033, Banquet and Blade (I)

Fish-eating chopsticks, commonly known as chopsticks, are two small slender wooden sticks that can be held in the hand to pick up the food that has been cut. Cooked fish does not need to be cut, and the delicate meat can be pinched directly with chopsticks. Xiling looked with great interest at whether these savage people could use chopsticks, and found that most of them could use them, and a few people looked at the people around them very hesitantly, although they were not very skillful, but they also picked up chopsticks. There are also a few anxious guys who directly reached out their hands, and as a result, their hands were burned.

This feast is also different from the formal feast in Ba Yuan, and next to each pottery plate is a knife made of translucent obsidian, with a thick spine and a straight and sharp tip and blade. This knife can usually be used as a dagger to divide prey, and can also be tied to a long pole as the tip of a pike gun.

Putting a knife on the table at a banquet is a very rude act in the countries of Pakistan, and it does not only mean that the person preparing the food has not done his job well. Because this is either a place for family members to gather and respect the elders to eat, or an occasion for entertaining guests, and the knife is a kind of murder weapon, its etiquette is indecent, its omen is ominous, in the formal banquet can not be put sharp and hurtful knives on the table, food must be cut before served, the people on the table can use chopsticks and soup spoons.

It's just that the wild people don't understand these exquisiteness, but the careful Xiling is again, and the mountain master doesn't have a knife at hand, maybe he doesn't need it at all, and the chopsticks in his hand make him very skilled. Although other patriarchs have knives in hand, no one picks them up, because they don't need to eat fish, and they basically use chopsticks to add their hands.

Everyone ate very lively, and it didn't take long for only fish bones to be left on the plate. As soon as the big fish shell beckoned, their own clansmen put on a new plate in front of the patriarchs. Then everyone continued to eat hard.

This kind of good thing is difficult for even the chiefs of the tribes to eat. Because not every tribe knows how to fish and can find a place to fish, and the fish today is particularly delicious. The food and stomach of the barbarians are amazing. In times of famine, they sometimes go without food for days, and they can last for days until their prey is full.

The mouths of the chiefs of the tribes were not idle, and of course they had no time to gossip. Xiling also noticed that Ruoshan was eating unhurriedly with chopsticks, and when the others were almost finished eating the three plates of fish, Ruoshan only ate more than half of the first plate of fish in front of him.

Xiling asked with a smile: "Master Shan, the Ge cloth you are wearing is the same as the clothes on the big shell patriarch, it seems to be ordinary, but if you look closely, it is exquisite. It is by no means something that ordinary weavers can weave, and it is rare to see it on Ba Yuan. I see that some of the patriarchs here are also wearing the same fabric, which should be a specialty of this area, may I ask who made it?"

The water cloth made by the water lady herself is the most exquisite cloth in this area, and it is also the most popular product of all ethnic groups. The clothes on the big shell of the fish are water cloth, and Ruoshan is also wearing water cloth clothes, and several patriarchs here are the same, and they were discovered by the careful Xiling.

It is the water mother-in-law's magic power, woven in the realm of the primordial gods. The texture is light and smooth, almost silk, but it feels more refreshing than silk. Such a cloth is not only extremely delicate and quite precious, at least the weavers on the plains could not weave it.

Eba Yuan is large and has a large population, and of course, there are masters who are not weaker than Granny Shui. But don't talk about the masters of the Five Realms like Granny Shui. Even if an ordinary person who has entered the initial realm and has been able to cultivate, he is either an important person in each country or the key cultivation object of each clan, how can he spin cloth himself?

Anything that can be solved by ordinary human means. In the five kingdoms of Bayuan, it is not usual to bother the monks to use their supernatural powers. Of course, there are also some clothes on Ba Yuan that are refined with supernatural mana. But it was by no means the clothes of ordinary people, such as the clothes of those high-ranking people on Chiwang Hill. Or the robes of the kings of various countries are exquisite and abnormal, even invulnerable, and can prevent knives and guns.

But the water cloth is the water cloth, it is the clothing of ordinary people, and it is also the most exquisite kudzu cloth that Xiling has ever seen. I think that when the big shell sent fish and swam to find Lord Yuegeng, the gifts they carried were not only the precious utensils inherited from the fish village and the products in the mountains, but also a batch of water cloth, which they exchanged for a lot of salt from Lu Village.

Lord Yuegeng confiscated these things, and did not even look closely, but suggested that Yu and Yu, in his capacity as a tributary on behalf of the various tribes of the wilderness, go to the king with gifts. Of course, the gifts they gave will not be taken into account by the monarch, but this matter is of great significance, so the monarch is happy. However, after Yu and You and the others left, when the monarch looked through these messy gifts out of curiosity, he found that these arrowroot cloths were so exquisite, and the weavers in the country did not have this kind of craftsmanship at all!

It seems that the primitive tribes in the remote wilderness should not be underestimated, there are such skilled craftsmen! Since the monarch feels this way, he will be more willing to send people to help the wilderness tribes, and at the same time, he will want to establish a tribal alliance as his vassals. This exquisite kudzu cloth was a gift from the people of Yucun, who also claimed to be the leader of the barbarian tribes, so there was no need to think about it, this thing was a unique property of their tribe.

But today, Xiling saw Ruoshan and the others also wearing the same fabric, so he couldn't help but ask. This can be regarded as having nothing to say, otherwise just sitting and watching everyone eat like this, the atmosphere is a little awkward. Ruoshan was just about to answer, but the other patriarch who was closest also heard it, and shouted in a loud voice: "Lord Envoy, do you mean water cloth? It is hand-woven by the water lady of Lu Village, and it is very popular here, and everyone's water cloth is exchanged from Lu Village!"

The patriarch ate the fastest, and the third plate of fish was already empty, so he had the strength to interject. Xiling was slightly stunned when he heard this, it turned out that such exquisite kudzu cloth was not produced by Youyu Village, but from Lu Village. And the weaver of the water cloth should be another difficult master Ruoshui mentioned by Yu Dahu. Today, everyone reserved a seat for this water mother-in-law, but she herself was not present.

It turned out to be a monk of a high realm, and he was weaving cloth in the wilderness, so it is no wonder that he can weave such fabrics. Just such a small detail has greatly changed Xiling's perception of Ruoshan and Lu Village, and he even vaguely feels in his heart that his plan to support Youyu Village's persuasion and deter the alliance of various tribes seems to be a little wrong.

All the patriarchs let go of their appetite unceremoniously, as if they could eat as many plates as they came, and some people even thought that after eating such a delicious meal, they would not have to eat again tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. The big fish shell looked at this scene and was a little dizzy, these are the fresh fish specially caught by the clan in the early hours of the morning, and they were quickly transported to the central valley to be made, I thought it was enough, but it seems that it is still a little little, and it must be controlled.

When the third plate of fish was empty, the patriarchs wiped their mouths and found that there was no more fish served, so they asked, "Big shell, have you finished eating?"

Yu Da Shell stood up with a smile and said, "There are still some things that are being done, don't worry...... I have something to say to you. The reason why I invite all the patriarchs to come here to eat fish today is mainly to welcome the distinguished guests who have come here, Lord Xiling, the envoy sent by the monarch of the country of Pakistan!"

Ruoshan took the lead in getting up to greet and welcome Lord Xiling again, and the rest of the patriarchs also followed Ruoshan to get up and say hello, which can be regarded as having said hello. Many of the people in the wilderness may not have heard of the country of Pakistan at all, but after all, the chiefs of various tribes here have established settlements in the central valley in recent years, and they also often see the merchants of Ba Yuan, but they all know the situation, and they are also very curious about the arrival of the king's envoy.

Although the fish here is delicious, but there is no wine, Lord Xiling got up to salute and saluted the patriarchs with the mountain spring in the bamboo cup. All the patriarchs thought it was very interesting, how could there be such attention when eating, and they all drank all the water in the bamboo tube, and they all happened to eat fish and be thirsty.

Then Xiling said in a loud voice: "I came on the orders of the king. Now that the dispute in Ba Yuan has continued for many years, the monarch also has the ambition to pacify Ba Yuan and will appease the subordinates of all ethnic groups. A few years ago, Lord Yuegeng was ordered by the monarch to come here to visit the Qingshui clan and learned that the Qingshui clan was no longer there.

Then there was an envoy to pay tribute to the monarch on behalf of the tribes here, and the head of Youyu Village, Yu Dahu, informed Lord Yue Geng that the Youyu clan had inherited the land of the Qingshui clan, and would lead the barbarian tribes to form an alliance and return to the position of a vassal of the Ba State. The monarch has sent me to assist in the completion of the alliance, and to express his respect and gratitude to all the tribes. ”

The tribal chiefs were surprised and said, "Is there such a thing, why don't we know the Dao?...... Master Shan, do you know about this?"

The big fish shell hurriedly said: "Even if some of you didn't know it before, won't it be clear today? The reason why you are invited to eat fish is to discuss this matter." It just so happens that the envoy is present, and it can be agreed today. ”

Ruoshan asked, "Big Shell, what are your plans to gather the chiefs of the various tribes to discuss the alliance?"

Yu Dahu coughed and said: "Unite all the ministries to form a unified alliance, build a city in the central valley, and be sealed in Pakistan." After that, the road to Ba Yuan was dug and expanded, and the king's reward was opened, and the communication with the outside of the mountain was opened, which was beneficial to all the ministries. What do you say?"

Ruoshan didn't answer directly, but turned his head and asked, "What do you think?"

Many people replied, "That sounds good, but we still don't quite understand." ...... Master Shan, we listen to you!"

Ruoshan asked Yu Da Shell again: "What you just said is not bad, but building a city in this valley is not a simple effort, and it requires the mobilization of the strength of various tribes to operate for many years. May I ask who will belong to this city after it is completed, who will lead the seal of Pakistan, and who will command and allocate the manpower and material resources of the various tribes to build the city and open the way?" (To be continued......