The setting sun was finally swallowed up by the last hint of haze, and the sky entered dusk in an instant.
The surrounding mountains and forests are rolling in waves, accompanied by the roars and roars of wild animals, coupled with the raging and howling cold wind, making people's skin crawl all over.
The bonfire puffed and puffed as the cold wind rolled around, and the water in the copper pot slowly began to boil. Xu Chen asked Gu to get his own pottery cup, break up the baked multigrain cake and put it in, and put a small piece of dried meat in it.
, then he used a copper ladle to scoop out two ladles of scalding hot water and poured it in. Instantly, a wave of hot steam with the aroma of scones and meat rose into the sky, spreading in front of the cave with the evening breeze.
"Wow, it smells so good!"
Several hunters close by sniffed hard with surprise on their faces.
Xu Chen took a sip from the pottery cup and found that the smell was indeed quite good. It seemed to have a familiar smell of crispy rice porridge, and it might even be more fragrant.
Perhaps because he was already very hungry, under the stimulation of this hot and fragrant aroma, not only Xu Chen instantly felt unbearably hungry, but a group of hunters even looked at the fragrant pottery cup in his hand and began to swallow hard.
Instant noodles, fast food rice, fragrant bone soup noodles, Laotan pickled cabbage noodles, dry mixed fried noodles...
Well, all this is a luxury, and I will never be able to take a bite of it in my lifetime.
Xu Chen still had fresh memories of the junk fast food that he had experienced and made him vomit after eating it, and he once vowed not to eat another bite.
But he had to admit that if someone gave him a bite now, he would definitely say with tears in his eyes: Oh my god, it tastes so delicious!
The cup of baked scones and barbecue that I brewed up in front of me brought not only memories, but also a completely different taste and experience.
Xu Chen eagerly folded two thin wooden sticks from the fire and wiped them randomly on the dirty cloak a few times. He didn't care whether it was dirty or not, and stirred it in the cup until the scones were completely dispersed.
After opening it, I couldn't wait to take a sip.
The multigrain is hot and has a slight salty taste in his mouth. After chewing it for a few times, there is a faint crispy and burnt aroma. The texture and taste are very strange, but he has to admit that this is a fast food taste that he has never experienced before.
The soul suddenly felt a bit familiar and reminisced.
"Delicious?"
Gu looked at Xu Chen eagerly, and an uncontrollable drool dripped down the corner of his mouth.
Xu Chen swallowed it in one gulp and nodded with a smile: "Not bad, everyone, bring the ceramic cups!"
"Boom..."
A group of hunters who were sitting around eagerly cheered and went to fetch the pottery cups from their horses' robes. Then they broke up the scones and put them in, and then put a small piece of barbecue. Xu Chen poured water for everyone.
Add two tablespoons of boiling water.
“Sou Ga, delicious!”
Some people couldn't help but pound the scones with a wooden stick a few times before they were soaked and began to taste them.
While Xu Chen was sharing water with the hunters, he slowly and slowly finished the soaked cakes in the cup. Finally, after chewing and swallowing a piece of soaked semi-dry meat, he scooped out half a spoonful of hot water and poured it into the cup.
I also drank the cup of shabu-shabu.
There was a strong and strange aroma of baked biscuit meat floating in the air.
A group of hunters gathered around several bonfires, eating and praising the food.
A group of Pi tribe captives sitting on the ground with their hands and feet tied, and the old women and children of the Dai tribe inside and outside the cave, were also seduced by this strange fragrance that they had never smelled before. They were drooling, their stomachs were growling, and there were even children crying.
, but was quickly covered by the adults.
After Xu Chen finished eating, he turned around and looked around. At this time, the sky was very dark, and he could only see a group of men, women, and children with eager eyes and shining eyes.
He saw that there was still some boiling water in the copper pot, so he asked someone to take a few pieces of scones, break them into pieces and throw them in. He slowly broke them up with a copper spoon and cooked them for two minutes. Only then did the few who had finished eating cook.
The hunters brought the pottery cups over, scooped a spoonful into each pottery cup, and gave them to a few crying children. The remaining portion was shared with other hunters.
Soon the inside of the copper pot was scraped clean, and Xu Chen asked people to fill it with water and continue to boil it.
After all, being able to take a sip of hot water when going out in the cold winter is not only for enjoyment, but also for safety.
If you don't want to drink raw water, try not to drink it. Xu Chen brought this copper pot with him when he went out, just for emergencies.
I thought I wouldn't be able to use it this time, but I didn't expect that it actually came in use today.
The fragrant and delicious scones soaked in salted water are just a last resort, but I didn't expect them to taste quite good. At least they are much better than simply chewing hard and cold dry food.
As for sharing the food with a group of children from the Dai tribe, Xu Chen just wanted to spread his kindness. After all, this was also an act of gathering faith.
Xu Chen's behavior was very natural and casual, and the group of hunters were not surprised, because Xu Chen always respected the old and loved the young.
But in the eyes of Dai men, women, children and Pi tribe people, they are completely incomprehensible and nervous and grateful at the same time.
Some women took the pottery cups casually handed over by the hunters, trembling nervously, and smelling the hot and fragrant smell of the scones cooked in the pottery cups, the children in their arms became even more restless.
“￥%#@……”
Suddenly, a woman looked at the pottery cup in her hand and shouted in surprise, and then a group of tribesmen gathered around to watch. Then the screams became more and more loud, and many people turned their heads to look at Xu Chen and others.
"Call me over and ask what happened?" Xu Chen frowned.
Soon, the woman holding the pottery cup in both hands was brought over by the hunter, but after asking a few questions through gestures, she didn't understand anything.
Seeing a group of hunters around Xu Chen looking at her with eager eyes, the woman was frightened and made gestures for a while. Seeing that Xu Chen and others still didn't understand, she put down the pottery cup and turned around and went straight to the cave.
While waiting in confusion, the woman soon ran back with something in her hand.
"Pottery bowl?"
Xu Chen was stunned for a moment. He reached out to take the pottery bowl and turned it over. On the bottom of the bowl, there were four crooked hieroglyphs written by Bashi.
"Wow, our pottery bowl!"
Gu Heju could see clearly from the side and couldn't help but also exclaimed.
A large group of remaining hunters immediately gathered around, looking at this pottery bowl originally from the Ba tribe, and they all looked at each other.
It’s not surprising that pottery bowls are now almost popular in the Ba League, and almost everyone in the six Bamong tribes has one.
But it's strange to appear here.
Because even the nearest Ji clan doesn't know about this tribe, let alone other tribes.
In other words, this bowl definitely did not come from the Ba Nationality Alliance, but should have another origin.
But this tribe is in the northern region. Apart from the Ba Tribe Alliance and the recent Ji Tribe, there seems to be no other tribes nearby.
For a moment, Xu Chen was so confused that he felt sluggish, his head was buzzing and he couldn't figure out what to do.
No matter how hard I figure it out, there is no doubt that this pottery bowl is truly made by the Ba people.
Therefore, the origin can definitely be figured out.
So Xu Chen once again called the clan chief and several older leaders over, pointed at the pottery bowl and started making gestures.
However, due to the language barrier and the lack of language, the two sides went back and forth for a while and no one could figure it out. However, seeing that these generations of tribesmen seemed to intentionally or unintentionally peek at a group of Pi tribe hunters squatting not far away, Xu Chen's heart
As soon as they moved, some tall and strong guys among the Pi tribe prisoners were arrested and interrogated together.
When these Pi tribe captives saw the pottery bowls, their expressions changed greatly and they became excited. Some even started to yell at the Dai tribe members, their anger was beyond words. A group of Dai tribe members were not to be outdone, and raised their eyebrows in an angry voice.
I was so excited that I had the urge to fight again.
Xu Chen suddenly had some speculations in his mind.
The war between the two clans may be related to this pottery bowl.
Therefore, Xu Chen asked a group of hunters to beat up several prisoners of the Pi tribe. After both tribesmen calmed down, he pointed at the pottery bowl and started gesticulating again.
Naturally, this communication was still full of difficulties, but Xu Chen also roughly figured out one thing, that is, this pottery bowl came from the more distant west.
Xu Chen frowned vigorously.
The west is full of continuous mountainous areas, and the Ba people have not yet conducted any exploration.
There is a Qingqing clan to the west of the Qia clan, but the Qingqing clan is too far away from here, at least two hundred miles away, but...
Xu Chen thought about it carefully and suddenly realized something.
There is also a Taq tribe in the north of the Qing Dynasty.
The specific strength of the Tage tribe is not clear, but at the last witch master conference, two small and medium-sized tribes of the Tage tribe came to the Ba tribe, and the general direction was to the north of the Youqiong tribe.
Perhaps, this ethnic group, including the Dai Pi tribe, is related to the Taket tribe.
If this is the case, the origin of this pottery bowl can be roughly inferred that it was spread from the Youqing tribe to the Tage tribe, and then from the Tage tribe to the Dai tribe.
After thinking about it, Xu Chen felt a little dumbfounded.
After going around in a big circle for hundreds of miles, the last generation of tribesmen did not know that this pottery bowl, which they regarded as a treasure and also provoked a war between the two tribes and caused heavy casualties, came from the Ba tribe not far downstream to join the alliance.
If they wanted it, they could exchange an ordinary animal skin for two or three from the Ji clan.
I don’t know if the people of these two tribes will be so depressed that they vomit blood after knowing this.
However, due to difficulty in communication, Xu Chen was too lazy to talk to these savages. After returning the pottery bowl to the clan leader, he summoned a group of officers to arrange for hunters to guard it at night.
Soon all the hunters who had finished their simple dinner began to get busy. Some went to tie up the horses, feed them and pack up their harnesses, some asked the Dai people to prepare animal skins and start setting up tents by the bonfire, and some drove a group of Pi tribe captives to the horses.
The people around the group were responsible for keeping vigil at night. As for the women, children, old and weak of the Dai tribe, they all rushed into the cave to rest.
After a while of commotion, Xu Chen also wrapped himself in a simple animal skin sleeping bag that he carried with him and lay down by the fire pond near the entrance of the cave. Gu and Ju still slept on both sides of him to protect him, while the other hunters were divided into two groups.
The group is on night duty and the group is rotated.
Soon, it became quiet in front of the cave.
The people involved in this operation are all the most elite hunters of the Ba tribe, and many of them have followed Xu Chen on long journeys. They have also experienced several major alliances. After seeing the big winds and waves, they have no idea about this small scene.
Under pressure, many hunters just wrap some animal skins and lie around the campfire and fall asleep quickly.
The rest of the night watchmen were sitting by the bonfire with their bows, arrows and spears in their arms, vigilant and guarding.
Although the Dai clan members were still frightened, they became a little more courageous after discovering that Xu Chen and others did not harm them, and they all entered the cave to rest honestly.
As for the group of Pi tribe captives, none of the hunters paid much attention.
On this dark and cold winter night, the roars of wild beasts in the surrounding mountains are heard one after another. Only the cave with fire is the safest. If you try to escape in the dark, you will only die.
The group of prisoners also knew the current situation, so they were all very honest. Their hands and feet were tied and they crowded together in fear. Their eyelids slowly trembled and they finally fell asleep.