Otto asked: "My son, the money will be yours sooner or later. Are you really going to build it?"
"Yes, we will be stronger because of this." Rurik said firmly.
"Okay, take me with you to see the house you are building. Is that our new home? I just want to go take a look."
Visit? This is a good thing!
Rurik originally planned to take his father, who was a great leader, to visit his masterpieces up close.
Similarly, Otto also intended to visit the "Novgorod style" buildings that his wife and son talked about.
Is that really like that? Otto knew that those people in the east, those with some status, lived in houses with wooden floors, and even slept on wooden boards. Did Rurik also want to imitate them?
Otto felt that he should have gone to see his son's masterpiece soon after landing. Too many things had delayed his formation. Now, before the tribal collective wedding at night, Otto felt that he still had a lot of leisure time.
time.
Continuing to hang around in the chief priest's house is also a problem. Because the priests, no matter how incompetent they are, must personally conduct the evening ceremony.
The collective wedding of the tribe is so important!
Vilia secretly urged the big leader and Rurik to leave quickly after settling the money matter. She said kindly: "The next step is the work of our priests. You have other important things, Rurik, please send your
Put the Rumia here with me."
"Huh? Grandma, you want the wedding ceremony to be so..."
Vilia's old face was like cracked earth, and she smiled: "Yes, this is her fate."
A destiny called the new high priest, Rurik put Rumia here this time. He and his father left the priest's residence and met those waiting outside.
"Big Chief, do you have any new orders?" The person who spoke was Harold Johnson, and his face seemed a little anxious.
"What's wrong with you?" Otto asked.
"Something. My brothers and I are going to the beach market to buy some fish. It's not too late now. If..."
Otto waved his hand: "Brothers, please leave and do what you want. Now I just want to stay with my son."
After receiving this order, Otto's cronies dispersed.
Even though he is the leader of the tribe and can roam freely in Fort Ross, Otto does not need any cronies to serve as bodyguards. He now leaves ten people behind to take turns standing guard in the longhouse of the priests. He takes his son with him.
With Rurik's hand, a father and son disappeared into the lively crowd of the tribe.
Sometimes, walking like this as a father and son is very warm!
Rurik raised his head slightly and turned his eyes to look at his father's face. Otto's face was kind, and the two of them were walking towards home.
"Dad, are you going to see those houses now?"
"Of course. I couldn't see clearly last night. Now it's dawn and I'm going to see for myself those Novgorod houses you imitated."
Otto's words immediately reminded Rurik: "Oh, Dad, we still need to go to the blacksmith shop."
"What's the matter? Go to Klavasen's place?"
"Yes. Dad, I like the new servants you gave me very much. I ordered a batch of gifts for them. I'm going to the blacksmith's shop to get them."
"Really? Why don't you still make some silver jewelry?"
"It's just silver jewelry." Rurik said bluntly. "What do you think?"
Otto was stunned on the spot. He bowed down and put his hands on his son's shoulders: "Son, I don't object to you giving the servant some silver jewelry. But you... are you still not satisfied with Rumia's share of silver jewelry? You just can't
Even if you have money, you can't squander it like this. You are really too kind. Remember, you can give some high-level rewards to important servants. Giving ordinary servants daily food is a great favor."
"Ah? You thought I... didn't have any! Just some small gifts." Rurik hurriedly changed the subject: "You are back, you should talk to the blacksmith."
Otto let go of his hand: "You reminded me. Let's go! See if the woman who married a Kawei can adapt to our life here."
Father, he mentioned Lilia! He didn't even mention that girl last night.
Yes, not only Lilia was not mentioned, but the legendary Svetlana was also not mentioned at all by her father. Did he forget it, or did he not intend to explain the situation now, or maybe these things are not important at all
?
Rurik's little hand continued to be pulled by Otto. The father and son walked through the crowd, and what they received was the praise from the tribesmen.
The whole Roseburg was bustling with activity, and the sound of forging could be heard from all the blacksmith shops.
With Kawei's return, Klavasen feels that not only has his production capacity been fully restored, but with Kamnier as his handyman, work will become more efficient.
The blacksmith father and son were wearing linen trousers and a protective leather waistcoat on their upper body. They didn't even wear shoes, and they stood completely barefoot on the cleared land, managed by Clavarson.
The fire tongs clamped the sword embryo, and Kawei wielded the sledgehammer and kept forging it.
The blacksmiths "fight" in the fire!
Lilia, she had never seen such a lively scene. Not only that, she had already seen even more magical things just early in the morning.
Those magical treasures have small holes drilled into them. They are nameplates made of gold and silver. A hemp rope is passed through the hole of each nameplate.
They are all necklaces! Some very beautifully made necklaces, the maker is my husband’s father, who is also my second father.
Lilia's little heart was already proud that she could marry a blacksmith. She really didn't expect that this family has unique skills!
She began to work hard to learn the Varyag language. From today on, she also paid attention to her husband's blacksmithing work.
Even Lilia already knew that tonight she would definitely go back to participate in the Varyag people's mass wedding ceremony. For this ceremony, she needed to be taught a lesson by her second mother.
She cares about blacksmithing very much. It is best if she can learn it, make iron tools herself and send them back to her hometown when the opportunity arises, so that the people in her hometown can become rich.
Lilia served tea and water to her father and husband, and took a broom to help the two men in the house clean. And her eyes were always attracted by the hot sword embryo.
Unexpectedly, the swords of the Varyag people are all made in this way?! For example, the sword that the husband gave to his own brother was made in this way?
The blacksmith family did not indulge in the indulgence after the Sorgon voyage, even though Kawei got his share of the property.
Just as they were engaged in the work of making the sword, Otto and Rurik arrived without warning.
Otto raised his chest proudly. He was extremely confident with the praise he received from his tribe along the way.
Now that he has arrived at the blacksmith shop, Otto needs an urgent explanation for the questions in his mind.
The face of the big leader is very familiar to Karavasin. It is a face that looks old and exudes the aura of a king. There is also the sword inlaid with huge rubies hanging on the belt around his waist, which is the treasure of the big leader.
.
After some polite greetings, Otto asked directly: "I heard that you got wisdom from my son and have started making crystal cups?"
"It's a glass." Klavasen emphasized and boasted: "I never thought I could make such a treasure. Because of it, I have become very rich."
"Rich? A lot of money?!" Otto looked at the flames dancing in the furnace and the more than ten sword embryos stuffed in the hot coals, and couldn't help asking: "Since you are rich, you still continue to be a blacksmith.
A job? You can obviously have fun."
"Enjoyment? No, I'm just a blacksmith. Oh, my great leader, for the sake of Rurik's presence, please don't ask me these strange questions. You know, I have an agreement with Rurik, I don't
Dare to commit acts of betrayal, no matter how rich I become."
Klavasen's impassioned speech not only expressed his loyalty to Otto, but also pledged his dedication to Rurik.
He snapped his fingers to attract the attention of Lilia, who was cleaning the floor.
"Lilia, take all the nameplates hanging on the wooden pillars!"
The girl basically understood the "second father" calling her name, and through gestures, she understood the other party's intentions.
The delicate soft hemp rope passes through the hollow of the silver and gold nameplate. From the appearance alone, Lilia feels that the pendant in her hand is a real treasure. Not only because of the material it is made of, but also because the craftsmen really carefully crafted it.
After some processing, the nameplate, which is made of silver, becomes extremely smooth.
Lilia knew that these things were what Rurik needed.
Rurik's ability to stand with the great leader today truly proves his nobility.
Lilia was always afraid in her heart. She thought, maybe her sister Svetlana was the only one who would not be afraid of the leader of the Russians. Perhaps, she was not afraid of Rurik at all.
She approached Rurik cautiously, "This is what you asked for, mine...my father completed it very well."
"You did a good job." Rurik took all the nameplates and began to check them one by one in his hands.
Otto was originally surprised that his son could speak smoothly in the Novgorod language. He was even more surprised when he saw what his son was playing with.
All the nameplates have been polished by Clavarson, and the silver luster is so beautiful!
There was also the "pattern" in the center of the nameplate, which looked like a kind of writing. After some questioning, Otto found out what kind of decorations these things were? His son actually prepared a nameplate made of silver for each servant.
And each servant's name is different. The so-called "pattern" is the Roman alphabet, which represents the abbreviation of each maid's name.
Klavasen did have excellent gem-setting skills, which was not surprising to Otto.
Now that he's here, Otto just wants to understand, how did Klavasen create the so-called glass?
Otto didn't have anything important to do, so he safely became a spectator. Perhaps his job today was to conduct an inspection of the tribe, so that he could gain some new understanding of the tribe's situation.
In an instant, the matter of blacksmithing was put aside. After all, those sword embryos still needed to be further carburized. Kawei simply used tongs to seal the furnace with an iron furnace cover with only four ventilation holes. He was ordered to continue
Kamnier, the apprentice who operated the hide air bag blower, also stopped working.
While carburizing was in progress, Kawei and Klavason had to explain to the tribal chief how to make a glass.
"Okay! They are talking. Where are you two? How do you feel about us being Russians?" Rurik deliberately asked Kamne and Lilia who were gathered around him.
Kamne acted a little dull and cautious, but Lilia responded boldly: "My feeling is really strange."
"Strange? How strange?!"
"You will sleep happily on the ground. You will be happy to eat fish every day. Your life is full of leather."
"It's not you, it's us!" Rurik emphasized with a tight mouth, "Remember, you are already a Russian."
Lilia, who felt she had said the wrong thing out of excitement, quickly admitted her mistake.
"No need." Rurik waved his right hand, "It's natural that you don't adapt to it, and you will gradually adapt to our life. However, I don't really like sleeping on a leather mat on the ground for the rest of my life."
"Rurik, you...you really don't like it?" Lilia asked.
"Of course. I have never been to your hometown, but my sister (referring to my cousin-in-law) is from your tribe. Lilia, since you mentioned sleeping on the ground, tell your husband to spend money to build one.
A house like that in your hometown. Don’t worry, I think you already know very well that your husband is a very wealthy young man."
Lilia's heart was beating wildly, and her eyes widened: "Rurik, is this an order?"
"Yes! It's an order." Rurik was no longer too lazy to pretend, so he said in ancient Slavic that others could hardly understand: "In my opinion, those houses in your hometown are very good. I don't want my
The tribesmen always sleep on the ground. We should learn from your experience in building houses. We should have flat wooden floors, double-story wooden wall houses with moss interlayers, and real beds. I hope that the houses of the entire tribe will change.
I just think the houses in your hometown are the best."
After hearing this, a strong sense of pride suddenly surged into Lilia's heart.
She understood more or less that they were probably the women who had married before her manor, and Rurik learned about the appearance of the buildings in the White Tree Manor from them. Specifically, wasn't Rurik referring to the home in his hometown?!
Rurik is the next great leader of the Rus people. Lilia feels that if this child can say such a thing, he will definitely value his natal family more than his father.
Now, she is fully aware that her father is kneeling at the feet of the Russian people like a dog, which seems a little humiliating, but in fact he is seeking a major benefit for his people.
This is what the girl thinks in her heart, but her thoughts are a bit superficial.
Rurik, Lilia, and Kamni stayed in a quiet corner. Even though Klavasen had opened the closed furnace again and began to cover up the burning of glassware amidst Otto's exclamation, there was no
Interfere with their chats.
Rurik still wanted to talk about the house with the two children from Novgorod.