Luo Chong looked at Big Mouse outside the gate, then at the ten scrawny youths behind him. He had no objections. As long as they weren't disabled, it didn't matter how weak they were. The Han Tribe had food in abundance. Even if they were skin and bones, malnourished weaklings, as long as they could eat their fill every day and work daily, it wouldn't take long to raise them into sturdy young men.
As usual, they had to hand over their weapons before entering the walls. Once Big Mouse and his group came inside, the trade began.
"Chieftain of the Han Tribe, I've come to trade for pottery. These are the people I brought with me. This time, I only want to exchange them for pottery pots." Big Mouse pointed at the ten youths he had brought while constantly sizing up the changes in the Han Tribe.
"No problem. Beast Tooth, Stone, go get five pottery pots. Heh heh, I didn't realize your tribe had so many boys."
As Luo Chong sent people to fetch the pottery pots, he looked at Big Mouse in confusion.
Big Mouse wasn't very familiar with the Han Tribe's language. He only understood bits and pieces, but because he felt guilty, he was terrified that Luo Chong would realize these boys weren't from the Black Rat Tribe. If that happened and Luo Chong refused to trade pottery with him, he would be in trouble. So even when he understood, he pretended not to, merely looking around everywhere.
What he didn't know was that Luo Chong had no such concerns. Even if Luo Chong knew, he wouldn't object. He wished Big Mouse would send him even more people.
How long did it take to raise a child into their teens? How long did it take