The leader of the Fire Tribe stood here and waited for a while, turned around and said something, and then someone picked up the leaves of the leaves that were not yet dry and piled them on the burning fire.
The billowing smoke quickly rose and looked very eye-catching under the clear sky...
"Why are these guys still lighting fires?"
The autumn air was crisp and clear, the sky was as clear as blue, and the field of vision was very broad. Han Cheng and others who were riding down the river in a boat saw the rising smoke column.
In a trance, time and space seemed to have intertwined, returning to the time when they first came here and saw the smoke column.
Han Cheng muttered to himself, wondering if someone in this tribe would get sick again and then be burned in that cruel way, right?
"Sister Bai Xue."
Han Cheng thought of something and called out, but Bai Xuemei didn't answer. In the past, as long as Han Cheng said something, the little girl would answer immediately.
Han Cheng turned his head with some confusion and saw Bai Xuemei behind him also looking at the smoke column.
A pair of big eyes were full of fear. His face, which was already relatively white, could almost be described as pale at this moment. His body was also trembling slightly, like a leaf rustling on an independent branch by the river in the cold wind.
"Sister Bai Xue, don't be afraid, Brother Cheng is here."
Han Cheng was heartbroken and hurriedly walked over to hug the lonely and helpless child bride and comforted her softly.
Without asking him, he knew that this smoke column reminded Bai Xuemei of her previous encounter and that terrible scene.
Bai Xuemei looked at the smoke column in horror and daze, feeling the warm and strong embrace, and listening to the familiar voice coming from her ears, the fear in her heart dissipated a lot.
She subconsciously grasped Han Cheng's hand tightly, as if grasping the last straw to save her life.
Yes, with Brother Cheng here, Brother Cheng saved himself from the fire and cured himself. With Brother Cheng here, he will not be pushed into the fire again...
Han Cheng gently patted Bai Xuemei's back, feeling both heartbroken and relieved.
What makes me feel sad is Bai Xuemei's previous tragic experience and her fragile and helpless appearance now.
What's reassuring is that through Bai Xuemei's performance at this time, he can be sure that even if someone from the Fire Tribe invites her, the child bride will not return to the tribe that once gave her nightmares.
As long as Bai Xuemei refuses to go back, no one else will let her stay.
Han Cheng's worry is not unreasonable. At this time, there are two things that the tribe attaches most importance to, one is food, and the other is population.
After seeing Snow White in good condition, the people of the Fire Tribe may ask Snow White to return to the tribe.
"Get your weapons ready and be careful later."
Han Cheng patted Bai Xuemei's back, who gradually became quieter, while giving orders to those accompanying her.
Junior Brother Sha and others laughed and skillfully took their weapons into their hands.
In the past six months, their training has not stopped. In addition to clearing land, hunting and planting, as long as it is not busy with farming and it is cloudy and rainy, they have never stopped training once every three days.
Those who have integrated into the Qingque Tribe and the Original Bone Tribe also participated in the training two months ago.
The reason why we waited for a while to allow these people from the Original Bone Tribe to participate in the training was because the starting point was still the safety of the tribe.
After all, there is a huge difference between people with weapons and people without weapons.
"￥@#4!"
After standing on the high ground for a while and seeing that the river was still empty and that no one was coming on strange things, the leader of the Fire Tribe was ready to leave from here.
After all, they still need to pick fruits and hunt for food, so they can't stay here for a long time.
However, the two people tending the fire would not leave, lest the water tribe would not be able to find their own tribe when they arrived.
He took very seriously a method that could cure what he considered a fatal disease.
Even though I didn’t quite believe what the leader of the tribe said, like a child, I still held on to some hope and was unwilling to give up.
Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly saw some black shadows appearing on the empty river.
I was shocked when I first saw it, but then I realized that I was delighted.
That water tribe has really come out of the water now, and they have not broken their promise!
The leader of the Fire Tribe shouted excitedly, and the tribesmen scattered nearby gathered towards him, and then they all ran towards the river together.
"I'll bring these things later."
Han Cheng also saw the people running towards the river. He lowered his head and looked at the things in the cabin. After thinking about it, he said to Shang who asked.
These things include salt, salted fish, and some pottery.
This is the gift he plans to give to the Fire Tribe.
Han Cheng came this time not only with weapons, but also with gifts.
Weapons are used for self-protection and to rob relatives when necessary, and gifts are used for giving to others.
After all, the Fire Tribe can be called his mother-in-law's tribe. They abduct women from other tribes to be child brides, and they always have to get some betrothal gifts.
Although people of this era did not know this, as a modern person from later generations, Han Cheng did not want to take advantage of the Huo tribe.
Of course, the prerequisite for giving gifts is that the Fire Tribe should not do anything too extreme. If they do something that Han Cheng does not want to see, it will be hard to say what will happen next.
"Hello, hello."
The boat gradually docked, and Han Cheng, who was holding Bai Xuemei in one hand and carrying a small bundle of dried bupleurum roots in the other, responded in Mandarin to the people from the Fire Tribe who greeted them excitedly on the shore.
At the same time, he raised his hand holding the Bupleurum root and waved it towards them slowly, with the Bupleurum roots swaying.
Just make a gesture of saying hello, it doesn't matter whether they understand it or not.
According to the previous instructions, Junior Brother Shang, Sha and the others went ashore first. After a certain level of safety was secured on the shore, Han Chengcai led Bai Xuemei, whose eyes were flickering, to the shore.
There were six people on the boat who did not get off the boat. This time, there was no one on the shore unlike before, so a few people were left to watch the boat.
These people are all good at using bows and arrows. If they stay on the ship, they can guard the ship. Secondly, if things change, they can carry out remote suppression and support Han Cheng and others on the shore.
Han Cheng walked slowly toward the shore while carefully observing the Fire Tribe.
There are a lot of people in the Fire Tribe, there are about forty or fifty people gathered here.
The youngest child is only slightly younger than Han Cheng, the rest are adults, no matter how young they are.
The burning of sick people last time was probably something similar to a ritual for the Fire Tribe, so men, women and children all came, but this time it was different.
The leader of the Fire Tribe stood at the front with a smile on his face. Behind him stood the men and women of the Fire Tribe. Although they held weapons in their hands, they were all relaxed and showed no signs of fighting.
It was those primitive women who were still mostly shirtless, which made Han Cheng shiver slightly.
These guys looked at themselves and others with their eyes glowing green, as if they wanted to eat them all.
On the other hand, the male primitive men of the Fire Tribe seemed much calmer, but the smiles on their faces were somewhat meaningful. Some guys couldn't help but laugh out loud, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
Han Cheng had basically confirmed that the Fire Tribe was not hostile, so he felt much more confident and bold when holding Bai Xuemei's hand.
When he came to the leader of the Fire Tribe, the leader of the Fire Tribe opened his arms and was about to give Han Cheng a warm bear hug. Han Cheng quickly let go of Bai Xuemei's hand and held the hand of the Fire Tribe leader.
And pretending to be solemn, he shook it gently and said: "Hello, hello."
