Yuan Zhan has been away for a long time, and when he came back, he brought back Yuan Diao and Yuan Shan, as well as Hong Zao Nan and his elder brother Yuan Lie.
The five of them did not deliberately avoid Yan Mo when they spoke.
Yan Mo lay on the bed and pretended to be dead, only pulling the animal skin to cover his lower body.
Yuan Zhan came in and took a look at the animal skin, and saw that there was no major problem, so he left him alone.
A few youths of the right age hit me and I bumped you, laughed and said a few nasty words, and even lifted up their leather skirts to compare their size.
Yan Mo took a look. As a doctor, he could tell at a glance that none of these people needed circumcision, and they all grew up like donkeys.
"Are you really determined to go out to find salt in winter?" Lie, the oldest of the five, asked.
The three of them stopped laughing, and looked at Yuan Zhan together.
Yuan Zhan sat on the ground, grabbed a grass root and played with it in his mouth, when Lie asked him, he pulled out the grass root and said, "Yes."
"It's too dangerous, how could the chief agree?" Lie frowned.
Yuan Zhan didn't show any aggrieved or uncomfortable expression, and replied with an unchanged expression: "I'm not the only one. The chief said that he would select six more fighters to go out with me."
Lie shook his head disapprovingly, "No matter how many people there are, it's useless. If you can't come back in time, when the snow falls, you will all be trapped and frozen to death outside."
"Didn't the chief figure that out? Did he just let the old guy..."
"Diao!" Liehe stopped the original carving, "Lord Qiushi is the priest of the tribe, respect him!"
Yuan Diao bowed his head in dissatisfaction, "Yes."
Lie patted him with his intact right arm, "But it's really not right. I'll go find him and tell him to talk to the chief and see if we can postpone the time until next spring. Then I will work with Zhan." go."
"I'll go too!" The jujube man beat his chest.
Dashan didn't say anything, but he obviously meant that. Yuan Diao also directly stated that no one can miss him.
Yuan Zhan shook his head, "The chief originally wanted me to start again in the spring of next year, but things have changed."
Yan Mo thought what would change? The other four obviously had the same question.
Yuan Zhan unraveled the mystery and said: "I went to the chief to talk about looking for salt before, and I happened to meet a big fish who had just returned from exchanging salt with the pig tribe. Big fish told us that it was very difficult to go to Yanshan to exchange salt with the pig tribe. It went well, not only was the portion less than planned, but the pigs also said that there would not be a lot of salt on the day of the Luanshitan trade."
"What?! Everyone expects this last transaction to exchange for the coarse salt used throughout the winter. How can the pigs reduce it?" The red date man was surprised and angry at the same time.
Yuan Zhan said coldly: "It's not surprising. The Shi people just occupied Yanshan. I'm afraid they are worried about how to get coarse salt from the salt cave. Only the Yanshan people know the ability to make coarse salt from rocks." However, even if the Shi people learned how to make salt from the population of the Yanshan people, it is not easy to make a large amount of salt in a short period of time."
"In other words, the salt in the hands of the people of the Shi people is probably prepared by the people of the Yanshan people before? No wonder the amount we exchanged has become less." The red date man figured it out, and then became worried, "Then what should we do this winter? There is no salt to put on it. On the meat, there is no strength after eating the meat."
"It's not just this winter." Yuan Zhan said: "When the Xi people control the Yanshan Mountain, it is equivalent to choking our throat. They will definitely increase the exchange price of salt for some tribes, and for tribes with stronger fighting power, such as We, they would presumably ask us to promise to help them fend off the enemy, on the condition that they do not raise the exchange price."
The original sculpture, "Ha! The pig clan has many enemies. After they occupy the Yanshan Mountain, there will be more enemies."
"Yes, so we must either attack the Zhu tribe and take the salt mountain, or find a new salt-producing area. Undoubtedly, the latter will cause the least loss to the tribe."
After Yuan Zhan finished his explanation, everyone stopped talking.
Although the old priest asked Yuan Zhan to go out to find new salt fields in winter was quite cruel, but under the current situation, it is impossible for the tribe to passively wait until the next spring before taking action.
Regarding the entanglement of his partners, Yuan Zhan was very calm, "I have already expressed to the chief that I am willing to set off immediately to find new salt land."
Yuan Diao glared at him disapprovingly.
The oldest hunter nodded after thinking for a while, "Alright, instead of being forced to go, why don't we take the initiative."
"Hunting, you don't have to..."
Lie raised his hand, "You are only a second-level fighter, and you have not been to as many places as a third-level fighter. The chief will definitely send at least one third-level fighter to go with you. From experience, I am the best one besides Jiong." Candidate. Don't worry, I only injured my left hand, and it will recover soon, and I won't cause you any trouble on the way."
Naturally, Yuan Zhan would not regard hunters as a problem. With hunters, their safety can be increased by at least 30%. "I have thought about it carefully. Although there is a danger of freezing to death when setting off in winter, it is also beneficial."
"What's the benefit?" the jujube man who didn't like to use his brain asked.
His elder brother patted him on the head, "Idiot! When we go out to hunt for food, what are we most afraid of?"
"...a poisonous snake?"
Yuan Zhan nodded, "That's right. Not only poisonous snakes, but many beasts that like to sleep in winter will not come out to hunt in winter as long as they are full before winter. And the snow is not the coldest, we just need to come back before the snow melts , or there is a place that can resist the cold winter, so you don’t have to worry about freezing to death.” The biggest problem is food.
Hunter added: "If we set off in spring, we don't have to worry about freezing to death or starving to death, but we will also encounter revived poisonous snakes and ferocious beasts that have been hungry for a cold winter."
Yuanshan buzzed: "It's not safe in winter either. Wolves don't sleep. People from other tribes who come out to hunt will not let us go when they can't hunt enough food. And what do we eat on the way? At least in spring Don't worry about eating."
The original sculpture also said: "There are only seven people in total. What if we encounter a giant beast above an iron-backed dragon on the road? And how far do we have to go to turn back? If we can't find it, should we keep looking for it? But we can't find salt Just come back, then... Master Qiushi will let us go?"
Yuan Zhan had already thought about the pros and cons of this trip countless times when he asked the chief for the task. He was determined to go out to find a new salt field, but he would not confuse his brother to go with him because of this. To die, so he just said honestly: "So those who go must think carefully, because they may not come back."
The oldest hunter prevented everyone from expressing their opinions on the spot, and asked everyone to go back and think carefully before making a decision.
Shan and Diao left, and Lie chased away the jujube man who was clamoring to touch Yan Mo, and then said to Yuan Zhan: "Although I have been to many places, I don't know where there is salt, and you know where to go?" Are you looking for the direction? We can’t find a direction indiscriminately and walk down with our heads covered.”
Yuan Zhan hesitated a little, he was thinking whether to expose the details of his little slave at this time.
But before he could think it over, the little slave who liked to make his own decisions had already said, "South, let's go south."
Lie looked behind Yuan Zhan, and saw the boy turning over and sitting up.
Lie didn't have a deep impression of this young slave at first, even though he cried and begged last night in the chief's tent.
There are so many slaves crying for mercy, it is impossible for him to remember them all.
But in the morning, he learned from Shan and Diao that the method of fixing broken bones with wooden branches was really taught by the young man. They didn't say last night that they just wanted to protect the young man, because the young man saved Dahe who was already waiting to die.
"What's your name?" Lie Hesheng asked.
"Yan Mo."
"Salt..." Lie looked at Yuan Zhan.
Yuan Zhan nodded, "He is from the Yanshan tribe, and he is also a disciple of the Yanshan tribe's sacrificial priest."
Lie Wenyan was not happy, but frowned, "You got a sacrificial disciple to be your slave? You are not afraid of being poisoned to death."
"He won't harm anyone." Yuan Zhan had no choice but to say this in order to save the little slave's life.
Yan Mo nodded sharply, looking at Lie anxiously with a stupid expression of "I'm such a good person".
Looking at the young man, he thought that if this young man really wanted to harm others, he would not let others know his identity as a sacrificial disciple, let alone take the initiative to save Da He, so he lost his vigilance. Thinking about it again, this young man also taught the warriors of other tribes the methods of saving lives that the priests of various tribes have always kept secret. He is obviously a good boy with a soft heart. If it wasn't for this child, his left hand might become crooked and disabled. Thinking about it this way, most of the remaining vigilance went away.
Watching Lie's hand slowly relax, Yan Mo secretly exhaled. He felt that there was absolutely no need for Yuan Zhan to tell Lie him the identity of the sacrificial disciple now, as long as he was from the Yanshan tribe and he could find salt. You see, it has aroused others' vigilance, right
But Yuan Zhan's thinking is obviously different from Yan Mo's. He believes in his fellow hunter, and his hunting skills and combat skills were also taught by him. To him, Hunter is like his elder brother or even his father. Besides, if Lie can recognize Yanmo and understand his importance, Yanmo won't be used as a food reserve when there is a lack of food on the road.
For this reason, he specially asked Shan and Diao to go to Lie in the morning to explain that the method of fixing broken bones with wooden branches was taught by Yan Mo, and he also asked them to take Lie to see Dahe.
He did these things to let Lie know that Yanmo was different from ordinary slaves, not only could he find salt, but he would also be useful in other ways.
And Lie did exactly as Yuan Zhan had hoped, his impression of the boy had completely changed, but he hadn't completely let go of Yan Mo's vigilance, thinking that if the boy had anything that was not conducive to Zhan, he would break the boy's neck. For Lie, even if a sacrificial disciple from another clan could find a new salt land, it would not be as good as a toe from his brother of the same clan!
"Last night, you said you wanted to mark him as a slave today?" Lie asked.
Hold! Yan Mo almost forgot about this, he didn't want to leave the imprint of being a slave on his body. And if his healing ability is really powerful, if one day the mark disappears by itself, how will he explain it
Yuan Zhan looked at Yan Mo, showing an evil smile with malicious intentions, "Get him stabbed first, so that Mr. Qiu Shi won't have another excuse to make trouble. After he leads us to find a new salt land, I'll give it to him." He burns it off."
burn off? Burn with a fire stick? I managed to get through those eight burns, and you want to give me another one? Don't think about it! Anyone who dares to touch me, I will kill him!
But no matter how Yan Mo shot his hairy master with his eyes, Yuan Zhan still walked over, lifted him up, hugged him in his arms, and said with a look of consideration for him: "Let's go, while you are still here If you have some strength, I will stab you sooner, so you can recover sooner and go on the road with us."
"... Ah Zhan, can you not get tattooed? Just say that I was seriously injured, and now I have a high fever, which is almost dead. I can't accept tattoos at all." If I knew it, he would have pretended to be sick!
"Fever?" Yuan Zhan guessed what he meant, "I won't take you, Master Qiu Shi will definitely let his disciple Qiu Ning come over, if you let Qiu Ning stab you, you may really be like some slaves in the past Same, stabbed to death by a bone spur."
Don't quibble, you simply want to stamp me with your mark! Do you think I can't see your little thoughts? Yan Mo was so angry that his true nature was revealed, "Stupid master, it wasn't because of a bone spur, it was because of infection and fever! If I have a fever, do you still want to heal your leg?"
"Are you threatening me?" Yuan Zhan pinched his ass.
Yan Mo gritted his teeth, "How dare I! You really want to mark me as a slave? You clearly promised me..."
"I didn't promise you anything, everything will wait until you find a new salt land."
Yan Mo was really angry, "If you dare to mark me as a slave, don't expect me to take you to find salt!"
Yuan Zhan smiled ferociously, "Do you want to die?"
Lie suddenly smiled and said: "It seems that you and this child are getting along very well. If that's the case, if he really doesn't want to be your slave, then castrate him and let him be your wife."
"..." I crossed that cross! At this moment, Yan Mo felt God's strong malice--compared with Yuan Zhan, who had a ferocious face but still had a bit of a childish face, this gentle smiling tiger uncle was the scariest!
He also heard that primitive people especially liked to castrate the male citizens of the enemy tribe, and even castrated all the men of the entire hostile tribe as slaves, because they believed that castrated slaves would be more obedient, but castrated slaves would be more obedient. wife? Are you short of women for this reason!
Fortunately, Yuan Zhan refused. He said: "It can be used without castration. The possibility of death after castration is too high, so it is not worthwhile."
Yan Mo laughed angrily. I must kill these two turtle grandsons, I must kill them!