Chapter 446: 445. Indian Blade (Monthly Pass 142+)
Before setting off, Li Du thought that what he was going to face was that the Hopi tribe, like the Amish, needed appliances that were separated from electrification and modernization, so he looked at the things in this car and thought it was very good.
Now looking at the electric lights hanging in the thatched cottage, the refrigerator and TV in the living room, and the things in the car, he felt a little dazzling.
Ma De is mentally handicapped, and he has really become a junk collector. Mr. Li wants to cry but has no tears.
The Indian looked in front of the car and shook his head and said that there was nothing he needed. Another Indian next to him picked up something like a hand blower and said, "I need this, keep this."
Li Du asked, "What is this for?"
Hans said: "Hand-operated pesticide sprayers are used to spray pesticides on farmland. Of course, the scope of application is small farmland."
Li Du took down the hand sprayer and handed it to the Indians, and they drove forward.
Hans asked, "What did you get?"
Li Du took out the skin bag and said, "This is the thing, can you recognize what it is?"
Hans glanced at it and smiled, and said, "Of course, this is a wine bag. It was very popular in Europe in the 18th century. It is said that it is made of human skin."
Li Du was startled and said, "Human skin?"
Hans waved his hand and said, "It's just a legend, who would believe it? Look at the thickness of the leather, it must be cowhide or sheepskin."
He poured out the water in the skin bag, looked it over and over again, and said, "Thank God, this business is not losing money, go back and maintain it, it may sell for several thousand yuan."
Li Du said: "So valuable?"
Hans was surprised: "Of course, don't you know its value?"
Li Du shook his head and said, "No, I just can feel that it has some value, but I can't see how much it is worth."
Hans said optimistically, "Anyway, it's quite valuable. In Phoenix, I saw someone pick one up in a warehouse and sell it to a museum for 4,000 yuan."
After thinking about it in this way, Li Du went back, took out his mobile phone card, handed the mobile phone to the owner and said, "Your water bag is more valuable, it's not fair to you to exchange only one sprayer, I'll give you another one Cell phone, Apple's."
The Indian grinned and said, "I don't know where my grandfather got that thing. It has been hanging for a long time and is useless."
Li Du signaled him to take the phone: "This phone is for you."
The Indian also has a mobile phone, which is an old-fashioned Nokia. He was very moved when he saw the exquisite IPONE, so he took it away without further condescending.
But after taking the phone away, he asked again: "Shall I put some water in a jar for you?"
The man had no guard against him at all, and really thought he needed water.
After giving the phone, Li Du felt a lot better, waved his hand and bid him farewell and left.
There were other Indians in the house. Seeing this scene, other people were commotiond, and they all came up and asked, "Do you want more water? I have plenty at home."
Needless to say, these people are all rushing to the mobile phone.
Li Du smiled wryly: "I actually need his water bag, not water, but a water bag replaced with a mobile phone."
"Come and see my house? My house may have other things you need." The Indians continued to invite warmly.
These people were so enthusiastic that Li Du had to follow them from house to house.
When they entered their home, the Indians would show him some so-called antiques, most of which were of no value. Some carvings or handicrafts contained time energy, which was of some value to Li Du.
But he can't trade, these people all want mobile phones.
Moreover, because of the previous transaction, Li Du thought that the Indians were very simple and honest, so he didn't hide his emotions, and he would show his affection after seeing useful handicrafts.
It turned out that most of them were very cunning. After finding out that Li Du liked these handicrafts, they wanted to change a mobile phone as well.
This made Li Du depressed. How could he have so many mobile phones to exchange?
Then Hans came to him and said, "Come on, buddy, let's go to the blacksmith shop in the village. Ollie and the others got good things there."
The blacksmith shop in the village not only produces agricultural tools, but also makes weapons and hunting supplies.
What Oli and the others bought was the Hopi Tribal Hunting Knife, which was long or short, with cold light flashing, and the craftsmanship was very exquisite. It looked like a good knife at first glance.
Turis waved the long knife he got in exchange, and said happily: "I don't plan to trade this knife, I want to keep it, I like it, I have named it, it is called Flowing Blade Ruohuo."
"Flowing blade like fire? Good name, what does it mean?" Li Du asked as he walked.
Turis said: "Oh, I don't know, it's the name of a Zanpakutō in the "Reaper" comics."
Knowing that he wanted to go to the blacksmith shop, the treasure hunters came up to lead the way.
This time they could gain something in the Hopi tribe, they must thank Li Du.
If there was no conflict between Li Du and the Navajo tribe, as white people, they would not be able to get the Feather of True Love. This kind of feather is more precious than the one they got before.
Without the Feather of True Love, the local Indians would not trade with them. They could only use Li Du's hand to trade with them. That way there would be more restraints and less things to trade with.
Treasure hunters are better at trading than them, because they brought a lot of food. When they left in the morning, they didn't prepare, so they had to go to the convenience store to sweep a bunch of food and simple daily necessities.
As a result, these things were more popular among the Hopi tribe than the scrap metal Hans had prepared.
When they arrived at the blacksmith shop, there were several boxes full of food, all kinds of bread, ham, chocolate and drinks.
The blacksmith shop of the tribe is not a small shop like the one in Li Du's hometown, but a large-scale craft workshop, where more than 20 strong Indians are sweating profusely.
Some of them are making bows and arrows, some are making hunting knives, and some are making shotguns and bullets. Of course, the latter has its own workshop.
Li Du took a fancy to a wolf head hunting knife, so he picked it up and observed it carefully.
The handle of the knife is a piece of hard birch wood, which is fine-grained and durable. The steel of the blade is forged with three layers of steel, so that the final blade is not only sharp but also tougher.
He waved his hand and tried the chopping movement, which was very smooth.
So he asked: "May I ask what can I trade this knife for?"
A big man came out with his beard rubbed and asked, "What do you have? This is a letter knife, very precious, are you sure you want it?"
As he said that, he took out a small knife with the length of a dagger. This knife is also made of birch wood with a scabbard. Judging from the texture, the handle of the scabbard is made of the same piece of wood, and the beautiful natural patterns are coherent and smooth. , It can be called the perfect combination of human skill and nature's uncanny workmanship.