Chapter 3 Wilderness (Part 5) Late autumn and early winter are the seasons when livestock are being culled in the grasslands. Meat is not valuable, so there are always people taking bones with large pieces of lean meat to look at the felt bags where the vendors are staying.
The little wolf Gan Luo had enough food, and Gan Luo's body gradually developed into a wolf shape. Some thick and smooth hard hairs began to grow between the silver-gray hairs. Although they were still very sparse, they were all white.
Translucent, as dazzling as pure silver
The moon has crawled out of the grass, shining like water on Langhao's body, highlighting the color of Ganluo's fur even more. It shuttles between the felt bags like lightning, running happily, but frightened the herdsmen's mounts, whose legs and feet became weak and sluggish.
At this moment, the owners of the mounts were gathering around the newly lit fires to drink and revel. When they heard the horses neighing, they turned around and saw Gan Luo galloping in the wind.
The people of the Xi tribe are deeply influenced by Turkic culture and regard the wolf as the king of the grasslands. The most noble of the Turkic tribes, Ashina, has a golden wolf embroidered on his woolen scroll. Therefore, it is one of the wishes of many shepherds who come to the Suchu tribe.
While buying and selling goods, I stopped by to take a look at the silver wolf mentioned by the messenger and get a taste of the blessing of the son of the bright moon. At this moment, I saw Gan Luo's silver-like coat under the moonlight. Not only did the shepherds not disturb their own.
The horse was angry, but instead he cheered loudly
The little wolf Ganluo has been following Li Xu since he never opened his eyes. He has long been accustomed to hearing human voices and is not afraid of people cheering. He occasionally stops to look at the source of the sound, and then quickly chases after him with his four legs spread.
When Li Xuyuan went away, all the shepherds saw that he looked like a king, and they were even more envious. They all said that if the silver wolf came, Su Chuo's livestock would be prosperous every year.
He accepted the congratulations from his compatriots from other tribes with joy, as if Gan Luo was really born in their tribe and not brought by traders.
Li Xu felt sorry for Gan Luo. He took the mount after running not far, carried Gan Luo on the horse, and held Gan Luo in his arms. It was the first time he ran away at such a fast speed. The little wolf was indeed a little tired, so he sat down
A red tongue stuck out from the owner's arms, and he was breathing heavily as his chest rose and fell. This naive look was even more endearing. One man and one wolf had just entered the central tent that Su Chuobu used to entertain the vendors last time.
Immediately became the center of attention
Su Chuixil had long known the reason for Li Xu's late arrival from the slave girl sent by Aunt Qing, so she had been waiting patiently with the other ministers and elders to see that a silver-gray wild wolf was really being raised by someone. They were surprised and envious.
They all came up to stroke the wolf's fur for good luck. Li Xu was there. Although Gan Luo was extremely reluctant and couldn't help stretching his paws and kicking his legs, he had no choice but to restrain his wildness and let the elders' black hands touch his head.
After a while, the elders remembered that everyone was here for a banquet, and they all complained to the master. Su Chuixil, the master of this place, was not worried, smiled, clapped his hands, and ordered the people to serve wine and food.
The food for the people of the Lin people is simple, it is still the same boiled whole lamb that they served last time to Uncle Jiu and others. Li Xu is still the youngest among the people, so the elder cuts the first piece of lamb back meat to him. After the last drill,
Li Xu was already familiar with all the customs and respectfully cut the sheep in return, just like a native boy of the Xi tribe, who had done all the etiquette he should do.
When the other ministers saw this scene, they were no less astonished than they were when they saw Gan Luodu for the first time. He secretly thought that the burly young man in front of him was probably specially given by the Changsheng Heaven to the Su Chuo tribe. Otherwise, how could he be so familiar with the etiquette of the Lin tribe?
Before the meal started, as usual, Eru and Tao Kuo Tuosi led a group of girls to sing a toast for the guests. Li Xu had experience this time and took the copper bowl Tao Kuo Tuosi held up and no longer drank it all.
Instead, he changed to the same posture as everyone else and sipped slowly, while listening carefully to the toast.
After listening for a long time, he didn't understand a few Turkic words. He accidentally saw the copper bowl in his hand. A light smile appeared in the eyes of the girl in blue. While singing, she took the copper bowl in Li Xu's hand.
, filled the bowl for him again. Li Xu was so worried by her laughter that she couldn't control the rhythm of the second bowl. Before the singing stopped, there was no more wine in the bowl. The girl in blue shirt saw that he was drinking sweetly, and the smile on her face became stronger.
, did not dissuade him, and continued to fill the wine bowl for him. This time Li Xu finally controlled the rhythm. After the lingering singing had dissipated, he continued to imitate the people of the Ping tribe and put the bowl down, as usual.
not a drop fell
The horse wine is not strong, but the energy is fierce and domineering. Even a strong man from the Xi tribe will be sluggish if he drinks three bowls without side dishes. Li Xu grew up drinking the wine brewed by his uncle Zhang Baosheng since he was a child.
, the wine had been dehydrated several times, and its strength was still higher than that of mare's milk, so after three bowls of mare's milk, he would not be drunk at all. Moreover, the young man has a tender face, and he always thought about the girl, unconsciously or intentionally.
If you act like a hero in front of you, you won't have Xunran's attitude written on your face.
Ever since Uncle Jiu and others entered the tent, the eyes of the elders had hardly left Xiaolang. When they saw Xiaolang, they would inevitably see Li Xu next to Xiaolang. Seeing him drinking like water, his tongue kept flowing.
Looking at the head of the Su Chui tribe, his eyes also increased with a bit of admiration.
Before the elders could look away from Li Xu, Xu Dayan's behavior attracted their attention again. They saw this handsome young man with a smile and a generous manner actually stood up and used the short knife inserted on the sheep's back to kill him one by one.
A piece of meat was cut on each plate, and each cut was of just the right depth, from the overcooked fat on the outside to the medium-rare bone-in meat with blood on the inside.
The above contains several layers from the fattest and thickest to the tenderest and freshest.
According to the tradition of the Lin people, when a family is reunited, the youngest but the oldest member of the family is responsible for cutting meat for everyone. As long as any plate in front of everyone is empty, he is not allowed to sit down and eat. This ceremony is a banquet for the Lin people.
At the end of the festival, no one pays attention to the ordinary banquet. Moreover, there are too many people in the Xiren gathering. If this ceremony is performed seriously, the person who cuts the meat will probably be hungry until the end, so everyone will not care about it. As time goes by, it will not matter.
I gradually forgot about this tradition, but I never expected that I would see this etiquette passed down from my ancestors again in a foreign boy.
"Haha, it's rare to invite so many noble people to our department. It really made the tents of the Su Chuo Department start to glow red. Elders, please feel free to do whatever you want. Don't be polite!" Seeing this, Su Chuoxil was very excited and took the lead in picking up the cup.
the plate in front of me
I am afraid that this young man accidentally bumped into the ministers and elders, they thought to themselves. They picked up the dinner plate and ate up the meat in front of them like a whirlwind. When they put down the plates one by one, they found that the short knife in Xu Dayan's hand was put down according to the plate.
The new pieces of meat were delivered to the front in the order
I'm afraid this was not an accident. The elders took the opportunity to toast each other and communicated with each other with their eyes. Little did they know that just before the half-stick incense time, Xu Dayan didn't know anything about this gift. The previous traders and Su
At the banquet in Chuanbu, because everyone was not from the same family at all, no one insisted on this ceremony. However, at the critical moment when everyone's eyes were attracted by Li Xu's bold gesture of drinking, Eru secretly conveyed his father's request to Xu Da.
Eye
Those who can hold the position of tribal elders are all elites. In the past ten years, the Su Chuo tribe has been prospering day by day. It is obvious to them that the headquarters of Zhidou Khan, the common leader of each tribe, has been growing day by day.
It has been going downhill, especially in the past three years. Zhi Shiba has become old and mentally ill, and has made many mistakes. This has caused the tribes of the Xi tribe to suffer successive losses when they clashed with other surrounding ethnic groups such as Zhuxi, Shiwei, and Khitan people in nomadic areas.
The income of the pastoral people is far less than that of the farming people. The stable tribes suffer losses in the competition for pasture, which often means a reduction in the number of livestock. The reduction in the number of livestock will inevitably affect the attractiveness of the herdsmen under the rule. In the long run, it means that a tribe will
Slowly dying on the grassland
If you are stubborn and cannot make decisions for the benefit of all the tribes, each tribe has to find its own way and form alliances with powerful tribes. This is one of the key means for the tribes to protect themselves. Therefore, the most powerful Su Chui tribe within hundreds of miles
Inviting nearby ministries to trade in the name of the coming caravan immediately made many old noses who had lived for nearly sixty years smell the opportunity.
"We tribes of the Lin tribe are originally one family. Although our nomadic areas are a bit far away from each other, no one can deny that we are brothers!" After a moment of silence, the Shetuo minister Lao Sha Ge picked up the wine bowl and invited everyone.
"Cheers to the blood of the swan that flows in our bodies!" This is what Su Chuixil was waiting for. He picked up the wine bowl and saluted the guests.
"Cheers, so that the descendants of the white swan can wave their wings on the grassland!" Sitting near Xu Dayan, the must-know minister Na Miye raised his glass in agreement.
All the elders raised their glasses one after another, and while drinking, they sang the ancient songs of the Xi people.
"The white swans flap their wings. There is no mountain in the world that they cannot fly over. The white swans are lined up like a human being. No wind or rain can stop them from flying..." No one has mentioned these lyrics for a long time. Today, they suddenly sang them, but they have made many people more than half a century old.
The old man felt that his heart was filled with passion
Xu Dayan didn't understand a word of the Turkic language, but this did not prevent him from understanding everyone's expressions at the moment. With the mysterious Aunt Qing's guidance behind his back, Su Chuanbu made great progress in food storage and leather sewing skills.
Food and clothing on the Kuai Prairie mean population, and population means strength. Already it has strong strength as its backing, but now the silver wolf that heralds good luck suddenly appears with the caravan in Su Chuobu. This opportunity is not
It would be strange to be caught by Su Chuixil
Li Xu, Sun Jiu and others also had limited understanding of the Turkic language. Moreover, the host was singing an ancient song of the Xi tribe, which was not related to the Turkic language at all. They watched the elders singing in ecstasy, especially the elders of the Su Chuo tribe.
As I sang, my face burst into tears. I was moved by the desolate and majestic lyrics in my heart. I slapped my knees with my arms and hummed to the rhythm of the song.
With the presence of distinguished guests, the people sang even harder and chanted over and over again. Fang stopped singing and waited on the women who were waiting outside the tent. They came in again and filled everyone's wine bowls. There was no need for the master to lift the bowls. The elders did it themselves.
Get up
Su Chuixil nodded and motioned with his eyes to the girls to stay in front of the banquet to continue pouring wine for the elder. Eru and Tao Kuo Tuosi took orders and led the girls to sit on the floor behind the guests. Each girl served a distinguished guest.
When you see the wine bowl is empty, fill it up immediately for them
"Su Chuixil, your department is blessed!" With the wine in his ears, the elder Na Miye said with a big tongue. This sentence was simple. Li Xu could understand it completely, but the elder's next words made Li Xu feel that they were irrelevant.
Got it
"They, daughters, twelve, hee!" Bishina Miye stretched out two big palms, waved them and found that there were not enough, so he also stretched out his two legs sitting cross-legged on the sheepskin, "Twelve
Daughter, marry twelve heroes, twelve heroes, and you, Su Chubu, will never be afraid of wild beasts snooping on your pasture!"
Twelve daughters, twelve heroes, Li Xu stupidly counted for the old man and didn't understand a word of the other words. Sun Jiu, who was sitting on the other side of him, frowned secretly. If he was in the Central Plains, there would be nothing to mention.
He has many daughters, but it is tantamount to mocking the other party and opening a tile farm, just looking for a beating (Note 1) Su Chuixil heard this sentence, but did not think at all. He raised the wine bowl and took a big sip, smiling.
He responded, "Xil of the Suchu tribe had twelve daughters, nine of whom were married, and were married to heroes of nine tribes. Three were not married, and in the future they would also be able to find heroic husbands. Xil's younger brother Fulique
I have five sons, and I have married the most beautiful women from the five nearby tribes. Su Chuobu is connected by blood with all the descendants of the White Swan, and will never deviate from it!"
"My son is my brother's son, and my brother's daughter is my daughter. We are brothers from birth, and we will not be separated after death!" After Su Chuixil's younger brother, Su Chufuli, heard this, he picked up the wine bowl.
Echo brother
"If Xier has a son in the future, he will definitely become the leader of our Suchu tribe. Fuli will become the sword in the hands of his nephew. The lamp in the dark night. If the Changsheng Heaven refuses to give Xier a son, after he receives the call of the Changsheng Heaven,
We will support Fu Li as the leader and believe that he will treat Xier's wife and daughter well, so that they have enough food and clothing, and have a smile on their faces every day!" Minister Su Chui said with a smile, and did not shy away from talking about the leader of the tribe in front of the guests.
Arrangements for position handover. People's lives on the grasslands are generally short. A man who lives to be fifty is considered a long life. Moreover, a man has to go through countless battles and vendettas in his life. It is very common to die young. If the inheritance issue of a tribe's leader is solved,
Good means the long-term peace and stability of the tribe. This is a big issue involving the interests of the entire tribe. Su Chuixil cannot avoid it even if he wants to.
"Today we swear an oath to the Immortal Heaven in front of all distinguished guests. As the direct descendants of the White Swan, our Su Chuan tribe will not break our own wings." Brothers Xier and Fu Li drank from each other, their eyes full of magnanimity.
This free and easy behavior made Brother Sha, the minister of Shetuo, deeply moved. After drinking a bowl with his master, he praised: "If the descendants of the white swan want to fly over the mountains, they must form an array! There is no strongest male swan."
As the leader, if the most alert old swans do not serve as guards during rest, they will be killed by the hunters' snares and arrows!"
The son of Brother Shetuosha married the eldest daughter of Su Chuixir, so the relationship between the two tribes was very close. At this time, when he said this as the elder of Shetuo, he was obviously not only praising Xir, but also
The two brothers are of the same mind.
Except for a few guests from the Central Plains, all the elders present here consider themselves to be the descendants of the White Swan. The Su Chui brothers agreed on the inheritance of the leader of the tribe in front of so many people, and claimed to be the direct bloodline of the White Swan. Their intentions are not necessary at all.
It would be too early to guess, but it would be too early to assume that the Suchu tribe has the qualifications to be the leader of the southern tribes. Shiba Khan is old and mentally weak, but his tribe is still the largest among all the tribes.
"Zhi Sheba was promoted to Khan by everyone because he drove away the Khitans who came to compete for the pasture for us." Na Miye, the minister of Bishi, muttered, as if because he drank too much, his speech changed.
It was very unfavorable and my whole body was swaying. I might fall asleep on the sheepskin mat under me at any time.
"I heard that a tribe of Xi people migrated to the pasture that has been handed down from generation to generation by the Bishi tribe. I would like to ask Elder Miye, is your pasture enough for two tribes to share?" Su Chuixil was very well-mannered and ignored the elder's words.
There is a sense of provocation in it, but instead it becomes concerned about the survival of others.
Elder Miye's face began to turn red, and the shaking of his body suddenly eased. He thought for a moment, sighed softly, and did not answer Su Chuoxil's question.
"I heard that this is a large tribe with tens of thousands of people. Will they be willing to return to their hometown next spring?" Seeing that the other party did not answer, Su Chuixil continued to ask with a smile.
Na Miye let out a long sigh and said: "I have asked Zhishibhan for help, but he said that the group of Xi people were members of the Ashina family who were forcibly driven away from the source of Suotou water by the Turks and ordered them to move away.
, but didn’t specify a destination for them!”
All the elders sighed. Even if Su Chuixil didn't mention this matter today, everyone would still complain after drinking too much.
