The celebratory dance and music continued until the bright moon rose, and then gradually stopped.
Everyone was sitting on the ground around the fire in front of them, talking chatteringly.
Although Bu Xiaotian couldn't understand their language, Wu He could feel the joy in their hearts.
There were barbarian women and children distributing meals to everyone, and Bu Xiaotian also saw the bowls they used to eat, which was really strange.
This is a grassland, there are no tall trees, and the barbarians don't know how to make pottery and porcelain. There are no wooden bowls, no pottery bowls, and no porcelain bowls.
Some bowls are made of stone. In fact, a large pit is carved out of a big stone by some method, and the sharp places are ground smoother.
Some bowls are directly made of some beast skulls, which even look a bit scary.
The old priest's bowl is also made of stone, but it looks much more "refined". The outer wall is polished more smoothly, and the bowl wall is much thinner, making it lighter than other barbarian bowls.
At a glance, Bu Xiaotian saw that these barbarians were either holding a stone larger than their heads or holding the skulls of wild beasts, eating and drinking while talking and laughing.
This kind of scene seems a bit strange, but these barbarians have long been accustomed to it, and they don't think there is anything wrong at all.
Two half-grown barbarian children came to Bu Xiaotian and Letian with strange-shaped bowls in their hands, handed each of them a bowl made of beast skulls, and said with a smile:
"Ah!"
Since you are in the country, you have to follow the local customs.
Although it felt a little weird to eat with a beast skull, Bu Xiaotian still took the bowl, and so did Lotte next to him.
With the moonlight in the sky and the light of the fire in front of him, Bu Xiaotian finally saw clearly what was in the bowl. It was a thin porridge-like thing made of something.
There were no such things as chopsticks and spoons. Seeing the other barbarians drinking directly with their mouths, Bu Xiaotian and Letian also imitated their example and took a sip.
They are not worried about eating problems. After all, with their cultivation, even if they eat something they shouldn't eat, they will only feel a little uncomfortable in their stomachs, unless it is poisonous.
And seeing that the other barbarians were enjoying the food, I expected there would be no problem with this strange meal.
He drank the contents of the bowl into his mouth, and a fragrance spread in his mouth, with a hint of sweetness. It turned out to be really delicious!
The only drawback is the lack of salt, but the impact is not significant.
Looking at each other with Lotte, both of them saw a hint of surprise in the other's eyes.
"Haha, this is made from the most delicious thistle root in our tribe, which is hard to eat in normal times."
But it was the old priest on the side who saw the two men's actions and spoke with a smile.
"Then what do you usually eat?"
Bu Xiaotian asked curiously.
"I usually eat some wild potatoes dug out from under the turf and other edible things, but the taste is far inferior to thistle roots."
"Can you feel full just by eating this?"
Although the food in the bowl tastes good, it doesn't look very hungry, especially since the barbarians are tall and need more food.
Just when the old priest chuckled and was about to explain, a burst of cheers suddenly came from the distant barbarians. The cheers spread quickly, and the tribe, which had been a little quiet because of the meal, became lively again.
After a while, even the barbarians around Bu Xiaotian were cheering, and their eyes were all looking in the same direction.
Bu Xiaotian followed their gazes and understood the reason for their cheers.
I saw a few tall barbarian teenagers walking towards them in pairs carrying several roasted bison and wild sheep!
What surprised Bu Xiaotian and Letian was that these beasts were roasted whole.
You must know that even the smaller wild sheep are at least two times larger than ordinary goats, let alone the larger bison!
It's really incredible that these barbarians can be roasted whole.
By the time those barbarian youths carried several roasted bison and wild sheep here, several barbarians had already set up a shelf, took them and placed them on it, and then took out a few stones or bone grinders from their bodies. The knife is formed and begins to divide.
Several barbarian teenagers did not leave, waiting nearby and delivering the divided pieces of meat to others.
A barbarian boy delivered the first cut pieces of meat to the old priest and Bu Xiaotian, and then gave the rest to the other barbarians.
The old priest also took out a simple knife from his arms, cut off a small piece of meat in his hand, put it in his mouth and chewed it.
Bu Xiaotian noticed that the other barbarians waited for the old priest to take the first bite before either taking out their own knives to cut up or directly nibbling the pieces of meat in their hands.
Seeing that the knives in the hands of the barbarians who were dividing the meat were very clean, Bu Xiaotian and Lecai confidently took out the knives they carried with them and ate the barbecue like the old priests did.
The barbarians next to them looked at the knives in Bu Xiaotian and Letian's hands with more or less envious expressions.
Although the knives in the hands of the two people are not considered good things outside, here, compared with the things in the hands of these barbarians, they are simply extremely precious.
Bu Xiaotian also saw their expressions, but pretended not to see them.
It's not that he wants to ignore it, but that he can't give it.
Although he still has a few spare knives on him, with so many people here, a few small knives are simply not enough.
If it is only given to a few of them but not to others, then those who have not received it will naturally be jealous and even steal it privately.
Although the barbarians here seem innocent and kind now, that is because they have been isolated from the world for too long.
But whether they are barbarians or humans, the wildness and greed in their bones are the same. When everyone is in the same difficulty, they may be very united, but as long as you have something that people covet, there will always be people who do something that they shouldn't. thought.
A few small blades could cause a murder, or even get worse. He didn't want to bring undue tragedy to the tribe because of his own fault.
Bu Xiaotian and Letian quickly finished the barbecue in their hands, wiped the knife clean and put it away.
Although the barbarians were envious, they would not just snatch it away. Firstly, it was because they were friends of the old priest, and secondly, it was because of their strength.
Although these barbarians are innocent, they are not stupid. These two strange-looking people can come here through thousands of miles of grassland. How can they be simple people?
After dinner, the old priest invited the two of them to rest in his tent and wanted to listen to them talk about some outside things before going to bed.
The two did not refuse the old priest's invitation.
The two helped the old priest into the tent and placed the old priest on his bed made of animal skins. Immediately afterwards, someone brought several large animal skins and spread them on the ground. This was a place for them to rest. .
After everyone else had exited, the old priest looked at the two of them seriously and said:
"You shouldn't take out such good things casually! Maybe they are just trivial trinkets to you, but they are rare treasures to my people. You can easily make some people do evil things like this." thought."
Unexpectedly, the old priest would be so concerned about the two humans who were supposed to be the mortal enemies of the barbarians. Although they were reprimanded, Bu Xiaotian and Letian did not feel unhappy at all. Instead, they honestly bowed their heads and admitted their mistakes.
"Sorry, old priest, we didn't mean it either."
Seeing the attitude of the two admitting their mistakes, the old priest softened his tone:
"I don't mean to blame you. The ancestors of our tribe moved here from the depths of the grassland because they hated fighting. I just don't want these remaining tribesmen to become no longer united."
"Well, we must pay attention to it in the future!"
Lotte replied.
"Tell me more about the outside world!"
The old priest nodded and said nothing more.
"good!"
Letian agreed, sat down on the animal skin with Bu Xiaotian, and began to tell the story slowly.
After talking for a while, he found that the old priest had not responded for a long time. Letian looked at him and found that his eyes were closed and his breathing was slow. He did not know when he fell asleep.
He looked at Bu Xiaotian next to him, walked over gently, covered the old priest with an animal skin, and then they sat cross-legged and meditated.
The night in the grassland is not quiet. The howls of wolves can be heard in the distance, and the endless chirping of insects can be heard nearby.
Several strong barbarians patrolled around the tribe, guarding against wild beasts that might attack the tribe at night.
This has happened many times, and every time a member of the tribe died.
Fortunately no wild beasts were near here tonight.
Time passed slowly in silence, and the night passed quietly amidst the howling of wolves in the distance and the chirping of insects nearby.
Early the next morning, Bu Xiaotian and Letian woke up and saw that the old priest was still sleeping. They left the tent quietly without disturbing him.
When they got outside, the diligent barbarians had already begun to prepare their morning meals and prepared enough food for the men who were going out to hunt to spend the whole day outside.
The barbarians in the tribe do not know how to farm, and their sources of food depend entirely on hunting and digging roots of plants.
It's almost August, and the climate in the grasslands is gradually getting colder. Winter in the north always comes earlier than in the south.
Summer is not over in the southern world, and autumn here has quietly arrived.
The barbarians must store enough food to survive the entire long winter from now on, otherwise no one knows how many tribesmen will freeze to death on the snow-covered grasslands.
"Aah!"
The barbarians nearby saw the two coming out and greeted them with a smile.
Although Bu Xiaotian and Letian still couldn't understand what they said, it didn't stop them from feeling the kindness of these barbarians, so they responded with a smile:
"Aah!"
After receiving the response from the two people, the smiles of those Manchu people became more obvious. Although the smiles on the faces with pointed lower fangs inevitably looked a bit ferocious.
But who knows whether their appearance is also very strange in the eyes of these barbarians who have lived here since childhood?
The two stood outside the tent for a while, and then began to wander around this small tribe.
They saw barbarian teenagers chasing each other in the open space, barbarian women washing clothes by the water hole, and a dozen strong barbarian men holding bone spears and sharp knives, facing the rising sun. Guanghui left the tribe and went hunting in the distance.
Suddenly, Lotte stopped and looked at the young man holding a stone bowl in front of him with a surprised look on his face.
When Bu Xiaotian saw Letian stop suddenly, he also followed his gaze, but found that he was just an ordinary barbarian boy, and the stone bowl in his hand was even more ordinary, so he turned his head and looked at him with some confusion. Lotte.
