Jiang Qiu ultimately accepted the offerings from the South Mountain Tribe and the Stone Forest Tribe. As long as they sent their children to help rebuild North Snow, they would forge a close bond with the North Snow Tribe, almost like one big family.
The other minor tribes, however, made no such offers. They were protective of their few young women; sending them all to North Snow would strike at the very root of their own survival.
But sending only one or two would be worse than sending none at all. Such a meager number would be a paltry showing compared to the Stone Forest Tribe. 'As a fellow minor tribe, are we to look even more destitute than the poorest among them?'
As for the East Shore Tribe, they were located relatively far from North Snow. Having previously had dealings with the West Ice Tribe, they had offended North Snow. Now, they were willing to send several dozen of their young women as a form of compensation.
