Chapter 142 Kavey, Lilia and Svetlana

While they were drinking and chatting happily, there was a sudden flash of lightning outdoors and the thunder frightened many people!

After the thunder, it rained heavily.

Ligus's hand shook violently, and a lot of ale spilled directly.

Otto mocked: "Haha, I didn't expect you to be afraid of thunder?!" After that, he squinted his eyes and drank all the bitter-sweet ale.

"Big leader, that is the wrath of the gods, how can I not be afraid?"

"The gods? It is indeed the gods. Ligus, we still have many things to solve, now But the matter between you and me has been settled."

Otto said deliberately: "I observed your two daughters many years ago. Lilia has grown up, so she should. At the age of marriage. And your little daughter Svetlana, whose charming big eyes have fascinated me since she was born, will grow into a beautiful girl. Now it is time for you to think about your children's marriage. ."

When things came to this, Ligus didn't expect it. Even Medved, who was secretly having fun holding the amber, never expected that the Russians would actually have an idea for his two sisters.

It has started to rain outside. The rain is beating on the wooden roof of the manor house, and the air is getting humid.

Otto signaled that while it was thundering outdoors, it was time to let the accompanying blacksmith Kawei speak in person. He said to the booth: "Go and tell the leader of White Tree Manor that you want to marry his eldest daughter. Now show your sincerity."

A young warrior stood up from his seat. , then approached Rigus.

Kawei’s hair is quite fluffy today, and a hemp rope is tied around his head to prevent his hair from further scattering.

He was still wearing leather armor and holding the hilt of his sword tightly with his right hand.

There is also a small hand ax hanging on his belt. The special flat bottom on the other end of the hand ax proves that the ax has other uses, and also proves that the owner of the hand ax is quite special.

Kawei completely presents himself as a warrior, and his young and heroic appearance is indeed aggressive.

Seeing a tall and strong young man standing in front of him like a hill, coupled with the stimulation of the lightning and thunder just now, Ligus seemed even more frightened.

"Ah! Young man, what do you have...what do you want?"

The tribesman around Ligus who was the translator quickly suppressed his surprise and repeated.

Kawei stood majestically, without any understanding, and said bluntly: "Chief of White Tree Manor, I am here to propose marriage to you."

" Propose marriage? Okay." Ligus relaxed a little and looked at Otto, "This young man is young and promising, and I will choose a beautiful wife for him."

Kavizheng can be described as young and vigorous. He came to Novgorod for the first time and saw They are all locals who look like chickens and dogs. Not long ago, the backs of those fleeing residentsYing made Kawei feel a little regretful, and he couldn't help but worry, are these locals all cowards?

Kawei said bluntly: "Chief of the manor, I am proposing marriage to you."

"Me?"

"Yes, it's you!"

"You..." Ligus choked for a moment and didn't know what to do, and quickly asked: "Why me?"

Kawei explained calmly: "I I heard that you have two daughters, and your eldest daughter is of marriageable age. How about marrying me?"

"This matter..."

"I understand. " Kawei saw the other party's hesitation and deliberately stretched his left hand to the back of his waist.

Kawei’s trip had a strong purpose. In order to obtain a beauty, he was instructed by Otto to give a huge sum of money to his future parents-in-law.

He used to have no more ideas, but now he has enough financial resources!

He untied the heavy linen bag from his lower back and deliberately opened the rope in front of everyone to show the silver coins inside.

"Manor leader, if I give you a hundred silver coins, can you let me marry your daughter?!"

"Really a hundred?! A pound of silver?" ”

When the tribesman who served as the translator informed Ligus of the specific amount, the old man was as frightened as the thunder just now.

The more shocked person was not Ligus, but Ligus’s wife Kya who had been sitting aside and keeping quiet.

Whether Ligus was still hesitating or not, his wife Kaya could not hold back her thoughts and made a clear statement: "Marry! My daughter will marry you! Young man, what is your name?" "

"I am Kawei, the blacksmith of the Ross tribe"

"Are you still a blacksmith?" Kaya couldn't help covering her wrinkled mouth with her aging hands. Suppress the surprise.

"Yes, I am indeed a blacksmith. So, can I meet your daughter?"

Just when Kaya was about to call someone to inform her eldest daughter, she felt that something was not right. Ligus, who should be so hasty, quickly stopped her; "Kaya, you can't let Lilia get married now, she is only fifteen years old!"

"That's enough! When I marry you Only twelve years old. I am the mother of my child, and I have the right to choose a qualified husband for my child." Kya's harshness made Ligus shake his head.

As for the marriage issue among the tribesmen, it is indeed beneficial to the manor to marry young girls from the manor to the Rus. It was really hard for Ligus to accept that the Russians were aiming at him when proposing marriage.

He originally planned to wait until his eldest daughter was older and marry the eldest son of a nearby manor to strengthen contact through in-laws.

Secondly, Ligus lost two sons unexpectedly after all. Even though he endured the pain of losing his son and gave birth to two girls, he was still very loving and compassionate. The daughters were married into nearby manors. Although they were not far away from home, they could move around more in the future.

I really can’t believe itAt this time, the wife clearly sold the eldest daughter readily after seeing the one hundred silver coins the young blacksmith took out.

It’s just these words that I really can’t say.

Kaya directly fiddled with her hands, changing from her taciturn appearance just like a decoration, and spoke a bunch of Slavic words that Kawi could not understand.

Looking at the formation, Otto, who was watching the show, already understood that Kawei's method was very successful. He had already captured his mother-in-law, and then met the girl.

Kawei walked over, then knelt down on one knee and placed all the silver coins in front of Kaya.

"Ah! So many silver coins, I have never seen so much money in my life. Young man, do you think it is worth it? My daughter is worth so much money?"

It was entirely because of the translation problem that Kawei suddenly thought that the other party thought that his betrothal gift was not high enough.

He suddenly got excited and took off his sword in public. When others were unprepared, the sword was suddenly unsheathed.

This move was too sudden. Kaya, who was smiling at the scene, was so frightened that she fell to the ground when she saw the sharp weapon.

When she was helped up by her tribe, she still faced the young man in front of her with a fearful expression.

"You...this sword."

Kawei said respectfully: "Madam, if you think you can't marry your daughter with a hundred silver coins, then I will give you this Take the sword! This is an extraordinary sword. It is made of the hardest material in the world and can cut through anything."

"I...I understand! Put the sword away! Get up, I'll tell my daughter to come out right now!"

Although there was a small incident, the storm quickly subsided as Kawei's sword was sheathed.

By now Ligus had understood that in order to marry his eldest daughter, the young man would rather use his own sword as a betrothal gift.

How high-standard is this?

After all, I have been dealing with various Varyags for a long time. Whether it is the Russians who dispatched a large army, or other Western Varyags who came on foot, or suddenly appeared in small boats from the creek, They all cherish their weapons very much.

The big leaders of Ross are here. It seems that they will never give up unless they hand over their daughter today. If you're being tough, look at the current situation. Without bothering the Russians to do it themselves, his wife Kaya took their daughter out on her own.

At the same time, in another warm wooden house.

The thunder outside frightened a little girl, and she kept crawling into her sister's arms out of fear.

"Lilia, I'm afraid!"

"Don't be afraid, Lana, my sister will protect you."

"Well, you will always protect me, right "?" The little girl kept rubbing in her sister's arms, showing her big bright eyes, which was very cute.

"Of course, my sister." The elder sister held her younger sister's face with her hands and let the rain patter outside, which would no longer frighten the little girl.

LiguIn this life, there is suffering as well as happiness in the ordinary.

After losing two sons, the eldest son has always been healthy and is recognized by the majority of the tribe. So when the eldest son Medved takes over as head of the manor, the change of power will be very peaceful.

Ligus and Kaya soon gave birth to their eldest daughter Lilia, which somewhat made up for the pain of losing their son.

"Lilia" is the Slavic name for lilies. Lily flowers are beautiful and full of vitality. The couple needs to give their eldest daughter a suitable name in the hope that she will be safe.

As expected, Lilia has grown up to the age of fifteen without any problems. At this age, she should consider her marriage issues carefully without being prompted by others.

Just having a daughter is not enough, the couple still hopes to have a son.

Kaya gave birth to another child at a very old age, but it was still a daughter.

The birth of his little daughter made Ligus a little disappointed at first. As the child grew a little older, her big, bright eyes really caught her old father's heart.

So on his youngest daughter’s name day, Rigus gave her the name “Svetlana”, which means bright. Her nickname is "Lana".

Aren’t two beautiful daughters also a gift from God?

In order to avoid the tragedy of the two sons, the daughters have been taken good care of.

Of course, in an environment like Novgorod, the so-called careful care requires them to learn the domestic work skills that a woman should know. In addition, they should be as different as possible from ordinary people outside their own home. What contact do dirty ordinary people have.

They must marry noble people, and they can never marry ordinary manor youths.

This wooden house is the boudoir of the two sisters. The house is cleaned as neatly as possible. The two sisters were lying on their big wooden bed, just like always, Lana continued to cling to her sister, hoping they would never be separated.

Listening to the sound of rain outside, Lana couldn't help but talk about the Russian people: "Sister, will those Russian people leave after taking things?"

"It must be so. Like this."

"I'm a little scared. If I'm so cute, if they find me, will I be taken away? I don't want to be separated from you, my parents, and my brother. "

Lilia chuckled: "Then you should hide it, Lana."

"Yeah."

Little girl. Closing her beautiful big eyes, Lilia also blew out the oil lamp.

Both girls knew that their parents were discussing important matters with the leader of the Russian people. Or for safety reasons, his father ordered himself and his sister to stay in the boudoir and not to meet people rashly.

However, a series of rapid running sounds woke up Lilia who had just closed her eyes.

This was followed by another series of knocks on the door.

"Who is it? What's going on?"

"Lilia, it's your father, he is looking for you. "

"What's going on? "Lilia suddenly became alert and asked hurriedly.

"Ah Lilia, you need to dress up, you are going to meet those Russians! ”

The messenger was Lilia’s clan brother. Since it was her father’s order, Lilia had no choice but to use the fire sickle to light the oil lamp.

She had to dress herself up. , Svetlana, who was already sleeping, was woken up again

“Sister...don’t...don’t leave. ”

Looking at her sister who had climbed up and rubbed her eyes, it was really inappropriate to leave her here alone.

Lilia changed into her own clothes with beautiful patterns. He wears a linen gown, a silver headdress hanging on his braided head, and a necklace with only a piece of amber hanging around his neck.

No need for more makeup, the youthful look of a girl without makeup. Although it looks good.

Lilia immediately took over her mother's work as a sister, helping her sister change all her clothes, and finally helped her put on her leather boots.

Speaking of which. , the people of Novgorod are much better at making leather boots than the people of Russia!

Sitting on the bed, young Svetlana asked: "Sister, why do we have to go see him?" Those Russians? ”

“Because of dad’s order. Let's go, sister, you don't have to be afraid as long as I'm here. ”

“Well! I'm not afraid. "With that said, the little girl stretched out her childish little hands and was led by her sister to leave the boudoir.

The residence of the Rigus family is not only surrounded by a tall wooden fence, but also the buildings inside are It is built on wooden piles. There are wooden corridors connecting each house, so that when there is frequent rainfall in autumn, your leather boots will not be covered with black mud.

In addition, On the one hand, Kawei returned to his seat and looked at the ale and dried meat on the table. He had no appetite

Because the old woman named Kaya had agreed to give her beauty. The eldest daughter was betrothed to herself. It was a price, and one hundred silver coins were necessary.

In the end, she didn’t want the sword.

Actually, Kaya noticed it from the corner of her eye. With the sharp eyes of Otto, the leader of the Russian people, who was sitting aside, she did not dare to have any attempt to possess a good sword from the Russian people.

The waiting turned into a torment, and Kawei knocked on the table out of boredom. , I wish that the legendary girl named Lilia would appear soon.

Kawei had already known from Otto that the girl was very beautiful. To be specific, she also had a nobler temperament than ordinary village girls. It should be every young man's dream to get such a woman as his wife!

The waiting moment is finally over.

Two people, one big and one small, walked out of a small door. Girl, they are in the meeting hall of the manor. The oil lamp on the wall illuminates the house clearly, making everyone in the room clearly visible.

This is not the first time for Lilia to see Otto, she knows this. The great leader of the Russian people will not do anything against him. That is the leader.His big beard really made her uncomfortable. Looking at the leader's other major cronies, few of them don't have thick beards. They even use their beards as hair and actually wear them in braids.

On the other hand, there was a young man whose chin was clean, except for a slight beard deliberately left on his upper lip.

It was Kawei’s clean chin that caught the attention of fifteen-year-old Lilia.

In an instant, the eyes of the two people came into contact for the first time!

When Kawei saw Lilia for the first time, his slightly bowed back immediately straightened, and his eyes never left the girl's face. Look at this girl, she has a tall and straight nose bridge, a slightly pointed chin, and her entire face is clean and delicate. Her eyes are not small, and her eyes show her unique noble temperament.

The moment of embarrassment immediately made Lilia lower her head, and then she pulled her sister closer to her father.

"Dad, you asked me to come. I was afraid that my sister would be scared, so she brought it too."

"You..." Ligus was very annoyed with his eldest daughter. Why are you so troubled that you drag your little sister into troubled waters?

Seeing this, Kaya had quick eyesight and quick hands. She first held the beautiful little girl in her arms, and then told her eldest daughter with a smile on her face: "Lilia, you have reached the age of marriage. You know this very well. . Now as your mother, I have chosen a qualified husband for you."

After that, Kaya ignored her eldest daughter's surprise and turned to see Kawei: "Come on, young man. People, you meet today and get married tomorrow!"

"Mom! Me!" The sudden situation made Lilia very passive. She wanted to retort but found that she didn't know what to say.

Soon, out of the corner of her eye, she noticed that the young man without a beard suddenly stood up and walked straight towards her!

Lilia lowered her head subconsciously, but her mother lifted her chin and ordered: "Honey, look at your fiancé!"

Svetlana As soon as he was pulled into his mother's arms, he was soon put aside again.

From the little girl's perspective, the mother stands behind her sister, holding her sister's face in her hands. In front of her sister, there is a tall elder brother, a man who is taller than her eldest brother.

This eldest brother, who is obviously from Russia, is eye-to-eye with his sister!

Things were indeed very sudden. Even though Lilia looked quite embarrassed now, her sister had completely understood the current situation.

Everything is fate! The sister I don’t want to be separated from will soon get married.

Svetlana raised her little head, clutched her mother's skirt with her little hands, and looked up at the big brother's face with her big eyes. Seeing the big brother's eyes, she actually kept staring at her sister's face. .

Finally the big brother spoke with a smile!

"Your name is Lilia? Lilia, I am the best blacksmith among the Russians. I want to marry you as my wife, and I will love you for the rest of my life. Are you willing?Marry me? ”

At this time, the pregnant Peravina was ordered to facilitate the marriage, and she faithfully translated Kawei’s words.

Now Lilia is controlled by her mother, The helpless girl noticed her father from the corner of her eyes. His father's actions clearly approved the marriage.

But Lilia didn't say yes, even though she knew clearly that when it came to marriage, Nuo had no choice but to accept the marriage. Women in Fugorod need to obey the orders of their parents.

After all, Kawei is a blacksmith. Compared with the warriors of his own race, the special nature of his profession determines that he always takes priority in completing one thing. Thinking of negotiation. Blacksmithing is also a kind of business. Negotiate the price and then make the metal tool.

Seeing the girl's hesitation, Kawei immediately took off his necklace and motioned to Kya to loosen his daughter's hands.

Kawei’s necklace was filled with amber, rubies and small silver ingots. It was made of precious things. Lilia was shocked to see so many gems!

Immediately afterwards, the gem necklace was forcibly put around his neck.

The tall young man in front of him continued to say: "Marry me, and this necklace will be yours." ”

Giving each other necklaces is a ritual of Russian weddings. Although it does not happen here in Novgorod, Lilia took the opportunity to learn some about the first large-scale marriage between the two ethnic groups last year. The wedding ceremony of the Russian people, and other details of life

The leader of the Russian people is here, and the young man in front of him is definitely an extraordinary person!

Blacksmith, in fact, the profession of blacksmith is particularly sacred in Novgorod. The key is that the only local blacksmith is in Pine Needle Manor, and there is no one in White Tree Manor.

This Russian blacksmith must still be there. With a more noble status!

Lilia finally put on the necklace of the young man in front of her, and there was no possibility of her rejecting it.

No matter what, any girl would do it at ten. The marriage was completed around the age of six and the child was born at the age of seventeen. Lilia knew it was perfect.

She closed her eyes, squeezed out a few tears, and then opened them beautifully. His big eyes slightly looked up at Kawi, and he said a very simple word in Slavic: "Да. ”

“Oh, my wife. Kawei was overjoyed and subconsciously reached out to touch his fiancée's face.

When his fingers touched Lilia's delicate face, the girl understood that her life had changed dramatically.

Actually, when she said this, Kya already regarded Kawei as her own family.

"I understand. Kawei nodded. He took his hand back and, as a big brother, assured Lilia: "My dear, I will always love you." You will get unexpected happiness and prosperity. "

After listening to the translation by Peravina of the same race, Lilia sighed and nodded.

Wealthy? Maybe. At least this man is one of the few Russians who doesn’t like growing beards.

Although men in Novgorod also like to grow beards, Lilia just doesn’t like big beards!

Marrying a tidy man is not a bad thing.