The Huns are different from the Han people, the biggest festival of the Han people is the New Year, and the biggest festival of the Huns is called Eid al-Adha. The name is different, the meaning is basically similar, the Han people are busy for a year, and there are no crops to cultivate in winter, so they can only eat, drink and have fun, and another advantage of putting the biggest festival in the beginning of spring is that they are about to start the work of the new year, and they always have to comfort their hearts.

The Eid al-Adha of the Huns also served this purpose, but this festival was not held in the beginning of spring, but in the middle of winter, at the coldest time of the year. This is the most difficult period for the Xiongnu herdsmen, if there is not enough fat in the body, many people will be frozen to death by the cold. Therefore, on this day, every family will slaughter the fattest livestock to reward themselves for their hard work in the past year.

There are only more than 100 sheep in the Tuntou family, and more than half of them are still old sheep. Because of last year's war, their most fertile pastures were covered with war, and no one rushed there to graze. Without good pasture, the flock did not grow very well, many of the lambs froze to death during the first heavy snowfall, and the rest of the old sheep were all covered with skin and bones, and there was not much meat on them.

Eid al-Adha was the biggest festival of the Huns, and even a poor family like Tuntou killed a sheep. The mother put the fattest sheep's tail in the tuntou bowl, which attracted the eyes of several younger siblings. Tun Tou was just about to give the sheep's tail to his younger siblings, but was glared at by his mother.

Tuntou is sixteen years old, and he has not returned since his father went out with the army, and he has become the only laborer in the family. The other younger siblings are still young, and these more than 100 sheep need to be grazed in tuntou, and many things in the family have to be done in tuntou. The body of just sixteen years old is very thin, compared to the rich children who live in the wool felt house, the head of the tun is thin and withered.

After being glared at by their mother, the younger siblings lowered their heads and ate the lamb bones in front of them. The mother continued to scoop the meat from the pot in front of Tuntou, and said while watching Tuntou eat: "Eat more, only when you are full can you have the strength to work." ”

Tun Tou nodded hard, held back his tears, and stuffed the fattest oil and meat on a sheep into his mouth: "Grandma, you can eat too, I can't finish this!" ”

The mother smiled, and still fished the mutton and mutton fat to Tuntou: "You are the backbone of our family, only if you are full, they will not be hungry, hey......, if you are ...... Abba" The mother wiped her eyes with her sleeve, and swallowed back the words that came to her mouth.

Today's harvest is not good, and there are not a few people like the Tuntou family, and there are many herdsmen who can't celebrate Eid al-Adha because they have no livestock. It's not that these people are not industrious, it's just that this damn war has completely disrupted their lives, and the herdsmen who are on the edge of life and death have completely gone to the abyss of life.

The head man opened the tent curtain full of holes and walked in, and when he saw the Tuntou family eating, he smiled: "Oh, smelling the fat mutton makes people drool unconsciously, it seems that you have a good time on Eid al-Adha!" ”

The moment he saw the headman, his mother's heart chuckled, and with a woman's intuition, he had already guessed that something bad would happen, because the headman's eyes were always rolling on Tuntou's body: "The headman is here, please sit down, the freshly cooked sheep bones, the headman also tastes it?" The mother gave Tuntou a look: "Tuntou went to see if the livestock pen was strong, this year is not good, but I don't dare to let those livestock run one." ”

Tuntou said yes and went outside, and several younger brothers and sisters also quickly got up and gave up the best position by the stove to the leader. The head man waved his hand: "Don't eat, I don't have time to eat, the king issued an edict to let ......"

"You're going!" The mother pushed the head of the tun and interrupted the head man's words: "I know how to eat in one day, how can I feed this family after being so lazy?" Your Abba has become a dead man, and we are left with orphans and widows in this family, and I can still eat a meal of lamb bones on Eid al-Adha this year, and I won't even be able to drink white water next year, why is my life so bitter? Woohoo......"

The mother's cry caused the head man to scratch his scalp, and thick dandruff wafted around the room, and a large part of it fell into the pot where the meat was cooking. The head man sighed: "I know your life is not good, but whose family is better?" Go and see, how many tribes are left of the original more than 300 households? Don't cry, I'm the one who should cry! ”

The head man took a deep breath: "This is the thirty-second family I have walked through, every family has difficulties, your family Tuntou and his father died on the battlefield, this is also a helpless thing, if you want to blame this damn war!" After a pause, the leader continued: "But then again, since we are the deployment of the king, there is still Shan Yu above the king, and the king does not dare to disobey Shan Yu's order, and we naturally dare not disobey the king's order." ”

The head man took out a piece of parchment from his bosom and threw it in front of his mother: "Look clearly, the seal on this is from Wolf Juxu, it is an order given by Shan Yu personally, your family is just sixteen in the first few years, according to Shan Yu's instructions, anyone who has reached the age of sixteen among my Huns should become a warrior, the army of the Han people has already come, how can Shan Yu protect our homeland without a warrior?" ”

The leader rubbed his hands together and kept them as close to the stove as possible. The slightly red nose twitched twice: "This time no one can run, even Lao Tzu has to climb on the back of the horse with a knife, my two children follow Lao Tzu, what else do you say I can do?" ”

Seeing that the crying just now did not have an effect, the mother hurriedly ran over and knelt down at the feet of the head man: "Please, head man, Tuntou can't go!" This family depends on him inside and out, his father has died on the battlefield, and it can be regarded as a single loyalty, if Tuntou leaves, our broken family will really be over, and neither I nor those young children can survive! Please look at the face of his father in the past, just let my family go, right? ”

The head man shook his head: "No! Let's tell you the truth, this time the Han people have an army of 300,000, and there are not many of us Huns who can fight, and there is no way for Shan Yu to attack in the face of many Han people, this is already Shan Yu's biggest concession, if you put it in the past, a thirteen-year-old child would have to go to the battlefield! ”

The mother snorted and cried, and kept kissing the toes of the head man: "Please, our family is only six months old enough to be sixteen years old, and he is really just a child!" ”

The leader's face sank, and he raised his foot and kicked his mother in the chest, and the mother flew up and slammed into the iron pot behind her, and a pot full of mutton soup was sprinkled on the ground, not revealing the bones and meat pieces stewed inside.

"You let me let you go, who let me go?" The head man was furious: "It's all said, this is Shan Yu's order, no one is allowed to disobey!" As long as you are still a Hun, you have to abide by Shan Yu's order, there is no room for negotiation in this matter, let Tuntou gather in front of my tent early tomorrow morning, and kill without mercy if you violate the order! ”

The head man ignored his mother and the Tuntou family, got up and took his hat and left. The mother was hit so hard that she couldn't get up for a long time, and several young brothers and sisters were so frightened that they cowered in the corner and didn't even dare to cry. Tuntou pulled his mother up, looking at Tuntou's childish face, his mother's tears couldn't stop flowing.

At the same time, the same thing happened in all parts of the Xiongnu as the Tuntou family, and the heads, households, and generals of various tribes sent people to recruit soldiers in their own territories. It is said to be a conscription, but in fact it is a forcible pull. Those people said almost the same thing, all because the Han Chinese were about to march, and everyone over the age of sixteen needed to become warriors.

Tuntou helped his mother wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, knelt on the ground and respectfully kowtowed to his mother, and called the second child to himself: "After I leave, you are the most capable man in the family, we don't expect anything else, as long as the family can sit together and eat a meal of boiled meat in the coming year, even if I follow my father's footsteps, I can rest assured!" ”

The second child nodded heavily, and the family hugged each other and cried bitterly.

Yi Zhiyi sat in the big tent, with wine and meat in front of him, and a very brave song and dance was being performed. In the past, the Huns never danced in tents, especially in the king's tents. They like to dance and sing to the campfire, and find a place to rest when they are tired. You can also meet your beloved girl in such a dance hall, if you are in love, just find a hay to chop, and the rest of the things can not be said more.

But after the arrival of Ichimo, the situation seems to have changed. Yi Zhiyi brought with him many ways of life for the Han people, including dancing in tents, which he considered to be an aristocracy. Since you are a nobleman, you should have the appearance of a nobleman, and you can't be as rough and uneducated as a commoner.

Li Shaojun was also among the guests, the expression on his face was the same as usual, neither unhappy nor happy, his face was as calm as the frozen lake. He was reluctant to come on such an occasion, Yi Zhiye only learned the surface of Han etiquette, and did not have an inner temperament and noble quality. Looking at the nobles who were drooling and shouting, Li Shaojun shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart.

"Today is Eid al-Adha, Ben Shan Yu specially invited you to come to celebrate the festival, these songs and dances are newly arranged, very majestic of my wolf god, Ben Shan Yu is named Blood Wolf, what do you think?"

"Hello blood wolf! Good blood wolf! ”

"None of us can compare to our quick thinking and resourcefulness!"

A group of people began to flatter, only King Wu Jian frowned and said nothing. Yi Zhiye glanced at King Wu Jian: "King Wu Jian, do you have a better name?" ”

King Wu Jian hurriedly got up: "Shan Yu's name is unique, we are not as good as others, but ......"

"But what?"

King Wu Jian put his heart sideways: "Shan Yu, our Huns are the descendants of the Heavenly Wolf God, the name Blood Wolf sounds uncomfortable, please think twice!" ”

"Humph!" King Juntun was furious, and pulled out his weapon with a choked sound. The dancing girls were jumped, stopped in a hurry, and lay on the ground motionless.