As the sun sets, trade fair stalls fill the river beach.
Several temporarily planned and arranged entertainment competitions are also in full swing.
The onlookers cheered and cheered one after another, making it look very lively.
The bonfire was lit and a woman started cooking.
Muba and a large group of clan leaders sat around a bonfire, surrounded by the twin little witches, and exchanged experiences on the development of the tribe.
However, the excitement was still lively, but the atmosphere always felt like something was missing. Everyone seemed a little absent-minded. While watching the competition, cooking and chatting, they occasionally glanced at the mouth of the valley unconsciously.
Xu Chen, the planner and organizer of the conference, was not around. Everyone felt like they were missing a backbone and nothing was going well.
"Tap tap tap tap..."
When the setting sun fell into the Western Mountains, leaving only the last ray of light, several fast horses galloped in from the mouth of the valley, and the excited calls of "yo ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho ho】 several fast horses galloped in when the sun set over the western mountains and left only the last ray of light.
"The Witch King Guiga!"
The lively and noisy scene fell silent for an instant. Following a high-pitched and excited roar, the entire river beach instantly erupted into even more intense cheers and noise. Many hunters who were competing gave up the game and ran straight to the mouth of the valley.
The women, children, and children of the Ba ethnic group were even more excited and rushed out from the surrounding areas such as the compound and the kiln factory.
Muba and a group of clan leaders also stood up almost at the same time, especially the twin little witches. Holding big crutches that were two heads taller than themselves, they hurriedly walked a few steps outside. After waking up, they quickly stood up and nervously arranged their clothes and clothes.
She braided her hair, then stood on tiptoes excitedly and looked around.
Since the Witch King told them that appearance is very important, they have paid special attention to their clothes, and neat appearance has indeed brought them greater prestige, allowing them to experience a completely different kind of behavior from witches of their age.
momentum and appeal.
Ever since Xu Chen promoted the two sisters to the throne of the great witches of the two clans, he has been teaching all kinds of knowledge, words and deeds. The two sisters have also been studying and imitating seriously. Through more than a year of demonstrations and hosting
After the two sacrificial activities in the Spring and Autumn Period, the authority of witches has gradually been established.
At least now, no clan leader or leader of any tribe treats the sisters as equals or in a preaching manner. Instead, they treat them with incomparable respect and care, not to mention the other tribesmen.
Although they didn't understand why Xu Chen did this, the benefits of doing so made them deeply aware.
While waiting anxiously, several fast horses rushed to the river beach in the afterglow and cold wind.
News soon spread that the Witch King led hunters from more than a dozen tribes to complete a perfect round-up of wild horses, capturing a total of forty-seven wild horses, big and small. It was too late today and he would not come back. He would spend the night at the Uzu tribe.
Return tomorrow.
"Alas~"
In an instant, countless people sighed.
Although the capture of a large number of wild horses is worthy of celebration, without the Witch King coming back, the Witch Lords Conference will be boring.
The expectations on the faces of the twin witches turned into loneliness. After looking at each other, they held their staffs and led a group of clan leaders back to the campfire to sit down.
Around the blazing bonfire, barbecue sticks were inserted, and there were large and small earthenware pots and pots steaming with minced meat and bone soup inside.
But the strong aroma of food cannot arouse everyone's appetite and interest.
At the entrance of the compound, Ye held two boiled duck eggs in his hand and looked at the river beach that was slowly getting quieter. He pouted and slowly turned back.
She didn't bring any food with her when she went there in the morning, and she didn't know if she would be able to eat enough in the Uzbek area tonight, so she secretly boiled two duck eggs for him, but she didn't eat them either.
But she was still very happy, because the night before leaving, when Chen was chatting with her, she was still worried that this trip would be in vain. Now that he had caught so many wild horses at once, he must be very happy.
Other men in the tribe mate with women whenever they are happy. I don’t know if he wants to mate with him at night, or if he can’t help but go hang out with the female savage from the Wu tribe, Gongcaowo...
The little female savage stroked her two warm balls and went back to the yard with joy and sorrow.
At the foot of the Uzu Valley.
There are also several large bonfires burning brightly.
Dozens of wild horses, large and small, were tied up with ropes in the bushes near the river beach, and there were also more than ten tame wild horses among them.
Driven by these tamed wild horses, the restless mood of the newly captured wild horses has calmed down. They huddled together and snorted and rubbed each other to comfort themselves. Some of the untethered ponies even began to look for mares to nurse. Everything seemed normal.
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Although it was already dark, the men, women, and children of the Uzbek nationality who stayed behind were reluctant to go back to eat and sleep. They all gathered around the wild horse to watch, cheering and being very excited.
Although the Wu clan chief and the great witch are not in the tribe, there are still many tribal leaders and some older men and women who are left behind.
The Witch King came in person, bringing with him such a large team of hunters and so many trophies. They all felt extremely honored and excited, and took out their stored food and meat to offer sacrifices and rewards to these foreign warriors.
As the current hunter leader of the Wu tribe, Long has an extraordinary status.
This time rounding up the Wild Horse Wu tribe is a great achievement. They have put in a lot of effort to find out the movements of the Wild Horse herds and check out the environment inside and outside the valley.
Moreover, they sent the most people to capture the wild horses this time, so the harvest will be distributed according to the catch, and the Uzbek people will get many of them. As long as they are successfully tamed and fed, the Uzbek people will also have their own herd of horses in the future.
Sitting around the campfire, more than three hundred hunters were eating, drinking, talking, laughing, and making loud noises, unable to contain their excitement at all.
According to previous activity arrangements, although this roundup of wild horses is a temporary activity, it still proposes a relatively fair distribution method for the harvest.
As these wild horses are wild animals near the territory of the Uzbek tribe, the Uzbek tribe will receive greater priority and more shares. Other tribes will be allocated according to the number of tribes. The Ba tribe already has more than 20 horses of various sizes.
They do not participate in the distribution of adult wild horses. If there are foals that other tribes do not want, the Ba tribe can exchange them with pottery, linen cloth or even bow and arrow leather armor, and the exchange price is very high.
More than forty horses may seem like a lot, but in fact there are only ten adult male horses, more than twenty mares, and more than ten foals that are in teeth every year or two. The total number of tribes participating in the roundup totals ten.
Five, even if distributed equally, each tribe would only have three horses. Therefore, the leaders and hunters of all tribes were actually a little nervous about how to distribute these wild horses.
Seeing the Ba tribe's impressive momentum when they go out on horseback, it goes without saying that all tribes want to get adult wild horses.
However, the number of these adult wild horses is far from enough for distribution, and there are more than ten mares among them that are still pregnant and lactating. Even if they are obtained, they will not be able to be ridden in a short time.
Therefore, almost all tribal leaders and hunters focused their attention on ten male horses and several adult mares that were not pregnant or nursing.
Xu Chen actually also had a headache.
Wealth is alluring. Faced with such a huge harvest, there will definitely be some conflicts between tribes due to uneven distribution.
Therefore, he had to call all the hunter leaders involved in the hunt to discuss this very real issue.
As the supreme military commander and the core leader that everyone respects, Xu Chen does not want to form a dictatorial image of himself as aloof and overpowering others.
For these primitive savages, the character of the leader is very important.
This is also a kind of rule of virtue in the most primitive sense.
After all, all tribes are still in the primitive communist discussion stage, and the shared governance model is still the core mainstream.
What's more, for the exchange and development of all tribes, the importance of horses is self-evident. To allow tribes to strengthen exchanges and exchanges and make future military command smoother, the distribution of horses becomes more timely and important.
Therefore, regarding the distribution of wild horses, Xu Chen first proposed his own distribution plan. However, for the sake of rule, he still inevitably retained some ideas that were more conducive to the development of the six-ethnic alliance, just like the original Uzbek witch. Therefore, this distribution plan was obvious.
More inclined towards the six-ethnic alliance.
Several alliance tribes of the Gonghuo tribe also know that this matter has nothing to do with them. At most, they are just here to join in the fun and help. Therefore, they have no dissatisfaction with Xu Chen's proposal. After all, they have formed a group to participate in the Witch Lord Conference this time.
The purpose is to broaden your horizons and see the world, and at the same time establish a good relationship with the Ba people. After brushing your face and acting like a familiar person, you can win more technical support from the Ba people, including the blessing of the great witch, so as to get more favor and blessing from the gods.
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After all, the inheritance of the great witches of the Gonghuo tribe has changed. The Ba tribe is the highest source and orthodoxy of witchcraft. Obtaining the blessings of the great witches far exceeds the gains in food and wealth.
The night was a little gloomy, with wisps of clouds half covering up the bright moon rising in the east.
After nearly an hour of communication and discussion, the plan for the distribution of wild horses gradually became clear, and finally a result that all tribes were satisfied with was obtained.
The Ba tribe will not participate in the distribution of adult wild horses.
As the owners of the wild horse herd, the Uzbek people are given priority in allocating three adult male horses and five adult mares, three of which are pregnant and lactating. In addition, they are also allocated three one- or two-year-old ponies, with a total of
The share of eleven horses accounts for nearly a quarter of the total.
The Cang, Hu, Muya, Ji, and Lei tribes each received one adult male horse, two adult mares, and a colt.
The Gonghuo tribe received a male horse, two mares and three foals alone.
The remaining three pregnant mares and four foals are considered trophies for other tribes of the Gonghuo Tribe, and each tribe can get one.
However, since these trophies are not convenient to be separated and distributed, other tribes will pay for the replacement of the goods according to the compensation buy-back plan proposed by Xu Chen.
In the end, after some bargaining, the Uzbek and Cang people, who were more numerous, each received one and two pregnant adult mares at the price of ten pieces of large and medium-sized pottery and five pieces of cloth for one.
In the end, there were four one-year-old foals that none of the tribe wanted. Xu Chen scooped them all into his own bowl and exchanged them with several pottery, linen, fishing nets, and two sets of bows and arrows.
It will take at least two years for these one-year-old foals to be put into use. The feeding time is too long, and it is far inferior to catching adult wild horses by then.
But this is no problem for the Ba people. They still have seven or eight ponies at home, which they can mix together and raise slowly.