"With what?" Gua Er was stunned for a while.
Yesterday, he saw that his little friend had several exquisite and lifelike bone carvings, and he showed them off in their small group. Gua Er also wanted a wood carving. Compared with these, the wood carvings made by other people in the tribe were not at the same level.
Gua Er heard that he wanted to exchange with the traveling team, so he went there to look for him, but he didn't find him. So he planned to find a tree first, and then ask someone to carve a wood carving for him.
Yes, Gua Er didn't like bone carvings, stone carvings were second. Compared to stone carvings, Gua Er wanted wood carvings more. Stone carvings were too easy to break. His grandfather had also carved something for him. Carvings were naturally made of very common stones. If he wasn't careful, he would break it. In contrast, several wood carvings were still in good condition. Even if many people thought that wood carvings were more fragile than stone carvings, he still preferred wood carvings.
Today, Gua Er took advantage of his father's patrol and shamelessly followed him. He also asked his father to cut a stump for him and drag it back. He didn't expect to meet Shao Xuan here.
When Gua Er went to the traveling team to find people, he carefully asked about Shao Xuan's appearance. Just now, he was just suspicious. Now that he got the confirmation, he was naturally very happy. However, Shao Xuan's question stumped him again.
Yes, people in the traveling team all needed to exchange with things. These people were not his family members, so they wouldn't do things for free.
What to exchange with?
Sheep? Cattle? If he dragged it out to exchange, would he be beaten by his mother when he went back? After that, his father would beat him …
He didn't think about it before. Now thinking about it carefully, Gua Er was a little hesitant. But he really wanted a wood carving like that, which was better than his grandfather's. Unfortunately, neither his father nor his mother would exchange things for a wood carving or stone carving. They thought it was not worth it and not worthwhile. This was also the reason why Gua Er envied his little friend very much.
Gua Er couldn't think of a way and was anxious. He was afraid that Shao Xuan would refuse. He grabbed his hair and opened his mouth several times, but didn't know what to say.
"Well," Shao Xuan said when Gua Er was hesitating, "You promise me one thing, as long as it is within my power, I will carve for you."
"What is it?" Gua Er asked.
"Help Old He and the others more often. For example, don't let little Ah Nai be bullied by others. If Old He's family is in trouble, help them to the best of your ability. What do you think? " Ah-Nai was the name of Old He's grandson. Gua Er and the others would not accept Ah-Nai, and Ah-Nai was often bullied. Shao Xuan wanted to fight back for him, but it wasn't appropriate for him to intervene in a battle between children. Besides, Old He's family still needed to live here, and the Feng tribe wasn't a place where they would compromise just because you were strong.
"This …"
"You don't even have this ability?"
"Of course it's possible!" Gua You said with a stiff neck.
From the chat with Old He, Shao Xuan also knew that Gua Er's father had some power in the tribe, and Gua Er also had a certain influence in his small group. If this kid didn't make things difficult for them, and if he could help them, Old He's family would naturally be able to live a better life here until the Yanjiao tribe came back.
Gua Er didn't think what Shao Xuan said was difficult, but he wasn't too stupid and knew how to bargain, "I promise you, but you have to carve well, and can't be worse than the bone carvings you gave others before!"
"Okay."
"I'll watch from the side. If you don't do it well, I won't agree!"
"Okay."
Shao Xuan had polished several small stone knives with good quality during the journey. Those animal bones weren't very hard, so these small stone knives were enough to carve wood. Naturally, they could also be used to carve wood.
Since Gua Er said he would carve here, Shao Xuan didn't move. The wood brought by Gua Er was good. The texture was fine and tough, and it wasn't easy to deform, so the carving effect should be better.
"What do you want to carve?" Shao Xuan asked.
"I want … well, I want …" Gua Er thought carefully and said, "Wolf, I want a wolf!"
Compared with those animals that he had never seen and wouldn't appear on the grassland, Gua Er wanted a wolf wood carving more. Wolves were very common on the grassland. Although the people of the Feng tribe also hunted wolves, they still had a little reverence for wolves. If the wolves didn't attack the tribe and didn't take away their livestock, they wouldn't attack the wolves.
"I want a majestic head wolf!" Gua Er said with a longing face.
Shao Xuan didn't quite understand this child's obsession with a head wolf, but Old He next to him told him the reason.
In some tribes on the grassland, there was a story. Of course, in fact, no one knew which tribe's ancestors had made up the story. It was said that a tribe was often attacked by wolves. The tribe's shaman predicted that the wolves would attack a warrior's house, so he used a stone to carve a wolf and put it in front of the warrior's house. In the evening, when the wolves came, they saw the stone carving and thought it was the wolf king, so they were scared away.
This kind of story was only believed by children. When they grew up, they no longer believed it. However, Gua Er still believed in it. But he also knew that not everyone had the ability of the shaman in the story. What's more, the wood he brought back was not big, so naturally it couldn't be compared with the wood carving in the story. He just wanted a wood carving like that to satisfy his desire.
"Wolf …" Shao Xuan's first thought was Caesar, who was left in the tribe. After being carved, Caesar was qualified to be the head wolf. Not only did he succeed in his revenge, but he could also fight against the ferocious beasts in the forest. Shao Xuan didn't know how strong he was now.
Recalling Caesar's appearance, and his appearance when hunting in the forest, Shao Xuan began to carve.
Gua Er still wanted to learn some carving skills, but unexpectedly, the person in front of him moved faster and faster. At first, he could still see the movement of each cut, and pieces of wood were cut down, but soon, he couldn't keep up with Shao Xuan's speed. The only thing he could see was the splashing wood chips like rainstorm, which forced him to step back several steps.
Gua Er wanted to ask some questions, but found that the carver in front of him seemed to be immersed in some kind of state, which made people unable to get involved.
Old He grabbed some splashing wood chips with his hand, and stared at Shao Xuan. He couldn't see clearly the movement of Shao Xuan's arm, but he could see clearly the totem pattern on Shao Xuan's face. It was the totem pattern of the Yanjiao tribe, much clearer than his father's.
Carving a wood carving didn't necessarily need totem power, but Shao Xuan would naturally use it when he was serious about carving. The stone knives in his hand were not so easy to use. Many times, in order to carve the desired effect more accurately, the strength and speed needed to be controlled well, without the slightest mistake. Shao Xuan practiced fine and precise control when learning stone crafting, which also made carving much easier.
The four people around him couldn't help but stop what they were doing, and stared at Shao Xuan.
As the wood chips fell quickly, the wood carving in Shao Xuan's hand gradually took shape.
Gua Er's breath gradually became heavier. He had never seen anyone carve like this. At the same time, he had a feeling that this wood carving was what he wanted, and even better than he had imagined.
When Shao Xuan stopped carving the stone knife in his hand, he held the wood carving, which had already taken shape but was covered with a layer of wood chips in his other hand, and blew on it.
The wood chips covering the wood carving flew up and left the wood carving. Under the dazzling Yang Guang, it was like sprinkling a handful of gold powder. And the wood carving also showed its true appearance.
It was a very strong wolf, and the viewers could even feel the strong muscles under the fur. It stood there with its head held high, without baring its teeth, howling, or raising its claws. It just stood there, with its head slightly tilted, as if it was looking at something not worth mentioning. With a kind of indescribable power, it seemed that everything in front of it couldn't pass it, and could only retreat.
The wood carving was not big, it looked like the size of a puppy, but it gave people a completely different feeling.
"Are you satisfied with this?" Shao Xuan held the wood carving in his hand and asked Gua Er.
"Yes … Yes!" Gua Er excitedly reached out to receive it carefully.
"So, do you remember what you promised before?" Shao Xuan asked again.
"What promise? Oh, yes, of course I remember! Take care of Old He and the others! "Looking at the wood carving in his hand, Gua Er felt that this deal was really satisfactory.
"Once a promise is made, it's hard to take it back."
"Uh?" Gua Er was a little confused by Shao Xuan's words.
"That is to say, once you said this, even if you put on the four strongest horses in your tribe … it's hard to catch up with them. You can't take back your words, and you must keep your promise." Shao Xuan explained simply.
"Of course!"
Gua Er now only wanted to take the wood carving back, so he didn't stay any longer. He got up and left.
After Gua Er left, Shao Xuan turned his head and met the eyes of Old He's grandson, little Ah Nai.
"You also want a wood carving?" Shao Xuan asked.
"Yes!" Ah Nai nodded heavily.
"What kind?"
"Also a wolf!"
"No need," Shao Xuan rubbed Ah Nai's half-long hair and said, "At that time, you will see the real one. It's much more majestic than that. Not only a wolf, but also a cave lion, a big-headed Phorusrhacos, and many more … "
Shao Xuan told Old He's family some things about the tribe, and also carved a totem with a stone — a pair of flaming horns.
Old He was old, and had experienced too many things. Countless setbacks and blows, ups and downs. Now, although he was not calm, he was much calmer than Yan Shuo. It was just that his hand, which could usually hold the stone pickaxe steadily, was trembling when he held the small totem with two horns, and didn't calm down for a long time.
After a long while, Old He turned to a direction, carefully put the stone carving in front of him, and then kowtowed in the way of the Yanjiao tribe. Ah Nai and Old He's wife also kowtowed.
After kowtowing, Old He stood up.
"The tribe used to be in that direction, but they left later on. I've never been there. I only know that the old haunt is there. My father told me about it, and my father also learned about it from my grandfather. It was passed down from generation to generation. They said that although the tribe left the old land, the roots are still there. If the tribe still exists, one day, the tribe will return to the old land and rekindle the fire.
Shao Xuan, you don't have to look for the lost tribesmen one by one. There are many wanderers in the Yanjiao tribe. Maybe many people don't know where they belong, and many people don't know the past, and can't see the future. But, when the fire is rekindled in the old land, all the wanderers in the Yanjiao tribe will be able to go home! "
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