Rurik has also seen reindeer, such as the five deer that were sacrificed in the 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 farmers, so we got so many deer."
Niya happily celebrated: "Ah! You have won again, I I just heard that no one was injured this time."
"Of course! Brothers, I can only go from one victory to another!"
Oh. Rurik's words sounded like he was slowly getting conceited, but they did win.
The so-called deer farmers, 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."
p>"A gift?"
"Yes! A very good gift."
What could a gift be? Is it some kind of toy?
Rurik was held by his father and moved to his father's snow nest to shelter 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. 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 and 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?!"
"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 looking up at the Northern Lights in the sky and sighed, and then looked at his old wife, "Listen, this is the will of the Valkyrie. The other deer herders froze to death, and only this child survived. . The order of the Valkyrie is to make this girl a servant of our son."
Perhaps they really had amazing adventures in the far north during the long period of time when the husband was away.
"Our son's servant? She looks like a little bear wrapped in fur. How old is she?"
"She is a child." Otto muttered with regret. , "It's too young to do any work."
"That's okay, since she is Rurik's servant, that is, my servant. It is better that she is a girl, we will take her When I go back, I’ll give her something to eat, and she’ll sew animal skins and linen for me. Isn’t that great?”
Niya has already entered the state immediately, and she clearly understands that there will be one more person in the family. With help, life will definitely become more comfortable.
"You just want a helper?" Otto shook his head, "We have many deer now, and I don't know how to raise deer. This girl will raise deer for us. But I have promised to stay. Damn, she is our son's servant. We need to listen to Rurik's opinion about this girl."
"But she is only seven years old."
"That's a girl. The God of War has ordered that this girl should not die. She is destined to be our son’s servant, Niya, you must not disobey God’s instructions.”
Niya said nothing after hearing this warning.
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 pointed continued.
"Yes! I understand..."
"Oh? You don't seem happy. Do you think the gift I gave you is not good?! Listen to my child , you are the one blessed by Odin. This time I had some adventures in the far north. Odin sent the Valkyrie to give you a servant. Everything is her fate, and it is also your fate. Child, you must accept it. 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 do not have human rights, and what is even more extreme is that even the Eastern Rome, which claims to be more civilized, only the Romans living in the cityOnly adult men have fair rights in the true sense.
Other people, they are like items with a value marked on them.
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 did not show any 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, 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 into the side of the lying girl. 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 After muttering a lot in Old Norse, he slowly opened the hides and soon understood why the girl couldn't stand up.
I have to say that her father Otto did a good job of keeping 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.