One after another ships docked, and the eager people on the shore took the cables thrown from the ships and pulled hard, forcing the ships to run aground.
The people on the boat also jumped into the sea water one after another. They stepped on the land of their hometown, and it didn't matter that their leather boots were slowly poured into the sea water.
After the ship landed, a large amount of cargo began to be unloaded immediately.
The bearded Otto looked like a weather-beaten warrior. He stepped deeply on the solid sand of his hometown and welcomed the warm embrace of his tribe.
The beach was very lively for a while.
"Big Chief, you are finally back!" The speaker was Harold Zuosen, who came over enthusiastically with open arms.
"Oh, my friend. I heard about your battle. It was a great victory."
After saying that, Otto opened his arms and talked with his An old childhood friend embraced each other warmly.
After that, he held Haro Zuosen’s shoulders, pointed to the box being moved with his right hand, and proudly explained his achievements: "Look, this is the tribute we brought back. You have achieved a lot Victory, we are the same."
When it comes to this matter, Haro Zuosen does have many questions to ask.
"Big Chief, is everything going well with the construction of our New Fort Ross?"
"Of course! More than 600 people have settled there. In my opinion, we can continue Move some people. Compared to our current home, maybe New Roseburg is the best."
"What a good news." Harold Zuosen hurriedly put his head close to Otto's ear: " There is also good news, big boss. I have prepared a big gift for you."
"Oh, you are so thoughtful."
"Yes, you will. A gift that makes people happy.”
“A lot of silver coins?” Otto asked knowingly.
Hallo Zuosen was startled: "Huh? How do you know?"
"Haha." Otto happily patted his old friend on the shoulder: "Maybe you shouldn't do this . It seems that everyone in the expedition has no objection. Okay, I will accept your gift."
Who doesn't like money? Legend has it that Harold Johnson prepared perhaps more than 20,000 or more silver coins as a gift for himself. If he had such a heart, he would be happy to accept it.
In the bustling loading dock, Rurik and his mother eagerly got out of the crowd.
"Dad! You are finally back!" Rurik walked over with a smile, his eyes not only paying attention to his father's beard, but also to the large number of ships behind it. Because all the boats were full of people.
My son always deliberately keeps a golden ponytail, which he often combs for appearance. His face is also much fairer than other children. Looking at his simple and decent linen clothes and the sword hanging on the side of the small belt around his waist.
Although my son is eight years old, he already has the heroic spirit of a warrior.
Otto could only pick up his son and satisfy his family happiness.He didn't stick to any understanding, and kissed his son's little face.
However, Rurik was made very uncomfortable by his biological father’s stubble.
Sitting on Otto's strong arms, Rurik asked: "Dad, have you completed our agreement?"
"Those servants?"
p>"Yes, I need at least ten people."
"They are all there." Otto pointed at his flagship with his big hand and could not help but frown slightly. "Oh, that's a bit bad. It seems that those children are far less brave than you."
Rurik squinted his eyes. He was in a higher position and could see more or less the details of the flagship.
There are still many people on the ship who have not yet disembarked. Most of them are furling the special scale sail of the big leader's flagship.
There are also a group of little guys who seem to be simply at a loss.
Suddenly, Rurik saw strong young men starting to drive away the smaller ones impatiently.
Looking carefully, those so-called little people are really children.
"Oh, your servants finally started to disembark." Otto said proudly.
"My servant? Dad, did you really get me a group of children?"
"What? You gave me a request, and now you have an opinion?"< /p>
"Okay. It looks like they are all a group of girls?"
Otto said casually: "Ten girls and one boy. They are about the same age as you."< /p>
"Then put me down quickly and let me go and take a look!"
Otto was a little surprised. Although he was more than two months old, his son was not like ordinary children. , when he sees his father reunited after a long separation, he will try his best to act coquettishly.
I think my son is indeed no ordinary person.
Throughout the return voyage, the servants who would be given to Rurik were placed on the flagship. The lives of these children were temporarily under the care of Otto and taken care of by Peravina.
It is a blessing for everyone to leave their parents and go to a distant place to be a servant to a noble and kind peer. It is a blessing for everyone to follow this noble man who has been blessed by the god of the Varangians.
Along the way, Peravina used these words to calm the children's worries.
Those girls, they know that they are being sold as goods by their parents. Of course, sadness and uneasiness cannot be healed instantly, so Peravina had no choice but to promise a better future, such as being able to have enough to eat every day as a major promise to make them confident in the future.
Only the little boy Kamne whose parents died, everything no longer mattered to him. He only has a very simple request, as long as someone gives him a bite of food, anything will do.
Rurik stood on the ground again, with Rumia standing cautiously behind him.
At this moment, Arik had already stepped forward and stood in the seawater up to his calves, spreading his hands with an expectant expression.
"PellaVina, my baby, come down and I will catch you. "
"Okay...Okay. but. "Pelavina turned her face away and stopped those people who were about to throw the children directly off the boat.
Then she hurriedly turned her head: "Aric, let the children get off the boat first. These children are all my people and will be your brother's servants from now on. Please do me this favor first. "
"Huh? All right. Arik didn't think much about it, "I'll catch those kids." ”
It is entirely because of Peravina’s unswerving guidance that the eleven children from White Tree Manor have reduced their psychological panic. It is also because she claimed that the person who came off the boat was her husband. , making the children take it for granted that the big brother is one of their own.
To be honest, he doesn't like these children.
There are boys and girls here, and they are not as good as them. His brother was so clean, and the clothes he wore were particularly shabby. What was even worse was the loose look of his hair that disgusted him.
Actually, it was not his fault. Of course they liked to be cleaner. However, everyone suffered from the long journey, and almost every child vomited at least twice due to seasickness.
The food they had at White Tree Manor was quite adequate, and their faces were only worse after the exhaustion of the journey. When the children stepped through the shallow water and stood barefoot on the sandy beach, the feeling of standing on land again made their dizzy little heads recover.
Children, it’s true. Not even shoes.
Because the child's parents gave the child to the Russians after receiving silver coins. Due to poverty, the child only had clothes made of burlap, which were crooked to keep out the cold and cover up the shame. As for the shoes. , forget it!
The group of children came ashore one after another. Not far away, cousin Arik also personally picked up his wife to avoid getting her boots wet. The cousin was stunned and gave her a princess hug. He carried his sister-in-law ashore.
At this moment, Rurik secretly praised their family relationship.
Of course, Peravina didn't know it at this time, because of Arik's. Thanks to her military exploits, her family has become completely wealthy.
Rurik then greeted Rumia: “Let’s go, my head maid. Go meet those kids. "
"Yes! ”
A high-spirited little boy, accompanied by a girl wearing huge silver jewelry, approached him. The overwhelmed children were gathering together to talk, but when they saw each other approaching, They gathered together subconsciously and said nothing.
Haha, it’s right to be nervous.
Thanks to my deliberate study of ancient Russian, I was able to communicate with this group of people from Novosibirsk. The video of the girl in Fugorod should make it clear.
Now Rurik is very confident in himself.
He walked over and said No in ancient Slavic. Vgorod dialect loudly said: "Children, I am Rurik and I am your master. ”
However, they have not made a clear statement for the time being, but are talking to each other.Hands, eyes widened, not daring to move rashly.
Rurik was also unambiguous. It seemed that he needed to scare these children.
He immediately pulled out his sword, and after the clear sound of metal friction, the sword pointed directly at them.
"My servant, kneel down!"
The children never expected that they would actually hear the local accent in this foreign land. During the voyage, the children already knew their destination. It turns out that this beautiful and clean boy holding a sword is his master?
This order is full of majesty.
The first girl knelt down, and then all the girls knelt down one after another. In other words, they almost lie on the ground to show absolute humility.
At this moment, there was only a little boy with a slightly dirty face and a thin body. It seemed that this boy was really unruly, still standing with his little mouth pouted.
Rurik was not angry. He had seen too many little boys with overwhelming self-confidence. In the end, they all fell to the ground with his arms in their arms and became submissive.
He pointed his sword directly at the boy and continued to ask in Old Slavic: "You are my servant! Why don't you kneel?! What is your name?"
"I "My name is Kamne." The boy replied very decisively, "Are you my master?"
"Eat? Are you hungry now?"
Rurik didn’t think much and took a small bag from his waist. In the bag was a handful of dried fish that could grind his teeth. Rurik threw the bag directly, and he was surprised to find that the child who called himself Kamne caught it perfectly. It was as precise as catching a baseball flying from a distance.
Kamni got the bag and immediately smelled the smell of fish, which was equivalent to the smell of food.
The child had no scruples. He opened the rope and saw the dried fish inside, and then opened his mouth to eat it. The salty taste didn't give him any discomfort, it was a strong mental stimulation. Salt! Kamni had almost forgotten what saltiness was.
After all, after his parents were killed by a bear, he was basically reduced to a poor person who eats the food of hundreds of families. In order not to starve to death, he even ate grasshoppers alive.
The salty feeling was simply the taste of happiness, and tears flowed from the corners of Kamne's eyes.
Rurik saw the child enjoying the food, and then asked: "Is it delicious? Your name is Kamne? Kneel down now! And you girls, kneel down!"< /p>
No, the seemingly unruly Kamne is almost lying on the ground now, even though his mouth is still chewing desperately.
Ah, his body is so lacking in salt.
Rurik’s sword struck the scabbard, and not far away from him, Arik, Peravina, and even his parents, a group of clan members, all became the masters of the tribe. "spectators.
A little boy scolding a group of servants who are basically the same age?
The tribesmen who lacked entertainment and conversation were very happy to see this scene.
Many people haveThere was a lot of discussion, saying things like Rurik's words for training his servants well.
Rurik looked lightly at the tribesmen. Since everyone is watching, okay! An opportunity for self-expression is present.
So, Rurik said loudly in his childish voice: "My servants, you surrender to me now, and you will work for me in the future. You must obey my orders unconditionally, and I will reward you with daily meals, comfortable new clothes, and a warm house. Now, stand up!”
The children listened to these orders. While it feels real, there is always a sense of intimacy.
Especially the way Kamne eats dried fish has made all the girls salivate.
They stood up one after another, and Rurik also sheathed his sword.
Rurik walked over, gathered with the group of children, and observed the children's faces up close.
Both boys and girls, they all have brown hair, many of which are close to golden.
This is different from myself.
Through the reflection in the water, Rurik could accurately determine that he really had bright blond hair and blue eyes.
Although he had just knelt down, the bolder Kamni asked: "You are my master, how can you speak our language. You are obviously a Varyag."
"Your name is Kamne?"
"Yes."
"Pay attention to the manner in which you speak. I am your master! You have no right to question me." Rurik grabbed Kamni's rough collar by the collar, and the sudden movement startled the child.
And this is just a deterrent.
Rurik let go of his hand and did not explain much for the time being. He shook his neck and ordered: "Eleven of you, follow me now."
The master is the master after all, and the master is a noble being, just like the manor in his hometown, the manor leader is noble exist.
There is also Lilia, the eldest lady of the manor, who is also sitting in the same boat as him.
In fact, Kawei jumped off the ship first when it docked, and then took Lilia down, took his wife and went straight to his blacksmith shop to announce the good news. As for sharing the tribute? Now, are those tributes more important than your own wife?
The children had no one to rely on. They never expected that their master would be kind and majestic. The most important master was obviously older than them and spoke with a local accent.
Obviously, the master Rurik does not ask questions like everyone else.
They follow their master closely, specifically, like a big brother.
Kamne clearly felt that he would benefit from following Rurik. For this benefit, just keep your mouth shut.
For this food, shut up and do more.