From eschatological to primitive

The barbecue business was booming as Huang Jue expected. A wild boar and a goat were replaced by a pile of salt and cloth, and some sporadic plant fruits in less than half an hour.

Unexpectedly, the trade would be so popular. After all, the price they set was relatively high—two pieces of barbecue meat the size of a palm were exchanged for a bamboo tube of salt—he thought that after people heard the price, not many people would buy it.

Sheng looked at the goods on the ground, grinning from ear to ear, looking at Huang Jue excitedly, "Let's roast another sheep!"

Huang Jue shook his head, "Come here first today, and wait until tomorrow to trade. Tomorrow, hunt two more prey."

Sheng was puzzled, "Why? There are still people who want to eat."

Kai said, "Jue's doing this must have his intentions, you just do it."

He raised an "Oh", although his expression was a bit regretful, but his tone was still excited, "If I don't trade today, I won't trade. Anyway, I have already made money after exchanging so many things!"

Huang Jue smiled and said, "Let them taste the taste today, and hang those who didn't get it. If we wait until tomorrow, there will be more people trading." He just observed that although some people really want to trade, But with a hesitant expression on his face, he couldn't make up his mind, and even dragged others to whisper—it was obviously too expensive.

It's not that they can't afford to trade, but that they don't think it's worth it.But when he has nothing to trade, he will feel that it is worthwhile to exchange more things.And those who have eaten it may also feel that it is expensive when they first eat it, but seeing that people who are late in the transaction can't eat it if they want to eat it, that kind of secret satisfaction and complacency will prompt them to make a second consumption.

Sheng didn't understand why Huang Jue was so sure that there would be more people coming to trade tomorrow, after all, many people had already eaten today.In his opinion, although barbecue with seasoning is delicious, it's fine to taste it once in a while, but it's a shame to eat it all the time.

In view of Huang Jue's performance these days, Sheng did not express any doubts.

Huang Jue asked, "I plan to accompany Yan to change some slaves, are you going?"

Hunting thought for a while, "Okay, let's go together, leave a few to watch the goods, and let the rest of them go out for a walk." When they came, the leader and Wu also told them to trade more slaves back.

Every year in the tribe, some people will trade a few slaves back home. They are promoted as team leaders and are more familiar with this. For other tribes, see if there are any slaves exchanged for supplies to survive the winter."

Huang Jue was surprised, "There are also slave traders? Why didn't I see it just now?"

Sheng explained, "The Yuntribe usually arrives late, when the sun is in the west. This meeting should have just arrived."

Sure enough, as Sheng said, when they passed by, Yuntribe had just arrived and was repairing.

The slaves were tied together by grass ropes, and the ropes had not been untied. Someone next to them directed a few strong slaves to nail the fence. The tribesmen gathered around the fence to pick.

It was the first time Huang Jue saw a slave trading scene, and he frowned uncomfortably when he saw the naked slaves crowded together.

Most of these slaves were skinny, with numb expressions, and their bodies were covered with a layer of black dirt. Fortunately, there were not many scars on their bodies.

Huang Jue had a better impression of the people in the Yun tribe, and told Yan, "The people in the Yun tribe seem to be kind-hearted, and they didn't beat these slaves."

Yan has long been used to seeing people selling slaves. Seeing the miserable conditions of these slaves, he didn't feel anything in his heart. Instead, he was slightly surprised when he heard Huang Jue's words. Looking at Huang Jue's sincerely admiring eyes, he knew that he really didn't understand this. The doorway inside, patiently explained, "It's not that they are kind, but that they don't want to suffer unnecessary losses."

Huang Jue, "Huh?"

"If there are slaves who are disobedient, they only need to pick out the one who makes the most noise, and kill them in public, so that other slaves can be suppressed. In fact, very few slaves will deliberately oppose their masters, unless the slave does not want to live gone."

Huang Jue nodded. He knew this. The slave owner had the absolute power of life and death over the slaves.

"Slaves are goods. If the goods are seriously damaged, it will affect his transaction value. Originally worth ten bamboo tubes of salt, if he is injured, it may be worth nine bamboo tubes of salt or eight bamboo tubes of salt. This is one reason, and another reason, the slave's constitution Weak, if there are wounds on the body, it is easy to die of fever. When the slaves die, the one who loses is their masters. Therefore, the masters of these slaves will not whip them unless necessary."

Huang Jue looked at the slave's dirty body and understood what Yan meant.

That’s right, slave owners trade slaves in order to make money. To put it bluntly, they raise such a group of slaves, just like people raise chickens and sheep in this world. Who would beat chickens and sheep to vent their anger?It's not that I'm full.

While speaking, Sheng had already talked with the slave owner of the Yun tribe.

Yun Li, the slave owner of the Yun Tribe, talked boastfully, "...these slaves are all the best. I guarantee that they can do whatever you ask them to do. Those few here are soldiers from the Yan Tribe. The tribe was defeated by the Rain tribe, and these few people were captured and traded as slaves by the Rain tribe. Although they are thin now, they have been raised a little, and their bodies are definitely no worse than ordinary warriors. You can take them to hunt, but , the value of such slaves is also higher, twenty barrels of salt for one..."

Shou interrupted Yun Li, "You said the Yan Tribe was wiped out by the Yu Tribe? When did it happen?"

There are often wars between tribes, and it is not uncommon for one tribe to be defeated and exterminated by another tribe.Kari asked this because he just wanted to know the news from the outside world.

The Yuntribe specializes in slave trading, which is transferred between tribes. Which tribe needs to sell slaves, other than going to the trading conference, it is to find the Yuntribe, so the news of the Yuntribe is the most well-informed.

Yun Li knew that Hunting would be interested, "This spring." Every spring is the time when the tribes fight most frequently. The reason for this is food, and there is no other reason.

Hunting nodded, no more questions, and greeted Huang Jue and Yan, "Come and have a look first, do you like it?"

Huang Jue thought in his heart that it would be great if he could buy a slave who could weave cloth, but he couldn't ask such a question in the cloth tribe's territory. After thinking about it, he looked at the slaves in the fence and asked, "Which one of you has a skill?"

The slaves looked at him blankly, not knowing what he meant.

Huang Jue put it another way, "Who among you has special skills, such as sharpening stone knives, making traps to set prey, or fishing is fine, of course, other things are also fine, as long as you can do it in a certain way Especially outstanding ones count.”

Usually, when people buy a slave, they first look at whether the slave is strong or sick, and then, whether the slave is worth a fortune or not.Basically, they will not communicate with slaves, but negotiate with slave owners.

It was the first time someone asked such detailed questions when buying slaves, and they still asked the slaves themselves.The people around, including Hunting and Sheng, looked at him, not understanding what he was asking for.

Yan thought of something, and there was a hint of interest in his eyes. He knew that Jue was very smart, a smart person he had never seen before.

Huang Jue didn't care what others thought, seeing that the slaves didn't answer, he asked again.

After a while, an old female slave shrank and said, "I, I am very good at collecting wild vegetables and fruits. I can identify many wild vegetables and fruits that people don't know. Is this a special skill?"

Huang Jue glanced at the female slave, her half-long hair was messy covering her face, she couldn't see her face clearly, she was thin and stooped.

Evaluate silently in my heart, this is probably a talent in agriculture. After returning to the tribe, teach her to let her farm.

Looking away, Huang Jue nodded, "Of course, you come here and follow me later."

The female slave breathed a sigh of relief. She also knew her situation. If someone bought her, she might live for another two years. If no one bought her, she would definitely not survive this winter.

Although I don't know what kind of temper the owner who bought her has, but he won't buy her, so let her die, right?

Silently comforting herself, the female slave walked out of the crowd and stood at the position designated by Huang Jue.

This female slave took the lead, and three more stood up. Some said that they made traps very well, some said that they tanned animal skins very beautifully and smoothly, and some were good at fishing, but none knew how to weave. .

Huang Jue was slightly disappointed, but he wasn't too disappointed. After all, the cloth tribe was very strict about weaving technology. It can be seen from the fact that the women of the cloth tribe are not allowed to marry outsiders. It may be difficult to pick up leaks.

Just when Huang Jue turned around and wanted to discuss with Yun Li the value of the few slaves who stood up, another thin female slave with half of her hand missing stood up, "I, I, I can weave! "

"What?" Not to mention Huang Jue, even Yun Li was surprised.

The female slave lowered her head, unable to see her expression clearly, her voice became more and more determined from the timidity at the beginning, "I know how to weave!" Afraid that Huang Jue didn't hear clearly, she repeated loudly, "I know how to weave , although I am not very good at weaving, but I can weave!"

"Okay, this counts as one." Huang Jue was pleasantly surprised, afraid that someone would jump out and snatch him, so he hurriedly pulled the female slave to his side, and asked Yun Li directly, "How many barrels do these slaves need to use?" Salt in exchange?"

As for whether these slaves would deceive others, Huang Jue was not worried about it at all. The slaves who dared to deceive their masters would be killed directly. No slave dared to try.

Yun Li looked at the half of the slave girl's palm, and a flash of understanding flashed in his heart. It should be that the slave girl had broken her hand and could no longer weave. Does she work hard?It's just that he has never bought a slave from the cloth tribe, and he doesn't know where this slave girl was bought from.

After a little bit of confusion, he threw this idea out of his mind. He only does slave trading, and other things have nothing to do with him.

Seeing the question, he said straightforwardly, "The value of these slaves is not high. If you want it, just give me twenty barrels of salt."

According to the values ​​​​of the people here, they are all old, weak, sick and disabled, so they are worthless.

Huang Jue was overjoyed and wanted to take twenty barrels of salt to the other party, and led the slave out of the fence.

It was easy for Yan to pick slaves, he just picked strong ones, including the warriors who had been enslaved from the Yan tribe. He picked six slaves in total and needed 120 tubes of salt.

Both of them finished the selection, and Shuhe was promoted to be selected in the tribe, and Lala Miscellaneous also selected 23 slaves.

Directly let Shou take all the slaves back, Huang Jue and Yan continued to wander around the trading conference.

"Hey, this is..." A touch of emerald green flickered in the setting sun, and surprise flashed in Huang Jue's eyes. He picked up an emerald green stone from a stone platform and faced it to the setting sun. Flow in it.

There is no doubt that this is a piece of jade.

Huang Jue didn't understand jade, but judging from the color and water head, it should be the best jade, but he didn't know which kind it belonged to.

Seeing that it was Huang Jue, the people behind the stone platform immediately smiled eagerly, "Does the envoy also think this stone is beautiful? I picked it up on the mountain. If the envoy likes it, he can exchange it with a bucket of salt."

No matter how beautiful the stone is, it should not be eaten or drunk. The price of a barrel of salt is already very high.

Huang Jue looked at the jade again and put it down, "Well, it's pretty, but it's useless to me." In the last days, all kinds of exquisite jade jewelry are no different from stones on the road, let alone Huang Jue is a Men, even the most beautiful women in the tribe, don't care about these things anymore.

Huang Jue was pleasantly surprised when he saw it for the first time. After reading it, he turned around and left without the slightest bit of nostalgia.

The people from that tribe didn't expect Huang Jue to refuse so firmly, and hurriedly said, "If you think it's not worth it, you can exchange it with half a tube of salt."

**

The leader of the Cloth Tribe had just made up his mind to make friends with the Tu Tribe when he received news that Huang Jue had exchanged a female slave who could weave in the Yun Tribe.

"What? That's impossible!" The leader of the Cloth Tribe denied it without even thinking about it. "The female slaves who can weave in our tribe are never traded. How could he trade the female slaves who can weave from the Yun Tribe?"

The messenger said, "I saw it with my own eyes. That slave girl lost half of her palm. The slave girl shouldn't have the guts to lie to her master, right?"

Although what the reporter said was reasonable, the leader of the cloth tribe still didn't believe it. "That's impossible. Even if half of my hand is missing and I can no longer weave, it is impossible to trade her out!"

In order to preserve the tribe's weaving skills, the tribe has long stipulated that the tribe's female slaves who can weave are not allowed to trade with foreign countries, even if they are useless and are driven into the forest as bait to lure wild animals, they cannot be traded with foreign countries.

Wu also didn't want to believe it, but many things didn't happen if they didn't believe it.Slightly frowning, the witch ordered, "Check all the tribes to see who secretly traded the slave girl with half a hand missing."

Then he said to the tribal leader, "Whether it is true or not, we must exchange this slave girl."

The leader said distressedly, "I'm afraid that the people of the tribe will not agree."

"Give them more supplies, I'm not afraid they won't agree. Only slaves who can weave are useful in our tribe. If they go to other tribes, they are no different from ordinary slaves, not to mention that they still have half a hand missing! "

Wu spoke quite confidently, but he was slapped in the face not long after.

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