The Rise of Primitive Tribes Farming

Chapter 51 Tree Tribe

After the efforts of the people of the Mang tribe, the cooking of salt and the construction of the barn were almost simultaneously completed, and finally the bacon could be made.

"Score a few cuts on the fish, coat it all over with salt and spices, and then marinate it for a day."

Outside the roasting house, Chen Bei was teaching the women in the tribe how to marinate fish with salt.

With the increase of food, the collection team did not need so many people. Baicao only took a few newly awakened female totem warriors into the mountains and forests to find all kinds of plants that Chenbei needed.

Naturally, it is impossible for the extra people in the collection team to let them idle. Chenbei arranged for them to learn how to process various foods, such as making bacon and drying vegetables.

As the tribe continues to develop in the future, Chenbei will subdivide the various occupations in the tribe, such as making clothes for clothes, and pottery for pottery.This increases productivity.

"After marinating to taste, string the fish with brown leaves, then hang them in the barbecue room, and smoke them into dried fish by smoking."

"Beast meat is also operated in the same way, do you understand?"

After Chen Bei finished explaining, everyone nodded, expressing that they understood, this is not a complicated matter.

One of the women grabbed a handful of salt and said distressedly: "Boss, isn't it too wasteful to use such a precious thing as salt to pickle fish?"

In everyone's impression, salt is very expensive. If it is traded with other tribes, a hundred catties of fish may not be exchanged for a catty of salt.

Chen Bei smiled and said: "Don't worry, I won't do anything that loses money. Don't be stingy with salt. Make sure that every fish absorbs enough salt. I will use these fish in the future."

"Yes, chief."

Now that the leader has said so, how dare other people have any opinions, just follow suit.

For the following week, Chen Bei personally watched the production of smoked fish and bacon every day to ensure that there were no problems in every link.

A week later, the first batch of smoked fish and bacon is finally ready!
In Wu's courtyard, Chen Bei, Qingzhu, and the elder sat around the table.

The table is a round table made of stone. The stone tool maker made it according to Chen Bei's request, and then placed it in Wu's yard. This is a great honor for the stone tool maker.

Chen Bei put an animal skin bag on the stone table, and said, "Witch and Elder, take a look, this is the smoked fish and dried bacon we made."

Chen Bei opened the animal skin bag, and took out a dark smoked fish and a piece of dried bacon that was also dark.

The elder looked over the smoked fish and said, "It's very dry after being smoked. As long as it's not damp, it should be able to be stored until winter."

Qingzhu looked at Heibuliuqiu's dried animal meat, and said: "Can such a thing really be traded with other tribes?"

The reason why Qingzhu said this is that this thing is too inconspicuous, it is not dark, and its appearance is too bad.

Chen Bei said: "Don't just look at the surface, I'll cut a little and give you a taste and you'll know."

Chen Bei took out a sharp stone knife and peeled off the surface layer of the dried animal meat, exposing the dark red meat inside, and he cut a few thin slices out.

"Come on, try it."

Qingzhu picked up a piece and put it in her mouth. There was a peculiar salty smell in the mouth, and the animal meat was very chewy, the taste was beyond her expectation.

The elder also picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, but he had bad teeth, so he could only chew slowly, and soon, his face also showed joy.

Chen Bei asked expectantly: "How is it?"

Qingzhu said: "Very fragrant, very salty."

The elder smiled and nodded, "What Wu said is right, much better than I imagined."

"Salty is right!"

A smile appeared on Chen Bei's face, and he said, "We sell bacon to other tribes. The meat is just a cover, but what we sell is actually the salt in the meat."

"Think about it, other tribes only need to put a piece of bacon we made in the pot, and the whole pot of soup will taste salty, and it will taste better than salt. How tempting is this to those tribes who lack salt? "

Qing Zhu and the elders nodded one after another. What Chen Bei said made sense.

Chenbei continued: "Now smoked fish and bacon have been made, and they will be made continuously in the future. In winter, we will also make bacon. In addition to eating by ourselves, the most important thing is to use it to share with other people. Tribes trade."

"So, I would like to ask you, what are the small tribes that are closer to our tribe, and it is better to deal with them better. I personally brought bacon to trade with them."

Qingzhu shook her head, and said: "Wu's inheritance is more familiar with the big tribes outside the mountain. As for the small tribes around here, I don't know much about them."

The elder thought about it carefully, and said: "If you want to talk about dealing with each other, and the one who is closer to us, it should be the tree tribe."

"Tree tribe?"

"That's right, the tree tribe, their totem god, is a very huge ancient tree, and their entire tribe lives under the ancient tree."

"In the past, the relationship between the tree tribe and the turtle tribe was not bad, and sometimes they would make some deals. Compared with other tribes, they were a little more friendly to outsiders."

"So I recommend the leader to make a deal with them."

The tree tribe, Chen Bei wrote down this tribe, if it is true as the elder said, then this tree tribe is really a good trading partner.

"Where is the tree tribe?" Chen Bei asked.

The elder said: "The Tree Tribe is in the south of the former Turtle Tribe. Yun and Lie have also been there. They should know how to get there. The leader can take them there."

Chen Bei asked again: "Does the tree tribe have any good things worth trading?"

The elder said: "The tree tribe has a kind of gum, which is very sticky. It is used to stick spearheads, arrowheads, and bows. The effect is very good."

"In addition, they will also make a kind of bark clothing, which is very soft and strong, and it will not break for several years. It is very good for hunting in summer."

"There are also all kinds of fruits. People in the tree tribe plant a lot of fruit trees, and they eat fruits almost all year round."

The elder thought about it again, and said: "By the way, the tree tribe still has a lot of herbs, roots, leaves, and sap, which are very effective in healing. I have used them before."

Chen Bei asked: "Then is there any taboo in their tribe?"

The elder said: "Yes, that is, you are not allowed to be disrespectful to the tree god, and you are not allowed to harm the tree at will. Otherwise, you will be regarded as an enemy by the tree tribe. The leader must remember these two points."

Chen Bei nodded solemnly, keeping the elder's words in his heart.

If you want to do business with other tribes, you must understand that tribe, including their preferences, taboos, and what they produce, so that you can take the initiative in the transaction.

After the elder's description, Chen Bei got a general understanding of the situation of the tree tribe, and he decided to wait for the arrival of autumn to bring bacon to make a deal with the tree tribe.

As for why not go now?

That's because autumn is the most abundant time of the year for a tribe, especially for tribes like the tree tribe, who may not be able to get any good things in summer, and autumn is their harvest season.

　Thanks to "Starry Sky CZH" for the reward, thank you this book friend.

　　
　
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