Chapter Seventy-Two: Adam's Rite of Passage
Dumb is very addicted to this little game, and he still enjoys it even though he loses more and wins less. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info Tang Ge's squatting legs were numb, but the dumb man still pulled him and didn't even do training, so Tang Ge must accompany him to have a good time. Tang Ge was helpless, and secretly put a few handfuls of water, thinking that the dumb man would have a good time and end it quickly, who knew that the dumb man who won a few handfuls in a row was more interested, and the angry Tang Ge's head was smoking, and he secretly scolded himself for having nothing to do, just because he was full of food and had to teach this guy to play games.
Just when Tang Ge was distressed, the savior came.
Adam dragged a wild sheep with difficulty, came to Tang Ge's side proudly, put the wild sheep in front of Tang Ge, squatted on the ground, raised his head proudly, like a general returning from victory, motionless waiting for Tang Ge's praise.
Tang Ge looked at the triumphant Adam dumbfounded, looked at the goat in front of him, and then looked at the proud Adam with his head raised, Tang Ge felt that his brain was a little insufficient.
I just scolded this kid for only eating and not working, but I didn't expect this little tiger to understand, and turned around and caught a goat for himself. This goat is not big, only thirty or forty pounds, but Tang Ge really can't figure it out, with Adam's small body, how can he hunt this goat and drag it back?
Adam was tired enough to crouch and gasp, but his head was still held high. It felt like it was doing well, much better than the owl that could only catch mice. But after waiting for a long time, he didn't wait for Tang Ge's praise, so he roared dissatisfied.
Tang Ge hurriedly got up, rubbed Adam's head vigorously, and asked happily, "You caught this goat?" How do you do it? It's amazing! ”
Adam then took his posture and arched the goat with his head, and the stinky prey was revealed.
"Stop playing, hurry up and pack up the sheep." Tang Ge compared to the dumb man.
The mute took Tang Ge's untie knife and began to skin the goat. When peeling the skin, Tang Ge noticed that there were no wounds on the goat's body except for a few blood holes on the neck, and it seemed that this goat was really caught by Adam, and Tang Ge, who was happy in his heart, couldn't help but praise Adam fiercely, shaking Adam's head and buttocks. Tang Ge was playful, "Wow~~~!" Seeing this, Adam also followed a tiger roar, and the domineering spirit of the king of beasts in the roar was fully revealed, and for a time the chickens and dogs in the tribe jumped, and Adam's hound friends scurried around, not knowing what was going on.
The dumb man cleaned up the lamb with three strikes and five to two. Tang Ge gave the sheep liver and the heart to Adam, this guy is a beast in the end, and he likes bloody things. Tang Ge, a whole sheep tube, didn't move, but let the dumb man wrap up the water and go to the spring to clean up, and in the evening he would make a whole sheep feast as Adam's first kill celebration.
Tribal people generally do not waste food, but they usually do not eat it when they go into the water. Among the internal organs, only the heart and liver are eaten, and sometimes the fresh heart of the beast is eaten raw, because they are superstitious that they will get the power of the beast, and the reason for eating the liver is similar. So the dumb man looked at the colorful intestines soaked in the water, a little dumbfounded.
"Put your leather bag under it and don't get muddy." Tang Ge was anxious to compare beside him, and he couldn't figure it out after being dumb for a long time, so he had to do it himself.
In the torrent, use a knife to cut the lamb belly, wash the grass residue inside, sprinkle a handful of salt, rub vigorously, after rubbing, soak it in the water, and the simple hairy belly is cleaned up. As for the sheep intestines, they are cut from head to tail with a knife, and they are also washed and rubbed with salt. Its practical lime effect will be better, but there is no lime, so you can only make do with salt. This sheep is not big, and two handfuls of fine salt have cleaned up a little bit of internal organs, and the dumb man has a straight flat mouth in distress, and it seems that he can't wait to give Tang Ge a slap. But Tang Ge is not distressed. This is Adam's first killing celebration, this is the first time Adam has hunted prey, and Tang Ge doesn't plan to waste anything.
After packing up, take the entrails and the tube of sheep and the sheepskin back home, and it is time to pack up the hooves and heads again. Usually Tang Ge is very lazy, but Adam's first hunt stimulated him a lot, as if he finally saw the child he had worked so hard to raise and married a daughter-in-law who was like a flower. Le's Tang Ge was a little blindfolded.
Two fires were made, and the tripe and intestines were boiled on one fire, and a pot of boiling water was boiled on the other. When the water is about to boil, press the sheep's head into the water, shake it and bring it out again, and with a light scrape, the wool will fall off. After repeating it several times, the wool has almost fallen off, and then the sheep's head is placed on the fire, and the unshaved wool is burned when it sees the fire. After the sheep's hooves were also treated in the same way, Tang Ge carried the sheep's head to find Lao Sha.
Seeing that Tang Singer was carrying a smooth sheep's head, Lao Sha was a little dumbfounded. It's not that the tribe doesn't eat animal heads, but they are generally large animals, such as bison or something, and they are all skinned and eaten.
"Shi Wazi, what are you doing here?" Lao Sha asked suspiciously.
"Uncle, lend me your machete. I broke the sheep's head. As he spoke, Tang Ge picked up the machete.
Lao Sha was stunned in a daze, not knowing what Tang Ge was making trouble with. I wondered in my heart, "Is it a sacrifice?" It doesn't look like it. ”
Tang Singer rose and fell, and the sheep's head was broken after a few cuts. Most people think that animals have bones on their heads, but they are not. The heads of animals, especially herbivores, are actually full of meat except for the skull, nasal bones, and tooth bones. Although the sheep's head is small, the edible part accounts for almost 80% of the weight.
After breaking the sheep's head, Tang Ge thought about it, one goat must not be enough to eat, so he wrapped a large bag of things in his hand, preparing to bring it all together in one night.
"This is Adam's big day, bring some fruit to my house in the evening." Tang Ge beckoned to say goodbye to Lao Sha.
Halfway through, I bumped into Xiaoqing. Xiaoqing was seventeen or eighteen years old, short but very strong. The corners of his mouth are naturally upturned, as if he is smiling at any time, and he is a very pleasing young man.
"Brother Qing, why are you going?" Tang Ge greeted Xiaoqing with a smile.
"It's okay, go to Lao Shana to get some food, the family has already finished eating." Xiaoqing also replied to Tang Ge with a smile.
Tang Ge said: "Don't bother, just call a few people and go to my place to eat at night." Today is Adam's day of great joy. ”
Xiaoqing was not polite, and said with a smile: "That relationship is good." Wait a minute, I'll call Ah Zheng and them, and the night will be lively. But what happened to Adam? ”
Tang Ge shook the head of the sheep in his hand and said, "This is the first time Adam hunted, and he hunted a goat. I'm going to give it a little bit of a celebration. ”
Xiao Qingle said: "Drink!" It's a rite of passage. ”
Tang Ge nodded and smiled happily: "It's not." It's a good time to come to the New Year's ceremony. ”
The standard for the Banpo Dolphin tribe to hold a coming-of-age ceremony is simple. The tribe believes that once a boy reaches the stage of voice change and the girl has menarche, it means that his body has matured and he can be treated as an adult. At this time, a coming-of-age ceremony will be held for him. The rite of passage is also very simple. Give you a weapon and set out to hunt a game in the wild and bring it back. Girls are more relaxed, and if you don't think hunting is okay, it's okay to gather some fruits and vegetables.
After returning from hunting or gathering, the Fat Witch will hold a ceremony, and with the blessing of the Fat Witch, the tribesmen will share the food brought back by the person, so as to prove that he is already a qualified hunter and is qualified to provide for his people, and the tribesmen will also accept his offerings, and will treat the person with adult etiquette from now on.
Most primitive tribes have a rite of passage by hunting a single prey alone, but some tribes limit the types of prey, such as sheep, deer, crocodiles, and the like. However, the Banpo dolphin will not, as long as it is prey. Of course, the prey must also be able to handle it. The prey of the rite of passage is related to the person's later status. The more ferocious and cunning the prey is hunted, the higher the person's status in the tribe will be in the future.
And the coming-of-age ceremony means that the person is eligible to wear the tooth necklace. The prey of the rite of passage is the first time that the person has hunted alone in the presence of the clan, so the iconic bones or teeth of the prey will always be in the middle of the tooth necklace and cannot be changed at any time.
Therefore, the beast tooth necklace represents a person's strength. Whether this person is powerful or not, and how powerful he is, you can see it at a glance at his necklace. In the middle of the big stone necklace is a saber-toothed tiger's tooth, although it is only a young saber-toothed tiger, but the young saber-toothed tiger is also a saber-toothed tiger. And a lonely teenager can hunt a beast with the top of the food chain alone in the dangerous wilderness, and can bring the prey back safely, which is simply a legendary story.
Therefore, although Adam only hunted a goat, this act is a complete proof of his ability to survive. It was an opportune time to use this as an opportunity for Adam's rite of passage. However, there is no convention in the tribe to give beasts a coming-of-age ceremony, so Tang Ge is going to cook more food, and everyone can have a big meal and have a lively time.
Back home, Tang Ge began to prepare dinner for the evening. It's a pity that the big stone is not there, and he has to do all the work himself.
The sheep's head and sheep's hooves were washed, and the sheep was divided into small pieces, and Tang Ge, who wanted to make a whole sheep feast, felt that it was too troublesome, so he simply made hand-handled mutton. Wild goat meat tastes good in the first place, and boiled meat is a good dish. Tang Ge's hand to make the mutton is also simple, the mutton is cut into bold pieces, all put into the pot to cook, add a little green onion, ginger, garlic and pepper to adjust the taste, can not be put more, it is easy to take the flavor if you put more. Put the seasoning and the rest is to wait, and when the meat is cooked, the original flavor of the hand-grabbed mutton is done, and when you eat it, you can take it out and gnaw it directly, and if you feel tired, you will dip it in some salt. Delicious and simple.