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Text Chapter 60 The Betrothal Gift of 80 Reindeer

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    Aina was shocked to see that the person talking to her was actually a big crab.  Because they live in the Arctic Circle, Eskimos basically never see crabs in their lives.  In fact, it is not that there are no crabs in the Arctic waters. On the contrary, the Arctic waters have the best quality crabs in the world. Every year, many crab fishing boats from Europe and the United States risk their lives to catch crabs in the Arctic.  Although the Eskimos also live in the Arctic, they will basically never see these crabs in the Arctic waters.  Because these sea crabs live on the bottom of the Arctic sea, they will never come out of the water in their lifetime, let alone go ashore.  At the bottom of the ocean, the water temperature is still relatively high, so they can ensure their normal activities.  But once on land, the low temperature of tens of degrees below zero can kill them in tens of seconds.  So Eskimos basically have no chance to see crabs.  The reason Aina knew crabs was because she knew them from the textbooks in her previous school.  Don¡¯t think that Eskimos are still primitive people. In fact, they have already begun to receive modern education.  Aina is a Russian Eskimo. She has received a certain education, at least graduated from junior high school.  Just like most Eskimo teenagers, after receiving modern education, most teenagers hope to stay in the city instead of living in igloos on the desolate plains, and then continue like their ancestors  They make a living by herding reindeer and musk oxen.  This kind of life is no longer liked by these young people, so more and more Eskimos have left the ice sheet in recent decades.  Aina also wants to leave here, and she also wants to study.  She is 17 years old and has just graduated from junior high school. She hopes to continue to high school and then enter university.  In the future, through my own efforts, I can stay in the big cities outside, start a family, and find a man who loves me.  Instead of like now, everything is terrible!  When Aina came back this time, his parents were actually planning to get her married.  Don¡¯t be surprised, everyone got it right!  Yes, Aina's parents actually planned to marry off their 17-year-old daughter just for the bride price of 80 reindeer.  Before the 20th century, the life span of Eskimos generally did not exceed thirty years.  Therefore, under normal circumstances, Eskimo young adults get married when they are fifteen or sixteen years old, in order to reproduce the descendants of the group.  Later in the 20th century, as the lives of the Eskimos improved, their general life span has reached more than sixty years.  Although they have lived longer, many of their traditions have been preserved.  So from the outside, Aina is still just a minor girl, but in the eyes of the Eskimos, she is already a woman who can give birth to children.  Because of this matter, Aina had a fierce quarrel with her parents, and the two parties broke up unhappy.  In a fit of anger, Aiina rushed into the ice field alone, and ended up with the scene Zhang Wei saw at the beginning.  Due to a fall, the girl fell unconscious on the ice field.  "Are you really a big crab? But how can a crab talk? Are you not a devil or an alien?" Aina questioned.  This scene is really amazing. The big crab in front of me can actually talk and is very intelligent.  This makes Aina feel incredible!  "Haha, maybe I'm special. Little girl, don't worry! I have no ill intentions towards you, and I just saved your life. If I had any ill intentions towards you, you wouldn't be able to wake up at all." After listening to Zhang Wei  This makes sense, and the Eskimo girl's alertness can't help but lower a lot.  The two began to communicate with each other, and Zhang Wei gradually understood why Aiina passed out in the snow?  It turns out that this girl is running away from marriage!  "Don't your parents love you? Why do they force you?" Zhang Wei asked with some confusion.  "No, my parents still love me. But last year our reindeer herd suffered a huge snowstorm. More than 100 of the 300 reindeer died at once, causing heavy losses. This disaster not only cost our family  It cost me a lot, and it also delayed my brother's marriage. Originally, he had already met a girlfriend, and my parents had already made an agreement with the girl's parents and agreed that the bride price would be 80 reindeer. But after that loss,  My family can no longer afford this betrothal gift. We only have about a hundred reindeer left in our family. If we give away another eighty reindeer, it will become a problem for our family to eat, so my parents have no choice.  They just wanted to exchange my happiness for eighty reindeer. They found a family for me and planned to marry me off." When she said this, the little girl couldn't help but wipe her tears sadly.  In fact, this situation is also very common in some backward areas of our country. This is the tragedy of poor families!  Perhaps Aina's family's financial situation was pretty good before, so her fate might not have been like this.  But something unexpected happened. A huge snowstorm killed almost half of her reindeer, and her parents were helpless.  You say - can you blame her parents?  If theyNo matter how they try, they won't do this.  Don't they love this daughter?  Obviously, this is not the case.  So after Zhang Wei heard what happened to this Eskimo girl, he was ready to help her.  "Aiina, stop crying! It's so cold, and your tears will soon turn into ice. Let's do this, I'll help you this time!" Zhang Wei said.  "Really? Come and help me!" Aiina asked dubiously.  "Well, of course what I said is true."  .  .  .  .  .  To put it bluntly, Aina¡¯s dilemma is actually a money issue.  And this is not a big problem for Zhang Wei!  But this time Zhang Wei didn't plan to give Aina any treasures, but planned to catch a group of reindeer for her.  In addition to artificially raised reindeer, there are many wild reindeer herds on the ice sheet.  So this time Zhang Wei planned to help the little girl catch some reindeer, so that the problem would be solved naturally.  After discussing with the little girl, they decided to let the four sled dogs lead the way.  These guys are masters at finding reindeer, and they can chase their prey based on their scent.  In order to reduce their burden, Zhang Wei let Aina sit on him.  The little girl was a little scared at first, but after sitting on it, she found that it was quite good.  When Zhang Wei moves forward, he is not only fast, but also has a stable center of gravity. This is the advantage of having more legs.  "Big Crab, look - there is a herd of reindeer there!" Aina shouted in surprise.  "Little girl, please be gentle! If you shout so loudly again, be careful that these reindeer will be scared away by you." Zhang Wei said with a wry smile.  "Oh, I know." The little girl quickly covered her mouth and said.  This time they found a small group, probably only thirty or forty reindeer.  But as the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, so Zhang Wei is ready to fire the first shot.  Subdue these thirty or forty reindeer first, and then catch the other reindeer later.
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