There was a blazing bonfire in the yard, and the fireworks soared into the sky, rising into the sky in the sunset and evening breeze.
Roast lamb is set on the bonfire, bone soup is simmering in clay pots, and the kitchen is still preparing steamed buns, scones and other delicacies, and the rich aroma of food fills the entire courtyard.
Xu Chen entertained the witches of the Cicha clan and a group of clan chiefs who came with them in the main courtyard of the Ba clan. Four witches from the Ba League and a group of clan chiefs accompanied them.
Straw mats were spread on the ground, and various dried fruits such as chestnuts, hazelnuts, and milk nuts, as well as candied snacks such as hawthorns and wild dates were served in an endless stream in front of everyone on earthenware plates and bowls.
Although these things are not uncommon, the Cicha people also have them, and there may even be more varieties, but they are not as rich as Bameng, and they can be consumed casually like snacks.
Because in their tribe, these are still important foods and need to be distributed by head and quantity like staple food. Just like the Ba tribe six years ago, if the tribesmen want to eat snacks, they can only go out and find them by themselves.
A group of people chatted and laughed while eating these dried fruit snacks and drinking aphrodisiac fruit tea. As several pasta staples made in the kitchen were served, the scene became more lively.
Feng, Lei and other officers led a team on a mission for more than twenty days. Needless to say, it was hard work on the road. Although they had eaten a large bowl of dumplings before, they still had no resistance to these delicacies and started to pick them up one after another.
I picked up the meatloaf and steamed buns in my sleeves and started to devour them.
The same goes for the great witch of the Yu Gong clan and the little witch of the Five Ghost clan.
They had never traveled far away like this, and they had taken a boat. This trip not only gave them countless insights, but it was also full of exhaustion and fear.
Seasickness alone made them extremely uncomfortable, and they once vomited until they felt dizzy.
Now that I have returned to the tribe and to His Majesty the Witch King, I feel that my whole body is extremely relaxed, so just like my master, I warmly greet the witches of the Cicha clan and a group of clan leaders to start eating.
Soft and sweet steamed buns, crispy and fragrant scones, these are delicacies that the Cicha people have never tasted, so a group of people were so anxious and nervous that they couldn't stop after tasting them.
So the bonfire dinner entered the stage of collective competition eating.
Xu Chen also knew that this trip was tiring and hard, especially for the two witches. It was a rare experience and test, so he didn't chat much and only waited for a group of people to eat and drink.
This is the case in the main courtyard, and it is also the same in the three neighboring courtyards. A group of Bameng hunters and the Cicha hunters who followed were also taken care of by the Ba people. They were accompanied by a group of tribal officers and served various kinds of dried fruits, preserved meats, barbecued noodles, etc.
Da Guan was so full that he only ate a group of Cicha hunters wearing furs and with disheveled hair. He even choked and cried, with tears filling his eyes.
The main reason is that it is so delicious. These are delicacies that they have never dreamed of. One bite can be remembered for a lifetime.
The sky gradually darkened, and the stars and moon appeared in the quiet night sky.
From the far river beach, the shouts of hunters from other tribes could be heard, as well as the sounds of women scolding and scolding and the cries of children.
On both sides of the Jicang River, there were dots of firelight everywhere.
Within a radius of more than ten miles, there is already a strong smell of rural fireworks, farmland is crisscrossed, and the sound of shouting can be heard.
The bonfire dinner in the Ba ethnic compound is still going on.
After a group of people had eaten and drank enough, the chat topics slowly became lively and lively again.
Xu Chen asked in detail about the process of this mission. A group of officers including the great wizard of the Yu Gong clan, the little witch of the Five Ghost clan, Feng and Lei all made detailed reports. At the same time, Xu Chen also asked a lot about the situation of the Cicha clan.
After the little witch from the Five Ghost Tribe turned over the words, the witch from the Cicha Tribe also answered carefully one by one.
In order to make the witches of the Cicha tribe and a group of tribesmen surrender with more peace of mind, Xu Chen also told a lot about how he led the team to the Cicha tribe, and also carefully inquired about the historical grudges between the Cicha tribe and the Five Ghost tribe.
In this lively and warm atmosphere, the anxious and nervous mood of the Cicha clan witch and a group of clan leaders completely relaxed.
After the mutton on the grill was cooked, Xu Chen had several jars of vine fruit wine brought out, and one jar was delivered to each of the courtyards. He then invited a group of people to start drinking, and also took out salted duck eggs, each of whom shared one.
Eating barbecued meat and salted duck eggs, and drinking sweet and delicious vine fruit wine, the atmosphere of the dinner became more and more lively.
A group of officers including Feng Helei started drinking and drinking loudly.
However, when the Cicha witch looked at the salted duck egg in her hand, her body suddenly and nervously trembled slightly.
Because she remembered the story of Pi tribe witches eating eggs to give birth to children, she felt that this egg seemed to have unparalleled magical power.
But seeing a group of witches and everyone eating with joy on their faces, I didn't dare not to eat, so I could only carefully peel it open and take a small bite, and then I couldn't stop at all.
This kind of strange egg with a strong salty aroma completely washed away her last trace of reserve.
Eating salted duck eggs and drinking vine fruit wine, she soon felt like she was in a cloud, and everything in front of her began to become erratic.
It seemed that after eating this egg, my belly began to swell slightly.
Could it be that I am also pregnant?
The witch suddenly became inexplicably frightened, and her heart began to beat wildly. Then her blood rushed all over her body and she could not sit still. She fell to the ground with a thud and fell asleep.
"Wuzuiga!"
Ye, who was sitting next to her, quickly helped her up and started shouting.
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The submission of the Cicha tribe not only allowed the population of the Ba tribe to expand again, but also allowed the territory to expand hundreds of miles east again.
This is another major event worthy of celebration by the alliance after the Pi tribe surrendered the year before last.
Therefore, the entire Gonghuo Basin celebrated this event lively for three whole days.
Xu Chen also took a group of witches to accompany the Cicha tribe witches and a group of clan chiefs to inspect the construction of the royal city and the settlement construction of various alliance tribes. At the same time, he also reminded them that they can also migrate some people to settle here. The Bamong League will strongly support and properly resettle them.
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The Cicha tribe witch was very excited and grateful for this proposal, and said that she would definitely arrange for someone to come over as soon as possible after returning.
However, this kind of large-scale migration will definitely be troublesome through waterways at the moment, because there are too few wooden boats, and the Cicha tribesmen don't know how to operate them, so Xu Chen took out the map he drew when he went there last time and showed them the general route of land transportation.
In addition, in order for the Cicha tribe to build houses and reclaim wasteland before spring, he arranged for Lei to select some hunters to serve as guides and lead the Cicha tribe back overland. After finding the correct road, it would be much more convenient to travel back and forth in the future.
However, when I heard that they were traveling by land, not only did Lei's face turn pale, but a group of Cicha tribesmen also had their calves twisted.
Because traveling by land must pass through the Cursed Land, Lei and others suffered a big loss when they followed Xu Chen.
At the beginning, the Five Ghost Tribe was almost wiped out because of the large varnish forest, which caused skin allergies and ulcers in the entire tribe.
However, Xu Chen told them that the trouble in the Cursed Land came from the lacquer trees and was not a curse from the gods. They just needed to be protected.
The first is not to come into contact with the white sap flowing out of those trees.
The second is that you cannot use the fallen branches of the sumac tree to make a fire and grill food.
The third is that you cannot find water sources for washing and drinking within the area of the lacquer tree.
Therefore, when passing through the Cursed Land, as long as you carry enough dry food and drinking water, and prepare a tent to avoid contact with sumac trees, you will basically be able to pass without any obstruction.
Some people may not believe what others say, but everyone still believes Xu Chen's words without a doubt, so most of Lei and others' fear disappeared.
However, Xu Chen also reminded Lei and the Cicha tribe that although the lacquer trees in the cursed land are poisonous, the white sap in the trees is of great use, so it can be collected with clay pots, bamboo tubes, etc. The Ba tribe can buy it at a high price, but when collecting
When handling these sap, you should try your best to take safety precautions. You can use animal skins, linen, etc. to make some clothes, gloves, etc. to cover your body, and try not to expose your skin to the sap.
In order to let the Cicha people understand the method of harvesting raw lacquer, Xu Chen specially found some pine trees for a simple demonstration.
The method of cutting paint is similar to that of harvesting rubber and rosin. The bark is cut at an angle on the trunk, and the sap inside will slowly come out and flow down along the cut groove, and just use a container to catch it below.
Ever since humans learned to harvest raw lacquer, they have been using this primitive and ancient method for thousands of years.
Although Xu Chen doesn't know the specific steps, humans thousands of years old can do it. He believes that with his simple demonstration and guidance, today's primitive people will definitely be able to get lacquer out. It's just a matter of how much.
To cut the paint in the first place, you must have used tools such as stone knives, stone axes or sharp stone chips. The container for collecting the paint was even more primitive and simple, maybe bark, shells or something.
Therefore, after the demonstration, Xu Chen, in order to stimulate the strong interest of the Cicha people, said that as long as they can collect raw lacquer, there will be as many Ba people as there are, and the price is enough, the Ba Meng can now exchange for any items, pottery, linen
, salt, wine, bronzes, leather armor, bows and arrows, carts, horses and even boats can be exchanged, and they can also be taught various advanced technologies such as building houses, burning bricks, weaving, and farming for free. If the Cicha people find it too far to travel,
If it is inconvenient, the Ba people can also arrange for a large ship to go there for the purchase and transaction.
Faced with such a generous reward from Xu Chen, as well as the method he provided to avoid being cursed, the eyes of the Cicha clan witches and a group of clan leaders shone brightly.
During the three days they had been in Gonghuo Basin, after seeing the prosperity and wealth here, they were filled with shame at the backwardness of the tribe, and they were all eager to obtain these magical things and various production and living skills from Bameng.
But in the past few days, they have also begun to understand that although Bameng has everything, they still have to pay an equivalent amount of wealth to get it, and most transactions are done in copper coins.
What they have in Bameng, they don't have what the tribes in Bameng have, and the more high-end items are, the more expensive they are. Their usually most precious animal skins have no competitiveness here at all, and ordinary animal skins are even more expensive.
No one wants it, and the favorite thing in all tribal trades is copper coins that can buy anything.
But they don't have any copper coins at the moment.
If no one else wants the animal skins, and there are no copper coins, then naturally there is no way to get the good things from Bameng.
The way Xu Chen is now showing them how to make money can help them solve this problem perfectly.
Although they don't know what the output of lacquer is, as long as it is available, the energy will continue to become the wealth of their tribe, and they can get everything they want from Bameng.
Moreover, the Ba people are also responsible for purchasing and transporting rare items to the Cicha people.
So after a brief discussion, the Cicha witch agreed to Xu Chen's proposal and said that she would arrange for people to harvest raw lacquer in the Cursed Land as soon as possible after returning.
After receiving this answer, Xu Chen finally breathed a long sigh of relief. This chapter has been completed!