Dozens of huge firewood piles were set up, and all kinds of meat were processed and put aside, mainly the antelope meat from today's hunt. Large and small wine jars were piled together, filled with milk wine that is abundant on the grassland. .
On the grasslands, only large tribes and a few royal courts could drink the grain wine produced in the Central Plains. A small part of the wine was obtained in exchange for goods from border trade, and most of it was stolen from the Central Plains cities through autumn hunting.
As night fell, a huge bonfire was lit on the woodpile, and the women and men in the tribe who were good at barbecue began to cook meat. The various meats were roasted until they were sizzling and oily, and the strong aroma of barbecue could be smelled far away from the tribe.
The men, women, and children of the Canghu tribe sat around the bonfire and ate freshly roasted mutton in a joyful atmosphere.
Young and cheerful girls and strong men danced around the bonfire. The girls danced gracefully and smartly, while the men's movements were full of masculinity.
Some aggressive prairie men started fighting two by two next to the campfire. Although the fighting was fierce, it ended at the point where everyone was friendly and the onlookers kept cheering.
The children quickly ate their fill of the barbecue and played in groups. From time to time they asked their parents for more pieces of meat to eat. Some of the older children also imitated the adults and acted in a decent manner. The gestures added a lot of laughter to the banquet.
At this time, Buhe was sitting on the ground watching a beautiful prairie girl dancing with her eyes motionless and a shy smile on her face.
A hand waved in front of Bu He's eyes, and he looked to the side with dissatisfaction. The owner of the hand was Siqin.
"You're stunned. Don't sit there stupidly. Come on up and jump. Tuya has already winked at you several times without even looking at you." Si Qin said with a smile, pulling Bu He up as he spoke. .
The people next to him were also making noises, which made Bu He's face even redder.
Seeing that Bu He still didn't come forward, the dancing girl smiled and walked up to Bu He and pulled him away.
Buhe had no choice but to dance with the girl. Although his martial arts skills were amazing, his dancing level was not to be praised, and his movements were quite clumsy, which made everyone laugh.
The dancing girl is Tuya, the youngest daughter of the leader Chaolu. The girl is about sixteen or seventeen years old. She is beautiful and generous, full of youthful atmosphere. She has a pair of big watery eyes, long eyelashes, and tall eyebrows. The bridge of the nose and mouth are neither too big nor too small, just right.
Her skin is more delicate and fairer than most prairie girls. Most prairie people have a little blush on their faces, but she only has a little blush on her face, which makes her look even more beautiful. She is a real beauty.
She was wearing a red and white prairie robe and a white velvet hat on her head. There were some colorful stones hanging on the hat. It could be seen that she had specially dressed up for this bonfire dinner.
Buhe's clumsy dance highlights the elegance of Tuya's dance. She dances beside Buhe like a butterfly.
At this time, Si Qin suddenly ran forward and pushed Bu He. A man and a woman bumped into each other. They both blushed instantly and everyone burst into laughter.
"Si Qin, what are you doing!" Bu He said dissatisfied.
"I almost fell down accidentally, but luckily I bumped into you, hehe." Si Qin said with a smirk on his face.
Tuya didn't speak, glanced at Buhe shyly, ran away in a hurry, and sat down by another bonfire not far away.
As soon as Tuya left, Buhe stood there at a loss looking at Tuya's leaving figure.
"Brother, what are you doing so stupidly? Come over here." Si Qin pulled Bu He again and said, very dissatisfied with this brother's silence.
Buhe heard the words and agreed, then walked towards the bonfire where Tuya was.
Tuya saw Buhe coming and moved to the side to make room for him. Buhe sat next to Tuya with some embarrassment.
Silent for a long while.
"Brother Buhe, I heard that you brought these prey today." Tuya was the first to speak, with a look of admiration on his face.
"Well, thanks to Si Qin's idea, otherwise it would not have been so easy to hit all these antelopes." Bu He said a little shyly, his eyes did not even dare to look directly at Tuya's face.
"You are so powerful. Most of the tribe's prey now are brought by you." Tuya continued to praise.
"No, if it weren't for the coyote tribe's trouble, other hunting teams could also have caught good prey." Bu He still lowered his head and pulled at the stones on the ground.
"It's because Brother Buhe is so powerful that those nasty guys from the Coyote Tribe don't dare to cause trouble." Speaking of the Coyote Tribe, the girl Tuya is a bit vicious. It can be seen that the Coyote Tribe bullies the Canghu Tribe very badly. .
"Siqin and I are trying to figure out a way to solve the problem of the Coyote tribe. It shouldn't take long."
"You are so powerful. If I were also a man, I could solve the trouble with you." Tuya said with some regret.
"That's not possible." Bu He retorted in surprise.
"Why not?" Tuya said with twitching eyes, with a cunning look in her eyes.
"Because... because..." Bu He didn't answer for a long time, and simply shut up and stopped talking. For a while, the two fell into silence again.
"Brother Buhe, am I ugly?" Tuya asked again, with a somewhat complaining tone.
"Of course not ugly, Tuya is very beautiful."
"Then why don't you look at me?" Tuya said with some resentment.
"That..." Buhe suddenly became more nervous and didn't know what to say.
"I'm a little nervous." After hesitating again and again, Bu He finally spoke again.
"Turn your head around." Tuya said in a somewhat commanding tone.
Bu He couldn't resist her, so he could only slowly raise his head and look at her. Their eyes met.
Looking at Tuya's pretty face, Bu He's face turned red.
Looking at Buhe face to face, Tuya's face was also flushed.
The atmosphere was suddenly very ambiguous.
A pair of hands suddenly touched the heads of two people, with just enough force to make their faces hit each other, their lips touched, and they immediately moved their heads away as if they were electrocuted.
"Siqin, what are you doing again!" Buhe said somewhat accusingly when he saw that it was Siqin again.
Tuya's face was as red as a red apple, making people want to take a bite. She lowered her head shyly and stopped talking.
"Hey, I see you two are in a good mood. I'll do you a favor. You've reached the age of talking about marriage. Why are you so shy?" Si Qin said plausibly with a smile.
"Siqin, what are you kidding about? I'll beat you up!" Bu He raised his fist in dissatisfaction.
"Brother, don't be angry yet. It's not too late for me to ask you a question, but you are not allowed to lie. I want you to swear to the grassland god." Si Qin said, seeing Bu He's appearance, he put away his smile.
"You tell me first and listen." Bu He didn't understand what Siqin was doing.
"You swear first." Si Qin said very seriously.
Bu He hesitated for a moment, and then swore an oath that he believed his brother would not harm him.
"Then let me ask, brother, do you like Tuya? You swore to the grassland god and you can't lie."
Bu He was obviously a little stunned when he heard this question and hesitated. Tuya secretly glanced at Bu He when he heard this question, with a look of expectation on his face.
"I like..." After careful consideration, Bu He finally gave the answer.
Hearing this, Tuya's face turned red again, a smile appeared on his face, and his eyes blinked playfully.
After getting a satisfactory answer, Siqin ignored Buhe and asked Tuya: "Tuya, do you like my brother?"
This time Tuya buried her head deeper and said in a mosquito-like voice: "I like it."
Although the voice was very low, the distance between the three of them was very close, and both Buhe and Siqin could hear Tuya's voice clearly.
Buhe's eyes widened, and the expression on his face was very exciting.
"Since you like each other, I don't need to tell you what happens next." Si Qin looked like his plan had succeeded, and he was filled with joy.
Buhe seemed to have enlightened this time and grabbed Tuya's hand. The two looked at each other again, this time their eyes were full of love.
Not far away, the leader of the Canghu tribe gave Lu Chongsi Qin a thumbs up, and the two of them smiled knowingly.
Si Qin accomplished his goal and walked away wisely.
While the two were chatting with each other, a burst of fire came from not far away, and then someone shouted: "No, it's on fire!"
Buhe stood up immediately and glanced at Tuya.
"Brother Buhe, don't worry about me, go ahead."
Bu He reluctantly glanced at his beloved girl again and ran towards the direction of the fire. He secretly thought that something was wrong, because the direction of the fire was exactly where the Canghu tribe stored food. Siqin and other Canghu tribe warriors Also following closely behind.
Not long after everyone ran, they smelled the smell of barbecue. This was not barbecue for a campfire dinner, but the food stored by the tribe was really burned.
When we arrived at the tent where the food was stored, there were several people lying beside the tent. They seemed to be Canghu tribe warriors who were patrolling around the tent.
There were dozens of people standing around the tent. Buhe and others knew these people, and they were all members of the Coyote tribe.
Seeing Bu He and others arriving, a burly, fierce-looking man from the Coyote tribe said, "Bu He, you are late."
"You have no food to survive the winter. How about joining my coyote tribe? We have endless food there." The burly man said with a sinister smile.
"Burigude, you are dreaming that our Canghu Tribe will never join your Coyote Tribe." A voice came from behind Buhe and others. The speaker was Chaolu, the leader of the Canghu Tribe. His voice was full of anger.
"Hey, without the food for the winter, the leader of Chaolu is still so stubborn. I want to see how you survive this cold winter!" Burgeud said teasingly.
Then he said to everyone behind him: "Let's go!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
"Let me see where you are going!" Buhe said angrily, and at the same time he rushed towards the coyote tribe. Buzhigude was also unambiguous and fought with Buhe.
This burly man also had extraordinary skills, and was indistinguishable from Bu He.
Seeing that Buhe had already taken action, Chaolu gave an order, and the men of the Canghu tribe attacked the Coyote tribe together. The Coyote tribe was at a disadvantage in terms of numbers and was beaten back steadily for a while. It seemed that they would soon be defeated by the Canghu tribe. The fox tribe was defeated.
