Lin Yan didn't expect that a meeting would lead to a blockade and expulsion, and they wouldn't even give them a chance to enter the village.
In a remote and closed mountain village, almost no outsiders have been here. When meeting outsiders for the first time, it is inevitable to be alert and vigilant.
Lin Yan asked her people to retreat. She stood at the front, raised a smile, and gestured hard to let them know that she meant no harm.
However, with little success, she pointed to a large wild boar, which she meant to give to them.
But the villagers looked at the big wild boar, and then looked at them even more warily.
The villagers thought it would be difficult to hunt such a big wild boar, but the people on the other side could hunt it, and they were worried about letting them enter the village.
Seeing that the situation was getting more and more out of control, Lin Yan simply said: "These people are up to no good, let's attack them."
Huang Ying hurriedly stopped: "Don't worry, once you start, it will be difficult to end."
"It's okay if you don't take action. You can convince them."
Lin Yan suddenly felt that he had been impetuous recently and liked to solve problems through violence. If something went wrong for him, he would take action. Maybe it was because of the influence of Yuan Da and Yuan Er.
Huang Ying took the initiative to express her kindness. She saw everything Lin Yan did just now, but these villagers didn't know why.
Most people are afraid and forcefully want to drive them away. But there were also a few people with curiosity in their eyes. They stared at the clothes on their own people and the weapons in their hands, obviously having other ideas.
The targets of Huang Ying's strategy were a few people she had been observing for a long time. She raised the big knife in her hand and borrowed Blue Star's knife to use.
When everyone was confused, she picked up a machete and chopped off the stick in a villager's hand. This sudden action frightened everyone.
When the villagers had just reacted and were about to resist, the man who had been beheaded let out a strange cry, which attracted the attention of all the villagers.
The arm-thick stick in the man's hand was broken, and the villagers were frightened. They were just ready to move, but they were stunned on the spot, and some even took a few steps back.
Huang Ying's sudden move achieved unexpected results.
Lin Yan was unconvinced and said, "You are doing it now, just as I thought."
"Don't rush to argue. Those people have been shocked. Do we really want to enter the village?" Huang Ying pointed at the people opposite. She should use thunderous tactics against these ignorant villagers.
"Come in, why don't you go through all this trouble to get into the village and understand the situation? The villagers are frightened by you, and this is our opportunity."
Lin Yan turned to look at Lan Xing and the others, "Cheer up, don't be attacked by others."
Since the soft one is not enough, the only option is the hard one. As expected, these mountain villagers cannot speak well and have to rely on extraordinary measures to be obedient.
The group turned around and found a large yard, skinned and cleaned the wild boar, and set up a large pot to cook it. After a while, the aroma of the meat spread out.
Less than half an hour later, Huang Ying was already chatting with an old woman, making guesses and gestures about what she was talking about.
Lin Yan put the seasonings in the pot, walked up to them, listened for a while, and asked, "What are you talking about?"
"I probably figured it out. This place should be called Raoshan Village. Our ancestors have lived here for generations and it is very closed. The corn in the fields has also been passed down from our ancestors. They make a living by farming and hunting."
"Yes, we overcame the language barrier so quickly." Lin Yan gave Huang Ying a thumbs up, "I just visited several nearby villages. The people in the village all wore clothes made of hay, and most of the tools they used were stone tools and It’s made of wood. The stone houses are also very simple. However, some people have copper dishes at home.”
Lin Yan handed a borrowed small copper bowl to Huang Ying and asked her to help ask where these copper utensils came from.
Seeing a real copper product for the first time, Huang Ying immediately understood what Lin Yan wanted to do. She looked at the copper bowl for a long time and asked the old woman stumblingly.
When Lin Yan first discovered the copper products, he also inquired with the villagers, but found nothing.
The language barrier was indeed a problem. She had no choice but to bring the copper bowl back, just in time to see Huang Ying already chatting.
After listening to Huang Ying and the old woman talking a lot, few of the words could be understood, Lin Yan gave up completely. She shouldn't have any illusions about herself, and just went to watch the meat being cooked in the pot.
More than twenty minutes later, Huang Ying came over with a copper bowl.
Lin Yan raised his eyebrows and said in disbelief: "Did you ask?"
"Probably, that old woman is an old man in the village. She knows a lot and has some prestige in the village."
Through Huang Ying's efforts, she learned that there was a large village called Mingwan Village across countless mountains to the north of Raoshan Village. The copper products in the village were all exchanged from Mingwan Village.
Mingwan Village makes a living selling copper products and is very famous in the surrounding area.
Some people in the village of Raoshan traveled thousands of miles across mountains and ridges to meet the head of Mingwan Village, and brought back some copper products that are still in use today.
Huang Ying speculated: "If you can make a living by selling copper products, I guess there should be a copper mine in Mingwan Village. Should we go and have a look?"
"I must go. This is copper, one of the very important metals. It has been delivered to you, how could you miss it." Lin Yan's eyes lit up and he found another mineral. The development of Sun City depends on these minerals. Finding one is a huge improvement.
"I knew you would choose this way. Let's rest here for one night and ask someone to lead us to Mingwan tomorrow." Huang Ying also didn't want to miss the copper mine. Apart from potatoes and grains, the biggest gain from this trip was copper.
Over the years, the people of Sun City have searched all around, but no new minerals have been found. For this reason, many of their ideas can only be fantasy.
Before the meat was cooked, Lin Yan called Lan Xing and Lan Yue together to talk about the next plan.
Two big wild boars were roasted and eaten together with the people in the surrounding mountain village, making broth. The afternoon passed quickly and there was no meat left at all.
A hearty meal changed the attitude of the people in the mountain village towards them.
The villagers usually lived a miserable life, and it was rare for them to have a full meal, which was still full of meat. Everyone was satisfied with the meal. They did not reject or be wary of Lin Yan and the others, and happily took them to his home to rest.
Huang Ying agreed with the villagers and sent two people to go with them to Mingwan, leaving a sack of potatoes with the villagers in exchange for bags of grain seeds, and waiting to pick them up when they returned.
Early the next morning, the team set off. There was wind at Lin Yan's feet and he wished he could rush to Mingwan Village immediately.
They were led by an old man and a young man. The older one was the old man Hei. He was the most knowledgeable person in the village and had been to Mingwan Village before. The young one is called Niu Wa, he is strong and healthy, and he will follow him to gain experience.
Old Man Hei and Niu Wa both loved to talk and didn't stop talking along the way. They were very eager to learn and learned the language of Sun City from Lin Yan and others.
After walking for three days, Old Man Hei and Niu Wa were able to communicate with them simply, making gestures and guessing and talking together.
