For a moment, Kamne felt that he had been forgotten by his master.
He stared blankly at everything that happened, including the woman starting to cut a whole piece of cowhide with a dagger.
When it comes to making leather shoes, Kamne is not unfamiliar with it.
The residents of the Novgorod region have known how to cut leather and sew it into leather shoes or boots since ancient times.
Even if the locals have many skilled craftsmen, making a suitable pair of leather boots not only requires time and effort, but the price of the finished leather boots is also high.
Many ordinary people have improvised methods, such as catching a hare, cutting off its head, and then peeling off the entire hide to form a skin bag with only one opening. A foot wrap made of linen strips is wrapped around the feet, then put on such leather, and finally tied with hemp rope, which is the so-called shoe.
Of course, even such makeshift shoes are rare.
A large number of residents are accustomed to going barefoot. In winter, they are even accustomed to frostbite due to a lack of awareness of keeping their feet and hands warm.
Kamne was like this. His hands were so cold in winter that they oozed pus. He didn't think it was a terrible thing, nor did he understand the harm.
Now, Parla is holding the dagger handed over by Rurik. The sharp blade cuts the cowhide several times, and the cowhide is cut.
While she cut the leather into small pieces of similar size, she kept muttering in her heart.
"Rurik, is it really necessary? Maybe your servant can continue to be barefoot, a servant is a servant."
Rurik, the supervisor, shook his head: " Just because he is a servant. If my servant is dirty, it will bring shame on me."
"Oh, it's a pity that this fine cowhide can be made into a comfortable leather coat."< /p>
"It doesn't matter, I can still buy cowhide. Even if my servant pricked his foot and the wound suppurated, then I would have suffered a big loss."
Palla shrugged helplessly and said Just continue the work at hand.
The current success of Parla's work explains what "simple leather shoes" are.
It is a piece of leather cut into an approximately acute-angled triangle. The leather is folded in half at the two bottom corners, a hole is drilled with the tip of a dagger at the upper part of the shoe, and a thick hemp rope is threaded through to tie it permanently.
The triangular waists were also touching each other, and Parla quickly drilled holes and put on the hemp rope. This hemp rope is the shoelace.
The first pair of shoes was ready, and Rurik was surprised by Parla's craftsmanship.
If we judge it only from the perspective of practicality, it is like buffalo horn shoes that can basically ensure that the user's feet are not injured.
But there is no comparison with his own shoes, or even the shoes of Rumia, the head maid.
Who was the first to wear it?
"Anna!" Rurik waved to the first named little girl.
Anna rushed over happily and simply sat on the wooden board. She knew what was coming next.matter.
"It seems you understand everything. Okay, can you wear shoes?" Rurik was going to ask about "tying shoelaces", but for a moment he realized that the ancient Slavs still had There is no relevant concept.
The girl raised her weak little head, with big questions in her big eyes.
Rurik looked down at the little girl sitting there. Although her face was a little dirty, she was really beautiful, or in other words, she felt obviously delicate. And her big dark blue eyes are really charming.
Rurik squatted down and almost fell to the ground.
Only at this moment did he realize that the little girl in front of him could not only squat, but she could even sit like a duck. As for myself, this Viking body is probably destined to be unable to squat perfectly.
He simply sat cross-legged and boldly grabbed Anna's dirty left foot.
Pinching this girl’s little foot, which was almost a bone, Rurik was really afraid that he would crush her into pieces with just a little force. "You girls must be deficient in calcium and all kinds of trace elements. Damn it, there is almost no meat on your body. I don't want you to be skinny all the time." With the words in his heart, Rurik grabbed the girl's feet and put them on the shoes. Rise.
Anna covered her mouth and was at a loss for a moment.
She fully understands the meaning of rank. In her opinion, the owner Rurik is probably on the same level as the head of the manor in his hometown? No! It should be greater!
All the girls understand one thing, that is, when the manor head and his family see the leader of the Ross people, they will kneel on the ground and obey him.
The master Rurik seems to be the next leader of Ross.
But how could Rurik’s current behavior be as tender as an elder brother’s?
Rurik gathered the hemp rope hard and tied the knot skillfully. One of Anna's feet was completely wrapped.
Very quickly, Anna already had shoes on her feet.
Rurik stood up, patted the dust on his clothes, and Anna, who was sitting down again, ordered: "Stand up and show it to your sisters."
She listened to the order , stood up obediently, jumped and jumped in front of the sisters from the same hometown with a bright smile.
Other girls showed envy and the desire to have their own shoes.
Care for them? certainly!
Rurik naturally felt that the future of these girls must be absolutely dependent on him, and it was very necessary to give them certain material and spiritual benefits.
He personally put on the shoes for each girl and taught them how to tie their shoelaces.
Rumia was still standing aside. She did nothing but watched everything that happened with her eyes wide open.
Her hands couldn't help but hold the silver jewelry on her chest. What was the depressing feeling in her heart?
Rumia hasn’t realized it yet,The emotion I am suppressing now is jealousy.
She even hoped that her master Rurik could squeeze her feet.
"Ah! Is it over now?" Parla wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to Rurik with a tired look on her face.
"You're not done yet?"
"Huh? All girls have shoes. Isn't that enough?"
"Of course." Ruri Ke shook his head, and then pulled Kamne, who had been envious for a long time, over. "If I make the last pair, I will give you a silver coin as a reward."
With money, there is motivation.
Compared to making soap, Parla felt that the reward from Rurik for making these simple leather shoes was more touching.
Soon, Kamne finally had his own shoes.
Rurik didn’t think his move was great, but this Kamne, he actually cried.
Kamne wiped her tears with her little hands, and kept tapping her feet, feeling the comfort of her shoes.
He stood beside Rurik and said from the bottom of his heart: "Master, thank you...I will do whatever you want..."
"Then be loyal to me. "As he spoke, Rurik stroked the little boy who was half a head shorter than himself. Kill by touching the head? Kamne did cry harder.
Kamne cried and said a lot of words of thanks, which completely moved the girls.
For a moment, the long room felt like a gratitude meeting, and Rurik could only face them with a wry smile.
It seems that for now I just need to give you some small favors? Well, I hope you will always have a grateful heart throughout your life.
Rurik saw that it was not too early to see the sky, and it was not a problem for the children to continue crying.
The tribe’s dinner time is approaching, that is, when the fish market starts in the afternoon, the tribesmen on the shore buy the fishermen’s catch. In order to ensure the freshness of the meat, they start cooking it as soon as possible, or directly Eat herring raw.
The herring is not big. Chop off the fish head, take out the internal organs as much as possible, wash them with sea water and stuff them into your mouth.
Such a crude way of eating is really a test on the stomachs of children and the weak. Rurik believes that the most suitable fish for children to eat is actually cod.
So, next, Rurik just wanted to give the servant the first dinner quickly.
"Servants!" Rurik clapped his hands and shouted sternly to stop the servants from crying. "Are you all hungry? Come with me now, and I will take you to eat."
Mentioning "eat", a word Rurik said in ancient Slavic, all the children really instantly Stop crying, it’s shocking how quickly the emotions of boys and girls can change.
Huh? You are really hungry!
For a moment, the children's eyes showed some urgent desire, undoubtedly, it was the desire to eat!
“Let’s go!” Rurik waved his hand, “I will take you to a place to eat.”
At the command, the children turned into followers and followed closely behind their master. Tears washed their little faces, and the children's faces returned to white, and now they are full of smiles.
Only Parla stayed in the longhouse and shouldered the heavy responsibility of cleaning up the mess.
Parla also understood that Rurik’s new maids were only leaving temporarily. Undoubtedly, the era of sleeping alone in a huge longhouse is over forever.
Think on the bright side! Although there is a language barrier with this group of children for the time being, maybe by winter, they will all be able to speak some broken Norse.
Rurik probably never regarded them as maids who could only serve others. For such a maid, one Rumia is enough.
They will be turned into certain tools to create wealth for their master Rurik.
As for the only little boy, it seems to be called Kamne. That little boy, he probably doesn't live here.
Rurik does have a unique arrangement for Kamne.
When everyone has finished their dinner, it’s time to arrange a place for Kamni to go.
Led by Rurik, a group of children walked on the intricate roads of Roseburg. They were not very eye-catching.
Because today, the entire tribe is in a carnival because of the return of the big leader. A large number of tribesmen flocked to the beach. From the time they landed near noon to when the sun was about to set, the beach had turned into a material distribution site.
Otto took his reliable subordinates and ran to the longhouse of the priests to challenge the derelict priests. Even if the big leader is not present, the remaining tribesmen are still distributing supplies in an orderly manner under the coordination of a group of older warriors who participated in the Sorgon voyage.
This is the process, which has become slow due to the large amount of supplies brought back.
However, for those families who did not send anyone to participate in the Sorgon voyage, according to the new regulations of the tribe, the good era of dividends is over.
This year’s spring tribute payment, many tribesmen are destined not to get their dividends.
It can be said that this is due to the selfishness of human nature, and it can also be said that it is a major manifestation of the positive changes in the Ross tribe society.
It can even be said that the two "great operations" of the Rus tribe in the summer of 829 AD caused the Rus people to basically say goodbye to their tribal culture and enter a slave society.
In the new era, families that lack strong male labor force are experiencing a sharp decline in their status in the tribe.
Of course they can leave Rossburg in a small boat and give up their identity as Ross forever, but doing so is full of risks.
They can all stay, but if there is no one to take care of them, it is obviously inevitable that they will be marginalized in the tribe.
Without Rurik’s attention, Fisk and his mother would have been completely marginalized and become dispensable existences in the tribe.
Now Rurik can sense the undercurrent hidden in invisible places, and the people in the Ross tribe have changed their minds.People who were once generous gradually became less generous.
In the afternoon, as usual, Rurik did not give any "military training" to his more than 150 subordinates. Those boys were generally trained to have considerable strength at a young age.
Because he eats a lot of meat, even fish, Fisk, who was once relatively thin and bald, has made a qualitative leap in physical fitness in the past four months.
Fisk used to be a ruthless person among his peers. Like a bull charging, Rurik was really worried at first that this stupid young man really broke down the shield wall alone.
Fisk's stomach is not yet capable of holding two pounds of cooked fish.
He took the leftovers home with him, waiting for his mother who had finished cleaning up the fish cooking scene to come home. By night, this lump of fish would be the dinner for mother and son.
Rurik appeared at Fisk's house in a particularly unexpected manner with a group of new servants.
At this moment, Fisk’s mother Broma was struggling to operate a simple loom.
Fisk himself is not idle either. He is operating the spinning machine, that is, processing the flax bought from the merchants.
Although during these days, Broma earned some revenge from Rurik. She is not complacent about this, because her life has been relatively simple so far. With some considerable income, it is necessary to satisfy the appetite, that is, more income, Broma hopes to use it to repair his own house.
After all, the house has been in disrepair for a long time. It is fine on a sunny day, but in autumn, rainfall is likely to become more frequent. As a result, not only does the house become cold, but the constant dripping of water from the roof is extremely bad.
Besides, if the house is no longer in good repair, it will definitely collapse under the weight of the snow on a snowy day.
The mother and son never thought that Rurik would suddenly place himself without warning on such a critical day as today.
Rurik must have come with some purpose!
When Rurik arrived, Fisk sat up excitedly and ran directly to the door. Then he was startled by a group of children behind Rurik.
"Rurik, these people..."
"They are my new servants. Where is your mother?" Rurik asked.
"Just at home." After saying that, Fisk led Rurik in.
Rurik is the complete savior to Broma!
"Ah! Great Odin's Blesser Rurik, do you need me to do anything?" Broma said humbly.
"I thought that after I gave you the money, you would repair the house. Now it seems..." Rurik looked around, not to mention that Fisk's home was still simple.
Maybe they are used to this way of life? Or maybe they simply don’t want to make changes immediately.
Rurik didn’t want to speculate. He walked into Broma and said bluntly: “Go and gather those women again. You go to the afternoon fish market to buy some fish.Start cooking the fish immediately. "
"Huh? ! Or give it to more than a hundred children..." Broma was shocked. If this was the case, the pottery urns and other clean tableware that had been put away were all taken out. Although they made money, they themselves It’s also quite tiring.
Rurik shook his head: “I have some new servants, not so many now. Woman, stop what you are doing! Do something for me now! I'm in a good mood now. Today's situation is very special. After getting things done, all of you women will be rewarded with a silver coin. ”