Although Feng didn't understand why, he still clasped his fists seriously as always.
Xu Chen nodded slightly, crossed his legs and put his hands behind his back.
"Have a rest, today, you will go to the Uzbek tribe..."
"Wow~"
The first words Xu Chen spoke caused an uproar in the entire courtyard.
"When the big witch dies, there will be a new witch. Although we have some conflicts with the Wu people, it is not our fault. When the new witch takes over, the Ba people should visit and receive blessings, otherwise we will be abandoned by the gods. This visit is very important.
Important, I discussed with Muba last night, and Feng led the team to send a batch of pottery, linen, gauze, and fishing nets as gifts..."
Xu Chen tried his best to explain things clearly in simple language, and most of the people in the lower jaw tribe could understand such simple and straightforward words.
The men, women, and children who were watching almost understood.
It turned out that Xu Chen discussed this matter with his mother last night, so all the suspicions had subsided a lot. They all whispered to each other and nodded, indicating that this matter was indeed very important, but it was only for the safety of the team going forward.
Still very worried.
Several older women gathered around the mother and whispered, expressing their worries.
But Muba kept shaking her head to explain.
Since knowing the little witch's true identity, she has completely lost her composure. Compared with the danger of going here, she is even more worried that the Wu people will find out the identity of the little witch and launch an attack on the Ba people.
Besides, Xu Chen also explained it carefully last night.
They went to the Uzbek tribe with gifts and sincerity to express condolences for the death of the great witch and congratulations for the successor of the new witch. This was also an opportunity to ease the relationship between the two tribes.
Of course, the key point is to use this to find out about the situation and trends of the Uzbek people.
But all the tribesmen, including the Uzbek people, don’t know.
Xu Chen said he would find ways to delay the Wu tribe's discovery of the little witch's true identity and buy more time for the Ba tribe.
Therefore, even if there is danger, Muba can only fully support this operation.
In order to dispel her worries and doubts, Xu Chen also carefully analyzed the situation of the Uzbek people.
Mu Ba herself also knows a lot about the fact that there are actually many conflicts within the Uzbek tribe right now, and not everyone wants to become enemies with the Ba tribe.
What's more, the Uzbek people haven't come to investigate for so long, so there must be quite a lot of internal differences.
After all, there are only a dozen people who have defected. For the Uzbek people who have big families and big businesses, this number is completely negligible. Almost as many people die from injuries and accidents every year.
In addition, the Witch Lords Conference is just around the corner, and when the new witch takes the throne, they also need a chance to make their debut in order to stabilize the alliance of the six races.
The Uzbek people will not be so arrogant that they can completely abandon and ignore the five surrounding tribes.
Although there is no ideological concept of getting Dao Duo Zhu at the moment, the intermarriage transaction of group heating is a reality that the Uzbek people must accept and face.
Therefore, regardless of internal stability or external demands, the Uzbek tribe currently needs a time process to adapt to the transition period between the old and new generations of witches, and to maintain relationships with other tribes.
Even if they wanted to take revenge on the Ba people, they would probably wait until after the Witch Lords Conference to take action.
But Xu Chen would never give them this chance.
The Witch Lords Conference is the best time to give the Uzbek people a fatal blow.
Although this matter can still be arranged slowly and thoughtfully, with sufficient preparation.
But Xu Chen couldn't wait any longer.
Who knows when that fake little witch will reveal her true qualities.
It is impossible for the Wu people not to pay careful attention to such an important figure as Wu.
Therefore, it is necessary to act as quickly as possible. If you delay for one more day, the risk will increase a bit.
In order to reduce the worries of Feng et al. and other tribesmen, Xu Chen gave some simple explanations about the current situation of the Uzbek tribe, saying that there was not much danger during this trip.
Of course, these are all analysis and inferences he made at home with very little information. In order for the envoy team to be more complete and smooth, he tried to bring as much gifts as pottery, cloth, and fishing nets.
He even asked all the children to take out the pottery figurines and toys they fired on daily basis and take them as gifts to the Uzbek children.
In addition, in order to thank Long for helping to resolve a fight between the two clans last time, he asked Feng to bring a jar of fruit wine to Long.
As the saying goes, don't hit someone with a smiling face.
No matter how tyrannical and angry the Wu people were, they would not vent their hatred by killing all the people who came to congratulate the new witch on his succession.
Long's status in the Uzbek tribe is not low. Befriending him can minimize the anger and hatred within the Uzbek tribe towards the Ba tribe.
After the instructions were given, men, women and children began to get busy. Some went to the kiln to prepare pottery, some to get fishing nets woven with hemp rope, and the women went to the warehouse to prepare several baskets of woven cotton cloth, gauze, hemp thread, etc.
A group of children also found their usual pottery figurines and toys, and soon they piled up a lot in the yard. Xu Chen personally selected some good-looking ones and put them in rattan frames.
Just as he was selecting these pottery figurines, Ye Ye came out of the room holding a pile of pottery figurines and placed them in front of him with his head lowered without daring to say a word.
She misunderstood Xu Chen again.
I cried a while ago because of my grievance, and I was so melancholy that I didn’t even eat breakfast.
"Are you hungry?" Xu Chen asked without raising his head.
"Hungry!" Ye hummed softly.
"Then stay hungry for a while and help me pick out the good-looking ones that are not bad!" Xu Chen stood up and rubbed her head.
"Okay!"
Ye Dun was very happy and quickly squatted down to help pick up the toys.
Xu Chen looked at the men, women, and children who were busy coming and going in the yard, and at Feng and other men who were wearing armor and preparing weapons and flags. He held his chin and observed for a long time, always feeling that something was missing.
What are the shortcomings?
He looked around the yard, and finally his eyes fell on a middle-aged woman who also looked like she had white hair, who was chattering loudly and making exaggerated gestures next to her mother.
Muba is the oldest among the Ba people. She must be over fifty years old. Muba’s mother brought her tribe to settle here. Muba and this middle-aged woman are the only two eldest members of the second generation.
woman.
The few remaining older women and most of the adult women are the third generation, ranging from their twenties to their forties. They are what Xu Chen calls a group of aunts and uncles.
Xu Chen, Ye, Gu, Ju and the four youngest adult women are all the fourth generation.
Aunt Seventeen is the youngest aunt.
As for this middle-aged woman who was chasing after her buttocks and talking loudly, the tribesmen called her Amu Gaga.
Ah is an honorific title, mother is an honorific title.
A mother combined together probably means the same thing as grandma, aunt, and aunt.
At present, the only two people in the entire family who can be called mothers are Mu Ba and Amu.
Xu Chen traveled through time and lived among the Ba people for more than a year, but with only language and no writing, many things still had to be guessed at.
Fortunately, as he and the rest of the Ba people gradually learned from each other, communication gradually improved greatly. Especially after he continued to innovate a large number of languages and words, the meaning became more and more important.
Clear and unambiguous.
When Xu Chen saw his mother, his eyes suddenly lit up.
Since ancient times, a eloquent lobbyist is needed when sending envoys.
The first element of a lobbyist is to be able to speak, be bold and attentive, and be able to talk openly when meeting people. You must also speak nonsense when meeting ghosts. In short, you must use your sharp tongue to convince the other party.
Most of the women of the Ba ethnic group have inherited the living habits of primitive savages, who are hardworking and talk little.
But this Amu Gaga is an extreme and exception.
No matter whether you are at home or outside, wherever she appears, you can definitely hear her talking loudly, and her cuckooing can be heard in half the valley.
Xu Chen caught up with his mother and his mother in two steps and exchanged words with each other.
Before the mother agreed, the mother was so excited that she held Xu Chen in her arms and wanted to give him some milk.
She hasn't traveled far away for many years, not to mention the Uzbek people, not even to Dahekou.
As the second generation elder after Muba, her main responsibility is to help Muba maintain the development of the entire tribe. When Muba is away, she is the biggest.
But precisely because of this, she could only stay at home all year round and could not go anywhere.
Although it is somewhat dangerous to go as an envoy to the Uzbek tribe, my mother was just worried that if she only arranged for Feng and a group of men to go to the Uzbek tribe, some things might not go well.
After all, the social characteristics of the current matrilineal clan are basically women who have the initiative in each tribe. Therefore, she goes in and out and follows Muba, constantly saying that women must be arranged to go with her. It is not convenient for Muba to go, so it is best to go alone.
Mother Ba had already given full authority to handle this matter to Xu Chen, so naturally she would not cause any complications, so she did not agree. Unexpectedly, Xu Chen came in person in the morning and expressed that he wanted Mother to lead the team to the Uzbekistan.
"Are you going to go to Haoga?" Mother was very worried.
She knew very well that her sister, apart from her loud voice, had no particularly outstanding abilities. She was just a talkative, and the men and women in the clan were a little afraid of working with her.
But little did he know that Xu Chen was interested in her useless skills.
That’s right if you can say it!
He has no use for the woman he can't talk about.
"Mom, don't worry, Mom, I can do it!"
Xu Chen smiled and comforted his mother for a few words, then took her to his room and gave her instructions carefully for a long time alone. Finally, he gave her a piece of rouge mud made of cinnabar that he had made last night and handed her over to her for safekeeping and repeated the instructions.
How to behave after she goes.
Although my mother didn't know why Xu Chen did this, she was very excited and happy to be able to participate in this mission to the Uzbek people and serve as the team leader. She kept nodding her head and said that as long as the Uzbek people did not stop her, she would definitely complete the mission.
In the past, whether it was the Witch Lords Conference or Mother's Day, the patriarch, Mu Ba, would personally lead the group.
With this action, she could finally enjoy the addiction of being the leader of the clan.
I might still be a little scared, since I haven’t seen much of the world.
But she was more excited and excited. Even in order to help herself complete this task better, Xu Chen was still reluctant to leave after explaining. She pulled Xu Chen over and over again to deal with various responses after she left.
Rehearse it again.
Although Xu Chen's ears were buzzing from her loud voice, he was even more sure that his judgment was correct.
Grandma is the most suitable candidate to lead the team, she is so talkative.
As a time traveler, I feel that what she said is very clear. If it were a group of savage middle-aged women from the Uzbek tribe who have not yet been fully civilized, they would probably be criticized immediately.
An hour passed in the blink of an eye.
Xu Chen came out of the room and kept picking out his ears with his little finger as he walked. He felt that all the earwax he had accumulated for more than ten years was loosened.
His mother was still following behind him, talking loudly and gesticulating.
A group of traveling men were all neatly dressed, carrying bows, arrows, spears, shields and daggers.
All gifts and dry food for the journey have been prepared.
They lined up again, holding the dragon flag as usual, while Gu took the deluxe version of the golden horn.
After Xu Chen gave a few brief instructions again, the team set off. When the team was about to walk out of the gate, he suddenly remembered something and asked someone to bring two more strollers and two cradles, and he also paid careful attention to his mother.
After a lot of warnings, until my mother nodded vigorously to show that she had definitely remembered everything, a group of people carried baskets and burdens, held dragon flags and blew horns and officially set off.
Xu Chen also set off with the remaining men and continued to build fortifications at the mouth of the valley.
Prepare for a rainy day, this mission is full of uncertainties.
He is not a god, so naturally he cannot be perfect in everything, he can only do his best.
As for what will happen after he goes there, he has no control over it.
But he believed that as long as Amu, Feng and others followed his instructions, the danger could be reduced to a minimum, unless the entire Wu tribe became madly angry and intended to fight to the death with the Ba tribe.