Original War

Chapter 199

From the hometown of the Yanjiao tribe to the Changzhou tribe, the distance is a little far away.

Yang Sui is familiar with this place. Although I can’t say it in detail, I can tell a little bit about where there are tribes and bazaars.

When he was in his hometown, Shao Xuan was injured in dealing with the people of the Wanshi tribe. At the same time, his clothes and trousers were stained with blood, and there were many scratches and tatters. He looked quite desolate.

In the central region, many tribes are very particular, especially those large tribes. People are judged by clothing at the beginning. Well-dressed, they will first be classified into the big tribes. Those who look sloppy and desolate will fall into the category of big tribes. The category is a small tribe that doesn’t want to pay attention.

After arriving at the market, Shao Xuan went to exchange for a fur coat. The skins of wild beasts are not as comfortable as the skins of fierce beasts, but you can’t ask for too much at this time. It just looks a little decent. After all, you can’t lose the face of the tribe if you come to the middle of the city for a walk around, isn’t it? If the witch knows it, he has to preach again.

In addition to changing some winter clothes, Shao Xuan also prepared some food to eat on the road, inquired about the surrounding pattern, and improved the map in his hand.

Yang Sui also changed a few thick fur sweaters for winter. He did not use crystal stones such as water moon stones, nor jade, but a kind of shell.

Those shells have been polished, drilled, and tied together with ropes. This is the “currency” that many people use to exchange things. When Shao Xuan and the Pu tribe were together, I heard people say that this kind of shellfish “currency” was seen in some markets, but many questions could not be resolved at that time, and Yang Sui often used shells to trade. , He gave Shao Xuan a not-so-detailed explanation.

“This kind of shell is very useful. Many people in the central region like to use this beautiful shell to polish into ornaments. In addition, this kind of shell is ground into powder, can be used for medicine, and can be used as paint. It is said that people from the Lu tribe raised it. When animals are fed, they also like to mix in some shell powder. Later, many tribes followed suit. Oh, pottery people also like to use some shell powder… Hey, many people like it anyway, so this kind of shell is talented. Trade in the middle.”

Yang Sui handed Shao Xuan a shell. “In our tribe, there are often people who are said to come from a remote seashore. They will bring a lot of these shells. We can exchange with them with very few things. There are a lot of shells. When I left the tribe, I brought a lot of them.”

Speaking of this, Yang Sui is proud. Although the tribe is often drought and the harvest is not good, but the shells pitted from other tribes have made the tribe less miserable. Some people who often go outside always walk around. Many things can be exchanged for shells.

To some extent, the Yu tribe can be regarded as a local tyrant tribe. If the harvest is not good, the shells come to collect, and the day will pass.

Not every kind of shell will be popular. Shao Xuan asked a few more things about this kind of shell coin, which were all recorded on the animal skin scroll. Thousands of years ago, this kind of “payment” method was not popular. People who know and understand, don’t come over and don’t understand anything at that time.

Since it was a kind of “coin,” Shao Xuan naturally couldn’t waste the shells in Yang Sui’s hand. He exchanged a string with Yang Sui with water moonstone, put it in an animal skin bag, and took it back with him when he returned to the tribe.Shao Xuan squeezed the shells, they were quite strong. In this string of shells, the colors are not exactly the same. The white shells have a bright white luster, like shiny pearls. Other colors look good. It’s no wonder that those in the central part who have begun to pursue “beauty” like to use them. This kind of shell polished jewelry.

“It’s really getting colder this day.” Yang Sui gathered up a fur coat that he had just exchanged from the market, shivered by the wind, looked at the sky, and said, “Shao Xuan, I think, Within three days, it will probably snow here. The Changzhou tribe will be similar.”

“Then you have to hurry up,” Shao Xuan said. Once it snows, the journey is much harder.

However, the good thing is that the winter here is not as cold as the Yanjiao tribe. According to what Shao Xuan has learned, it will not always snow in winter here, nor will it always snow, and even rivers in some places Will not freeze.

I am used to the winter when the world is full of white ice and snow and the cold wind is blowing, and here is nothing.

“Shao Xuan, aren’t you cold?” Yang Sui asked when he looked at Shao Xuan while wearing a coat of animal skin that was not thick.

“fine.”

Shaking his head, looking at the chatter falling from the air, Yang Sui put on all the animal skins and a woolen cloak he changed today, and wrapped himself like a silkworm cocoon. He also wrapped his head, revealing a nostril and Eye.

When flying in the air, it will be colder, and as the weather begins to drop significantly, Yang Sui blows uncomfortably, and that’s all.

Chacha looked at the person wrapped in layers of animal skins with contempt, stretched out his paws and grabbed it, fluttered his wings, and flew again.

Following the direction pointed by Yang Sui, the two drove again with an eagle. Fortunately, it was much more convenient from the air and many detours were avoided. Listening to Yang Sui’s words, Changzhou Tribe will not be far away. It will definitely be there in three days, maybe in two days.

However, Shao Xuan was too early to be happy.

A day later, Shao Xuan looked at the river with a “Y” split in front of him, and asked Yang Sui, “Which way to go?”

The expression on Yang Sui’s face was like constipation, and he was silent for a while before answering: “I don’t know.”

Even if there is a map, Shao Xuan just drew some roughly based on other people’s descriptions in this area. These days, the map of this place cannot be very accurate. Even if someone shows the map of the place to Shao Xuan, there are still many inaccuracies. It is true that today’s maps are drawn too rough, with a few simple lines, it is impossible to find the exact location.

Shao Xuan still believed too much in Yang Sui’s experience and sense of direction.

“I just remember that if you walk along the river, you can go there.” Yang Sui was helpless. He followed the long-distance team from the other side to the middle through the Changzhou tribe, not far from the river, so he remembered He had been walking near the river, he really didn’t know that there would be such a fork here, so that when he returned from the middle to the edge, he couldn’t remember the way.

To the left or to the right?

Generally speaking, if it is a wide tributary and a narrow tributary, it is okay. The Changzhou tribe will naturally go to the wide tributary, but now…

Looking at the two tributaries of the same width in front of him, even Shao Xuan could not tell which side to choose the right one.

No one was seen around, and no traces of people’s activities were found nearby. In a small area, you won’t see other tribes.

This is a place off the beaten track.

Either, wait here to see if anyone else is passing by, and then ask; or, let the twitter fly forward and find the way first, or turn back and ask someone for the way.

The former is too uncertain. As Yang Sui said, it is almost winter now, and there are a lot fewer people coming out for activities. Who knows when I have to wait to see the third person? The latter also takes time.

“Then… what should I do?” Yang Sui asked, clutching his hungry belly.

Shao Xuan thought for a while and made a decision: “It’s getting too early now. Let’s take a rest nearby and wait until tomorrow.”

“I think so too. There should be several fleets of Changzhou tribe that haven’t returned this year. They will definitely pass by here when they go back. We should be able to see the fleet of Changzhou tribe after a while. I heard they Will return to the tribe in the days before and after it snows.”

“Well, wait nearby.” Shao Xuan glanced around and pointed to a mountain next to him, “Go over there.”

After hunting a beast, burning the fire, and roasting it, Shao Xuan came to a place on the mountain. From here, you can clearly see the situation on the other side of the river, and nothing will be missed.

“If there is a fleet of Changzhou tribe passing by at night, you can see it from a long distance, Chuanhe river fire current is not nonsense.” Yang Sui said.

“The boat, river and fire?”

“I’ll know when you see it.” Yang Sui yawned, and first went to find a place leeward to take a nap.

midnight.

Shao Xuan opened his eyes and looked at the fork of the river, and found nothing, but when he looked upstream, he found that a little spark was moving.

No, it was not a spark, but a ship with torches.

When the ship over there got closer, “Mars” became a line of fire.

That was the fleet of the Changzhou tribe. Each boat was lit with torches and there were many boats. Therefore, it looked like a flowing line of fire.

This is the Chuanhe River Fire?

This river is called “the boat river” because it is often driven by the Changzhou tribe’s fleet, and the fire current is probably what it is now.

Chai saw the “fire current”, flapped his wings, and Yang Sui, who was asleep, was photographed and awakened.

Looking down with a yawn, Yang Sui was happy: “I really ran into it! This is Chuanhehuoliang!!!”

Shao Xuan has seen too many things in his previous life, and the current situation is nothing, but this is undoubtedly shocking in the current environment.

The boat of the Changzhou tribe is really big, bigger than Shao Xuan thought, and it runs steadily. There are still masts and sails on the boat. But now, most of the boats are driven by manpower, and Shao Xuan can clearly hear the sound of paddling from there.

“Are they on their way at night?” Shao Xuan asked.

There is no radar, no navigator and other auxiliary tools, but the boats of the Changzhou tribe can still travel steadily at night.

“The fleet of the Changzhou tribe often goes here, and they are very familiar. There used to be a lot of people sailing at night, but there were many accidents. They either hit the shore or had other accidents. However, it is rare to hear about Changzhou. An accident occurred in the tribe. The Chuanhe River fire current is the most distinctive sight of the Changzhou tribe.” Yang Sui looked at the long fire stream below, admiringly said.

Above Chuanhe, Shao Xuan watched this “fire current” gradually come to the fork, passing by the tributary on the right.

“It’s over there!”