The dilapidated huts were scattered around. Under the eaves of a house, Lin Yan saw a machete. Lin Yan asked the owner for permission, picked it up and looked at it curiously, and handed a few more to Shi Zhi and the others.
Several people looked at each other and were sure that it was made of iron. Apparently the people of the wilderness tribe could already make iron tools.
Not long after walking, Lin Yan saw a woman squatting in front of a wooden basin in front of a house. Lin Yan stopped and took a closer look.
There was a plump grass carp in the big basin in front of the woman, with its tail still exposed. There was some yellowish white stuff mixed with impurities in the pottery bowl beside her.
The woman reached out and picked up a little white substance from the bowl and applied it to the fish. After a while, she turned the fish over and continued to apply it.
Huang Ying asked: "What is she doing? What is in that bowl?"
Shuisheng also saw this scene, and especially noticed that Lin Yan's eyes were bright. He stumbled and asked Yuan Qing what the woman was doing.
Lin Yan patted the woman, pointed to the bowl, and then pointed to his mouth, asking if he could have a taste.
The woman hesitated for a moment before nodding, picking up the bowl and letting Lin Yan take it himself.
Lin Yan couldn't wait to pick up some white particles and stuff them into her mouth. The bitter salty taste filled her taste buds, and her body trembled slightly with excitement.
This is the taste that I have been thinking about for seven years and finally tasted it again.
Lan Yue walked to Lin Yan, imitated Lin Yan's movements, quickly reached into the bowl, and licked her fingers with her tongue.
Trying the weird taste for the first time, Lan Yue frowned, wondering what Lin Yan was excited about.
Huang Ying also came over, and just as she was about to reach out, the bowl was taken away by the woman, and she looked at them warily.
Salt is a very important condiment, and wilderness tribes also spend a lot of money to obtain it. In order to preserve the meat longer, it is salted.
Shuisheng asked Yuan Qing what it was and where it came from.
It took a lot of effort to figure out that it was the most precious thing of the wilderness tribe, and it was obtained from the Qingyan tribe in exchange for cotton cloth.
The Qingyan Tribe is located to the east of the Wilderness Tribe, and it takes five days to walk down the Yang River to reach it.
Salt is the main product of the Qingyan tribe, and mineral salt is everywhere. Just like the cotton of the wilderness tribes, it is very unique.
Seeing that Lin Yan returned to normal, Lan Yue asked, "What is this? It smells weird."
Lin Yan could no longer hide the light in her eyes. She grabbed Lan Yue's hand and said excitedly: "It's table salt. We finally found it. The biggest gain of this trip is it."
"It doesn't taste good." After Lan Yue tasted it herself, she questioned the salt. She had heard Lin Yan mention salt before, but after tasting it herself, she couldn't imagine how to eat it.
"Don't underestimate salt. It is a necessary substance for our human body. It was fine if we didn't have it before. Now that we have found it, we must take some back with us."
Lin Yan looked at Shui Sheng, "Ask them where the salt comes from."
Shuisheng smiled and said, "I've already asked. If you continue eastward along the Yang River, you can reach the Qingyan Tribe in five days' walk, where salt is produced. The Wilderness Tribe's salt is exchanged for cotton cloth from the Qingyan Tribe."
Lin Yan rolled his eyes and said, "Ask Yuan Qing to take us to see cotton. It is the raw material for making cotton cloth and is very important. It would be great if we could bring some cotton seeds back for planting."
Shui Sheng immediately understood what Lin Yan meant and communicated with Yuan Qing.
Next, they walked for more than an hour, walked out of the settlement of the wilderness tribe, and came to a wilderness plain. At first glance, they were covered with cotton. It was the time of flowering, and the vast area of white flowers was very spectacular.
Huang Ying exclaimed: "This is cotton. Such a big flower looks so beautiful."
The cotton plants in front of me, the shortest of which are two meters high, are covered with flower buds. The flower buds at the top are fully bloomed and are a milky white color.
Lin Yan was also shocked and speechless. He had no idea that the wilderness tribe was a large cotton grower. No wonder they were all wrapped in cotton.
When they saw Yuan Yu just now, they were very curious about their clothes and looked at him for a long time.
On the way here, Lin Yan also saw the process of weaving cotton by the wilderness tribesmen. It was very crude and inefficient. If we could bring cotton back, with Sun City's current technology, we could soon make cotton cloth.
"Not only does it look good, after cotton grows into cotton bolls, the fibers inside are the raw materials for making cotton cloth. Clothes made from cotton are comfortable and soft, much better than linen."
Lin Yan looked at Shui Sheng and was about to say something when suddenly a dozen gray wild dogs rushed out of the dense forest next to the cotton field.
It turned out that these people had long been the prey of wild dogs. Seeing them standing still, the wild dogs finally took action.
The accident happened suddenly, and the wild dog was extremely fast. Yuan Qing and others' expressions changed drastically, and they turned around and ran away.
Yun Qing immediately ordered: "Line up, draw the bow and shoot arrows."
The people who came together quickly stepped forward and blocked Lin Yan and others behind them. Some people drew out the bows and arrows behind their backs, while others raised their arms and drew the crossbow arrows, and the arrows flew towards the wild dogs.
The well-trained man shot the wild dog with perfect arrows. The pain caused the wild dog to roar wildly.
Yuan Qing and others had already run a certain distance, and when they heard the barking of a dog, they looked back while running.
They were immediately shocked when they saw it. None of those people ran away, they all stayed in place, and most of the wild dogs that made them feel like they were facing a formidable enemy had already fallen.
Yuan Qing stopped. He saw the wild dogs falling down one after another and slowly becoming motionless. He shouted to the tribesmen who were running away: "Stop, don't run, the wild dog is dead."
At this moment, Yuan Qing looked at Yun Qing and others with shock and fear. What they had in their hands was too powerful.
It was so sharp that it could kill a wild dog with one blow. Yuan Qing longed for such a sharp weapon.
He stared at the bow behind Yun Qing's back with fiery eyes. If he hadn't just witnessed the process of Yun Qing pulling the bow and shooting an arrow, and felt wary, he would have rushed to grab it.
The accident quickly subsided. Lin Yan looked at Yuan Qing and the others' undisguised eyes and understood the shock that the scene had just brought to them.
This wild dog came at the perfect time. Just when I couldn't find a chance to show off, the wild dog happened to come up to me.
After seeing the cotton, the group said goodbye to Yuan Qing and others and returned to the ship. It was already evening.
They also promised Yuan Qing that they would not leave tomorrow.
Since they didn't get the cotton, they needed Yuan Qing and the others to introduce them to the Qingyan tribe. If their goal was not achieved, they couldn't leave.
The wilderness tribe was very interested in Lin Yan's boats and bows, and they couldn't let them leave.
Both parties have their own demands and are waiting to discuss it in detail tomorrow.
At night, more than twenty people gathered at the house of the leader of the Wilderness Tribe. They were all authoritative figures of the Wilderness Tribe.
Today, Yuan Qing and Lin Yan's company are all here, discussing together how to treat the visitors from Sun City.
