Tang Zhangwei's son likes to cry, the son of Princess Suining, life should have been a comedy.

But this fellow, like all the other children, was very fond of crying.

This kid often can't help but shed tears, as a candidate for the ruler of the Tang Empire, the little guy originally felt less fragile than this, but since he was crying, there was no way to control his emotions.

When the little boy started crying, everyone often hugged him and tried to make him stronger.

However, everyone's help made this child's temper grow bigger and bigger.

Volce gestured, reaching out to the belly of the fish to pluck the roe. Fresh, small black sturgeon roe is a delicious food they love. It is customary for them to catch the first female sturgeon, each of them takes out a large handful of roe from the sturgeon's belly and devours it on the spot. The roe in the belly of the fish caught later is flooded with salt for later consumption, but the roe is far less delicious than the fresh fish caught from the sea. Ellera stopped the boy and turned to Ella for a gesture.

"Ella, you take it first."

Love Pinela said.

Ella was stunned as she looked around, a little overwhelmed by being the center of everyone's attention.

"Yes. Ella took it first," and the rest of the people chimed in.

The girl looked at Bren, who nodded. She shyly stepped forward and pulled out a large handful of shiny black roe with her hands. Then stand and taste its deliciousness. Ai Pina made a gesture, so one by one he stepped forward and reached out to take out their own portions, happily enjoying the big fish. They were fortunate enough to avoid a tragedy, in an atmosphere of relief. It's as elated as a festival.

Ella slowly walked back into her tent, knowing it was a high honor. She was praised and accepted the honor. She licked the roe in small bites, savored its beauty, and tasted the praise and warmth of the tribe, a feeling that she will never forget.

All the fish caught were pulled to shore and beaten unconscious with sticks. So, the men stood in one

Next, the women were given all the troublesome tasks that had to be done, including cleaning and drying. They use sharp flint knives to cut through fish maws and large fish, as well as a special tool designed to scrape scales. This is a stone knife with a blunt back that can be held with the hand and hammered into a notch at the tip of the knife, which can be operated with the index finger to control the pressure so that the scales are scraped off without tearing the skin.

The nets are not only sturgeons, but also cod, freshwater carp, a small number of large salmon, and even scares and crabs. When processing fish, the sky is crowded with birds, devouring discarded offal, and even stealing a few slices of fish when they get closer. The processed fillets are dried in the air or set aside on a smoking fire to be smoked. Cover the shelves with large nets so that the nets dry at the same time, and you can also check for any holes in the nets so that they can be repaired at any time, and it will prevent birds from pecking at the tribe's hard-earned catch.

Throughout the fishing season, they got tired of the meat and even got tired of smelling it. But on the first night of their catch, they held a celebratory feast for a fish meal. Most of the fresh fish prepared for this feast is the most delicious white cod, wrapped in a large green leaf lined with grass and roasted over red-hot coals. Although, nothing was said in detail at the banquet, Ella knew that it was held for her honor. She accepted the women's offer to each of them to choose a small portion of the fish. The fish fillets eaten at all the banquets were specially prepared by Ah Ge.

Sunset. Most of them were busy leaving, returning to their own tents. Iza and Abba sat and chatted around a large fire that was about to burn to embers, while Ella and Aga sat and watched Erna and Yuba play together. Age, who had a one-year-old son, Grob, was contented with warm milk and lay peacefully asleep on her arm.

"Ella,"

Ah Ge spoke, a little hesitant, "I have something to say to you, I didn't always treat you very well in the past. ”

"Ah Ge, you have always been kind to me in the past."

Ella interrupted her.

"It's not the same as treating you well,"

"I talked to Deluget. He loves my daughter very much now, even though she was born in the fire pit of my first spouse. There had never been a girl in the fire pit in his past. Debrigai said, 'You have always carried a part of Ona's soul with you in the future. I really don't know anything about the soul. But, Deluge said, 'Be a hunter.'

Having saved the life of another hunter, he will take with him a part of the soul of the rescued person} and the relationship between them will be a bit like that between compatriots or brothers. 'I'm glad you got a share of Ona's soul, Ella. I'm glad she will be one soul with you in the future. If I'm lucky enough to have another child, and it's a girl, Drugai said, I'll name her Ella. One

Ella froze. She didn't know how to answer. "Age, this is a great honor for me. However, Ella is not the name of the family. ”

"It's the name of the family now."

Age said. ‘

The woman stood up and gestured to Ona to take her back to the tent. She paused and turned back and said, "I'm going now." ”

This is the closest thing a family member can say "goodbye". In most cases, this is omitted and they simply walk away. There is no word "thank you" between families. They understand the meaning of "thanksgiving", but it has a different connotation, usually from the heart of the lower ranks, and it means "to repay". It is the code of conduct and obligation of the tribesmen to help each other, and it is necessary for their survival, so they do not expect or receive gratitude from each other. The way to repay is to return the favor with a special gift or favor of equal value, rather than verbally saying thank you. As long as Ona lives, in her lifetime, including her mother, she must repay Ella with considerable favors and obtain a part of Ella's soul, otherwise, she will always owe Ella a debt. Age's statement to Ella is not considered to have been repaid, the real reward is still to come, this is the specific meaning of Age's gratitude to Ella.

Abba also left shortly after her daughter left. When the old woman walked past Ella. Gesturing to say, "Iza used to say that you were the lucky one, and now I believe it too." ”

After Abba left, Ella walked over and sat down beside Iza. "Izza, Ague told me that I would always carry a part of Ona's soul. But I just got her back out of the water, and you brought her back to life. You also saved her life, just like me. Do you also carry a part of her soul? ”

(End of chapter)