470. Dog sledding
The Greenland government is also a responsible local government that has been working to improve the quality of life for Inuit by finding ways to provide jobs and learning opportunities for Inuit.
However, the Inuit are not used to life in the city, and they are not used to ordinary work, so most Inuit are still scattered on the island.
How many Inuit are scattered? The statistics are incomplete, but less than half of the island's population is concentrated in Greenland's capital area.
This is not the case in Iceland, which is much better off than Greenland, but still has three-quarters of the population living in the ReykjavΓk metropolitan area.
When they couldn't hunt enough game to feed their families, some Inuit went to the city in search of work, but most went on to find other hunting grounds.
Meyek's father saw that it was not enough to stay on the main island and hunt wild animals, so he took his family to a small island off the coast in the summer, where he ambitiously prepared to hunt seals.
His plan was correct, it was indeed a way out, but the problem was that he underestimated the beast and the natural environment, and overestimated his own ability and luck.
In July, Mayek's father ran into a walrus on a voyage and was towed away along with the kayak......
Hearing this, Chen Song asked, "Then something happened to your father, why didn't you leave the island quickly and come out to ask for help? Why did you wait until now?"
Mayek said bitterly: "Not at that time, we have to keep a long vigil of the night god." β
"What is the Long Vigil?"
"My mother was going to sit on the bench for five days, waiting for the god of night to send my father with great mercy. We couldn't go anywhere for five days, my mother couldn't speak, she couldn't eat, she couldn't drink, she didn't doze off, she had to stare at the sky with her eyes open, and if she was pious enough, the god of night would send my father back. Mayek said with a serious face.
Isn't this feudal superstition? Chen Song was helpless and asked, "Then has your father been sent back?"
The answer was self-evident, and Mayek shook his head gloomily.
Chen Song sighed: "You are wasting time and energy at all, how can any night god send the deceased back?"
Mayek said dejectedly, "Of course, it's my mother who wasn't religious enough, she fell asleep on the fourth day, and she didn't keep her eyes open and staring at the night god. β
Chen Song, his eyes open, and he couldn't sleep for five days and five nights? Who the hell can withstand this? Even if he is a cultivator who has built a sixfold foundation, he can't withstand it.
After his father's death, the family did not leave the island in time because they only had a raft, and the walrus not only took his father with him, but also dragged him away with his ivory.
In this way, they had to wait for the sea between the island and Greenland to freeze before leaving, and waited until the temperature dropped sharply and the offshore sea froze a few days ago, and then Meyek was able to set foot on land with a small sled to find help.
Chen Song still couldn't figure it out, he asked, "Since the sea is already frozen, why don't you leave together?"
"Because my grandfather saw the terrible Nijack wind coming after the ice froze, my mom and my younger siblings couldn't withstand such a heavy snowstorm," Mayek said. And we don't have enough food, if everyone goes on the road, then what will we eat?"
Chen Song asked, "The Nijack wind you are talking about is the snowstorm that just stopped?"
The boy nodded and said, "Yes." β
Now Chen was relieved, the meteorological department in Greenland did not monitor the sudden arrival of this snowstorm, and an old Inuit who had never gone to school judged its appearance just by observation? This is a bit too overbearing and mysterious.
It was getting dark soon, Chen Song didn't dare to slow down, and they kept driving towards the seashore at high speed.
He couldn't slow down, the Mayek family was in a terrible situation, they had long run out of food, and the so-called food that Mayek ate on the way to the island for help was seal skins, dog skins, and soft wood on the sleds that the family had saved!
The dogs are the companions and family of the Inuit, and they pride themselves on having strong sled dogs, but the Mayeks killed the sled dogs, and they would never have done so if they had not had food.
The speed of the snowmobile was much faster than that of the boy on a small sled, and after several hours they finally reached the beach in the dark, and then they could no longer drive the sleigh.
Although the sea is frozen at this time, the ice is not thick and solid, and it can be dangerous to climb the snowmobile.
At this time, the sleigh and the dog came in handy, Chen Song unloaded the sleigh and put Brother Dao and the bench dogs on it, and the next road had to rely on the dog sled.
The bench dogs are small but super strong, like mini tractors, drag and run after putting on the sled, Chen Song shook his hand and shouted behind him: "I didn't get in the car, I didn't get in the car, hey, I haven't gotten in the car yet!"
The dogs dragged the sled cart back again, and Brother Dao replied with an embarrassed and polite smile: The first time I pulled the sled, I was so excited that I forgot about you.
Chen Song brought food, fuel and some medicine to the car, the convoy stayed behind to pick up, Angelina took care of Brother Bai here, and only he and Mayek went to the island.
Eric secretly stuffed him with a short-barreled shotgun: "Be careful, no one knows what's on the island, you have to be careful." β
Chen Song patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine, I haven't taken you to find the pirate treasure yet." β
Eric smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Good luck, man, God bless you." β
The Inuit had an excellent sense of direction, and with the help of the starry night, Mayek found his way home, and eventually returned to the island.
Because of the temperature, the Mayek family lived in tents instead of igloos on the island, and Chen Song saw several tents after the sleigh was eventually towed onto the island.
Mayek was so excited that he didn't get out of the car and began to shout: "Mommy, grandpa, brothers and sisters, I'm back!
Hearing his shouts, a figure emerged from the tent, and then an old man cried out: "Ah, it's my grandson, I heard it right, I heard it right, my grandson is back! Kudullah is a warrior, and his son is a warrior!
Meyek got out of the car and threw himself into the arms of the old man, crying with excitement: "Yes grandpa, I have become a warrior, I have brought back good Samaritans, and they will save us! What about my mother? What about my brothers and sisters?"
The old man said: "They're fine, they're just too hungry to get up, the Nijack wind two days ago was too fierce, we almost didn't get through it." β
Chen Song unloaded the firewood and charcoal and began to light the fire, he first boiled hot water to make milk powder for the family, and then cut the meat and mixed flour to make porridge.
Mayek's mother and younger siblings walked out with their arms, and there were quite a few of them, and there were seven children alone, which means that Mayek's family had eight children, one more than Huluwa!