Chapter 279： Homecoming Carnival and Fur Mania

When they set off, the three hundred warriors dragged some sleds and carried a batch of grain to the mysterious, dangerous and full of opportunities to the north.

The Julian calendar is approaching March, and the warriors are returning in larger groups with new vehicles.

A large number of Ross people, either carrying swords or short spears, crowded in the sled team.

Many people subconsciously touched the giant horns and furs of the reindeer, many people stared at the hard leather tied with twine, and the strange men and women wearing animal skins and coarse linen.

They are outsiders!

They are likely to be new slaves.

But these people have no restrictions on their hands and feet, and they try their best to avoid the staring eyes.

Otto jumped off the sled in the form of a king, and met Harrodsson, who was the first to rush over, on the frozen coast of Roseburg.

"You have been away for nearly two months, as if you have been away for a full year. My big boss, you are..."

Otto smiled, and he pointed to the east to respond to his close buddies: "Hello, Zosson, we are not only hunting, we have explored the land of the east."

"Really?"

"Of course!" Otto greeted his Lurik, who was in a good mood, and then, Lurika who jumped off the sleigh pulled the siblings and stood beside Otto.

"Look, my son has a new servant. They are from the East, they are not Finns, they are called Corvins."

Harozuosen glanced at the two children, and with only this glance, he concluded that their appearance was indeed somewhat different from that of his clan. They are more like Lu Mia's appearance, such as round apricot eyes, their faces are generally flat, but their hair is more golden than Lu Mia.

Looking at other weird people sitting on sledges, they all have a similar appearance.

Harrodsson was really happy for the leader: "It seems that you have gained a great deal, my leader, you made a feat. We thought you were strange attackers, but unexpectedly, you came across the sea of ​​ice."

Otto smiled and walked forward three steps, and slapped the old man on the shoulder: "They are not my slaves, they are Rurik's slaves. I'm back now, tell me, how is everything?"

"Oh! Of course! Everything is peaceful, everyone's life is peaceful. Now that you are back, everyone is very happy."

"Then go! We need a grand celebration."

Roseburg, the thick fjord, and the hills near the fjord, are like a mother, tolerating his sons who are out and about.

"Operation North Hunting" officially ended in a way that no one had ever thought of. What was the biggest gain from this operation, where are the large amounts of fur and hundreds of slaves that were blackmailed and looted?

That is a great message, which makes the boundaries of the known world in the Russ worldview extend a lot to the east.

Those Corvinans from the "Eastern Land" are a group of people that the Ross people have never seen before. Now, after returning to their hometown, the chieftain conveys the exciting news that the Ross people have conquered the land of the Corvin people.

"The land of the east! All the land of the east, except for the Chofen territory, belong to us!"

The Ross tribe fell into a carnival, and the snow-covered Fort Rose quickly lit a huge bonfire. In the night, Lumia, who had just returned, did not care about the boats and cars, so she put on the antler helmet, and under the guidance of the high priest Veria, performed a "Giving Back to Odin" at the stone ship altar in the middle of the night. Ceremony.

The ceremony was luxurious, and there were two bucks sacrificed.

Although he was a little bit reluctant to execute the two deer, Rurik tried to overcome his fatigue, but he held the steel sword with his own hands and killed the deer. In his opinion, everyone felt that after the sacrifice was completed, everything had a definite end.

The deer blood stained the altar, and the steaming deer liver was placed on the bronze plate. Lu Mia carefully placed it on the altar. At this moment, Tianyu was originally a dim green aurora, suddenly becoming brighter.

Veria's cracked face turned toward the sky, looking at the shining aurora, two lines of tears moistened her withered face.

She couldn't help muttering in the sanctuary: "God has received our feedback. Your great move across the sea of ​​ice has been approved by God. We have conquered those in the East, and we have been allowed by God."

"Grandma, is this a good thing?" Rurik asked deliberately.

Veria lowered his head again, he slowly looked around, watching Otto and his close buddies, and all the warriors who had participated in the action and returned safely. She looked at Rurik again: "What are you going to do with the conquered Corvins? They are your servants."

If this question came from the soul, Rurik couldn't help thinking a lot!

After all, by now, the group composition of the Ross people has become more complicated. A large number of Novgorod women were added to the huge population, as well as the Rus and their mixed descendants. A group of deer breeders and Kewen people joined in, and some of the women became the wives of the Ross people.

Rurik didn't think too much: "I am their master, and they are my servants. The servants must be loyal to the master and do things for the master. And the master must give the servant shelter. This is a contract between me and God."

"It's a perfect contract. Keep it! Just like your name, Rose will be strong again."

Rose will be strong again.

This is a bit mysterious when you think about it seriously. Could it be that the Ross people were very strong a long time ago? Rurik couldn't help thinking that Veria might still bury some past stories in her heart, after all, she was over seventy years old. As for those things, they were not carved on the wood.

The grand sacrificial activities are just part of the grander Roseburg Carnival.

The tribes not only congratulate the returning warriors, but also because the time is coming soon in March, the huge, weirdly twisted icicle in the center of the ocean will also loosen quickly and quickly, and the ice-bound ocean will thaw at a very fast speed, in order to welcome In the trade season that resumed in April, the Ross people also deliberately found a reason to consume all kinds of material inventory at home.

Compared with previous winters, the winter that the Ross people are experiencing is unprecedented abundance. The reason for the abundance is nothing else. It was the huge amount of currency that was looted from the war against the Gotland last summer, and Rurik demanded ancient times. A huge amount of living supplies brought by Alder and a large group of small merchants who followed this big businessman.

Rurik originally estimated that all the grains could support the Rus people until the beginning of February.

Actually? The small Rus family does not eat wheat every day. Even if the wheat is delicious, they are more accustomed to a small amount of wheat and a lot of meat.

You can still eat a lot of fresh meat in winter. This is entirely because of the brand-new "soap trade" established by Rurik. The trade has caused a large number of left-behind men to use huge Nordic forest axes to chisel the extremely thick sea ice and lure seals to breathe. .

In the two months that Otto's team left, more than five hundred Ross men dragged their sleds along the coastline to the south, looking for thinner sea ice to catch more seals.

Fishermen know that it is better to catch herring than in the southern waters, so they must go to the south to try their luck in catching seals.

Their luck is a symbol of strength, and as many as 6,000 seals have been captured in just two months. There are so many seals that in Rurik’s soap workshop, a large amount of lumpy seal suet can only be stored in the snow for a long time. Only a ticket of children’s processed soap can’t consume dozens of tons in a short time. Seal oil.

As for the seal meat, one after another entered the stomach of the Ross people. The silky and dense seal skins make a group of fur traders mad at the guest house.

Gould, naturally, is also a part of this "fur mania".

All the merchants saw the huge business opportunities in the future, because the warriors who had just returned began looking for merchants to negotiate the reasonable selling price of squirrel skin.

Therefore, a large number of Ross people are not only drinking ale around the campfire, they also negotiate with all kinds of businessmen, and some business is reached on the first night.

They took advantage of the carnival to dump the spoils they had received in order to use the money they earned to buy some weird things. And the businessmen are not fools, a pair of invisible hands are appearing in the fur trading market in a moment.

According to the past, the fur market began to appear when the Ross hunters returned home. For a period of time, the entire Ross was a big market.

When the transaction was over, all the leatherworkers' families in Roseburg began to be immersed in the stench of tanned leather.

The situation this year is not fundamentally different from previous years. However, the quantity and quality of the new furs put on the market is unexpected for all the left-behind people.

Almost from the first business, some merchants began to lower the purchase price.

Either you are eager to sell the leather you have in exchange for money, return the blacksmith’s credit, order a new steel sword, or just want to buy some wheat and hard-frozen carrot soup to satisfy your appetite.

Or simply like the feeling of holding silver coins.

Leather owners began to sell leather in large quantities. In order to realize the cash faster, they either actively cut prices or passively accepted merchants' pricing.

Sacrificial activities can be used as a watershed in price.

Before the sacrifice, the person who sold the squirrel skin could get one silver coin and fifty copper coins from a piece of leather.

After the sacrifice, the purchase price dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye, and at one time someone was willing to sell two squirrel skins for one silver coin.

You know, although squirrel skin in normal times is not as amazing as a six silver coin than ferret skin, it is also close to the price of forest cat skin, which is two silver coins. It's good now, who made a fortune in the "North Hunting Operation" and the attack on the tribes of the Kovins? !

It's businessmen!

And this is the economy, it is the motive of the greatest interest that once allowed guests to drag their homes to live in.

The merchants are waiting for the opportunity to make a fortune. A large number of small merchants have joined the crazy army. The merchant families are busy buying furs at night, even forgetting what embarrassment is. The whole family is dreaming about the trade season. After the recovery, he made a fortune selling leather products in the south.

All this happened quietly when Rurik couldn't perceive it.

The carnival lasted until the sun rose!

In Roseburg, a large number of bonfires were still slowly burning with hot embers, and many drunk and over-exhausted people lay down by the bonfire and fell asleep.

There were also many warriors who participated in the action. They sold their furs and slept with their long-awaited Novgorod wives who had recently given birth to a large number of silver coins.

Isn't it like this for Rurik?

Fortunately, Otto and the old guys who stayed behind were reminiscing about the old days. He took a batch of spirits from the blacksmith's shop and told the guys about his great journey at Harrodsson's house. He was also in the midst of gathering alcohol, and gathered together because of spirits A large group of corrupt and unshaven uncles collapsed into a ball, just like soldiers who had just finished a **** battle, lying directly on the battlefield to rest.

This led to the leader's house, which has completely become a child's nest.

"New children, I must develop them into reliable partners. Or wives, or subordinates."

No, Rurik was dragged directly to bed by the thoughtful Niya and hugged him vigorously in his arms. This bed was supposed to be lying on this sturdy old fellow Otto. When the team was hunting north, Niya pulled the little sister Carlotta over entirely because of emptiness.

However, no matter what, later did not embrace the son she gave birth to make her feel at ease and happy.

A big bed is crowded with a total of four people, one big, three small, and although it is a bit crowded, everyone feels happy.

Lumia led the daughter of the chief of the Salmon Tribe, Lumi, a little girl with the same name as herself, and the two slept on the bed in Rurik's own room.

As for brothers and sisters Telavis, they live in the room that originally belonged to Lumia.

Seven children were actually packed into a warm woodcut, and Lurik was naturally one of the children.

The three newcomers marveled at the wonderful feeling of sleeping on the bed, the wonderful feeling he was wrapped in a blanket, and even the endless safety and warmth.

Compared to his younger sister, Telavis is very sensitive to everything that is happening. The boy knew that it was impossible to defeat the Ruths on the battlefield, and the Russ also expressed their kindness to the survivors, and surrendering to be a servant was the only cost-effective choice.

However, this so-called kindness is simply a kind of care!

"Slaves? Are we the Corvins who entered the homeland of the Ross people really slaves?"

What Telavis knew was that all the Kewen people who were dragging their homes were required to live temporarily in an empty beach. There are also those who raise deer, who have been designated to live in another deserted beach.

Chief Rose provided a batch of linen and leather, as well as a little inferior axe, which allowed the Corvins to set up a tent that can avoid the wind and cold at a very fast speed. In a new day, Kewen people will start to build their own houses on the spot.

It is said that all Kewen people will migrate to the mines in the north and build a new settlement there.

Originally worried about the future Seeing the huge Roseburg, with an astonishing number of Ross people, Telavis fell into fear for a while. Now, he was lying on a soft bed, and his feet were on a pure wooden floor. Because of a built-in stone hearth, the air in the whole room was warm.

He can't describe this feeling of happiness in words, everything is like a dream. He is even very stupefied. The Ross people are flesh and blood and even pay great attention to joy, and they are even full of tenderness. This and their terrifying performance on the battlefield are basically two concepts.

Telavis knew that he had left his homeland, and neither his future nor the future of his sister could be controlled by himself. Kewen people clearly enjoy preferential treatment, and this treatment is probably the simple favor of their masters.

He and his sister became wanderers who wandered to the world on the other side of the sea. For the scholars, the land of the West also exists in the legend.

The facts are completely different from the legends. The Varangans are not savage monsters that emerged from the land of ice and snow. They are human beings, people who know how to enjoy, a huge population, an amazing village, and a powerful tribe.

Roseburg was completely shocked by the existence of Telavis.