Zhang Qi soon approached the perimeter of the tribe, which was next to the creek, where many women were doing laundry. Seeing Zhang Qi, they greeted one after another, "Yo Zhang Qi, young master, why didn't you come back with "things" when you went out this time?"

Zhang Qi smiled bitterly and said, "Aunt Zhang, don't talk about my little master anymore, okay? I see that the weather is very good today! I went to the forest to play for a day, and I didn't play anything." ”

"Well, it's okay, after all, it's not an adult, so it's good to play. "It's good to relax, you're so much better than that kid in my house." Everyone said Zhang Qi's good words.

Suddenly, a chubby woman shouted: "Zhang Qi, when will you come to my house to play, that girl in my house misses you." I'm ready, as soon as you reach adulthood, I'll go to the patriarch to propose marriage. ”

When everyone heard this, they laughed loudly, some people were laughing and scolding the fat woman, and some people seemed to be reminded, and they all sold their girls to Zhang Qi. Zhang Qi sweats!

He is the son of the patriarch, and his status is high, but it is not expensive! Because, in this stressful environment, the tribe is a big family, and it must be united and cohesive. Otherwise, they will be destroyed. Zhang Qi likes this close-knit family.

Zhang Qi saw that the frolic had a tendency to grow bigger, so he hurriedly smeared oil on the soles of his feet and slipped away......

Zhang Qi's tribe was surrounded by wooden piles, forming a large circle. There are no large, aggressive animals in the vicinity, but necessary precautions should be prepared. There are also people standing guard around to report the situation at any time. to deal with sudden dangers.

Zhang Qi walked into the tribe and walked home, and the people he met greeted Zhang Qi one after another. Zhang Qi also responded with a smile one by one.

"Zhang Qi, it's a coming-of-age ceremony in half a year, but you can think about it, what to prepare? I am looking forward to your boy's performance, haha!" A forty-year-old man, dressed in animal clothes, covered with muscles.

Zhang Qi smiled and said, "Don't worry about leaving uncle." On the day of the coming-of-age ceremony, you will definitely not be disappointed. ”

"Haha, I'm looking forward to what you'll do when you get there. ”

Zhang Qi's eyes suddenly became unusual. "I'm going to surprise you!" thought to himself, Zhang Qi had this confidence.

Back home. It is a stone house with several rooms. In front was the courtyard, and behind the doorway was a stone wall, but the house could not be seen from this stone wall. Behind is the house. Behind the house, a yard was formed to grow some grains. Although Zhang Qi's family is the patriarch, it is no different from others. There is no luxury luxury. Zhang Qi's mother also has to work and plant things.

Zhang Qi didn't know if the atmosphere of other tribes was the same.

There used to be "marchers" who came here to tell the tribe people about the outside world, but they were all towns. The tribe itself refuses to allow outsiders to enter. But Zhang Qi's tribe does not exclude outsiders. But it's not open.

When I walked to the door, I heard someone talking inside, and when I walked into the yard, I saw my mother talking to my cousin. Zhang Qi's cousin is called Zhang Meimei, and she is very beautiful. Before he was a minor, his body was already perfectly developed. But I heard that it was picked up, and my parents didn't know who it was.

Since the two have been playing together since childhood, she is also quite slimy. Told her a few years ago that she had been picked up, thinking she would be emotional. For this reason, my father and mother also quarreled for a long time. Dad insisted on telling her the truth. Mom felt sorry for her.

However, she herself is not emotional. After hearing it, I was not excited, shocked. went up and hugged my mother, and said coquettishly: "Then don't you love me anymore." "Mom is also relieved to look at Meimei, who is still lively.

Zhang Qi didn't know how to behave when he lost his parents, he had his parents, and he couldn't imagine that kind of change. But I also know that this thing is too hard for people.

When asked why she wasn't sad, Mei Mei gave him a white look: "You like me so sadly, my parents are very good to me, why am I sad." I don't have any feelings for my biological parents, but in the future, I won't call you brother, I'll call you cousin. ”

Zhang Qi looked at her and felt that she was not only not sad, but also seemed to be happy. Zhang Qi was a little baffled.

"Mom, Meimei, I'm back. ”

Zhang Meimei saw that Zhang Qi was back, got up and said with a smile: "Brother, why don't you bring things back?"

"Qi'er, you're about to become an adult, and you have to protect the tribe. You can't be as playful as you used to. Exercise well. Look at that child of your Aunt Qianfeng's family, Zhang Yishan. Go out hunting every day to subsidize the family. You've brought things back every time, but I know you're just doing a good job. ”

"Yi Shan, the boy followed the adults to the depths of the forest to hunt wild beasts. You just hit something small every time. Every time you train, you are the first place, and you are still perfunctory. People don't know you, I don't know you yet. Is it glorious to be in the top five? It's good to be the first to be a man......"

Zhang Qi looked at his mother's endless reprimands speechlessly, as if he was constantly talking, and he had to talk for a long time, so he hurriedly interrupted her: "Mom, there will be a coming-of-age ceremony in half a year, and you will see how I perform then." ”

"Alas!" Zhang's mother sighed, "You child, I hope you have a point in your heart." ”

Zhang Qi looked at his mother helplessly, and glanced at Meimei who had been snickering next to him. I don't know how many rolls of my eyes have been rolled in my heart.

Meimei looked at Zhang Qi squinting at herself and stuck out her little tongue at him!

Zhang Qi thought of his father again, and it was estimated that he was in the back mountain again. "Mom, where's my dad?"

When Zhang's mother heard the question, she was also stunned, and then said: "Where else can I be, do a ritual in the back mountain, and pray that the totem can bless our tribe to be safe and sound! ”

Zhang Qi and Meimei also have very serious expressions. The totem of the tribe is a divine being, bless the entire tribe. It's just that the totem on the square is just a copy, and the main lord has always been in the back mountain, and only the patriarchs and elders of the tribe can see it. It was a pattern of eight swords.

It is said that there are three in the back mountain, which are kept there. The rest, nowhere to be found. There is no record in the tribal history books. I guess it was lost during the Great Migration.

After staying at home for a while, Zhang Qi told his mother that he had something to do and left. Meimei also hurriedly said hello and followed Zhang Qi out.

Mother Zhang watched the two go out together and smiled inexplicably. Keep busy with the work at hand.

Walking out of the house, Meimei chased after her, "Brother, where are you going?"

Zhang Qi looked around and said, "Go to Uncle Blue Mountain's house to see if the things I gave him have been made." This is the "Phantom Mouse" that I spent a lot of good iron and wine, and it took me a week to get the "Phantom Mouse", as well as some things I saved in exchange. The thought of buying him two pots of good wine every week before it was built makes my heart ache! Zhang Qi spent a lot of good things to create something.

Mei Mei glanced at him: "You deserve it! If you don't kill you, who will you slaughter?" Originally, our conditions here are not rich, you put forward so many conditions, build so many things, and his own business has been delayed, okay? ”

Zhang Qi looked at her standing and talking without backache, and he didn't get angry: "You are embarrassed to say, you want half of that thing." But what comes out is mine. ”

"So what? The thing you captured wasn't going to rely on me for help. That's dangerous. To point out the benefits, you are still wronged. It's no good, why should people help you. Besides, I want you to pay half of the friendship price, for the sake of you being my brother. Even if the average person doubles it, I won't go. ”

"Oh, I'm your brother! ”

"I'm your sister! You call me such a dangerous activity? You know that you can't explain it clearly, so why do you feel sorry for your half of it? ”

"Gottt! Let's go inside. ”

The two of them talked all the way to the blacksmith's shop.

The walls outside the store are covered with all kinds of weapons. Even, he used the good iron he obtained to imitate the three totem swords that only existed in the tribe. Because there were very few materials, only three were made. This thing, Blue Mountain is not ready to sell, it is used as the treasure of the town store.

The shape of this sword is also very ordinary. Blue Mountain also said that this sword seems to be unopened, and it does not have the momentum that a sword should have. A good sword, extremely sharp, has its own unique temperament.

Maybe it's sealed. He didn't believe it was an ordinary sword. After all, it is a totem of the tribe, and it is not an ordinary thing.

Push the door and enter the courtyard behind the shop, where there is a stone shed in which a large furnace is made, which is the tool for blacksmithing. Now the two of them are banging on the manufacturing tools. It was father and son. It's all tigers, the middle-aged are two meters tall, and the young people are more than one meter tall, and they are almost one meter nine. It's almost time to catch up with his dad.

"Uncle Blue Mountain, Little Bear, you're busy!" Zhang Qi greeted. Meimei also hurried to say hello.

"Yo, it's Zhang Qi and Meimei! What, it's here to see your things? It'll be built in another month. ”

"Really, great!" Zhang Qi thought, sending up to ten pots of good wine and it would be over...... Ahem.

"However, why didn't you explain it to your uncle, you little guy. What do you want so many things for? Ten full-body iron arrows, hundreds of ground thorns. Plus two barbed wire, ten throwing spears. You're not going to fight some big beast with these things, are you?"

"Uncle, isn't this a coming-of-age ceremony, I think, I can make some achievements!" Zhang Qi didn't dare to say it. Because it will definitely be stopped and scolded.

"You kid have to know for yourself. "Lan Shan knows that Zhang Qi has some skills. But after all, I'm still underage, so I'm inevitably a little worried.

"Little bear, go to the old place after being busy, there is something. Zhang Qi took advantage of the fact that Lan Shan was busy, and quietly said a word to Zhang Xiaoxiong. Bear nodded.

Zhang Qi immediately said goodbye to the Blue Mountain Bear and went out of the blacksmith shop with Meimei

"Brother, where are you going now?"

"I went to the tribe's library to read. Let's go together?" Zhang Qi still wanted to know more about the development history of the tribe. That mellow civilization is like a delicious meal. Zhang Qi felt a little hungry in his heart. He really wanted to know more about the history of the tribe. This is the charm of a "civilization" over the years.

"Ahh I watched go home and help my mom with things. Let's go!" But listening to others is another story. She basically pestered Zhang Qi to tell her bedtime stories every day

Zhang Qi and Meimei walked separately to the position of the library. Meimei grimaced behind his back and whispered, "Big fool!"