Chapter 37: The Witch

Eskimos practice monogamy, which is extremely rare in primitive tribes, which also leads to the already scarce number of Eskimos, becoming less and less, in the whole of Canada, the number of Eskimos is only 34,000, and the Eskimos distributed in the whole Shijie are about 130,000 according to statistics in 2000, influenced by white culture, a large part of them have been transferred to towns, so it is extremely rare to say that the Rattlesnake Eskimo tribe can still maintain its traditional cultural beliefs.

But if I keep standing still, it is obvious that I will not be able to continue to develop, I must follow the pace of the times, but I can't be arrogant, relying on Li Cheng's personal liliang is not able to help the tribe much, and I have to rely on the decision of the federal government and the help of the majority of Canadian kind-hearted people.

Before that, Li Cheng would use his practical actions to help the children of the tribe, Noah because he had to go to work at the grizzly bear ranch, he had little time to stay in the tribe, and he would often teach some children and tribesmen modern life skills and language, for example, not all of the current Eskimos do not know English, and there are several adult men who can speak some English, but they are not fluent, and there is no problem in communicating with Li Cheng.

As for children, the Eskimo tribe currently has about 15 percent of the total number of people under the age of 18, and Noah calculated that there were 160 of them.

It's not bad for a tribe of 1,000 people to reach this ratio, and it's monogamous, and the medical environment is so bad that the children born are likely to die, and the healthy children who grow up are the survival of the fittest, so every one of them is an Inuit warrior!

Li Cheng watched Xiao Yuanbao eat the whole plate, almost a piece of haode roast lamb leg meat, with a satisfied look, Noah poured a glass of warm water, Xiao Yuanbao probably also understood that the usually majestic big shaman showed full politeness in front of Li Cheng, so with Li Cheng covering, he had no scruples.

A glass of water, Yuan Bao drank half of it, and the other half was spilled on Li Cheng because he drank too quickly, and Noah roared in the indigenous language, which scared Yuan Bao's soul away.

"Noah, it's okay." Li Cheng's words have not fallen, because of extreme fear, the ingots are holding a bubble of boy's urine, pouring out with lightning speed, Li Cheng thought it was the warm water that had just been poured down, and he didn't care at first, so he asked Noah to take a plate of roast lamb shank, and Li Cheng picked up the little ingots and returned to the room.

In the dim room, there is only one kerosene lamp, usually no one in the tribe is willing to order, only Li Cheng and Noah have a separate wooden house, put down the little ingot, Li Cheng squatted down and said, "Yuanbao, are you still hungry?" There's also a place where I change my clothes. ”

Li Chenggang turned around, and the little ingots began to sweep the mutton again, no one could have imagined that the 3-year-old child's appetite was so amazing.

Touching the wet part of his crotch, Li Cheng sniffed, stimulated by the smell of urine, Li Cheng couldn't cry or laugh, and said: "Little ingot, you are really energetic to soak in the urine of a boy!" ”

Of course, how can Yuanbao, who can't even understand English, understand the local dialect of southern Hunan spoken by Li Cheng? Yuan Bao only ate mutton silently, and vaguely said a few notes in Eskimo language, which was completely the rhythm of chicken and duck!

After changing into a pair of refreshing pajamas, Li Cheng took a thick short-sleeved T-shirt and put it on the little ingot, which basically mopped the floor when the ingots were put on.

"Well, this grizzly t-shirt is really for you." The little ingots have never worn clothes, this is mainly because there is no local jishu to make linen clothes, and the animal skin clothing method is still used, and the little ingots without a father and mother naturally can't get clothes, and the Eskimos are a hardy people, and most of them are simply surrounded, and there is no need for the little boy to cut off the hard-won animal skin!

It can be seen that the children who have no dependence, although they do not starve to death, but their living conditions are not optimistic, and they can only get clothing, food and a good living environment when they have contributed to the tribe.

Li Cheng runs a ranch by himself, and after leading about five people, he feels exhausted, and Li Cheng, who is still learning to be a boss, has any qualifications to criticize Noah? In his opinion, Noah has done a good job and should not be blamed.

And listen to Noah, under normal circumstances, when he is not in the tribe, there is another witch to lead the tribe, is Noah's grandmother, this year is 80 years old, is the oldest person in the tribe, the profession of witch, similar to the doctor in modern society, the tribe will come to her for any illness, is the most respected person of the tribe, deeply loved by the Eskimos, and it is precisely because of Noah's grandmother that he, the leader and the great shaman, do it safely.

Shaman is the representative of the gods and totems, and the witch is the messenger of nature, helping the tribe to expel the disease, is also an indispensable figure, the appearance of the witch, generally random, after the death of the previous witch, the tribe will naturally appear witch, there is no artificial inheritance, as if the gods have chosen, very wonderful.

After a while, Xiao Yuanbao finished eating a plate of mutton, and the amount of mutton that Li Cheng could get was so much, because when he changed his clothes and went out again, the mutton had been swept away, and it was false to say that he was not hungry, but Li Cheng had some beef jerky, compressed biscuits, soda and the like in his package, and it would be okay to eat it after he went back.

A little ingot, wearing that T-shirt is very eye-catching, and many children are very envious.

Seeing this, Li Cheng's heart softened unconsciously, and he communicated with Noah: "Next time I come over, I will bring a lot of children's clothes and food." ”

"Boss, is my salary enough this month?"

"No, your salary, or leave it to those who need it, these things are my voluntary gifts, by the way, I heard that your grandmother is still there, I have seen the profession of a witch on a TV show, grandma doesn't come to eat mutton?" Li Cheng has been to the tribe several times, but he has never seen this mysterious witch, who is over 80 years old! It is already rare in modern society, let alone a village whose productivity is still maintained at the level of primitive tribes?

"My grandmother doesn't eat meat, he only eats high-protein larvae...... Every day I would go and catch a few, and my grandmother ate three a day. ”

Bugger......

Li Cheng was a little scared at the thought of having white larvae, he didn't expect Noah's grandmother's diet to be so special, no wonder she could live so long, a high-protein larva is as low as a large piece of beef, and it is easy to eat, which is very suitable for the elderly! But most people really don't dare to eat it.

"Okay, Noah, if you don't mind, I'm going to visit my grandmother, and I have some gifts to give her, in Huaguo, when I come to someone else's house as a guest, the elders must see me." After Li Cheng met the little ingot, he had been holding him, the insecure little ingots enjoyed the feeling of being in Li Cheng's arms, and after eating and drinking, he fell asleep deeply, Li Cheng didn't dare to let the little ingots sleep alone, although he couldn't help everyone's orphans, but once he saw it, he would help him wholeheartedly.

In the Eskimo tribe, only the little ingots are helpless, and the other children are accompanied by their families, and between such a gap, the suffering of the three-year-old little ingots must be stronger than everyone else.

And meeting is fate, Li Cheng has an innate sense of intimacy with the little ingots, and the little ingots in his arms seem to be eating mutton in a dream, and his mouth opens and closes, which is very cute.

Noah hesitated for a moment and said: "Boss, it's not that I don't take you there, but my grandmother's temper is very weird, and I can't even let me see him, and the maids who usually send the larvae are the maids around her, and I suggest that you better not go to see my grandmother, because ......"

"Because weishenme? What are you stammering, isn't she your relative? There's something terrible. "Li Cheng doesn't understand Noah's behavior very much, no matter how he says that he is the leader, and he is the spiritual belief of the clan, and he is even a great shaman, and he is afraid of witches? This is not scientific!

"Hey, I'm just the nominal leader, the real leader is my grandmother, and the grandma behind the scenes, seems to know everything about me, when we met a year ago, she told me that I would meet someone who changed her fate, and now I understand, it turned out to be you!"

Li Cheng sighed secretly, Shijie is not strange! The mystery of witches, whether in the southwestern frontier of China or in the western part of Canada, has a field beyond scientific inquiry.

Foresee? Li Cheng was even more curious about this grandmother.