Chapter 3: The People of the Solang Family

The wasteland is barren and difficult to survive, and having a full stomach is the biggest problem.

The Zhangxiong Gyatso brothers were already wealthy barbarian herdsmen within a radius of 100 miles, but they still couldn't eat meat every day.

In the morning, the helmet iron pot boils water, and puts in two pieces of dried milk made of long-haired milk to make soup, which does not taste very good, but can replenish sufficient nutrition. Then there are a few handfuls of wild vegetables unique to the wasteland, mixed with flour that resembles barley fried to make cakes, which can also be eaten to your heart's content.

There is no soap, no toothpaste, and at first contact with this kind of life, Zhangxiong Gyatso is really not used to it, but he can't, so he can only settle.

Pack up, don a rough leather robe made entirely of sheepskin, and use a thick thigh bone of an unknown beast as a weapon. Zhangxiong Gyatso looked back and saw that his younger brother Dorje was already ready to go, and his face was excited.

It's a little funny, and I also know the mood of young people going out to see the world for the first time. They took out their only two-headed wildebeest mount and said to Dorje, "Let's go!"

In early autumn, the wasteland is the most abundant in aquatic grasses, and it is not yet winter, and it is not yet time to migrate. Therefore they did not pack up the hides and tents, and anyway, there was no one who did not open their eyes in this hundred miles and dared to steal their brothers' things. Just drove the cattle and sheep and ran in the direction where Solang's family was.

The wildebeest is similar to a normal horse, except that it has two more vertical horns on the top of its head, which is sharp and hard. This is a mount peculiar to the barbarians, wild, very irritable, and difficult to tame. It is said that the huge tribes of the barbarians even have hundreds of wildebeest cavalry teams drawn by hundreds of people, and they run with terrifying sounds.

This is also the only thing that the barbarians can handle, and it is also the foundation of their existence. Otherwise, face the wolf cavalry of the beasts, the black panther cavalry of the elves, the wild boar brigade of the dwarves, and the giant horse heavy cavalry of the human race. The barbarians could not stand tall among the races, and became the reason why they had to recognize their status, although they were despised as vulgar.

It was only more than ten miles away from Solang's house, and the two of them drove the cattle and sheep, and soon saw their family's animal skin tent.

Solang's family has a large population, and one tent is not enough, but there are not so many new tents sewn from animal skins, so unless it is a cold winter, the only people who can usually sleep in the tent are Aunt Solang, her two sisters, and her two younger brothers. Solang Gompo and Solang Dondrup were like wild beasts, huddled together with the sheep and slewrang.

In the distance, Solang Gongpot saw the figure of the Zhangxiong brothers driving the cattle and sheep, and happily greeted him: "Brother Gatso, you are here!"

Solang Tondrup also followed behind his younger brother Kampot, although he was the elder brother, he did not look as tall as Kampot, his face was a little sallow, and he walked with a limp, obviously his injuries were not yet healed. Seeing Zhangxiong Gyatso looking at him, a look of shame appeared on his face.

Knowing that Kampot must not have eaten, Zhangzhung Gyatso casually threw the leftover bread from the morning to Kampot and said, "Let's go with Dorje and herd the sheep, and I'll talk to Dundrup." ”

Kampot devoured the bread, nodded, and drove the cattle and sheep away with Zhangxiong Dorje. As for their own livestock...... Since Dunzhu was robbed, there are only four long-haired cows and thirty sheep left, and Grandma can take care of them alone.

The barbarians of the wasteland have always worshipped the strong, and Zhangxiong Gyatso is the strongest man within a radius of a hundred miles, and he is tall and strong, and his strength is extraordinary. Solang Kampot's aunt greeted Gatso very respectfully, and as for Kampot's two sisters, their expressions were a little shy, but their eyes were hot, which made Gyatso a little unbearable.

"Aunt Solang, I have something to discuss with Dunzhu, you can go on your own!" said Zhangxiong Gyatso, and Aunt Solang learned the news from her son Gongpot last night, and it was up to Zhangxiong Gyatso to know whether she could recapture the robbed cattle and sheep. After A's words of gratitude, he took his two daughters and two boys who were not very sensible and drove the cattle and sheep far away.

"Dondup, can you say it now?Who robbed you of your bride price?"

Solang was a little embarrassed, and finally couldn't stand the eagle-like sharp gaze of Zhangxiong Gyatso, and then spoke: "I don't know that person. I was just driving the cattle and sheep to Jinba Rinchen's house, and on the way I met a man riding a wildebeest alone, and when he saw that I was himself, he became ill-willed. The wildebeest drove me away, and I was so frightened that I turned around and ran. From afar, I only saw the man laughing and walking away with my cattle and sheep. ”

"You just let the family snatch the cattle and sheep so easily, without any resistance?" Zhangxiong Gyatso looked incredulous, he knew that Dunzhu was timid and afraid, but acting like this was still ridiculous.

"That man...... He looks very vicious, and ...... I saw that he still had an iron spear on his back, and I ...... I'm afraid he'll kill me. Dunzhu said with a smile, he is also such a timid character, and there is no way to change it.

Zhangxiong Gyatso didn't take it too seriously, but when he heard that there was an iron spear on that person's body, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he really paid attention to it.

The barbarians were so poor that it was impossible for small herdsmen like them, to have iron tools, except for the larger ones. Just like the iron helmet that Xiong Gyatso used to cook rice, he was still exchanged for ten sheep and Tashi Touren, and the treasure is not good.

As for weapons, only the giant mammoth thigh bone on his back, iron weapons don't even think about it. Therefore, when he heard that the man was carrying an iron spear on his back, he moved his mind to covet it.

Barbarians are like this, as long as they don't know people, they can grab whatever they like, as long as you can grab it, it's yours.

"If you meet that person again, will you recognize it?"

"Yes...... Gatso, let's not provoke that man, right? He has an iron spear on him, and he must not be easy to provoke. Dunzhu said in a snort, worried in his heart.

"You don't need to worry about this, you just need to go with me and find that person. In this hundred-mile wasteland, I am in charge, and outsiders dare to plunder wantonly, I must not pretend not to know, otherwise my reputation will be ruined. Tashi people will also look down on me, and that's the worst. ”

Zhangxiong Gyatso said categorically, pointing to the only wildebeest of the Solang family not far away: "Get on the horse, and we will set off immediately." He won't be in a hurry at night, and today it's just dawn, and the man is driving cattle and sheep, and he will definitely not go far. ”

Tondrup was helpless, he did not dare to resist Gatso's assignment, so he had to climb on the wildebeest. Zhangzhung Gyatso whistled, and soon Zhangzhung Dorje and Solang Gompot came running. The two of them ride a wildebeest together.

"Let's go, let's meet the guy who dares to rob the Donzhu bride price. ”

Riding a wildebeest, under the guidance of Dunzhu, Zhangxiong Gyatso galloped away with two boys who were ready to see the world.