," Shao Xuan asked the child on his shoulder, "When did you pick up this egg?"
"Just this morning, in the grass by the river. The child named Baiguo raised his finger to Shao Xuan.
There are a lot of ducks swimming over there, and there are new ducks, I don't know which one gave birth.
"There are still eggs at this time?" Duo Kang was also surprised, the ducklings had grown up, and they hadn't heard anyone pick up the eggs when they were in the tribe, why was this kid so lucky?
"Baiguo, you will directly change your name to Baidan in the future, and pick up more eggs in the future. Docom quipped.
Not to mention, the kid really listened, and pondered to discuss with his family to change his name when he went back.
"Speaking of eggs, Shao Xuan, you can go and see the green duck later. Duokang said.
"That green fat duck?" Shao Xuan was surprised, "What's wrong with it?"
It can also attract a new female duck to come, and the fat duck should be fine.
Duokang sighed and didn't explain, "You'll know when you go and see." In the duck shed down the hill, the duck shed you built for it. ”
After crossing the river and entering the tribe, Shao Xuan put down the white fruit and did not rush up the mountain, but walked to the duck shed.
He found that during the time he was away, there was an extra row of duck sheds at the bottom of the hill near the river, in which some ducks of different colors were moving.
Walking into the duck shed that had been specially built for the green duck before, except for the small door for it to enter and exit, the door for people to enter and exit seemed to have not been touched for a while, and a layer of dust had accumulated.
As soon as he opened the door, Shao Xuan sensed a murderous aura coming straight to him, not strong, but obviously, more like a deterrent. However, this murderous aura quickly subsided again.
Shao Xuan looked over, and in the hay nest, the green fat duck was squatting there, both wings were open, as if to hide something, but there were too many things under the wings, and it couldn't cover it completely.
From the point that was exposed, Shao Xuan knew that under the wings, there were duck eggs.
This thing is actually hatching eggs!!(To be continued......)