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Chapter 44 Sheepskin Raft

I just dreamed that my tribe was about to usher in prosperity. In a blink of an eye, not only was my dream shattered, but my child was also cut off his head, and the young and strong tribe lost most of the losses! Dian Liang almost fainted in front of him.

A few more guys who didn't know how to live or die were killed. The Qiang people finally realized that they were already meat on the chopping board of Han people. They were used to surrendering to the strong and hurriedly called the Han delegation to drink and eat meat! Even if their relatives had died, they could only hide their hatred in their hearts! They prayed that these people could let them go after enjoying it.

When he was in the enemy camp, he could not drink too much wine! But the meat could be eaten without letting go! He bit the golden roasted mutton and continued to think about how to cross the Yellow River and continue to travel west.

I just rummaged around this Qiang tribe, but I didn’t find the ship, nor did I find enough thick wood to make rafts! As for the axes, I don’t even think about it! Those who came to rob... Oh, no, there are many Qiang warriors who came to die with wooden bows and bone arrows. Any metal weapons are precious property of the tribe. It would be nice to have a few scimitars, and there is no extra copper and iron to make the axe.

He was really poor enough! Li You looked at all the property of this tribe, low tents made of fine wood and wool felt, more than one hundred old, weak, women and children, and most of the young and strong were killed by them just now! There were also a few herds of cows and horses, and there were some sheep, which tasted really bad without spices!

Hum? Sheep? Hearing the bleating sound from outside the tent, Li You put down the roasted lamb in his hand, walked quickly to the outside of the tent, and followed the sound to look over. He saw hundreds of sheep crowded with dense sheep!

"Eunuch! But have you finished the roasted lamb? I'll urge them to roast more!" The personal soldiers who followed him burped and asked. Since they left the level, they have not eaten so comfortably for a long time.

"Ha! I finally thought of a way to cross the river!" Li You punched the wooden fence in the sheep pen and ordered loudly, "Call all the Qiang people over, I have something to tell them to do!"

"Yes!" The personal soldiers took the order and left. After a while, more than 200 people left in the tribe were all brought to him. These people lay on the ground in fear, fearing that these Han people would kill them all after they had enough food and drink.

"Tangyifu, ask them who will slaughter sheep and peel them? If they are willing to follow our orders to help us cross the river, I will let them live! Otherwise, those heads just now will be their role models!" After Li You said, Tangyifu repeated it with words they could understand.

These people carefully poked their heads and looked at Li You, completely unsure of what the relationship between killing sheep and crossing the river! After a while, a gray-haired old man asked tentatively, "Dare you ask the noble man, how do you want to slaughter sheep? A humble person may be able to serve the noble man!"

"Oh? Can you slaughter sheep and peel it?" Li You's eyes lit up and signaled his subordinates to take him to his side. He pulled out a sheep from the sheep pen and sent it to him. He reached out and gestured at the neck and limbs of the sheep, "I want you to cut off the sheep's head and four legs, and then peel off the skin completely! Note that you can't peel open the belly when peeling, you can only empty the flesh and internal organs in the abdominal cavity from the neck and four legs! If you can do it, I will let you and your family go!"

This... the old Qiang man was stunned. He had been slaughtering sheep and cattle for his tribe since he was a child, and had never encountered such a request. However, the desire to survive made him grit his teeth and agree, "The lowly people have never slaughtered sheep like this, but you can try it!"

"Give him a knife and pull a few more sheep over! Anyone who wants to come and try it. As long as I can do it, I will let him and his family go!" Li You looked at the evil boys following him. He knew that there were also people who killed sheep and slaughtered dogs among these people. "Whoever you are sure can try it. I will remember your credit if it becomes a good thing!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several Han soldiers who had worked as a butcher in Chang'an before walked out and started slaughtering sheep and peeling skin according to Li You's request.

"If no one can peel off the intact sheepskin before sunset today, then everyone will not have to live!" After waiting for a long time, before seeing the second Qiang man come out, Li You said with a cold face. The next project volume is quite large, and these people alone will definitely not be able to handle it within five days.

These Qiang people were all afraid of power but not virtuous. When they heard that Li You was about to slaughter their tribe, someone stood up in panic and carefully took the sheep slaughter knife from the Han soldiers and thought about it around the sheep! From time to time, a few people gathered together and reached out to gesture on the sheep, as if they were discussing where to cut the knife to peel off the complete sheep skin.

"Lord, what are you going to do?" Chen Qingzhi walked to his side and asked curiously, could these sheepskins help them cross the river?

"That's true!" Li You pointed to a sheep and said to Chen Qingzhi, "Look at Ziyun. If you can peel off the finished sheepskin, tie the head and neck tightly, leave a small hole to blow inward! The sheepskin can be as big as a bag! Connect more than ten or even dozens of skin bags together, put wooden rafts on them, and tie them with small ropes! Wouldn't it become a raft that can cross the river?"

What Li You mentioned is the sheepskin raft he saw when he was traveling along the Yellow River in the northwest. This tool is easy to make and has a high load capacity! Dozens of sheepskin airbags are enough to carry horses to cross the river! It is the ancient Han ancestors who lived in the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River that used the river crossing tool for thousands of years!

The Yellow River flows in front of them are quite stable and there are not many ice! Without being able to cut down large wood, using these sheep to make sheepskin rafts seems to have become their only choice.

Chen Qingzhi lives in the south and is familiar with the water nature of the boat. After a little thought, he understands the exact method Li You said. He can't help but praise him, "Lord's plan is really wonderful! It's just that the whole sheepskin is difficult to peel off, and now should I order people to cut down branches and make wooden rafts?"

"I believe they will definitely come up with a good idea! These people have killed sheep for decades and peeled skins for decades, which will always be useful, right?" Li You saw the old Qiang man who stood up first, holding a knife in his hand and wandering on the sheep quickly, as if not far from peeling off the entire sheepskin!

On the other side, the evil boys from butchers performed very well. Although the first sheepskin she peeled had cracked a few holes, Li You could feel that as long as they were given a few more chances, they would definitely be able to do it!
Chapter completed!
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