Rurik has also seen reindeer, such as the five deer that were sacrificed in a sacrifice more than a month ago.
In the tribe, every deer is valuable.
He never imagined that his father Otto not only showed the deer herd, but also told him that these deer were his family's property.
Rurik knew that this was a great fortune, and he asked curiously: "Dad, you hunted all the deer? Do these deer listen to you with peace of mind?"
"I don't have such ability!" At this moment, Otto felt that it was necessary to show his great achievements to his wife and children.
Otto waved his arms and gestured with enthusiasm on his face.
"We defeated a group of deer herders, so we got so many deer."
Niya celebrated happily: "Ah! You have won again. I just heard that no one of us was even injured this time."
"Of course! Brothers following me can only go from one victory to another!"
Otto's words sounded like Rurik was slowly getting conceited, but they did win.
The so-called deer herders, of course, have nothing to do with their own tribe. Although Rurik was young, he had already received a lot of information from the priests. Coupled with his innate understanding of much history, the deer herders are the Sami people of later generations!
The Rus tribe used banditry to rob other people's property, and Rurik didn't feel very happy in his heart.
He simply thought this was a criminal act, but looking at the people he saw, everyone's faces were filled with joy.
While Rurik was still looking around, he was suddenly picked up by his father: "Let's go, my child. I have brought you a special gift."
"A gift?"
"Yes! A great gift."
What could the gift be? Is it some kind of toy?
Rurik was held by his father and moved to his father's snow nest where he was sheltered from the wind. He kept his big eyes open and was surprised to see in this snow nest, in addition to his father's tent, there was also a man tightly wrapped in animal skins.
Lying in the snow nest was a short man, and the dim light obscured the details of his face. Even so, Rurik could tell that this man was not an adult.
That's a child!
"Look Rurik." Otto put his son down, pointed with his big hand and said happily: "This is a deer herder, a girl. From now on, she will be your servant."
"Huh? What?!"
"My child, this is your servant! It's the gift I gave you from your father, do you understand?"
"I……"
Rurik's eyes widened even more. He completely understood his father's words and clearly realized that the so-called gift was a servant.
This situation also surprised Niya. She held her husband's arm and asked: "Where did you capture this woman? Is she a deer herder?"
"She is a deer herder. We originally captured many people, but in the end only this child survived." At this point, Otto couldn't help but look up at the Northern Lights in the sky and sighed, and then looked at his old wife, "Listen "Yes, this is the will of the Valkyrie. The other deer herders froze to death, but this one child survived. The Valkyrie's order is to make this girl a servant of our son."
Maybe they really had amazing adventures in the far north during the long period of time when the husband was gone.
"Our son's servant? She looks like a little bear wrapped in fur. How old is she?"
"It's a child." Otto muttered regretfully, "He's really too young and can't do any work."
"That's okay. Since she is Rurik's servant, she is also my servant. It is better if she is a girl. Let's take her back, I will give her food, and she will sew animal skins and linen for me. This is not Is it good?"
Niya has already entered the state immediately. She clearly understands that once there is an extra helper in the family, life will inevitably become more comfortable.
"You just want a helper?" Otto shook his head, "We have a lot of deer now. I don't know how to raise deer. This girl will raise deer for us. But I have promised Rurik, she is my son's Servant. We need to listen to Rurik regarding this girl."
"But he is only seven years old."
"That is the command of the Valkyrie. Spare this girl's life. She is destined to be our son's servant. Niya, you must not disobey the god's command."
After hearing this warning, Niya said nothing.
Otto patted the stunned Rurik on the young shoulder. In fact, just now, the two children had been staring at each other for a long time.
"Rurik, do you understand?"
"what? What?"
"This is your servant." Otto continued pointing.
"Yes! I understand..."
"Oh? You don't seem happy. Do you think the gift I gave you is not good?! Listen, my child, you are the one blessed by Odin. This time I had some adventures in the far north. Odin Din has sent the Valkyrie to give you a servant. It is her fate and your fate. My child, you must accept this servant."
"I...I will."
Rurik has a complicated heart.
Because from the bottom of his heart, there is no concept of hierarchy in his heart.
The reality is too primitive. In this barbaric era, the entire world has not been influenced and transformed by the Enlightenment. People all over the world generally agree that human beings are divided into classes.
Especially in Europe, prisoners of war and slaves did not have human rights, and even more extreme was that even in Eastern Rome, which advertised itself as more civilized, only adult men among the Romans living in the city had fair rights in the true sense.
Other than that, they are like objects marked with value.
Rurik, his ideas are naturally very different from others. Facing his so-called servant, he only feels that the world is so absurd.
But this is indeed a fact. As the only son of the leader, he actually has more power than his clan members, and it is normal to have servants.
Rurik swallowed deeply and took a few tentative steps forward. His eyes never left the girl's face.
The girl's face looked very childish. She was obviously behind bars, but the girl showed no fear at all.
She had a sluggish look on her face, and her whole body was tightly wrapped in animal skins, as if only the blink of an eye proved that she was still alive, rather than a frozen lump of ice.
In terms of mental age alone, Rurik was not much younger than Otto. His young body was only seven years old, but his soul was almost forty years old.
He walked next to the girl lying down. When his young hands touched the fur, the girl suddenly said a lot of incomprehensible words.
"What are you talking about? I don't understand. Why don't you stand up? Is it because you are afraid? I am also a child, you don't need to be afraid of me."
Rurik also muttered a lot in Old Norse. He slowly opened the animal skins and soon understood the reason why the girl could not stand up.
I have to say that her father, Otto, did keep the girl warm. She was basically in a "sleeping bag" made of double layers of deerskin, which perfectly withstood the severe cold.
It was just that the wrapping was so tight that she really couldn't stand up.
