Be a Leader In a Primitive Tribe

When Sang Yu and the others returned to the market, many people surrounded their stall.

Although the pottery brought out has never been fired, there are many flaws in appearance. But the soil in Xindi area is good soil, it is a bit rough, but it is not as good as the top and more than the bottom.

These people also want to try their luck, maybe they can exchange more with this small tribe.

People are scrambling to ask how to change pottery such as flowers and rocks.

The two of them wanted to change their seeds according to what Sang Yu had told them before. The others felt puzzled. They had never heard of changing their seeds, and they hadn't saved any seeds.

Sang Yu squeezed into the crowd, walked up to the booth and said, "We want wild fruits, beans, etc. You can exchange them for whatever you have."

As soon as they heard about the wild fruit, everyone felt regretful. These plants are very common on the mountain. But no one took it seriously. I didn't expect this tribe to exchange such good pottery for wild fruits.

Some people hurriedly asked: "Are you still here tomorrow? Tomorrow I will pick wild fruits and return them."

Sang Yu nodded and said, "It's still there tomorrow, and it's still the day after tomorrow."

She didn't want to tell these people the specific time to return to the tribe, lest these people would be greedy and follow them to their own tribe.

She touched it from her bosom, and took out a few of the big beans she just got from Mi, and put it in the palm of her hand for others to see.

It's just that everyone's attention was focused on Sang Yu's slender and fair palm.

When had they seen such a beautiful palm!

Seeing this, Yu at the side immediately took the beans from Sang Yu's hands and placed them on the animal skins in front of the booth, seeming very dissatisfied with the eyes of these people.

Everyone was very dissatisfied with the child's meddling, but looking at Zhuang behind her, no one dared to say anything. After observing the beans, they left one after another.

Sang Yu asked Zhuanghua and Yan to go shopping by themselves, while she sat behind the booth and guarded.

Seeing this, Yu didn't go far, just wandered around a few nearby stalls.

During the period, many people came to ask, and Sang Yu saw that most of the meat they offered was dried meat, and she was not very interested.

Until Zhuang and the others ran back excitedly and told her that they wanted to trade the pottery for a few strong animal bones and go back to make bone knives.

The tribes are now all stone knives and stone tools, which are far less tough and sharp than animal bones in some respects. It is a good tool to take it back and make it.

"Did they say how to exchange it?"

Huadao: "Just now they also came to see our pottery, saying that a clay pot and a pottery bowl can be exchanged for a handful of animal bones."

Just as they were talking, a woman walked towards them carrying a few bone knives.

Sang Yu saw that it was the girl who brought her the basket, and said with a smile, "So it was you who exchanged the animal bones."

The woman didn't expect it to be Sang Yu, she strode over with a smile, a pair of dimples looming on her face.

Sang Yu didn't expect such a sassy woman to have a pair of charming dimples, so she let her guard down more than half.

The woman spread five or six animal bones in front of Sang Yu and said, "Look, someone exchanged clay pots with me for this animal bone before. But their clay pots are too bad, and yours is better."

Sang Yu knocked on the animal bone, the texture was very hard, if it was cut open, it would definitely be a good bayonet.

"The few ones I took are all good ones, and I didn't bring the bad ones."

"Then how do you exchange?"

The pottery pots I brought this time consisted of four large pots and about 20 small pottery bowls.

"Our animal bones are all big beast bones. Most people can't replace a big clay pot. But we met just now, and you rescued the child. I think you are very kind. So I can give you a beast bone." bone for an earthen pot."

For Sang Yu, clay pots are now commonplace. But for other tribes, these pots are scarce items in life.

Today's tribes capable of making pottery have the disadvantage of being easy to crack when making large pots.

In this way, the few they brought over did not appear to be that bad.

Sang Yu blinked, and habitually counter-offered: "One clay pot for two animal bones."

The woman replied with a smile: "The small bag of jerky you gave me just now, can two handfuls of animal bones be exchanged for a clay pot and that bag of jerky?"

Sang Yu turned her head and looked through the basket next to her, and found that what she had given to the other party before was the salted meat jerky that was originally intended for her own people to enjoy.

There is nothing wrong with this.

After some haggling, I finally traded three large jars and three packs of jerky for six handfuls of high-quality animal bones.

Sang Yu asked: "There are so many animal bones in your tribe, so there will be bone grinders with good skills. Otherwise, you can help me grind these six animal bones into knives together. You can pick up what you want in exchange."

Sharpening a knife is just a trivial matter, what women have been craving is Sangyu's salted meat jerky.

Since I got the small bag of jerky in the morning, I tasted it carefully after I went back. I only felt that the smell was tangy. After I ate it, I found that the meat was firm and firm, the more chewy it became, the more delicious it was. .

It is not at all like the jerky of my own tribe or other tribes. I can't help but smell musty, not to mention salt, and it has a strange taste in my mouth.

Moreover, the salty taste Sang Yu gave was not bitter at all, and it was much better than the salt she had eaten before.

She was sure that this tribe must have eaten the best salt on the continent.

But I didn't see them exchange salt. Could it be exchanged with other tribes?

The woman couldn't help but feel a little melancholy. Their rock tribe didn't even have any salt. The biggest task when they came out this time was to exchange for more salt. But when they saw the pottery that looked good, they couldn't help but put a few pieces of beast The bones were replaced.

Seeing that the woman in front of her was so talkative now, she couldn't help but make another request.

Her people can help grind animal bones, but she hopes that the other party can tell herself who they exchanged their salt with.

Sang Yu finally said: "It's a tribe that travels everywhere. They have salt, and we exchanged it with them. It's a pity that their tribe has no fixed place, and it is difficult to find them."

When the woman heard it, she couldn't believe it.

She thought it must be the small tribe's reluctance to tell the truth because they feared the tribe would be threatened.

"We are from the rock tribe. My father is the leader of the rock tribe. Our tribe never fights other tribes. You can ask other tribes. After so many snow seasons, we will not fight even if we starve ourselves to death." people."

From the first time she saw this woman to the second now, Sang Yu had already guessed that she might be from the Rock Tribe, but she didn't expect that she was actually the leader's daughter.

The Rock Tribe has a good reputation, but Sang Yu doesn't believe anyone now. He just smiled and said, "The whereabouts of the people from the Salt Tribe are unknown. I can't tell you where they are."

The woman had no choice but to accept the reality with regret, and added two more tubes of jerky as a reward, and promised to help them make animal bone knives.

"I'll go back and let them in the tribe do it, and I can bring it to you by this time tomorrow, okay?"

Sang Yu nodded in agreement, and the woman left.

Before leaving, the woman waved at Sang Yu again and said: "My name is Ya, if you are in trouble, you can come to me, as long as you have enough salt or dried bacon, our rock tribe will provide you with all protection Solve the problem."

Sang Yu silently remembered it in her heart.

Soon, it was dark.

The market is surrounded by wilderness. When sleeping at night, a few people find a cave on the mountainside to live in, and go to the market to set up stalls at dawn.

Several people arrived on time the next day, and found that many people exchanged seeds and fruits.

Most of them were some peaches, plums and pears. Sang Yu didn't accept some of them, and changed some pottery bowls one after another.

It was about eleven o'clock in the morning, and Sang Yu was about to go to the market again. Because in addition to the fixed stalls, there are still some stalls that withdraw or join every day.

But at the other end of the booth, there were three little guys rushing over.

Sang Yu stood up and took a closer look. The little girl in the middle with disheveled hair as thin as a walking bone was Mi, whom she had just met yesterday.

Mi dragged his younger sister with his left hand and his younger brother with his right hand, with an anxious expression on his face, and he walked like a wind.

After she buried her mother yesterday, she thought about it all night, and she still hadn't made up her mind when she woke up in the morning.

Although she is young, she has seen all kinds of things, and she is often bullied for food.

She had only met Sang Yu once, and she didn't know if that woman's words were trustworthy.

But she also knew that she had no other way to go.

After thinking of this, she couldn't sit still any longer, fearing that the woman would leave early, she dragged her younger siblings and hurried out.

Sang Yu watched a few skinny children stumbling towards her, and her heart tightened.

Seeing Sang Yu standing up, Yu on the side quickly reacted and ran towards the three of them.

Mi naturally recognized Yu, seeing her hugging his youngest brother, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing these children approaching, Sang Yu bent down and patted Mi's thin shoulder and said: "I said that I will always be here today, don't worry."

At this time, there is no age at all, just talk, and even count to three. In the tribe, Sang Yu can only look at the people who are discussing with the big guys first and then guess their ages.

But Yu is an exception. Her grandmother gave birth to her in a heavy snow, and every time it snows, Xiang will draw a line on the tribe's stones. Adding up, Yu is now thirteen years old.

But Mi and his two younger siblings in front of him looked immature and lacked nutrition. Sang Yu probably guessed that Mi was about nine to ten years old. And their two younger siblings, one is five years old and the other is about three years old.

Poor little girl, it's really distressing to have to find food for the whole family at such a young age.

Sang Yu is adhering to the idea that no matter how hard it is, the children can't suffer, and they have to take these children away no matter what.

She took the three children to the back of her booth, and said to Hua: "These three children were picked up outside yesterday. You should take good care of them these few days, and when you go back, take them back to the tribe."

Hua actually gave birth to a child, but unfortunately died early.

Seeing these children also felt pitiful, and couldn't help but overflow with maternal love.

Pulling Guomi's hand, he asked the siblings to sit in the back and rest, and then took out the dried meat from the basket and gave it to them.

Mizi also had a bag made of straw rope hanging beside her. When she saw Hua bringing them dried meat, she quickly shook her head, took out a few pieces of dried meat from the straw bag, pointed to Sang Yu and said, "Yesterday she gave them dried meat." , I haven't finished eating."

Hua grabbed her little finger and said, "That's the leader of our Phoenix Tribe, from now on you have to respect the leader like us."

Mi looked up at Sang Yu and nodded.

Yu on the side took out a piece of boiled cassava, broke it into three pieces and handed it to the siblings.

This cassava was brought by Sangyu and the others from the tribe. It was boiled in clay pots when they slept halfway up the mountain last night. It was originally used for today's lunch, but now it has become their ration.

Mi took a bite of the cassava, and felt that the glutinous flour was delicious, and he became a bit voracious when he ate it.

Looking at their appearance, Sang Yu knew that they were not willing to eat much of the jerky last night. Looking at the way the rice was just taken out, the most was one stick per person.

It must be because I was hungry and scared, and I was afraid that I would not find food in the future, so I saved my food.

"Eat jerky too, eat it with cassava, and you will be full."

The whole mulberry elm has become a lot softer.

Hua handed over her own bamboo tube, which contained water, and fed the three children one by one.

Seeing Hua's loving mother's heart, Sang Yu felt relieved.

He was about to take Yu out for another stroll, but was stopped by Mi.

"leader-"

Mi dug into the straw bag, and finally found something wrapped in a big leaf.

Sang Yu took it with some doubts, she pulled the rope tied on it, and the big leaf opened without the restraint, revealing the fat heads and brains on her face.

Sang Yu couldn't believe what she saw, she rubbed her eyes, and made sure again that what she was holding in her palm in front of her was millet.

Millet is the yellow rice seen by future generations.

This crop is very drought tolerant and has a short growth cycle, making it easy to grow and harvest.

According to historical records, before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, millet was one of the main foods for people. Of course, it also has disadvantages, that is, its yield is not high, and it must grow on wasteland, and its taste is not as good as rice and sorghum.

But for people in this period, it is good food to be full.

Mi took out a few freshly picked flowers from the straw bag, and said, "This one, I'll sleep after eating it."

Sang Yu never expected that this little girl would have so many surprises that she hadn't expected at all. What the other party was holding at this time was actually a mandala flower.

When Hua Tuo performed surgery on patients, he used "Mabosan", the main raw material of which was datura flower.

If this thing is painted on the weapon, it can paralyze the enemy and the prey.

Sang Yu looked at the little girl in front of her and felt that she had found a treasure.

This little girl knows a lot. If I didn't meet myself, it would be a pity to live outside.

As soon as the three siblings were settled, Ya hurried over with a few younger brothers, holding six bone knives that had been sharpened very sharply.

They walked quickly with long legs, and soon came to the booth of the Phoenix Tribe, and said with a smile: "The bone knife is finished, take a look, it can be sharpened."

Zhuang and Yu took the bone knife, touched it and waved it again, everyone's faces were filled with uncontrollable excitement.

They deliver on time, with high efficiency and high quality. Of course, Sang Yu likes such a partner.

She also gave them the brine jerky that she promised yesterday.

In the end, Ya couldn't hold it back, pulled Sang Yu aside, and even asked in a soft tone: "I've never eaten such delicious jerky, don't be afraid to tell us where the salt came from and we'll grab it, our rock tribe Never do anything like that, and I'm not going to tell anyone you know about salt."

After eating such good jerky, Ya no longer looked at the bitter salt mixed with pebbles from the Changzu tribe.

Sang Yu thought over and over again, and finally pulled her to the back of the booth, took out a bamboo tube from the back basket, and signaled Hong to open the lid of the bamboo tube.

Ya stretched out her hand in some doubts, opened the cover, and saw the fine white salt underneath, and almost cried out in surprise.

She bit her lower lip subconsciously to make herself appear calmer, and then she lowered her voice and said:

"I have never heard of the name of your Phoenix Tribe. You came from a far away place. It's so far away. It's tiring to carry the dried meat and other things in the back basket. Why don't you give them all to us. As for what to exchange, You go to the stalls of our Rock Tribe and take whatever you see."

Sang Yu felt relieved to see her so bold.

She doesn't know how many tribes still exist in this area, and she can't keep working behind closed doors forever. It should be normal for tribes to keep in touch with each other, and form alliances when necessary.

Of course, she still didn't admit that her tribe produced salt, and still insisted that she was at most just a middleman in exchange for salt, that's all.

She nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, I'll take some for ourselves to eat first, and you can carry the rest back in the basket. We'll go over and see what we agree with before taking it back."

Ya squinted her eyes and acquiesced, and with a wave of her right hand, a younger brother immediately stepped forward and carried the basket away.

After sweeping his eyes over the three children behind him, he said with some puzzlement, "Do you want to bring these little guys back to the tribe?"

Sang Yu nodded and said, "It's so pitiful."

The expression on Ya's face changed, even the members of their Rock Tribe didn't dare to pick people outside casually. Especially this kind of old people and children who are waiting to be fed and have no productive capacity.

These children may not be able to work after another ten winters.

These are why after the tribal war, they would choose to take away young adults and slightly older children, at least children older than Yu, and squeeze their labor force dry, and then go to the mountains when they are old.

But it was hard for her to say anything as an outsider, so she just pursed her lips.

But obviously, Sang Yu's actions made Ya appreciate her even more.

Ya grabbed Sang Yu's shoulders and said, "Let's go, let's go to our tribe's booth together. I have a handful of very good jade bones. Maybe you will like them."

The Phoenix Tribe used traps to obtain some animal bones before, but they were not large animals, not as big and tough as the Rock Tribe. Sang Yu readily agreed to Ya's invitation.

Most of the rock tribe's goods are animal bones, stone tools and other tools. They have a large number of people and strong hunting capabilities, and they can hunt many large animals.

But at the same time, because there are so many of them, it is impossible to exchange what they eat.

Just as the two were chatting and walking forward, Yu suddenly became alert.

Since Sang Yu got to know Yu, the two of them have hardly been separated. She only needs one movement to understand Yu's entire emotional changes.

Feeling the body suddenly froze beside her, Sang Yu turned her head and looked in Yu's direction.

There is a row of stalls on the opposite side, about ten meters apart, and there is nothing wrong with it.

Ke Yu's eyes were fixed on a booth, and Sang Yu took a closer look at the goods. There was nothing wrong with the goods, but the few men on the side seemed to have different appearances, and the five people in front sat in front of them and stuttered. Holding the dried meat, the two men in the back knelt on the ground to fan them. From a distance, the two men in the back were covered with scars, and they were beaten and scolded by the people in front from time to time, like pigs and dogs.

Of course Sang Yu knew what was going on.

The primitive society was followed by the slave society, and finally entered the feudal society.

In the war between the tribes, the loser will become a prisoner of the winner, branded and humbled.

Sang Yu is very contemptuous of this kind of behavior, under the influence of the modern concept of equality. Now she even resists the title of slave.

But now she is only the leader of a tribe of thirty people, and the tribe is still hovering above and below the hunger line. She has no way to deal with the situation in front of her, so she can only turn a blind eye and look away.

Yu on the side lowered his voice and said, "That's the Eagle Tribe, and the two behind are Wu and Thin Monkey."

Sang Yu's heart skipped a beat, she almost forgot that the people of the Eagle Tribe belonged to this generation, and they also came back to participate in the fair.

She turned her head nonchalantly, covered Yu's mouth lightly, smiled and continued talking to Ya.

The Rock Tribe is a well-known big tribe, and most small tribes dare not provoke them. Seeing that a small tribe from nowhere can be so friendly with the young leader of the Rock Tribe, they dare not provoke Sang Yu easily.

Since the Eagle Tribe annexed the former Bird Tribe, its population has doubled and it has become a medium-sized tribe with about 500 people. Other small tribes also stay away from them.

However, the thin monkey who was waiting on the edge of the Eagle Tribe saw Yu sharply.

He thought that the remaining clansmen had long since died in that battle, but he didn't expect Yu to appear here, and Yu, who was originally thin and small, now looks healthier, has grown taller, and has more flesh on his face stand up.

Thinking of the life that is worse than death, the thin monkey couldn't help struggling to get up and run to Yu.

But the men in front heard the movement behind and saw that he was about to run away, so they whipped back regardless. The thin rattan sticks hit the unhealed wound on the skinny monkey, and bright red blood oozes out again.

The young man's screams were heard at the edge of the market. The louder he shouted, the harder the men from the Eagle Tribe attacked. In the end, there was only one moan/groan left.

The people in the market seemed to be familiar with it. Even if Ya was the daughter of the leader of the big tribe, she couldn't interfere with other tribes to **** their own slaves.

Besides, the Eagle tribe is getting stronger and stronger, and will become a strong opponent of the Rock tribe in the future. It is not appropriate to have conflicts now, let alone interfere with the internal affairs of other tribes. Seeing such a situation, Ya just rolled her eyes lightly.

Sang Yu didn't express any opinion on this, and the smile on his face remained undiminished.

It's just that the hand holding the little girl is tight, telling her not to look back.

And Wu on the other side seemed to see Yu's figure as well. But looking at the dying thin monkey on the ground, he lowered his head, as if he hadn't seen anything just now.

Sang Yu unhurriedly picked out twenty animal bones. However, for the Ya tribe, these animal bones are not worth the value of the information Sang Yu gave her.

Sang, "That's all for now. When the market opens next time, you bring good things over and pick them up then."

As the backer of the Rock Tribe, I want to rely on it when necessary.

After Sang Yu finished picking things, she took Yu back to her booth.

When several people sat down, Sang Yu asked, "Did you see it clearly?"

Yu nodded, his body still trembling uncontrollably.

Shouhou's tragic situation was still lingering in her mind at this time, and now Shouhou looked like this, let alone other people.

Hearing this, Zhuang was furious, his whole chest heaved, and he got up and wanted to **** Wu and Shouhou back.

But was grabbed by Sang Yu.

"You go now, so many tribes are watching, and the news will soon spread to the Eagle tribe. At that time, our new land will suffer, and those kidnapped tribesmen may be implicated and killed by them."

Zhuang was so angry that he wanted to grit his teeth, and said indignantly: "Is that all?"

Hua on the side lowered his voice and said: "The leader said that there are others watching now, so if no one is around, can we do it?"

Sang Yu didn't comment on her words, but told them not to act rashly and stop visiting other stalls.

Although the people of the Eagle Tribe didn't know them. If Wu and Shouhou make other moves, then everyone will suffer.