Chapter 209: The Great Assembly (I)

Since there is no need to look for these tribes, Heiwa only brought more than 1,000 people to the big gathering this time.

Gao Huaiyu had nothing to love and continued to be his gold mine supervisor. Huang Shangshu is in the base camp, cultivating land to ensure logistics.

After the New Year, the teenagers who were caught by Master Yan for more than half a month of homework cheered, and they were allowed to go to the market together.

No one was spared, and everyone was arranged to carry a large backpack, which was full of goods.

The shippers also let the family carry their backs, pick and choose, and carry as much as they can. Thinking that I could exchange these for gold, my heart was full of pride.

They are confident that as long as it is profitable, there is no one they can't befriend, even if it's native!

They rushed to the jungle tribe to join them, and when they saw the goods prepared by the natives and the way they were transported, everyone's scalps tightened.

Isn't it sinking if you put such a big jar on top of your head? And there's something in the jar! That's stupid, isn't it? Wouldn't it be easier for you to tie up those live prey that you dragged alive with vines and then carry them away?

Chief Amu compared the two times, looked at his own people, and looked at the way the distinguished guests transported their goods, and wanted to cry.

In order to comfort Chief Amu, Heiwa and the others immediately sent benefits: with the amount of salt needed by the jungle tribe, a year's worth of salt, they exchanged fifty young men to make a month's translation for their team.

The white and fine salt, this is the kind of salt that was sent to their tribe last time, and the tribesmen who have eaten it all say that it is good.

Chief Amu finally smiled, this year, their tribe doesn't need to change salt anymore, hehe.

After walking for ten days and climbing seven or eight hills, they were exhausted before they reached a prairie.

The grassland is actually a semi-desert and half-grassland, with an area of about five or six hundred acres.

Because it is a semi-desert area, the grass here grows sparsely and there are no tall trees, and the view is relatively open.

And this grassland, thousands of people have already come, which can be regarded as a buzz.

When they approached the rally, it was even more rudimentary than they had imagined, without any area planning, and it was a mess.

The natives who came first would choose a piece of grassland that they were most satisfied with, and then spread animal skins or weeds on the grass as a camp (a place to sleep at night).

All kinds of goods brought from the tribe were placed in front of the hides.

As long as you are interested in these goods, you can go to negotiate with your own goods.

They look at each other's things, and then talk about the amount of exchange, and finally exchange them, when they will finish exchanging and when they will leave.

Straightforward and primitive, everyone is very fresh, eager to try, and wants to treasure treasures at the big rally.

Heiwa and the others also found an empty meadow a little farther away from the natives, and quickly set up more than a dozen large tents.

The shipwrights followed suit, tent after tent, and the open space was quickly filled.

The Amu chieftain put the booth of the jungle tribe right next to the big tent of Heiwa.

Anyway, they have changed the main commodity this year, and the mentality is very Buddha-like.

A hundred people were left to guard the goods, and then the rest of the soldiers were divided into nine squads. Led by eight teenagers and Zhongqinbo, they scattered in all directions.

For the first time, Lu Shaoting, Han Kuangyuan, Miao Shujian, and Pei Jiesun slapped their chests loudly, and they did not lack the vision of seeing good things.

The fastest runner was this group of teenagers, like wild horses who had taken off the reins, and no one was impatient to listen to the words of the loyal and diligent uncle.

The shippers also wanted to go it alone, and they didn't want to drink soup after Zhongqinbo.

They were divided into three teams, each of which asked for twenty sailors and two indigenous interpreters to accompany them.

Loyal and diligent uncles are generous, all of them are allowed! The shipwrecks laughed from ear to ear, and most of the cargo was left in the camp, and a small part was carried away by the family.

In Heiwa's team, the translator for him was Aman Lin, and he also brought a few brothers. However, these natives are obviously not as flexible as Amanlin, shy and wooden.

Heiwa didn't dislike it, and asked the soldiers to carry some of the goods and walk in the opposite direction with the shippers.

When she walked to the third stall, Heiwa was happy: the natives in this stall not only exchanged for big ostrich meat, but also caught more than a dozen small ostriches.

Those dozens of ostrich eggs with the size of their heads, don't attract too much attention.

The father, who saw his friend, said that he wanted it all.

Amanlin was a little puzzled, ostrich meat and ostrich eggs were still good things, but these little ostriches were too small to feed.

And they may run away by themselves, they have seen a big ostrich alive, but it is cruel, and it runs fast.

But my friend's father likes it, so he can only honestly help him translate.

Heiwa took a five-pound salt shaker from the soldier's back and asked Amanlin to ask how many ostriches and eggs the other party was willing to exchange.

The salt they boiled was not astringent at all, and it was in good condition, and with just one glance, it calmed down a few natives who were guarding the ostrich stalls.

Under Amway, a native dipped his finger in a little salt and tasted it, and he was so excited that he talked with Amanlin for a while.

In the end, the meat of the two large ostriches, all the small ostriches, and the ostrich eggs were given to them, in exchange for fifty pounds of salt with clay pots.

Don't underestimate the weight of these two ostriches, an adult big ostrich can have more than 100 catties of lean meat.

With the first transaction, Heiwa had a deeper understanding of the purchasing power of salt at this big rally.

Visiting the big rally again, the pace of the sailors walking, really a six relatives do not recognize! - The big chaebol is here!

The goods on the stalls of the natives are truly varied: beautiful feathers, wild animal teeth, rhinoceros horns, ivory, zebra skins, crocodile skins, ostrich skins, buffalo skins, antelope skins, python skins, and so on.

All kinds of live or recently dead prey, such as: antelope, caracal, rockhyrax, warthog, spotted hyena, honey badger, python, etc.

Beautiful flowers and plants, roots of plants, grass seeds, various fruits: watermelons (similar to watermelons), bananas, berries, etc.

There are also handicrafts carved from wood, which also have bone embeddings under the wood substrate.

The wood used for carving is black lacquer, polished smooth and shiny.

I heard that it is a local kind of ebony, and its wooden structure is compact and wear-resistant.

The aborigines decorate wood carvings with shells, hair, feathers, animal bones, horns, etc.

The carved figures are concise, exaggerated and mysterious.

Fertility worship is the traditional culture of the indigenous people, and the population of the indigenous tribes with extremely low productivity is the core criterion for determining whether the tribe is strong or not.

Therefore, the images of mothers and children, pregnant women, etc., often appear in their carving art.

Heiwa: It's a work of art! Art!

The indigenous people of this tribe who set up the stall are really ingenious, not only have characteristic wood carvings, but also have many ostrich eggshells.

After the ostrich eggshell is removed, the eggshell is painted with various colors of paint, and various people, animals, trees, flowers, and landscapes are painted.

The coloring is bright and bold, and it is also interesting to look at.

How could there be such a rough and chic artwork in the Great Xia Dynasty? It's round, it's round.

Tuhao. Zhongqinbo, all the way to change, the natives who met their line were stunned, this guy's salt is good and a lot, how could they refuse?

If ebony wood carving is a work of art, then ivory carving is a work of art among artworks!

The materials used by the indigenous people to make ivory carvings are the tusks of African elephants.

Without iron knives, they were able to use a whole piece of ivory to rub it into a unique animal shape. Some can even make hollowed-out patterns.

How much can the best art be worth? One for thirty catties of salt! I was also given a bunch of knick-knacks made from ivory scraps.

The aborigines who set up stalls: The ivory carvings that these tribes have kept for several years have finally been emptied, and these 20 jars of salt are enough for their tribe to use for two years!

If it weren't for the smile and happiness of each other, they would be a little weak-hearted, would the other party regret it? Leave tonight!

As soon as he swept away all the ivory carvings of the tribe and walked next door, Heiwa couldn't move his feet again.

These are a few beehives the size of a dustpan, pure natural wild honey. The bee chrysalis inside the hive are also high-protein and delicious, and they are fragrant after frying with wine.

Seeing the swollen faces of the natives stung by the wasps, everyone couldn't help laughing, and the boy almost laughed out loud.

"Friend, we have salt, nice clothes and food, what do you want to change?" As he asked, he pointed to the hive, indicating that he wanted to exchange all the honey.

"What is the garment? Is that what you're wearing? What kind of skin is this made of? Give me a touch. ”

"It's much better to wear than tree bark and animal skin, and I'll tell you, friend, this one doesn't weigh at all, and it's as comfortable as not wearing it."

"Where did these people come from, I haven't seen them before!"

"Well, this is the honored guest of our jungle tribe, they came here in a big boat, they are very friendly to us, they are good people!" Aman Rin called his friends to go above and bound, eager to let the natives of the entire continent know about their generosity.

Heiwa didn't expect that these natives crossed the salt and food, and were most interested in the clothes they were wearing, and finally touched the beehive, which was about 100 catties, and changed into 20 summer clothes.

There were too many things to change, and Heiwa asked people to put them back in the tent first, and they went shopping.