In the afternoon of that day, Cangman led five hundred Xidu soldiers out of the city to collect tributes, accompanied by Haoshan on the way.
After going deep into the mountain, the two sides parted ways.
After working in the Xidu Iron Mine for a winter, Haoshan was finally released. Walking in the familiar mountains and forests, Haoshan felt like he was in a trance from another world.
This trip to Xidu completely changed this barbarian's world view.
What I once pursued suddenly turned into dark clouds.
What is the use of becoming a brave warrior? Can you eat enough?
So what if he becomes a strong Qi practitioner like the leader? Should the people of the Leopard tribe go hungry?
If you want the Leopard tribe to live a good life, they can only be like the people of Xidu, belong to King Xi, learn farming, have a fixed harvest of food every year, plus the harvest from hunting, your life will be more nourishing.
In the past, tribesmen said that the people of Xidu were living in dire straits and were always being harshly treated by King Xi's tyranny. After hearing this, Haoshan was happy to be a member of the Leopard tribe.
But when he saw with his own eyes the life of the people in Xidu, he was shocked and even a little angry.
Those people are talking nonsense. If the people of Xidu are not living well enough, then what are their Leopard Tribes?
With full of emotion, Haoshan stepped into the familiar jungle, where his leopard tribe lived in a cave not far away.
"Who? This is the Leopard Tribe, who are you?"
A warning sound came from the trees. When Hao Shan heard it, he felt a little surprised. Then he subconsciously looked at his brand new coarse linen clothes and suddenly realized that the members of the Leopard tribe were usually wrapped in animal skins and leaves, and many of them were naked.
There are few people who can afford to wear linen clothes.
"It's me, I'm Haoshan, I'm not dead, I'm back!"
Hearing a familiar voice, the sound of thin ropes suddenly sounded in the jungle, and soon a group of barbarians holding stone axes and stone spears ran out of the trees with surprise on their faces.
"Haoshan, it's really you, you are indeed not dead!"
"Ah, what a mountain. I knew you would come back safely."
"Haoshan, where have you been? How come you disappeared for a whole winter? We were worried to death. We thought something bad happened to you."
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It can be seen that Haoshan is very popular. When everyone in the Leopard tribe saw Haoshan, they all cheered and surrounded Haoshan with shouts and asked questions. Their joy was beyond words.
After the greetings, the tribesmen of the Leopard tribe quickly started to pay attention to Haoshan's clothes. This brand new linen clothes was really tight for Kuhaha of the Leopard tribe.
Zuo touched and pinched, chattering endlessly about Haoshan.
"Where have you been this winter, and what happened to this brand-new clothes? Please tell us."
"That's right, such beautiful clothes. How are they made? It's amazing. This kind of linen clothes can only be found in the homes of leader Song, Wu Zhu and the captain of the hunting team."
"Look good, Haoshan, where did you come from? Where did you go this winter? What did you do!"
The tribesmen were all talking, which made Hao Shanwen dizzy. He was still full of worries at first, but when he was rushed by the enthusiastic tribesmen, his sad face suddenly disappeared, and his eyes became determined instead.
Hao Shan gave an overview of his experience in Xidu, but he was filled with emotions in his heart.
The tribesmen are really too poor. In Xidu, ordinary linen clothes are nothing, but in the Leopard tribe, the tribesmen look like treasures. It doesn't matter if they don't compare. After comparing, Haoshan feels that it is time for the Leopard tribe to do something.
Nothing has changed.
He had heard from the people of Xidu that King Xi had invented very powerful farming tools. The people would be able to cultivate more land and harvest more food in the coming year, and their lives would be better than before.
In Hao Shan's eyes, the people of Xidu are currently living much better than their own people. If it can be better in the future... Hao Shan can't even imagine it.
"Haoshan, you are so lucky. King Xi didn't kill you on the spot and gave you food to eat."
"Yes, you said that farmers' farming tools are countless times sharper than our weapons. How is this possible? Our stone axes are made of hard bluestone, as hard as gold and stone!"
"Haoshan, you won't lie to us. The slaves will work so actively and there will be ghosts. This is too outrageous. The ghosts are so scary. How can we listen to people?"
Haoshan's experience is not a twists and turns, but in the eyes of the Leopard tribe members, it is full of legend, just like the bizarre and mysterious legends told by the old man.
Everyone couldn't believe it and was full of curiosity, asking questions.
The crowd's voice was like bees, buzzing loudly, and the mountaintop was about to explode. They gently pushed away the enthusiastic tribesmen and said, "Don't worry, everyone. I will speak slowly later. I will report to the leader, Wu Zhu first."
Hearing the leader and Wu Zhu, the barbarians did not dare to stop him. Soon Haoshan saw the leader Song, Wu Zhu and the four captains of the Leopard tribe hunting team.
In the cave stone house, the leader of the Leopard tribe, Wu Zhu, the hunting captain and other people with the highest status in the Leopard tribe gathered together and listened attentively to Haoshan's account of his experience in Xidu.
"That day when I was chasing prey, I unfortunately lost my way and broke into King Xi's iron mine. The soldiers caught me on the spot as a spy. I originally thought I was going to die, but King Xi knew very well and spared my life when he saw that I was not lying.
, let me work with the people of Xidu to earn a living, and then let me go until spring comes."
"Chief, Wu Zhu, fellow captains, do you know why the people of Bingxuetianxidu are still working?"
Everyone was puzzled and looked at Haoshan.
Haoshan was quite excited: "Those people in Xidu suffered a disaster last year. There was not much harvest in the fields, and the hunting harvest was not good. They ran out of food in the winter. King Xi was considerate of the people and hired people to work.
The people in charge of the food are in charge of the food, and additional grain is distributed to them to feed their families. Do you know what kind of work we do? Digging cesspits, it’s weird. The people of Xidu said that King Xi is specially helping the people!"
"Is King Xi really that good?"
Haoshan said: "There should be no lies. King Xi owns thousands of slaves. It is not for the purpose of relieving the people. King Xi just sends the slaves to work. It can save a lot of food. What they dig is still cesspools. Just think about it and you will know what happened.
It’s over.”
The leader chanted, and Wu Zhu nodded repeatedly, seeming to agree with Haoshan's statement.
"Later, after the manure pit was dug, I was sent by King Xi to dig in the mine. This new suit of clothes was given to me by King Xi when he saw that I had worked hard in mining. Hey, here, I see a different kind of slave...
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"Wuzhu, leader, do you know how sharp Xi's weapons are? The farm tools I use to dig cesspits are sharper than the bronze spears in the leader's hands."
"The tribes in our mountains are far behind Xidu. King Xi worked hard to make the people of Xidu live a better life. I heard that today Xidu has good farm tools, which can cultivate more fields and produce more.
With more food, life will be better and better in the future..."
There was silence in the stone house. The Leopard Tribe's witch blessings, leader chants, and hunting team captains listened carefully with serious expressions. As Haoshan described vividly, many people showed envy on their faces.
If it is true as Haoshan said, then their previous understanding of Xidu was still too shallow.
As Haoshan talked, he himself also fell into emotion: "Hey, I think the moon in Xidu is rounder than that of our Leopard tribe!"