"Sister Zhurong, who is this fairy-looking girl?Why haven't you seen it when you came here last year?" Mrs. Houtu looked at A-Qing with a smile and asked Mrs. Zhurong.

Mrs. Zhurong smiled: "This is the wife of the great elder of our Zhurong tribe, her name is A Qing, she has only been in the tribe for more than half a year, and my sister has naturally never seen her." ”

"Great Elder?" Mrs. Houtu was surprised, the elders are available in every tribe, and they are usually given titles to people who are old, highly respected, or have made outstanding contributions to the tribe.

But the elders in the tribe actually have no practical significance, it is mainly an honor, and those who get the title of elder will be respected by the people, unlike the elders in some sects or forces, who hold real power.

Therefore, the elders in the tribe are elders, and there is no such thing as a great elder, and the great elders are usually those sects or forces that have elders, and the leaders of the elders' councils hold great authority, and some are second only to the chiefs, and some even have to pay three points of respect to the chief.

As soon as Luo Changfeng was mentioned, Mrs. Zhurong's face couldn't help but show a little admiration and gratitude, "The Great Elder was invited back to the Zhurong tribe by me more than half a year ago, he has the talent of the heavens and the earth, and the ability to be unpredictable. ”

"He improved the method of salt production and brought us many delicious high-yielding grain seeds, and in less than a year after he came here, the Zhurong tribe has undergone earth-shaking changes. ”

"Oh?" Mrs. Houtu's heart moved, when she came, she did feel that the Zhurong tribe was different from the past, the people seemed to be a lot stronger, and the spirit and spirit were also greatly defeated before, and the whole tribe became vibrant.

Iron tools can be seen everywhere in the tribe, sickles, iron axes, and iron hoes are everything, and Mrs. Zhurong and the four major maids are equipped with exquisite iron swords, even many big tribes can't reach this level!

And the salt of the Zhurong tribe has not only become finer and more pure, but also those foods they have never seen before, all in just one year...... No, the changes that have occurred in most of the six months.

She didn't quite understand at first that Mrs. Zhurong had been the leader of the tribe for more than twenty years, and if she had such ability, the tribe should have changed a long time ago.

But in the past twenty years, there has been no change in the Zhurong tribe, and in just one year, the tribe has changed greatly, is it all the credit of this great elder?

"It's really a blessing for my sister to be able to invite such a high-ranking person to help, why don't you see the Great Elder?" Mrs. Houtu asked curiously, it stands to reason that the Great Elder should be present in this situation!

Mrs. Zhurong said: "Because sister, you come at an irregular time every year, sometimes a few days earlier, sometimes a few days later, and we don't know when you will come over, so the Great Elder doesn't know that you will arrive today." ”

After speaking, he looked at Ah Qing and asked, "Sister, do you know where the real person is at the moment?"

Ah Qing turned his head to look out of the door and said with a smile: "He's here." ”

When everyone heard this, they all stood up and looked at the door, and sure enough, after a few breaths, Luo Changfeng walked in from outside the door, with a warm smile on his face, and said, "The poor road is late, forgive me." ”

"Great Elder. The four maids bowed one after another, Luo Changfeng nodded to them, and then looked at Mrs. Houtu and Jiang Kui.

Mrs. Zhurong introduced: "Real person, these two are the leaders of the Houtu tribe, this is Mrs. Houtu, and this is her husband Jiang Kui. ”

"Sister Houtu, this is our Great Elder, a true person who refines Qi and Martial Arts. ”

It turned out to be a qi refiner, no wonder he had such skills, Mrs. Houtu and Jiang Kui hurriedly saluted Luo Changfeng, "I've seen a real person." ”113

Luo Changfeng made a mockery and said: "You two don't have to be polite, I wish the Rong tribe and the Houtu tribe to be friends for generations, and they are all their own people, please take a seat." ”

After saluting each other, Luo Changfeng sat in the seat that Ah Qing had given up, and Ah Qing sat beside him.

Luo Changfeng smiled at Mrs. Houtu and said, "This year, the weather is beautiful, the wind and rain are smooth, and the harvest of the Houtu tribe is not bad, right?"

Mrs. Houtu said with a smile: "The harvest is acceptable, but compared to the Zhurong tribe, it is not worth mentioning, and I have to ask Sister Zhurong and the real person to take care of it and give us more salt." ”

Luo Changfeng said: "Salt is a trivial matter, Poor Dao heard that the Houtu tribe is very good at farming, and he is the best farmer, Poor Dao has a proposal and wants to discuss it with his wife." ”

Mrs. Houtu said: "Real person, please speak." ”

Luo Changfeng said: "When Poor Dao traveled all over the world, he got a lot of high-yield grain seeds overseas, and the Zhurong tribe was short of manpower, and the mountains and forests around the tribe were dense, and it was difficult to reclaim the land. ”

"If the tribe wants to grow and develop, population is the key, and the increase in population will naturally increase the demand for food, so we have discussed, hoping to cooperate with the Houtu tribe, and the Zhurong tribe will provide grain seeds, teach you how to plant, and even provide iron farming tools. ”

"What you need to do is to reclaim a large amount of land, grow grain with all your might, and after the harvest, the grain obtained needs to be distributed to the Zhurong tribe in 30%, and the Zhurong tribe is to provide sufficient salt for the Houtu tribe, what do you think?"

After listening to Luo Changfeng's words, Mrs. Houtu couldn't sit still, Huo Ran got up, and said excitedly: "Is this a real person serious?"

Luo Changfeng and Mrs. Zhurong looked at each other and smiled, and said: "Naturally, it has not been a year or two for the Zhurong tribe and the Houtu tribe to support each other, and now we have the opportunity to develop and grow, and we will never forget our old friends." ”

Mrs. Houtu and Jiang Kui were overjoyed, Jiang Kui finally said the first sentence, he clenched his fists deeply, and said angrily: "My wife and I have thanked the elder on behalf of the three thousand Houtu tribesmen." ”

"Hurry up, brother, why do you need to do this?"

Regarding the issue of grain, Luo Changfeng had discussed with Mrs. Zhurong before, those high-yield crops were indeed enough to supply the whole clan, but as Luo Changfeng said, the labor in the tribe was insufficient, and a large number of people were distributed on the salt farm, so there were fewer people to grow food.

If the tribal population grows largely, the food gap will become larger, although the Houtu tribe has a surplus of food every year, but there is not much left, even if the Zhurong tribe takes out more salt, but it will not be able to exchange for more food.

And if you cooperate with the Houtu tribe in this way, the problem will be basically solved, the people of the Houtu tribe are good at farming, the people are all tall and strong, and the physical strength is outstanding, and the land range that one person can take care of can top four or five people of the Zhurong tribe.

Coupled with high-yield crops with a yield of several thousand catties per mu, their grain output will be very amazing, and the Zhurong tribe can make salt with peace of mind, and the grain they grow is enough for the tribe to eat, and the grain reserves can completely rely on the share of the Houtu tribe.

Mrs. Houtu also understands these truths, food is the foundation of survival, and people can't live without food, but without salt, people will become weak and even short-lived, so salt and food are equally important.

The two tribes work together to create the most output in their own areas of expertise, and then supply each other, which is a good thing for both sides.

And in this way, the relationship between the two tribes will also become closer, and they can advance and retreat together when they encounter anything, and in this land of hundreds of tribes, the more friends they have, the more stable they can stand.

After making a cooperation plan, Luo Changfeng and the others took the Houtu couple out of the big house and went to the granary.