An unknown caravan came to the Xia tribe.

They said they came from the Shang tribe far away, and there were about twenty people. They saw the large population of the Xia tribe and thought they could exchange items that everyone needed.

The grassroots are receiving them and asking them about the situation.

Xia Jin quickly ran into the woods and found Wang Wei who was practicing archery.

Wang Wei asked Hu Meizi and others to continue practicing.

Hu Meizi said she wanted to go too. Wang Wei didn't know what her purpose was, but she agreed.

It is rare for a caravan to take the initiative to trade with the Xia tribe. Wang Wei must seize this opportunity to sell the salt and pottery from the Xia tribe.

Xia Jin told him some general information.

That Shang tribe came from a far away place, and I don’t know how far away he mentioned.

The leader of the group was a fat man. He said that they were a merchant tribe specializing in exchange.

They came around the Xia tribe and discovered how powerful the Xia tribe was. They felt that with so many people, the tribe must have a lot of needs.

When entering the gate of the Xia tribe, Wang Wei saw a dozen people pointing at the new city wall of the Xia tribe.

There were several mules at the gate. Wang Wei initially thought they were horses, but he didn't expect that the trading team used mules for transportation.

In the cafeteria, Wang Wei and the leader of the Shang tribe met and exchanged names.

The leader of the caravan is named Shang Jiu, a fat man of medium build.

He saw that the king of the Xia tribe was a small man, which made him curious.

They have seen many tribes during their business trip, and the leaders are usually tall and burly men or women, or they are older and look very smart.

Since he is doing business, Wang Wei knows what goods the other party brings.

However, Wang Wei learned that the caravan brought furs and dried food, and Wang Wei didn't think they were in good condition.

But there were a few pieces of leather that looked familiar to him. They were exactly the cow hides he had always needed. Although he didn't know what kind of cow hides they were, the Xia tribe was short of them, so they weren't that particular.

Wang Wei has always wanted to use cowhide to make a cowhide drum. With these cowhide, the Xia tribe will add a tool to transmit signals.

In addition, the caravan was mainly used for trading, and the goods they thought were very important were actually stones. They were just some very beautifully polished stones, and some were in the shape of animals or used as tools.

When the people of Shangjiu took out pieces of exquisite stones of various colors to show to everyone, they showed a very proud smile. They knew that these stones were the favorite decorations of many medium and large tribal leaders, and those leaders always

I would wear it on my body to show my dignity.

Wang Wei didn't know the value of these stones. Maybe they were worth a lot in that peaceful era. But in primitive society, he didn't look down on them at all. He just looked at those colorful stones and didn't say anything.

At this time, the plum blossoms and flowers also came, and so did Shi Yun.

Mei and Hua heard that a new caravan came to the Xia tribe, so they came to take a look.

Shi Yun had something to do with Wang Wei, so he happened to bump into him.

Maybe women are born with a fondness for jewelry. When they see so many colorful stones, they can’t take their eyes away. They touch them with their hands and feel the texture of the stones.

The leader of the caravan, Shang Jiujian, only liked women, but the little leader didn't seem to be interested, and he had a bad feeling in his heart.

"What do you think of these goods, Your Majesty?"

"They are all good, but they are not what our Xia tribe needs."

"These are very good decorations. Any large tribe will be addicted to such exquisite gems, and they will not hesitate to exchange them for tribal items."

"Haha, are they really that good? I don't think they can be eaten or used. They can only be looked at and have no practical use."

"The king may not know that women like these gems. If you give them to the women you like, the women will love the king even more and are willing to become the king's women."

"Yeah?"

Wang Wei didn't think so. He felt that these stones were not as good as the mules used by the caravan to transport them.

"Yes, Your Majesty, you can give it to the woman you like to try."

What he said was really hard for Wang Wei to try. For example, if he gave it to Mei Hehua, Mei Hehua already liked him, whether he gave it to him or not. Then if he gave it to Shi Yun and Hu Meizi, didn't that mean that he liked him?

Shi Yun and Hu Meizi? This will cause Mei's misunderstanding. Shi Yun and Hu Meizi may like Gems, but they don't necessarily like him. Even if they do, they don't like men and women, and the same goes for him.

So he won't try. If Shi Yun and Hu Meizi don't give him face, then he himself will feel that he has no face.

Shang Jiu from the caravan thought that those women were Wang Wei's women, because there were so many women in the tribe, and only these four women could choose gems. But when he saw Mei and Hu Meizi's tall bodies, especially Hu Meizi,

Looking at Zi's strong figure, I felt that there was a reason why the king of the Xia tribe was so short.

"I won't test it either. I'm really not interested in your goods. You are new to the Xia tribe and don't know what we need. I can't exchange with you for nothing. In this way, I will only select a few gems and use them from the Xia tribe.

Exchange salt with you."

After hearing this, Shang Jiu felt very disappointed. What could a few gems be exchanged for? He felt that the leader of the Xia tribe was very picky, but he immediately had an idea. What he wanted was to increase the price of these gems no matter how many you chose.

"Then please choose the gems, Your Majesty."

Wang Wei sat without moving and said to several women: "Each of you choose one you like. By the way, help Su Xiaoxiao choose one too."

Seeing that Cao Gen had been staring at the gems, he said, "Elder Cao, is there anything you like? You can also choose one."

The grassroots waved their hands repeatedly: "Your Majesty, I am just taking a look. These are of no use to me."

Wang Wei nodded. "In this way, I will choose one piece for the grass shell, and then let the grass shell be given to Xia Sha."

"Your Majesty, is this okay?"

"Haha, of course. Elder Cao will go get two jars of salt and two pieces of pottery."

So Cao Gen turned to the kitchen.

Wang Wei asked Mei to choose another gemstone for Xia Sha.

He said to Shang Jiu of the caravan: "I can only exchange these gems with you with the salt and pottery from the Xia tribe."

"Okay, okay."

Wang Wei went to see the gems selected by several women. Mei chose a red gem, Hua chose a yellow gem, and Su Xiaoxiao chose a blue gem.

Shi Yun chose a stone bowl similar to a pottery bowl, but it was rich in color. Didn't her stone tribe have so many stone bowls? It was tasteless to choose this shape.

What Hu Meizi chose was strange. It was actually a round rod. What was the use of this thing? Wang Wei couldn't figure out why Hu Meizi chose it. The stick was green and white, could it be jade?

In addition, I chose green gems for Xia Sha. Hey, why did I choose green?

After Wang Wei looked at them one by one, he asked them to leave.

After a while, Cao Gen took Xia Jin to bring the salt and pottery from the warehouse.

Shang Jiu looked at this little thing in exchange for his gems, feeling extremely reluctant.

Wang Wei said: "These items of the Xia tribe are very valuable. Look at this pottery pot and pot, which are rarely seen in other tribes. And this salt, it is even harder for you to see it."

"Your Majesty, this...is this salt?"

Wang Wei asked him to try it.

Shang Jiu showed a satisfied smile.

"Your Majesty, can I exchange for more of this salt?"

"It's not that I won't exchange them, it's just that our Xia tribe has no use for your gems and they are not very practical, so I can't exchange them anymore."

"What does the Xia tribe need?"

"Plant seeds, minerals, and food will all work."

Shang Jiu didn't know what the ore was, he knew it wasn't the kind of gem he brought.

Wang Wei took out the magnet and asked Xia Jin to go to Xia Tongya to get a small piece of iron ore.

Shang Jiu took the magnet and looked at it carefully and said:

"I've never seen anything like this."

Then I showed him iron ore and he said he had never seen it before.

Wang Wei didn't hold out much hope. If the functions of these iron ores were known, they would probably be developed and utilized. No one knew about this, which meant that no one knew that iron ores could be used to make iron.

But he knew that some people used copper ore to refine copper. Copper utensils were used in primitive societies, but they may not be popular yet.

The final transaction was for the Xia tribe to trade six gems, as well as cowhide and other furs with the caravan, which obviously failed to achieve the goal of the caravan.

So Shang Jiu suggested to borrow a hundred jars of salt first, and then return the traded items to the Xia tribe after they went to trade.

Of course Wang Wei is not willing, as the risk is too high. He doesn’t know this caravan nor Shang Jiu, and there is no one to vouch for him. If he agrees, he will really be a big fool.

Shang Jiu felt very sorry, but there was nothing he could do.

Wang Wei suggested that the caravan trade those mules, exchanging one mule for a small jar of salt and a clay pot.

After thinking about it, Shang Jiu agreed to exchange five mules with Wang Wei.

Wang Wei asked Shang Jiu to bring more plant seeds, horses, donkeys, and mules to the Xia tribe for trade next time.

Shang Jiu agreed.

Wang Wei was quite satisfied with this transaction. It was not the gems but the fact that the Xia tribe had five mules.

"Your Majesty, I see so many people outside the Xia tribe building. What are they building?"

"The house that was built."

"Is there such a big house?"

"There are many people in the Xia tribe, so we need to build it bigger."

"Are there so many people in the Xia tribe?"

"This is just a small part."

"The Xia tribe is so big."
Chapter completed!