Chapter 262 Trade fair, attack in the forest(1/2)
There were a lot of people at the trade fair, and there were actually people shouting. It was really lively.
Wang Wei slowly walked through the various shops at the fair and carefully looked at the items on display.
Bamboo weaving products are similar to baskets, bamboo baskets, sieves, fish cages, bamboo baskets, etc.
Rattan ones include ropes, baskets, baskets, and even something like a table.
There were also a lot of dry goods, such as fungus, mushrooms, red dates, cinnamon, wolfberry, tangerine peel, walnuts and other items that Wang Wei could not recognize.
Wang Wei also saw dried shrimps, dried snail meat, dried fish, etc. in a shop. He didn’t see any dried meat yet. Maybe primitive people also knew that dried meat without salt is easy to rot.
In addition, he found rice, and there was rice in several shops. He also checked the color of the rice, whether it was full, etc.
We also discovered beans and other miscellaneous grain foods. The appearance of beans was something Wang Wei had not expected.
There were also some medicinal materials, but Wang Wei didn't care much about them. He saw that those medicinal materials were basically available in the Xia tribe.
Then there are many living animals that are used for exchange, and they are specially kept in fences.
There are also various types of animal furs, etc.
Wang Wei said to the fisherman who was following him:
"Fisherman, you hold trade fairs more than once, right?"
"Your Majesty, I really only opened it this time. In the past, it was opened by the former leader and other tribes."
Wang Wei nodded.
When his Xia tribe moved from the previous cave to the wilderness, he always thought that all the primitive people in the wilderness lived a miserable life. This was not what he thought at all. There were also primitive people who lived very well. Just say
For those dry goods, primitive people also knew that they could preserve food without the need for salt to preserve them. There are also those hand-knitted goods, some of which are even high-quality.
Wang Wei suddenly felt that his knowledge and thoughts were too limited, and he was still unable to understand the living conditions of these primitive people.
I used to think that primitive people were uncivilized people, perhaps because they traveled to a later era.
He also knew that the main reason for this was that he did not go out and kept wandering around the Xia tribe.
"You should hold more trade fairs to circulate goods."
"Yes, I think so too."
He walked to a shop and saw Hu Meizi and Shanhua picking up some shell ornaments from another shop and asking how to use them.
It seems that they have found something they like. Wang Wei is thinking if they really like it, how should they trade it?
Wang Wei discovered the limitations of bartering in primitive society. If there is a currency that everyone recognizes and trusts, transactions can be more convenient.
If the Xia tribe invented currency, they would use currency transactions.
This was just his boring thought. The Xia tribe was far from being able to influence more tribes.
Time passed quickly, and finally after walking through all the shops in the fair, Wang Wei said goodbye to the fisherman.
The fisherman stayed with him all the time, knowing that she couldn't keep Wang Wei.
Until Wang Wei and his party gradually left.
He turned around slowly, rubbed his waist, and returned to the trade fair.
Someone asked the fisherman who those people were. They looked a little different from the people in the wilderness.
The fisherman smiled and said she was from the Xia tribe.
Someone else asked what the Xia tribe people did?
The fisherman said that the salt you eat and the pottery you use are made by the Xia tribe.
Everyone made tut-tsk sounds.
But there are some bad voices, for example, the salt traded by the Xia tribe is not cheap, and their hearts are too dark. Some people from the poorer tribes also sighed, obviously agreeing with it.
Only the fisherman knew that the salt the Xia tribe traded to her was still cheap, but she increased it when trading with other tribes. He heard the voices of some people and wondered if he should lower the salt a little to avoid being cursed behind his back.
If the Xia tribe knew that it was the Fish tribe that was cursed, would the Xia tribe have any opinion on the Fish tribe?
The fisherman took the woman Cicada to the shops that Wang Wei had just visited. These shops were full of food, and she traded all the items.
People in those shops and several tribes exclaimed in surprise. They didn't expect the fisherman to be so courageous.
It is said that it is good luck to trade with the Xia tribe.
The fisherman's heart is funny, it's not that you are lucky, these foods are also needed by the Xia tribe.
She also asked the tribes that traded rice to continue sending rice, and the fish tribe needed it in large quantities.
At this time, a confidant hurriedly ran over. She had been placed by the fisherman at the fish head to find out information.
Return to the thatched hut.
The woman said to the fisherman:
"The leaders of the Yutou and Yi tribes want to kill the king of the Xia tribe."
The fisherman woman was so frightened that she almost fell down if the cicada and her subordinates weren't holding her up.
The fisherman asked the others to go out, and she wanted to discuss it with the woman Cicada.
"Yu Tou wanted to break in earlier. He probably knew that the king of the Xia Tribe had come to the Fish Tribe. Cicada, what do you think we should do?"
"Yutou doesn't have many subordinates, so he can't kill the king of the Xia tribe. But how will the Xia tribe deal with the fish tribe in the future? Yutou is a member of the fish tribe after all."
The fisherman shook his head repeatedly and said:
"No, Black Feather from the Wing Tribe is helping Yutou. He wants to harm the Fish Tribe."
The woman Cicada also became panicked, but she knew that the Wing Tribe brought many people to the trade fair this time.
"If they really killed the king of the Xia tribe, we wouldn't be in such a dilemma."
"Kill the king of the Xia tribe?" The fisherman asked with a pale face, "Can they do it?"
"Who knows, those warriors of the Xia tribe look very strong. They are riding horses. Maybe Yutou and the others can't catch up at all."
The fisherman's face looked better.
"It makes sense. I hope we won't be caught up. Regardless of whether Yutou and Heiyu can kill the Xia tribe king, we must be separated from Yutou in the future. I am willing even if he takes some people away."
The woman Cicada thought about being bullied by Yutou in the past, and the hatred in her heart became even stronger. She said:
"Chief, this is actually a good opportunity. We can just use the Xia tribe to get rid of the Yutou and even the Yi tribe."
"What's the meaning?"
Black Feather from the Wing Tribe colluded with Yu Tou, but it brought a lot of trouble to the fisher woman. Black Feather once secretly supported Yu Tou and made things difficult for the fisher woman before the fish tribe elected a leader.
For example, the shaman of the Yi Tribe gave Yutou an idea and asked him to tell the people of the Fish Tribe that the fisherman was an unlucky person. For example, if the moon in the sky turned red and ants on the ground died en masse, it was said that the fisherwoman was the cause of the ominous situation.
Said that her becoming the leader of the fish tribe would bring disaster.
After the rumors spread, some bad things happened within the fish tribe. There were fish tribe women who went out alone to collect fish and then disappeared; there were children who were fishing and catching crabs by the river and were drowned for no reason.
It once caused a lot of panic in the fish tribe, and also made many fish tribe people suspicious of the fisherman.
Later, someone discovered that Yutou and Yi Tribe were behind this, so the fisherman always hated Yi Tribe.
Now that we are talking about using the Xia tribe to get rid of the Yutou and Yi tribes, the fisherman's heart is pounding, but how to do it?
Woman Cicada said:
"We don't need to do anything to let the Xia tribe defeat Yutou."
The fisherman shook her head repeatedly.
"What if the Xia tribe is defeated by Yutou? No, we can't take such a risk. We need to send someone to report to the king of the Xia tribe so that the Xia tribe can be prepared to avoid the Xia tribe blaming the Yu tribe in the future."
"How can they catch up with them on horseback?"
"Even if you can't catch up, you have to catch up. The Xia tribe always needs to eat food and rest. Send someone quickly, otherwise it will be late."
The woman cicada said:
"Then I'll go in person. I'm familiar with Shi Yun and Shi Da."
The fisherman agreed and asked her to go quickly.
After the woman Cicada left with five or six tribesmen, the remaining fisherman kept feeling uneasy. She hoped that nothing happened to the king of the Xia tribe, otherwise the consequences for the fish tribe would be unimaginable.
It was really painful to wait, and I thought it would be better to go there myself if I kept waiting like this.
So the fisherman also gathered a dozen tribesmen and headed in the direction where Wang Wei left.
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Let us say that Wang Wei rode his horse and walked slowly because there were people in the team who could not ride fast horses.
They walked to a place, a grove with a stream, and stopped to rest.
It was already noon, and Xia Dazui suggested eating some food before returning to the Xia tribe.
Wang Wei agrees.
When the hunting group came out, they brought semi-dried food and slowly grilled it on the fire.
To be continued...