Chapter 135: The Trade in Cattle
"Woo-goo, woo-goo~"
Soon, the same sound could be heard from the forest not far away.
"Oracle, let's wait a moment!"
With so many livestock, it must be arranged in the forest, at least not to let them get wet, so it will take some time to dismantle those animal skin sheds that shelter from the wind and rain, and Niu He called a group of people from the team to help them.
However, it did not take long, and after more than a quarter of an hour, a group of people came out of the forest with their arms in tow.
"Chief, there's a sheep ......"
After the group of people saw Niu He, one of the leaders hurriedly came up, hugged the hard sheep and said to Niu He.
"You ......!"
Niu He just wanted to be angry, but when he glanced at Song Xuan still by his side, he stiffly held back, but he could still see that he was very angry.
Looking at the appearance of this sheep, it didn't die for long.
"When did you die?"
"I died the day before yesterday, I almost let it run away, I chased it around the forest, and it was cold the night I caught it......"
This person was also dancing and comparing the situation at that time, and in his excitement, even the sheep in his arms fell to the ground.
In fact, it is very normal for wild beasts to die, especially those raised in the tribe, if the wild nature is not well removed, it is easy to die with a little toss, and there are animals that have obviously begun to eat on the side of the snake, but they died quickly because they were frightened.
Not to mention that these animals have also gone through a long journey, it is very uncomfortable for most animals on the boat, especially this kind of small canoe, it is good to sit on it, and you can still clearly feel the shaking when you are a little high.
"Alas...... Forget it, let's go! ”
Although a sheep doesn't seem to be much, the gap between the living and the dead is still very large, especially those brought by the cattle tribe, and there is no problem with raising them directly.
Song Xuan and Niu He also re-finalized the exchange plan, that is, according to the existing double exchange, although it is very troublesome to raise this group of animals, but the benefits are still considerable.
If you don't earn it, it's a loss, but you lost another sheep after not seeing it for a few days, which shows how uncomfortable Niu He felt in his heart, but fortunately, he only died for more than a day, and the meat was not bad, so he could only eat it as his own.
Four boats with so many livestock is still a little crowded, but fortunately, there are only seven or eight people on each boat on Teng Snake's side, which is relatively spacious, so Song Xuan asked everyone to squeeze in, and another boat was freed up to share the pressure on Niu River.
The five boats are very spacious for these animals, and the people on the left and right sides can also use it, especially the canoe on the Teng Snake side is more than 20 centimeters wider than that of the Niu tribe, so the small cow is directly arranged here.
Song Xuan also looked at this group of livestock, it seemed that they were quite obedient, and they could walk away with it, I have to say that Niuhe they still have a very good set of domesticating beasts, and they have saved so much in a year, and they can't catch up with this speed.
And the terrain around the downstream of the cattle tribe is relatively flat, and the bison are very common, unlike the north side, at least the Teng snake has never seen a cow in so many hunts, and the previous two heads in the tribe were also exchanged from the cattle tribe, and now there is another one, although the overall number is not much, but it is directly increased by half.
Cattle are still very important to the Tengsnake tribe, and they must contribute to the cultivation of rice fields immediately.
It was only half a day since I returned to Teng Snake from here, the sun had just turned to the west, and Song Xuan had already arrived around the tribe with a group of people, and the first thing I found was that Song Xuan and his party were naturally children who were fishing, and when they saw a number of boats, they were also very smart to put away the fishing nets.
Although the fishing net is very important to Teng Snake, Song Xuan has the idea of wanting to promote it, as the exchanges between various tribes become more and more frequent, this will definitely be exposed in a few years, since it will be exposed sooner or later, it is better to earn him a sum of money before it is exposed.
The structure of the fishing net is very simple, as long as you are willing to try, you can quickly make it, and the most important thing is that Song Xuan is already preparing to plant hemp on a large scale this year.
The hemp rope made of hemp is naturally a better choice for weaving fishing nets, so these in the tribe are completely useless, but these were good in the past, and it took a lot of effort for everyone to get them.
It took a year or two to accumulate the current results, and when the time comes, it will not be useful, and it can only be regarded as garbage, and it cannot really be worn as clothes.
At that time, if you can seize the opportunity and sell these waste things, it will be more or less blood for Teng Snake.
But all this can only wait until this year's hemp matures, but Song Xuan is still more confident in planting hemp, compared with rice, hemp is not so squeamish, after the seeds are planted in the ground, there is basically no need to worry about it, just grow it by himself, at most it is to help remove weeds.
Whether it was collected by Song Xuan around the tribe, brought back from outside by the people of the tribe, or exchanged from various tribes, the number of hemp seeds was quite large.
Although it is impossible to plant hundreds of acres at once like planting rice, it is still about the same to plant one or two acres of land, and there will definitely be no problem to meet the use of the Tengsnake tribe itself.
Niu He looked at a group of children by the river, and thought they were playing here, but he didn't pay attention to it.
The children were also very excited to see the animals on the boat, although it was not uncommon in the tribe, but the nature of children is like this, and they are always full of curiosity about well-behaved animals.
How did the children know that although the animals had been domesticated enough to be obedient, they would not be able to keep them motionless on the boat, which was a sign of some seasickness.
Accompanied by the children, they returned to the tribe an hour later.
At this time, there were still a lot of people in the tribe, and as evening approached, those who had gone out also returned to the tribe.
And there were already children who came back in advance to inform the envoy of the return, Shi Meng was waiting on the shore with two witches, and Shi Yan was also on the side, these animals still had to let him dock.
Although I knew that I would bring some livestock back this year, Teng Snake did not have sufficient preparations, although there was still room for the previous few livestock pens, it was obviously impossible to accommodate so many livestock, and some would have to stay outside at that time.
However, Shi Yan also made arrangements, and in this short half an hour, he led people to set up a few small tents, and it was not a problem to stuff a few sheep into them, so that in a few days, the new sheepfold could be built.
As soon as Song Xuan got off the boat, he saw a gray shadow rushing out from the side and suddenly got into Song Xuan's arms.
This is naturally Wangcai, but he has not seen him for a long time, but it makes him miss it tightly, and at this time, he is very intimate in Song Xuan's arms.
"Woo~"
"Huh!!"
Wangcai's sudden appearance made the Niu tribe people next to him scared enough, especially after seeing that this was a wolf, but seeing that he was so intimate with Song Xuan, he suddenly understood that this should be Song Xuan's pet.
"Oracle, this ...... Did you raise it? ”
But it's still a little unbelievable, after all, they haven't tried such beasts, but without exception they all end in failure, even if they can be brought back from the wild, but in most cases they don't eat or drink, and it won't take long to starve to death, even if a few can eat something, but they won't live long.
Seeing that Song Xuan was able to raise a wolf, one can imagine how shocked Niu He is now.
"When Wangcai brought it back, he was still a wolf cub, and he hasn't been weaned yet......"
Song Xuan didn't hide it from him, he said it all, and when he heard Song Xuan's explanation, Niu He could understand it at once, if it was a wolf cub, he could accept it.
After all, the little wolf can still be much less wild than the mature one, and the chance of success will naturally be greater, especially according to Song Xuan, who has not even cut off the milk, it is basically just born.
However, the opportunity to catch wolf cubs alive is also hard to come by, and most of the encounters in the wild are adult, even if they are smaller, they have already begun to try to hunt, and it is not easy to find the wolf den.
Even if I can find it by chance, when I get there, the den is basically empty.
As soon as Song Xuan pushed Wangcai to his feet, Uncle Lu kicked his little hooves and came over to rub his head against Xuan, and after expressing his welcome, he left the crowd very arrogantly.
For Uncle Lu, Niu He is even more envious, although their tribe also raises deer, but they have never seen such a human nature.
Uncle Lu hadn't brought it back when they came last time, but this time it gave them a small snake shock.
However, although the livestock on Teng Snake's side are more spiritual, the number is similar to that of the Niu tribe, even after more than half a year of breeding, but after all, this side still eats a part, so it is not much more than Niu He and others brought back this time.
However, with this batch of additions, the number is quite considerable, and the total number of deer is almost ten, as long as the Teng Snake side makes a little effort, it can break through the double digits.
There are twenty sheep in total, although it is only enough for everyone to eat a few meals for the time being, as long as the birth speed is still very fast, and the number of Teng snakes has increased by three last year alone.
And the sheep are relatively easy to catch, and there is a plan for this year, that is, to let Shi Meng and them bother more, mainly to bring more sheep back from the forest, other animals are either relatively rare, or difficult to catch back to raise, sheep are both advantages, at least Teng Snake side also has to establish a kind of livestock numerical advantage.
As for the species, it's good to add it slowly, and there are a lot of species on the side of the snake, if even rabbits can be counted, then there are also four kinds of livestock that can be used as food, of course, cattle must be reluctant to eat.
It was getting late, Niu He and his party finally came to visit, Song Xuan must have entertained them well, especially this time he brought so many livestock to Teng Snake.
While eating, Song Xuan was also asking Niu He how he wanted to exchange.
After all, if all the food is exchanged, the pressure on Teng Snake's side is not small, it's not that it can't be replaced, but after the exchange, the food reserves behind the tribe are relatively tight.
The big cow alone has five or six hundred catties, plus the two adult deer, seven sheep, and more than a thousand catties, according to the previous double agreement, Teng Snake here has to say less, pay more than two thousand catties of food, if you save a little, this is enough to eat for more than ten days.
Niu He is also a rare relief, after all, according to the previous situation, most of these livestock will be consumed in winter, although they eat fresh meat in winter, but for a tribe like them, it is actually too much loss, after all, the animals caught back will not grow too much meat no matter how they raise it.
Compared with the manpower used to capture alive, there is no way to return to the cost at all, but raising wild beasts is also a long-standing habit of the cattle tribe, after all, in the previous cattle tribe, the strength is still very good, and there are one hundred and forty or fifty people at the peak.
At that time, the cattle tribe had formed a certain scale of raising wild beasts, although it was not completely self-sufficient, but even after the winter, it could still retain a considerable part of it, and it could be replenished immediately after the next year, not only did the whole tribe not have to worry about food, but also ate fresh meat in winter.
This kind of treatment has not been achieved by anyone among the surrounding tribes, but the good times did not last long, and the cattle tribe only enjoyed three or four years, a big war directly hit a cattle tribe, and it has not been relieved for decades.
Although the reason is unknown to this day, the Niu tribe at that time was also arrogant and uncowardly, and fought with the opposite side for two years.
Although the tribe was wiped out, the Niu tribe also lost more than half of its population, and directly became an inconspicuous small tribe, and the livestock raised at that time were also exhausted in this war.
Later, although the leaders also wanted to regain the glory of their ancestors, it was not so easy to develop after all, especially when the Niu tribe was directly broken in two years, not only could not re-form the scale, but even survival became difficult.
But fortunately, the habit of raising animals has persevered, especially the generation of Niu He, although life is very hard, but the craftsmanship passed down by this ancestor has never been broken, no matter how much will be raised every year, although most of the winter has been eaten, but the next year will catch a batch, and so on.
Until the appearance of the Teng Snake, Song Xuan accepted their two cows at that time, which directly relieved the pressure on the cattle tribe, plus Song Xuan lent them a lot of food last year, and it was the first time in so many years that they did not consume any animals in winter, but they lost two on the way here.
When he came back, Song Xuan also heard Niu He talk about the situation on the way, there was a sheep that was stunned not long after he got on the boat, and he didn't even insist on walking near the Teng snake, this time he was naturally eaten by them, although he was reluctant to do so, but he definitely couldn't waste it.
After pondering for a while, Niu He also said his thoughts.
"Divine envoy, we want to exchange half of it for pottery, and the rest for food and salt, what do you think?"
This way is still within Song Xuan's expectations, although food is the most important, but the Niu tribe definitely doesn't need so much, it's not worth it to exchange it all, it's better to take this opportunity to improve the life of the tribe and exchange it for some more living materials to go back.
The pottery on Teng Snake's side has always been sought after by the surrounding tribes, and there are even fewer pottery in the Niu tribe, although one of the girls on a blind date is from their tribe, but that is only to compensate for ten bowls.
You must know that pottery also has pots, plates, pots, etc., although each bowl is changed the most, but the pot is also equally important, like the cattle tribe has only two pots so far, and there is no way to meet the needs of the people in the tribe.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, it is natural to make a profit.
Since Teng Snake also lent a lot of things to the Niu tribe last year, at this time we also have to convert it into it, and the two sides re-determined, and after offsetting, these animals can be converted into twenty-five sheep.
Combined with the compensation made to them on the blind date, it was thirty sheep, but the five sheep were agreed at the time, and all of them were used to exchange for bowls.
Seven of them were used by him to change two pots, Niu He may not be very satisfied with this, gritted his teeth and took out five more sheep to change the bowl, and at the same time asked for three more bowls of salt to go back.
That is to say, the ten sheep that are really used to exchange for food, Song Xuan is very happy to be here, which is much lower than he expected at the beginning, this amount, this blind date conference, Tengzhou's side can basically meet half of it, and the tribe only needs to take out a small part of it.
As for those pots, bowls, and salt, Song Xuan completely regarded them as things that didn't cost anything.
Although it was counted as thirty bowls, but with the part of buying ten and getting two free, that is, twenty-four, Song Xuan also waved his hand and directly made up a whole for them, counting thirty.
And Song Xuan also specially emphasized that the one sent was glazed, you must know that the glazed bowl is worth twice as much when exchanged here.
The weight of the natural way of the Niuhe, after all, their tribe has only been glazed bowls so far, unlike other tribes who have tasted the sweetness and took things this year, and replaced one or two back, and the more atmospheric tribes like the kite tribe asked for five at a time.
After all, although the glazed bowl has a lot of texture and is much easier to use, the price is too high, and one can be worth two ordinary bowls.
For such a generous Song Xuan, Niu He also expressed his great gratitude, and the words of praise basically did not stop.
Song Xuan's purpose in doing this was naturally to make the transaction between the two parties more satisfying, anyway, these bowls were not troublesome to make on Teng Snake's side, just six bowls could increase Niu He's very good feelings, in Song Xuan's opinion, this was a very worthwhile thing.
And the salt, Song Xuan is also very full of each bowl, three bowls of salt add up to four bowls in the usual transaction, after all, Song Xuan is also very strict in the usual transaction, and will take a small stick to scrape it flat.
This transaction can be said to be a lot of cattle obtained by the guest and the host on the side of the Teng Snake, which can basically increase the existing number by half, and it also makes the Niu tribe full of good feelings for the Teng Snake at this time, not to mention the Niu tribe, the result of this transaction has completely exceeded their expectations.
When he came, Niu He also thought a lot, but he didn't expect that when Song Xuan changed him, he came according to the best situation, even the cow was calculated according to the largest size, at least two or three more sheep than he expected.
In addition, when Song Xuan was exchanging, he also gave various gifts, which completely exceeded his expectations, although there would not be a lot of food brought back in the end, but other things could also make the tribe live comfortably
These thirty bowls plus the ones that the tribe changed before can barely meet, most of them have one in their hands, after all, the cattle tribe adds up to more than fifty people, and there are very small children among them, except for them who don't use them, at most there are a few adults with children to share one, and everyone else can use their own.
And there are as many as three mouthfuls of the pot, which can basically meet the needs of every meal in the tribe, and everyone is together, and the cooked things can be enough for everyone to eat.
Although the Niu tribe knows that the value of the pot is not only that the food made is more delicious, but also that the consumption of salt and jerky will be much smaller, the only drawback is that the price is too much, and it takes four sheep to buy one.
This can make their tribe eat for six or seven days in winter, although they know that there are all kinds of benefits, but they have not been willing to add another pot.
Now it is directly full in one breath, as long as it is used well, at least the cattle tribe will definitely not have to worry about the pot in the past few years.
When Yanba was exchanging meetings, the Ox tribe and the Wolf tribe already had it, but they exchanged some here, but the number was not very large, and four bowls were exchanged from the Niu tribe, and only two bowls were exchanged from them.
However, even if there are only six bowls to eat, it is enough for them to eat for half a year, especially after the surrounding tribes have pots, although the consumption of salt has not decreased, but the utilization rate has risen sharply.
Everyone prefers to put salt in the broth, so that it can be eaten completely, but the barbecue obviously still occupies the majority, but the savings have to be used out, although the amount used has not decreased, but everyone enjoys it more when eating.
At the end of the meal, Niu He didn't know how many words of thank you he said to Song Xuan.
Even after the end, he brought his own people, in order to express his gratitude to Teng Snake, he also took the initiative to come forward and perform, which is much more generous than when he was on a blind date before, it can be said that he is full of talent, jumping and jumping, shouting and singing.
After feeling the wealth of Teng Snake, the Niu tribe and his party were even very jealous of the girl who married, whether it was for food on Teng Snake's side, it was obviously several grades higher than that of the Niu tribe, and this gap was not something that could catch up in a short time, even if Niu He was now very confident in the development of the tribe, but the gap between them, he was not even sure that he would be able to catch up in his lifetime.
But this girl only joined the Teng Snake because of the success of the blind date, although it can still be regarded as the Niu tribe's own people, but soon the concept will change, or it won't be long before he can fully integrate into the Teng Snake, and then the two sides will still greet each other warmly even if they meet, but they are no longer a person of the world.