I am a Primitive Man

The hot-tempered leader, who did not believe that stones could be exchanged for salt, angrily walked ahead after striking someone. He didn’t trust the words of a few women from the tribe.

However, seeing the many stones placed in front of the Green Sparrow tribe's caravan, his skepticism diminished significantly.

“￥%……”

He set down the game he had been carrying on his shoulder and began animatedly talking to Mao, asking about the situation.

Unlike Huang Guo and the others, his irritability vanished in front of Shang and Mao, as he knew these people from the tribe possessed valuable goods. Furthermore, they appeared much stronger than when he had come before.

Mao smiled and began explaining the new trading rules he had repeatedly repeated. The leader of Huang Guo's tribe's mouth gradually dropped open as he looked at the stones on the ground and the goods laid out by the Green Sparrow tribe. He then glanced at Huang Guo and the others who had just been struck. He felt somewhat bewildered.

Could it be that what they said was true?

Stones could be exchanged for salt. Were these people from the tribe foolish, or was he the crazy one?

After thinking for a moment, Huang Guo returned to the cave and brought out the jar containing salt. After handing it to the leader, she pointed at the Green Sparrow tribe's caravan and babbled excitedly.

However, Huang Guo got hit again for not bringing out the salt jar sooner…

But this time, the leader didn’t hit too hard.

The leader was undoubtedly pleased once he confirmed that stones could be exchanged for salt. He didn’t even bother to prepare food and wanted to send someone to find more stones. But Mao quickly stopped him.

Having finally understood the trading rules, the leader looked somewhat disappointed but then became happy again because, in addition to stones, various seeds, and young animals could also be exchanged for salt and pottery.

Upon receiving this news, he immediately thought of the pile of seeds stored in the cave meant for food.

He promptly returned to the cave, went to a corner, and began to scoop things into a fur wrap laid out on the ground, making some rustling sounds.

As he scooped, his hands sometimes jerked back suddenly, as if pricked by something.

In no time, the leader emerged with the fur wrap and placed it in front of Shang and Mao, revealing its true contents.

These were crescent-shaped pods displaying a wooden-like color. The pods had several bumps where the seeds were located.

Over half of the pods had already split open, curling back, with the seeds lying at the bottom.

On top of the fur wrap were some small, round yellow balls—the seeds from inside the pods.

Mao picked up a seed, put it in his mouth, and chewed vigorously.

The seed was tough but not harder than primitive people's teeth. After a while, Mao managed to chew it down.

The taste was neither bitter nor sour, but it wasn’t particularly good either—it wasn't the best food.

After concluding about the seeds, Mao spat it out and rinsed his mouth with water.

The leader watched him with amusement.

This type of seed could be eaten as food wasn’t consumed often; they usually only ate it when food was scarce.

Because the seeds were too small, they mostly ate them raw, as cooking them was too troublesome and could easily lead to burning them.

Cooking them in the ceramic pot obtained from this tribe improved the taste.

However, Huang Guo’s tribe still didn’t eat too many of them, as eating this type of seed could easily cause a full stomach, resulting in frequent gas and discomfort.

The leader looked at Mao, feeling somewhat worried, fearing these seeds wouldn’t yield enough salt since they weren’t delicious food.

Shang and Mao compared these seeds to the ones they had exchanged in other tribes and confirmed that these were new types of seeds they hadn’t seen before. They smiled and accepted them, offering two scoops of salt in exchange.

The anxious leader sighed in relief upon seeing the numerous jars filled with salt, his joy causing him to smile widely.

After a while, the happy leader began to feel guilty; the seeds he had used to exchange for the salt weren’t very good to eat, and there weren’t many of them.

He immediately returned to the cave and brought out two full fur wraps, indicating that they had been given for free.

Shang and Mao quickly shook their heads, saying they didn’t want them. Firstly, there were too many to carry, and secondly, they remembered the instructions from the Divine Son not to take too many of each type of seed.

Seeing that Shang and Mao refused, the leader had to let the seeds, which could cause discomfort after eating, be removed.

Han Cheng was unaware of the scene unfolding here; had he known, he would have been dumbfounded and kicked Shang and Mao for faithfully executing his orders.

These were soybeans!

The Green Sparrow tribe’s trading caravan stayed in the tribe where Huang Guo was for two days.

During these two days, the people of this tribe searched for the stones and various seeds they had usually overlooked to exchange for delicious salt and valuable pottery.

Because these two items were associated with them, these previously unappreciated items suddenly became attractive.

Two days later, the people of the Green Sparrow tribe left behind some salt and pottery, taking with them the stones and seeds exchanged from this tribe, along with some pelts.

After their departure, the people of Huang Guo’s tribe did not relax their search for stones and seeds. Instead, while hunting or doing other activities, they remained vigilant for these items, bringing back any new finds to the tribe.

This was because the departing tribe had left an agreement stating that they would return after a while, bringing more salt and pottery to exchange for these items.

The previous visit had been brief and rushed, so they hadn’t had enough time to search thoroughly. Now that they had ample time, they were determined to be more attentive.

They aimed to exchange a substantial amount of salt and pottery with stones, seeds, and young animals when that tribe returned.

This was the sentiment shared by Huang Guo and the others.

It was also the shared sentiment of all the tribes who learned of this news.

After the Green Sparrow tribe’s caravan passed through, those tribes that had tasted the benefits began searching for stones, seeds, and young animals without needing anyone to urge them.

Shang and Mao also began leading the trading caravan back, as the salt and pottery they carried mainly had been exchanged.

On their return, Han Cheng had also finished stacking the last stone, creating a round flowerbed about eighty centimeters high, with a cluster of green bamboo in the middle, making it quite pleasing to the eye.

After completing the flowerbed, Han Cheng began another task—hatching eggs with the rooster.

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