"No, listen to me." Shao Xuan gestured for Ji Ju to calm down.
But Ji Ju couldn't calm down. The more he thought about it, the more his heart ached. Later, he brought people to the Thousand Grain Gold to move the few stalks back from the mountain but they couldn't. Their roots were too long and no one knew where they went. They couldn't even dig them up. They took the risk to break two stalks but they withered not long after.
He sent people to search again but they couldn't find the Thousand Grain Gold. The few stalks there didn't produce any more stalks. Perhaps there were only a few stalks of Thousand Grain Gold left and the fruits were in his and Shao Xuan's hands.
"Shao Xuan, tell me, how many of this year's new grains do you want in exchange?" Ji Ju asked, suppressing his frustration.
Shao Xuan didn't reply.
Black Bear guessed something from Shao Xuan and Ji Ju's conversation. He guessed that Shao Xuan and Ji Ju had found some strange grains. Shao Xuan brought some back but failed to plant them. Ji Ju wanted to use this year's new grains to exchange for last year's grains.
To Black Bear, this was a win-win situation. When it came to planting, especially those strange grains, the Ji family had always been the best. Now that the Ji family had a Golden Grain Ji Ju, it meant that Ji Ju's grains were the best in the Ji family. Since Shao Xuan couldn't grow them well, wouldn't it be better to trade them for something else? The Golden Grain Field's new grains were the envy of many! If they sold them, the Yanjiao tribe would get a lot of good weapons too.
Black Bear wanted to persuade Shao Xuan to agree. He looked at Guang Yi, hoping that as an elder, he could persuade him. Unfortunately, Guang Yi kept frowning as if he had heard something that upset him. It was not directed at Shao Xuan but Ji Ju.
Black Bear's heart jumped. How could he forget that Yanjiao people were never afraid of trouble? Even if the person in front of him was Ji Ju, they could do anything if they were unhappy.
What to do, what to do? Black Bear's mind raced as he thought of all sorts of possible scenarios and thought of a solution to each one.
Seeing Shao Xuan's silence, Ji Ju thought that Shao Xuan was weighing the pros and cons and was considering how much to say, so he decided to push harder. "You guys aren't good at growing these. You'll just be wasting the grains in your hands. No way!"
As he spoke, Ji Ju asked the steward to bring over a large bag of grains. The bag was almost as tall as a person when placed on the ground. Opening the bag, the steward carefully scooped up a spoonful of it and placed it on the tray. He then placed the tray on the short table in front of Ji Ju.
"This is this year's new grain. Take a look," said Ji Ju.
The unshelled grains were pushed onto the bronze tray, each grain glowing with a golden light. However, these were not the thousand-grain gold. They were oval-shaped, not round like the thousand-grain gold. The grains were only the size of a regular grain, not as big as the thousand-grain gold.
Black Bear rubbed his hands, wanting to grab a handful to take a look. However, he was only there to accompany the guest and could not move freely. He looked at Shao Xuan. Good grains like these, what a good deal! If Shao Xuan got more from this, he could trade with Shao Xuan again.
Not only Black Bear, Ji Ju was also waiting for Shao Xuan to say a number and be done with it.
However, after some thought, Shao Xuan did not answer. Instead, he asked, "How's the thousand-grain gold growing on your side?"
Ji Ju was unhappy that he did not get the answer he wanted. However, to make Shao Xuan give up, he said, "Not bad. Sixty percent of the grains that were planted survived!"
For Thousand Grain Gold, this kind of survival rate was already very high. Some rare grains had less than a tenth of the survival rate when planted, but in Ji Ju's hands, more than sixty percent could survive!
Black Bear had some understanding of this. He nodded to himself, praising Ji Ju for his golden grains.
Ji Ju thought that if Shao Xuan asked about the method of planting, he would never tell him. However, Shao Xuan continued, "What color are the thousand-grain gold that you planted?"
"When the thousand-grain gold ripens, it will naturally turn gold!" said Ji Ju, stroking his beard.
"What about after it's shelled?"
"Of course it's gold!"
Guang Yi's expression was strange.
Shao Xuan raised an eyebrow. "So you haven't planted it yet?"
"What's the rush?" Ji Ju was unhappy with Shao Xuan's attitude. "Even if you're in a rush, you won't succeed! Be patient, calm down, got it?! "
Guang Yi looked at Ji Ju even more strangely.
"How tall is the thousand-grain gold in your field?" asked Shao Xuan.
"It's already over the waist. Why are you asking so many questions? I only have one thing to say. Are you trading or not?! If you're willing, how many grains do you want? Just say it! " Ji Ju was impatient. He had spent too much time dealing with things here. The most important thing was the thousand-grain gold.
Seeing that Ji Ju did not want to say more, Shao Xuan did not stop. Instead, he continued, "At that time, the seedlings were growing very well in the fields at the foot of the mountain. They looked different every day."
Ji Ju huffed. "Then they all died?" At this moment, he deeply felt that bringing Shao Xuan in was not a wise decision. This kid was too good at talking nonsense. Couldn't he just name a price?!
"Mm, no one expected that when the time came, the seedlings on the mountain and at the foot of the mountain all died. However, I realized that the seeds I had forgotten in the backyard were still alive. They just grew much slower."
Hearing Shao Xuan's words, Ji Ju went from mockery to shock and then to understanding. "They grew slowly. They didn't meet 'Tribulation' so they were fine. I believe that when they grew, they would be killed by 'Tribulation' just like the previous ones. "
"This …" Shao Xuan twirled the small copper cup in his hand. "They actually survived."
Ji Ju paused. "Survived?!"
"Yes. Not only did they survive, but they grew taller and stronger. They were even taller than my head. However, fewer and fewer survived."
Ji Ju lowered his eyes. "Continue."
"Then they began to ear. The grains they produced were this big!" Shao Xuan curled his thumb and index finger into a grape-sized circle.
The steward standing at the side could not help but sneer. He looked at Ji Ju again. Ha, this family head was probably going to flip out again.
As expected, after Shao Xuan gestured, Ji Ju looked up. His old eyes flashed fiercely as he stared straight at Shao Xuan. The invisible pressure was like a tall wall.
"You lied to me?!" You can joke with Ji Ju in other ways, but don't do it when you're talking about farming. He'll get angry.
"Such big grains? You think I'd believe you?!! "Ji Ju was so angry his face turned green. He had wanted to have a good talk with this kid but this kid dared to bluff him!
Black Bear was terrified. It was rare for the leader of the caravan to be like this. Did offending Ji Ju mean that the Black Bears would never be able to get any golden grains in the future? He had wanted to bring some back for the children in the tribe. He had heard that these golden grains were very good for humans but now it seemed that there was no hope.
Shao Xuan ignored Ji Ju's anger and did not respond to Black Bear's glances. Instead, he took out the animal skin bag hanging from his waist and opened it.
Ji Ju, who was about to flip out, froze as if he had been enchanted. His eyes were fixed on the bag Shao Xuan took out, his nostrils expanding and contracting rapidly.
Shao Xuan took out a few grains from the bag and placed them on the tray on the table.
The grape-sized golden grains rolled onto the tray and hit the golden grains with a thud. Just from the sound of it, one could tell that each grain was very heavy.
The light from the window shone on the golden balls, making them shine even brighter. If it weren't for these big round balls, the golden grains on the plate would still be very conspicuous. However, when the golden round balls rolled into the plate, the original grains seemed to be reduced to the background and became much dimmer.
In comparison, everything could be seen clearly.
Black Bear was no longer in the mood to think of a solution. He looked at the golden balls Shao Xuan took out and his eyes widened.
These were … grains?!
Even the steward, who had been with them for many years, was shocked to see this. With his years of experience, he could tell whether a grain was good or bad but he never thought that the grains from his family's farm would be reduced to a background!
"This is …" Ji Ju's breathing quickened as he tried to identify the smell in the air. His voice trembled and hoarse but because he was too excited, his voice was sharp and piercing.
"This is the Thousand Grain Gold that we grew. Our Yanjiao tribe grew it," Shao Xuan said seriously, emphasizing 'our Yanjiao tribe'.
Guang Yi was proud. So what if he was Ji Ju? How dare he look down on the Yanjiao people? What's wrong with our Yanjiao people? Why can't we grow anything good?! I'll blind your dog eyes!
Ji Ju didn't even notice Guang Yi's gaze. He couldn't see anything but the golden grains on the tray.
He reached out and grabbed a few large round grains on the tray. He didn't even look at the small grains that were scattered outside. He picked up the large round grains and sniffed them carefully. "Yes, this is the smell. It's the Thousand Grain Gold! Bring me my knife! "
The Head Steward came back to his senses and left in a hurry. Soon, he came back with a plate. The plate was covered with a piece of soft leather. On the leather, there were a few strange looking knives. The handles were very long, but the blades were very small.
Ji Ju picked up a small knife and held a few large round pellets in his other hand.
Tch —
With a light sound, the shell of one of the round balls in his palm was cut open. Along with the tip of the knife, a complete husked grain was exposed.
"Why is it this colour?!" Ji Ju was shocked.
In Ji Ju's hand, the purplish gold grains were placed next to the golden grains. It looked even stranger.
"That's why I wanted to ask you. I was just asking you what colour it was," Shao Xuan said.
"It shouldn't be, it shouldn't be!" Ji Ju looked at the purplish-gold beads in his palm, his gaze unfocused then focused on the beads again. He closed his palm, grabbing all the beads in his palm and ran out like the wind. Then, he ran back and dragged Shao Xuan out again.
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