Dakun tribe.
Although many people were worried about their families, they still had to get on with their lives. Many ordinary people began to lead reindeer and set up small tents nearby.
The Dingling tribe is a large tribe that raises reindeer. Within the Dakun tribe, almost every household has reindeer. Generally, a family has four to eight people. A poorer person may only have a few hundred reindeer. A wealthy family may even have thousands of reindeer. reindeer.
Of course, there are existences that are lower than ordinary people, that is, slaves or people who have lost their property. They don't even have a few sheep, not to mention reindeer.
Some people were defeated and enslaved from other tribes, while others were caught in a snowstorm when they were out herding reindeer, and they managed to save their lives after being exhausted.
Dieike was a half-grown boy. He had just woken up not long ago. As time went by, old Dieike gradually stopped treating him as a child.
Because old Di Aike knew that one day he would eventually grow old. If Di Aike could not become a strong and responsible man, his bloodline would soon be cut off.
The mother brought steaming mare's milk and food to Diac, and he lowered his head and started eating.
"Don't blame Eqi Ge. In fact, at night, he told me that he was worried that you would be bitten by a wild wolf."
Dick, who was eating with his head down, nodded, a little disappointed, "Abu, I will be careful."
Four of their families came here. This family owns thousands of reindeer in total, which is a huge wealth. The people in the tribe are very familiar with all the animals. In addition to being food, they are also good helpers in their work. helper.
The adults are catching reindeer and preparing a reindeer sleigh. Diaco is still a child. He has not rounded up reindeer with the clan members. He is worried that he will not be helpful, so he prefers to stay alone.
However, the old Diaco disagreed. He hoped that his child could grow up as soon as possible and become a man of his own. Diaco could only be forced to take out the reins and participate in the capture of reindeer.
Since arriving here, Diaco has been learning how to be a good observer. There are wolves nearby, and they must go several kilometers away to observe the wolves. Old Diaco is teaching him how to discover wolves and how to face them alone. Attack on wolves.
That's right, Diaco was left alone here last night. He will spend the night alone in the wild in this cold place. Not only will he have to face the bad weather, but he will also have to deal with the wolves that may arrive at any time. .
He only has a puppy and two reindeer to accompany him. This is a process that every Ding Ling tribe member must go through when growing up. If he wants to become a man of his own, he must learn to get through this on his own.
A few hours have passed, and the long night is about to begin. The temperature here will be below minus 40 degrees. Such an environment will definitely turn water into ice. How will Diaco face it?
Facing the darkness and cold, Diaco huddled next to the reindeer and looked around, not daring to relax his vigilance. The cold made Diaco's body stiffen and he finally fell into a deep sleep.
He didn't wake up until old Diaco came to him at dawn the next day. His body was covered with a layer of snow. However, his mission failed last night.
A reindeer had its neck bitten off by a predator, and a small group of reindeer escaped. Old Diaco felt very heartbroken about this, and gave Diaco a severe lesson. He could only endure it silently without daring to refute.
Today, the old Diaco wants Diaco to go to a distant place to find reindeer to make up for the loss last night. This will be a journey that lasts several days. Mother is very worried about Diaco.
The father believes that this is a hardship that men in every tribe must face. The father is the mainstay of the family, and the mother can only watch her children pack their bags.
This time, Diaco had to be extremely energetic. He had to take the reindeer alone and venture into the vast and ruthless ice field, and his parents at home were not idle either.
They need to prepare for the coming spring. The family will follow the tribe to migrate further north. Diaiko's mother does not want to leave. She wants to wait for her young son to come back.
But old Diaco insisted on doing this, because
Soon the ice on the river will melt and it will no longer be able to support the large herds of reindeer passing by.
They had to leave now. The people in the tribe were all busy, dismantling tents and bringing all the prepared food. Men, women and children were not idle.
Looking at the snow-covered ice field, a look of fear and confusion appeared on old Diaiko's weathered face. Something big was about to happen in the clan, and this time he was lucky.
I am a bit old, and my children are not yet adults, so when the tribe formed the cavalry, I almost didn't consider my own team.
This small team of mine is made up of four families, all of whom are related to each other, so they quickly reached an agreement that while the tribe was going on expeditions, they would graze early so that the reindeer could eat more fat.
The mother tied five reindeer to the sled, looked at her son with worried eyes, and kept telling her, "If it doesn't work, come back early. Catching the reindeer also depends on your luck." and so on.
Diaco was no different from an ordinary teenager. It was when he was in full swing. He said silently, "Abu, what Ezigo said is right. There must be a leader in our family affairs."
The mother was stunned, then nodded helplessly. This was a path that Ding Ling men must take, and there was no shortcut. Although she also longed for him to be recognized by the old Diaiko, her worries were obviously greater than her expectations.
When Diaco finished the sled and walked several hundred meters away, when he looked back, he saw only three other families and their relatives were waving goodbye to him at the door.
Diaco turned around and waved, wiping away the tears blown by the wind and snow, and resolutely embarked on the journey, which would be a journey that would last several days.
Time flies and Diaco has been gone for 2 days. During this period, he has overcome fear and loneliness every moment.
The entire ice sheet was completely silent, except for the howling cold wind and the occasional predators.
Two days later, he had basically finished his food. Fortunately, he found some traces of reindeer and confirmed his direction.
It was indeed his fault that the reindeer at home ran away this time. To do this, he needed to find a reindeer herd and bring it back, and check the situation of the wolves nearby.
But the God of Luck never favors a person specially. Just when his fighting spirit is high, the storm comes at this moment.
The temperature of the ice sheet dropped rapidly, and Diaiko's family finally began to worry. His mother kept complaining about why the old Diaiko didn't go with him.
The mother came outside and looked at the place where her son had left regardless of the wind and snow. However, the weather was such that the visibility was very low.
At this time, she seemed to have discovered something. The joy on her face didn't last long, and quickly turned into panic.
At this time, Diaco was struggling to move forward in the storm. He stumbled forward without any trace of the reindeer. Now, he must fight for his own survival.
Suddenly, familiar shadows appeared in the blizzard, and he realized he saw a herd of reindeer.
After coming to the reindeer herd to check, he was pleasantly surprised to find that this was his family's reindeer. At this time, he finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
However, he then faces another challenge, which is driving the reindeer back to camp.
The sense of direction preserved in the Ding Ling people's blood came into play at this time. They let the reindeer break up the snow in the wild and found some berries to eat.
Two days later, when the snowstorm ended, he finally saw his tent and the reindeer herd.
Although the weather is cold, Diaiko has a fiery heart. This time he brought the reindeer herd back. Abu and Eqige will definitely praise themselves, especially Abu's warm embrace and loving eyes.
But the further we walked toward the tent, the more something was wrong. With the current temperature, it was impossible to light a fire, but there was actually smoke rising from inside the tent.
The warm figure who had been standing at the entrance of the tent was gone. A bad premonition flashed through his heart. Diaco didn't even have time to care about the reindeer and rushed towards the tent.
As soon as I arrived at the tent door, I saw that a dozen sled dogs that Abu usually took good care of had been chopped into two pieces, and even the bodies were frozen.
of hardness.
At this time, there was a sound of horses neighing, and Diacoli ran towards the place where the sound came from.
This tent is larger than my own tent. It belongs to Abaga's family. His family has a larger population than my own, so the tent will be much larger. In addition, there are more branches nearby this time.
When several tents are linked together, life will be much more convenient.
The moment he walked into the tent, the whole world seemed to have lost its color, and the whole world seemed to have lost its sound.
Diaco's legs moved forward step by step as if they were filled with lead.
On the saddle, there were a large number of human heads hanging messily. After carefully distinguishing them, he picked up the head of a middle-aged woman with trembling hands.
Two lines of clear tears fell from Diaiko's eyes, and he recognized each person one by one.
"Eqi Ge—Father."
"Ab-Mother."
"Uncle Abba."
"Abagaba and Auntie."
"Abaga Egeqi—aunt."
...
With a "pop", Diaco fell to his knees directly, and the whole world lost its color, as if he was the only one left.
After a while, Diaco raised his head, his eyes were blood red. It was a kind of hatred that penetrated into the bone marrow, an undying hatred.
Diaco never thought that hatred could melt the entire ice sheet.
Wipe the blood off Abu's face.
"Pfft".
A smile appeared on Diaco's face, but tears couldn't help but fall down.
"It's okay, it's okay. There is no pain on Abu's face. He should have passed away peacefully."
Diaco wrapped Abu's head in sheepskin, wiped his tears, and searched inside Abba's tent. Sure enough, not long after, he found a bronze sword in a box.
This was obtained in exchange for a reindeer when trading with the Huns. Abaga was very proud at that time, and everyone in the tribe knew it.
