Chapter 36: The Bonfire
It was getting darker and darker, and the sun was almost all setting. The warriors who had gone out hunting also returned, and the prey was handed over to the women of the tribe left behind to deal with. All they need to do now is to go to the stream to wash off their sweat and mud, and then attend the party that will be waiting for a while.
This harvest season was held earlier than usual, thanks to the agricultural tools provided by the sea. So Yu Hai was invited to sit next to the patriarch and share a fire with the patriarch and other primitive people with high prestige.
Today's party must be attended by the whole tribe, from the elderly who can't get out of bed to the babies who are still in their arms.
Everyone came to the open space in the center of the tribe, which is where everyone usually gathers and has meetings, and everything that is important is here.
Now the area has been cleaned up, fires have been erected, and mountains of food have been placed in the clearing, waiting for people to pick up and eat.
For tonight's party, Yu Hai regretted not preparing the fireworks in advance. Eating barbecue, watching everyone sing and dance, and finally lighting up brilliant fireworks in the dark night sky, it must be unforgettable. Yu Hai secretly wrote in his heart that when the next harvest season is held, he must prepare a large number of fireworks and let them see these fireworks that will be lit every festival.
All the people came to the square and divided their places, some families sat around a fire, and some of the members of the hunting party contracted a fire together, and according to their preferences, they found someone to eat with them tonight.
When everyone arrived, the team leader sent someone to light the torches on the ground around the periphery, and when all the torches were lit, it represented the official start of the party.
As long as the people in the tribe saw the torches around them being lit, they also understood that this was the beginning of the party.
As early as the first torch was lit, the boys of the hunting party were a little eager to try somewhere. When all the torches around him were lit, the young men who were sitting by the fire could no longer sit still, and immediately took out the torches that had been prepared long ago from behind them, lit them as fast as they could, and then rushed towards the largest fire in the middle of the square, striving to be the first to light it.
At this time, the patriarch sitting next to Yu Hai also pushed Yu Hai and handed him a torch: "Light it, and then throw it to the big fire in the middle, before it is completely lit." ”
Yu Hai took the torch, looked at the torch handed to him by the patriarch a little inexplicably, and was not in a hurry to ask more, he was urged by the patriarch and the old people around him, and used the fire of the small fire that had been lit in front of him to light the torch, and ran towards the big fire in the middle with it.
With his agile skills, he came to the center as quickly as possible, found a side that no one had lit yet, and threw his torch first. Looking at the primitive man who was one step behind him, hey, he was still an acquaintance, looking at Nuko's annoyed look, Yu Hai left with a smug face.
Back in his place, the people sitting here also saw the process of lighting the fire just now, and they all praised Yu Hai for running fast and agile, and even Nuko of the Wuka team couldn't catch up with him.
Yu Hai accepted everyone's praise with a smile on his face, not humble at all. He is not as strong as these primitive people than physique, but more dexterous than dexterity, then they can't compare to him, he practiced badminton for a while when he was a child.
At this time, Yu Hai also had time to ask them what was going on: "Everyone, why are the young people of the tribe vying to light the fire, wouldn't it be good to send a few people." ”
"Let me say it, every time the harvest is over, the tribe will hold an evening party like this to celebrate the harvest, thank everyone for their hard work throughout the year, and pray for a good harvest next season," replied the old farmer. ”
Medicine Master Margot went on to say, "Whoever can light the fire means that he is good at it, and then he will be healthy and not be sick or injured." ”
In the end, the patriarch added: "And the most important point, today is also the day when everyone is in love, who can light the fire the fastest, represents strong strength, high ability, good skills, and a secure life in the future, that is, more female clansmen will choose him." When the fire is fully lit, the unmarried woman invites the unmarried man to dance by the fire, and once the man accepts the invitation, it means that they are together. ”
Yu Hai nodded, indicating that he understood, there is such a tradition in many places, that is, blind dates, they all say that they are full of food and think about that, that's it.
Fortunately, the patriarch told him, otherwise when others invited him to dance, it would be embarrassing for him to go, inexplicably having an extra wife, or a primitive tribe.
The people sitting around were very optimistic about Yu Hai, and believed that many young women from the clan would come over later.
Yu Hai also thought so, and he was already thinking about how to reject them for a while.
The beast trainer Beast Lu had already begun to turn the hind legs of some kind of prey on the fire, sprinkled some spices brought by Yu Hai, and then poured some fruit juice on it, and focused on the roasted meat, and when the meat was roasted, he would immediately cut it down and taste it.
After waiting for a while, no one came, and the young man sitting by the fire next to him had been invited by a female primitive to dance in the middle.
Seeing that no one had come for a while, the patriarch and the others began to think about what to eat, and stopped looking around.
Yu Hai waited for a while, and saw that many of the people who were dancing around the fire had returned, and no one came to invite him, so Yu Hai completely relaxed and joined in the barbecue.
At this time, Beast Lu cut off a piece of meat from the roasted hind leg and handed it to Yu Hai: "Eat, don't be discouraged, exercise more, eat more meat, soak in the hot springs in the back, and someone should invite you to dance in a few years." ”
Yu Hai took the meat that Beast Lu gave him, he thought he was a cold-faced person before, but he didn't expect that he was also paying attention to himself, and when he saw that no one invited him to dance, he came to comfort him.
After saying thank you, he began to eat the barbecue in his hand. Listen to their conversation once in a while, how many people have become this time, how many children will be born and the tribe will grow, and in a few days the Icefields tribe will come in exchange for good things, and which hunting teams will be sent out to visit the house in the future.
The bonfire ended with eating and drinking, chatting about the past, present, and future.
After that, naturally someone went to clean up the leftover bones and food, and they dispersed and went home, and Yu Hai also walked towards his camp.