Rise of Rurik

Even if the location is too far north, it is close to the edge of the Arctic Circle. After all, Roseburg is facing the Baltic Sea. The climate here has not become extreme due to its dimensionality. Therefore, the short summer still allows some very hardy chrysanthemum varieties and dandelions to survive.

　　 For couples who are married in a warm period of the tribe, the bride must wear a beautiful wreath in accordance with the tradition. Chrysanthemums and sage are all good decorations. It is a pity that, as one of the very few Verias who mastered the production of medicines, she inherited her predecessors and identified sage as medicinal materials. As for chrysanthemum, no one mentioned it before, and she has not used it as medicine for decades.

　　Villa was skeptical of Rurik's words, she didn't ask why, the question was "Odin's wisdom".

　　 Anyway, Rurik is very determined.

　　 "Ruriek, are you sure of your decision? Which two kinds of flowers are medicinal materials?"

　　 "They are medicinal materials, I'm sure." Rurik said surely.

　　 "Okay. First of all, we have to cure Lumia, and when summer is here, we will go to collect."

　　 "Okay!" Rurik smiled, and at the same time he had a bold idea in his heart.

　　 chrysanthemum tea has the effect of treating colds, which is beyond doubt.

　　 Dandelion may be used as a child’s toy. It is a medicinal material or a vegetable. In the area of ​​Roseburg, the most lacking is edible vegetables.

　　 The recipes of ordinary residents are filled with all kinds of meat, and there are almost no so-called vegetables.

　　 Even if it is near the sea, some sea areas have seaweed such as kelp. They don't eat these things and treat floating seaweeds as garbage, because their bodies lack the corresponding genes for digesting seaweeds.

　　 The area here is still too remote, no one grows vegetables on a large scale, and there is not enough consumer market. Worse, everyone must have never realized the importance of eating vegetables.

　　 People who lack vitamins can get sick, but everyone's physical condition is normal.

　　 It suddenly dawned on Rurik that the Ross tribe didn’t actually need to deliberately eat vegetables. Those dried fish, seal livers, and livers of many animals had strange smells and tastes. They were at least food, and they had to be eaten if they tasted strange.

　　There is no shortage of vitamins that the human body needs.

　　 chrysanthemum tea is made by soaking chrysanthemum in water. The fresh and slightly bitter taste is better than ordinary water.

　　 For several years, Rurik has always disliked the residents’ habit of drinking raw water. There is a small river not far from Roseburg, and residents carry wooden barrels directly to fetch the water from the river, and basically drink it directly. In winter, the river water is more rough, and you can drink it directly from the melted snow.

　　 They only drink the water that has been boiled once when they boil meat or soup, that is, they drink raw water more often.

　　 Drinking raw water is by no means a good habit, that is, it is very cold here in Roseburg, and the river water comes from melting snow in the mountains. The river is frozen in winter and turbulent in summer. Freshwater fish in the river are scarce, and parasites are even rarer.

　　 Almost no one has a stomachache because of drinking raw water. I'm afraid this is the blessing brought by the location.

　　 Drinking raw water made Rurik very upset. If he could, he paranoidly hoped to boil the water before drinking it.

　　 Taking advantage of this opportunity, he felt it necessary to explain to Villa.

　　 "Grandma, we will collect a lot of chrysanthemums in the future. We use chrysanthemums to boil water and drink them on weekdays. In this way, the warm water will still have the fragrance of flowers."

　　 "Oh? Do you like it? The chrysanthemum you are talking about is still medicinal." Veria said curiously.

"Yes! As long as the chrysanthemums are boiled in a pot, the water will turn into light yellow. This kind of water is not only more delicious, the most important thing!" Ruriek looked at Lu Mia who was sleeping, "If Lu Mia For the previous ten days, she would drink chrysanthemum water every day, and she would not get sick. If you boil it with dandelions, the effect of this kind of water will be even better."

　　 "Okay! I believe it will be like this." Veria reached out and rubbed Rurik's head, "You are thinking of the whole clan, you will be a good leader."

　　 "Hey, of course I am."

"Take it..." Veria slowly stood up, crouched and returned to the campfire, muttering: "I want to cook some oatmeal for Lumia, put some salt in the porridge, and There are herbs. Put in the chopped meat. Lumia will eat this for some time to come."

　　 Just like Veria’s broken thoughts, Lu Mia's food situation was very good for the rest of the time.

　　 The climate is still cold, and the sick girl is placed in the priest’s cabin. Rülik will always stay with the priest during the day, accompany her to take care of her, and continue to follow Veria to learn the language and vocabulary of the deer breeder.

　　 He went back to his home to sleep, and after waking up, he dressed and hurriedly ran back to the priest's cabin.

　　 Both Otto and Niya knew that the girl who raised the deer that made their son so anxious was the girl who seemed to be getting better day by day.

　　In the era when there were no strong antibiotics, it took a long time for such patients to recover from fever and cold caused by wind and cold. Increasing the nutritional supply for patients during the process can speed up the process.

　　 After drinking the herbal soup for two days, Lumia's condition basically improved. Her body temperature has returned to normal, but the whole person still looks weak.

　　 For two days, she knew that Rurik was always by her side.

　　 She was sitting curled up, wearing a buckskin, facing the campfire where herbs were boiled sideways.

　　Lurik also sat beside him, really like a brother who will never leave.

　　 There was a gurgling sound from the iron pot on the bonfire, I saw Rurik approaching and unloading the pot full of medicinal soup.

　　 "Lu Mia, take medicine."

　　 "Now, medicine, it's very hot." The girl stumbled.

　　 "Just leave it for a while."

　　Lurik said so. He poured out the medicated soup and stirred it quickly, just to cool it down faster.

　　 After a while, he leaned over with the bowl.

　　 Facing his ardent gaze, Lu Mia's nose was sour, and two lines of tears flowed down her haggard face.

　　 "Ruriek, why are you so good to me. Am I not a servant?"

　　 "No. We are friends, and you are my sister. Stop crying, drink the medicine, and eat porridge later."

　　 To be honest, is my family alive? I have never received such hospitality. As a deer-raiser girl, Lumia felt that she was born to do a lot of work.

　　All men and women, all children have to work, otherwise they will be frozen to death by nature.

　　 Now she really realizes that a person can do nothing and have a life to open their mouths. It seems that this kind of happy life comes from the master's charity.

　　 Lumia was very touched, she subconsciously wanted to be rewarded.

　　 She took the wooden bowl herself, drank the bitter medicinal soup, and said: "When I get better, I will study the wooden planks in that room. I will learn your language."

"Of course." Rurik stretched out his hand and squeezed her cheek. "This is my task for you. You must understand the words on the wooden boards. The priest told me that your illness was actually given to you by our God. The final test. You will soon be cured. When you can resume your daily work, you have passed the test. That way, you are our people. Although you still don’t get many rights, any behavior that hurts you will be A sin."

　　 Lumia was skeptical, she muttered: "So I will become your clan?"

　　 "Yes, so my mother will treat you as a daughter. I think her attitude towards you will be much better. And my father, he will also take the initiative to protect you."

　　 Those who kill their fathers and enemies, are people who have deep hatred. If you are officially accepted by them, do you still need revenge for your grudges?

　　 Lumia didn't think so much at all, she naturally left Rick's shoulder to show her intimacy.

　　 Lu Mia was holding her arms around her shoulders, and Rurik was actually very comfortable.

　　 A seed of repaying kindness has been planted in her heart, and the next step is to give her some tasks or help herself to do something.

　　 Is there anything I can do?

　　 Of course there is!

　　Because the weather became cold, Rurik completely witnessed the whole process of the priests brewing seal oil.

　　 Seal, this creature with a body fat rate of up to 60%, its extremely rich fat brings an excellent delicacy, and it also turns into lamp oil, lighting up cold nights after another.

　　 The fat chunks of the seal are thrown directly into a special iron pot, which has been covered with carbon black, and the inside remains greasy.

　　A variety of animal fats are thrown here to be roasted and refined. The best ingredient is seals.

　　 After the sea was frozen, a group of brave men in the tribe turned into master seal fishing.

　　 In this era, the population of Baltic seals was very prosperous, and large fin whales often appeared in the waters.

　　 Whaling is a very challenging job, requiring fishermen to row long boats and work very **** the sea. Moreover, the so-called labor is often difficult to win. The spears thrown in the past have penetrated the whale's skin, and the whale seems to have no response. After a struggle, it dives quickly, causing the fishermen to lose some spears and unfortunately fail.

　　 Seal fishing is different. As long as you use an ax to dig some holes in the ice, the rest is just waiting for you. A hole often attracts more than a dozen seals to float up and breathe. They are pricked by a spear, and then pierced by the lower edge of the Nordic forest axe, pulling them up like a hook.

　　Indispensable daily necessities of lamp oil, seal skin is very soft and also a good material for leather clothing.

　　 Most of the seal fat is actually eaten by people, because the fat seal meat is roasted and sprinkled with salt, the taste is really unstoppable.

　　Lurik understands the history of another plane.

　　In the era of great industrial development, the traditional anti-wear agent animal fat continues to play a role in combating the wear of steel parts.

　　Whale oil is a very good industrial lubricant, and seal oil is also used.

　　 The huge demand in this area forced people to frantically pursue profit, and the populations of seals and various whales quickly suffered catastrophic blows.

　　 Fortunately, the original intention of ordinary residents to capture these marine animals is very simple-eating meat and skinning.

　　 There seems to be no more requirements other than that.

　　 However, this long house of priests in winter is a large-scale oil-making workshop in a sense.

　　 Because of the sacrificial needs, the priest would light many oil lamps for a long time, and the oil consumption was much higher than that of ordinary people.

　　 Even in the summer when there is almost no night, the priest's oil lamp is still bright.

"The grease is now readily available, and the ashes from charcoal are dumped at will. There is no shortage of salt in the tribe, and there are even other ore stabilizers. All the materials are available, is it difficult to make a soil soap? Not difficult. First of all. I will wait for Lumia to heal."

　　Lurik thinks so. Soon, Lumia will perform the duties of a servant.

　　 It has been five days since Lumia got help~www.readwn.com~ The outdoor weather has become cloudy again.

　　 Her body is recovering well and she has gained a lot of weight.

of course!

　　 Before being captured, Lumia was like a wolf on the ice sheet, eating almost purely on meat, living a rough life of hunger and fullness.

　　'S difficult journey after being captured made it worse, only when the priest's cabin was late for the bread for the first time.

　　 Later, the food became a little better, but because of the huge amount of consumption in a day, the whole person collapsed by a few kilograms, and the disease followed.

　　 While recovering from illness, she felt that life was like heaven. Two meals a day, each meal is a thick salty soup of wheat and meat.

　　 The wheat has been boiled into a paste and served with fresh meat. It is an excellent tonic.

　　 Lu Mia has gained weight, her face is also very ruddy, her whole body is full of strength, and her energy is very good.

　　 Now, Rurik and Priest Veria can all say that she has recovered.

　　 On the sixth day, Lumia should go on to work again as usual, especially when it’s time to drive the reindeer out and continue herding when it doesn’t snow anymore.

　　 That's her job. She is also accompanied by a priestess while herding herds, which is also the purpose of surveillance.

　　Lurik also needs her help in making soil soap.

　　 But before that, he still needs to inform the priests of his plan, because Rurik must reasonably obtain a large amount of refined grease from the priests.