Ancient wasteland

The owner of the kelp stall had a flushed face, covered his mouth and coughed from time to time, while Jing Zhu was picking kelp, hesitating whether to buy it here.

It's okay if it's a simple cold, but I'm afraid it's an infectious disease. He looked at the symptoms of the stall owner like a cold, but he was a little uncertain.

He was a little hesitant, seeing that he was hesitant to choose kelp, the stall owner was a little anxious, covered his mouth and coughed and explained, "I'm fine.

Our fishing boats went out to sea and failed to catch any fish. When we came back, we jumped into the sea to catch these vegetables. The animal skins on our bodies were wet by the sea water, and we fell ill after returning.

But this problem will not affect other people, my daughter has been with us yesterday, she is fine. "

As he spoke, he yelled to the side, "Cai, come quickly and say hello to your lord."

A thin little girl ran out from the pile of frames behind him, looked at them timidly with wide eyes, and pinched the animal skin on her body with her fingers.

He was so timid that he didn't even dare to look at them, and his voice was soft, "My lord... okay."

Jing Que threw the kelp in his hand back into the box, touched her soft hair with a smile, "I'm not an adult, I just came here to buy things."

The little girl stared at him blankly, not daring to dodge his movements, with a look of fear in her eyes, Jing Que took her hand back after seeing it.

Turning to look at the stall owner, "Then I'll buy some kelp with you, as I said just now, I want some kelp and seaweed, as well as dried fish and dried shrimp.

If you can catch these, dry them and store them, and I will pick them up later, or you can send them to me directly. We will live in Zhuang for the time being.

You should know where Zhuang lives, right? Here, this is your deposit. After receiving the things you sent, I will settle the remaining pearls for you. "

As he said that, he took out a pearl from his pocket and handed it over. The stall owner looked at the round pearl in his hand, his eyes lit up, and then he nodded in trepidation, "Okay, okay, I'll send it to you after drying."

Carefully took the pearl into his hand, wiped it carefully with the cuff, then put it in his arms like a baby, and patted his chest lightly.

Jing Qu smiled lightly, took the little girl's hand, and stuffed her with a slightly smaller and less rounded pearl, "This is for you to play with."

The little girl looked at him in surprise, and then turned to look at her father's face. The stall owner hurriedly reached out to stop him, and refused anxiously, "You can't ask for this, you need to pay me pearls to buy something.

Cai has nothing to sell to you, and cannot ask for your pearl coins. There is no such rule in the tribe. "

Jing Que smiled, pulled out a white fluff from the animal skin wrapped around her body, held it in his hand and observed it carefully, and confirmed that it was something he had been looking for for a long time.

Gently sticking the white fiber, "Who said there is no such thing, look at this is what I want to buy from her, where did the little girl get this thing?"

The little girl was timid, and she was a little surprised when she saw Jing Zhu, but she was reluctant to part with the pearls in her hand, as she and her father hadn't eaten meat for a long time.

They go fishing with the fishing boat every day, but their luck is very bad, they can't catch any fish, and they can't even see the shells in the sea.

We can only fish edible vegetables from the sea, so my father wants to exchange fish with vegetables, but no one in their tribe likes to eat such hard vegetables.

No one is willing to exchange with them, and the salt at home is almost exhausted, if they can't exchange pearls today, they will have no salt tomorrow.

Although a little scared, he still held the pearl in his hand, looked at Jing Que with a timid expression, and said softly, "On a small island."

She turned her head and looked at the stall owner, "Yesterday, my father and I went out to sea to fish, and when we were resting on that small island, we encountered many white flowers in bloom.

When Dad went to the sea to catch water vegetables, I played with the white flowers for a while, and it got on my clothes. "

Jing Zhu nodded with a smile, "Okay, this pearl coin belongs to you, take it and play."

The little girl looked at him in surprise, "Do you really want to give it to me?"

Seeing Jing Qu nodded, he grinned at him shyly and said, "My lord, you are so kind."

Turning around, he handed the pearls to the stall owner, and ran back to play behind the pile of frames. The stall owner blushed a little, and looked a little uncomfortable.

However, he did not refuse the pearl coins from Jing Zhu. Their life was too difficult. In order to save Cai some salt, he used seawater to cook directly.

After eating, my stomach hurts for a long time, and I slowly relieved it.

Putting away the pearl coins, he smiled and asked Jing Que, "Does your lord like this white flower? I will go to that small island to fish for water vegetables tomorrow.

If your lord likes it, I'll pick some more for you. "

Jing Qu twirled the cotton fibers on his fingertips. He originally wanted to buy some seafood, but he didn't expect to encounter an unexpected surprise, and found cotton here.

Moreover, the quality of this cotton fiber is not bad, the fiber is slender and flexible, and the color is the pure white of authentic cotton, without even a little bit of variegation.

It looks a bit like a carefully bred variety, but I didn't expect it to be wild on the island. Cotton is much more widely used than ramie.

Although cotton fiber is not as long as ramie fiber, it takes a little effort in spinning, but cotton fiber is softer and more breathable than hemp fiber.

Cotton clothes are breathable and soft, and there is no problem wearing them next to the body. Unlike linen clothes, you will always feel the pain of your skin being rubbed.

Cotton will definitely be more popular than linen, and in comparison, cotton is easier to color than linen, which can be said to be a treasure for the whole body.

The main problem is spinning and weaving, but there are spinning machines in their tribe, and the process of processing cotton into cotton thread is very simple and not troublesome at all.

Jing Yu slightly smiled, "Well, when you go out to sea to catch water and vegetables tomorrow, take us with you, I want to visit that small island."

Mainly look at the climate and environment, by the way, pick the cotton that is blooming back to the tribe, first study how to spin and weave cloth, and try to make cotton cloth first.

The other is to collect enough cotton seeds and try to plant them after the water season comes. He wants to promote cotton planting in the tribe.

Jing Yu has already thought about the business model of the tribe in the future. No matter what era or time zone, the four items that surround human beings are nothing more than basic necessities of life.

When ramie and cotton are popularized, linen and cotton can be sold as tribal signs, and they can sell cotton quilts and cotton clothes in the north.

If you go to warmer places in the south, you can sell short sleeves, shorts, and T-shirts. Many dyes have been researched in their tribes.

Presumably no one can resist the attraction of bright clothes... A cotton coat that can keep warm is a must, and many people will definitely buy from them.

Needless to say, the real food is mainly bacon and salted duck eggs. After all, these two foods are the most durable.

In the future, sweet potatoes, radishes, etc. will be planted in large quantities in the tribe, and when the tribe can't eat them all, they can also be added to the category of trade goods.

In addition, the seasonings grown in the tribe, chili pepper, ginger, onion and garlic are all good things that can be used as seasonings and medicines.

As long as the production in their tribe can keep up, they will definitely be able to sell it.

The most important commodity is porcelain. There is coal in the Black Mountain tribe, and the kiln can be heated to porcelain with coal, which makes the production of porcelain easier.

When there are enough warriors to protect the tribe in the monsoon season next year, porcelain will begin to circulate slowly.

Although their tribe is far away from the Heishui tribe, there must be other tribes in the middle. When the porcelain is fired, Jing Zhu will find a way to open this trade route, but there is no rush, he has to wait for it. Think slowly.

The most important thing now is to follow the sea to collect cotton seeds.

After making an appointment with the stall owner, Zhuang was called back by their priests to say that there was something to do, so Jing Que and Ye wandered aimlessly in the market.

Holding Ye's arm affectionately, he walked slowly forward, talking to Ye in a low voice, "What do you think of their tribe's market?"

Ye Ye looked at the stalls around him and nodded slightly, "Very good."

There is no market in the Dashan Tribe, but Ye Ye has seen a trade fair in the Dahe Tribe. Compared with that, the Blackwater Tribe's market is indeed very good.

Jing Que half leaned on him, "Let's set up a market when we go back. It's more convenient to exchange things. Where do you think the location is better?"

Ye thought for a while, "Let's be by the lake, the terrain is wide, and the Dahe Tribe and Black Mountain Tribe are very convenient to be near the lake.

In the place where Li and the others lived, they traveled upstream along the river, and there were also tribes living there. If you have a boat, you can come to our tribe along the river. "

Jing Yu smiled softly, "Then if our tribe wants to change things, don't we have to go outside the tribe, don't you think it will be troublesome?"

Ye groaned for a while, "But our tribal square is not wide enough, and I don't want to put strangers in the tribe, and besides, we have ox carts, and the delivery of supplies is quite fast."

Jing Qu nodded with a smile, "Okay, I'll listen to you, and do you have a rough model of your idea of ​​private ownership, for example, we need to open up wasteland for farming in our tribe.

Whoever is sent to open up wasteland, who will own the opened up wasteland, and how will the sweet potatoes, corn, and radishes grown in the field be distributed. "

Ye looked down at him with a gentle expression, "We need currency."

Jing Que was a little surprised, motioned him to continue talking, Ye looked at the person next to him who was buying fish with pearl coins, "Super tribes all have currency, which can replace fur and food, if our tribe also has currency.

When it is necessary to open up wasteland, I will tell them in advance that land reclamation can get currency, and this currency can be used to buy food and animal skins, as long as they are made by our tribe, they can be bought.

The wild animals hunted by the soldiers and the wild fruits picked by the collection team can be exchanged for currency, and then they can use the currency to buy what they need. "

Jing Zhu nodded and continued to ask, "If we want to exchange salt with the Dahe tribe, what should we do if our tribe's currency cannot be used in their tribe?"

Ye just thought for a while, "Then exchange things, we can buy furs in the tribe, pay wood to make pottery, and after collecting them, we can exchange salt with the Dahe Tribe.

After the salt is exchanged, let the people in the tribe buy it with currency, so there will be no problem. "

Jing Que looked at him seriously, "That's a good idea, then when I go back to the tribe, I will be in charge of making coins, and you will set prices for the products produced in the tribe, such as how much a bleating beast costs, how much a roll of twine costs, etc.

The price needs to be negotiated and set in advance to avoid unnecessary confusion when you get it. When you get back, you have to start a crash course in mathematics as soon as possible, and let everyone in the tribe learn to count from 1 to 100. "

Ye nodded, "Okay."

Jing Yu stared at him for a long time, then suddenly smiled, "Suddenly I feel that I can become a teacher now, even without me by your side, you can completely handle the development of the tribe."

Ye suddenly frowned, and grabbed his palm tightly, "Jing, I think you've always been here."

Jing Zhu nodded with a smile, "I just sigh, you are really the smartest student I have ever seen...you are so good, don't worry, I will definitely be reluctant to leave."

Ye Ye's expression was a little better, and he let go of his hand, "Yeah."

Zhuang had something to discuss with the priests, and Jing He and Ye went to the market and bought some fish, shrimp, kelp and seaweed to go back.

In the evening, I made cold kelp shreds and boiled shrimp in white water, and dipped them in the sauce they brought. After eating this meal, they announced that they had run out of sauces.

But Jing Que was not worried about this. After all, they didn't stay in the Blackwater Tribe for too long. They had all kinds of fruits to eat, and the kelp soup had its own umami.

Even if there is no chopped pepper seasoning, life should not be sad in a short time.

The next morning, the stall owner who sold kelp brought them dried kelp and invited them to set off together to the small island with cotton.

Jing Que ate some fruit casually, and then set off with the stall owner. The fishing boat they took was old and small, and could only accommodate three people.

The stall owner's daughter was left in the tribe, and the three of them staggered into the sea in a fishing boat.

Looking at the blue sea water in front of him, Jing Que became very playful, and couldn't help reaching out to scoop up a handful of water to play with, "This sea water is so clear, it doesn't look like it's been polluted at all."

There was a faint fish swimming under the water surface, Jing Que pulled Ye, "Oh, Ye caught that fish and let's eat it at noon."

The stall owner stretched out his head and took a look, "The graytail swims so fast that no one can catch it...uh."

Watching Ye lift a foot-long fish with a gray tail out of the water, its shell got stuck instantly, his eyes widened, "It's amazing!

What level of fighter is your lord, the speed is really fast, very few people can catch the gray tail fish in the water. "

Ye ignored him, threw the fish into the cabin, and looked at Jing Qu with a calm expression, "What else do you want?"

The tone was too formal and serious, which made Jing Zhu feel like even if he wanted a whale on the bottom of the sea, Ye would immediately jump into the sea to fish it out for him.

To be stared at by a handsome guy of Ye's level, and he is the one who looks at him with all his heart, this is... a bit overwhelming.

Jing Qu felt that his heart was suddenly out of control, beating thud-thump-thump, inexplicably and a little embarrassed.

He was slightly stunned, "It's fine, just grab some and let's eat at noon, isn't it said that we can meet the Blackwater Tribe at night?"

Ye leaned on the side of the boat and concentrated on catching fish.

Jing Zhuo rested his chin on his hand and looked at him quietly, the more he looked at him, the more handsome he felt.

The weather is fine, the sea is calm, and you can hear the cries of seagulls. Ye is busy catching fish, and occasionally looks back at him. It is quiet and quiet. Needless to say anything, it can make Jing He feel sweet in his heart go.

There's a feeling...the two of them are out on their honeymoon, that's great, Jing Yu smiled happily.

But this feeling didn't last long. The stall owner rowed the fishing boat, put his hands on his eyes and looked forward, "Here we are."