The Wutu tribe is a nomadic group that lives wherever there is water and grass. They live in different places in different seasons. Now is summer, the best season on the grassland. The snow on the snow-capped mountains melts and flows down, nourishing the earth, making the banks of the rivers and thousands of miles of plains full of green grass.
Ordinary small tribes also need to migrate frequently, not to mention the largest tribe, Wutu. Because of their large population and many cattle and sheep, if they stay in one place for too long, they will easily eat up all the surrounding grasslands. So they will move to another place after a while. If they are not people from the grassland, it is difficult for outsiders to find their place of residence in this vast grassland.
Yin Ruxu entered the tribe on a cart. She saw the continuous tents from a long distance away. The white and gray tent tops were almost endless. It was different from the tribe she had imagined. There were also a lot of people.
"Chief!" A group of young men who were waiting there whistled and ran over, surrounding Wo Tu and his men. "Chief, have you brought your wife back?"
At their age, they are very curious and active, always full of energy. As early as when Wotu and Narisong took people to welcome the princess, they had made private bets on whether the princess was pretty and whether the clan leader would like the princess, so they all gathered together now to wait and see the result.
"Chief, is the princess pretty?" A young boy of about eleven or twelve asked, jumping up and down behind him. He bet that she would not be pretty, so he was anxious to know the answer and his eyes were fixed on the big cart behind.
Wotu waved his hand at them and said, "Disperse, disperse. Why are you stopping here? You have just arrived. You need to rest first and wait until night." He said to one of the boys, "Jida, go and ask your mother to slaughter a hundred more sheep tonight."
The boy named Jeddah responded loudly, cheered, and ran away, quickly disappearing among the tents.
The young men watched the patriarch's happy expression, and listened to him asking people to prepare food and drinks. They kept wondering in their hearts, was the patriarch so happy because of the princess' wife, or because of some other good thing? It was rare to see him so happy.
After sending away the noisy teenagers, Wo Tu personally led the cart carrying Yin Ruxu to the tent. Of course, he didn't need to worry about the arrangements of the others. He only cared about taking care of his wife. Although he wanted to take the people directly to his tent, his plan failed. As soon as he arrived at the door of his tent, Wu Rizhu ran over and said that the princess' tent was ready.
Wu Rizhu was the mother of Na Risong's wife, and she was also the mother who usually took care of Wo Tu. The Wutu tribe was different from the Yin Kingdom. Even though Wo Tu was the chief, he did not have so many servants. He was also different from the previous king. He was young and strong, and did not like to enjoy himself. He was like a free wolf. Wu Rizhu's mother washed his clothes and occasionally cleaned up the king's tent for him. There was nothing else. Otherwise, Wo Tu would not be so casual and sloppy.
Although Wotu's plan failed, he could not be angry with Wujizhu'am, because this was his own order before he went to pick her up. At that time, he thought that he would not want a strange woman to live in his private territory so openly, so he asked Wujizhu to clean up the princess tent. Anyway, there were precedents of princesses marrying in the past, and most of them had their own separate tent, which was called a princess tent.
It was his own fault. It was useless to regret it now. Wotu could only watch as Urjizhuam took his princess-wife to a separate large tent far away.
He stood there staring at the brand new princess tent for a long time without moving. Na Risong wanted to laugh but didn't dare to, so he could only comfort him, "Wo Tu, you see, it's better to go to the princess tent. Your king's tent hasn't been cleaned for a long time, it's dirty, the princess will definitely dislike it. If she goes in and sees the mess, she will definitely have a bad impression of you."
Wo Tu then remembered this and strode into his own tent with his bow in hand. Na Risong stood outside and heard a rustling noise inside, followed by dust pouring out from the gaps in the large curtain.
Na Risong: “…” It’s really dirty. It’s time for someone to take care of Wo Tu.
Wo Tu's biological mother died early, and he was not taken seriously when he was young. Because he was called the son of the wolf god, the old patriarch who hated wolves did not like him and was distant and cold to him, and did not take care of him, so he was a wild child with no one to take care of him since he was young. Na Risong's mother knew Wo Tu's mother, so she brought Wo Tu home for dinner, and Na Risong gradually started to play with him.
Even though Wotu is now the chief of the tribe, the highest-ranking leader in the entire tribe, Narisong still feels that his friend is like a "wild child". No one can control him, he runs around when he has nothing to do, and he doesn't like to take care of himself. What's the difference between him and the other little guys in the tribe
“Clang—”
Na Risong came back to his senses and saw Wo Tu throwing a lot of things in front of him, "Narisong, help me throw these away."
There was also a large piece of cow bone in the pile of things. I don't know where Wo Tu found it from a few years ago. He brought it back and said it looked good. So he kept it there until now. Yes, this man also liked to put some odds and ends in the king's tent, turning the once magnificent king's tent into an old warehouse.
"Are you finally willing to throw it away?" Na Risong laughed at him and swallowed a mouthful of ashes, "Pah--"
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Yin Ruxu settled down in the princess's tent. The palace maids and attendants packed her things, and Wuzhizhuam brought her hot water and food. She was obviously not used to facing such a delicate princess. She seemed cautious and had none of her usual momentum of beating her own naughty son with her big fists.
She can speak the Central Plains dialect, but not very well, with a slight accent. In fact, Wo Tu speaks the same way. Yin Ruxu thinks it's quite cute.
During the day, the curtain of the big tent was lifted, and there was a curtain next to it, so it was not dark inside the big tent. The sun on the grassland was scorching, and it started to get hot at noon. Yin Ruxu felt that he had sweated a lot and wanted to wash it off, so he asked Wu Rizhu Amu.
They were new here and didn't know anything. Wu Rizhu Amu enthusiastically explained to them the things to pay attention to in the tribe, such as where to get hot water for daily meals. When Yin Ruxu said she wanted to take a bath, she said, "There is a lake nearby. Men take baths over there, and women take baths on the other side. If the princess is not used to it, she can fetch water back to take a bath."
It's like this here. Everyone is used to it. Adults and children don't take a bath often. If they want to take a bath, they just go to the lake. It's not too troublesome.
Yin Ruxu was not used to it, but she thought that she might have to live here for a long time, so after hesitating for a while she said, "I'll go take a look."
After she had eaten and rested, she was led to the lake. Almost everyone on the road was secretly looking at her. For the Wutu tribe, this princess who married from afar was a rare person. She was different from them from head to toe. Even the most naughty children were too embarrassed to make a fuss. This was strange. These little guys usually dared to pester the tribe leader and hang on his arm to play, but they looked at Yin Ruxu timidly and did not dare to get too close.
Yin Ruxu felt a little uncomfortable, and with half-closed eyes he walked towards the lake under the gaze of everyone.
There was no one by the lake at this time, and the lake reflected the blue sky and white clouds, which was particularly beautiful. Yin Ruxu thought this place was not bad, and walked by the lake calmly. She walked to a stone and suddenly found two clothes hanging on it.
"Why are there clothes here? Who dropped them..." Before he could finish his words, a head suddenly popped out of the lake. It was a man, half naked, revealing his chest and arms. Water droplets slid down his distinct skin texture.
Yin Ruxu turned her head instantly, and the maid following her also screamed. Yin Ruxu didn't see clearly, and was about to leave with her people, but the man who emerged from the lake smiled and called her, "Xuxu!"
Yin Ruxu had a nickname, Xuxu. On the way, Wo Tu asked her name, and she told him her nickname. Of course, the one who could call her by her nickname here was Wo Tu.
When she found out it was Wo Tu, Yin Ruxu wanted to look back, but when she thought of the chest she had just seen, she couldn't help blushing and just looked at the grass under her feet.
There was a sound of splashing water behind him. Wo Tu came out of the lake, wiped the water off his body, and put on his clothes.
"Why are you here? Are you here to see me?"
Yin Ruxu figured that he should have put on his clothes, so she turned her head and found that although he had put on clothes, they were still wet. His hair was not wiped and dripping with water. His clothes were sticking to his skin. She didn't know where to look, so she could only look at his face. She was stunned and asked, "Wo Tu?"
Wo Tu: "Yes, I just shaved." He touched his bald chin, still a little uncomfortable.
Wo Tu, who shaved his beard, unexpectedly looked very young. He had deep eyes and a high nose bridge, which was different from the people in the Central Plains. Funny to say, Yin Ruxu had never seen Wo Tu shaving his beard. She had known him for many lifetimes, but in every lifetime, he had kept that beard. She had never asked him to shave his beard, after all, their relationship was not like it is now.
"Why, doesn't it look good?" Wo Tu hooked the hair that hung in front of his eyes behind his head and stared into Yin Ruxu's eyes. He was not sure whether his face could please his wife.
I heard that women in the Central Plains don't like strong men who can fight, but prefer men with good looks.
His eyes were too direct and passionate. Yin Ruxu felt awkward when he looked at her, so she lowered her head slightly. When she lowered her head, she saw his pants.
Yin Ruxu: “…” She turned her head, her cheeks flushed and her eyes wandering.
Somewhat... scary.
Seeing how embarrassed she was, Wo Tu looked at himself belatedly and realized that his condition was not good, so he had to change into a clean pair of pants.
"I just cleaned up the king's tent. If you don't like the princess's tent, you can go to my place!" Wo Tu quickly changed his clothes and came to kidnap his wife again.
Yin Ruxu didn't look at him, but just said, "I think the princess tent is pretty good." She really thought that the big tent was pretty good, and she didn't understand the intention behind Wo Tu's words at all.
Wo Tu gritted his teeth in regret, but he didn't give up yet. He followed her closely and said, "Why don't you go and see my tent? My tent is very big. There are white wolf and white bear skins that I hunted in it. They are big enough to cover you completely."
Although he was not close to her, his entire breath was pressing towards her. Yin Ruxu could not hear clearly what he said. She just felt that his presence was too strong and she could not breathe properly.
"I just want to take a shower. Let's go and see it later." She said in a low voice.
Wo Tu: "Take a bath? Then you must not be used to taking a bath like us. Wait for me to fetch you some water to take a bath." As he said that, he strode forward.
The maids around Yin Ruxu were dumbfounded. "Princess, isn't he the clan leader? Why would he do such a thing personally?"
After walking a distance, Wo Tu turned back and said, "I am happy to do it. There is nothing I can't do."
The palace maid didn't expect that his hearing was so good that he could hear it from such a distance. She was so scared that she shrank behind Yin Ruxu.
Wu Rizhu Amu came to find Yin Ruxu and saw this scene. She clapped her hands and laughed heartily. Their clan leader was just like a young man who had just fallen in love. This was too funny.
The author has something to say: Everyone has different tastes, so it's normal not to like a certain story. I feel like this article is a buffet, and everyone can just choose what they like.