Weiwei nodded, took a deep breath, and walked forward. Xiao Yuan and the other eight immediately followed, and the four Quick Gunners also walked beside them. Their facial muscles were relaxed, and their eyelids were drooping. Their eyes didn't seem to be focused.
This was the moment when he reacted the fastest.
The Cuan Family already knew that it was the Little Master of Between the Clouds and the Water. They were very happy and even put on a welcoming posture.
What they did not expect was that the nine children actually dared to form a line and directly walk forward. Furthermore, there was no vigilance in their eyes, nor was there any fear. They appeared to be so calm.
Standing in front of the crowd, Chief Cuan Mo 'a was instantly moved. This was a form of trust. How capable could a child be? There were only four people beside him, and all of them had their hands on the right side of their bodies. If they were to fight, they wouldn't even have the chance to pull out their other hand.
What Cuan Mo 'a did not know was that if they really fought, the four of them could instantly take down twenty of them. As for the nine little fellows who seemed to have no fighting power, as long as they were given less than two seconds, they would be able to complete the set of actions of taking out their guns, aiming, and shooting. They usually had to shoot dozens of bullets every day to practice.
Of course, Xiao Bei and the others didn't come here specifically to guard against people. They wanted to have a sincere conversation. After interacting with each other for a long time, they would naturally become closer to each other. It would be easier for them to come here in the future.
"I am Zhang Xiaobei from Between the Clouds and the Water. This is Wang Xiaoyuan from Between the Clouds and the Water. This is …" Xiaobei stood five steps away from Cuan Mo 'a and gave him a big smile. He blinked his long eyelashes and began to introduce the people on his side.
Then he asked, "You're their leader, right? Oh, it's the chief, Cuan Mo 'a, right? "
Xiao Bei's appearance and expression immediately conquered the people of this tribe. She was really too cute. She looked more exquisite than anything carved out of jade.
For a moment, Cuan Mo 'a seemed very nervous. His tribe was also a large one, with more than eight hundred people. Among them, there were nearly two hundred children under the age of ten. The main reason was that they had a higher chance of survival. Generally, if they wanted to give birth, they would go to the nearest Tang Medical Center. It would take them less than half a month to get there, so the proportion of children was large.
There were so many children, but Cuan Mo 'a found that none of the children in the tribe could compare to the little one in front of him, especially the one who spoke. Just listening to her movements made him feel comfortable.
How should I treat it? Just like the children in the tribe? Obviously not. Treat him like an adult? But the child was too young, not even ten years old.
After many years of learning and training, Xiao Bei began to show his worth. He was still smiling like a flower. He said to Cuan Mo 'a, "You can call me Xiao Bei. It's the same for them. There's no need to think about status. What status do I have? I'm just a little girl who's happy to see you guys.
You have a lot of kids like me, and the nine of us are very eager to be friends with them. Just treat us the same as you treat them. We came here to play and have no other purpose. But we are greedy. If you have something good to eat, you have to take it out. "
Xiao Bei's words made the people of the Cuan Family relax. They increasingly felt that this group of children was good. But as the chief, Cuan Mo 'a was frightened. He was more knowledgeable than the others in the tribe.
How could a child smile so naturally in the face of a group of powerful strangers? How could he say it so calmly? If it were the children of his own tribe, even if they were not scared to tears, they would be very nervous.
At this moment, Cuan Mo 'a acknowledged the absolute status of Between the Clouds and the Water. If they were slightly worse, they would not be able to raise such children. If the children of his own tribe could be like this, why should he worry about the Cuan Family's prosperity?
"Xiao Bei, seeing you guys come, we … we are very happy. I …"
"Xiao Bei? Xiao Yuan? Am I dreaming? How did you guys come here? " Just as Cuan Mo 'a was stammering, a group of people came from another side path. There were people pulling mules and people driving donkeys. The animals were all carrying things.
At a rough glance, there were about forty people and sixteen or seventeen animals.
The person who shouted in joy was the leader of the group.
After he shouted, less than two seconds later, he shouted again, "Put down the things. Quick, protect the little ancestor."
Following his words, the people who came with him all rushed over, not caring about the animals at all.
While the others were dumbfounded and the four fast gunmen were about to draw their guns, the person who shouted stood between Xiao Bei and Cuan Mo 'a.
Gasping for breath, he said to Cuan Mo 'a, "Let me tell you, Cuan Mo' a, you better be honest. I am protecting you, but the nine little ancestors behind me will not be able to survive. If they are hurt a little, your tribe's eight hundred people won't be able to survive.
I'm not trying to scare you, but think carefully. Do you know who they are? Fortunately, I came at the right time. If I came a little later and you spoke loudly and scared them, my trade route would be cut off. "
Everyone did not make a sound. They just looked at the person who came to block them.
This person was happy and nervous for a while. When he found that the others did not react, he realized that things seemed to be different from what he had guessed. He leaned over, turned his head, and said to Xiao Bei awkwardly, "Xiao Bei, why aren't you following Xiao Bao and Cuckoo? Why are you guys running around blindly? What if you get hurt? "
Xiao Bei really wanted to bite this person to death. You said I was running around blindly? You are the one who is messing around, okay?
Xiao Bei put his hand on his waist and was about to take out his gun. He gasped for breath twice and smiled at the person who came over. He said, "You are here to do business, right? Thank you very much! We are here to play with our brothers and sisters. We heard that there is a tribe nearby, and the chief, Cuan Mo 'a, is a good person. So, we came to play! Everyone is here, hehe. "
This person understood, so he became even more embarrassed. It seemed that he was meddling in other people's business. He looked at the guards of the Zhang Family and Wang Family standing not far away and rubbed his hands in embarrassment.
"Xiao Bei, it's not that I want to disturb you. Look, when I turned around from behind the rock, I saw you nine little ancestors standing in front of Cuan Mo 'a. What if there is some misunderstanding? This is not the interior of the Tang Empire. Oh, I'm not saying that I don't trust Cuan Mo 'a. I mean … right? "
Xiao Bei looked and found that it was indeed so. He had just turned around from behind a rock mountain, and his position was the most obvious.
So he changed the topic and said, "I wonder if so many people can enter the enclosed area?"
"Yes, absolutely. The space inside is big. I come here three times a year. I'm familiar with it." The person who came to sell the goods immediately answered and said to Cuan Mo 'a, "Go in and stand outside. Let me tell you, I brought a lot of good things this time. Have you ever eaten canned whale meat? You haven't seen it before, right? I brought it. This thing … "
At this point, he looked at Xiao Bei and the others. He paused for a moment before continuing, "If you want to say that this thing is good, it's really just average. However, you guys haven't tried it before, right? Try it and it's not expensive."
Cuan Mo 'a immediately followed the words and invited Xiao Bei and the others into the stockade. At the same time, he thought about the canned whale meat. He estimated that it was not expensive in the Tang Empire, and Xiao Bei and the others all knew about it. So, Fan Fan, who came once every few months, was too embarrassed to raise the price. That was why he said those words just now.
However, Cuan Mo 'a did not intend to lower the price. He had never eaten whale meat, but before, a merchant had mentioned that it was a kind of fish that grew in the sea. It was very big, and ordinary people could not catch it. It was not as easy as catching fish in Dianchi Lake.
When he exchanged things later, he would exchange more for a taste. He did not care too much about such things, but there was one thing he had to ask first.
"Fan Fan, did you bring salt this time?" Cuan Mo 'a asked expectantly.
"No. Didn't I send you a lot of salt last time? Did you eat it all? "Fan Fan was stunned and asked.
Cuan Mo 'a regretted it and nodded with a worried expression. He said, "The cured meat is not ready yet, so it can't be eaten. It has to be stored for a year. There are still more than eight months. Bring the salt, and we will put the raw meat in the jar the next day, add salt, and seal it. The remaining salt is not enough for us to eat for half a month."
"Then what should we do? I can't make it in time. Can others come? " Fan Fan was worried and complained, "Why didn't you tell me last time? If you had told me that you were going to salt the raw meat, I would have brought it for you this time."
Xiao Bei listened from the side and felt sorry for the locals. Just salt was enough to make them so worried. No wonder her brother insisted on not letting the price of salt rise. She used to think nothing of it, but now she understood how much the people who really needed salt craved it.
As for the cured meat, it was nothing. Her brother and sister had told her that the people here had a habit, especially those who raised pigs. After killing the pigs, they directly cut the meat and ate it with their hands. They did not go through any other heat processing. Then, more people put it in jars, put salt, and sealed it. When there was no meat, they would take it out to eat. Generally, they would store it for about a year.
When the meat was taken out, it would be very delicious. It was the same principle as making ham. It was just that she did not want to eat it when there was other food. Raw meat was too fishy, and it was not sashimi.
Opening her mouth, Xiao Bei suppressed the thoughts in her heart and turned to discuss with the other eight people. She did not want to make the same mistake as when she sold the dogs last time.
Just as Fan Fan and Cuan Moa were talking about how to solve the problem of salt shortage, Xiao Bei and the others discussed the result and let Xiao Bei communicate.
"Chief Cuan Moa, we have brought salt here. We can give it to you free of charge, but we have a condition."
When Cuan Moa heard that there was salt, she immediately became alert and asked nervously, "How much salt do you have?"
"As much as you want. When we leave, we will leave some people behind to lead you to a better life. We are afraid that you will not agree, so it is very difficult. After all, you have salt here, and it is a good salt. Although Dianchi Lake is fresh water, my brother and sister said that there is salt."
Xiao Bei told them the result of the discussion.
Before Cuan Moa could react, Fan Fan exclaimed, "There is salt? There is salt here? Impossible … It is impossible that there is no salt. Yes, Xiao Bao and Cuckoo said there is, then there must be. Cuan Moa, you are lucky. Hurry up and say something. "
Fan Fan originally wanted to deny it, but when he thought about it, it was Cuckoo and Xiao Bao who said it, he immediately supported it.
Cuan Moa asked in surprise, "Just because they said there is, there is?"
"Of course. Even if there is no salt, if they say there is, there will be immediately. Because they said that you don't understand the two of them. It seems that we don't have to come here to deliver salt in the future. We can only choose other things. Sigh!" Fan Fan began to worry.
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