"Guess what I brought you?"
Hei Lie rushed in excitedly, with his hands behind his back and a mysterious expression on his face.
Yang Yi put down the pen in his hand, looked up and took it out from a pile of data, rubbed his eyes: "I can't guess, what is it?"
"Here, you have been waiting for a long time." Black Hunter took out a tray from behind like a magic trick.
There are dark purple grapes on the tray, a shiny one almost as big as a table tennis ball, translucent like a black pearl, mouth-watering.
"This, is this a grape?" Yang Yi couldn't confirm it, it's too big!
Hei Lie picked one and peeled it and put it in Yang Yi's mouth. Yang Yi took a bite, and the sweet juice filled his mouth instantly, it was very sweet and delicious.
"The taste is too good!"
Yang Yi's eyes lit up. This is one of his favorite fruits. He once went to Xinjiang to eat grapes, and was amazed by the grapes there.
Unexpectedly, the grapes here are not inferior to the best grapes in Xinjiang, and they are even bigger, which looks even more attractive.
"Didn't it mean that there is no way to produce results this year? How can there be such a long list?"
Yang Yi brought grape seeds instead of grape seedlings, so the growth will be slower. It is normal that there is no fruit in three years.
Yang Yi asked about it before, and Qing said that it would take until next year, so Yang Yi didn't pay any more attention.
Of the fruit seeds brought by Yang Yi, only strawberries and passion fruit have begun to bear fruit and are edible. Others, such as mangoes and apples, have not yet entered the period where they can be officially picked.
If so, Yang Yi is already very satisfied.
He is particularly concerned about grapes. Apart from Yang Yi's fondness for eating them, they can create more benefits in wine making.
At present, the wines of the Xinghuo tribe are all luxury goods, whether they are sold out or brought in, after all, they are all brewed with grain.
In a world where food is still a big problem, the cost of making wine from grain is very high.
Although other fruits are now used to make wine, it is always inferior to wine, and some even need white wine to soak.
When the grapes start to ripen, there is wine. On earth, wine is popular all over the world. Anyone who likes to drink has a good impression of it.
Therefore, among all kinds of fruits, Yang Yi ordered people to plant the most grapes.
"This is a surprise for you. In fact, this time there are already results, but the output is not large enough. Qing said that next year it should enter a stable state and have a real vineyard full of fruit."
Hei Lie put the other half of the grapes that Yang Yi bit into his mouth, and he also liked this kind of fruit very much.
The wines of the Western Continent are very famous. Even though the wines of the Starfire tribe squeezed their business because of their cheap taste, they are still very popular.
Different wines have different tastes, and different people have their own preferences for different wines.
And the wine has a very beautiful color, especially beautiful in a crystal glass.
"You guys are so calm! I didn't even hear any news." Yang Yi was so surprised that he picked a big grape and stuffed it into his mouth without bothering to peel the skin.
The black hunter must have been washed clean, and there is no pesticide here, and it doesn't matter if you swallow the grape skins directly.
Needless to say, this skin tastes very good! Not that astringent, just a little hard.
It's just that it's too big to take a bite, and it's easy to get juice in one hand.
Hei Lie picked another grape and peeled it well and quickly, and handed it to Yang Yi's mouth.
"The output is too small, and I don't know how it tastes. I don't want to disappoint you."
Yang Yi bit into his mouth unceremoniously, and it took him a while to continue speaking: "I'm not so fragile, it's not a matter of time anyway."
"Speaking of which, how is the output this time? It won't grow just like this?"
"According to Qing's estimate, it is estimated that there can be more than 1,000 catties per mu, and the better ones can reach more than 2,000 catties."
Yang Yi was very pleasantly surprised: "So much! We can make wine now!"
Although the yield per mu is not comparable to that of a vineyard with a large yield on the earth, compared with the performance of such a large grape and other fruits, this yield is indeed relatively weak.
But it is still very impressive, especially if they grow a lot!
"Everyone thinks the same way. Originally, I wanted to pick some for everyone to taste. Except for the children, everyone is unwilling and hopes to use it to make wine."
Yang Yi also laughed: "Winemaking is very important, but we can't lose everyone. Anyway, there will be one next year, so everyone first tastes what grapes are, and we can talk about winemaking if there is any leftover."
Although he was also in a hurry to make wine, he was not in a hurry.
"Besides, you didn't say in advance that the barrels and cellars for wine making have not been prepared and dug out."
The wood used for wine-making barrels is also particular about the storage temperature, otherwise the taste may not be so good.
Now carpenters can use wooden boards to make watertight buckets, and it is not a problem to make wine barrels, just have to prepare the wood and so on.
Hei Lie smiled and said, "Don't worry about these things. As soon as the grapes start to bear fruit, there are people who are actively doing these things. There are more people in the tribe who are greedy for wine than you."
"So positive?" Yang Yi smiled, "In this case, don't trade the first batch of wine this year, and use it for internal digestion. We can't exchange all the good things, and life is not so bitter now, anyway. You have to taste something good."
Black Hunter has no objection, they can exchange a lot of things, not bad for this wine.
Yang Yi knew that the grapes were ripe, so he couldn't bear to see what happened.
When he got there, Yang Yi couldn't move his feet.
He likes the feeling of fruitful fruits. Every time the fruit is ripe, he likes to stand in your field and feel the beauty of the harvest.
This kind of satisfaction is indescribable, but it is extremely enjoyable and satisfying.
"I really want to live here."
Standing on the grape arbor, Yang Yi can bite into a big grape by raising his head a little bit. This feeling is really cool!
"I'll build a bamboo bed here for you later." Hei Lie was already thinking about where to build it.
Yang Yi shook his head with a smile: "I'm just talking, it's too strange to lie in the field like this, it's almost the same in my own yard."
At this time, Yang Yi felt that living in a high-rise building was no longer the same, and there was a lack of a yard where various things could be planted.
Hei Lie frowned slightly, lost in thought, and Yang Yi interrupted tacitly: "Don't think about it, it's good for me to live there now. Speaking of which, the skins of grapes can also be left for dyeing cloth, and the purple is very purple. Beautiful and can be further utilized.”
At present, the printing and dyeing technology of the tribe is still relatively backward, mainly through ores such as cinnabar and some plants such as isatis root, etc. The main colors are red and blue.
Now there is a dedicated person in charge of this technique, and that person is also one of Han Bing's students, who is very sensitive to color.
He started with ancient recipes, learned printing and dyeing techniques, and then combined with modern color fixing techniques learned in books. The combination of the two makes the colors more colorful and durable.
The patterns mainly use the tie-dye technique, and the styles are changeable and beautiful.
Silk with brilliant colors and patterns is much more expensive than white silk.
Driven by economic interests, coupled with everyone's pursuit of beauty, although this technology started late, it can develop very quickly.
At present, most of the grapes have not officially entered the ripening period. The grapes that Yang Yi ate were all the first batch lost. The real bumper harvest will have to wait at least half a month.
When the harvest came, the grapes were picked basket by basket, and all the rest were used to make wine except for those not for the big guys.
The day when the brewing officially started was extremely lively. Many people surrounded the temple square, and there were many very large wooden barrels on it. A group of beautiful girls were singing and dancing inside.
There are grapes under their feet in order to crush the grapes so that they can be made into wine.
Looking at the jubilant people, Yang Yi couldn't say a word. Should he drink this wine or not
"You don't even need to learn this method? Actually, you can smash it with a wooden stick."
In the past, the first step in brewing grapes was always in this way - stepping on the feet. Although it was very lively and interesting, the girls who entered were all carefully selected, and they cleaned their feet before entering, but Yang Yi still had some Can not bear to look.
"Everyone likes such excitement, let them have fun. If you can't accept it, I'll go get some grapes later, and we brew and drink ourselves."
Yang Yi thought for a while: "Okay, I just want to try to make wine. My dad used to make wine from mountain grapes himself, and I helped him, and the wine turned out pretty good."
If he drank it without seeing it, but he could see it clearly, he would inevitably feel awkward.
"We will brew better this time, and you can save it and take it back with you." Black Hunter said naturally.
Yang Yi was surprised: "You..."
Since Yang Yi confessed to Hei Lie, he didn't hide any more, and told him all the conditions he had to meet to go back.
Although the space has been almost emptied, the space is still with him and has not disappeared.
The space can not only take out things, but also store them in, as a storage space.
When you want to leave in the future, you must store items of the same value before you can leave.
As for how to calculate, Yang Yi is not very clear, which is one of the reasons why he felt unreliable at first.
"I also want to see what the place you live in is like." Hei Lie smiled calmly, "Or are you unwilling to let me follow?"
When he said this, Black Hunter narrowed his eyes slightly, full of threats.
"Of course not, it's just..."
Black Hunt directly interrupted him: "That's fine, don't think too much about other things. I'm going to get grapes and wine barrels now, and I must brew enough and good enough!"
After finishing speaking, he left in a hurry, not giving Yang Yi a chance to continue talking.
Yang Yi couldn't help but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, but there was inevitably a sense of panic in his heart.
No one knows whether the future will be as smooth as they imagined, and he understands that Black Hunting is not an escape, but does not want to focus on the uncertain things.
Grasping the present is the behavior of Black Hunter, and as for the future, it is trying its best to fight for it, no matter what the result is, it will face it calmly, but it will not be fearless in the future.
The news of the Xinghuo tribe's wine making soon spread to the Green Python tribe, and Jin Huan unceremoniously killed the door.
"I don't care, anyway, I will never return empty-handed today!"
Jin Huan is still glamorous and domineering, she looks like a goddess, but she behaves like a bandit.
Yang Yi smiled, he had expected her to come back a long time ago, and he was used to her style.
Although such people are sometimes very domineering, they are very good neighbors, and they never have to worry that they will trip them up behind them.
"We don't have many ourselves. We don't sell them outside this year. But you are different. No matter what, I will let you enjoy it. I will give you the bucket I gave you."
Yang Yi is very generous, this bucket is not small and very valuable.
Jin Huan accepted it bluntly: "As expected of being an envoy of God, you are full of air, unlike some people..."
'Some people' gave Jin Huan a sideways look, and snorted angrily.
Jin Huan blinked at Yang Yi: "Envoy, if one day you want to change the chiefs to combine, I'm the best candidate."
"Then I can only say I'm very sorry, there won't be such a day." Yang Yi said firmly.
Hei Lie on the side suddenly smiled. If there was a tail behind his buttocks, it would definitely be up to the sky.
Jin Huan looked regretful: "It's a sad fact."
"You can leave after you get your things." Hei Hunter's voice was emotionless, as if chasing someone away.
Jin Huan had long been used to his lukewarm appearance, so she didn't care, and took a lot of essential oils and other items before leaving.
Now the essential oils of the Xinghuo Tribe are also very popular goods. Every time a Western Continent caravan arrives at the Xinghuo Tribe, they will search for it before leaving.
No matter how much the Xinghuo tribe produces, they can take all these essential oils away, which shows their fanaticism.
These essential oils are really easy to use for the people of the Western Continent. Not only do they have various effects, but they can also give them a fragrance, which they like very much.
In addition to the flowers grown by the Xinghuo Tribe, most of them come from the Green Python Tribe.
The quality of the flowers they planted is very good, even blooming better than the Xinghuo Tribe, and the fragrance is stronger.
It is obviously the same species, but there are still subtle differences.
Probably because of the geographical environment, and the green python tribe loves flowers very much, and they take care of them very carefully.
Although they are neighbors, there are still obvious differences in the environment.
The Green Python Tribe doesn't want anything else, only essential oils and pure dew are exchanged.
In fact, the Xinghuo tribe can increase the planting of flowers and reduce costs, but based on mutual benefit, and someone is willing to provide so many flowers, they don't have to spend too much labor to serve those flowers.
People in the tribe say that there are many, but the distribution is still not loose.
Because supply exceeds demand, every industry needs many people. They are not deliberately hungry for sales, they are indeed too busy.
The news that the Xinghuo Tribe could start making wine quickly spread.
At the big trade fair, many tribes asked the Xinghuo tribe about the specific situation.
"So what if you even out a little! We are such good friends, don't be so stingy!"
"That's right, I don't believe that your tribe is not enough. I've seen your grape hills. It's such a large area! It's enough to leak a little bit through the nails!"
"You guys are being unkind, why don't you exchange it if you can brew it!"
"..."
A group of 'drunkards' all surrounded Hei Lie, begging for wine.
Black Hunter was unmoved, and said very calmly: "There is indeed no such thing this year, and we will trade it next year."
"You have to save some for me! Every time I can't catch up!"
The tribal leaders who are far away are very depressed. The things of the Xinghuo tribe have never had to worry about selling, and those who come late often fail to grab them.
"Black Hunter, our tribe has always been on good terms with the Xinghuo tribe, can't you leave some for us?"
Others also joined in.
"We really have no choice. We can't be bought by others and not sold. It's too troublesome to stock up. But starting this year, we adopt a reservation policy, which can give everyone a guarantee."
"What is the reservation policy?" Everyone present did not know why.
Black Hunter explained: "What do you want to exchange with us at the next trade fair, you can book in advance, we will make an appointment time and the quantity of the transaction."
"This is a good way! It should have been like this long ago!"
Those present were very much in favor of this.
Black Hunter waited for everyone to calm down and then spoke again: "Reservation requires a deposit in advance, otherwise if you breach the contract, we will produce too many things and cannot exchange them, which will damage our interests."
Everyone fell silent when they heard this.
Although they are not so shrewd, they are also very aware of the risks involved.
Everyone present is used to exchanging on the spot, and they have never heard of such an operation.
"If you don't trust us, you don't have to do this, and you don't force it."
Black Hunter was not surprised by this result, since there was no loss to the Starfire Tribe anyway.
Taking such measures is just for everyone's convenience and as an experiment for the future development of the tribe.
The scene was silent for a while, and the tribe that had always been friends with Black Hunter finally gritted their teeth and said, "Okay! Our tribe is willing to try, so you tell me what to do first?"
Black Hunter will explain it in detail to everyone, and the method is similar to that on Earth.
Pay a part of the deposit in advance, and set the time to trade according to the amount of time in the contract. If both parties breach the contract, there will be corresponding compensation.
If the Spark Tribe fails to deliver the goods, they will also have to pay a deposit of the same price, or on the other hand, they can ask for a 10% discount next time to get the same goods.
If the other party fails to carry out the transaction as agreed, then the deposit will belong to the Xinghuo tribe and will not be returned, and such transactions will not continue with the tribe within five years.
The contract seems fairly fair, but everything is based on trust.
Otherwise, it is very likely to leave things in vain. This is also one of the ways to test the current credibility of the Spark Tribe.
"Is there really a tribe willing to book?" Yang Yi was very surprised.
Although their credit is not bad, but in this world, there is a shortage of supplies, and giving a bunch of supplies to others in advance can't get them back. Although they are often seen on the earth, they are extremely rare here.
To put it bluntly, it is hard to say whether a tribe will survive next year.
"The number is not large, but it has exceeded our expectations."
"This is also a good sign, which shows that we are very trustworthy." Yang Yi thought of a key thing, "How does the Western Continent react to us being able to brew wine?"
The appearance of the Xinghuo Tribe undoubtedly cut off an important part of the interests of the Western Continent.
Their wines are cheaper and taste better, unless there is no other way, and even the most stupid people know how to choose.
"Of course they won't have any objections." Hei Lie smiled happily.
Yang Yicai didn't believe this. These Westerners were professional businessmen who had been cut off from their profits. It's no wonder they didn't hate them.
It's just that they can't deal with it, so they can only endure it.
"We have the goods they want here, especially when I put our tea on the table, as long as you have a good brain, you won't say anything."
At the same time as the grapes are being harvested, the tea leaves are ready to be picked.
Just like grapes, this year is not the best season for picking, and you will have a bumper harvest next year.
This time it was just to taste the tea. Yang Yi, who doesn't pay much attention to tea, tasted the beauty of it.
What they pick is not spring tea, but rather late autumn tea with a slightly worse taste.
"You still have to be careful, if they want to lose such a big profit, they will definitely not let it go."
Black Hunter nodded, knowing this very well in his heart.
Although he is confident, he will not take it lightly, knowing that no matter how weak a person is in a hurry, he can jump up and bite someone.
"Murray sent us a letter."
Yang Yi was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized: "Murray? I thought that kid had disappeared."
Since the last time I saw Murray, there has been no news since Murray left.
The east and west continents are so far apart, it is difficult to pass on information to each other, and there are not particularly familiar and important people, so they gradually faded away in Yang Yi's mind, but he did not expect this kid to appear again now.
"He's pretty good now. In a short period of time, he united a group of slaves to start a rebellion and won the victory. He is no longer a slave."
The messenger did not describe the specific situation. It is certain that Murray really did things according to his will and achieved certain results.
To be able to do this in such a short period of time is very impressive.
"This guy is really a person who cannot be judged by his appearance. He was even a little dazed when he looked at the obedient little guy, but he didn't expect him to be a big deal." Yang Yi was amazed.
It sounds easy, but Yang Yi knows how difficult it is.
He's a slave, and he's challenging the system.
And how long did it take for such an older child to make such a big commotion!
"Can the rulers of the Western Continent tolerate such a thing?"
Yang Yi couldn't believe it, he never expected one person to overthrow the entire slavery system.
Hei Lie laughed and said: "He still pretends to be a nobleman, but he was framed by inferior people to become a slave. Their fight is to prevent more slave owners from suffering such betrayal."
The Western Continent is also complicated with each other. One city wants to annex another city, and they are both enemies and friends.
"Uh..." Yang Yi was dumbfounded for a while, before speaking:
"Anyway, he's still pretty good."
It is not uncommon for so many people who are detached from the current social environment to act and deal with things from their own perspective.
"You have to gain power first before you have the words to say anything else." Black Hunter's rational analysis.
"What did he want us to do?"
Black Hunter's eyes dimmed: "Qian, he hopes we can support him."