200 Hohe tribe, Northern Yan border
The next three people have been on the road, only at noon and at night will stop to rest, so more than ten days later, the carriage entered the Hohe tribe, Zhan Xiaoyan naturally sent people to greet the lord of Hohe, this is what she promised when the brothers and sisters were guests in the Beiyan Kingdom, if there is a chance to come to the Hohe tribe, they will definitely come here as guests, let them do the friendship of the landlord, and now Zhan Xiaoyan is doing this!
"Smiling, you're really here! And it's great to be with the prince, I'm very welcome! My mother liked the jewelry I bought from your store last time, and she brought it with her to tribal banquets or important occasions, so now that the three of you are here, let me entertain you well, and you must not be polite! "Hohe Qingxue is very welcome to the arrival of Zhan Xiaoyan, although she and her do not have much communication, and the conversation is limited to the time when buying jewelry, but sometimes with people, and the length of time to know, and how much to talk has nothing to do with it, just by the first feeling. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
"Hehe, of course I'm not welcome. And your tribe is also different from the capital, whether it is the scenery, the food, or even the residence, it is different. Look at these yurts, we in Kyoto, but we don't sleep directly on the ground like this, although there are mattresses or something on them, but they are at least half shorter than the bed, and you like to drink goat's milk and eat beef, I believe your life must be very exciting! Zhan Xiaoyan followed her as she walked inside, looking at the different environments and layouts around her, her eyes full of novelty.
"Of course you think it's fresh, because it's your first time in our tribe! For example, when I went to Kyoto with Brother Wang for the first time, I also felt new to everything, because we are all used to living in the place where we were born and raised. Okay, you and the prince will live here, don't worry about rain, because our tribe has a fixed time of rain every month, and this month has already rained. Hohe Qingxue took Zhan Xiaoyan and Yan Qihao to one of the empty yurts, and pointed to the bed that had been made.
"Well, Lord Huhe, if we need to see your father, please take me with you, because although I brought her because I wanted to see you with a smile, we also need to visit the local master!" Yan Qihao saw that Zhan was smiling and had already begun to walk around the tent, so he said to Hohe Qingxue.
"Okay, then wait for dinner in the evening, I will eat with my father and queen mother in the evening, you can also come together, I will have someone come over and call you over, now you can have lunch first, I will let people send it in!" Huhe Qingxue walked out of the tent as she spoke, and ordered someone to bring them lunch.
"Qihao, although this tribe is not as big as Kyoto, it also has a different scenery, I believe we can also drink fresh goat's milk and eat delicious beef!" In the end, Zhan Xiaoyan sat down on the stool, since the bed was spread on the ground, of course, the stool was not so high, the height was almost up to her calf, a little higher than the bed, it looked very small and exquisite.
"If you like it! This time we can stay here for five or seven days, or longer, until you want to leave, and then we'll go. Yan Qihao said, he went over to lift the teapot and wanted to pour water for the two of them, but what came out was goat's milk, he took a sip first, well, it tasted very good, there was no fishy smell, and the people who wanted to come to Huhe tribe drank goat milk, so naturally there was a way to deal with goat milk.
"Smiling, come, take a sip of goat's milk first, it tastes very good!" Yan Qihao handed her the teacup, and sat next to her, drinking goat's milk. Because they usually don't drink goat's milk, only children who don't have breast milk to drink will need to replace it with cow's milk or goat's milk, and whether it's goat milk or cow's milk, there will always be such a taste in it, so now drinking goat's milk without the slightest fishy smell tastes really good.
"Welcome the regent and the princess to my tribe, please don't be polite, if there is anything you want to see or eat, just tell them two children, as long as it is in the tribe, it will definitely be given to you." Come, my lord, this king toasts you with a glass as a welcome to the arrival of your husband and wife! King Hohe raised his glass to Yan Qihao, and Yan Qihao also drank the wine in his cup with a lot of face.
Because the emperor is the ruler of all tribes, and the tribes are the fiefs they own, they all treat them equally. Of course, in front of him, the regent, their status is not as high as his, and they also need to salute him first, even if he comes to the Hohe tribe as a guest now, there is no need to have the slightest sense of fear, as long as he maintains his usual appearance.
"I hope that the prince and the princess can stay in the tribe for a few more days, because after three days, we will go hunting, and there are many wild things on the mountains next to the tribe, and then ten days later it will be the day of our Hohe tribe - Songkran Festival, in such a season, such a festival is very comfortable. When that day comes, people up and down the tribe, regardless of age or status, will splash water on each other, and then there will be lively singing and dancing and delicious food for everyone to enjoy in the evening. So if the prince and princess are not in a hurry, please stay in the tribe for ten days and go back after participating in the Songkran Festival! After three rounds of drinking, King Huhe opened his mouth to invite and retain.
"Well, we'll be sure to stay! Because the reason why I want to play is also to see different scenery, participate in some different activities, and do things that I have not done before. Then the king of Hohe, the princess, and the prince and the monarch, then our husband and wife will be disturbed! Yan Qihao looked at Zhan Xiaoyan when he heard this, understood her eyes, and knew that she wanted to participate in this Songkran Festival, so it was good to stay for ten days, and after the Songkran Festival, he would leave the Hohe tribe, and also leave the territory of Beiyan Kingdom, and go to the next town, or country.
Three days later, the group went hunting, and Zhan Xiaoyan and Huhe Qingxue also followed, accompanied by the three men of Huhe Wang, Huheyou and Yan Qihao, in addition to the guards of the tribe. Everyone rode to the foot of the mountain and then walked up the mountain, because since the prey was in the mountain, the horse was naturally useless. And according to what King Hohe said, this mountain is the place that divides them from the next tribe, and the wonderful thing is that the mountain happens to be divided into two halves, so the tribes on both sides can only come up from their own side, but they can't go to each other's tribes.
"Qingxue, and the princess, do you two have anything you want? If so, you can ask for it now, and we fathers, brothers, and husbands can call you and make you satisfied. King Hohe looked at his daughter and the woman of the same age who had a good conversation with her, but had become the princess regent.
"Well, Qihao, I'm going to make a few scarves, and I'll wrap them around in the winter to keep out the cold, so rabbit fur and fox fur are fine. Of course, if you can hit a tiger, then it is best to use tiger skin, which is both warm and comfortable! Zhan Xiaoyan made a request unceremoniously, and of course she made a request to Yan Qihao, she would not say the other two people, first, it was inappropriate, and secondly, she didn't need them to hunt any prey for her.
"Then father, brother, I want you to shoot me a deer, we haven't eaten venison for a long time, the last time we ate it was in October last year, and now it's rare that the prince and princess are here, so we'll treat them with venison again!" Huhe Qingxue thought about it and put forward this request. Because she originally lived here, she didn't need to ask her father and brother for anything to call, she could do it herself, but it was good to entertain Yan Qihao and Zhan Xiaoyan.
"Well, that's what you want! Princess, you stay with Qingxue, because we hunt separately, and Qingxue still knows some about prey, so if you encounter a big prey, please be careful to avoid it and don't face it head-on. Lord, then let's go! Hohe lobbied, so he performed light skills and quickly walked forward, and Hohe Wang and Yan Qihao also followed, of course hunting should be serious.
"Okay, smile, let's walk to the side, there is usually no big prey there, and I will recognize the footprints of animals, if there is really any big prey, I will also take you to avoid it, so that you will not encounter danger!" Huhe Qingxue said, and walked to the side with a smile. Since it is hunting, the two of them naturally carry bows and arrows and daggers on their bodies, as women, although the big prey is a big deal, but the small prey can also catch a few, they are just for temporary interest.
The two of them walked all the way in, and when they saw rabbits, deer, or birds and pigeons flying in the sky, they all shot down, and they didn't have to go out of their way to pick it up, naturally there were guards to follow, and each arrow was marked, so there was no need to worry about their prey being mixed with others.
"Qingxue, is there any open space around here? I mean, it's not the kind of clearing that belongs to hunting. I saw that we had just killed a lot of prey, so I sat down on the ground and roasted the prey and ate it. The two of us roasted some rabbits and pigeons to eat, and it is estimated that the three of them will not go back so soon, and the reason why we came with us was only because of interest, but we didn't care how much prey we caught. Or you can let them eat together, we can directly roast and eat the prey directly on this mountain, which also has a unique flavor! Zhan Xiaoyan shot another rabbit, and turned to Huhe Qingxue because she didn't want to continue.
"Of course, there is a cave not far away, which is where I often go, so there are seasonings, pots and chopsticks, whether you want to roast the prey directly and eat it, or cook soup. Well, then I'll talk to the guard, and ask him to tell my father about our trip to the cave, and then go ahead and catch a few fish, and when my father, brother, and prince are done hunting, we can try our craft!" Huhe Qingxue thought about it and felt that this was not bad, and she had not eaten on the mountain, so naturally she had no objection.
The two came to a water's edge, and Huhe Qingxue speared the sharpened branches directly at the swimming harpoon, not once of which was empty, obviously familiar with the way. At last Huhe Qingxue forked five fish, filled all the kettles, and then they walked towards the cave she had mentioned, and it was not far from here, and it was half an hour to arrive.
"Okay, then let's pour the water into the pot and boil it first, and here we also hang up the scales first, and take out the things that can't be eaten in its stomach, and when the guards have killed the prey and brought it after blood, we will throw them directly into the pot that has already boiled hot water, and then we will decoat them. Of course, I know that you must be a person with good cooking skills, maybe what I said at this time is long-winded, but I also hope to do these troublesome steps. Huhe Qingxue finished carefully, and finally looked a little embarrassed.
"No, it's not verbose at all, after all, even if I'm a good cook, I don't necessarily handle these prey, so your reminder is necessary. Then you boil hot water, and I will prepare the five fish, and then I will use them to cook the fish soup, and the rest of the game will be roasted and eaten. Zhan smiled and took out a knife, first cut open the stomachs of the five fish one by one, took out the internal organs, and then scraped the scales on their bodies, and the processing action was also fast and skillful.
Huhe Qingxue looked at it for a while, and then went to make a fire to boil water, because it must be boiling water, and then put the prey in it for a while, the hair on the prey will fall off instantly, and the rest will be plucked manually. Because fish scales cannot remain on the body of fish, rabbits and pigeons cannot have hair on their bodies, otherwise it is not a delicacy, and these hairs and fish scales are inedible things, and looking at them will reduce people's appetite.
Soon, the guards brought over the prey that had been killed and put the blood out, and they all put it directly into the pot clearly, and then after half a cup of tea, they took out the prey and began to pluck it manually. (To be continued.) )